Heavenly Official Sends Evil

Chapter 736: Gifts for Dependents
The fifth haunted house is the study.

In the normal gameplay process, the study is a secret room, and visitors need to find the hidden code in the book so that the door will open automatically.

Under the dim light, the two sat opposite each other, and Liu Laonian spoke first:
"During your first trip to the blessed land, one of your teammates was a young man under my command. He told me about your performance in the blessed land..."

“It’s quite fascinating and respectable.”

"That blessed land was very difficult. Most of the new members who participated in the blessed land fell into mental frenzy, but you withstood the mental pressure, led everyone to find the flaws of the evil spirit, and finally successfully escaped from the blessed land."

"Not only that, you also tried to save people many times, and even nearly lost your life twice."

"After I heard about you, I have been keeping an eye on you. I thought that after you come into contact with the City God, I would find a chance to invite you."

After hearing what Liu Laonian said, Zeng Hui lowered his head in shame, and rubbed his hands together, which meant that he was not at peace inside.

"But what surprised me was that you seemed to be deliberately avoiding the City God's Residence, so I checked your Four Incense Paradise and discovered something unusual here."

"You should know that using things brought from the blessed land to do business in a big way is extremely risky and is a taboo for the relatives. Why do you still do this?"

Zeng Hui's face was uncertain, and he was silent for a long time before he spoke:
"I need money!"

"The subsidies provided by the City God's Office are not enough to achieve anything."

Liu Laonian frowned and scolded sternly: "I know you have a huge debt and a family to support, but even so you shouldn't use ghosts to entertain tourists. Those ghosts may become ferocious at any time and take the lives of tourists!"

After hearing this, Zeng Hui's eyes turned red and he loudly retorted:
"I'm not here for the debt!"

"If it's just me, then it doesn't matter what. I will find a way to pay back the money I owe myself."

“But when the fire broke out, my employees and I entered the blessed land together, but I was the only one who came back alive.”

"Everyone has forgotten them and ignored them, only I still remember them!"

"Some of those employees are the breadwinners of their families, and some are worried about their parents at home. Their voices echo in my ears all day long."

"They want me to help their family!"

"So, I need money. I need to make the business of Sizhixiang Paradise better!"

Hearing this, Liu Laonian sighed.

Zeng Hui's blessings and abilities are all related to raising ghosts.

In the first blessed land he experienced, people would turn into ghosts after death. After Zeng Hui's employees turned into ghosts, they took the initiative to be enslaved by Zeng Hui while they still had reason.

With the help of these ghosts, they successfully escaped from the blessed land. These ghosts were also part of Zeng Hui's ability and were brought out of the blessed land by Zeng Hui.

Zeng Hui pleaded, "Please let me go this time, or give me some more time. I can control them!"

"They are all my employees. They stay with me so that they can see their families again and help them solve some problems."

"Since the Four-branch Incense Paradise reopened, they have always been well behaved and have never hurt anyone."

"In another month, I will have saved enough money. By then, I will close the park and be a loyal family member."

Zeng Hui's plea was heartfelt and well-reasoned, and his motive for raising ghosts for profit was even somewhat noble.

But Liu Laonian still rejected him:

"I came here this time just to observe the situation myself. Based on what I saw, I can't let you continue to operate."

"You... shouldn't continue to be a dependent."

After hearing this, Zeng Hui immediately became anxious.

"Why not? You were in the park for an hour and nothing happened, right? The tourists wouldn't be in any danger. Can't you just do me a good deed and help me?" Liu Laonian looked towards the door.

"The blessing that allows you to raise ghosts is very powerful. Being able to control multiple ghosts gives you a great advantage in the blessed land, but powerful blessings usually have strict conditions for use."

"So-called raising ghosts usually means sealing them in magic tools and releasing them for use at critical moments, but you let these ghosts run wild."

"The business hours of the Four Fragrance Paradise start at 6pm because ghosts can only start working after dark."

"Then why do you close at 11pm? Wouldn't you make more money if you open later?"

Zeng Hui opened his mouth, unable to answer the question.

Liu Laonian's tone became serious:
"It's because when the Yin and Yang change, the ghosts will become more vicious and can't help but want to attack the living people in the paradise!"

"At this moment, my companions who stayed outside should have been attacked by the ghosts you raised!"

Zeng Hui waved his hands in panic: "No, before I came to see you, I took a bath and burned incense to strengthen the connection and control..."

"Really? Then you might as well open the door."

Zeng Hui pressed the button and the study door opened automatically. The first person to appear in front of him was a curly-haired man with black nails.

The man was holding a peach wood sword and seemed to be confronting something.

call!
Suddenly, a ghost face appeared out of nowhere.

The man swiftly swung his sword down, and the ghost face dissipated like smoke, then gathered somewhere else, sneaking up and biting the man's neck.

"Ha ha!"

A loud laugh came from the side, and a strong wind swept in the laughter, blowing away the ghost face, but the ghost face reunited somewhere else.

When the door was fully opened, Zeng Hui saw more.

The originally exquisite fifth haunted house had been destroyed by the battle. The girl at the front desk was hiding in the corner and shivering, while the four relatives used various means to fight the invisible enemy.

Liu Laonian turned back and asked Zeng Hui: "Is this what you mean by being able to control it?"

Zeng Hui was stunned, his eyes full of disbelief.

He used all his strength to activate his ability, and the blood vessels on his forehead bulged, but the ghosts did not obey his orders.

"In the real world, the City God has strict requirements for his followers. These requirements are not only to protect the world, but also to protect the followers themselves."

"The ones confronting your little ghosts are all senior followers with much more experience than you. However, four of these followers cannot quickly eliminate a novice little ghost like you, and they are even a little embarrassed. Don't you think it's a bit strange?"

"Blessings are gifts from the gods to their loved ones."

"This gift can be used to protect yourself and fight against evil spirits, but it cannot be used to destroy the world that the immortals want to protect."

"If the loved one goes too far, or is bewitched by the power and loses himself, the immortal god may take back this gift."

"By then, what awaits the loved ones is the loss of control and rampage of their abilities..."

Listening to Liu Laonian's words, Zeng Hui suddenly felt that something seemed to be wrong with his body. His body temperature was getting lower and lower, and he felt severe pain in every part of his skin, as if something was trying to break through his skin!
"It's all your fault. If you hadn't come, nothing would have happened!"

Zeng Hui looked up suddenly, his eyes were pale, with only a pupil the size of a grain of rice, emitting astonishing resentment!

"it is all your fault!"

(End of this chapter)