You, a living person, are telling me I've served in the underworld for ten years?

Chapter 3 The Demeanor of a Master
Soul-binding Technique!
As the name suggests, it can capture souls and spirits, and like the "resurrection technique," it is one of the essential spells that underworld officials must learn.

In the underworld, these two spells can only be considered basic spells.

That would be an absolutely divine skill if it were placed in the mortal realm!

Chen Yang couldn't help but smile when he saw the newly popped-up task.

If what the [system] said is true, that after death my soul drifted to the underworld for ten years and returned with a different appearance, I'm afraid even if I contact my "former friends," I won't be able to convince them.

However, the actual situation is different.

This "highly difficult" task was as easy for Chen Yang as eating and drinking.

He picked up his phone and made a video call to Gu Jinghui.

No one heard.

Chen Yang glanced at the time on his phone—22:18.

If Gu Jinghui isn't answering the phone at this time, he must have gone to the scene.

"He said he had a case this afternoon, and now he's off on another case?"

Our Wucheng...

Is the crime rate really that high?

Unable to contact Gu Jinghui, Chen Yang had no choice but to settle for second best and found Zhou Qiang's Green Bubble account.

"After all, we were classmates... Even though I beat him up back in school, we could still be considered 'old friends,' right?"

Chen Yang dialed the number.

Almost instantly.

On the other end of the video call, Zhou Qiang's face showed a hint of panic, and his voice trembled slightly: "Chen Yang... I was just about to call you, where are you now?"

Seeing Zhou Qiang's reaction, Chen Yang's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "You went to the construction site?"

"Ah."

Zhou Qiang's voice even trembled with tears: "Chen Yang, there really is a ghost... I... I saw it!"

You have reconnected with your old friend and convinced him of your identity. Ten years have passed, and things have changed drastically. Due to the loosening of the seal on the interdimensional connection, the world has undergone tremendous changes, with demons and monsters running rampant. However, the sincere friendship between you has not faded with the passage of time.

[Mission complete. Reward: Soul Binding Technique]

As the cultivation methods of the "Soul Binding Technique" surfaced in his mind, Chen Yang felt as if he had been diligently practicing the "Soul Binding Technique" for many years.

He felt a secret sense of satisfaction.

A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

"Chen Yang!"

Zhou Qiang, however, became agitated: "Why are you so happy?"

“Now that I’m in such a big mess, if the construction site stops and we can’t finish on time, my family will go bankrupt…”

Seeing this, Chen Yang was even more amused and couldn't help but laugh out loud, but he quickly suppressed it, his face turning a little red as he explained, "President Zhou, don't misunderstand, I wasn't laughing at you, I was just thinking of some happy things."

"Chen Yang, you have to help me!"

"You said earlier that this matter was not simple, and that my forehead was dark and I was surrounded by yin energy, so you must have seen something... By the way, you once said that your father knows magic and can catch ghosts, so all of this must be true!"

Zhou Qiang seemed to have grasped at a straw: "You've been with your dad since you were little, you must have some skills... 1... no, 5... as long as you're willing to help, I'll give you 50, 50!"

Chen Yang remained unmoved.

Although he has already opened...

But I haven't proven my abilities yet.

According to the system's description, the ghost at Zhou Qiang's construction site is an "evil ghost" that is not easy to deal with!
Wandering ghosts, little ghosts, evil spirits, vengeful ghosts, red-clad figures, ghost kings...

When a demon reaches the level of "evil spirit," it is already quite powerful, capable of interfering with and influencing people's thoughts, and even "possessing" and controlling humans.

For example, when I was a child in the countryside, I often saw people suffering from what was called "foolishness." When these people weren't having an episode, they were just like normal people, but when they did, they would shout and scream, tear at their hair and skin, and even engage in self-harm.

This "disease" usually affects women and children.

This is not actually an illness, but rather a result of being entangled by "dirty things." Women and children have weak blood and qi, and insufficient yang energy, which makes them prone to this kind of "illness."

"All those things I said when I was a kid were just bragging. I'm just a guy who deals in the dead, how could I have such abilities?"

Chen Yang said, "I've already said that, Mr. Zhou, you should find someone else..."

Before he could finish his sentence, another notification sounded in his mind—

The seal on the Heavenly Gate has loosened, causing spiritual chaos and allowing demons and monsters to roam freely in the human world. You return to the mortal realm and, by chance, learn that the ghost who killed you years ago still exists. As a ghost officer in the underworld, you decide to capture it and send it to the underworld for trial.

[Mission: Capture the vengeful ghost of Laoshangqiao Hospital.]

[Quest Reward: Soul Condensing Pill *3]

Chen Yang's eyes lit up!
Soul-Gathering Pill?
He had seen this kind of elixir in the "Yellow Springs Refining Spirit Method". It was a very common elixir in the underworld, and it was quite valuable. After refining it, it could strengthen the power of the soul!

only……

Why is there a vengeful ghost again?

After a moment's thought, Chen Yang understood the key point... It's normal for it to become stronger in ten years since it's a demon now!
The system was brought forward by ten years.

His assessment of the evil spirit was based on "ten years later".

"clever?"

On the other end of the video call, seeing that Chen Yang was unwilling, Zhou Qiang could only press further: "Mr. Chen, where can I find the 'superior' you mentioned?"

"what?"

Chen Yang regained his composure and asked, "What did you just say?"

"Where can I find this 'brilliant' thing you're talking about?"

"I wasn't referring to this sentence, I meant the previous one."

"The previous sentence?"

Zhou Qiang didn't understand what Chen Yang meant.

"Forget it, money doesn't matter. We're classmates, how can I just watch you go bankrupt?"

Chen Yang sighed and said, "I'll make some preparations, and you can send a car to pick me up."

The call ended.

Chen Yang then took a leather suitcase from the wardrobe in the bedroom on the second floor of the funeral home.

Chen Yang has collected some of the old man's belongings in this leather suitcase: a perpetual calendar watch with hands that have stopped, a broken kerosene lighter, several old photos, and a black Taoist robe.

Chen Yang took out a Taoist robe and put it on.

But what came to mind was the memory of when I was a child, I liked to secretly wear my father's Taoist robe and mimic the actions of Taoist priests catching ghosts and casting spells in movies.

At that time, Chen Yang was very short, and his father's Taoist robe looked very big on him. He would easily step on the hem of the robe and fall down, which would always earn him a scolding from his father.

"If the old man were still here, he'd probably be scolding me again!"

Chen Yang rubbed his nose, turned around and went downstairs, where he took some yellow paper, an incense burner, a bundle of incense sticks, and two candles.

Less than ten minutes later, Zhou Qiang's Mercedes-Benz came to an abrupt stop on the side of the road outside the funeral home.

Zhou Qiang pushed open the car door and ran into the store. He saw Chen Yang standing in the store wearing a Taoist robe, his posture was straight, and his eyes were bright. He really had the demeanor of a master. He was delighted and said, "Mr. Chen, please... please come in quickly!"

The thought of facing the "evil spirit" head-on makes it impossible not to feel afraid.

"I am a messenger of the underworld; I should be the one fearing it!"

Comforting himself, Chen Yang picked up the "props," got into the car, leaned back in the leather seat, and said casually, "Let's drive."

(End of this chapter)