The male supporting character was actually myself.

"When I was on duty in the wilderness, I met a weird old man. It is said that he made his fortune with his wife when he was young, and when he got rich, he kicked his old hag to the curb. Unexpectedly, his second wife was young, beautiful and sweet-talking, and she had him wrapped around her little finger. In the end, she packed her bags and ran off abroad with her lover."

Old Gui lost everything and was so angry that he ended up in the hospital with a host of illnesses and a mountain of debt. When he had no other choice, he shamelessly went back to his original wife and son, only to be beaten out and left to wander in poverty for several years before dying of illness.

After arriving in the underworld, he sat on the Terrace of Longing for Home every day, wailing and taking the money his own son had burned for him. I heard he always watched his young, beautiful second wife and her lover living a blissful life abroad, spending his money. Isn't that a bit crazy?

"After working for a while, you realize that those things aren't news. There are only two kinds of people—good people and bad people. Bad people don't discriminate based on gender or age. If you don't believe me, go to hell and look at all the scum, from ninety-nine-year-olds to seven or eight-year-olds. Just pick one of them and talk about the bastards they've done, and they'll make even a ghost furious..."

…………

A few young men on duty watched from afar as the monthly VIP customer entered the room, then chatted and ate sunflower seeds around the card table.

Jiang Chen went inside and closed the door. After looking around, he found it was indeed a very nice little room. He found a comfortable position on the chair, sat down, and looked up slightly. A "screen" appeared in his field of vision.

It's a bit like surveillance video; you can select the corresponding screen according to your own wishes.

The original owner didn't have many scenes to choose from; besides her brother Murong Liangchen, she could also choose to watch two close friends.

"Let me see what you're doing right now..." He directly selected Murong Liangchen, and the screen instantly unfolded, displaying the real-time situation of the human world centered on the other party.

It was clearly midday in the human world, and the overcast sky during the Qingming Festival made the scene somewhat depressing.

Murong Liangchen was in a good mood. He was humming a little tune and playing games on the sofa. Ever since he suppressed and drove away his younger brother Murong Jiangchen, who had turned into a demon and wanted to take his life, he had been living a very comfortable and carefree life.

Jiang Yulu, the wife he pursued with all his might and held a grand wedding with, is a true business genius. She not only manages her own company perfectly, but also has the energy to help him deal with all sorts of messy and troublesome company affairs.

Murong Liangchen, who wasn't particularly capable to begin with, simply went with the flow, sweet-talking his wife into handing over all his assets to her to manage, while he would wait to stay home, take care of the kids, and make his wife happy, willingly retiring to the second line.

Jiang Yulu, as the only daughter of the richest man, was given high hopes by her parents from a young age.

She not only inherited her parents' business acumen but also possessed a strong ambition. Her parents were still young, strong, and energetic and did not need her to take over the business. Therefore, they only had a few small companies under their control, which was not enough to fully realize their potential.

Unexpectedly, her new husband trusted her so much that he handed over all the power of the family business, only taking a small share of the profits each year and letting her make all the decisions. Jiang Yulu was overjoyed and full of energy, and quickly took over all the affairs.

A beautiful wife helps manage the business, while he stays at home playing games and collects money every year. Is there a happier life than this?

"Ah, how lonely it is to be invincible!" Murong Liangchen slapped his thigh excitedly after winning another game, and casually patted the waist of the young maid who brought him tea, teasingly saying, "My wife has flown abroad again and won't be back for ten days or half a month. What are we going to act this time?"

The maid, dressed in a black and white maid outfit and wearing a headband as requested by the master of the house, turned around shyly, leaned against him, and said coquettishly, "We've only been married for a short time, aren't you afraid your wife will find out about your affair?"

"What could she possibly know? This house is premarital property; Jiang Yulu couldn't possibly know I have such a secret hideout." In high spirits, Murong Liangchen tossed his phone aside and urged, "Hurry up and change your clothes. Today you're a housewife, and I'm the deliveryman!"

The maid winked and swayed as she went inside to change. Murong Liangchen smoothed his hair, looked in the mirror, and grinned. "Such a handsome deliveryman is a bit of a waste. Next time, he should play the domineering CEO meeting the innocent rabbit."

Jiang Chen couldn't help but rub his temples as he watched the non-free video. Luckily, this guy was blessed with the protagonist's halo, otherwise, with Murong Liangchen's character, he would have been completely manipulated by his domineering female CEO wife long ago.

In the original owner's memories, his adopted older brother was spoiled rotten by his grandmother since childhood. Although his parents were not around, he never lacked money, and the old lady was willing to spend it on him. He spent his days indulging in pleasure and neglecting his studies. He had no manners and was a complete scoundrel. Even if he could imitate the original owner in every way, he could not maintain it for long. Sure enough, not long after getting married, he revealed his true colors.

He left the company to his wife and hid his mistress in a secret hideout...

"Xiao Bai, if you could take down his protagonist halo, and Jiang Yulu, unaffected by the halo, would discover the clues and kick him out, that would be pretty good." Jiang Chen slowly sipped his tea, turning the camera to his other friends.

Chapter Fourteen: The Protagonist's True Colors Revealed

"Uh..." The doorman paused for a moment, then shook his head and chuckled, "To be honest, no. But if you need it, sir, we can have a monthly subscription! Please wait a moment, I need to contact my superiors to see how much it would cost for a monthly subscription with unlimited uses and duration."

The clever little devil closed the small window and door and then fell silent.

A moment later, the small window opened again, and the ghost face peeked out with a grin, saying, "I've asked for permission. It's 800 Yin Si coins a month, unlimited times, unlimited time, and I'll also give you a VIP cabin, guaranteed to be free of ghosts! If you don't mind the chill and wind on the mountain, you can stay there."

Jiang Chen readily paid the money and received a makeshift monthly pass. Then, the little devil opened the door and invited him to climb the Wangxiang Terrace and go up to higher ground.

"Actually, you can see this whole mountain from anywhere. Every year during the Qingming Festival and Spring Festival when it's free, all the ghosts in the ghost market will come over. At that time, the magic array can be set up to contain them all."

"It's only been a short time since the Qingming Festival, and with the magic array removed, the place doesn't look very big, but it's also quite deserted without ghosts."

As the young man led the way, he enthusiastically explained, "The VIP cabin that we're giving you is the original workroom. After the reforms, those rooms were no longer needed, so some were demolished and a few are left. Sometimes, employees can store some items or stay for a couple of days, which is convenient and safe."

Here are your keys, sir. You'll need to return them when your monthly pass expires.

If you lose it, you'll get ten underworld coins to replace it. Failure to pay on time will also be recorded on your credit report, and problems with your credit will affect your future reincarnation assessment, so please remember that.

The row of rooms with red roofs and white walls on the back hill has an antique feel, and all the doors are locked.

"This room is now yours to use. As long as you don't tear down the roof or demolish the house, you can do whatever you want inside." The little devil pointed to the first room on the right and said with a grin, "There are only simple tables and chairs inside. If you want to stay for a long time, you can add some furniture yourself."

After opening the door and taking a quick look, Jiang Chen expressed his satisfaction and the other party left happily.

"Tsk tsk, you see all sorts of weirdos in a big forest. This is the first time I've seen someone ask for a monthly stay at Wangxiangtai. What's there to hold onto now that they're already dead?"

"You're too naive. After the reforms, in order to generate revenue, the Wangxiangtai (Viewing Home) started charging a fee, and it wasn't cheap. That's why there are almost no weird ghosts left. Before, when it was free all year round, there were tons of ghosts that wouldn't leave the Wangxiangtai."

"When I was on duty in the wilderness, I met a weird old man. It is said that he made his fortune with his wife when he was young, and when he got rich, he kicked his old hag to the curb. Unexpectedly, his second wife was young, beautiful and sweet-talking, and she had him wrapped around her little finger. In the end, she packed her bags and ran off abroad with her lover."

Old Gui lost everything and was so angry that he ended up in the hospital with a host of illnesses and a mountain of debt. When he had no other choice, he shamelessly went back to his original wife and son, only to be beaten out and left to wander in poverty for several years before dying of illness.

After arriving in the underworld, he sat on the Terrace of Longing for Home every day, wailing and taking the money his own son had burned for him. I heard he always watched his young, beautiful second wife and her lover living a blissful life abroad, spending his money. Isn't that a bit crazy?

"After working for a while, you realize that those things aren't news. There are only two kinds of people—good people and bad people. Bad people don't discriminate based on gender or age. If you don't believe me, go to hell and look at all the scum, from ninety-nine-year-olds to seven or eight-year-olds. Just pick one of them and talk about the bastards they've done, and they'll make even a ghost furious..."

…………

A few young men on duty watched from afar as the monthly VIP customer entered the room, then chatted and ate sunflower seeds around the card table.

Jiang Chen went inside and closed the door. After looking around, he found it was indeed a very nice little room. He found a comfortable position on the chair, sat down, and looked up slightly. A "screen" appeared in his field of vision.

It's a bit like surveillance video; you can select the corresponding screen according to your own wishes.

The original owner didn't have many scenes to choose from; besides her brother Murong Liangchen, she could also choose to watch two close friends.

"Let me see what you're doing right now..." He directly selected Murong Liangchen, and the screen instantly unfolded, displaying the real-time situation of the human world centered on the other party.

It was clearly midday in the human world, and the overcast sky during the Qingming Festival made the scene somewhat depressing.

Murong Liangchen was in a good mood. He was humming a little tune and playing games on the sofa. Ever since he suppressed and drove away his younger brother Murong Jiangchen, who had turned into a demon and wanted to take his life, he had been living a very comfortable and carefree life.

Jiang Yulu, the wife he pursued with all his might and held a grand wedding with, is a true business genius. She not only manages her own company perfectly, but also has the energy to help him deal with all sorts of messy and troublesome company affairs.

Murong Liangchen, who wasn't particularly capable to begin with, simply went with the flow, sweet-talking his wife into handing over all his assets to her to manage, while he would wait to stay home, take care of the kids, and make his wife happy, willingly retiring to the second line.

Jiang Yulu, as the only daughter of the richest man, was given high hopes by her parents from a young age.

She not only inherited her parents' business acumen but also possessed a strong ambition. Her parents were still young, strong, and energetic and did not need her to take over the business. Therefore, they only had a few small companies under their control, which was not enough to fully realize their potential.

Unexpectedly, her new husband trusted her so much that he handed over all the power of the family business, only taking a small share of the profits each year and letting her make all the decisions. Jiang Yulu was overjoyed and full of energy, and quickly took over all the affairs.

A beautiful wife helps manage the business, while he stays at home playing games and collects money every year. Is there a happier life than this?

"Ah, how lonely it is to be invincible!" Murong Liangchen slapped his thigh excitedly after winning another game, and casually patted the waist of the young maid who brought him tea, teasingly saying, "My wife has flown abroad again and won't be back for ten days or half a month. What are we going to act this time?"

The maid, dressed in a black and white maid outfit and wearing a headband as requested by the master of the house, turned around shyly, leaned against him, and said coquettishly, "We've only been married for a short time, aren't you afraid your wife will find out about your affair?"

"What could she possibly know? This house is premarital property; Jiang Yulu couldn't possibly know I have such a secret hideout." In high spirits, Murong Liangchen tossed his phone aside and urged, "Hurry up and change your clothes. Today you're a housewife, and I'm the deliveryman!"

The maid winked and swayed as she went inside to change. Murong Liangchen smoothed his hair, looked in the mirror, and grinned. "Such a handsome deliveryman is a bit of a waste. Next time, he should play the domineering CEO meeting the innocent rabbit."

Jiang Chen couldn't help but rub his temples as he watched the non-free video. Luckily, this guy was blessed with the protagonist's halo, otherwise, with Murong Liangchen's character, he would have been completely manipulated by his domineering female CEO wife long ago.

In the original owner's memories, his adopted older brother was spoiled rotten by his grandmother since childhood. Although his parents were not around, he never lacked money, and the old lady was willing to spend it on him. He spent his days indulging in pleasure and neglecting his studies. He had no manners and was a complete scoundrel. Even if he could imitate the original owner in every way, he could not maintain it for long. Sure enough, not long after getting married, he revealed his true colors.

He left the company to his wife and hid his mistress in a secret hideout...

"Xiao Bai, if you could take down his protagonist halo, and Jiang Yulu, unaffected by the halo, would discover the clues and kick him out, that would be pretty good." Jiang Chen slowly sipped his tea, turning the camera to his other friends.

Chapter Fifteen: Unexpected Gains

The original owner's childhood friend, Wu Hongbo, was having lunch;

My friend Yang Yue is busy typing away on her computer, clearly working on a project proposal again...

I don't know what kind of algorithm it follows, but in the original owner's network of relationships, only these two people besides the protagonist can see it.

After looking around and finding nothing interesting, Jiang Chen simply switched the screen back to Murong Liangchen's view, thinking to himself that the Wangxiangtai (望乡台) was still not fully functional, and it would be great if it could record video.

For two days in a row, he stayed on the Looking-Home Terrace.

However, aside from occasionally glancing at the ghosts, Jiang Chen spent the rest of his time eating, drinking, and playing cards with the little ghosts on duty, bringing all sorts of low-grade ghost food with him. Relying on his "money" ability, he quickly gained the friendship of the little ghosts who were officially employed.

As the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding," and the duty officer, upon hearing of Jiang Chen's tragic fate, expressed sympathy and then revealed an important piece of information—the Looking-Home Terrace was not merely a "telescope" that could see into the human world.

In fact, it has more powerful functions, such as storage and playback.

"Let me tell you, bro, this thing is actually pretty useless. Tell me, who the hell would want to spend so much money to watch a replay? What? You're already dead, so you want to watch that classic moment when you kicked the bucket and save it as a souvenir?"

Besides, after the reforms, everything costs money to generate revenue. Those devils can't even eat their fill every day, so where would they get so much spare money to watch that stuff? The little devil captain had drunk a bit too much, and his tongue was slurred.

Another little ghost chuckled and added, "Actually, it's not entirely useless. I heard the replay function is for those ghosts who don't know how they died. If they can see how they died, they won't be so confused, right?"

However, it's true that ordinary ghosts don't have the economic strength, and now the recharge function has been directly hidden after the reform.

Enabling playback and recording costs a lot of money, and you also have to submit a report to your superiors to unhide it; it's quite a hassle.

Jiang Chen, who was pouring himself a drink, lit up when he heard this. "Hey guys, can you do me a favor? Can you activate the recharge function for me? I'm not afraid to spend money, this function is really useful to me!"

The young captain looked at him with bleary eyes, "No way, brother? You died a terrible death, completely torn to pieces. You still want to see it again? Doesn't that make you uncomfortable? You'll only get angrier the more you look at it, I'm telling you."

Since we're already here, it's not a bad idea to let go of everything and enjoy the wonderful life in the underworld. Let's live in the moment.

"Brother Jiang Chen probably wants to record the murderer's actions to seek justice for himself, right?" The other little ghost waved his hand helplessly and said, "It's useless. This thing can replay and record, but it can only be used in the underworld. The human world and this place are completely different systems. You've spent money and ended up with a belly full of anger..."

He didn't try to hide anything, and with a slight smile, he said while holding his wine glass, "After I got the video, I went to reincarnate and started a dream-visiting service, showing that kid videos of dismembered corpses in his dreams every day."

Damn it, you're impersonating me and thinking you can just sit back and win?

I'll make him miserable every day, and if I ruin my life, he won't have an easy time either!

"Haha, bro, that was a really cunning move of yours!"

"Oh dear, you'd better be prepared. The effectiveness of dream-related things varies from person to person, especially for young, strong, and energetic people whose yang energy is at its peak, it's hard to see any effect."

"That's right, that's right. You spent a lot of money to send a dream to the other person, but when they wake up they don't remember anything, so it's useless."

"That being said, it's not bad that I can occasionally succeed in sending him videos in his dreams every day. At least I can vent my anger!"

Jiang Chen nodded slightly, slightly tipsy. "That's right, I just want to spend money to annoy him. Guys, help me out, I'll treat you guys to a good meal once the service is up and running!"

"That's no problem. I'll write a report right away if you're willing." The young captain didn't hesitate and got up to operate the small machine to write the report.

A moment later, he returned and sat down next to Jiang Chen, smiling mysteriously. "Brother, let me tell you, the effect of sending a dream to annoy someone isn't very good. If you're really willing to spend money, I can help you out—find the underworld official in charge of capturing souls, and when it's quiet at night, secretly lure his soul over and give him a free day trip to the underworld!"

That effect was incredibly stimulating!

More importantly, a day trip to the underworld doesn't violate the underworld's regulations. This is because a certain number of spots are reserved each year for those who haven't reached the end of their lifespan but don't take their health seriously, to experience the feeling of death and the atmosphere of the underworld.

The human world is always talking about breaking superstitions, so the underworld needs to make its presence felt too.