Chapter 14

Translator: Atlas Studios

Editor: Atlas Studios

Chen Hao’s eyes reddened in an instant.

Towards Sister Wang, although the greatest impression she left him was her stern side, she truly treated him extremely well. That he was able to get accustomed to the work procedure at the company and get on track so quickly, he had to thank Sister Wang for it.

If it wasn’t for the appearance of the Pleasure Helping Spirit System, even if someone tempted him with a high salary, Chen Hao might not necessarily agree to leave.

However, everyone should have a dream.

If he carried on with his nine-to-five job, everything he dreamed of having would remain a dream. Even if there were hopes of him achieving that, he would be in his thirties or forties by then. Chen Hao wasn’t willing to spend his efforts for such a long time on something he wasn’t certain he could accomplish. He was in his prime youth now, and the drive and passion since his graduation from college had yet to leave him. With the help of the Pleasure Helping Spirit System, he absolutely could achieve his dreams in a shorter time, or even achieve things beyond his dreams.

Hence, Chen Hao knew what to choose.

“Sister Wang, sorry.” Chen Hao apologized in a choked voice.

“Sorry, my foot. You’re sounding so polite with Sister. Hmph, I thought you rascal had yet to correct your old habits from your college days. Now, from the looks of it, I had the wrong idea. Instead, you’re very ambitious. It’s normal for men to be ambitious. It’s also very necessary. Girls won’t like a man without ambition. I look forward to the day when you achieve fame and fortune. I will be heartened to see that happen because this proves my judgment was correct.” Sister Wang scolded with a smile.

Chen Hao felt revitalized all of a sudden and confidently declared. “Sister Wang, just wait and see. Soon, I will let you see a different me.”

“Okay, then I’ll wait for your good news. You still have half a months’ deposit in the company, but I won’t return it to you for now. When you find yourself unable to hang on outside anymore, come back to work here so that you can receive your salary as soon as possible,” Sister Wang said.

Chen Hao was speechless.

Where’s the trust? From her words, she clearly doesn’t think that I will do well.

Humph, Sister Wang doesn’t know about the wonders of the Pleasure Helping Spirit System, so she’s regarding me as an ordinary person. Let’s wait and see, I’ll give you a huge surprise.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Hao didn’t plan on going back to sleep. He jumped up from the bed and quickly washed up and changed his clothes, then went out enthusiastically, bringing along the information Zhou Gang provided.

The road to becoming a great master started from here.

The first place he headed to was called Zhou Village. It was originally a village in Stone City’s suburbs, but following the development of Stone City, Zhou Village was naturally integrated into the development plan of the city, so it was a prosperous and lively place now.

Regarding the paranormal information of Zhou Village, it was because there was a case two years ago, known as the “Sewage Corpse Dismemberment Case”. The victim was a woman around thirty. Because the corpse was dismembered into too many pieces—even the head wasn’t found—to date, the victim’s identity wasn’t confirmed. It had become an unsolved case.

As for Zhou Village itself, ever since the corpse was discovered, weird noises like moaning and soft whispering came from the sewer like someone was murmuring something. This noise didn’t appear frequently, only twice or thrice every month, and every time it appeared, it did so between nine and twelve at night. As time went by, all sorts of rumors started spreading. These supernatural tales severely affected the business on the street near the sewer, causing the property prices to fall drastically and voices of discontent to be heard everywhere.

Because of this effect, many people were furious. They formed a team to check out what was going on when the voice was heard, but they found nothing—they couldn’t even figure out where the sound came from. Later, the Stone City police also visited twice. But still, their efforts were fruitless.

And now, the streets had become cold and deserted. While the other areas prospered and their property values increased several-fold, the properties in this area were listed for sale at the same old price with no takers.

When Chen Hao arrived, what he saw caused him to raise his eyebrows.

Even though it was broad daylight and the sun was shining brightly, very few people walked on the streets. It was quite a well-developed street, yet there was rubbish on the ground that nobody bothered to clear. Of course, those shops were all closed. From the looks of the rusty signs, they probably had ceased operations for a long time.

Chen Hao surveyed his surroundings again, especially checking those dark corners where sunlight couldn’t reach.

Indeed, Chen Hao discovered residual dark energy in these places.

Since there was dark energy, it meant there were ghosts!

Hur. But why wasn’t the Pleasure Helping Spirit System assigning him a mission? Previously, in Liu Yue’e’s case, he was given notice several thousand meters away!

Chen Hao was baffled. Could it be because he was a newcomer when he was assigned his first mission, and after the newbie period, the system no longer entitled him to this privilege? If he wanted to do missions now, he had to find ghosts and talk to them himself? Damn. This wasn’t humanized at all.

Thankfully, he discovered dark energy here, which meant that ghosts existed here. Chen Hao felt invigorated.

The present him was no longer like how he was when he first met Liu Yue’e. With a big bag of blessed magical artifacts, even if he were to face a ferocious ghost, he could protect himself.

He walked along the streets. A moment later, Chen Hao arrived at the entrance of the sewer where the dismembered corpse was found.

This was an entrance into a well. The cover of the well had been discarded aside and no one had bothered to put it back into its proper place. Chen Hao silently grumbled, “Thankfully, I came during the daytime. If I came at night, I would have fallen into the hole if I wasn’t careful.”

Chen Hao walked to the edge of the well and observed below.

The well was five to six meters deep, and there was a vague rotten smell coming from below.

However, in Chen Hao’s eyes, the thing he noticed more was the moving dark energy—it was very intense, which went to show there was indeed a ghost down there. Mm, he wondered if it was that dismembered female ghost.

After some pondering, Chen Hao climbed down the stairs.

When his feet landed on the ground, Chen Hao’s brows furrowed. He turned around and saw that not far away in a dark spot in the sewer, there was a deathly pale face.

This was the face of an old man, and it was expressionless. His body was somewhat vapory, and only his upper body could be seen.

Although Chen Hao was startled, he didn’t feel afraid. He was quite bold, to begin with. Else, the first time he wouldn’t have dared to bluff Liu Yue’e. After that time, as he had seen a ghost before, that layer of mysterious veil had been lifted, so it didn’t feel as scary to him as the unknown.

Moreover, as a future great master, for him fearing ghosts would be akin to a pilot having a fear of heights. He certainly couldn’t fear ghosts.

Carefully sizing the old man up, a look of pity surfaced in Chen Hao’s gaze.

This old man wouldn’t be able to exist for long.

Because his body appeared very unstable, and only his upper body could be seen, and the wind in the underground sewer was causing it to float unsteadily.

Ordinary ghosts would absorb dark energy and slowly turn corporeal, ultimately turning into the ferocious ghosts that could appear in front of humans. But there were also ghosts who weren’t able or didn’t know how to turn corporeal. Such ghosts stuck to their kind natures and didn’t have evil intentions—they were called wandering ghosts.

Chen Hao thought for a moment, then walked towards the old man.

The old man was originally curious as to why someone would come here, so he observed Chen Hao quietly in the dark.

When Chen Hao walked over, the old man subconsciously avoided him a little. It seemed as though he was aware that he wasn’t a living person and that there was a distinction between the world of the living and the dead, that if the living and the dead came into contact, it would do the living person no good.

However, very quickly the old man was stunned.

Because Chen Hao shouted, “Sir, please don’t go. I have something to ask you.”