Chapter 131: Chapter 131: Letting the 10 Great Evil Stars Solicit Customers, and You Call This a Mission?

[Ding! Ah Sha’s death has been detected!]

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[Current number of surviving players: 7]

Just one minute after Yun Zhenyue and Mengmeng returned to the shop,

they immediately heard a notification from the marriage pairing system.

Yun Zhenyue’s footsteps faltered.

This was the third person to die in this uncanny marriage pairing.

The first two people,

the deaths of Ruan Chunxiang and Megan, had nothing to do with her.

Those two had brought about their own deaths.

But Ah Sha, on the other hand, could be said to have died because of her.

If she had ordered them to spare Ah Sha’s life just now, those Evil Stars from the Nightmare Hunters would surely have obeyed.

But Yun Zhenyue felt no regret.

Ah Sha had provoked her for no reason and nearly bankrupted Mengmeng’s shop.

One could only say she got what she deserved.

She considered herself kind, but she was no saint.

Her so-called kindness

was about protecting her friends and family.

Excessive mercy would only invite disaster.

...

「Meanwhile.」

The shop on the fifth floor of the Fierce Ghost Mall was sealed off by the ghost higher-ups.

Gazing at the bustling crowd of ghosts moving things out,

Han Sumei, who had just received the system notification, stood frozen on the spot.

She had just been about to go to the fifth floor to ask Ah Sha for a favor.

She wanted to see if she could borrow some ghost currency from her.

This shop on the second floor had far too few customers!

At this rate, it would take forever to save up for a single gift.

She had just reached the fourth floor and hadn’t even made it over yet!

’Ah Sha is gone?’

"How could this be..."

Because she had been busy tidying up her shop, Han Sumei didn’t know what had happened on the first floor.

She was completely bewildered. Just then, the player from the fourth floor also came out of their shop.

Together, they watched the fifth-floor shop being sealed off.

They both felt dizzy.

’Ah Sha had so many Yaksha ghosts with her!’

’And a Crimson-robed Ghost!’

’How long has it been?’

’She died in less than a day?’

’And her bad luck even got the fifth-floor shop sealed?’

"Don’t tell me she provoked some terrifying big shot?"

Han Sumei’s heart skipped a beat, her breathing turning ragged with fear as she spoke.

"That must be it," the player from the fourth floor whispered. "She was so arrogant. Did she really think having a Crimson-robed Ghost made her invincible?"

"Hmph. This is an SS+ level instance. Its terror far exceeds that of Chilling Middle School. A single wrong look could get you killed."

"A Crimson-robed Ghost isn’t top-tier in this instance. They can bully shopkeepers, sure, but who knows what level the higher-ups or the mall owner are?"

"She brought it on herself. Can’t blame anyone else."

The two exchanged a few brief words.

The more Han Sumei thought about it, the more terrified she became.

She hadn’t seen any truly powerful ghosts in the mall before, so she had indeed let her guard down.

At that thought, Han Sumei scurried back to her shop on the second floor like a mouse that had its tail stepped on. She tucked her tail between her legs, and her attitude toward customers became much better.

The other players also became much more cautious.

...

「Half an hour later.」

Once Mengmeng calmed down,

she kept asking curiously about Yun Zhenyue’s identity and the Nightmare Hunters.

Yun Zhenyue told Mengmeng a few things about her husband, Gu Yuan.

As for the Nightmare Hunters?

She didn’t know much about them either.

When Mengmeng heard that Gu Yuan was a homebody who loved to play video games, she was stunned.

"Someone like that can lead an entire organization?"

"And he has a pile of property deeds, skill cards... How does he have everything? Is he Doraemon or something?"

Just then,

Yu Honghui slowly walked to the shop’s entrance.

He didn’t dare get too close to Yun Zhenyue, nor did he dare to meet her gaze, maintaining the proper posture of a subordinate.

"My Lady, those people have all been taken care of."

Yun Zhenyue nodded. She already knew from the system notification. She asked slowly, "What about the members of the Nightmare Hunter?"

"I didn’t let them come inside."

"They rushed here and were a bit dusty. I was afraid they would dirty the shop, so I had them wait at the entrance."

Yu Honghui said truthfully.

’A group of Evil Stars acting as her doormen?’

These words made Mengmeng’s jaw drop.

She had never seen such treatment in her entire life!

She had been thinking that if Yun Zhenyue was in a good mood later, she could just summon an Evil Star to guard her shop. That would be incredible; no one would dare bully her then.

’And now they’re just being used as doormen?’

’And that group of Evil Stars has no complaints?’

This level of treatment was, as they say, a heifer on a rocket—un-freaking-believable!

"Waiting at the entrance, you say..."

Yun Zhenyue felt that wasn’t right; it was too neglectful.

"My Lady... why not have them attract customers?" Yu Honghui suggested, noticing her hesitation. "They’re just standing around idly anyway. Might as well put them to some use."

"Attract customers!!!"

Mengmeng suddenly cried out in surprise.

Her knees started to feel weak again.

’Making Evil Stars attract customers?’

’Th-th-this...’

’Is that really okay?’

"Won’t they get angry?" Yun Zhenyue asked, puzzled.

"They won’t!"

Yu Honghui immediately assured her.

"It is their honor to do something for you, My Lady. They couldn’t be happier."

"Alright."

Yun Zhenyue nodded in agreement.

...

"Attract customers?"

The eyes of an older-looking ghost, who leaned on a cane and radiated an aura as hot as magma, widened in disbelief.

"That’s right!"

Yu Honghui confirmed, his silver-white eyebrows twitching as he relayed the news.

"The Lord’s wife also said that for every piece of clothing you sell, you’ll receive a 20% commission in ghost currency."

As expected!

Upon hearing this, the crowd of Evil Stars grew excited.

It wasn’t the ghost currency commission they cared about.

The chance to work for the Lord’s wife was a hard-won honor!

In the future, they could boast that they had worked for the Lord’s wife. How fucking awesome was that? The other members of the Nightmare Hunter would definitely be green with envy!

And if they could make the Lord’s wife owe them a favor! 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

That would be a deal more valuable than a thousand pieces of gold!

As Evil Stars, none of them had ever done something like attracting customers before.

Usually, a single casual word from them would have countless ghosts obeying their every command. Why would they ever need to stoop to this level?

It seemed a bit shameful, yes.

But what was face worth?

Was it more valuable than getting on the Lord’s wife’s good side?

Comparing the two, it was obvious which was more important.

They would even dance at the mall entrance or perform the ’smashing a boulder on one’s chest’ trick if Yun Zhenyue asked them to!

At that moment,

a ghost possessing a plastic mannequin was ecstatic.

He could control multiple inanimate objects at once.

With so many unused plastic mannequins in the mall, if he controlled them all at the same time, who could possibly attract more customers than him?

A slender female ghost, formed entirely of light, was rather distressed.

Her appearance had made many children cry in terror.

She might actually scare customers away.

There was also a short, faceless man.

After hearing the order to attract customers, he pulled a blood-red sheet of skin from his pocket and fused it onto his face.

Instantly, facial features appeared!

An extremely professional smile spread across his face.

The memories hidden within the skin flowed into his mind, and he now knew how to attract customers.

"Welcome, welcome..."

The faceless man continuously adjusted his phrasing.

The tone of his voice was different with each word. At the same time, his height suddenly shot up, and he transformed into a different, taller man.

Seeing that all the ghosts were ready,

Yu Honghui took the initiative to remind them, "There are a few things you must remember. You must not anger the customers or cause any trouble for the Lord’s friend."

"And don’t be shamelessly pushy. Otherwise, what will people think of the Nightmare Hunter?"

"Later, whoever attracts the most customers and brings in the most profit, I will tell the Lord’s wife their name."

’He’ll tell our names to the Lord’s wife?’

In that instant!

The eyes of all the Evil Stars from the Nightmare Hunter turned red!

A palpable killing intent flared up between them!

This was just like an elementary school student receiving a little red apple sticker from their teacher!

It represented the highest, most supreme honor!

When they saw a customer enter through the front door, they were like starving vagrants who had just spotted a fat piece of meat!

Every single one of them charged forward!

This place.

Had already become a new battlefield!