Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 141: When One Person Achieves Immortality, Even Their Chickens and Dogs Ascend to Heaven (First Update)

Chapter 141: Chapter 141: When One Person Achieves Immortality, Even Their Chickens and Dogs Ascend to Heaven (First Update)

Fengdu Luoshan, Black Water City.

The sky of the Netherworld always seems to be gray and hazy. Occasionally, the moonlight shines through, making it slightly brighter, but most of the time there’s no difference between day and night. The entire world is shrouded in a layer of chaos that is neither bright nor dark.

Wan An wandered around the yard, went indoors to sit down, then got up to wander around the yard again, still unable to calm his excited mood.

"Am I really not dreaming?" He pushed the door open and went inside, leaning in front of the copper mirror in the spacious bedroom corner to look closely.

The reflection of himself was just like his appearance in life, except now he was wearing silk brocade robes. His previously tangled gray-white hair was combed neatly and smoothly, making him appear wealthier than the elders of the Xu Family.

"Grandpa, I’ve really benefited from following you!" Lin Dayou exclaimed excitedly in the yard, "In my lifetime, living and dead combined, I’ve never seen such a spacious and beautiful large yard. Thanks to you, sir!"

At this moment, the strong man also changed into brand new clean clothes, and his excited grin revealed a row of gleaming white teeth. "Grandpa, haven’t you changed your clothes yet? Do you need my help? Just tell me what you want to eat later. These days are incredibly good!"

Wan An rubbed his face, tears nearly escaping from his eyes.

It was real! It wasn’t a dream nor the delirium before dying from hard work. After toiling all his life without a single day of good fortune, he nearly died from exhaustion in the mine under Luoshan. But because he raised an ambitious grandson, he was finally living the dream in this Ghost City.

It truly is like the ancient saying about achieving the Dao and elevating one’s kin; the ancients were certainly not wrong.

"Dayou, the messenger just told us to relax and live here, not to worry about anything. Meals will be delivered at meal times so there’s no need for you to fuss." He walked out from the house and couldn’t help wandering around the spacious, clean yard again.

He couldn’t get enough of the three-times-three tall beautiful houses and didn’t even know what to do with the extra rooms since only two ghosts lived there.

"These days enjoying prosperity and comfort are thanks to Mingchuan honoring you. It’s enough that I get to enjoy it by having a place to live. How could I overstep and act like the master in this large yard?" Lin Dayou understood, knowing his wife and children were under the protection in the Mortal World. He had to figure out his own way of finding stability and survival in the Netherworld.

Last time he met, he reminded them. Although his wife and children couldn’t send glittering big gold ingots, they knew which kind of paper money worked, and eventually, they might even send a little copper coins for help from time to time.

He pondered, after eliminating the fire poison, with youth and strength, there might be a chance to find a job in Ghost City. He might even save some Yin Virtue to repay and support his wife and children.

"Alas, if it were solely Mingchuan’s tribute it would be fine." Wan An furrowed his brow and said, "Since he became an apprentice, he should indeed honor the master, who is like a lifelong father. But it’s not right to expect the master to arrange everything for him. I feel unworthy of accepting this and don’t want to trouble the boy."

They were neighbors for many years and understood each other’s temperaments. Being companions even in death was considered a blessing from the past life, Lin Dayou thought. "On our way here, did you notice? Bright lights glowed, and ghost shadows were countless.

There are ghosts seeking pleasure in flower towers, and ghosts running small businesses on the streets. It’s hardly different from Mortal World towns and even more prosperous and lively. We should think of some way to make a living. If we can earn a few coins to cover our food and daily needs, we naturally won’t always depend on minor Immortals."

"True, but what can we do?" Wan An patted his empty pocket and lowered his voice, "The Yin Messenger set us up with housing and meals, saying that the gold ingots given by the minor Immortal were used up. We’re living well and eating well, but our hands are empty. My hunting skills have no place here in Ghost City."

"Well, since we don’t have to worry about food and housing, let’s stroll around the streets first. If we find any business needing capital, you’re too old to earn money. I can use my strength to carry goods for ghosts or pull carriages to earn money. Small capital to earn small money, slowly but surely!"

The two ghosts planned and, once they finished their midday meal, strolled out to look at everything everywhere on the streets.

Yin Messenger Ma Hongtu was always slick and cunning in business, using the situation that day after Hou Zongchen found the Money Tree to cleverly refuse him from joining in and showing face. He ensured he was the only ghost that could send money and messages between the Yin and Yang Realms.

After settling the old man, he promptly delivered messages to Mr. Jiang and his little apprentice, showcasing his earnest work without any tricks or lack of thought.

Now, arrangements for the mansion on the liveliest and most prosperous street in Black Water City were complete; and orders were placed for three meals a day from the most popular dining hall, where ghost food was booked. He personally took them to eliminate the fire poison, buy clothes, and tidy up appearances. Now they were worry-free high-ranking ghosts, while he merely took a bit of commission—all part of the ghostly routine!

"Ah, it’ll be another three months before the next batch of gold ingots comes in." His eyes stared at the two neat rows of gold ingots in the cabinet, rubbing his hands with slight frustration. "At that time, saying one string of gold ingots for a month would have been great. That Fellow Jiang seems generous, and it’s merely a matter of creating paper ingots in a moment, surely he wouldn’t mind."

Also, he has to beware of the subordinates of the female corpse from Yin Mountain.

The initial meeting with Fellow Jiang was due to both a person and a ghost having old ties with Tian Changgui, coming together. If news leaked and the female corpse learned of it, she’d surely intervene for some benefits.

This is precisely why Ma Hongtu went out of his way to bring the two ghosts into Black Water City. Such a prosperous Ghost City isn’t a place the Yin Mountain female corpse would casually dare enter.

As long as the Money Tree is well-controlled, it’s not excessive to find an excuse to request several strings of gold ingots in the future, right? With money, ghosts can move mountains. Control the lifeline of the little fellow and whatever is needed will just be a matter of saying it.

"Ah, this amount of money isn’t much, doing everything requires it and buying Elixir for cultivation is a constant expense!" He sighed, took out two pieces of gold, locked the cabinet door, and stepped out from the small room allocated to a Yin Messenger.

Despite its size being small, it was a genuine Silver Tower that only a true Yin Messenger is qualified to reside in. Safe and secure, much better than the cramped and partition-filled Wooden Tower where Hou Zongchen lived!

Of course, owing it to his articulate and savvy manners, he managed to get a share.

Those with greater skill lived several floors up in spacious rooms of Silver Tower; the more powerful ones resided in Golden Tower. As the lowest-level Yin Messenger, Ma Hongtu felt he finally achieved his ghostly goals here.

He was clutching gold ingots while descending the stairs when he saw a little ghost huddling its neck, hiding in the corner. As soon as it saw him, it smiled and came over cheerfully, "Master Ma, those two ghosts are quite obedient. I followed your instructions, as long as they were full, they’d wander around. They obviously haven’t seen much of the world and are curious about everything."

However, they didn’t have a single Copper Coin in their pockets, so they could only ask but not buy, which got them many disdainful looks. They seemed to have lost some enthusiasm for wandering. When I came over, they were resting in the yard. You rented that large yard with the Protection Array, I didn’t dare get too close, couldn’t hear what they were saying but from a distance, they seemed very happy."

After reporting, the little ghost eagerly waited for a reward. Thinking to himself, who wouldn’t be happy living in a beautiful, comfortable, and safe large house, wearing excellent fabric clothes, and enjoying delicious meals three times a day? If it were me, I’d wake up laughing from a dream!

Ma Hongtu, with eyes slightly hooded and a cold attitude, asked, "When they were wandering, what were they asking about? Did they have any contact with Ghost Cultivators or any ghosts of unknown origin?"

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