Chapter 77: The Slap in the Face Came Too Fast

Chapter 77: The Slap in the Face Came Too Fast

Without an official identity, she could not produce proper paperwork from official departments.

“Since that is the case, I cannot help you.” White Impermanence said regretfully. “Fengdu has its own rules. I hope fellow Daoist can understand.”

Pei Ye frowned and asked, “There is no room for flexibility?”

White Impermanence offered a suggestion. “You might try the Celestial Masters Alliance. If the case is as serious as you say, they will definitely take it seriously. They will send people to negotiate with Fengdu, and only then can Fengdu provide detailed and credible evidence through proper procedures. Fengdu acts according to regulations and systems. I ask fellow Daoist not to make things difficult.”

If there was no other way, White Impermanence’s suggestion was indeed good.

Pei Ye was about to agree when Ye Wei, who had been trembling outside the window ever since White Impermanence appeared, objected.

“No, no, absolutely not!”

“As the saying goes, strike while the enemy is ill!”

“Boss, if you let the tiger return to the mountain, there will be endless trouble!”

White Impermanence had already sensed several people and ghosts nearby when he arrived, but he did not take Ye Wei, who was hiding outside the window, seriously and simply ignored her.

Because of her interruption, he could no longer ignore her.

The Soul Binding Chain flew out from his sleeve and tied Ye Wei up tightly, dragging her inside.

For spirits, the Soul Binding Chain wielded by ordinary underworld messengers already had extremely strong suppression and deterrent effects, let alone the one used by White Impermanence.

Once the chain was released, she had no chance to dodge at all and could only watch helplessly as she was bound tightly.

In her terror, Ye Wei revealed her swollen and rotting death appearance.

“Why not? A mere little ghost, yet so full of hostility.”

Seeing that Ye Wei’s yin energy was pure and clear and that she was not an evil ghost who had harmed people, White Impermanence retracted the Soul Binding Chain.

“Whether Bai Jia has committed a crime is not something you can decide with just a few words. If he has not been convicted, how can you treat him as a criminal?”

Even if Bai Jia truly was a criminal, he should be handed over to the mortal authorities.

What right did a little ghost like Ye Wei have to shout about killing and punishing?

Without solid evidence, she was already shouting about striking while the enemy was ill. How capable she was.

Once the chain loosened, Ye Wei regained her freedom. She scrambled back behind Pei Ye, desperately trying to hide her large frame.

Pei Ye said, “White Impermanence, she is one of my employers.”

Hiding behind Pei Ye, Ye Wei endured her fear and said, “All wandering ghosts say ‘money makes ghosts turn the millstone’. Does Lord White Impermanence not know Bai Jia’s status in the human world? He is not just someone in the entertainment industry. He has money and power. We are just insignificant commoners. If we accidentally offend such a big figure and cannot take him down in one strike, we are doomed!”

“Money makes ghosts turn the millstone?”

White Impermanence’s tone carried a hint of anger.

The Soul Binding Chain hidden in his wide white sleeve flew out again.

Ye Wei shrank back in terror, holding her head and screaming.

Pei Ye said, “What are you screaming for? It is not even bound to you yet.”

Ye Wei lifted her head from her hands in confusion. Had White Impermanence missed?

She looked closely and almost dropped to her knees in shock.

White Impermanence had not managed to bind her this time only because Pei Ye had grabbed the Soul Binding Chain with one hand.

Ye Wei: “……”

The Soul Binding Chain affected not only dead spirits but also had a strong deterrent effect on living souls, even capable of forcibly pulling a person’s soul out of their body.

And White Impermanence’s Soul Binding Chain was even more terrifying. Both the living and the dead feared it.

Yet Pei Ye grabbed it without even frowning.

What did that mean?

It meant Pei Ye’s soul was stronger than the Soul Binding Chain itself, which was why she could remain completely unfazed.

No, it was not just unfazed.

What Ye Wei did not realize was this.

The Soul Binding Chain was afraid of Pei Ye.

As its owner, White Impermanence knew its condition best.

The moment the chain landed in Pei Ye’s hand, a surge of baleful energy rushed forward so violently that even the chain’s spirit nearly fainted from shock.

White Impermanence: “……”

This gentle and well-behaved mortal girl was very dangerous.

Since force was not an option, he could only use words.

White Impermanence said coldly, “It is only a small lesson for a foul-mouthed little ghost. Why must fellow Daoist be so angry?”

Although he said this, his attitude had already softened.

No matter what, he had to get the Soul Binding Chain back from that dangerous person first.

Pei Ye then released her grip. White Impermanence calmly retrieved the chain, and beneath his wide sleeves, his hand gently soothed his old companion.

His old companion, the Soul Binding Chain, felt wronged.

This chain had followed him for over a thousand years, and this was the first time it had suffered such grievance.

“Where was my employer being foul-mouthed?”

White Impermanence snorted.

“In front of me, she said ‘money makes ghosts turn the millstone’. Is that not slandering Fengdu for corruption and incompetence? Fengdu’s administration is clean and upright. Do not slander ghosts!”

Pei Ye: “……”

Ye Wei: “……”

The trembling Celestial Master: “……”

The underworld messenger who desperately wanted to escape but did not dare move: “……”

The slap in the face came faster than a tornado. The underworld messenger felt his ghost life and career were about to come to an end.

Under the control of Murphy’s Law, the underworld messenger’s worst fear still happened.

White Impermanence noticed the underworld messenger’s abnormal reaction, then looked at the Celestial Master standing almost next to him, and formed a suspicion.

He raised his hand and took out a device resembling an iPad, opened an underworld messenger app, and entered the underworld messenger’s work ID.

In order to improve management, the Great Emperor of Fengdu had implemented a series of reforms in the underworld.

The benefits were obvious. Fengdu’s administrative efficiency had increased dramatically.

For example, White Impermanence could assign work directly through the internal Fengdu app.

By entering the ID, all information about the underworld messenger’s work region, duties, and current status was displayed at a glance.

After scanning it, White Impermanence’s originally pale face turned iron blue.

“You are a basic level underworld messenger assigned to City B. Who allowed you to leave your post and come to City T during your shift?”

The underworld messenger nearly collapsed under that glare.

“Lord White Impermanence, I will never dare again……”

This was not the first time he had accepted a Celestial Master’s summons during work hours, and he had never been caught before. His jurisdiction had not caused any problems, so he had gotten away with it.

Not only him, other underworld messengers did it as well. As long as they were not caught, it was fine.

White Impermanence was so angry his face was almost turning into Black Impermanence’s expression.

“Taking bribes?”

The Celestial Master stepped forward to defend the underworld messenger.

“No, the money has not even been given yet. It does not count as bribery.”

The underworld messenger’s expression was one of despair.

This distant relative’s idiot descendant was here to ruin him.

Dereliction of duty was a small matter and would only affect year end performance evaluation, but being caught for bribery by a superior would mean losing his job.

“Leaving your post without permission during work hours, corruption, bribery, violating underworld messenger regulations, and tarnishing Fengdu’s public image. You will have to go before the Great Emperor of Fengdu to atone!”

White Impermanence felt his ghostly face had been thoroughly disgraced. He had just criticized the nonsense of “money makes ghosts turn the millstone,” and immediately got slapped in the face by one of his own subordinates.

If not for the situation, he would have dragged this underworld messenger back for interrogation and education.

The underworld messenger tried to argue further, but upon meeting White Impermanence’s cold, dead gaze, he swallowed his words, drenched in cold sweat.

Ye Wei was also quick-witted.

When she was alive, she had worked as an extra in film studios in pursuit of her dream and had seen every kind of cold treatment imaginable.

She was skilled at reading the situation.

Now that she had Pei Ye backing her, and White Impermanence was clearly in the wrong, she immediately lifted her chin in confidence, as if she could look at everyone through her nostrils.

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