Chapter 32: Try to Be a Little More Reserved

"Wait."

Ying Shu cut him off, quickly pulling the goods from her spatial storage. "Sign for these quickly. If I exceed the delivery time, I’ll be docked pay or other items, and the losses will be significant."

Wu Yu signed for the goods without even checking them and gave her a five-star rating.

[Ding—]
[Congratulations on completing the mission. You have received 200 points and 200 merit points. Does the employee wish to draw for an upgrade?]

[Ding—]
[Congratulations on receiving a five-star rating. You have been awarded 500 points and 500 merit points. Does the employee wish to draw for an upgrade?]

[Ding—]
[Successfully revived the Heavenly Heart Grass. You have been awarded 20,000 points and 20,000 merit points.]

Ying Shu was slightly surprised to hear about the rewards. "There’s a reward for reviving the Heavenly Heart Grass, too? The points are the same as those for saving a human life. Is the system encouraging me to do more good deeds?"

Wu Yu asked, "Xiao Shu, how did you become a delivery person for transmigrators? And where did your abilities come from? Are they rewards from the system?"

"You know my family situation; a nine-to-five job doesn't suit me, so I had to find a flexible delivery job. A while ago, the system suddenly upgraded, and I inexplicably started running errands for transmigrators." Ying Shu told him about her recent transmigration experiences and how she had acquired her abilities.

Wu Yu wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "I never imagined you’d have such incredible encounters after my death. It’s good that you became a delivery person; with your help, I can rest easy."

When Ying Shu looked at his face, she couldn't bear to see it. "How did you end up looking like this? You almost scared the life out of me."

Wu Yu’s expression darkened. "I was harmed by someone. But don't worry, once I level up again, I’ll return to my original appearance. I promise I’ll be so handsome you won't be able to blink."

Ying Shu frowned. "Who harmed you?"

Wu Yu told her about his transmigration into this world. "After I transmigrated, I became a young boy. The original owner was born into a family of celestial masters, learning techniques like ghost-catching and corpse-sealing from a young age. I was a cultivation genius with high comprehension; one year of my study and practice was equivalent to ten years of others' hard work, if not more."

"By age ten, I was a renowned celestial master, and by eighteen, I reached the Elder level—a rank others struggle their whole lives to attain. Above that are the ranks of Heavenly Sovereign and Human King. By twenty-five, I reached the Heavenly Sovereign level and qualified to run for City Lord. Everyone envied me."

"Where there is envy, there is jealousy. Someone seized the opportunity to have me clawed by both a zombie and a walking corpse. I survived the transformation period, but I ended up looking like this monster. My family and friends no longer recognize me."

What Wu Yu didn't mention was the immense agony caused by the two types of corpse toxins fighting within his body—a pain that killed most people who couldn't endure it.

"Damn it, who was it? Who turned you into this?" Ying Shu was so angry she wanted to kill someone. "Let’s go. We’re going to end them."

Wu Yu quickly grabbed her hand. "Listen to me first."

Ying Shu sat down, suppressing her rage. "Speak."

"This world is very strange. Besides humans and ghosts, there are zombies and walking corpses. The latter two are caused by spiritual energy and viruses. Like in the movies, they can infect humans, and humans have no way to remove the toxins, eventually turning into zombies or walking corpses themselves. That’s why people subconsciously stay away from them."

"Although there are techniques to deal with them, the celestial masters' corpse-sealing arts are limited. They have little effect on zombies and walking corpses, which are thick-skinned and nearly indestructible. It’s best not to clash with them unless necessary, or humans are the ones who suffer."

"The natural enemies of zombies and walking corpses are ghosts, because these two require a soul to have consciousness, and consciousness is needed for cultivation. Once a ghost sucks away their soul, they become no different from walking carcasses. However, the natural enemy of ghosts is humans, as they fear magical arts and various talismans. We are all mutually restraining each other."

Ying Shu said, "What I want to know most right now is who harmed you?"

"The person who harmed me was someone very close to me—my master and my friend. I treated him as sincerely as I treat you, but he was plotting against me. I had no defenses against him, so he caught me off guard during the City Lord selection. He is now the City Lord of Guifeng City; killing him won't be easy. If he joins forces with the City Lord of Rebirth City, he will be even harder to deal with."

Ying Shu thought for a moment. "Are the paper money and incense you asked for meant to deal with the ghosts of Rebirth City?"

"Yes." Wu Yu used his sharp fingernails to pry open the cardboard box. "It’s a pity the items you sent are ordinary; they have no effect on the ghosts of Rebirth City. By the way, where did that paper money that glowed green come from?"

Ying Shu pulled out a large stack of paper money. "Are you talking about these?"

Wu Yu’s eyes lit up. "Yes, exactly these! Where did you get them?"

"I won them in the system's lottery."

Seeing him wanting them, Ying Shu handed him thirty thick stacks. "Is this enough?"

"Wow, this many?" Wu Yu hugged the money, laughing happily. "This could buy half of Rebirth City!"

"Is this paper money that effective?"

Wu Yu explained, "The green glow represents the spiritual energy of the ghost realm. The darker the color, the denser the energy. The paper money in your hand is the most potent underworld currency; it’s impossible to buy on the open market in the ghost realm. A hundred-billion-denomination note stores a hundred billion points of spiritual energy. An ordinary low-level ghost could advance to the rank of Ghost General after using it. The further one advances, the more energy is needed. You can imagine how valuable this is. If you carried this into the city, it would be like carrying a treasure that allows for level-skipping; you’d definitely be targeted by every ghost and monster."

"As expected, the things the system provides are all top-tier."

Thinking about the other items she had won, Ying Shu took out 30 pairs of candles, 30 bundles of incense, 30 paper dolls, and 500 bowls of chicken blood.

Wu Yu’s eyes widened.

"Did you win all of these in the system's lottery? These are all incredible! Even with money, you can't buy these in this world, and you can't make them either. From now on, even the Ghost King will have to give me a wide berth. Haha!"

Wu Yu excitedly hugged her and leaned in as if to kiss her face.

"Have some restraint, have some restraint." Ying Shu quickly blocked his mouth. "You’re a man now; you can't go around kissing people like you used to."

"Though I may be a man in body, my heart will always be a woman." Wu Yu happily stored the items in his spatial storage. "Thank you, my dear Xiao Shu."

"Just ask me if you need more."

"This is enough. Even if I can't kill the City Lord of Guifeng City, peeling a layer of skin off him won't be a problem." Wu Yu began planning how to deal with the people of Guifeng City.

Seeing him happy, Ying Shu felt happy too.

After laughing, she noticed the nearby zombies and walking corpses gathering around. She cleared her throat. "Can you make your subordinates leave? If they stay here, I’ll be drowned in their drool."

Seeing his subordinates drooling at Ying Shu, Wu Yu couldn't help but laugh as he roared at them. The zombies and walking corpses hurriedly scrambled away.

Wu Yu put aside his excitement and asked, "Xiao Shu, after I died, how were Xiao Qi and Grandma?"

"They..." Ying Shu told him about seeing Wu Qi in the hospital. "Xiao Qi’s soul is unstable; I need to find someone to check on her."

Wu Yu, once a celestial master, was unfazed. "Stabilizing her soul is very simple. If you follow my method, she will be fine."

After telling her the method, he felt something was missing, so he took out a secret manual he had learned long ago and handed it to her. "Read this carefully when you get back. You can ask me if you don't understand anything."

Ying Shu flipped through a few pages. The text was simple and easy to understand, and the talismans had been simplified. It was very easy for a beginner to grasp without losing any of their power.

"Xiao Shu, thank you for saving my sister."

Ying Shu rolled her eyes at him. "If we’re sisters, don't talk about 'thank you'."

"Fine, I won't be formal with you anymore."

Wu Yu took out ten differently colored crystal cores and gave them to her. "These were obtained from mutant zombies. Absorbing them can grant humans abilities, but there is a risk of turning into a zombie, so use them with caution. By the way, do you have anyone with purification abilities around you? If so, you can have them purify the cores so humans won't turn into zombies after absorbing them. You can use them for Xiao Qi and your family. Once they become ability users, they won't have to worry about serious illnesses, and their bodies will be stronger than ordinary people's."

"Purification?" Ying Shu thought of her 'Purifying Mouth'. She wondered if that skill could purify them.

"Ah? Xiao Shu, your body is becoming transparent. Are you going back?" Wu Yu jumped up anxiously.

Ying Shu nodded calmly. "Yes, I have to go. Send me a message if you need anything, and I’ll come over immediately."

Worried about leaving Wu Yu alone, she handed him playing cards, spirit fruits, beef skewers, snail noodles, and fish head tofu soup for self-defense.

Wu Yu was reluctant to let her go, but he couldn't force her to stay. He hugged her. "I really don't want you to leave."

"As long as you ask me to deliver things, we’ll see each other again."

With that said, Ying Shu completely vanished from before Wu Yu.

When she reappeared, she was back in the Ginkgo Alley, right in front of the gate of the only house there. She checked the time on her phone; it was one in the morning.

Suddenly, with a click, the gate behind her opened, and a tall figure stepped out.