Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Kuang Zhiming was actually very unsure. He had been a Taoist priest for more than ten years, and it was the first time for him and his parents and ancestors to encounter such a colleague.
It seemed that ever since he met Taicang Sect, his outlook on life had been constantly being refreshed.
After getting Kuang Zhiming’s answer, Wei Xi immediately felt that the certificate in his hand was very useful.
There was a reason why he was so cautious. From the time he came down the mountain to the present and established Taicang Sect, he gradually came to know the world outside the mountain through gradual contact. It was really much more difficult to get along with than he originally imagined. There were rules everywhere. To open a company, you had to pay taxes, apply for a business license, and provide employees with five insurances and one fund. Tuan Tuanyi said that these procedures are the experiences that ordinary people must go through when starting from scratch. Who made Taicang Sect have no backing?
Backing wow…
After Wei Xi learned about this, he thought seriously about what this thing was. Later, he realized that this was official support.
Just like the wild boars that used to be the food for him, now they were just labeled as “national protected animals” and could no longer be eaten casually. If you catch them at will, you will even be fined.
As for their own sect, it was difficult to even join a Taoist association due to insufficient documents.
A penny could make a hero fall. Wei Xi initially thought it would be easy to revive the sect. But now, looking at the number of his own followers and comparing the temples of other Taoist priests present, he had faced the reality. If he wanted to be famous, he had to go.
So he carefully folded the certificate and handed it to his second apprentice: “Hurry up and keep it. Don’t lose it.”
His second apprentice, who was staring at the ghost messenger with vigilance just now, had a very complicated expression because of the sudden change in his expression. He silently spread out his eyes and looked at them for a while before putting them into his hands.
The other Taoist priests in the room had fallen into the same dilemma as Kuang Zhiming – what is going on now?
Then they heard the sound of conversation continuing over there.
Tuan Tuanyi asked his junior fellow apprentice in shock: “Junior fellow apprentice, has our master become an official?!”
Shuo Zong: “…Yeah.”
Tuan Tuanyi: “Oh my god, he’s a director, isn’t that a high position? Is there a staffing system?”
Shuo Zong really didn’t know how to explain it, so the ghost interrupted and said, “Of course there is a system, and it is affiliated with our local City God Department. These are all formal procedures.”
Tuan Tuanyi grasped the key point: “Are there any wages?”
The ghost said, “Of course there are. They will be distributed to you.”
“Wow!” Tuan Tuanyi asked hurriedly, “How much is it per month?”
Ghost Messenger: “For a director-level leader in our department, not counting bonuses, the monthly basic salary is about 800,000…”
Tuan Tuanyi’s eyes widened in shock at the number, and then he heard the ghost messenger add his second half of the sentence: “…Paper money.”
Tuanyi: “……………………”
Tuan Tuanyi said calmly, what’s the use of 800,000 paper money?
….
The ghost officer was obviously dissatisfied with the salary standard. So he said with emotion: “In recent years, the paper money in the world has been printed bigger and bigger. Inflation has been severe, but the salary standard in the government system has not changed for more than ten years. What can he do with this little money?”
This was the case for all department-level cadres, and it was even more difficult for grassroots employees like him. Therefore, most of the small soul-collectors in the City God and Land Department who were responsible for collecting souls from the living world would try to make some extra money like him. This time, Master Yu of the Immortal Palace invited him to bring back to the dead, which was a kind of extra income. The money from the burning of the paper money was not counted in the public account, which was his gray income. Other colleagues also had their own ways to make money. Those who did well could also make a lot of money, but those ways were more or less dirty, which is not something he could touch.
As he thought about this, he became curious: “Director Wei, how do you transfer the salaries for the jobs provided by your sect to the more than 700 ghosts?”
Wei Xi told the truth and the ghost immediately showed an envious expression: “The world of the living is indeed in the era of market economy. It is better to be an individual than to join the system.”
The Taoist priests present who heard this: “…”
Tuan Tuanyi joked, “Our company is recruiting for a long-term position. Are you interested in coming, Ghost Messenger?”
He was just joking, but the ghost messenger was eager to take action after hearing it. Then he hesitated for a while before sighing, “There have been several major accidents in the mortal world recently, and I am a little too busy. I will take a few colleagues to take a look after I have a little free time after the New Year holidays. It is definitely unrealistic to resign. The competition for the national examination is no less difficult than that of you. They all worked very hard to get the current position. But if we can do part-time work, it is not impossible for us to be affiliated with you.”
This topic of collusion between officials and businessmen was simply full of **.
All the Taoist priests who listened to the whole process felt unwell.
….
The little girl who had come back to life on the bed suddenly shook her body and made a sound like a cat’s meow. Taoist Master Yu from the Palace of Immortals suddenly came to his senses and went forward to check.
The little girl was confused and obviously had difficulty digesting her vague experiences these days. She stared at the group of strangers in Taoist robes in the ward with fear on her face. Taoist Master Yu was well prepared. He put a talisman on her forehead and, after making sure she was asleep, he led everyone out of the room.
However, his condition was not much better than the little girl who had just woken up, and his expression looked blank under the shock brought by Wei Xi.
It was a pity that he was distracted. The main culprit, Taicang Sect, had no idea of the harm it had caused. The only second apprentice who had some common sense had no intention of comforting them. He just walked away indifferently with the certificate that Wei Xi had treated with great care.
However, the scene of a group of Taoist priests in special attire appearing in the hospital was still very eye-catching. Many family members, patients and even medical staff in the corridor cast their eyes on them.
Wei Xi remained normal amidst the attention. When he saw the ghost messenger coming out and seemed to want to leave, he suddenly remembered something and called out to him, “Wait.”
The underworld officer was quite polite to him and stopped immediately: “Director Wei, what’s wrong?”
Wei Xi took out a piece of paper, wrote down Wei Dedao’s birth date and name, handed it over and asked, “When you were working downstairs, did you see the owner of this birth date?”
Kuang Zhiming asked, “Master Wei, are you also looking for souls?”
Wei Xi nodded: “He disappeared for a long time, I don’t know where he went.”
Kuang Zhiming asked: “Did he also disappear in the capital recently? Was his soul lost? Perhaps we can help find it back.”
Wei Xi shook his head: “He died in Fengyang at the end of his life span. He should have gone to reincarnate. I just want to see how he is doing now.”
This situation was obviously different from what Taoist Master Yu encountered. Kuang Zhiming immediately felt that it was difficult to deal with: “Fengyang is at least a thousand kilometers away from the capital, and he died of natural causes. I’m afraid the local city god and land god…”
Before he finished speaking, the ghost messenger took the light paper without any pressure: “It’s okay, it’s okay. The Underworld has learned from the advanced experience of the Yang World in recent years and advocated open and transparent information sharing between local city gods. They have just completed a census of ghosts, so it’s no issue just checking one person.”
Kuang Zhiming: “…”
After saying that, the ghost raised his hand and conjured up a book. He began to flip through the book according to the eight characters. As he was flipping through the book, he exclaimed, “Director Wei, there is no record of the eight characters you checked. Did you write it wrong?”
Wei Xi fell silent. The other party’s answer was within his expectations.
His second apprentice at the side took two steps closer and stood beside him silently. Wei Xi came to his senses and did not explain anything. He just took back the paper, thought about it, and wrote another string of eight characters: “What about this? He also died in Fengyang.”
This was the horoscope of the unlucky little guy who was saved by him. Wei Xi was forced to enter his body, but he didn’t know what his situation was now after he was saved.
The ghost messenger finally found the information this time, and said while looking at the page: “Huh? He has a local hukou from our capital, right? It shows that after his death, he was transferred back to our local government office by Fengyang City God’s Office and is waiting in line for reincarnation. He died late, so he probably has a long wait, but he just submitted an application for the regional provincial examination of the City God’s Office recently, which shows that he is quite ambitious. Huh? Why does the background of his application show that he failed the application? His academic qualifications are quite good, let me see the reason…”
After a while, he let out a long sigh: “The cause of death was suicide. I guess this is the reason why the case is blocked. The provincial examination now has many requirements. It is difficult for a candidate who committed suicide to pass the preliminary selection. His chances of applying for the examination are slim. How come you know him, Director Wei?”
Wei Xi hummed.
After getting the answer, the underworld messenger immediately smiled and said, “Is that so? I’ll go back and tell the government about it and see if they can make an exception and give him a chance to take the exam. This person has an excellent academic record, it would be a shame to reject him.”
Anyway, it’s just an opportunity to apply. The provincial examination of City God Temple was so difficult that if your personal ability is too poor, you will be eliminated sooner or later.
Wei Xi nodded indifferently. He didn’t want this body to come in. So he didn’t think that he had any karmic debt with the unlucky boy. But now that the unlucky boy’s family had become apprentices of his Taicang Sect, there was nothing wrong with giving him a hand.
As the man and the ghost were talking, someone among the people who were paying attention to the group of Taoists around them finally couldn’t hold it in any longer.
Wei Xi heard a cold snort and looked up, only to see a middle-aged man in a hospital gown leaning against a bed in the ward with the door wide open in front of him.
When their eyes met, the man’s expression became more and more disgusted, and his brows furrowed deeply: “Psycho! Playing tricks!”
Wei Xi thought about it and realized what the other party meant. Ordinary people who didn’t open their Yin-Yang eyes couldn’t see the ghost messenger talking to him, so what they probably saw was him talking to himself. Plus, there were so many Taoists around him…
Kuang Zhiming, who was standing by, saw Wei Xi staring at the patient who was cursing for no reason, and remembered his bad temper, so he stepped forward to persuade him: “Friend Wei, don’t take it to heart. In our line of work, you will get used to it sooner or later. Those who don’t believe it will never believe it…”
Before he finished speaking, he heard the underworld messenger beside Wei Xi yell, raise the list in his hand and compare it with the middle-aged man who was talking, then he took out the chain and said, “So it’s here, what a coincidence!”
Kuang Zhiming: “…”
Everyone: “…”
A moment later, the ward was in chaos, with medical staff coming and going.
Outside the ward door——
Kuang Zhiming: “…”
Everyone: “…”
The soul of the middle-aged patient locked in the chains of the underworld: “…”
Wei Xi thought about it and felt that it was a business deal, so he asked, “Do you want us in Taicang Sect to perform a ritual?”
The soul of the middle-aged patient met his gaze with a dull expression, and after a long while he spoke weakly: “…Sorry to bother you.”
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