"Next, name?"

“Chen Jiao”.

"age?"

"fifteen."

"cause of death?"

"...Poisoned to death?"

"wrong."

"...Scared to death?"

"That's not right either!"

This stumped Shen Jiao. She racked her brains and tentatively asked, "Die peacefully in her sleep?"

The person on the other end immediately exploded, yelling, "That's even more wrong! You're only fifteen! What do you mean by dying of old age? 'dying young' is more appropriate, isn't it? Have you never been to school?!"

Shen Jiao muttered under her breath, "He really hasn't read many books."

She clasped her hands together, looked at him with pleading eyes, and said, "Brother Ghost Messenger, I'm just here to get my reincarnation number. Why do you care how I died? I don't even care. Why don't you just turn a blind eye and not take it so seriously!"

The ghost messenger sighed and said, "Little sister, it's not that I'm being stubborn, but I can't do anything about the orders from above. It's just that your situation is a bit special. Your souls have been swapped, which is unprecedented. I have to find out the details."

"So, someone's soul possessed my body, which is why I died?" Shen Jiao pondered, resting her chin on her hand.

It was after get off work hours, and seeing that there were no other ghosts queuing up to get a number behind Shen Jiao, the ghost messenger flipped through the notebooks in front of him.

He kindly explained, "No, to be precise, you and she were born at the same time. Due to some indescribable factors, your souls were swapped. The body you had before you died is hers. As for the talk of possession, she has simply returned to her normal body."

"So, if that's the case, what about my original body? If she can go back, then I want to go back too!"

Shen Jiao is now a ghost, so seeing the legendary underworld, she's not surprised to hear about soul swapping.

The ghost messenger pulled out another notebook, shook his head, and said, "We can't go back."

"Why should I?" Shen Jiao protested.

The ghost said, "Because your original body has already been laid to rest, please accept my condolences."

"..."

"Don't worry, little sister, you still call me 'big brother,' so when I go up there on my vacation, I'll definitely burn paper money for you! Lots of paper money!"

"...Thank you, but I just want to be reincarnated, I don't want paper."

Shen Jiao squatted to the side, sighing. Everything went smoothly for her in life, but after death, everything went wrong. She was so unlucky!

"What is my reason for being laid to rest?" she asked.

"Hold on."

The ghost messenger pulled out a drawer, rummaged through the cabinets for a while, and took out a new notebook. After examining it for a moment, he said, "The reason... the reason... oh, found it! A congenital incurable disease, died despite medical treatment. Hmm, try to think positively. According to the Book of Life and Death, you could only live to be fifteen years old, so you can be considered to have died a natural death."

Shen Jiao coughed lightly and said with shame, "According to this logic, wouldn't she have suffered from this terrible illness for fifteen years for my sake?"

The ghost messenger pondered and said, "That makes sense, but over the years, you've shielded her from a lot of trouble. So, take it easy, take it easy. Why dwell on the past?"

Seeing her disheveled and dejected appearance, as if she had no will to die, even the ghost messenger couldn't bear it.

Suddenly, remembering something, he said, "It's peak season for reincarnation recently, and Meng Po is too busy to handle everything. She needs an assistant. How about this, little sister, I have some connections with Meng Po. I'll talk to her, and you can go and help her make some soup."

Shen Jiao looked completely bewildered.

No, not only are they not allowed to be reincarnated, but they also exploit free labor?

This is outrageous! This is outrageous!

The ghost glared at her and said, "What nonsense are you thinking? So many ghosts drink Meng Po soup every day and cross the Naihe Bridge. If you observe how others die, maybe you'll have a flash of inspiration and remember how you died."

That sounds reasonable.

Shen Jiao suddenly felt refreshed and full of fighting spirit; she was about to have a bright future!

**

Shen Jiao had been a pampered young lady for over a decade, but her cooking skills were questionable. On her first day of work, she made soup that made countless ghosts vomit.

Fearing complaints, Meng Po only dared to let her scoop some soup.

Unexpectedly, Shen Jiao also had her own unique skills in ladling soup. The ghost beside her cried and begged, "Stop shaking! Stop shaking! Can you please stop shaking your hands? There's not a drop left!"

It is said that a sip of Meng Po soup can make one forget all past lives. However, with a dose of less than half a sip, he would most likely have to live happily with his wife in this life while still carrying the memories of his wife from his previous life.

Shen Jiao chuckled awkwardly, filled the ghost's mouth halfway with his own, and said, "Sorry, sorry, it's just an occupational hazard I've picked up these past few days. May I ask, sir, how did you die?"

The uncle got excited when talking about this, and said with a grin, "I was so handsome I died."

Shen Jiao: "???"

Dare to look in the mirror and say it again?

If she had that kind of confidence, she would have died at least by the age of three.

Clearly, this could not be the cause of her death.

Shen Jiao's work had no end, day and night. She was a ghost and didn't know fatigue. She just kept scooping, shaking, and adding Meng Po soup day and night.

At the same time, she also learned about the causes of death of many ghosts, such as dying from anger after losing an argument with the neighbor next door; dying from being exposed to the first ray of sunlight in the morning; and dying from anger after discovering that their son, whom they had raised for twenty years, was with their rival, Old Wang.

Of course, there are also those who are framed and killed, assassinated, poisoned, die of illness, or die from overwork...

In short, they were all kinds of things, but none of them could inspire her. She could only occasionally burst into laughter and then get complaints.

On the day after Shen Jiao was complained about, she unexpectedly saw a familiar ghost at Meng Po's stall: Shen Yu!

She hadn't expected Shen Yu to die so young. It looked as if he had been suffocated after his limbs were cut off, and his ghost looked like a withered string bean, which was quite ugly.

Shen Yu was completely shocked to see Shen Jiao here.

But the familiarity that came from spending ten years together made her immediately realize that the ghost in front of her was Shen Jiao, with whom she had been fighting wits and courage for ten years.

It was rare for Shen Yu to see a familiar face, and for a moment, he had a sudden lapse in judgment and felt a sense of kinship with him.

She tried to put on a dramatic, tearful performance with Shen Jiao, like two fellow countrymen meeting again.

Suddenly, a deafening scream rang out: "Hurry, ghost messengers! Catch the escaped ghost! It's terrible! The escaped ghost stole Meng Po's soup!"

Chen Yu: "!?!"

Ghosts who haven't received a reincarnation number are not allowed to appear on Meng Po Street, and every ghost qualified for reincarnation has a green light shining from its head, signifying a smooth journey.

Instead of green light, a dazzling red light shone above Shen Yu's head, which meant that he was a ghost criminal. Ghost criminals are not qualified to be reincarnated, which is why Shen Jiao was making such a big fuss.

The one who captured Shen Yu was the ghost messenger who introduced Shen Jiao to the job. He thanked her, saying, "Thank you so much, sister. This ghost is very cunning. I didn't keep an eye on her for a moment and she got away. Luckily, she didn't cause any trouble, otherwise I would have had my wages docked again."

Shen Jiao waved her hand, indicating that it was nothing to mention and ignored Shen Yu's fierce glares. She asked curiously, "Big brother, will a wicked ghost like her be able to be reincarnated in the future?"