"Old Hou, Old Liu." General Gouhun looked at the ghost messengers Hou and Liu who were about to enter the Yellow Springs Road, and quickly raised his hand and called out.

Ghost Messengers Hou and Liu stopped and turned around to see that it was General Gouhun who was calling them. After a slight pause, they quickly stepped forward to greet him.

"General, do you have any instructions for us?" Ghost Messenger Hou asked the Soul-Catching General humbly.

General Gouhun, however, wore a friendly and approachable smile. He looked at the two and asked, "You two are not ordinary people. You have such a great background, yet you are just small soul-catching ghost messengers in the underworld."

This sentence confused the ghost officers Liu and Hou. They looked at each other and then looked at the Soul-Catching General in confusion.

Then the ghost Liu said: "General, what do you mean? What kind of background do we have? If we had any background, we wouldn't be ghost messengers in the underworld."

"Yes." The ghost messenger took over the conversation and said, "Did the general find the wrong person?"

General Gouhun laughed heartily, stepped forward and patted the two men on the shoulders, saying, "Alright, stop pretending. The imperial edict from the Ghost Immortal Academy of the Taixuan Division has arrived. Come with me to receive it."

"What? The talisman from the Ghost Immortal Academy?" Ghost Messengers Hou and Liu were greatly surprised.

The Ghost Immortal Academy is one of the branch academies of the Taixuan Division, specializing in promotions in the underworld.

Ghost Officers Hou and Liu were puzzled and said quickly, "General, are you sure it's us? We still have to go to the mortal realm to arrest souls."

The Soul-Catching General looked at the two of them and said, "You don't need to go and capture souls."

At this point, the Soul-Snatching General waved his hand, and two ghost messengers came forward and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Soul-Snatching General."

The Soul-Catching General looked at the two ghost messengers and said, "Now you two will be in charge of the soul-catcher mission in Yangxia County."

"Yes." The two ghost officials accepted the order and then walked onto the Yellow Springs Road to capture the souls in the world of the living.

Then, General Gouhun said to Ghost Messengers Hou and Liu, "Are you relieved now? Okay, follow me quickly. Lord Cui is waiting for you in the Judge's Hall."

"Lord Cui?" Ghost Messengers Hou and Liu were shocked when they heard this. Lord Cui was the second most powerful being in the underworld after the Ten Kings of Hell. He was someone that these little ghost messengers looked up to. How could he be waiting for them?

But instead of being happy, the two were filled with anxiety, not knowing what had happened.

The two followed the Soul-Catching General to the Judge's Hall. After entering, they found that there was not only Judge Cui here, but also a woman wearing the robe of a fifth-rank immortal official.

The woman was sitting on the right side of the hall and glanced over when the two men entered the hall.

Ghost Messenger Hou and Ghost Messenger Liu didn't dare to look any further. They lowered their heads as they entered the hall. When they reached the center of the hall, they heard General Gouhun announce, "Your Excellency Cui, Ghost Messenger Hou and Ghost Messenger Liu have arrived."

At this time, Ghost Officer Hou and Ghost Officer Liu immediately bowed and said, "Ghost Officer Hou (Ghost Officer Liu) greets the Lord of the Mansion."

Judge Cui's gaze fell on Ghost Officers Liu and Hou, then he said with a smile, "Stand up."

"Thank you, Lord." The two men stood up to express their gratitude, then stood there respectfully and motionlessly.

Seeing the two men so embarrassed, Judge Cui smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, you two. It's a good thing that I called you here today."

The two were slightly surprised when they heard this. Good news? What good things could there be in the underworld?

Judge Cui then pointed to the woman to one side and said, "This is Fellow Daoist Lin Jing, the messenger from the Ghost Immortal Academy of the Taixuan Division."

Ghost Messengers Hou and Liu quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Lord God."

Lin Jing smiled slightly and said, "No need to be so polite, my two ghost messengers. I have been ordered to come here to deliver the imperial edict. I wonder if you two ghost messengers are ready to accept the edict now?"

Ghost Messengers Hou and Liu were still a little hesitant. Why would the Ghost Immortal Academy send an imperial decree to two little ghost messengers? Could it be a mistake?

The two hesitated for a moment, and then Ghost Messenger Liu asked again, "May I ask, Lord God, is this really an imperial edict for us?"

"Are you two the soul-catching ghost messengers from Yangxia County?" Lin Jing asked.

The two nodded.

Lin Jing smiled and said, "If that's the case, then it's correct. Accept the decree."

Hearing Lin Jing say this, the two of them, although full of doubts, still bowed and accepted the imperial edict.

"The underworld has sent two ghost officers, Hou and Liu, from Yangxia County, to bring souls back to the underworld. They have been diligent in their work, upholding integrity and protecting the laws of the underworld for two hundred years, and have made outstanding contributions. We hereby promote Ghost Officer Hou to the rank of Qingshan Mountain God of Huanzhou, and Ghost Officer Liu to the rank of Huanshan Mountain God of Huanzhou, both of whom have been appointed as Sixth-Rank Gods. The imperial edict has arrived, and they are to assume their posts as soon as possible. This is an imperial decree from the Ghost Immortal Academy of the Taixuan Bureau."

When Lin Jing read out the imperial edict, Ghost Messenger Liu and Ghost Messenger Hou were immediately shocked.

What? Mountain God? So he was promoted to Mountain God?

They are ninth-rank ghost officials, how come they suddenly jumped three levels and became sixth-rank mountain gods?

Not only the two of them, but even Lord Cui and General Gouhun were greatly surprised when they learned about this. Jumping three levels in a row had never happened in the underworld.

When Ghost Messengers Hou and Liu received the imperial edict in a daze, Lin Jing looked at them and couldn't help but smile and asked, "Someone recommended you two to the Ghost Immortal Academy's Master, Jiu Ling Zhenren, so the Master promoted you two over the rank. But as for who recommended you, I'm just a messenger and don't know."

Judge Cui then asked, "Do you two know anyone in Heaven?"

"No," Ghost Messenger Liu said bewilderedly, "We're just two small ghost messengers. How could we know the gods in heaven?"

The Soul-Snatching General reminded him, "Maybe they met when you were seducing souls in the mortal world?"

Ghost Officer Hou and Ghost Officer Liu were still bewildered. They only heard Ghost Officer Hou say, "We only know the former Yangxia County Land God. Besides, he was transferred to Northern Juluzhou to be a mountain god a long time ago. He is not a high god in heaven."

"Oh?" Judge Cui was struck by this and asked, "What's the name of this former Yangxia County land god you're talking about?"

The ghost messenger said, "His name is Fang Jian. When he was the land god of Yangxia County, he often invited the two of us to the land temple to drink...tea!"

"Fang Jian!" Upon hearing the name, Judge Cui stood up from his seat.

Lin Jing was also looking at the two timid ghost officials in front of her with a look of shock. It was really hard to imagine that these two little ghost officials actually knew Fang Jian!

"Master Hongqing Fang Jian?" General Gouhun was also extremely shocked. At this moment, his eyes changed when he looked at Ghost Messengers Hou and Liu.

At this time, Judge Cui came down and said, "Friend Lin, could you wait a moment before taking them to their posts?"

"Oh?" Lin Jing came back to her senses from her shock and looked at Judge Cui.

Judge Cui smiled and said, "They are, after all, the ghost messengers of my underworld. Today they are leaving for a higher position, so we must give them a farewell banquet."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jing smiled faintly and said, "Yes, Lord Cui wishes this, and I dare not disobey."

So, Judge Cui immediately set up a banquet in the underworld and invited judges from various halls, the Ten Ghost Kings, Ghost Kings and other famous underworld officials to see off Ghost Messenger Liu and Ghost Messenger Hou.

During the banquet, all the important figures who used to bow respectfully when they saw them, now came forward with their glasses raised to toast. This made Ghost Messenger Liu and Ghost Messenger Hou flattered. While they responded cautiously, they felt as if they were dreaming, and a beautiful dream at that.