Chapter 39: The 39th day of quitting the Ghost Guild.
Sang Qiqi expressed deep regret over Jingyu's rejection of her and firmly believed that he had no investment vision.
No wonder a haunted house with real ghosts would look so desolate, it’s not unfair at all.
Stuffing the ugly golden statue back into the brocade pouch, Sang Qiqi stood up to leave. But before she left, out of a friendly gesture of colleaguely affection, she offered a couple of words of advice: "Although your skills at slapping ghosts are impressive, you still need to practice more. Constantly getting beaten up by customers will easily diminish your impressive image in Xiaobai's mind."
Jingyu: "..."
With a messy face, Jingyu thought expressionlessly -
What image does he have in Bai Yingxin's eyes? Isn't he just a weakling?
If I had known that Bai Yingxin liked macho men, I would have found a macho body.
Ignoring Jingyu's whimsical thoughts, Boss Sang returned to his funeral service, humming a cheerful tune. Seeing that business was slow, he opened Li Zi's livestream as usual.
After the Wu Wentao incident, Sang Qiqi's followers surpassed 300,000, all of whom were active. As soon as she started broadcasting, the number in the upper right corner skyrocketed, eventually settling at over 100,000, dramatically surpassing even the million-plus followers of other streamers who launched at the same time.
[Wow, the popularity is even higher than Yaya in the dance area. This fan base is too active.]
[It’s finally airing! I’ve been waiting for you for so long that the flowers have wilted!]
[If you had known being a funeral director would be so popular, you should have just opened a funeral home instead of becoming a celebrity/doge]
"Hurry up, hurry up, tell me how you knew Wu Wentao was such a wicked man! I've been thinking about this all day and can't figure it out. Is it true that you can read faces, as they say online?"
[Is it my imagination? I feel like anyone who goes against Sang Qiqi never ends up well. Zhong Jie does, Qiao Tianyi does, and so does Wu Haohua's family. /smile]
[First, someone reported Zhong Jie for murder and hiding a body, and then someone called the police to alert them to Wu Wentao's numerous evil deeds. I say, Sang Qiqi, please stop exaggerating.]
The dense barrage of comments filled Sang Qiqi's vision. She only saw the last one clearly and said modestly, "It's okay, it's just a small thing."
She didn't engage in banter with the audience; her mind was preoccupied with capitalizing on the explosive popularity of her funeral business. She quickly linked to her shared app and enthusiastically introduced her shop's paper products and urns. The number of orders today had nearly tripled compared to the previous two days, leaving Sang Qiqi feeling overwhelmed. She bluntly stated, "Those placing orders today or after today will have to wait two or three days. We'll aim to ship within 48 hours. If you need expedited delivery, please contact me first. If I can, I'll make it for you. If not, you'll get a refund."
Three hours into the livestream, the backstage messages exceeded three hundred. Sang Qiqi consolidated all the orders, then headed to the underworld, clutching her nose and carrying the orders, to find the ghosts who were helping with the paper-making.
A figure, resembling a scrap of paper, struggled to squeeze out from the densely packed storage room. Xiao Wu emerged from the gap, patted himself vigorously, and his flat body began to rapidly expand, eventually transforming into the appearance of a normal human.
When he saw Sang Qiqi, he didn't have time to complain about his busy work these days. He caught a glimpse of the thick stack of orders in Sang Qiqi's hand out of the corner of his eye. The smile that rose on his face subconsciously froze for two seconds and finally couldn't be maintained. It fell and turned into a bitter face. His eyes were full of resentment and his whole body was filled with the air of despair.
The voice was faint and filled with a sense of powerlessness: "Why are there so many orders? Are all humans rich? Why do they keep buying paper products for no reason? I haven't slept or eaten for two days and two nights. I haven't even had time to take Xiaohua for a walk!"
Sang Qiqi looked at his pitiful appearance and heard his complaints about not having time to walk the dog, and she felt guilty for a rare moment.
As her one-stop funeral service becomes more and more famous, there will definitely be more and more orders. Not only will Xiaowu be too busy to handle them, she will definitely be too busy to handle them either.
She stuffed the stack of orders and the fried chicken she had brought into Xiaowu's arms and said, "Put the orders aside for now. You can eat the fried chicken first. I'm going to talk to the boss about expanding your department's staff."
Sang Qiqi worked with alacrity, appearing at the gate of the First Hall in a flash. There were no demons to interrogate and judge in the First Hall at the moment. Calming music played throughout the hall, while the department head, Lin Yanluo, dozed off, his chin propped up. As Sang Qiqi approached, the head slowly straightened. Lin Yanluo opened his eyes, his gaze clear, and asked, "Why are you here again?"
Sensitively noticing the word 'again', Sang Qiqi glanced at him and asked, "Are you really not welcoming me?"
Lin Yanluo laughed in his heart, but smiled on the surface: "How could that be? You are the employee with the most development potential in our department."
The one with the greatest development potential = at the bottom of the list but with huge room for improvement.
Sang Qiqi rolled her eyes quietly, snorted in her heart, and didn't waste any more time talking to Lin Yanluo. She directly mentioned that her store and the ghost paper-making department needed more employees to solve the problem of too many orders.
"The paper-making department is easy to deal with. There are quite a lot of ghosts staying in the underworld right now. You can ask them if they want to work part-time. If not, there are some unemployed ghosts who can fill in. But it's hard to find employees for your store."
Sang Qiqi's eyes widened: "What's so hard about finding it? It's very easy to find."
Lin Yanluo said bluntly: "Please state your request."
Sang Qiqi counted on her fingers, breathing non-stop. "I don't have any requirements for men and women, but they must be good-looking. Ugly ghosts like those in the underworld are definitely not acceptable. It would affect my work efficiency and have a huge impact on the development of our underworld's funeral industry. Being eloquent is definitely a must, right? An i-ghost like Cui Jing wouldn't be acceptable. If he gets into an argument in the live broadcast room or in the store and can't even fart for a long time, wouldn't he be extremely aggrieved? And he has to get along with me, too. Otherwise, I won't like him. If he curses and fights in the store every day, it's not enough. He might also develop breast hyperplasia and irregular menstruation, which would cause great damage to my body and mind!"
Lin Yanluo wondered how a ghost like you could have any physical or mental problems, but he tried to maintain the demeanor of a superior and continued with a smile, "What exactly do you mean by 'co-ordination'?"
Sang Qiqi continued counting on her fingers: "I like cats and puppies, I like coriander, I like crispy peaches, I like snail noodles, I like salty rice dumplings..."
Before she finished her request, Lin Yanluo finally lost his patience and threw a black gavel at Sang Qiqi, interrupting her chatter.
Lin Yanluo: "You call it easy to find? Also, are you looking for an employee or a partner?"
Sang Qiqi: "...This is called like-minded, tacit understanding, a perfect match!"
What a perfect match! Lin Yanluo sneered twice, not wanting to see Sang Qiqi's face again. He pointed in the direction of the door and urged, "You, go back now, immediately, and develop your funeral business."
Sang Qiqi thought her request was actually okay, but she noticed her boss's impatience, curled her lips, and decided to obey. So as she walked out, she turned back and reminded him, "Then please help me save my jade."
Lin Yanluo rolled his eyes.
After exiting the First Hall, Sang Qiqi returned to the Little Ghost Paper Making Department and told Xiao Wu about Lin Yanluo's idea. She then patted his head to comfort him, "We can still process these orders once the boss has hired some employees. However, you must do a good job of the final review. We absolutely cannot produce inferior products. Otherwise, the image of our underworld will plummet. Do you understand?"
Xiaowu's eyes were originally dull, but when he heard that Lin Yanluo agreed to recruit employees, the light immediately returned to his eyes.
He nodded vigorously: "I understand."
Sang Qiqi also nodded in satisfaction: "Be good, I'll give you a raise and treat you to spicy hot pot!"
Having resolved the staff shortage issue and appeased the people, Sang Qiqi, feeling cheerful, planned a detour back to the funeral service. She stopped by the Styx River and noticed the stench had subsided considerably, suggesting the cleanup efforts were showing some success.
After going to Mengpo and ordering a cup of Mengpo soup, which looked like milk tea but was actually eight-treasure porridge, Sang Qiqi returned to Yitiaolong and noticed a person squatting at the door. She invited him in and let him shop, spending 1,888.
After seeing the guests off, it was really late, so Sang Qiqi pulled down the shutter door and continued to check the private messages about orders in the background.
At this glance, a slightly special message caught her eye.
Lemonade: Hello Qiqi, I am the head of the Ghost Guild. I would like to ask if you are interested in joining our guild. / Cute
Sang Qiqi: “?”
Growing up, she had only heard of game anchors and entertainment anchors joining guilds, but this was the first time she had heard of a funeral anchor joining a guild.
But obviously, the guild that could come up with the idea of bringing in a funeral host like Sang Qiqi is not an ordinary guild.
When Sang Qiqi asked, "Do you also want a funeral anchor?", Comrade Lemonade immediately said: Our guild is different from other guilds in Li Zi Live, and our anchors are also quite special. A funeral anchor like you is the most suitable!
Special, how special?
Sang Qiqi was curious, but before she could ask, the other party quickly shared the account homepages of several anchors in the guild.
Sang Qiqi took a closer look.
Good job.
A host of haunted house adventures, a Taoist priest from Liuyun Temple in Jiashan Prefecture, a professional corpse retriever, a forensic doctor, an astrologer, a Miaojiang witch, and more.
There is nothing Sang Qiqi can't see, only things she can't think of.
Out of curiosity, Sang Qiqi clicked on these accounts one by one.
The first account opened was that of a professional corpse retriever. The corpse retriever's homepage had his name and photo posted on it. His name was Cheng Heyi, and he was a very young-looking woman. She was wearing a diving suit, had neat short hair that reached her chin, cold eyebrows, and a beautiful red butterfly birthmark at the corner of her eye. She looked quite cool and handsome, like a big shot in the lesbian circle.
There were about ten videos on the homepage, each garnering a significant number of views and likes. Sang Qiqi casually clicked on the second video, happily eating potato chips while watching Cheng Heyi's daily work.
This time, Cheng Heyi was heading to a reservoir in the mountains. According to the client, she was trying to rescue a 13-year-old boy named Zhang Lin. He had arranged to camp and barbecue with friends at the reservoir. While washing fruit near the reservoir, he slipped and died after struggling for a few seconds.
According to those who were traveling with him, the time from when they discovered Zhang Lin was drowning to when they ran to rescue him was no more than ten seconds.
But in just these ten seconds, Zhang Lin disappeared from the water.
The most surprising thing is that Zhang Lin can swim. He has been following his father in the river to fish since he was a child. He is the best swimmer in the group. So when Zhang Lin disappeared at first, everyone thought he was playing a joke on them. After all, under normal circumstances, it takes about 2-10 minutes for a person to die from drowning, and Zhang Lin's situation obviously does not conform to normal logic.
But as they shouted longer and longer and waited longer, everyone's faces became ugly.
This doesn't seem like a joke.
Zhang Lin really drowned!
Realizing this, everyone panicked, frantically calling parents for help and the police. Half an hour passed before the police sent rescuers to the reservoir for three days, but they still couldn't find Zhang Lin.
When they were at a loss, someone mentioned that Cheng Heyi from the Changxin Cheng family was a professional corpse retriever, so they ran to Changxin, thousands of miles away, to invite him.
Cheng Heyi briefly recounted what happened in the video before changing into professional equipment and going into the water.
The surface of the reservoir looked emerald green, but the water beneath was incredibly murky and terrifying. Cheng Heyi, carrying her camera, tossed and turned in the water until she was exhausted. She got up and went ashore, resting for a while before diving back in. After three such trips, she finally spotted a figure in the water.
Unfortunately, this figure was obscured by dense mosaics. Except for Cheng Heyi himself, viewers like Sang Qiqi could not see anything at all.
Only Cheng Heyi's explanation rang in his ears: "The body was swollen with water, no different from other drowning bodies. But the only thing that surprised me was that both of the body's feet were tightly entangled in the water plants. It took me a lot of effort to untangle the water plants. In addition, I found some bones near another piece of water plants. After taking them to the police for examination, they confirmed that they were also human bones."
Just a few words gave me goosebumps.
Sang Qiqi put her hands on her chin and thought. Thinking of what Cheng Heyi had said earlier about Zhang Lin disappearing from the water in ten seconds, she had a vague guess -
There might be a ghost in the water. Otherwise, a boy so skilled in swimming wouldn't be dragged under in ten seconds without any resistance. It's even more impossible to say there's something wrong with the water plants. Whose water plants are so tight and so strong that they can drag someone into the water and tie them up tightly?
She lowered her eyes and watched several other videos of Cheng Heyi one by one. She found that the other videos seemed very normal, just ordinary drowning deaths that required Cheng Heyi's help in salvaging.
So Sang Qiqi turned her attention to the homepage of Li Zi, the Taoist priest of Liuyun Temple in Jiashan Prefecture. She discovered that this host had a large number of videos, but each one was very short. Clicking on them, she realized that they were excerpts of his fortune-telling sessions. After randomly selecting two videos and watching the host's performance in the videos, Sang Qiqi could confirm that this guy was a genuine Taoist priest, and a genuine Taoist priest with some skills.
Moreover, the video with the highest number of views also came with a thank you note from the police.
It all started when a young woman in her twenties came to the microphone seeking help. She had just rented a new apartment, but strangely, she could hear a strange "tick-tick" sound every night, a sound a bit like water dripping onto the floor. She also kept smelling the faint stench of corpses, but she'd cleaned the house repeatedly but couldn't find the source.
The double stimulation of hearing and smell made the little girl unable to eat or sleep well every day, and her overall mental state declined rapidly.
Sang Qiqi watched her say aggrievedly during the live broadcast, "I originally wanted to escape the days of being a slave, return to the countryside, rent a small independent yard and recuperate. But after just a few days, I'm almost having a nervous breakdown."
The Taoist priest from Liuyun Temple finally went to the little girl's yard in person and found the corpse of an older man in the wall of the bedroom.
Afterwards, the police were dispatched and confirmed that it was a homicide.
When building this house, two cement workers had a conflict over money. During the scuffle, one of them hit his head and died on the spot. The other was terrified and chose to surrender or conceal the truth. He stuffed the dead worker into the wall.
At the end of the video, the Taoist priest muttered: "The ticking sound you hear and the foul smell you smell are the deceased asking you for help."
Sang Qiqi: “…”
No wonder netizens think she is a Taoist priest who can read faces.
It took so long because there is such a precedent.
Sang Qiqi sighed as she turned to another adventure streamer. This one was also quite interesting, frequently traveling to various locations filled with urban legends, including abandoned mental hospitals, hospitals, warehouses where people had died, and burned-down factories.
But what’s interesting is that this anchor’s luck is surprisingly ‘good’.
Sang Qiqi watched eight of his videos in a row and found that in each video he would encounter different ghosts in different places, and then start a crazy escape.
Interesting, very interesting!
Sang Qiqi spent nearly three hours watching all the videos of these anchors. When she came to her senses when there were no more videos to watch, she suddenly remembered that the person in charge named Lemonade was still waiting for her reply.
Seeing her long silence, the person in charge thought she was considering something, so he added information about his own guild: "Our guild has no requirements for live broadcast time, and you anchors don't need to share the money you earn with us." The original intention of establishing the guild was to hope that these relatively special industries could have a place to communicate, so that if everyone encounters difficulties in the future, they can help each other. / Cute
He also made an analogy: people like Yingjun can invite Taoist Mingxin to work together, which can not only give them courage, but also solve some incredible little troubles.
Yingjun refers to the adventure host Tang Yingjun who often encounters ghosts, and Taoist Mingxin is the Taoist priest of Liuyun Temple in Jiashan Prefecture.
Sang Qiqi seemed to be thinking about something, then understood and asked: So basically it’s just a name?
Lemonade was waiting for a reply until he dozed off twice. Suddenly, he heard a ding-dong notification sound and immediately woke up from his drowsy dream. He quickly tapped the keyboard to reply: Yes, yes, yes, you can live broadcast however you want, even if you only broadcast for one hour a month, our guild will not interfere!
That's good.
Moreover... just by looking at the videos on the homepages of these guild anchors, she can completely use these anchors to get rid of the ghosts that remain in the human world.
All of a sudden, a bunch of +5 points, +10 points, and +100 points appeared in front of Sang Qiqi's eyes.
It's all points, it's all money.
Without further hesitation, she immediately agreed to join the guild. Soon, Lemonade pulled her into a group chat with over a dozen people. Sang Qiqi opened the group chat member list and saw that they were all the streamers she had just seen. Each one clearly marked their identity and name, such as the corpse retriever - Cheng Heyi.
Sang Qiqi followed suit and changed her conspicuous ID from "Which bastard dares to impersonate me" to "Funeral Boss - Sang Qiqi".
As soon as she appeared, several people in the group chat came to welcome her.
Adventure Anchor - Tang Yingjun: Wow! It's Qiqi! Welcome! I bought a paper figurine from you, and the night I burned it, my grandfather came to me in a dream and asked me if I had become rich recently and how I could afford to burn it for him.
Jiashanfu Liuyun Temple-Mingxin: Welcome, I have watched Ms. Sang’s live broadcast and also followed Wu Wentao’s case. It is very interesting.
Corpse Retriever-Cheng Heyi: Welcome, the others are probably busy.
Adventure Anchor - Tang Yingjun: Yes, yes, Wen Ge and his team have a big case to solve recently. As a forensic pathologist, he's so busy that he even eats by staring at the corpse. Ah Chun is in seclusion researching a new Gu insect, saying she wants to use it on her relatives who are constantly urging her to get married. Chang Chang went to take pictures of the stars, probably observing the constellations right now.
Sang Qiqi was able to match all these names with their identities from Tang Yingjun's mouth.
She smiled and greeted them: Thank you everyone, I just watched your videos, they are all very interesting/thumbs up
First, she praised the content of several videos of Tang Yingjun and Taoist Mingxin in detail, and then turned her attention to Cheng Heyi. Sang Qiqi asked with bright eyes: Hello, Miss Cheng, I just watched your video of retrieving the body from the reservoir. Is there any follow-up? / Cute
Cheng Heyi had also watched Sang Qiqi's livestream. After all, Tang Yingjun, a member of their group, loved sharing his life, posting interesting short videos or posts to the group every day. Cheng Heyi was also very tolerant of him. She herself often dealt with the dead, and it was rare for her to encounter such a living person with such a living aura. This feeling was actually quite good.
With Tang Yingjun's enthusiastic recommendation and narration, Cheng Heyi learned that Sang Qiqi was originally a female star, and later became a funeral home owner, and there were some mysterious little stories.
Cheng Heyi had a vague guess in his mind, feeling that Sang Qiqi was a little unusual, probably similar to Mingxin.
Now, I was not surprised to see that she was interested in the only video on my homepage that had a weird and mysterious atmosphere.
She recalled the content of the video, thought for a while and asked: I went into the water several more times later and found the bones of no less than three people. Does that count?
Adventure Anchor - Tang Yingjun: Holy crap! Sister Cheng, how come you never told me about such a big thing?
Corpse Rescuer-Cheng Heyi: You didn’t ask.
Adventure Anchor - Tang Yingjun: Even if I didn't ask, you can still just treat it as gossip/crying
Anyway, there is no such thing as too much gossip.
Liuyun Temple in Jiashan Prefecture - Mingxin: Is there something wrong with this reservoir?
Body rescuer - Cheng Heyi: I don’t know, but another child fell in and died yesterday, and the rescue team still can’t find the person. I was just about to rush over to check the situation.
Sang Qiqi: “?!”
So sudden?
Jiashanfu Liuyun Temple - Mingxin: I'm not free these two days, otherwise I could go with you to see what's going on.
Seeing this, Sang Qiqi raised her hand without hesitation: Take me there, I want to go / cute
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