"Adults probably have very little contact with their superiors. Superiors prefer to use landlines. First, voice messages are transmitted through fixed lines, which is more secure than mobile phones. Second, it's convenient for checking up on subordinates. If you call a subordinate's mobile phone, even if the subordinate isn't at their post, you can still say that you are."
“Unless there’s video surveillance, how would the leaders know if it’s real or fake? But a phone call is different; it’s fixed to the post. If you answer, you’re on duty; if you don’t answer, it’s definitely because you’re away from your post. Also, the Underworld District is usually located in the most remote and isolated areas on the very edge of a larger region…”
"The cell phone signal isn't very strong. Actually, our Director Yang tried calling General Manager Yao from the construction office, but no one answered..."
After listening to the female ghost's explanation, Wang Yao still had some questions. Just as he was about to ask more, he suddenly realized that whether Gu Qi used a cell phone, a landline, or a magic artifact, and whether ghosts in the underworld communicated with each other by phone or by calling out, had nothing to do with him.
The most urgent thing right now is to send Hui Shuo out of the underworld through the Death Path ahead. But now it seems that some kind of corpse energy has appeared ahead, which makes even ghosts tremble. So figuring out what the corpse energy is and sending Hui Shuo away as soon as possible is the most important thing.
"What exactly is this corpse energy you're talking about?" Once Wang Yao understood the priorities, he stopped worrying about other irrelevant details and asked the female ghost directly.
"Corpse aura is terrifying. It usually occurs when a ghost suffers from a terrible disease called corpse aura syndrome, which causes the yin energy in its body to transform into corpse aura. Corpse aura syndrome is contagious through corpse aura. Once a ghost is infected with corpse aura syndrome, its body will initially become extremely weak, and it will feel as if its ghostly body is about to dissipate. This is mild corpse aura syndrome."
"But when it develops to the middle stage, the ghost transforms into a vengeful ghost or evil spirit that is delirious and hungry, wanting only to slaughter all living things. Once it enters the severe stage, the ghost will fall into a deep sleep, and its entire ghost body will gradually turn into corpse energy in the sleep and disappear from then on, never to be reincarnated again."
The female ghost, pale-faced and still shaken, explained to Wang Yao.
"The most terrifying thing is that this disease directly targets Yin energy, and it is incurable in the underworld. Moreover, it is transmitted through the air and spreads extremely quickly. Once infected, it is almost impossible to recover from mild to moderate, and moderate to severe."
When Wang Yao heard the female ghost describe the corpse energy as so terrifying, he thought to himself that this was the so-called "brine curdling tofu," meaning that everything has its counter. He figured that every realm had its own troubles that it couldn't solve.
However, what is incurable in this realm is nothing to creatures from other realms. And what threat is corpse energy to him and Hui Shuo? A few verses and a tap of the awakening talisman would solve the problem. But... something's not right? Wang Yao frowned and looked at the female ghost again.
"But what would happen if humans were to come into contact with the aura of corpses?" Wang Yao asked.
"Humans are not in much danger. Although they lose their minds after being tainted by the corpse energy, it can be transformed back into yin energy after death, so it won't prevent them from entering the underworld," the female ghost said.
When Wang Yao heard her first sentence, "Humans are not in any serious danger," he breathed a sigh of relief. But as he listened further, he was dumbfounded. The difference between the worldview of humans and ghosts was indeed too great. For ghosts, as long as they could enter the underworld, it was not a big deal.
But for humans, this kind of fatal illness is far from harmless; it's downright dangerous. He composed himself and pondered to himself that since there was corpse energy ahead, it wouldn't be appropriate to send the ghosts along. He decided to go and check it out himself with Hui Shuo.
After all, both he and Hui Shuo had their own methods and were not afraid of being tainted by the corpse energy. Moreover, since this corpse energy was also harmful to humans, he might as well investigate and see if the corpse energy could possibly reach the human world.
If so, he would have to ask Ma Gu and the others for a solution to completely seal off the two realms. He also suspected that this matter might be related to the Shengshi Fanhua Hotel in Zhidu, since Wang Yao had also sensed the presence of corpse energy in the hotel's underground.
Furthermore, could Mr. Qiu's ghoul disease have been caused by exposure to corpse energy? This matter needs to be thoroughly investigated before we can have peace of mind.
"You are all here..." Wang Yao made up his mind and was about to tell the ghosts loudly when suddenly a chill swept by. Before Wang Yao could feel anything, he saw hundreds of ghosts standing at the front of the line shiver in unison.
"Corpse aura!" The ghosts suddenly howled, surrounding Hui Shuo and turning to run back the way they came.
"What the hell? Why are you running? It's not like I can't cure them!" Wang Yao sighed helplessly when he saw the ghosts' panicked expressions.
He understood in his heart, but he couldn't blame these ghosts for their panic. Just like when people see someone firing a gun in the street, they would definitely run away in a panic.
Even if you tell him not to be afraid, that you have a miracle cure that can save someone even if their head is shattered by a bullet, even if that's true and everyone knows it, people will still instinctively hide whenever they hear gunshots.
Just as Wang Yao himself said, seeking advantage and avoiding harm is a physiological instinct for all living beings. You can't expect them not to run away. The fact that these ghosts could take Hui Shuo with them when they escaped is already a testament to their true love. But...
Wang Yao was astonished to find that although the female ghost beside him was also trembling with fear, she stood there without moving. Was she scared out of her wits or something?
"Hey? Why aren't you running away?" Wang Yao asked curiously, noticing that the female ghost's eyes were still quite lively.
"M-Master, you are not afraid of the corpse's aura. Following you will be safe and sound," the female ghost stammered.
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