218: You take six and I take four

Let them leave it to fate.

Only by surviving are they qualified to work themselves to the bone for him.

He is a Saint of the Demonic Sect, not a nanny.

Xu Sanyan gently shook his head, no longer paying attention to these matters. He looked up and saw a large group of ghosts wandering on the street not far away. They were living like normal people.

There were hawkers selling along the street, merchants opening their doors to welcome customers, and the common people busy with their own affairs.

If one ignored their eerie appearance and slightly dull expressions, it looked no different from an ordinary town.

His gaze shifted, and he also saw constables in black robes with long sabers at their waists patrolling the streets. Their intimidating Aura came rushing forth, and just one look told him that their strength was extraordinary.

While strolling on the street, Xu Sanyan quietly pondered. The most urgent task now was to find a reasonable way to obtain Soul Crystal to first maintain his Divine Soul from being damaged.

How should he obtain Soul Crystal?

Surely, he, a dignified Saint of the Demonic Sect, couldn't hawk along the street like those small vendors, could he?

Besides, he couldn't even steam buns.

At this moment, an older woman dressed as a madam stood in front of a attic on the street. With a stiff face, she forced out an eerie smile and stopped Xu Sanyan.

"Young Master, come on up and play. The girls have missed you terribly."

In the madam's lifeless soliciting, there was a hint of 'come or don't come, I don't care' casualness.

This might not be what she wanted; it was just that her stiff face could not make rich expressions.

Xu Sanyan looked up at the brothel in front of him. By the window on the second-story attic, a row of gorgeously dressed women leaned, their crimson eyes staring fixedly at him.

They didn't look like they wanted to "eat" him in that sense; rather, they looked like they wanted to eat him literally.

"This..."

How addicted would one have to be to get it up for this group of "beauties"?

"May I ask, is business good here?"

Xu Sanyan stared at the vegetable leaf in the madam's teeth, wanting to reach out and pick it out for her.

The madam was startled, sized him up for a moment, and slowly spoke, "We only accept girls here."

Xu Sanyan's mouth twitched wildly. What did she mean? Did she think he was here for an interview?

"I'll come back when I have money,"

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and turned to ask, "By the way, do you know where I can earn some money?"

If Xu Sanyan wanted to quickly understand the specific situation of this Secret Realm, starting with the currency system was undoubtedly the quickest way.

The madam pointed to the end of the street, "There's an agency there. They also help people find jobs. You can go and take a look."

"Thank you." Xu Sanyan cupped his hands and left.

"Young Master, when you earn money, remember to come and play..."

"Certainly."

...

"Alas, life is not easy. Female ghosts selling themselves are all unfortunate souls..."

Xu Sanyan recalled the female ghosts, each with different death appearances, and couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

Actually, if he had abundant Soul Crystal, he would quite like to taste different flavors...

"Brother, I'm so hungry..." The girl whispered, swallowing as she looked at the ghosts wandering on the street.

Xu Sanyan comforted her, "Brother will buy you delicious food when he earns money."

"Oh..." The girl was actually quite well-behaved.

A small flag was stuck in front of the agency's door. Xu Sanyan looked around and confirmed it was the right place, so he stepped inside.

An old ghost behind the counter stared blankly at him, not speaking.

"Excuse me, is this the agency?" Xu Sanyan looked around. There was only the old ghost in the room.

"Ah, yes."

"I heard you can introduce jobs here?"

"Ah, right."

"Then could you briefly explain?"

"Ah, okay."

The old ghost, looking dazed, threw a booklet out from the counter, then stopped speaking and continued to stare blankly at him.

Xu Sanyan frowned. Why did this old fellow seem not very bright?

Never mind him, he opened the booklet first.

"Pretend to be a prisoner, three catties of Soul Spirit a day."

Xu Sanyan's eyes immediately lit up. Three catties a day?

"May I ask, Old Gentleman, what does 'pretend to be a prisoner' mean?"

"It means taking the blame. After signing and fingerprinting, you'll be arrested by the constables and thrown into prison."

Xu Sanyan was puzzled, "Then can I get out?"

"Are you stupid? How can you get out after being thrown into prison?"

Although the old ghost's voice had no fluctuations, Xu Sanyan seemed to hear him mocking him.

"Then what do I need Soul Spirit for?"

The old ghost thought for a moment, "Yes, but the Soul Spirit won't be given to you anyway."

"Then to you?" Xu Sanyan raised an eyebrow.

The old ghost nodded as a matter of course, "That's right, what do you need Soul Spirit for if you can't get out?"

That makes so much sense...

Xu Sanyan had nothing to retort, he could only roll his eyes inwardly. This wasn't 'pretending to be a prisoner'; this was being a real prisoner!

He continued to flip through.

"Gravekeeping, one catty of Soul Spirit per night. Responsible for suppressing the ghosts in the mass grave outside the city."

"What is the strength of the ghosts in the mass grave?" Xu Sanyan looked up and asked.

The old ghost looked at him, then quietly shifted his gaze.

Although he didn't say a word, Xu Sanyan felt that he had been underestimated.

Next page,

"Night patrol, eight liang of Soul Spirit per night. Two people per group, responsible for the curfew."

"This..." Xu Sanyan pointed at the booklet and looked at the old ghost.

"Night watchman." The old ghost was concise.

"Can I do it?"

The old ghost didn't answer, instead asking, "Are you fast?"

"So-so."

"Then you can do it."

"So... it's not very safe here at night?" Xu Sanyan asked tentatively, he was eager to know more information.

The old ghost sighed, "There are always some people who don't follow the right Dao when they are alive, and still don't follow the right Dao after they die."

Xu Sanyan narrowed his eyes, "You know you're a ghost?"

The old ghost looked at him as if he were an idiot, "Are you out of your mind?"

"Then you see me as..."

"A human."

"You're not surprised?"

"What's there to be surprised about? People come here every day, we're used to it by now, but..."

The old ghost hesitated, Xu Sanyan pressed, "But what?"

"Someone as weak as you, this is the first time I've seen..."

Xu Sanyan, "?"

From his words, two pieces of information could be extracted: First, the trial participants who had come here before were all at least Soul Refinement Realm Cultivators.

Second, the old ghost said, "people come here every day," but the Secret Realm only opens once every fifty years. Therefore, when these trial participants were not here, the Secret Realm was likely static.

Only when the trial began did they regain consciousness. Each time they saw a trial participant, for them, only one day had passed, but they themselves did not know it.

Xu Sanyan sorted out the relationship and then flipped through the booklet. The other jobs were either too dangerous or offered too little Soul Spirit. After comparing them, only the night watchman job was the most suitable.

So, without hesitation, he looked up at the old ghost, "I want to try this."

"Okay, report to the yamen tonight, and come here to collect your wages after dawn tomorrow." The old ghost snatched the booklet and put it away, no longer bothering with him.

Xu Sanyan walked to the door and turned back to ask, "Old Gentleman, if I bring people 'voluntarily' to pretend to be prisoners, then the three catties of Soul Spirit..."

For the first time, a smile appeared on the old ghost's wrinkled face. He held up six fingers.

"You get six, I get four, but I only accept people who come 'voluntarily'."

He deliberately emphasized the word 'voluntarily'.

"Heh heh..."

The old and young looked at each other and smiled. Xu Sanyan turned and left.