Midnight Bookstore

“Ladies, we have a guest.”

The old woman’s voice made Boss Zhou feel as if he was not in Hell but a brothel. The old woman kept talking about the chastity archway but when her true feelings were revealed, she still looked like a madam.

Of course, this was not the time to be emotional. The qipao women had already arrived. They walked very elegantly as if they were the most precious delicacies in the world, carrying an exquisite aura that could not be picked on.

However, Zhou Ze remembered that countless poisonous insects were crawling inside these women’s bodies. They could only be seen from afar and could not be touched.

“It is said that during the Qing dynasty after a woman committed suicide by jumping into the river to protect her husband, the deceased soul came to Hell and became a ghost errand worker. She enjoyed the incense in a temple worshiped by the locals in the Yang realm. After that, she was able to rise all the way to become a judge.”

“It is said that she would imprison the deceased souls who did not follow the rules of womanhood in her hands and refine them into puppets.”

“For some unknown reason, she died soon after that. However, a small part of the puppets that she left behind was preserved.”

“This old woman should be the servant girl of that female judge back then.”

Lawyer An took the time to give Zhou Ze a little background information.

He had been working in the Netherworld for a long time. Unlike Zhou Ze, who was a ghost errand boy, he had been working in the central government. He knew a little more about the secrets of gossip.

The women in cheongsam had already surrounded the place. The nine female ghosts stood by the side obediently and did not move.

“Boss, let’s find an opportunity to escape. As long as we leave this area and go to the Netherworld Road, they won’t dare to be so impudent. We can also find an opportunity to return to the Sun.”

Returning to the sun was the first element. When they thought about how their bodies were still in the wilderness, both Zhou Ze and Lawyer An were a little anxious.

If they had to blame, they would only blame that damned memorial arch for attracting everyone here.

“Eh… Ah… Ah…” He softly chanted. It was like a melodious tune of Huangmei, but it carried a kind of bewitching ability.

The joints of Lawyer An’s left hand emitted a pink mist that enveloped him. He did not help Zhou Ze. Despite his boss’ thousand flaws, his resistance to women was admirable!

Zhou Ze was not bewitched by these things. Instead, he stood back to back with Lawyer An and began to slowly move in one direction.

The distance between these women began to get closer and closer. It was as if a web had been woven. It enveloped the two of them.

“Boss, I’ll be in charge of covering, you’ll be in charge of charging!” When the constant counter-attack was thrown into chaos, Lawyer An directly shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lawyer An’s skeletal hand directly passed through. In an instant, the few women in cheongsam in front were directly repelled. The entire formation became much more relaxed.

Zhou Ze’s fingernails were as long as sickles, and he directly started charging. At this time, he couldn’t care less about cherishing the fairer sex. The sounds of delicate Chuan rang out one after another.

The two of them didn’t seem to be fighting. Instead, they were rolling around in a pile of makeup.

For some unknown reason, no matter how the two of them charged forward, it seemed like there was always a cheongsam woman blocking them. After charging forward for a long time, there was still no end in sight.

On the other end, the old woman holding the lantern was gently stroking the lantern. The faint light from the lantern that had subdued the nine female ghosts earlier was slowly condensing again.

Obviously, the old woman’s idea was to let the cheongsam women hold the others back first. She was waiting for the cooldown of her ultimate move.

“Boss, you have to control yourself!” Lawyer An drove the cheongsam woman in front of him away while he specifically instructed Zhou Ze.

He was worried that Zhou Ze would cheat and wake up the consciousness in his body. Right now, it was only a small fight. Once that person woke up, it would be like a tsunami swallowing a whale.

In reality, Lawyer An’s worries were completely unnecessary. Even Zhou Ze himself knew how powerful he was. In Hell, even if Zhou Ze knelt down and begged him, he wouldn’t dare to reply.

It was like this the last time someone came from the Bridge of Helplessness. This fellow said that he had eaten too much to digest the food. It was hard to say whether he had digested it well or not.

However, it was not a solution to continue pestering him. Once the old lady’s fight ended and the ghost fire was released, the taste would be very intoxicating.

“Come out!” Zhou Ze opened his palm. A long black snake floated out.

This was the original form of the Ghost Jade. At first, it had a baby-face, but now, it had turned into the form of a long snake.

It seemed to be quite useful in dealing with souls. As expected, Zhou Ze could sense the excitement of this thing after coming out. It was like an old lecher who had picked up a diamond king, Kazon and began to sip tea in high spirits.

For a time it shuttled back and forth between the women in the cheongsam, occasionally swallowing the poisonous insects that crawled out from the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose of the women in the cheongsam. It was extremely comfortable.

It was originally black. After a few rounds, it turned pink. It looked kind of cute.

Zhou Ze was worried that this guy might not be able to change back. ‘When I think of the tattoo on my palm turning from a black snake to a cute pink snake, I have a bad feeling in my heart.’

The effect was obvious. The cheongsam women’s speed suddenly slowed down. The airtight encirclement suddenly became much thinner.

“The underworld is orderly, the Law of Death is merciless. Break!”

“Ah Ah Ah Ah!!!” A wave of delicate screams sounded.

The cheongsam women’s encirclement was finally torn open by Lawyer An.

“Boss, let’s go!” Lawyer An took the lead and directly rushed out.

Zhou Ze also ran out and summoned the stinky snake back.

The stinky snake resisted. It had not enjoyed itself in a pile of cosmetics. However, under the threat of Zhou Ze’s extremely strict attitude, it turned into a pink halo and entered Zhou Ze’s palm.

While running, Boss Zhou took a look at his palm. He realized that the tattoo had turned pink. His mood suddenly became less beautiful.

The old woman holding the lantern at the side saw Lawyer An break the restraint with one move. She paused for a moment.

“Is it the Inspector of the Yin Department?”

The old woman hesitated. Although the Yin department couldn’t control every aspect of Hell, the Yin department was still the Yin department after all,

The patrol inspector was no longer a low-level civil servant like the Ghost Messenger. In a situation similar to when her master had been defeated a hundred years ago by a Yin department patrol inspector, she did not dare to offend him to the death.

If you offended one, you would involve a large number of people. The network of relationships in the Yin department’s bureaucratic system was extremely complicated.

“That’s not right. This patrol inspector has no official status in Hell, doesn’t wear official robes, and travels in embroidered robes at night?”

Immediately, the old woman thought of something wrong, ‘A patrol inspector? Why was he so sneaky? Perhaps his identity couldn’t be seen in the light at all?’

The old woman thought about it again and again. She originally didn’t intend to pursue the matter any further. Although she was very overbearing when she subdued the nine souls, she still had to target them. When it was time to settle things, she had to settle things.

This was Hell. If she died, she wouldn’t have another chance.

However, when she saw the bunch of women in cheongsam standing in front of her so crooked with their makeup ruined, her face revealed an extremely angry expression. “Damn it, they sucked away the essence energy from the puppet. Damn it, damn it, damn it!!!”

The women in cheongsam who had lost their essence energy walked like shriveled robots. They didn’t have any charm at all.

At that moment, the old woman took out a blue seal from her bosom and crushed it directly. This was a bit like the Yin priest’s “Beating the drum to cry for injustice”. The seal would be sent to the nearby Yin priest officials, acting as a beacon tower.

The old woman believed that there was an 80% chance that Lawyer An’s identity was problematic. Furthermore, the other party had stolen the spirit and energy from her puppet. There was no way to resolve this matter!

…

No matter how hard he ran in his soul state, he would not be out of breath. However, he would still feel exhausted. At first, Zhou Ze and Lawyer An ran all the way. Gradually, the two of them had no choice but to slow down.

“Boss, it’s a good thing that this place is not far from the road of the Netherworld. Once we reach the road of the Netherworld, we can return to the Sun.”

Lawyer An gathered his strength.

Zhou Ze nodded and continued to run.

This time, Boss Zhou could be considered to have experienced the scenery of Hell in depth. It was much better than the previous times where he would pass through three doors and never enter. However, the memories he left behind were not very good.

He made up his mind. Next time, he would definitely not continue to wander around Hell.

In front of him, there was a shabby pavilion. The pavilion was suspended above a patch of weeds.

When they passed by this pavilion Zhou Ze suddenly closed his eyes and moved his nose. He asked, “Old An, do you smell anything?”

Old An was also stunned for a moment. He said, “Eh? It’s sour. It’s quite fragrant.”

“It’s the smell of pickled vegetables.” Zhou Ze said affirmatively.

“Pickled vegetables, eh, pickled vegetables!!!”

Lawyer An felt as if he had been electrocuted. He immediately stopped and looked at the pavilion over there.

Zhou Ze also stopped and looked at Lawyer An with some confusion.

“Since you’re here, don’t hide anymore.” Lawyer An shouted with a gloomy face.

It was as if a curtain had been removed from the pavilion. Then, a table and a few chairs appeared in the originally empty pavilion.

A fair-skinned man wearing an official hat, a wide belt, and a pair of blue cloud boots sat at the table. On the table was a blue seal.

There was a small stove next to it. A small pot was placed on the stove. A tall girl dressed as a maid was squatting by the side, carefully observing the heat.

The fragrance of pickled vegetables came from here. The maid fanned herself towards the stove while constantly wiping her saliva. She was obviously a little impatient.

Then, she seemed to have noticed that the atmosphere was a little off. She turned her head and looked outside the pavilion. When she saw Zhou Ze, a look of fear instantly appeared on her face. She immediately stood up and pointed at Zhou Ze as she shouted, “Fourth Master, it’s him…”

“…” Zhou Ze.