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Zhao Youcai had thought of going to find You Shu again in a few days, so that he could inquire about why the other party was summoned to the palace. But as soon as You Shu left with his front foot, Zhao Youcai fainted with his back foot.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on an endless road with thorns and flowers on both sides, surrounded by a bustling and hurried crowd.

He tried to stand up, but found himself wearing heavy chains and shackles on his neck and limbs, so he could only kick his legs with difficulty like a dying animal.

Someone noticed his strange appearance and whispered, “Ah, what kind of evil did this person do before he died? He is still wearing chains and shackles after arriving at the Huangquan Road. How would he walk to the gate of hell?”

“If you can’t get there, you’ll die on the road.” Someone next to him answered.

Huangquan Road, Gate of Hell? Only then did Zhao Youcai realize that he had actually died and came to the underworld, and he couldn’t help but become anxious. He struggled in vain twice, trying to attract the attention of passers-by, but everyone was in a hurry to reincarnate, and no one was willing to lend a helping hand. Several dead souls kicked him hard because they thought he was blocking the way.

Even if a person dies, their soul can still feel the pain, otherwise the various tortures in the eighteen levels of hell would be meaningless. Zhao Youcai was in unbearable pain after being kicked in the abdomen and groaned intermittently.  

Suddenly, several ghost guards passed by with an extremely fierce ghost in their custody, and they were shocked when they saw him, “What crime did this man commit? How could he be wearing the soul-suppressing lock of Lord Yama?”

“What is the soul-suppressing lock?” The fierce ghost, who was also wearing a torture instrument, asked curiously.

“The soul-suppressing lock adds one pound each day. If there is no key to open it, even if you become a dead soul, you will still be crushed to death.” The ghost guard explained.

Zhao Youcai never expected that he would suffer even after death. He used the last ounce of his strength to ask, “Can ghosts also die?”

The ghost guards laughed for a while and sneered, “Ghosts naturally die too. A ghost’s death is a matter of fate, and one must go to the prison of the underworld. Although the eighteen levels of hell is terrifying, it is nothing compared to the prison of the underworld. There are fires of karma and pools of blood everywhere, but forget about reincarnation, let alone escape. With your appearance, you can’t even reach the gate of the underworld. Just wait for the demon of the prison of the underworld to collect you first. Let’s go.”

The ghost guards gradually dispersed, and you could still hear their gloating laughter from afar. Zhao Youcai, who originally thought he would be liberated by death, finally realized that death is the real beginning. If he couldn’t find a way to remove the soul-suppressing lock, he would have to endure this pain for eternity.

No, I need to go back and find Zhao Youshu. I can’t die, I can’t become a ghost! Zhao Youcai didn’t know where the strength came from, but he stood up straight. His head felt dizzy, his eyes were shining with stars, and he somehow returned to the mortal world. He found himself still lying on the smelly mat, surrounded by his parents and a group of servants, crying bitterly.

“Go find Zhao Youshu, hurry up!” After walking through the gates of hell, he finally figured it out and felt that his life was more valuable. Moreover, even if there is no family property and official position, the money can be earned back in three to five years by plundering the officials who come to report on their duties. By then, he would have plenty of ways to deal with Zhao Youshu.

“Son, aren’t you dead?” The second master and second wife were shocked beyond words, while the servants fled in all directions, shouting that it was a ghost.

“I went to the gate of hell and came back. Do you know what we are wearing around our necks? This is the soul-suppressing lock of the King of Hell, and even if we die, we won’t be able to take it off. It will still gain one pound every day and crush us to death. Ghosts also die and suffer forever, without having a chance to be reincarnated! Father, mother, besides that, we won’t even be able to die!” He looked pale, trembling like chaff.

It’s strange to think that their son died and came back to life again, let alone say these words without reason, which shows that something must have happened. The second master and his wife, who had long been frightened by the King of Hell for a long time, hugged each other and cried loudly. 

Zhao Youcai was too lazy to comfort them and ordered the steward to take all his property and go to Zhao Youshu’s house. He thought he would be rejected again, but unexpectedly, after only waiting for half a quarter of an hour, a rickety old man came to lead the way.

Zhao Youcai lay on a soft chair, carried in by four servants. As soon as he crossed the threshold, he was suddenly shaken and almost fell. The shackles on his body are only aimed at the soul, and are invisible and weightless to others. In addition, he has lost weight rapidly and his body is as light as cotton, so this accident shouldn’t have happened.

He couldn’t restrain his anger and cursed, “You can’t even lift a person, so what’s the use of you? What do you do on weekdays, eat shit?”

The butler also stumbled, and finally managed to stabilise his figure before whispering in his ear, “No, young master, look at the old man in front, he has no heels or shadow, he is floating!”

Zhao Youcai took a closer look and almost lost his mind. He saw the old man walking slowly, with the back half of his shoes empty, dragging directly on the ground. Under the light of the lantern, everyone had a long shadow, but nothing could be seen behind him.

This is clearly…clearly a ghost! Zhao Youcai finally remembered that this place was a famous haunted house in the Dayong Kingdom, where seventeen or eighteen residents have died so far. Zhao Youshu is really evil! Not only did Lord Yama personally help him with his grievances, but there are also ghosts here who served him as servants. Where did this Zhao Youshu come from?

Zhao Youcai, who was already depressed, became even more silent now. He gathered the heavy quilt around him and didn’t dare to speak. The servants who were carrying him also felt weak in their legs and feet. They wished they could just throw away their master and flee. 

After finally walking to the main courtyard and seeing the brightly lit front hall, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if they survived a disaster.

“The master is inside, you can go in alone.” The old man shook the lantern in his hand and slowly floated away.

The steward of Zhao Mansion nodded and bowed as he bid farewell to the other party, while silently reciting “Amitabha” in his heart. The group entered the front hall and saw You Shu sitting upright, holding a semi-transparent glass jar filled with beetles of various colours, looking very eerie. A few servant girls came and went to serve tea, while a few floating servants placed tables and chairs, with no heels or shadows behind them.

Ghosts, the whole house is full of ghosts! The three members of the second house, together with the servants they brought with them, are now so frightened that they are on the verge of collapse. Only the steward remained somewhat clear-headed, and after carefully examining the young master’s legs and figure, he breathed a sigh of relief. 

However, soon his heart hung high again. A living person living in a mansion full of ghosts and monsters, yet unharmed and relaxed, doesn’t it mean that the other person is more terrifying than the ghosts and monsters? It seems that there is really no room for manoeuvre in the matter of family property.

Not only the housekeeper thought of this, but Zhao Youcai and his parents also realised this. They gave up struggling and took out the house deeds and land deeds, explained them clearly one by one, saying that they would move out of the old house as soon as possible.

“Dear nephew, we have returned all of the property. Can you now write us a reconciliation letter?” The second master looked anxious.

“A reconciliation letter can be written for you, but it must be exchanged with a confession letter. Please elaborate on how you embezzled the property of the big house and persecuted ‘Zhao Youshu’ back then. If there are any inaccuracies, you should take back these things. As you can see, I am doing very well now, and it doesn’t matter if I have these properties.” You Shu waved his hands lightly.

You Shu has found his master now. If he wants to keep getting promoted, he needs to pay special attention to his reputation.  What if he wrote a letter of reconciliation, but the second master’s family says back that he wanted to harm his relatives and robbed their family property, wouldn’t it be unjust? Having a confession letter can save a lot of trouble. Besides, the death of “Zhao Youshu” was his own fault, and it had nothing to do with the second house, so there is no need for You Shu to bother with these people too much.

Upon hearing the last sentence, Zhao Youcai, who was already ready to get angry, instantly collapsed like a deflated balloon. You Shu’s concerns are not wrong. He was indeed planning to sue him through the clan elders after the incident, take back the family property, and also ruin You Shu’s reputation and career. However, once he writes a confession letter, all his calculations would come to nothing.

After gritting his teeth and considering for a moment, he nodded, “Bring me a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and I’ll write.” As long as there are green hills, you don’t have to worry about running out of firewood(where there is life, there’s hope).

As soon as You Shu raised his hand, a maid floated in and neatly arranged the four treasures of the study one by one. Zhao Youcai wrote a confession and gave it to You Shu for inspection.  

After reading it, You Shu asked him to correct two slightly ambiguous places based on the memory of “Zhao Youshu”. He was not satisfied until the evil deeds of the second house were completely exposed. The three of them pressed their fingerprints and selected three servants as witnesses.

After everything was taken care of, he took over the property and keys, and ordered the ancestor to see off the guests. However, he did not move back the next day. Instead, he spent money to buy the ghost house and continued to live there.  It’s for no other reason, just because this place was clean enough.

After getting the reconciliation letter, the second master’s family immediately burned it. They waited anxiously for half a quarter of an hour before they felt the weight on their shoulders slowly disappearing, and they couldn’t help but cry with joy. 

With their lives out of danger, their anger also came up, and they were ready to hang around in the house. Unexpectedly, You Shu actually sent dozens of fierce ghosts to take over the house. There were dark winds and miserable howling sounds in the house, which was really frightening.

Evil people have their own troubles, and they have no choice but to pack up their belongings and move out in despair. The second wife had hidden many silver bills on her body. As soon as she walked out of the Zhao mansion gate, her clothes were inexplicably pulled open, her belt also fell off, and she stood almost naked on the street, surrounded by onlookers. 

She was so ashamed and angry that she wished she could find a hole to drill in. Fortunately, the maid reacted quickly and found a cloak from the package to put on for her, which alleviated her predicament.

The second master and Zhao Youcai were so embarrassed that they quickly pulled the second wife into the carriage and ran away without realising that the silver bills they had stolen had already fallen to the ground. They drifted back to the Zhao mansion in the dark wind and automatically fell into the money box. Pedestrians were passing by on the road, but no one noticed this eerie scene.

The second master and his family found a vacant mansion and planned to rent it temporarily, only to realise that the silver banknotes were gone, leaving only two copper coins and a few boxes of clothes, just like when they came to Zhao’s house.  

When the landlord saw them standing there without taking out the money for a long time, he immediately drove them away. In desperation, the three of them had to sell two maids to raise enough money to stay at the inn.

“It’s okay. Even without the silver, I still have an official position and can earn seventy or eighty thousand taels in less than a year. By then, we will buy another house, which will be bigger and more magnificent than Zhao’s mansion.” Zhao Youcai said confidently.

However, he soon realised that there was no room for him to turn over in this life, and the culprit was still You Shu.

Zhao Youshu unexpectedly sued Lord Liu and asked the emperor to thoroughly investigate the buying and selling of official positions in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Anyone who obtained an official position through a bribe would be summoned to the Ministry of Civil Affairs for investigation. 

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