“Just put the file on the empty spot on the desk. I’ll handle it later.”
Hong Lingyan didn’t look up, fully focused on the documents in her hands.
Occasionally, she glanced at the computer screen, her fingers tapping out countless words before returning to the paperwork—never once turning her gaze to Ling Xiaoyou.
Sister Ling looks really busy. What on earth happened?
Ling Xiaoyou thought curiously.
“What’s wrong? Is there something else… Xiaoyou?”
Perhaps not hearing the sound of the file being placed down, Hong Lingyan finally looked up.
Only then did she notice the visitor wasn’t her secretary, but Ling Xiaoyou.
“Eh heh, am I bothering you, Sister Ling?”
Ling Xiaoyou scratched her head awkwardly, giving a silly smile.
“It’s fine. Not really a bother.”
Hong Lingyan put down the document, staring at Ling Xiaoyou for a while, making the latter feel strangely uneasy.
“Did you have fun outside?”
After a moment, Hong Lingyan smiled slightly, looking at Ling Xiaoyou.
“Fun… Eh, how did you know, Sister Ling…”
Ling Xiaoyou answered instinctively, then realized something and looked at Hong Lingyan in surprise, not expecting her to know she slacked off at work last night.
But it wasn’t really playing, was it?
She went to eliminate evil!
Probably… so it doesn’t count as slacking off?
Ling Xiaoyou thought guiltily, then heard Hong Lingyan’s voice:
“Since you didn’t come back for such a long time, I could more or less guess.”
“Oh…”
Ling Xiaoyou scratched her little head, then, as if to change the topic and satisfy her own curiosity, she looked at the mountain of files on Hong Lingyan’s desk and asked,
“By the way, Sister Ling, what are you so busy with?”
“Why did everyone in the department suddenly get so busy?”
“Sigh, what else could it be.”
Hearing Ling Xiaoyou’s curious words, Hong Lingyan sighed helplessly.
“That Southern King who guards the south suddenly decided to lead an army to invade Hell, and their logistics became a mess—supplies stacked everywhere, Grievance Points getting absorbed randomly.”
“Before the attack even began, their logistics almost collapsed. In the end, they had to turn to us, since we’re the experts in this field.”
“I see.”
Ling Xiaoyou nodded in understanding.
She’d heard about this before, but didn’t expect it to involve the Ghostly Grievance Department now.
But it was normal—Grievance Points were a major source of power for Spirits, much like sunlight for humans. You could have less, but never none.
So at times like this, the Ghostly Grievance Department was always busy.
This time, their responsibility just expanded from Grievance Points logistics to all logistics.
Hmm… although the workload probably increased several times.
“Have the slots for the Xuantian Martial Tournament in the department been filled?”
“Oh, right, Sister Ling.”
Ling Xiaoyou quickly moved past the topic, looking at Hong Lingyan.
“Speaking of which, did anyone tell you about the Xuantian Martial Tournament slots?”
“Xuantian Martial Tournament slots?”
Hong Lingyan froze, then slapped her forehead in realization.
She’d been so busy these days she forgot.
But judging from this, is Xiaoyou planning to participate in the Xuantian Martial Tournament?
Hong Lingyan thought, then asked Ling Xiaoyou,
“Xiaoyou, are you planning to enter the Xuantian Martial Tournament?”
“Mm.”
Ling Xiaoyou nodded her little head.
“Then that’s perfect.”
Saying so, Hong Lingyan opened the desk drawer, took out a form, and placed it in front of Ling Xiaoyou.
“Just sign here.”
Ling Xiaoyou followed the instructions.
After signing, she looked at the document, feeling like this registration form had been prepared long ago.
But she didn’t ask—maybe Sister Ling was just prepared in advance.
She handed the form back to Hong Lingyan, who checked the signature, nodded, and put it away.
“Since you’ve decided to participate, make sure you give it your all, Xiaoyou. I’ll come watch your matches.”
“Eh?”
Ling Xiaoyou froze, then scratched her cheek.
“Alright, but if I don’t do well, Sister Ling, don’t laugh at me.”
“It’s fine. If things go badly, I’ll help you with strategies!”
Hong Lingyan patted her bouncy, round fruit, speaking confidently.
“If you can’t win, then we’ll use underhanded tactics! I’m sure you’ll make it!”
“Ah… I don’t think it’ll come to that…”
Ling Xiaoyou laughed awkwardly, then waved her hand.
“Then I’ll stop bothering you, Sister Ling.”
With that, as if afraid Hong Lingyan would say something shocking, Ling Xiaoyou dashed out of the office.
“This kid’s always in a hurry. I didn’t even get to share some of my old battle tactics.”
Hong Lingyan shook her head, returning to her mountain of documents.
***
“Home~ home~ home~”
Walking down Ghost Street, Ling Xiaoyou hummed a light tune of her own making. As for the lyrics, best not to mind them.
“Speaking of which, I still need to visit Bai Shuanglian tonight. After all, Xiaoyu’s training isn’t done, and there’s still the Yang Flame resistance training.”
As she spoke, Ling Xiaoyou paused, as if remembering something.
“In that case, maybe I should just have Bai Shuanglian help me train, too.”
She was preparing to enter the Xuantian Martial Tournament, so naturally, she needed to train harder.
But since Hong Lingyan was busy and couldn’t help, she could only follow the training plan by herself.
Now that she thought about it, since Bai Shuanglian was helping with the Yang Flame resistance, why not have her handle the other training modules too?
“Mm, that seems pretty workable.”
Ling Xiaoyou nodded, thinking it was worth a try.
“When I clock in tonight, I’ll pick up the training Plan Book from Sister Ling. Then I’ll ask Bai Shuanglian if she’s willing to help with training. She should be, right?”
Ling Xiaoyou pinched her smooth little chin, deep in thought.
“Forget it, no need to overthink. I’ll deal with it then.”
She reached out, tapped lightly in front of her, and the System Panel appeared before her eyes.
She opened the Quest Interface and looked at the already completed tasks:
[Instant Quest]—Defeat the Demon Bishop (Completed), defeat the Followers of the Demon (Completed), and find the Spirit hidden in the dock (Completed)
Reward: Crosshair Correction
Claim reward? (Yes/No)
Ling Xiaoyou rubbed her hands together, her anticipation growing.
She really wanted to see what this “Crosshair Correction” was!
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