It's not too much to say that a beauty is a little bit stronger

They struggled in fear, only to find their strength being rapidly taken away.

These blue lights slowly peeled off from their bodies, turning into streams of light and flowing towards the bodies of the stall owners.

"No--!" Someone tried to resist, but the ghostly light was out of control.

The moment the dim light entered the stall owner's body, their bodies also changed.

The originally deformed body gradually returned to normal, the arms were no longer thin and slender, and a faint human color appeared on the skin.

However, the original human forms of those newcomers began to be eroded, their hands and feet became thin and twisted, and their eyes were empty, as if they had become another stall owner.

The rules are that simple.

If you lose, you will be replaced.

When the ghost saw this group of people, he smiled grimly and muttered to himself, "It's great to be able to leave work early."

Then they just left without caring about anything, no matter how the newcomers shouted.

Xiao Huai glanced behind him, and soon a new screen popped up on his system interface.

[Survival Rules for the Hungry Ghost Realm]

Rule 1: Hungry ghosts, lacking energy, will completely lose themselves in the Hungry Ghost Realm, so be careful of those who are so-called kind. After all, madmen are capable of anything.

[Rule 2: Good citizens who abide by the law can be assigned to work and earn energy currency.]

[Rule 3: When you have a large amount of energy currency, you can go to the office and choose to reincarnate.]

[Rule 4: All the hungry ghosts in the office will not lie.]

[Rule 5: Please do not provoke those who remain. They are noble and would rather stay in the hungry ghost realm even though they can leave.]

[Rule 6: The Lord of the Hungry Ghost Realm possesses absolute justice. Everyone must submit energy points every week, otherwise they will endure eternal hunger.]

Xiao Huai stared at the rules, a thoughtful glint in his eyes.

He looked ahead and saw a tall building looming at the end of the street. The building was straight and cold, its outline shrouded in gray mist.

From a distance, it looks like there is a huge clock face on the top of the building, which is constantly rotating.

Xiao Huai had just turned his gaze away from the huge clock face when the ghost messenger standing next to him suddenly spoke in a low and hoarse voice: "That place is the office, and it is also your destination."

Xiao Huai glanced at him, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and asked with a half-smile: "Are you going to the firm to get a job?"

The ghost was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Xiao Huai to know about this.

He stared at Xiao Huai for a moment in surprise, then nodded. "That's right. The firm will assign work to each person based on their expertise. In the Hungry Ghost Realm, if you want to survive, work is the most reliable way."

He paused, raised his hand, and pointed in the direction of the food court. He continued, "Those guys you just saw were all beggars from the Hungry Ghost Realm. Unemployed, they barely survive by defrauding newcomers of their energy. They have no jobs, so they can only linger on the edge of the Hungry Ghost Realm. They're lucky to be alive until now."

Xiao Huai stopped and looked up at the ghost messenger, his voice filled with a hint of inquiry: "What if the people in the hungry ghost realm also starved to death? What would happen?"

The ghost officer frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable with this question.

But because of what Lu Yuanshi had said to him before, he was silent for a while before he slowly spoke:

"I don't know. Some will go crazy, and some will disappear completely. Without a trace, not even a trace will be left." He paused, then added, "As for how hungry they have to be before they collapse... I don't know either."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Huai did not ask any further questions, but continued to move forward.

The ghost messenger led the way all the way, with a cold expression but doing his duty conscientiously.

As the two moved forward, Xiao Huai's eyes swept around, and the appearance of the city gradually became clear.

Except for the strange chaos when first entering the hungry ghost realm, the scenes along the way seemed unusually normal.

The pedestrians on both sides of the street were dressed almost the same as in the real world. They hurried past in groups of three or five, some of them were looking down at their phones, and some were carrying briefcases.

The sky was still gray, and the low clouds were like a thick curtain, filled with fog, but it did not completely block the neon lights of the city.

The outlines of high-rise buildings were looming in the fog, huge advertising screens were flashing dazzling lights, and there was even a colorful screen marquee playing the firm's recruitment information for new employees.

Occasionally, you can see slogans hanging on the streets:

"Energy is life. Obey the law and build a beautiful hungry ghost realm together."

Xiao Huai couldn't help but chuckle, "Very humane."

The ghost heard his words and sighed: "It looks good on the surface, but surviving here is harder than you think."

He took out his work ID and said, "To be honest, I'm also from the Hungry Ghost Realm, but I'm lucky enough to be a civil servant."

Xiao Huai's gaze shifted from his work ID to the heavy dark circles under his eyes. Starting from the Naihe Bridge, these ghost messengers all revealed an extreme tiredness.

The ghost took the work permit away and said, "Anyway, if you want to be reborn well, it's better to be obedient and don't mess with people you shouldn't mess with."

The two gradually approached the tall building, and the outline of the office became clearer and clearer.

The huge clock face on top of the building is still rotating slowly, as if reminding the residents here at all times.

time does not wait.

On the steps in front of the building, several ghost messengers in neat uniforms were standing quietly, staring at the passers-by with cold eyes.

"We're here." The ghost stopped and pointed at the office door. He looked at Xiao Huai and said, "I hope you can be reborn soon."

The ghost turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly heard Xiao Huai's voice behind him.

"Will you hate it?" Xiao Huai whispered.

The ghost stopped and turned around, his eyes filled with confusion: "What do you hate?"

Xiao Huai stood there, his eyes calm and his voice soft:

"I hate this place, I hate the rules here, I hate them so much that I want to fight to the death."

When the ghost heard this, his expression froze for a moment.

He opened his mouth but didn't answer immediately, as if something was blocking his throat.

His gaze fell on Xiao Huai, and he could clearly feel the persistence and passion in those eyes.

That was not a casual question, but a firm test.

It seemed that as long as he answered yes, this person would really burn everything here to ashes.

After a moment's silence, the ghost finally sighed, his voice tinged with fatigue and helplessness. "How could I not hate you?" He said, looking down at his hands, as if he could see his past life through them. "But this is the rule. Death by natural disaster, which line we draw, is not something we can decide. This is fate."

He looked up at Xiao Huai, his tone light and fluttering, trying to use this calmness to cover up the fluctuations in his heart:

"I'm not a big shot. Since I can't change anything, I'll just go with the flow. Adapting is much easier than struggling."