There were only 100 check-in points left, and Xu Ce was reluctant to part with them. Before there was no income from new check-in points, he had to keep them in use at critical moments.
As for the branch check-in mission...
Xu Ce thought about it for a while, and it seemed that he had no right to choose.
There are still no clues about the abandoned house of the Dong family, and they are so poor. For Xu Ce, the side mission is no less than Ren Tingting standing in front of him without any clothes.
"System, I accept the side check-in task, please tell me!"
Xu Ce took a deep breath and then said calmly.
"Ding, the branch sign-in task is released: the host needs to go to Ren's house to sign in within an hour. The sign-in time limit is 20 minutes. If it is less than 20 minutes, the sign-in task will be deemed to have failed."
Xu Ce's mouth twitched. The system was really bad. He followed Uncle Jiu to the Ren family residence and stayed there for such a long time in broad daylight. The sign-in task did not come.
It's so late at night, but it's unkind to ask him to go to Ren's house.
Thinking of the fact that Ren Tingting and Wang only have 20 minutes of check-in time, which is the income of 2,000 check-in points, they have to fight hard even if they go through the mountains of swords and the sea of fire.
When going to Ren's house, be careful as long as you don't get discovered, it's actually not a big deal.
Xu Ce made up his mind, looked back at Wencai who was still sleeping soundly in the wing, and quietly left Yizhuang.
Walking at night again, as Uncle Jiu said, in this line of work, walking at night is commonplace.
The journey was very quiet, and it felt like it didn't take long before we arrived at the place where we met the female ghost Dong Xiaoyu. The same bright moon was still hanging high, but there was no ghost.
Somewhat disappointed.
After walking for a while, we arrived at the busiest street in Renjia Town.
But now it is night, and there are no pedestrians on the street. There is only a watchman beating the gong and shouting.
Boom!
It’s dry and dry, so be careful with the fire!
Boom!
…
"Hey, bro, we meet again."
When Xu Ce saw the other person, he was an old acquaintance, he smiled and said hello to the man on duty, and waved.
This was the first person Xu Ce met when he traveled to this world, and he teased him in a playful way.
I didn't expect to see him again today, Xu Ce was really happy.
The man at watch was startled, and looked towards Xu Ce through the dim street lights and moonlight.
Immediately, the man's complexion turned pale. He knew the man in front of him who was smiling and greeting him familiarly.
Damn it, it was on this road in the first few days, almost at this place, that I bumped into the person in front of me.
No, that’s not right, it’s not a human being, it’s a ghost!
The face of the man who was watching the watch already showed a look of fear, his hands were trembling, and he could hardly hold the gong firmly. He lowered his head and did not dare to look directly at Xu Ce. With a mournful face and a trembling voice, he said:
"I have no enmity with you, why do you always come to me?
I have an elder and a younger one, and the whole family relies on me to make money from the job.
Brother, please tell me your name, and I will definitely burn paper for you during the holidays. I just ask you to let me go..."
Xu Ce was speechless on the spot. This guy really thought he was a ghost. He was so depressed.
Xu Ce said angrily:
"Brother, look at me carefully. I have a shadow on the ground!"
Upon hearing this, the man at the watch clock slowly raised his head. Cold sweat was already pouring down his forehead. He glanced at the ground, where the dim street lamp with swaying light reflected Xu Ce's shadow.
Yes, ghosts have no shadows.
The man after the watch felt a little more at ease, and squatted down again, putting his head on the ground and looking at the soles of Xu Ce's feet.
Xu Ce was puzzled and said:
"Brother, I'm not wearing a skirt, what are you looking at?"
Obviously, Xu Ce had misunderstood. Women were not allowed to wear skirts in this era. The man who was on duty was not knowledgeable, so he naturally didn't understand, but it didn't matter.
The man watching the clock looked at the soles of Xu Ce's feet on the ground. The ghost's soles in the rumor should be floating about three inches apart.
"Are you really not a ghost?"
The man in the middle of the night stood up and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. He was really scared and hurt earlier.
"What else do you think?"
Xu Ce rolled his eyes, feeling depressed. He probably scared people too much last time.
It's just that, if you are so timid and still choose to be a professional, life is not easy.
"As long as it's not a ghost, it's fine as long as it's not a ghost."
The man who was doing the watch was mumbling to himself as if he were surviving a disaster. After calming down, he raised his head and said:
"Little brother, you really scared me to death. You are scary, you know."
Xu Ce was speechless. It was obviously your own fault for thinking too much, so why are you still blaming him?
"Brother, I never said that I was a ghost."
The man who was watching the clock confirmed that Xu Ce was not a ghost and was no longer afraid. He scratched his head in embarrassment.
"By the way, last time you said you were looking for Yizhuang, so I misunderstood. Someone died in the town some time ago, and he was a foreigner. I heard that the body was placed in Yizhuang.
And you were wearing something so weird at the time, so I...
You don’t know, I’ve been having nightmares every day these days, eh, I’m fine now, I don’t have to be afraid anymore.”
Xu Ce heard what the man on duty said, and connected the two, and deliberately frightened the other person. It would be strange if he wasn't afraid.
Without waiting for Xu Ce to speak, the man on duty continued to ask:
"That little brother, where are you going this late at night?
But having said that, try not to walk at night as the yin energy is strong.
I have no choice, I have to live, and there are people in my family to support, eh, otherwise, I wouldn’t be doing this.”
As he spoke, the man on duty showed deep helplessness.
Xu Ce was deeply touched by this. If it weren't for the system's branch sign-in tasks, or if it weren't for the purpose of earning sign-in points, sleeping at home would be so comfortable.
"Brother, please be safe."
Xu Ce did not answer the man who was calling, but instead said:
"By the way, I am now studying with Uncle Jiu. If I encounter something that cannot be solved in the future, you can come to Yizhuang to find me."
Uncle Jiu's name was well-known in Renjia Town, and the man who was on duty naturally knew about it and said in surprise:
"Are you Uncle Jiu's disciple? No, Uncle Nine has only two disciples, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai, isn't it?
I’ve seen them too.”
Xu Ce said:
"I just became a disciple of Uncle Jiu a few days ago. I became a disciple the day after I asked you for directions that night."
Hearing what Xu Ce said, the man who was on duty suddenly realized that this was the case. No wonder he wanted to ask where Yizhuang was.
Then, the man who was on duty was even more embarrassed because his little brother was a Taoist priest from Maoshan who specialized in exterminating ghosts. In the end, he mistook him for a ghost.
"Little brother, I misunderstood you."
"It's okay, it's my own problem.
Brother, I have something else to do right now, so I won’t talk to you anymore, please be safe.”