A part-time job at a haunted house in the middle of the night.
My coworkers are wetting themselves with fear, the girls are screaming, but I calmly pull out an old flip phone.
"Hello, Grandpa? Yeah, it's me, your only grandson."
"It's nothing serious. Someone's picking on me. Can you bring some people over?" (shrugs helplessly)
The mahjong game on the other end falls silent. Then my grandpa, the Great Emperor Dongyue, ruler of the Three Realms, roars: "Who dares lay a hand on my grandson?!"
The next instant, a chilling wind howls, heaven and earth change color, and the Black and White Impermanence appear in person!
Every single special agent at the scene drops to their knees!
Just as I'm basking in everyone's admiration, my phone goes ding with a text message.
[Underworld hotline notice: Your recent use of the "Summon the Black and White Impermanence in Person" service has cost 2,000 merit points.]
[Current balance: -1,400.]
[Kind reminder: Your Highness, please resolve supernatural incidents and earn merit points as soon as possible, or your "Call for Backup" service will be restricted!]
Me: "..."
Hold on, my grandpa is the Great Emperor Dongyue. How did his grandson end up in debt from the start?!
