In today's world, even people in the cultivation world have to take civil service exams.
Zhou Shi graduated and passed the civil service exam on the first try. When applying, he chose a position that only required office work, but when he reported for duty, he was assigned to a department that worked in the field all day. Well... It's not easy to land a secure government job these days. For that iron rice bowl, he'll give it his all!
But only a few days after reporting for duty, he nearly got beaten to death. He was still reeling from the beating when his first assignment arrived.
A remote mountain village...
An old person who couldn't be buried...
A corpse that wouldn't burn...
As a junior intern, Zhou Shi's approach was simple: say little and get things done.
When problems came up, he was scared out of his wits, but still had to make a good impression on his superiors and earn a permanent position.
But there are ghosts in the village! Aaaaaaaah!
Coworker: "You're here to catch ghosts, aren't you?!"
Zhou Shi: "Oh, right. That's my job."
But... looking at the ghost in front of him, which was taller than three of him stacked up...
Zhou Shi: "I'm just an intern who got assigned to the wrong department! Why are you treating me like this?!"
An intern who seems timid but is actually bold gradually realizes that people are far scarier than ghosts.
Note: The place names in this story don't reflect the author's opinions about those places. They're just convenient names that already exist...
Theme: Growing stronger.