Growing Flowers, Grass, and the Ghost King

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If you had the chance, would you stay in a virtual world or return to reality?

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In the middle of the war between gods and demons, Gu Qingqing was watching the spectacle and enjoying the drama. Before she could even figure out what was going on, a butt dropped from the sky and crushed her to death.

She closed her eyes, then opened them, and found herself being questioned by a judge in the underworld.

Judge: "How did you die?"

Gu Qingqing: "I got crushed by a dog."

The judge rapped the table and explained that lying would earn her eighteen kinds of torture in the underworld.

"I was..." Gu Qingqing's face darkened like the bottom of a pot. "Crushed by a butt."

That's right, she was the unlucky soul crushed to death by the Demon Venerable Ji Cang's butt!

Maybe her cause of death was so bizarre that Gu Qingqing managed to get a job as a ghost enforcer in the underworld.

Being a ghost enforcer was great. For instance, all the handsome ghosts currently waving at her seductively were free.

"Lady Ghost Enforcer~ Come play with us~"

Ahem. She absolutely refused to admit she was swayed by their good looks. She was the future of the underworld's glorious development!

Wasn't she supposed to be just her own flower-tending ghost? How come the handsome ghost got promoted faster than her? He even rose smoothly through the ranks to become the heir to the Ghost King!

And that Demon Venerable Ji Cang who appeared in the Heavenly Realm's screening mirror... was actually her handsome ghost!

What a perfect blind spot. Gu Qingqing was furious.

A grudge from her past life, a feud in this one. How could she not settle the score?

When her anger reached its peak and she charged up to the handsome ghost, ready to give him a piece of her mind, he told her he had amnesia?!

Gu Qingqing thought, Great, if he's lost his memory, I can do whatever I want with him. Then one morning, Gu Qingqing slowly woke up and saw the blue and purple marks all over her body. She looked up and caught the handsome ghost trying and failing to hide his smile.

At last, she realized: this wasn't the kind of kneading she had in mind!

Short skit:

A reporter from the underworld once interviewed Gu Qingqing.

Reporter: "Lady Gu, what do you think is the secret to Lord Ashui's success?"

Gu Qingqing: "Why are you asking me about his secret, hey!"

Reporter: "Please answer seriously."

Gu Qingqing: "His good looks, I guess."

Reporter: "Isn't it his talent and ability?"

Gu Qingqing: "Hah. Does he even have any?"

Reporter: "Are you saying this because you're jealous?"

Gu Qingqing: "@#%￥#"

Reporter: "Hey? Hey? Ghost enforcers aren't allowed to hit ghosts! Aaaah!"

Theme: Diligence leads to success.