Chapter 14: A New Order Has Arrived Again

After leaving Zihua Residential District, Rong Leying went to a nearby small restaurant to buy dinner, and that female ghost kept following her.

"Are you a master? Can you help me? I was killed by that man, I didn't commit suicide..."

"Boss, I'll take one pigeon soup, one minced meat porridge, and one green bean rice bowl."

"Coming right up."

It wasn't quite mealtime yet, so there were only one or two customers eating in the restaurant. Rong Leying didn't have to wait long before her food arrived.

"Did you hear what I said? That man is a murderer! If you move into that house, he will kill you too!"

Seeing that Rong Leying ignored her, the female ghost felt both angry and desperate. She was the only person who could see her, and the only one who could help her uncover the truth of her death.

"I beg you, please help me, okay?"

Rong Leying suddenly stopped while walking through a deserted alley. The female ghost, who was following closely behind, didn't have time to brake and slammed straight into her, only to be repelled again by the golden light emanating from Rong Leying's body.

With a *splat*, she fell to the ground.

"..."

*Oops, sorry, I didn't do it on purpose.*

The female ghost lay on the ground, looking aggrieved. "If you don't want to help, fine, but why do you have to hurt me?!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."

The female ghost gave her a resentful glare, completely refusing to listen to her explanation. She turned and ran, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

Rong Leying reached out a hand in a helpless gesture. "Wait... you've been babbling all this time, but you never actually explained how you were killed! How am I supposed to report this to the police if I don't even know what to say?"

This ghost had said nothing useful the entire way.

...

Holding that talisman, Liao Jiamu felt as if a door to a new world had suddenly swung open. So, there were this many ghosts in the hospital.

He saw several ghosts along the way, each with a different appearance. Even for someone like him, who was used to bloodshed, it was a bit hard to bear.

Furthermore, that Chen Feng kept following behind him, talking incessantly.

"Doctor Liao, can you let my wife come see me?"

"Doctor Liao, I miss my wife."

"Doctor Liao, it hurts so much, my whole body aches, can you help treat me..."

"..."

Unable to stand the disturbance, Liao Jiamu pulled the talisman from his pocket and placed it in a drawer. In the next second, his entire world became quiet.

Chen Feng:???

In the ward upstairs, Guan Yunqian looked at the frail old man in the hospital bed, hesitating to speak.

"Dad, I know you really want to find Auntie Xiaolian, but you have to pay attention to your health too. You left with that unreliable kid Xiao Yu without saying a word; don't you know how worried Big Brother and Sister-in-law are?"

The unreliable Guan Xiangyu lowered his head and fidgeted with his fingers, feeling somewhat indignant. He wasn't *that* unreliable.

Old Man Guan retorted weakly, "I sent them a message."

Guan Yunqian let out a cold snort. "You only sent it today."

Old Man Guan: "...Well, I still sent it."

Guan Yunqian rolled her eyes grandly, not wanting to speak to the old man anymore.

Seeing that the IV fluid had run out, Guan Yunqian, drawing on her former experience as a nurse, pulled out the needle and took the IV tube and empty bottle out to the nurse.

"Xiao Yu, where are Grandpa's things?" Old Man Guan asked Guan Xiangyu.

After a second's delay, Guan Xiangyu stood up, rummaged through his bag, and pulled out a kraft paper envelope to give to Old Man Guan.

Old Man Guan told him to put the envelope under his pillow; he could only sleep soundly if he was pillowed by that thing.

The night was as dark as ink. Guan Xiangyu and Guan Yunqian, who were staying by the bedside, were already fast asleep, but Old Man Guan had no sleepiness at all. The anesthesia had worn off, and waves of pain in his head made it impossible to sleep.

Old Man Guan reached under the pillow, pulled out the kraft paper envelope, and opened it. Inside was a photograph and a letter.

The warm yellow light from the bedside lamp shone on the photo. The woman in the picture, wearing red clothes and braided hair, looked even more beautiful and moving.

His aged hands gently stroked the photo. Longing surged like a spring, swallowing Old Man Guan whole. The past surfaced before his eyes as if it were yesterday, and a line of clear tears slowly slid from the corner of his eye.

*Xiaolian... I miss you so much, where on earth are you...*

*Buzz, buzz, buzz...* The phone on the side table vibrated continuously with notifications.

Old Man Guan struggled to reach out and grab the phone. After tapping the screen, he entered an unfamiliar webpage.

A line of text was displayed on the page

[Yellow Springs Delivery: Does Mr. Guan Jinqi require the delivery of a love letter that has remained undelivered for fifty years to the hands of Ms. Shen Honglian via Yellow Springs Delivery?

If you agree, a delivery fee of 500,000 yuan is required.]

Below were two large icons: Agree and Disagree.

Guan Jinqi was Old Man Guan's name. Seeing the three characters "Shen Honglian," he clicked "Agree" without a second thought.

[Delivery order has been generated, waiting for the delivery rider to accept the order...]

Old Man Guan didn't see the sentence that followed. His head suddenly felt dizzy; the phone slipped onto his pillow, and he fell asleep.

At the same time, in another ward, the sleeping Rong Leying was awakened by a notification sound.

"You have a new delivery order. Please process it as soon as possible."

Rong Leying opened her eyes groggily. Aside from the continuous notifications from her phone and the sound of snoring, she also heard the sound of footsteps.

The footsteps were very light, so light that she thought it was an illusion.

Rong Leying sat up and looked around the ward. The people in the two beds were both asleep, and Zhao Yong was still typing on his computer.

Hearing her sit up, Zhao Yong looked up at her and whispered, "Did I wake you? Sorry, I still have some work to finish."

Everything seemed normal.

Rong Leying: "No, I just wanted to go to the bathroom."

She got up, took her phone, and walked out of the ward. As soon as she tapped the screen, a prompt popped up.

[Please deliver the love letter held by Guan Jinqi, Bed 32, Neurosurgery Department, Dongning Hospital, Dongning City, to Shen Honglian in Chen Family Village, Ma'an Town, Dongxian County, Tongzhou City.

Upon successful delivery, you will receive thirty merit points and a 350,000 yuan delivery fee. Does the rider choose to deliver?]

Tongzhou City was in the neighboring province to Dongning City, separated by several hundred kilometers.

Rong Leying hadn't expected there to be cross-province delivery orders, but fortunately, it wasn't too far.

Cross-province, then cross-province. She still owed so many merit points; she had to pay them back.

Rong Leying fell silent for a moment before clicking "Accept." She then checked the "Pending Orders" section; the time limit was forty-eight hours.

The timer had already started.

Rong Leying: "..."

It was only three in the morning. If she had known, she should have waited until after breakfast to click agree.

She had been careless.

Fortunately, taking the high-speed rail from Dongning to Tongzhou only took less than three hours, so there was enough time.

Rong Leying put her phone away and walked to the end of the corridor to use the restroom. The restroom in their double room was broken and unusable, so she had to use the public restroom.

The corridor was empty at night, except for wandering ghosts, who gathered in front of Rong Leying out of curiosity or mischief.

"You can see us, right..."

"It hurts so much..."

"Save me, I don't want to die..."

"..."

A bunch of drama queens.