In our shop, this old-fashioned telephone with no cord was extremely special.
Because our lineage belonged to the Yin Lineage, and our Grandmaster worshipped Emperor of Fengdu.
So far, there were only three of us: Master, Uncle Yu, and me.
Uncle Yu did not worship the Grandmaster, so only Master and I were in contact with those below.
Under the Grandmaster's protection, we would occasionally receive assignments from the "officials."
For example, the Shen Family Village mission I received last time had been issued by an official below.
I understood it as a "Yellow Springs mission."
And it was one-way...
The phone's nine buttons lit up again, each glowing faintly red.
"Ring, ring, ring..."
After three rings, one button went dark.
By now, seven buttons had gone dark.
Even though this was already the third time I had seen this phone ring, I still felt a little nervous.
After all, the existence on the other end of the line was far too mysterious and extraordinary.
I took a deep breath and hurried over to the phone.
"Ring, ring, ring..."
The buttons had already gone dark down to five.
I did not hesitate any longer and picked up the receiver.
The moment I lifted it, it felt as though I had picked up a piece of black ice rather than a telephone...
There was a faint sound of breathing from the other end.
The chilling cold I felt now seemed like the cold breath exhaled from the other party's mouth.
I swallowed and, imitating Master's tone, respectfully called out:
"Sir Official!"
As soon as I spoke, a rather muffled voice came from the other end, impossible to tell whether it belonged to a man or woman:
"Du'e, listen carefully..."
Just like last time, the moment I picked up the phone, the