When Master said to close the door, I did not hesitate in the slightest.
I immediately shut the wide-open doors. The entire room was now devoid of light except for that oil lamp burning with a dark green flame.
However, I had my Heavenly Eye open, so it did not affect me.
When the two ghosts saw me close the door, the tall male ghost was clearly a little nervous.
But the ghostly Beile Lord was much calmer, composed in both manner and conduct. Even if he were not a ghost, he would have been a significant figure in any workplace.
They did not sit down immediately. They were waiting for Master.
Master and Uncle Yu turned and walked to the table, taking one seat each.
Master sat in the seat of honor. The left-hand seat of honor was reserved for the Beile Lord ghost, Uncle Yu sat on the right, and the tall male ghost sat in the lower seat.
Aunt Tang and I did not sit. We stood by the door.
Master and Uncle Yu sat down first, and only then did the Beile Lord ghost and the tall male ghost take their seats.
As soon as they sat down, Master smiled and said,
"Two honored guests, please forgive any offense from the other day. Make yourselves at home tonight."
The two ghosts were somewhat surprised by the table full of Yin Dishes.
The tall male ghost in particular kept twitching his nose before blurting out,
"Smells... smells so good..."
The Beile Lord ghost had likely seen much of the world. He remained seated without moving, looking at the Yin Dishes spread across the table as he spoke.
"What a fine table of Seven-Flavored Absolute Yin Dishes. It has been more than a hundred years since I last