After nearly a week away, Chen Miao found that everything at Tianmen Funeral Home was still running smoothly, which pleased him greatly.
"Looks like I need to find a good time to bring up a pay raise."
After noting this in his notebook, Chen Miao checked the time.
Nine in the evening.
There were still about seven or eight hours until Yang Energy began to rise.
"Looks like I'll be busy."
With that thought, Chen Miao walked all the way to the small courtyard.
Once he reached his workspace, he began preparing the materials needed to make a double and a Yōkai.
But just as he got started, something suddenly occurred to him.
His Heavenly Heart Fire was gone!
Chen Miao had only used Heavenly Heart Fire once to kill an enemy.
But he had used it more than once to help him dot the eyes of his Paper Offerings at night.
Now that Heavenly Heart Fire was gone, he could only dot their eyes when Yang Energy rose and Yin-Yang converged.
The problem was that Chen Miao had never entered the Mortal World while Yang Energy was rising.
The rise of Yang Energy lasted quite a while, so perhaps entering a little later would not cause any problems.
But the crucial issue was that tonight's time for entering the Mortal World fell on his day off.
Even if he wanted to experiment, he did not want to do it tonight. Besides, after learning about Aperture Keys, Chen Miao had no desire to take that risk. Whether a Paper Effigy Double appeared on his day off would not have much impact on what he planned to do anyway.
"If I'm not making Paper Offerings, that leaves me with plenty of time."
Chen Miao began exchanging for materials, preparing to make