191: Chapter 191 The Man Who Opened the Funeral Shop

10:00 PM.

Just as the entire internet was still animatedly discussing the handsome figures of The Ninth Bureau's special agents across various locations,

the three major telecom operators once again forcefully pushed a message to the entire network.

An official app named [Great Xia Demon-Slaying Bureau] was automatically downloaded and installed on the phones of all Great Xia citizens.

Upon opening the app, there were no advertisements or useless fluff.

On the homepage, two red-headed official documents were displayed.

"Great Xia Paranormal Defense Guide for Citizens (First Edition)"

"Low-Rank Specters Identification and Folk Encyclopedia"

This was the painstaking crystal of hard work produced overnight by the staff department of The Ninth Bureau.

The goal was to let 1.4 billion ordinary people master the most basic life-saving common sense in the shortest possible time.

Countless netizens, with trembling yet excited hearts, clicked open that encyclopedia.

It had to be said that the writers at The Ninth Bureau had a very grounded writing style, infused with a dark humor akin to cyber-cultivation.

[Specter Encyclopedia Chapter 1: D-Rank Wandering Ghost (Cannon Fodder)]

[Appearance Features: Usually appears as a translucent white shadow or a blurry patch of black mist.

Walks without a sound and likes to hide in dark, damp corners (such as basements, abandoned public toilets, or under your bed).]

[Danger Level: Extremely Low. Unable to cause direct physical damage to an adult; relies mainly on psychological intimidation to absorb the fear emotions emitted by living humans.]

[Official Response Method: If you encounter a Wandering Ghost, absolutely do not run! The more afraid you are, the stronger it gets.

The correct approach is: take a deep breath, chest out, and at the highest volume of your life, unleash the foulest profanities of Great Xia national quintessence at it (for example: CNM, get the hell out of here, etc.).

Cursings can instantly trigger the yang fire inside your body. Combined with your spittle (saliva contains yang energy), you can scold it directly into doubting its ghost life. If you add "No turning into spirits after the founding of the PRC", the effect may be even better.]

Seeing this, netizens burst out laughing on the spot.

"What the hell, scolding ghosts with national profanities! Officially certified magical attacks!"

"Got it! Next time I see a ghost, I'll unleash a three-hit combo of foul language right away and see who cracks first!"

"The aunties are in luck! With their street-scolding skills, a Wandering Ghost would have to kneel and kowtow after listening!"

Scrolling down the encyclopedia...

[Specter Encyclopedia Chapter 2: C-Rank Vengeful Ghost (Dangerous)]

[Appearance Features: Usually died an unnatural death, with lingering resentment. The body has obvious defects (such as headless, strangulation marks of a hanged ghost, or bloating of a drowned victim).

Can cause small-scale interference with the physical environment (such as controlling elevators, flickering lights, or creating ghost walls).]

[Danger Level: Moderate. Can cause hallucinations in people, leading to physical asphyxiation.]

[Official Response Method: Do not attempt to reason with a Vengeful Ghost. Immediately close and lock doors and windows, and play the official app's [Namo Gatling Bodhisattva] scientifically consecrated frequency BGM at maximum volume.

At the same time, spray the official-authorized [Black Dog Blood Extract Anti-Wolf Spray] at door cracks and press the one-touch alarm button on the app.

A special ops squad will arrive within three minutes to send it on its way.]

[Specter Encyclopedia Chapter 3: B-Rank Malicious Corpse / Red-Clad Vengeful Ghost (Extremely Dangerous)]

[Appearance Features: Physicalized zombies, usually growing white or green hair, or female ghosts in red clothes with bleeding eyes. Extremely bloodthirsty, impervious to blades and spears, possessing formidable physical destructive power and illusion-crafting capabilities.]

[Danger Level: Extremely High! Certain death for ordinary people upon encounter.]

[Official Response Method: Play dead, hold your breath, and pray.

Do not anger it, and do not make any sound.

This is no longer within the realm of what ordinary people can handle. If there is an armored vehicle from The Ninth Bureau nearby, please run toward it immediately.

If you encounter official Xuanmen personnel wearing Taoist robes or holding peach wood swords, please cling onto their thighs immediately.]

...

After this detailed encyclopedia and defense guide were published,

Great Xia's online shopping platforms experienced an unprecedented explosion of orders.

Search volumes for terms like "Century-old Cinnabar", "Consecrated Copper Coins", "Black Dog Blood Spray", "Peach Wood Sword (comes with certificate of appraisal)", and "Glutinous Rice (aged glutinous rice)" instantly surged past tens of billions.

Glutinous rice in major supermarkets and grain shops was sold out within half an hour.

Even garlic and green onions were sold out.

This forced the authorities to introduce overnight policies to strictly crack down on unethical merchants hoarding and reselling exorcism supplies for profit.

And announced that the national strategic reserve warehouse would distribute basic cinnabar and talismans to various residential communities for free.

Amidst this online wave intertwined with nationwide revelry and panic,

a few sharp-eyed, veteran paranormal enthusiasts discovered a subtle disclaimer at the very bottom of the official encyclopedia.

[Note: This encyclopedia only catalogs up to A-Rank (Ghost General / Flying Zombie).

If citizens encounter ultimate life forms beyond the cognitive range of A-Rank in reality (such as: Drought Demon, Unfading Bone, Nether Corpse King, etc.), please abandon all resistance, as the power of such existences is equivalent to a natural disaster.]

This note immediately triggered a new round of wild speculation on the forums.

"What is the official trying to imply? Are there really old monsters in this world that can flatten a city with one palm strike?"

"A-Rank is already a Ghost General? If there are S-Ranks or even S+-Ranks above that, can The Ninth Bureau hold them off?"

"Brothers! This official encyclopedia is way too conservative!"

On Tieba, an anonymous post showing its IP address as [Jiangnan Province · Jiangzhou City] suddenly popped up and was instantly pushed to top trending.

The content of the post was only a few short sentences, yet it exuded a feverish excitement and shock that made people's scalps tingle.

"You outsiders are in here discussing D-Rank and C-Rank Wandering Ghosts. You haven't seen a real big scene!"

"Just a few days ago! In Jiangzhou's Taiping Old Street!"

"I saw with my own eyes a terrifying existence of the level that the official encyclopedia said 'certain death upon encounter'!"

"And guess what happened? The young owner of that Funeral Shop on Taiping Old Street directly summoned a golden-flame dragon several hundred zhang long, and slapped those three arrogant foreigners into the dirt with one stroke!"

"S-Rank ultimate terrifying creatures that the official encyclopedia didn't dare to write down?"

"Heh, I'm not afraid to tell you guys, the two drop-dead beauties standing beside that owner looked at those S-Rank monsters as if they were looking at spicy sticks on supermarket shelves!"

"In Jiangzhou, no, in Great Xia! The biggest supernatural unknown isn't some vengeful ghost or demon king at all!"

"It's the man who runs the Funeral Shop!"

As soon as this post came out,

the entire internet instantly fell into a state of shock.