Chapter 178 I can’t stand it

There are also two modes for recruiting troops.

The most common way is to control with talismans. No matter if they are willing or not, once the talisman is slapped on them, their souls belong to the master, and they are no different from slaves. If they are disobedient, the master can detonate the talisman and kill the soldiers directly.

Ling Gui was beaten so badly by Lin Zheng that she thought Yu Ning would sign her in the same way.

The other type is the spiritual contract in Yu Ning's hand, which is very rare.

It is equivalent to an employment relationship. The soldiers will retain their own consciousness, and the master will also appropriately share some merits with them.

If Yu Ning can ascend to heaven in the future, these soldiers who have signed a spiritual contract with her can follow her and become ghost immortals under her command.

However, there are only a limited number of places for this kind of spiritual contract, and Yu Ning can only accept one at her current level. Ling Gui did not expect that she would give her the precious place.

"Don't want to?" Yu Ning asked.

"I do! But... don't you regret it?"

Although Yu Ning's current level is not very high, she has such cultivation at her age and has a Ningshan background. It is not impossible for her senior brothers to find a higher-level ghost spirit for her.

"Why don't we take another look? I think her ability is average and her level is limited, and she's a real gossiper." Every time Lin Zheng criticized something, the spirit ghost lowered its head a little.

"No need, let's just pick her. I've seen that she also came from a poor family and has practiced for 300 years. She is more than qualified for me. Even when she came to take your body, she never thought of killing you."

He just said a few harsh words and Lin Zheng held a grudge against him. He is a very pitiful person.

"In fact, if you use the talisman to capture me, I will not be able to resist." The ghost spirit reminded Yu Ning. It was not that she was so morally noble, but that she was scared by Lin Zheng's beating.

He was afraid that this young master might have accepted her by mistake because she didn't understand the market, and Lin Zheng, who was holding a grudge, would beat her up when he remembered, which would be quite fatal.

"No need. I am a cultivator of this new era. I don't care about exploitation and oppression. If you are willing, you can stay with me. If you are not willing, I will return you to my third brother now. You can also cultivate in this village by relying on the Hu family to become an immortal."

The Hu family is a family of shamans. If the ghosts stay, they can cooperate with the shamans and become permanent fairies like Grandma Ba.

"I'll sign with you!" Ling Gui shed two lines of tears. She never thought that there would be someone who would respect her wishes. She had never received such treatment when she was alive.

Yu Ning handed the spiritual contract to her, and she pressed her handprint happily. A faint red light appeared on her body, and a mark belonging to Ning appeared on her forehead, which quickly disappeared.

"Thank you, Master!" The ghost spirit bowed politely.

From now on, she is Yu Ning's soldier. When Yu Ning doesn't summon her, she will practice in the land specially belonging to the soldiers. When Yu Ning summons her, she will come to help.

"Your name is Furong?" Yu Ning looked at the words on the spiritual contract, which were written quite beautifully.

"Yes. I was sold to a brothel by my family. This is the name given to me by the brothel owner. I don't even have a surname."

This ghost spirit is quite pretty. Before, when she possessed Wu Ma, Yu Ning had not looked at her carefully. But now, she has phoenix eyes, an oval face, and a charming look in her eyes. She is a beauty.

This Furong was quite miserable. She was born in the evil feudal dynasty. She was sold to a brothel by kidnappers at the age of five. She started to entertain customers at the age of fifteen. She was so talented that she almost became an oiran.

Later, she was redeemed by an official and became his concubine. The official was involved in a fight for the throne among nine sons and his property was confiscated. She was kidnapped by a group of thieves, taken to the mountain, tortured to death, and then abandoned in a desolate mountain.

By chance, the soul entered the ancient tomb to hide from the underworld, and happened to see a secret book on ghost cultivation among the burial objects.

She had been cultivating in the mountains for 300 years, and was only one step away from becoming a ghost fairy. Furong was a little worried that Yu Ning would despise her background, as prostitutes were not welcomed anywhere, and people thought that actors were heartless and whores were disloyal.

But Yu Ning didn't care about it, and even felt sorry for her so she didn't make things too difficult for her.

If she had not been born at the wrong time, the ghost spirit would have become a ghost fairy. It all depends on her opportunities. She could have become the protagonist of a novel.

In Yu Ning's view, every person she meets is a unique protagonist in his or her own world.

"Girls in ancient times had no choice. Their fate was not their own. It's not your fault that you fell into prostitution. Now that you are soldiers of the new era, this reputation represents exploitation and oppression. We don't want it."

Yu Ning spoke.

The ghost nodded with tears in his eyes.

"Master, please give me a name."

"Don't call me Master. Just call me Yu Ning, or call me by my Taoist name, Changning. As for your name—"

"How about calling him Yu Daqiang?" Lin Zheng gave an idea. It was a good and vigorous idea, showing the people being the masters of the country in the new era.

My soul was lifted up. Isn't this better than her flower name?
"Why call a girl Daqiang!" Yu Ning pushed Lin Zheng away. Get out of here, you tasteless man!

"Do you have any favorite names?" Yu Ning asked Ling Gui.

The ghost spirit was moved again. Can he choose by himself?
Her master is so nice!
"Actually, I have a favorite name too. I came down the mountain 20 years ago and happened to hear a pretty good song. Master, what do you think of Xiaofang?"

"Is there a girl named Xiaofang in the village?" Yu Ning found the song from her distant memory. Fortunately, the students she taught in the mountains were old enough that the young people had never heard of it.

"Yes, that's the song." Linggui nodded.

"It's better to call him Daqiang, Qiangzi..." Lin Zheng still felt that Daqiang was more catchy.

"Okay, as long as you like it, you can call me Xiaofang from now on." Yu Ning didn't understand the name, but she still respected the ghost.

Xiaofang thanked Yu Ning happily. Yu Ning brought some paper items from his third brother to burn for Xiaofang. He also asked her what kind of clothes she liked and said he would burn them for her when he had time. He even used a talisman to treat her to a meal of worldly delicacies.

When Ling Gui was about to go back, Yu Ning saw that she was staring at the potato chips in the car, so she drew a talisman and asked her to eat some snacks that girls might like.

If you follow the right leader, your salary will increase rapidly.

Yu Ning's master was very kind to the soldiers, so Yu Ning followed suit. She didn't think she had done anything extraordinary.

But for the soldiers, meeting such a master is enough for them to walk around the military circle with ease.

Xiaofang went back happily with the things Yu Ning gave her.

"Why not just sign a contract to sell yourself? It's like making friends, how troublesome." Lin Zheng felt that Yu Ning was too nice to the people around her. Even cats could eat meat if they followed her.

"Times have changed. The three realms are all undergoing reforms. Even the underworld has adopted a paperless office system. How can I use the rules of the previous dynasty to restrict the current soldiers and horses?"

Yu Ning had no control over what others did to her troops, but she couldn't, as someone who had received proletarian education for decades, engage in feudal oppression.