[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp":3,"chapter-ghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-ghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-chapter-158":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Ghost Matchmaking: Ghost Emperor Husband and Campus Queen Wife",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1882797,2500,"Chapter 158: Xiaoying is Shocked: She Just Took an Exam and Became the City Lord?","ghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-chapter-158",158,"\u003Cp>Unlike the excited viewers from Coconut Country, the viewers from Dragon Country found the situation increasingly bizarre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the written exam at the start to the end of the interview, a strange atmosphere permeated everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all the ghosts were working together to help Yun Zhenyue cheat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the thought that subconsciously surfaced in everyone’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she was pretty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or did Gu Yuan really know someone in the upper echelons of the ghost city?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecil was probably out of luck this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This group of ghost interviewers was completely biased, judging the person, not their performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were anyone else, they’d probably have a fit over a single incorrect digit on an ID number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You guys are a bunch of idiots. Can’t you see they’re completely biased toward Boss Yun Zhenyue?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Holy nepotism, you call this an interview?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I know it’s not right to pull strings, but seeing Yun Zhenyue do it is actually pretty satisfying.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I was wrong. I can’t believe I ever doubted she’d make it to the interview stage.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I bet Gu Yuan pulled some strings behind the scenes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Cecil took a deep breath, steeling her emotions and rehearsing her story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be her turn to interview soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, she saw a male ghost leaving the interview room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghost was dressed in an exquisite suit and was impeccably groomed, yet his eyes were red-rimmed as if he had suffered a terrible blow. He clenched his fists, on the very edge of a breakdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecil was confused. ’Didn’t they say the interview was supposed to be easy? How did it reduce this ghost to tears?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sliver of anxiety crept into her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was at the point of no return and had to go through with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing aside her distracting thoughts, she knocked lightly on the door and walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, esteemed interviewers~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecil entered the interview room and spoke politely to the group of ghost interviewers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what greeted her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...was their complete indifference!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group of high-ranking, powerful ghosts seemed to be in the middle of a discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they got to an exciting point, they even slapped the table and sighed emotionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They paid no attention to her, the interviewee, whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecil waited for quite a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one told her the interview was starting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then recalled Yun Zhenyue’s words and immediately began her self-introduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Cecil. I’m from Coconut Country, I’m twenty-seven years old, I live in Wansheng District, and I’m married. My husband is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she couldn’t even finish her sentence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A male ghost cut her off impatiently, \"Shut up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who told you to introduce yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All of this information is on your form. Our time is limited. What’s the point of wasting it with this nonsense?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you waste one minute, that’s seven minutes wasted for the seven of us. You don’t even have a basic concept of time. What are you even doing here interviewing?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecil’s heart dropped when she heard this!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rebuke was so sudden and unexpected!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face turned deathly pale, and the color drained from her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No... that’s not right! Didn’t that Yun Zhenyue girl start with an introduction? I was clearly following the exact same procedure! Why am I getting yelled at?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecil clutched the hem of her skirt, her lips trembling with a sense of grievance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She figured the ghosts were probably about to end their workday and had run out of patience. Still, she couldn’t help but feel a pang of jealousy toward Yun Zhenyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She forced herself to suppress her frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to start her sob story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The story she had concocted was infinitely more tragic than Yun Zhenyue’s!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was confident this group of ghost interviewers would be moved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry, esteemed interviewers. This is my first interview, so I’m a bit inexperienced.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was born in the slums. My father is a gambling addict, my mother is bedridden with a serious illness, my younger brother is still in school, and my husband is frequently abusive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To save my broken family, I had no choice but to pour everything I have into this exam, desperate for a chance to change our lives...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecil recounted her fabricated story, the corners of her eyes turning red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She threw herself into the role completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she reached the emotional peak of her story, two lines of hot tears streamed down her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was practically bringing herself to tears with her own performance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the viewers from Coconut Country were moved by her tale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Is she telling the truth? Is her life really that tragic?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You moron, of course it’s fake. The Corpse-Eating Ghost never laid a hand on her.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The interviewers have to be moved by this, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Totally. That woman from Dragon Country made them cry with just a few words. A story this tragic has to make them bawl their eyes out.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It’s in the bag! There’s hope for this interview!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when the ghost interviewers heard her story, the expressions on their faces were quite a sight to behold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far from being moved by Cecil’s words, they all furrowed their brows, looking as if they were about to be sick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the ghosts being interviewed had tried to take shortcuts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had heard more than their fair share of sob stories!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plenty of ghosts were already tragic figures, their appearances still bearing the marks of their deaths—knives sticking out of their heads, limbs burned to a crisp, rotting facial features... you name it. One glance and you’d think, ’Now that’s a miserable ghost!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison, Cecil’s story had zero impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so pathetic it made them want to laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t even as pitiful as the dog outside the examination hall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That dog had been abandoned as a pup, grew up eating garbage, and had two of its legs broken by a car. When it was finally adopted, its owner killed it simply because a neighbor said it was bad luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you nuts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you even here for an interview?\" the same male ghost from before mocked ruthlessly. \"This is an interview room, not a charity. You’ve come to the wrong place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other ghost interviewers clicked their tongues in sarcastic wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This one might actually be an idiot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does she really think a sob story will get her through the interview?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A complete waste of time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecil’s mind went blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How... how could this be?\" she murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was completely different from what she had imagined!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I played the victim card that hard... and all the ghost interviewers did was mock me? Don’t they have hearts? Even the most heartless person would feel *something*, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecil’s breathing grew ragged. She bit her lip so hard that deep teeth marks were imprinted on the delicate skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, an older female ghost stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Cecil thought this might be her last hope, the ghost shook her head. \"That’s enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop making things up. Your time is over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for a deceitful candidate like you, I can give you the result right now: you’re eliminated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elim... Eliminated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecil’s composure shattered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the blood, sweat, and tears she put into the written exam—all for nothing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very words she’d spoken had backfired and doomed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t that make her look like a total clown?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had made a complete fool of herself in front of a global audience!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if she’d been slapped resoundingly across the face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cecil suspected she had been tricked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The self-introduction, the sob story—it was all just over-the-top, counterproductive nonsense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was completely shattered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her resentment toward Yun Zhenyue deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the viewers from Dragon Country couldn’t hold back anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I can only say she brought this on herself.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What a genius move. Who can she blame for completely bombing her own interview?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I get it now. Even if Yun Zhenyue didn’t say a single word during her interview, this panel would have passed her, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It must be true. Boss Gu Yuan definitely knows someone high up in the ghost city!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Damn~ So Yun Zhenyue can complete the mission just like that. I wonder what kind of position she’ll get.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night fell, the sky as dark as ink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhenyue was strolling around the examination grounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoying followed silently behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were waiting for the final results of the exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A streak of golden light shot through the darkness, soaring into the sky. It exploded at its apex, transforming into a shower of fiery sparks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless ghosts raised their heads, staring in shock at the fireworks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire ghost city was shaken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Yun Zhenyue looked at the sky in bewilderment. \"Is it some kind of special holiday today? Why are they setting off fireworks?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoying stared blankly, the brilliant fireworks reflected in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thing was, Fengdu Ghost City typically only set off their spectral fireworks to commemorate special occasions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was just an ordinary day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why would they—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could figure it out, soon, a group of ghost city officials in matching black uniforms rushed toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Yun Zhenyue, the lead official clasped his hands together respectfully. \"City Lord, it is time to return to your residence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>City Lord? ’Is the City Lord nearby?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhenyue looked around in shock, but she didn’t see anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t until the group of officials stared directly at her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...that Yun Zhenyue, completely dumbfounded, asked, \"Are you talking to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I just took an exam. How did I become the City Lord?’\u003C\u002Fp>",1625,"2026-06-10T06:39:54.747Z",1,"novelbin.me","71cc3193173683c794c64e41dc9cc05895be25bc766029f3ee09aad99ae0ecd7","ghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-chapter-10","ghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-chapter-9",162,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fghost-matchmaking-ghost-emperor-husband-and-camp-cover.jpg"]