The hungry ghost chef is essential. Without the hungry ghost chef, fake beef jerky cannot be made, so there's not much to say about it.
The ability of the deceitful ghost, no matter how you look at it, is to better conduct business and earn money, to be a better deceitful merchant.
However, upon closer inspection, gathering intelligence is also for being a deceitful merchant. Focusing solely on intelligence gathering can also be extremely useful.
Yu Ziqing has long coveted the Shadow Great Mirror of the Shadow Department, but this item can only be envied from afar.
Even if it were given to him directly, regardless of the cost, he might not be able to use it effectively.
When the deceitful ghost reaches a location, he can backtrack the sounds made within the past month. If used well, it can be extremely useful.
But the limitations are likely the same as the Shadow Great Mirror: if a stronger person deliberately erases traces, it's likely that nothing will be heard.
