An Xinghe rolled his eyes at her:
"You've read too many novels. What hidden sect? I'm just a Hero for Fun."
"Hmph! Fine, don't tell me." Jia Hui looked haughty, but after glancing at An Xinghe's profile, she could not help saying with a grin:
"No matter what, thank you so much this time. If it weren't for you, that Female Ghost might have killed me."
An Xinghe suddenly stepped closer to Jia Hui.
The distance between them shrank to ten centimeters. His strong masculine scent blanked Jia Hui's mind, and she stammered:
"X-Xinghe, what is it?"
An Xinghe smiled meaningfully.
"I just think gratitude shouldn't stay in words alone."
"Th-then what do you want to do?"
An Xinghe lowered his head and, beneath Jia Hui's astonished gaze, kissed her.
At that moment, the Thriller Game considerately cut off An Xinghe's stream ahead of time.
When the stream resumed, Jia Hui was already in An Xinghe's arms, her head resting against his shoulder.
Her face was so flushed with shyness that it was almost unbearable to look at.
Livestream chat.
[An Xinghe really is a beast!]
[If this is being a beast, I want to learn too!]
[I'm so jealous even the food in my hands doesn't taste good anymore.]
[I'm sitting atop a mountain of lemons.]
[Cold dog food keeps slapping wildly against my face!]
[Woof!]
I Really Am Not a Disciple of a Hidden Sect!
Nestled in An Xinghe's arms, Jia Hui could not help whispering in his ear:
"Xinghe, where are we going next? Are we leaving this place?"
Now that her lover had acknowledged her, Jia Hui had long since thrown her duties as the show's host to who knew where! All she wanted was to be sweet and lovey-dovey with An Xinghe.
Of course, Kowloon Walled City was definitely not the place for that.
Jia Hui was not that open-minded yet.
Looking at the bashful Jia Hui, An Xinghe felt quite tempted as well.
But then he remembered that today was the Ghost Festival. If he missed it, he would have to wait another year to exorcise ghosts!
The system would not give him a year!
"Jia Hui, I still have something to do."
Jia Hui rubbed her cheek against An Xinghe's and murmured:
"What could possibly be more important than me?"
This time, An Xinghe answered honestly.
"I'm going to exorcise a ghost."
"Hmph!" Jia Hui angrily punched An Xinghe, then immediately rubbed the spot, afraid she had hurt him.
"And you still say you're not a disciple of a Hidden Sect!"
An Xinghe spread his hands. "I really am not. It's just that, for certain reasons, I have to get rid of this ghost."
Jia Hui thought for a moment.
"Fine, it's not like I won't let you go. But you have to take me with you!"
"Of course. I wouldn't feel at ease leaving you alone either."
Jia Hui instantly beamed with delight and hooked her arm through An Xinghe's.
"Then let's go! Time to exorcise a ghost!"
The girl's heart was clearly full of love. She was no longer even afraid of the ghost that had scared her half to death just moments ago.
Following his memories of playing Ghost Tale of Hong Kong, An Xinghe found the hammer, picked the lock, opened the engine, found the jade disc, and found the eye.
He solved every puzzle in an orderly fashion and finally arrived before a small house.
Inside this little house sat Madam He's Daughter, the Vengeful Ghost from earlier.
An Xinghe brought Jia Hui inside. An Old Lady sat before a square table, upon which many candles were burning.
This Old Lady was Madam He's Daughter.
An Xinghe revealed an eerie smile and stepped forward.
"Old Lady, my girlfriend and I were being hunted by a Vengeful Ghost! Please help us!"
The Old Lady let out a long sigh.
"Young Man, today is the Ghost Festival, when yin energy is at its strongest. You shouldn't have come here."
An Xinghe persisted.
"Old Lady, please have mercy and help the two of us."
The Old Lady seemed to be moved by An Xinghe's words.
"Then it will depend on your fate. There are a few Yellow Talismans beside me. Take them and use them."
"Sigh, she should be freed too."
"When the Eight O'Clock Bell rings, she'll return to the Next Room on time to cook for me and wait for me to return."
"While she is in the room, you must stick the Yellow Talismans on the front door."
"Remember, no matter what she says, don't open the door!"
An Xinghe picked up the three Yellow Talismans on the table and examined them.
[Name: Heavenly Master Five Thunder Town House Talisman] [Type: Weapon] [Quality: Common] [Effect: Has a deterrent effect on ghosts!] [Can be taken out of the scenario: Yes] [Note: Supreme Old Lord, Hasten as the Law Commands!]
An Xinghe tucked the three Yellow Talismans into his clothes and asked as if casually:
"Old Lady, the Vengeful Ghost next door, Madam He, is your mother, isn't she?"
The Old Lady's body jolted, and a sharp gleam burst from her eyes.
"You figured it out?!"
"Whoosh!!"
The Slit-Mouthed Woman's Scissors were held horizontally before the Old Lady's throat. An Xinghe said coldly:
"Don't think your little schemes can fool me, Old Thing!"
Livestream chat.
[Has An Xinghe gone insane? She's a useful NPC!]
[She just gave An Xinghe Yellow Talismans, and he immediately turned on her? That's going too far, isn't it?]
[I have a feeling there's something off about this Old Lady.]
[Same here, I feel that way too.]
[I remember that in the original game, Jia Hui seemed to say at the end that this Old Lady was very strange.]
Jia Hui rushed over and hugged An Xinghe.
"Xinghe, what are you doing?!"
Unmoved, An Xinghe stared at the Old Lady and said:
"If you never intended to send your mother on her way from the start, why did you prepare so many Yellow Talismans? And why did you investigate the matter of sending her on so thoroughly?"
"If you wanted to send her on her way, why hadn't you acted all these years? Yet today, when I came, you wanted me to do it instead."
"Could it be that sending your mother on her way would bring terrible karmic consequences upon you?!"
The Old Lady chuckled.
"Young man, you're quite clever. But clever people usually don't live long!"
The Old Lady's fingernails suddenly grew longer and clawed toward An Xinghe's face.
However, An Xinghe had already been on guard. With a light swipe of the scissors, he slit the Old Lady's throat.
Black blood gushed out.
Livestream chat.
[Holy shit! This Old Lady really isn't a good person!]
[More than not a good person! I don't think she's even human anymore!]
[An Xinghe was amazing there! Decisive and ruthless, without any hesitation!]
[I told you this Old Lady was creepy!]
[The scissors have truly done great work in this scenario!]
[The Slit-Mouthed Woman has been living off him for three scenarios already, and she still hasn't stopped!]
Cantonese Opera Dan's Dismemberment Case! Activated!