The Most Deadly Virus

Zhao You'an's first instinct was to ask Ling Siqing to go with her, but after thinking it over, she dismissed the idea.

What a joke. As the president of a conglomerate worth nearly a hundred billion, Ling Siqing might not be active in the public eye, but who in the financial world didn't know her? If she really went on a variety reality show, plenty of people would probably think something had gone wrong with the Ling Group.

After ruling Ling Siqing out, Zhao You'an began agonizing over who to take with her.

"Since it's a challenging event, let Little One go with you. She used to be a special forces soldier. Wilderness survival won't be difficult for her," Ling Siqing suggested a viable candidate.

Setting aside her identity, Ling Siqing had plenty of work to do every day. Although she had been accompanying Zhao You'an on set these past few days, she still held a video conference daily to arrange work remotely.

The Blood Qi Puppet she had refined had disappeared?

Lin Ling frowned slightly and recited the spell at the blood-red piece of wood once more. After waiting patiently for three minutes, there was still nothing on the wood.

"It failed again?" Lin Ling stared at her hands in disbelief and muttered, "Could it be that my fate clashes with theirs? No, there can't be anything wrong with my fate. Something else must have gone wrong."

Ever since leaving the mountains, Lin Ling had always had smooth sailing. Relying on her ability to alter destinies, she had accumulated assets worth over a hundred million so far. The only setbacks she had suffered were the two times she had stumbled because of Zhao You'an.

"What the hell." Lin Ling suppressed a surge of anger and took out her tortoiseshell to cast a divination.

After divining three times in a row, Lin Ling received the same result every time: great misfortune, great misfortune, great misfortune!

Lin Ling stared silently at the tortoiseshell before unwillingly putting it away.

My fate is mine to control. So what if the divination says great misfortune? I can alter fate itself, so I can alter the result of a divination too!

She could no longer calculate Zhao You'an's fate, but keeping track of her movements was no difficult task for Lin Ling. After casually sending a little ghost to watch Zhao You'an's agent, Lin Ling quickly learned Zhao You'an's entire schedule.

"Wilderness Survival?" Lin Ling turned on her computer and awkwardly typed the words into the search bar with her index finger, looking up related information.

Combining it with the information she had obtained from the agent, Lin Ling finally figured out what kind of show Wilderness Survival was an hour later. At the same time, she found an excellent opportunity to make her move.

By sheer coincidence, Lin Ling knew one of the guests participating in Wilderness Survival. Not long ago, the two had completed a transaction that had satisfied them both, and that guest's contact information was still sitting in Lin Ling's phone.

When she saw that the filming location had been set in a deep forest that had yet to be fully developed, Lin Ling became even more pleased. Places like that, devoid of human habitation, had the most wandering spirits and wild ghosts.

A few days later, Lin Ling reached a deal with one of the invited guests. The guest would secure her a spot on the production team, while Lin Ling would give him another lucky charm to help him land an important role.

Just as Lin Ling was satisfied and about to recall the little ghost she had sent out, Zhao You'an came looking for her. From the look of things, she seemed to be here to discuss something.

Lin Ling had no intention of alerting the enemy. She merely directed the little ghost to circle the two of them once. After hearing that Zhao You'an had come to confirm her spot on the production team, she had the little ghost pass through the wall and leave.

Without Zhao You'an noticing, the jade accessory around her neck grew slightly warm before returning to normal less than a second later.

"Shi Buyu, something approached Zhao You'an," Luo You, who was far away at the villa, immediately sensed it.

Shi Buyu abruptly looked up. "Where?"

"Hold my hand. I'll take you there." Luo You quickly located her through the jade and reached to pull Shi Buyu over for a teleportation.

Shi Buyu lowered her head to glance at their clasped hands and hurriedly reminded her, "Wait. Remember not to teleport right in front of people. Pick somewhere more secluded, without surveillance cameras."

"Understood." Luo You answered, and as soon as she finished speaking, the scene around them changed dramatically. The villa room became a restroom surrounded by tiled walls.

When Shi Buyu found herself in a restroom, she blanked out for a rare moment. "Why did you teleport us into a restroom?"

"...Didn't you say to teleport somewhere without people?" Luo You glanced at the restroom with some disdain. "In this building, this is the only place without people or surveillance cameras."

Shi Buyu was speechless for once. "Fine. Let's hurry and find her."

Luo You and Shi Buyu emerged from the restroom, and Luo You quickly locked onto the room where Zhao You'an was. Seeing that the door would not open, she tore it down by force without a second thought.

With a deafening bang, the office door was honorably declared dead.

The agent and Zhao You'an, who had been talking inside, both turned toward the doorway. Upon seeing two strangers standing there, the agent instinctively reached for her phone to call security. "Who are you?"

"Wait, they're my friends." Zhao You'an froze for a moment, then hurriedly calmed her agent. "Sorry, Sister Jin. These two are both good friends of mine. I'll cover any damages they caused by accident."

"This isn't about damages, this..." Sister Jin looked utterly helpless. Good heavens, these two had kicked the entire door open.

"Miss Zhao, are you all right?" Luo You asked, vigilantly scanning the surroundings.

The little ghost had already left long ago. Only an extremely faint trace of ghostly aura remained in the room.

"I'm fine." Zhao You'an looked confused. "Did you two discover something?"

"Something? Was it here?" Zhao You'an immediately grew nervous and warily looked around.

"If I'm not mistaken, the person behind this is probably about to make a move." Luo You glanced at the security guards rushing over, then instinctively hid behind Zhao You'an.

"Best Actress Zhao, Sister Jin, are you all right?" The security guards who had heard the commotion came running over, panting.

Sister Jin glanced at Zhao You'an as though she wanted to say something but stopped herself. "We're fine. The wind blew the door just now, so it made quite a loud noise."

The guard gave an odd "Ah" and stared strangely at the threshold for a moment. "So that's what happened. As long as you're all right."

"I'm really sorry for making you come all this way for nothing."

"It's fine, it's fine. It's my job."

After sending the guards away, Sister Jin shut the broken door with a complicated expression. "You'an, can you explain this to me?"

Zhao You'an looked at Luo You, then at her own agent, and resignedly sighed. "Sister Jin, it's actually like this."

Zhao You'an omitted part of the story and only said that someone had recently been using ghosts against her, while Luo You and Shi Buyu were masters she had hired. As for what had just happened, it naturally became the masters discovering a little ghost lurking around her, worrying that she might be in danger, and thus rushing in.

Sister Jin pinched the bridge of her nose. "You'an, have I been under too much pressure lately? Why are you saying such nonsense?"

"Sister Jin, don't doubt it. Ghosts really do exist in this world." Zhao You'an stressed the point. She had a good relationship with Sister Jin, so there were some things she could reveal a little.

"You two, I don't know what method you used to make You'an believe you, but to me, you are both..." Sister Jin was interrupted before she could finish.

"Sister Jin, everything I said is true. We've known each other for so many years. Don't you trust me?"

"You'an, perhaps you've been under too much pressure lately." Sister Jin sighed. "If you're really too tired, I'll help you turn down this variety show."

"Sister Jin, I'm telling the truth!" Zhao You'an was helpless. Not a single word she had said was false!

Seeing the atmosphere become tense, Luo You lightly coughed, drawing their attention. "You're Miss Zhao's agent, right?"

"Yes, I am." Sister Jin nodded.

"Actually, everything Miss Zhao said is true. If you don't believe it, I can give you a little proof." Luo You smiled.

"Proof?" Sister Jin gave a disdainful laugh. "How will you prove it? Don't tell me you can make me see a ghost?"

"Of course I can." Luo You's smile gained a teasing edge. "I'm just worried that if I let you see a ghost, Sister Jin, you'll be too frightened to sleep properly for several days."

Sister Jin raised her brows. "If you can really broaden my horizons, I'm willing to be scared."

Luo You said, "Are you sure? No regrets?"

Sister Jin nodded. "Absolutely no regrets."

"Remember that. You bear the consequences yourself." Luo You looked at Sister Jin sympathetically. "Close your eyes."

After Sister Jin did as she was told, Luo You extended a finger and lightly tapped her forehead.

The moment Luo You's finger withdrew, Sister Jin could not help holding her breath as she slowly opened her eyes.

What was that thing?!

Sister Jin's pupils instantly dilated. No one knew what ghost she had seen, but her face had turned deathly pale with fright.

"G-G-Ghost!" Sister Jin screamed in collapse, then fainted from terror.

Luo You had been prepared and caught Sister Jin, unable to stop herself from shaking her head. "See? Ordinary people are always badly frightened when they see ghosts."

Zhao You'an swallowed. "Master, what kind of ghost did Sister Jin see?"

"What? Does Miss Zhao want to see one too?" Luo You said mischievously.

"No, no, no, I don't have that hobby." Zhao You'an shook her head like a rattle, strongly resisting the idea of seeing ghosts.

Luo You laughed. "I was only joking. Miss Zhao, don't take it to heart."

"Actually, ordinary ghosts aren't that frightening. They can't harm people at all." After placing Sister Jin on the sofa, Luo You clapped her hands. "It's just that your agent was unlucky. The moment her Heavenly Eye opened, she saw a ghost that had died rather horribly."

"What kind of ghost was it?" Zhao You'an asked curiously.

Luo You pointed at the ceiling above them. "Many years ago, someone jumped from the roof of this building."

Zhao You'an could not help sucking in a breath. This building had more than forty floors. If someone had jumped from the roof...

"Back to the point, someone is already watching you. For safety's sake, I suggest that Miss Zhao stop running around and obediently stay with Miss Ling," Luo You said.

"But I accepted the job..." Zhao You'an said with some difficulty.

Luo You curled her lips. "Which is more important, the job or your life?"

"My life is more important..." Zhao You'an sighed. "I understand. Once Sister Jin wakes up, I'll tell her I'm not doing this variety show."

"Miss Zhao is indeed wise," Luo You praised.

Shi Buyu had been watching from the side. After a while, she suddenly spoke up. "I think Miss Zhao should still participate in the variety show."

"Why?" Luo You raised a brow.

"Miss Zhao would certainly be safe staying with Miss Ling, but that would also make it difficult for the person behind this to attack her." Shi Buyu voiced her thoughts. "Rather than passively defend like this, it would be better for Miss Zhao to participate in the variety show and see if we can lure out the person behind it."

"Then we can deal with them in one go. Wouldn't that solve everything once and for all?"

Luo You patted Shi Buyu on the shoulder and laughed. "Shi Buyu, it seems you suddenly got the hang of things. In the past, you wouldn't have been able to think up such a bad idea."

"You flatter me. I'm merely learning from you." Shi Buyu tugged at the corner of her mouth, not feeling complimented at all.

After all, during the war between gods and demons, Luo You had been quite fond of using hostages to lure reinforcements from the Divine Realm over. Shi Buyu had also been implicated, losing many people because of it.

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