Chapter 9: Haunted After Moving into a New Home? Master, Save Me!
[Heavy Rain: This master's stream really is full of hidden talents. A pretty girl today-who's next?]
[Popcorn: Okay, everyone, stop spamming and let the master tell this pretty girl's fortune. I feel like I'm watching a mystery series. I'm so excited right now.]
[I Love Apples: Doesn't this seem like a publicity stunt by some company? Can it really be such a coincidence? An all-powerful fortune-teller reading the fortune of an innocent beauty who barely knows the world-what kind of sparks will fly next? It looks scripted no matter how I look at it.]
[Little Meatball: Stop being so bitter, person above. Just watch the stream and you'll see what the master can do. Don't leave home without your brain.]
As the viewers stirred up controversy, Lin Fan frowned and examined Jiang Xueyan's features more closely.
With her baby fat, Jiang Xueyan had a classic baby face. Her cheeks were full, her crescent-shaped eyes curved and sparkled, and her dainty nose added a delicate touch to her face. She looked like a good person at first glance.
But on closer inspection, a cloud of black energy hung between the arches of Jiang Xueyan's eyebrows!
"May I ask your name, miss? After examining you carefully, I have indeed noticed a cloud of black energy between your brows. Your willow-leaf eyebrows suggest a gentle, lovely disposition, but when the arches are too close together, trouble can easily find you."
Lin Fan cut straight to the point.
"Hello, Master. My name is Jiang Xueyan, and I just graduated from university. You're right. My eyebrows are quite thin, and the arches really are close together. I usually shape them, but I haven't had time these past few days. To be honest, I recently moved into a new home. My family is fairly well-off, and my parents paid the down payment on an apartment in the city where I went to university. But ever since I moved in, something has been troubling me."
The girl named Jiang Xueyan lowered her eyes, her voice sorrowful.
"What kind of trouble? Something unclean?" Lin Fan asked bluntly.
Sure enough, Jiang Xueyan lifted her face when Lin Fan said that.
"Yes! I think something is haunting my new apartment. Something unclean. Every night when I go to sleep, even with all the doors and windows tightly shut, I still feel gusts of icy air. At first, I thought the new apartment was just too damp, so I turned on the ventilation system and the air conditioner. But every night before bed, I still feel those icy drafts. Sometimes they even wake me up, and I can't stop shivering."
Tears misted Jiang Xueyan's eyes. Her lips trembled as she revealed this.
Sure enough, heaven had given him a million followers-and sent him a new mission, too.
An encounter with something unclean in a new home?
This really was a challenge!
Was there a problem with the apartment's feng shui, or was an evil spirit truly at work? Lin Fan couldn't jump to conclusions yet.
[Chu Feng Chu: Holy crap, it's this intense right off the bat? I'm starting to think this is scripted.]
[Wind and Rain Come: I'm a little suspicious too. Icy drafts in a new apartment? That sounds way too supernatural. Is this a science documentary or a mystery drama?]
[Little Scooter: You two above, stop being keyboard warriors and watch the whole thing first, okay? Look how sincere and frightened that young lady is. It doesn't look like acting.]
[Ms. Cai from Xin City: It's already the twenty-first century. Spirits aren't allowed to gain sentience after the founding of the country, and there are no demons or ghosts!]
[No Rush at University: The master already said it might be a feng shui problem. Sometimes science can't explain things, and all you can call them is metaphysics. Let's watch first instead of jumping to conclusions.]
[Passerby A: Whether it's scripted, acting, or a publicity stunt, isn't it enough that the stream is good and keeps us watching? Rather than running our mouths nonstop, why don't we guess what's causing the icy drafts in her new apartment?]
[Helpful Manhayi: Exactly! This streamer is much more interesting than the others. I'm following him even if he is an actor.]
[Passerby A: I'm new here, so let me say something fair. This stream really is interesting. Let's not jump to conclusions before we watch. I'm neutral-I don't believe in feng shui or metaphysics. Waiting to be proven wrong!]
Jiang Xueyan's words caused another stir in the stream.
When Jiang Xueyan said that icy drafts and something unclean kept appearing in her new home, many viewers were skeptical.
They couldn't tell whether Jiang Xueyan was telling the truth, so their doubts were understandable. What mattered more to them was what Lin Fan would say and do next.
Ignoring the haters trying to stir things up, he smiled and gently reassured Jiang Xueyan. "Don't be afraid. Are you at home right now? If it's convenient, please switch to your phone's rear camera and show me the layout of your home. There may be a problem with its feng shui, though it's also possible that the evil presence you mentioned is at work. Without seeing the place, I can't draw a conclusion for you."
Lin Fan gently comforted the girl.
Seeing how professional the master was, and how considerate he had been toward her, Jiang Xueyan breathed a sigh of relief and lowered her guard. Biting her lip, she nodded, then switched to the rear camera and pointed it at her room!
Chapter 10: A Mission to Find the Real Killer-An Unjust Case on the Livestream!
When the camera switched, everyone saw the inside of Jiang Yanxue's home. It was clear that she had been watching the stream from her bedroom.
The camera didn't show much, but what it did reveal was luxurious enough to leave people green with envy.
There was a luxurious, three-meter-wide Simmons bed with a girlish design. The bedding was clearly top-quality Tencel velvet, supposedly soft enough to make sleeping on it feel like lying on a cloud. Of course, that was just advertising copy.
The room's decor was also girlish, though it wasn't all pink. Instead, it felt fresh and airy.
The decor leaned toward a palatial style, looking unmistakably elegant and expensive!
"Miss Jiang, take your phone around the room. In particular, give me a close-up of wherever you usually feel the strongest yin energy."
Lin Fan stared intently at his phone screen, his gaze steady. Since he wasn't there in person, he couldn't afford to miss a single detail.
The viewers saw the image shake before someone picked up the phone.
[I Don't Really Hate the Rich: By my estimate, her bedroom is at least a hundred square meters! That's absolutely insane!]
[It's a Little Cold Today: The username above says it all. But her place really is huge. Wouldn't living there make you feel even colder?]
[How Much Furniture Did You Sell Today: Oh my god! I'm losing it! Did you see that sofa the camera swept past? We have the exact same one in our store. Ordinary people definitely can't afford it! The price starts at six figures.]
[I Haven't Fed the Cat Yet: Hating the rich +1.]
[Let Me Flatter You: Hating the rich +12345678910.]
[God Fan's Number One Simp: Are you people just posting phone numbers now? I called it, and it actually connected. I was so scared I hung up right away!]
[Clouds in the Ninth Heaven: Based on my years of experience as a simp, this is Dragon Gate Mansion! Even the name sounds impressive, right? Living in such a nice place at her age is just outrageous!]
[Do You Love Me Today, Darling?: She looks like an innocent campus belle, but who knows how she really got that apartment? Saying her family bought it sounds nice, but what family treats a daughter that well?]
[Curves in All the Right Places: Exactly. I think she's doing it on purpose. Why else would she show off her wealth?]
[High-Quality Man: Where are your manners? Goddess, what color sack do you like? Watch out-this toad isn't taking the usual route to win his swan!]
[Bought Another Apartment: I live in Dragon Gate Imperial Residence, and it isn't as great as you're making it sound! Come visit my place whenever you have time. You're very welcome, hehehe...]
[Cows Flying in the Sky: Please read my username and stop blowing hot air, okay? You're about to blow them up!]
[Little Nobody Loves God Fan: Am I the only one who noticed that @Bought Another Apartment just sent at least twenty Rockets?]
[The Point Is Her: A rich guy sent twenty Rockets and didn't even get a spot in line, but that woman sent two and got her fortune told! Something shady is definitely going on!]
[Do You Love Me Today, Darling?: I told you, who knows what she does for a living? Now someone agrees with me!]
Only after examining Jiang Yanxue's room did Lin Fan notice that the comments had gradually gone off-topic. The viewers were clearly stirring things up.
"If you're willing to work hard, you can live in a place this nice too. I'm working toward it myself. Even if we aren't born into wealth, we can become the first wealthy generation in our families!"
Instinctively wanting to keep the viewers' comments from upsetting Jiang Yanxue, Lin Fan quickly offered some encouragement.
At that moment, Jiang Yanxue's attention was entirely on Lin Fan. She hadn't read the malicious comments.
"Master, this is where I usually feel the strongest yin energy."
When Jiang Yanxue held the camera still on one spot, Lin Fan suddenly triggered a new mission.
[Ding! Congratulations, host. New mission triggered: Help the other party defy fate and change her destiny, uncover the real killer in a murder case, and clear the deceased's name. Complete the mission to achieve full mastery of the Fortune and Prosperity Secret Manual.]
The system's sudden voice interrupted Lin Fan's thoughts. Missions issued directly like this were generally accepted by default.
What shocked Lin Fan was that he had only started a livestream, yet somehow encountered a case of injustice.
His luck stat must have been off the charts.
If he had relied on his own sales pitch to find people whose fortunes he could tell, who knew how long it would have taken him to encounter a real case!
"Master, have you noticed anything?" Jiang Yanxue looked at Lin Fan nervously.
Before Lin Fan could answer, viewers were already flooding the chat.
[Flaming Desire: And you say you're not pretending to be an innocent maiden? Isn't that camera pointed at the bathroom?]
[Yellow Stool: I feel cold when I take a shower too!]
[Let's Fly Together: With all that money, can't this young lady turn on the air conditioner? Why would she still feel cold?]
[Believe in God Fan for Eternal Life: Did you just get here? She already said turning on the air conditioner doesn't help.]
Jiang Yanxue noticed the comments then, too.
"I'm quite sensitive to the cold, so I always turn the air conditioner way up when I shower. But even after I get dressed and come out, I'm still shivering and covered in goosebumps. Once, I stood right in front of the air conditioner. It was set to twenty-nine degrees, but the air blowing out felt cold."
"Later, I had the air conditioner installed right outside the bathroom door so I'd feel warm as soon as I stepped out. But after a few days, it would get cold again. Whenever I tried to investigate it properly, everything would go back to normal."
As Jiang Yanxue spoke, she suddenly began to shiver, her voice turning deeply frightened.
"Just like right now. I have it set to twenty-nine degrees, but standing here still feels really cold."
Although she was at home, Jiang Yanxue was wearing fairly thick pajamas. The viewers had initially been focused on the luxurious decor; only after hearing her explanation did they notice how warmly she was dressed.
[Come to Me for Padded Jackets: The weather isn't cold right now, especially indoors with the heating on. It's not normal for her to be wearing such thick clothes!]
[I'm a Beautician: I think we're in the same city. Hurry over and let me give you a wellness treatment! You have too much dampness in your body!]
[Fan Fan Is the Handsomest: Please stop going off-topic, everyone! God Fan, hurry up and see what's wrong with her! God Fan! God Fan! Notice me!]
After glancing at the comments, Lin Fan noted that Jiang Yanxue's camera was pointed at the bathroom. "Tilt the camera up a little."
Jiang Yanxue obediently complied. The viewers saw that the air conditioner was the most expensive model from a certain brand, and they also noticed the temperature setting. It really was heating at twenty-nine degrees.
The chat erupted again!
Lin Fan found nothing unusual. Then he scanned the area with the Qi-Observing Technique and saw yin energy permeating the space, with black energy swirling around. He immediately frowned, his expression turning utterly grave!
Chapter 11: Find a Pole and Poke the Resentful Energy in the Air Conditioner Vent!
[I'm Just Here for the Show: Awesome, the master's frowning! Could there really be something unclean there?]
[Fair and Soft Little Face: Has he spotted something? Is there really a ghost?]
[I Live on a Grave: Excuse me, why are you bringing me up?]
[Have You Eaten?: Master, stop keeping us in suspense. Hurry up and tell us what's there!]
[Hater for Life: Can those simps stop stirring things up? This is obviously scripted.]
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