The Sinister Wu Qian: Was the Eerie Expert Going Broke?

Wearing a heavily patched doll costume, Wu Qian waddled up to Tang Xiaoling, her backside swaying comically.

But even after studying her closely for quite a while, she could not find any injuries on the child.

Although all that blood looked alarming, the girl herself was completely fine!

"Little girl, are you hurt anywhere?"

Wu Qian put on a hypocritical smile and feigned concern.

"No, Lingling is fine."

Tang Xiaoling blinked her big eyes, her face full of confusion.

She did not understand why this wicked lady was asking whether she was hurt.

"Not hurt?"

Wu Qian froze for a moment, clearly struggling to wrap her head around it.

If Tang Xiaoling was not hurt, why was she covered in blood?

Could it belong to someone else?

At that thought, she suddenly looked toward the Carousel shrouded in black mist.

The player named Wu Fan had died inside it.

Could this little brat have been nearby when the Evil Spirit killed him?

Then run out because she was too scared?

In an instant, she had dreamed up what she considered the most reasonable explanation.

But to confirm her suspicions, she raised a hand, pointed at the Carousel, and asked again:

"Tell me, were you in there just now?"

"Yes! Lingling was playing with Grandma."

Tang Xiaoling hid nothing and answered honestly.

Grandma?

She must mean the Evil Spirit!

Just as I thought!

This little brat was right there when that unlucky fool Wu Fan died.

That must have been when the blood splashed onto her!

But why did the Evil Spirit only kill one of them instead of slaughtering her too?

Or was Wu Fan some bleeding heart who died in this little brat's place?

Still, she could not be bothered to dwell on it.

Since the Evil Spirit happened to be killing people here, why not send it a little dessert while I'm at it?

Maybe once it's full, it won't eat us over the next few days!

Wu Qian smiled sinisterly and immediately bent down to speak:

"Lingling, since your grandma is in there, you should hurry back inside."

"That man named Wu Fan has already had an accident."

"Aren't you worried that the Evil... that your grandma might have an accident too?"

Tang Xiaoling, who was already worried about Grandma, looked alarmed at those words.

She immediately ran toward the Carousel, still remembering to say politely:

"Thank you!"

Watching Tang Xiaoling leave, Wu Qian's smile grew wider.

What a stupid child!

Actually worrying about an Evil Spirit's safety.

Go on, go on!

The moment you get inside, you'll become a snack for the Evil Spirit.

Then you really will get to see your own grandma!

The more Wu Qian thought about it, the happier she became, until she could not resist calling out:

"You're welcome! Don't run so fast!"

Then she turned her bulky doll body around and waddled off into the distance.

But suddenly, a hint of disappointment rose in her heart.

She could not help regretting that she had gotten this little girl killed so soon.

With her role as a Doll Performer, she could definitely survive until the third day as long as she stayed cautious.

If I kill this little girl now, won't I have nothing fun to do for the next two days?

"Oh well, she's already gone. There's no stopping her now."

In an instant, Wu Qian cast the thought aside and waddled away again in her bulky costume.

By then, the livestream viewers were already hurling abuse!

"I swear! Even if this woman makes it out alive, I'm going to kill her!"

"Count me in, bro! How is she human? She's a beast! No, she's worse than a beast!"

"I'd advise you guys to calm down. If she actually clears the instance, she'll get rewards. Who kills whom might not be so certain then!"

"That's right. Anyone who clears an instance ends up with a physique like a little Superman at the very least. How could ordinary people stand a chance against them?"

"Why are you only talking about this woman? Don't you think the Evil Spirit's return was a little too strange?"

"Oh, right! Now that you mention it, it really was odd. The little girl had only just been bullied, and the Evil Spirit came back!"

"What's so strange about that? If you ask me, that man deserved to die! He practically pissed himself facing an Evil Spirit, but acted vicious toward a child. I'm human, but this time I support the Evil Spirit!"

"I agree with the person above. I'm siding with the Evil Spirit this time too!"

"Setting reality aside, wasn't the little girl at fault too? You can't side with an Evil Spirit, even if I found it satisfying myself!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Get the expert to explain why the Evil Spirit came back as soon as the little girl was bullied. Is this part of raising a gu too?"

"@Eerie Knowledge Explainer, we summon you, expert! Come on out!"

By now, the livestream viewers had come to idolize "Eerie Knowledge Explainer."

Whenever something puzzled them, they immediately asked questions and waited for an explanation.

Finally, after countless calls, the red chat messages the viewers had been eagerly awaiting appeared again.

[Eerie Knowledge Explainer]: "As I guessed earlier, this Evil Spirit would return soon. I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly."

"I even suspect this was all a staged performance."

"The man named Wu Fan may well have had his mind bewitched by the Evil Spirit, which is why he went to insult Tang Xiaoling."

"The Evil Spirit appeared at the crucial moment to win Tang Xiaoling's favor and make her more accepting of it."

The explanation sounded so well reasoned that the viewers felt everything suddenly click.

"An expert really is an expert. Every word is pure wisdom!"

"That's not all! Haven't you noticed? Each red chat message costs one Spirit Coin, and the expert sends several in a row every time!"

"Like you need to tell us! I noticed ages ago! @Eerie Knowledge Explainer, expert, got room for another hanger-on?"

"Talented men shine, rich men glitter with gold, and our expert sparkles with that bling-bling golden glow!"

"Expert, could you come to River City and give me some personal guidance? This little lady would gladly welcome you between her thighs! (I can send a photo first.)"

Reading the endless flattering messages in the livestream chat, Eerie Knowledge Explainer sat at his computer with his vanity thoroughly satisfied.

The only thing that hurt was the Evil Spirit Coins he had spent.

Those were the savings he had painstakingly amassed by living off his parents for most of his life, originally set aside for dealing with Evil Spirit Instances.

Now, he had spent well over half of them just to show off!

If this continued, he would probably go completely broke after just a few more comments!

But most importantly, he would no longer be able to show off by sending red chat messages!

Once these fans saw that the expert they worshipped had become penniless, how could he ever show his face?

Then again, at ten thousand apiece, Spirit Coins really were a bit beyond what an unemployed man living off his parents could afford.

Even the money he had already spent came from savings his parents had built up over years of work.

Once it was all gone, his family would not have a penny left.

And now that his parents were old, they could no longer keep working.

His source of income was probably about to dry up completely!