The hidden chamber

The skeletons drew closer and closer, the horrifying scrape of bones growing louder and louder.

Su Li raised the doll in his hand.

The surrounding skeletons froze in place as though cowed.

Then their frames fell apart, and the bones dropped to the ground one by one.

[So that doll really does work.]

[Li Bao is so cool!!]

[Li Bao holds that doll like he's raising the Imperial Jade Seal. So imposing!]

[The Imperial Jade Seal, I'm dying. That's so accurate.]

[Why are these skeletons scared of this doll?]

[So why could those props move just now? That's not scientific!]

The other guests breathed sighs of relief. These props were far too realistic.

They were just about to praise Su Li when they heard a rumble.

A mirror embedded in the wall, as large as a door, opened down the middle.

"So there really is a hidden chamber here!" "Maybe its door opened because all the skeletons were destroyed!"

The guests were excited.

Su Li set the doll aside and touched his ring, smiling happily. He could make plenty of candy this time, and some could even be used for witchcraft experiments.

As for the door, Ghost Doll had opened it.

Everyone entered the hidden chamber. It was pitch-black inside, but fortunately, the butler had given each of them a large flashlight earlier.

These flashlights were larger and brighter than yesterday's. With all five shining their lights, the little chamber became well lit.

They switched on their flashlights and discovered a full-length mirror directly ahead.

The mirror looked very old, with a brass frame, but its surface was clean, as though someone had specifically wiped it.

"There's nothing in here except a mirror."

Just as Cheng Sirong voiced her question, she saw someone slowly float out from behind the mirror.

Yes, she floated out.

It was a woman in a long dress stained red with blood, her hair disheveled and her gaze venomous.

Ghost Doll's expression changed the instant she saw her.

Su Li's eyes, however, lit up. Such dense ghostly energy-this was premium candy.

"She's the Manor's former mistress, right?" he asked Ghost Doll.

"That's her. I never saw her come back afterward. So Mirror Ghost killed her too." Her eyes were full of mockery.

[Aaaah, is this the final boss??]

[Did you notice she's floating!!]

[Is this a projection too??]

[I don't remember anything like this in the last two episodes. This is way too realistic.]

[It's scary even through the screen, okay?]

[Why do I feel like she's a real ghost? What's going on?]

The guests were frightened by the sight. Even the cameraman's hands began trembling around his equipment.

Su Li shouted, "The boss is out! Get back!"

Everyone followed Su Li's warning and retreated several meters.

"What is that thing? Why do I feel like it isn't a projection??" An Hui felt this was the most thrilling day of his life.

"Right, and when she floated out, a cold wind blew straight into my face. It was freezing!"

"She can't... really be a ghost, can she?" Song You was already terrified and trembling a little.

"Don't be scared. There's no such thing as ghosts. Director Wang just wants us to run straight out and fail the challenge. That's why he made the projection so terrifying!

"Didn't you see what he did the other day? He's wicked. We can't fall for it!"

Su Li looked indignant and righteous, his cheeks puffed out in annoyance.

Instead, his words and little expression made the other guests laugh, and they instantly felt less afraid.

Wang Xiang had already broken into a cold sweat at the sight of the female ghost, only to hear what Su Li said.

He wanted to cry but had no tears. Yes, yes, yes, I designed everything. I'm wicked. But the thing in front of you is a real ghost!!!

Seeing this group disregard her and even dare to laugh, the Manor's mistress flew into a rage.

She would kill them all!

Before she could act, a Ghost Doll in a pink dress, her whole body brimming with resentment, suddenly materialized before her.

The viewers erupted:

[Where did this one come from?!]

[Isn't that the Ghost Doll from yesterday's Toy House?]

[How did she end up here?]

[So she wasn't destroyed yesterday. She disappeared.]

[Those two look like they have a grudge.]

[The production team designed this segment brilliantly.]

The Manor's mistress froze when she saw her. Then, as though remembering who she was, she surged with killing intent and attacked Ghost Doll with a shriek.

Ghost Doll's voice was filled with hatred. "You deserve to die!!"

Her resentment erupted. With a raise of her hand, dozens of dolls suddenly appeared around her, each radiating resentment.

Then the dolls charged at the female ghost. Some grabbed her hair, while others seized her arms and legs.

She was now effectively bound by countless ghost dolls.

"This is your retribution!! Those you killed will tear you apart!" Ghost Doll shrieked.

[Aren't these dolls from the Toy House too? Where did they come from?!]

[Holy shit, is this seriously not a blockbuster?]

[As everyone knows, you can't Photoshop a livestream, so these are real.]

[How deep does this grudge go?]

[So this female ghost hurt her and these dolls?]

[Director Wang really splashed out on this episode. These projections look amazing.]

The livestream's popularity had already surpassed fifty million, but before the viewers could get their fill, the feed cut out, as though the equipment had suddenly broken.

The cameraman said, "What's wrong with this equipment? Did it suddenly break?"

An Hui glanced over. It broke now?

[Why did it cut out right at the good part?]

[Aaaaah, I was getting so into it.]

[Get it back up! Does Wang Xiang want to make money or not? Doesn't he see how popular this is right now?]

[Did all the money go into projections? Couldn't they get better equipment?]

[I'm gonna puke. I just clicked in from the trending topics, and it's a black screen?]

Wang Xiang thought, I want to keep streaming too, but that feed was clearly cut because that almighty menace doesn't want people seeing something!

He could only post on Feibo, saying that both the streaming connection and equipment had developed problems, and asking everyone to wait patiently.

Inside the hidden chamber, Ghost Doll was about to finish off the ghostly mistress while she was restrained when Su Li suddenly spoke. "Don't kill her yet!"

The other guests looked at her in surprise, not understanding what he wanted to do.

But what shocked them even more was that Ghost Doll actually obediently stopped.

Su Li stepped forward, but An Hui caught hold of him. "Su, it's dangerous..."

"That's right, Su!" "Su!" Those were Chen Zhuo's and Cheng Sirong's voices.

An Hui had already sensed something was wrong earlier. Now he strongly suspected that the two opposite them really were ghosts.

Chen Zhuo and Cheng Sirong, meanwhile, were simply worried about Su Li.

Song You still had no idea what was going on.

"It's fine. I'll see if I can trigger the plot!" Su Li looked so confident that the three felt he might know what he was doing, and they stopped trying to hold him back.

But the instant he turned away, his expression changed, and he told Ghost Doll playfully, "Being turned into candy is much more painful than being killed outright."

She immediately understood what Su Li meant and nodded quickly. "I'll leave her to you."

Without Su Li, she would never have had a chance to take revenge, so she would listen to whatever he said.

While An Hui and the others were still puzzling over their conversation, they saw the terrifying female ghost disappear, wailing and struggling.

Su Li pointed at the mirror. "This thing is still asleep? All that, and it still hasn't woken up?"

"Yes, it looks that way."

"A pathetic ghost that still needs to sleep managed to cause this much trouble?" Su Li eyed the mirror with disdain. He felt it was inferior even to the Manor's former mistress.

Ghost Doll said nothing. She felt that, with Su Li's strength, naturally everyone looked like ants to him.

"But how stupid was that mistress to be manipulated and used by this thing?" Su Li remarked.

Ghost Doll snorted coldly. "Hah. That woman really was stupid. Stupid and vicious."