Such heavy yin energy!
A cold, damp, musty smell wafted over, carrying a faint, almost imperceptible odor of blood.
The cellar was dimly lit, with the dim yellow light of an old-fashioned electric lamp. A narrow rectangular table, covered with a red cloth, was placed directly in front of it.
The smell of blood... seemed to be coming from that direction. And on the red cloth was an incense burner, with two red candles burning on either side of it.
Behind the incense burner is a photograph of a woman.
Bai Nanchen and Bai Nanyu slumped onto the floor of the table, their bodies trembling like leaves.
Ji Nanshu scoffed, "Everyone said they wished them good luck, they really don't understand human language."
[Holy crap, what kind of hellish place is this?! It's absolutely terrifying!! Forget them, even I get goosebumps just looking at it.]
[You're so easily scared! What's so frightening about this? It's obviously a scary setup by Director Yang!!]
[What if it's true?! Didn't you hear that Daoist priest named Shu Cheng say it's a haunted house?]
[Hilarious. Who knows if that guy named Shu Cheng is a real Daoist master? What if he's just a newcomer signed by some entertainment company trying to create a mystical persona like Mistress Ji?]
[The idiot before me, I checked the official website of the Celestial Masters Association. This is a certified Level 6 Celestial Master by the Celestial Masters Association! Isn't that a slap in the face?!]
[Holy crap, stop arguing!! I think I just saw the woman in the photo... blink!!!]
[Where did this paid troll come from? Don't try to fool me!]
No, it did move!! I saw it too!!
Netizens argued about the woman in the photo, with most believing it was fake and that even if they had seen it, it was probably just a publicity stunt by the production team.
Those netizens who saw the woman blinking asserted that it was real, and even said they would immediately go back and record the live stream replay to show them!
Director Yang was in the monitoring room backstage, naturally saw it too, and his face was extremely grim. Did he really not know whether this was for the sake of the show?
He felt his luck was absolutely terrible! Last time he picked a house whose owner wasn't human, and this time he picked a real haunted house.
Ask him how he knew? "Look at those two bright red candles burning! And who uses red candles to mourn the dead? Are you crazy?!"
After this episode is finished recording, he definitely wants to go to the temple to pray!
Ji Nanshu asked sincerely, "What are you two doing sitting on the floor?! It's so comfortable, why don't you two sleep here tonight?"
Only then did the two seem to realize that someone had come in, and they turned around in fright, pointing at the photos on the table.
Bai Nanyu was terrified. His face turned pale, and tears and snot covered his face. He scrambled to Ji Nanshu and the others' side.
Bai Nanchen was in the same situation, but slightly better than Bai Nanyu.
I didn't cry.
Bai Nanyu pointed at the woman's photo on the table and stammered, "Photo!! Photo!! It moves!"
Ji Nanshu glanced at the photo, crossed his arms, and said sarcastically, "I didn't see any embellishment, but your tears and snot certainly moved quite a bit."
Only then did Bai Nanyu realize how unsightly he looked, and he hurriedly turned his back to the camera to start tidying himself up.
Bai Nanchen remained silent, simply walking in front of the camera to block the dirty Bai Nanyu.
Sensing danger, Ji Xingyu quietly approached Shu Cheng and said, "Captain... that photo..."
Shu Cheng gave a serious "hmm" and said, "I'll come back later."
"Um!"
Jian Yuanjia tugged at Ji Nanshu and whispered, " Nanshu... let's go out! It's creepy here..."
As soon as Li Lan stepped into the cellar, she felt a chill run down her spine, raising goosebumps all over her body. She touched her arm and said, "Yeah, let's get out of here. This place is too scary..."
It's enough to give me nightmares!!
Jiang Yue was equally afraid, and since the mastermind behind the little devil who had harmed him had still not been found, he was even more sensitive to such matters now.
He said, " Xiao Nanshu, let's go out. Aren't we looking for the key? Time's almost up, and if we haven't found it by then, we'll have to suffer the consequences."
Ji Nanshu, who gets annoyed by the mention of bitter melon, said, "Oh well, I found the key anyway. A-Mo found it too."
Whether or not the other guests can be found is not his concern!
It's just drinking bitter melon juice, isn't it?
It clears heat and detoxifies! It's very good for your health!
At this moment, Bai Nanyu seemed to have tidied himself up and said timidly, "Second Brother... we haven't found the key yet. We only have twenty minutes left..."
Bai Nanchen was very magnanimous. "It's alright, Xiaoyu, don't you have special privileges this week? Let's change your clues first."
"But... but..."
Ji Nanshu interrupted the two men's mushy brotherly affection, coldly saying, "If you want to show off your deep brotherly love, please consider the place. Nobody wants to watch your act!"
"You--!"
Ji Nanshu didn't give Bai Nanchen a chance to retort, and cursed, "What do you mean, 'you'? Can't you understand human language? Do you think this is a feng shui treasure land and want to be buried here with me?!"
Ji Xingyu: My little brother's fighting power is really strong! He almost forgot that last time he went to Ange Village, he mocked them all the moment they met, and his teammates were immediately on the verge of collapse!
His younger brother is awesome!! Now he won't get bullied by others ʅ(‾◡◝)!
Fortunately, the others didn't know what Ji Xingyu was thinking, otherwise they would definitely ask him if he had something stuck in his eyes all the time. Even with eighty-eight layers of filters, you can't make a fighter jet look like a little quail, right?
Bai Nanchen spat, glared fiercely at Ji Nanshu, his eyes flashing with malice. Then, he led Bai Nanyu out of the cellar first.
The other guests also went out and returned to the living room.
Ji Nanshu walked last, and he closed the cellar door.
Just as the cellar door was about to close, he paused for a few seconds, his gaze falling on the photo frame inside the cellar, and a slow smile crept onto his lips.
Tonight, there's going to be a good show.
It was only a little past eleven o'clock when everyone came out of the cellar, and everyone was still in the living room.
As soon as Ji Nanshu came out, Bai Nanchen said without any politeness, " Ji Nanshu, give me two of those peace charms!"
Ji Nanshu found his imperious manner amusing.
" Bai Nanchen, how can you be so shameless? Don't you want to listen to what you're saying?"
Bai Nanchen frowned, speaking as if it were the most natural thing in the world, "You eat my Bai Family my Bai Family's food, shouldn't you give me two peace tokens?"
Ji Nanshu clapped his hands and pulled out his phone. "Sure! Two hundred thousand! If you want it, just pay up. Here, the QR code, hurry up."
Bai Nanyu then spoke up, saying, "Third Brother... we're clearly family, do we have to be so distant?"
" Bai Nanyu, don't try to play the emotional card with me. There's no real emotion involved! Even if you kneel down and beg me today, you still have to pay! What? Didn't you spend lavishly on your brother this morning? It's only 400,000 now, that should be nothing to a big star like you, right?"
"Ah--someone isn't just saying it, is they? But they can't bear to part with it, right?"
"Never mind then."
He then took back his phone, not giving Bai Nanchen a chance to pay.
He added at the end, " Director Yang, the mission time is up. Have these two found the key? If not, they'll be punished."
These two are definitely going to drink the bitter melon juice!!
I have some terrible news to share: I only have two chapters left in my drafts qaq. It's impossible for me to stop updating altogether, but...
We were all on tenterhooks! La la la