The vicious ghost Jiang Nuo had scared off earlier seemed unwilling to give up.
They had only just entered the corridor when a white shadow charged at them.
Dense ghostly energy surged straight toward Si Yan, who was walking at the front. It could tell that this human was the weakest, and his body held so much spiritual energy!
A shrill, piercing howl echoed through the corridor. Even ordinary people could feel the temperature plummet, the chill sinking into their bones.
The sight of the white shadow charging toward them frightened them so badly they dared not move.
Only Chu Xiu gave a quiet gasp, grabbing her twin ponytails in excitement. "So this is what ghosts look like!"
Yang Xiaoxiao turned to look at her in disbelief.
Why are you so happy?!
Si Yan felt the impact coming toward him and instinctively raised his arm to shield his face. But the moment the white shadow approached, golden light flared from his wrist.
In an instant, the vicious ghost became like a deflated balloon, screaming and careening everywhere. Still unwilling to give up, she tried to charge again.
"Aaaaah!!!"
The vicious ghost's manifested form had a face covered in sores and looked hideous beyond belief. Worse, she kept flying wildly about in pain, pus on the verge of dripping off her.
Holy shit, what an ugly ghost!
What kind of ghost is that? That's terrifying!
Si Yan! Look out-
Si Yan held out his wrist, finally looking horrified, but only because he was afraid the pus would drip onto him.
"Turn your hand around. Point the copper coins at her."
Jiang Nuo also made a disgusted sound, taking hold of Si Yan and quietly retreating half a step while telling him what to do.
Si Yan did as instructed, turning his wrist. The Five Emperors coin bracelet radiated dazzling golden light. Watching her body corrode, the vicious ghost was scared out of her wits. Shrill screams poured from her mouth as she turned toward them with a pleading expression.
But it was clearly too late.
Amid her agonized screams, the vicious ghost was burned to ashes.
Si Yan can kill ghosts too??? That's amazing!
Huh??? No way? Could Jiang Nuo have taught him?
The bullet comments' questions were soon answered.
With the vicious ghost dead, warmth instantly returned to the cold corridor. Lin Yu praised him in surprise, his tone familiar. "Si Yan, you're amazing. So you have this skill too."
Si Yan quietly moved closer to Jiang Nuo. "He's complimenting you."
Jiang Nuo nodded at Lin Yu, looking pleased. "Thanks for the compliment."
"...What do you mean?" When had he complimented Jiang Nuo?
Lin Yu frowned slightly, displeased.
Si Yan lifted his sleeve to show them the bracelet, as though showing it off. "Jiang Nuo made it. It works really well."
Lin Yu's smile froze, and he nearly lost control of his expression.
So that was it!
Yang Xiaoxiao raised her hand. "Jiang-ge, can I buy one from you?"
Wouldn't that mean she would never have to fear encountering ghosts again?
The slight smile on Si Yan's face instantly stiffened. He lowered his sleeve unhappily and looked at Jiang Nuo.
He didn't want to wear the same bracelet as anyone else.
Why did she have to want one? I was only showing them.
How annoying.
"Ah... there aren't any more. This is the only one."
Jiang Nuo had a pretty good impression of this girl. She never held them back at all.
After a moment's thought, he took two talismans folded into triangles from his pocket. "These are for you."
"Thank you, Jiang-ge!!"
Yang Xiaoxiao was so happy she wanted to jump, cradling the talismans carefully in her hands.
Chu Xiu looked at them longingly and silently resolved to help out more too! She had to build a good relationship with Jiang Nuo!
The only one...
Si Yan could barely suppress the smile tugging at his lips, and even the tips of his ears turned faintly red. Pressed against Jiang Nuo's shoulder, he shifted the hand Jiang Nuo was holding.
So I'm special, right?
Fine, these people aren't so annoying after all.
My ship is sailing! Ahahahahaha!! The shameless couple scores big!!
Wtf! A one-of-a-kind bracelet! Jiang Nuo, you spoil him so much, aaaah!
The Ink Wash fans were also deeply grateful to Jiang Nuo, but still refused to admit defeat.
Waaaaah, Ink Wash fans are crying! Thanks for the bracelet, bro!
Good! Si Yan picked a great bro!
I swear I saw the word "bashful" written all over Si Yan's face??? I'm imagining it, right? I have to be!
I'm dying! Ink Wash girlies are stubborn to the grave.
Am I the only one who wants to be friends with Jiang Nuo... Yang Xiaoxiao actually got two talismans worth twenty thousand!
So it has to be a scam... Didn't Jiang Nuo say he was poor? Now he's not charging anything??
At last, everyone entered the courtyard's main house.
The space here was larger, divided into inner and outer rooms. The utter silence inside frightened them as soon as they entered. Yang Xiaoxiao and Chu Xiu pressed their lips tightly shut, keeping quiet as they looked around with wide eyes.
But it was too dark to see anything.
Jiang Nuo had sensed something wrong with the feng shui here from the moment he entered.
He checked several key locations. Every single one was weighed down with yin wood.
The entire main house showed signs of suppression. This sort of formation was specifically used to suppress evil entities.
Considering the clues they had gathered so far, if these really were children their parents had harmed, why would they have set up a suppression formation like this?
An incandescent light abruptly came on.
Jiang Nuo looked over.
They were examining the clue they had just received from the NPC.
The girl disliked her younger brother intensely, so her family often beat and scolded her, even subjecting her to abuse.
But it seemed even her younger brother had not been spared. Despite being an infant, he was often beaten too.
"The children in this family were so pitiful, being harmed like this." Tian Dong's voice came quietly.
Jiang Nuo's brow shifted slightly. Looking at the black energy beginning to gather behind him, he remarked sincerely, "You really have a way with words."
He managed to hit a ghost's sore spot at every turn.
Si Yan frowned at the furnishings in the room, uncertain. "Was the room deliberately arranged like this...?"
If so, the production team had done a terrible job setting up the mechanisms.
Everyone looked up, their eyes filling with shock.
All the furniture lay toppled in disarray. Anything resembling a mechanism had been smashed to pieces, and the walls were cracked beyond recognition.
Chu Xiu tossed her twin ponytails. "It looks like what would happen if you left some unlucky sixth-grade boy in here alone."
Battered and broken, a complete mess.
What a strange yet accurate description.
Yang Xiaoxiao marveled.
Chen Xianyu could no longer sit still.
How had the mechanisms so painstakingly arranged by the props team been destroyed like this?!
What on earth had happened in that room?!
"Director Chen... some bad news."
The staff member looked ready to cry. "We can't contact any of the NPCs we sent in."
"...It's happening again."
Chen Xianyu's palms broke out in sweat.
They had clearly made every possible preparation this time. They had burned incense and even prepared red thread, so why was this still happening?!
Why were there so many ghosts in this world?!
Just then, several blank accounts quietly entered the livestream, attracting no one's attention.
Inside the room, everyone resumed searching for clues.
Jiang Nuo kept feeling that the plot the production team had arranged did not really match what had happened in this mountain villa at all.
As he pondered this, he suddenly scratched Si Yan's palm.
"Si Yan, go stand over there."
He indicated the doorway connecting the inner and outer rooms.
Si Yan turned his head. "Why?"