Jiang Nuo gave him a baffled look. "Didn't he bring this on himself? What does it have to do with me?"
What was the point of saving someone who courted death? Even if he saved him, he would die anyway.
His indifference at that moment came from deep within his bones, and he was genuinely puzzled by the question.
Si Yan suddenly asked him, "Would you refuse to save anyone?"
"Not necessarily. If it were you, I might go save you."
After all, he was a rare source of replenishment in this city so devoid of spiritual energy!
Jiang Nuo answered with a beaming smile.
After that thought, his expression briefly paused.
He took several more looks at Tian Dong and Yun Kang, who had gone rigid, Yang Xiaoxiao, who was weeping silently, and Xu Jing, who wanted the camera operator to go find someone.
Ah... I forgot. This is the real world.
These people are just ordinary people.
The amusement faded from Jiang Nuo's eyes. Growing a little more serious, he clapped his hands. "All right, I was joking."
"Even though I don't like him, I won't just watch him die!"
He said this to the camera.
"Just keep heading straight ahead. I'll go save him."
Jiang Nuo let go of Si Yan's hand. "Don't be scared. It'll only take a little while."
He couldn't let his spiritual energy buddy get scared away.
With that, he stepped past the red wall, his expression changing abruptly.
Fierce, unrestrained, with his edge fully bared.
The diligent camera operator happened to capture the scene.
Jiang Nuo was incredibly fast, disappearing from sight in just a few strides.
Wait... I really feel like he never intended to save him. He only changed his mind because of the camera?
What a terrifying mindset! I also think Jiang Nuo wasn't planning to save him!
Jiang Nuo, you cold-blooded monster!!!
Holy shit, holy shit! That sudden change in Jiang Nuo was so hot! He looks like he'd be really strong!
There's a statement on Weibo! The production team says they haven't lost contact!
After news of the loss of contact began spreading, Chen Xianyu quickly assembled the PR team to find a solution, while also identifying the person on the production supervision team who had leaked the news.
No matter how panicked or frightened he was now, he absolutely could not admit that something had really gone wrong!
All he could do was secretly send people inside to search while burning incense in the old mansion, hoping Jiang Nuo really could bring them out.
Chen Xianyu was now immensely grateful that he had invited Jiang Nuo as a guest to generate buzz.
He sat in front of the screen watching the footage, terrified that someone would actually lose their life.
"Let go of me!"
Shi Lezhi had been knocked dizzy and was covered in injuries, but that force refused to release him. Only when they reached the end of the passage did it seem unable to figure out how to get out.
Only then did it slam Shi Lezhi down and appear before him with a shriek.
"Shi Lezhi... don't you remember me? What are you afraid of? Huh?!"
The woman before him had a bloodless face and sunken cheeks, with no nose or mouth. Her entire face looked as though it had been ground flat, a bloody mess of flesh.
She wailed beside Shi Lezhi's ear. "It hurts so much. My eyes! My nose! They're all gone..."
She advanced on Shi Lezhi as she cried.
"Get away! Get away!"
Terrified beyond reason, Shi Lezhi trembled as he backed away. His legs had gone weak, leaving him only able to try crawling away.
"Don't get so worked up. Let's talk this out."
Jiang Nuo, who had been watching the show, finally couldn't resist stepping out.
He approached with a candle in one hand, its flickering light falling across his cheeks.
"Tell me what happened."
Shi Lezhi had completely forgotten his grudge against Jiang Nuo. Any human face looked friendly to him now.
"Quick! Save me! I..."
"I wasn't asking you."
Jiang Nuo raised a finger and made a shushing gesture at Shi Lezhi, his gaze dark and unfathomable.
"Shh. You're noisy. Be quiet."
For some inexplicable reason, meeting Jiang Nuo's gaze made Shi Lezhi's heart miss several beats. He felt suffocated, as though Death had fixed its eyes on him, and his pleas for help lodged in his throat.
"Tell me, beautiful. What wrong did you suffer to leave you with so much resentment?"
The female ghost touched her face helplessly, suddenly falling silent for a few seconds.
She rather admired someone who could call her beautiful while looking at this face.
"Shi Lezhi killed me! Just because I was pregnant with his child!"
The large group running over heard that bombshell as soon as they arrived. Then they saw the terrifying female ghost and stopped in their tracks, keeping a safe distance.
Several camera operators aimed their cameras in that direction.
Jiang Nuo shifted imperceptibly, blocking the female ghost's view of the group behind him.
As she accused him, bloody tears streamed down the ghost's face. Terrifying and sinister, she glared fixedly at Shi Lezhi with eyeballs that were almost falling out.
"I'd just finished my prenatal checkup when he wanted to break up..."
"And he stabbed me to death! Afraid someone would find out, he dragged me by my feet, from the fourth floor to the basement... such a long way. It hurt so much!"
Every word was a blood-soaked sob, her nails growing wildly without her realizing it.
After listening, Jiang Nuo turned to the others, who stood petrified. "Tell me, should I really save him?"
Everyone: "..."
Actually, they didn't particularly want to save him anymore either.
Oh my god! I just looked it up! Shi Lezhi really did have a girlfriend outside the industry! There weren't any more revelations about her after that. So she was... oh my god.
Shi Lezhi, you disgusting man! You bastard!
Boohoo, I can't believe I feel sorry for a ghost.
Fine! Shi Lezhi has replaced Jiang Nuo as my least favorite person on this show! May that scumbag die a horrible death!
"Save him?! No one gets to! I'm going to kill him!"
The word sent the ghost into another frenzy, and she shrieked as she lunged at Shi Lezhi.
"Jiang Nuo!! Save me!"
Tears streamed down Shi Lezhi's face in terror. He used every ounce of strength to try to get up. Filthy and covered in wounds, he no longer looked remotely like a celebrity.
I can't die! I haven't reached the peak of my career yet! Why should I die here?!
"Actually, you don't need me to save you. Something here won't want you dead."
Jiang Nuo's tone was mysterious as he pointed at the air ahead. "Like that one."
Following the direction of his finger, Shi Lezhi's heart nearly exploded.
A female ghost in a wedding dress stood just a few steps away! She had no heart, and her face had been stitched up.
There was no telling how long she had been standing there.
His dead girlfriend wore a tattered blue dress, while the other ghost wore a bright red wedding dress. Shi Lezhi was caught right between them, unable to advance or retreat.
He took several deep breaths and clutched his heart, his gaze already beginning to lose focus.
"Get lost!"
The girlfriend ghost roared at the wedding-dress ghost, though she was actually somewhat afraid.
Her instincts told her she wasn't as powerful as this ghost.
"Heehee..."
The wedding-dress ghost's expressionless face suddenly split into a grin, and her scarlet nails brushed her face.
"Mine. No."
Everyone jolted at the sound of her girlish laughter.
That was the puppet bride's voice!
Everyone silently turned to Tian Dong, whose face was as black as coal.
Tian Dong: "..."
He felt a little like clutching his heart too.
The wedding-dress ghost merely lifted her sleeve slightly and caught the girlfriend ghost with ease. Her deathly still eyes stared at the other ghost's face, and tears actually fell.
"How tragic. Those devoted in love all suffer."
"Kill him! Kill him!"
The girlfriend ghost remained agitated, and she could also feel her resentment being absorbed by the other ghost at a multiplying rate.
"All right. I'll help you kill him."
The next second, the girlfriend ghost vanished completely.
The wedding-dress ghost slowly turned her gaze toward Jiang Nuo, who was watching the spectacle without caring how much worse things got.