frightfiction Chapter 23: Will Lin Sui and the others die?
Chapter 23: Will Lin Sui and the others die?
[Holy crap! That scared me! Why did the door close by itself? Is it really haunted???]
[It was blown by the wind... right?]
[With that speed and force, and such a thick door, how strong a wind would it take to move it? You might as well say it's more than just a cheap special effect!]
[Oh my god, this is terrifying! I quietly wrapped myself tighter in my blanket.]
The sound of the collision startled everyone present, who instinctively looked at Li Ye, the last person to enter.
Li Ye replied indifferently, "It wasn't me."
"Looks like we'll have to close the door and beat the dog." Yu Cinian smiled.
Si Xingran clicked his tongue: "Couldn't you have used a different word?"
"Change what? To catch a turtle in a jar?" Lu Xiang scoffed. "So you'd rather be the turtle?"
"Dog!" Tangxi suddenly blurted out a single word.
The others were taken aback, and then subconsciously looked at Lin Sui.
Lin Sui calmly explained, "She'd rather be a dog."
Everyone: "..."
Are they all so emotionally stable that they can even crack jokes?
[Hilarious! I was almost starting to doubt if it was scripted, but thanks to them, I believed it again!]
"Ignorant, utterly ignorant!" Mao Yang frowned deeply upon seeing this. "This place is filled with resentment; there's clearly more than one vengeful ghost. How can we play around like this!"
He turned to Director Wu and questioned, "Didn't you say they all knew about the vengeful spirits and participated voluntarily? Why weren't they more cautious?"
Director Wu cried out that he was wronged.
He made it very clear when inviting guests, but some people still didn't believe him and thought that signing the death waiver was just a publicity stunt, like Sharp Little Monster.
There are also those who are stubborn enough to risk their lives for the sake of gaining traffic and building connections, like Wen Ge.
As for Yu Cinian and his group, he strongly suspected that they were after the ghost. After all, he never thought that he would be able to invite the young master of the Yu family, and that they would take the initiative to contact him.
Mao Yang didn't have time to listen to the explanation and hurriedly led his young disciple to Lotus Village.
He has to rescue those people, after all, he's been paid!
But the evil spirit was much stronger than he had imagined, and he was completely unable to open the door, which terrified him—since he graduated, there had never been an evil spirit he couldn't defeat.
He then realized that this place had been haunted for ten years, yet this was the first time he had ever heard of it…
"Master, what's wrong?" Mao Yang's expression was more solemn than ever before, and the junior disciple was a little worried.
Mao Yang glanced at the eerie green will-o'-the-wisps on the door and sighed, "These people are probably going to perish inside."
The live stream chat exploded when he wielded the peach wood sword and slashed at the carved door.
[Holy crap! Mao Yang, the vice president of the Taoist Association and the most renowned Taoist master of Maoshan! He's a true master of metaphysics!]
Holy crap! In my lifetime! A front-row group photo!
Although many people do not believe in ghosts, there are quite a few who like Taoist culture, among whom the Maoshan Taoists are particularly famous.
Mao Yang, as the head of Maoshan, is known as a "half-immortal". Many wealthy and powerful people personally went up the mountain to seek an audience with him. He is a master recognized by the government.
Even Master Mao has been mobilized; could this place really be haunted? The thought is a little exciting!
[Oh my god, my scalp is about to explode! What does Master Mao mean by that? Are Lin Sui and the others going to die?]
[I knew Lin Sui was a liar! Otherwise, how could she not see the danger here? The funny thing is, she brought it on herself, insisting on making up a script saying Song Dilai's soul was lost here. She dug her own grave, harming both herself and others!]
[Her ability to read faces and tell fortunes is fake; her face is probably fake too. I even considered her my wife—what bad luck!]
Lin Sui became the target of public criticism in an instant. Even those who had received favors from Master Mo and tried to explain were quickly drowned out by netizens' verbal attacks.
Those fans who really like Lin Suiyan's looks, because they don't really know her, don't dare to say anything rashly. They can only watch her get criticized and then send a dry "Go for it!"
Whether Lin Sui lives or dies is irrelevant, but what about Yu Cinian and the others? It would be such a waste if they really lost their lives here!
[What's there to be wronged about? Our precious Yao Yao tried to stop them! They wouldn't listen and insisted on going with Lin Suiyan. They deserved to die!]
[Can you please stop making sarcastic remarks? Call the police!]
Even Master Mao couldn't do anything, so what's the use of calling the police!
Fans of Yu Cinian, Lu Xiang, Si Xingran, and Li Ye were already restless. Some called the police, while others bombarded the production team with calls demanding answers.
Director Wu sat silently in front of the monitor, already deciding where he should be buried after he died.
He could only pray that Lin Sui was as capable as her senior brother had said; otherwise, the Yu family alone would be enough to give him a hundred cups of wine.
Lin Sui's entry into the Liu family was a last resort, because Song Dilai's soul was trapped there and couldn't get out; simply calling out from outside wouldn't work.
She even deliberately chose to do it before midnight, hoping to save some trouble and get it over with when the ghostly energy was relatively weak, but obviously, she couldn't avoid any trouble at all.
At this moment, the shadows of the trees swayed in the courtyard, and a gust of cold wind blew in from time to time, making the already cool mountain village night even colder and more biting.
Even Si Xingran couldn't help but shiver: "Hiss... What kind of place is this? Why is it so cold?"
Lin Sui glanced at Tang Xi and Lu Xiang, and seeing that their lips were white from the cold, she waved her hand.
Instantly, the lingering chill dissipated. Before Lu Xiang could react, Tang Xi turned her head sharply to look at Lin Sui, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling with amazement and admiration.
Lin Sui, who hadn't taken it seriously at first, suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Coincidentally, Yu Cinian also looked over at her, his smile warm and his eyes shining: "The little captain is amazing."
Lin Sui coughed softly and said to Lu Xiang, "Alright, you can exercise your power now."
"What power?" Lu Xiang asked suspiciously.
Lin Sui said in a serious tone: "The old mother's right to call back the soul."
Lu Xiang: "..." Hehe, I don't really want it.
The old house, filled with an eerie atmosphere, seemed to be completely dark, with only a few blurry outlines visible in the distance.
Lin Sui led the way, with Lu Xiang following closely behind, carrying a teddy bear and calling out "Song Dilai" every now and then.
When she called out the fourth time, Lu Xiang suddenly felt someone standing to her right, blowing air into her ear.
She turned her head and saw Si Xingran shining a flashlight around. She couldn't help but yell, "Si Xingran, are you really sick?!"
Lin Sui turned around upon hearing the sound, her gaze landing on Lu Xiang's right, and paused slightly.
"What?" Si Xingran looked completely bewildered. "What did I do to you again?"
Lu Xiang laughed angrily: "What, now you're switching to the innocent girl route and pretending to be innocent? Weren't you the one breathing in my ear?"
"I'm blowing air?" Si Xingran squinted and retorted, "I think you're the one who's sick. Even gold miners couldn't find divine gold as pure as yours!"
Just as the two were arguing, a small hand reached out and gently patted the air to Lu Xiang's right.
"I advise you to leave quickly, or my boss will deal with you."
Tang Xi seemed to be gazing into the void. When she spoke, her baby face remained tightly taut, giving off a comical vibe of a child pretending to be a serious adult, but her eyes shone brightly.
Lin Sui: "..." When did she become the boss?
The two who were bickering paused, turned their heads abruptly, and stared at Tang Xi in disbelief.
Lu Xiang: "Who are you talking to?"
Si Xingran: "So you can talk properly after all?"