0p0 Chapter 220 He, who did not believe in God, began to be grateful to the gods.
Chapter 220 He, who did not believe in God, began to be grateful to the gods.
Lin Sui frowned: "What's going on?"
Judging from Luo Rulan's appearance, she shouldn't have known the identities of those two people.
unless……
"I just discovered that the live broadcast equipment of the production team went black due to the magnetic field, and then they forgot to turn it off."
In other words, once the dense fog dissipates and the magnetic field recovers, the live stream will automatically start.
One of the drones, with its programmed instructions in place, followed Xu Haize's team to the real haunted village next door, Luohua Village.
Although the disappearance of Lin Sui and his group in the longevity village has been exposed online, causing widespread panic.
However, the live stream still attracted quite a few people.
The staff assumed that this was at Director Wu's behest to continue the live stream, and since the cameras in Luohua Village had not yet been removed, they focused the live stream on Luohua Village.
The result was that an unexpected person appeared on camera.
"Lin Siyao?" Lin Sui asked, though her tone was firm.
Director Wu repeatedly agreed: "Yes, yes, I didn't even know when she arrived, she wasn't on the guest list for this episode."
Since Lin Siyao said she was leaving the show last time, he thought she wouldn't come back.
Although it's a bit of a pity—after all, she and Lin Sui, one adhering to science and the other to metaphysics, still created some interesting sparks.
Especially since she always gets slapped in the face, isn't that exactly the kind of "feel-good" novel that people love these days?
But Lin Siyao probably had some pride, so he didn't insist.
Who knew she would reappear in this episode?
Even he, the director, was unaware of it.
Well... how should I put it?
That's a bit presumptuous of me.
“I wasn’t watching the monitor, so I didn’t know what happened to them. By the time I found out, Wang Tengda and Wang Yuefeng were already dead. Lin Siyao immediately concluded that Luo Rulan was the murderer.”
“Most importantly, Luo Rulan herself admitted it.”
Director Wu found it all very strange.
"What's weird?"
Lin Sui was on speakerphone, and upon hearing this, Si Xingran scoffed, "It's not like only ghosts can harm people."
He was very dissatisfied with Director Wu's behavior of coming to Lin Sui with every little problem.
She just escaped death, can't she rest for a while?
It's not like we're cattle or horses!
"No, isn't that right?" Sensing his displeasure, Director Wu asked weakly, "Master Lin, what do you think?"
Lin Sui thought for a moment and said, "I'll watch the live replay first."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Sui was about to start the live stream when a hand reached out and snatched the phone away.
Lin Sui looked up blankly, her eyes filled with displeasure as she looked at Tang Xi: "You... take a break!"
It was rare for her to be so assertive with Lin Sui; her tone was unquestionable.
"But I've been in bed for two days already," Lin Sui muttered, sounding a little pitiful. "And the doctor said that I'm just too exhausted, and there's nothing else wrong with me."
Even Elder Xu wasn't alerted!
"You're quite proud of yourself?" Lu Xiang laughed angrily, unmoved: "You were bedridden for over a week last time, what's two days?"
Lin Sui: "...I guess I'm just lucky?"
“Indeed, he’s lucky to be alive.” Yu Cinian sat in his wheelchair with an open book of metaphysics on his lap, turned to the page on puppetry.
He looked at Lin Sui and smiled: "Squad leader, can you tell us who saved you?"
Faced with such a perilous situation as the Cave God, Lin Sui only ended up with a hand injury, which seems completely unreasonable.
Of course, he did not deny that Lin Sui was very capable, and he felt fortunate more than once.
Even though he didn't believe in God, he began to thank God for allowing his squad leader to return safely and alive.
But that doesn't mean he wouldn't be curious.
Lin Sui had an answer that was about to emerge in her mind.
But before he could say it, he swallowed it back: "I'm not sure either."
Yu Cinian narrowed his eyes but didn't press the matter.
"Then did you see one..." Li Ye frowned.
He has a psychological aversion to cats, a rejection stemming from fear.
Even just hearing it out loud makes him uncomfortable.
This cat is different.
It was this that led them to the entrance, and indirectly allowed them to find Lin Sui immediately.
Li Ye took a deep breath, suppressing his discomfort, and reorganized his words: "Have you seen a cat?"
Lin Sui was truly bewildered: "A cat?"
Tangxi chimed in: "A...black...cat!"
The cat was very fast; it leaped into the river in a flash, and only someone with sharp eyes would have noticed.
Lin Sui was surprised.
Could it be that black cat from last time who tried to repay a debt of gratitude but ended up clinging to her instead?
But that's not right... "The entrance formed by the will of the cave spirit is not something anyone can find. This cat has only just gained sentience, and it will take at least a hundred years to cultivate into a demon. It's impossible for it to have such strong power."
"Which one could it be?" Si Xingran glanced at her sideways. "Looks like our Master Lin has been flirting with quite a few green tea cats outside, huh?"
Lin Sui also wanted to know.
If it wasn't it, then it could be some other little imp.
Or perhaps a cat was hiding its feline nature and playing Werewolf with her?
Lin Sui is bald.
She suddenly felt that finding out the truth about the haunted place was easier than anything else.
So she carefully spoke: "Lin Siyao should be the goddess that Yang Mei mentioned. Besides cooperating with the ghost breeder to set a trap for us, she should have other purposes in coming to Changshou Village."
"If we don't figure it out, we'll be in a very passive position."
Lu Xiang was well aware of this as well.
She twisted her neck, cracked her knuckles, and smiled softly: "Looks like I didn't hit you hard enough last time. It's okay, just do it a few more times."
"If she's still the same as before, cut out her tongue."
As she spoke, she asked Lin Sui with a smile, "Sui Sui, what I did was self-defense, right?"
It hasn't even started yet, how can it be considered self-defense?
Lin Sui thought this way, but said it sweetly: "You're beautiful, whatever you say is right."
Lu Xiang was taken aback, then snorted and turned her head away: "Don't think that just because you praise me, I'll agree to let you be discharged. I'm a very principled person."
"Really?" Lin Sui blinked, looking at her lips that couldn't help but curve upwards. "But you are really beautiful."
Lu Xiang: "But then again, principles are something I can uphold when I want to, and when I don't want to, I'll uphold them tomorrow."
Immediately, as if injected with adrenaline, he pulled out his phone and entered the official live stream room on the Douyin platform.
He squeezed onto the bed, snuggling close to Lin Sui: "Come on, let's watch the live replay together."
Others: "???" What happened to being a principled person?
……
Lin Siyao and Xu Haize's group entered Luohua Village on the night they fell into the cave.
The village of Luohua appears particularly desolate under night vision, with abandoned stilted houses stretching as far as the eye can see, resembling silent tombs.
"Didn't they say the villagers would come back to life at night? But I haven't seen anyone here." Wang Tengda shone his flashlight around.
Wherever the light passed, there were only weeds and rotting wooden buildings.
Luohua Village is even smaller than Changshou Village, with only forty or fifty households, whose houses are built together in a crowded and complex manner.
Suddenly, a figure flashed by in the rapidly flashing light.
Wang Tengda's hand trembled in fright: "What is that? A ghost, a ghost?"
“It’s not a ghost.” Lin Siyao shone the flashlight back on it. “It’s a wooden figure.”
In front of the abandoned houses, there were wooden figures standing everywhere.
The fewest are four, the most are a dozen or so.
“Using wooden figures as offerings is one of the funeral customs of Luohua Village,” Lin Siyao explained.
Wang Tengda breathed a sigh of relief: "So that means there were no ghosts resurrected. What those people saw were probably these wooden figures?"
Xu Haize added, "This place indeed has no yin energy."
"Master Xu, are you sure?" Luo Rulan clearly didn't believe it. "If there were no ghosts, and the whole village is dead, who made the wooden effigies as offerings for them?"
Lin Siyao: "There are many women in Luohua Village who have married out of the village. The offerings should be what they made to commemorate their relatives."
What's going on? Why is Lin Siyao here too?
[Where are Lin Sui and the others? Weren't there rumors that the show's guests had gone missing? Why are they back, but Lin Sui and her group are nowhere to be seen?]
[I have a friend who works on the show. According to him, Lin Sui and his group angered the local deity and were punished!]
【Huh? Dead?】
[They are missing.]
[Why don't you call the police and find him right away? How can Director Wu still be in the mood for live streaming? Does he think he's doing justice to all the views our fairy sister earned for him?]
Many people on the live stream began to condemn the production team, which immediately aroused the rebellious mentality of another group of people.
Is Lin Sui your mom or your dad? Why are you so concerned? Does 208 even need your concern? You should be more concerned about your own wallets.
[When Lin Sui was around, everywhere was haunted; now that she's gone, everything is peaceful. Don't you guys really think she was a ghost herself?]
After hearing this, even casual observers couldn't stand it anymore, without Lin Sui's fans having to intervene.
[Seriously? Are you going to bring up that "she's a demon and ghost causing chaos, and all the supernatural and bizarre things started because of her" thing again? Are you even human? Or are you just artificially created idiots?]
【If you had just watched the previous episodes, how many good deeds has Lin Sui done, and how many people has she saved? Even if she really is a demon, she's still a million times better than you trolls!】
[Heh, just you wait and see. Once she's turned the world upside down with monsters, you'll all behave yourselves.]
[Tsk, seriously, if swearing could be censored, then I have nothing to say to you.]
The comments section seemed even more entertaining than the show itself, and Lin Sui watched with great interest.
She now understands why some people like to watch dramas with the subtitles on.
That's really interesting.
Lin Sui smacked her lips.
Unfortunately, there was no popcorn.
Just as she was feeling regretful, a small piece of honey roll was stuffed into her mouth.
Lin Sui grunted and looked up at Li Ye.
Li Ye said expressionlessly, "It's freshly baked, have a taste."
Lin Sui frowned, disagreeing: "If your hand is injured, you should rest."
Li Ye: "I'm only in charge of grilling."
Lin Sui then laughed, chewing on a honey roll and mumbling, "Whoever marries you will be truly blessed."
Li Ye: "???" Is this a compliment?
Anyway, Tangxi thinks it counts.
She also wanted Sui Sui to feel that having her was a blessing!
Tangxi quickly pushed past Li Ye, and holding another honey roll, said to Lin Sui, "I...hey, you!"
Lin Sui wanted to say no, but looking at her hands clenched into a rice dumpling shape, she decided to be pragmatic: "Thank you, Tangtang, it's so good to have you."
"Hehe~" Tangxi was satisfied.
In the live stream replay, the group, led by Lin Siyao, arrived at the stage in the center of Luohua Village.
There, long tables, benches, chairs, cups, bowls, plates, wine bottles, and wine jars were scattered all over the place, creating a mess.
There were also a few tables that withstood the erosion of wind and rain over the years and still stood there firmly, with food and wine laid out on them.
However, after many years, the food had long since become moldy and spoiled, and the wine had evaporated almost completely.
There was a banner under the stage, which seemed to have been blown by the wind. The stage then shielded the banner from the wind and rain, and it remained intact.
When unfolded, a line of large, clear characters appears at the top.
—Warmly celebrate Luo Yaozu becoming the first college student in our village!
"Luo Yaozu, could this have something to do with you?" Wang Tengda looked at Luo Rulan with suspicion in his eyes.
Luo Rulan pretended not to see it: "There are plenty of people with the surname Luo."
"That's not how you say it." A glint of shrewdness flashed in Wang Tengda's eyes. "If you know nothing, how could you immediately say that Luohua Village is haunted?"
"If you know, just tell me. The sooner you find out the truth about the ghost, the more bonus you'll get."
Luo Rulan crossed her arms: "Are you sure Master Lin and the others aren't here? Can what we found even count?"
"Why doesn't that count?" Wang Tengda retorted, "If we don't count, what are we doing coming over here in the middle of the night, just to feed the mosquitoes?"
As he spoke, his gaze turned to Lin Siyao.
Lin Siyao said they could take advantage of Lin Sui's absence to find out the truth and win the prize money.
It was Lin Siyao who helped him remove the fungus that had spread to his arm. He felt that this woman was indeed capable, so he believed her.
Luo Rulan also went to see Lin Siyao.
Lin Siyao told her that once she arrived at Luohua Village, she would know everything she wanted to know.
She followed along without really understanding what was going on.
Lin Siyao shook her head and smiled, "I'm sorry, I'm here to help the police find a human trafficker who has been on the run for many years."
Upon hearing this, both of them, including Wang Yuefeng who had remained silent, changed their expressions.
Lin Sui frowned and fast-forwarded.
As expected, Wang Tengda and Wang Yuefeng fled overnight, with Luo Rulan following closely behind.
Soon, Luo Rulan returned.
The other two did not reappear until dawn.
Lin Siyao and Xu Haize then began searching for the two missing people.
Later, on the mountain road leading out of the village, they found Wang Tengda and Wang Yuefeng, who had been killed by a boulder.
"If someone dies outside the village, then it can only be caused by someone?" Si Xingran said, taking a bite of her honey roll.
Because of the suppressive effect of the Yin Gathering Formation, it's not just the ghost that's being raised that's affected.
Anyone who dies near the formation will be unable to escape after death and will only be able to claim territory and harm others.
Just like in the last episode, if Zou Qiang wanted to harm someone, he first had to lure them into the building where he was.
Lin Sui stared at the dark aura on Luo Rulan's face, remained silent for a long time, and then said, "We need to go to Luohua Village."
With everyone in the village dead, it's impossible for Luohua Village to be devoid of yin energy.
She needs to check whether the ghosts raised in Luohua Village have also broken through to the next level ahead of schedule, or if there is another reason.
Lin Sui thought for a moment, then glanced at Yu Cinian sitting in a wheelchair, and then at Lu Xiang and Tang Xi whose legs were covered in bandages.
"Or you guys..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yu Cinian calmly stood up and asked Lin Sui with a smile, "What does the squad leader want to say?"
Lin Sui: "...Your legs are really healthy."