In the dim light, Shang Lin looked at Fan Mingyu's serious expression and really wanted to say, "I wasn't looking carefully either! How would I know who the murderer is?"

But seeing how excited the other person was, he guessed randomly, "The one who sleepwalks."

Fan Mingyu's eyes immediately lit up. "Me too! Me too! It seems we're of the same mind!"

Fu Xinyu yawned, "This is quite different from the horror movies I remember. I don't want to watch it anymore. How about we go home, or we can play games?"

Fan Mingyu immediately complained, "How can you be like this? You were the one who wanted to come see a horror movie, and we were really enjoying it, but you're trying to slip away first? No way."

Fu Xinyu yawned again, "Alright, alright, I'll keep you company, even if it costs me my life."

"Pah!" Shang Lin actually said, "Take those words back and say them again."

Fu Xinyu looked at Shang Lin in shock, because Fan Mingyu was also among them, so he couldn't see the other's expression clearly in the dim light.

But for some reason, at this moment Fu Xinyu could clearly feel that Shang Lin's words were not a joke, not only not a joke, but also very serious.

Fu Xinyu suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, but he still cooperated and said, "Okay, okay, I'll take it back and say it again. I'll definitely watch the movie with you."

Fan Mingyu looked at Shang Lin with a bit of a puzzled expression. "What are you doing?"

Shang Lin smiled mysteriously, "It's a secret."

Fan Mingyu, “…”

I never expected you to be like this, Shang Lin! A secret?! A secret my foot! So what if you're the sect leader? It's just a sect that makes money and practices health preservation, right? Why are you acting all mysterious? Feudal superstition is unacceptable!

However, a sudden scream in the film startled Fan Mingyu and drew his attention back to the movie. The sleepwalking person started appearing in different places every morning, completely unaware of what was happening.

Shang Lin took out his phone and sent a message to Hu Tangdi, asking her where she was.

Hu Tangdi: I just left. Isn't there still more than half an hour left in the movie? Is the sect leader going to leave early?

Shang Lin: No, I just have a vague feeling that the atmosphere around me is a bit off. Be careful when you come over.

Hu Tangdi: Okay.

Shang Lin put away his phone, looked around, and suddenly realized that the two people in the back row had left sometime earlier. Finally, he put his gaze back on the movie screen.

A moment later, the movie screen seemed to freeze, revealing scenes from a real horror movie. Most surprisingly, it had the visual effects of a 3D movie even though it wasn't a 3D movie.

Fan Mingyu was immediately startled. "What the heck? What's going on?"

Fu Xinyu, who thought the movie wasn't scary enough, was also startled, but he said, "How did it suddenly turn into 3D? And the plot is wrong too!"

Shang Lin rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache. These two idiots, was that a 3D effect? ​​That was a real ghost. He flicked his finger, and a talisman appeared in his hand. He stared intently at the ghost on the screen, baring its fangs and claws, looking like it could smash him to pieces at any moment.

It wasn't that Shang Lin didn't want to run away with Fan Mingyu and Fu Xinyu, but in such a dim environment, if they panicked and ran blindly, it would be even harder for him to protect them.

Fortunately, Hu Tangdi arrived quickly, and the thing in front of the screen, at least so far, did not seem to intend to harm them, so Shang Lin simply held the talisman and waited to see what would happen.

However, Shang Lin was unaware that his current appearance was somewhat terrifying in the eyes of the ghosts. He was surrounded by a chaotic yet powerful aura, and his eyes shone with golden light, seemingly carrying the momentum to destroy everything.

Any ghost with a modicum of consciousness would have probably run away by now. Even those without consciousness sensed the danger, but they wouldn't run away until they had thoroughly investigated the situation.

Fan Mingyu finally asked Shang Lin, his voice trembling slightly, "Isn't this... a little... not quite right?"

Fu Xinyu chimed in, "Exactly! And why do I feel a chill creeping up from the soles of my feet?"

"Hmm." Shang Lin's voice remained unchanged. "Remember, don't choose to watch horror movies at midnight in the future, you might encounter something real."

Fan Mingyu's scalp tingled, and his voice trembled, "You, you, you, what did you say?! What, what, really?"

Fu Xinyu wasn't much better off than Fan Mingyu. "Shang Lin, you, you, you, don't, don't joke around. This environment, this situation, is like a scene from a horror movie!"

Shang Lin reached out and pressed down on the two people on either side of him, whose voices and bodies were trembling. "It's okay, my cousin will come to pick us up in a bit, and she'll handle it."

For some reason, the moment Shang Lin touched them, the chill disappeared instantly, and even without him using any force, they were unable to move.

Fan Mingyu and Fu Xinyu dared not watch the "movie" scene unfolding before them, but the ghost did not give them a chance to watch again, and roared as it pounced over.

Shang Lin raised his hand to smash the talisman, but a figure suddenly blocked their way and quickly dispersed the ghost. The ghost roared and darted away.

Hu Tangdi didn't chase after them, but instead ran up to Shang Lin and asked, "Are you alright?"

"It's alright." Shang Lin grabbed Fan Mingyu and Fu Xinyu by the hands and led them outside. "We'll wait for you in the car. Go check where it is. If you can fix it, do so; if not, come back quickly."

Hu Tangdi hurriedly shoved the car keys into Shang Lin's hand, "Okay."

Fan Mingyu and Fu Xinyu, feeling dizzy, followed Shang Lin with long strides, occasionally glancing behind them. Fu Xinyu didn't know who Hu Tangdi was, but Fan Mingyu did.

More than fear, he wanted to know how that beautiful woman was so powerful, and how she appeared out of nowhere. Was the Yuntai Sect really just a sect that focused on making money and cultivating health?

After leaving the screening room, Fan Mingyu looked back but didn't see Hu Tangdi. So, did she really appear out of thin air and then disappear just as suddenly?

Instead, Fu Xinyu asked Shang Lin, "Who was that person just now? Your cousin?"

"Mm." Shang Lin kept walking and pulled them downstairs.

"Isn't she scared? No, she's amazing!" Fu Xinyu's arm ached a little from being pulled by Shang Lin. "How come you're so strong? You don't need to pull me, I can walk by myself."

Fan Mingyu replied, "Hurry up and go, why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Shang Lin went straight downstairs and only relaxed after he had put the two boys into the car and locked the door. Sure enough, he should stay home and study properly in the middle of the night.

Are there really that many demons and monsters in City C? Won't the Underworld Office take care of that?