Chapter 123 The Talented Actor Used as Cannon Fodder (Part 20) "Alright..."

"Alright, you see, although accidents happen frequently at this construction site, no one has actually died. It must be thanks to you, an eighth-level Celestial Master." Lin You patted the head to comfort the boy who was still sobbing.

While the initial minor mischief might have been children's pranks, the later serious accidents like falling from buildings were probably the work of the female ghost.

Xue Ziqi was quite adept at seizing opportunities. He looked at Lin You with bright eyes and asked sincerely, "Then can I become your apprentice, Grandma? I'm very brave, I'm definitely not afraid of ghosts!"

Looking at the boy's innocent and naive appearance, Song Yu secretly rolled her eyes in her mind.

Haha, a little kid like you think you can steal his girlfriend right in front of him? Dream on!

Lin You couldn't help but reach out and rub the boy's head again. "I won't take on any apprentices, but if you really want to learn, you can become an apprentice to Song Yu."

Upon hearing this, the two looked at Lin You in shock. After a while, they turned to look at each other, then quickly turned their heads away with some disdain.

Song Yu: Should I take him as my disciple?

Xue Ziqi: Should I become his apprentice?

Absolutely impossible!!

After all, there were still important matters to attend to. Seeing that Xue Ziqi's emotions had stabilized, the group began searching for the children's burial site.

The construction site covers a considerable area, and since it's buried underground, finding it in a short time is no easy task.

Xue Ziqi rummaged through her chat history, trying to find clues. Director Yu also began to replay the footage he had filmed to see if the female ghost had said anything during her confession.

Song Yu found the previous amusement park layout online to see which areas were remote, while Lin You checked the locations of every incident that occurred after the construction site began.

As for why he didn't use divination, Lin You frankly stated that even celestial masters have their own specialties, and he hadn't taken that elective course.

She's just a migrant worker from out of town. What's she thinking, going to spy on secrets? It's like a seconded employee trying to find out the boss's safe combination.

Of course, if Xiao Songyu wants to learn, she has some theoretical knowledge, which won't delay her teaching him.

Looking back at the words she had used to deceive the female ghost, Xue Ziqi still felt a chill run down her spine, and goosebumps rose on her arms.

Fortunately, he didn't talk to the female ghost much, only once every two or three months, so the chat history wasn't very long.

"Found it. This passage says, 'The kids were too mischievous. If she weren't afraid of the trouble, she would have dug them up and buried them in a place where they could get plenty of sunshine.'"

Those children must be in a place where the sun doesn't shine very often.

Director Yu frowned. "In the video we filmed, it only mentioned that it was in a remote place."

Song Yu zoomed in on the map and pointed to three places. "These are the only places that fit the description of a secluded amusement park, and which don't get much sunlight right now."

Lin You pointed directly to one of the places, "That's it. All the accidents happened in this area."

That place was inside the gate of this residential area, a little to the right. According to the plan, it was to be a recreational area after the residential area was built, and it was also where Song Yu and the others had just played games.

Song Yu was already mentally prepared, and apart from being a little pale, she didn't have much of a reaction. Xue Ziqi, who was standing next to her, shuddered when she thought about how she had been forced to play the game that morning, and her eyes couldn't help but redden again.

Seeing his pitiful appearance, Song Yu couldn't help but complain, "Didn't you just say you weren't scared? What are you doing now? Don't you dare tug at my little aunt's sleeve and cry again, or people will think we're bullying you."

Xue Ziqi immediately sniffed, managing not to let her tears fall, and looked at Song Yu accusingly, "Your grandma even said she wanted me to become your apprentice, but look at you, you don't look like a master at all!"

Song Yu: ...Weren't you just complaining about me?

Just as he was about to refuse, his customer service representative suddenly appeared to join in the fun.

[Ding! Hidden quest triggered. Successfully accepted a disciple. The ghosts the disciple exorcises also count towards the cheat quest, and the host will receive 30% of the points.]

[Ding! Hidden quest assigned: Recruit the young Xue Ziqi to receive an extra reward: Beginner Copper Coin Sword x1]

[Ding! Xue Ziqi possesses exceptional talent in ghost hunting. Host, please don't miss out on such a fine apprentice.]

Looking at the boy who was trying so hard not to let his tears fall and whose face was almost red from holding back, Song Yu finally complained after a long while: "You call someone like him a genius?! Also, isn't a 30/70 split a bit too little? It should be at least 50/50."

The customer service representative seemed to be struggling to organize their thoughts, remaining silent for a while before replying again.

[Ding! Host, if someone like you can be considered a prodigy, then he's definitely better than you when you first encountered a ghost.]

[Ding! Without the cheat system binding the host, obtaining merit points will incur a hefty processing fee, up to 40%!]

Song Yu: ………

Are you ranking your talents based on how afraid you are of ghosts?

Song Yu didn't reply to customer service because she knew the words were detrimental to her. She just hadn't expected that this customer would actually be able to bargain.

Director Yu walked around the open space several times, and finally picked up a rusty shovel from the construction site and started digging.

Soon, a piece of white bone was revealed. Although it was impossible to tell what part of the bone it came from, Director Yu still decisively threw down the shovel and dialed 110.

"...Yes, we're from the production team of the variety show 'Tracing the Footprints.' We found what appears to be human bones on set... We haven't touched them, don't worry. We've kept a safe distance and cordoned off this area... The address is that unfinished building near the Chengxi subway station... Okay, I'll reassure the staff..."

With the arrival of the police, the scene was temporarily cordoned off. Fortunately, the community was large enough that only a small area was cordoned off, so the filming of "Tracing the Trail" was not interrupted.

The four guests, along with Lin You, who was an unofficial member, spent three days pretending to have fun at the construction site, without encountering any other strange or unusual events.

Until the filming ended, all the other guests left promptly, and the staff also left one after another, but Xue Ziqi lingered next to Song Yu's RV.

In those three days, he became certain that his great-aunt was determined not to take on any apprentices. If he wanted to learn how to catch ghosts, Song Yu was the easiest way for him.

After all, he was a complete novice, and it wasn't easy for him to find someone with real skills to become his apprentice. Although Song Yu was timid, his skills were not bad. If all else failed, he still had his grandmother.

As for asking him to give up, that's impossible. It's one thing to not know about the supernatural, but now that he knows and has personally encountered it twice, how could he be willing to remain an ordinary person who has no way to fight back and can only wait to die in the face of trouble?

Meanwhile, Song Yu, who was in the RV, didn't let the driver set off. His customer service had been nagging him about this potential star for three whole days.

If he really leaves today, the junior customer service representative will probably make him suffer for three months straight.

Besides, if he takes on an apprentice, his ghost-catching quota will be shared, and the points will be directly credited to his account. It's not worth giving up so many benefits for a little unpleasantness.

Besides, this kid isn't actually that bad.

Both of them comforted themselves for a while, and when Xue Ziqi raised her hand to knock on the door, Song Yu opened the door of the RV.

"What are you standing there for? Forget it, my aunt really doesn't take disciples." Song Yu leaned against the door frame with her arms crossed, taking the initiative.

"Brother Song, it just so happens that I'm going the same way as you, so I won't trouble Director Yu to find someone to give me a ride. We've been through thick and thin together, so could you give me a handy?" Xue Ziqi grinned, revealing two cute dimples.

He decided to get on the bus first, and then bring up the matter of becoming an apprentice.

When Song Yu saw the kid barge in without any hesitation, he didn't stop him. He handed him a bottle of chilled mineral water while teasing him.

"I'm going back to the film set to shoot a movie. How come we're going the same way? You also have a role in 'The Path to Immortality'?"

Although Xue Ziqi was young, he was very thick-skinned and replied very naturally, "I'm so handsome, and I'm so close to you, Brother Song, it shouldn't be a problem for me to get a role as an extra, right? I don't need any pay, just meals!"

After saying that, he looked at Song Yu again, "Look at me, I'm handsome and obedient, and I'm in the same profession as you. Although I'm not very brave, I'm just not used to it yet. Master, why don't you take me as your disciple?"

After hearing this, the customer service representative who was originally taking a break started buzzing frantically in Song Yu's head again, almost jumping out to agree on his behalf.

Song Yu rubbed his head, which was throbbing from the noise, and looked at the boy who was not much different from his younger brother. He was about to agree when he saw the boy.

Who knew Xue Ziqi would add, "I can also serve tea and water to my aunt and buy her snacks. I have a childhood friend who loves food the most. I can find out which snacks are delicious and which restaurants have authentic flavors!"

Song Yu swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue; he didn't really want to take on such a disciple.

Realizing she had inadvertently gone too far, Xue Ziqi quickly tried to salvage the situation: "Of course, I'll leave these things to Master after I've found out. After all, I don't know Grandma's tastes, so I'll need your help to arrange them."

Song Yu coughed lightly, unsure how to explain himself in a way that would make people think he wasn't petty.

“Becoming an apprentice in this line of work isn’t as easy as it is elsewhere…” Song Yu tried to change the subject, but before he could finish speaking, Xue Ziqi knelt down with a thud.

"Master, please accept my bow!" The young boy quickly kowtowed three times, leaving Song Yu completely stunned. It took him a while to come to his senses.

Thinking about the master character he was playing, and combining it with lines from the drama, he improvised a set of rules on the spot: "Well, to become my disciple, you must abide by the rules and regulations, not bully the weak, and not go against your conscience..."

Lin You found it amusing and, suppressing a laugh, handed Xue Ziqi a freshly ordered, unopened cup of milk tea.

Xue Ziqi, in a cute and endearing manner, mimicked the martial arts dramas she had watched, holding out a cup of milk tea and thoughtfully inserting a straw, saying, "Disciple will follow Master's teachings. Please have some tea, Master!"

Looking at their haphazard and ill-fitting apprenticeship ceremony, Lin You was truly grateful for the facial expression management lessons she had recently taken, otherwise she would have burst out laughing.

Song Yu accepted the cup as instructed, and drank half a cup of milk tea in a daze before realizing that it was the full-sugar version of the purple sweet potato taro coconut sago deluxe milk tea that Lin You had ordered.

That's it, all his training over the past three days has been for nothing!

Over there, Xue Ziqi skillfully kowtowed three times to Lin You, saying, "Grand-disciple Xue Ziqi greets Great-Grandmother."

Lin You glanced around in the system space, took out a talisman she had used for practice, and handed it to him. "Hey, take this and play with it."

Song Yu couldn't help but secretly purse his lips. He hadn't received this kind of treatment when they first met!

He couldn't help but ask, "Aren't your movements a little too practiced?"

This kind of behavior of kneeling and kowtowing to people without any hesitation is not a skill that a normal person should have.

Xue Ziqi frankly stated that his family has strict rules, and since he is a junior member of the family, he has to kowtow to a bunch of elders every year to wish them a Happy New Year and receive red envelopes. He has long been used to it.

Why did Song Yu always feel that his newly accepted apprentice was implying something?

He thought for a moment, then handed over the spell notes he had copied from the cultivation manual of the Golden Finger. "These are the introductory formulas for our sect's cultivation. Take them and copy them yourself, then return them to me."

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Author's note: I'm exhausted. I'm too tired to write during the day. _(:з」∠)_

It's also extremely noisy, making it impossible to concentrate.

What should have taken three or four hours to finish took me all day, so I've changed it back to updating tonight to try and avoid falling behind schedule _(:з」∠)_

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