Chapter 130 A Talented Actor Used as Cannon Fodder (Part 27) Wei Chengzhi…

Wei Chengzhi tried to calm himself down. It was just a skeleton dressed up. Modern robots can simulate senses, so making a skeleton that can flick its sleeves is really not a difficult task.

As for the opera, it's even easier. Just pre-record the music and play it on time. Just like in the episode before last, wasn't that how Song Yu was tricked?

Song Yu, who was being used by Wei Chengzhi for psychological comfort, was now suffering from earache from the alarm-like voice of the customer service representative. "Little ancestor, I am a normal human being. Humans need to sleep!"

[Ding! Please wake up, host. Your chance to take on a disciple has arrived.]

[Ding! A level 4 spirit has been detected within 15 meters. Host, please proceed to capture it. The reward for this mission is 800 points x 2.]

[Ding! Spirits are more powerful than ghosts. Please make good use of your abilities. Friendly reminder: the copper coin sword is more suitable for dealing with spirits.]

For the sake of those 1600 points, Song Yu picked up his sword and went out. After all, his aunt only earned a few points after working for several days on a single job, so he figured he could help out as much as he could.

When she opened the door, she ran into Xue Ziqi coming out from the opposite side. Xue Ziqi, who initially thought it was a prank by Director Yu, suddenly felt an urge to turn around and leave when she saw her master standing there with his sword.

He shouldn't have been so curious!

Song Yu grabbed her eldest disciple by the back of his collar and pulled him out. "Let's go. This time it's not a ghost, it's a spirit. These things are not common. It'll be good to go and broaden your horizons."

When they went out, Lin You was already at the door, with Director Yu by his side and the very familiar camera in his hand.

In the courtyard, Wei Chengzhi watched as the skeleton floated down from the third floor to him without being pulled by anything.

Only when they got closer did they realize that the clothes on the skeleton were the same costume the director had given them when they first arrived.

Wei Chengzhi stared intently at the skeleton's hand, which was still holding a handkerchief. The pale knuckles were naturally forming a delicate, orchid-like gesture, with no apparent mechanism or connection.

He finally remembered that what he had seen at the beginning was a pair of slender, fair hands with red nail polish.

In a daze, those bare, white bones transformed back into flesh and blood, their bright red nails about to touch his face.

Wei Chengzhi could sense that something was wrong, but he couldn't control his body at all. He watched helplessly as the thing approached, feeling as if his heart was about to stop beating.

Just then, a long sword suddenly appeared and stopped the skeleton's movement. The sword was not an ordinary sword, but was made of copper coins woven with gold thread.

The skeleton seemed somewhat wary of the copper coin sword, dodging it to the side before turning to attack the swordsman. Wei Chengzhi finally regained his instinct to control his body.

He turned his head and saw that the person holding the copper coin sword was none other than Song Yu, who had been screaming in terror during the show.

He was nimble and agile with his swordsmanship, and quickly exchanged several blows with the skeleton. However, for some reason, the skeleton's eyes remained closed. Was there some significance to this?

Xue Ziqi, who was also timid in the last episode, stood ten meters away and helped direct the operation, occasionally throwing a talisman over. The two worked together seamlessly, and in just over ten moves, they had the sword at the skeleton's neck.

The skeleton immediately stopped attacking, appearing to have its vital points controlled and be ready to surrender.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the skeleton suddenly swung its arm, its long, flowing sleeves coiling around the copper coin sword like a serpent. With a forceful tug, Song Yu, caught off guard, lost his weapon.

Before he could react, another water sleeve wrapped around his neck. Before the skeleton could tighten the sleeve, a flash of silver light appeared, and both sleeves were cleanly severed.

A cold glint was once again pressed against the skull's neck. Lin You, watching the cowardly little fish whose cool demeanor lasted only three seconds, couldn't help but ask:

"You're a level two Celestial Master, how could you be distracted while holding a sword to the neck of a level four monster? What were you thinking? Are you just showing off? How can you be so sure that the monster's vital point is its neck?"

Lin You brandished the sword at the skeleton's neck, and the skeleton, which had been baring its teeth at Wei Chengzhi, immediately became docile.

"Besides, do you even have a way to capture spirits? Why aren't you just killing this thing? Are you planning to keep it alive for interrogation?"

Song Yu looked at the cunning and shrew who treated people differently based on their status, and remained silent without arguing.

Seemingly sensing his thoughts, Lin You simply sheathed his sword, grabbed the skeleton by the hair, and ripped its head off.

She held the head up and waved it at the group, then ordered, "Come on, say something."

Before the group could react, the skeleton opened its mouth and pleaded, "Please, boss, have mercy! I don't have much hair to begin with, and if you pull any more, I'll go bald."

Others: ………

What level of horror movie scene is this? Grandma, you don't need to demonstrate, just tell us directly!

The few cowards turned pale with fright, especially Wei Chengzhi, whose worldview had just been turned upside down, who looked like he was about to faint.

It was Xue Ziqi who caught him in time and helped him to sit down on the stone bench in the courtyard, preventing him from collapsing to the ground.

Even the usually daring Director Yu looked frightened. Lin You looked around and finally gave up on the idea of ​​dismembering the skull into eight pieces to show them and then reassembling it.

In the cultivation world, even mortals would dare to kick this thing a couple of times if they encountered it. Is it that people in this world are more timid, or are the few she encountered exceptions?

"[This is definitely an exception. I've tried out my cheat system so many times, and I've never seen such a cowardly exorcist.]" the ghost chimed in, his tone full of disappointment.

After placing the head back onto the skeleton, Lin You used a wisp of spiritual power to fix it in place. "Alright, now ask whatever you want to know. I don't know what's so interesting about interrogating this thing."

In Lin You's opinion, listening to these people talk about their past is a waste of time. If you see anyone who has committed serious crimes, just kill them!

The group looked at each other, then finally turned to Director Yu, who was holding the camera, and gestured with their eyes: "You've taken on this job, please go ahead!"

Compared to the others, Director Yu must have had some courage, or perhaps a spirit of dedication to art. He carried the camera over, and at least in the camera's view, the skeleton didn't look so scary anymore.

Then, considering the money required to create such special effects in reality, Director Yu instantly felt that he could do it!

"Come on, tell me, what's your situation? Why are you here performing in the middle of the night? What's your relationship with that extra child from the Zhang family back then?"

The story of the skeleton isn't too complicated. He was originally a favorite actor of the old master of the Zhang family, and he often went to the Zhang family to perform for the old master. Later, he died in an accident due to the war.

Given his circumstances, he should have been reincarnated back then, but he was too attached to his beloved and remained in the mortal world.

His sweetheart was also an actress, even more famous than him. She was also more shrewd. Seeing that things were getting chaotic in the city, she took advantage of the troupe leader's carelessness, packed up her things, and ran away to a small town in a remote mountain valley.

There was a wealthy family in that town. The master of the house loved to listen to operas. When his favorite actor came to their door asking for help, he didn't ask for any assistance and just wanted to find a place to settle down in the town. Of course, the master readily agreed.

Back then, the skeleton was just a kid, and he went to town with him. But not long after, his sweetheart was beaten to death for having an affair with a rich man's concubine.

The people listening to the story all widened their eyes. Why did this story sound so familiar?

Also, although the skeleton sings in a female voice, the voice he speaks is clearly that of a man. His sweetheart must also be a man listening to it.

This piqued Lin You's interest, and even the timid kids calmed down a bit. After all, loving excitement and gossip is human nature.

The story that followed was rather bizarre. After her beloved became a ghost, she was unwilling to be reincarnated. She somehow found a shady way to reincarnate, hoping to be reborn as someone with a long and prosperous life, so that she could have a better life in her next life.

The person he chose was the young master of the Zhang family. He dressed up as a skeleton to make trouble between the young master and his parents, suppress his luck, and then it would be much easier for his sweetheart to use the young master's identity.

The skeleton could also take this opportunity to stay in the Zhang family and enjoy a life of luxury, and then the two could continue their relationship after he is reincarnated.

At first, everything went quite smoothly. Zhang Yueqi and his wife were indeed a bit cold towards the two children, whom they couldn't tell were real or fake, and they restricted their freedom. They even started planning for a second child.

The skeleton watched the increasingly silent child, but couldn't bring himself to do it. Finally, urged by his beloved, he secretly led the child away and handed him over to his waiting sweetheart.

The reason he was able to impersonate the child was because of an item that the old master of the Zhang family had once given him as a reward, which by chance gave him a human-like appearance.

What he didn't expect was that his beloved's goal was never to be reincarnated, but to deprive the young master of his luck while stealing his physical body.

After all, even after reincarnation, one still suffers from birth, aging, sickness, and death. If he succeeds, he will be like an immortal being.

Unfortunately, he was too hasty and in the end only injured the skeleton's skin, leaving only a skeletal frame, before escaping back to the Zhang family.

The unfaithful man, uninterested in becoming a skeleton, stopped pursuing him and sought other avenues.

Lin You didn't bother to discern how much truth and falsehood was in those words; she only asked one question: "What was the name of the child you impersonated back then?"

The skeleton answered decisively: "Zhang Mochen."

Song Yu and Xue Ziqi sat up straight instantly. They recognized the name; it was the kid who had accompanied them to their practical class.

Lin You also released the little boy she had been raising. After the skeleton mentioned something related to Peach Creek Town, Lin You opened an external perception channel for him, and he heard the entire conversation.

The appearance of little Zhang Mochen made the skeleton shudder so badly it almost shook itself to pieces: "You, what are you doing here?"

The child looked at him calmly and said, "I am not him. He has been destroyed by the master and his soul has been scattered."

After saying that, he added, seemingly casually, "His lover was also killed by the master, so you can rest assured now."

Seeing the skeleton's disbelieving look, Zhang Mochen approached Director Yu and politely bowed, "Could you please play the footage that was filmed back then?"

After Lin You nodded in agreement, Director Yu took out the video he had filmed back then. In the video, the man dressed as an actor was struggling to survive like a clown, and he had lost all his former glory.

As the skeleton watched his soul dissipate, and then saw the female ghost who appeared later, said to be his lover and as beautiful as a fairy from the moon palace, it suddenly felt its body growing lighter and lighter.

His skeleton was falling off with a clanging sound, as if it had been glued to expired glue, and the crowd saw a look of terror on the skull's face.

But at that moment, Song Yu suddenly picked up the copper coin sword beside him, channeled all his power, and with a sword strike as swift as a rainbow, cleanly and decisively cleaved the nearly completely disintegrated skeleton in two.

Seeing his companion's puzzled expression, Song Yu didn't explain anything and sheathed his sword with a mysterious look on his face.

He breathed a long sigh of relief. Luckily, he reacted quickly, otherwise he would have almost lost the points he had earned.

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Author's note: I've discovered I just can't say things out loud; every time I do, I can't keep them. _(:з」∠)_

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