The next day, at Qinghui Residence.
Ruan Mingying could hardly believe her ears, but these people had no reason to lie to her.
She slowly swept her gaze over He Wangyao, Li Wenhe, Pei Di, and Xianze, finally fixing it on Gu Xu.
"Mr. Gu, are you saying that Zhuozhuo is actually a Taoist priest?"
He Wangyao quickly explained, "She's not a Taoist priest. Although she practices orthodox Taoist magic, she hasn't become a nun."
There is still a difference. Although Taoism does not have as many precepts and rules as Buddhism, Taoist priests who practice in regular temples are indeed not allowed to marry and have children.
But Ruan Mingying's focus was clearly not on that; she was staring intently at Gu Xu.
"You say you're safe and sound, but you've just fallen into a time rift and gone to the future—why should I believe you?"
She has a natural affinity for Gu Xu, always feeling that he is steady, reliable, and wouldn't lie.
I never expected that the person I trusted most would help them deceive me!
Gu Xu: "Xianze is a thousand-year-old demon with powerful demonic energy and a keen sense of smell. He can distinguish the aura of one person from millions of people. He can sense Zhuozhuo's aura."
Since he had decided to confront the Ruan family, he had naturally made thorough preparations.
Pei Di brought over a basin of ice water as instructed. Xian Ze got up and stretched, then transformed into a fish in front of everyone.
This was also the first time everyone had seen Xianze's true form in its entirety, though it had been shrunk several hundred times.
It is bright red all over and has very beautiful fins. At first glance, it looks like a koi, but you can still see the difference if you look closely.
Ruan Mingxuan walked to the transparent fish tank, looked at it for a moment, and quickly shook her head. "This is not a koi."
Xianze blew bubbles and said, "Of course I'm not a lucky koi! I'm an ancient divine beast!"
How can you compare them? They're worlds apart!
The fish tank was still too small for Xianze. She always felt suffocated and oppressed, unable to move freely, and felt like she was about to faint at any moment.
However, when Ruan Mingxuan reached out and touched his fin, Xianze felt that he could do it again!
The young lady's eyes are so beautiful, sparkling like a lake, making him unable to resist being captivated by them.
Xianze rolled over comfortably, blowing bubbles with bliss.
The Ruan family: "..."
Is this really a thousand-year-old demon, an ancient mythical beast?
Why does it look so unreliable?
Just then, the butler knocked on the door and came in, holding a cell phone in his hand, looking both dreamy and questioning his existence.
"Sir, Madam, I apologize for disturbing you, but there is something I must report to you now."
"Our third young lady is trending on social media for catching will-o'-the-wisp!"
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The variety show "Spirit Inquiry" didn't make much of a splash in the first few episodes.
Exploring haunted houses and exorcising evil spirits may have some gimmicks, but it looks like something a psychopath would do, or that the show is scripted.
After all, ordinary equipment has difficulty capturing ghosts, and even if it does, it is difficult to preserve them.
Nowadays, netizens are full of rebellious spirits. Anyway, I won't believe it unless I actually see a ghost!
The reason I kept watching was to see how the production team would make things up.
But this episode was different. At Professor Luo Wenxin's suggestion, the production team engraved special talismans on the equipment, solving this major problem.
This is truly a case of seeing a ghost!
The cave is filled with corpse demons, a train that appears out of nowhere, carriages full of ghosts, living dead, and a wisher with a hideous face who tries to kill to silence the witness.
The camera faithfully recorded all of this. Director Lü Yan was quite bold; he gritted his teeth and risked being taken down and banned by publishing the footage exactly as it was.
This episode went viral and trended on social media!
Netizens have examined the video so closely it's become patina-like, but they still can't find a single trace of acting.
In particular, there are several scenes where the ghosts, aware of the camera's presence, look at you with a chilling gaze, which is so frightening that your heart almost stops beating.
These past few days, the outdoor temperature has been approaching 40 degrees Celsius, but netizens who watched this episode felt chilly all over, as if a cold atmosphere lingered around them, and they needed to go out into the bright sun to warm up.
In short, it's quite refreshing and helps to beat the summer heat.
However, some people have explained that looking directly at ghosts can indeed attract evil spirits. Your feeling is correct. After reading this, go and get some sunshine to dispel the negative energy.
The hashtag “Did you sunbathe after watching Inquiry?” has become a trending topic, with many people making fun of it, and its popularity is growing.
The show became a huge hit, and as a result, everyone who appeared on it also became famous.
Especially Mingzhuo, although she had few scenes, she was still a beautiful, ruthless, and taciturn young lady.
The group, who were originally being chased by ghosts, completely reversed their roles after reuniting with Mingzhuo, with the ghosts now being beaten helplessly.
Some extreme voices even felt that Mingzhuo had gone too far, that he was abusing his power to bully ghosts.
Monks should be compassionate and choose to help the spirits of the dead find peace, rather than directly destroying their souls. That would be far too cruel.
There are quite a few extremists like this; some even gloated when they saw that Mingzhuo hadn't been able to get off the bus, saying, "Serves him right."
If you were more merciful and less extreme, the train might let you off.
Those people seemed to have missing brainstem cells, unable to see the horrific state of the living dead.
Regardless, Mingzhuo has become incredibly popular.
Fearing the video would be taken down, the housekeeper immediately went to find Xu Shanglou and Ruan Mingying.
At this very moment, outside the gate of Qinghui Residence, Ah Hu was watching the video and felt completely overwhelmed.
He crouched down, covered his head with his hands, and resolved to calm down.
Beside him, several of his colleagues looked at him with envy. "Brother Tiger, you kept it a secret for a long time!"
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