Chapter 39



After Shi Xi finished work, he went to the utility room and wanted to examine the puppet again to see if he could find out its owner.

When he pushed open the door of the utility room, Shi Xi found that the eerie atmosphere brought by the puppet had completely disappeared.

She frowned and opened the sack. She saw that the puppet inside had cracked. Its ferocious face became calm and all the evil spirit on its body disappeared. It had just become an ordinary puppet.

Shi Xi only drew a simple soul-sealing talisman on the sealed silk ribbon, which had no effect of salvation. There was only one reason why the puppet became like this - its owner gave it up in order not to expose himself.

There were no clues to be found on this abandoned puppet, but Shi Xi did not take it lightly. He still drew a talisman on it to prevent it from becoming evil again.

The crew of "Sword Shining in Frost" completed the filming before nine o'clock in the evening. After Shi Xi had his midnight snack, he returned to the dormitory.

After a busy day and working overtime, Shi Xi was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes after washing up.

"I hope that evil spirit won't cause trouble tonight, so I can sleep peacefully..." Shi Xi murmured softly and crawled into bed.

After a while, she fell asleep.

Duan Jingyi lost face on the set and retreated to the dormitory without even having a midnight snack. When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, he thought about those embarrassing moments and the more he thought about it, the more upset he became. He tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, he felt the room was very stuffy and couldn't fall asleep, so he got up from the bed and wanted to open the window to get some fresh air.

He walked to the window in a daze, pushed it open casually, and shivered at the cold air that rushed in. He immediately became much more awake.

The window faces the courtyard. It is very quiet outside, without even a light.

Duan Jingyi looked at the dark yard and suddenly remembered the evil spirit that befell Xiao Li yesterday.

It is said that when Xiao Li woke up, he found himself sleeping on the roof, holding a hideous puppet in his hand. Xiao Li had no memory of how he got on the roof. Will Xiao Li be like him that night, unable to sleep at night, and then opened the window...

Once his thoughts started to wander, he couldn't stop them. Duan Jingyi thought about what happened to him - when he was filming in the ruined temple, the stone he kicked seemed to hit something. He heard a scream at the time, but everyone else said he had heard it wrong.

What if I heard it right?

A chill crept up his spine to the back of his head, and even his palms began to feel cold. Duan Jingyi didn't dare to look at the yard or take a breath, and immediately closed the window.

"Creaky--" He heard a harsh sound from the window frame, as if it hit something.

Duan Jingyi looked down and saw a small hand stuck between the two windows!

Duan Jingyi felt as if a string in his head suddenly broke. He was so scared that he instinctively picked up the potted plant next to him and wanted to hit the little hand.

Before he dropped the potted plant, he discovered that the little hand was gone!

Was it because I was too suspicious that I had hallucinations? Duan Jingyi was terrified and sweat ran down his face.

Anyway, let's close the window first! Duan Jingyi put down the potted plant and quickly closed the window.

The room was sealed again, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "You should go to bed quickly and stop scaring yourself."

Duan Jingyi turned around and was suddenly met with a strange smiling face!

Shi Xi was sleeping soundly when he was woken up by a system task in the middle of the night.

She held a stick she had picked up from the yard and drew spells on it as she walked towards the dormitory of Sword Shining Frost: "Let me see who is causing trouble so late at night and not letting us sleep."

The houses rented by the two crews were close to each other, and Shi Xi soon arrived at the gate of the dormitory compound of the neighboring crew.

The moonlight was very dim at this moment, and Shi Xi felt a chill before he even stepped into the yard.

The gate was not locked and opened with a slight push. After walking a few steps inside, she found a person lying on the roof.

Shi Xi stared at him intently and found that the man looked somewhat familiar.

The man probably heard the noise and turned his head very strangely, revealing a familiar face. It turned out to be Duan Jingyi.

Shi Xi stopped and asked casually, "Duan Jingyi, why are you lying on the roof so late at night instead of sleeping?"

Duan Jingyi burst into tears and shouted regardless of anything: "Is that Teacher Shi? Teacher Shi, help me!!"

Duan Jingyi wanted to shout again, but his left hand suddenly rose up uncontrollably, bent into a weird angle, and covered his mouth tightly.

It was as if an invisible string had tied his wrists, controlling his every move.

Duan Jingyi was shaking all over and kept making whimpering sounds for help.

Behind Duan Jingyi, a small wooden head popped out silently, its blood-red eyes emitting a malicious light in the dark night.

Shi Xi looked at the puppet's face and found that it looked different from the previous one. Its facial features were closer to those of a living person than the previous one. Its thin mouth was curved upward and coated with a thin layer of red paint.

The important thing is, Duan Jingyi’s name is not written on its face, so it has not yet succeeded in bewitching the soul, nor has it become Duan Jingyi’s doppelganger.

In just a moment, the puppet disappeared out of thin air, and the rope tied to Duan Jingyi's wrist seemed to break, and his arm fell down.

After discovering that he could speak, Duan Jingyi cried out again, "Teacher Shi, help me!"

Although I don't know why she is here, she is the only one who can save me! The people in the room can't be woken up at all!

Shi Xi was paying attention to the movements around him while chatting leisurely with Duan Jingyi: "Teacher Duan, why do I remember you saying that a monk who plays a cross-dressing role can't control the situation?"

Duan Jingyi's face, which had turned pale due to the fright of the ghost, turned red. How could he care about his face? "Teacher Shi, I was helpless before. Who else can calm the situation except you? You are a magnanimous person. Don't bother with me..."

He was afraid that this was not sincere enough, so he cried and said: "As long as you save my life, I will definitely change my ways and respect you as my second parent!"

“……”That’s not necessary.

The smiley puppet suddenly appeared behind Shi Xi. Shi Xi did not move, as if he was completely unaware.

The smiley puppet widened its smile and silently raised its exquisitely carved hands. The thin wire wrapped around its fingertips flashed a faint light.

Just when the thin string was about to wrap around Shi Xi's neck, she suddenly turned around and gave the puppet a blow on the head!

The puppet thought he had it all figured out, but he never expected her to be so fast. When he was hammered to the ground, the smile on his face disappeared.

Shi Xi took a closer look and found that it was not the smile that was cracked, but the entire puppet.

Well, the talisman on the stick was so powerful that it could directly save the soul with one stick.

[Congratulations to the player "Shi Xi" for completing the "Exorcise the Evil Spirit" mission. Your magic talent is +5%. You now have 60% of Zhang Qingyu's magic talent. ]

Shi Xi looked at Duan Jingyi: "It's done, come down by yourself."

She was going back to sleep and would talk about other things tomorrow.

Duan Jingyi looked at the remains of the puppet on the ground in shock, his mouth unable to close. Is this the legendary physical exorcism?

After Shi Xi left the compound, Duan Jingyi thought of a problem. He was hung on the roof by the puppet with strings, but he had no ladder to go down!

After the evil spirits retreated, the compound returned to normal. Duan Jingyi woke up the entire crew by himself - he really had no way to go down.

The prop master brought a ladder to Duan Jingyi, and he climbed down under the gaze of the crowd. He was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he lost his balance on the last step, and fell to his knees with a thud.

This time the commotion was even bigger than the one with Xiao Li. After everyone knew that Duan Jingyi had been possessed by an evil spirit, they were so scared that they lost their sleepiness.

Someone in the crowd said, "I thought that inviting Shi Xi from the crew next door to come over for a guest appearance would really calm the place down, but I didn't expect that there would still be a commotion tonight."

Actor Da Chen thought of the conflict between Duan Jingyi and Shi Xi before, and he wanted to take this opportunity to please Duan Jingyi. He thought about it and said, "It seems that there are fans of Shi Xi in our crew. They always think she is really awesome. The ghost hunting live broadcast has no script. Now they may be disappointed. I told them a long time ago not to be too emotional towards the anchor. It's all fake and acting."

Unfortunately, there were some ghost-hunting livestreamers near Dachen. They were not convinced after hearing this: "The director only invited Shi Xi to calm us down and tell us not to be too scared. He didn't invite her to exorcise evil spirits. It's meaningless for you to say that."

"Look, you are being sincere again, right? You can't let people say it's fake?" Da Chen looked at Duan Jingyi, with a little smugness in his eyes: "Teacher Duan, do you think I'm right?"

"You are wrong, absolutely wrong." Duan Jingyi corrected him seriously: "Teacher Shi is really awesome."

Everyone couldn't believe that these words came from Duan Jingyi's mouth. What on earth had he been through?

Da Chen looked very embarrassed: "Teacher Duan, what's wrong with you? Are you influenced by her fans?"

"It was my teacher Xiao who saved me. She sent the evil spirit away with just one blow of her stick." Duan Jingyi didn't elaborate. He took a deep breath and said, "I'm very sorry for waking you all up. Go back to sleep. It's safe here now."

"Also," Duan Jingyi looked at Da Chen, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp, "Don't let me hear you slandering Teacher Shi again."

Da Chen was of lower status than him, and originally wanted to please Duan Jingyi by scolding Shi Xi, but he didn't expect to fail, and was made to sweat coldly by his sharp eyes.

Everyone: “…” Is this still the same hot-tempered and foul-mouthed Duan Jingyi from before? He needs to learn a lesson from this ghost encounter!

Because of the quick finish last night, Shi Xi's sleep quality was not affected at all, and he went to filming the next day full of energy.

In the afternoon, she went to "Sword Shining in Frost" to make a guest appearance in the second scene. This scene was actually in the second half of the movie. Since she had to go back to the film and television city to continue filming "Phantom", the director moved this scene forward.

When he arrived at the set of "Sword Shining in Frost", Shi Xi discovered that his colleagues in the crew were looking at him strangely.

Duan Jingyi was the most outrageous. When Shixi was putting on makeup, he was praising Shixi for her natural beauty.

While Shi Xi was reading the script while waiting for the performance, he praised Shi Xi for her professionalism and humbly asked Shi Xi questions.

During the break, Duan Jingyi not only handed water and held an umbrella for Shi Xi, but also took care of Ruan Shu and did all the work of an assistant. He was completely different from the previous person who looked down on others.

Director Weng also heard about what happened last night. Seeing Duan Jingyi like this, he was actually a little relieved and sighed, "He has grown up. That's a good thing."

Some people also came to ask Shi Xi about the details of last night, but she fooled them with a few words.

It was already evening when they finished work. Director Weng said that the expert he had invited would arrive later, so he asked Shi Xi to stay with the crew of "Sword Shining in Frost" for dinner and chat with the expert before leaving.

Shi Xi understood that Director Weng hoped that she could pass some useful information to that expert, and Shi Xi was happy to help.

The weather has been hotter recently, but there is wind in the yard, so everyone set up the dining table in the yard to have dinner.

The main actors were eating in the house. Director Weng had originally invited Shi Xi, but she wanted to eat under the sunset, so she stayed in the yard.

Shi Xi was eating when he saw a pretty girl filming the yard with a live broadcast device. She said as she filmed, "It's dinner time for the actors now. Let's see how their meals are~"

As the camera swept past, the actors waved generously to the live broadcast room.

Shi Xi casually asked, "Who is this? How can he live stream here?"

"She's a relative of Director Weng's family. The girl just came back from abroad recently and is starting her own media business. She wants to film the daily life of a young actor. Director Weng has asked for everyone's consent in the group. You're not in our group..." Xiaoli, who was sitting next to Shi Xi, explained to her, "Director Weng probably forgot to tell you. He's been busy lately."

Shi Xi nodded and was about to look away, but found that the host's camera was pointed at him.

The anchor was stunned on the spot, then his eyes widened: "Oh my god, friends! I found a super pretty girl! She looks so pretty even with a bald head, this is definitely the beauty of a leading actress!"

Xiaoli felt that the host had misunderstood something, and explained: "This person is actually from the crew next door..."

When the anchor heard this, he was so surprised that he interrupted Xiaoli and said, "You are working two jobs? You are so pretty and work so hard. You will definitely be the leading actress. I am your fan. What is your name?"

"My name is Xiao Shi," Shi Xi smiled gently, his eyes full of rosy light: "Thank you, I will definitely work hard to become the leading actor."

The anchor was stunned: "This name is so familiar, I seem to have heard it somewhere."

Xiaoli: “…”

Friends in the live broadcast room:

【……】

[Host, please wake up. Xiao Shi has already become the lead actress. Isn't she filming "Phantom"? ]

[Witnessed the rookie anchor's car accident and took a group photo. 】

[Wait, this is Director Weng's crew, right? Why is Xiaoshi eating here? He can't be here to eat for free, right? ]

[Is he here to film a movie? Oh my god, this is too low-key. He doesn't even promote himself when he can act in Director Weng's movie? ]

[I was really struck by Shi Xi’s looks repeatedly in various strange places. ]

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