Chapter 20: At the critical moment, I still have to rely on my sister...
They used Qi Noah's mobile phone for the live broadcast, so once they got rid of him, Shang Que and Ji Jingchuan were completely free.
After finishing their cones, they bought tickets for the nearest aquarium. Unlike the bustling outside, it felt tranquil and dreamy. Stepping into the underwater tunnel, a transparent, semi-curved glass corridor enveloped them. A faint blue light shone down from above. Schools of fish swam overhead, leaving behind a trail of tiny bubbles like a long trail.
Children lingered on either side of the corridor, huddled together, watching the vibrant colors of the marine life up close and exclaiming "Wow!" Not far away, as if magnified in equal measure, two figures, one taller and one shorter, pressed themselves against the glass in the same position, their heads tilted back, their gaze following the drifting fish.
A ray suddenly swam over, its huge, flat body like a sheet of cloth, covering them through the crystal wall. Ji Jingchuan looked at it, then tilted his head to examine Shang Que for a moment before asking rudely, "Why does it look so silly? Just like you."
"You are the ray."
"No," Ji Jingchuan raised his eyebrows, pointed at a fish with a fiery red and gold tail next to him, and said proudly, "This is me."
The next second, the ray suddenly blocked the fish with its body and stuffed it into its mouth.
Shang Que deliberately uttered an "ah": "You're going to die, little fish Ji Jingchuan. How tempting... Oh no, how cruel."
Most of the fish's body was soon swallowed up, leaving only a gilded fiery red tail struggling hard.
Ji Jingchuan suddenly became anxious: "No, why are you eating your colleagues?"
He waved his hands vigorously through the glass, frowned angrily and said, "Silly fish, spit out my little fish quickly!"
"Who told you to call it stupid?" Shang Que curled his lips and raised his voice, "Youth has no price tag. It melts in your mouth."
I don’t know if it was because Ji Jingchuan’s actions attracted the attention of the stingray, it opened its mouth for a moment, and the little fish took this opportunity to come out, swam its tail vigorously, and swam away quickly.
Ji Jingchuan breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head, and suddenly reached out to pinch Shang Que's face, saying arrogantly: "It is a stupid fish, and so are you."
Feeling a slight pain on his cheek, Shang Que frowned, grabbed Ji Jingchuan's hair and pulled him down: "Try it again."
"Ahhh!" Ji Jingchuan howled in pain, but he didn't let go. Instead, he rubbed her face like kneading dough, and said in a very stubborn tone: "Silly fish, silly Shang Que!"
"Damn it, don't hit my face, it hurts my ears." He escaped from Shang Que's clutches, crawled a few steps away, then straightened his back and turned around. The deep blue seabed light fell on him, and Ji Jingchuan raised a smug smile: "Shang Que, I am not the powerless person I used to be. You——"
"Why were you so rough?" Coming out of the aquarium, Ji Jingchuan rubbed his red ears and made a face at the figure in front of him.
Shang Que turned around suddenly, his expression changed, and he looked up at the scenery as if nothing had happened.
How abominable! How come I couldn't fight when I was young, and now I'm suppressed by force when I grow up?
Ji Jingchuan curled his lips and said, just wait, sooner or later he will turn things around.
Glancing at the expressionless Shang Que from the corner of his eye, he immediately put his hand down, took out the map tucked into his pocket, and asked obediently, "Where are we going next?"
Before turning the tables, one must first lie in hiding. King Goujian of Yue slept on firewood and tasted gall, and the genius Ji Jingchuan pretended to surrender... Yes, he was not afraid of Shang Que, he had nothing to be afraid of.
"roller coaster."
Ji Jingchuan refused immediately: "No, I'm scared."
*
On the roller coaster, Shang Que fastened his seatbelt and turned to look at Ji Jingchuan, who was distracted by nervousness and looking around. He suggested sincerely, "If you're scared, you can get off. I said I can ride alone."
"Who's scared?" Ji Jingchuan laughed out loud, "I just lied to you. How could a genius like me be afraid of something like this?"
He placed his arm on the armrest between them and said generously, "But if you're scared later, I can force you to hold my arm."
Shang Que gave him a self-absorbed look, ignored him, and sat upright. After a warning bell rang, the roller coaster slowly started up, the wheels engaging the track with a clattering sound, and then it sped up, soaring into the sky.
They sat in the first row, with nothing in front of them. After passing the highest point, Ji Jingchuan saw with his own eyes that the seat dropped almost vertically downward. The sudden feeling of weightlessness made his heart nearly leap out of his throat.
"Ah!!!" Ji Jingchuan screamed in horror and tried to hold Shang Que's arm to reduce his fear, but he waved his arm in the air for a long time without touching anything.
When I turned around, I saw Shang Que covering his ears with both hands and trying to move his head away.
It was too noisy! Ji Jingchuan's loud voice almost broke her eardrums.
After getting off the roller coaster, Shang Que looked at the half-dead man squatting on the ground with a hint of disdain: "You're so noisy, didn't you say you weren't afraid?"
"I'm not scared," Ji Jingchuan said stubbornly, "I'm just practicing my voice at high altitude, what's wrong with that?"
Shang Que narrowed his eyes and suddenly said, "I remember the next closest project is the Pendulum, right?"
"No, you remembered it wrong." Ji Jingchuan quickly hid the map behind him, "The nearest one is the park store."
*
Because of Ji Jingchuan's repeated requests, after walking for more than ten minutes and passing three or four high-altitude projects, they finally arrived at the "nearest" theme park store.
What’s sold here are basically souvenirs and peripherals of Ocean World, mostly plush toys, but also metal badges and cultural and creative products.
Shang Que went straight to the doll section that he liked and stopped in front of the shelf, carefully choosing one.
Not long after, Ji Jingchuan came back after a walk. He said mysteriously, "Shang Que, I found something interesting."
Shang Que turned her head and saw a dark shadow suddenly rushing towards her. She subconsciously wanted to step back, but her calf hit the protruding base under the shelf.
At the same time, the black shadow stopped a few centimeters in front of her. Shang Que looked closely and saw that it was a white plush tit, with the spring at the bottom being held in Ji Jingchuan's hand.
He looked very proud after the prank was successful: "I am dying of laughter. I thought you didn't
You’ll be scared.”
Shang Que smiled: "Ji Jingchuan, don't force me to beat you in such a happy place."
There was a child nearby who insisted on buying a doll. When the adults around him heard this, they imitated him and said, "Get up! Don't force me to beat you in such a happy place!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a slap hit his buttocks. The child lying on the ground screamed, quickly got up and ran away crying.
Shang Que withdrew his gaze, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and looked at him with a forced smile.
Ji Jingchuan shuddered, immediately stuffed the tit back, and handed it over honestly: "I think it looks just like you... just as cute, so I planned to give it to you."
When checking out, Ji Jingchuan paid for the titmouse, and he also paid for everything else Shang Que bought, saying, "Just consider it your appearance fee for participating in our group's live broadcast."
Not long after they said this, they came out of the store and ran into the other four people from ST.
Zenoya reacted the most, complaining indignantly, "Where are the two of you? You said you would follow me and protect me, where are you?!"
[Nokia: All these years of friendship have ultimately been misplaced!]
"You two ditched Zenoya and came here to buy dolls, huh? Why does this feel so weird?"
[I won’t be obsessed with them in my lifetime, right? ]
"An antagonist cannot become a wife. If she becomes a wife, I can no longer look her in the eye and say, 'I'm going to kill you.' So an antagonist can only be a wife... Oh no, I mean a wife can only be an antagonist... Sorry, I mean an antagonist is an antagonist."
Looking at Qi Noya who rushed towards him, Ji Jingchuan suddenly asked: "Is the haunted house scary?"
"Of course!!!" Qi Noya was even more furious. "I was being chased by the Bull-Headed, Horse-Faced, Black and White Impermanence. I finally managed to escape into a room, but when I looked up, the King of Hell was sitting on a chair and told me I had trespassed and was going to be reborn as an animal. What do you think? Isn't that scary?!"
[Hahahahahahahahaha, but Nokia is really dedicated. Even though they were shaking with fear, they still held up their phone to live broadcast to everyone.]
[What's even funnier is that when the King of Hell asked him what his name was so he could write it down in the Book of Life and Death, he answered without hesitation that he was Ji Jingchuan.]
【Good brothers are used to ward off disasters.】
Ji Jingchuan followed his words and said, "Yes, that's why Shang Que and I were scared and ran away."
"Really? You went in?" After the previous experience, Zinoa decided not to trust him easily again. "No, you must be lying to me again."
"Why would I lie to you? There are eighteen rooms in there, symbolizing the eighteen levels of hell, and a Naihe Bridge."
"Yes, the exit is just past the Naihe Bridge. That Mengpo soup is made with cola, and it's quite delicious." Qi Noya couldn't help but smack his lips and savor the taste. He felt a little better, but then asked, "Then why didn't you wait for me after you got out?"
Ji Jingchuan turned off his phone. A second before the screen went dark, the interface still displayed: Speed Run Tutorial for the Underworld Theme Haunted House in Huanhai Park.
The person who answered the latter question was Shang Que. She explained, "This is what happened. I didn't know you were all here before I came, and I felt a little bad for not preparing any gifts. So I asked Ji Jingchuan to bring me here and bought a few on the spur of the moment."
She opened one of the bags, took out the doll pendants inside and handed them to them: "I asked Ji Jingchuan, and he said you like these. I guess you bought the right ones, right?"
[Oh my god, is Shang Que's EQ so high? ]
She's such a nice person. Every time we visited her on set, she would buy milk tea and cakes for her fans. One time, when it was too late and we were worried it might be unsafe, she even walked us to the subway station and waited until we got in before leaving.
[Yes, I've filmed with her before. He said Shang Que was very caring towards everyone on set, often sharing food with them. He was trying to lose weight, but the small cake Shang Que brought was so delicious that he couldn't resist eating a piece. His agent caught him and he ended up spending three days in the gym.]
What a cute little bird.
[So Shang Que is only irritable when he's arguing with Ji Jingchuan. He's usually very affable, hahaha.]
The others were also stunned, and after they realized what was happening, they kept saying, "You didn't buy the wrong thing."
Bian Du blushed: "How can this be so embarrassing? We haven't even prepared any gifts for you."
"Who said that? I'm prepared." Qin Xian opened his backpack and took out a pink box from it.
Zenoa was shocked: "You did this behind your brothers' backs?"
"That's right, it's immoral, Brother Xian." Feng Ye also teased with a smile.
"No, I prepared it a long time ago. I was planning to let Kawakami give it to Shang Que during the variety show, but she didn't expect me to come today, so I brought it here." Qin Xian looked at her again and explained, "You haven't been able to sleep lately. My grandfather is an old Chinese doctor. I asked him to prescribe some medicine for foot soaking. Soak in it at night and you will fall asleep quickly."
Shang Que was a little surprised: "How did you know?"
"Listen to what he says." Qin Xian pointed at Ji Jingchuan.
Shang Que tilted his head: "I only mentioned this in my fan group, how did you know about it?"
"Of course it was you who was on a variety show and was walking around the corridor late at night. I thought it was haunted." Ji Jingchuan asked with a wary look on his face: "You don't think I'm in your fan group, do you? How is that possible?"
"I was just saying it casually, and I didn't walk around the corridor late at night. I only went downstairs once to get water. If you hear any other noises, it must be haunted." Shang Que said seriously, "The feng shui of your room is indeed not very good. It easily attracts invisible things."
A chill rose up behind Ji Jingchuan, and he said calmly on the surface: "You want to scare me again."
Shang Que did not continue to explain, but took the box handed to him by Qin Xian. The heavy weight in his hand was enough to show how much thought the person who gave the gift put into it had put in.
"Thank you." Shang Que thought for a moment and couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect you to be such a complete contrast. I initially thought you were a cool guy, so when Ji Jingchuan told me you liked Hello Kitty just now, I almost suspected he was just talking nonsense."
I also thought Qin Xian was a cool guy at first, until the show's crew visited his house and saw his room was even pinker than my bedroom.
【Hahahaha, we are both handsome guys with a contrasting feeling! 】
I suddenly realized something interesting: Ji Jingchuan actually knew what the four of them liked. Bian Du's little turtle, Feng Ye's maple leaf badge, Qi Noya's Batman, and Qin Xian's Hello Kitty—all the gifts were perfect.
[Who was it that said Ji Jingchuan looked down on his teammates? If he really looked down on them, would he bother to remember their preferences?]
Ji Jingchuan might be a bit of a tsundere, but he's actually not a bad person. And honestly, he's so popular right now, but he hasn't gone solo. He's even been with the group on variety shows and held fan meetings and concerts, which is quite rare.
Zenoa looked down at the Batman doll in his hand and couldn't help but pursed his lips.
Well, Ji Jingchuan wasn't that annoying, so he decided to forgive him for abandoning him in the haunted house.
Feng Ye glanced at everyone's reactions calmly, his heart ringing with alarm. He smiled and changed the subject: "It's still early. Since we've already met, why don't we try a few more games?"
Qin Xian stretched lazily and put his arm on Qi Noya's shoulder: "Sure, anyway, we have experienced the excitement, now we can play some children's projects with Nokia."
Zenoya staggered under his weight and asked dissatisfiedly, "What do you mean by a children's project?"
"It's not a roller coaster anyway."
"Why are you only blaming me? They didn't go on the roller coaster either."
Ji Jingchuan raised his eyebrows proudly and took out the manual to show him the stamp: "Sorry, we played it together."
Qi Noa looked incredulous: "Aren't you and Shang Que both afraid of heights?"
"Yeah, so two negatives equal a positive."
"How can you use two negatives to make a positive?" Zenoa muttered.
"So now you're the only one who hasn't ridden the roller coaster," Qin Xian asked with a smile, "to fit in with the group, do you want to go for one too?"
"Impossible." Zenoa was very firm. "I don't want to integrate into the group. From now on, I will isolate all of you."
Qin Xian was just teasing him. In the end, everyone played some simple and interesting projects, had lunch together, and ended the day trip to the park. Everyone went home.
In the evening, Shang Que opened Weibo, and as expected, #纪京川是我ST大家的喜欢# was on the hot search list.
The comments below are no longer as bloody as before, and many people have expressed that they have changed their views on him.
Shang Que turned his gaze away from his phone and looked at the white plush tit on the table. He flicked its head with his fingers and snorted smugly, "How stupid! You still have to rely on your sister at the critical moment."
*
The next day is Sunday
1. Shang Que was sitting in the office fiddling with the prank toy that Ji Jingchuan had given her. When she was putting the tit back yesterday, it got stuck in the shell accidentally, and now she can't open it no matter how hard she tries.
At this moment, there were two knocks on the door. Fu Xingzhi walked in with a document and said in a businesslike manner, "The results of your previous audition are out. You have been confirmed as the female lead."
"knew."
Fu Xingzhi was not surprised to see her indifferent reaction. After all, martial arts dramas are not popular in the current environment. In addition, this drama has a small investment, and almost no one is interested in actors of the same level as Shang Que. Therefore, it can be said that she had no competitors at all during the audition.
Fu Xingzhi pushed up his black-framed glasses and said, "The script is good, and the director is very dedicated. Just act with all your heart. The final result is not important."
"Okay." Shang Que shook the prank toy and saw that it really couldn't be opened. He put it aside in frustration, opened the contract on the table and read it, preparing to sign it.
Fu Xingzhi picked it up, took a look at it, held the base and tried to twist it, and asked, "What is this?"
"Tricky toys."
Just as he finished speaking, a tit doll hit Fu Xingzhi's face with a "bang", and he gasped in pain.
The office suddenly fell silent.
Seeing that he had gotten into trouble, Shang Que quickly shifted the blame: "Ji Jingchuan gave it to me!"
Fu Xingzhi covered his nose, his usually calm expression breaking. He frowned and asked, "Can you help me beat him up when you're on the variety show?"
Shang Que nodded quickly and agreed readily: "No problem."
*
Time soon arrived and the fourth episode of the variety show began. The theme of this episode was escape from the secret room. After everyone arrived, the group set off for the secret room.
On the bus, Shang Que glanced at Ji Jingchuan several times, trying to find a reason to beat him up.
Ji Jingchuan noticed her frequent glances and silently straightened his back. Did Shang Que notice that he had a new hairstyle today? Or did she notice the limited edition earrings he was wearing? Ah, as expected, Shang Que was completely captivated by his charm!
On the other hand, the atmosphere between Lu Zhixu and Ning Sheng was also a bit strange. Shang Que took a quick look and vaguely remembered that in the original plot, the two of them had recently had a disagreement over the script selection, but after all, they were the male and female protagonists, and they would soon reconcile.
She didn't take it too seriously and continued looking for opportunities.
Everyone was thinking about their own things, and soon the bus arrived at its destination.
Because it is an immersive escape room, the live broadcast room will not be opened until everyone enters through the entrance.
[The door is finally open, let me see—what the hell! ]
[Shocked me, I clicked the wrong live broadcast room???]
[Yes, it's "Friendship Boat", what's going on here? ]
Before my eyes was a silent village shrouded in darkness. A full moon hung in the sky, emitting a cold and eerie red light. A cold wind blew, and a pitch-black crow stood motionless on a dead tree at the entrance of the village.
Lin Jinyi shuddered: "This immersive escape room is too immersive. I even got goosebumps."
As soon as she said this, the terrifying atmosphere in the live broadcast room disappeared.
If you had told me it was an escape room, I would have been so scared I was doing some kind of shamanic ritual on my bed.
[No, it's fine if you let the guests immerse themselves in the game, but why do you want us to immerse ourselves in it too?]
[This must be another case of the production team's bad taste. The director must be grinning from ear to ear watching the comments right now, right?]
[But this set is so real, it gives me chills even through the screen. I wonder what they're feeling like there.]
Several people at the scene felt a chill run down their spines, silently huddling closer. Shang Que opened the card given by the production team and read aloud: This morning, a wedding invitation mysteriously appeared at everyone's bedside. Although no one knew who had placed it, the bride's name felt strangely familiar. But no one could recall who she was, so they decided to visit the village pictured in the invitation to find out. Upon arrival, they were surprised to find it deserted, like a ghost town.
This was the background of the secret room. After reading it, Jiang Yizhe suddenly said, "By the way, where is the wedding invitation?"
Ning Sheng flipped through the backpacks the production team had given everyone when they came in: "Here!"
She took out a white invitation and asked puzzledly, "Why is it white?"
Lin Jinyi frowned: "How can wedding invitations be white? This is not a funeral."
As soon as the words fell, everyone suddenly fell silent, and they all looked at her at the same time. Lin Jinyi's eyes widened slightly, and a trace of fear flashed across them: "No, no way?"
"Haha, I'm just kidding." Shang Que laughed out loud, "Why are you so timid?"
The others also smiled. Lin Jinyi saw this and stamped her feet angrily: "You guys are really going too far!"
【Hahahaha, everyone's tacit understanding is rising while they're playing pranks.】
[I should say I was also scared, sob.]
Ning Sheng flipped open the wedding invitation and took a look. "The bride's name is Xiao Man. She said she hopes my best friend Ning Sheng can come to my wedding today. That way, I can die without regrets."
Jiang Yizhe was puzzled: "Why do you have to talk about life and death when getting married?"
"Because marriage is the grave of love."
“…”
Shang Que blinked: "Isn't it funny?"
Lu Zhixu smiled helplessly: "It's a bit cold."
Ning Sheng looked at the address above: "House 23, should we go there now?"
"Go ahead. You'll have to go in sooner or later anyway."
The group set off into the village. From time to time, the hoarse and mocking cries of crows could be heard in the air, the wind was howling, and the chill penetrated into their bones.
The village wasn't big, and soon they reached the 23rd household. The gate was shut tightly, the heavy lock broken and hanging crookedly on the doorknob.
Lu Zhixu was about to push the door open when he suddenly saw something on it. He paused and asked, "Is this a talisman?"
"Hmm? Let me take a look." Shang Que became interested and leaned over to identify it in the faint moonlight. "Five Thunder Talisman, this should be used to drive away ghosts."
Everyone turned to look at her in confusion, and Lin Jinyi asked, "How did you know?"
"Look at the head of the Heavenly Master Talisman. There are three star gods and five marshals." Shang Que explained to them, "The Thunder Department has thirty-six marshals, each with different responsibilities. These five are depicted to dispel evil spirits, so they should be exorcising ghosts."
【???】
[How did I get into the metaphysics popular science channel? What is Shang Que talking about? Does anyone understand? ]
The others were also stunned by what they heard. Lin Jinyi said in shock, "No, I'm asking how you know all this, all this—"
"These are metaphysical things." Lu Zhixu helped her complete the sentence.
"Well," Shang Que thought for a moment and confessed, "When I was abroad, I was occasionally bullied by local teenagers, so I pretended to be a ghost to scare them. In order to act more convincingly, I learned some things."
Ji Jingchuan frowned: "Is there anyone bullying you abroad?"
"At first, they did, but after they returned, they became really sick and thought I was practicing Eastern witchcraft. They didn't dare to bully me anymore."
[Damn, what a great method! Will it be useful if I learn it now?]
[Can anyone give me a simple way to draw a talisman for self-defense?]
[When I encounter this kind of situation, I always resort to shamanism.]
There were some complicated things in the middle, which Shang Que omitted and did not finish, but the general meaning is this.
Ji Jingchuan suddenly thought of something: "So what you said the other day about my room's bad feng shui is also true?"
"Yeah, I don't really understand that." She had only studied how to draw talismans and had learned a little bit about feng shui from that person. Shang Que thought about it carefully: "But you are indeed prone to attracting bad people. You should pay more attention to it in your daily life. Your magnetic field is too weak."
Seeing his face turn pale, Shang Que raised an eyebrow: "Why, are you scared now?"
Ji Jingchuan immediately retorted: "No, how could this genius be afraid?"
"Oh." Shang Que pushed open the door and was about to go in, but he felt a resistance behind him.
She turned around in surprise and saw Ji Jingchuan's hand tightly holding the corner of her clothes.
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