Time goes back half an hour

When dealing with the White Snake incident, Bai Ci withdrew from the scene.

When Gu Zhisang walked into the house from the villa gate, he saw Bai Ci with a grim expression and hurried steps. Before he even walked out of the door, the aura around him began to become unstable.

Gu Zhisang raised his eyebrows slightly, wondering at that time whether this guy would turn back to his original form on the spot?

As a result, with a flash of light from the corner of her eye, she subconsciously took a step forward to block the camera lens facing the gate of the villa, and reached out her hand to catch the little monster that had suddenly turned into a ball of hairy meat.

Gu Zhisang: ...

It's quite prickly.

She stuffed the dizzy hedgehog into her pocket and walked slowly into the villa to participate in the competition.

During this time, she could feel her slightly bulging pockets trembling slightly. The hedgehog inside was shaking constantly, so timid that she was speechless.

From the first moment he saw Bai Ci, Gu Zhisang knew that he was not a human.

It was a clever hedgehog that had sneaked into the crowd.

Therefore, he is not some kind of spirit medium at all, because he himself is the so-called "immortal" who has achieved success in spiritual practice in the eastern region.

In theory, hedgehogs in the wild are one of the few small animals that are not afraid of poisonous snakes, because when they encounter danger, they will curl up into a ball, turning into a hard ball of thorns, making it difficult for snakes to bite them.

Sometimes they can even kill snakes that are larger than themselves.

But due to their nature, hedgehogs generally like quietness, stay away from people, and rarely appear near tall buildings in cities.

Even if he has cultivated Taoism and is invited by the Taoist priests to become an 'immortal', the White Immortal - also known as the Hedgehog Immortal - is the most Buddhist of the five animal immortals, and his abilities are not that strong.

They are good at curing diseases and attracting wealth, and rarely retaliate against humans or fight.

What's more, Bai Ci is just a timid hedgehog.

When he was pretending to be a human, he was socially anxious. When he was a hedgehog, he was afraid of snakes, the kind that would scare him to death at the mere sight of them.

When he saw the white snake spirit following Xiao Ma, he was frightened out of his original form.

If Gu Zhisang had not helped him to smooth things over in time, he might have turned into a hedgehog under the eyes of millions of viewers, and the people from the Monster Management Bureau would have come to catch him.

Bai Ci felt both frightened and ashamed to death.

The palm-sized hedgehog slowly crawled out, twitched its pointed nose, and then stretched out a pair of pink paws and put them together, bowed in the direction of Gu Zhisang, and whispered "thank you".

There are slight differences in the voice of the Hedgehog Fairy in its original form and its human form.

Gu Zhisang didn’t feel anything. The system in her mind said, “Isn’t this hedgehog too cute?!”

The only thing she was curious about was: "Why would you, a hedgehog immortal, practice in the mountains instead of entering the world to participate in this kind of variety show?"

The Hedgehog Immortal blinked his black bean eyes, "Fellow Daoist, don't you know that this program can increase the number of believers and is of great benefit to practitioners. The reason why there are so many people from the Xuanmen this season is because the major families have also discovered this matter one after another."

Although there were not many talented masters in the first two seasons of the show, some contestants still gained a lot of fans because of the good program editing and event scripts.

If the traffic stars in the entertainment industry make money and attract traffic by relying on their fans, then the people in the Taoist sect will gain "telekinesis" after they have believers.

It has the same function as "incense", but the effect is not as exaggerated. However, it is also very beneficial to spiritual practice.

It's just that Bai Ci just wants to get some "telekinesis", while the younger generations of big sects and big families like Xun Yiqing and Xi Haihong are here for the championship;

Unexpectedly, Gu Zhisang showed up halfway.

The Hedgehog Fairy bowed to Gu Zhisang again, then moved his limbs quickly and ran out of the half-open lounge door.

About five minutes later, the staff member in charge of Bai Ci saw him appear from the other side of the path and hurried over to him, "Brother Bai Ci, are you okay?"

"No……"

"That's good. Tell me where you're going next time, otherwise we won't be able to contact you. By the way, according to the original script, you should go to the second round of help now. Another contestant has already taken your place. Please wait for the next one."

Bai Ci was still immersed in the shame and anger of social death, his ears were red as he said in a muffled voice: "Okay."

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At the live broadcast location, when Xu Fu said that this was a couple, the audience in the live broadcast room started to make fun of them.

The host Liu tried to suppress his smile and said:

"I'm sorry, contestant No. 9, the people seeking help in this round are a brother and sister, not a couple."

Xu Fu's smile froze and he was politely asked to leave the venue.

Liu: "The next contestant is our No. 2 contestant: Bai Ci."

Since this episode's group competition is a special show about solving supernatural phenomena, the program crew has selected the most authentic and interesting people from hundreds of submissions. They are from all over the world, and it is impossible for the program crew to go to them, so they can only invite them to the program's filming location.

So this is not the home of Xiaoxi and Xiaocheng.

Many nitpickers and viewers who don't like Bai Ci began to criticize him.

[To be honest, I really don't like this Bai Ci. He's just a pretty boy. I don't see how powerful he is and why he has so many scenes every time.]

[This player doesn't have any special abilities except for summoning hedgehogs. The person asking for help this time is not a local, so even if a local hedgehog comes, he probably won't recognize it, haha.]

However, as soon as Bai Ci stood still, he pursed his lips, looked in Xiao Cheng's direction and said, "You are sick."

"You still have the root of the disease, but before that you were very ill, with high fever and inflammation... so serious that you fell into a coma and your body began to dehydrate. I feel some residual medical spells on you, so you must have asked someone to see a doctor yourself."

The brother and sister looked surprised and nodded, "That's right!"

The young man in front of him described his younger brother Xiaocheng's illness not long ago exactly.

Xiaoxi said: "My brother fell into the water about two weeks ago. After he was rescued, he felt cold all over, just as the master said. After returning home, I quickly let him take a hot bath and boiled ginger soup for him, but he still had a high fever that night."

"At that time, Xiaocheng's consciousness was not very clear. I called him but he didn't respond at all. He just lay on the bed and kept coughing. His body felt hot as if it was on fire. Even so, he kept sweating. His sweat soaked his hair and the sheets!"

She was so scared at that time, fearing that her brother would develop pneumonia or something bad would happen.

It happened to be quite late at that time. The brother and sister lived in the mountains in their hometown. There were only a few buses running at fixed times on the winding mountain road to and from the place. Even if they wanted to take the person to the county hospital for treatment, it would take an hour or two.

Xiaoxi: "Then the lady next door said that there is a very spiritual grandmother in the village. If the villagers have a headache, fever, or other minor illness, they can go to her and she will definitely cure it. We can ask her to see Xiaocheng. So I invited the grandmother to my home."

"As soon as she saw my brother, she said he was possessed by some evil spirit, something was haunting him..."

Bai Ci nodded and said, "Indeed, he has the scent of a ghost on him, and this disease is not contracted for no reason."

Xiaoxi continued, "Then the old lady burned some talisman paper and sprinkled the ashes on Xiaocheng's body to drive away evil spirits. She also boiled a bowl of medicinal soup for Xiaocheng to drink. Not long after, his body was no longer so hot."

"Master, you said my brother has a chronic illness?!"

The brother and sister have always suspected this.

That night the boy consulted a fortune teller and took some medicine, and his fever and inflammation went down. But afterwards he felt that his health was not as good as before. He always felt an itchy throat and would cough unconsciously.

They went to the hospital for a check-up and found nothing wrong. The doctor said it might be because he had caught a severe cold before and was still having a slight cold.

Bai Ci nodded and said, "The root of this disease is not pathological. You choked on a lot of water after falling into the river. That's when those things entered your body."

"The old lady you hired is a real talent. She burned away most of the corpse qi with her medical spells, but there is still some left inside your body. If it remains, it will eventually become a major hidden danger."

The brother and sister's expressions changed: "Corpse Qi?"

"Yes. Has anyone ever been drowned in the river where you drowned?"

"Yes……"

Liu asked, "So does Bai Ci have a solution to this problem?"

Under the expectant gazes of the siblings, Bai Ci said slowly: "I can remove the corpse qi from your body, but I can't do anything else."

He called Xiaocheng to his side, placed his palm a few millimeters away from Xiaocheng's chest, and slowly moved it to his abdomen and then upwards.

Xiaocheng didn't feel anything at first, but soon he felt his stomach twitching slightly.

The muscles and organs under the skin of Bai Ci's palms gave the illusion of being combed.

As his stomach churned, Xiaocheng felt the urge to vomit becoming stronger and stronger. He suddenly pushed Bai Ci's hand away, covered his mouth, walked quickly to the trash can, and began vomiting violently.

He clearly didn't eat too much or drink too much water when he came in order to avoid having to go to the bathroom, but he kept vomiting out some filthy stuff that even he found smelly.

The staff quickly brought water and paper towels, asked him to rinse his mouth, and then cleaned the bucket away.

When taking it away, Xiaoxi saw that most of what his brother vomited out was clear water, but there were some black thread-like objects floating in it.

She asked anxiously, "How do you feel?"

Xiao Cheng vomited in front of the camera, and he felt that being seen by the whole country was very socially awkward, but when he opened his mouth to speak, his eyes lit up, and he touched his throat and said:

"Sister, my throat isn't itchy anymore!"

Thinking of what he had just vomited, he felt a chill and was terrified. He hurriedly thanked Bai Ci, "Thank you, Master Bai!"

Bai Ci shook his head in silence and looked at Xiao Cheng again, "Your aura is a bit strange, very bad."

As a hedgehog fairy, he was born with the ability to cure illnesses and make money, and he was sensitive to people's blessings and fortunes.

Xiaocheng's fortune and luck have not been very good recently, probably because he has been affected by something.

But what made Bai Ci feel strange was that this kind of bad luck was often not meant to kill people, but the corpse qi that Xiaocheng injected into his body could really take his life, and the two were slightly contradictory.

After saying this, Bai Ci nodded and left the filming location.

The person who came on stage after him was Xun Yiqing.

The Taoist priest, wearing a grey Taoist robe and carrying a sword, looked sternly. He stopped and looked in Xiaocheng's direction.

After looking him up and down, Xun Yiqing frowned:

"You were taken away by a 'water ghost', and it wants you to be its substitute. Did you have an accident near the river not long ago?"

This time the brother and sister were completely convinced and kept nodding their heads, saying, "Yes, the grandmother in our village also said that he was haunted by a water ghost!"

From their mouths, the audience finally knew the general reason.

Two weeks ago, brother and sister Xiaoxi and Xiaocheng returned to their hometown.

It was an old village behind a mountain. Although it was difficult to get in and out and was relatively backward, it had beautiful scenery and fresh air. Most importantly, there was a particularly clear river in the village.

When the brother and sister were young, they lived in the village for a period of time. They often stepped into the river and dug loaches, leaving behind many beautiful childhood memories.

After returning to their hometown, they just wanted to relax, play in the water and pick up stones by the river.

During this process, sister Xiaoxi's wallet was accidentally lost. She searched along the way but couldn't find it, and there was nothing on the shore.

When it was getting dark, they had to give up the search and prepare to go home.

Just as he was about to leave, Xiaoxi suddenly saw a familiar-looking wallet floating on the water in the distance.

That was the wallet I lost!

Because there were her important documents and bank cards in it, it was very troublesome to replace them after they were lost, so Xiaoxi was very depressed.

When she saw the wallet, she was so happy that she waded towards it. But when she got closer, she vaguely saw some small bubbles under the wallet, as if there was a stream of air dragging the wallet upwards.

At that time, she vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Shouldn't a leather wallet sink to the bottom of the water? Why is it floating?

When she came to her senses again, she realized that the wallet that looked close to her on the shore had actually floated farther away. In order to get the wallet, she was unknowingly walking deeper into the river. At this time, the water had already reached her waist.

Xiaoxi then felt a little scared and wanted to return to the shore. However, when she raised her foot, she found that her legs seemed to be entangled by something and she couldn't pull them up.

She screamed in shock, and her brother, who had been waiting in the shallow water for her to come back, saw her and rushed over to her.

After swimming down to the stream in a few steps, Xiaocheng held his breath and went under the water to untie the garbage and water plants that were wrapped around his sister's ankles. It didn't take much effort.

Unexpectedly, just when the two were trying to support each other to the shore, Xiaocheng's body fell directly into the water, and the cold river water unexpectedly poured into his lungs and stomach.

In Xiaocheng's words: "I really felt that my legs were being pulled back by something. The force was so strong that I couldn't break free. I even felt my body being dragged into the deeper water little by little..."

At that time, he was already a little suffocated, with water filling his nose and lungs, and he kept struggling and splashing water.

Xiaoxi grabbed his hands and collar tightly and dared not let go. Her screams for help attracted nearby villagers.

In the end, several strong men worked together and went into the water to pull Xiaocheng out.

Xiao Cheng said with a pale face: "After I got ashore, I felt very cold. After I lifted up my trouser legs, I found that there were a pair of purple marks on both of my ankles. They were scratches from human hands! That night, I had a high fever and almost died of pneumonia."

As he spoke, he pulled up the corner of his trousers, and everyone present and the staff saw that there was indeed a light blue mark on his ankle!

It's been two weeks and it hasn't gone away.

At this time, the program team inserted some photos into the live broadcast room, and Liu read the prompts: "The photos you see now are the photos taken by the person who asked for help afterwards. It was because of these photos that the program team was shocked."

The handprints in the photos were extremely clear, much more serious than they are now, leaving purple bruises under Xiaocheng's skin. You can imagine how much strength he had at that time!

Xun Yiqing glanced at the photo and said:

"Water ghosts are usually drowned people who died unexpectedly in the water. They cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation, and can only enter the cycle of reincarnation by finding a substitute and drowning it. And the wallet you saw floating on the water is not normal. We call it 'water ghost holding a scale'."

In folk tales, some people walking on the shore will see a weight floating on the water, but in fact this "scale" refers to any object used by water ghosts to seduce people on the shore.

Xun Yiqing said: "Your wallet was suspended on the water surface, which actually meant that the water ghost had chosen you as a substitute, and you were also lured over. At this time, your brother rushed over to save you, which actually ruined the water ghost's search for a substitute, so naturally he hated you."

"Now the person that water ghost has set his eyes on has become your brother, and his hatred has increased several times."

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