Xun Yiqing was not included in the script as one of the top five candidates for the seventh episode.
This surprised Gu Zhisang very much.
You should know that Xun Yiqing has been very popular on the Internet since the show started, mainly because of his status as a direct disciple of the Tongyuan Temple.
As a Taoist temple that has been passed down in the Xia Kingdom for hundreds of years, Yiyuan Temple has a very strong heritage and has been officially certified. It is also one of the three major factions of Xuanmen. It has been very low-key and secluded in the past.
It was only after Xun Yiqing recorded "Spiritual Affairs" as a contestant this year that this Taoist temple came into the public eye.
Its long history of inheritance and national certification is itself a powerful blessing.
In addition, after further investigation, netizens discovered that Xun Yiqing was the disciple of the temple master and had presided over the bell-ringing ceremony in the temple three years ago, which is enough to prove that he has good abilities.
As soon as he came into the world, many colleagues in the metaphysical world and online bloggers in the paranormal area reposted and praised him lavishly, predicting that he would be the champion of this season.
But since the show started, almost no one believes that Gu Zhisang, the actress who was least favored and mocked by the whole network at the beginning, will not be the "strongest" this season.
At the beginning, the haters on the Internet started to stir up trouble and lead the trend:
'Gu Zhisang has a gap with other contestants'
It has become a recognized fact by many netizens.
Although the voices of passers-by on the Internet are overwhelmingly in favor of Gu Zhisang, apart from the strongest champion, Xun Yiqing himself is still the strongest competitor for the third and second place.
Gu Zhisang could never have imagined that he would be the one eliminated in the last episode.
She clicked on Xun Yiqing and the official account of "Spiritual Matters" to take a look.
Because the sixth episode involved cooperation between the police station and contestants in cracking a major case involving a human trafficking gang in Southern Province, the subsequent footage was not shot by the host device, but was taken by the host Liu Da with a pocket backup camera hidden on his body. Many shots needed to be re-edited, which took a long time.
The official version of the program was only uploaded to the Internet yesterday.
After the details of the cracking of the major case in Southern Province were broadcast, related entries once again became a hot search.
At the same time, the top five candidates announced in the show are:
Gu Zhisang, Daisy, He Mi Tu, Bai Ci, Xi Haihong.
There was no Xun Yiqing.
This once again caused an uproar among netizens, with many viewers who supported Xun Yiqing questioning the program team's voting and elimination practices as being non-transparent and unfair.
They believe that there is something fishy going on behind Xun Yiqing's elimination.
[I really laughed when I saw the list of top five. Master Xun is an orthodox Taoist disciple. Many famous people in the circle of metaphysics say that he is a very good metaphysical master among the younger generation. In the last small online variety show, he was eliminated before he even made it to the top five? ? ]
[Bai Ci and Daisy, one can only diagnose illnesses, and the other can only read minds. Please, this is a metaphysical program. If I want to watch these, why don’t I watch a documentary about doctors…]
[Two foreigners in the top five eliminated our own serious masters! I am really impressed! ]
【? ? What's wrong with foreigners? Isn't this a competition show? Whoever has the ability will stay. So what if his identity is very eye-catching? I haven't seen him being that good. 】
The volume of "Spiritual Matters" is now too large, and netizens were about to start arguing again. Half an hour later, Xun Yiqing and the official posted at the same time.
Lingshi V: [Because contestant @一元观荀以顷V is busy with work and has no time to participate in the next show filming, he has taken the initiative to withdraw from the show. There is a vacancy for this contestant, so he will not be eliminated.]
No one expected that Xun Yiqing would voluntarily withdraw.
While some netizens were still speculating on conspiracy theories, Xun Yiqing’s post also became a hot topic.
He wrote a long article to everyone's surprise.
He first stated that he had indeed withdrawn on his own initiative, and then he said quite sincerely that he did have many shortcomings in the school of metaphysics and affirmed the abilities of other contestants.
Finally, he said that if he was not really unable to continue participating, he would definitely continue. Even if he was eliminated in the end it would be better than quitting halfway. His words were full of regret.
Compared to the arrogance and self-conceit when he first appeared on the show, Xun Yiqing has undoubtedly changed a lot now.
After this blog post was published, netizens' speculation and debate gradually subsided.
Many people said goodbye and expressed their reluctance under his account.
After reading the post, Gu Zhisang felt that Xun Yiqing's expression was strange, and his words seemed to imply that it was not his intention to withdraw halfway.
Out of curiosity, she called Ge Liaochan.
After answering the call, Ge Liaochan on the other end said, "Sangsang, you also felt it, right? I heard from the grapevine that the reason he withdrew was probably because the old antiques from Xuanmen put pressure on Yiyuan Temple. The general meaning was that Xun Yiqing was a direct disciple of Yiyuan Temple after all, and losing to a group of foreign sorcerers and wild methods would be a loss of face for Xuanmen, so they had to let him withdraw.
I almost died of laughter after hearing this. Aren’t those old guys just admitting that you are stronger, Sangsang, and that the new generation of Xuanmen cannot be better than you? "
"Oh, by the way, the last time you were filming the show in Southern Province, the daughter of the Xi family leader sent a letter of complaint to the headquarters. It seems that the old-fashioned old guys in the Xuanmen know about this. I wonder if they will vent their anger on her. I just talked to my teammates today, and they said that she might be the one to withdraw from the competition next week..."
Gu Zhisang: ...
After hearing the news, Gu Zhisang was speechless.
She never imagined that after just a few hundred years, the interior of Xuanmen would have become so decayed.
It would be bad enough if they just failed to supervise strictly and abused their power, but even their basic integrity and pride were completely lost.
A few old guys who regard the face, status and dignity of the Xuanmen as more important than their lives are not as insightful as the younger generation.
Ge Liaochan continued, "Oh, right? You still remember Yao Fang, one of the four women who paid to participate in the 'River God Sacrifice' at Shennu Lake. The case she was involved in has been re-reported."
"The cases behind the other three people have also been investigated. Two of them are suspected of murder. One of them once mentally suppressed his girlfriend and cheated on her, causing her to commit suicide by jumping into a lake."
The earliest of these cases occurred nearly thirty years ago.
This city is still just a county-level city in Hunan Province, not to mention twenty or thirty years ago.
At that time, the overall environment was chaotic and population movement was complicated. Many people in the city went out to work, so even if a few people went missing, it was difficult to find anything.
Ge Liaochan said: "It is very difficult to find evidence in these old cases and re-convict them, but we will try our best."
"It's a pity for the girl who drowned while trying to save Yao Fang. We will restore the truth of the incident and make it public. At least we won't let the heroes go unnoticed or the warriors go unsung."
…………
That evening, the Hunan Provincial Police Department released several case notices in succession, with the "Shennv Lake Corpse Case" as the main case, and announced the investigation details of other large and small cases, which caused an uproar and discussion among netizens.
[The old man and woman in the video interview cried so pitifully, their hair turned completely white. Their daughter was clearly brave enough to save someone, but she never received the praise she deserved. It's a pity for such a good girl.]
[I am so angry! ! Liu Mouxin's cowardly husband who is a bully at home, and the other two beasts! They raped, killed, dumped the body, and confused right and wrong. Such beasts deserve to die! ]
[After Liu Mouxin died, her body was stolen and sank to the bottom of the lake for no apparent reason. Then Wen Mou's son also drowned and his body disappeared, only to surface after the case was solved... This is too fantastical and supernatural. If this was not the content of the Hunan Provincial Police's report, I would have thought I was reading a supernatural story.]
Besides the discussion, someone from Hunan Province said in Gu Zhisang’s fan chat:
"Family, Sangsang seemed to be in Hunan Province some time ago. Someone in my circle of friends said they saw her. The silhouette in the secretly taken photo is really similar to her!"
'I heard about it too! My sister said she saw Sangsang in their school. When I saw the case online, I thought, could this case also be related to Sangsang?'
Many mulberry leaf fans were very excited after seeing this and kept asking questions.
There are also many rational big fans who advise others not to make such remarks that are easy to be criticized without solid evidence.
As expected, not long after, some haters who had been following the topic took screenshots and began to mock and imply things secretly.
As for why they did it secretly, it was because they had been slapped in the face too many times before. Whenever they wanted to post something, they would hesitate in their hearts.
Unexpectedly, Sang Ye's big fan was still calling on several companions who posted comments to delete them. The Hunan Provincial Police Department once again thanked the "enthusiastic citizen" Gu Zhisang for his special help in this case.
As soon as the blog post was published, spiritual groups in various places forwarded it as if to seek credit.
Soon after, a mulberry leaf fan also uploaded photos she took of Gu Zhisang when she met him by chance in Hunan Province.
The girl in the photo is wearing a navy blue Miao costume. The silver ornaments on her neck and wrists sparkle under the flash light, and her slightly raised phoenix eyes show a rare tenderness.
The clothing, positioning and Hunan Provincial Police Department certification, under the three-combination blow, the small wave that had not yet formed was directly drowned out by the continuous praises from passers-by.
Anti-fan: …
A certain professional hacker looked at the content of the post he had just posted three minutes ago and deleted it quickly, feeling very tired.
She angrily clicked on the photo that was on the trending search, zoomed in on Gu Zhisang in Miao clothing, and tried to find some flaws on that delicate and handsome face.
然后看了半天，她竟不知不觉被照片里那双清亮黝黑的眼眸吸引了。
不得不承认，顾之桑这个女人……
真的好看。
现在她业务能力也上来了，演技听说也不错，被影帝影后和导演一连串地夸奖，又是玄学大佬又十分正能量，帮助警方破获多起案子。
职业黑越分析越觉得，顾之桑是真的没什么可黑的，硬要去黑只会像今天一样，被光速打脸。
想通了的她切到了黑粉群里：
'兄弟们着实黑不动了，脸都被打肿了，而且我不得不承认我被这该死的女人的魅力搞得转粉了……就这样吧，有缘江湖再见。’
发完消息，她就点击了退群。
松了口气后她又刷了几个安利视频，转手就在顾之桑的账号下点了个关注。
黑粉群中静悄悄的，这条消息发出后半天也没人理会、讨论或辱骂。
只是时不时减少一些的群人数，透露出其实群里的人都没有表面上那么安静。
很快这黑粉群崩裂的消息便传了出去。
超话里的桑叶粉们听到之后，一时间又是自豪又是心情复杂。
'又被桑桑带飞了，今天也是躺平的一天呢。’
某处别墅中
看完网上舆论瞬息间转变了全过程的晏承，收到了无数桑叶粉的雀跃和庆祝，粉丝群里同样都在颇为激动地刷屏。
他眉眼间带着温和，默默将少女身着苗服的照片保存。
看看通讯录中被置顶的头像，晏承犹豫了片刻，抿着唇点开，发了一条‘节目录制顺利’的消息过去。
几分钟后，手机屏幕一亮，弹出了一条新消息。
晏承略微有些紧张，点开看了之后，心跳一悸。
'谢谢晏先生，下周见。’
——
第七期直播开始的那天早上，拍摄地天气阴凉带有小雨。
原本官方宣布的开播时间是早上9点钟，不少提前蹲守在自己心仪选手的直播间中观众们正百无聊赖等候着，时不时切出直播平台去刷刷别的信息。
提前20分钟的时候，直播间忽然开了。
等候的观众们有些惊讶，切回去之后发现直播画面中的人并不是他们心心念念的选手，而是主持人大刘。
大刘拿着话筒穿着制服，面带笑容：
“各位观众朋友们上午好啊，是不是看到我的时候都觉得挺惊讶，还有点失望？
之所以提前开播，是因为上一期节目结束时我说过了，《灵事》节目已经过了中段，接下来就是紧张的四强、冠亚季军角逐，为了让我们的评判结果更加准确，节目组在这一周内对后半季节目的打分制度，做出了重新的规划和调整。”
“接下来由我为大家公布新的打分制度。”
大刘公布的变动分为‘个人赛’和‘集体赛’，前者的变动更大。
原先‘个人赛’只是暖场节目，重头戏都是后面的集体赛。
但从这一期开始，无论是个人还是集体的直播事件，都将采取积分制度。
每一期节目的排名顺序和淘汰人选，都将以积分高低为准。
'个人赛’的形式上仍然是观众参与抽奖、和选手互动。
不过完成互动之后，需要求助人和观众们实时打分。
求助人对选手的满意度占据一半的比例，所有观众评判选手的完成度的综合分值占一半。
除此之外个人赛不再像以前那样固定名额，而是从早上开播到每次中午12点下播这期间，只要选手有精力、有能力，完全可以选择多次互动。
那么解决个人事件多的选手，在‘个人赛’中的分数势必就会比解决事件少的选手要高不少。
集体赛也同样采取记分制。
为了防止有粉丝或黑粉恶意刷积分，节目组还重新做了打分服务器。
前面六期节目至少看过五期的账号才有资格参与打分；
同时要想给个人赛的互动事件打分，观看这场事件的时长必须达标。
公布完新的赛制后，观众们便在评论区里讨论起来。
【好家伙这是要选手们卷起来啊！就算有的选手能力一般、一次事件的得分低，只要他处理的事件够多还是可以以量取胜啊！】
【我之前就觉得，每期光凭选手们抽中的那一次互动来定性，未免有些独断片面了，现在用打分就更加综合。】
【谢谢节目组让非酋多了几次机会！真的很想被抽到互动呜呜，但是每期一次确实太少了！】
【顾之桑：节目组就是想让我加班是吧？】
【笑死了已经能看到上班最不积极的某选手生无可恋的样子了。】
大刘详细解释完新赛制后，说道：“好了，接下来就是每位选手的个人赛了，期待大家的精彩表现，同时也希望各位观众打分公平公正。”
“如果恶意刷分被举报，是有一定几率被封号的。”
他说完，摄影主机关闭，所有观众设备屏幕上的画面便切回了各自所在选手的直播间内。
已经提前拿到台本、知道了节目赛制变化的顾之桑，看到刷新的弹幕中有不少观众揶揄她要加班了，无奈笑笑：
“既然开播了，那想要进行互动、看相观风水的各位可以准备点击‘参与’了。”
她话音一落，直播间内已超数百万的观众纷纷点击了按钮，后台人数不断往上跳。
一分多钟后，顾之桑开口说道：
“直播间昵称为‘笑口常开’的观众在吗，第一场互动选中的人是你，你想选择什么方式进行互动呢？”
'笑口常开’：我在的顾大师！我可以选择连麦不视频吗？相关照片和信息我都会私发给您。
就像有些人不在乎露面，也有许多人在意隐私。
把自己的私事拿出去让全网观众观看吃瓜，本身就需要勇气，像‘笑口常开’这样有所顾虑、怕影响到自己现实生活的想法，完全可以理解。
顾之桑说道：“当然。”
很快直播间里出现了另一个人的声音：“顾大师，能听到吗？”
听声音这一场互动观众是个女性，普通话里带了些南方口音，不算特别标准。
顾之桑：“可以，我看到你给我发了好几张照片，是想要先看相观命？”
“是的。”‘笑口常开’有些不好意思。
现在网上公认顾之桑是当代‘神算子’，能力超强算命极准。
谁要是能被选中互动，势必要请她帮忙算算家人和命运健康等等。
顾之桑点了点头，看着几张照片说道：“照片里穿着黄色外套的人应该就是你。”
“从你的面相五官十二宫来看，你是88年出生的，今年34岁，阴阳五行多水偏木，地势为利，你的出生地应该是在江南水乡。
但你的鼻子略带驼峰，三庭之中下庭较长，从鼻尖一直延伸到人中和下巴，从这些特征上便能窥见，虽然大家刻板印象是南方女孩儿性格软脾气好，但是你天生就是个直性子、不喜欢拖拉容易冒火，虽然常常显得比较易怒，但本身没有坏心眼和恶意。”
她说到这儿的时候，‘笑口常开’直拍大腿，连声地说着‘是’：
“唉，我可不就是脾气躁点，其实有时候我也不想发火的，但是我看着别人磨磨蹭蹭、一件小事反复折腾，我心里就想让他们弄快点啊。可能一不留神声音就大了，语气就有点不好……”
顾之桑等她说完之后，继续说道：
“其实从你给我的照片来看就已经非常明显了，你已经结婚快十年了，有一个七岁的儿子。从你眼角发散形的、往夫妻宫蔓延的细纹，可以看出你和丈夫的夫妻关系尚可，但是经常起摩擦吵架。”
'笑口常开’苦笑一声说道：“网上的人都说顾大师你是神算子，我一开始还存疑，的确是这样的。我和我爱人都属于脾气暴躁的，经常会因为一些小事吵得面红耳赤，生起气来口不择言很伤感情……”
这件事也是她自己心里的结。
但结婚这么多年了，两人性格脾气早就定型了，再想改本就非常困难。
成年人还要养孩子赡养父母，更没有精力、也没有年轻时的耐心去坐下来好好谈谈了。
很多家庭和夫妻不都是这样，也凑合过了一辈子。
顾之桑接着去看相片上的其他命宫，说道：
“你自己的父母都健在，有些小病但并不算大事，不过你丈夫的母亲已经去世了，父亲的话年龄已经很大了，从面相上推测他近日左额发红，是父亲有喜事。”
“应该是要过整寿。”
听到这儿，'笑口常开’在镜头的另一边暗暗点头，同时有些紧张：
“没错，我公公今年已经80岁，这个月16号就是他80大寿，所以我们上个月就赶回来陪他、并且准备在老家给他大办一场寿宴。”
顾之桑继续推演。
当她感应到‘笑口常开’面相中下眼睑的位置，有一片雾蒙蒙的阴青色时，说道：
"You have had more blue spots and fine lines under your eyes recently."
Smiling face said nonchalantly, "Yes, I am very busy every day, visiting neighbors and writing invitations, and at night..."
She said as she realized something was wrong.
The photo I took of Gu Zhisang had some filters on it!
She didn't have any dark circles under her eyes in the photo. How did the other person know that she had severe blue circles under her eyes recently?
Just as 'Smiles Always' was thinking this, Gu Zhisang said calmly, "When I said that your eyes are blue, it doesn't mean that you didn't get enough rest, but that the stagnation there has produced foul air. The area under the eyes is the palace of children, from which you can tell whether you have a good relationship with children and whether your children are healthy."
When Gu Zhisang mentioned the word "children", Smiling Face sat up straight with his eyes wide open.
"Your uterus is congested, which only means that your son's condition is not good and his life is in danger. It is also very likely not caused by normal reasons."
'Smiling': "Master Gu, you are right! My son, he is indeed... Is his life really in danger?!"
'Always smile' was so anxious that his eyes felt hot.
You know, the village fortune teller said that there was nothing serious, just a slight loss of yang energy!
Gu Zhisang said: "The situation I saw is indeed somewhat dangerous. His fate line is weak. It should have started since you returned to your hometown."
Although it was a question, Gu Zhisang's tone was firm.
Upon hearing that his son was in critical condition, he was in no mood to calculate fate or keep it a secret. He kept saying "yes" and told him everything.
"It happened a week ago. My father-in-law turned 80 this month. He has been living in the countryside due to his age. My husband is his only son, and he was born in old age. So, we were the only one to take care of such an important birthday celebration, and we were quite busy.
We discussed how to do it better, invite a few opera troupes, and hold a two-day banquet in the village."
"My father-in-law loves Xiao He very much - he is my son. His grandson must be present at his grandfather's birthday party, so he also returned to the countryside with us.
Because my father-in-law likes to live in the old house that was built before, saying that mud houses have a homely feel, so after returning to the village, our family also lived in one. "
Although the old house is old and quite remote, the old man still likes it.
Moreover, a few years ago, my husband took the initiative to pay for the village construction workers to expand and renovate the house. The place is quite spacious and clean inside.
So I have no complaints about 'always smiling'.
After returning to her hometown, she was still busy negotiating with those well-known uncles, aunts, and cousins in the village, so naturally she didn't have much energy to take care of her son.
She didn't even care that her son looked listless for the past two days.
Later, when she was busy, her son made a fuss, whining that he didn't want to stay in the countryside and that he didn't like it here. She and her husband scolded him, thinking that he was too spoiled.
As a result, the next morning, I got up with a smile on my face and cooked.
After she finished cooking, she wanted to push the door to see her son and call him to eat something.
Who knew that when she opened the door to the room where her son lived, she was completely dumbfounded.
"No one is here." 'Always Smiling' said to Gu Zhisang in a hoarse voice.
She was frightened and searched around anxiously for several times, but there was no one in the corner of the room!
Perhaps it was because she made too much noise and her voice was too anxious when she called her son, so her husband came over to take a look. He was frightened to see that his son, who was supposed to be sleeping in the room, was gone.
Just when they were getting anxious and were about to go to the village to look for him and call the police in town, their son stood in the doorway of an old, dilapidated house across the path, rubbing his eyes:
'Mom, I'm here.'
Seeing that he was so angry, he thought his son was deliberately angry with him and wanted to scare him, so he rushed over, grabbed him and spanked him hard on the buttocks twice.
"Are you still running around? Are you going to scare your mother to death?!"
The son cried loudly, wailing, "I didn't run around, I didn't run out! I woke up and I was lying in this room!"
'Laughing' didn't believe it at all and hit him twice more: 'Are you still lying? You didn't run over there by yourself, so how could a ghost carry you over there? Listen to me, my father, if someone makes a mistake and still insists on being stubborn, do you care?'
She turned her head to look at her husband behind her, only to see that he had a strange expression on his face, with a hint of suspicion in his eyes.
When he said this, he swallowed a little and said with difficulty:
"Then I heard from my husband that the original resident of the dilapidated house opposite my father-in-law's old house was also an elderly man who had no children and lived a miserable life..."
"He died one day more than a month ago in this shabby house, on the bed where my son was lying inexplicably."
Her voice trembled as she said, "My father-in-law found the body. He had been dead for two or three days. His body was stiff."