At the same time when Gu Zhisang walked out of the preparation room, the photographer who was following him turned on the camera. Although it had been more than three hours, there were still a lot of people in the room, and the number was still increasing.
As soon as the screen lit up, the audience was struck by the beauty.
The afternoon sun was shining brightly, shining through the sparse gaps in the trees above her head onto Gu Zhisang's head, giving her a halo. In the completely high-definition shot, the scarlet on the tip of her nose and even the tiny hairs were clearly visible.
[Gu Zhisang, you are so arrogant. Other contestants have never turned off the live broadcast. Can you be more professional? ]
[Ah... can a human really grow this face? I used to hate Gu Zhisang, but now I'm becoming a fan of him. ]
[To be honest, the host seems to be wearing no makeup at all. She looks really camera-friendly. The only pity is that there is a scar on her forehead. ]
[Here we go again. The new character design given by the company is quite successful. When I saw Gu Zhisang, I knew that these so-called metaphysical fortune-tellings were all scripted. ]
Amid the noisy barrage of comments, Gu Zhisang arrived at her destination. The host was already waiting there. A huge villa halfway up the mountain appeared in the eyes of her and the audience.
This is where the afternoon game will take place.
"Hello, Sangsang. I am Da Liu, the host of the third season of Spiritual Affairs." The host held up the microphone and said while looking at the live camera:
"Everyone knows that our metaphysics is extensive and profound. We can read faces, tell fortunes, look at feng shui, solve supernatural events, etc. 'Spiritual Matters' is a program that explores metaphysics, and will eventually select the strongest metaphysical master of this season. In the first half, through interaction with the audience, all the contestants have already demonstrated some of their strengths. I believe the audience has already made up their minds."
"But since we are selecting the strongest Xuanshi, the contestants must have strong overall abilities. In order to help the audience understand each contestant's abilities more deeply, the program team has searched for various materials across the country. Now we will enter the second half of the official competition!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the iron door in front of him slowly opened.
Da Liu took out an envelope from his pocket and said, "This is the introduction to the second half of the game. Please go to the match point by yourself, Sangsang."
After taking the envelope, Gu Zhisang walked into the villa gate, followed by the photographer holding his equipment.
The villa covers a very large area, and as soon as she came in, she keenly noticed that there was a slight cool feeling inside the villa.
She opened the envelope and began to read the contents.
'This is a villa that has existed in the last century. The owner's ancestors were prominent, but as time went by, all kinds of strange things happened here, and eventually the owner had to move out and leave. Each contestant has enough time to check every room in the villa. They can bring any equipment except electronic devices to feel what happened in the house and write it down on the question board.'
'In addition, there is a very special item in this villa, which contains unique energy. Please find out what item you think it is and write it on the question board.'
The lower half of the letter paper contained notes written in red ink.
During the competition, only the contestants and the cameramen who follow them can enter the villa;
In order to prevent each other from leaking answers, forming cliques, etc., no two people can be in the same room at the same time, and if the contestants meet unexpectedly, they must not pass information in any way or by code.
The entire process is carried out live under the camera. Once cheating or private transactions are discovered, both parties will be eliminated directly.
After the viewing time is over, the program team will collect everyone's question boards and announce the final answers for comparison. At that time, it will be clear who is truly capable and who is a fake charlatan.
After putting away the folding question board and the letter, Gu Zhisang pushed open the dark red main door of the villa. The moment she stepped into the main hall of the villa, she raised her eyebrows and looked serious.
Looking around to take in the scene in the living room, she side-glanced at the cameraman behind her and said, "Follow me closely and don't fall behind."
The cameraman was stunned, not understanding what she meant, and nodded: "Don't worry, sister, I will make sure you are in the camera."
The camera moves smoothly, presenting the interior of the villa.
[Is this really a building from the last century? ? As expected, there is no shortage of rich people. The living room is twice as big as my house. ]
[The locals in Yuncheng know about this house. It is said that even half of the mountain is privately owned! ]
[I'm curious about what happened. Why did he not live in such a luxurious villa? ]
The barrage area of the live broadcast room was unusually active. Gu Zhisang thought that what these netizens said was quite interesting. She glanced at the screen out of habit, and paused slightly when her eyes saw a comment with a peculiar style.
"The yin energy here is quite strong. It must be very suitable to build a tomb here."
Gu Zhisang:?
If her senses were fine, she would have sensed a sense of strangeness in a comment online.
Before she could get a closer look, she suddenly moved closer to the camera and magnified her beautiful face. The audience was so impressed by her beauty that they all licked her face, and in an instant, the weird comment was drowned out.
But the next second, Gu Zhisang caught two strange comments with a spooky air among the posts on the screen.
Waiting in line for reincarnation for 33 years: "Oh, this girl is so pretty, look at how big her eyeballs are, they must be very round and beautiful when they are picked out!"
The most beautiful ghost in Sanzu River: "I am offering a high price for this woman's skin. Is there any sister with good skin painting skills willing to take it? Price is not an issue."
What the hell? Is this something a normal netizen would say?
Gu Zhisang frowned slightly. Could it be that some evil master was also watching the live broadcast of "Spiritual Affairs"?
At this time, she just noticed that something was wrong, but she didn't think about it in the way that 'a group of ghosts are watching a metaphysical variety show';
After all, in Gu Zhisang's impression, the Ten Kings of Hell and the officials under them are all old-fashioned people who are thousands of years old.
How could she have imagined that ghosts in the Internet age could find jobs after descending to the underworld and connect the Internet cables to the underworld.
And because of their limited capabilities, they are unable to develop network technology that can support tens of billions of ghosts, so they can only find ways to secretly connect to the network of the living world, forming a weak channel connecting the Yin and Yang worlds;
The negative energy of the underworld will also be revealed with the comments.
Walking through the living room, Gu Zhisang didn't find anything special for the time being. Judging from the surface, the placement of items in this villa can even be said to be harmonious, forming a small feng shui layout in the house. It is obvious that it has been advised by a professional feng shui master.
Logically speaking, under such feng shui, the house should be comfortable, but the actual environment makes people feel that the air is sticky and the heart is stuffy. It is hard to tell what is wrong, and a smell of decay is faintly visible.
Just as Gu Zhisang walked up the stairs to the hall on the second floor, the audience in the live broadcast room became excited again.
Because there was another contestant in the main hall on the second floor, the two of them immediately ran into each other.
You have to know that the contestants this season are different from the previous ones, and the atmosphere is very tense. Several contestants already dislike each other, openly and secretly fighting each other, and there are even contestants who openly cursed their opponents during the live broadcast!
Gu Zhisang went up to the second floor and raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at the middle-aged woman kneeling on the ground in the middle of the main hall.
She looked to be in her early fifties, wearing a loose robe woven of rose red and indigo, and a blood-red headband on her head. She was prostrating herself on the ground with her palms pressed against the ground, her eyes closed, and muttering something.
This contestant is from central Fujian, and she claims to be a very spiritual goddess who can summon gods to possess her and cure diseases and save lives.
However, the fortune-telling interaction in the first half greatly disappointed the audience.
When someone's parents just passed away, she said that the family was happy; when someone quit his job and was unemployed, she said that the person's career was prosperous. In short, she only said nice things.
This nanny also realized that she was in a dangerous situation. In order to retain the audience and not be eliminated, she claimed that she was not good at fortune-telling, and her best skill was to perform shaman dances and invite gods to possess her.
As long as we ask the gods, we will definitely know what happened here.
As soon as Gu Zhisang reached the stairs, she suddenly jumped up and waved her hands.
After taking a few glances at Gu Zhisang, I knew she was fake.
First, she didn't even have any 'qi' around her, let alone gather spirits and summon gods;
Second, the way she danced was completely twitching and shaking, accompanied by high-pitched chanting and whispering, which made the bracelets and bells on her wrists jingle, without any rhythmic beauty.
Gods cannot be invited, but they can certainly scare people.
The only thing that looked real about her was the red scarf wrapped around her head.
Gu Zhisang could detect a hint of sweet blood in the air. The red scarf must have been soaked in rooster blood, then dried and smoked with spices to cover up the smell.
According to legend, rooster blood is an important offering to gods.
Suddenly, the divine nun swung the bell and pointed in the direction of Gu Zhisang: "Mazu is coming, why don't you mortals quickly step aside and wait devoutly!"
Seeing this, a ghost in the underworld who was following the broadcast was speechless and said, "It's too shameful to watch. What kind of a rite is this? Even dogs wouldn't go there..."
Although the comments were drowned out, the audience in the world were not fools and began to question its authenticity.
[I have little knowledge, can I invite a deity like this? Is it the Mazu I know? ? ]
Gu Zhisang, who was being pointed at, had an indescribable look on his face. Just as he was about to leave and give this place to Shen Ma Ma, a chilling air blew towards him.
Her slightly raised phoenix eyes suddenly shone, she took a step forward and swung out with her fingertips, an invisible 'qi' swirled up from bottom to top, "The Mysterious Sect of Heaven and Earth, the root of all qi. Cultivate ten thousand calamities and prove my supernatural power!"
Her words came true, and a golden light flashed in her pupils.
There was a slight "bang" sound, and something with gusts of cold wind hit Gu Zhisang's body fiercely, but was blocked by an invisible barrier and was smashed apart.
The surging airflow made her hair fly, and her cold face took on a sacred look.
【? ? Brothers, I think there's something wrong with my eyes... I just saw a strong wind blowing through the house out of nowhere.】
[My ears seem to have problems, and I heard something screaming...]
The author has something to say:
"Theater of Hell"
Since the beginning of this century, netizens have often reported that the Internet speed has suddenly slowed down, and there have been occasional lags when watching videos or playing games, especially at night.
What they don't know is that behind that network cable there are actually hundreds or even thousands of ghosts who are using it to steal the network...
【Note】
① The formula comes from Baidu