Miss Ren and Liu were both shocked by Gu Zhisang's words.
Da Liu asked, "Sangsang, you mean that this ghost is hurting Miss Ren and is the culprit that caused Miss Ren to become ill? And this situation has been going on for more than ten years?!"
"That's right." Gu Zhisang said calmly:
"The information you know should be what other contestants saw, and what they saw is correct. This ghost is indeed preventing the person seeking help from committing suicide, but this does not mean that it has no evil deeds and has not harmed anyone."
She looked at Miss Ren beside her and asked:
"Do you need me to read your face and clear up your confusion? Judging from your face, you got into trouble with these ghosts - especially the ghost that came into your dream, which was purely an unprovoked disaster. The reason why it haunted you is related to your past family and the relatives you hate. If I read your face, this information will be revealed to some extent."
"Is it related to my family?" Miss Ren repeated, feeling a little depressed for some reason.
After a while, she nodded and said, "Master Gu, please figure it out. I also want to figure out why this ghost is haunting me."
After getting the approval of the parties involved, Gu Zhisang began to formally deduce:
"To calculate a person, we must first calculate 'birth'. Miss Ren, you were born before the new century, so you are relatively easy to identify. You are 23 years old this year. The place where you were born, combined with your Yin Yang, Five Elements and geographical advantages, should be in the southeast of Xia Country, where there is abundant rainfall and a turbulent river on the edge of the city. When you were about six or seven years old, the local river flooded and flooded the surrounding towns. Your family was in the adjacent area where the flood was severe, so the natural disaster was still very clearly visible."
Miss Ren nodded, indicating that Gu Zhisang's calculations were all correct, and they completely matched the time and place of the disaster when she was a child.
Some viewers in the live broadcast room have deduced the city of Miss Ren’s birthplace based on these specific information.
Gu Zhisang continued, "If we talk about birth, we must talk about our biological parents. Judging from your face, your forehead was originally relatively flat and narrow, which is something you have always been dissatisfied with. About a year ago, you had a filler, which changed the trend of your forehead."
Miss Ren touched her nose a little awkwardly, but did not deny it:
"Well... indeed, I don't have eye sockets and my forehead is flat, so I always felt that my upper face was not good-looking, so I went to get some fillers. I didn't expect that you could even see the fillers."
The audience who have been following the program since the first episode were reminded of the time when Gu Zhisang, as a substitute contestant, appeared on the first live fortune-telling show of the program "Spiritual Matters". He exposed a certain internet celebrity blogger who abused animals and even revealed that he had a nose job.
"But if I have plastic surgery, will it also have an impact on metaphysics?" Miss Ren was a little curious.
"Of course there will be. A person's facial features are closely related to their fate and destiny, especially moles, which have the greatest influence." Gu Zhisang glanced at Miss Ren's forehead and said, "But the part you filled is exactly the 'auxiliary bone' and the 'sun corners' and 'moon corners' on both sides. These are the rare parts that are not related to the person's face, so even if you change them, it won't make much difference."
"Because this is the palace of parents, it is a concrete manifestation of your relationship with your parents and the depth of your kinship. Your affinity with your children will not change just because you fill it up."
Gu Zhisang paused for a moment and said:
"But I think you don't care about these things. Your concept of kinship is very bad, or you hate them and this family, so your parents' palace is flat and narrow."
When she said this, Miss Ren's expression darkened and she said coldly:
"If I didn't need a fortune-teller, I wouldn't want to hear anything about them."
Gu Zhisang said: "From your parents' palace, we can see that their relationship is not good. It seems that there were many accidents when they first got married. They broke up because of some things. As a result, your mother got pregnant unexpectedly at this time, and she was pregnant with you."
For some reasons, Ren's mother was unable to have an abortion at the time.
Ren's father didn't want to take responsibility at first, but after going to the hospital for a check-up, the doctor said that the child was most likely a boy. Only then did the two families reach a consensus and got married reluctantly.
As a result, the baby was born to be a girl.
Miss Ren has been despised since she was born. From childhood, she was either insulted and beaten for trivial matters as small as a fingernail, or suffered the contempt and cold treatment from her parents.
They all felt that their unhappy marriages were all caused by Miss Ren's arrival.
Gu Zhisang's voice continued, and she said what she had calculated:
"When you were about 5 years old, your brother was born. The year he was born happened to be the year your parents made a lot of money from a project, so your parents thought this new brother was a lucky star and treated him like a treasure, but their attitude towards you became more and more excessive."
Miss Ren sneered: "You are right. In their eyes, I am a jinx and a psychopath. I always want to harm their precious son, but they have never thought that their own son is the bad seed."
When Miss Ren was six or seven years old, the boy, who could not yet speak fully, climbed onto a stool and broke a vase on the table. He cried and told his parents, "It was my sister who broke it." The two blind men and women beat him up without saying a word.
He also said something like, 'My brother is too young to lie.'
Later, such things happened more and more. The spoiled child was well aware of the difference in family status between himself and his sister, so he kept lying and putting the blame on Miss Ren, causing her to be punished and scolded.
Miss Ren was still young at that time, and she always felt aggrieved and angry about such things. She didn't know how to vent her sadness, so she could only yell and cry to prove her innocence.
But what he got was only colder and more indifferent treatment.
The man and woman always looked at her as if she were trash or a failure:
'Why are you always so crazy? You don't act like a girl at all.'
Such a repressive and painful original family, to a certain extent, led to Miss Ren's later depression and pain, and was the most fundamental root of her illness.
There are already many indignant viewers in the barrage who are insulting the parents:
[These bastards are blaming their failed marriage on their innocent children. How disgusting! ! ]
[Cao Guang broke into a cold sweat after hearing this. What kind of family is this? They deliberately suppress and bully their own children like this. It's a miracle that the child doesn't go crazy.]
[Poor Sister Ren, a 6 or 7-year-old child can't escape from such an environment.]
Da Liu's voice sounded at the right time: "Then are these ghosts haunting Miss Ren related to her family background?"
"Not entirely, but the first one that started to haunt her and entered her dreams was definitely like that." Gu Zhisang said:
"It's related to Miss Ren's parents. The three of them were originally friends and had partnered to run a business company. But the couple was ruthless and deceived this unlucky guy and set him up. The two of them took away millions through this company. The guy who was deceived was the legal person of the company and was left with a lot of debt."
At that time, this man sold his house and car, but was still in debt. He went to find the couple but was beaten out by the community security guard.
Seeing that he was deceived by his trusted friend, his girlfriend broke up with him and his family fell into ruin, the desperate man chose to commit suicide;
Because of the strong resentment in its heart, it turned into a vengeful ghost and stayed in the human world, bent on seeking revenge on this family.
However, because the couple had done so many bad things and felt guilty, they had already bought some blessed Buddha amulets that were supposed to ward off disasters and evil spirits and carried them with them.
When the vengeful ghost went to seek revenge for the first time, he was not aware of the situation and was instead severely hurt by the Buddha amulets on the two men.
At that time, the Ren couple had just given birth to their second child. The dog was hiding around the Ren family. Seeing that the couple loved the newborn very much, it had the idea of killing the baby. After all, the son should pay for the father's debt.
It will also make this couple feel the pain of having their family broken up!
But when it went to take revenge for the second time, it discovered that the couple actually doted on and valued their youngest son so much that they even put a treasure around their youngest son's neck to ward off disasters and evil spirits.
The vengeful ghost was severely injured again and was seriously injured. This time he almost lost his soul.
Seeing the couple who had committed so many evil deeds enjoying a happy life, while he himself had to die miserably and was unable to take revenge, the resentful ghost felt even more twisted in his heart.
So it set its target on the eldest daughter, the only one in the family who did not carry any self-defense talismans and was the least favored.
It was at that time that it entered Ms. Ren's body and hid there.
Gu Zhisang said, "This ghost hates everyone in the Ren family and wishes you all would die, but it can't deal with your parents and your brother, so it can only manipulate you. Do you remember that there was a time when your condition suddenly got worse, your body felt groggy, and you were very irritable every day. You hated the parents and the boy very much and wished they would die."
Miss Ren was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said:
"Yes, they took me to a mental hospital. Could it be..."
"It's just as you think. How could a child like you resist the vengeance of the vengeful ghost? All your extreme hatred was influenced by it. It was from that period that you started to smash things frequently and lost control of your emotions. In the end, you even tortured yourself by self-mutilation." Gu Zhisang said coldly:
"If it weren't for this ghost, your condition wouldn't be so serious."
她此时的姿势略显奇怪，一只手臂抬起，手掌作虚虚抓住的动作，好像抓着什么东西在手中；
但她手心中什么都没有。
在旁人无法用肉眼看到的世界中，顾之桑的手中确实有个人形的东西。
那东西不断挣扎扑腾着，身体灰蒙蒙半透明，能看出来是一个男性的外貌特征，正是任小姐体内藏着的怨鬼。
它不知何时被顾之桑抓了出来，意识到自己已经被扼住命运的喉咙时，它还像缩头乌龟一样藏匿着。
怨鬼保持着生前濒死时的样子，二十七八岁的青年面貌，脸上布满怨念和恐惧。
顾之桑幽幽的目光从它的身上挪开，说道：
“一开始的时候这个欺软怕硬的东西企图通过弄疯求助人，来让整个任家不得安宁，事实它也的确做到了，那段时间任小姐的攻击性很强，经常会绊倒、推倒家里那个年纪更小的男孩子，让他受伤。”
“可随之而来的任家父母的愤怒，却是都加注到了求助人的身上。看着求助人被打得半死不活，看她因为怨气的刺激而精神崩溃、伤害自己，这个怨鬼它只是冷眼漠视，甚至还觉得很爽快，觉得求助人也是任家人她活该。”
“可以说求助人的精神，是在原生的家庭背景和它的怨念操纵——这样双重的压力下彻底崩溃了，留下了不可逆的伤害。”
这就是顾之桑为什么说此鬼根本不是个好东西的原因。
其他的选手擅长看人心、看病共情等等，但所有选手中唯一擅长看往事、算来生的，就只有顾之桑。
她能够算无遗漏，也是因为她的魂魄已经踏入地仙，可以运用规则和天机了。
听到了往事的真相，大刘和直播间里的观众们恍然大悟。
大刘不解问道：“那如果这个鬼非常怨恨任家人和任小姐，那任小姐死了它不是更高兴么，为什么还要费尽心机地去阻挠她了结生命啊？”
顾之桑瞥了一眼身边被力量压制到动弹不得的怨鬼，看到它面上灰雾浓浓中一闪而过的桃粉色，有些嫌弃道：
“任小姐上高中的时候就从家里搬出去住了，它那时仍然无法直接报复任家其他人，若是任小姐离开这家人它就没法继续做乱，可让它离开任小姐的身体它又不甘心、不愿意。”
所以它还是呆在任小姐的身体里，跟着她到了另一个远离任家的地方。
在几年的报复、捣乱中，这怨鬼的怨气其实也发泄了一些。
它是亲眼看到任小姐在这个家里的悲惨处境的，看多了竟也对这个可怜的女孩儿有了些‘猫哭耗子假慈悲’的恻隐之心和怜悯。
又因为它死的时候只有28岁，刚谈的女朋友也因为它做生意失败负债累累而告吹了，渐渐地它对任小姐有了异样的感情。
它有点喜欢这个仇人的女儿了。
再加上那时任小姐的精神状况很差，已经开始出现求生欲望降低的表现，一部分孤魂野鬼就盯上了她，时而围绕在她的身边。
从那时起，就是这个怨鬼在帮她驱逐。
怨鬼已经把任小姐的躯壳当成了自己的所有物，为了心中那点可笑的感情和对‘地盘’的占有欲，它才帮助任小姐驱逐的野鬼。
这样的事情持续了一两年，任小姐的精神状况越来越差，身体也越来越弱，更容易被鬼魂侵袭。
怨鬼本身也并没有很强大，否则就不会连任家父母都报复不了了，它应对那些虎视眈眈的鬼魂有些吃力，偶尔还会受点伤力量亏损。
也从那个时候开始，其实这怨鬼就在入她的梦偷食她的阳气和生气了。
只是那个时候的春梦更模糊，任小姐也没什么实际感受，她只以为是自己没谈过恋爱孤单了，是正常的生理反应。
直到这半年，她死志坚定。
这个时候原本作恶多端、害她至此的怨鬼倒不愿意了。
它认为自己如此努力地帮任小姐驱逐野鬼，她凭什么自/杀？
它甚至觉得自己和任小姐阴阳两隔，如此费心费力地帮助任小姐的它是鬼中的情圣，传出去以后也是一段佳话。
怨鬼感动了它自己。
听到这儿，在场的所有人都一阵无语，直播间内更是一连串的感叹号：
【……我无语了家人们，收回我半个小时前说过的话，这个鬼简直就是个大傻杯！！它害了求助人，还自我感动，妈呀简直给我恶心吐了！】
【请主播务必收了这个色鬼，我现在觉得它比求助人的爹妈还让人反感。】
【我还是要说一句任小姐惨，真的惨，这好端端的前半生碰到的都是什么奇葩啊？？人和鬼都是又坏又蠢，真是太惨了。】
在任小姐满心无语、消化着这些令她有些难以接受的消息时，顾之桑说道：
“现在呢那个怨鬼还在叫嚣着想要和你说话，你想见他么？”
任小姐：……
“说实话我现在有点难受，想吐，但我还是想看看这个不要脸的东西。”
“行，你靠我近点。”
顾之桑让她靠过来，伸出指尖在任小姐的额心稍稍用力。
任小姐只觉得额头一烫，就像是长出了什么东西，下一秒她眼前的世界便多出了一团灰蒙蒙的东西。
是一张半透明的扭曲的脸。
她先是被吓了一跳，意识到这玩意儿是被顾之桑控制着时，才稍稍心安，而后瞪大眼睛觉得世界观都被颠覆了。
她看了眼顾之桑：“顾大师，这个就是……？”
顾之桑点点头，紧接着任小姐就听到这一团男人模样的灰色人形雾期期艾艾开了口：
“小任，我是真的喜欢上你了，我知道以前是我迁怒了你，可是后面我也在补救啊！”
怨鬼艰难地看了眼顾之桑，又用黏糊糊的眼光看向任小姐：
“我也没有他们说的那么可恨，我之所以和你**，是因为我喜欢你啊。而且你身体又不好，我每天帮你驱逐鬼魂、保护你，需要花费大量的精力和元气，我没办法只能用这种方法修养，我这也都是为了你啊……”
顾之桑听得烦躁，冷声道：
“真是个不要脸的东西，说得冠冕堂皇还不是阴损至极，你若是真的为她好，早该远远地滚出她的身体，而不是明知自己害得无辜之人精神崩溃了，还不愿离开、让自己身上的阴气继续侵害对方。”
任女士也忍无可忍，低斥了一句：“我特么还得感恩戴德不成？什么东西？！”
顾之桑冷冷道：“像你这种无耻之尤的鬼，就该去十八层地狱受刑罚、再转去畜生道轮回。”
说完她另一只手抬起招了两下，藏在任小姐身体里另一个存在感较低的女鬼，也被她直接扯了出来。
女鬼吐着长长的舌头根本反抗不得，感受着强加在自己身上的压力，再加上冷着脸的顾之桑的气魄骇人，它吓得连连嚎道：
“大人饶了我吧！小的就是在阳间游**了太久，想找一个壳子暖一暖魂魄，是这个女人她自己不想要活了我才想进来的……我也没有伤害她呢，都是那个臭不要脸的色鬼，天天在梦里轻薄她……”
本场赛事到了这儿，就正式结束了。
大刘拿着提词器念着结束语：
“各位观众朋友们，今天的两场集体赛便到此结束，今晚八点中会准时上线投票通道，请为你认为本期最强大的、以及最不尽人意的玄师投出一票，做出你的选择！”
“今天的投票只是第一轮，第二轮投票在明早十点半开始的加赛结束后，到时候节目组会综合两次投票排名，最终选出我们进入下一期节目的五强选手和的被遗憾淘汰的选手。
明天十点半我们准时不见不散，再见。”
结束语之后，直播镜头便关闭了。
这边任小姐已经去找所有的选手一一沟通过了，其他人把藏在她身体里一窝猫灵引了出来。
她最后又来找到了顾之桑。
看了一眼脸色稍为好看些的任小姐，顾之桑语气淡淡道：“身体好点了？”
任小姐点点头，“真的太神奇了，要不是我亲眼所见、亲身体验，我真的会觉得这些鬼怪只是传说故事，我现在四肢已经没有那么软了，心里的难受和空洞好像也放轻松了不少。”
她有些感慨，原来鬼魂对她的影响真的有那么大。
曾经她以后这个世界没有任何值得留恋、或者能够提起她兴趣的东西，但今天发生的一切，却让她心中再起波澜。
她有些好奇地看了几眼这位精致漂亮地像画中走出来的大明星、玄学大师，问道：
“顾大师难道不说点什么劝慰我、阻挠我轻生的话么？”
顾之桑：？
在说两句敷衍她和遵从本心中，顾之桑果断选择了后者：
“没什么好劝的，我还是那句话生死有命，当你觉得活着对你来说是一种折磨的时候，谁都没有剥夺你远离痛苦的权利，反之亦然。”
She paused for a moment, raised the small bottle in her hand that contained the vengeful ghost, and said:
"But I advise you to stay alive in the world for two more years and wait until this guy is sent to hell to suffer. Otherwise, if I take him back to the underworld, you will also be sent to the underworld. If you are entangled by this guy again, you will not be able to appear on a mediation program."
Miss Ren was stunned.
When she thought about it carefully, it was true!
Comparing the fact that trying to live while enduring occasional bouts of depression, and dying and becoming a ghost to be harassed by a disgusting pervert, living becomes something that is not difficult to accept and is even the preferred option!
Seeing Gu Zhisang's particularly serious expression, Miss Ren couldn't help but laugh. "Master Gu, you said you don't know how to persuade others. No one is better than you! I won't die. When I think about suffering this kind of torture after death, I wish I could live longer."
"By the way, Master Gu, after today's experience, I really think these metaphysics and ghost hunting are quite interesting. Do you think I have a talent for this? Is it too late to learn it now? Would you be willing to give me some pointers?"
Gu Zhisang: ...
"I have some talent. I can open my third eye."
She said in a calm tone: "But you are not qualified to ask me for guidance. I only teach extraordinary geniuses. Ordinary people cannot inherit my legacy."
Miss Ren laughed again. She thought Gu Zhisang was joking, but she didn't know that Gu Zhisang was serious.
When Taoist Junhong accepted her as his disciple, he boasted over and over again: "We only accept geniuses in our sect, and I have accepted a disciple who is more talented than me. If it was one of those stupid kids, I would be exhausted to death teaching him!"
She glanced at Miss Ren, thought about it, and seriously made two suggestions:
"You have been haunted by ghosts for so many years that your physical condition has long been changed. If you really want to enter the Taoist sect, you can find a reliable Taoist temple near your home."
"If you can really cultivate some skills, you can also change your physique and live longer. Maybe you can see your parents suffer retribution with your own eyes."
Miss Ren was stunned.
Gu Zhisang glanced at the sky and said, "It's not that I won't take revenge. The time will come."
After saying that, she didn't want to talk any more because it was time to get off work.
——
That night, a certain lecherous ghost was taken into the underworld by the soul-catcher. As soon as he passed the gate of hell, he saw hundreds of eerie eyes hidden in the black fog on all sides.
It trembled violently, and tremblingly approached the Yinchai:
"Sir, why are these ghosts..."
The bull on duty looked disgusted and glared at it fiercely:
"Stay away from your Grandpa Niu, you lustful ghost are ruining the reputation of our underworld!"