Chapter 93 Life Stealn
Lu Yao put down her bamboo chopsticks.
As she stood up, the copper coins in her sleeve jingled. "Youqing, check who's on the production team of this show, and who's the producer."
You Qing quickly searched for information: "The producer is Chen Yuncheng, but everyone in the industry knows that his team is almost entirely composed of his wife, Su Man. Su Man is an actress who has won the Best Actress award and has extensive connections and resources. It is said that she is the one who truly holds the power, and many decisions made by the production team have to be made in consultation with her."
You Qing pulled up the information on Chen Yuncheng and Su Man and showed it to Lu Yao.
Chen Yuncheng was an extremely ordinary man; you would never find him in a crowd.
Su Man is different; everyone who sees her will never forget her. Aesthetic appreciation may be subjective, but Su Man's beauty is objective.
The 46-year-old actress smiled radiantly in the red carpet photos, her skin as delicate and rosy as a peach blossom bathed in morning dew, and her eyes like a deep pool.
Even in still photos, it exudes a radiance that is impossible to look away from.
Lu Yao's gaze sharpened.
She took out three ancient coins. The coins spun rapidly in her palm before suddenly standing upright, all pointing southeast.
That's exactly the direction the studio for "Starry Eyes Awakening" is heading.
The faint blood-red lines on the surface of the copper coin are an ominous sign.
That evening, Lu Yao's live stream attracted over 800,000 viewers instantly.
Wang Ziying was exonerated in her live stream, and Sun Zhang and Qi Mao were arrested in her live stream. Now she is truly the most popular person on the entire internet.
Lu Yao closed her eyes and concentrated, her spiritual energy extending in the virtual space like a spider web.
It has to be said that having too many people in the live stream has become a sweet problem.
Even for her, it would take some effort to accurately find the person she was looking for among 800,000 people.
Finally, finally, a special scent was detected.
Xuan Qianqian.
The girl who started losing her hair for no apparent reason after being eliminated from the show.
Her aura was filled with anxiety and fear, like a firefly lost in the dark, weak yet persistent.
"Today's destined person is Qian Chuanchuan."
After the connection was established, the girl on the screen covered her mouth in surprise:
"Host, I was actually drawn!"
Starry Eyes Awakening is the hottest variety show recently. Even though Xuan Qianqian has been eliminated, many people still know her.
[Hey, another minor celebrity. Is the streamer going to enter the entertainment industry?]
[It's Qianqian! Aren't you scared if you get picked? There's a rumor these days that getting picked by a streamer is never a good thing...]
[Qianqian! I felt so sorry for her when I watched the show before.]
[Qianqian's wig color is so pretty, but I still miss her original long, glossy black hair that reached her waist, like she looked in a shampoo commercial.]
Xuan Qianqian also saw the comments and interactions with her in the live chat, and subconsciously touched her chestnut-colored curly hair—it was a wig.
“I know why the streamer picked me.” Xuan Qianqian’s smile was a little bitter as she forced a smile. “As you all can see, my hair… has been falling out ever since the day I was eliminated.”
She looked up, a hint of pain flashing in her eyes. "I went to the hospital for all the tests, and the doctor said there was nothing wrong with my body, but every morning when I wake up, my pillow is covered with hair, and a lot of it falls out when I comb it."
Tears welled up in the young girl's eyes.
【Qianqian, don't cry! We will always support you!】
[Host, please help this poor girl!]
Wait a minute, knowing the streamer's track record, could this be another criminal case?
Lu Yao stared at Xuan Qianqian's brow, where a black aura, barely visible to the naked eye, swirled.
"Young friend, when did you start losing your hair?"
Xuan Qianqian slowly said, "It was the night after the elimination episode was recorded. When I got back to the dormitory, I was feeling very down while packing my luggage, and I dawdled until very late. When I combed my hair in the early morning, the comb was full of hair. At the time, I thought it was because I was too tired from staying up all night, so I didn't pay much attention to it."
Her voice gradually lowered, "Later, it started falling out every day, more and more, and that's when I got scared."
Lu Yao pressed further: "On the day of elimination, did anything unusual happen?"
“Something unusual?” Xuan Qianqian frowned, deep in thought. “No, right… But that day, the producer, who is usually very good-tempered, suddenly flew into a rage and scolded us. He’s usually all smiles, so it startled us.”
Why did he fly into a rage?
"Yes, we got our positions wrong on stage and stood around haphazardly. The producer was very angry and criticized us for not putting our hearts into rehearsals. It was indeed our fault."
Chen Yuncheng is known as a kind-hearted person in the entertainment industry; I can't even imagine him losing his temper.
This isn't unusual, is it? Maybe he's in a bad mood. I'd get angry too if I saw a mess on stage.
The viewers in the live chat didn't seem to care.
Lu Yao calculated carefully with her fingers, the copper coins constantly changing position in her hand.
Xun represents wind, Kan represents water, indicating that the wind and water are scattered.
This hexagram indicates a sign that life force has been taken away.
Lu Yao paused, her fingertips pausing. "This isn't ordinary hair loss. Someone used sorcery to steal the life from your hair."
What the heck? Hair can be stolen?!
[Oh no, who stole it? Could it be Bald Qiang?]
How would you steal it? Would you sneak into the room every night to shave their hair?
Lu Yao lightly tapped the screen, freezing the image on the stage performance of the episode where Xuan Qianqian was eliminated.
She suddenly pointed to an inconspicuous circular mark in the center of the stage: "See this mark?"
Xuan Qianqian leaned closer to the screen, her eyes wide: "This is where I'm standing!"
“This is the key point of the formation.” Lu Yao’s voice suddenly turned cold. “That night you stood in the wrong position, which almost caused the formation to fail to activate, which is why Chen Yuncheng was so furious.”
Xuan Qianqian's mind went blank. "...The core of the formation?"
The live chat exploded instantly:
[Is there a formation on stage? A formation to steal hair? It's terrifying to think about!]
So, the cursing was a pretense; the real reason was to urgently activate the formation?
Lu Yao glanced at the comments section and saw that the comments were still obsessed with stealing hair, which made her both amused and exasperated.
“The point isn’t stealing hair,” Lu Yao said, rubbing her forehead. “What they’re stealing is life itself.”
She tapped the copper coin lightly with her fingertips. "But it was done very discreetly. She stole a little from each girl so that it wouldn't be easily suspected."
[Host, I'd like to connect. Please approve my request!]
Suddenly, someone started spamming the chat with comments.
The ID that's been flooding the screen is Yingjiang.
It was Su Ying, whose skin started breaking out in pimples after she was eliminated.
Lu Yao readily agreed to Su Ying's request for a video call.
[Ying-chan? That contestant with the ruined face?]
Didn't she quit the internet?
Su Ying was not originally in the live broadcast room, but after Xuan Qianqian was selected by the host to be the lucky person, her friends spread the word to inform her.
Su Ying had heard that Xuan Qianqian, who had been eliminated, was just as unlucky as she was, so she came up to check on her.
The anchor's words made her break out in a cold sweat and her heart pound with fear.
The moment the connection was established, the entire live stream room fell silent.
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