Room 603, Songye Garden, West Street, Lan Gaojie was lying alone on the balcony rocking chair, with two barrels of gasoline piled at his feet.
A few hours ago, he was standing on the stage in a glamorous manner, burning his life to the fullest and releasing his charm. However, who could have imagined that in less than six hours, his body had aged a lot, and it seemed that he was running out of energy.
"Cough cough..." Lan Gaojie coughed heavily, and he felt that his lungs hurt. His breathing was inexplicably stagnant, and he subconsciously looked towards the living room. On the table, facing north and south, there was a pile of Buddha amulets, which he specially brought back when he went abroad.
He didn't remember when it started, but he accidentally discovered that people would become different when they made wishes to the Buddha amulets. His face, which was only delicate at first, became strong and charming after he made a wish. However, every time he made a wish, his body would feel inexplicably tired, so Lan Gaojie didn't dare to make wishes often.
Lan Gaojie's dream since he was a child was to shine on the stage, and he has been working hard for this dream.
However, dreams alone are not enough.
His appearance is average and he has no talent. Even though he squeezed into the reserve members of BTT through family connections, he was eventually abandoned because his grades did not meet the standards.
Sometimes Lan Gaojie also thought about giving up, but when he saw BTT on the stage, he felt that he couldn't accept it and always felt unwilling.
That night, Buddha appeared in his dream and told him that he could make any wish, but he had to sacrifice himself. The decision was in his hands, and he could stop at any time.
He imagined himself standing on the stage and watching thousands of fans worshiping him, and he was finally tempted.
At the moment he signed the contract with Buddha, he thought he could stop whenever he wanted, but he didn't expect that many things would be out of his control once they started.
The desire to save money blinded his eyes, and since he tasted the sweetness, he started to make wishes non-stop. Occasionally, he would think of stopping because of extreme physical discomfort, but the moment he stopped making wishes, his popularity would disappear. How could he let go after tasting fame and fortune? So he kept doing it day after day until he was doomed.
After waking up in the ambulance, Lam Go Kit accidentally saw his now old face.
He finally gained some popularity online, but he couldn't accept showing himself with this face. He immediately fled the hospital and unilaterally announced his withdrawal from the competition.
He couldn't explain his current appearance to others, nor could he imagine the scene where his fans would stop following him after seeing his face.
Instead of letting them be scared off by his face and stop following him, it is better to leave a relatively good thought.
"I have nothing to give you, so come with me." I used to look at the Buddha amulet with a sad face, but now I only feel that the smile is weird, which makes people feel cold all over.
Lam Go Kit loves and hates it. He doesn't want people to see his current old appearance after his death, so he wants to take the Buddha amulet with him to die.
His hands trembled as he tried to light the lighter.
However, at this moment, the doorbell suddenly rang.
The sudden ring startled Lan Gaojie, and he was even more anxious to push down the gasoline and ignite the curtains.
"It's dangerous to play with fire so late!" A familiar voice suddenly rang, and Lan Gaojie was stunned. His lighter fell to the ground as soon as he loosened his hand. Just as it was about to fall to the ground, the man caught the lighter and closed the lid at a speed that ordinary people could not match. He held it in his hand and played with it for a few rounds. "I told you that playing with fire is dangerous. If I hadn't come in time, you would have become barbecued pork."
"How did you get in?!" Lan Gaojie stared at Lu Xu with wide eyes, and couldn't help shaking all over.
"I received your invitation." Lu Xu replied in a tone, got up and walked around the room. He saw the Buddha amulet in the living room at a glance. "You said you were living well, why did you ask for a Yin amulet to kill yourself?"
Everyone knows that Buddha amulets bring good luck, but they don't know how many people use Yin amulets to harm others.
Those greedy evil spirits live on Yin amulets and tempt you to sign a contract with them. Once you have this thought, it is equivalent to agreeing to sacrifice your soul to the devil.
Lan Gaojie struggled to finish three sessions, which shows how bad this Yin card is.
"Yin card?" Lan Gaojie didn't expect Lu Xu to react like this. He looked at the Buddha card with contempt, obviously not taking it seriously.
What made Lan Gaojie even more incredible was that the Buddha card that accepted his sacrifice and brought him infinite fear seemed to have a soul. It trembled in front of Lu Xu, and the sound of "dong dong" hitting the table even sounded a bit like begging for mercy.
"It's so ugly." Lu Xu was too lazy to look at the face on the Yin card and put it down casually. Then he looked at the time and then at Lan Gaojie. Well, I have to wait another three minutes.
Lan Gaojie looked at Lu Xu who suddenly came to visit him, and he just felt confused about many things.
It was at this moment that he remembered what he looked like now, and he subconsciously thought of raising his hands to cover his face.
"Oh, I've seen it all, is it useful to cover your face now?"
Lan Gaojie was choked, and couldn't help but retorted: "You came here to laugh at me, right? Are you all particularly happy that I withdrew from the competition, and feel that you have one less competitor? Seeing me like this now, do you feel very contemptuous? Do you still want to go out and expose the news to the media to create hype?"
At this moment, Lan Gaojie seemed to be possessed by a professional rapper, and countless questions were thrown at Lu Xu like a machine gun.
Lu Xu frowned unconsciously, and for a moment he really didn't know which question he should answer first.
"Cough, cough, cough..." Lan Gaojie yelled for a long time, and finally stopped. He felt like his lungs were on fire, and he felt very uncomfortable.
Lu Xu had never thought of arguing with him. After organizing his thoughts, he said: "I have already said that you invited me here, not to laugh at you. And no one is happy that you retired from the competition, and they even feel sorry for you..."
"How is it possible! They can't wait to see me laugh. They must be happy to have one less competitor..."
Lan Gaojie suddenly interrupted Lu Xu, and then muttered several times. It didn't seem like he was talking to Lu Xu, but more like he was trying to convince himself.
"What's impossible about this? And you think too much. Not many people regard you as a competitor."
The gap in strength is there, and who doesn't look for an opponent above?
Lu Xu didn't say it explicitly, but his meaning was clear. He was
simply saying that Lan Gaojie thought too highly of himself. "You are such a mean person..." Lan Gaojie was out of breath, and was obviously about to die. At this moment, his airway felt even more uncomfortable, and he felt very thirsty in his throat. "Water, give me some water..."
Lu Xu looked at the time, but there were less than 20 seconds left, so he enthusiastically introduced the characteristics of the underworld to him: "When you die and go to the Yellow Springs Road, can you taste the water of the Wangchuan River? It is clear and sweet, and you will want to drink it again. If you want to drink something hot, go to Mengpo Restaurant and taste the soup there. It is unforgettable..."
Neurosis!
The curse words stuck in his throat. At the last moment of his life, Lan Gaojie did not have time to recall his life chapter of the past 20 years. At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind, it would be good not to face Lu Xu's sarcasm
after death. If you live in disgrace during life, don't meet again after death!
It was only a few seconds before and after, and Lan Gaojie opened his eyes again, and saw his soul floating out of his body, and then he clearly realized that he was dead.
"Your client has ascended to heaven, please check..."
Finally, it's here!
Lu Xu clapped his hands just to attract Lan Gaojie's attention, and then took out his work log to confirm the information: "Lan Gaojie, male, from Dongcheng, born on March 14, 1997, aged 23..."
Lan Gaojie, in spirit form, was completely dumbfounded when he saw Lu Xu, not understanding why the person he saw before he died was the same person he saw after he died.
It was only after he became a spirit that he realized that Lu Xu was surrounded by light, which made him feel inexplicably attracted and approached.
Listening to Lu Xu asking about his life information, Lan Gaojie nodded woodenly and then couldn't help asking Lu Xu: "Who are you?"
It was not until now that Lan Gaojie realized that Lu Xu was not an ordinary person at all.
Thinking of the way Lu Xu looked at him and what he had said before, Lan Gaojie realized that this person had been waiting for him to die.
When he asked, he had already had a vague answer in his mind.
Sure enough, Lu Xu first asked him to confirm the information and then sign, and then smiled lightly, "I, Lu Xu, am a professional death god. I am your guide to the underworld and I will customize exclusive death services for you."
Death god?!
Lan Gaojie felt that the whole ghost was not good, no wonder the four ghosts kept chasing Lu Xu and calling him "sir".
After all this time, that's how it is!
Imagining that he had once regarded Lu Xu as a competitor, Lan Gaojie suddenly felt very frustrated. It was already difficult to compete with others, and now there was even a death god to join in the fun.
Before setting foot on the road to the underworld, Lan Gaojie couldn't help but ask Lu Xu: "You are a good god of death, why did you come to participate
in the talent show?" Is this the legendary leaving no chance for others to live?
Lu Xu didn't hide it, just casually replied: "Oh, it's all work needs."
As for what work needs, he didn't say, and Lan Gaojie didn't have time to ask before he set off.
Seeing that his performance has added another order, Lu Xu is in a very good mood, and even helped Lan Gaojie to make a face, so that he looks like a twenty-year-old.
Seeing that Lu Xu was about to leave, the Yin card on the table has been lying there silently pretending to be dead, just hoping that this adult will not notice it.
However, Lu Xu took two steps and turned back, and put it in his pocket casually-
evil spirits and the like, it's better not to stay in the world.