Chapter 5: Wangxian 1 AAA Almighty Housekeeping Sister Long
In the evening, a small restaurant in the old town was dimly lit.
The shop owner took the opportunity to relight the orange candles in the niche of the God of Wealth in the corner, clasped his hands together and bowed a few times, then sat behind the cash register and turned up the volume of the TV hanging diagonally.
There were two Taoist priests, one big and one small, sitting near the door. When they heard the sound, they looked at the news screen.
"...According to reports, Chen has now returned home safely, and the other kidnapped person has also been successfully rescued. Police successfully apprehended three members of the kidnapping gang during this operation, and are currently pursuing the remaining fugitives..."
As soon as Chen Songling woke up, he posted a selfie of himself on the hospital bed.
The text apologized for occupying public resources and thanked everyone for their concern. At the same time, he did not forget to officially announce his joining the crew and gave "Wangxiantai" a little hype.
This Weibo post quickly received over a million comments. Apart from the majority of fans who expressed their congratulations, some were still trying to figure out the truth behind the case.
[Song Song's Pine Nut: Although, don't you think this incident is very strange? Previously, there were rumors online that the suspect was a woman, but now the police report on the case closure doesn't mention it at all...]
User 0718: The above rumor has been debunked. According to another hostage's account, the kidnapping gang consisted of only five men. It's said that two escaped, and the others have been apprehended.
[Metaphysics Classroom: Some things can't be said openly. The reason Chen was found so quickly was because his family hired a Taoist priest who understood Yin and Yang. This is well known in the upper class. He must have offended a villain and is being retaliated against... I know a little about Feng Shui, so if you're interested, please contact me privately.]
Xiaobai Doesn't Eat Broccoli: Songsong is the best! A rare treasure! Listen to the true meaning! The future is promising! Looking forward to the start of filming at Wangxiantai Shucheng!
[Pingchangxin: Fans, stop being so naive. Who on earth would actually like this sullen, sleazy rich kid? Rumors are flying everywhere. He should just get out of the entertainment industry ASAP!]
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Wang Fengxu clicked his tongue twice, took out his cell phone, and opened an app with a four-petal persimmon pattern.
Today's Xuanmen, led by the official Abnormal Management Bureau, has formed the "Zhu Alliance" with various major sects to jointly fight against demons and defend the way of Taoism. They also share some resources and look after the younger generations.
This APP carries the functions of information exchange and resource trading.
Its structure is concise and is divided into three sections: Mysterious, Hearsay, and Rare Goods.
According to Wang Fengxu's understanding, the first one is to take orders and realize cash; the second one is to spread gossip; and the third one is to trade and auction.
Being a poor fellow, he only ever visited the first or second one.
In [Hearsay], a new post in the shape of an incense burner is floating above the section in a prosperous and bright red manner.
This means that the post inside is anonymous and will be destroyed after being read.
[The celebrity disappearance case is full of strange things. Is this something we can talk about?]
Wang Fengxu clicked on it, and the incense burner suddenly expanded to cover the entire interface, with dozens of yellow talismans with words floating inside.
[To be honest, when I saw the report from the Abnormal Control Bureau, I was certain it was a ghost, because there's no way a human could stuff three strong men into a washing machine at the same time.]
[However, there is no resentment left at the scene. How can this be explained?]
[I have inside information from the police. One of the two people who have not been arrested was a suspect in a murder case 20 years ago. It is reasonable to speculate that this is a ghost seeking revenge.]
So the killer was trying to kidnap and extort the celebrity, only to be met with a female ghost's revenge? So Chen is lucky after all.
This is a great candidate for a servant! Does anyone know anything about this female ghost? I'd be very grateful.
Every time a yellow talisman is read, a burning animation will appear and then disappear.
Wang Fengxu was inspired and made a move: [The Great Xiao has arrived, everyone just wait and see]
As soon as I sent it out, my post turned into a red symbol, which means it received a lot of clicks in a short period of time and topped the list of incense burners.
There was a response to this point soon.
"No way, is this the 'Xiao' I understand? The one with nine of them?"
The Three Death Sects claimed to be disciples of Xiao to attract people to join their sect, but to this day not even Xiao's shadow has been seen, though there are a few big ghosts.
[How is that possible? You think this is wholesale? Stop it.]
[It's the 21st century, why are there still people spreading rumors? Do you believe she is Xiao or I am Dou Mu Yuanjun?]
[However, according to legend, Xiao does possess spiritual power like a monk, rather than just using resentful power in a sneaky way.]
Wang Fengxu snorted and threw his phone aside.
Xiao and the like—haha, of course they were made up for them to play with.
Wang Tianfu slurped a mouthful of noodles, his face tearful as he said, "We just received the final payment from the Chen family. When our master heard that we damaged someone's tricycle, he asked us to pay them three times the amount and also fined them a sum of money to be sent to the temple, saying it was compensation for reputation damage."
The veins on Wang Fengxu's forehead twitched twice. He checked the balance on his phone and found that it had indeed returned to three digits.
I went on a business trip and ended up working for nothing.
Wang Tianfu continued to ramble, "Uncle Master, our master once predicted your fate and said that you would not be able to keep wealth. Now I believe it."
Wang Fengxu scanned the code to pay for the meal and stood up coldly.
"From today on, you'll be staying at a fifty-yuan guesthouse."
“……?!”
The two of them walked out of the store one after the other.
"Sister, thank you for your hard work. I haven't cleaned the attic in March."
The boss was flipping through a notebook to check the accounts and laughed a few times towards the stairs: "Go to the kitchen and get the food yourself. It's on the stove."
A tall girl with a pale face appeared at the corner. She took off her bright yellow plastic gloves and walked towards the kitchen with a folding mop.
There was a large bowl next to the stove, with fragrant honey-colored pork elbow spread on the rice, and a handful of refreshing and crisp salted radish cubes on top.
Long Zhu walked over, lowered his head, and stared at the bowl of rice with his dark eyes without any light. Just as he was about to reach out his hand, he was suddenly attracted by another extremely strong fragrance.
She followed the faint smoke and saw that the back door used to transport vegetables and fresh meat was open. On the steps at the door stood a large open-mouthed enamel bowl filled with raw rice and a few pieces of roasted meat. A red candle, the same kind as the one in the niche for the God of Wealth, was stuck crookedly in the crack of the ground next to it. The wax burned quickly and rolled into the rice, solidifying into pomegranate seeds, which emitted a faint red glow under the dim street lights.
After the shop owner finished his work, he slowly lifted the crystal bead curtain and came in. She hummed a song and turned around to find that the pork elbow rice she had prepared was still on the stove.
"Didn't you eat?"
She muttered, her eyes widened instantly after an inadvertent glance - the food provided for the "wandering ghosts" at the door had been eaten up, and even the red wax had been gnawed down to a stick, which was thrown into the empty bowl in an uncouth manner.
“Oh my god… who is this!? Who did this…”
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"Hey, Mom... I received the package. I told you not to keep sending it to me."
Li Lan walked in carrying a package and took the utility knife from the shoe cabinet to cut open the package. "Well, I'll be joining the crew in a couple of days... This time it's at Shuchuan Film and Television City, a big production, and the director is Zhang Huai! Your daughter is doing well, isn't she? Haha."
After unpacking the airplane box, she put her phone on the table with the hands-free mode on. Confused, she picked up the two plastic cylinders in the box and said, "—Mom?! What did you send me?"
There is a bundle of red incense sticks tied inside.
The phone chattered loudly: "Hey, don't you have to burn some incense during the power-on ceremony? This is what Mom brought from Changfeng Temple. It works!"
Li Lan was at a loss for words. "Mom! It's just a formality. Besides, I can't bring the incense myself. Someone in the group will prepare it."
"Just listen to your mother!" The person on the other end of the phone refused to give up: "You're so far away from home, and it's so tiring to be with the group. You have no place to live..."
Li Lan's nose felt a little sore, and she coaxed, "Oh, I know. I'll call it quits. Someone in the work group is looking for me, so I'll hang up first."
Li Lan is a staff member of the production team.
This time, "Wangxiantai" has attracted a wave of hot searches because of the disappearance of the second male lead before the filming even started. The publicity and promotion department struck while the iron was hot and planned to create some gimmicks at the opening ceremony.
The script of "Wangxiantai" is adapted from the historical stories of the ancient Shu Kingdom. In addition to shooting some literary scenes in the film and television city, the crew also specially applied for a shooting permit for some scenic spots in the historical record place - Princess Tomb.
These ancient cemeteries are already full of strange stories and this is the first time they have become filming locations, which inevitably gave rise to a lot of exciting comments.
But this is all about publicity.
At the request of her superiors, Li Lan found a few logistics staff to be responsible for the cleaning of the set so that she would not be caught off guard when the time came.
WeChat rang a notification tone at the right time, and the three logistics staff added friends one after another. One of them was——
The ID is actually "AAA All-Round Housekeeping Sister Long".
Li Lan: “…”
She clicked on the other party's interface: Dear~ I see that your IP is Hecheng. This time we are mainly recruiting local people from Shucheng because we don’t have the budget to reimburse the travel expenses.
The other party sent a short voice message very late: "There's still time."
Li Lan: “…”
It sounds like this person is going to take the bus himself?
Are you working so hard? Besides, the local salary in Hecheng is much higher than that in Shucheng. Is it to meet celebrities?
Forget it, if it doesn’t work out when we meet, we’ll change it.
She stretched, curled up on the sofa and browsed Weibo.
Li Lan herself is also a moderately popular online blogger, mainly sharing some interesting stories in the circle and filming popular science. Because she can interact with actors and celebrities from time to time, fans often jokingly call her their only connection in the domestic entertainment industry.
@山岚: I’m going to join the crew soon~[love][love] I hope June will be nicer to me [poor] I hope the filming goes smoothly!
After a while, several familiar die-hard fan IDs became active in the building.
[Hyacinth: Wangxiantai?! Big team! The treatment must be good, hehe~]
Ella: Sister, take care of yourself. And please say hello to Ruojie and Chuange for me! [Smiley face]
[Shells only: Please ask sister to take care of our Beibei~]
Films by famous directors always have a strong cast.
The female lead is the talented young actress Wen Ruojie, the male lead is the movie emperor Yin Chuan, the supporting female role Jiang Bei is very popular, and the supporting male role Chen Songling is the prince of capital.
Li Lan replied quickly: Got it! I also want to meet you in person soon, hehe~
[Dororo: Oh my god, you guys are going to the Princess Tomb to shoot! Ahhh, that place is weird these days, I really have to be careful!]
Ella: Please don't post these unfounded rumors to spoil the fun... [sweating]
[Dororo: Absolutely true! I'm a local! Lately, several influencers who went on midnight adventures have stopped streaming, and some people have gone missing. My next-door neighbor's best friend went missing, and it's absolutely true! [Angry]]
Xiaobai doesn't eat broccoli: There aren't usually ghosts in this kind of big scenic spot, but I'm really worried that Songsong will be scared [crying]]
Li Lan paused in swiping her phone.
There's this thing about the Princess's Tomb? Could it be that the publicity has gone too far?
Immediately afterwards, someone jumped out to clarify: Don’t spread rumors and don’t believe them. The missing person simply entered an undeveloped area by mistake and was found that night. Those internet celebrities were just trying to get traffic.
Li Lan smiled.
It's just groundless speculation. If there were ghosts in such a famous scenic spot, something would have happened long ago...
[Dororo: Forget about work, but don't go there just to join in the fun.]
[Dororo: But to be honest, the scenery is pretty good. If you like the history and culture of the ancient Shu Kingdom, you can come.]
【Dororo: Come on.】
[Dororo: Come on, come ...
【Dororo】was banned for seven days due to malicious spamming.
These strange messages came quickly and were blocked quickly, as if nothing had happened.
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