Being subjected to strong external stimuli is also one way to break free from the illusion of ghosts.
It's like having a nightmare and not being able to wake up; if you jump from a height, you'll wake up in the next second. Only when your senses and physical reactions don't match will your brain realize something is wrong.
With Yu Ling's wholehearted help, Ji Hongxi felt a sharp pain on his left cheek, and suddenly there was another person in front of him. The surroundings changed from the dark jungle road back to the villa they had just been in.
What happened? Who am I? Where am I? Why does my face hurt so much?
Ji Hongxi woke up, but the other two weren't so lucky. Wang Qiang was experiencing the most intense hallucinations, muttering things like "sister," while Zhou Qi looked completely dazed and hadn't woken up yet.
Seeing this, Yu Ling swung her arm and slapped him twice. Seeing Ji Hongxi standing there dumbfounded, seemingly lost in thought, she was about to give him a slap too, but just as her hand reached out…
Ji Hongxi could no longer stand still.
He hurriedly covered his face and dodged, crying out, "No, no, no, Yu Ning, I'm awake!"
Yu Ling sighed with a hint of surprise (but also regret), saying, "I'm sorry, Brother Hongxi, things were urgent, and I went a little too far."
"...N-nothing, you've got a pretty strong grip." Ji Hongxi only then noticed the burning pain on his face, but seeing the two men next to him flailing their arms, he felt a chill run down his spine. "What's wrong with them?"
“It’s you guys,” Yu Ling corrected. “I don’t know what’s wrong with you standing at the door, but it seems to be related to this unusually dark night. So this live stream is risky. Shall we go back?”
Ji Hongxi didn't want to go back.
He only does this kind of live stream because he likes excitement. Now that it's for real, we have to wait and see.
"Let's continue the live stream. I don't believe that ghosts exist in such a scientific world. It must be some kind of gas that has poisoned everyone and caused them to hallucinate."
There's a proper way to speak, otherwise everyone will be scared away, and he really won't dare to stay alone.
Yu Ling isn't human, so she doesn't care whether these people back down or not. She's just continuing to be a streamer according to the original owner's plan. In fact, she's not afraid of anyone except the female lead, who is a bit of a problem.
The original owner's soul, which had never cultivated and relied solely on accumulating yin energy, became significantly stronger after she possessed the body and became a ghost cultivator.
With Yu Ling's help, Wang Qiang and Zhou Qi slowly woke up after both cheeks were swollen and red, breaking free from the illusion.
"Huh? How did we end up back here again?" Wang Qiang was still wondering if the dark figure in the illusion was his sister when he looked again and saw that the four of them, including himself, were still standing in the same spot at the door. His heart was pounding.
Ji Hongxi used the same set of words he had just learned to fool them, without mentioning that they might have encountered a ghost. They had grown up in a normal world, and although they had some doubts, they weren't really scared out of their wits. After all, even eating a poisonous mushroom could create hallucinations, so how could they possibly think in that direction?
The group went out again, and this time the unknown ghost did not stop them. Of course, it was also possible that it only knew this one inferior method. In any case, they went very smoothly this time. Yu Ling subtly led everyone towards the villa next door so that everyone could gather together.
The doors and windows of the villa were all open. As soon as they got close, Wang Yan's cries and struggles quickly reached Wang Qiang's ears, who was focused on finding his older sister.
"Sis? This time it's definitely not a hallucination!"
Wang Qiang spoke with great confidence, but just as he was about to enter, he paused and sought everyone's opinion.
"You heard my sister's voice, right? Shall we... go in?"
Yu Ling nodded along with the others, indicating that everyone had heard the sound. Then, she followed Wang Qiang, who was anxious to find his sister, and strode forward. Ji Hongxi also shone his flashlight in.
"Hongxi? Aren't you on the third floor?" Wu Anzheng was pulling Wang Yan's hands and pinning her down. When he saw Yu Ling and the others coming in from outside, he had some guesses but also felt a chill.
Ji Hongxi was startled by their posture, and even more so by their words. He asked in confusion, "What third floor? We've been waiting for you in the villa next door with its lights on! And what are you... doing here?"
A brightly lit villa? Even if such a place existed, they wouldn't come to this pitch-black villa!
Wu An finally realized that either the phone or the person was the problem, but Ji Hongxi and the other three were too real, so the fake one was the phone. Since there were many people around, he wasn't so timid anymore, and in this awkward posture, he slowly recounted their experiences since arriving here.
Wang Qiang could tell that the posture wasn't intended to harm his sister, so he didn't stop her. However, he was horrified to hear his older sister suddenly pinching him like a madwoman. He figured that his sister must have encountered the same hallucination they had just witnessed.
Yu Ling was quite experienced in this matter, and she directly told Wu An, "Don't be afraid, just slap Xiao Yan across the face to wake her up. Don't be soft-hearted, that's how Hong Xi and the others woke up just now."
Wu An then noticed that apart from Yu Ling, who remained fair and clean without any change, and Ji Hongxi, whose left cheek was swollen, the other two's faces were swollen and round.
It seems this really happened. Has everyone encountered this strange thing?
Looking down at his girlfriend, who seemed to be having a nightmare and sleepwalking, Wu An believed Yu Ling's words. He gritted his teeth, made up his mind, raised his hand, and "slap—" he slapped her.
"It's not working, what should I do?"
Yu Ling: "Keep going, give it a couple more hits."
"Smack—"
"Smack!"
Wu An only struck once more; the other, slightly shorter strike was Wang Yan's retaliatory blow after being hit.
She did regain consciousness, breathing heavily as if she had just broken free from some restraint. Then, her memories gradually returned. Just as she was about to question Wu An about why he had hit and pinched her, she looked around and saw that she was surrounded by a group of people.
And everyone looked like they really wanted to laugh, even though they seemed to be having a tough time.
What's going on?
Wang Yan hadn't quite recovered from what had just happened. In short, Wu An saw Wang Yan frantically choking herself as if she were possessed, and at Yu Ling's suggestion, he slapped her to wake her up.
Wang Yan was already panicked and scared when she saw Wu An pinching her in the illusion. When she woke up, she hadn't distinguished between reality and illusion, and she slapped Wu An back.
So now, after they met up with Ji Hongxi and his group in this villa, everyone except Yu Ling had a swollen face, achieving the goal of 'getting beaten up'. They were all neatly arranged, and their appearance was extremely comical.
"Xiao Yan, are you alright? What did you see in your hallucination just now?" Yu Ling, as one of only two girls in the team, took on the role of comforting Wang Yan.
"What? A hallucination?!"
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