Perhaps the scene was too bizarre, because apart from Ji Qian, who was too weak to stand, no one else sat down and they all stood around the table waiting for Director Liu to arrive.
Fortunately, they didn't have to wait long, only about three or four minutes. As the studio door was slowly pushed open, Director Liu, holding a peach wood sword and wearing a bright yellow Taoist robe, appeared in front of everyone.
[You know what, he does have that conman vibe.]
[If Director Liu loses his job in the future, he can set up a stall on the overpass; he should be able to make money.]
[I thought I'd switched to the wrong channel. What's going on? A sacrificial ceremony?]
[Hey, who dresses like that for a family's heaven-worship ceremony? This is more like a sacrifice to the King of Hell!]
[I suspect Ji Qian's words yesterday provoked Director Liu, and he's planning to get himself killed. The peach wood sword is the murder weapon!]
[Director Liu: That's a good guess. Don't guess anymore.]
"Everyone!"
Director Liu, dressed in a Taoist robe and holding a high-tech microphone, looked like a cyberpunk Taoist priest: "After Teacher Ji's reminder yesterday, the production team decided to distribute exorcism tools in advance for everyone to use!"
Ji Qian was too full to speak. Hearing this, she patted Xu Qi next to her. Xu Qi received the signal and immediately raised a loud question: "You're not planning to make us use these things to exorcise ghosts, are you?"
“Director Liu, we’re not professionals, we don’t know how to exorcise evil spirits,” Han Mengyao quickly chimed in from the other side.
Seeing that things were about to turn out like yesterday, Director Liu turned up the volume of his microphone and loudly explained to the guests: "We have applied to our superiors for some talismans and special weapons, but they are still on their way."
These items have all been blessed by a master from a nearby temple; please feel free to use them. Please bear with us for one more day; the real equipment will arrive tomorrow!
Perhaps fearing further criticism, Director Liu didn't even leave room for cheers after he finished speaking, dragging his peach wood sword and running back to the studio in a flash.
After Director Liu left, the other staff members who had finally collected most of the paper money also left and returned to their posts, leaving only six bewildered guests in the courtyard.
Ji Qian approached the pile of gold ingots, picked them up one by one and examined them carefully. After looking through more than a dozen ingots, she finally found what she was looking for at the seal of one of the ingots.
Ji Qian spread out the gold ingot, and Han Mengyao and the others came over to examine it together. They discovered that the gold paper was covered with the words "Demons and monsters, leave quickly" written inside.
Seeing the puzzled looks on the other people's faces, Ji Qian turned around and explained to them, "This gold ingot was confiscated from me before, and it looked familiar to me just now."
"Director Liu understands resource recycling," Ying Xu couldn't help but exclaim.
Standing beside him, Xu Qi absentmindedly looked at the stack of yellow paper next to the gold ingot. He felt that the yellow paper looked strangely familiar.
"Stop looking, these are all the things you brought."
Ji Qian said coldly, still tearing apart gold ingots in her hands. The stack of gold paper covered with writing on it was already thick.
Upon hearing this, Xu Qi let out a howl and pounced on it. Looking at the yellow paper that had been exposed to the air and was already curled at the edges, his eyes reddened with heartache.
Ji Qian unpacked all the gold ingots she found and stuffed them into the bundle on her back, then walked over to the peach wood sword.
She picked up several swords and compared them, then chose an exceptionally ornate one and examined it closely: "This is your Gilded Flying Feather Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sword."
Xu Qi took the peach wood sword and, sure enough, found his own inscription on the hilt. Looking at the somewhat dull peach wood sword, the tears that had been hanging in the corners of Xu Qi's eyes finally fell.
I've seen outrageous production teams, but I've never seen one this outrageous.
Using guests' personal belongings as props, isn't that going too far?
[@Into the Truth, my sister's calling on you guys!]
[The Golden Feather Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sword... *sizzle*]
We are professionally trained and generally don't laugh unless we can't help it.
Ji Qian figured Xu Qi wouldn't recover anytime soon, so she simply ignored him and invited the others to sit down at the table.
Once everyone was seated, Ji Qian spoke first: "After yesterday, I'm sure everyone understands that I have the ability to see ghosts. I..."
"ah?!"
Zhao Chengyuan looked astonished. He turned to look at the others and found that they all seemed to have known about this all along, and their expressions were very calm.
A wave of sadness washed over Zhao Chengyuan. Finally, he too had reached the age where he would be isolated by the younger generation.
Ji Qian only realized that Zhao Chengyuan was unaware of this matter the moment he spoke.
Just as she was about to explain, she saw Zhao Chengyuan, who seemed to be imagining something, start looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, with even glistening tears in the corners of his eyes.
"Brother Zhao, don't misunderstand. We only found out about this by chance yesterday." Seeing that Ji Qian was hesitant to speak, Han Mengyao took the initiative to explain for Ji Qian.
Zhao Chengyuan's expression softened upon hearing this, but before he could say anything, Ying Xu stabbed him in the back again: "But you can imagine that, since Ji Qian wasn't given any equipment in the first place."
Zhao Chengyuan felt as if he had suffered a heavy blow to his heart. Fearing that he would hear even more cruel words of comfort, he stopped pretending to be profound and quickly changed the subject: "It's okay, it was my oversight. Let's continue the meeting."
After speaking, Zhao Chengyuan looked at Ji Qian, clearly intending to let Ji Qian regain control of the conversation.
Ji Qian gave the senior a grateful look, then returned to the topic: "The situation in this old house is quite complicated, and there are some evil spirits that will attack people. Meng Jie and I encountered one on the first day."
The production team is clearly unreliable right now, so we need to prepare some contingency plans.
"What emergency measures are they?" Xu Qi, who hadn't fully recovered from the blow, subconsciously started to play the straight man.
Following the conversation, Ji Qian casually picked up a piece of yellow paper and wrote four large characters on it with a carbon pen that appeared out of nowhere: "Keep you safe." Then she turned the yellow paper over and drew an incomprehensible figure on the back.
As Ji Qian put pen to paper, the strange pattern on the paper began to glow with a silvery light. Ji Qian handed the yellow paper to Han Mengyao, indicating that she should pass it around to the others.
"Although I can see ghosts, I don't have much talent for cultivation. This is the only talisman I can draw."
Xu Qi examined the talisman repeatedly, finally unable to hold back: "This is different from the previous ones. You didn't hire another charlatan, did you?"
Xu Qi's question has a story behind it.
Before meeting Master Buchang, Ji Qian had been troubled by the ability to see ghosts for many years, making her a veteran victim in the metaphysical world, having encountered dozens of charlatans.
Although Ji Qian eventually beat up all the swindlers and handed them over to the authorities, Xu Qi was very worried that Ji Qian would be deceived again, given the recent news of Master Bu Chang's death.
However, he was overthinking it this time. The person who taught Ji Qian to draw talismans was none other than the short-lived Master.
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