Chapter 121 A Talented Actor Used as Cannon Fodder (18) Lin You didn't...
Lin You didn't wait for Song Yu to get the immobilization talisman. She directly used her spiritual power to bind the three ghosts, but her eyes were looking at another place.
She unleashed a burst of spiritual energy, and from the northernmost building, a hundred meters away, a rather shrill scream suddenly came.
"Come out." Lin You's voice seemed soft, but it carried clearly from afar. Soon, a... female ghost emerged from the building to the north.
A female ghost that perfectly fits the ghostly atmosphere of this place, with her red dress tattered, her hair disheveled, her fingernails long, and her body glowing with a greenish light.
Without comparison, there is no harm. Not only did Lin You feel disgusted, but even Song Yu had the illusion that the ghosts in Taoxi Town were suddenly not so scary.
Director Yu, however, subtly moved the camera, capturing the female ghost's figure clearly. Although he didn't understand the principle behind how the camera could capture these images after he gained the ability to see ghosts, as long as it could be filmed, that was enough.
Lin You, who had already prepared for battle, glanced at the camera again without making a sound, and then looked at the female ghost's unique appearance. If Director Yu were to make her take the blame again this time, she would definitely have to pay more!
The female ghost, shrouded in black, approached. Lin You stepped forward, shielding the other two behind her. With a flash of cold light, a long sword, exuding a chilling aura, silently appeared in her hand.
Song Yu's "golden finger" customer service was also buzzing like crazy.
[Ding! A level 6 ghost has been detected nearby. This is not something the host can handle at their current level. Evacuation is recommended!]
[Ding! A level 6 monster is approaching. Your cheat shop level is insufficient; there is no way to deal with it. Please retreat immediately!]
[Ding! Host points insufficient to activate Absolute Defense. Please leave your current location immediately!]
[Ding! As long as the green hills remain, there's always firewood to burn. Host, what are you dawdling for? You can't win, run!]
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Amidst this series of prompts, Song Yu actually discerned the emotional expression in the electronic voice. Before he could figure out how to explain it, the voice in his mind abruptly stopped.
The menacing female ghost, when she reached within three meters of Lin You, suddenly knelt down with a thud, pleading, "Master, spare us! We had no choice..."
The female ghost was ugly, and her voice was hoarse and unpleasant. She was also very talkative, and she rambled on and on for a while before finally explaining the matter clearly.
The gist of it is that when this place was still an amusement park, she and the group of kids were kidnapped by human traffickers and hidden in an abandoned basement.
At the time, there happened to be an accident at the amusement park, and a group of police officers arrived. The traffickers thought they were there to arrest them, so they locked the basement door and quietly ran away.
They were trapped there, without water or food, and their mouths were gagged and they were drugged. They had no way to ask for help and starved to death inside.
When the female ghost got to the heartbreak, she sobbed a few times, crying with such emotion that it was a pity she had no tears.
Well, in Lin You's opinion, her acting was quite good. Whether it was the clenched teeth when talking about human traffickers or the miserable experience of enduring hunger, it all seemed so real.
However, her aura was mottled, and she had committed numerous sins, with dozens of lives on her hands, which was uncommon even in ancient worlds, let alone modern ones.
As for Song Yu and Director Yu, although they may not be good at fighting, they are masters when it comes to acting skills.
With the little tricks this female ghost has, to be honest, she probably wouldn't even pass the interview for the fourth female lead.
Seeing that Lin You remained unmoved, the female ghost took two more steps forward on her knees, trying to pull at her clothes, and then a long sword was placed against her neck.
"Master... I really haven't done anything wrong. Didn't you send all those little things to reincarnation? Please, have mercy and send me there too!"
With the sword held to her throat, the female ghost's tone became even more pitiful. She even knew her voice wasn't pleasant, so she deliberately lowered her volume, making it sound less harsh.
Lin You's sword was not her natal sword from her cultivation days. It was a practice sword given to her by her junior uncle Ye Xinghan when she first started practicing swordsmanship. She and Ye Zhen each had one. It was just an ordinary low-grade spiritual weapon, which was just right for her current cultivation level.
"Little Song Yu, do you still remember the aura-reading method I taught you the day before yesterday? Try it and see how much you can glean from her." Lin You didn't interrogate her directly, but instead used her as a practical teaching material.
This is modern society, after all. Ghosts who have taken lives in their lifetime are rare. Who knows when we'll encounter one again?
"Look at that trace of deep red blood aura around her; that's evidence she wasn't a good person in life. And the red light in her eyes—she didn't accumulate good karma even in death. And that black stuff is all resentment; it shows she's a petty person. And look at that green light..."
Using the female ghost to lecture Song Yu, Lin You berated the woman from beginning to end. As she scolded the female ghost, the black aura around her intensified.
Lin You twirled the blade of his longsword and slapped it against the female ghost. "Tone it down. Your resentment is too strong. You can't see anything else."
The female ghost almost jumped up, ready to fight this man to the death, but sensing the chilling killing intent on the sword, she wisely backed down.
She's already died once, and she doesn't want to die again. So what if she's used as teaching material? At least she'll be of some use. If she's useful, she won't be killed outright.
Seeing that she had calmed down, Lin You continued, "Although this ghost has some abilities, it is obviously not very smart and doesn't understand common sense. With such a heavy blood debt, it is still pretending to be an innocent rabbit. Does it really think that ghost catchers are like you who don't need to use their eyes?"
Female ghost:………
When did the skills of a ninth-rank celestial master become common knowledge for catching ghosts?
Also, what kind of ninth-rank celestial master has such a bizarre appearance and such unique hobbies? Does she really stop going online after she becomes a ghost?
Isn't this the same variety show that's been all the rage lately, the one that's breaking down feudal superstitions?!
Others might not be able to tell what that graceful young lady in white under the moonlight was, but she had heard of her before.
What kind of respectable family's Taoist priest would claim the identity of a ghost and monster to gain attention?!
Seeing Song Yu nod as if he had been taught a lesson, and seeing the camera in the hand of the guy next to him, the female ghost suddenly got angry.
It's one thing for the Taoist priest to criticize her for being ruthless, but why did he say she was brainless and then film it to show the whole internet?
She was, after all, the one who was responsible for devising strategies in the team, and as the Ghost Queen, she was the boss of this area. She absolutely wouldn't take the blame for such a huge mistake!
"You're the one who's brainless and lacks common sense! Observing the body and aura is a skill of a ninth-rank celestial master. Do you think ninth-rank celestial masters are as common as cabbages? I've been dead for so many years, and besides you, I've only ever seen one eighth-rank celestial master at most!" The female ghost didn't care about the sword at her neck anymore and yelled at Lin You.
"Also, what ninth-rank Celestial Master is as shabby as you? Even an eighth-rank Celestial Master has a huge entourage when he goes out, with a long procession of carriages..."
"Then, after you ghosts hear about this, can you just run away?" Lin You suddenly interrupted her.
The female ghost paused for a moment, then howled even louder: "How could I possibly run away? If I could run away, would I still be living in this dump in this abandoned building? It's drafty on all sides, and there's no water, no electricity, and no internet. Do you know why I live in the northernmost part? The neighbor's house over there has a good signal, so it's convenient to mooch off their internet!"
Upon hearing this, Director Yu couldn't help but interject, "Didn't you scare the developers away?"
"When did I scare the developers? It must have been those little devils who did it behind my back! I was even planning to..." The female ghost abruptly interrupted her, looking at Lin You with surprise and suspicion.
When she went mad, he deliberately moved the sword an inch away and pressed it against the female ghost's neck again. "Speak, explain everything clearly, and I'll give you a chance to reincarnate. Otherwise, you'll have to die again."
The cold blade pressed against her neck, and the female ghost, who had been excited, suddenly calmed down. She looked at Lin You and tentatively asked, "Are you really going to give me a chance to reincarnate?"
Lin You didn't offer any guarantees as the female ghost expected. Instead, she asked, "Besides trusting me, do you have any other options?"
The female ghost choked until her face turned blue, but fortunately, her face was already blue, so the darkening of the color didn't affect her appearance much. At least Song Yu adapted quite well.
In the end, under Jianfeng's coercion, the female ghost confessed everything. The children had indeed been abducted because an inexperienced operator made a mistake and gave them ten times the amount of sleeping pills, which directly harmed them.
They tried everything – giving the child water and inducing vomiting – but nothing worked. In the end, they buried the child in a hidden spot in the amusement park. Just then, an accident happened at the amusement park, and police arrived in droves. The traffickers thought they were being arrested and panicked, running away without thinking.
The female ghost was running in such a hurry that she accidentally twisted her ankle, hit her head on a pebble by the roadside, and fainted on the spot.
Instead of taking her to the hospital, her usually obedient partners, upon realizing she was still alive, slammed her head against a rock twice more to make sure she was dead before quickly running away.
After her body was discovered, it was assumed that she had been in an accident at the amusement park. Shortly after being taken away, she was quickly cremated. And those bastards even went so far as to collect compensation from the amusement park in the name of her relatives and friends.
"Of course, those people didn't get away with it either. Once I had some power, I called 110 and reported them. I know all their hideouts, downlines, and buyers. I even gave them many of the ideas. Now they've all been arrested, three of them were executed on the spot, and the others are sentenced to life imprisonment. Hahahaha."
The ending was so unexpected that even the experienced director Yu was shocked, and he even considered making a short film about it for fun.
As for why he was certain the female ghost wasn't lying, Director Yu couldn't help but glance at the rope tied around her wrist and the electrocardiogram-like device connecting the rope a few days later.
After the cultivation world gained access to the internet, all sorts of geniuses emerged one after another. There were some people who enjoyed making inventions and creations. This underworld version of the lie detector was the blueprint that Lin You saw on the forum.
I heard that Ye Zhen also deserves a small part of the credit for this.
This thing is easy to make, and the materials are nothing special. Lin You made one for me on the spot, and it was ready to use right away.
As for the female ghost's shocked expression, well, she was definitely shocked that she couldn't lie!
Song Yu began preparing for the exorcism. This was, after all, a level six ghost, a ghost that his family's "golden finger" customer service had officially declared he couldn't handle. Even with his grandmother watching over him, it would still be somewhat difficult.
Seeing his posture, the female ghost suddenly realized what he meant and started howling again: "He's a noob who's not even level two yet, how could you teach him any kind of body observation or qi reading? There's no way he could see anything! And you actually let him send me to reincarnation!"
Lin You: ………
Coincidentally, he really could see it, and besides, aren't there ghosts to begin with?
To ensure the female ghost wouldn't leave with regrets, Lin You called Director Yu over. After five minutes of instruction, this director, who had no cultivation whatsoever but was dedicated to dispelling feudal superstitions, was able to point and comment on the chaotic aura.
"Master Lin, what kind of energy is that pinkish-black color?"
"The Peach Blossom Curse is that among the people who harmed her was her nominal husband."
"What is that grayish-purple thing?"
"It's poisonous, but not very potent. This guy ate a poisonous mushroom before he died."
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Female ghost: ? ? ?
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