Chapter 38 Chapter 38 (Two in One) The program team spent thousands of...
Bai Qingqing endured it again and again, but in the end she didn't really use her hand gesture to slap him on the face.
Everyone's wristband will display the heartbeat of teammates, and it will vibrate if the total exceeds two hundred. Currently, they are still within a safe range.
As long as Chen Ruihao is not too scared, their group should not trigger the warning.
Bai Qingqing withdrew her gaze and stopped caring about Chen Rui. She raised her hand and placed it on the door panel, applying gentle force.
There was some dust on the door, but her fingertips could clearly feel the touch of the damp wood. She pushed it forward, and a ray of cold light leaked in from the gap in the door.
Chen Rui shuddered, feeling that the servant's uniform was still too thin. The chilly evening breeze penetrated through the mesh of the cloth and covered his skin.
He followed Bai Qingqing across the threshold.
The story takes place during the Republic of China, but the old house seems to be even older.
The new house is not big and is decorated in a traditional way. The most eye-catching thing in the room is an old-fashioned carved step-out bed with several mandarin duck quilts stacked on it.
There are several red lacquer boxes next to the bed, and on the other side of the room is a large wardrobe and a regular dressing table. When you enter the room and turn on the light, the electric wedding candles above also light up, emitting red light.
The wedding candles illuminated a large dressing mirror and a rather thick mahogany jewelry box on the table.
Bai Qingqing strolled over to the closet and opened it. The clothes of the master and mistress were hanging inside.
Chen Rui followed Bai Qingqing very closely, his eyes glued to the carved step-out bed that was as high as the ceiling for a long time. When he saw her opening the wardrobe, he was so scared that he took a big step away from her.
Seeing that nothing unusual happened, he moved his head over her shoulder and took a closer look. "This is new. The production team must have hung it."
Bai Qingqing cooperated and took down one piece of clothing. Seeing the "Heart Signal" logo on the hanger, they were silent for a moment and then hung the clothes back.
[Hahahaha, this drama happened so suddenly. Why is the logo printed here?]
[Maybe he was afraid of losing it when he was leaving the venue (dog head)]
[Thinking that these are all props, I suddenly feel relieved]
[It feels a bit like an escape room]
[Friends above, don't worry. I checked online and heard that the male owner was hanged in this room. This was filmed on location! ]
【! 】
[I also searched... It is said that there are fifteen people in the Ma family house. When each person died, there was a mirror next to them. The bride finally died in front of her dressing table...]
[Ah... Two people died in this room? ]
[Mom, stop talking, I'm scared! ]
The same thing happened in every live broadcast room.
If the audience had wristbands, the heart rate index would probably have burst the live broadcast room long ago.
Chen Ruihao was completely unaware. He opened and closed the closet door, looked up and down, and calmed down. He didn't feel so scared anymore: "Looking at it this way, it suddenly feels like playing an escape room."
Bai Qingqing walked to the dressing table, turned around and smiled at him, "Very good, then you can search for clues in this room. You can open all the boxes over there and take a look."
Chen Ruihao is only brave in words.
He nodded in response, but did not move. He continued to follow Bai Qingqing, craning his neck to look at everything she turned over.
There are many items in the jewelry box. The outermost layer contains gold and silver items, which are finely carved and are definitely old items. The second layer is mainly pearl ornaments, and the innermost layer is many beautiful gem-inlaid jewelry.
Perhaps influenced by the idea of studying abroad, the styles of these accessories are still fashionable today.
Bai Qingqing lowered her head and flipped through the jewelry box layer by layer. Her fingertips brushed across the old, worn edges of the jewelry box, and her shadow was reflected in the dressing mirror directly in front of her.
The mirror was blurry, making her figure appear unreal.
The audience in the live broadcast room were so shocked by the news that someone had died in this room that they dared not even breathe.
[Oh my god, this mirror looks so sinister, could it be this?]
[It should be! Such an important thing must be in the master bedroom! ]
[Does anyone think this mirror is too big? ]
[I was so scared that I was stunned. I am just an innocent little girl who wants to see handsome men and beautiful women. Why do you want to show me this! ]
[Isn't Bai Qingqing a superhero? Why is she always looking at the jewelry box and not reacting to the mirror at all? Is she capable? ]
[Yes, she just said there are no ghosts. ]
[I just came from the Taoist priest's room. The Taoist priest's compass needle was shaking like crazy. Something must be wrong here! Even if there was no ghost at the time, more than a dozen people died later.]
[Silly Ruirui still doesn’t know anything. I feel sorry for him…]
Bai Qingqing and Chen Ruihao have two single-person live broadcast rooms. The former has less than 400 viewers, while the latter has more than 2,000 viewers.
The main perspective is a single-player shot, but it will inevitably be brought to teammates.
For a while, more people were discussing Bai Qingqing and the legend of the old house than Chen Ruihao himself.
Chen Ruihao crossed his arms and followed Bai Qingqing. Wherever Bai Qingqing looked, his eyes followed. Standing behind her, he would give advice from time to time and analyze the relationship between the host and hostess.
Bai Qingqing saw through Chen Rui's little intention but didn't expose it. Instead, she followed his advice and uncovered the mandarin duck quilts one by one, turning them to the bottom layer.
There was nothing else in it, just a very simple bed.
The quilt felt damp to the touch. Chen Ruihao, standing nearby, could smell the damp and musty smell in the air.
Chen Ruihao held his chin and pondered: "The program team still retained many of the original objects in the house."
"The pocket watches are a pair, so the couple should each have one. The master bedroom is the same as the one outside, with many photos of the hostess. It seems that the relationship between the host and the hostess should be very good."
"The hostess must be very fond of beauty, otherwise she wouldn't put so many photos in the room. The jewelry box is so full, and the dressing mirror is also very large. It feels a little bigger than the prop mirrors I have seen on filming."
Bai Qingqing nodded softly, her eyes lingering on the photo.
The house was not properly preserved and was too humid, so the photos had become blurred. In more than a dozen photos, the woman's face could not be clearly seen.
But her clothes and accessories are well matched, and her posture is good, whether she is sitting or standing in the photos. Although her face is not clear, her elegance can still be felt, like a lady brought up by an aristocratic family.
Bai Qingqing turned and walked towards the door: "Come out, there should be a study here, let's go take a look."
"Come on!" Chen Ruihao, dressed in a servant's uniform, answered loudly, brushed his left and right sleeves against each other, performed a court salute, and quickly followed Bai Qingqing.
Bai Qingqing was amused by him.
Probably in order to enhance the sense of immersion, the program team assigned identities to each of them.
If the story of this old house is true, then the overseas-educated young lady played by Bai Muning and the head of the Ma family played by Pu Yueling, as well as her identity as a personal maid, are all real and have strong directionality.
The accountant played by Zan Fang, as well as the servants Chen Ruihao and Bao Zishi, are probably all fictitious identities.
It may have existed in the past, but it does not refer to a specific person.
The depth of exposure to the plot creates a gap in identity.
Therefore, the winner of each issue has the priority to draw the identity card for the next issue. This is the benefit.
In other variety shows, the guests need to rely on luck.
If it were a metaphysical variety show, it would be a real reward.
Chen Ruihao was so immersed in his role as a servant that he kept his head slightly lowered the entire time in the corridor. He even asked Bai Qingqing if the next step was to go and take a look at the servants' quarters.
Bai Qingqing vaguely smelled a strange odor that seemed somewhat familiar. She didn't answer him, but frowned slightly and looked towards the source of the odor.
"Yueling, can I take a look from here? Will it disturb you?"
There was a faint smell of smoke in the study.
Pu Yueling decided to do divination for the old house in the study to see if she could directly figure out who the mysterious figure was.
She lit the sage, purified the magnetic field of the surrounding space, and then placed the sage in a corner of the table.
Bai Muning stood in the swirling smoke and asked before Pu Yueling officially started.
"It's okay, I won't disturb you. Feel free to look at it, I'll be done soon." Pu Yueling waved her hand and sat down at the table, looking as if she would be done soon.
[Girls are so beautiful. Our Ning sister is so considerate. She even worries that she might disturb her teammates.]
[After all, it is a metaphysical variety show, so it is better to let professionals do it. I don’t know how the production team dared to let ordinary people join in, just to suck the blood of traffic]
[Feeling sorry for our sister]
[Even though it’s a metaphysical variety show, my sister is working very hard to collect clues and solve the mystery. She cooperates well with Yue Ling.]
[When will Ning Mei consider taking a role in a Republican drama? This makeup is so amazing. Standing in the study, there is a sense of story. ]
In Bai Mu Ning's live broadcast room, the number of viewers approached 300,000. The screen was refreshing rapidly, and all kinds of special effects and gifts jumped into the eyes, dazzling the eyes.
The girl in the camera was completely unaware. She was wearing a white dress and standing in front of a floor-to-ceiling bookcase. She raised her bare hand, pulled out a book, lowered her head and read it carefully, looking leisurely and calm.
Chen Ruihao stood at the door of the study, looked inside, and saw exactly this scene.
Perhaps because he saw a living comrade-in-arms, he became bolder. The two girls in the study calmed him down, and he didn't want to disturb them, so he just stood quietly outside the door.
He was familiar with the smell in the room, the smell of sage.
It was obvious that Pu Yueling had just done some divination.
Bai Qingqing stood by and looked at Chen Ruihao who had unconsciously quieted down. "He really looks like a servant this time. He's much more reliable than before."
Chen Ruihao: “!”
He obviously didn't want to disturb her!
Bai Qingqing's voice was not loud, but Bai Muning still noticed the person coming to the door.
Seeing that it was them, he smiled, raised a stack of manuscripts in his hand and said, "You are here. This is the master's study. Lingling and I found some clues here. I feel that they are quite important for reconstructing the story."
It sounded like she meant to share information.
Chen Rui also smiled and stepped over the threshold. Before he could utter the word "OK", Bai Qingqing held his shoulders.
For some reason, she glanced at the corridor, and when she withdrew her gaze, she looked at Bai Mu Ning with a nonchalant expression: "We'll come back later."
Chen Ruihao's foot landed in the study, and his whole body was pressed in place. He silently retracted his foot that had stepped in: "You guys look first, you guys look first."
Bai Mu Ning's smile froze on his face. He quickly seemed to understand something and became visibly flustered, with a hint of embarrassment on his face: "Okay, then, we'll finish reading it soon."
Bai Qingqing had no expression on her face.
Chen Ruihao smiled at the two girls in the study room to liven up the slightly awkward atmosphere, and waved inside, "You guys take your time to look around, we'll go to the back and see you later."
Bai Qingqing nodded inside and led Chen Ruihao out of the study. Chen Ruihao wanted to ask something, but was suppressed by her look.
Chen Ruihao thought that she was afraid that her voice would be heard inside, so he kept his words to himself, lowered his head and followed her out of the building.
[Yue, what does that woman mean? Our Ning sister was kind enough to share information with her but she was unwilling to do so, as if she had found some treasure.]
[Who is she showing her disapproval to? ]
[Oh my god, if you don’t know, you would think our Ning sister has offended her at some point! ]
[Isn't it Chen Rui who can do all the analysis? She just did some searching, but I don't see any skills.]
[Oh my god, I can feel the awkward atmosphere. I feel sorry for Chen Ruihao. How can he be a partner with such a person...]
[Although Chen Ruihao is not famous, he is still a third- or fourth-tier star. He is cold to girls and sticks to male stars. It is obvious what he is up to.]
[Where on earth did this Bai Qingqing come from? Although Yue Ling is not a celebrity, she is a big blogger with more than three million followers. Taoist Zan is not to be mentioned either. The only person who has been officially approved is Bai Qingqing, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere and appeared on an S-level variety show as soon as she arrived, partnering with celebrities. It's so amazing.]
[Another ugly child of capitalists hhh]
[It is really rare to find a young lady like our Ning Mei who has a good family background, excellent conditions, and strong professionalism! ]
【Forever love the only Ningbao in the world (love heart)】
【Forever love the only Ningbao in the world (love heart)】
Bai Muning's live broadcast room was filled with people, and no one cared whether she could see it or not. People were throwing gifts crazily, pushing her live broadcast room to the front page, attracting more and more passers-by and fans to gather.
Before the official promotion of "Heart Signal", more than 700,000 people were watching online simultaneously in the single live broadcast room.
Director Wu was staring at the data in the backstage, smiling so hard that his teeth were not visible.
"Look, what did I say? You should be more proactive. As soon as you took the initiative, you snatched the person away from "Heartbeat"!"
The staff member who conducted the dialogue had been following the show since the first season. After a new director made some changes to the show, they unexpectedly saw the data go up significantly.
Especially for a star of Bai Mu Ning's caliber, their program wouldn't even dream of inviting her. There were rumors in the circle that she was going to be on that phenomenal dating show, and the contract had already started, but they didn't expect that their new director insisted on giving it a try and actually invited her.
He is also a fan of Bai Mu Ning. He is very happy that he can not only do a good job on the show, but also chase his star up close.
He just looked at the other screen unhappily, muttering, "I don't know what's wrong with this Miss Bai. She didn't cooperate with the recording of the show. Up to now, there are less than 1,500 people in the room, and most of them just came in to scold her."
Bai Qingqing is a quiet person, so all the shots of their group depend on Chen Ruihao alone.
She didn't behave in front of the camera, wasn't diligent in searching the room, and the staff didn't understand what she was doing there.
Director Wu glanced at Bai Qingqing's comments and silently read the comments.
Then he heard the staff member look up and ask him, "Director Wu, how many episodes has this Miss Bai signed with us? Will she come for the whole season?"
Wu Weiran stared at the screen with a serious expression: "Yes, a whole season."
How could he dare to limit how many episodes the eldest daughter of the Bai family could come to? She could come as many times as she wanted. But the reviews were so bad, he wondered if the eldest daughter and the Bai family would be unhappy after reading them.
The staff was even more unhappy: "Does she really understand metaphysics? She came here empty-handed, without any tools?"
He was referring to Taoist Zan's compass.
In the next group, Taoist Master Zan has already toured the entire house, and he and Teacher Bao have made a very clear analysis, which is 70% consistent with the investigation data they conducted.
It has only been less than two hours since I came in, and the mystery has almost been solved by Taoist Master Zan.
People like this are the ones who have real skills.
Pu Yueling, who is good at divination, has also revealed 40% of the information. They are still lacking some key clues. As long as they dig deeper along the line of analysis that Mu Ning is currently doing, they will soon see the results.
Only Miss Bai hadn't figured out anything yet and had only looked at two rooms. All the information she had was guessed by Chen Ruihao, an outsider.
Chen Ruihao works very hard, but he is a non-professional after all. He cannot show much in Xuanzong.
When planning "Heart Signal", a serious Feng Shui master was hired to conduct investigations for each project, including making talismans, and to provide support during the recording of the program.
The program team has spent tens of millions on this item alone.
It's already past ten o'clock in the evening, and it will be time for the guests to rest in a while.
Although the variety show requires the guests to stay in the old house for 48 hours, people always need to sleep. After more than half an hour, they will notify the guests to choose a room to spend the night.
He asked the director if Bai Qingqing understood metaphysics. The director didn't say anything for a long time. It was estimated that Bai Qingqing didn't have much ability and it was possible that the identities were chosen randomly.
He felt that Bai Qingqing and Chen Ruihao's group would not make any progress that night.
"She should be able to..."
The staff member was thinking about it when he suddenly heard Director Wu speaking above his head. It was a soft voice and he couldn't hear it clearly.
Director Wu: "Rewind the scene of Bai Qingqing just now, the one at the door of the study, and then cut to the scene of Taoist Zan at the same time."
The director on the side heard it and brought up the two images.
There is a long corridor at the door of the study, and you can see the second courtyard in the direction ahead.
Bai Qingqing was standing at the door of the study room, looking at an angle that allowed her to see a corner of the courtyard. Zan Fang and Bao Zishi were standing outside her field of vision, looking in the direction indicated by the compass, towards the well in front of them.
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"Xiao Chen, I was the first one to find you yesterday, right?"
In the silent atmosphere, Bai Qingqing suddenly spoke. Chen Rui was stunned for a moment and had not yet reacted to the sound of "Xiao Chen".
He recalled the scene of yesterday, and didn't understand why Bai Qingqing asked this. He nodded slowly: "Yes, you are the first one to find me, what's wrong?"
"So, I'm the most powerful of the super walkers, right?"
Chen Ruihao: “…Yes.”
They had already walked to a position where they could see the courtyard. While they were talking, Chen Ruihao happened to see Taoist Zan standing downstairs, holding a yellow talisman between his fingers and muttering something.
Bai Qingqing seemed not to notice where he was looking. She had grabbed the wrist with the bracelet on it without him noticing. She pinched her other hand, which was hanging by her side, into a strange shape and raised it slightly.
"So you have to trust me. I can protect you. Promise me to keep your heartbeat steady. No matter what you see later, stay steady, okay?"
In the second courtyard.
The yellow talisman between Zan Fang's fingers spontaneously ignited without fire. Chen Ruihao's eyes widened, and he showed the same astonished expression as Bao Zishi.
The burning yellow talisman flew out from Zan Fang's hand and shot towards the well. There was clearly no wind, but the branches and leaves of the tall trees behind the well trembled and rustled as if they were shaken.
Chen Ruihao felt that he was probably dazzled.
In an instant, several human figures merged into one were seen above the well. It was unclear how their bodies were intertwined, but the hands they stretched out were very clear, and clearly in the shape of human limbs.
Chen Ruihao: "!!!!"
The shadow disappeared in a flash, and the bracelet on Bai Qingqing's wrist vibrated wildly. She pulled Chen Rui to a different direction, facing her, and slapped him on the forehead.
Her clear eyes looked at him in the night.
[Fuck, 242 has dropped! A sudden drop of 190! ]
[190? I think 150?]
[No, sister, your network has a delay, Ruirui's heart rate is now... 80. ]
[Is it possible that there is no delay or the rate is decreasing very quickly?]
Chen Rui was breathing heavily, stunned by Bai Qingqing's sudden slap on the forehead. He had clearly felt very nervous just now, and his bracelet was vibrating wildly, but now... he seemed to be very calm inside?
Bai Qingqing only glanced at him once and then turned away.
At the same time, he released Chen Ruihao's wrist.
In the courtyard downstairs, a few dozen steps away, Taoist Zan suddenly looked in their direction with a thoughtful look.
He saw Bai Qingqing open her mouth, as if she was speaking.
The wind carried her voice softly into his ears.
"What a shame. I thought he had found the mysterious figure, but it turns out to be just some evil spirits."
Chen Rui didn't understand a word and stared blankly at the two people in the yard again.
Beside Taoist Zan, Teacher Bao seemed confused and hadn't reacted yet. He was staring at the well and hadn't recovered from his shock yet.
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