Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Everyone Here is Dead
[What did she say? What did she put there?]
[Great, great, director, I want to see the VCR too!]
[Bai Qingqing finally did something useful]
[But if it can really be released, is it still a ghost? There are so many supernatural events in the world, and I haven’t seen anyone capture them with a camera. I hope it’s not a real NPC acting, hahaha]
[No, I just want to ask, can this really be broadcast? Let the guests watch the replay halfway through the program to collect information?]
[It’s boring. It’s the same as the first season. It’s all scripted. I think Bao Zishi’s entry into the hospital was also acted, just to replace someone else to join.]
[Director Wu, don’t bother with these people. If they don’t want to watch it, just leave. I really want to watch it (please). Even if it’s an act, the plot is still good.]
Bai Songxu was stunned, looking at Bai Qingqing with his mouth open, unable to speak for a long time.
Pu Yueling and Chen Ruihao were also stunned. They didn't expect that there could be such an operation. They looked in the direction where she raised her hand loudly and met Director Wu's equally confused face.
Wu Weiran was stunned for a moment, but he was the first one to react among the group. He nodded and asked someone to bring the equipment over: "Okay, let's take a look at the footage in the yard, right? But I'll tell you in advance, don't expect too much from the footage."
The guests' dazed expressions quickly turned into excitement. Chen Ruihao was most afraid of ghosts, but there were so many people at the scene that he was very brave.
He stuck close to Bai Qingqing and stretched his neck, watching eagerly as the staff placed the equipment among them. A group of people gathered around the large table in the middle hall, all staring at the display screen.
Their respective follow PDs took close-ups of the six guests and broadcast them to the live studio.
The six live broadcast rooms were all quiet, the barrage of comments had stopped, and hundreds of thousands of eyes were staring at the small display screen, afraid of missing the scene.
[If there is a ghost in today's show, I will stand on my head and eat shit!]
Entering the corridor of the second courtyard, Bao Zishi walked back a few steps along the way he came. Suddenly, he stopped, as if he had changed his mind and decided to stay where he was and wait for Chen Rui to get better.
He seemed to be bored, looking left and right. After standing there for a while, he suddenly stopped staring in one direction, and his whole body was visibly tense.
Bao Zishi stepped back, and a black cat jumped down from the wall. It arched its back, raised its fur and growled in the direction Bao Zishi was facing.
The breathing of several guests present slowed down.
Bai Songxu unconsciously opened his eyes wide and stared at the screen. He had long forgotten whether he believed in ghosts or not. He watched carefully, afraid of missing the scene where the female ghost appeared.
On the display screen of another device, a panoramic view of the courtyard was taken from above. The high-definition picture suddenly froze for a few seconds, as if the signal was interfered with. The picture, which was about to be interrupted, became clear again as a bright light flashed through the sky and the earth.
A ball of white mist appeared out of nowhere, moving like a person walking, gradually approaching Bao Zishi, startling him so much that he held his chest and breathed deeply.
Soon, the sky and the earth became as bright as day in an instant, Bao Zishi's pale face eased, and the human-shaped white mist did not move forward anymore.
Hundreds of thousands of online viewers were disappointed.
[Oh, I thought I could actually take a photo of a person, that’s it? That’s it?]
[That’s right, it’s just a human outline, without any facial features, it’s like nothing. The guest even suggested watching the replay, hahaha, what was played?]
[Oh my god, this is scarier than the real person, okay? Big brother, look carefully, what is being played now is the unedited master tape of the program team! If it were a real person, you could say it was an actor, but now it’s just a cloud of fog, how can you act?]
[And it’s so strange that it’s getting light so early. Even if virtual equipment can create ghosts, it’s hard to do it with such strong light, right? I thought the sun was rising…]
[+1, Mr. Bao's heartbeat was pounding, but it calmed down a lot after dawn, and his face looked much better. Even if he switched to being an actor now, he would only play tough guy roles like boxers. How could he have such good acting skills?]
[Brothers and sisters, stop analyzing. A little girl has already broken gently in her bed (crying)]
Zan Fang and Bai Qingqing ran into the courtyard from two directions, waved at the white mist, and talked to each other.
"Master Zan has a habit of attacking people. He doesn't even ask questions and is so ruthless when he strikes."
"It's an emergency, Miss Bai, you don't know how precious the talisman is."
"Precious head."
…
The replay is almost over here, and the ghost scenes stop here.
The director had no intention of letting the guests react on the spot, so he pressed the pause button. The guests did not disperse immediately and remained there.
After Bai Songxu looked at the white fog, he sneered in his heart, thinking it was nothing. He casually asked Bai Qingqing beside him: "Did you use the talisman? Did you buy it from the Bu family?"
Bai Qingqing: “No.”
Zan Fang also glanced at her and warned: "No matter where Miss Bai's talisman came from, Zan wants to advise you again that talismans are precious and hard to come by, so please don't treat them casually."
Bai Qingqing looked at Zan Fang as if he were a fool.
[I can't believe that Zan Fang likes to cry over other people's coffins in his own home? He's really nosy! What does my use of my magic have to do with him? ]
Bai Qingqing: "Like Taoist Zan, beating people to death directly, isn't that treating them casually?"
She sneered: "That's really a provincial talisman."
"There is a difference between life and death. A ghost is a ghost. She has killed a person, so she shouldn't exist in this world. The situation was urgent at the time. For Bao Zishi's life, Zan had no choice but to do that."
Bai Songxu opened his eyes wide when he heard Bai Qingqing's inner voice, looked at Zan Fang, and was so amused by the coffin proverb that he couldn't help but laugh quietly.
Although he didn't like Bai Qingqing chasing Mu Ning into the entertainment industry and appearing on TV shows, what she said was right. She spent her own money and used her own things, and it was not up to others to make comments.
Bai Songxu had a tense face and almost rolled his eyes at Zan Fang on the spot. After watching the master tape, those who wanted to speak were unable to speak because of the tense atmosphere.
The atmosphere was somewhat silent. Zan Fang recalled the scene when she made her move, and suddenly had another guess about Bai Qingqing's ability.
With such decisive actions, how could he think that Bai Qingqing was not a cultivator just because he couldn't sense the vitality in her body?
Bai Qingqing has so many high-level talismans on her body, so she must have a lot of magical tools to protect herself, so it may not be impossible for her to conceal her own vitality.
Since she understood the method, perhaps using a mirror was not a coincidence.
Zan Fang said angrily: "Did you let her run away on purpose? Do you know that doing so will only cause her to kill more people?"
Bai Qingqing was calm and didn't bother standing in the crowd. She turned around and sat back on the chair: "Why would you want to kill her? Just catch her back."
Zan Fang sneered: "Oh, that's easy for you to say!"
[Didn’t I just say that Bai Qingqing deliberately stole the soul? Why are we arguing about it again?]
[It means that originally, I thought that Bai Qingqing was not good enough in martial arts and accidentally let the ghost escape. Now, Taoist Zan seems to have discovered that she did it on purpose in order to save the ghost’s life.]
[Then what Master Zan said is correct. What if something happens to the guests or the on-site staff? There are at least hundreds of people in a program team. Even Master Zan can't take care of everyone, right? If something really goes wrong, can Bai Qingqing take the responsibility?]
[Haha, ghosts don’t have ghost rights? I stand with Bai Qingqing in this wave. It doesn’t make sense to kill ghosts indiscriminately!]
[The identity of the female ghost is still unknown. I have heard three versions of this legend. Which one is correct?]
[Whether she was looking for her lover to rekindle their past relationship or something else, the Taoist priest said that the female ghost had killed people, including 15 members of the Ma family! All of them died just for her little love affair! This is irrefutable, isn’t it right that she should be given a life of death?]
Pu Yueling looked around, taking in everyone in the room, and took the initiative to smooth things over: "We've seen what this female ghost looks like, so it's easier now! Let's discuss how to catch the ghost!"
There was a smile on her slightly round face, and once her cheerful voice came out, the tense atmosphere was mostly dispelled.
Pu Yueling took Bai Muning's arm and said, "As Ningning said, shall we combine all the information?"
Bai Muning's gaze was still on Bai Qingqing.
According to Taoist Zan, Bai Qingqing really understands some metaphysics.
The face of the woman that appeared in the video just now shocked her cognition and was imprinted in her mind, making her unable to calm down for a long time.
She was not a professional like Taoist Zan. If she wanted to pass the level, she could only rely on the information provided by the program team. When she was collecting information, she guessed the mistress of the Ma family's house. If she could see clearly from her appearance...
That should be what we saw in the video just now.
Dignified, generous and gentle, she can somewhat suppress the aura of the house.
Bai Muning was in a state of confusion for a moment. He forced a smile, sat down with Pu Yueling, and said slowly, "Yes, let's discuss a strategy. Maybe we can still complete the task before dawn."
Six people seated.
Bai Muning was the first to share his information: "I found out here, I came back from studying abroad, and married into the Ma family according to the family marriage contract. The Ma family is a local gentry, in charge of dozens of business companies, and is quite famous in the local area. I didn't want to, and I made an appointment with my maid Xiaohong to find a chance to escape after the marriage.
But Ma Qicheng was a young talent, and he did not behave like the older generation of the Ma family. Ma Qicheng was very good to me and respected my wishes. He knew that I was leaving, but he did not say anything. Instead, he gave me the leadership of the Ma family.
I stayed at the Ma family for a while, and gradually developed feelings for Ma Qicheng. We often recited poems and painted together, and I was in charge of all the food and drink expenses at home. "
Bai Mu Ning: "There are many photos of me in this house, and in the study there are a lot of notes and paintings of my husband and me as evidence."
Pu Yueling: "Yes, it's really a thick stack. I don't think it's a prop, but a real old item. Judging from the quantity, it seems that Ma Qicheng, that is, me, has a deeper affection for it."
Bai Muning is very experienced in recording variety shows. He uses the first person when narrating, which immediately draws everyone into the situation.
Pu Yueling recalled: "Looking at the dress and temperament of the female ghost just now, I feel that she is the mistress of the Ma family. There should be no doubt about it, otherwise she would not use such high-quality jewelry."
Chen Ruihao nodded in agreement.
Chen Ruihao: "We have almost finished talking about the information here. My colleagues have died mysteriously one after another. Xiaohong saw a ghost. She had a notebook in which she recorded that she had seen a mysterious figure. After two months, the record was interrupted and there were no new notes.
Chen Rui rolled his eyes at Qingqing: "Sister Qing said that she might be...dead."
Zan Fang also said: "I am the accountant. I have records of all the deaths in the Ma family. The Ma family has the expenses for their burial and the changes in monthly expenses. There is the signature of the wife under each summary. Just like Bai Mu Ning said just now, the accounts of the Ma family are managed by the new wife.
In addition, according to the account books, the order of death was from the servants, to Ma Qicheng, Xiaohong, and finally the new wife. "
Bai Mu Ning frowned and thought carefully: "From the beginning to the end, only Xiao Hong could see the mysterious figure... Xiao Hong, do you have the Yin-Yang Eyes?"
Bai Qingqing shook her head: "No information was given, so it should be none."
Bai Mu Ning frowned: "This is a doubt that I haven't solved yet. We have been here for such a long time, and the mysterious figure just appeared. Maybe there is a specific time limit for her to appear."
Bai Mu Ning raised his head and looked at everyone: "It's almost dawn, we may have to hurry up. I have a suggestion. Since everyone here is dead, it means that the female ghost wants to kill us."
"So I think we can all disperse and move around. Maybe the female ghost will come to us on her own initiative, and then Taoist Zan can take action to subdue her. What do you think?"
Bai Muning looked at Zan Fang with a firm gaze, actively meeting his gaze.
Everyone looked at Bai Muning, waiting for Zan Fang's answer.
The hall was silent for a while.
The live broadcast room was quiet for a moment, and then it exploded.
[Wow, my sister said that everyone was dead, and my scalp instantly went numb, it was so exciting]
[So handsome, so handsome, Ning Mei A-ed all over his face]
[Ning Mei became a god in the first episode! She is just a blank player! The analysis is full of energy!]
[My sister is indeed a top student, with such organization and language skills! I love Ningmei like crazy]
[I am still thinking about how to play Xuanzong with the whiteboard. My thinking is narrow. This is the correct way to open the whiteboard! ]
[They also cooperated well with Yue Ling. Yue Ling used divination to verify information or provide additional ideas. Although Bai Ling's team only searched the master bedroom and study, they made rapid progress and obtained more information than the other two teams.]
[It feels like the other two groups didn’t do anything (covering face). Zan Daochang ran for a long time, but he, the big ice cube, didn’t say anything]
[Hahaha, sister is full of energy the whole time, brothers hhhhh, you guys take fifth brother out to play, he looks confused! ]
[If it was my eldest brother, he would have caught up with the idea by now and become the host (side-eyed smile)]
Zan Fang nodded and said thoughtfully, "This is indeed a method. According to the order of death in the account book, she will most likely come to the servants first."
Zan Fang looked at Bai Qingqing, Chen Ruihao and Bai Songxu.
Of course, he himself was also included in the Ma family's servants.
Zan Fang took out something from his sleeve. It was a string of copper coins that were round on the outside and square on the inside, tied tightly with a red rope. He clasped his hands together, muttered something, then untied the red rope and handed the copper coins to everyone.
"Put this copper coin close to you. If you really see the female ghost, don't panic. As long as you encounter a yin object, I will know. At the critical moment, this copper coin can protect you from it."
Bai Songxu was listening attentively and nodded along with their analysis. Then a copper coin was stuffed into his hand as well, and he was stunned.
He wanted to ask again, but the Taoist priest had already turned around and handed the copper coin to the next person, and finally to Bai Qingqing.
Although they had been unhappy before, Zan Fang still couldn't help but remind her: "I have used my own vitality to nourish this copper coin for many years. It can be used when encountering danger. The talisman is precious. Miss Bai, please don't use it easily again."
"I know."
Bai Qingqing smiled, closed her palms, and took the copper coin.
Don't hit a smiling person. Although Zan Fang has an icy face and doesn't smile at all, how can he not accept a gift from others?
Taoist Zan was right. This copper coin was filled with profound vitality, having indeed been carefully nurtured over the years. If it encountered any evil spirit, it could be used to ward off the evil spirit.
If the string of copper coins were not opened, it would obviously be a good magic weapon.
Zan Fang dismantled it and distributed it to the guests for protection, without feeling any regret at all.
She looked at Zan Fang and said politely, "That female ghost thought we were living here. If we act separately, it would be better to do as the director said and act in accordance with our identities. Maybe it would be better."
Bai Qingqing barely participated in the discussion of the plot tonight, and this was the first sentence she said that was related to the action.
Zan Fang's eyes fixed as he thought for a moment.
According to Bai Qingqing, it doesn't look like the behavior of a ghost, but rather like...
We still have to meet in person to confirm it.
After thinking it over, he repeated Bai Qingqing's words to everyone. Everyone felt that it made sense, so they put away their copper coins, stood up, and prepared to act according to their character settings and run towards the Taoist priest after seeing the female ghost.
Bai Songxu held the copper coins in his hand, looking confused.
No. Can they all recognize female ghosts?
Where did you see the face?
Didn't they just watch the same replay?
Isn't that a ball of white fog?
Bai Songxu looked around. Everyone started to leave and he didn't find anyone to ask. Finally, his eyes fell on the director.
His eyes were full of accusation, as if Director Wu had not given him some information.
*
It is still dark, which is the time when people sleep the deepest.
As the hosts, Bai Muning and Pu Yueling naturally went back to the master bedroom to rest.
The other four people were going to sleep in the side room.
Bai Qingqing didn't plan to go to the side room. She had insisted on staying in the master bedroom before, and now she didn't plan to go far away. She followed Bai Lingzu and went up the stairs with her head lowered.
Chen Ruihao stood where he was, trying to find an excuse to stay and join the group.
Bai Songxu originally thought that Taoist Zan was in the same group with him and would ask him to go to bed, but he left first.
He fell behind and asked Chen Ruihao, who was also alone, "Why did Bai Qingqing follow us up? Shouldn't she go with us?"
"Sister Qing is Madam's personal maid. She was brought here from her parents' home. She has to stay by their side at night to take care of them."
Bai Songxu was stunned: "With this kind of setting, why do we need to divide the rooms?"
Chen Ruihao: "Of course it's not the program setting, it's Sister Qing's own setting."
"How can it be like this?" Bai Songxu was stunned. He felt something was wrong as he watched Bai Qingqing's back disappear at the stairs.
Bai Qingqing, are you planning to do something bad in the middle of the night?
Otherwise, why would she follow Mu Ning to join the variety show? It’s impossible that she really wants to become a famous star and come here to record the show properly?
Bai Songxu started chasing after her, running up the stairs in two steps, and grabbed the door tightly before Bai Qingqing closed it.
"Bai Qingqing, they are a couple sleeping, why are you going in?"
The three little girls in the room were all stunned.
Pu Yueling popped her head out from behind and looked at Bai Songxu with confusion in her eyes.
Bai Songxu looked around, thinking that everyone should act according to their character settings, and pointed, "The study is next to it. Bai Qingqing, go to the study and sleep. If the master and the mistress need you for anything, you can call and they will hear you."
Pu Yueling and Bai Muning looked at each other, neither of them knowing what Bai Songxu was suddenly doing.
The three of them were waiting for Bai Qingqing to speak.
Bai Qingqing didn't say anything. When Bai Songxu turned his head, she slammed the master bedroom door shut.
【I am sick.】
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