NOVEL WEB The door was locked with a plastic pipe. Tang Mingli raised his dagger and cut it off. When I was about to push the door open, my cell phone suddenly rang, which gave me a fright.
I looked down at the phone screen and found that it was an audio call from Lord Zhengyang.
Was he finally back?
With delight, I answered the call and a familiar old man’s voice rang in my ear, “Kid, don’t enter the room.”
I was startled by his warning. “Is it because the ghost inside is so fierce that we can’t deal with it?”
Lord Zhengyang said, “Kid, the bearing of the room is the so-called Ghost Corner in the traditional Geomantic Omen. The room shouldn’t be located in this place, and people shouldn’t enter the room. If an ordinary person walks into the Ghost Corner, he will be haunted by resentful ghost. Even if he is lucky enough to survive, he will be attacked by a serious illness for no reason and his vitality will be greatly weakened.”
I got nervous and asked, “So, what should I do?”
“Don’t worry. I’ll teach you how to get in and out of the Ghost Corner as you want without being haunted.”
Under his guidance, I drew a Taoist magic pattern on my chest with specially made cinnabar. Then I moved the cell phone close to my chest for a close-up so that the audience could see the pattern clearly.
But I didn’t expect that they would be seized with excitement.
[Oh my god! Beautiful chest! I…I got a nosebleed.]
[The camgirl has a very good figure. I think she can give up doing the ghost live stream and make a show of pole dance. It’s both safe and profitable.]
[Don’t talk nonsense. If the camgirl quits the ghost live stream, we wil have no chance to see real ghosts anymore.]
[Stop arguing, guys. Let’s enjoy the camgirl’s beautiful ‘balls’.]
[Camgirl, I’ve prepared a box of tissues. Please start your performance!]
I wiped the sweat from my forehead and took a close-up of Tang Mingli’s pectorals. This time the female audience got turned on and my live streaming room was totally drowned with bullet screen.
Loads of rewards kept popping out like falling snowflakes. Pleasantly surprised, I said, “Now, let’s go and see if there’s really a ghost in the room.”
I pushed open the door. A cold wind blew directly into my face and a chill shiver rippled over my skin.
“The room’s yin qi is really heavy.” I pulled up my collar against the cold air and looked around. Before I could look closer, I heard footsteps coming from outside suddenly.
“Someone is coming.” I grabbed Tang Mingli’s arm and drew him to a dark corner.
“Master Zhou, thank you for coming to help us deal with the ghosts. You are our benefactor. Here is a place of entertainment. But now there are rumors saying that my karaoke bar is haunted, so few people come here for fun now. In the past, the top-class VIP rooms on this floor were all full up. But now my business is getting poor. Alas!”
“Don’t worry, Mr. Zou. Let me check the room first,” a voice replied, sounding confident.
“Ah, the lock is broken. Did someone come in?” Mr. Zou shouted, “Who’s there? Get your ass out of the room!”
Realizing that we were exposed, I cast an inquiring look at Tang Mingli. He held my hand, strode out and said, “It’s me.”
“You?” Mr. Zou frowned. “Who are you?”
I gave Tang Mingli a mildly quizzical glance and whispered, “Sometimes your title doesn’t work.”
Tang Mingli explained, “Shancheng City is not my territory. So few people know me.”
With my mouth twitched, I asked, “What should we do now?”
Tang Mingli strode forward and said, “We heard that this karaoke bar was haunted. So we came to hunt ghosts.”
“You two? Hunting ghosts?” Mr. Zou burst out laughing. “That’s the biggest joke I’ve ever heard. Two greens hands? You think you can catch ghosts? Come on, guys. Kick them out.”
His words irritated all the audience in my live streaming room.
[Who the fuck do you think you are? How dare you talk to my Prince Charming Tyrant like that?]
[Fatso, how dare you question the camgirl’s ghost hunting abilities? Do you know how many fierce ghosts she has killed?]
[Camgirl, show him what you are capable of! Face slap them!]
[Look at ‘I-don’t-know-who-he-is!. He wears a Chinese tunic suit and looks like a swindler. Camgirl, beat him up with your ghost hunting skills.]
[Damn it! These two security guards are going to hit the camgirl and Tyrant. If they get hurt, tomorrow I will bankrupt this fucking karaoke bar.]
[Wow, you are really something.]
Tang Mingli made a neat chopping action with his hand, and the two security guards, who came from special troops, were startled and stepped back involuntarily.
They had been the top soldiers in the troops and had won the Military Region Competition Award. But unexpectedly, they were beaten back by a young man easily.
This young man was by no means an ordinary person.
Tang Mingli said, “Mr. Zou, you are a businessman. How can you drive your customers away? We are all here to hunt ghosts. Why not give each of us a chance to show our prowess? You won’t lose anything anyway.”
When Mr. Zou was about to dress them down, Master Zhou suddenly sneered, “Humph! Interesting! Since they insiste, let them stay. I’m here to hunt ghosts. There’s nothing there below the table. I hope you won’t wet yourselves when you see ghosts.”
[You are blowing your own horn, old bean. Our camgirl is well-experienced in ghost hunting. I hope you won’t wet your pants in terror when she is hunting ghosts.]
[Humph! He was only bragging. Camgirl, don’t let him off lightly. Defeat him and show him who’s the real ghost hunting expert.]
[Camgirl, we’re waiting for you to give him a slap right in the face!]
[Show me your awesome power!]
The audience were no longer easy to please. They would gradually get tired of the sole ghost hunting scenes. So, some dramatic plots were required to satisfy their fantasies of defeating the strong.
The question was, could I defeat Master Zhou?
“Haha, he’s just an unblooded guy. Don’t worry. I will help you,” said Lord Zhengyang at this time.
His words cheered me up. With the support of this skilled master, what is there to be afraid of?
I searched my mind for how to act as a poser like what they do in novels. A few seconds later, I took a step forward and said, “Master Zhou, this room is very dangerous, but you came in rashly without any magic weapons. Aren’t you afraid of being attacked by something unclean?”
Master Zhou snorted, “From your words I can see you are a totally layman. You don’t have the insight to recognize my magic weapon.” Speaking of which, he took out a compass, looked askance at me haughtily and said, “This compass is more than 1800 years old. It has descended from the founder of our sect. And it’s a one-of-a-kind magic weapon in China.”
“Haha, this man is a real boaster.” Lord Zhengyang laughed, “His compass is no more than 100 years old. It doesn’t have any spiritual power at all. How dared he call it a magic weapon?”
Instead of exposing his lie, I gave him a smile and said, “Master Zhou, you’d better be careful.”
Master Zhou sneered, “Absolute nonsense! I’m the disciple of Taoism. I won’t be hurt by those ghosts at all. You ignorant girl, get out of my way. Don’t hinder me when I am conjuring.”
Mr. Zou echoed, “Yes. Get out of Master Zhou’s way. Don’t hinder him. Otherwise, I will break your bones.”
[Haha, the camgirl already looks so bland. I guess Master Zhou is going to make a fool of himself.]
[I begin to feel sympathy for Master Zhou. He is just a poor middle-aged man. Camgirl, can you let him off? Just have him perform the three kowtows after you defeat him. Don’t force him to bark like a dog.]
[You are really a bad guy. But I like it.]
I tipped a wink to Tang Mingli and withdrew to a corner. Master Zhou walked around the room with the compass in his hands, and finally stopped in a corner. His face suddenly changed and he shouted, “Where are you from? How dare you do evil in this place? Now, show yourself!.”
With that, he suddenly sprayed a handful of cinnabar. His cinnabar was the ordinary one and couldn’t compare with my special cinnabar at all.
A bloody human-shape figure suddenly appeared in the corner. Judging from its figure, I can tell it should be a long-haired beautywhen she was alive.
At the sight of her, Mr. Zou’s face dropped to the floor. He said in a hurry, “Master, ghost. A real ghost! Get rid of her! Now!”
I squinted at this Mr. Zhou. Is it possible he has some kind of nasty secret he is hiding from us?
Master Zhou pulled out his peach sword and raised his voice, “You wicked ghost! I’m gonna carry out the true way on behalf of Heaven and kill you.”
Speaking of which, he thrust at the female ghost with his peach sword. A sound of the sword piercing through flesh and bones echoed in the room. The female ghost let out a piercing cry.
As he pulled the peach sword out, the female ghost turned into a wisp of red smoke and disappeared.
[Wow, Master Zhou is really something. Is the camgirl going to suffer a disastrous defeat this time?]
[It seems that this time the camgirl has no scope for her ability.]
[Take it easy. Don’t question the camgirl’s ability. She must have an ace up her sleeve.]
After killing the female ghost, Master Zhou turned around and said to Mr. Zou with a triumphant smile, “By good luck I was able to accomplish the task.”