Early the next morning, Mu Momo was already fully equipped and knocked on Ning Yitao's door. It was Duan Qinghuai, who had slept on the floor, who opened the door.
As a result, Mu Momo misunderstood the situation. She was so angry that she almost jumped up and questioned Duan Qinghuai: "How could you sleep in the same room as Goddess Ning!!!" Her little face was full of disbelief.
Duan Qinghuai understood the situation at this moment. He folded his arms across his chest, looking disdainful. He didn't plan to explain to her and just wanted to let her misunderstand:
"Yes, so what? Stop pretending to be pitiful in front of Ning Yitao. She's mine."
Duan Qinghuai, who only dared to throw his weight around behind others, threatened Mu Momo, who might make him fall out of favor with Ning Yitao.
Fuming, she pushed Duan Qinghuai aside and walked into the room.
She didn't know where she got a suitcase from and rolled it next to Ning Yitao. She smiled brightly:
"Goddess Ning, I've already packed your luggage. We're just waiting for you to set off." As she said this, she looked at Duan Qinghuai provocatively.
"??? Such a schemer..."
After some bantering, they finally boarded the plane. Even Duan Qinghuai couldn't believe it. He, a dignified CEO, was actually competing with a little girl for favor here, and he hadn't won. If this got out, it would be so embarrassing.
Mu Momo was looking through the notice on her phone:
"Goddess Ning, we need to be careful this time. When the program crew was surveying the venue, one of the staff members went missing."
"Later, they reported it to the police. After comparison, they only found the traces of his blood at the scene, but they still couldn't find him. One of the tasks set by the director's team this time is to find the missing staff member."
*****
The location of this competition was in the mysterious and beautiful "Ghost" Castle, located in the Snow Country.
The historic Glamis Castle, which had witnessed the growth of the Snow Country, had become the famous "Ghost Castle" there. It had endured many turbulent war - torn years.
The castle had also caught fire several times for no apparent reason during the wars. Moreover, Lady Alexia had been burned at the stake as a witch. It was rumored that one could still encounter her "ghost" wandering in the long corridors,
and occasionally hear the echo of the "ghost" shuffling cards. Because of these terrifying legends, the famous writer Shakespeare had been inspired to create one of his four great tragedies, "Macbeth", and set the story in this castle.
It was the place where the Bancroft ancestors had lived. The 19th - generation Earl of the family, Alan, still lived there, and he was the one who had sought help.
He didn't want to abandon the place where his ancestors had lived for generations, but he had been having nightmares in this castle every day, being haunted by sleep paralysis, and often hearing strange laughter in the middle of the night. They believed that Lady Alexia was behind it and wanted to ask for help.
This episode of the program thus kicked off. Mu Momo and Duan Qinghuai, as accompanying personnel, couldn't go with Ning Yitao. They could only wait backstage.
Sitting in the waiting area, Ning Yitao took a quick look around. There were many fewer opportunistic spiritual mediums this episode.
All the spiritual mediums present knew about the disappearance of the staff member, and the atmosphere on - site was a bit depressing.
As soon as Ning Yitao sat down, someone sat down in the seat next to her. She didn't even need to turn her head to know it was Ji Wangqiu.
"Taotao, do you miss me? I miss you so much," Ji Wangqiu even wanted to pounce on Ning Yitao.
He explained: "I was held up by something this time, so I couldn't come to see you."
"Are you angry, Taotao?" Ji Wangqiu rambled on about his longing.
At this moment, he didn't feel at all that Duan Qinghuai's gaze from behind the monitoring screen was about to pierce him through.
"Stop, Ji Wangqiu. I'm not angry, and I don't care about your business. Please stay away from me. You're so noisy."
Ji Wangqiu continued to stick to Ning Yitao. After some time, Ji Wangqiu clearly felt that she had changed a lot. She was becoming more and more like her former self, both in appearance and temperament.
Today, Ning Yitao was wearing a light - colored silk dress with silver - threaded edges. A water - lotus - colored silk ribbon was gracefully tied around her waist. She was dressed in a long violet - colored dress with a trailing hem, painted with hibiscus patterns. It was a front - closing, waist - cinching, long - sleeved dress.
The elegant orchids embroidered on the cuffs set off her slender fingers like scallions. Her pink lips had a glistening hue and curved into a beautiful arc.
On her jade - like earlobes hung light - blue tassel pendants. The tassels were so light that they could sway gently with the slightest breeze.
It had a strong Longguo style. This was a dress designed by Hua Yi, using Ning Yitao to promote the Longguo style to other countries.
Ji Wangqiu actually had quite a few troubles. The identity and background of the body he was in were too complicated, with intricate family relationships. It was impossible for him to stay out of it.
"I heard Ning Yitao tell you not to pester her. Move aside."
Hearing this, Ji Wangqiu looked up. It was Eve. This time, she had changed her style. She was wearing a bright red dance dress embroidered with various patterns full of ethnic flavor in gold thread. On her head was a cute doppa flower hat with a green feather stuck in the brim.
Even the Persian cat in her arms was wearing a furry little hat, with its two cat ears sticking out.
Eve showed a bright smile to Ning Yitao and took the initiative to befriend her: "We meet again."
After Ning Yitao saved Sarawa last time, Eve had changed a lot. She sat alone, far away from her former "friends" like Mumu. She had learned her lesson.
This time, the program crew came to the waiting area in advance to announce that those who didn't want to participate could withdraw now. Some self - aware people wisely chose to withdraw.
Some people with a fluke mentality stubbornly thought that it was just a gimmick of the program crew to make them withdraw.
After eliminating the spiritual mediums who voluntarily gave up, the other spiritual mediums took a bus together to the competition venue, Glamis Castle.
*****
This time, the spiritual mediums weren't separated. They were all standing in front of Glamis Castle, waiting to go in one by one according to the order they had drawn.
There was a table in front of Glamis Castle, on which were pieces of clothing stained with blood.
The director's team explained: "This is the clothing of the missing staff member, Buck. During the process of looking for Buck, spiritual mediums who need it can take his clothing. However, remember to return it intact for the subsequent spiritual mediums to use."
In fact, there were only ten spiritual mediums left on - site to compete for the final championship.
The witch Eve stared at the "Ghost Castle" in front of her with an unfathomable look in her eyes. She joked to Ning Yitao beside her: "This time, it's your turn to shine again."
The client this time, Alan, was standing beside them. His family had all gathered at the door, handing over the castle to the spiritual mediums.
His only wish was to drive Lady Alexia out of the castle so that his descendants could live in the ancestral home in peace.
The mediocre magician Henry had refused to withdraw when the director's team asked. He had planned to first watch the performance of the other spiritual mediums.
But to his surprise, he was so unlucky that he drew the lot to be the first to enter the "Ghost Castle".