Before she knew it, the night had grown deep.
As promised, she turned off all the lights in the room and began to move around the house.
She walked through the living room and into the kitchen first. Nowadays, young people hardly ever cooked at home. They ordered takeout for at least two meals a day, so the kitchen was spotless, without a trace of oily fumes.
"Woo... woo... woo..."
A faint whimper came from somewhere, as if a woman was desperately suppressing her grief and emitting a painful wail.
[There's a sound!!]
[I heard it too. It sounds like a woman crying!]
The drowsy viewers in the livestream were instantly jolted awake, and the barrage of comments flew across the screen again.
She followed the direction of the sound and slowly made her way back to the living room. By the light of her phone flashlight, a red shadow seemed to be floating up and down by the window.
[Ah!! It's a ghost!!]
[Run, Xixi!]
[Run, Junior Sister Lu! There's a ghost at the window!]
The livestream instantly erupted in chaos. The barrage of comments filled the screen, and some senior brothers had already started sending talismans.
She held her phone in her left hand and quietly formed the Five - Thunder Seal with her right hand. She had used this seal in the Fanjing Mountain Villa before, and it seemed to work quite well!
Amid the howls and screams in the livestream, she took a few quick steps to the window and reached out to pull. The red shadow fell at her touch. It turned out to be a red silk scarf that had drifted over from somewhere and was hanging on the open window.
The source of the "woo - woo" crying was also found. It was the sound of the wind whistling through the crack of the open window.
[Damn it! Littering! Where's the public morality!]
[Junior Sister, close the window quickly. It's so creepy.]
How could a silk scarf drift up to the twenty - eighth floor penthouse?!
Alarm bells rang in her mind, and she reached out to close the window.
Suddenly, a cold gust of wind blew in her face, sending shivers down her spine even on this hot summer day.
With great difficulty, she managed to close the window, but her shoulder was wrenched, and she grimaced in pain.
Just as she turned to leave the window, a bright red pop - up message flashed on the screen. The bold and enlarged font looked as if it was soaked in blood!
[Ah! Junior Sister Lu, run! Get out of this house!]
[Xixi, look! On your back! On your back!!]
Zhao Zifeng also started to message her, strings of texts and exclamation marks popping up.
"On my back?" She frowned but didn't dare to turn her head. Instead, she slightly raised her phone and turned on the front - facing camera...
Instantly, the hair on the back of her neck stood on end.
A ghost with skin as waxy as tree bark had both hands tightly clutching her shoulders. Its whole body was pressed against her back, and it seemed to be blowing into her ear as it asked, "Did you see it? Did you see it? Give it back to me..."
"..." She whispered the incantation under her breath and slapped the Thunder Seal behind her.
"..." The ghostly figure behind her disappeared in an instant, like a puff of mist, following her hand seal.
The sense of oppression vanished immediately, and she let out a long sigh of relief.
[Junior Sister Lu, you're so amazing!]
[This little girl has some skills!]
[It's fake, right? This is just a trick to gain followers in the livestream!]
For a moment, the livestream was in complete chaos.
But she knew that there was definitely something wrong with this house! The missing flight attendant must have died here!
So, she continued to hold her phone and look around.
Since her soul had appeared in the house, her body should also be here... No wonder the previous tenants had all encountered supernatural events. That flight attendant must have had some unfulfilled wish and was unwilling to reincarnate. She came back every day to look for her things!
She simply turned on the ceiling light in the house.
[Senior brothers in the livestream, today's livestream ends here!]
She believed that Ms. Lin had also seen what had just happened. It seemed that she would have to spend some more money to get rid of the ghost!
Thinking this way, she turned off the livestream.
"Ring - ring - ring..." Her phone rang.
It was Zhao Zifeng calling. In the video call, Zhao Zifeng looked excited and asked if she had really seen a ghost! It seemed that she also thought the mummy - like thing in the livestream was a fake to attract attention!
"It's fake. I just wanted to make some more money." She replied irritably.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Zifeng became even more excited and said in a rush, "If it's fake, then take me with you next time. It'll be so much fun! It's just like playing an escape room!"
Come on! She had almost been scared half to death just now. If Zhao Zifeng had an in - person experience, she would be scared out of her wits, and that would be a worthy match for the ghost's appearance!
She still firmly refused her request.
After hanging up the phone, Ms. Lin's call came in immediately.
"Xiao Lu, please help me get rid of this ghost!"
Her voice was a bit on the verge of collapse. "How could she die in my place?! It's killing me!"
"I can't. I don't have the ability to get rid of ghosts." She refused. Just helping her figure out that there was a spiritual presence was already the end of her job.
"I... I'll give you more money!" Ms. Lin said anxiously. "I came to you because I thought you were one of us and would definitely keep my secrets. I don't plan to find anyone else to handle this. It has to be you!"
"These are the things of hers that I kept when I was tidying up before!"
Ms. Lin sent over a few photos. Sure enough, they were all international luxury brands. "If she's looking for these things, I... I can redeem them and burn them for her. Let... let her stop bothering me!"
As she was dealing with Ms. Lin's words, she clicked on the photos...
Suddenly, an exquisite double - C platinum diamond - encrusted pendant box caught her eye. The gorgeous double - sided box with European vine patterns was open, and there were two photos inside, one of a man and one of a woman.
The woman was extremely fashionable and beautiful, like a peach. She was smiling brightly, and the man opposite her was actually... Gu Fancheng?!
Her heart skipped a few beats. She couldn't help but zoom in on the part of the pendant. Although the pixels were already very blurry, she could definitely recognize Gu Fancheng at a glance. His deep facial features, his thin lips slightly pursed, always seemed to carry a hint of cold - blooded smile.
"What's that woman's name?!"
She blurted out subconsciously.
"Si Qing." Ms. Lin on the other end of the phone didn't hesitate for a second and directly told her the name of her former colleague. "Xiao Lu, do you agree to help me handle this?!"
"..." She was silent for a moment. In the end, her curiosity overcame her reason. She gently bit her lower lip and said, "I agree, but you have to redeem all these things. I'll ask her one by one what she's looking for tomorrow night!"
"Okay, okay!" Ms. Lin readily agreed. "Meet at the coffee shop at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. I'll redeem the things and give them to you!"
"Um..."
She replied and hung up the phone, but her heart felt like there was a missing piece.
Gu Fancheng's servant, Gu Nian, had said that there was never a shortage of women around the young master of his family. Could it be that this woman named Si Qing was a pet caged by him when he was alive?!