The moment his soul returned, a glimmer of light appeared in Qin Hao's eyes.
He looked at Song Xiyin, who was crying in front of him, looking utterly confused. "Xiyin, why are you crying?"
Song Xiyin playfully punched Qin Hao twice on the chest, but without any real force. Her voice was laced with sobs. "Qin Hao, are you stupid? Who asked you to take the disaster for me? Not only did it attract a ghost, but you almost lost your life!"
Only then did Qin Hao realize where he was. He felt as if he had been in a daze for a long time. Instead of feeling refreshed, his whole body ached terribly.
He was taken aback by Song Xiyin's words, then asked with a smile, "What ghost?"
Song Xiyin gave him a deep look and stepped aside.
Without Song Xiyin's obstruction, Qin Hao came face - to - face with the ghost.
Seeing the hideous - faced ghost staring at him and smiling, Qin Hao's mouth froze instantly. He let out a terrified scream, grabbed Song Xiyin's hand, and tried to run out of the door at a speed that created a gust of wind.
Fortunately, Feng Chengyuan stopped him. Only then did Song Xiyin tell him what had happened during this period.
As Qin Hao listened to her story, he shivered several times. He never imagined that the talisman paper he bought casually would cause such a big problem. He said somewhat shamefully, "I saw this love gu on a shopping website. The seller said that as long as I offered fresh blood to the talisman paper regularly, it would keep you safe and sound, and you would never grow tired of me... Xiyin, I didn't mean anything else. You're an extremely outstanding girl. As your popularity grew, I often wondered if I was good enough for you... I'm sorry, Xiyin. It was my inferiority and narrow - mindedness that led to this disaster."
Song Xiyin looked at Qin Hao for a moment. Instead of scolding him, she gently hugged him. "Qin Hao, it's also my fault. I've been reluctant to make our relationship public for the sake of my career, which made you feel insecure. I'll ask my agent to handle the public relations well. We'll officially announce our relationship tomorrow!"
Qin Hao's eyes lit up, and he hugged Song Xiyin tightly.
After a while, he slowly turned his gaze to the ghost in the distance. Finally, he summoned up the courage to walk up to her. "I already have Xiyin. Please be kind and spare our lives."
The ghost stared at Qin Hao coldly and said in a hostile tone, "Spare you? You're dreaming..."
Before she could finish her sentence, the ghost felt a faint chill coming from her side. She turned her head and saw Yu Nian casually rotating her wrist, looking at her expressionlessly.
The ghost: ...
She coughed and changed her words. "If you want me to leave, you have to agree to one condition... Ah!"
A white shadow flashed by quickly. Qin Hao watched in disbelief as Yu Nian neatly stuffed the ghost into a Qiankun bag. "This... Is this even possible?"
Yu Nian: "When dealing with ghosts, try to solve the problem with your hands rather than wasting your breath."
Yu Nian placed exorcism talismans in the four corners of the room. After the accumulated resentment in the room dissipated, she asked Qin Hao, "Do you still have the purchase record of the love gu? This seller should also be a person from the mysterious world. Selling such evil items to ordinary people, their motives are extremely malicious. If we don't deal with it in time, there will be endless troubles."
Qin Hao quickly took out his phone. After fiddling with it for a while, his face turned deathly pale. "The seller actually canceled the online store overnight."
Song Xiyin leaned over. "Didn't you add the seller's WeChat?"
Qin Hao's mood instantly brightened. "Xiyin, you're so smart."
Qin Hao opened the seller's WeChat and tried to send a message. The next second, a red exclamation mark popped up.
He had been blocked.
Everyone: ...
Qin Hao had harbored a glimmer of hope before, but now he finally realized that he had been deceived. His face looked extremely ugly. "What should we do now?"
Yu Nian took the phone and flipped through their chat records. She frowned. "This person seems to be specifically targeting you. Have you two offended anyone recently?"
Qin Hao shook his head blankly. Song Xiyin was silent for a moment, then her eyes suddenly lit up. She said angrily, "It must be Mu Chuchu!"
"Who is Mu Chuchu?"
Song Xiyin looked a bit confused. "You should know her. Didn't you two cooperate before?"
Yu Nian searched the original owner's memory. She indeed had cooperated with this Mu Chuchu. However, Mu Chuchu played the leading female role, while the original owner played a minor supporting character who disappeared in the tenth - odd episode.
According to Song Xiyin, since she and Mu Chuchu had the same career path in the entertainment industry, they often competed for resources. Over time, they became rivals. Not only the two of them disliked each other, but their fans also couldn't stand each other. Song Xiyin was a child star, so she had a higher national popularity. Some time ago, she won the leading female role in a TV series. Unexpectedly, Mu Chuchu followed closely behind. She joined the crew with investment and replaced the original actress who was supposed to play the second - leading female role. She also bought a large number of press releases saying "Mu Chuchu outshines Song Xiyin". Since then, the two of them had been at odds in the crew.
When Song Xiyin had an accident some time ago, Mu Chuchu was probably the happiest one.
Song Xiyin hesitated for a moment and continued, "I suspect Mu Chuchu was behind all those negative news about you. She and Yu Qinghe have been close friends since childhood. They're as good as sisters..."
Qin Hao gently touched Song Xiyin's arm. Song Xiyin's voice became a bit lower, looking a bit aggrieved. "Did I say something wrong?"
Seeing Yu Nian smile indifferently, she felt relieved.
Although many clues pointed to Mu Chuchu, they had no evidence after all.
Yu Nian suddenly asked, "Do you have a photo of Mu Chuchu?"
Song Xiyin casually opened Mu Chuchu's Weibo and showed Yu Nian her latest photo.
In the photo, the girl had a petite face. Under her delicate eyebrows were a pair of deer - like eyes full of water. There were faint dimples at the corners of her smiling mouth.
Yu Nian's gaze lingered on Mu Chuchu's face for a long time. She was a bit surprised.
This should have been an extremely beautiful appearance, but the ineradicable hostility between her eyebrows ruined this beauty.
She wanted to take a closer look, but the photo had gone through layers of filters and beautification, so it was a bit distorted.
Yu Nian thought for a moment and said to Song Xiyin, "The evil spirits have been eliminated. You'll recover in a few days. Remember to contact me when you return to the crew. I want to go to the crew with you."
Song Xiyin readily agreed without hesitation.
After saying goodbye to Song Xiyin and Qin Hao, everyone returned to the Qingxin Temple.
Perhaps because she had consumed too much spiritual energy in the attic, Yu Nian slept until late in the morning.
In a daze, she heard a heart - rending cry.
The voice was very familiar. Yu Nian endured the drowsiness and slowly opened her eyes. She saw a disheveled and androgynous thing standing beside her bed.
The thing's shoulders were heaving. It was getting closer and closer to her.
Yu Nian's eyebrow twitched. She thought that in this day and age, evil spirits were getting bolder and bolder. They even dared to break into her room to scare her.
She was about to slap a talisman paper over when she heard the thing let out a loud howl. "Yu Nian, it's me!!"