vstars Chapter 176 Since the opponent isn't human, they have to be even less human.
Chapter 176 Since the opponent isn't human, they have to be even less human.
Lin Sui thought that Xu Haize's appearance as a half-baked Taoist master was probably to better conceal himself and, incidentally, to test her.
Once they discovered that she was truly capable, he and the people behind her would try every means to get rid of her.
Even after discovering that she had broken the Yin-gathering formation of Lotus Village, she did not hesitate to expend a large amount of her cultivation to forcibly ripen Mr. Bi.
And in order to prevent her from finding the truth and discovering the hiding Mr. Bi, he wanted to kill the infant spirit.
Xu Haize's ultimate goal was still to preserve the Ghost-Raising Array. It's likely that he didn't really intend to harm Fang Jiayi in the second phase.
As for why Lin Sui couldn't tell from his appearance at the beginning.
Even today, his appearance remains perfectly normal...
“Not only his appearance, but I have also investigated his background and his ancestors for three generations, and there are no problems.”
Si Xingran buried himself completely under the covers, leaving only his head sticking out, and said, "His rudimentary magic skills were indeed learned from a traveling Taoist priest, and he also bought a lot of props and magical treasures from him."
"The transfer records are still there. What's the other party's name? Of all the monkeys on the mountain, my butt is the reddest."
Seeing Lin Sui's gaze sweep over him, he raised an eyebrow: "Of course, my real name isn't that, it's Wang... Wang Baoshan."
Lin Sui raised her hand and counted on her fingers: "Date of birth."
"August 20, 1969"
Lin Sui lowered her eyes and calculated for a moment, then shook her head: "This date is wrong."
Come to think of it, those who cultivate Taoism would never fill in their real date of birth on their ID cards.
Because they understand best the importance of birth date and time.
They also know best how to use birth dates and times to harm people... even if the ID card doesn't need to be accurate to the hour.
Even if she were to use this to tell fortunes, she wouldn't specifically ask about the person's exact birth time.
When she wants to divine something, she can use the Da Liu Ren method to cast a hexagram based on the time. However, when she wants to divine a person, she must have a medium, since the matter is predetermined, but the person is dynamic.
The situation regarding Xu Haize's identity reached a stalemate, and the atmosphere became tense for a moment.
Just then, Yu Cinian suddenly asked with a smile, "Captain, if I start learning metaphysical arts from you now, is it too late?"
Upon hearing this, everyone seemed to realize something and turned their heads in unison, their eyes shining brightly as they looked over.
Every look in their eyes revealed anticipation.
Lin Sui's heart skipped a beat.
She thought she should understand their thoughts.
Just like how they would specifically research exorcism bombs and cinnabar bullets.
Now, they feel the same way.
Not quite the same.
At that time, all they wanted was to protect themselves and not hold others back.
Now, they want to fight alongside Lin Sui in uncharted territory.
Upon realizing this, Lin Sui's gloom instantly dissipated.
She couldn't help but smile.
Like a flower blooming in an instant.
The villains, who were already staring at her, were instantly captivated.
They always knew that Lin Sui was beautiful.
The kind of beauty that transcends the mundane.
Even though she is always reserved and occasionally says things that aren't very serious, it can't hide her attractive qualities—a gentle smile and a free spirit like the wind.
It makes them unable to resist getting closer.
“You can learn it, but metaphysics requires talent.” Lin Sui didn’t want to dampen their enthusiasm, so he carefully said, “Many people, due to a lack of talent, may not even be able to grasp the basics in thirty or fifty years, so…”
"It's alright, it's better than doing nothing at all." Lu Xiang knew what she meant and immediately replied.
Li Ye nodded in agreement: "Let's learn it first."
They had considered finding out who was behind it all on their own.
But they failed.
On the very night they helped Tangxi resolve her troubles—
The listening device that Si Xingran installed in Lin Siyao's body worked.
They overheard Lin Siyao talking to a mechanical voice.
Lin Siyao questioned the other party about why they hadn't told her about the existence of the basement, otherwise she wouldn't have lost.
They all shook their heads, suspecting that the man had eaten hallucinogenic mushrooms.
Otherwise, what makes her think she has won against Lin Sui?
The mechanical voice also cursed, "Stupid dog."
Then tell her she doesn't need to appear on the show anymore, that there are other plans for her.
When they tried to hear more, the eerie mechanical voice discovered their eavesdropping.
The other party destroyed the bugging device without hesitation.
They only managed to hear Lin Siyao's screams of pain in the end.
It was just as jarring and unpleasant as the crackling sound of a broken bugging device.
But at that moment, they finally realized just how insignificant they were in the face of such inhuman power.
Simply standing still is not their style of doing things.
Since their opponent isn't human, they must be even less human than him.
Seeing their resolute attitude, Lin Sui said no more: "Then after this session ends, I will go back to the Taoist temple and pick out a few introductory books on metaphysics for you."
"Yay!" Si Xingran cheered.
Tangxi claps its hands in delight.
Yu Cinian smiled gently, his eyes filled with subtle light.
The atmosphere immediately lightened.
Lin Sui couldn't help but yawn, leaning against Tang Xi like a limp bone: "Fortunately, the combination lock is still in our hands."
Even if they find the password, it won't matter as long as they have the safe; they'll still have to keep wasting time here with them.
Moreover, the so-called truth they found may not even be true.
Lin Sui slowly closed her eyes as she thought about it.
Tangxi dared not move, afraid of disturbing her sleep.
Li Ye silently turned off the main light, leaving only a small night light on.
Yu Cinian helped her make up the messy bed, and then came to Si Xingran's bedside with Li Ye and Lu Xiang.
They were discussing that if they learned how to draw talismans, they might be able to modify listening devices with talismans and create an enhanced version.
Si Xingran was indeed very interested.
The group silently gestured with their hands, yet they still managed to chat quite happily.
Still half asleep, Lin Sui leaned on Tang Xi's shoulder and mumbled softly, "The box must be hidden well. We can't let them find it. I still need to find out how he hid the magic array from him."
"Ah, this is so difficult. Facial features are fake; I can't predict anything even if I try. How stupid of me! Could he be planning to take the vengeful spirit to another place to raise it?"
"Why don't we just steal the gourd?"
She mumbled incoherently until her voice grew softer and softer, and then she fell into a deep sleep in Tangxi's arms.
The nightlight went out silently.
You can't steal the gourd.
Even though Tangxi really wanted to help Lin Sui steal.
Unfortunately, Xu Haize had not only kept the gourd close to her body, but as soon as she approached, An Yiming looked over warily: "What do you want?"
"..."
In the end, Tangxi could only pass through their world with a blank expression.
Li Ye, meanwhile, hid in his room studying the combination lock.
The lock on the safe is a cylindrical rotary mechanical combination lock, which cannot be compromised by hackers.
Li Ye could try physical methods—analyzing the position of the locking gear by sound, or simply dismantling it by force.
"Click!"
Violence was no longer an option; Li Ye successfully unlocked the door.
Seeing this, Director Wu lost his temper and wanted to flip the table and roar—
You're escaping a locked room, not picking locks to escape!
Li Ye clapped his hands and stood up: "Okay, I'll go cook."
He lowered his voice and, unusually, asked, "What would you like to eat?"
Perhaps because he did too much calculation yesterday and was too exhausted, Lin Sui still hasn't woken up.
The others responded in hushed tones.
Lu Xiang: "I want to add lots and lots of pickled bamboo shoots to the snail rice noodles."
Si Xingran: "It stinks so badly, it's like stinky tofu that's so smelly it'll kill you."
Tangxi: "Chocolate...spicy, egg!" Fried eggs with chocolate chili oil!
Yu Cinian: "AO Continent Steak".
He paused, then said seriously, "I only eat the freshest steaks that are flown in that day."
They didn't respond for a long time after they finished reading the menu.
When I looked up, I was met with a blank, expressionless face.
Everyone: "...Anything is fine."
Li Ye then withdrew his gaze from the man he wanted to kill and turned to go to the kitchen.
"Now that we have the key, let's just throw the box outside," Lu Xiang said, kicking the briefcase.
Si Xingran chewed on a small bread roll, saying, "It's spicy."
“…” Yu Cinian glanced at him sideways, “Eat first, then we’ll talk. You’ll choke to death.”
Si Xingran swallowed the last bite of bread: "I mean, how about something more fun?"
He picked up the empty briefcase, his smile cunning and sly.
The others exchanged glances, their eyes filled with keen interest.
Looks like this is going to be interesting.
Lin Sui woke up around noon.
Li Ye was setting out breakfast and lunch together on the balcony of the living room.
They couldn't leave the building for several days, and the heavy gloom inside caused it to get dark early, so this was the only time they could bask in the sun.
Seeing that she had finally woken up and was in good spirits, Li Ye visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why are you alone? Where are the others?" Lin Sui asked as she sat down at the dining table after washing up.
Before Li Ye could answer, the door was suddenly pushed open with a bang.
Yu Cinian strode in with a gloomy face, then quickly went into the bathroom.
Lu Xiang, who followed closely behind, also had a grim expression, pulling Tang Xi as far away from Si Xingran, who was at the very back.
When she looked up and saw Lin Sui, she held back her anger and only managed to exhale a breath of stale air.
"Si Xingran, if you don't wash your hands at least ten times today, don't even think about sitting at the table for the next few days!"
"Tch, as if you don't do it yourself..."
Before Si Xingran could finish speaking, Lin Sui looked over in confusion, so Si Xingran immediately shut up and obediently went to the kitchen to wash his hands.
"What happened?" Lin Sui was really curious.
When she woke up, everyone except Li Ye was acting strangely.
Lu Xiang and Tang Xi also washed their hands.
The two sat down on either side of Lin Sui, one adding soup and the other serving rice.
The soup is lotus seed and lily bulb soup, which can regulate heart rate and calm the nerves.
Lu Xiang placed the soup in front of Lin Sui: "Eat your food. You've been sleeping for so long, aren't you hungry?"
Lin Sui couldn't refute it, so she could only glance at the bathroom while eating.
The sound of running water in the bathroom lasted for a long time before Yu Cinian finally emerged with wet hair.
His collar was also soaked, and two buttons on his chest were undone, revealing his delicate collarbone and his fair chest that was faintly visible.
Yu Cinian went back to her room to change her clothes, and when she came out again, she was holding a bag of candy, which she ate in the living room.
Lin Sui tilted her head: "Aren't you going to eat?"
Yu Cinian doesn't want to eat; Yu Cinian only wants to kill.
But when facing Lin Sui, he still puffed out one cheek and smiled: "No, I'm not hungry. Squad leader, eat more and have mine too."
Lin Sui became even more curious.
She glanced at the tableware on the table.
Yes, it's Yu Cinian.
Why did his OCD flare up again?
"I was so unlucky to run into that lovey-dovey couple. They dared to kiss and hug each other in front of the camera. I wonder what kind of ridiculous things they do in private."
When everyone was halfway through their meal, the door opened again.
Tan Huizhen's complaining voice followed: "And that He Huanni, she always says she's not feeling well whenever we ask her for help. We're searching for clues like dogs, and she just stands there watching. And not only that, she wants to give orders. Does she think she's some kind of princess?"
"I searched all morning and all I got was a bellyful of dust and frustration. I couldn't even find a trace of a combination lock. I'm so... Ugh, it's so frustrating."
"I think with these three troublemakers around, even if we catch the ghost, we can forget about winning."
Li Jianping said in a muffled voice, "I don't want to think about winning or losing anymore, I just want to go back safely."
He only participated for the 50,000 yuan participation prize.
Because he had just experienced mid-life unemployment and couldn't find a new job for a while, he urgently needed this money to tide him over.
"Hey, what's there to be afraid of? Haven't all the ghosts been taken care of by Master Xu?"
The vengeful spirit was subdued on the second day, and Tan Huizhen is now much more confident and assertive.
She added, "Besides, if there really are other ghosts harming people, they would definitely look for those three troublemakers. We haven't done anything wrong, so we're not afraid."
Hearing this, Si Xingran muttered under her breath, "If they're troublemakers, then what are you? You're just......"
Lu Xiang and Tang Xi knew what he was going to say as soon as they heard it, and their faces turned ugly again. They shouted in unison, "Shut up!"
"……Mouth!"
Si Xingran; "..."
The two people's shouts startled Tan Huizhen and Li Jianping.
They didn't expect anyone to be on the balcony.
I didn't expect Lin Sui and the others to eat so early.
To my surprise, their meal was quite lavish, with both vegetables and soup.
Tan Huizhen said enviously, "Master Lin, you guys are really carefree."
Although she said she wasn't afraid, she still couldn't eat anything when she got to this eerie, haunted building.
Not to mention how lavish it was.
Moreover, her initial intention was simply to please Xu Haize so that he would be the first to save her if she encountered danger.
Now that the crisis is over, she's even less willing to continue.
Especially... "Oh Master Lin, you don't know, some young people these days are really spoiled, both spoiled and strange."
Tan Huizhen seemed to have a bellyful of resentment with nowhere to vent, so she could only tell Lin Sui, who was also a mother, "That An Yiming, I don't know what I did to offend him, he's always picking on me and making me wait."
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiang paused, her chopsticks still holding the food, and glanced at Lin Sui.
Clearly, she was thinking of the photo of the murderer that Duan Xuchi had brought.
Lin Sui had also thought of that.
She gently reminded him, "You'd better be a little more careful with your words and actions in front of them."
"Why should I? I'm not afraid of them." Tan Huizhen retorted.
Lu Xiang sneered: "If you want to die, go ahead and do it. Don't disturb our meal."
Tan Huizhen stormed off in a huff.
As evening fell, under Si Xingran's deliberate guidance, Xu Haize and his group finally found the combination lock box.
Before that, they had already quietly collected the password to open the box.
Si Xingran immediately pulled Lin Sui along excitedly: "Master Lin, come quick, come see the joke!"