Chapter 26

     After the talisman ball hit Jiaming’s forehead, a golden light burst out. Jiaming’s stiff body relaxed, and his dull eyes regained their spirit.

     He blinked slowly, and his thoughts and vision returned to normal. He saw the table of lonely ghosts who came to the wedding politely surrounded Shi Xi, trying to ask for wine from her. Even the resentful ghost boss and the paranoid ghost bride were sitting at the wine table.

     ——Is this vision really normal? Isn’t it my fantasy?

     “Xiao Shi?” Jiaming shouted uncertainly.

     Shi Xi nodded at him and stood up with the clothesline: “We’ve almost finished drinking the wine, we should go.”

     Hearing Shi Xi’s voice, Jiaming was sure that this was not his fantasy, and his nerves, which had been tense for a day and a night, finally felt a little relieved.

     “For the sake of the wine, I can let you go.” The ghost bride floated up faintly, and her body swelled to three times its original size.

     “Zi–” After the white wedding dress floated into the air, Jiaming’s live broadcast screen malfunctioned, and only a blurry mosaic could be seen.

     At this time, in the restaurant hall, the ghost bride looked down at Shi Xi from a high position, with a burst of resentment on her body: “But my groom must stay, and no one can take him away.”

     The cold wind blew away the white veil on the ghost bride’s face, and Shi Xi saw a pair of huge red eyes, with sesame-sized black pupils staring at her.

     “If I had giant phobia, I would probably be nailed to the spot by your eyes and unable to move…” Shi Xi raised her head and chuckled: “Unfortunately I don’t.”

     The ghost bride tightened her palm and crushed the disposable paper cup in her hand. The remaining wine and resentment in the cup merged and evaporated, and the strange fragrance spread.

     The ghost bride’s voice suddenly changed, and her throat seemed to be burned by fire: “You didn’t come to give gifts from the beginning, you came to ruin the scene.”

     “Zi–” A harsh noise sounded in the live broadcast room, and the screen went black directly.

 

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   【I know this routine well, live broadcast accident! Fortunately, I can post comments, otherwise I would be suffocated. 】

   【Live broadcast accidents are almost becoming a famous scene in Xiaoshi Jiaming’s live broadcast room. If there are no live broadcast accidents in the future, the live broadcast may not have the same flavor.】 

   【This is still @Live ghost hunting stream by Second Brother DaHu, have you learned it?】 

   【Pfft, I’m afraid Brother Hu doesn’t dare to learn it, this skill is too deadly. 】

   【Am I the only one who cares about Xiaoshi’s “giant phobia”? What happened? It feels so dangerous. 】

   【I can’t see it, I don’t know what happened, but the ghost bride is right, Xiaoshi is here to mess up the scene, there is no doubt about this. 】

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     “Which troublemaker would bring good wine?” Shi Xi said calmly: “You have already drunk the wine, isn’t it delicious?”

     Uncle Xing was already addicted to the wine and said honestly: “It tastes good.”

     The ghosts also said: “It really tastes good.”

     “Uncle Xing, catch this girl and make her our puppet. Then you can have as much wine as you want,” the ghost bride rolled her sesame-sized pupils and bewitched: “With good wine, your restaurant business will definitely be booming… Anyway, help me finish this wedding.”

     Uncle Xing touched his chest, his eyes he said tearfully, “But I don’t know why, after drinking this wine, I seem to have let it go.”

     The ghost bride frowned and asked hoarsely, “What do you mean?”

     “I regret it. I shouldn’t have chosen to commit suicide because of a small setback, nor should I have stubbornly stayed in the restaurant to play childish house games after death. All my choices are escape!”

     Uncle Xing swallowed the wine in the glass and wiped his tears: “Escape can’t solve the problem. I suddenly feel that being a fierce ghost is boring. I really want to reincarnate.”

     Ghost bride: “?” Why did you suddenly confess? What happened?

     Uncle Xing cried more and more sad, and cried louder and louder. The ghost bride was troubled by his crying, and decisively gave up on him and looked at other ghosts: “Don’t count on Uncle Xing, you come to help me.”

     No ghost paid attention to her, and all the ghosts at the table cried.

     The ghost uncle burst into tears: “It’s so tiring to float outside. Other decent ghosts receive offerings during festivals, but I can only starve… In fact, I have long forgotten why I have been floating. If I could do it again, I would choose to reincarnate.”

     The ghost uncle cried and lay on the table: “I didn’t have the chance before, now I just want to be a good ghost.”

     The ghost aunt shook the wine glass and slowly shed tears: “This taste makes me miss the days when I was human.  I have also accepted it.”

     The ghost bride: “Huh? Are you all drunk?”

     The good wedding scene turned into a lonely ghost’s repentance scene. The ghost bride felt like all the ghosts were drunk but I was the only one sober.

     Large patches of burn marks appeared on the ghost bride’s face, cutting her beautiful features: “Forget it, I’ll take care of it myself.”

     The ghost bride stretched out her huge palm and hooked her index finger painted with scarlet nail polish. The blood-red skirt fluttered in the cold wind: “My groom, come to me.”

     Jia Ming heard the ghost bride’s words and walked towards her as if possessed, his eyes became dull again.

     “It seems that you are too obsessed and it’s not so easy to let go. You have to increase the amount.” Shi Xi took out another bottle of wine from his bag, uncapped it, and poured it all on the ghost bride.

     The wine wet the ghost bride’s veil and hair, and she looked annoyed: “It’s useless for you to pour wine on me. I won’t be bribed by your wine…”

     The wine sprinkled on her body gave off a faint light. The ghost bride felt that she was wrapped in a warm current. The resentment on her body dissipated silently, and the knot stuck in her heart slowly loosened.

     Her body quickly shrank back to its original size.

     Jiaming, who had escaped from control, regained consciousness. Before he could react to the situation, he saw the ghost bride raising her hand to stop him: “If you don’t want to get married, don’t get married. Get away from me.”

     Jiaming: “…what happened.”

 

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   【It’s so sudden. I also want to know what happened…】

   【It sounds like Xiaoshi poured wine on the ghost bride, and then the ghost bride came to her senses, and Jiaming was saved. Uncle Xing seemed to have said before that the taste of the wine was a little special, and it felt refreshing. This must not be an ordinary wine. 】

   【After watching the ghost-hunting live broadcast for so long, this is the first time I’ve heard a large-scale confession scene of a lonely ghost. Even the script dare not write it like this. Xiaoshi is awesome. 】

   【To be honest, the sound effects of these extras are very real. Even if you can’t see the picture, just listening to their conversation is scary. 】

   【Why hasn’t the live broadcast room returned to normal? 】

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     Shi Xi shook the empty wine bottle in her hand: “The bottom of these two bottles of wine are painted with golden charms. The wine has been infused with the charm for more than an hour. The evil spirits want to reincarnate after drinking it. I named it “Want to be reborn wine.”

     Jia Ming stood in awe: “This wine has a very high ‘alcohol’.”

     After drinking it, they were directly liberated.

     Shi Xi put the crying and helpless ghosts into two wine bottles respectively, intending to take them back to completely liberate them.

     The yin and resentment in the hall of the restaurant dissipated completely, and the surroundings became more dilapidated. Even the wedding dress on the ground and Jia Ming’s suit became dirty and old.

     Shi Xi: “Where did you get this wedding dress?”

     “It was provided by Uncle Xing. Xingji Restaurant used to host weddings frequently. They used the clothing to attract customers.” Jiaming put down the bouquet and smiled bitterly: “I don’t know where this bouquet was obtained from.”

     Shi Xi nodded: “Go change your clothes, I’ll take you to treat your wounds.”

     After Jiaming left, Shi Xi went to pack up his live broadcast equipment. When she came to the front of the camera, the live broadcast room suddenly returned to normal, but the picture was too dark without the lights created by the evil ghost.

     Shi Xi turned on the flashlight, and her beautiful and refreshing face was clearly in the camera. Her thick and long eyelashes fluttered. She stepped back and waved: “Finally, I can say hello properly. Long time no see.”

     The barrage paused for a second, and then soared.

 

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   【It’s Xiaoshi’s close-up beauty attack!】 

   【Xiaoshi, tonight’s live broadcast is also very exciting~】

   【Where are those lonely ghosts? Doesn’t your script have an ending? 】

   【Why do I feel that this Restaurant is even more shabby? Wow, isn’t this setting too professional? 】

 

     Shi Xi said casually: “I put all those ghosts into wine bottles. This method was taught by Taoist Qingshi of Wuyou Temple. Tonight’s live broadcast ends here. I remind you that what you see and hear are all sand sculpture operations. Don’t imitate them.” 

 

   【The live broadcast room has just been restored. Don’t rush to go off the air. Just chat for 50 cents. Mom will send you a meteor shower~】

   【Do you think everyone is here to watch the sand sculpture exorcism of ghosts? Your appearance is the highlight of this live broadcast room! 】

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     Shi Xi: “Then broadcast until Jiaming comes back.”

 

   【Congratulations to the player “Shi Xi” for completing the “Rescue Jiaming” task, magic talent +10%, you already have 55% of Zhang Qingyu’s magic talent. 】

 

     After adding this 10% talent, Shi Xi felt that her five senses became sharper and more transparent, and she had a lot of new Taoist knowledge in her mind, including the peace charm that she didn’t know before.

     Shi Xi chatted with the fans for a while, and waited for Jia Ming to come back before turning off the live broadcast.

     “Tell me, what happened after you separated from us last night?”

     “The taxi driver suddenly told me that the car had a breakdown and asked me to get off. After getting off the car, I found that Xingji Restaurant was in front of me. I was a little panicked at the time and walked away with my head down. As a result, I ran into the ghost bride, and then she brought me here,” Jia Ming rubbed his tired eyebrows: “My mobile phone was taken away by them. As long as I want to escape, I will be controlled. You know what happened next.”

     “Stretch out your hand.” Shi Xi took out a marker and drew a peace charm on his arm, and the yin energy shrouding Jia Ming faded.

     “This talisman can keep you safe temporarily. Go to Wuyou Temple tomorrow to find Taoist Qingxuan and ask him to teach you some life-saving skills. Learn them before going down the mountain.”

     Jiaming also knew that his recent experience was a bit abnormal. The only solution was to learn to protect himself, so he nodded seriously: “Okay.”

     Shi Xi thought about it again: “It’s not enough to learn to save your life. If you still want to continue live streaming, you have to learn some advanced spells.”

     Jiaming nodded again: “I will study hard.”

     Shi Xi: “Also, reimburse the wine money tonight.”

     Jiaming smiled: “Okay.”

     The two went to the nearest hospital, and when Jiaming treated his wounds, Shi Xi returned to the hotel.

     After finally getting into bed, she heard Teacher Zhuang sighing sympathetically: “Alas, you’ve been working overtime to exorcise ghosts recently, and I’ve absorbed a lot of resentment from you. If this continues, I’ll become stronger again.”

     Shi Xi: “So I asked Jiaming to go up the mountain to learn skills. When he returns after completing his studies, it will be the day I retire.”

     Teacher Zhuang: “…” You are really far-sighted.