Chapter 238
Chapter 238
At those words, gifts poured across the screen as though they cost nothing.
Liu Ye and Xiaoshuai watched with envy.
“Fei, write that down. We’ll say the same thing during our next stream.”
Xiaoshuai fell silent.
“Brother, if you say that, the best you’ll get is someone burning a little joss paper for you. And it’ll be the smallest denomination.”
Liu Ye fell silent.
Brother Biao’s two assistants were speechless. How terrible were this man’s relationships?
Brother Biao continued.
“Brothers, remember this: if you ever encounter something like this, do not be afraid. The more frightened you are, the faster you’ll die. Stay calm and shout at the top of your lungs. If your presence is fierce enough, you can scare the Fiends away! As the saying goes, ghosts fear evil men!”
“An evil man? I’m not very good at that. Fei, how do I pretend to be evil?” Liu Ye asked worriedly.
“Brother, you only need to rein yourself in a little.”
Liu Ye fell silent.
“Fei, if you keep talking to me like that, I won’t bring you out next time.”
Xiaoshuai’s face lit up.
“You mean it?”
The moment the words left his mouth, he saw Liu Ye staring at him ominously and immediately covered his lips.
Liu Ye had no words.
It was decided. From now on, he would tie this bastard to his side even when he went to the bathroom.
“All right, brothers. My feeling is getting worse. You aren’t here, so you can’t understand, but even breathing has become difficult. Those things have truly found us. We must begin our game at once.”
Brother Biao produced paper and a pen.
This was the famous Pen Fairy game. Four people usually participated. After reciting an invocation, they would summon the Pen Fairy and ask her questions. It was effectively Asia’s version of Bloody Mary.
They had originally planned to play Bloody Mary, but Liu Ye had ruined that game for everyone. They had no choice but to choose another.
This time, the participants were Liu Ye, Brother Biao, and Brother Biao’s two assistants, Xiao Long and Xiao Hu. Xiaoshuai would film them with the phone.
The four stood on opposite sides of the reception desk, placed their hands on the pen, and began reciting the invocation.
“Pen Fairy, Pen Fairy, you are my past life and I am your present. If fate binds us, please come and meet us.”
The instant they finished, the flashlight held by Brother Biao’s assistant flickered several times.
“Brothers, can you feel it? The Pen Fairy has arrived. She’s here beside me. I can sense her. She has a pale face and blood-red lips…”
Brother Biao’s voice died.
Across from him, he truly saw a woman with a pale face and blood-red lips.
His heart nearly stopped.
He quickly looked toward his assistants, but neither showed the slightest reaction.
“Wh-What’s going on? Did they arrange this scene in advance? Why didn’t anyone tell me?”
The staff had done things like this before because they wanted to capture his most genuine expression of fear.
Viewers were becoming harder to fool. Only genuine terror could infect the audience.
The situation before him left Brother Biao too uneasy to ask his assistants directly. Then he saw Liu Ye and brightened.
“Yezi, hurry and ask a question! Quickly! If you wait any longer, we’ll all die here!”
Liu Ye nodded and prepared to speak, then hesitated.
“Brother Biao, what should I ask?”
“Ask something related to your own life.”
“Something related to my life? Is that really okay?” Liu Ye asked uncertainly.
“Why wouldn’t it be? Hurry!”
With no other choice, Liu Ye recited, “Pen Fairy, Pen Fairy, I want to ask… how much will eggs cost per pound tomorrow?”
Everyone fell silent.
“I told you to ask about your life, and that’s what you chose?” Brother Biao roared. Damn it, this was a paranormal stream!
“You told me to ask about my life. Why are you blaming me after I did?” Liu Ye asked aggrievedly.
“Ask something bigger!”
“Oh.”
Liu Ye nodded and continued.
“Pen Fairy, Pen Fairy, I want to ask… when will housing prices come down?”
Thump!
Brother Biao collapsed to the floor. He scrambled back up and, forgetting they were live, screamed at Liu Ye.
“I told you to ask a question, and that’s what you ask? Can’t you ask when you’ll get rich or get married? Why the hell would you ask that…”
I’d like to know too, but there isn’t a real Pen Fairy here. What good does asking do?
“But Brother Biao, I asked those questions last time.” Liu Ye gazed sadly into the distance. The answers had been truly miserable!
“Forget it. I’ll ask.”
Brother Biao knew he could not depend on this man.
Forcing himself to remain calm, he began.
“Pen Fairy, Pen Fairy, may I ask…”
He paused. He intended to ask how the Pen Fairy had died, which was the greatest taboo in the game. Asking the question practically guaranteed that someone would die.
Ordinarily, he would have asked without hesitation. But now…
He looked at the expressionless woman opposite him, then thought of the money. Gritting his teeth, he demanded, “Pen Fairy, how did you die?”
Every light instantly went out.
The chat filled with messages praising Brother Biao’s courage, and gifts flooded upward.
The number of gifts delighted him. Then he looked up and saw terror on his assistants’ faces.
Their hands began to move as though someone were dragging them. Soon, the word DEATH appeared on the spotless paper.
“B-Brothers, do you see? We’ve angered her. But… but your Brother Biao has extensive experience. At a time like this, we must never leave immediately. If we go now, we’re certain to die. First, we have to send the Pen Fairy back.”
He had only just finished when one of his assistants convulsed. The man’s body began twisting unnaturally.
“Aaaah!”
The other assistant participating in the game fled.
“Awooo!”
The twisted assistant leaped onto the table and lunged for Brother Biao’s neck with his mouth open.
In desperation, Brother Biao grabbed the nearest object and smashed it against the assistant’s head.
The assistant screamed and flew backward.
After rolling several times across the floor, he looked around blankly.
“What happened to me?”
Only then did Brother Biao become convinced that everything had been scripted. He certainly did not possess a real exorcism tool. He cursed his agency inwardly for arranging something like this without warning him.
Still, the show had to continue.
“You were possessed. Fortunately, I brought out my family’s ancestral ritual artifact. Otherwise, you would have been in danger.”
Brother Biao pulled Xiao Long to his feet.
Xiao Long stood and shouted in panic, “Where’s my little brother?”
“This is bad. Xiao Hu ran off just now. Brothers, remember, in a situation like this, never move alone! Yezi, hurry! We need to bring him back!”
They raced deeper into the hospital.
As they ran, Brother Biao asked Xiaoshuai to hold the phone, then slowed and moved to the back beside Xiao Long.
“Honestly, arranging that scene nearly made me start composing my will.”
“Hehe. Brother Biao, it was all Brother Hao’s idea. He said this would make everything feel more authentic.”
“Fine. Once the stream ends, I’ll squeeze a fortune out of him. By the way, where did you find that actress? She was really committed to the role.”
Xiao Long froze.
“Actress?”