Those three words, each one spoken with resonance.
Even if Vikas were any stupider, he would have understood by now. The Prophecy Wizard was either broken or scared.
But whether it was the wizard’s strange submission or his own mind being controlled just now, it all made him uncontrollably start to show fear.
Unfortunately, in order to shut up the wizard who was incessantly talking about getting married on the spot, Zhou Qi’an looked at Vikas, preparing to use him to divert the focus. “You…”
Players are natural helmsmen, best at seeing which way the wind blows.
Before Zhou Qi’an could make his move, the best helmsman, Vikas, acted faster than his reason, interrupting him and offering his blessings.
“A hundred years of good union.”
As the words fell, a sinister wind blew through the corridor, and damp, creepy water droplets began to drip from the ceiling.
Shen Zhiyi’s face darkened. “You dare to curse us.”
A curse?
Glancing at the body without a shadow, Vikas was silent for a moment, then changed his words. “For all eternity.”
Shen Zhiyi pondered. “This phrase is more deeply rooted in people’s hearts.”
Zhou Qi’an: “…”
Both of you, shut up.
He rubbed his brow and said, “Let’s focus on the mission first.”
Although it was a one-star instance, they would still die if they couldn’t complete the mission.
Vikas also didn’t want to get involved in the love world of two psychopaths. For the first time, he was extremely eager to leave the instance and cooperated very well, saying, “There are two suspects. One is that arrogant artist from this morning, named Shen Mu.”
He paused for a moment. “There’s also a trainee who is also good at the guitar, but not the one who lent you the guitar.”
Zhou Qi’an frowned. “How come I don’t have any impression?”
Vikas said with a blank expression, “Because you were in love.”
Doing makeup and styling all day, running out to take pictures. It would be a ghost if he had an impression.
“The other artist’s name is Zhao Duoyu, and he is…”
Zhou Qi’an directly interrupted the rest of his words. A name was enough. Anyway, it wasn’t him who would be reporting it later; the risk was given to Vikas.
Taking out the contract tool, the two parties entered into a completely unequal contract. Tonight’s goal was mostly completed. Zhou Qi’an sent Vikas away. “You can go back and have a good night.”
Vikas was somewhat surprised that the other party didn’t let the Prophecy Wizard make a specific divination.
On second thought, the instance boss the wizard divined might not be the seller of the Mei Ling Pills. Everything in moderation.
After Vikas left, Zhou Qi’an began to patiently wait for tonight’s second guest.
Shen Zhiyi’s mind was not on the instance at all. “Qi’an, the Prophecy Wizard’s words have always been very accurate.”
Zhou Qi’an raised an eyebrow. “Oh?”
So now he’s a warrior of idealism?
Seeing that he didn’t believe it, Shen Zhiyi said, “We can collect a few more Prophecy Wizards and use prophecies to verify prophecies.”
He imagined a group of Prophecy Wizards uniformly shouting, ‘Get married on the spot, great fortune!’
In an instant, Zhou Qi’an almost got goosebumps.
He took a deep breath. “Hold your hand, no, hold your tongue.”
This kind of stamp collecting was absolutely out of the question.
“I’m going to rest for a bit. Call me if a ghost comes.”
Zhou Qi’an took a deep breath, sat on a chair, and tilted his head to take a short nap.
What one thinks about during the day, one dreams about at night. In his brief rest, his mind was filled with Prophecy Wizards, scrambling to shout wedding congratulations.
“Holy shit.”
After waking up with a start, Zhou Qi’an seemed to still see the afterimage of the wizard. He turned his head, and Shen Zhiyi was still standing by the door, his gaze somewhat distant.
A strong sixth sense made him control his breathing, his tone very light.
“What are you thinking about?”
Shen Zhiyi said without thinking, “At the wedding, the Prophecy Wizards will sit at one table.”
“…”
The absurd remark was ended by a knock on the door.
Screech, screech. Along with the knocking, there was a sound similar to a printer.
The ghost’s ability tonight seemed to have been upgraded. Yesterday, it could only squeeze in half its face. Today, it was already the upper half of its body. It was squeezing in through the crack bit by bit.
At this rate, it would be able to enter with its whole body tomorrow.
A pale face, a scarlet tongue, gelatinous eyes. After all its features were in place, the knocking ghost used its slender arm to knock on the inner door.
Thud!
Deliberately hitting it hard, it showed a terrifying smile to the people inside the door.
Unfortunately, no one felt scared.
Zhou Qi’an took the initiative to walk over. Under the terrifying scene, he stretched out his arm.
In the next second, a small shadow suddenly appeared above the ghost’s head.
Without giving it any chance to perform, Zhou Qi’an forcibly played a short video above its head.
A completely unexpected development made the ghost’s raisin-like eyes almost pop out again.
‘Such an excellent idol, how did he suddenly disappear?’
The conversation with the middle-aged fat man in the morning had been clearly recorded. Every question was heart-piercing.
Zhou Qi’an interrupted the ghost’s daze and frowned. “Don’t you have hands? Hold it and watch it yourself.”
What a big face, making me hold the phone for it.
After saying that, he released his hand and turned back to the chair to drink tea and refresh himself.
If it hadn’t been quick with its hands, the ghost would have been hit, causing its face to sink in further. It looked at the human on the stool with hatred, wishing it could throw the phone back, but inside…
When it saw the middle-aged fat man fall face-first, the ghost let out a breath.
After watching the whole thing, the ghost was conflicted.
So last night, when the other party asked it to sing, it was for this purpose?
“So…”
He was helping me frame the boss.
Zhou Qi’an leisurely drank his tea, thinking不动声色, the ghosts in a one-star instance are so easy to coax. So silly and sweet.
Seeing that the groundwork was almost done, he timely said with some empathetic indignation, “The boss is definitely not innocent. He’s done plenty of bad things. But he wouldn’t easily harm the company’s cash cow. I want to know who made you like this.”
Looking at each other, Zhou Qi’an said righteously, “I want to get rid of this black sheep.”
He was acting so well that the ghost was shaken for a second, then suddenly sneered. “You will never know everything.”
Before Zhou Qi’an could ask for the reason, it started to go crazy on its own:
“With your face, you’ll be a big star in the entertainment industry sooner or later! Why, why can you have a beautiful life?”
It wanted everyone to be like itself, rotting in the mud.
The desire for the spotlight made its toes, which were outside the door, still grip the red carpet tightly.
Zhou Qi’an cleared his throat lightly. “Actually, I’m not interested in developing in the entertainment industry.”
“Lying to a ghost!”
“…”
Seeing a ghost make Zhou Qi’an speechless, Shen Zhiyi, who had been silent all along, walked over without a sound.
His presence, which could be reduced to zero at any time, made the mad ghost only react when Shen Zhiyi was almost upon it.
It didn’t feel scared. Instead, not knowing what it had thought of, it redirected its spearhead at Zhou Qi’an, saying with full sarcasm, “You said you’re not going to develop in the entertainment industry, fine! Post a status right now, announcing you have a boyfriend you’re dating!”
What do old-school idols fear most?
Announcing a relationship!
Exposing that he has a boyfriend before his official debut, and being all lovey-dovey in the employee dormitory. It didn’t believe any fans would be willing to tolerate it.
Your whole life… is ruined!
Hearing this, Zhou Qi’an’s hand trembled, and the tea almost spilled out.
He now strongly resonated with Vikas. Where did all these psychopaths come from?
Seeing him like this, the ghost became even more triumphant. “You don’t dare?”
At the same time, the murderous intent on Shen Zhiyi’s body dissipated. Now there was only one thought left: this instance must last forever.
He appreciated both the people and the ghosts inside.
Deeply feeling that all the NPCs in this instance were not normal, Zhou Qi’an wiped the water stains from his hands and sneered, “Just this?”
Just posting a status, in itself, was just a matter of moving a finger.
He had no reason to refuse.
Taking back his phone, Zhou Qi’an logged into the social media account he had registered before singing in the square, and typed in front of the ghost: I already have a boyfriend.
Just as he was about to press send, the ghost said, “Wait!”
It stared at Zhou Qi’an intently. “Don’t think I don’t know your little tricks. You want to just post text, and later say it was an early April Fools’ joke.”
“?” Zhou Qi’an had never wanted to twist a ghost’s head off so badly.
The suddenly sharp gaze put some psychological pressure on the ghost, but it completely ignored it. “You have to include an intimate photo, the kind where you’re mouth to mouth.”
This way, even jumping into the river wouldn’t wash him clean.
His patience wearing thin, Zhou Qi’an closed his eyes. “Let’s just kill it.”
Shen Zhiyi said softly, “Qi’an, you once said we have to be reasonable.”
This ghost is being quite reasonable.
But some things certainly couldn’t be seen by a ghost. “I’ll dig out its eyes first.”
Ghost: “???”
Zhou Qi’an’s brow twitched.
If its eyes were dug out, could it still see the status? Wouldn’t all the previous efforts be in vain?
However, the previous gentleness on Shen Zhiyi’s face was gone. The eyes looking at the ghost flashed with a bloody light. Just as he was about to make a move, he was suddenly pulled by the collar.
A familiar scent came close. Shen Zhiyi didn’t resist and was pulled over.
A soft touch came from his cheek.
In the dead of night, a light and quick kiss on the cheek made one’s heart itch.
When he finally reacted, Zhou Qi’an had already finished the selfie, turned his body to the side again, and with the edited text, directly hit send.
Shen Zhiyi saw the fleeting image.
Abandoning the simple few words from before, it was replaced with—
[Announcing to the world my current sweetheart, my future other half. Mr. Shen. (Sprinkles flowers.jpg) (Fireworks.jpg)]
Zhou Qi’an’s eyes curved. “How’s the copy I edited?”
He wasn’t asking the ghost, but the person beside him.
In the few seconds they looked at each other, Shen Zhiyi seemed to have really seen a firework explode before his eyes. After a long while, he barely found his voice and said:
“It’s especially good.”
Only then did Zhou Qi’an look at the ghost, crossing his legs, his tone very much like a domineering CEO. “Are you satisfied with what you saw?”
The ghost who had witnessed how sweet their love was: “…”
·
Midnight. Vikas, who had been banished back to his room, was sneering at the Prophecy Wizard.
A hundred years of good union, getting married on the spot?
What a spineless coward. Willing to say anything to live. He had just kneeled faster than himself.
He couldn’t help but think back to that scene. Compared to Zhou Qi’an, Vikas was more concerned about Shen Zhiyi’s abnormality.
“Is it because of evolution?”
No.
Vikas had once been matched into an instance with a player who was about to complete their full evolution, and there was no situation of having no shadow.
“Maybe he’s really a half-human, half-ghost monster.”
There had been many players in the game who had transplanted monster organs.
Bang bang bang.
A very impatient knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.
Half a ghost flowed in from the crack in the door, its eyes wide open as if it had died with a grievance, saying, “The gay guy next door told me to tell you, tomorrow at nine, you go report the popular male artist Shen Mu.”
Apparently, Zhou Qi’an had already completely confirmed the person selling the Mei Ling Pills and had ruled out the electric guitar boy.
But just in case, he still wanted Vikas to finish the job.
“Nine o’clock?”
Vikas squinted suspiciously at the ghost, questioning the truth of its words. After all, for something like reporting, the sooner the better.
“The gay guy next door also said to send a few other people to dig the ditch.”
After delivering the message, the ghost left, clinging to the red carpet.
It didn’t ask Vikas to post any self-destructive status. Compared to the face in the room next door, this face was rather limited.
The next day, a sinister wind howled, and a heavy rain fell.
Near Wang’s Entertainment Company, as it was not yet time for the official employees to come to work, and with the rain, there wasn’t even the sound of birds chirping. The surroundings were exceptionally deserted.
A few new players were called out early in the morning to take turns digging the ditch.
Zhou Qi’an stood to the side holding an umbrella and said considerately, “You don’t have to dig too deep, just enough to bury an explosive device.”
The player who was digging almost hit his own foot with the hoe.
For no good reason, why are we burying an explosive device?
Zhou Qi’an yawned. Without the hidden ditch to block the disaster, the ghosts would no longer target the employees.
No one dared to ask more. The new players were all good at digging, and soon they had accurately dug the pit.
The explosive device was naturally provided by Vikas. He cursed under his breath as he set the time-delay device.
Originally, because he needed to bear the risk of reporting, Vikas had been somewhat reluctant, but now he was almost eager to report the seller of the Xuan Xuan Mei Ling Pills.
Every second spent with Zhou Qi’an was extremely agonizing. He wanted to go home quickly.
According to the system’s requirements, the report letter had to be dropped into the company’s anonymous mailbox. A few seconds before he was about to enter the company, Vikas suddenly thought of something and stopped abruptly.
He turned to look at Zhou Qi’an and said, “I remember now.”
His gaze shifted back and forth, finally settling on Shen Zhiyi. “You’re the white moonlight that the forum was talking about before, the one you were willing to abandon the Whalers’ Association president for, right?”
The Whalers’ Association was mysterious, and Shen Zhiyi was equally abnormal.
Sure enough, Zhou Qi’an’s taste was as crazy as he was.
Without revealing much emotion on his face, after Vikas finished speaking, he almost sneered, but timely restrained himself and walked towards the company with the report letter.
Zhou Qi’an: “…”
Your ancestors.
I asked you to place an explosive device, not to blow me up.
In his original spot, Shen Zhiyi took a full ten seconds to come to his senses.
White moonlight.
In the first nine seconds, he picked out what he liked to hear and let the word resonate in his mind repeatedly.
Half a second later, Shen Zhiyi’s expression suddenly changed. Whalers’ Association, abandon… what trash is worthy of being associated with Qi’an?
In the last fraction of a second, he extracted the two most crucial words, his eyes narrowing dangerously. “Forum.”
Zhou Qi’an pursed his lips.
The dead person and the dead memory attacked him at the same time, as if he had returned to the time when he was being falsely slandered.
He suddenly didn’t want to leave this instance very much. At least in the instance, there was no way to browse the forums.
[Report successful]
[The mastermind behind the sale of Xuan Xuan Mei Ling Pills has been successfully found]
[The best undercover agent of the one-star instance has cleared the level]
The system prompts came quickly and fiercely.
Zhou Qi’an’s body stiffened slightly.
The time-delay device let out a beeping warning sound. The group of people quickly backed away. Almost at the same time, a loud bang erupted. The hidden ditch was blown up. Amidst the flying dust and water, the ruthless system’s further prompt came:
[Teleportation in progress]
[Teleportation countdown, 10s, 9s, 8s…]
In the flash of white light, Zhou Qi’an, who was being forcibly teleported, cursed the entire game family in his heart and at the same time prayed for the others.
Red Hood.
The forum’s melon-eating crowd.
May the game bless you.
