Wen Dong felt unprecedentedly difficult. He took a deep breath and looked at Tong Xiaosong, saying, “Tong Xiaosong, we believe in you. We leave this choice to you.”
Tong Xiaosong looked somewhat helpless, looking at the people in front of him.
“Leave it to him? Can’t you judge for yourselves?” Zhi Xian looked at Tang Yuxin and asked, “Is he alive, or am I alive?”
Tang Yuxin said, “…You are alive.”
Zhi Xian continued, “So, do you believe him or believe in me? Don’t forget, I promised to help you send off the Immortal Hall.”
Tang Yuxin hesitated, glancing at the other version of Gu Xuan. She didn’t know who was real and who was fake, but she had to choose the one that was most beneficial to her right now. “…I believe you.”
“What Immortal Hall?” Gu Xuan anxiously asked, “You’re threatening them! You’re all in this together! But think about it! He is a ghost! Can you believe what he says!?”
Zhi Xian sneered, “Can we believe what you say?”
“Don’t argue.” Tong Xiaosong interrupted their conversation and said, “I want to ask you a few questions.”
Everyone’s eyes focused on Tong Xiaosong.
Zhi Xian nodded, “Ask.”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Zhi Xian took a step forward, quite threateningly, “If you say these messy things to Tong Xiaosong again, I will stab the dagger into you right now.”
Gu Xuan, full of anger, looked at Zhi Xian but didn’t dare to make a move, could only swallow his pride and silently step back.
Tong Xiaosong couldn’t help but smile. He had never thought that he would see Gu Xuan so panicked and afraid of being bullied.
Facing the two versions of Gu Xuan, Tong Xiaosong asked, “More than two years ago, how did the thirteen students who played the ghost game with Gu Xuan die?”
Everyone suddenly became enlightened. Right, asking about these past events could reveal the truth and distinguish the true face of the two Gu Xuans in front of them.
Only Gu Xuan, looking at Tong Xiaosong, had not only anger but also a murderous intent.
Wen Dong laughed, “Come on, you two Mr. Gu, why aren’t you saying anything? Whoever speaks right and accurate, we’ll believe them.”
Gu Xuan’s gaze swept over everyone, gritted his teeth and said, “What’s the use of your trust? He has already said that whether you believe him or not, he will kill me. I will die either way. What’s the use of your trust?”
However, Zhi Xian said, “Since you won’t say, then I will. More than two years ago, I had just entered high school, had excellent grades, but because I came from an orphanage, I was poor and looked down upon. I harbored a lot of resentment. Because I had a great interest in supernatural events, I would also play ghost games with classmates after school. One day, during a ghost game, something strange really happened. At that time, I didn’t have money to buy a phone, and I wanted my classmates to use their phones to capture supernatural scenes. I believed that as long as I could prove the existence of supernatural events, I could definitely achieve fame and fortune. Then, some accidents happened…”
Seeing that he was letting Zhi Xian say everything, Gu Xuan hurriedly said, “I’ll talk! I’ll talk! Then, something unexpected happened. A ghost injured one of my classmates! In less than two days, the injured classmate died. Another classmate and I were very scared, so we had to invite the spirit again to ask for the truth. However, the spirit didn’t come. After two days, the other classmate also died. I was very scared, and at this time, others pulled me to play the ghost game together. Holding onto hope, I had no choice but to continue playing!”
As Gu Xuan spoke, Zhi Xian stopped and listened quietly.
Until Gu Xuan finished speaking, Zhi Xian raised an eyebrow and asked, “Finished?”
Gu Xuan, panicked and puzzled, said, “Is there, is there more?”
“Well, what I’m going to say is different from yours.” Zhi Xian smiled and continued, “When the accident happened, because I was eager to film and got very close, the spirit might have been angered by my movements and rushed towards me. At that moment, I panicked and grabbed a classmate next to me to shield myself. The pen pierced through the classmate’s eyes…”
Everyone present took a sharp breath.
Zhi Xian said, “Then the pen stopped moving. My classmate howled and said he wanted to go to the hospital. But I thought, why should this matter end like this? Clearly, I could capture it, and fame and fortune were within reach. I couldn’t accept it. I persuaded him to pull out the pen, and I continued filming. My two classmates didn’t agree, so when they weren’t paying attention, I directly pulled out the pen. However, the pen just wouldn’t move. When I was focused on the pen, they took the opportunity to run away.”
***
Although no one spoke, the shocked gazes of everyone present were all directed at the real Gu Xuan.
Gu Xuan panicked, “No, it’s not like that. It wasn’t like that at the beginning! And he said it, he did it. Why are you looking at me like this?”
Zhi Xian sneered, “Later, that classmate died, and another classmate came to me. We asked the spirit again, but the spirit didn’t come. After a few days, another classmate died. I panicked at that time because I thought the next one to die would definitely be me. So I found two classmates who didn’t know the truth and continued the ghost game. Later, I found that among those who died in the ghost game, they all started dying from the one who violated the rules. After that, they would die one after another in a disorderly manner. As long as we immediately started the next round of the ghost game after the first person died, ensured that we didn’t violate the rules ourselves, and then induced others to violate the rules, as long as someone acted as the first scapegoat, the ghost game could go on forever, and my life could be temporarily saved. But this was not a solution, and I still lived in fear. By chance, I learned a method from Thailand…”
“It’s not true! What he said is not true! Please don’t believe his words!” Gu Xuan suddenly broke down and shouted, “Please don’t believe him! I haven’t done such a thing! I haven’t done it!”
Wu Mabo frowned and scolded angrily, “Who the hell said you did it? Didn’t he say he did it himself? Why are you so anxious to admit anything?”
Gu Xuan felt bitter and couldn’t express it, “But I am the real Gu Xuan…”
Wen Dong said indifferently, “What you two said is different again. What are you afraid of? We don’t know what really happened back then, and you both insist on your own versions. We have no way to distinguish.”
Tang Yuxin looked at Wen Dong with complex eyes. Wasn’t this called having no way to distinguish?
Watching everyone’s reactions, even she could distinguish it clearly. Was Wen Dong really unable to tell the difference?
Zhi Xian smiled, “I learned a method from Thailand. It involves getting as close to the Yin as possible, leaving your substitute in the Yin realm forever, and returning to the Yang realm. All entanglements will then be directed towards the substitute, allowing me to escape ascension. So, I deceived two classmates, went down to the Yin together, turned them into my substitutes, and left them there forever. I thought everything was over when I returned to the Yang realm, but it wasn’t. The classmates I treated as substitutes didn’t forgive me. They wanted to pull me down as well, but at that time, I didn’t know what they were looking for. I thought the substitutes had failed, so I found two more people and tried again and again. Later, the deceased students finally attracted the attention of the police. They suspected me, and I couldn’t continue with the plan, so I had to find another way out. Thailand is a good place, and I found another method there: offering paper substitutes. Not only can they ward off evil spirits, but also fulfill one’s wishes. The paper substitute requires the blood of five facial features, double candles to suppress the copper basin for offering. The offering tools cannot be changed, blood must be dripped on the paper daily, the copper basin must not be separated from the person, and if not done for a day, the suppression will be broken, and the evil spirits will rebound. The person offering the paper substitute will have an unfortunate death and no reincarnation. Riches and risks are sought in peril. I don’t care; as long as it keeps me alive, I’m willing to try any method. So, I got everything, as for those thirteen lives, it doesn’t matter.”
After Zhi Xian finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
They finally understood why Zhi Xian had first asked Tong Xiaosong to steal the copper basin.
They also understood why Gu Xuan insisted on bringing Tong Xiaosong and Wu Mabo when he descended into the Yin before.
Breaking the suppression, soul seeking revenge—Gu Xuan wanted to replay the past.
Wow…seriously he should just die quietly…Zhi Xian is only stabbing him anyway….
Thanks for the chapter!
Yes exactly. You should get an easy death as long as given to you what if they change their mind and give you miserable death. I can’t believe a human being can be so cruel, so he must be inhuman 😰
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Gu xuan you really do deserve nothing but death. And not a peaceful one since you took all those lives in vain. Karma’s a b*tch yknow