Why Did You Provoke Her? She Can Tell Fortunes!-Chapter 266 - 239: Farewell, Jiang Ci

After this incident, the old lady was terribly frightened. Not only did she never take her grandson there to play again, but she didn’t dare to go near the water for a long time.

The account of their encounter was later posted online by someone else. Otherwise, people might not have heard about it.

"Is there anything else?" Ye Zhixia asked again, thinking to herself: How many lost souls are in this place? Why are there so many ghostly tales?

"There’s plenty more." The driver couldn’t recall all the stories at once, so he picked the most memorable ones to tell.

"There’s also a house where, every night, crying is heard..."

"And an ancient well that is clearly dry during the day, but at night, people say, it overflows with deep red liquid..."

"And then..."

...

He recounted at least seven or eight ghostly tales about Xiguang Town, almost till they reached the destination, before stopping.

Though the sun was shining, the driver inexplicably felt a chill down his spine.

He wanted to smoke a cigarette but stopped himself when he saw that he had passengers in the backseat.

Suddenly realizing Mu Yunchu and her companion had been silent for a while, he assumed they were scared and quickly reassured them, "But don’t worry too much. Even though there are frequent ghost stories, I’ve never heard of any real incidents."

"I guess those ghosts just don’t want to be disturbed."

"Plus, since you’re going during the day, it’s much safer. Satisfy your curiosity with a quick look and then get out."

The driver was quite nice, not only sharing many stories with Mu Yunchu but repeatedly reminding them to be careful.

"Of course, our Nanxie City isn’t only famous for that one spot. You can explore the city center later..."

Just like that, they reached their destination, and the driver "reluctantly" concluded his chat.

"Chatting with you young folks made me feel younger myself."

"Hope you enjoy your stay in Nanxie!"

Mu Yunchu and her companion were already five meters away, and the driver was still waving at them from the car.

Once they reached a desolate area, Ye Zhixia glanced around, caught up to Mu Yunchu, and whispered in a low voice, "Boss, do you think what the driver said is true or false?"

Can one place really gather so many ghosts?

Or do these ghosts enjoy joining the hustle and bustle?

Mu Yunchu thought of the scene she witnessed when she returned to the old campus.

She analyzed truthfully, "It’s possible."

"These ghosts might be trapped in one place for some reason, unable to leave, so they merely coexist without interfering with each other."

But that doesn’t mean they can coexist peacefully.

The stronger ghosts can still have dominance in their area.

While the relatively weaker ones can only diminish their presence as much as possible, hoping not to attract attention.

However... when all the ghosts in an area are constantly causing disturbances, there is another possibility.

"These ghosts might have known each other in life or have comparable strength."

Though the exact reason won’t be clear until Mu Yunchu sees it in person.

She explained this merely to answer Ye Zhixia’s question.

It wasn’t definitive.

...

Close to disembarking, she sent a text to Jiang Ci.

He had previously instructed her to contact him when they were near, as he’d send someone to pick them up.

Presumably, entering the filming site wasn’t easy.

While waiting by the roadside, they saw Jiang Ci approach, heavily disguised.

"Mu..." He instinctively wanted to call her Master Mu but paused and said, "Yun Chu, follow me; I’ll take you inside."

Then he hesitated as he looked at Ye Zhixia.

Mu Yunchu introduced, "This is an employee from my shop."

Jiang Ci wasn’t exactly warm, only nodding to him as a formality, "Hello," before continuing to talk to Mu Yunchu.

"For certain reasons, I won’t disclose your identity."

The film crew was large and chatty, and it wouldn’t be good to be too ostentatious.

Only if necessary would he explain Mu Yunchu’s true identity to others.

"To outsiders, I’ll say you’re my friends."

Mu Yunchu nodded.

However, despite not wanting to draw too much attention, Mu Yunchu’s face alone made that impossible.

Especially when walking alongside Jiang Ci, they attracted a lot of attention from passersby.

She could faintly hear the gossip sparking.

"Who’s that woman with Jiang Ci? Is she a star? She looks unfamiliar!"

"Could she be his young girlfriend? Oh my heavens!"

"What? I hadn’t heard Jiang Ci had a girlfriend! Oh no, what if this gets out to the netizens? They’ll be devastated..."

...

The gossip mostly came from the film crew’s staff, some of whom Jiang Ci hadn’t even met, so there was no need to explain.

After all, they had all signed non-disclosure agreements, so there was no worry of them speaking out.

With Jiang Ci’s guidance, Mu Yunchu had already entered the town’s interior.

And she hadn’t seen the easily crossable barrier the driver mentioned.

"You’re filming a variety show here, but isn’t this town off-limits to outsiders?"

Jiang Ci nodded, "It is. I’m not sure how our director managed to pull some strings and get us access."

"If I recall correctly, we’re the first commercial crew allowed in here." Mu Yunchu’s gaze deepened, as if pondering something.

"And they even let you stay here..."

Jiang Ci greatly agreed, "That’s right."

He had been on edge earlier that morning, but now standing next to Mu Yunchu, he felt much safer.

He could even chat comfortably with her.

But as they walked into the crew’s area, they encountered more people, and the chances of bumping into someone Jiang Ci knew increased.

Several people greeted them and then inquired about Mu Yunchu’s identity.

As if rehearsed, Jiang Ci said she was his friend, just passing through for a visit.

Once away from the crowd, Jiang Ci breathed a sigh of relief, "I’ll have my assistant arrange two rooms for you, then I’ll tell you about the strange events that happened to me."

He called Xue Xing, told him to arrange rooms near his own, and Xue Xing hesitated as he glanced at Mu Yunchu, "Brother Jiang..."

Seeing him linger, Jiang Ci was puzzled, "What is it?"

"Well, Brother Qi specifically asked me before he left to make sure you don’t start a relationship."