Why Did You Provoke Her? She Can Tell Fortunes!-Chapter 267 - 240: Jiang Ci’s Ordeal

Jiang Ci: "..."

He awkwardly cleared his throat, "Don’t talk nonsense, it’s not what you think."

But seeing Xue Xing’s obvious distrust and reluctance to leave, he could only explain: "This is my friend."

Watching Xue Xing’s back, Ye Zhixia couldn’t help but comment, "Your assistant is really responsible."

Even without the manager here, they have to watch over people.

Jiang Ci said, "There’s nothing I can do, as my previous scandals have seriously impacted me."

Speaking of this, he specifically observed Mu Yunchu’s expression, "But those were all lies, nothing happened at all."

Having this chance to explain face-to-face was rare, so he couldn’t let Mu Yunchu continue to misunderstand.

However, the latter still showed no expression, looking around, with her attention not on this at all.

Jiang Ci couldn’t help but feel disappointed.

For a moment, he said nothing more.

Since entering this town, Mu Yunchu had sensed several intense spiritual auras. Yet among them, there was something indescribably off.

"You previously told me you were haunted by many ghosts. What exactly happened?"

Recalling the incident again, Jiang Ci’s expression grew considerably solemn.

"I have to start from when I first joined the film crew."

"In my memory, I should have been sleeping in bed, but when I woke up, everyone was looking at me with very peculiar expressions."

"Later, after chatting with the senior members of the program group, I learned they said they couldn’t find me in my room the next day, yet saw me inside a mansion..."

"Were you sleepwalking?" Ye Zhixia blurted out.

"No," Jiang Ci shook his head, dismissing the possibility, "I have never had this problem."

At the time, Qin Long hadn’t finished speaking, but later, through conversations with others, he discovered a shocking truth.

"They said they couldn’t find me anywhere in the town, and eventually found me lying in an empty coffin."

Ye Zhixia: "..."

A chilling sensation swept over him inexplicably.

Thinking of a living person lying in a coffin, he felt terrified just putting himself in that position.

Honestly, even Jiang Ci found it creepy when he recounted it.

Moreover, the entire crew hid it from him, refusing to disclose, clearly having agreed in advance not to reveal the truth to him.

"Cough cough, so you feel haunted by ghosts?" Ye Zhixia felt he had to say something at this point, or he’d grow more scared.

Jiang Ci, however, remained silent.

In front of Mu Yunchu, he dared not speak too conclusively.

Later, when they began formal recording, he focused on work, temporarily setting aside this matter.

Originally planning to study it further after the recording, but was never given the opportunity.

"We were given a Republic-era script. At the start, everyone was together, but as we progressed to mid-stage, separate tasks emerged."

This meant he needed to move around the large town alone.

"Aren’t you supposed to have a cameraman following you?"

Ye Zhixia, having watched those variety shows, knew they seemed alone during recording, but a cameraman was always present.

And no matter how remote or challenging the location was, or even in ’non-human’ places, the cameras followed.

For example, if you saw someone running fast on a show, and the camera was in front, it meant someone holding a heavy camera was running even faster to capture the scene.

Or in extreme, inhuman territories, it appeared they survived alone in the wild, engaging in extreme activities, but ever-changing camera angles reminded everyone someone accompanied them.

Jiang Ci finally took Ye Zhixia’s words seriously.

"Generally speaking, that’s the case."

"But the situation I encountered wasn’t typical."

In open spaces, that was indeed the case.

But since it was a horror-themed show, having cameramen enter first everywhere would largely diminish the effect.

"So many places used fixed cameras."

It helped, knowing the artists’ activity area was limited to specific sections, so fixed cameras were much more convenient.

It also maximized the restoration of a horror atmosphere.

Ye Zhixia nodded.

So there was such a possibility.

Seeing he didn’t probe further into this matter, Jiang Ci continued with his original pace of storytelling. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"That task asked me to find something in a mansion."

The specific item wasn’t important, so Jiang Ci didn’t mention it specifically.

"Originally, I was at the mansion’s entrance with another person, but strangely, after turning back, the person disappeared."

At the time, he thought it was a prank by the program team, so he didn’t dwell on it.

Thinking he had reached the cameras’ recording area, he couldn’t backtrack at this point.

"Going back would mean task failure."

Among the guests participating, Jiang Ci was just a newcomer and didn’t want to inconvenience the team because of himself.

He estimated that during the broadcast, he might face ridicule from netizens.

So he hesitated for only a few seconds before opening the door and stepping in.

While standing at the entrance, he imagined several possibilities for what lay behind the door.

He even wondered if there were traps meant to scare him.

Thus, he was mentally prepared to be frightened before entering.

"But what I didn’t expect was that after entering, there was nothing."

"No," Jiang Ci corrected himself, "I can’t say there was nothing, it looked like a typical mansion from the Republic era, nothing special."

He entered through the backyard, "There was also a well in the yard."

Jiang Ci remarked casually.

But it caught Mu Yunchu’s attention.

"A well?"

She suddenly spoke, startling Jiang Ci.

It wasn’t her loud voice, but anything that caught Mu Yunchu’s special attention was certainly unusual.

"Yes, there was a well."

Jiang Ci even recalled carefully before nodding affirmatively again.

Because the well’s location was quite unique, visible right upon entering. Although Jiang Ci wasn’t scared by it, it was indeed unexpected.

"Is there something wrong with the well?"

Mu Yunchu shook her head, signaling him to continue.

Yet she vaguely felt that the well Jiang Ci saw might be the same one the taxi driver mentioned.

Jiang Ci puckered his lips, visibly more tense than before.

Rubbing his nose, "I didn’t notice anything strange after entering the door. I followed the initial rules and searched the mansion for clues, but..."

"But?"

"But at the corner of the stairs, I saw a woman in a qipao."