Why Did You Provoke Her? She Can Tell Fortunes!-Chapter 268 - 241: The Dim Amulet

Jiang Ci initially thought that woman was an NPC arranged by the program team to specifically assist him with tasks, because the script he received did indeed have such a character.

"Speaking of scripts, it’s actually just the story background of our horror script."

Jiang Ci hadn’t intended to elaborate on this, but because Mu Yunchu glanced up at him, he decided to speak further.

"Speaking of which, this should be considered a tragic love story from the Republican era."

Isn’t there a saying that goes like this?

Republican love stories, nine out of ten end in tragedy.

In chaotic times, everyone is on the verge of collapse, let alone smaller families.

"A woman from a well-off family falls in love with a warlord."

Just like in most dramas, it starts with sweetness or bittersweet moments, but later on, it only leaves a parting between life and death.

"The ending is that this man goes off to war far away, while the woman waits for his return. She waits for decades, but until her dying breath, she never gets a good outcome."

Jiang Ci isn’t sure if this story is based on real events, but he suspects it’s mostly a fabricated tale. Yet, at this point, he inexplicably feels a bit sad.

Perhaps from the bottom of his heart, he feels sorry for the woman who waited a lifetime.

"And my role is as a college student who travels back from the 21st century."

The script essentially has two timelines.

The character played by Jiang Ci is in the 21st century, during which not great things occur around them because the woman’s ghost hasn’t dispersed after her death. As college students, they are determined to resolve the woman’s grievances.

"The purpose of traveling back is to find out the truth of the matter, skipping some processes, we finally cast our suspicions on this woman."

"Thinking, if we can resolve her issue, perhaps there won’t be any more troubles afterward."

Jiang Ci pursed his lips, "So our task is to deliver a breakup letter to this woman on behalf of the man who went off to war."

"Huh?" Ye Zhixia, who was listening intently, hesitated and exclaimed after hearing this, "You guys are being a bit too much!"

Jiang Ci: "..."

He looked at Ye Zhixia helplessly.

Ye Zhixia realized she might have gotten too emotionally involved in the story.

"Even if you do get emotionally involved, from a certain perspective, he’s doing a good deed."

Instead of letting her live forever in hopes doomed to fail, it’s better to let her move on early so she can marry someone else.

It’s better than a life of loneliness and misery.

Seeing that the two were almost arguing over a fictional script, Mu Yunchu quickly stepped in to stop them: "Continue with the story, you met a woman wearing a cheongsam. Then what happened?"

"I followed the initial plan set by the program, intending to deliver the letter in my hand to her."

"But unexpectedly, she got very angry, tore the letter into pieces, scattered it in the air, and turned around and ran off."

Jiang Ci stared at the letter on the ground, lost in thought, pondering what to do next.

It felt as though the script he originally saw shouldn’t have been like this.

"By the time I snapped back to reality, I heard someone calling me through my earpiece."

It was the crew.

"They asked me where I ran off to and why I wasn’t entering the house as per the rules."

Jiang Ci wanted to argue but was told he had entered the wrong house.

"Huh?"

"Then what about the woman in the cheongsam?"

Jiang Ci swallowed and said, "I don’t know. Later, I specifically checked the temporary actors hired by the crew, and they weren’t the face I saw before."

He felt that since he arrived there, things had been going wrong. Although the reasons seemed ludicrous, he still wanted to explain them to the director.

"After listening, the director didn’t quite believe me, but I could tell he wasn’t as angry as before."

He even suggested to Jiang Ci that maybe it was just stress, advising him to rest well.

"This absolutely wasn’t a hallucination because that letter was indeed torn."

If he had merely imagined the whole scene and torn up the letter himself, he must have serious mental issues.

It wasn’t just the director; even his assistant didn’t believe him.

Jiang Ci felt utterly helpless.

Why didn’t anyone believe he encountered a ghost?

"The issue is, if it had only happened once or twice, that’d be one thing," Jiang Ci had already heard all sorts of rumors online before coming to this town, but since he couldn’t avoid this job, he decided to buy an Amulet from Mu Yunchu’s online shop. "But after that, it was as if I was being haunted, strange things kept happening around me."

For instance, items he placed would inexplicably move to other places.

And when he was alone at night, he would always hear a voice calling his name. But when he turned to look, there was clearly no one there.

Jiang Ci tiredly rubbed his temples, "I feel like I’m definitely being haunted by them."

If things continue like this, he feels he’ll be driven insane.

It seems the Amulet isn’t even working anymore, otherwise he wouldn’t have been forced to personally find Mu Yunchu for help.

"The recording is going to start again later tonight."

Jiang Ci was very relieved that Mu Yunchu arrived beforehand.

He really didn’t have the courage to face it alone anymore.

"You said you bought an Amulet from my shop?" Mu Yunchu held out a hand, "Let me see it."

"Oh, alright."

Jiang Ci took out the Amulet he kept pressed close to his chest, showing how much he relied on it.

However, when he placed it in Mu Yunchu’s hand, everyone felt something was off.

Whether it was Jiang Ci, as the owner, or Ye Zhixia, who dealt with these talismans daily, they had seen the bright yellow appearance of the Amulets Mu Yunchu crafted.

Very bright, eye-catching yellow, the kind you find hard to look away from once you see it.

Yet now, in Mu Yunchu’s hand, it appeared gray and dull, as if covered with invisible and untouchable dust.

"This..."

Jiang Ci instinctively wanted to wipe it clean, "It shouldn’t be like this, I’ve kept it in my pocket the whole time, how could it get so dirty."

He was even worried Mu Yunchu would misunderstand and think he didn’t cherish the Amulet, which led it to this state.

"It’s not something you did," Mu Yunchu lowered his eyes, his expression carrying a hint of gravity. "The talisman itself has become like this."

The Amulet possesses the ability to protect its owner, and once it fulfills its mission, it turns into ashes.

Listening to Mu Yunchu’s explanation, Jiang Ci only became more confused.

"If I had indeed encountered danger, then why hasn’t it turned into ashes now?"

"Hmm..." Mu Yunchu responded, "It indicates that the ghost does not intend to harm you."

Jiang Ci: ??? 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"It may just be around you, causing the Amulet to only be slightly affected each time."

Although eventually, it is destined to turn into ashes.