“Thank you Brother Bangyi for the ten Porsches! Let’s cut to the chase and get straight to the point. The name of this ceremony is called ‘Walk in Four Directions.’”
“At the beginning, the four of us will stand at four corners of the room. One person will start walking along the wall, and when they reach the person standing at the next corner, they stop, and the person in front continues walking. This continues until we complete a circle. When a closed loop forms, a fifth person will appear.”
“This fifth person is the ghost we’re looking for.” Big Zhuang’s expression suddenly turned serious, with a hint of strangeness in his seriousness.
“Family, did you understand?”
[I seem to understand, but also not really. Aren’t there only four corners and four people? What’s the deal with the fifth person?]
[I get it. You forgot one point. Although there are four corners and four people, one person is always on the move. So, when the fourth person returns to the starting point, there should be no one there. But if they encounter someone there… then it becomes five people. Four people standing at the corners form a closed loop, and one person is still on the move.]
[Fuck, I get it. Brother, you’re really smart. Copy and paste this for others; some might not understand.]
Big Zhuang: “I see that someone has already explained the principle of this spiritual game. Just like this viewer said, this is how the game is played. If the fourth person returns to the starting point, and there’s no one there, the summoning failed. If the fourth person bumps into someone, it means the summoning is successful.”
[Wow, so thrilling.]
[Thrilling? It’s definitely a gimmick. How could there be real supernatural things in the world? It’s all fabricated to deceive and sensationalize.]
[Weren’t early ghost stories created to warn and deter people?]
[I don’t believe ghosts will really appear in this live broadcast with thousands of people.]
[Even if it’s known to be fake, thinking about it is still thrilling and scary.]
[I’m scared but I still want to watch.]
[I have a question. If you really summon that ghost, how do you send it away? Do you have to do something like the Ouija board to send the ghost back halfway through in order to stop it?]
[The atmosphere is already intense.]
[Bullshit atmosphere, I’m clearly prepared for it to crash.]
Big Zhuang: “Of course, I know how to send the ghost back. If we successfully summon the ghost this time, I hope you guys can give me some encouraging love, okay? When the game starts, the game cannot end unless I send the ghost away. During that time, I won’t have time to look at the live stream, so if you have any questions for the ghost, please light up the fan signs. Since time is limited, I’ll help with the top ten questions. If you have any questions, quickly post them in the chat, family.”
“Thank you Brother ‘I’m Right Behind You’ for the ten Porsches!”
“Brother K wants to ask what his name is. Okay, got it!”
“Sister S wants to ask if there are many ghosts here? No problem!”
“Brother L wants to ask if the people back then were killed by him? We can ask this, I also want to know!”
“Brother Uu wants to ask where the elderly couple is? Okay, got it.”
…
“Last question! Does Brother ‘I’m Right Behind You’ at rank three have anything to ask me?”
“Oh,” seeing the question from “I’m Right Behind You” on the screen, Big Zhuang was momentarily stunned but still read it aloud, “You want to ask if he wants friends? Uh, okay, Brother ‘I’m Right Behind You’.”
For some reason, seeing this name and the question, Big Zhuang, who usually didn’t know how to spell “fear,” suddenly felt a “thump” in his heart. But this feeling was quickly overshadowed by the joy for achieving “Number One in Late-Night Live Broadcast” in the upper left corner.
Big Zhuang stared at the red envelope in the upper left corner. “The red envelope will be drawn in a few seconds. After this red envelope is drawn, we will start the summoning ceremony. Because a dark environment is required for summoning, we will turn off all flashlights. I will aim the phone camera at the starting position. Although the lights are off, there’s still the moon outside, so you should be able to see the blurry scene in the corners. God’s perspective is left to you, family!”
Because of the spiritual summoning, the number of people in the live broadcast unexpectedly increased despite the late hour, reaching ten thousand.
In the midst of talking, the time for the red envelope in the upper left corner had arrived again.
“Alright, family, it’s time to grab the red envelope!”
“Oh, this time it’s still Brother ‘I’m Right Behind You’? Brother’s hand speed is so fast; could it be that he’s possessed by a robot?” Big Zhuang directly voiced his speculation, “Your luck and hand speed are beyond measure. Congratulations, Brother I’m Right Behind You!”
“Alright, no more idle talk. Let’s start tonight’s spiritual ceremony! Let me introduce tonight’s special guests.”
Big Zhuang rotated the phone stand in place, and included the boy in the screen, “This is my good friend, Mr. Mouse.”
“And this,” Big Zhuang continued turning the screen, capturing Bai Lixin this time, “The handsome brother you all want to see is here, my other good friend, Mr. Bai Lixin. Let me tell you a secret, he’s still single.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
‘If you lie, you will be struck by lightning.’
Amidst the cheering in the barrage, the anchor turned the camera again, this time capturing the red-haired girl beside him. He patted the girl’s shoulder affectionately, “You don’t need me to introduce this one, right? She’s my partner, Red, also the beauty focus in our live broadcast room.”
“Oh, tonight we have two beauties in our live broadcast. I feel so fortunate, I almost don’t want to let them participate in this game, it feels like a waste of beauty.”
After saying this, Big Zhuang skillfully adjusted the phone stand he had been holding and changed it to squat on the ground. “But for the sake of satisfying the curiosity of our viewers, it doesn’t matter, beauty can be sacrificed!”
Once the phone angle was fixed, he aimed the screen at one of the corners. Big Zhuang walked over to Bai Lixin and the others, and directed them to their respective corners.
Big Zhuang stood in the corner directly facing the camera. Bai Lixin stood behind him, Red Hair stood in front of Big Zhuang, and finally, Mr. Mouse stood in front of Red Hair.
When everything was ready, Big Zhuang made a “yeah” gesture towards the camera, then had the four simultaneously turn off their flashlights.
The room, which still had a faint glow, instantly plunged into darkness.
After a brief moment of blindness, the faint moonlight from outside began to emerge.
Bai Lixin looked up towards Big Zhuang’s position in front of him. From his perspective, he couldn’t see Big Zhuang’s figure at all. The dim moonlight only allowed him to see things within two meters in front of him.
There were no other sounds in the darkness besides his own breathing and the howling wind outside.
After an unknown amount of time, Big Zhuang’s voice that was now noticeably serious and vigilant, reached Bai Lixin’s ears: “I’m starting.”
Clear footsteps slowly echoed in the room.
“Pat.”
“Pat.”
“Pat.”
Bai Lixin pricked up his ears and listened intently.
After walking a distance, these footsteps stopped, and after a brief pause, a slightly different set of footsteps began again.
“Tap.”
“Tap.”
“Tap.”
After walking for some time, it stopped once more.
Next was the third person.
“Thud.”
“Thud.”
“Thud.”
Footsteps approached from a distance and finally reached behind Bai Lixin.
A hand gently patted Bai Lixin’s shoulder, then pushed him forward.
Bai Lixin understood the meaning and began walking forward.
His pace wasn’t fast. In the past, his visibility in the dark would have been much higher, but whether it was due to the special ability of this confined game space or the building’s design, he didn’t have such a significant advantage in the darkness.
His visual visibility should be about the same as the others now.
He remembered that there were many debris on the ground nearby. Therefore, he didn’t walk fast, quietly counting his steps. As he progressed, the scene in front of him gradually became clearer.
In a corner that should have been empty, there was actually an extra shadow.
The shadow was slightly hunched, shoulders slightly drooping, facing away from Bai Lixin.
Although Bai Lixin couldn’t see his face, he knew Big Zhuang’s figure. He was a hundred percent sure that the figure in front of him was definitely not Big Zhuang, nor the figure of anyone else in the room.
The mysterious fifth person…had appeared.
Bai Lixin’s eyes flickered and he slowly walked behind that person.
As the distance closed, he finally completely saw some details of this figure.
“Thank you Brother Bangyi for the ten Porsches! Let’s cut to the chase and get straight to the point. The name of this ceremony is called ‘Walk in Four Directions.’”
“At the beginning, the four of us will stand at four corners of the room. One person will start walking along the wall, and when they reach the person standing at the next corner, they stop, and the person in front continues walking. This continues until we complete a circle. When a closed loop forms, a fifth person will appear.”
“This fifth person is the ghost we’re looking for.” Big Zhuang’s expression suddenly turned serious, with a hint of strangeness in his seriousness.
“Family, did you understand?”
[I seem to understand, but also not really. Aren’t there only four corners and four people? What’s the deal with the fifth person?]
[I get it. You forgot one point. Although there are four corners and four people, one person is always on the move. So, when the fourth person returns to the starting point, there should be no one there. But if they encounter someone there… then it becomes five people. Four people standing at the corners form a closed loop, and one person is still on the move.]
[Fuck, I get it. Brother, you’re really smart. Copy and paste this for others; some might not understand.]
Big Zhuang: “I see that someone has already explained the principle of this spiritual game. Just like this viewer said, this is how the game is played. If the fourth person returns to the starting point, and there’s no one there, the summoning failed. If the fourth person bumps into someone, it means the summoning is successful.”
[Wow, so thrilling.]
[Thrilling? It’s definitely a gimmick. How could there be real supernatural things in the world? It’s all fabricated to deceive and sensationalize.]
[Weren’t early ghost stories created to warn and deter people?]
[I don’t believe ghosts will really appear in this live broadcast with thousands of people.]
[Even if it’s known to be fake, thinking about it is still thrilling and scary.]
[I’m scared but I still want to watch.]
[I have a question. If you really summon that ghost, how do you send it away? Do you have to do something like the Ouija board to send the ghost back halfway through in order to stop it?]
[The atmosphere is already intense.]
[Bullshit atmosphere, I’m clearly prepared for it to crash.]
Big Zhuang: “Of course, I know how to send the ghost back. If we successfully summon the ghost this time, I hope you guys can give me some encouraging love, okay? When the game starts, the game cannot end unless I send the ghost away. During that time, I won’t have time to look at the live stream, so if you have any questions for the ghost, please light up the fan signs. Since time is limited, I’ll help with the top ten questions. If you have any questions, quickly post them in the chat, family.”
“Thank you Brother ‘I’m Right Behind You’ for the ten Porsches!”
“Brother K wants to ask what his name is. Okay, got it!”
“Sister S wants to ask if there are many ghosts here? No problem!”
“Brother L wants to ask if the people back then were killed by him? We can ask this, I also want to know!”
“Brother Uu wants to ask where the elderly couple is? Okay, got it.”
…
“Last question! Does Brother ‘I’m Right Behind You’ at rank three have anything to ask me?”
“Oh,” seeing the question from “I’m Right Behind You” on the screen, Big Zhuang was momentarily stunned but still read it aloud, “You want to ask if he wants friends? Uh, okay, Brother ‘I’m Right Behind You’.”
For some reason, seeing this name and the question, Big Zhuang, who usually didn’t know how to spell “fear,” suddenly felt a “thump” in his heart. But this feeling was quickly overshadowed by the joy for achieving “Number One in Late-Night Live Broadcast” in the upper left corner.
Big Zhuang stared at the red envelope in the upper left corner. “The red envelope will be drawn in a few seconds. After this red envelope is drawn, we will start the summoning ceremony. Because a dark environment is required for summoning, we will turn off all flashlights. I will aim the phone camera at the starting position. Although the lights are off, there’s still the moon outside, so you should be able to see the blurry scene in the corners. God’s perspective is left to you, family!”
Because of the spiritual summoning, the number of people in the live broadcast unexpectedly increased despite the late hour, reaching ten thousand.
In the midst of talking, the time for the red envelope in the upper left corner had arrived again.
“Alright, family, it’s time to grab the red envelope!”
“Oh, this time it’s still Brother ‘I’m Right Behind You’? Brother’s hand speed is so fast; could it be that he’s possessed by a robot?” Big Zhuang directly voiced his speculation, “Your luck and hand speed are beyond measure. Congratulations, Brother I’m Right Behind You!”
“Alright, no more idle talk. Let’s start tonight’s spiritual ceremony! Let me introduce tonight’s special guests.”
Big Zhuang rotated the phone stand in place, and included the boy in the screen, “This is my good friend, Mr. Mouse.”
“And this,” Big Zhuang continued turning the screen, capturing Bai Lixin this time, “The handsome brother you all want to see is here, my other good friend, Mr. Bai Lixin. Let me tell you a secret, he’s still single.”
Bai Lixin: “…”
‘If you lie, you will be struck by lightning.’
Amidst the cheering in the barrage, the anchor turned the camera again, this time capturing the red-haired girl beside him. He patted the girl’s shoulder affectionately, “You don’t need me to introduce this one, right? She’s my partner, Red, also the beauty focus in our live broadcast room.”
“Oh, tonight we have two beauties in our live broadcast. I feel so fortunate, I almost don’t want to let them participate in this game, it feels like a waste of beauty.”
After saying this, Big Zhuang skillfully adjusted the phone stand he had been holding and changed it to squat on the ground. “But for the sake of satisfying the curiosity of our viewers, it doesn’t matter, beauty can be sacrificed!”
Once the phone angle was fixed, he aimed the screen at one of the corners. Big Zhuang walked over to Bai Lixin and the others, and directed them to their respective corners.
Big Zhuang stood in the corner directly facing the camera. Bai Lixin stood behind him, Red Hair stood in front of Big Zhuang, and finally, Mr. Mouse stood in front of Red Hair.
When everything was ready, Big Zhuang made a “yeah” gesture towards the camera, then had the four simultaneously turn off their flashlights.
The room, which still had a faint glow, instantly plunged into darkness.
After a brief moment of blindness, the faint moonlight from outside began to emerge.
Bai Lixin looked up towards Big Zhuang’s position in front of him. From his perspective, he couldn’t see Big Zhuang’s figure at all. The dim moonlight only allowed him to see things within two meters in front of him.
There were no other sounds in the darkness besides his own breathing and the howling wind outside.
After an unknown amount of time, Big Zhuang’s voice that was now noticeably serious and vigilant, reached Bai Lixin’s ears: “I’m starting.”
Clear footsteps slowly echoed in the room.
“Pat.”
“Pat.”
“Pat.”
Bai Lixin pricked up his ears and listened intently.
After walking a distance, these footsteps stopped, and after a brief pause, a slightly different set of footsteps began again.
“Tap.”
“Tap.”
“Tap.”
After walking for some time, it stopped once more.
Next was the third person.
“Thud.”
“Thud.”
“Thud.”
Footsteps approached from a distance and finally reached behind Bai Lixin.
A hand gently patted Bai Lixin’s shoulder, then pushed him forward.
Bai Lixin understood the meaning and began walking forward.
His pace wasn’t fast. In the past, his visibility in the dark would have been much higher, but whether it was due to the special ability of this confined game space or the building’s design, he didn’t have such a significant advantage in the darkness.
His visual visibility should be about the same as the others now.
He remembered that there were many debris on the ground nearby. Therefore, he didn’t walk fast, quietly counting his steps. As he progressed, the scene in front of him gradually became clearer.
In a corner that should have been empty, there was actually an extra shadow.
The shadow was slightly hunched, shoulders slightly drooping, facing away from Bai Lixin.
Although Bai Lixin couldn’t see his face, he knew Big Zhuang’s figure. He was a hundred percent sure that the figure in front of him was definitely not Big Zhuang, nor the figure of anyone else in the room.
The mysterious fifth person…had appeared.
Bai Lixin’s eyes flickered and he slowly walked behind that person.
As the distance closed, he finally completely saw some details of this figure.
