TRYMBPIETM 127: When I went in the Past (9)

Yu Minfeng didn’t hesitate to say, “Of course it’s true! Linghe Village is so strange, why would I lie to you?”

He seemed reluctant to lie. Could it be that Yu Minfeng had seen Xing Su before?

Shen Wenxing hadn’t expected the ghostly aura in the bottle to come from Chi Qingzhou. He had thought it was related to Xing Su, so he quickly asked, “Was what you saw last time similar to what’s inside this bottle?”

“Not really,” Yu Minfeng said without thinking, “The last time I saw something like this, it felt really bad, I didn’t dare to get close and just turned around and ran. But this one feels fine.”

He looked at Shen Wenxing in confusion, “Teacher Shen, what exactly is this?”

Shen Wenxing furrowed his brow and thought for a long time, but he couldn’t figure out what connection Yu Minfeng might have with Xing Su. So he gave a vague answer.

“Well, it’s a kind of a “spell”, with many uses. It can harm people or protect them. I haven’t seen what you encountered before, so I don’t know the specifics. But this one…”

He raised his hand, and everyone’s gaze instinctively followed.

“This one was specially sent by Teacher Chi to protect us. With this, we don’t need to worry too much about going to the Mountain God Temple.”

Everyone’s eyes lit up, and they nodded, holding back their excitement, their tense nerves relaxing quite a bit.

It wasn’t that Shen Wenxing had a lot of authority, but most people here knew that Chi Qingzhou was no ordinary person. The fact that he had specially sent this bottle over showed that he was indeed paying attention to them. If anything really happened, he would surely come to their rescue!

Yu Minfeng let out a long breath of relief.

Seeing everyone look at him in confusion, he quickly explained, “It’s not just about having a dangerous thing. When I encountered that thing back then, even though I wasn’t harmed, I had strange dreams for over a month! I’m still haunted by it, and once we finish filming this part, I’m definitely going to find out what it was.”

Shen Wenxing carefully tucked the bottle away and assured Yu Minfeng that once they finished the necessary scenes, he would go with him to find Chi Qingzhou and ask him about what happened back then.

Yu Minfeng nodded repeatedly and followed the group, carrying the camera.

They didn’t think there was anything strange about their conversation, but the staff member, who hadn’t gone too far, was shaking his head in disbelief.

“Isn’t that just an empty bottle?” He clicked his tongue, “They’re acting like there’s something inside. With this level of performance and professionalism, no wonder they’re all so famous now.”

If he hadn’t checked a few times to confirm it was empty, he might have been fooled by their acting.

He clicked his tongue, swayed back to the second shooting location, where several colleagues were busy making props. He nodded at them, smiled, and scanned the busy crowd. Eventually, he spotted Chi Qingzhou and Fang Mingge near a high platform.

The second shooting location set by the crew was on a hillside.

On the steeper side, a large stone extended diagonally, forming an inverted triangle with the slope.

The production team had set up two tracks on the stone, specifically for filming special shots.

Chi Qingzhou and Fang Mingge were standing by the tracks, arguing over the footage captured by the camera.

The staff member went over to explain that the bottle had been delivered and then turned to continue working.

Before leaving, he glanced curiously at the camera. Not seeing anything special on the small screen, he reluctantly gave up on investigating further.

Fang Mingge was staring at the small screen, not noticing the staff member’s expression. He repeatedly asked, “Are you sure, Teacher Chi? Are you sure?”

Chi Qingzhou patiently answered him again and again, “I’m sure.”

“Hiss—” Fang Mingge sucked in a breath, “Then his disguise is a bit too terrifying.”

“You said he’s closely related to Linghe Village, but the last we were filming, not only did he stay in Linghe Village for nearly four months, but he also went to the Mountain God Temple several times. I didn’t find any connection between him and the Mountain God Temple.”

However, during the previous filming, Yu Minfeng had no concerns about the Mountain God Temple at all.

Other guests had some understanding of the stories related to the Mountain God Temple, but he seemed completely uninterested.

Yet, when it came time to shoot, his scenes at the Mountain God Temple were the smoothest of them all.

Fang Mingge murmured, “Looking back now, this is actually a flaw, but at the time I didn’t pay attention.”

He regretted it a bit.

If he had known that Yu Minfeng was related to Linghe Village, he wouldn’t have let him into the crew.

Fang Mingge thought for a moment and cautiously asked, “Is he really Yu Minfeng?”

Chi Qingzhou innocently asked in return, “Who else could it be?”

Fang Mingge, “Could it be that he made some strange wish last time?”

Even though he knew the shooting spot was in an absolute Yin land, greatly increasing the probability of strange occurrences, Yu Minfeng’s identity made it hard not to overthink.

“Since he’s a descendant of Linghe Village, he might know how to avoid the cost of making a wish. Last when we were filming, many people were frightened or even harmed. If it really had to do with his wish…”

Fang Mingge turned to look at Chi Qingzhou, “Then this matter can’t just go by like this.”

Chi Qingzhou tilted his head, “I remember in the script, the cameraman and the streamer make a wish in the temple to quickly find their separated team, right?”

Fang Mingge, “Yes, that’s the plot.”

In the script, although the streamer was a ghost-hunting broadcaster, both she and her cameraman didn’t actually believe in ghosts.

To gain more views, the two of them quickly devised a plan after hearing the legend of the Mountain God Temple. They falsely claimed that they had lost contact with their team, and in order to reunite with the main group as soon as possible, they decided to make a wish at the Mountain God Temple.

The two originally intended to create a special gimmick about the mountain god temple being very effective for wishes, but who knew that once they arrived at the temple and contacted their team behind the live broadcast audience’s back, they couldn’t get through!

The development in the movie unfolded just as expected, and naturally, the conclusion was also completely predictable.

The female host, played by Ling Jiao, felt something was off. Although she said she was going to make a wish during the live broadcast, she didn’t actually have any thoughts in her mind.

The cameraman was different.

For reasons unknown, he made a genuine wish: he hoped to reunite with his teacher, who was the head cameraman and responsible for the team.

After the wish, they closed the live broadcast and returned to their accommodation in the village. That night, the cameraman saw his teacher.

Without a doubt, his teacher appeared in a deceased state, cruelly dismembered, with bones and flesh separated and then reassembled, placed on the floor of his room.

The lead actor and second lead actor rushed into the room at the sound of the cameraman’s scream, and after a check, they confirmed that the head cameraman was still alive when his bones were removed, and his mind was likely clear at the time.

This method greatly intimidated everyone in the film, even the cameraman who might have anticipated it, and he felt extreme horror.

He began to regret his wish and worried that someone, or perhaps a vengeful spirit, would come after him.

So, he secretly planned how to use others to protect himself.

Chi Qingzhou propped his chin up, a mischievous smile on his face: “Don’t you think this character is tailor-made for Yu Minfeng?”

Fang Mingge paused, then suddenly understood.

Indeed, Yu Minfeng and the cameraman were very similar.

Both seemed relatively honest, occasionally showing a bit of cunning and small flaws, making them appear as ordinary people who were slightly crafty and greedy.

The more ordinary flaws they displayed, the more they seemed authentic and believable.

They would be suspected by those around them, yet at the same time, their mundanity greatly reduced the suspicion.

They were definitely not the type to completely clear their name, but precisely because of this, they could blend into the crowd, covering most of their tracks.

Chi Qingzhou blinked: “Sometimes, deliberately showing flaws is the best way to divert attention.”

Fang Mingge recalled for a long time and slowly said, “Then it seems he really knows his background. Did he really make a wish last time?

“I don’t know.” Chi Qingzhou answered frankly, “I wasn’t on the set last time, so I’m not sure what you encountered. But—”

He shifted his tone, a wider smile on his face, “If he made a wish last time, then he couldn’t make another one this time. He must pay the cost.”

“Do you think the chance of him agreeing to reshoot is to return without drawing attention?”

Fang Mingge chuckled: “Seems like he really has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.”

The Wan Ying Temple in Hengming City had already been taken down, and others were being investigated. If Yu Minfeng had been following this matter closely, he might have already sensed something was wrong.

The same Wan Ying Temple appeared in Linghe Village, and even though it was disguised as a mountain god temple, he couldn’t possibly fail to recognize it, and naturally, he might have started to regret and fear.

Just like the cameraman in the movie.

Fang Mingge muttered, “He might not want to go to the mountain god temple, but he definitely doesn’t want to be the one who pays the price in the end.”

Then why did Yu Minfeng react so strongly to the ghostly presence in the bottle…

“Is he suspecting that the ghostly presence in the bottle is from the mountain god temple?”

Chi Qingzhou smiled and said, “I don’t know. I’m not inside his head, so I can’t confirm his thoughts. But I know one thing—he’s definitely afraid that someone will open that bottle now.”

Even though Shen Wenxing said the thing in the bottle was related to him, everyone was still excited about the appearance of the bottle, only Yu Minfeng would still be afraid.

“He’s just like the cameraman in the movie: greedy, fearful, and vicious—these are innate traits,” Chi Qingzhou said.

“Then, it seems, he’s similar to the villagers from Linghe Village in the past,” Fang Mingge chuckled with a playful smile, adding meaningfully, “I’m quite lucky, randomly choosing an actor and ended up picking the one who fits the storyline and background the best.”

“Quite a coincidence, indeed.”

Chi Qingzhou took a couple of steps forward, glancing at the few people struggling to approach the mountain god temple, then lightly laughed and turned back.

“Why would Mr. Fang think this is a coincidence?”

Fang Mingge lifted his eyes and quietly locked gazes with him.

His expression unchanged, the smile in his tone deepened.

“You and Ah Shang have a good relationship, I know. It’s normal for you to care about him.”

“But have you ever wondered, Ah Shang is currently in closed cultivation in the moving tomb, and the key is needed to open the door. What exactly is that key?”

Is it a physical object?

Or does it refer to a certain opportunity?

Fang Mingge’s gaze grew deep.

“What do you think?” Chi Qingzhou tilted his head, “Ah Shang follows the Star Divination path, for him, karma is most important.”