Following the trail of blood, he looked up, and not far away, there was a white-clad figure with long black hair and claws crawling out from a television, faceless... Sadako!
"Aaaaah Mommy mommy!"
Liang Liang instantly fell apart, nearly fainting from fright.
Of the four, Liang Liang was the least able to handle scares, and Ye Xian, worried that he’d be scared out of his wits, waved her hand to dismiss Sadako and walked over to pat Liang Liang on the shoulder.
Thinking Sadako had latched onto him, Liang Liang jumped up in terror, holding his head and desperately pleading for mercy, calling out for his mother.
"Don’t be scared, it’s me, Ye Xian, not Sadako."
Ye, Ye Xian?
Who is Ye Xian?
Liang Liang, having been scared silly, slowly raised his head, and upon seeing it was Ye Xian, hope sparked in his eyes. He grabbed her thigh and cried out as if he had seen his own mother, "Mommy! Mommy, you finally came, you came to save me!"
The corners of Ye Xian’s mouth twitched slightly—if she hadn’t known beforehand about his penchant for exaggeration, she might have truly thought he was scared senseless.
"Alright, don’t worry, I’m here to save you."
Ye Xian bent down to reach for the name tag on his back.
Sensing his name tag being grabbed, Liang Liang suddenly snapped back to reality, his cries stopped, and his face transformed from fear to caution, "What are you doing?"
Ye Xian had already torn off a corner of his name tag, "What do you think?"
Liang Liang immediately tried to pull her hand away, but due to the severe fright, he didn’t have much strength. Besides, Sadako, seeing him pulling on Ye Xian, immediately crawled angrily towards him again, scaring him into crying out loudly. He then turned to Ye Xian with a pleading look, "Ye Xian, Master Ye! I was wrong, please have mercy, don’t tear it! Please don’t tear it, okay? My agency above, millions of fans below, they all have great expectations for me, they want me to make it past the first episode, nothing else, just the first episode!"
"Just listen to my name, and you’ll know how pathetic I am, I never made it to the second round in competitive variety shows! It’s so embarrassing; marketing accounts chase me every day for not having variety show vibes, I really want to prove myself..."
Under the dual fears of being scared and being torn, Liang Liang was sobbing and pleading while holding Ye Xian’s hand. The fans in the live chat were both laughing and crying because of his antics, begging Ye Xian not to tear their brother’s tag, promising gratitude, but most were urging Ye Xian to be ruthless. After all, it was Liang Liang who combined forces first to pick on the fewer, to target Ye Xian.
Ye Xian knew all too well that being kind to enemies was cruelty to oneself, not to mention how fiercely those four had chased after her just a moment ago.
But listening to him cry so heart-rendingly, as if getting past the first round was his life goal, did indeed move her a little...
If she eliminated him at this stage, it really seemed a bit like bullying, especially since Liang Liang was considered to be among the few with genuine acting skills among the entertainers with insipid popularity.
So she decided to spare him for now and eliminate him in a later episode that tested acting skills, letting him lose with dignity.
Thinking this, Ye Xian reattached the half-torn name tag back onto him.
Liang Liang had braced himself for the worst but hadn’t expected that Ye Xian would actually show mercy by reattaching his name tag. He was so moved that he didn’t even know what to say, only wanting to hug her tightly and shower her with a thousand kisses.
No wonder Ye Xian rose to fame so quickly. Not only did she possess great talent and luck, but her character was also impeccable!
"Ye Xian, you spared me today, I, Liang Liang, will definitely remember your kindness. From now on..."
Listened to his endless praise, Ye Xian cut in, "Enough, just don’t team up with Chu Yao to tear at me anymore."
"Absolutely! I would tear at myself before I tear at you!"
Ye Xian turned to look for Xiao Yixuan.
Xiao Yixuan, the pillar of Dazzling Media, a former trainee from South Korea’s SM, excels in singing and dancing with impeccable stage presence, but his only flaw is his poor acting skills. He was once criticized for his acting, which prevented him from becoming a top-tier star, but then his agent sought help from a ’master’ in HK, who gave him a few pointers. Coincidentally, it came just as his new album became a hit, propelling him into the top tier. Since then, he’s been superstitious, which is why Ye Xian arranged a whole demon-slaying package for him.
Ye Xian walked into the ’Mourning Hall’, and Xiao Yixuan was tied to a pillar, shouting "Come out now!" along with a group of exorcists acting out their ceremonies.
The scene had the live chat in fits of laughter.
He had been fooled into truly believing that he had some kind of filth on him, which was the reason his acting skills could never improve.
Ye Xian walked over with a smile, and the exorcists immediately stopped their acts.
Xiao Yixuan: "?" Why did they stop?
Ye Xian untied the ropes binding him and calmly said, "I asked them to stop."
Xiao Yixuan stunned for a moment, it took a good while before he realized, "Ye Xian... did you set all this up?"
Ye Xian shrugged affirmatively.
"Ye Xian! You dare to prank me; you’re finished! Release these ropes, let’s have a PK between the two of us!"
As he was ranting, coincidentally, Zhou Zhaoxu appeared on a ship, harried by the Ghost Captain who was ready to subject him to a hundred and eight torture devices, looking utterly desolate. Spotting Ye Xian, he forgot all about his task and started crying, begging her for help.
Xiao Yixuan was dumbfounded, "He... was also your doing?"
The Ghost Captain brought Zhou Zhaoxu off the ship and tied him up face-to-face with Xiao Yixuan. The two men faced each other, feeling both embarrassed and irritated, much to the delight of the fujoshi in the live chat.
Ye Xian: "Yes, the entire Ghost House obeys me. Liang Liang has already surrendered."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhaoxu and Xiao Yixuan began to question their life choices, having initially thought their alliance of four could easily take on Ye Xian alone, only to find themselves played by her instead.
"So you’re here."
Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door.
Ye Xian turned around to see Chu Yao charging towards her with a ferocious look.
She dodged him with a swift sidestep.
Zhou Zhaoxu and Xiao Yixuan, seeing Chu Yao arrive, excitedly shouted, "Brother Yao, quick, untie us! Let’s tackle her together!"

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