Horror Camgirl - Ch. 133: Turning Back Time
Looking at Xue Shao's handsome yet bloodstained face, my heart went cold.
[No way, Mr. Xue is dead?]
[How could it be? Mr. Xue was just temporarily joining this live stream, but he couldn't die this easily, could he? He's a martial arts expert!]
[Who says nobody can die? The streamer’s every live stream is extremely dangerous, barely surviving each time. Tyrant and the others were just lucky before. Do you really think they have some kind of protagonist's plot armor?]
[Streamer, I’m a servant of Mr. Xue's family. His mother was just watching the live stream too and she passed out. You better be prepared to face the wrath of the Xue Family.]
[Whoever's saying that above, why don’t you go after that ghost face yourself? Why are you blaming the streamer?]
[Streamer... can you make it back alive?]
At that moment, my mind went blank. I knelt on the ground, cradling Xue Haotian’s head, my whole body feeling ice-cold.
I wasn’t that close to Xue Shao, but here in this death game, we had shared life and death. He was my acknowledged companion, and I couldn’t accept him dying like this.
Since starting my live streams, I had experienced almost nothing but success, making more and more friends along the way. I had nearly forgotten that I was just a weak, low-level cultivator, incapable of protecting anyone.
Tears streamed down my cheeks. The ghost face hadn’t killed me yet; it seemed to savor my pain and sadness.
A person’s negative emotions would become its nourishment.
"Miss Yuan, don't panic. There is still a way," Yin Changsheng said. "Do you remember that Magical Artifact I gave you—the Reincarnation Banner?"
The Reincarnation Banner?
I fumbled in my bag and pulled out the banner. Yin Changsheng said, "This item can turn back time, sending you five minutes into the past. Remember, it can only be used three times. After three uses, the Reincarnation Banner will no longer be able to reverse time."
My heart gave a jolt, and I suddenly leaped up, looking at the black ghost face above. A cold smile played at the corner of my lips. "Did you think you had won?"
The black ghost face showed a confused expression as I suddenly unfurled the Reincarnation Banner. The images on the banner started to move—those bizarre beasts and humans were running and jumping, and golden light spread everywhere.
When I came back to my senses, I found myself running in the hallway, Xue Haotian right beside me. Seeing him, my eyes burned, and tears threatened to fall again.
I checked my phone—the timestamp on the bullet comments had also reverted to five minutes ago, and no one in the comments was mentioning Xue Shao being killed.
Did that mean the entire world had been turned back by five minutes?
What an amazing treasure this was!
And most importantly, no one saw me use it, so the secret wouldn’t get out, and no one would covet it.
Thank goodness!
Yin Changsheng said, "This ghost entity is very powerful—it must be a high-level Fierce Ghost."
"Does it have any weaknesses?" I couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"Hahaha, when it comes to ghosts, Yin Changsheng knows them best," Huang Shan Jun said with a laugh from the side. "Changsheng, stop holding back; the young lady's life is on the line here."
Yin Changsheng said, "Miss Yuan, when it goes for Mr. Xue in a moment, stab with the Peachwood Sword into the empty air."
"What direction?" I asked again.
"Wait for my signal."
The closer we got to the door, the more my heart pounded in my throat. At that moment, a pair of pale arms appeared out of thin air, wrapping around Xue Shao’s neck.
"Now!" Yin Changsheng shouted. "Southeast direction, stab with all your strength!"
Southeast? That was in the opposite direction of those arms.
Senior Yin Changsheng wouldn’t deceive me. No matter what, I had to risk it!
I spun around abruptly, thrusting my sword into the empty air.
"Ah!" The black ghost face on the ceiling let out a scream of agony, sounding incredulous. "Impossible, how did you know?"
I withdrew the Peachwood Sword, seeing that the tip of the blade had skewered a crimson, beating heart!
Was this... the ghost’s heart?
Yin Changsheng said, "This ghost entity died here once. After death, its resentment lingered, merging completely with this school."
Jiu Lingzi added, "In other words, this ghost entity does have life, and it has a physical body too. Its physical body just happens to be this school."
True Lord Zhengyang also spoke, "I haven't seen such a flesh-and-blood ghost entity in many years. I can't believe one still exists in the human world."
"Hahaha, though Spiritual Energy is lacking in the world today, human emotions have only grown more intense," Jiu Lingzi said. "That means more and more ghosts will emerge."
The still-beating heart began to burn, releasing thick smoke. The black ghost face showed an expression of agony, and the surrounding walls also started burning. The flames spread quickly as we ran out of the school. The entire abandoned building sank into flames, tongues of fire leaping as if countless souls were soaring into the sky along with the blaze.
"Ah!" At the end, the ghost face appeared again in the flames, growing smaller and smaller until it finally disappeared completely.
I let out a long sigh of relief; it was finally over. No more death games, no more sacrifices.
"Streamer," Xue Haotian softly called my name. I turned my head to look at him. He looked deeply into my eyes and said, "Streamer, I don’t know why, but it feels like I've come back to life. Thank you."
"Why are you thanking me?"
"Well... I don’t really know why either. I just feel like I need to thank you." His voice was gentle. I gave him a small smile, patted his shoulder, and said, "As long as you're okay, that’s what matters."
【Eh, is there something going on between these two?】
【You're only seeing things. The streamer clearly just has friendship towards Mr. Xue.】
【But Mr. Xue might not just see the streamer as a friend.】
【Pick a side, pick a side. I'm Team Tyrant.】
【Then I'm Team Xue.】
【Tsk, you all don’t get it. I’m on Team Mr. Yin. I’m telling you, something definitely happened between the streamer and Mr. Yin.】
"Gentlemen." Suddenly, a deep voice sounded behind us. The two of us turned around and saw a tall man in a black coat, with a white scarf wrapped around his neck, looking at us.
Xue Haotian smiled slightly and said, "Minister Yang, long time no see."
"Young Master Xue." Minister Yang nodded slightly.
Xue Haotian said, "Madam Yuan, this is Yang Feng, the head of the Special Department of Jinling City."
Yang Feng shook my hand and looked me up and down, "Madam Yuan, I've heard a lot about you."
I felt a bit embarrassed, "Sorry to have caused trouble."
"No, Madam Yuan, you helped us get rid of a big problem. Everyone at the Jinling Branch is very grateful," Yang Feng said. "We have a lot of people in our department who can kill a Fierce Ghost, but this one was very good at hiding. We sent people several times, but all in vain."
I replied humbly, "I just got lucky, that's all."
Yang Feng smiled and said, "For those of us who walk the path of cultivation, luck is crucial. We hope you'll continue to look out for us in the future, Madam Yuan."
"You're too kind," I waved my hand modestly.
After a bit of polite conversation, I learned that ever since my live stream began, the Special Department had come to seal off this whole area.
Of course, we had already entered the Ghost Space by then, so from their perspective, the abandoned school seemed perfectly normal.
Thankfully, I hadn’t mentioned the exact name of the school during my live stream, or else the Jinling audience would have flooded the place.
Even so, a fair number of viewers still gathered beyond the police line. We quietly got into a car and slipped away.
Xue Shao drove me back to the hotel. When we reached the entrance, we found Lady Xue already waiting in the lobby. As soon as she saw Xue Haotian, she rushed over and hugged him tightly, tears immediately streaming down her face.
"Mom, don’t do this," Xue Haotian said. "Look, I’m fine."
"I don’t know why, but I felt this terrible pain in my heart," Lady Xue said through her tears. "It was like I had lost you. I’m just glad you’re back. That’s all that matters."
She then turned to look at me, her eyes polite but somewhat distant. "Thank you, Madam Yuan."
Since she clearly didn’t like me, there was no need for me to be overly friendly.
I smiled lightly and said, "You’re very welcome."
Lady Xue held Xue Haotian’s hand. "Haotian, come on, let's go home. I made your favorite dishes."
Xue Haotian gave me an apologetic look. I waved him off and said, "Go on. Don’t keep your mother waiting."
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