Chapter 10: Unlocking the Live Streaming Notification Feature!
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Zhou Cheng slowly opened his eyes and indeed saw the three candles at the bow of the boat quietly burning—there was no sign of the so-called female corpse shadow at all.
Terry’s forehead was drenched in cold sweat as he muttered, “Good grief, could it be that someone’s just trying to scare us?”
Zhou Cheng was momentarily stunned, but then he heard Zhou Zeyi’s voice: “Look at that coffin!”
Instinctively, Zhou Cheng turned his head toward the crystal coffin embedded in the stone wall behind them.
In the once empty crystal coffin lay a female corpse dressed in white with long black hair!
Her appearance was exactly as Zhang Xuan had described!
“Holy crap!”
“It’s real!”
Terry’s voice was filled with shock.
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Monitoring Room.
Liang Jingyi and Xiao Lu’s mouths had formed perfect ‘O’s!
Their phone cameras had clearly recorded the entire scene.
The woman in white with black hair who suddenly appeared and then vanished had genuinely frightened them both!
“Sis Liang!”
“I always thought I was a staunch materialist, but now I’m not so sure anymore!”
Xiao Lu’s face was full of astonishment.
This was a live broadcast!
If it were fake, given current technology, even if it were possible, it would require extremely advanced technical support.
Could a small streamer with just over ten thousand followers have such capability?
Though hesitant to admit it, he could find no logical explanation that he could accept.
“I still can’t believe it...”
“How can a corpse appear like a living person on its own and then suddenly disappear...”
“Xiao Lu, do you really think this is real?”
Xiao Lu held his head: “I have a headache!”
“Now I just think, Captain, assigning me the night shift was definitely the right call!”
“This atmosphere of terror is just... extraordinary!”
Liang Jingyi shivered; as a woman, her tolerance for eerie events was naturally less than that of men.
She nodded: “I also think it was right to switch your shift.”
“Otherwise, I might never dare walk alone at night again.”
Xiao Lu wryly smiled: “Forget it, I’ll send it to the chief to see.”
“Let him experience this spine-tingling thrill too!”
“I’m done for!”
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Whether due to signal issues or something else, the connection to Zhou Cheng suddenly dropped, ending the live broadcast.
Zhang Xuan exhaled deeply. Although he had memories from his past life about the Corpse Accumulation Cave, and had been startled by this scene in movies before, the almost real first-person experience gave him an unsettling chill.
If not for the other half of the sixteen-character Yin-Yang Feng Shui secret technique that mentioned underground spirits, he probably wouldn’t have thought of a way to help the three escape!
If the female corpse standing at the bow ever went berserk, the three would surely perish on the spot!
Despite his worries, a previously unknown thrill awakened inside him.
In his past life, he was an antique shop owner. Though he never tomb-raided, he was curious about it and often studied the subject.
If his family had ancestors buried underground and the Zhang family descendants were forbidden to enter the tomb, perhaps he would have gone down that path in his past life!
Today’s live broadcast practice felt like a door opening to a new world.
Video-linking with tomb raiders seemed to be a new kind of tomb raiding.
And it wasn’t dangerous!
Most importantly, ancient tombs were full of antiques and treasures; just by appraising and raffling them off, he could become a wealthy man!
[ Ding Dong, host’s live room has surpassed 10,000 viewers, unlocking live broadcast hint function! ]
Zhang Xuan’s thoughts were interrupted. After waiting a while, he found the system gave no explanation.
“What’s this direct hint function?”
“So mysterious!”
Zhang Xuan was speechless.
If they give a function, at least explain it—who would use it otherwise?
“Forget it, I’ll check it out next time.”
Strangely, after Zhou Cheng disconnected, he suddenly felt a bit listless.
Thinking about the pots and pans he had to appraise next, he just couldn’t summon any interest.
But the over ten thousand viewers in the live room were still immersed in the shock!
That terrifying scene, real enough to be unbelievable, gave thousands a midnight fright!
And this fear was different from watching a horror movie.
Even the scariest horror films are known deep down to be fiction.
Once the screen goes dark, the fear quickly fades.
But watching a live broadcast is different!
That kind of authentic terror pierced straight into one’s soul!
Subconsciously, viewers even felt that something unclean might cling to them through the screen.
This primal, genetic fear made them realize that getting a good night’s sleep in the next week would be impossible!
“Brothers, that’s it for today.”
“Damn, the viewers are too wild today. I’m afraid the live room will be shut down. Let’s stream again tomorrow!”
Hearing Zhang Xuan’s sign-off, the still-frightened viewers wailed again.
They still wanted Zhang Xuan to give a reasonable explanation!
Watching a live stream, getting scared stiff, and then the streamer just ends the broadcast without a word?
Is that human behavior?
“Streamer, if you dare end the stream, we’ll unfollow you!”
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“No, please, streamer!”
“Streamer, be human—tell us it was all fake, please! I have a night shift tonight!”
“Is this even human??”
Zhang Xuan looked at the barrage of comments and chuckled: “Brothers, after these days of continuous intense streaming, my back and waist are killing me!”
“The therapist at Red Romance said I need a full treatment course.”
“It’s time—I gotta go get treated now.”
“See you all tomorrow!”
With that, Zhang Xuan ended the stream!
Although the appraisal didn’t yield rewards, the carnivals and small gifts brought in a considerable income.
He glanced at his balance.
Today’s gift income: 6,305 yuan.
Over six thousand earned in two hours!
Withdraw!
Adding yesterday’s thirty thousand plus, he now had nearly forty thousand yuan in his account!
Perhaps because he had been poor for months, seeing this balance made him happier than acquiring the clairvoyant eye and the sixteen-character Yin-Yang Feng Shui secret!
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Qingcheng Royal Garden Community.
Just off work, Fang Youcai was utterly exhausted as he returned home.
Seeing his daughter sitting on the sofa watching cartoons, excitedly calling “Daddy!” and running over for a hug, all his fatigue vanished in an instant.
“Mwah!”
“My good girl, did you listen to Mommy at home today?”
The daughter lifted her little head and said in a sweet voice, “Of course! Mommy even praised me.”
“I’m a good and sensible girl, the cutest little princess in the world!”
Fang Youcai smiled broadly at his daughter’s adorable appearance.
A middle-aged man with a daughter and a young wife seven or eight years his junior—though not wealthy, life was quite happy.
His position as chief, combined with generous civil servant benefits and social status, made their little life quite comfortable.
“By the way, where’s your mom?”
Fang Youcai held his daughter as they lounged on the sofa, looking around but finding no sign of his young wife.
“She’s sleeping in the bedroom!” The daughter said casually, once again captivated by Peppa Pig on the TV.
Fang Youcai responded with a simple “Oh,” set his daughter down, and went to find his wife for some intimacy.
He pushed open the door but found the room dark.
“Honey?”
He called out, but no answer came. He turned on the light.
Under the covers, there was a large lump!
“Lazy pig, still sleeping,” he chuckled, ready to pounce.
But as he stepped forward, the covers seemed to be shaking!
He froze, his face suddenly paling as if he’d realized something, and yanked the blanket away!
His wife lay curled up, clutching her head, trembling!
“You scared me!”
He patted his chest and then her shoulder: “Honey? What’s wrong?”
Suddenly, she grabbed him, pulling him under the covers!
Wrapping him like an octopus!
“Hubby...”
“I’m scared...”
Fang Youcai came to his senses and laughed heartily: “Scared of what? You have your husband here!”
“Tell me, what happened?”
For a moment, he felt lucky.
He was getting older and not as strong as when he was young.
His wife was seven or eight years younger, and many times he felt his strength didn’t quite match his heart.
So he always carried a hint of worry.
That scene just now had made his hair stand on end!
For a moment, he felt as if the sky was falling.
“I got scared watching that live stream!”
“Tonight, you have to hold me!”
His wife hugged him tighter, clearly very frightened.
Fang Youcai patted her shoulder: “But I haven’t eaten yet.”
She shook her head: “No, I won’t eat.”
He smiled wryly: “I still have to put the daughter to bed later.”
Just then, the daughter ran into the room, slid under the covers, and squeezed between them.
“Daddy, I’m sleeping with you tonight!”
Fang Youcai was speechless: “Looks like no dinner for Daddy tonight.”
“But I’m curious, what kind of live stream scared you so much?”
“Was it some unhealthy or vulgar stream?”
“Don’t forget what your husband does!”
“Network security inspection team, team leader!”
“If anyone dares to scare my wife, I’ll shut them down!”
But his wife shook her head: “It was a treasure appraisal streamer.”
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Youcai was momentarily stunned. He knew treasure appraisal streamers—video-linking with viewers, showing them antiques, and appraising their authenticity.
“What’s scary about that?”
The daughter blinked her big eyes: “Right, Mommy?”
Wife said, “The appraisal streamer isn’t scary, he’s even a bit handsome.”
Fang Youcai pursed his lips: “Oh.”
She continued, “But one viewer live-linked, saying he was trapped in a cave, asking the streamer to help him find a way out.”
Youcai frowned: “That’s weird. Do appraisal streamers have that kind of segment?”
His wife nodded: “The key is, that viewer ran into something eerie inside the cave...”
“I can’t think about it anymore; it’s too scary!”
The daughter shrank her little head in fright.
Youcai took out his phone, holding his daughter and wife: “Don’t say nonsense; there’s no such thing as spirits in this world!”
“I need to take a call first!”
“Hello, Xiao Lu? What’s up?”
“Discovered something?”
“Sent it to my phone?”
“Okay, got it!”
“I’ll check it out right away!”
Hanging up, Youcai opened WeChat.
His wife and daughter leaned in: “Daddy, you have to work even after getting off?”
Youcai sighed: “Yeah, Daddy’s work is hard.”
He opened the video file Xiao Lu sent.
On the dark bow of the boat stood a woman in white, her black hair falling to her chest, her fingernails suddenly growing half a meter long!
“Ah!!!”
His wife screamed.
“Wow!!!”
His daughter burst into tears.
Already on edge, Youcai was startled by his wife and daughter’s sudden fright, and the phone slipped from his hand!
It rolled under the cabinet!
“What’s going on?”
He stared at his wife’s defeated face, still shaken.
His daughter cried loudly.
His wife said fearfully, “That ghost from the live stream!!!”
He gasped, suddenly understanding!
The terrifying appraisal stream was exactly the new development Xiao Lu had mentioned!
A surge of nameless anger welled up inside him!
He tried to reach for his phone, but as he stood up, he suddenly heard a chilling wail from under the cabinet!
The bedroom was thrown into chaos again!
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A countryside inn outside Mengshan.
Zhou Cheng, unable to eat, scrutinized Zhou Zeyi, who was drinking whiskey, and finally couldn’t help but ask, “Third Uncle, are we turning back?”
“I just can’t figure it out!”
Terry, full from eating fatty meat, glanced at him and sneered, “Kid, what are you thinking?”
“Third Uncle is a notorious hard man in this game.”
“After all the effort to find clues to the Warring States tomb, how could he just give up?”
Zhou Cheng immediately perked up, adjusting his glasses excitedly: “Then why are we heading back?”
“I’ve got rations and water in my bag. Enough for us tonight,” Zhou Zeyi said coolly, then slowly added, “Kid, it’s time you learned something.”
Zhou Cheng’s interest was piqued.
Terry just chuckled knowingly, as if he already knew the answer.
Zhou Zeyi lit a cigarette and began: “In this line of work, there are all kinds of people across the country, a real mixed bag!”
“There are at least dozens of recognized sects!”
“But no matter if it’s southern, northern, eastern, or western sects, or mountain scouts, they all follow two steps: locating the site and digging the tomb!”
“Today’s Corpse Accumulation Cave is actually part of the Warring States tomb. The mountain ridge before the exit should be where the main burial chamber lies!”
Zhou Cheng’s eyes lit up: “Then since we’ve found it, why not dig?”
Zhou Zeyi shook his head: “It’s not that simple.”
“Locating the site and drilling must be precise!”
“You have to drill right above the main tomb chamber!”
“Only then can we bypass the tomb’s booby traps through the tunnel and enter the main chamber safely!”
“This is skilled work, with very few in this business able to do it!”
Zhou Cheng looked surprised: “Third Uncle can’t do it either?”
Seeing no response from Zhou Zeyi, Zhou Cheng looked at Terry: “Uncle Terry can’t do it either?”
Terry smiled wryly: “Nephew, you’re overestimating me!”
“If even Third Uncle can’t, then I definitely can’t!”
“According to Third Uncle, without decades of experience, you simply can’t locate the site precisely!”
Zhou Cheng suddenly understood, then scratched his head: “It’s so complicated, then what do we do?”
Terry chuckled: “Don’t worry, Third Uncle has already contacted a ‘Di Laizi’!”
“They’ll arrive tomorrow!”
Zhou Cheng looked surprised: “What’s a ‘Di Laizi’?”
Terry smiled at Zhou Zeyi: “Looks like the nephew still has a lot to learn!”
Zhou Cheng frowned: “Uncle Terry, don’t joke around, just tell me. I’m really curious!”
Terry finally said, “A ‘Di Laizi’ is a specialist in locating and drilling tombs. You’ll see for yourself when they arrive tomorrow!”