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Rice held my hand, trembling slightly, a picture of someone who wanted to protect me despite their fear.
Encouraged by Lizard and Little Lizard, the guests began to cheer for Lin Xiuyu, chanting, "Come on, come on!"
Lin Xiuyu stood still, his gaze fixed on me, filled with an inscrutable depth.
Noticing my tension, Little Lizard hurried off the stage and approached him. He loudly announced to the guests, "Come on, let's welcome our Mr. Lin Xiuyu to the stage!" With that, he half-pushed and half-pulled Lin Xiuyu onto the stage. As he passed by me, he deliberately walked closer to my side, preventing Lin Xiuyu from getting near me.
What a great bodyguard!
However, I could feel Lin Xiuyu's gaze on me the entire time, tightening my chest with anxiety.
Amidst the applause, Lin Xiuyu stepped onto the stage. His cold eyes swept over the audience with a hint of a smile as he said, "Since everyone is so enthusiastic, I won't decline. Youmai Vegetable is a dear friend of mine; I'm happy for her today as she gets married. So today, I'll perform a magic trick for you all."
Upon hearing about the magic performance, an ominous feeling surged within me, but it was too late to back out now.
Most people were indeed interested in magic, especially live performances. If it weren't for Lin Xiuyu being the one performing, I would have been eager to see how it was done myself.
I held Rice's hand and stepped down slowly. Just halfway down, I heard Lin Xiuyu say, "Now everyone look closely at the person next to you. Remember their face well. Got it?"
"Got it!" the guests shouted in response.
Taking advantage of the fact that the performance hadn't officially started yet, I quickly tried to slip away. Rice especially needed to leave; if Lin Xiuyu exposed him right here, it would be disastrous.
Once off the stage, I urged Rice to find a secluded spot to change back. Zhang Mengdi followed us closely as we tried to leave. But Lin Xiuyu suddenly called out to her, "Zhang Mengdi."
Zhang Mengdi flinched as if she had heard the call of a demon and ran toward the audience without looking back.
However, in the next moment, gasps of surprise erupted from the guests; some even screamed in fear.
When I finally understood what was happening, my face turned pale with shock, leaving me speechless.
Zhang Mengdi ran off, but while her body left the stage, her mind remained, cradled in Lin Xiuyu's hands.
Some guests closer to her stared wide-eyed at her body, seemingly trying to figure out how this magic trick was performed. Some even reached out to touch her empty neck, and when they found nothing there, one of them fainted on the spot.
Lin Xiuyu gently patted Zhang Mengdi's head, which surprisingly responded by smiling obediently and opening its mouth to say, "This is just a warm-up. Next comes the real magic. I will count down from five, and all of your heads will switch with the person next to you. Welcome to the head-swapping event. Five, four..."
"Oh my God!"
"Ah!"
"I don't want to switch!" Jijie Jikang exclaimed.
Some guests sensed something was wrong and tried to escape, but Zhang Mengdi had already finished counting down. When I saw that everyone's head had swapped with the person next to them, my mind went blank, leaving only two words: "It's over."
It felt like someone was tugging at my sleeve. I turned around but only saw Zhang Mengdi's headless body. Although I was used to such things, it still made me feel uneasy.
Even Lizard and Little Lizard's heads had swapped with my dad's and mom's heads. I touched my own head and felt the familiar phoenix crown before finally relaxing.
It could be said that the only two normal people present were Lin Xiuyu and me.
Lin Xiuyu looked at me from afar on the stage, a slight smile playing on her lips, holding an expression I couldn't comprehend.
I wanted to run away but found I couldn't lift my legs. A hoarse voice rang in my ear: "Little girl, did you do what you promised me?"
I turned around and saw Old Ghost grinning at me, revealing a mouth full of missing teeth.
My heart skipped a beat as I instinctively glanced at Lin Xiuyu. "Your son is up on stage; you should go find him and stop bothering me!"
Old Ghost chuckled darkly. "Oh really? My son? You helped me find him." She followed my gaze toward the stage, but all that was there was Zhang Mengdi's head; Lin Xiuyu was nowhere to be seen.
"He was right there just now; you should look for him yourself!"
"You promised to help me find him, you promised to help me find him," the Old Ghost said, her mouth opening and closing, the foul breath hitting my face and nearly making me faint.
Suddenly, she looked at the guests with great interest and giggled, "The head-swapping game, I haven't played that in a long time. It seems like the connections aren't very tight; let me help out." With that, her frail body leaped and landed on a bald head.
However, just as she was about to jump from this head to another, her foot slipped, and she fell directly to the ground.
I couldn't even laugh; all these guests were our relatives and friends. Although some were annoying with their sharp tongues and hard hearts, they were still people we had invited. If anything happened to them here, our family would spend the rest of our lives in prison.
Su Anrong wasn't here, Qiao Ziyuan wasn't here, and Rice was also absent. Faced with this situation, I had no idea what to do.
I thought of my mother's Peach Wood Sword and Black Beans, but I couldn't even move my feet right now; there was no way for me to get them.
The people whose heads had been swapped looked at each other in confusion, like puppets, only turning their heads without saying a word.
Where did Lin Xiuyu go? Why did it seem like he was a bit afraid of this Old Ghost? Weren't they mother and son? Could it be that they hadn't met because Lin Xiuyu didn't want to see her?
If that's the case, if I really helped the Old Ghost find Lin Xiuyu, would they end up fighting each other?
After falling down, the Old Ghost stubbornly got back up and tried to step on another head but quickly fell again.
She screamed in frustration and grabbed one head as if she wanted to twist it off.
I hurriedly shouted, "Is your son named Lin Xiuyu?"
The Old Ghost's movements halted as she sprang in front of me. "Have you seen him?"
Just as I suspected.
I quickly nodded. "Not only have I seen him; he was just here a moment ago. These people's heads were swapped by him." I nervously watched the Old Ghost, hoping that my wish would come true and that she would confront her son.
"Is it any wonder that I fall every time I step on it? After all these years, he still hates me," Old Ghost said with a toothy grin, his voice rough and hoarse. "Little girl, do you know where he is now?"
"If I help you find him, can you save these people?" I asked, even though I knew I had no bargaining power. First, I had no way of locating Lin Xiuyu, and second, I had no idea if Old Ghost could actually save these people.
But there was no other option now.
Old Ghost pondered for a moment, then lifted his neck to look at me. A rare softness flickered in his deep-set eyes. "If you can let me see him today, I can help you save these people."
"Alright, then first release my restraints so I can move."
Old Ghost leaned down and blew on my feet. A chilling sensation surged from the soles of my feet, but soon I realized I could move. I was surprised at how capable Old Ghost actually was.
Wearing this heavy wedding gown made it very inconvenient for me to move. The first thing I did upon gaining my freedom was to remove the phoenix crown and take off the gown. Thankfully, taking off clothes was much easier than putting them on.
Feeling lighter, I turned to Old Ghost and said, "It seems your son doesn't want to see you. Could you step aside for a moment?"
"If you dare to fool me, all these people will die. Remember that, little girl," Old Ghost threatened.
I gritted my teeth and nodded. "I remember."
Old Ghost seemed satisfied with my answer and chuckled as he vanished into thin air. My tense feelings finally eased a bit, and I plopped down onto a nearby chair.
Suddenly, a cool sensation brushed against my neck, and a faint voice reached my ear: "Wheat, don't listen to her."
That familiar voice startled me.
I gasped and quickly looked around. "Garlic Sauce, is that you?"
But no one answered me, and disappointment washed over me again. Garlic Sauce, was Yin-Yang Master right? If I were to... you know... would you be able to recover?
As this thought crossed my mind, a light bulb went off in my head. How had I wasted so much time? Wasn't it obvious? The way to save Garlic Sauce!
Initially, I thought it was impossible since I couldn't even see him; therefore, there was no way for us to... you know... But he had mentioned before that as long as I imagined it, he could enter my imagination.
Sister-in-law always said that vengeful spirits wanted to harm their sisters.
Though imagining something so embarrassing in the current situation was indeed difficult, there were priorities. No matter how awkward it felt, I had to go through with it.
I suddenly stood up as if I had been injected with adrenaline. To prevent myself from doing anything inappropriate during my daydreaming, I quickly ran into my room.
However, sitting on the bed, my mind was consumed with thoughts of the guests outside having their heads swapped. With danger looming, it was incredibly difficult for me to indulge in such fantasies.
No, I need to watch a Small Piece to calm down and find some inspiration.
I closed the door and locked it, then hurriedly opened my notebook. Garlic, oh garlic, come into my imagination; I want to have some fun with you.
Just when I finally found the folder containing my precious resources, a voice rang out from the doorway. "You won't watch my Magic Show, but you come here to watch something else?"
As soon as I opened the educational video featuring Teacher Kongkong in my notebook, I panicked and immediately shut it, staring in horror at Lin Xiuyu. "How did you get in here?"
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