Chapter 003: Red-robed Ghost (02)
"Brother Xie, I'm so panicked..." Yan Jing had originally been holding onto Xie Chi's arm, but now he was holding onto Xie Chi's hand tightly like an octopus.
As soon as Xie Xinglan came out, he saw Yan Jing's hand that was getting more and more demanding. He thought of Xiao Chi being held by someone before, and his brows frowned instantly. He pushed Yan Jing's hand away expressionlessly.
"Brother Xie..." Yan Jing called out softly, not understanding why Xie Chi suddenly became so heartless, and subconsciously wanted to grab his arm.
There was a hint of ice in Xie Xinglan's voice: "You can talk, but don't touch me." Xiaochi.
A huge sense of alienation and an innate sense of superiority overwhelmed Yan Jing, who shivered with fear for no reason. He felt like a primary school student who was severely reprimanded. He stood obediently by the wall with his head hung, wondering in his heart how many faces this man had.
He was very gentle when we first met, but he was ruthless when I exposed him. Now... he has become directly cold and cruel.
Over there, Zhou Wen sneered at the thin and dark man while reaching his hand into the jar.
Being bold and fearless will make it easier to gain followers, but newcomers certainly don’t understand this, and Zhou Wen was secretly proud of himself.
The next second, the calmness on his face shattered. He howled, quickly pulled his hand away, and grasped his wrist and flicked it wildly to relieve the huge pain.
Having lost face in front of the newcomers, Zhou Wen's face was not very good, and he said viciously: "I'll wait for you outside, hurry up!"
The only veteran actor, Zhou Wen, was frustrated. Everyone's faces turned even paler and they all froze in place, looking at each other, but no one stepped out.
Xie Xinglan was too lazy to waste time, so he walked forward and put his hand in.
After a few seconds, he frowned slightly.
Unable to see what was in the jar, Xie Xinglan did not rush to pull his hand out, but waited for a while.
Everyone watched as "Xie Chi" pulled his hand back again, and a poisonous insect landed on his beautiful, slender hand.
The ghost thing in the jar finally revealed its true appearance. It was only as big as a strawberry, with a spider-like body and a shiny black metallic shell.
On top of the spider's body... was a baby's head the size of a fingernail. Xie Xinglan was close enough to see the sparse hair on the baby's head.
Everyone's breathing stopped.
The female boss was surprised and said, "Little darling, why did you come out? Go back !"
Then she gently picked up the poisonous insect on the back of Xie Xinglan's hand and put it back into the jar very gently.
Everyone was horrified.
The female boss said to herself, "Alas, why is it not as beautiful as before? It's dark now. It used to be colorful."
Xie Xinglan saw the true appearance of the insect as he wished. Just as he was about to leave, he heard the female boss mumbling to herself at the door. He paused for a moment before walking out as if nothing had happened.
Xie Xinglan found the restroom on the first floor and washed away the black blood from the bite on his fingertips. He waited for the blood to coagulate and confirmed that there was no pain before thinking, "Xiao Chi, it's OK."
The man who was silently washing his hands in front of the sink looked up, and the features in the mirror became gentle and elegant again.
"Thank you, brother."
In the empty restroom, Xie Chi's voice was barely audible.
Xie Xinglan and Xie Chi can communicate unimpeded in their brains, but in order not to affect Xie Chi's thinking, Xie Xinglan usually falls into a deep sleep on his own initiative. But as long as Xie Chi calls him, he will wake up.
Xie Xinglan described the poisonous insect to Xie Chi in his mind, and Xie Chi understood it better than him.
Xie Chi was startled: "All black shell?"
Xie Xinglan: “Yes.”
Xie Chi: "Brother, are you sure it doesn't have brightly colored stripes?"
Xie Xinglan: "No, I even felt that it was very weak, crawling slowly, and the poison was dissipating very quickly."
Xie Xinglan added: "The female boss said that her Gu worm was originally colorful."
Xie Chi remained silent for a long time.
Because Xie Chi wanted Xie Xinglan to obtain a body, he had been learning all kinds of metaphysics, including the poisonous insects.
Generally, when refining Gu, one needs to select several highly poisonous insects, such as venomous snakes and centipedes, put them all in a sealed container, and guide them to fight inside.
The poisonous insects that survived in the end became poisonous insects, which were extremely poisonous.
The poisonous insects that Xie Chi had seen over the years basically had bright colors on their bodies because of the combination of several toxins, such as red like centipede legs and green like frog skin.
The brighter the color of the insect, the more poisonous it is.
The female boss said that the insect was originally colorful, which meant it must have been extremely poisonous, but now it has turned into an ordinary black color, and its toxicity has been greatly weakened...
Something must have happened in between.
It seems that the female boss doesn't know either.
Xie Chi stared at the painless wound on his index finger in a trance. The effects of the poisonous insects varied depending on how they were prepared. He felt that this matter was by no means as simple as just a bite, and there must be a follow-up.
The APP suddenly vibrated and sent a message prompting——
[The conditions have been met. Congratulations on triggering the only branch of "Red Ghost" - Baby Head Gu. 】
Xie Chi was stunned.
[Newbie Tips 1: Every horror movie must have a main plot, and there may be one or more branch plots. The branch plots are triggered under certain conditions. After the branch plots are triggered, you can complete the branch plot requirements and get extra points. ]
[Newbie Tip 2: Branch exploration is also counted in the actor's personal plot exploration. Plot exploration is the most important indicator to measure the actor's overall performance after filming.]
[Side quest: Baby-headed Gu: If actor Xie Chi can discover the secret of the decline of Baby-headed Gu, he will be rewarded with 50 points.]
The "audience" watching the horror movie at this time:
[Fuck! This new guy triggered a branch quest!!!]
[Luck? What do newbies know? ]
[This luck is too good to be true???]
[Tsk, so what if it's triggered? It's not that easy to explore the side quests. It's not certain whether you can survive the main quest.]
[I have a feeling that if this can be discovered, the quality of this film will be upgraded. Hehe, I spent 100 ghost coins to watch the worst quality film, and it turns out that it may be upgraded. I made a profit!]
[He was really brave just now, with a poisonous insect crawling on his hand! Would you dare? I'm optimistic about him! So handsome! Trash Zhou Wen. ]
【I’m following him. 】
[Do you think this quest will drop items? ]
…
In the horror movie, Xie Chi casually opened his personal information panel and took a look, and unexpectedly discovered that he now had 9 fans.
Xie Chi put away his phone and went out, and saw Zhou Wen at the bathroom door.
Zhou Wen stared at Xie Chi, his eyes flickering slightly. He had just gone to the toilet because he was in a hurry, but just as he came in, he saw Xie Chi's phone vibrating.
Zhou Wen thought that the APP had released the next instructions, so he checked his APP specifically, but the main line was still at "signing the contract."
So there was only one possibility for Xie Chi’s phone to vibrate at this time - Xie Chi triggered the branch quest.
This newbie who knew nothing actually triggered the branch quest!
Zhou Wen's eyes flashed with jealousy and greed. He didn't expect that there would be a side story in this shoddy film.
Although the point rewards of the side quests are not as good as those of the main quest, the probability of dropping items is much higher than that of the main quest.
Props found in horror movies can be taken away and used in subsequent horror movies, so you can imagine how precious they are.
These newcomers don’t understand, but they know it too well.
Zhou Wen still doesn't have any props, which makes him feel inferior and afraid to go to more advanced horror movies.
The branch quest can be triggered by multiple people as long as the triggering conditions are met.
Zhou Wen tried hard to recall what had happened from the beginning of the horror movie to now, but he still couldn't figure out where the branch line existed.
Could it be that something happened after he left the office?
Zhou Wen regretted it deeply.
It seems impossible to trigger it yourself.
However, the side quest can be shared or even transferred to others. It just so happened that he had that idea about this newcomer. When Zhou Wen thought of this, his eyes gradually dimmed and he simply reached out to stop Xie Chi.
"What's up?" Xie Chi frowned slightly. His desire to perform well prevailed, so he did not show his disgust and indifference towards Zhou Wen at the first moment.
Zhou Wen didn't like beating around the bush: "Will you follow me?"
"What?"
Zhou Wen directly held his hand.
Xie Chi stared at the hand, understood instantly, and suddenly smiled gently: "What's the benefit?"
Zhou Wen didn't expect him to be so sensible. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "I will help you be the second male lead, which means you will be ranked second in the overall evaluation. You 'follow' me and share with me the branch quests you get."
The way he used the word "follow" was extremely explicit and ambiguous.
Zhou Wen felt that this was a sure win compared to selling Xie Chi. He was just a newcomer. Even if he had some brains, he was inexperienced and weak. Didn't he still need someone to protect him and help him get through the beginner period safely?
He has acted in several horror movies and is also a fitness trainer, so he is Xie Chi's best choice.
However, when Xie Chi heard the word "branch line", his eyes turned completely cold.
When he raised his eyes again, he seemed to be carefully considering the conditions proposed by Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen was secretly proud.
Xie Chi's phone suddenly rang, a message alert tone that Xie Chi had never heard before.
Zhou Wen was stunned for a moment, then said generously: "Your agent sent you a message, go ahead, I'm not in a hurry for the moment."
Xie Chi opened it and took a glance.
[Agent Zhou Tong: Xie Chi, listen to me, agree to his conditions immediately and give up the branch line. You are a newcomer and cannot afford to offend him. He can still help you get out alive.]
Xie Chi sneered in his heart, his eyes turned completely cold.
This agent, who had never spoken a word since he entered the horror film industry, actually gave him orders at such a good time.
Zhou Wen obviously also saw the content of the message, and he couldn't hide the pride on his face.
"How is it?" Zhou Wen asked.
Xie Chi raised his eyes, with just the right amount of hesitation: "Do you think you are definitely the male lead?"
Zhou Wen was getting a little impatient: "This is my fourth horror movie. Who else can beat me in this one? You'd better know your place, otherwise..."
"After four horror movies, you're still in the beginner's section, bullying the newbies..."
Zhou Wen was stunned, thinking there was something wrong with his ears.
Xie Chi's voice suddenly changed, and he sounded lazy as if he didn't care about anything: "Then you are really useless."
Zhou Wen was suddenly met with a pair of cold, sinister and deep eyes.
Xie Xinglan sneered.
…
Outside of horror movies:
[Is this new guy beating up Zhou Wen? What the hell? ? ? ]
[Is Zhou Wen a fucking fitness coach? Why do I feel so vulnerable? ? ? ]
[His agent has sent a message. Damn, he dares to offend his agent. Is he crazy? I hate Zhou Tong the most because he is disobedient to newcomers. I'm done with him! ]
[The action is so handsome, is this still the weak little brother? Fuck. 】
[I've been unhappy with Zhou Wen for a long time, now he's so cool, damn, I'm following him. ]
[It is forbidden to kill actors in horror movies. This newcomer has caused big trouble. Zhou Wen will definitely take revenge on him.]
【He actually washed his hands leisurely. 】
[Fuck, he replied “idiot” and blocked his agent!!!]
【Zhou Tong must be furious, hahahahahahahahahahaha, I am dying of laughter, I am following him.】
…
When Xie Chi took control of the body, Zhou Wen's blood had been washed off his hands.
Xie Chi turned around and glanced at Zhou Wen, who was lying on the ground with a resentful look on his face. He didn't even bother to give him an expression and walked away without looking back.
Xie Chi opened the app and found that he had blocked Zhou Tong.
The chat box opened, and the last message was——
Xie Chi: Idiot.
Xie Chi was stunned for a moment, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he added the agent he had blocked back.
[Oh, so disappointed. I told him he didn't have the guts to block his agent. I guess he was just being impulsive. Now he's sober.]
【I unfollowed you. 】
As soon as he added him back, the screen was flooded with dozens of messages insulting Zhou Tong.
Xie Chi didn't even read it. He typed "idiot" in the typing box and replied, then blocked Zhou Tong.
That’s the “idiot” that his brother calls him, and this is the “idiot” that Xie Chi calls him .
The two "idiots" have to be paired together.
…
The "audience" outside the horror movie exploded.
