Many people 

went 

to check on the actor’s 

condition

. We also

 went

. 

Since

 a heavy camera had fallen right on his head, he was unconscious at th

is

 moment. A pool of 

b

lood

 formed on

 the floor

, and a

lthough he was still breathing, he would have to lie 

i

n bed for quite a long time. 

While s

omeone called 

the ambulance,

 I 

pulled

 Li Mazi and Yin Xinyue aside

 and said

, “Guys, I have something I need to tell you. But don’t be scared.” 

“What’s wrong, Brother Zhang?” Yin Xinyue was curious. 

I told them my assumption. 

“The great mask of the Prince of Lanling is with Yi Xi!” 

Since 

the first encounter, I had felt the heavy Yin energy 

around

 him

. Then, 

I 

saw

 the gruesome ghost face overlap with his

. It was

 as if he was wearing 

a

mask

. 

However, I didn’t know how the

Prince

 of Lanling’s

 mask worked or how he got it. 

“Can you think about 

a

 solution? If things like this keep happening, we 

won’t be able to 

film this drama

, and all 

the 

money we’ve poured into it 

will go in vain

,

” said Yin Xinyue. 

“

It’s not like I can

 Yi Xi 

about

 it. I’m sure he won’t ever admit it. 

Plus, 

if we offend him, something unexpected 

could 

happen to us. It’s more of a loss than a gain. 

W

e

’ll

 need 

the 

help from someone with great credit in this film crew,” I suggested. 

That person was none other than

 the director! 

I had to 

let

 the director know that there wa

s something wrong with

 Yi Xi. I asked Yin Xinyue to help me. Tonight, I

’d play the part of the 

swindler! 

The director was always busy. We had to 

head 

back to our courtyard and wait for him. When the night fell, Li Mazi and I went to the pool

 and brought 

some stuff 

with us

.

Li Mazi wasn’t pleased. “Why do we have to 

come 

here?” 

“We’re going to capture some ghosts.” 

Then, I took out the Guan Yu statue from my bag and put it on the ground. I mumbled “

S

orry” to the statue and used a red fabric band to blindfold him. 

I cut the eels and smeared the eel blood 

over 

the statue

,

 putting 

it

 at the side of the pool

. I then

 advised Li Mazi, “When the statue moves, you have to untie the blindfold.” 

I mixed chili powder with salt and put the mixture into a jar

. Then, I walked 

around the pool and 

sprinkled

 the mixture.  

Although this pool was dried up, it was large. It took me almost an hour to sprinkle the spicy powder. Some footprints started to appear on the ground. I continued to sprinkle the chili powder. The footprints then appeared in 

an 

area that didn’t have the powder. I lashed the Sirius Whip a few times

, and a

 wisp of 

cold

 wind left the pool. 

“It

’s moving

!” Li Mazi screamed by the pool side. 

“Hurry, untie the red blindfold!” 

I rushed back to the pool side. The Guan Yu statue was still shaking.

Li Mazi was surprised. “Little 

B

rother Zhang, what is the principle 

behind 

this?” 

“It’s simple. I trapped the three ghosts 

from 

the pool 

into the Guan

 Yu 

statue

,” I explained. 

“What? You 

disrespected the god

!” Li Mazi was 

shocked

. 

“I’m going to break the statue, too. I have a 

plan to make 

Yi Xi 

break the statue

in front of 

the director!” 

I knew it was a little disrespectful, but I had to use Guan Yu to convince the director

. It would 

also 

make

 Yi Xi show his 

flaws

. After 

everything was over

, I 

planned to

go 

to Guan Yu

’s

 temple to make donations 

of incense

 and oil to 

compensate for my

 disrespectful behavior. 

Since the statue had strong Yang energy, the three ghosts couldn’t escape. They kept struggling inside the statue. 

I burned some paper money for them

 and

 coldly 

said

, “Do 

y

ou want that mask? You should 

be honest with me

. Or else, I’ll imprison you here forever.” 

After I said that, the ghosts stopped moving. I picked up the Guan Yu statue. It felt heavier than before. 

Li Mazi and I carried the statue to the director’s room. As planned, Yin Xinyue was chatting with the director to make 

sure that he

 stayed in the room. When he saw us carrying 

the statue

, he stood up to greet us. 

“Mr. Zhang, where did you

 get

 this Guan Yu statue?” 

“In the town, but you d

on’t have to worry. 

I’ve invited the spirit from your broken statue to stay in this 

one

.” I smiled gently. 

The director half

-

bought it. 

I

 carefully placed the statue on the altar and burned three joss sticks. 

“How’s the actor that 

was injured 

this afternoon?” I asked. 

“He is no longer in danger

, b

ut the doctor told me that he has a concussion. He needs to rest for a while.” The director 

offered us 

cigarettes

, but w

e gently declined.

He sighed

.

 “Our film crew has a few hundred people

, and they’re afraid that something unexpected might happen when we shoot the drama

. Mr. Zhang, Miss Yin told me that you 

have 

a lot of items that c

an

 change 

one’s

 fortune. This year, I always feel unlucky. Could you sell something to me?” 

“It’s true that otherworldly items can change your fortune, but the price the users have to pay is really high. If you’re careless, unexpected 

disasters

 can happen

.

” I tried to 

steer

 the topic into another direction. “Actually, I think your fate and fortune are really good. You don’t need 

to add anything

, just do some subtracti

ng

.” 

“Mr. Zhang, 

what should I subtract? 

Is there anything bad around me?” asked the director. 

“I don’t want to hide it from you. Someone in your film crew possesses an extremely dangerous otherworldly item. That’s 

why an unexpected

 incident happened this afternoon

,

” I told him mysteriously. 

“I’m listening!” the director pricked up his ears. 

“I’ll ask you something first. These days, has Yi Xi changed?” 

“Why do you ask? I don’t think so.” The director looked puzzled

. He shook 

his head. 

“

Is there a

nything else that has changed?” I continued. 

The director contemplated. “Oh yeah

. In

 the beginning, we thought he wasn’t a perfect choice for the male protagonist. 

During

 his first audition, I thought that he had a feminine aura that wasn’t suitable for the 

manly

 protagonist. When I 

listed

 his shortcomings, he was mad at me. 

Sigh

, he’s a talented kid, but 

his temperament is really bad

.” 

“What happened after that?” 

“His agent implored me

 and asked 

me to give Yi Xi another audition. I gave him another chance. 

The second 

time, the feeling he brought was completely different. He acted perfectly

, and

 I made him my male protagonist!” The director still felt strange when he said that. 

I guessed it was because Yi Xi had 

gotten 

the mask. 

The 

Prince of Lanling was very

 handsome

, and he lacked masculine features. 

That was 

why he always wore a ferocious, ghostly mask. From 

a certain point of view

, this mask could give people confidence. 

However, I knew it didn

’t just offer

 confidence. 

“All right, I’

ll 

tell you. There’s something wrong with Yi Xi!” I told the director.

“Mr. Zhang, what do you mean? 

Do you 

doubt my

 eyes

? I

 don’t make mistakes

 when I choose my actors and actresses.” The director didn’t sound pleased. 

“No, no, you

’ve

 misunderstood. I’m not talking about his acting skills. He has something 

evil

 with him. To check it, can you call him here? As long as he enters this room, you’ll see

,

” I said. 

The director half

-

believed

 and

 half

-

doubted 

me

. He called Yi Xi

 and told 

him that he needed to discuss the script with him. Yi Xi agreed to come. 

Yi Xi would always bring that mask with him. As long as he entered the room, the three ghosts would become 

excited and break the

 statue. The director would see the problem then. 

Soon, Yi Xi cam

e in. He smiled and said,

 “Director, 

why did you call me here so late?

 I just 

removed my make-up

 and

 was about

 to return to the hotel.”

When he saw us, he was a little surprised. 

“Oh, you told me to come 

to 

discuss the script. Why are these 

guys

 here?” 

I 

glanced 

at the statue. It didn’t move. 

Yi Xi 

isn’t 

keeping the mask on his person? 

“Mr. Zhang said that he needed to see you. Mr. Zhang, you should tell him yourself

.” T

he director smiled embarrassedly. 

I was 

at a loss

. While I was trying to find an excuse, Yi Xi’s agent came in. The Guan Yu statue on the altar began to shake hard. After a short crackle, the statue 

broke into 

countless pieces. A wisp

 of cold

 wind escaped the statue. 

As soon as the three ghosts escaped, they plunged toward the agent. However, 

right when 

they were about to reach him, they perished

 and disappeared 

as if they had banged into a deadly, invisible wall. 

Everybody in the room saw the statue 

break

. The director was bewildered

. His 

eyes 

repeatedly shifted

 between the statue and the agent. “Xiao Song, are you keeping something bad with you?” 

The agent said, “

I’m not

. Director, 

why are you doubting me?

 I’m sure those swindlers have done something to the statue.” 

Then, he turne

d and left

. I stepped forward to stop him. “You can go and check the statue to see if I 

have 

done anything to it! If not, you’re the problem! Do you dare to show us the thing you

’re hiding beneath your clothes

?” 

The agent instinctively pulled his collar together

 and tried 

to look calm. “Nonsense. I don’t know what you’re talking about.”