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Chapter 99 "Postscript: The Six Domestic Animals"

Chen Miao hadn't expected that after he performed the ritual to help the doll pass on to the afterlife according to the instructions in Chapter 5 of the book, not only would the story end, but the epilogue would also be triggered!
Chen Miao didn't rush to see the reward after Chapter 5 ended, but instead opened the afterword to read it.

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Chapter Five - Epilogue - Domestic Animals

"Because of Xiang Shang, I asked Zhong Cai to go to the secret room that Xiang Shang and the others had visited before."

"During the process, we encountered some situations. It seemed that Qi Ning, the staff in the escape room, and I were affected by some kind of force. Although I came to my senses later and performed a ritual to help the doll pass on, I was still a little scared."

"Things that can affect people's emotions are indeed hard to guard against. Fortunately, Xiang Shang has the peach charm I gave him."

"However, I then realized something: it seemed that the peach charm on my body hadn't worked, the doll in the secret room wasn't the one that attacked Xiang Shang, or perhaps there was another reason?"

"With doubts in our hearts, Zhong Cai and I returned to the hospital to visit Xiang Shang and Li Zi. Sure enough, Li Zi had not recovered."

"Just when I was at my wit's end, Zhong Cai saw Gigi Lai's condition, took off a jade pendant from his body, and placed it in Gigi Lai's hand."

"Then, he activated another talisman. I don't know what kind of talisman it was, but after the talisman burned out, Gigi Lai, who was holding the jade pendant, woke up and returned to the Gigi Lai that Xiang Shang knew."

"But this is only a temporary solution; the root cause remains unresolved, and Gigi Lai will continue to be attacked."

"I called Qi Ning to inquire, but he didn't give me a definite answer, which means that it will take time to deal with that!"

"Afterwards, Zhong Cai also left due to some urgent matters. When I was feeling anxious, I suddenly remembered what Chen Guokun had said before."

"Leave Shannan City!"

"Once we leave Shannan City, that evil spirit will no longer be able to affect Xiang Shang and Li Zi."

"I just need to wait until the investigators from the Administration find and deal with that thing before I can let Xiang Shang and the others go back."

"Immediately, I persuaded Xiang Shang and Li Zi to go to Tianmen County to stay for a while."

"Because of this experience, neither of them refused."

"We arrived in Tianmen County that night. I stayed by their side all night and found nothing wrong. The peach charms on both of them were also normal."

I breathed a sigh of relief, knowing I had made the right bet.

"The next two days were peaceful, and Xiang Shang and the other man gradually recovered from the previous situation and began to treat this trip to Tianmen as a relaxing experience."

"On the third day, I took Xiang Shang and Gigi Lai to the Old Mother's Shrine to pay our respects, and we drove up the winding mountain road."

"When I was halfway there, I heard a sound of wood breaking."

"Immediately, Xiang Shang reached out from the passenger seat and shoved my steering wheel hard."

"The car just happened to veer off from an area without guardrails."

"I heard Gigi Lai scream, Heung Sheung laugh, and I also felt the weightlessness like riding a roller coaster."

"I am dead."

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Chen Miao frowned after reading it.

Three days later, can that thing appear during the day?

An ominous sign?

Chen Miao was awe-inspiring, but then he felt that something was amiss, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Just as Chen Miao was about to enter a state of calm and deep thought, the exit arrived.

Qi Ning stood in front of the boss, whose face was covered in blood but who looked somewhat nervous, and said, "All escape room activities are suspended. We are not allowed to continue receiving guests. We will inform you of the specific resumption time when our people arrive."

"Okay, okay, I'll have someone take care of it right away."

The boss breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they weren't held responsible for ganging up on Qi Ning.

It's fine to stop for a few days; just say it's for maintenance.

After the boss left, Qi Ning walked towards Chen Miao.

"Brother Chen Miao, I will report this incident when I get back. The bureau will send people to investigate again. I will hand over the doll. I will inform you of the points situation once the incident is resolved."

"However, you will have to come to Shannan City to redeem the points. The points you earn cannot be used in different places. You can only get them by communicating with the investigators you worked with on the mission."

Chen Miao didn't think much about it; a doll could only be worth a few points. What he cared about was something else entirely.

"Brother Qi, my friend also went through this. I wonder if you could go and take a look? Brother Zhong, please come too."

Upon hearing this, Qi Ning thought for a moment and then didn't refuse, while Zhong Cai nodded directly. The four of them then drove three cars to the Central Hospital.

At this moment, Xiang Shang was still guarding the door.

Upon seeing Chen Miao, Xiang Shang ran straight over.

"Sanshui, any news?"

Chen Miao smiled and comforted Xiang Shang.

"Don't worry, I've brought her. How is Gigi Lai? Is she awake?"

Xiang Shang frowned and said, "He woke up once in the middle of the night, lost his temper with the nurse, and then fell asleep again."

After Xiang Shang finished speaking, he looked at the people behind Chen Miao.

A young man not much older than him, a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties, and a seven or eight-year-old non-mainstream little boy.

Did Chen Miao bring these?
This is so strange.

However, after thinking about what Gigi Lai had gone through, he no longer felt that there was anything wrong with this strangeness.

“Brother Zhong, Brother Qi, this is Xiang Shang, the one who experienced this incident. However, because of the peach charm, he is fine, but those inside couldn’t escape.”

After saying that, Chen Miao led his men inside, with Xiang Shang following at the very back.

Once inside, Chen Miao found that Gigi Lai was even weaker than before.

The car accident she was in wasn't serious. A passerby pulled her away, and she was only knocked to the ground, scraped her skin, and suffered a mild concussion.

But it seems that because of the mental strain, he suddenly collapsed.

Normally, the more rest Gigi Lai gets, the better she should be able to recover her energy, but at this time, it seems like the opposite is true.

The more you rest, the less energetic you feel.

She was still frowning as she slept, I wonder what she was dreaming about.

"It's her."

After Chen Miao finished speaking, he glanced at Qi Ning.

Calling Qi Ning over was just Chen Miao's way of seeing if Qi Ning could discover some problems, but the one who can truly solve Li Zi's current situation should be Zhong Cai.

Qi Ning stepped forward, glanced at Li Zi, then looked at his watch. After a moment of contemplation, he took out a spray bottle from his work pants pocket.

This spray seems to be different from the one Qi Ning used for developing the product before, and the one he sprayed on his hands afterward.

Qi Ning sprayed it three times above Li Zi.

In the sunlight, everyone could see the mist particles slowly falling onto Gigi Lai.

Chen Miao had expected something to happen, but nothing did.

Qi Ning shook his head: "The deodorizing spray won't work. There's nothing I can do about this for now. I suggest you take her out of Shannan City first. I'll let you know when things are over here."

Hearing Qi Ning's words, Chen Miao didn't say much, but just nodded.

Seeing this, Qi Ning gave Chen Miao a business card and then took his leave.

After Chen Miao saw Qi Ning off, Zhong Cai spoke up, "Chen Miao, I have something here that might be useful. Would you like to give it a try?"

Chen Miao nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Zhong."

Zhong Cai waved his hand and took off a jade pendant the size of a thumb from his waist.

"This is a Tranquil Mind Pendant. If used with a Tranquil Mind Talisman, it should be effective. Xiaobai and I each have one. We were probably able to stay awake in the secret room just now because of these two jade pendants."

As he spoke, Zhong Cai handed the Qingxin Pendant to Xiang Shang.

"Please place the jade pendant in her hand and let her hold it."

Xiang Shang carefully took it, walked over and gently pried open Li Zi's hand, then put the jade pendant inside.

After doing all this, Xiang Shang looked at Zhong Cai.

At this moment, Zhong Cai took out a talisman that Chen Miao had never seen before from his pocket.

This must be the calming talisman that Zhong Cai mentioned.

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