Peninsula: I'm being supported by a top idol.

Chapter 41 Ghostly Encounters in the Golden Winter

"Is the anchor planning to switch from the history channel to the adventure channel?"

"A bound spirit? Really? Is the script finished?"

"Oppa is teasing us again~"

As soon as Cui Shi'an uttered the phrase "grab the earth and bind the spirit," the previously quiet live stream room suddenly became lively, with the barrage scrolling with curiosity, doubt, and jokes.

Looking at these comments, Cui Shi'an's lips curved slightly beneath his mask, and he responded in a relaxed tone that was half-serious and half-joking:

"Hey everyone, just pretend I'm joking, trying to add a little fun to a boring night~ But~"

He then changed the subject: "I might stay here very late tonight, maybe even all night."

As he spoke, he actually took a power bank out of his backpack and waved it in front of the camera:

"See, all prepared? The battery's fully charged; it'll last me until dawn!"

Looking at his "fully equipped" appearance, Liu Zhimin, sitting in front of the screen, felt even more puzzled.

Is someone spending the night in front of a convenience store in an old residential area?

This doesn't seem like a normal college student's recreational activity, nor does it seem like it's for renting an apartment.

At this point, some netizens who hadn't left asked some obscure historical questions, and Cui Shi'an answered them absentmindedly.

However, Liu Zhimin noticed that when Cui Shi'an was answering questions, his eyes would occasionally leave the screen, as if he were searching for some specific target.

What exactly was he observing? Liu Zhimin's curiosity was completely piqued.

Could this guy really be capturing a bound spirit?

However, compared to reincarnation, she believes more in ghosts.

If you don't believe me, just grab any trainee from SM or JYP and ask them; they'll all say they saw it with their own eyes.

Cui Shi'an was indeed observing, focusing most of his attention on the passersby.

However, there are fewer and fewer people on the road, and sometimes you can't see a single person for more than ten minutes.

Just then, a girl behaving strangely caught his attention—she walked back and forth at the same intersection three times, each time craning her neck to look out of a window of a building.

And she was wearing all white!

Late at night, dressed in all white, behaving strangely…

Could it be…

The thought had barely crossed his mind when a cat's meow suddenly rang out, startling him into a cold sweat.

It seems like it's her!

Cui Shi'an forced himself to remain calm, stood up, and prepared to pretend to walk by casually before patting her on the shoulder.

But just then, the girl suddenly pulled out her phone and said loudly and irritably:

"Hey! Are you coming out or not? If you don't come down soon, I'm going to go drinking by myself!"

Cui Shi'an paused in his steps.

So... he was urging his friend to come downstairs for drinks...

Seeing the girl looking at him warily as he approached, Cui Shi'an quickly pretended to be nonchalant and started moving around. Luckily, he was wearing sportswear today; if he said he was going for a night run, people would believe him.

Time passed slowly, and the night deepened.

The windows of the residential buildings, like eyes going out, gradually plunged into darkness.

The number of pedestrians on the streets dwindled, eventually leaving only the occasional passing vehicle.

The number of viewers in the live stream also plummeted from double digits to just over ten, making it seem exceptionally quiet.

Liu Zhimin, sitting in front of the screen, yawned widely, overcome by a strong feeling of drowsiness.

She glanced at Cui Shi'an, who was still holding on to his post on the screen, plugged her phone into the charger, and got up to take a shower.

When she returned to the live broadcast room after taking a shower and changing into her tablet, she found that Cui Shi'an was still sitting there quietly, just like he had been a few tens of minutes earlier, only his posture had changed from casual to slightly stiff.

The convenience store in the background seemed to be closed, and he sat alone in front of it, looking rather pitiful for some reason.

"What are you looking at so intently, unnie?" Kim Dong-won also came out after washing up and saw Yoo Ji-min sitting alone on the sofa staring blankly at the tablet. She curiously came closer.

"Wow!" Kim Dong-won exclaimed in surprise at first glance, "Isn't this Jongam Cave?"

Liu Zhimin glanced at her sideways and asked, "You know this place?"

"Yes, my cousin rented a house here when she was studying at Kyung Hee University, and I visited her a few times."

She then lowered her voice mysteriously and said, "But my cousin says this place is haunted."

"Huh?" Liu Zhimin was suddenly startled, his gaze involuntarily turning to the screen. Could it be that he really came...?

Jin Dongtian thought she didn't believe him, so he added:

My cousin said that strange noises come from outside her window every night.

"What strange sound?" Liu Zhimin asked curiously.

She said...it was like someone was scraping cement gently, bit by bit, with their fingernails.

Liu Zhimin felt a chill run down his spine.

"There's something even scarier," Jin Dongtian said, getting the captain's attention and becoming even more enthusiastic.

"She also said that sometimes when she wakes up in the middle of the night, she hears footsteps in the hallway, very slow and heavy... step by step, as if they're stopping right in front of her door... but when she looks through the peephole, the motion-activated lights in the hallway are off, and there's no one outside at all!"

Liu Zhimin subconsciously hugged the pillow in his arms tighter, his gaze returning to the tablet screen.

In the scene, Choi Si-an is still sitting alone under the dim streetlights, while the convenience store behind him has its shutters closed, and the empty street is unsettling.

"But what is this person doing? Why is he just sitting there without saying anything during the live stream?" Jin Dongtian's gaze shifted back to the screen.

"He..." Liu Zhimin's expression was strange: "He said he came to catch ghosts..."

"Huh??" Jin Dongtian exclaimed in surprise, "Really??"

Just then, the situation on the screen changed.

The convenience store owner, who had apparently left, returned with a set of keys in his hand, seemingly intending to reopen the store.

Cui Shi'an also saw him, somewhat surprised: "Boss? Why are you back again? Did you forget something?"

The shop owner, with the same slightly tired smile as before, nodded and gave a mumbled reply:

"Hmm, I left something behind." He said, then pushed open the glass door and walked into the dark shop.

Cui Shi'an had no suspicions, only that the boss seemed a bit confused. He withdrew his gaze and continued to stare at the street.

Just then, a woman's shout from deep within the street caught his attention.

Cui Shi'an glanced back at his phone, seemingly hesitating whether to go over and check.

The two girls on the other side of the screen also heard the strange noise.

Especially Liu Zhimin, influenced by Jin Dongtian's words, saw that Cui Shi'an seemed to be going over to check the situation, and gripped the pillow tightly with both hands, silently chanting in his heart, "Don't go, don't go..."

Jin Dongtian was even more direct, and a few die-hard fans who were still in the live stream chat spammed the comments: "Don't go, streamer!"

Cui Shi'an still went, and before leaving, he even turned his phone camera around.

However, not long after he left, Liu and Jin heard an even stranger sound coming from the tablet, which sounded like... fingernails scraping the cement floor!

"This is it!" Jin Dongtian exclaimed in surprise, his face turning deathly pale as he clung tightly to Liu Zhimin's arm.

"Unnie! That's exactly the voice my cousin was talking about!"

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