"It really is ghosts causing trouble!"
"This is... an infant?! A hungry ghost? Or twins??"
"The truth is always only one!"
The viewers in the live stream connected the recent conversation in the room.
They felt they were close to the truth of the matter.
Some who enjoyed mystery dramas began to deduce in the bullet comments.
"From what the young man said when he was possessed earlier, there should have been another child in this house before, but it's unknown how they disappeared."
"And, it's possible it was because of this young man..."
...
'So complicated.'
Qi Cai Dan looked back and forth at the person and the ghost child twice.
After pondering, it decided to take the ghost child back first to report.
In any case, the problem of the live stream viewer should be solved.
'Let's go.'
Just as Qi Cai Dan instructed the paper effigy to pack the ghost child and prepare to return to the underworld.
Bang!
The door of the house suddenly opened, and a figure rushed in.
"Wait, Dan... Lord Dan, wait!"
"Spare the ghost!"
The person who just entered was wearing a shirt and trousers, with white-rimmed glasses.
He was in his middle age, in his prime, but his black hair was streaked with white.
His gentle and refined face also showed some fatigue.
His features bore some resemblance to the young man.
This was Xu Ran's father, Xu Yunxiao.
He was also the professor helping to answer questions and teach in the live stream's "Scum Ghost Domain."
At that time, his son had not yet contracted this 'strange illness.'
Dad Xu was discussing a future thesis with his students when he rushed back as soon as he received the news.
He knew about this live stream...
It was because a student was secretly watching during class, and he caught them.
"Lord Dan, please wait a moment!"
Not knowing how to address him, he could only add "Lord" after Dan.
Dad Xu hurried into his son's bedroom, glanced at the live stream,
Then turned to look out the window, "Lord, has my son's 'illness' already been cured?"
Qi Cai Dan turned around and transmitted directly into the other person's mind via telepathy:
'The root of the illness has been removed. Do you have anything else?'
After receiving a positive reply, Dad Xu breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking about what he had just seen, he requested:
"Lord, may I see the ghost child again?"
On his way back, he had been paying attention to the live stream's progress.
Naturally, he had also heard the conversation in the room.
"?"
Qi Cai Dan glanced at Dad Xu. This must be the viewer who had contacted the owner.
All along,
Although it couldn't see the system's bullet comments, it knew the owner had a live stream.
With countless viewers.
It had also caught glimpses on the human viewers' phones.
Regarding this, Qi Cai Dan felt the owner was truly amazing, truly great!
...
After thinking for a moment, Qi Cai Dan signaled the paper effigy to bring out the bound ghost child.
'Look.'
"Yunxiao, what are you doing?"
Mom Xu, supporting her son as he rested on the bed, looked at Dad Xu's actions with confusion.
Dad Xu handed her the phone a bit, pointing at the ghost child inside, and said with a slight tremor:
"Wife, look, doesn't the necklace on it resemble our Nan Nan's?"
Around the ghost child's neck was a golden bead tied with a red string.
If he guessed correctly, there should be a character 'Nan' carved on it, the size of a mosquito.
Hearing Dad Xu's words, Qi Cai Dan stepped forward and nudged it.
Indeed, it saw a tiny character on the bead.
— Nan.
Fortunately, it had received an education, so it wasn't illiterate.
"How... how is this possible?!"
Mom Xu's pupils widened, and her breathing became irregular.
Recalling what her son had just said, her lips trembled.
Her mind was overwhelmed by a wave of regret.
She felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
"Nan Nan, is it my Nan Nan? Are you resenting me..."
"So you're using this method to get revenge on me..."
'Aaaah!' The ghost child roared at Mom Xu.
Like a child who understood nothing, it could only attract the attention of the adults by crying.
Qi Cai Dan tilted its body. This ghost child was clearly conscious, but due to some restrictions, it couldn't speak.
It leaned closer and communicated directly with the ghost child's consciousness:
'If you have anything to say, I'll give you two minutes, and I'll convey it.'
The ghost child was stunned,
Seemingly contemplating how long two minutes was and what it could say.
At this moment,
Xu Ran on the bed regained some strength and slowly sat up.
"Dad, Mom, what's wrong?"
In an instant,
The ghost child looked fiercely at Xu Ran, and its ghostly aura became frantic again.
'This should have been mine! Mine!'
'Why do you get to have such a good life while I'm like this!'
A beautiful family, intellectual and refined parents;
Outstanding appearance and excellent learning ability, and a close childhood sweetheart!
You have everything,
And I have nothing!
Why!
All of this should have been mine!
...
Qi Cai Dan directly conveyed all the ghost child's words and thoughts to the three people in the bedroom via telepathy.
However, it couldn't help but let out a soft 'Oh?'
Was it encountering a major scandal?
...
"What's going on?"
Xu Ran's expression changed, "Dad, Mom..."
What exactly was going on?
Who was speaking?
What did they mean by those words?
Was everything he had now stolen from someone else?
"Wuwuwu..."
Mom Xu covered her face and collapsed on the ground, unable to speak.
Dad Xu sighed, his expression somewhat complex.
He explained, "When your mother was pregnant with you, it was twins."
But at over eight months, an elder in the family passed away.
Mom Xu couldn't recover and gave birth prematurely.
At that time, they rushed back from their hometown.
And encountered a difficult labor...
Nine deaths and one life.
In the end, one of the two babies was saved.
The one who survived was Xu Ran.
"One was named Ranran, and the other Nan Nan. We had already prepared golden beads for both of them..."
Strung with red string, waiting for the two children to be born.
Who would have thought...
Dad Xu wiped his face.
"..."
Xu Ran's expression was momentarily dazed,
He reached up and touched his neck, pulling out a necklace.
It was indeed a golden bead tied with a red string.
With a slight nudge, one could see a tiny character on it.
— Ran.
Xu Ran looked at his mother, "So, that's why there were two cribs and two sets of baby supplies in the house..."
Those items were stored in the utility room.
He had wondered about it before, but Mom Xu just said she bought too much.
He never expected it to be like this.
Dad Xu sighed slightly, "Your mother has been feeling guilty all these years. That's why we never brought it up again."
He looked towards the live stream, in the direction of Qi Cai Dan, "Lord, if we make offerings to him, can he resolve some of his resentment and reincarnate soon?"
Before Qi Cai Dan could figure out how to answer,
Xu Ran shook his head and murmured, "No, no..."
He repeatedly recalled the voice he had just heard in his mind.
At this moment, he also guessed that this matter was related to ghosts.
"He said that everything I have should have been his. If he just died from a difficult birth, he shouldn't have said that..."
Instead, he should have said that I should have had all of this, just like you...
"What exactly happened back then?"
Xu Ran followed his father's gaze towards the window.
Because he had been tormented by the ghost child, his face was slightly pale, and his eyes were bloodshot.
"Could it be... that I did something to you?"
The ghost child struggled in the paper effigy's hands and roared:
'You lied to me, you lied to me!'
A tear of blood fell from its blood-red eyes.
...
Beside them,
Qi Cai Dan saw this, and golden light flashed across its azure body.
While helping to convey messages, it looked for something to collect the blood tear.
— Teacher said that ghosts generally don't have tears.
Although it didn't know what the blood tear was useful for, it was always right to collect it.
Take it back to show the owner!
After Qi Cai Dan finished collecting it, it felt something was wrong.
Turning back, it saw the ghost child staring blankly at it.
Dad Xu below also froze, seemingly not having reacted.
Qi Cai Dan: "???"
'You guys continue.'
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