Trembling At A High Altitude

After Sunglasses Woman made her choice, it was the turn of the office lady and the young girl.

Both women had the same number of points, and the office lady gave the young girl the chance to choose first.

Although the young girl didn't want to get off the bus with Glasses Man, she found Pretty Boy to be very frightening and ultimately decided to get off at the second stop with Glasses Man.

The office lady then chose to get off with Pretty Boy at the fourth stop.

After all choices were made, the filming phase began.

Everyone received instructions through their earpieces to place the bamboo sticks they'd prepared on the tables in front of them and then head together to a nearby public bus station.

There was no order this time; everyone walked over together.

Guo's mother kept her eyes on Li Teng, worried that he might try to pull some trickery again.

Although she felt Li Teng had no chance of counter-killing her, she had to be on her guard.

Her son, Guo Zhipeng, had been careless last time and died at the hands of Li Teng; she couldn't make the same mistake as her son, Guo Zhipeng.

Others also glanced subconsciously at Li Teng, wondering if he had any unconventional methods like last time to escape from a hopeless situation.

Soon, a scene that shocked and puzzled everyone occurred!

As he stood up, Li Teng actually picked up the High Stool next to him again.

Then, since there were clearly no instructions from the director in his earpiece telling him to put down the High Stool, he brazenly took the coffee shop's High Stool once more.

"What is he trying to do?" Pretty Boy asked Guo's mother, utterly baffled.

"I don't know," replied Guo's mother, her face ashen. She truly couldn't fathom the true intention behind Li Teng's moving of the High Stool this time.

In fact, even when Guo's mother had previously watched the terminal monitor that showed how her son, Guo Zhipeng, had died, she hadn't understood why Li Teng had taken a High Stool away from the coffee table.

Only after watching the entire video did she realize that her son, Guo Zhipeng, had died because of Li Teng's High Stool.

But what did it mean for him to move a High Stool again?

Could it be that he was planning to stab her to death with a High Stool?

What a joke!

Guo's mother thought that if Li Teng could kill her with a High Stool this time, she might as well go find a place to live stream herself eating shit.

But why was he taking the High Stool?

Sunglasses Woman, Gao Fei, the office lady, and others also found it strange to see Li Teng picking up the High Stool again.

Last time they hadn't understood, and this time, they still didn't understand.

If Li Teng managed to counter-kill Guo's mother with the High Stool again, they felt their intelligence would be thoroughly ground into the dust by Li Teng.

Or was he simply bluffing?

Seeing Guo's mother's serious and solemn expression, others felt at least Li Teng's psychological tactics were effective.

Guo's mother seemed a bit shaken, not as confident as before.

But could a shake in confidence bridge the vast gap in strength between humans and demons?

Unable to grasp the significance of Li Teng moving the High Stool, Guo's mother made a decision a moment later and picked up the High Stool she was sitting on as well.

If you have a High Stool, so do I, damn it!

At least she couldn't lose to Li Teng in terms of momentum.

Seeing that Guo's mother was intimidated by Li Teng moving the High Stool and had also picked up a High Stool, the others couldn't help but laugh.

Gao Fei laughed exaggeratedly.

In Gao Fei's view, Li Teng was bound to die this time.

But Li Teng still played a joke on the old actress, Guo's mother, with his unique sense of humor.

Guo's mother was completely flustered.

Li Teng was a true sage; no one could figure out his tactics nor guess his real intentions.

With just a simple act, he could make his opponents panic, speculate wildly.

In this aspect, Li Teng had already won.

"What a pity," the Sunglasses Woman sighed.

Li Teng was born at the wrong time and had incredibly bad luck.

Following the director's instructions, everyone headed towards the bus stop where they were to start filming the scene.

Pretty Boy helped Guo's mother carry her High Stool, while Guo's mother kept a close watch on Li Teng who was carrying the High Stool in front of her, as if worried that Li Teng might lift it and smash her to death at any moment.

Of course, if Li Teng actually did that, it'd be a spur-of-the-moment action and there was a high chance he'd be stopped by the crew on site. Even if he succeeded, Guo's mother would be revived for free, and Li Teng would be turned into a wax figure for violating the Film and Television City's rules.

So, the likelihood of Li Teng doing such a thing was very small unless he lost his mind.

After watching Li Teng a few more times, Guo's mother suddenly realized that something was off.

Li Teng was not simply walking; he was muttering something as he moved along.

To prevent overlooking any scheming from Li Teng, Guo's mother deliberately moved closer and finally heard what Li Teng was muttering.

"High Stool, oh High Stool, you excel in subduing demons and fiends. Last time, you helped me slay a demon, this time aid me in ridding the witch. Dead or alive, all becomes void, the witch shall be left with a gaping wound. As I bid farewell to the colorful clouds at Baidi, without killing the witch, I vow not to return.

Have you not seen the waters of the Yellow River coming from the sky, rushing towards the sea of myriad blooms and colors..."

After listening earnestly to Li Teng's chanting for a while, Guo's mother couldn't figure out any special meaning in those words.

Even for impromptu verse, wasn't this level a bit too low?

These thoughts, without any meaning, left Guo's mother restless and irritated.

"Spicy songs are what we yearn for, strolling and singing along is the way to be free."

In the end, Li Teng even began to softly hum a song.

Hearing this tune, Guo's mother almost broke into a square dance.

"This guy has lost it!" Guo's mother quickly retreated to one side, not wanting to fall for Li Teng's ruse.

Hearing Li Teng's bizarre singing, the others couldn't help but speculate in their minds as well,

trying to figure out if there was any special meaning to his chanting and singing.

Could this actually curse Guo's mother to death?

...

After crossing a street, following the director's instruction, everyone pushed open a door on the street side.

They entered the door, passed through a dark alley, and the group arrived on another street.

The surroundings of the café they'd been near before were decorated to resemble a bustling central city.

However, after passing through that dark alley to this street, the surroundings looked quite rundown, an oppressive atmosphere enveloping them.

The streetlights were dimly lit, occasionally buzzing with an electric sound, creating the mysterious feel unique to ghost films.

The air turned several degrees colder in an instant.

It was as if, at any moment, ghosts would surge out and someone would fall prey to the Ghost Claw.

The group continued forward, and the dim streetlights became even darker.

A chilling breeze blew through the trees lining the road.

The breeze carried with it strange, ghostly wails.