novelbin Chapter 317 - 319: The Shadow Standing by the Bed
Chapter 317 - 319: The Shadow Standing by the Bed
She only wanted to use her appearance to scare ordinary people and devour them in their terror.
For a ghost like her, humans consumed by fear were the most delicious. But who could have known she’d run into someone even more terrifying than herself?
And from the look on Su Nian’s face, this was no empty threat about tying her neck into a butterfly bow.
It sounded absurd, but it seemed entirely possible. After all, wasn’t her neck already stretched out incredibly long?
She howled while struggling desperately.
She was terrified that if Su Nian’s hands slipped, her neck would be torn right off. Even though she was a ghost and already dead, she had no desire to experience such agony a second time.
[Oh god, it hurts just watching. At least it’s only happening to this female ghost!]
[I’m feeling this way too much. I can almost feel the pain just looking at her expression.]
[She had it coming. Just like the streamer said, she was out on the main road scaring people for no reason. Well, look at her now. She messed with the streamer and got beaten to a pulp.]
The nurse was hiding in her car, watching the scene unfold with a pained grimace.
She stared at the illogical sight—the neck being stretched to such an absurdly exaggerated length.
It was like taffy, stretching longer and longer. It offered some resistance, but for Su Nian, it was effortless.
The female ghost was on the verge of tears. She hadn’t been targeting that specific girl; she was just lying in wait for prey.
Who could have known that this venus flytrap would suddenly appear? She looked so delicate and weak, but she was an absolute devil.
"I was wrong! I was wrong! Please, don’t do this! I still want to stay in the mortal world!"
’I can’t die like this, so easily.’
But Su Nian clearly ignored her pleas. Instead, she stretched the ghost’s neck longer and longer until she actually tied it into a knot.
Her joints were unnaturally flexible, like springs, allowing her to twist however she pleased. But this was the first time her neck had been tied into a knot.
Her usual trick to scare passersby was to swing her head around to the middle of her back, but now her neck was stretched so far that her head was a great distance from her body.
It really did look like a giant spring. Not to mention, the rest of her body had been pulled completely out of shape by Su Nian.
Her cries were useless; Su Nian only pulled harder, even though her neck was already tied in a knot.
But Su Nian was relentless. The female ghost couldn’t take it anymore. ’I’m a ghost! Even if I’m a coward, I can still fight back!’
’I refuse to be slaughtered like this!’ But before she could even begin to resist, she saw Su Nian take out a piece of talisman paper.
She didn’t recognize the talisman paper, but she could clearly feel the overwhelming power emanating from it. Only two words echoed in her mind: ’I’m doomed!!’
She struggled frantically, trying to retreat, but her feet wouldn’t obey her. The next second, she felt a faint mist envelop her, and then, bit by bit, she vanished from the mortal plane.
She had successfully experienced what it felt like to die a second time.
Su Nian had initially considered letting her go, but then she sensed that the female ghost was responsible for quite a few deaths.
It appeared she had used her dancing to lure numerous people on this road.
Then, she would devour their bodies. To a ghost, human flesh and blood was the finest delicacy.
And evidently, this female ghost was an expert. She had even developed her own preferred way of consuming humans.
For instance, she enjoyed eating people only after they were thoroughly terrified. The girl today was lucky to have run into Su Nian.
Otherwise, her fate would have been no different from the passersby before her.
This wasn’t the first time Su Nian had performed a "bare-handed ghost extermination" on her livestream, and once again, she was met with resounding praise from her audience.
[The streamer is such a badass! She doesn’t even need any props to back her up!]
[One piece of talisman paper and the ghost is completely wiped out!]
[Please, streamer! I really need one of those talisman papers you have!]
[Me too, me too!]
Beyond that, many viewers started to focus on another matter.
[Streamer, are you going to do any more fortune-telling today? I really need a slot!]
Su Nian saw these questions in the comments.
However, she didn’t answer them. Instead, she turned to the girl, whose limbs were weak with fright, and asked,
"Do you want me to drive you home?"
Su Nian always had more patience when it came to women.
After the girl accepted her offer, Su Nian drove her to the entrance of her residential complex.
Only then did she start driving back. Along the way, she noticed some questions from her viewers and decided to answer one.
[Streamer, I always feel like there’s something weird near me, as if it’s following me. I find it really strange!]
The person who asked this was a girl named Tianya. After seeing the question, Su Nian mulled it over for a few seconds before responding.
"From a scientific perspective, I think you should see a therapist."
As soon as Su Nian said this, the chat exploded with exclamation points.
[What the heck? What does that mean? From a scientific perspective, see a therapist?!]
[Oh my god, a ghost-hunting streamer telling someone to trust science? Isn’t that just nonsense?]
After seeing the heated discussion in the comments, Su Nian slowly spoke again.
"So, have you seen a therapist?"
The viewer replied.
[I didn’t really believe in the supernatural at first, so I did go see a doctor. He prescribed me some medication and said I was just imagining things because of stress. But it was completely useless. I still frequently sense a strange person following me!]
[And this... person only follows me at a specific time. They only appear at night!]
[I tried to record it with my phone, but I couldn’t capture anything. Then, after watching your streams, I figured maybe I needed a dedicated camera. So I used one, and the photo actually showed a black shadow behind me!]
’Based on her description, there really is an invisible ghost in her life,’ Su Nian thought. ’But if a camera can capture it, that means this ghost isn’t extremely dangerous.’
"Just a black shadow?"
Su Nian nodded, pondering for a moment.
"In that case, I recommend you buy a piece of talisman paper from my shop. Also, for the time being, find a blade with a heavy presence and keep it by your pillow."
"Based on what you’ve said, is it possible that this thing... watches you while you sleep at night?"
As soon as Su Nian said this, many people in the chat felt an inexplicable chill run down their spines.
Imagine being fast asleep late at night, only for a ghostly shadow to be standing silently at your bedside, just watching you.
The mere thought was terrifying. The girl’s response came quickly.
[I think it does!!]
[One time, I had to get up in the middle of the night with an upset stomach, and I think I really saw something standing at the head of my bed! But I was so sleepy at the time, I didn’t think much of it!]