Metaphysics Live Stream, Going Viral Across the Internet Ch. 59

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Yang Yiyi shook her head. "Thanks to you summoning that god in time, I'm fine. I'll be back to normal after some rest."

Shen Huo let out a deep breath. "I'm glad. If something had happened to you, I'd never forgive myself."

Yang Yiyi smiled and handed him a camcorder.

"Huh? Li Ge's not dead?"

"Nope, just passed out from the scare."

Shen Huo pouted. "Guess the old saying's true—bad guys live forever."

Yang Yiyi nodded. "I woke him up and scared him again. He spilled everything. But Shen Huo... the people backing Li Ge run deep. Are you sure you want to take him on?"

Shen Huo grinned. "I've been waiting for this day."

Yang Yiyi knew better than to try and talk him out of it. With that person watching over Shen Huo now, maybe the ones who'd end up screwed... were the ones backing Li Ge.

When Li Ge came to, he found himself lying on the cold floor. The evil Buddha statue in his arms had shattered into pieces, and a swarm of venomous insects crawled out of it.

Screaming, he hurled the statue away in panic.

He frantically dialed the master's number—but no one answered.

"Shit!"

In a rage, he smashed his phone to the floor.

What he didn't know was that, in a different city far away, an upscale villa had just been sealed off with police tape.

That morning, a housekeeper had come by to clean and found the basement door wide open—and the villa's owner dead inside. By the time he was discovered, the body was already stiff.

The housekeeper had been scared half to death and immediately called the cops.

Inside the basement, they found a huge number of poisonous bugs... and an unfinished Buddha statue.

A young officer taking photos clicked his tongue. "Looks like some kind of spiritual backlash from fighting someone."

His colleague laughed. "Xiao Li, look at you, actually picking up on stuff like that. You're finally getting somewhere, huh?"

"Get lost!"

Li Ge had no idea that the master he trusted was already dead.

At that moment, the phone he had smashed on the ground rang again.

Li Ge bent down, picked it up, and answered. The person on the other end shouted at him furiously.

"Li Ge, are you fucking playing me?!"

Li Ge was completely dumbfounded and didn't understand a word.

He quickly asked, "Brother She, what are you talking about? I don't get a single word."

"Still acting dumb? If you hadn't exposed our hideout online, would the cops have found us this fast? Great. Just wait. Even if I get locked up, I'm taking you down with me!"

"Brother She, I didn't, I—hello? Hello?"

The call had already ended.

Just as he was frantically calling one number after another, another call came in.

"Who the hell is it?!"

"Who? Take a guess!"

As soon as he heard the voice, Li Ge immediately shrank back—it was his boss.

"B-boss?"

"Li Ge, you've got some guts, huh? Selling that crap? You seriously don't know that stuff's illegal? You're something else. If you dared to pull this, I guess you don't give a damn about me anymore. Fine. Let's just part ways. You're fired. My place is too small to hold a big shot like you. Goodbye!"

"Wait, boss, listen to me!"

Before he could explain, his boss blocked his number.

That's when Li Ge finally realized he was in deep trouble. He rushed online.

His DMs were overflowing with hate messages.

And then, right there on the trending page, was his name.

He tapped it open—and there it was. Footage of him talking in front of the camcorder.

"I'm guilty. I didn't just deal drugs, I also caused the deaths of You Li, Li Lili*..."

(*李丽丽 Lǐ lìlì)

Li Ge's vision went black.

He immediately tried calling every investor he knew. No one answered.

Then he called Bai Pengxuan. The call connected.

"Pengxuan, you've gotta help me. You're the only one who can save me right now."

"Brother Li, how could you be this careless..."

"That wasn't me talking—it was You Li! Her ghost forced me to! No, it was Shen Huo! It had to be him! He knows how to use spells—he set me up!! You have to help me—"

"Brother Li, it's not that I don't want to help, but there's nothing I can do. What you did is already all over the internet. The cops will probably show up any minute now. You're on your own."

It was over.

Li Ge collapsed to the floor, completely dazed.

He never expected that the whole internet turning on him would feel exactly like what happened to Shen Huo before.

Only, what he'd done was way worse.

At that moment, his door was kicked open, and a whole group of uniformed officers swarmed in.

"Mr. Li, you're under investigation for a major drug trafficking case. Please come with us."

Li Ge was cuffed and taken away.

As soon as he stepped outside, a swarm of paparazzi rushed in and snapped photos right in his face.

Li Ge's career was done for.

Meanwhile, Shen Huo, munching away happily on watermelon as he scrolled through the gossip, saw the video of Li Ge being arrested and couldn't help but take another big bite.

"Hahaha, hell yeah!"

Feeling good, Shen Huo grabbed another chunk of watermelon.

Just then, a pair of long, slender hands took the fruit tray away—and replaced it with a bowl of thick, black, strongly medicinal-smelling soup.

The moment Shen Huo saw the black sludge, his happy mood vanished on the spot.

His face said everything: no thanks.

"Ah Jiu, do I have to drink this?"

Yin Jiuxuan shook his head. "This medicine helps you absorb spiritual energy. Drink it."

Shen Huo's whole face scrunched up. "But it's so bitter. Where'd you even get this stuff from? It's not some sketchy unlicensed garbage, right?"

"Drink."

Yin Jiuxuan's poker face was seriously intimidating when he wasn't smiling.

Shen Huo froze up a little just looking at him, then finally gave in and obediently picked up the terrifying bowl of medicine—downing it in one go.

Bitter!

Way too bitter!

He felt like his whole soul just short-circuited.

Yin Jiuxuan nodded in satisfaction and slid the watermelon bowl back in front of him.

Shen Huo felt like he'd been saved and immediately started chomping on the watermelon like his life depended on it. Only then did he feel alive again.

"How long do I have to take that medicine?"

"Half a month."

"Ugh! Just kill me already!"

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