[What do you mean? The people you were clubbing with weren’t human?]

[How can you dance if your feet don’t touch the ground?]

[No wonder she said she got colder the more she danced. Turns out she was with a bunch of ghosts!]

[So ghosts actually go clubbing? Gotta dance even in death?]

[Can something this ridiculous really happen?]

Reading the live comments, Su Nian could almost feel the audience’s shock through the screen.

Meanwhile, Xiao Liu, afraid Su Nian wouldn’t believe her, quickly added, "I couldn’t believe it at the time either, but I saw that their feet really didn’t touch the ground! And even when they came down, they only tapped the floor lightly with their toes."

As she described the eerie scene, Xiao Liu even stood up and jumped a couple of times to demonstrate.

"It was like this. They’d jump up with a lot of force, but their toes would be like this."

[That’s kinda funny.]

[The more you think about it, the creepier it gets. I love going to nightclubs, too. I’ll have to watch out for anyone like that from now on.]

[I think it’s better to stay away from nightclubs. They seem so shady.]

The comments section exploded into a debate about nightclubs, but Xiao Liu kept trying to perfect her demonstration.

Her imitation was quite earnest; her whole body radiated a sense of intense effort.

She leaped high into the air, but as she landed, she struggled to control her feet, making only the tips of her toes gently touch the ground.

It looked incredibly awkward, but Su Nian understood what she meant instantly.

Su Nian nodded. "When one walks without their heels touching the ground, using only their toes, they are a ghost."

"But why would so many ghosts appear at the same time?"

Xiao Liu’s eyes darted to the side. "I... I don’t know either."

[Hey, something’s not right. She seems to have a guilty conscience.]

[Not just a little. She doesn’t even dare to look at the Master now.]

[She’s pretty brave, lying right to the Master’s face.]

[If you ask me, people like her are just stupid. Can’t she just tell the whole story at once?]

Su Nian’s gaze was cold. Her tone was as even as ever, but it inexplicably made Xiao Liu’s heart pound with fear.

"If you don’t talk, you’ll be the one who dies."

"Huh? But I..."

Xiao Liu still wanted to hide the truth, but seeing Su Nian’s expression, she hesitated.

"A few days ago, I went exploring with my friends..."

[I knew it! She was hiding something!]

[Summoning ghosts while ’exploring.’ Serves her right. Women should just stay at home where they belong. Why run around all over the place?]

[Like they say, play stupid games, win stupid prizes.]

Su Nian gave her a long look, a ghost of a smile playing on her lips as her eyes settled on Xiao Liu’s face.

"Are you sure it was just ’exploring’?"

"Ah? Okay, I’ll talk! I’ll talk!"

Hearing the pointed tone in Su Nian’s voice, Xiao Liu knew she couldn’t hide it any longer.

She gritted her teeth, ready to spill everything.

"We... we went to a graveyard..."

[You guys are brave. Makka Pakka here, and I’m scared just listening.]

[Peter Pan here, and I’m scared too.]

[Pigsy here, and I think it’s terrifying.]

[Armor Hero here. I think it’s no big deal.]

"Mm..."

Su Nian nodded, signaling for her to continue.

"Our exploring group is pretty bold. We were all looking for a thrill, so... we ended up playing a game in the cemetery..."

Su Nian hadn’t even spoken yet when a flood of live comments scrolled across the screen.

Perhaps they’d never seen anyone so actively court death. The comments were full of ridicule, so dense they nearly obscured the screen.

[Well, if you’re looking for a thrill, you should see it through to the end! That’s what I say!]

[I apologize for underestimating her earlier. Now *this* is a true warrior.]

[I was wrong. You’re not some shady person. You’re a complete psycho.]

Su Nian, however, just raised an eyebrow with interest. "What game did you play?"

Seeing Su Nian’s reaction, Xiao Liu gritted her teeth and said, "We played... hide-and-seek..."

[Even more impressive!]

[Who the hell plays hide-and-seek in a cemetery?!]

[Nice one!]

Su Nian shook her head. ’The ignorant truly know no fear.’

With a sob in her voice, Xiao Liu explained, "We were all just doing it for fun! We didn’t do anything over the top."

"They just wanted to see if ghosts were real. Nothing strange happened while we were playing."

"Host, I don’t think this is because of what happened at the cemetery."

Su Nian shook her head. "Do you know why you’re okay for now?"

"It’s because you were smart enough to find me. Your friends weren’t so lucky."

Xiao Liu’s eyes welled with tears, but a hint of defiance remained. She mumbled under her breath.

"But I just talked to them on the phone yesterday. They didn’t say anything was wrong."

Su Nian shook her head. "If you don’t believe me, give them a call and ask."

[This is giving me so much anxiety!]

[I have an allergy to idiots. I seriously can’t stand them.]

["Just for fun!"]

[What’s even funnier is she said they ’didn’t do anything over the top.’ If playing hide-and-seek in a graveyard *isn’t* over the top, what the hell would be?]

Deep down, Xiao Liu already mostly believed Su Nian, but she stubbornly insisted on calling to find out for sure.

She clung to a sliver of hope. ’It can’t really be because of that, can it?’

RING RING RING...

The moment the call connected, Xiao Liu asked impatiently.

"Hello, Ah Ling? Are you okay?"

"Hee hee... hee hee... I’m fine... hee hee... just fine..."

The person on the other end was a girl, now letting out a string of demented giggles. She sounded no different from a mental patient.

Xiao Liu’s vision went dark. She quickly hung up and dialed another friend.

This time, her voice was cautious.

"Xiao Qiang, are... are you okay?"

But the voice that came through the phone was incredibly hoarse and utterly frenzied.

"Next... YOU’RE NEXT! MWAHAHAHAHA!"

"AH!!!"

Terrified, Xiao Liu’s hand slipped, and her phone clattered to the floor.

But the fall did nothing to stop the endless stream of sounds pouring out of it, mixed with the wails of a baby and the sound of a woman singing opera.

"AAAAAHHH!!!"

As if electrocuted, her fingers trembled violently, but no matter how many times she jabbed at the screen, it wouldn’t respond.

The sounds seemed impossible to turn off.

"Give me the phone!"

Strangely enough, the moment the phone was in Su Nian’s hands, it went back to normal. All the sounds vanished in an instant, completely gone.

[Gotta hand it to the Host.]

[This girl is so screwed. She went and provoked so many ghosts in a graveyard.]

[I want to know what happened to her friends. Are some insane and others dead?]

[Was I the only one who thought those sounds were terrifying?]

Xiao Liu was now scared out of her wits, trembling as she curled up in her chair.

"What do I do?! Master, what do I do?!"

Su Nian shook her head. "You still haven’t told me everything. It’s hard for me to help you like this!"

[Unbelievable. Still hiding things even now?]

[Looks like she really doesn’t value her life.]

[If you want to die, just get it over with. Stop bothering the Host.]