Half a minute passed, and seeing that the female host and her partner had no intention of leaving, Zhao Guo'an widened his eyes and said, "Not leaving yet? If you don't leave, don't blame me for being rude."

As he spoke, he squinted with a mischievous smile, looking like he had ill intentions.

"W-we're, we're leaving now," the female host quickly said, but her legs felt like they were filled with lead, too heavy to move.

At this moment, Qi Xiaoman glanced at the shadow on the wall, her gaze shifting between Xiao Feng and Zhao Guo'an, then said to the female host, "Lanlan, you go quickly, don't worry about me!"

The female host was stunned. She had known Qi Xiaoman since high school and university, so she couldn't be unaware of her friend's personality.

Looking at Xiao Feng and Zhao Guo'an's appearances, she instantly understood that her friend seemed loyal on the surface, but was actually planning to "take it all for herself."

"No, we'll leave together. I can't leave you behind!" The female host, named Xiao Yalan, also said righteously.

"Lanlan, go now. If you don't, there won't be another chance!"

"Manman, with all these years of friendship, you go first if you want to leave, I'll stay behind!"

Xiao Feng frowned. He had seen scenes where friends selflessly leave survival chances to each other, and it used to touch him. But this time, why did it feel so awkward?

"Are you going or not?" Zhao Guo'an shouted angrily, "If you don't leave, I'm really going to take off my pants!"

As soon as he said this, the two girls at the door became even more enthusiastic.

"You go first!"

"No, I won't go, you go first!"

"If you don't go now, it'll be too late!"

"So, you go quickly, don't worry about me!"

At this point, Xiao Yalan stepped forward, shielding Qi Xiaoman behind her, and said solemnly, "Come at me if you want, leave my friend alone!"

With his hands on his belt, Zhao Guo'an was stunned. He couldn't unbuckle it, nor could he let go, caught in a dilemma.

Xiao Feng stroked his chin, showing a playful smile, having figured part of it out.

In short, he had run into a couple of real pieces of work this time...

Just as Xiao Feng reached his conclusion, Qi Xiaoman, who was shielded behind Xiao Yalan, suddenly began to cry aggrievedly, "Aren't you being too much? From high school to college, and now, you always compete with me for any good thing. Why is everything good always yours?

Doing live streams, I'm your assistant. Writing program plans, scripts, running the Weibo account, I've been doing it all alone, while all the face time goes to you. Is this fair?"

Now it was Zhao Guo'an's turn to be dumbfounded. So these two girls weren't being loyal, but were competing to stay?

"Old Zhao, you're quite the lucky dog," Xiao Feng said amusedly, "Don't just stand there, go for it, they're waiting for you."

"..." Zhao Guo'an.

At this moment, Xiao Yalan was also displeased, retorting, "If we're digging up old dirt, from high school to college, when didn't I help you out?

Without going too far back, let's just talk about your high school romance. If I hadn't asked my dad to plead with the school leaders, you'd have been expelled long ago."

"You still have the nerve to mention that time?" Qi Xiaoman, who was fuming, turned red: "My romance was only known to you, how did the whole school find out? Are you seriously claiming it wasn't you blabbing?"

"How can you be sure it was me? Maybe you talked in your sleep and the dorm mates overheard."

"I never talk in my sleep!"

"How can you be so sure? You're asleep, how would you know you don't talk in your sleep?"

Seeing the two unbelievably oblivious girls start dredging up old grievances only to argue endlessly, Xiao Feng coughed, interrupting, "Ladies, hold on a bit. As friends, you share blessings and burdens. Since you both think staying is a good thing, why not both stay?"

Xiao Yalan and Qi Xiaoman paused, giving each other a glance before turning their heads away, still sulking at each other.

"Old Zhao, share the love. This is a rare opportunity, and like they say, it takes two to tango. Most people don't even get a chance," Xiao Feng patted Zhao Guo'an's shoulder, "Go on, I'm rooting for you."

At this point, Qi Xiaoman and Xiao Yalan started to feel bashful. Despite their chatty demeanor on camera, in private they were true homebodies who rarely ventured out unless necessary.

Thinking back on how they competed to stay when the other clearly intended to molest them, they suddenly wished they could disappear, feeling some regret. How could they have thought that way?

At that moment, Qi Xiaoman looked at Jiuyue holding a hammer, immediately understanding the source of that peculiar noise just now.

Looking again at the nails on the wall and floor, she deduced, "Are you setting up an array?"

"You could figure that out?" Jiuyue asked in surprise, "Then tell me, what array am I setting?"

Gathering her courage, Qi Xiaoman entered the room, counted the number of nails, and uncertainly said, "It should be... Seven Stars Linked Pearls?"

Jiuyue was even more surprised, "At your age, how do you know this stuff? Do you have someone in the family who does this work?"

Qi Xiaoman shook her head, denying, "No, I just like reading suspense novels and miscellaneous strange tales. I've happened to see this kind of array in some articles, but..."

"But what?" Jiuyue frowned slightly, thinking to himself, "How could my array be found faulty by a young girl?"

Xiao Feng and Zhao Guo'an were also surprised, not expecting to encounter two girls with such unusual personalities, let alone that one of them understood these metaphysical matters.

Qi Xiaoman said, "But, I heard Seven Stars Linked Pearls is used to seal evil spirits. Is there something dirty in this room?"

Saying so, Qi Xiaoman didn't show any fear, instead revealing excitement in her eyes, she provocatively asked Jiuyue, "Are you a Maoshan Daoist or a master? Do you accept female disciples? I'm willing to endure hardship and work hard."

Jiuyue's mouth twitched twice, and he said sullenly, "You have the wrong person."

Xiao Yalan tugged on Qi Xiaoman's sleeve, whispering, "So are you scared or not? You were just as scared as me going downstairs, now why do you look so happy?"

"There wasn't a master before, now there's an expert here, so naturally there's nothing to be afraid of," Qi Xiaoman replied seriously, directly elevating Jiuyue to a masterly status.

As she spoke, Qi Xiaoman glanced at Xiao Feng and Zhao Guo'an, "Can we watch from the side, just to observe without taking photos or causing trouble?"

Suddenly, Zhao Guo'an felt a little wronged. He wanted to scare them and act lewdly, but now it seemed unclear who the real bully was.

Xiao Feng agreed without much thought, nodding to Qi Xiaoman's request.

Although she guessed the array's purpose incorrectly, being able to identify what Jiuyue was setting up proved she had a unique perspective. Keeping her might be helpful.

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