With the feng shui business in decline, Tao Ling applies after graduation to be a haunted-house tester and gets bound to a livestream.
On the first day in the haunted house, everyone else tries to survive by praying to Buddha and drawing talismans to ward off disaster.
Tao Ling: Time to kick back, set up a stall, and sell blessed toilet plungers, mattresses, and electric pig prods at 10% off! Haunted-house essentials! You’ll only find them here!
Everyone: Get lost, you scammer!
She starts hawking goods right away, and at first nobody in the livestream believes this scammer.
That is, until the middle of the night. A chilling wind blows through the haunted house, and three people lose their souls in a single night. The only one who’s fine is the woman who bought Tao Ling’s flush toilet.
Livestream viewers: ...
The metaphysics masters, still holding talisman paper and peachwood swords: ...
Tao Ling, who spent all night flushing little ghosts down the toilet: Hee hee :-P
Since when did paranormal practitioners get so up to date?!
Later, Tao Ling not only becomes a livestream sensation, but also lands a spot on the world’s biggest paranormal show.
When others encounter a Sadako-style mystery, they put on an act and make it seem mysterious.
She blesses the TV.
Sadako: Damn it, I walked straight into a trap.
When evil spirits appear, others chant spells, splash dog’s blood, draw talismans with cinnabar, and arrange the Taiji and Bagua, only to be beaten until they cough up blood.
Tao Ling blesses a kitchen knife, then chases the evil spirit all over the studio. The spirit has never cried so miserably in its life.
Later, she not only shoots to fame, but also gains a whole host of devoted fans in both the underworld and the living world. They even get jealous over her, and Tao Ling wins the annual Most Popular Person award.
Tao Ling: Thanks. I just want to run my stall.
Theme: I just want to write a paranormal story.
