It was true. Even if they stayed, they wouldnât be able to help with anything. They would need to rely on Xie Jiling to protect them.
They would only distract her and become Xie Jilingâs burden.
âIâm not leaving.â Han Zhuofeng said.
Everyone looked at him in surprise.
âI have the jade pendant, right?â Han Zhuofeng said, âWhat is the strongest vengeful spirit it can block?â
Xie Jiling didnât answer. Instead, she asked, âAre you not afraid anymore?â
When Xie Jiling didnât answer the question, Han Zhuofeng knew that no matter how strong the vengeful spirit was, the jade pendant would be able to block against it.
Now, Han Zhuofeng felt relieved.
âIâm scared.â Han Zhuofeng nodded and admitted. âHowever, I canât let you be by yourself here.â
Xie Jiling frowned and said, âIt will be dangerous if you stay here. And I saidââ
âI would distract you, and you would have to protect me,â Han Zhuofeng said, âI will always follow behind you and be around you. If I stay, I will definitely follow you closely.â
Otherwise, he would be afraid.
âIn addition, I have the jade pendant. It will protect me a few times, right? If the jade pendant blocked against it a few times, you would obviously be able to defeat it, right?â Han Zhuofeng sounded really confident.
Xie Jiling sighed and said, âThen, how will you help me by staying?â
âIf there really were a vengeful spirit, you wonât be able to help me deal with it. This place doesnât get reception, so you wonât even be able to contact people from outside for help.â Xie Jiling told the harsh truth. âWhat can you do if you stay?â
Han Zhuofengâs face turned red.
When Xie Jiling said that, Han Zhuofeng felt like he was useless.
âYou shouldnât feel useless either.â Xie Jiling added, âThere are specialties and skills in each field of work. You know how to be a director, and I donât. I wouldnât know how to help you in that field. I know how to be an exorcist, but you donât. Itâs not just you. There are many who donât know how to exorcise.â
âYour brother is powerful, right? Wei Wucai is powerful, right? But when they encounter things like this, they canât do anything as well,â Xie Jiling said.
She seemed to have known that she had been too harsh on Han Zhuofeng and had hurt Han Zhuofengâs self-esteem.
âI know. You donât have to comfort me. Iâm aware,â Han Zhuofeng said. However, he still felt depressed.
He knew that he couldnât do anything. Still, he wanted to stay and keep Xie Jiling company.
Han Zhuoling looked at Han Zhuofeng. Han Zhuolingâs head drooped down. He appeared sad and wilted. He looked really depressed.
âJust let him stay,â Han Zhuoling said.
Xie Jiling looked at Han Zhuoling puzzledly.
Xie Jiling didnât say it out loud, but her expression was clearly conveying, âThis is your brother. Arenât you scared that something bad might happen to him?â
Han Zhuoling fell silent for a moment.
How could he not be worried?
This dude was basically born to be his debt collector!
Was Han Zhuofeng unaware of his own strengths?
But he still wanted to stay!
He wouldnât be able to help with anything if he stayed!
But if he werenât allowed to stay, he would look so aggrieved.
That was enough!
âHeâs a man. Even if he doesnât know how to exorcise, he should at least try to accompany you.â Han Zhuoling said.
âGhost Town asks its visitors to leave by 5 pm. If a vengeful spirit exist, it wouldnât come out that early. It would have to wait until the sky darkens completely. This kid would be able to display his only function there, which is to keep you company before the vengeful spirit comes out,â Han Zhuoling said.
âAs for your worry about something bad happeningâ¦â Han Zhuoling was worried, so he said, âWith you being there, nothing would happen to him. If worse comes to worst, just give him more things to keep him alive.â
Han Zhuofeng didnât think that there was anything bad about him having only the function of accompanying Xie Jiling and chatting with her.
In fact, he felt joyous and surprised to know that he could play this role.
Why didnât he think about this?!
As expected of his big brother!
His big brother was too smart!
As such, when Han Zhuofeng was in front of Xie Jiling, he became like a dog wagging its tail, trying to make his presence even stronger. If he actually barked, he would totally be mistaken as a dog.
âLet me stay?â Han Zhuofeng asked.
Xie Jiling was helpless. She took out a bigger jade pendant from her bag.
âI donât have a bracelet anymore. This is bigger and has more energy. You can wear this as well.â Xie Jiling handed the jade pendant to Han Zhuofeng.
Han Zhuofeng happily took the jade pendant. After he wore it, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.
âI thought you told me that the amount of energy in the jade pendant has nothing to do with its size?â Han Zhuofeng said.
Xie Jiling was speechless.
Previously, she didnât think Han Zhuofeng would be so unlucky to encounter vengeful spirits frequently.
But then, Han Zhuofeng seemed to be a magnet of vengeful spirits.
When he was filming in B City, he met one.
When he came to Ta Town, somewhere so far away, he encountered one again.
Xie Jiling realized that she probably should give him a bigger one.
Han Zhuoling raised his brow and stared at Xie Jiling.
Had this girl coaxed his brother with that lie?
Was this dude a little too dumb?
He believed whatever people said.
Xie Jiling coughed and chose not to answer Han Zhuofengâs question.
Instead, she said, âThis is free. Consider this a gift.â
Even when the situation could be really dangerous, Han Zhuofeng still chose to accompany her. Xie Jiling thought that it would be wrong of her to still ask for money.
Han Zhuofeng realized that this girl had lied to him.
However, he was a generous person, so he wouldnât bother with such a thing.
When Han Zhuofeng heard what Xie Jiling said, he happily agreed.
Han Zhuoling felt speechless. ââ¦â
If Xie Jiling had sold Han Zhuofeng out, Han Zhuofeng might even help Xie Jiling count the money earned from selling him.
The filming in the afternoon went well.
Thankfully, the filming at Ghost Town only took a day.
After the scenes were shot in the afternoon, they would spend the next two days filming in Danxia Scenic Area.
Han Zhuofeng quickly asked the members of the production crew to pack up.
âWe have to finish packing up by 4:30 pm. Hurry up. When you are out of here, and you realize that you left something here, donât come back for it. Just come back tomorrow morning. We have to get out by 5 pm. Once we are out of here, we will not be coming back inside,â Han Zhuofeng instructed.
âOf course, it would be best if we left nothing behind. The equipment and machines are all very expensive.â Han Zhuofeng added.
Han Zhuofeng sounded really nervous, so the members of the production crew didnât dare to slack at all.
They all quickly packed up.
They couldnât really organize their things.
They had only five minutes left.
They quickly put their equipment away and decided to organize it when they were back at the homestay.
When 4:30 pm arrived, they managed to organize everything on time.
Xie Jiling said, âSend them out first and make sure that no one is left behind. We will come back later.â
Han Zhuofeng nodded.
And so, Xie Jiling and Han Zhuofeng stayed at the very back.
When they were certain that none of the members of the production crew were left behindâ¦
They then walked toward the gate.
When they arrived at the exit, they made sure that all the members of the production crew had exited.
Because Han Zhuofeng and Xie Jiling were at the back, no one else but Han Zhuoling and the other three noticed that they had stayed inside Ghost Town.