Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Before walking in, Lu Hao suddenly grabbed Gu Wuji’s sleeve, and his body stiffened to the extreme. The agent next to him was shocked and thought that Lu Hao was going to challenge Gu Wuji to a Mortal Kombat. He hurriedly tried to stop him but was pushed aside by Lu Hao.
“What’s wrong?” Gu Wuji asked immediately, “Are you feeling unwell? Did Yin energy just enter your body?”
“No.” Lu Hao said, “Thank you so much this time, otherwise I would have died in there.”
“Oh, it was just a favor.” Gu Wuji said.
“I made a vow when I was being chased by ghosts, so I might say something wrong next.” Lu Hao was the kind of man who always kept his word. Besides, if he didn’t fulfill the vow he made at that time, who knew if any more ghosts would appear.
“Go ahead.” Gu Wuji looked at the other person with understanding.
“Dad…” Lu Hao’s face immediately turned red, and he had to take a deep breath, “Dad!”
After saying these two words, Lu Hao turned around and left at the speed of a fly.
Gu Wuji: “???”
Although they stayed in that strange space for quite a long time, in the outside world not much time had passed, and even the award ceremony had just begun, so the few of them did not attract much attention.
Only Cheng Jia, who was sitting in the front row, looked over here from time to time, obviously afraid that Master Gu would be offended by some blind person when he was away.
Seeing that everyone else had gone there on their own, the staff member felt that Gu Wuji had saved his life, so he took a deep breath and reminded him, “Someone wants to attack you at today’s award ceremony.”
“Oh?” Gu Wuji looked over in surprise.
“Be careful of Cheng Liangmiao sitting next to you. He hates people who use unspoken rules to get to the top… Of course, you are definitely not that kind of person, but you can’t be sure what the other party will think.” The staff member said hurriedly.
In fact, before this he had some contempt for Gu Wuji, but after experiencing what had just happened, the staff member himself had deeply understood Cheng Jia’s feelings. A master like Gu Wuji who was obviously very good at dealing with ghosts, seemed to be missing a thread in his brain! How could one not worry!
“Okay, thank you very much.” Gu Wuji nodded. Although he was reminded, he was full of confidence in his heart. He thought that a friendly senior like that would definitely not cause any trouble. He just needed to get along well with him.
Compared to those things, Gu Wuji’s eyes fell on a wealthy businessman somewhere in the venue. The other person’s face was very familiar. It was the man who appeared in the female ghost’s memory.
Gu Wuji had never forgotten about sending the rich businessman to jail. Wasn’t this the perfect place for him to confess his sins? He didn’t even have to do anything now.
It just so happened that he had some extra repentance potion that he had bought from the head of the Cheng family to deal with Cheng Jia’s uncle. This was a prop that made the person who drank it sincerely repent for the wrong things he had done. Gu Wuji dissolved it in the water and handed it to the staff, asking them to give it to the rich businessman when the time comes.
The staff member looked surprised, “Wait, this, if it is found out…”
“No.” Gu Wuji said, “This is not poison. In fact, it is actually good for him to eat it.” At least he would have changed from being a beast to being a bit more human now.
The staff was a little reluctant to do it at first, but Gu Wuji mentioned that this was about the female ghost. If it was not resolved properly, the other party might appear again – Gu Wuji was not trying to scare people. He had already felt a vague atmosphere in the scene. If this matter was not resolved quickly, it would become the same situation as the Xia family last time.
The staff member was so frightened when he heard this that he immediately agreed. Besides, he also believed in Gu Wuji’s character, so he hurriedly left with the bottle of water.
….
Gu Wuji found his seat and sat down.
The people around him immediately showed expressions of pity. After all, they all knew that what Cheng Liangmiao hated most was those who relied on backers to get to the top. Gu Wuji would probably not get away with it.
Cheng Liangmiao was sitting next to Gu Wuji. He was indeed the most popular figure recently. Although his appearance was just above delicate, his temperament was excellent and he could be distinguished from others at a glance.
He frowned slightly when he saw Gu Wuji was late. As expected, a person who relied on the backstage would be late for any award ceremony. His disregard could be seen from his perfunctory attitude.
Although they both had the surname Cheng, Cheng Liangmiao had nothing to do with the Cheng family. And because the unscrupulous media had randomly linked him to the Cheng family, Cheng Liangmiao had a very bad impression of the Cheng family. Now, he looked down on Gu Wuji even more. It could be said that he had had a strong prejudice against him from the very beginning.
Gu Wuji seemed unaware of anything and greeted Cheng Liangmiao enthusiastically, of course politely addressing him as “senior”.
Cheng Liangmiao seemed not to hear it and kept his eyes fixed on the stage.
Some others felt pity, while others gloated over the misfortune. Only Cheng Jia was so angry that he almost rushed over and cursed, asking who this Cheng Liangmiao was and why he looked down on their Master Gu.
If Cheng Jia hadn’t been stopped by his assistant Xiao Zhong, he might have been on the headlines of tomorrow’s news.
Gu Wuji was not angry or ashamed as others thought. He just sat there as if nothing had happened. This made those who want to take care of Wuji and have conflicts with others feel disappointed.
Many people thought that someone with a strong backing like Gu Wuji must have a bad temper. How could he not cause trouble after being ignored like this? They didn’t expect that he could be so tolerant.
But in fact… Gu Wuji didn’t care at all. He was still paying close attention to the changes in the yin energy in the field. This was the most important thing.
“Sure enough, the negative energy in this place is not formed naturally. Someone must have done something with talismans or formations.” Gu Wuji thought secretly, “The person behind the scenes must want to use the resentment of the female ghost to create incident at this award ceremony.”
In any case, the award ceremony now started as usual.
Only those who watched the live broadcast noticed that today, whether it was due to poor signal or equipment problems at the award ceremony, the picture became dim from time to time and even had occasional screen distortion.
This had caused many people to start criticizing the ceremony, feeling that it was not professional at all and that such problems could still occur in this day and age.
But those staff members knew very well that there was no problem on their side, and that no matter how hard they tried, they could not find anything.
“What’s going on… According to common sense, such a thing should not happen.”
“The higher-ups seem to attach great importance to this award ceremony. If this goes on, we might all be fired.”
“No, I suddenly remembered, have you heard of the ghost story here?”
Originally, they did not believe in such things at all, but at this moment, there seemed to be a sudden chill in the room, which made the staff shiver.
….
“The next person to go on stage to receive the award is Mr. Lu Hao.”
Following the host’s voice, Lu Hao walked onto the stage. But everyone obviously noticed that he was not as high-spirited as before. Instead, his complexion seemed a little unsightly and his attention seemed to be unfocused.
Some people recalled that when entering the venue, Lu Hao seemed unhappy because he was walking behind Gu Wuji. Lu Hao was such a hot-tempered person, and he almost caught Gu Wuji in the venue. If he hadn’t been stopped by his agent, they might have fought. He looked very angry (because he wanted to call Gu Wuji dad, his face turned red with shame, which seemed to be extremely angry to outsiders). It seemed that he and Gu Wuji really had a grudge today.
Lu Hao still forced a smile when he received the award. In fact, his hands holding the trophy were a little unsteady. He couldn’t calm down when he thought about staying in a place that could be haunted at any time. It was really scary.
Afterwards, Lu Hao still had to face some questions from the reporters below, but although he had a bad temper, he had been in the entertainment industry for so long, so of course he answered them with ease.
But at this moment, the reporter below suddenly asked: “I wonder what you think of Gu Wuji? After all, he is a newcomer who debuted at about the same time. I’m sure you must have something to say to him.”
The people around him held their breath. They all knew Lu Hao’s temper very well. If he was compared with someone he looked down upon, he would definitely fly into a rage.
Lu Hao’s agent was so nervous that he almost fainted. If Lu Hao offended Gu Wuji, it would be equivalent to offending the Cheng family behind Gu Wuji. How the hell could he still be in the entertainment industry? He would be banned directly.
But in front of everyone, Lu Hao’s face suddenly turned red. He took a deep breath, and when everyone was expecting him to say something explosive, his tone was somewhat cordial as he said, “If I have to say something, I admire Gu Wuji very much. He is really a very good person, and such a person will definitely be able to develop better in the entertainment industry.”
Everyone: “???” This was different from what they thought!
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