Following the trail of blood, he looked up, and not far away, there was a white-clad figure with long black hair and claws crawling out from a television, faceless... Sadako! "Aaaaah Mommy mommy!" Liang Liang instantly fell apart, nearly fainting from fright. Of the four, Liang Liang was the least able to handle scares, and Ye Xian, worried that he'd be scared out of his wits, waved her hand to dismiss Sadako and walked over to pat Liang Liang on the shoulder. Thinking Sadako had latched onto him, Liang Liang jumped up in terror, holding his head and desperately pleading for mercy, calling out for his mother. "Don't be scared, it's me, Ye Xian, not Sadako." Liang Liang, having been scared silly, slowly raised his head, and upon seeing it was Ye Xian, hope sparked in his eyes. He grabbed her thigh and cried out as if he had seen his own mother, "Mommy! Mommy, you finally came, you came to save me!" The corners of Ye Xian's mouth twitched slightly—if she hadn't known beforehand about his penchant for exaggeration, she might have truly thought he was scared senseless. "Alright, don't worry, I'm here to save you." Ye Xian bent down to reach for the name tag on his back. Sensing his name tag being grabbed, Liang Liang suddenly snapped back to reality, his cries stopped, and his face transformed from fear to caution, "What are you doing?" Ye Xian had already torn off a corner of his name tag, "What do you think?" Liang Liang immediately tried to pull her hand away, but due to the severe fright, he didn't have much strength. Besides, Sadako, seeing him pulling on Ye Xian, immediately crawled angrily towards him again, scaring him into crying out loudly. He then turned to Ye Xian with a pleading look, "Ye Xian, Master Ye! I was wrong, please have mercy, don't tear it! Please don't tear it, okay? My agency above, millions of fans below, they all have great expectations for me, they want me to make it past the first episode, nothing else, just the first episode!" Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn novel(ꜰ)ire.net "Just listen to my name, and you'll know how pathetic I am, I never made it to the second round in competitive variety shows! It's so embarrassing; marketing accounts chase me every day for not having variety show vibes, I really want to prove myself…" Under the dual fears of being scared and being torn, Liang Liang was sobbing and pleading while holding Ye Xian's hand. The fans in the live chat were both laughing and crying because of his antics, begging Ye Xian not to tear their brother's tag, promising gratitude, but most were urging Ye Xian to be ruthless. After all, it was Liang Liang who combined forces first to pick on the fewer, to target Ye Xian. Ye Xian knew all too well that being kind to enemies was cruelty to oneself, not to mention how fiercely those four had chased after her just a moment ago. But listening to him cry so heart-rendingly, as if getting past the first round was his life goal, did indeed move her a little... If she eliminated him at this stage, it really seemed a bit like bullying, especially since Liang Liang was considered to be among the few with genuine acting skills among the entertainers with insipid popularity. So she decided to spare him for now and eliminate him in a later episode that tested acting skills, letting him lose with dignity. Thinking this, Ye Xian reattached the half-torn name tag back onto him. Liang Liang had braced himself for the worst but hadn't expected that Ye Xian would actually show mercy by reattaching his name tag. He was so moved that he didn't even know what to say, only wanting to hug her tightly and shower her with a thousand kisses. No wonder Ye Xian rose to fame so quickly. Not only did she possess great talent and luck, but her character was also impeccable! "Ye Xian, you spared me today, I, Liang Liang, will definitely remember your kindness. From now on..." Listened to his endless praise, Ye Xian cut in, "Enough, just don't team up with Chu Yao to tear at me anymore." "Absolutely! I would tear at myself before I tear at you!" Ye Xian turned to look for Xiao Yixuan. Xiao Yixuan, the pillar of Dazzling Media, a former trainee from South Korea's SM, excels in singing and dancing with impeccable stage presence, but his only flaw is his poor acting skills. He was once criticized for his acting, which prevented him from becoming a top-tier star, but then his agent sought help from a 'master' in HK, who gave him a few pointers. Coincidentally, it came just as his new album became a hit, propelling him into the top tier. Since then, he's been superstitious, which is why Ye Xian arranged a whole demon-slaying package for him. Ye Xian walked into the 'Mourning Hall', and Xiao Yixuan was tied to a pillar, shouting "Come out now!" along with a group of exorcists acting out their ceremonies. The scene had the live chat in fits of laughter. He had been fooled into truly believing that he had some kind of filth on him, which was the reason his acting skills could never improve. Ye Xian walked over with a smile, and the exorcists immediately stopped their acts. Xiao Yixuan: "?" Why did they stop? Ye Xian untied the ropes binding him and calmly said, "I asked them to stop." Xiao Yixuan stunned for a moment, it took a good while before he realized, "Ye Xian… did you set all this up?" Ye Xian shrugged affirmatively. "Ye Xian! You dare to prank me; you're finished! Release these ropes, let's have a PK between the two of us!" As he was ranting, coincidentally, Zhou Zhaoxu appeared on a ship, harried by the Ghost Captain who was ready to subject him to a hundred and eight torture devices, looking utterly desolate. Spotting Ye Xian, he forgot all about his task and started crying, begging her for help. Xiao Yixuan was dumbfounded, "He... was also your doing?" The Ghost Captain brought Zhou Zhaoxu off the ship and tied him up face-to-face with Xiao Yixuan. The two men faced each other, feeling both embarrassed and irritated, much to the delight of the fujoshi in the live chat. Ye Xian: "Yes, the entire Ghost House obeys me. Liang Liang has already surrendered." Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhaoxu and Xiao Yixuan began to question their life choices, having initially thought their alliance of four could easily take on Ye Xian alone, only to find themselves played by her instead. Suddenly, a voice came from outside the door. Ye Xian turned around to see Chu Yao charging towards her with a ferocious look. She dodged him with a swift sidestep. Zhou Zhaoxu and Xiao Yixuan, seeing Chu Yao arrive, excitedly shouted, "Brother Yao, quick, untie us! Let's tackle her together!" Chu Yao glanced at them and, whether he thought they were more trouble than they were worth or had other plans in mind, he didn't pay them any attention. Zhou Zhaoxu, Xiao Yixuan: "?" "Ye Xian, even if you can handle the three of them, so what? Your real opponent is me!" Chu Yao didn't give her the chance to catch her breath and attacked again. The previous fight was a battle of wits, but now it was a test of brute strength, each move aimed at claiming the brand names. '????? I am so confused, why didn't Chu Yao untie Xuxu and Yixuan? Weren't they allied?' 'Go Brother Yao! Tear him apart, and you'll be number one!' 'What? Do Yao's fans all acknowledge that Brother Ye is the strongest?' 'It's over, it's over, we've reached the most thrilling moment, and why do I, a mere passerby, hope so much for Ye Xian to win? It's supposed to be an eight-person game, but why does Ye Xian seem like the protagonist, with his intelligence and emotional quotient both on a higher level, and full of reality show charisma? Where can you find such an amazing guy?' 'It's a battle between kings, Chu Yao and Ye Xian. Why do they have to tear each other apart? Wouldn't it be nice to join hands till the end?' 'Go Ye Xian! Facing four alone must be so tough, don't fall at the last hurdle!' Chu Yao was tall and strong, while Ye Xian knew some martial arts. As they exchanged blows, they seemed evenly matched for a moment. But due to the disparity in male and female strength, Ye Xian gradually started to feel overpowered. Where is that unreliable Cary? Why hasn't he arrived yet? After about five minutes of fighting, Chu Yao suddenly reached out and grabbed the brand name on Ye Xian's back, but at the same time, Ye Xian also seized the brand name on Chu Yao's back. Both held on tightly to the other's brand name without letting go. Chu Yao sneered at her, "What, you want us to go down together?" Ye Xian curled her lips slightly but didn't speak. Chu Yao clenched the brand name in his hand tighter, planning to tear it off before she could react, but suddenly there was a commotion at the door, and Jiang Wanze, Lin Yan, and Cary appeared at the entrance. The three of them quickly surrounded him, his pupils dilating in shock. Jiang Wanze saw the mud on Ye Xian and checked on her with some concern, "Ye Xian, are you hurt?" "Don't worry, I'm fine." Cary: "Ye Xian, what kind of godforsaken place did you find? We had such a hard time finding this place." "Didn't I tell you I was in the Ghost House?" Lin Yan: "But the Ghost House is huge, it still took us a long time to find you." Ye Xian looked puzzled at Lin Yan, "Lin Yan, why did you come in too? Aren't you afraid of ghosts?" Lin Yan smiled; he didn't know what came over him. When he heard Ye Xian was surrounded in the Ghost House, he forgot his fear, rushed in, and didn't even find the dressed-up ghosts scary anymore. Seeing himself suddenly become the focus of an ambush, Chu Yao's situation had gone from bad to worse, and the fact that FOR was still chatting casually beside, his mood was on the verge of exploding. Why? Why is it that every time they face off, Ye Xian wins? What gives him the right? Why should he be able to fight and win against him? His extreme anger caused him to lose his reason, and he forgot to take his earpiece and confronted Ye Xian directly, "Congratulations, Ye Xian, you've won by relying on others again. If they hadn't come today, I would've certainly..." "Certainly what? Certainly?" Cary brandished the fresh brand name in her hand, with 'Ye Xian' written on it. "Before you guys started chasing Ye Xian, he and I had already agreed; if one of us had our brand name torn off, the other would use the remaining points of both to exchange for a new brand name. So even if you tore off Ye Xian's brand today, he wouldn't be eliminated! This, did you ever imagine it? Even if you had considered it, who would be willing to do it? Still not convinced?" Exchange for a new brand name? Chu Yao thought back to the rules initially set by the show producers: every 4 points could be exchanged for a new brand name, and teammates could help each other or fight amongst themselves. The hand that was clutching Ye Xian's brand name was creaking with tension. Now that Ye Xian had two brand names, even if he tore off this one, he couldn't eliminate him? He was only allowed to tear his own! He was not willing! Not willing at all! He refused to accept losing to him ! Ye Xian saw that his eyes were bloodshot with rage, smiled wryly, and prepared to tear off his brand name, "Stop struggling, Chu Yao." But at the crucial moment, Chu Yao let go of her brand name, bumped past Cary, and charged at Zhou Zhaoxu and Xiao Yixuan, who were tied face to face. Then, under the shocked gazes of Zhou Zhaoxu and Xiao Yixuan, he tore off both of their brand names. The loudspeaker of the Top Flow Competition immediately announced— Zhou Zhaoxu, Xiao Yixuan, OUT!