Chapter 132: Chapter 108: Flower Vase Girl
After Sosia went to the monastery to livestream.
Although Sun Yan’s account didn’t attract a big following, it still gained quite a bit of attention.
Now his YouTube account has over 300 followers, while X has over 100.
Of course, most are lurkers or bots, with very few actual people.
But even this makes Sun Yan satisfied; you have to eat one bite at a time and take one step at a time.
As a newcomer in the marketing field, he can’t expect to rise to fame overnight.
Today’s weather is nice, and the graveyard is very sunny.
Sun Yan asked Elise to go to the town’s supermarket to buy some daily necessities while he stayed in the graveyard to polish the Demon-Slaying Crossbow Tower.
Although it’s unclear if days like ’Bloody Sunday’ will occur again in the future, the Demon-Slaying Crossbow Tower is currently his most effective exorcism equipment and requires regular maintenance.
To avoid malfunctioning at critical times.
"Woof! Woof!"
Dahuang started playing around Sun Yan for lack of anything better to do.
Ever since absorbing that black energy in the monastery, the red lump on Dahuang’s head has become noticeably redder and more swollen.
It feels soft, like a water balloon.
As a supernatural dog, Sun Yan is uncertain about the purpose of this lump on Dahuang and can only hope it will bring a pleasant surprise in the future.
Ding!
At this moment, the phone in Sun Yan’s pocket suddenly chimed with a message notification.
He put down the cloth, took out his phone, and checked it.
The message was actually a private chat from YouTube’s backend.
[Card Master: Host, are you interested in coming to my place for a paranormal livestream? Guaranteed fame.]
Seeing the message content, Sun Yan suddenly lost interest and was about to put his phone away.
He guessed it was likely someone who watched Sosia’s livestream that night wanting to meet her offline.
This outdated trick was something Sun Yan had already seen many times.
But just as he was about to turn off the screen, the person sent another photo.
The photo was dimly lit, showing an old-style rosewood Eight Immortals table with a blue and white porcelain vase placed on it.
And a girl’s head was sticking out from inside the vase!
Sun Yan was shocked and quickly enlarged the photo, scrutinizing every detail.
No matter how he looked at it, the girl’s head in the photo resembled what folk legends referred to as a flower vase girl.
In the early 21st century, people from out of town often hosted opera exhibitions in the countryside.
These exhibitions were not traditional opera performances but were curious displays.
Large rats bigger than cats and dogs, snake girls with human heads and snake bodies, flower vase girls with only their heads sticking out from vases...
These exhibits were the main attractions of those curious exhibitions.
These things were usually placed in airtight tents, and only those who paid to enter could see them.
However, as technology advanced, these curious exhibitions gradually disappeared.
People become aware through online information that these gimmicks were fake.
The so-called flower vase girl was merely a trick based on the principle of mirrors.
But the photo sent by the Card Master left Sun Yan perplexed.
Because the Eight Immortals table in the picture did not have a mirror placed on it, nor were there obstacles around the table, making it impossible for any Blinding Technique to be present.
Therefore, the flower vase girl in the photo had only two possibilities.
One, it’s photo-edited.
Two, she was made into a human swine by some villain, her body placed inside the vase.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Sun Yan typed his reply.
[Exorcist-Jackson: Where did you take this photo?]
[Card Master: San Francisco’s Chinatown District, I’m telling you, this place is very haunted with many taboos. You’ll definitely gain fame by investigating here.]
[Exorcist-Jackson: Okay, how do I contact you once I arrive?]
[Card Master: I live in Youma Community in Chinatown District. Just go to Fucheng Card Room when you arrive and look for me.]
"Card room? He really is a Card Master." Sun Yan chuckled and shook his head.
He also felt tempted to visit this place.
Compared to Westerners, it’s apparent that Chinese immigrants prefer to offer incense and worship Buddha. If he can establish a reputation in their community...
Setting up an Earth Shrine would ensure a steady flow of people offering incense daily.
Elderly Chinese immigrants place great faith in these practices; if they are effective.
They would even encourage their friends, family, and acquaintances to come and worship, ensuring a continuous supply of incense ash.
Sun Yan’s Earth Shrine is no mere imitation; if more people offer incense...
He can truly perform spells to bless the area with peace, favorable weather, and exorcism blessings.
Calling Sun Yan the Earth God someday would be fitting.
"Well, I have nothing to do today, so let’s go take a look."
Picking up the cloth, Sun Yan turned and walked toward the main house.
Since acquiring the Golden Seal in New York City, which allowed him to absorb the Demon Power within to activate the Nuo Mask, General Sun Mask, and Mo Lihai Artwork.
Sun Yan feels incredibly powerful today; trivial ’haunted’ and ’taboo’ matters do not concern him, they don’t catch Sun Yan’s attention.
If there’s anything truly haunted in Chinatown District, it’ll get a taste of his strength.
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"You’re going to San Francisco? I’ll go with you."
Sosia immediately proposed upon seeing Sun Yan packing his bags.
In America, where it’s legal to carry guns, wandering about can be very dangerous.
For example, if an outsider unfamiliar with the area accidentally enters a gang’s territory.
You might accidentally provoke a gang, and that’s not something to joke about.
Those gang-affiliated individuals can be reckless and shoot when under the influence.
As a graveyard member and Sun Yan’s part-time bodyguard, Sosia believes it’s necessary to accompany Sun Yan on his exorcism missions.
At least handling the exorcism is Sun Yan’s specialty, but if they encounter any reckless punks, Sosia can deal with them.
"Alright, but let’s tell Elise when she gets back. The graveyard’s stuff is more valuable now, so someone has to stay to guard the place."
After some thought, Sun Yan agreed.
The countryside security in North America is not great; even graveyards can be targets of home robberies.
If a small-time thief came and stole the Divine Statue of True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao, Sun Yan would be devastated.
The Tomb Guardian is certainly the most valuable reward he received since he inherited the graveyard.
He’s only encountered a mission reward that grants Tomb Guardian once.
And he was incredibly lucky to obtain SSR True Monarch Erlang; if it were something like Little Whirlwind or Golden Horn Silver Horn, Sun Yan would have struggled to survive the last Bloody Sunday.
In short, Sun Yan can afford to lose anything but the Divine Statue of True Monarch of Pure Origin and Mysterious Dao, which is the core of his gravesite.
Once Elise returned from town with the daily supplies, after a brief explanation.
Sun Yan took Sosia and drove away from Gospel Town, heading toward San Francisco.
"Left alone again, bored, what should I do."
Standing at the graveyard entrance, watching the Ford pickup truck disappear into the distance, Elise suddenly had a bright idea.
"How about buying a PS5 to play with?"