"Why do livor mortis appear on a living person?" "Medically speaking, it may be due to a minor injury, or prolonged compression that causes the blood vessels under the skin to rupture, forming blood stasis. So it looks just like livor mortis." "Or it could be conditions like purpura, vasculitis, etc., which may also cause spots on the skin that resemble livor mortis." Xie Yizhi pushed his black-rimmed glasses and looked at the bullet comments on the screen seriously, answering the questions raised by netizens.
——[If we don't speak from a medical perspective, it's not a resemblance, but it is indeed livor mortis?]
——[What we want to ask is the abnormal kind...]
Netizens were typically both timid and talkative, insisting on getting to the bottom of things.
"Since you can already be sure that it's livor mortis, how can you not be sure that you're actually dead?" Xie Yizhi replied calmly.
This short sentence made hundreds of people in the live broadcast room feel their hair stand on end. And it was already past twelve o'clock at night, making the atmosphere even scarier.
——[Newcomers, don't be afraid. Don't be deceived by the host's appearance. He often says something so scary all of a sudden.]
——[I often wonder why Brother Xie knows so many strange things.]
——[I don't know... I only stayed because this guy looks so innocent and naive like a college student who hasn't seen much of the world.]
——[The live broadcast title says 'Let's talk about something thrilling'. I clicked in excitedly, and this is way too thrilling (I'm already behaving myself).]
——[Is it scary? I think it's okay. Next, I'm going to go to the bathroom alone.]
——[There's no need to take such a risk.]
Looking at the scrolling bullet comments, Xie Yizhi took a sip of water and stood up. He had already been live streaming for almost three hours today, and the broadcast duration had met the standard. He could wash his face and end the live stream. Holding the phone stand, just as he walked into the living room, Xie Yizhi suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned to look in the direction of the bathroom. There was no mistake. Bursts of a cold and eerie aura were emanating from the bathroom in his house.
As is known to all, in many residential areas, the bathrooms in the house layouts are often located in corners that don't get sunlight. So these corners are also known as "yin corners". They are the most likely places to attract some unclean things to hide there. This is why some people will inexplicably shiver as soon as they reach the door of the bathroom when they get up to use the toilet at night. Because there might be "others" using the bathroom at the same time. Ordinary people may not be able to tell, but Xie Yizhi naturally couldn't be wrong about it. There's no other reason... It can only be said that it's related to his "yin" professional background.
It has to be mentioned that Xie Yizhi has a rather "otherworldly" family background. For several generations back, there wasn't a single person in Xie Yizhi's family who had a regular job. His great-grandfather was a mountain traveler, and his great-grandmother was a corpse stitcher. His great-grandfather was a Taoist priest of Maoshan, and his great-grandmother was a 出马仙 from Fengtian. His grandfather made paper figurines, his grandmother was an undertaker, his father was a corpse transporter, and his mother raised poisonous insects... Born into such a family, Xie Yizhi had been the family's beloved pet since childhood, growing up soaked in talisman water and medicinal jars. The grabbing-week ceremony was skipped. Whether it was the upper or lower social classes' trades, Xie Yizhi had to learn them all. Now, at the age of twenty-three, he had already learned most of the family's skills. Although he hadn't put them into practice, Xie Yizhi always had a feeling that he should be very capable.
He had thought that after studying these skills for so many years and graduating from university, his family would definitely arrange a job for him at least to help him get employed. But there was no news at all. He stayed in his hometown village for two months, eating, sleeping, and getting scolded every day. He had no choice but to go to the city to find a job, doing live streaming while working. So, Xie Yizhi was able to detect the abnormality in his home immediately.
"Why did it have to hide in my house?" Xie Yizhi mumbled.
For so many years, what he had learned before was all theoretical. He had never really encountered any ghosts or monsters. Thinking of this, Xie Yizhi felt a little nervous. The skills taught by his family shouldn't be fake, right?
Just then, a bullet comment popped up on the screen.
——[Is there really such a thing as ghosts in this world?]
——[If there are, is there any way to see them? Or how can we know if there are ghosts in our own homes?]
Xie Yizhi set up the camera and went to the washbasin to wash his hands. While washing, he replied, "There is indeed a way to know if there are ghosts in your home."
——[I'm renting a house alone while working in another city. The rent is surprisingly cheap, and I always hear strange noises at night. I suspect...]
——[Is it really that cheap? Where is it located?]
——[In Yangcheng. It's a two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment, and the rent is only a little over a thousand yuan a month.]
——[Damn... Is it possible that the landlord gave you the price for a shared apartment?]
——[Don't scare me!!! Brother Xie, please tell us quickly. I need an answer!!!]
Xie Yizhi paused for a moment and looked at the time on his watch. It was 0:42. Then he pointed at the mirror in front of the washbasin. In the mirror, the reflected image of Xie Yizhi also pointed outside the mirror in the same direction.
"First of all, the test time has to be at midnight, which is when the ghosts start to move."
"Then, come in front of the mirror in your home like I did," Xie Yizhi continued.
The netizens were stunned as they listened, but they had all heard the saying that you shouldn't look in the mirror at night. As for why you shouldn't, they didn't know. In fact, this saying had nothing to do with encountering ghosts or evil spirits. The saying that you shouldn't look in the mirror at night has been passed down since ancient times. In ancient times, mirrors were polished bronze mirrors, and it was impossible to see clearly in the dark at night. That's why it was said that you shouldn't look in the mirror at night, and that's all there was to it.
——[Come in front of the mirror. Then what? Is there anyone brave enough to try it?]
——[I'm already here. Nothing is happening.]
——[There's nothing abnormal in the mirror. It's still just me reflected in it. Then what? What do we need to do? The host isn't trying to scare us on purpose, is he?]
Xie Yizhi glanced at the bullet comments and then looked at the mirror. In the mirror, he was wearing a black hoodie, his figure was thin, and his expressionless face showed no signs of anything abnormal.
"What the mirror reflects is our mirrored selves."
"So, no matter what action we do, the me in the mirror will also do the same action."
"If the actions are inconsistent, it means..."
Xie Yizhi didn't finish his sentence. The live broadcast room was already deathly silent. The viewers were indeed scared by his words. Without even needing to hear the rest, the viewers could already guess what Xie Yizhi was going to say next.
——[So, is Brother Xie planning to do some difficult actions to test whether the self in the mirror can do the same?]
——[Stand on your head? Stuff your fist into your mouth? Or touch your navel with your backhand?]
Under the camera, Xie Yizhi drawled and unexpectedly raised his right hand suddenly, "Rock, paper, scissors!"
——[Damn! It's a game of rock, paper, scissors!