Once the affection level is maxed out, the rivalry begins!

When Bai Ze and Xia Yunli reached an agreement and returned to the recording studio together, Lu Xingyao was having a pleasant conversation with the three members of the Signal Lights group.

"What kinds of music does Xingyao usually like to listen to?"

"It's similar in style to 'The Song of the Mountain'."

Lu Xingyao answered cheerfully; I didn't expect her to have such good communication skills with normal people!

"Hey, what's that? We don't think we've ever heard of it before?" The girls in the band were intrigued.

"Then let me sing a short song for everyone."

Facing the expectant audience, Lu Xingyao cleared her throat.

"What's that clicking sound?"

"This place is called Kacha Kacha Mountain, this mountain~"

"The rabbit is 'click-clack' behind, and there's a bright red fire behind the raccoon!"

"Shouting 'It's so hot!' only makes the fire blaze hotter the more you run!"

"The raccoon's boat is a mud boat, and the rabbit's boat is a wooden boat~"

"Let's row to the middle of the river together!"

"The raccoon drowned, glug glug glug."

When Bai Ze pushed open the door to the lounge behind the soundproof glass, he saw three girls huddled together, shivering, and a junior who looked refreshed after humming a dark nursery rhyme.

"Perhaps I possess a hidden musical talent that has yet to blossom?"

She raised her right hand, as if that talent were sealed within it, "Such flawless, all-around development... What terrifies me is my own talent!"

"Since it seems like some of you are leaving the group, why don't you invite me to join?"

She clapped her hands with a bright smile, as if she had come up with a great idea. "Let's name our first album 'The Vanished Sister.' By the way, the guitarist must be the most talked-about position, right? I can learn guitar too! Is anyone willing to teach me?"

"No!!"

The traffic lights scrambled over, forming a circle around Xia Yunli's waist, causing her to frown in confusion.

"I'm sorry, there was a moment when we actually considered abandoning Xiaoli and forming a new group!"

"They have already been severely punished."

"I've always been a conservative restorationist!"

Although they didn't know exactly what had happened, they seemed to have completely put aside the grudges from their earlier argument and unanimously agreed to persuade Xia Yunli to stay, and were willing to do anything for it.

"Everyone, please be quiet."

Bai Ze's voice cut off the noisy trio, "I've already spoken with her, and your guitarist doesn't really want to leave the band."

"She is actually a medium, and the stalking phenomena you've all been experiencing recently are because of her. She's more or less aware of this, which is why she's planning to distance herself from you all."

This was, of course, a fabricated story, half true and half false.

Unable to predict their reaction, Xia Yunli waited anxiously.

The next moment, she was hugged even tighter.

"Are you an idiot? You're trying to hide this from everyone and take all the blame yourself."

"We would never abandon our friends because of paranormal events... even though they are indeed terrifying."

Welcome back.

No one blamed her.

The moment I realized this fact, it felt as if an invisible burden had been lifted from my heart.

So, Xia Yunli hugged her friends back.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have made that decision on my own."

Is this what she longed to hear from her sister?

When the happy ending of the old group reconciling took place in the dressing room, only Lu Xingyao stood there at a loss.

"Wait a minute, what about me? Can't I join the band?"

"Just focus on the atmosphere and stop trying to add more to your character's persona."

Bai Ze patted his junior's shoulder and complained.

"Senior, I've lost all my refuge, and you're all I have left..."

"I think a five-member band is great too. Let's keep working towards convincing them!"

How can a good senior discourage a junior's enthusiasm!

After the commotion subsided in both places, the band girls, having regained their composure, looked at Bai Ze, who claimed to be an exorcist and seemed to actually have some ability to see through Xia Yunli's spiritual medium nature.

"Regarding the stalking phenomenon... does Mr. Bai Ze have a solution?"

Xiao Lü asked a question as a representative.

"It's just a try. First of all, they usually appear during your practice, right?"

"We sometimes encounter this when we're all at home, but it happens most frequently during practice."

After receiving the reply, Bai Ze told them to rehearse some pieces now.

"The poltergeist will not manifest if there are people nearby."

So after Bai Ze and Lu Xingyao went outside, the band members left the dressing room and casually played a short piece using the recording equipment.

The beautiful melody was blocked by the soundproof door, echoing only inside the room.

A moment later, Xia Yunli opened the door.

"Just as you expected, it didn't appear."

She calmly informed him.

In fact, after hearing that they were troubled by spirits, Bai Ze thought of something.

If those spirits are still nearby, the underworld should have reacted.

She was, after all, a powerful anomaly born from the myth of the underworld. Even if she was now a miniature, shameful version, she wouldn't be completely oblivious to any anomalies related to the dead.

So the answer is—the spirits that create stalking phenomena have probably been scared away!

After all, with the former Lord of the Underworld and the person who defeated him nearby, it's normal for them to be scared and hide unless they are an anomalies at least comparable to the peak of the Underworld.

But he couldn't stay by their side forever, so he had to lure the spirits out and get rid of them.

Fortunately, after talking with Xia Yunli, Bai Ze had already handed the problem over to Mingming.

As a mythical anomaly, she finally shed her comedic persona since her defeat and imparted her knowledge to Bai Ze.

Having the girls practice was merely to verify his hypothesis; he had already mastered the method of drawing out spirits!

"Although the original agreement was to pay for the exorcism with a free performance, I would like to pay in advance."

Bai Ze explained to the four of them.

"The word 'piltergeist' literally means a noisy spirit. Unlike the image of a typical ghost, they prefer noisy and chaotic scenes, and are therefore often regarded as noisy ghosts that torment people's minds through pranks."

Just like how they haven't suffered any obvious physical damage yet, but are almost driven to a nervous breakdown by the noise.

"You haven't had a proper performance since you encountered the stalker phenomenon, have you?"

The answer is yes.

"The stalker could never overcome her innate love for a lively performance with a large audience."

If it were a traditional ghost, it would definitely suffer from social anxiety and secretly commit murder in the dead of night.

But stalkers, as social terrorists, will do the opposite.

Bai Ze concluded, "I hope you will come to our school to hold a performance."

"During that time, we will lure out the stalker phenomenon and eliminate it!"