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After finishing her morning classes, Shen Jingshu went to the cafeteria for lunch with several roommates during her lunch break.

During the meal, Lin Miaomiao sat to the side, glancing frequently at Shen Jingshu, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Shen Jingshu noticed her expression and said softly, "Miaomiao, we're good friends, so just say whatever you want."

Having her thoughts exposed, Lin Miaomiao stopped worrying and frankly said, "Jing Shu, it's like this. I have a very good friend who has been watching your live streams, but she has never won a prize in the lucky bag draw. She's been quite upset about it lately. We've been close friends for a long time, so I was thinking of asking you if you could help her with a reading."

"Of course, no problem. Where is your friend now?"

"She's also a student at our school. I'll call her over right now."

"Okay, then we can eat while we wait."

Having received permission, Lin Miaomiao immediately took out her phone, got up, and went to the side to make a call. After a brief exchange, she returned with a girl of similar age.

The girl who came was named Cao Yun. She was also a student at Peking University, but in a different department than the others. She and Lin Miaomiao were from the same hometown and had been classmates and friends since high school.

Cao Yun quickly walked up to Lin Miaomiao and asked, "Miaomiao, is there something you need from me all of a sudden?"

"Didn't you keep saying the other day that you've been having strange occurrences lately and wanted to find an expert to help you take a look?" Lin Miaomiao said. "We can't find any reliable masters on a regular basis. You've been watching Master Shen's live stream, but you can never get a spot for a reading."

Cao Yun looked worried upon hearing this: "Yes, I'm also worried about this matter, but I always miss the opportunity."

"I happen to know someone who is an expert in this field, so I brought you here to try your luck."

Cao Yun was quite surprised: "You actually know such an expert?"

"That's right, don't be too surprised, this person is right in front of you." Lin Miaomiao smiled and pointed to Shen Jingshu beside her, "It's my roommate Shen Jingshu."

Cao Yun was stunned. She had visited this dormitory several times before and had met Shen Jingshu a few times. She knew that Shen Jingshu had a peaceful personality and that the people in this dormitory got along well, which was completely different from the distant and cold atmosphere in her own dormitory. However, she never thought that Shen Jingshu had such abilities.

"So the expert Miaomiao was talking about was you." Cao Yun was full of surprise.

Shen Jingshu looked at the familiar girl in front of her and smiled faintly: "I didn't expect that the person Miaomiao asked me to help was you."

Xu Zhixia also greeted them warmly: "We're all acquaintances, so don't be shy. Have you had lunch yet? If not, go get some food first."

Cao Yun went to get the food and returned shortly afterward with her tray. The five girls sat around a table to eat. From the moment Cao Yun appeared, Shen Jingshu noticed a faint aura of yin energy surrounding her, indicating that she had recently inadvertently attracted something unclean.

The cafeteria was bustling with people, and everyone tacitly avoided mentioning anything related to the strange events.

After lunch, the group returned to their dormitory and closed the door to shut out outside disturbances.

Lin Miaomiao looked at Cao Yun and urged, "There are no outsiders here now, so just tell Jing Shu about the strange things you've been experiencing lately."

Cao Yun's gaze fell on Shen Jingshu, still unable to hide his surprise: "Miaomiao said that you are knowledgeable in metaphysics and are a master of extremely accurate divination. I had no idea about this before."

Lin Miaomiao teased from the side, "I didn't tell you beforehand because I wanted to see your surprised look. The Master Shen you've been so eager to find is sitting right in front of you right now."

Cao Yun abruptly stood up from his chair, his eyes wide with shock: "What? Jing Shu is actually Master Shen?"

She muttered to herself, filled with regret: "We actually share the same surname, Shen, and I just couldn't connect the two. No wonder, you always wore a mask during the live stream, so no one ever saw your real face."

Xu Zhixia and Song Ran smiled and nodded gently at her, confirming the matter.

Upon confirming the truth, Cao Yun was both surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but exclaim, "I never imagined that the master I admired every day was actually right beside me!"

After a brief moment of surprise, she quickly calmed herself, her eyes filled with urgency, and hurriedly looked to Shen Jingshu for help:

"Master Shen, please help me see if I've attracted anything unclean?"

"I've always been a loyal fan of yours, and I've never missed a single one of your live streams. About a week ago, strange things started happening to me."

Cao Yun's face showed a hint of fear as he continued to recount his ordeal: "I've been having nightmares every night. At first, I just thought it was because I wasn't getting enough rest, but then things got worse and worse. I kept having all sorts of bad luck happen to me. After falling asleep at night, I always felt like there were dark shadows hovering around my bed. When I woke up, I felt cold all over. I became more and more uneasy, and I felt like some evil spirit was haunting me."

A deep fear appeared on Cao Yun's face, and he continued to speak with a trembling voice:

"The situation is very similar to Jiahao being haunted by a female ghost in the previous live broadcast. Every night after I fall asleep, I can always sense a dark shadow lingering by my bedside. In my dreams, I often hear a man's voice calling me 'wife' over and over again, and he even claims that he wants to marry me."

"I was panicked and scared, and I didn't dare to respond at all. Seeing that I didn't answer, the voice kept repeating its words and pestering me. Ordinary people would never encounter such a strange thing, so I concluded that I must have encountered an evil spirit, and I was determined to ask you for help to resolve it. Master, can you see any clues from my face?"

Shen Jingshu's gaze fell on Cao Yun's face. After examining him closely for a moment, she slowly said, "You are surrounded by a faint yin aura. Considering your experience in your dream, you are indeed being haunted by a male ghost."

Upon hearing this, Cao Yun's face turned pale instantly, filled with bewilderment: "How could this happen? I usually have a regular routine and never go to remote, desolate, or yin-heavy places. I really can't figure out where I offended them."

Seeing this, her roommate looked worried and waited quietly for Shen Jingshu to explain why.

You didn't accidentally offend evil spirits; someone secretly manipulated you, arranging a ghost marriage for you.

"You've probably heard of ghost marriages. In many families, people who die young and never marry are often left alone. Their families worry about the deceased being lonely, so they hire sorcerers to arrange marriages. In most cases, the deceased is paired with another person who also died young for burial, or paper figures are burned as offerings to comfort the spirit."

Shen Jingshu's tone grew heavier as she revealed the danger: "But this time, the other party is ruthless and has targeted you, a living person. Once the ghost marriage is completed, you will die mysteriously within seven days. The living and the dead cannot stay together; only by dying and becoming a ghost can you be united with that ghost. This is clearly a plan to take your life."

These words sent a chill down the spines of everyone in the dormitory. Cao Yun trembled with fear and instinctively hugged Lin Miaomiao tightly beside her. The thought of what might happen to her in a few days instantly reddened her eyes, and her voice trembled with fear and tears.

"Master, please save me! I don't want to die. I'm in the prime of my life, and I'm unwilling to end it all like this."

Lin Miaomiao quickly reached out and gently patted her friend's back to comfort her, then turned to Shen Jingshu: "Jingshu, you must have a way to resolve this, right?"

Shen Jingshu nodded slightly, her expression resolute: "You don't need to panic. Now that you've found me, I will not stand idly by. Think carefully, have you recently given anyone personal items such as your birth date and time or a strand of hair to anyone else?"