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The starving ghost panicked at these words, but still stubbornly insisted, "Don't try to scare me with the punishments of the underworld! I'm just using her body to taste human delicacies! I starved to death in my previous life, with no one offering incense or paper money for me for years. Boundless hunger is etched deep in my soul. Although I can't truly digest food, just chewing and tasting all the flavors is enough to soothe the obsession in my heart. I simply can't control myself when I see food!"

Shen Jingshu could see clearly that this starving ghost was not inherently bad; its obsession stemmed solely from the instinctive craving left behind after its death from starvation, and it had no malicious intent to harm anyone.

She softened her tone and offered a win-win solution: "In that case, give me your name and date of birth. Afterwards, I'll prepare some paper money for you, and then use magic to send you to the underworld. I'll also speak with them there so you can be reborn into a wealthy family in your next life. You'll leave Peipei's body immediately, and the deal you made before will be void. Are you willing to agree to this deal?"

The viewers in the live stream couldn't hear the conversation between the starving ghosts; they could only see Shen Jingshu facing the camera, as if she were talking to thin air, creating a somewhat eerie scene.

But this was the first time the fans had witnessed Master Shen directly confronting and negotiating with the spirits. The novelty overcame their fear, and everyone held their breath, their eyes glued to the screen, as the comments section scrolled by.

[Amazing! It turns out you can actually negotiate with ghosts to resolve grudges!]

It turns out this starving ghost was simply too obsessed, not intentionally trying to harm anyone.

As long as we can send it off safely, burning more food and paper money is fine.

Peipei, watching on camera, knew perfectly well that Shen Jingshu was negotiating with the starving ghost residing within her body. She quickly pressed her advantage, her tone full of sincerity: "That's right, as long as you're willing to leave my body, I'll sincerely offer you everything. I'll burn all the delicacies, gold and silver, and ghost money for you, and our deal will be void, okay?"

The starving ghost remained silent and pondered within her body for a long time. After struggling, it finally relented, its muffled voice saying, "Fine, I agree. But you must remember to burn me all sorts of food and warm clothes. I've been tormented by hunger for far too many years."

Shen Jingshu replied calmly, "It's a deal."

As soon as she finished speaking, a faint, ethereal figure slowly emerged from Peipei's body.

Peipei felt instantly lighter, and the bloating and coldness that had been lingering in her internal organs for so long completely disappeared. She let out a long sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders.

Shen Jingshu looked up and saw the starving ghost standing beside Peipei, his clothes tattered and ragged, his hair disheveled and smeared on his dirty face, his body emaciated and his ribs clearly visible. It was not hard to imagine the suffering he had endured from hunger before his death.

"Give me your name and date of birth. Then come find me at the location I'm telling you later."

Shen Jingshu used a telepathic communication technique that only ghosts could hear to tell her home address. The viewers in the live stream could only see her lips moving slightly, but could not hear the conversation.

The starving ghost obediently gave his name and date of birth, which Shen Jingshu carefully noted down. She then sent the information to Peipei via private message.

"This is his name and birth date. Prepare all kinds of food, paper money, and clothes, find a crossroads and burn them. While burning, repeatedly recite his name and birth date to fulfill the promise you just made."

"I'll remember that, Master Shen. Thank you."

"Should we continue this competition?"

Peipei shook her head, her expression full of shame: "There's no need to compete anymore, I lost. The reason I took the initiative to connect with you in the first place was that I wanted to ride the wave of your live stream to gain more followers."

After saying this, she stood up and bowed deeply to the thousands of viewers in front of the camera, her tone full of remorse: "I'm sorry to all my fans. Some time ago, I was obsessed with traffic and money, and I worked myself to the bone to cater to capital, even going astray and almost losing my life. Here I formally announce that I am permanently retiring from the live streaming industry and will never do mukbang again."

Fans who watched the entire incident felt a mix of emotions. They did enjoy watching her mukbang videos, but compared to the sensational food footage, no one wanted to watch her risk her life for money. They flooded the screen with messages of understanding and accepted her apology.

Soon, Peipei abruptly ended the call. Her manager, upon hearing the announcement of her retirement, turned deathly pale, feeling dizzy and terrified, unsure how to explain things to the company's higher-ups. But these entanglements were no longer Shen Jingshu's concern.

Having dealt with the matter of the starving ghost, she decisively shut down the PK connection, calmly looked at the chat in her own live stream, and softly spoke:

"The first matter has been resolved. Next, let's connect with the second person who is destined to be on the line."

The starving ghost memorized the address Shen Jingshu gave him and floated lightly towards her house, following the route.

On the other hand, after hanging up the live broadcast, Peipei solemnly apologized to her agent and made it clear that she would go to the company in person the next day to negotiate the termination of the contract, and she was willing to pay any amount of the breach of contract penalty.

Looking at her pale and exhausted appearance, the agent sighed deeply. He wasn't a cold-blooded person driven by profit, and he knew that if Peipei continued doing high-intensity mukbang, she would eventually lose her life, so he couldn't bear to force her.

"At this point, I won't try to persuade you anymore. It's better to quit this industry and take good care of your health. I'll talk to the company boss and try to lower the penalty for breach of contract for you."

"Thank you for your help."

After seeing her agent off, Peipei immediately opened an app and ordered a local courier service to purchase a large quantity of funerary clothes, various food-shaped offerings, and a large amount of ghost money. The courier delivered the items quickly, and she took the large bag of offerings to the crossroads on the outskirts of the city. Strictly following the method Shen Jingshu had instructed, she burned the offerings while repeatedly reciting the name and birth date of the starving ghost.

At this moment, the starving ghost was still on his way to Shen Jingshu's residence when he sensed the incense offerings floating in the air. All kinds of food, warm new clothes, and piles of ghost money fell into his soul, and the hunger that had tormented him for so long instantly disappeared, filling his heart with joy.

After accepting all the offerings, he changed into brand new and complete clothes. His soul was filled with the warmth of a full stomach, and his pockets were full of riches for the dead. He continued to walk briskly toward Shen Jingshu's residence.