Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 498 - 333 Supernatural Events at Fan Mountain_2

Chapter 498: Chapter 333 Supernatural Events at Fan Mountain_2

The streamers had forgotten that they were still live, rambling on about "ghosts" and "fairies" for quite a while before realizing their oversight, when they saw how professionally their peers were behaving. They hurriedly picked up their phones to check.

Wow, crap!

The live stream was indeed still going. They had thought about ending it early due to this mishap and were about to deliver the closing remarks when they saw the number of viewers and couldn’t bring themselves to speak.

Their interrupted thoughts kicked into high gear at that moment!

Traffic!

It was all traffic!

The cameraman’s breathing, which had just settled, picked up pace again; his trembling fingers gripped the filming rod tightly, as he adjusted the camera’s frame and gave his buddy a knowing look.

His buddy picked up on the cue, readjusted his mindset, and continued with today’s live stream, not missing the chance to interact with the other streamers.

The others suspected them of contriving a scheme, acting everything out.

"We swear, we’re not making this up!"

"We really didn’t act, we really encountered it, it was especially eerie!"

The other streamers weren’t sure what to believe, commenting,

"Ah, this... a supernatural incident at the outskirts of Jing City on Fan Mountain?"

"Why don’t we go and have a look?"

"Right, we should go and see for ourselves, whether it’s a misunderstanding or something else—we’ll only know once we’ve seen it."

"Maybe someone is playing a prank. People can be scarier than ghosts when they try to frighten others!"

A few streamers agreed to go to the scene to find out what was really happening.

Now, the two who encountered the incident felt emboldened with supporters and viewers on their side.

It’s just a ghost!

Fearless for the sake of views!

I haven’t even paid this month’s rent yet!

The audience in the live stream was also looking forward to it, with some people ordering takeout, preparing a plate of barbecued meat, a dish of peanuts, and a bottle of wine to enjoy while watching.

Some viewers even had several live streams open at once, watching the reactions of different streamers from multiple angles, trying to deduce which ones were acting and which were genuine, planning to compile an article afterwards and post it on social media!

The streamers made their way up the mountain, encountering a villager on the road.

The villager didn’t believe what they were talking about.

"What? Ghosts? Fairies? Zombies?!"

"That can’t be right! Ten years ago, during planning, all the graves on our mountain were moved to a designated area. If there are any graves left on the mountain, they would be from decades or even hundreds of years ago! Or maybe there are graves without headstones that weren’t discovered during the relocation?"

"You’re just scaring yourselves. Maybe it’s someone else who streams live, hiding to scare you on purpose! It’s definitely not anyone from our village; there aren’t many young people left in the mountains. They all went to the city to seek a better life. The younger ones wouldn’t come out at night, and the older folks wouldn’t stay outside at this hour!"

However, the villager still took the matter seriously and decided to follow them to see what was going on. If someone was up to no good, they’d have to drive them out—maybe after a good beating first!

They quickly arrived at the site of the incident.

"Is it here?"

"Right here, there’s a bush over there! A head popped out from behind that bush earlier!"

"But now there’s nothing... no one to be seen."

"Maybe they’ve already run off."

The person involved said, "We really saw it just now, the live stream is still ongoing. If you don’t believe it, ask the audience in the live room, surely someone must have seen it!"

The live room’s audience, listening through their phones, heard an indistinct hoarse voice, but they did see something by the bush, even if the video was shaking too quickly to see clearly. The one thing they were sure of was the feeling of eeriness from that scene.

A daring streamer had already gone behind the bush.

"This patch of grass definitely shows signs of being crushed."

"It must have been a person."

"But that voice doesn’t sound human at all! It’s terrifying, not like a person!" said the streamer involved.

"Some people’s voices are naturally unusual."

"So... was it really a person?" The young streamer, recalling the incident, started to believe it too, but still said, "Would a normal person think of sleeping out in the open in a deserted mountain area, infested with mosquitoes and insects, in the middle of the night? No normal person would do such a thing!"

The villagers also said, "It must be someone who hid on purpose to scare you guys!"

Another live streamer seemed to have thought of something, "Maybe it’s one of those prank streaming channels, doing it on purpose!"

The more they talked about it, the more credible it seemed!

The anxious and tense atmosphere that was present before finally began to relax, until another streamer, who was slightly older than them, spoke up:

"Judging from the footprints on the mountain path, this is indeed where they discovered something was off. But apart from the two of them, no other suspicious footprints have been found on the path during this period."

This mountain path was not paved with cement but was a dirt track formed by the frequent passage of villagers.

"Villagers don’t walk this way after dark, right?" asked the streamer squatting beside the dirt path.

"Right, those of us living here generally don’t take this path after dark. We use another path paved with stone slabs, which is a bit longer but safer," explained the villager. "You have to be careful on this road. It’s okay during the day when you can see, but at night, you can walk it if you have light and you shouldn’t walk fast. The higher you go, the easier it is to go off--and if you go off the path, you could fall."

The streamer squatting by the side of the dirt road stood up, shining his flashlight around: "As I was walking up the mountain, I was observing and didn’t see any lights on the mountain. If it was a prank team walking here, wouldn’t they need to use some light?"

Everyone present fell silent.

The two people involved felt the hairs they had just smoothed down on their bodies stand up again!

The other streamers also stopped joking around at this point.

Fuck, is it really the "Fan Mountain Supernatural Incident"?!

Elsewhere.

Feng Yi had just caught a banded krait.

When searching for the banded krait, he took shortcuts and didn’t walk on the major or minor paths up the mountain.

He didn’t use a flashlight either, finding it too troublesome. To him, it was the same with or without light.

Feng Yi looked at his first catch of the night.

Probably due to being in an unfamiliar environment, the banded krait wasn’t doing so well, looking lethargic. When Feng Yi caught its tail, the snake didn’t move into the grass or struggle with the vigor you’d expect in a crisis. Instead, it was limp, like a noodle.

"Forgot to bring a bag!" Feng Yi remembered this detail.

Looking at the lethargic banded krait, Feng Yi took out his phone and contacted someone from the Jing City Joint Preservation Bureau’s local branch.

The person on duty at the Jing City branch that night had just seen a local group chatting about a supernatural event on Fan Mountain. It was either a stunt pulled off by the streamers, or some other misunderstanding.

The staff member thought that the incident wasn’t their concern and put it aside after looking into it.

Just after setting it aside, a call came in.

Five minutes later, the staff member contacted the branch head with a complicated expression.

On Fan Mountain, after Feng Yi finished making the call, he sat on the ground, enjoying the evening breeze when his phone rang.

The caller was a head of the Jing City branch.

"Feng Yi? You’re on Fan Mountain now?"

"Yeah. These few days I’ve been at the Jing City Joint Preservation Bureau’s digital library. Today, I thought I’d relax a bit and see if I could catch a banded krait. I managed to catch one, but I forgot to bring a bag. Also, it’s not in great condition. Will you take it?"

"Hmm, of course, I’ll send someone over right away. Uh, Feng Yi, did you run into two young people doing a live stream before you started catching snakes?"

"I did run into them."

"Mhm, I’ll send you something."

After adding each other as friends, Feng Yi sent a location on the messaging app, to confirm his whereabouts. He also made a video call to show the current condition of the banded krait he had just caught, proving that he wasn’t lying.

The head of the Joint Preservation Bureau thanked Feng Yi for capturing a mistakenly released banded krait. Although there was a smile on his face, it was somewhat strange and forced.

Then, Feng Yi saw the screenshots the other person sent him.

From an online social platform, the posts from the streamers and online viewers with the hashtag #FanMountainSupernaturalIncident#.

Several screenshots were from a live stream that captured a bizarre image behind the bushes—a head peeking out with disheveled hair laden with grass and leaves, and the eyes showing in the shadows, reflecting a sinister light...

Feng Yi: "..."

Feng Yi: "I’ll explain right away!"

So, Feng Yi wound the banded krait around his wrist, opened his social media, and posted a blog, along with a photo of him holding the banded krait—

[Sorry for the trouble, everyone! To clarify, the person photographed was me. I’m here on Fan Mountain looking for snakes ［Picture］]