《The Complete Guide to Rearing an Alien Boyfriend》


 Chapter 1 Such First Glance

    On the evening of September 27, 2022, in the outskirts of X City, Z Country, the back hill of Yulin High School, X City.


    The moon overhead was smiling surreptitiously and implicitly.


    Long Xi, a female straight A student in Class three, Senior Three of Yulin High School, stood in a trident maple forest halfway up the back hill. Her long, soft hair was like inky silk, dancing with the breeze. She leaned on the trunk of the tallest maple tree and watched the WeChat message on her mobile phone, without saying anything.


    It was in late autumn that maple leaves were as red as blood. And her heart was also bleeding.


    "How does her brother Wangchuan become like this? Is he still her brother Wangchuan?"


    She turned off her cell phone and went back sadly, ready to return to the girls'' dormitory and then complain to her roommates.


    Who knows that even water gets stuck in one''s teeth when unlucky. As she walked, she suddenly dropped into a hole with a "plop".


    The hole was not very deep. She rolled a few times, hit her head against something hard and sharp, and then fainted immediately...


    An indefinite period of time later, she finally woke up in the darkness and found that her head was bleeding and her right eyes were pasted. Her shoulders, elbows, hands, knees and even several places on her back had been hit by something hard, and the blood was flowing out all the time.


    The cave was cold, filled with a sepulchral chill.


    She felt cold in her heart, so she fumbled to stand up, trying to get out of this hell place.


    After a few limping steps, she looked up at the top of her head and saw the faint light of the moon permeating the hole.


    She was stopped by a huge platinum metal cabinet, that obliquely inserted into the earth and looked very odd. It was a bit like a coffin made of platinum.


    "Is this really a coffin?" Long Xi had seen coffins made by jade, sarcophagi, wooden coffins, but she had never seen coffins made by metal.


    One end of the "coffin" was inlaid with a bone-white skull. And from the inside of the skull, there was a huge, red flower, wickedly beautiful. Its petals had a warm ruby-like luster, and the shape of the whole flower was a bit like a red rose carved out of jade. The flower had lots of petals, stacked and overlapping. Visually, there were at least one thousand petals.


    One of the petals of the rose was stained with blood which should have been the blood from her head when she had just hit it here.


    "Dudu!" The petals glowed ghostly green.


    Whatever it was, it was scary enough. So she backed up in a panic and ran away.


    After a few steps, she tripped over something again and fell to the ground, extremely terrified.


    She tried to stand up again, but her hands and feet were so weak that she had to crawl to the hole on all fours.


    Her palms and knees were lacerated by the gravel on the ground.


    Even more frightening, she heard a small voice behind her, "drip, drip, drip."


    She was so frightened that she dared not look back or move again.


    It took her a long time to turn back, trembling and shocked. She saw that the rectangular lid of the odd metal cabinet was like a refrigerator door, with one end still connected to the cabinet and the other opening automatically.


    Clouds of white mist rose from the inside, which was so cold that the temperature in the cave dropped rapidly.


    "Are there really ghosts in this world?"


    She was so cold and scared that she was unable to control herself. She climbed up, leaned back against the stone wall, curled up in a ball, and began to cry.


    Suddenly, she remembered the plot of the TV series, and then she knelt down to the coffin, kowtowing three times. When her forehead hit against the gravel, she felt the sting.


    She folded her hands and said sincerely, "Are you Lord of Yulin? I came here just by mistake, neither intentionally offending you, nor stealing your treasure. I hope that Your Royal Highness will forgive and forget the mistake, and let go of the little girl. I know that I am wrong, and from today on, I will burn the ghost money for you every night."


    Ten thousand platinum light penetrated the white mist and shot out from the metal cabinet.


    For a moment, the cave was full of overflowing light, becoming dazzled.


    At the edge of the "coffin", a platinum robotic hand protruded.


    "What the hell is this? And why is it totally different from what she imagined!"


    Her body was shaking more violently, and her facial expression was already unmanageable. She looked around for a place to hide, but there was no place for her to hide.


    Once again, she crawled on her hands and feet toward the entrance of the cave.


    There was a babble of voice behind her, which was clear, full of affinity and penetration. It sounded like that a teenager is talking, but Long Xi didn''t know what he was talking about specifically.


    "Is this the ancient language of Z Country? Aren''t they supposed to be some archaic words like Zhi Hu Zhe Ye?"


    She was so curious that she could not help looking back.


    A platinum Jaeger about two meters tall rose from the "coffin", looking a bit like the Iron Man in the movie, only with one more object shaped like the Khufu Pyramid of Egypt on the top of his head.


    "Oh my goodness! Is this a robot or a machine beast? Or is there someone operating the Jaeger?"


    The head, arms, and legs of that thing moved several times as if it were exercising bones and muscles. And then it jumped out of the "coffin" and walked towards her step by step.


    Long Xi was too frightened to crawl with her weak hands and feet. Her teeth chattered and her voice trembled violently, "Please don''t, don''t come, please, don''t come."


    As if he could not hear, he walked up to her step by step, and looked down at her as the monarch of the world.


    "DiDi!" The two small rectangular armor pieces on his face retracted to the left and right sides, showing a pair of good-looking and deep eyes.


    The ice-blue star-like eyes looked like the sea, looking down at her with a sense of inquiry. There was something else in his eyes, like grateful?


    After a while, he held out his robotic hand to Long Xi.


    She looked up at him, and her first instinct was that he wanted to strangle her like an ant, thus she shrank back in horror.


    A second later, his robotic hand gave off a strange anesthetic-like smell. After smelling it, she lost consciousness.


    It took her an unknown time to finally wake up.


    On her white, clean and pretty face, her eyes slowly opened, and the pupils in the pure and limpid eyes were full of confusion and panic.


    She found herself lying on a dry meadow in the trident maple forest halfway up the back hill.


    "Where am I? Why am I here?" she asked herself in her heart.


    She looked up at the silver diamonds scattered in the ink-like night sky and blinked her eyes. And then she found that it was the boundless, star-studded sky at midnight, deep and quiet.


    "Hey, you wake up." A low voice sounded, ethereal and lazy, as if the owner of the voice was just beside but also far away, so that Long Xi thought it was an illusion.


    The tone of voice sounded a bit strange, like a foreigner learning Chinese. The sweet voice seemed to have a boundless enchantment.

 Chapter 2 Stars and Winds Last Nigh

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    Long Xi grabbed something by her side. When she put it close to her eyes, it turned out to be yellow grass.


    She felt as if her brain was going to explode in an instant. The broken fragments of memory sprang to mind, like the monochrome film which appeared cracked and vague because of time.


    She held her head, trembling and biting her lip. She finally could not bear the sharp pain and shed a tear uncontrollably.


    "Erm..." she growled and felt like her body was going to be torn apart.


    At this time, a pair of healthy-skinned hands grasped Long Xi''s twisted body and held her in his arms. A high-end diamond-studded watch was seen on his left wrist.


    "If you''re in pain, then cry out. Why did you force yourself to bear it and suppress your feelings?" A powerful male voice wrapped Long Xi''s body, like magic, giving her power.


    Long Xi, who was two months shy of her 18th birthday, broke her habit of forcing herself to bear the pain and cried out. "That hurts..."


    Each of her nerves was pulled by the pain. She clung to his big hands with her pale ones, exerting her full strength. She did not know whether she took pity on it for the memory was too sad or reacted on the spur of the moment. Anyway, she was doing it without scruple.


    Not knowing how long it took, she was unable to endure such severe pain and passed out.


    The big slender hand was marked with terrible scratches, but its owner still let her hold tightly and had not tried to release his grip. He stared at the tear-stained pretty face; his expression became vague in the dark night.


    After a good while, Long Xi regained consciousness and looked much calmer than just now.


    The dark clouds covered the moon as well as the stars, except the lonely star left in the southwest of the sky.


    She sat up and stared at the lonely star as if she had seen herself. She deliberately concealed her pessimism, as usual.


    Someone was holding her. A handsome boy of about 20 years old had wheat-colored skin and a three-dimensional face. An air of arrogance was revealed between his eyebrows. What an amazing figure he had!


    It was the first time Long Xi had been so close to a handsome man, aside from Yan Wangchuan, who grew up with her.


    He was manly and fearless, different from Yan Wangchuan, who looked a bit effeminate.


    Yan Wangchuan had a jade-like face and looked delicate like carved ivory. His milk-white skin looked as bright as moonlight and felt as smooth as silk, tender and flawless. It seemed be damaged by a touch. His eyes were bright and his eyelashes were as long and dense as feathered fans, which were more elegant than a pretty woman''s eyes. His straight nose, red lips, slender figure, good taste of clothes, and melancholy and noble temperament made him look like Legolas Greenleaf in the "The Lord of the Rings".


    However, the man in front of her was powerful, emanating a strong masculine aura, as well as a faint dangerous aura.


    It was the first time that a grown-up man had embraced her. In other words, except for Yan Wangchuan, this was the first time that the opposite sex was willing to approach her.


    People all said that she had a misfortune line of palm. She was destined to live alone. Her parents died because of her. People also said that her life was hard and would bring misfortune toward her husband, her parents, her children, and her relatives. Even her grandmother, who loved her the most, had once said that.


    "Then why haven''t I brought misfortune to you? Aren''t you 82 years old? Grandma, all is nonsense!" She did not believe that her life was hard. It was superstition!


    "My life is also hard! Not long after I married your grandfather, he died. And my only daughter passed away after 20 years. Well, it''s not a big deal. I''ll die with you!" A hint of fearlessness was revealed in the grandma''s kind smile.


    Long Xi did not know whether she was having a dream! Eventually, someone other than Grandma was embracing her! She missed her grandmother so much! Since she went to the boarding school, which was completely enclosed, she could only go home every weekend, so she had not seen her grandmother for several days.


    "Hey, you woke up," the handsome guy said. The familiar words gently echoed in her ears.


    "Ah?" Unfortunately, Long Xi was still in a daze.


    Long Xi traced the voice and looked at a rock at the right front of her. A tall figure leaned there.


    The figure approached Long Xi. His face came into view and became clear under the bonfire. It was also imprinted on Long Xi''s mind.


    A casual expression was revealed on his super handsome face.


    His ice-blue eyes were narrowed, deep, lazy but sharp as if he were able to read her mind.


    His nose was as straight as the ridge of mountains and seemed to be carved by knives. His lips were slightly compressed as if it were going to emit some dangerous signals.


    His determined jaw outline made his chin look imposing and his neck was like a noble black swan''s.


    His ice-blue hair was combed back, revealing his forehead, which gave him a domineering air. His hair end glowed with blue light, like the color when night fell.


    He was tall and slender. His long hooded wind coat in Morandi color was stylish, which made him imposing.


    Didn''t the long wind coat belong to Long Xi''s costume design?


    She was fascinated by his appearance and temporarily forgot to doubt it.


    "Hey, are you alright?" His big bronze hand waved in front of Long Xi''s eyes.


    She came to her senses. "Hrm, where am I? Why am I here? And, sorry, who are you?!"


    Faced with a series of questions, the blue-eyed man touched his head, with a faint smile revealed in his eyes. He whispered in a somewhat impatient voice, "You''re at the back of the mountain in your school. You saved me an hour and a half ago. You really can''t recall it?"


    Somehow, his calm tone had a hint of banter.


    Hearing this, Long Xi was stunned. After a good while, she murmured, "Really?"


    The blue-eyed man''s gaze involuntarily fell on her face.


    She was pretty, but her eyes were the most beautiful part, like clear springs which gave people a refreshing taste. There was a butterfly-shaped birthmark on the lower part of her milk-white cheek. He did think that it was not ugly but special!


    He actually had a feeling of his heart beating fast. What was wrong with him?


    Long Xi tried hard to think about it with her full strength. However, she could not recall anything. She seemed to have lost some fragments in her river of memory, which made her a little anxious. Her tender, pretty face went red like two pieces of apples so that people could not help but want to take a bite.


    "Are you Long Xi? You''re from this planet. right? Is this planet called Earth?" He threw a series of questions.


    She raised her head and stared at him with her eyes opened wide. A series of questions popped into her mind. "He actually knew my name? He asked whether I was from this planet, that means?"


    A tumultuous wave of shock arose in her heart. "Are, are you an alien? How did you know my name?"

 Chapter 3 A Temporary Loss of Memory

    "Yes, I''m an alien," the blue-eyed man answered.


    Long Xi was speechless. Had she time-travelled into a science fiction film? She had thought it was a horror film.


    Silent for a good while, the blue-eyed man said, "Sister Long Xi, thank you for saving me."


    "Ah? Did I save you? Did I have this ability?" Long Xi was more confused.


    She tried to recall what happened last night, but her memory was messed up, which caused her to feel a sharp pain.


    Because of the pain, the tears in her eyes also flowed out like clear spring water and fell on her rosy cheek. She looked like a weeping beauty, which caused pity for her.


    The blue-eyed man stretched out an arm and said kindly, "Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is MK, from an asteroid far away from the Earth, the Planet BT."


    MK deliberately showed a sincere, innocent, and healing smile, which was as charming as different kinds of flowers in full bloom in the spring and was warm as if it were able to melt the snow in high mountains. Hence, Long Xi relaxed her vigilance.


    Long Xi felt that MK did not have bad intention, so she reached out her small hand and shook with his big hand.


    Her soft little hand was held by his warm and powerful hand, which made her feel comfortable and unwilling to let it go.


    "Planet BT? Is he really an alien?"


    She reluctantly released her grip and blushed for her own sloppy behavior.


    MK did not seem to mind it and said, "I just absorbed all your memory, copied one in my mind and learned your language."


    Long Xi was shocked and said, "You''re so awesome? You not only could absorb my memory, but you have the strong ability to learn language? Do you have super powers?"


    "If you meant the supernatural powers, no, I don''t have. I''m a scientist on our planet and respect science, so I don''t believe those things that have no scientific basis. A year ago, I discovered a spatio-temporal tunnel near our planet. It''s like the wormhole earthmen said. I took the spacecraft that I invented and entered the tunnel. By the way, the speed of the spacecraft was close to the speed of light. Little did I expect that I spent one year in the tunnel and I were still unable to pass through it. The tunnel was too long and dark, and seemed endless." He explained patiently.


    Long Xi felt like she watching "Interstellar"!


    "The food on the spacecraft had run out and I thought I would die in the tunnel. I didn''t expect that my spacecraft was suddenly sucked out by an invisible force, went straight through the earth''s atmosphere and hit the earth," he said.


    "He had a narrow escape. How exciting!" Long Xi widened her eyes.


    "The one over there that was like a coffin in your mind is actually the single-cabin spacecraft that I invented. Its speed is close to the speed of light, so I call it Light-speed Spacecraft. Fortunately, my spacecraft is made of the hardest intelligent platinum alloy in our planet and it has perfect protection system and explosion-proof facilities, so although the spacecraft violently collided with the ground and even resulted in the hole, it did not explode," he added.


    "Why did you design the spacecraft like a coffin? It scared the hell out of me."


    "But the central system of the spacecraft was damaged. I couldn''t open the door of the spacecraft. I had been trapped in the spacecraft for seven days and couldn''t get out. Fortunately, you accidentally bumped into the outer switch of my spacecraft, which is the skeleton flower carved from jade. You turned on the switch by chance and saved me. Thank you," he said.


    Long Xi recalled that a few days ago, they were in class, and there was a loud noise from the back of the mountain. Then they saw a cloud of dust and smoke. As the back of the mountain was haunted, teachers and students thought it was a paranormal event, and no one dared to come here to check out.


    "It turned out to be the huge sound of his spaceship hitting the ground! So I saved him by chance?" Long Xi nodded and put on a look that "I totally believe in your words."


    In fact, Long Xi was dubious about it.


    Perhaps it was because Long Xi''s grandmother was a hawker who sold breakfast. She had helped her grandmother to sell breakfast since she was a child. She was actually adept at reading people''s mind from their words and facial expressions.


    She could recogize that his words were half-truthful and that even if she might have inadvertently saved him, he did not intend to talk to her about the real purpose of his coming to the earth lest he get into unnecessary trouble.


    However, she did not want to unmask him because she was afraid that he would do something bad to her.


    Hence, she pretended to be very convinced of his words and concealed her emotions very well.


    Her real thought was that: This person called MK might be a high-dimensional creature from another planet. He might have a high IQ, but his EQ was not very high. He was not good at hide his inner world, but he did not know this.


    She had no idea that the alien MK knew her ideas very well. When she was in a coma, he had installed a subsidiary chip in her brain.


    MK had no good impression of people on earth and thought that the wisdom of the weak creatures was not worth mentioning and that the scientific and technological level on earth was far behind their planet.


    It was not that he was not good at hiding his emotions. He actually disdained to do that.


    Earth people liked to do experiments with white mice while he would use earth people to do experiments. This girl was his first little white mouse.


    In fact, he did not think that his idea was good and did not know how he came up with this evil thought. However, he did not want to touch the dark side of his heart at this moment.


    "You couldn''t recall it, right? It''s because I deleted the memory for you. I wanted to test whether my ability to absorb other people''s memories and delete other people''s memory can work for earth people. It seems to be useful. Then I will return that memory to you now," MK said in a flat tone, as if earth people said that they had meals today.


    He placed his right palm on the back side of Long Xi''s head and said, "Restore all the memories that have just been deleted."


    Long Xi felt her brain tingle.


    When he removed his palm, Long Xi suddenly recalled what happened in the deep hole and could not help wondering if it was a nightmare.


    Recollecting all of it, Long Xi felt unhappy. "Did he treat me as a experiment object? Absorbed my memory for a while, deleted it for a while, and then restored it. Am I your white mouse?"


    She said angrily, "Are you insane? Kill me or do whatever you want, but don''t try to play tricks on me!"


    He ignored her anger, stretched out his long, slender hand, placed it on her shoulder, and patted her as if to comfort her.


    "Dear, don''t be mad. I''m a scientist, and I like to do experiments. It''s just my occupation habit." He spoke the earth language very well. His words were clear and coherent. He actually made a joke with earth people''s tone and punchline.


    A smile lifted the corners of his mouth, pretty like poppies in full bloom. People knew that poppies were poisonous, but they could not resist the urge to get close to them.


    Seeing his smile, Long Xi was stunned and even forgot her anger. Her heart beat faster.


    "Is that coffin really your spaceship?" To cover up her inner panic, she deliberately shifted the topic.


    "Yes, I invented this Light-speed Spacecraft. I''m called a genius scientist by people on our planet. I''m also the strongest brain of our planet, the strongest mech controller, the strongest beastmaster!" he said in a calm tone as if he did not think that what he said was amazing.

 Chapter 4 Telesthesia

    MK''s voice was incomparably clear like the white snow on the mountains.


    His tone and look were full of confidence, which appeared more attractive. He was a human-like figure who had his own halo, wasn''t he?


    His eyes were the most fascinating eyes that Long Hao had ever seen.


    Long Xi met his gaze and her heart could not help but tremble involuntarily.


    His eyes had a kind of fatal appeal. If she looked into his eyes for three seconds, she would fall for his charm and would be unable to extricate herself from it. His eyes seemed to have a magical power that could see through people''s hearts so that Long Xi felt that she could not hide any thoughts in front of them.


    "Why did you make the spacecraft into the shape of a coffin? Shouldn''t the spacecraft be like a UFO?" Long Xi asked curiously.


    "Our planet ships are all designed in this shape. We call them Flying Coffins. The UFO in the shape of a flying saucer is probably a spaceship of other planets. Our spacecraft is like a coffin, which is related to our funeral custom. There are several satellites on our planet. Among them, Satellite No. 1 is the largest. It is called Star Tomb which is our final destination. The people of our planet will put themselves into Flying Coffins before they die, set up the automatic flight mode, and let Flying Coffins take their bodies to Star Tomb," MK said.


    "Star Tomb? It sounds very poetic! Your mech? The one in platinum color? Where is it?" Long Xi asked.


    "Oh, my mech is called MK7. It is the seventh generation of the mech that I invented. It has a stealth function. In fact, it is standing behind me now, but you can''t see it with the naked eye," MK said.


    "Well, I am sorry, do you have food and water? My food has run out and I''ve been hungry for a few days. I am thirsty!" MK scratched his head and said awkwardly.


    "Yes, here you are." Long Xi took out a roujiamo and a can of cola from the bag. Fortunately, the cola was bottled in a can. If it had been a glass bottle, it would have been broken. She had always been helpful, even if this person was an alien.


    Moreover, this alien was quite friendly to her, so she was not afraid now.


    MK took the food, and the head of his mech had a rectangular place, revealing nice but pale lips.


    He drank a bottle of cola in one breath and began to gulp the roujiamo.


    "The food on your planet is delicious!" said MK, who had the last bite of meat and cola.


    "Is your food not like this?" she asked.


    "We often eat compressed nutrition tablets which are applied to different ages. It is enough to eat one tablet a day. The taste is really not good, but it is convenient and fast," he said.


    MK burped with satisfaction and said with a smile, "Sorry, I just pissed you off. So I will perform a magic trick, as a small reward for you."


    Long Xi said, "What''s the big deal of performing magic tricks? I can also do it."


    MK asked lazily, "Can you do a magic trick of making a butterfly?"


    "Butterfly?" Long Xi subconsciously touched the butterfly-shaped birthmark on her face and said, "I can''t do this."


    "Do you not like this butterfly birthmark? In fact, I still feel it''s very special," he said.


    "Are you laughing at me?" She was even angrier. In fact, she did not think that this birthmark was ugly, but people often ridiculed her and said she was an ugly monster, so she really disliked this birthmark.


    "No, I really think that it''s special. Come, I will show you my performance. Are you ready?" He said with a smile. His eyes seemed to condense all the stars in the sky, making Long Xi''s heart miss a beat.


    He reached out one hand and touched her birthmark with his index finger. Long Xi felt that his hand was wet and smooth, like applying aloe vera cream to her.


    Then he waved his hand and a bubble like a football appeared on his hand.


    This bubble was not colorless, but champagne-colored and transparent.


    The bubble floated toward Long Xi and it emitted the brilliance of the rainbow.


    Usually, the bubbles were beautiful but fragile, but when the bubble landed on Long Xi''s hand, it did not break.


    MK touched the bubble lightly with his finger. Then the bubble burst and a champagne-colored scarf appeared on Long Xi''s hand.


    Long Xi was astonished. She could do magic tricks and knew a lot of tips about it. However, she did not know how MK turned the bubble into a scarf, even though she was so close to him.


    MK waved the silk scarf and then it "changed" into a champagne-colored rose.


    The champagne-colored rose was half-opened. As MK blew on it, the rose was in full bloom in a flash.


    MK breathed on it again. Then its petals faded one by one.


    Long Xi couldn''t help but sigh, "Do you want to express that flowers bloom and fade in a while and that life is fragile?"


    MK nodded slightly. He seemed to be very happy that Long Xi understood the philosophy expressed by this little magic.


    He touched Long Xi''s hair with his right hand and the black and blue striped bowknot which was tied to her hair appeared on his hand in an instant.


    He put the bowknot on her hands and motioned her to close her hands.


    Then he touched her hands and then signaled her to open it.


    Long Xi opened her hands. A black butterfly with royal blue spotted marks flew out and landed on MK''s hand.


    MK waved his hand and the butterfly disappeared. A butterfly-shaped purple-red spot appeared on his wrist, exactly the same as the birthmark on Long Xi''s face.


    Then the spot gradually disappeared.


    "It''s amazing!" Long Xi smiled and asked, "How did you do it?"


    "Look at it." MK took out a mirror from nowhere and let Long Xi have a look at her face.


    The birthmark on Long Xi''s face actually disappeared!


    Long Xi was so excited that she burst into tears. She couldn''t believe her eyes. "Do you have supernatural powers?"


    "This is the proposal gift I gave you." MK''s voice sounded a bit shy.


    "Thank you. Thank you very much! Hey? Well? What did you say? A proposal gift?" Long Xi was stunned.


    "Yes! I want to marry you," MK said.


    "Can you make it clear? Don''t surprise me." She did not know why she blushed.


    "Well, then to be blunt, on the third day I was trapped in the tunnel, I swore to my deceased parents that whoever saved me, if it was a man, I would become his sworn brother; if it was a woman, I would marry her. You saved me, so I want to marry you," MK replied.

 Chapter 5 Right Here Waiting for You to Recall

    "Is this too fast? I don''t know you at all!" The handsome face and slender figure of Yan Wangchuan swept through Long Xi''s heart.


    "I''ve promised my parents and I will never break this vow. The people on our planet are very loyal to their lovers. We only have one spouse in our life. Even if the spouse dies, the other will never get married once again. Let''s exchange the rings now." MK held two champagne-colored rings inlaid with fiery red diamonds. These two red diamonds were unique diamonds of BT Planet, whose name was "heart of volcanoes". It was a gem on the active volcano of BT Planet, and there were only on the planet.


    Mo Kun invented the latest instruments and techniques for the exploration and exploitation of diamond deposits. With this technology, many precious diamonds had been obtained. The most precious one was the "heart of volcanoes", whose name was given by Mo Kun.


    Champagne gold was also a unique mineral on the BT planet and it didn''t exist on earth.


    They were set in the two champagne gold rings by Master Yang, the best jeweler of BT Planet. The ring was hollow and had a vivid rose pattern. Rose had been related to love since ancient times. This was a direct and open way to express their love for others!


    Mo Kun put the bigger ring on the hand of Long Xi.


    Long Xi hesitated. Accept or refuse? This was a question.


    This alien had superpowers. If Long Hao refused, would he kill her?


    Long Xi didn''t want to die in her prime. She still had many dreams to realize!


    A wise man knows when to retreat. No! A beauty knew when to retreat! She decided to obey him temporarily, and think how to leave here!


    MK''s mouth formed a nice arc. He knew very well about her thoughts at this moment, and she thought that his emotional intelligence was not high, it was so funny!


    When Long Xi was in a coma, he installed a chip in her mind, which was a subsidiary chip of the smart chip in his head.


    He acquired her memory through the chip, and also copied it to his smart chip.


    Now, he could use the "Get Ideas" function through the smart chip to know what she was thinking about at any time.


    He could also issue commands through the smart chip at any time to delete or restore her memories. and she can also be illusory at any time. He could also create illusions for her, which was vivid and based on her preferences and fears. The little magic tricks just now were just the illusion.


    He knew that she was very concerned about the birthmark on her face, so he helped her to eliminate it. Then, she would be grateful to him.


    The birthmark on her face was actually the pigmented spot. MK could eliminate it quickly using his special anti-freckle cream, which was a piece of cake.


    However, it was difficult to make the anti-freckle cream. The material was very rare, and the method was complicated. MK obtained the best formula after much trial and error. Then he invested a lot of time and energy to make a small bottle of cream, which was very precious.


    He also developed the rapid-healing drugs that could speed up the metabolism of the wound and achieve the effect of rapid healing. The wound on the forehead of Long Xi was healed quickly because of this medicine.


    However, he did not intend to tell her the truth at all and just let her think that he had superpowers.


    Through the analysis of her memories, he found that people living on earth had a special worship for those who had super powers, and he thought that he could make use of this trait.


    He put the ring on the ring finger of her right hand, and she also put the ring on the ring finger of his left hand.


    "We''ve exchanged the rings. On my planet, we''re already couples after this ceremony." He raised his left hand and said, the platinum-gold ring on his ring finger was very eye-catching.


    Long Xi looked down at the ring on her ring finger of the right hand. It was almost the same as the one he wore. But her ring was smaller because her finger was thinner than his.


    "Do we get married? Don''t you think it''s too hasty?" She asked and she had a severe headache.


    MK smiled and nodded, as if he was completely unaware of her worries.


    He said, "OK, then we can enjoy our wedding night."


    He lifted her up from the ground, waved his sleeves, and the surrounding scenery changed immediately, and became an ancient bridal house.


    Screen windows, curtains. There were a pair of red candles burning on the wooden square table.


    "Is this the fantasy? Do you have the ability to create a fantasy?" She looked at it curiously, thinking it beautiful while feeling distressed.


    In her heart, this was the most beautiful bridal house. She had fancied many times that she was a bride in such a bridal house, but the groom was Yan Wangchuan, not an alien.


    MK also changed his clothes and even the color of hair and his haircut changed. His ink hair was to his waist, with a white jade crown on it. He wore a red robe embroidered with golden dragon and golden phoenix, which was similar to the clothes worn by the ancient royal grooms on TV.


    While Long Xi herself also wore the phoenix coronet and robes of rank. She looked like a bride of ancient times.


    She caressed the gorgeous costumes, and loved it very much. But the embroidery on the clothes didn''t feel like embroidered. She touched the rest of the place, and found that in general, the texture of the dress was not much different from the school uniform she was wearing.


    It must be an illusion! Her eyes deceived herself. But the sense was real. That was to say, what MK just said was the truth. The illusions he made could only create a visual effect, without tactile effect.


    "Is it also my illusion?" She asked.


    "Of course. In fact, you still wore that school uniform skirt and I wore the armor. I just deceived your eyes. The windbreaker was also made by me based on your memories. You designed it, right? To be honest, I could only create visual and auditory effects, and I couldn''t create the sense of smell, taste, and touch. I searched your memories and knew that you want such a wedding, didn''t you?" he said.


    She turned around and asked boldly, "Can you let me go? I''ll be 18 years old after two months. On earth, people can get married when they turn 18 years old and become adult."


    "Well, do as the Romans do, it depends on you." He said. He gave her a bigger smile and there was satisfaction in his eyes. She must still be a girl, not a woman!


    "By the way, can you give me a name of the earthman?" He asked.


    "What? Why does your thinking process change so quickly?" She mumbled with dissatisfaction.


    "Give me a Chinese name as a gift, please." He said like a child with his calm tone, which gave her creeps.


    Alright, Long Xi had to think carefully in order to get rid of him.


    "MK? Then how about Mo Kun? Mo refers to magic and Kun refers to the universe. The abbreviation of Mo Kun is MK." Long Xi said.

 Chapter 6 Campus Beau Made the Time Wonderful

    "Mo Kun?" MK leaned close to her face, staring at her eyes as if peeping at her inner secret.


    "Yeah, don''t you like this name? I can give another for you." Long Xi''s face blushed. What are you doing? If you don''t like it, you can change!


    "When you are in a coma, I have seen all your memories and know that you like a tough guy." His tone was very weird. It seemed that he was giddy and jealous.


    "Then, is your current appearance also my illusion? You look like those tough men on the big screen!" Long Xi decided to insist on getting to the bottom of the matter.


    "It''s not fake, it''s my real appearance, do you like it? Do you want to enjoy our wedding night now?" Mo Kun asked her in fun.


    "Get out!" She was angry.


    "Then I will send you back first. I have to find a way to fix my spaceship. Don''t worry, I will soon come back and be together with you."His hippie smile disappeared and he said seriously.


    Stay together with me? What are you talking about? I don''t want to marry you at all. Long Xi complained in her heart.


    "I will send you back now. However, I have to do one thing first. I have to delete your memory, because I don''t want you to tell others about me." Mo Kun said.


    "Long Xi, where are you? Please answer us if you hear!" They heard a distant and pleasing boy''s voice.


    It''s Fan Xiaolu! Long Xi suddenly recognized his voice. She immediately turned her head and looked in the direction of the sound.


    She didn''t see anything because of the barriers of tall, dense trees, but it was enough to cheer her up.


    She made her hands a "horn" and shouted: "Luge, I am here-"


    Before she finished her words, MK put his right hand on the back of her head, and whispered, "Delete this memory and only keep the memory before you fall into the hole."


    Several young boys and girls ran from the maple forest, and the one wearing the orange sweater suit and the orange baseball cap was Fan Xiaolu.


    He was one of the campus beaus of Yulin High School. He was 183 cm tall and looked like a juvenile version of Tom Holland. He had collagen in his face. He was taller than Holland, and his body was stronger than Holland. He had muscles on his arms. The Cantonese called it "Mouse". There were six abdominal muscles in his abdomen, and there were beautiful mermaid lines, so Long Xi gave him a nickname called "Little Strong Deer".


    He was young and energetic. He was cute and naughty sometimes. To conclude, he was a warm and energetic teenager.


    Fan Xiaolu was the first to run to Long Xi, and he saw Long Xi standing there with confusion.


    He rushed and hugged Long Xi, as if to protect a rare treasure.


    Long Xi saw four pairs of concerned eyes, the owners of which were Fan Xiaolu, Fan Xiaolu''s friend Li Li, her own friends Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie.


    "Xiye, thank God you''re all right! You are really courageous. Gee, I do not expect that you have such a silly time! Hey, why does the birthmark on your face disappear? Or are my eyes blurry?" Fan Xiaolu spoke first and showed a brilliant sunny smile and two rows of shell-like teeth, which were very cute.


    Fan Xiaolu and Long Xi usually liked to treat each other as brothers. Fan Xiaolu called Long Xi Xiye, while Long Xi called him Bro Lu.


    Long Xi punched his strong chest with her small fist and said with a smile, "Don''t be kidding!"


    Yu Lanjie took out a small round mirror with a diamond shape from her bag. When Long Xi looked at it, oh, the birthmark on her face was really gone! Is this a blessing in disguise? But she couldn''t remember what had happened.


    "You don''t come back all night, which made me anxious. Do you see if I have gray hair?" said Xiaolu with a smile.


    Xiaolu took off his baseball cap and bent down to put his head in front of Long Xi. The look on his face was like a big loyal dog asking for the owner''s petting.


    Long Xi laughed and messed his hair, "Hey, there is really a grey one! Come on, I''ll pull it out for you!"


    Xiaolu laughed and hurried away from Long Xi''s "poisonous hand".


    Wei Wei, the cute little lolita sleeping on the lower bunk of Long Xi, couldn''t stand. "Xiaoxi, you have to thank us, especially Xiaolu, he is so brave! No one else dares to come to the back hill because it is often haunted here. But he isn''t afraid at all, nobody knows where his courage comes from. Xiaolu, you are the white knight in my mind!"


    Wei Wei said a lot of words quickly and urgently with a "crackling" sound, which was like fried beans. At the same time, she looked at Fan Xiaolu worshipfully.


    Wei Wei looked like those lolitas in animation with pretty child-like faces and charming full-grown figures. She was forthright, sincere, adorable and dork, and she was very popular among boys in the class.


    Her only shortcoming was that she was lazy and had poor self-care ability. She never folded her quilts or washed her clothes, sometimes she was even too lazy to peel apples. Every time she wanted to eat an apple, she acted like a spoiled child and asked Long Xi to peel it.


    Long Xi, like her sister, usually took care of her meticulously and undertook most of the "housework" in the dormitory, so she liked Long Xi very much.


    Seeing Wei Wei''s worship in her eyes, Xiaolu fiddled with his bang in narcissism and said proudly,"Of course!"


    Then, he said angrily, "That Manshahua is really a bastard, letting Yan Wangchuan cheat you. She also sends this story to the group chat and lets everyone see it. Long Xi, don''t be angry, we could get it back later and I''ll help you!"


    Yu Lanjie, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, was a quiet and careful good girl. She pulled the sleeve of Xiaolu and said with a chuckle, "You are so outspoken, and really plain touching the tender spot."


    Fan Xiaolu smiled and covered his mouth with two crossed fingers to show that he had said something wrong.


    Long Xi didn''t mind, she knew that Xiaolu didn''t mean it. He was a lovely and honest BOY who never hid his true nature.


    He had a natural ability to make people feel comfortable with him, which may be inherited from his star mother who was known as her popularity in the entertainment circle.


    She was very grateful to Xiaolu. She raised her thumb and said, "Luge, you are such a man! I''ll give you a thousand praise!"


    She pressed her thumb on Xiaolu''s forehead and said with a smile, "Come on, give you a like!"


    Xiaolu threw out his chest, tightened his stomach and then raised his hand. "I''m a real man! I''ll teach them a lesson for you!"


    Long Xi felt that her own sadness was diluted by his funny performance.


    She could not help recalling the time she had with Fan Xiaolu.


    Fan Xiaolu and Yan Wangchuan were two campus beau of Yulin High School. He was 180 centimeters tall. He was very thin in his clothes, but when he took off his clothes, you can see his muscles. He could sing and dance. Sometimes he was cute, but sometimes he was cold to others.


    His grade was bad. He was naughty and beyond control, so the teacher asked Long Xi who was the monitor and commissary in charge of studies to be his deskmate.

 Chapter 7 Embarrassing Moments

    Long Xi was responsible for Xiaolu.


    Every time when Long Xi found that his mind was straying in class or he was sleepy, she would pull his sleeve and let him listen carefully. Fan Xiaolu was used to being free and he didn''t want to be controlled by her.


    After class, they often argued with each other.


    In Long Xi''s point of view, Fan Xiaolu was a mixture of different ideas and emotions.


    In the eyes of Long Xi, Fan Xiaolu was like Tom Holland at the age of 18 or 19. He was a lovely and optimistic boy who never grew up. Sometimes, he was considerate and made others around him feel warm. He didn''t like competing and fighting with others and was indifferent to fame and wealth.


    Sometimes he was a naughty child and occasionally he would play jokes on her, such as tying her braid to the seat, drinking the water in her kettle or hiding her textbook.


    Sometimes, he was clever and good at drawing references while sometimes, he was dull and cute.


    After getting along for a long time, she found that Fan Xiaolu was actually very smart and could understand things quickly.


    The reason why he didn''t study hard was that he got in a rage with his mother.


    Fan Xiaolu was an illegitimate child of a very beautiful and famous female star. People didn''t know who was his father. But it was said that he was a well-known director.


    Xiaolu had a dream since his childhood.


    He wanted to be an idol singer. He planned to be a trainee at first and then made his debut.


    His mother Fan Qianqian had gone through it and thought that people in the entertainment industry looked glamorous, but they endured great hardship. Every day they had to face the dangerous vanity fair. Therefore, she strongly opposed him to do this. She hoped that he could finish high school and attend the college entrance examination, study financial trade and be a businessman in the future.


    Fan Xiaolu couldn''t understand why his mother didn''t support his dream and he once asked Long Xi, "I insist on my dream, is that wrong? I am confident that I can keep my innocence in the big dye tank of the entertainment industry!"


    Long Xi thought seriously and said, "If you really want to stick to your dreams, then you need to find a way to convince your mom and don''t waste your time. You have to prove it to her that you can combine your dream of being a trainee with your education. There are many examples! For example, my idol was the campus beau and a straight A student before going to South Korea as a trainee. And your idol Qian Zong, who had been a star for so many years, is also a good student! And all the other stars you like, including Thomas Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Dan Stevens are all straight A student in school!"


    Xiaolu put his head in his hands and listened carefully. It seemed that he accepted her ideas.


    Long Xi continued to convince him, "No matter what career you choose, you must devote before the harvest. The stars, who are glamorous, need to work hard and devote their time and energy to their career. They must strive unremittingly. They hide sweat and tears and showed the most beautiful part to the audiences. They combine their life experience into their acting skills and express their positive personal attitudes in their songs."


    Xiaolu nodded and agreed to her words.


    So, Long Xi continued and threw her bait, "I know you are a foodie, so every time you improve your academic performance, I will make delicious food for you."


    This sentence was more useful than what she had said before. From that day on, his attitudes towards learning became more serious.


    He was really smart and had an extraordinary memory and high ability of understanding. Although he was left behind by other students, his grade improved a lot after the help and encouragement of Long Xi. And Long Xi made delicious food for him, like the fish head with pickled peppers, Beijing roast duck, Shandong pancake and the ear-hole fried cakes of Tianjin...


    Soon, Xiaolu was conquered by her food and they became good friends.


    Long Xi looked up and saw that the sky was turning bright in the east.


    The fish-belly grey of the twilight sky gradually expanded and formed a long and narrow colorful light band, changing bright pink, peach, wine red and rosy, creating a small bizarre world.


    She took a long sigh of relief and said with a magnanimous smile, "Forget it, it''s just losing face, and I won''t be angry about such a boring thing. By the way, I haven''t been back all night? Have I been standing here for so long? That''s strange, I can''t remember what happened after I turned my cell phone off. Eh, what about my roujiamo and coke? Where are they? Is there anything to eat? I am so hungry."


    "Wait a minute, I have several packets of cheese wafer in my bag." Fan Xiaolu the foodie did not hesitate to contribute his own snacks this week, which touched Long Xi very much. She ate with satisfaction.


    She had no memory of what MK had deleted, and she didn''t notice that MK''s Jaeger was actually standing next to them.


    At the moment, MK was sitting in the cockpit of a large transparent Jaeger, watching their every move with great interest.


    She didn''t know that the ring on her finger was actually a tracker and a monitor, and MK could use it to know the exact location of Long Xi at any time. He could also clearly see the subtle changes of expression on their faces and hear their conversations.


    Fan Xiaolu and Li Li sent them to the door of the girls''dormitory. They were boys, after all, so they were not suitable to enter the girls'' dormitory. Aunt Feng who managed the dormitory wouldn''t let them in. Thus, Fan Xiaolu told Long Xi a few words and left together with Li Li.


    Long Xi returned to the dormitory, rushed into the bathroom and took a hot bath, trying to wash away all her troubles.


    Only then did she notice the red diamond ring on her finger, but she couldn''t remember when it was put on her finger, let alone whose it was.


    She tried to take the ring off, but she couldn''t do it anyway. The ring could shrink and it was difficult to take it off.


    Forget it. The ring was pretty, so she decided to wear it for the time being.


    She didn''t know that when she applied the shower gel with her hands, her delicate and graceful body of a young girl had been seen by Mo Kun through the monitor inside the ring, omnidirectional and entirely.


    The monitor was hidden in the diamond on the ring that appeared inexplicably.


    The girl''s figure in the lens was close to the golden ratio. The water from the shower flowed through the "hill", the "plain", the "canyon" and her smooth calf.....


    After all, Mo Kun was still a red-blooded virgin. Seeing this, his blood boiled and he almost got a nosebleed.


    When she got out of the bathroom, Long Xi found that Wei Wei put on the new pajamas that Long Xi designed and sewed for her, and appreciated herself in front of the mirror.


    Wei Wei''s figure was excellent. Wearing this sexy, oriental-inspired yarn pajamas which imitated the clothing styles of the Tang Dynasty, the advantage of her figure was even more prominent and even Long Xi was totally attracted by her.

 Chapter 8 First Love Was More Beautiful than Time

    Wei Wei kept a ravishing posture, biting her red lip gently and asking the mirror in a finical sweet voice, "Mirror, Mirror, who is the most beautiful woman in the world?"


    Long Xi did a facepalm and sighed, "The young girl with Chunibyo is really in love!"


    Wei Wei continued to entertain herself, changing her voice and saying, "Your Royal Highness Weiwei, you are the most beautiful girl in the world!"


    Long Xi pointed at Wei Wei''s head and said to Yu Lanjie with a smile, "Mentally retarded children joy more!"


    Yu Lanjie, who was listening to the song, couldn''t stand it anymore. "What are you two doing? Are you guys lesbian?"


    Long Xi said, "I am not. Who makes her two breasts full and white, being so attractive?"


    Wei Wei gasped and said without shame, "Neither am I. Mwah. I Just take her eyes as Xiaolu''s."


    Yu Lanjie glanced at Long Xi''s two towering and snowy breasts and said ruefully, "Little Xi, yours are not small either! How can you two be like this, making a flat-chested girl like me so embarrassed?"


    Well, in order to take care of Yu Lanjie''s feelings, Long Xi had to put away her hungry eyes and stopped covetously staring at Wei Wei.


    Long Xi lay down on her own bed, turned on her cell phone and read novels on the Zongheng website to relieve her depression.


    There must have been someone else in the group chat of their class talking about how she had been teased by Yan Wangchuan and Man Shahua. Hence, she chose not to look at it, after all, out of sight, out of mind.


    However, she still could not help thinking of Yan Wangchuan.


    An emotional expert said, "First love is the most unforgettable."


    Yan Wangchuan was one of the school hunks in Yulin High School and her first love.


    The beginning of this little love story was wonderful.


    When she met Yan Wangchuan, she was just a kid.


    Her grandmother was originally a farmer in the backcountry. Because she wanted Long Xi to get a better education, she left her hometown and took Long Xi into the city.


    At that time, Long Xi and her grandmother rented an old house on the edge of the city, and they were neighbors with Yan''s family of three. The two families had a good relationship.


    Yan Wangchuan''s mother liked daughters very much. But because of her congenital heart disease and poor physical condition, she wasn''t allowed to get pregnant again. Hence, Yan Wangchuan was her only son.


    She loved Long Xi very much, who was intelligent, sensible and also kind of quick-witted. Thus, she often invited Long Xi to play at her home.


    Long Xi and Yan Wangchuan played together since childhood. Long Xi was more naughty and extroverted, while Yan Wangchuan was quieter and shyer. The two kids had complementary personalities, so they got along well. When Yan Wangchuan was bullied by older children, it was always Long Xi who helped him out.


    They were the same age, so they went to the same class in the same kindergarten, did homework together after school, and then ate together. They also went to the same class in the same primary school.


    Yan Wangchuan''s father didn''t like Long Xi very much. Maybe it was because he thought that he was graduated from a prestigious university. Although he was still an ordinary chemical technician, he was going to make great progress one day. He thought that Long Xi''s grandmother was just a migrant worker, a street vendor who sold breakfast in the city and also came from the countryside. There was a big gap between their two families.


    However, his attitude did not affect the relationship between Long Xi and Yan Wangchuan.


    They could be said to be childhood sweethearts.


    Until one day in the second semester of the sixth grade, Yan Wangchuan''s family suddenly moved away without leaving any contact information.


    She completely lost contact with Yan Wangchuan. Although she missed him very much, she had never heard from him.


    She inquired for a long time and asked all the acquaintances of her¡ªclassmates, teachers, and colleagues of Yan Wangchuan''s parents. It took her three years to find out the news of Yan Wangchuan.


    It turned out that his father was admitted to the civil service in another city, so they moved to that city. As for Yan Wangchuan, he studied in the key junior high school in that city and was always ranked first.


    But later, for some unknown reason, Yan Wangchuan''s father suddenly divorced his mother, and his father also published that he disowned Yan Wangchuan in the newspaper.


    Yan Wangchuan suddenly dropped out of school before the midterm exam of the second semester in the ninth grade. He moved back to X City with his mother.


    Yan Wangchuan''s mother worked as a salesclerk in an antique shop in X City, while Yan Wangchuan himself spent half a month in a mental hospital in X City. It was said that he suffered from severe depression and later recovered.


    Through self-study, he was admitted to Yulin High School, the city''s key middle school, with the second place in the city.


    Long Xi was really happy to know the news because she was also admitted to Yulin High School, and fate made them together once again.


    On the first day of school, she was surprised to find that Yan Wangchuan was not only her schoolmate but also her classmate.


    She should have thought of it earlier because she was admitted to Yulin High School with the first place in the city. Normally, the first and second place should be in the same key class.


    The first thing she felt when she saw Yan Wangchuan was that he was more handsome than when he was a child. At that time, he was a very good-looking and cute boy, and now he was a handsome youngster. He looked clean and pretty, with his classical facial features, just like the hero who came out of costume dramas.


    His temperament seemed to have changed either. He used to be a quiet, mild, and even a little shy boy who was cold on the surface but had a kind heart. He liked listening to classical music and playing the violin.


    Now he was full of melancholy, like a depressed little prince, especially his eyes. His eyes were filled with indescribable sadness that couldn''t be hidden. When Long Xi saw that, she could not help feeling heartache.


    Because of his otherworld and cold temperament, giving people a sense of alienation away from the crowd, his fans called him "The Dream Guy Wangchuan". And because of his great attainment in playing the violin, they also called him "Prince Verlin", for the English name Violin could be transliterated as Verlin.


    Long Xi took herself as his biggest fan. What were those girls?


    In Long Xi''s mind, Yan Wangchuan was her childhood sweetheart and first love that she would never forget.


    When she saw him, she greeted him delightedly and her heart was beating with excitement.


    But when Yan Wangchuan saw her, he responded coldly and his eyes were as cold as a grave. Moreover, Yan Wangchuan later became the boyfriend of Man Shahua, the most beautiful girl in the class, which made Long Xi''s blood turn into ice water.


    Actually, Long Xi''s facial features were quite pretty. She had bright eyes, gleaming teeth, cherry-like lips, and jade-like nose, which looked unripe brightness. Her delicate skin was as white as snow bright. Unfortunately, there was a butterfly-shaped dark-violet birthmark on her right face. And because of that, she was often ridiculed as an ugly monster.


    When she was still a baby, her parents died accidentally. She was brought up hard by her grandmother. Her family was poor and her life was hard.


    Fortunately, her will was harder than steel. And she was kind of insensitive. She didn''t take suffering too seriously and knew how to enjoy it.

 Chapter 9 Love Deep, yet Fate Ligh

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    Long Xi turned grief and anger into strength. She became not only a female straight-A student but also a famous talented girl in high school. She was good at cooking, magic, fashion design, and even could design and sew clothes by herself. Her writing and logical reasoning were also very good. During this summer vacation, she published a mystery novel on Zongheng Website and signed with Zongheng. Although the work was not so popular, she had a dozen readers willing to subscribe to all her works. In addition, she also could play the violin, which was taught by Yan Wangchuan, but she couldn''t play as well as him.


    In general, with her own talents, independent personality, kindness, and helpfulness, Long Xi made a lot of new friends, especially Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie, who lived in the same dormitory with her. They were close friends.


    However, whenever she saw that Yan Wangchuan was together with Man Shahua, she still felt hurt.


    She thought too much of Yan Wangchuan, so she did not dare to destroy it.


    Long Xi just wanted to hide the pure feeling in the bottom of her heart and kept it well.


    Every day she looked at Yan Wangchuan, she felt very happy. Every time she saw his occasional distant smile, she felt a warm current gurgling through her heart. His eyes occasionally got a bit of melancholy, and then her heart would also feel the pain.


    Yesterday afternoon, between classes, Wangchuan gave her a beautiful postcard which was painted landscape painting of her favorite Greek white and blue buildings and also wrote some sweet prattle that made her blush and her heart beat fast.


    Yan Wangchuan wrote on the postcard that he had been fond of Long Xi since childhood, but he was too shy to express himself. He asked her to wait for him beside the tallest maple tree in the trident maple forest halfway up the back hill after school. He would like to watch the moon and count the stars with her as before.


    Long Xi, who had a secret crush on Yan Wangchuan for a long time, practiced calligraphy and did homework together with Yan Wangchuan since childhood. Hence, she definitely recognized the familiar elegant handwriting which was written by Yan Wangchuan himself. She was instantly elated and excited.


    The next Chinese lesson was her favorite one. She used to study very carefully, but for the first time, she was distracted throughout the whole class.


    Unexpectedly, Yan Wangchuan suddenly went to her confession!


    She was so excited that she didn''t think of anything else. After school, she instantly ran to the back hill and waited in the trident maple forest.


    Although it was often haunted in the back hill, and there was a very famous legend about the haunted back hill in the campus, Long Xi was a courageous atheist and infatuated with love, so she was not afraid at all.


    It was cold yesterday, and Long Xi waited for three hours!


    The sky was completely dark! The moon was dull, the shadows of trees danced, and the wind was blowing through the wood, making strange noises, which sounded like wild shrieks and howls.


    Only then did she feel a little scared and remember the legend about the haunted back hill in the campus.


    It was said that there was an ancient tomb in the back hill, which was the tomb of an ancient lord named Lord of Yulin. It was said that this lord was more handsome than Lord of Lanling. He made remarkable achievements in political, military and battles. He was also proficient in lyre-playing, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and was very popular with the people at that time.


    Therefore, since he was buried here, this back hill was also known as Yulin Hill.


    Later, a good man of the Tang Dynasty took a fancy to the beautiful place which was a quiet place in the rustling and bustling environment. Hence, he built a private school at the foot of the mountain called Yulin Academy, which was the predecessor of Yulin High School.


    It was said that there were many valuable burial treasures in the tomb of Lord of Yulin. Previously, there were grave robbers of each dynasty who ventured to enter the hill and rob the tomb. But none of them were returned.


    Ten years ago, an archaeological team went into the hill, and then they all went missing.


    They all said that the Lord of Yulin missed the world, and his soul was still haunting. All grave robbers were left in his tomb and died mysteriously.


    The back hill usually could be said to be untraversed. Today Long Xi was so bold that she dared to come here by herself and stayed until sunset.


    She also felt very strange. She was usually a little kick-ass girl, quick-witted, calm, resolute, and independent. As the saying goes, the poor children early understand the rigors of life and shoulder the family burden! But when it came to Yan Wangchuan, she lost her mind!


    "Well, is that what they call the power of love?"


    At this time, she was cold and hungry. Although she had already bought several roujiamos and two bottles of coke in the school canteen, she was reluctant to eat it first and wanted to wait for Yan Wangchuan to come and eat together. She knew that Yan Wangchuan''s favorites were roujiamos and coke.


    During the period, she asked Yan Wangchuan on WeChat for several times about when he would come, he always replied, "Wait a moment, wait a moment."


    After feeding mosquitoes for three hours, in the WeChat group chat of Class Three, Senior Three that she established after being elected monitor for classmates'' mutual communication, Long Xi saw that her deadly enemy Man Shahua sent a message: @Yan Wangchuan, Long Xi that silly girl is still waiting for you in the back hill. You''re really not going?


    Man Shahua''s lackey Hua Yanyan also sent a message: @Man Shahua, Big Sister Man, you are so cool for being so beautiful and having so many social connections. Big Sister, that is really a brilliant move. It''s so dark, the back hill is haunted, and there are mosquitoes everywhere. Long Xi must be bitten all over her body. Or she has already been eaten by ghosts!


    The following is the WeChat message content:


    Fan Xiaolu: Yeah, there are all bites! @Man Shahua@Hua Yanyan, I mean you were all idiots! pustule! evil-hearted bags! @Yan Wangchuan, where are you?


    Yan Wangchuan: @Fan Xiaolu, I''m with Manman.


    Long Xi: @Yan Wangchuan, Is that interesting? @Man Shahua, I know, you must be jealous of my grades a thousand times better than yours, so you deliberately set this trap against me.


    Man Shahua: You got to be kidding me, you are jealous of me for my wealth and beauty!


    Yan Wangchuan: @Long Xi, you''re always staring at me, making my girlfriend upset. Man Shahua is my real girlfriend. And there are so many people who are fond of me, who do you think you are?


    Man Shahua: @Long Xi, be smart and figure out who you really are. How can you pair up with Yan Wangchuan? You are like a toad trying to swallow a swan! And a swan is undoubtedly together with a swan!


    Yan Wangchuan: Manman, you''re right.


    Wei Wei: @Man Shahua, you''ve gone too far!


    Yu Lanjie: @Yan Wangchuan, I don''t expect you are such a person.


    Fan Xiaolu: @Yan Wangchuan, you may not like her, but you can''t trample on her dignity. @Man Shahua @Yan Wangchuan, apologize! People can''t be shameless like this!


    Man Shahua: I won''t, what can you do to me?


    Long Xi: If you don''t recall them, I''ll kick you out. Don''t forget that I am the owner of the group.


    Man Shahua: So do it, and it''s better to kick Chuanchuan off, too. I know you''re embarrassed to see us again!


    Long Xi couldn''t stand it anymore, so she shut down her mobile phone sadly and angrily.

 Chapter 10 A Weird Game Part I

    Chapter 10 A Weird Game (Part I)


    Long Xi felt so very angry that she could not be coaxed.


    At the same time, she felt a deep sense of powerlessness.


    Man Shahua was the well-known "second rich generation" in the class. It was said that her family had a dozen antique shops and auctions all over the country, and her daily pocket money was worth her grandmother''s annual income. It was heard that Yan Wangchuan''s mother worked as a salesclerk in her antique shop.


    Man Shahua was like the star in the class, and many people were fawning on her. If she couldn''t get along with Man Shahua, Long Xi was asking for trouble.


    It was the so-called that "The poor on the roadside has no visitor, while the rich in the remote area has distant relatives." The society was so realistic, making people frightening! And because of this, many people would prefer to hide in the tower of ivory and never come out.


    "Am I really going to swallow this grievance in silence? Well, gentlemen''s, no, lady''s revenge will not be late after ten years! A wise man, no, a beautiful woman does not fight when the odds are against her!"


    In fact, what hurt her most was Yan Wangchuan''s attitude.


    She did not expect that he turned into such a person, and there was even a feeling of idol disillusionment in her heart.


    What chilled Long Xi''s heart was those classmates, many of whom pleased and flattered Man Shahua, the wealthy and influential person, and chuckled at her discomfiture, including her former roommate Hua Yanyan.


    Fortunately, her good friends Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie did not disappoint her.


    What surprised her the most was her enemy Fan Xiaolu, who was her deskmate. She did not expect that he would come forward and speak up for her.


    Long Xi couldn''t help sighing, "A friend in need is a friend indeed, and time reveals a person''s heart. At the critical moment, you could see the character of the people around us."


    Long Xi thought and went back glumly, preparing to go back to the girls'' dormitory and complaining to Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie.


    And then... she couldn''t remember what happened afterward. What she just remembered was that when she woke up, she heard the calling of her friends.


    Long Xi sighed.


    Wei Wei opened the WeChat group chat, took a look and said with a smile, "Little Xi, stop sighing. Xiaolu said he would send red envelopes. And everybody''s ready to grab it."


    Long Xi opened the group chat and saw that Fan Xiaolu said in it, "Forget about Long Xi, it''s boring! Today is the first placement examination of Chinese and physics. I send a red envelope to hope you all get good grades."


    Long Xi immediately sent a message: Brother Lu is so cool! I was just frightened by someone''s sinister heart! And I had a large psychological shadow! So give me a big red envelope to calm me down...


    Wei Wei followed up with a gif of a starry-eyed girl and sent a voice message: Xiaolu is the best.


    Long Xi smiled.


    Of course she knew that Wei Wei always had a crush on Fan Xiaolu, which was an open secret in their dormitory.


    Out of gratitude for Fan Xiaolu, Long Xi decided to support him. Then she sent a message: Brother Lu, except you, there are forty-one students in our class. It''s better for everyone to have a share. The total amount can be up to 200 yuan.


    Fan Xiaolu: Okay, the red envelope is certainly for everyone! But let me start with the rules of the game. Whoever grabs the least, tomorrow is the Chinese midterm mock exam, he should apologize to Long Xi in front of our head teacher and the whole class.


    Jiang Ba: What, are you kidding me?


    Bai Bing: I''m out of this.


    Man Shahua: @Bai Bing, if you''re afraid, don''t grab it.


    Jiang Ba: Man Shahua, what''s wrong with you? Our Big Sister Bingbing is not Hua Yanyan, who you can insult at your option.


    Bai Bing was the goddess in Jiang Ba''s mind and also one of the campus belles. She was usually taciturn and expressionless. Like her name, she was as beautiful as peach and as cold as ice.


    Jiang Ba pursued her for a long time, but she didn''t give any response and was always neither friendly nor aloof with him. It was said that her family was also pretty rich.


    Curiously, Jiang Ba always bullied others and was as wicked as possible, but he was only docile to Bai Bing and did not dare to go against her. Maybe that was the so-called "everything has its vanquisher"?


    The students secretly called Jiang Ba "henpecked husband", and jokingly called Bai Bing "Snow Goddess". Of course, no one dared to say that in front of Jiang Ba.


    Yan Wangchuan: Even if I grab the most, I certainly wouldn''t do that. What did I do wrong? And why should I apologize?


    Long Xi felt a dull pain in her heart when she saw the message of Yan Wangchuan.


    In the past, every time he spoke in the group chat, Long Xi would read every message several times, chew it silently, and felt a sweet sadness in her heart. But now, she wanted to drink the love-forgetting water and forget that feeling!


    Man Shahua: Exactly, our head teacher''s anger, students'' strange eyes, who can bear it? Jiang Ba, who doesn''t know that you are the bully in our class? I just joked with Bingbing.


    Jiang Ba: You get it!


    Fan Xiaolu: Enough of this nonsense! Whoever doesn''t finish the game would be punished.


    Wei Wei: What punishment?


    Fan Xiaolu: Haunted by female ghosts.


    Jiang Ba: Wow, that''s my favorite! Come and haunt me!


    And then Fan Xiaolu sent out his red envelope.


    Long Xi opened it, finding that the number of red envelopes was 41, and the total amount was 200 yuan. Xiaolu himself did not grab it.


    She only grabbed four cents. Well, bad luck!


    All the red envelopes were grabbed quickly. Surprisingly, Yan Wangchuan, who only grabbed less than one cent, was the one who grabbed the least, being unluckier than Long Xi.


    Fan Xiaolu: Yan Wangchuan, you got the smallest amount of money. So in the later Chinese mock exam, you have to apologize to Long Xi in public.


    Some boys began to heckle in the group chat.


    Huang Quanlu: @Yan Wangchuan, let''s admit defeat for bet!


    Yan Wangchuan: No way, I just grabbed it at random. I don''t take the money at most. Whoever is serious will lose! Fan Xiaolu always likes to play jokes.


    And then they talked in the group chat for a while, and nobody took it seriously.


    Long Xi shook her head and didn''t take it seriously either.


    She was really grateful to Fan Xiaolu, who successfully diverted people''s attention from her, and nobody talked about Long Xi being teased anymore.


    Yu Lanjie looked at the time and said, "It''s almost seven o''clock. let''s go to breakfast before it''s too late for class."


    After breakfast in the canteen, when Long Xi and Wei Wei entered the classroom with Yan Wangchuan, a group of students started to heckle them again.


    Everyone knew what kind of person Yan Wangchuan was. He was usually cold to everyone, acting as a cold dream guy. With Man Shahua''s support, it was impossible for him to apologize in public.


    With the bell ringing, Long Xi came in with her back straight and her head high. She stubbornly pressed her lips and steadily looked forward, as if a dead pig were not afraid of boiling water.


    Those male students dared not heckle her in front of her, even Jiang Ba did not try to provoke her.


    Because everybody knew that although she looked delicate, she was a tough woman in her bones. She had an aura of heroine and was not fear anything. Besides, she was full of wisdom and leadership. Thus, nobody dared to provoke her face to face.


    Moreover, they found that the birthmark on her face was gone. And she looked like a different person, clear and refined. Some of the boys were immediately charmed by her.


    When the bell rang, the seat of Fan Xiaolu next to her was still empty, which was so strange! In her impression, although Fan Xiaolu was naughty, he was very punctual and never late!


    Mrs. Lin, their head teacher, came in with the Chinese test papers. She already told the students yesterday that they would have a Chinese placement test.


    She was a strict, scrupulous middle-aged woman, usually wearing a dark suit to give the classes.


    She first called the roll and then said that Fan Xiaolu called her early this morning and asked for sick leave for a few days.


    Long Xi felt a bit strange. Fan Xiaolu didn''t show any signs of illness last night. Besides, he loved hip-hop dance, football, and tennis. In short, he had great athletic talent and loved all kinds of sports. He had always been in good health.


    She planned to visit him in the male dormitory with Wei Wei after school.


    She finished the test paper quickly. Although she didn''t review last night, the test was easy for her, because of her good learning foundation.


    After checking it out, she handed in the test paper.

 Chapter 11 A Strange Game Con

    Chapter 11 A Strange Game (Cont)


    Yan Wangchuan stood up calmly and handed over the test paper.


    He was not intending to apologize at all!


    After the class ended, Mrs. Lin left with the test papers in hand.


    Yan Wangchuan was talking to Man Shahua.


    Man Shahua said, "Chuanchuan, there''s no way Fan Xiaolu that idiot can trick you! With me here, no one will dare to do anything to you. Even Jiang Ba doesn''t dare to touch you, who does this Fan Xiaolu think he is?"


    Hearing the conversation, Long Xi turned around and said to Man Shahua, "Fan Xiaolu is a person, you''re the one that doesn''t know your position! Don''t slander others with your dirty mouth!"


    Man Shahua was just about to rebut when Yan Wangchuan''s face turned pale and he stood up suddenly, shouting, "I didn''t finish the game. I didn''t follow the rules, so I have to accept my punishment."


    Everyone was shocked.


    Sitting beside him, Man Shahua quickly held onto him. "Chuanchuan, are you alright?"


    His gaze was empty and he had a sluggish look on his face.


    Long Xi forgot that she was still angry at him for a moment and quickly said, "Brother Wangchuan, Xiaolu''s game must be a joke, so don''t take it seriously."


    He looked at her and nodded his head. Suddenly, his head became transparent.


    "Ah..." The students started screaming!


    Long Xi was the first to react and immediately took out her phone to call the police.


    However, for some unknown reason, the call was not able to go through. After careful observation, she found that there was no signal.


    What was happening?


    She was not alone. Everyone present had lost signal on their phones and was unable to make calls. Even Man Shahua''s latest high-priced satellite phone could not get any signal.


    Long Xi whispered to Wei Wei, "This is unusual." "The reason as to why normal phones were not receiving signals was probably because someone placed a signal interceptor somewhere in a corner. But how could a satellite phone lose signal as well? Man Shahua''s phone would not be affected by the conditions on earth. Be it in the wilderness or near a desert, connection to the outside world would not be lost. Could this be related to the hacker who distributed the red packets?"


    Wei Wei''s eyes were red and she cried, "Did something happen to Xiaolu?"


    "Let''s go find him at the dormitory." Long Xi initiated.


    "Xiaolu is not at the dormitory! After sending you guys back last night, he said that he''s going to buy something from the convenience store outside the school. He hasn''t returned since," said Li Li.


    Long Xi asked Li Li, "Are you sure?"


    He replied, "When I went back last night, I was very hyper and couldn''t sleep, so I knew what happened for sure. I didn''t see him return."


    Hearing that, Wei Wei was all the more worried. "Could he have become transparent too?"


    While comforting her, Long Xi continued calling Xiaolu. However, there was still no signal.


    Li Li said, "I wanted to go out of school to find him this morning, but I realized when I have the thought in mind, there will be a layer of white fog enveloping me. I could not find the exit at all."


    Hua Yanyan said, "I tried to escape too and was in the same situation as you. There''s no way I could have gotten out of that. It felt like I was in a white fog maze. The teachers and students from other classes seem to not notice anything different about our classmates."


    Man Shahua said, "What do you guys know? These are caused by ghosts! Ever since Long Xi arrived at the back hill, a series of strange events happened. These are caused by her."


    Long Xi replied, "We are all atheists, and we don''t believe in ghosts! I think someone used a scientific method to control our brains and let us all have hallucinations."


    Both girls were both eloquent and stood firm on their stance. They were not willing to give way to each other and it ended up becoming a debate.


    In the afternoon, people were still discussing it. Watching a person become transparent, as if evaporating from the surface of the earth, was too insane.


    "What is going on exactly?"


    "I''m still figuring it out too. Do you think we''ve developed paranoia?"


    "Is it possible to get it collectively?"


    Long Xi sat down at her seat by herself. She could not tame the fear in her heart. At this moment, Yan Wangchuan''s voice kept echoing in her mind. "I didn''t finish the game. I didn''t follow the rules, so I have to accept my punishment."


    "Ah... everyone, look at the group chat quickly." Hua Yanyan stood up suddenly and looked at her phone in horror.


    "What''s wrong?"


    "What a big fuss, you almost scared me to death."


    Several students scoffed at Hua Yanyan, but after looking at their phones, they were horrified as well and started to murmur between themselves.


    Long Xi opened WeChat as well and her eyes bulged wide open immediately! The transparent Yan Wangchuan sent a message into the class chat?!


    Long Xi''s hands were shaking.


    Yan Wangchuan: "It''s dark in here, is anyone willing to come to keep me company? I received a message from Fan Xiaolu. He said that I am the first to be punished and have the privilege to find someone else to accompany me. @ManMan, didn''t you say that you will protect me?"


    Man Shahua''s face was colored red and white.


    Jiang Ba threw a side glance at her and said sinisterly, "Man Shahua, aren''t you his girlfriend? He needs you now!"


    Man Shahua snorted and left without saying a word, heading for the girls'' dormitory. Her three sidekicks, Hua Yanyan, Cheng Fei and Yue Ran followed behind.


    Long Xi sighed in relief. She could tell that Man Shahua did not care about Yan Wangchuan at all.


    After a while, Yan Wangchuan sent another message: "@Long Xi, Xiao Longnv, I''m sorry. I''m really sorry. You don''t know what I''ve been through in middle school. I am not the same old me. I''m sorry! But I really don''t want to become like this! Can you come and accompany me? I''m really scared! It feels like there''s something here blocking the exit. I can''t get out. "


    Long Xi''s eyes became red. Xiao Longnv was the nickname he gave her when they were young. He had not called her that for many years.


    Long Xi: "Yan Wangchuan, what exactly happened to you?" "Indeed, you weren''t like this in the past. Do you remember saving me from drowning when we were young? In order to return your kindness, I promise you, I will come and join you. From now on, we don''t owe each other anything!"


    Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie said, "Long Xi, you must think through it carefully. Is he worth it?"


    Long Xi''s gaze was full of determination. She clenched her fists and said, "I have decided."


    As soon as her voice fell, her entire body became transparent.


    Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie screamed and jumped into each others'' arms. Most of the other students were stunned.


    Long Xi realized that her surrounding had changed completely.


    She found herself in a room filled with darkness. There was a tiny streak of light at a corner, highlighting a shivering shadow.


    There seemed to be a lamp on a desk. Long Xi tried to find her way to it. She found the switch and turned the light on.


    Yan Wangchuan was crouching down in a corner with no expressions on his face. His whole body was trembling.

 Chapter 12 Burning the Hear

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    It turned out that the light was emitted from Yan Wangchuan''s mobile phone. He probably used the flashlight function on his phone.


    Through the faint flashlight, Long Xi finally realized that they were in the school''s girls'' dormitory.


    However, she could not tell which dormitory it was, since they all looked the same.


    Yan Wangchuan looked up at Long Xi and a mixture of emotions flashed across his tearful eyes¡ªfear, gratitude, shame, and some dark and unknown emotion that Long Xi could not understand.


    Then, he used all his energy to support himself up and ran towards her like a drowning man reaching out for a lifebuoy.


    He was much taller than Long Xi but at that instant, he resembled an extremely fragile crystal doll. His transparent heart was made of glass and could be seen through.


    Long Xi heaved a long sigh in her heart. Yan Wangchuan had really changed a lot! Did people grow up and become unrecognizable? If that was the case, she did not want to grow up!


    In her impression, Yan Wangchuan had always those that were easily bullied, but he was not as weak and timid as he was currently.


    In the past, he was very caring. Even when he was being bullied, he would not do anything to hurt others. Many girls liked him and even if he did not feel the same way for them, he would turn them down gently and not play along.


    Long Xi remembered vividly that little Yan Wangchuan was cold on the outside and warm on the inside. Although he did not talk much, he was always willing to help others in need.


    However, his heart was now as hard as a rock. He was the Physics Representative because of his good Physics results. Once, a classmate asked him a Physics question but yet he treated the classmate like thin air and completely ignored him.


    He must have gone through a lot of pain to end up like this?


    Long Xi''s heart was slightly in pain.


    She decided to forgive Yan Wangchuan and help him overcome this obstacle. In the past, she would always come to save his day when the older kids bullied him. This time, it was no different!


    She calmed down and studied their environment carefully.


    The window was tightly shut and it was pitch-dark inside and out. There were iron rods on the window, which made it impossible for one to climb out from the window.


    The alarm clock on the desk indicated that it was twelve o''clock.


    The door of the dormitory was also shut tightly and could not be pushed open. It was most likely locked from the outside.


    Suddenly, they could hear the sounds of dripping water. It was all the more audible at midnight.


    Bloop... bloop... bloop... the sound was soft and clear, and it began to get louder...


    Frightened, Yan Wangchuan grabbed onto her arms tightly and hid behind her.


    Long Xi could not help but complain in her heart, "Aren''t you supposed to be a male god? Brother Wangchuan, is it really okay for you to forget about your character and reveal your true self?"


    Long Xi wrapped her jacket tightly around her body. It was now deep autumn, but yet she felt like she was in the coldest month of winter.


    The water dripping sound seemed to have come from the bathroom in the dormitory.


    The door to the bathroom was locked.


    Long Xi walked over stealthily.


    The closer she got to the bathroom, the clearer the sound became.


    "Long Xi..." Suddenly, a frail voice came from behind, causing her heart to almost jump out.


    She dared not move. After a brief moment, Yan Wangchuan said, "Long Xi, let''s not go in there, it might not be clean."


    She heaved a sigh of relief and scolded, "Don''t talk out of nowhere! Are you trying to scare me to death?"


    Yan Wangchuan''s breathing sound grew heavy. His voice was filled with pain as he said, "Long Xi, I''m sorry!"


    Long Xi understood what he meant. He was apologizing for making fun of her with Man Shahua.


    She said briefly, "Forget it. I''ve forgiven you."


    Yan Wangchuan''s hands started trembling even more. He whispered, "Look below."


    Long Xi looked down and saw a stream of black blood flowing through below the bathroom door.


    "Boom!" The door sprung open all of a sudden.


    A girl wearing a red dress was being hung above the toilet bowl. The rope was wrapped around her neck tightly, almost causing it to break.


    The hanging body was like a marionette. It kept on swaying back and forth.


    Her pupils were enlarged and protruding as if they were going to pop out. They were dripping black blood.


    The black blood dripped from her body and landed into the toilet bowl. That was the source of the sound they heard just now.


    Her black eyes began rolling and stared at the two of them fiercely. It was full of resent and hatred.


    "Ah...!" Yan Wangchuan let out an ear-piercing scream. His face became pale and his legs became wobbly. Long Xi dragged him and moved backward a few steps till they reached the dormitory door.


    They used all their energy to push but it was to no avail. They started throwing themselves at the door but it was also a useless attempt.


    Yan Wangchuan let out a miserable scream. It was so loud, perhaps the whole building was able to hear it.


    Long Xi plunged herself against the door and kept on hitting it while shouting in tears, "Help, help!"


    The other side of the door was dead silent. Even the sound of wind seemed to have stopped.


    No matter how hard they knocked, the door would not open and no one was coming to save them!


    While they were panicking, Yan Wangchuan''s mobile phone fell and rolled on the floor.


    Yan Wangchuan tugged onto Long Xi''s shirt and stuttered in fear, "What, what do we do? Long Xi, we are stuck here. Are we going to die? Huh... I don''t want to die yet."


    Long Xi forced herself to remain calm and comforted him. "It''s okay, it''s okay... it must be an illusion! Ghosts don''t even exist! Try and smell, the body has already rotted and the blood has turned black, but there is no smell at all. This is definitely an illusion!"


    Their backs suddenly turned chilly and a frail female voice spoke, "Pst... you guys can''t get out of here." The voice was cold with no warmth, and it sent chills down their spines.


    Long Xi leaned against the door and turned around. The flashlight from the phone was coincidentally shining onto the face of the female ghost floating out of the bathroom.


    Black blood fell along her cheeks and onto the floor. Her neck was covered in layers of dark bruises from the hanging. Her head fell on one side as it was almost completely broken. The right side of her mouth seemed to have been cut open by something and sewn using red thread. She looked like she had received inhuman torture before dying.


    Long Xi felt that her facial features looked familiar and felt like she had seen her photos before.


    Long Xi tried to recall but could not remember anything.


    Yan Wangchuan hid behind her and said in a trembling voice, "She, she is Xu Xian''er. She is the most popular Second Year in our school. She committed suicide last month in her dorm."


    "Oh, yes." Long Xi finally recalled and realized it was indeed Xu Xian''er. She saw the pictures of Xu Xian''er winning a dance competition on the school''s forum.


    Xu Xian''er committed suicide last month and it had caused a huge sensation in the city.


    She heard from Xu Xian''er''s roommate that she had left her will on her desk. She wrote that she was being tortured by three boys. However, when two policemen arrived at the scene, the will went missing. Xu Xian''er''s father was Mr. Xu, Long Xi''s Physics teacher. Her mother also flew back from overseas with a whole bunch of relatives to cause a scene at the school. In the end, they had to give up because there was simply no hard evidence.

 Chapter 13 Everlasting Hatred

    Xu Xian''er drifted to them slowly. She looked like a fairy in her long red dress and her long hair fell like a waterfall, fluttering in the wind. Although her face looked like a total disaster, her hair and dress still proved that she was a beauty.


    She stretched out her fingers. Her sharp fingernails had already turned black and her palm was rotting. The bones of her hand were exposed.


    Her hand flew towards Yan Wangchuan''s heart rapidly.


    Her sinister voice cried out, "Yan Wangchuan, you caused me to die! I want your heart! Give me, give it to me... I want to see if it is black!"


    Her voice was cold, sending chills down their spines.


    Long Xi clench her jaw and stepped forward, blocking Yan Wangchuan with her body. "Did you see the wrong person? How could he have killed you?"


    At this exact moment, Long Xi had already planned on being his shield.


    She did not see Yan Wangchuan''s touched expression.


    Out of a sudden, Yan Wangchuan ripped off an amulet hung on his neck. He plastered it on Xu Xian''er''s forehead and her body froze.


    Yan Wangchuan panted as he said, "One should be responsible for his own actions. I did indeed do something to you that I feel sorry for, come at me! She is innocent, let her go!"


    Xu Xian''er could not move but she could still talk. "Yan Wangchuan, speak for yourself. Are you the one who pushed me into the fire pit? You knew what kind of people Chen Qiangjian, Cheng Yilun, and Jiang Ba is, and yet you still tricked me to go see them? Huh?"


    Yan Wangchuan replied, "Yes, I am in the wrong. But I hope that you can understand that I was forced too. I was also a victim and an even bigger one at that. Can you listen to my sorrows?"


    He started telling his own painful experience while stuttering. Although his story was all over the place without a beginning and an end due to his nervousness, he finally told the whole story. At the very least, Long Xi understood it.


    It turned out that while he was studying in a middle school in City B, he was unlucky enough to bump into the Brutal Pranks Gang. Chen Qiangjian, Cheng Yilun, and Jiang Ba were members of this big gang.


    Back then, Cheng Qiangjian and Cheng Yilun were about 18 to 19 years old. They did not study, neither did they go to work. They just played all day. Their toys were all people, human beings with blood, flesh, and life.


    Jiang Ba was in the same grade as Yan Wangchuan. He repeated one year and they were both in year one of middle school. Chen Qiangjian and Cheng Yilun often came to find Jiang Ba to hang out together. Many of Jiang Ba''s classmates became their prey.


    The three boys came from very wealthy families. They had huge power in their hands. Nobody dared to go against them in school and they had everything they wanted. Forget ordinary student like Yan Wangchuan, even the principal was afraid of them.


    Initially, Yan Wangchuan was not in the same class as Jiang Ba. He would often try to get out of their way and successfully survived two years of middle school peacefully.


    What he did not know was that his father, Yan Yu, was working under Chen Qiangjian''s father, Chen Jian. His father was a civil servant in City B and Chen Jian was the city''s leader.


    Chen Jian seemed like a decent man with producing excellent results at work. However, behind the mask, he was a morally corrupt man who plays around with people.


    As an unlucky low-level civil servant, Yan Yu was bullied by Chen Jian very badly. He even started having hallucinations, which almost caused him to get dismissed from his unit.


    Since the two men had a vastly different background, he could only feel angry and was unable to muster up the courage to tell anyone. He could only feel sorry for himself and suck it up.


    Afterward, Chen Jian was probably tired of playing those old games and invented a new game called "Fall Guy".


    He would anoint one person as the fall guy for the person being played. For example, he anointed Yan Yu''s only son, Yan Wangchuan, as his fall guy. As long as Yan Yu introduced Yan Wangchuan to Chen Jian, then Yan Wangchuan would become Yan Yu''s fall guy and Yan Yu would be free of torture.


    As the breadwinner of the family and to protect himself, his father followed the instructions.


    On that fateful day, it was Chen Qiangjian''s birthday. Yan Yu brought Yan Wangchuan to the Chen''s and formally introduced Yan Wangchuan to Chen Jian. Yan Wangchuan knew nothing at this moment.


    Just like that, Chen Jian, as well as Chen Qiangjian and his two counterparts (Cheng Yilun and Jiang Ba) preyed on Yan Wangchuan. They tried all kinds of methods to bully him and side him out.


    He was not the only one. Even his mother was prey to their torture. She often slipped on the streets or was almost hit on the head by a falling flower pot. She was a saleswoman in one of the top 50 big companies of the country. Sometimes, there would be clients who made things extra difficult. They would intend to sign the contract but pull out suddenly.


    Chen Jian and his gang then told Yan Yu that as long as he divorced his wife and nullified his relationship with Yan Wangchuan on the newspaper, they would let him go completely.


    Yan Yu followed suit. Soon after the divorce, he re-married.


    Yan Wangchuan was in complete despair at that time!


    Fortunately, his mother did not abandon him. She would rather resign than leave him. She was a loving and open-minded mother, and she respected her child''s ideas.


    He was very guilty and felt that he was dragging her down.


    Yan Wangchuan was forced to drop out of school and move far away from that city. He stayed at a mental hospital in X City for about half a month and recovered. He still had to take medicine on a nightly basis, or else his condition would return.


    Afterward, he got into Yulin High School. He thought that he could finally get rid of the three devils. Little did he know that they were everywhere.


    Jiang Ba''s father sent his team to X City. Through his connections, he got his only son a place in the Yulin High School''s key class. It was a school that paid more attention to students who need help.


    Seeing Yan Wangchuan, Jiang Ba felt like a cat that saw the mouse he once played with. He was so excited, he quickly called Chen Qiangjian and Cheng Yilun over so that they could continue bullying him.


    Luckily, at this moment, Man Shahua stood up for him. She protected Yan Wangchuan through making use of her father''s connections. She made an agreement with the three of them. Yan Wangchuan was very grateful to her and she took advantage of the timing and confessed to him. He accepted her feelings.


    An obvious gun was easy to dodge, but a silent arrow was difficult to defend from. Afterward, they accidentally found Xu Xian''er''s love letter to Yan Wangchuan when they were flipping through his school bag. They became very excited, as if they have discovered a new piece of land.


    Hence, they told Yan Wangchuan that they were already tired of him. As long as he got Xu Xian''er to be his fall guy and introduced her to them, they would let him go.


    "So? So you took advantage of my feelings for you, you lied and said you have friends to introduce me to. You brought me to Jiang Ba''s family''s villa. Did you know how they treated me? After you left, they took turns to rape me and used all kinds of methods to torture me. They electrocuted me with an electric rod. They burnt me with fire. They cut my mouth open with a knife and sew it back with needles and thread. I might as well be dead! I wanted to die!" Blood was overflowing from Xu Xian''er''s eyes. She looked terrifying yet pitiful.

 Chapter 14 Like the First Meeting

    "Three days later, they finally released me. They claimed that they were too high and too tired, and that they would continue next time. Just thinking about them finding me once more caused me to lose all hope in life. I knew that they come from families with a strong background. Even if I called the police, they wouldn''t be able to fight them. I want to turn into a ghost and take my revenge. So I chose to hang myself when the clock strove 12 and I even wore my red dress. And you, Yan Wangchuan, I hate you!" The bloody tears in Xu Xian''er''s eyes surged even more.


    "I am really sorry. I have been regretting it ever since and been suffering from my conscience''s punishment." Yan Wangchuan''s excuse lack energy.


    "Oh? Really? When the police came to the school to investigate, when my parents came to the school to make a fuss, why didn''t you speak the truth?"


    ."It''s no use. We can''t fight them. Do you think I haven''t tried going against them? There''s no use. Their background is too strong, their hearts are too hard, and their actions are too evil. The more you fight, the more you will suffer. They enjoyed this process," Yan Wangchuan said helplessly.


    "I am only involved in this because of you! Which black shop did you buy this fake amulet from? You think that it really works?" Xu Xian''er gave off an eerie smile.


    The amulet started burning and turned into ash in a blink of the eye.


    Yan Wangchuan seemed to have made a decision in that split second. His voice trembled as he said, "I will give you my life. Let her go!"


    Long Xi''s eyes were filled with tears. She said, "Brother Wangchuan, I think you''ve returned back to who you were in the past." When they were younger, she always called him that and it had been a long time since she last did that.


    Yan Wangchuan gave off a warm smile that had not been seen on his face for a long time. "Yes. They turned me from a human into something that''s neither man nor ghost. And you, you pulled me back from the cliff and made me return to a human. Thank you, Long Xi! If there''s an afterlife, I will repay you greatly!"


    Long Xi''s tears burst out.


    Yan Wangchuang said, "I''m sorry, Xiao Longnv. Back then, my father did not let us say goodbye to your family. He did not let us write to you as well and even burnt all of your phone numbers and address. Then, I started to get bullied by them and slowly shut off myself from the world. I did not want to meet you again. I did not want to let you see my terrible state!"


    Long Xi replied, "You can''t be blamed. You had a rough time!"


    Xu Xian''er laughed coldly. "So touching! Are you guys acting a drama? Pfft! Yan Wangchuan, is my love nothing to you as compared to hers? No, I love you more than she does! You even caused me to die, but I still love you. Did you think that I would really bear to hurt you? I was just trying to scare you. Actually, my goal is her! I want to use her body to come back to life. Brother Wangchuan, leave her here and go. Once my spirit enters her body, I will go find you. We can still be together!"


    Yan Wangchuan shook his head. He spoke bravely with his chest up high, "No, you can use my body instead. I cannot let you hurt her."


    "Boom!" The door of the dormitory fell over with a loud bang.


    A tall man walked in by stepping onto the fallen door. His hair was black, like a black jade. He was wearing British-style casual wear, which accentuated his heroicness while giving off a relaxed yet elegant feel.


    With a wave of his hand, two balls of green flames flew onto Xu Xian''er''s hands.


    She started screaming at the top of her lungs and sparks immediately appeared on her hands.


    The sparks spread very rapidly and expanded gradually like a burnt hole on a piece of paper. Soon, flames spread everywhere.


    The skin and flesh on her hands were swallowed up by the fire, leaving behind her bare bones. It was a disgusting scene.


    Xu Xian''er fell to the ground and tried to distinguish the fire. The fire only got bigger. She put her arms around herself and started making weird noises that sounded like a beast''s pitiful scream.


    Long Xi looked towards the stylish man who could throw flames from his hands. She saw his perfect side view; his high nose, deep gaze, extra clear eyes and lips that were slightly pressed together.


    The handsome man''s obsidian-like dark and shiny eyes also turned towards her. His lips turned into a small smile that made him look so handsome, even the heavens would be mad at him. He was very eye-catching.


    Long Xi could not understand what had just happened. "Does this man know fire spells? God, did I travel into a fantasy novel again?"


    Just when she thought that everything was over, Xu Xian''er struggled to stand up without her hands and quickly flew to Long Xi. Her pale face showed that she was struggling and her features all twisted together.


    She opened her blood-filled mouth and exposed her sharp fang as she went in for a bit on Long Xi''s neck.


    "I''m ending my life here tonight?" Long Xi was not going to give in.


    The handsome man went in front of her and acted as her shield.


    Xu Xian''er seemed to be very afraid of him and backed up step by step.


    He walked towards her, step by step. His gaze was filled with a none-fearing radiance that could destroy heavens and destruct the earth. He was like an alien, like hell''s Shura.


    He stretched out his hand suddenly and pushed Xu Xian''er''s forehead with a finger.


    In a blink of an eye, Xu Xian''er evolved into a black smoke that died with the wind.


    Long Xi''s mouth was wide-opened. She was completely stunned.


    The handsome man gave off a sinister and captivating smile. "Student Long Xi, how are you going to repay me?"


    "Who are you exactly? How do you have this kind of power?" Long Xi asked in a trembling voice.


    "My name is Mo Kun, I am a new teacher and I''ll be teaching Science in your class." Mo Kun winked his left eye at Long Xi.


    As if she was electrocuted by a high voltage current, Long Xi''s heart started beating faster...


    That part of her memory was deleted. She did not remember that his eyes and hair were actually icy blue. He put on something like contact lenses to make his pupils look black. He also dyed his hair black. All these were done to make him look no different than the people of Z country.


    "Why do you have the power to throw fire flames," asked Yan Wangchuan, who had such a scare that his soul left his body, had finally come back to his senses.


    "I was born with super powers!" Mo Kun broke into a perfect smile. In reality, there was no ghost, nor could he throw fire. There was a smart chip inside the duo''s brains that made them see things that he created using the smart technology.


    In the next moment, their environment became the Year One Class Three classroom again.


    "Wei Wei, Yu Lanjie, I''m back." Long Xi ran towards them to give them a hug but realized that their actions and facial expressions were very strange.


    The two of them were leaning against each other and blushing. They looked very intoxicated and full of affection, as if they were cuddling with their lover.


    Wei Wei said shyly, "Xiao Lu, you''ve finally confessed to me. I''m so happy!"


    Yu Lanjie, on the other hand, kept swallowing back some words that she wanted to say. Her gaze was full of affection.


    The other students were also in a bizarre state.


    Li Li, who resembled Taiwanese actor Wang Dalu, seemed to be finding his way through a misty fog. Hua Yanyan seemed to have seen something scary and would not stop banging the door and yelling at the top of her lungs.


    Man Shahua was changing her clothes and her body was twisting like a water snake. Her gaze was extremely flirtatious.

 Chapter 15 Mo Kun and Ba Wangs Face Off

    Seeing Man Shahua''s actions, Long Xi almost burst out laughing.


    Man Shahua bit onto her red lip gently and murmured, "Come on, my most respected Lord of Yulin. This is our wedding night. I''ll be your most beautiful princess!"


    She indeed had all the curves in her figure; she looked like she had at least a 37F. Her flirtatious eyes formed a thin line and she made some heart-fluttering movements. Her expressions and actions were very heart-capturing.


    On the other hand, Jiang Ba put everything behind and shouted, "I''m rich! Dad, look, I am the son you should be most proud of! You used to say I will accomplish nothing! Look, I''ve proven to you! Out of your dozens of illegitimate children, who can be comparable to me?"


    He dug out his phone and started calling someone. "Hey, pop. I found an ancient tomb. It''s the tomb of Lord of Yulin. There''s a lot of antiques inside here, which can definitely be sold for a lot of money!"


    Long Xi glanced at her phone. Still no signal.


    She turned around and saw Mr. Xu the Physics teacher standing upright behind the podium, marking homework seriously. Every now and then, he would glance at the students, like an invigilator in an exam.


    Based on what Long Xi knew, Mr. Xu was Xu Xian''er''s biological father. Her parents divorced when she was still very young, and her father gained custody of her. When her mother remarried, she followed her new husband to another country. Xu Xian''er and her father had always relied on each other.


    Ever since Xu Xian''er''s accident, Mr. Xu''s hair had become white overnight and he looked like he aged a few decades. He used to be humorous in his teachings, but right now, his face only spelled one word: pain!


    After Xu Xian''er''s accident, Mr. Xu was sick for a very long time. He only returned to work recently.


    Long Xi saw a stack of neatly arranged papers at the corner of the podium countertop. They were exam papers that had no questions.


    The school bell rang; the class had ended.


    Mr. Xu stood up and pushed his glasses up. "Time''s up, everyone put down your pens."


    After a brief moment, he said, "End of class!" and left with the stack of empty exam papers.


    Long Xi had an inexplicable fear in her heart.


    She turned to Yan Wangchuan and said, "Are they all hallucinating or is it just the two of us? Did Zhou Zhuang dream of the butterfly or did the butterfly dream of Zhou Zhuang?"


    She pretended to remain calm, but her trembling legs showed that it was not the case.


    Yan Wangchuan looked like he was even more afraid than Long Xi; his facial expressions had gone out of control.


    He said in a trembling voice, "Maybe they are possessed, or their eyes are covered up by ghosts?"


    The only calm one was Mo Kun.


    "I can wake them up."


    Long Xi asked, "How?"


    Mo Kun said, "With my super powers."


    He clapped his hands and blue light started glowing from his hands!


    Long Xi was instantly full of admiration. "Does he really have superpowers?"


    Jiang Ba was the first one to become wide awake. He looked around him and cried out in dismay, "Where''re my antiques? Where''s the ancient tomb? Didn''t I rob the Lord of Yulin''s ancient tomb at the back hill?"


    Then, he noticed Mo Kun and questioned in a loud voice, "Who are you?"


    Mo Kun did not back down. He returned the question, "And who are you?"


    After Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie woke up, they saw that Long Xi was safe and sound. The two of them ran towards her to hug her and the trio started bawling into a ball.


    Soon, the other students woke up one after another.


    Man Shahua was the last one to wake up. When she saw her unkempt dressing, she became immensely embarrassed.


    She tidied herself up and gnarled at Yan Wangchuan, "How could you watch me make a fool out of myself and not help me at all?"


    Yan Wangchuan returned coldly, "Could I do that? I''m just a useless piece of shit!"


    "Yes, you''re a piece of scrap! I want to break up with you!" Man Shahua told him in a fierce tone.


    Yan Wangchuan said, "Whatever. Your words don''t count anyway."


    Out of anger, Man Shahua slapped him across his face.


    Yan Wangchuan did not dodge it. An obvious palm print was left behind.


    He pressed his lips together and said nothing.


    Man Shahua saw Mo Kun and pressed her small lips together in surprise. "Lord of Yulin? You are the Lord of Yulin?"


    Mo Kun greeted politely with a smile. "Hello, my name is Mo Kun. I am your new substitute Physics teacher. Please advise me along the way!"


    Man Shahua asked, "You''re really not the Lord of Yulin? But I was just at his tomb at the back hill and I met him. He looked a lot like you."


    Yu Lanjie added shyly, "I saw him too, who really looked a lot like you."


    Man Shahua threw her a hateful glance and said, "Yu Lanjie, don''t even think about it. The Lord of Yulin is mine!"


    Long Xi said, "Man Shahua, aren''t you being too pickle and arrogant?"


    "What does it have to do with you? I''m the queen, who should I fear?" Man Shahua retorted.


    Long Xi curled her lips and said, "It''s just an illusion. Are you still hung up about it?"


    Mo Kun added, "I''ve heard of the legend of the Lord of Yulin. Were you guys possessed? You were all behaving very strangely!"


    Wei Wei replied, "I saw Xiaolu come back. He was confessing to me."


    Yu Lanjie added, "I seemed to have gone to the ancient tomb at the back hill and met the Lord of Yulin. He said that it was love at first sight and he wanted to marry me."


    Li Li with the big mouth said, "I was at the back hill and stuck in a misty fog. I could not walk out of it. Was it a nightmare?"


    Hua Yanyan was still in a state of shock as she said, "I was also in an ancient tomb of the Lord of Yulin. I ran into a group of two-headed ants that were as big as mice. They kept chasing me and were trying to eat me!"


    Long Xi said, "I think you guys were trapped in your own illusions, like how a man in a desert could see the city''s skyscrapers." "For example, me and Yan Wangchuan ran into a female ghost. Since she was bleeding black colored blood, there should be a pungent smell. However, none of us smelt anything. Also, that female ghost kept scaring us but did not touch us. I''m guessing that this illusion could only mess around with our sight and hearing. It would not affect our sense of smell and touch."


    Mo Kun looked at Long Xi with approval and said, "There''s this possibility."


    His gaze was burning hot and Long Xi''s cheeks flushed red, as if they were two setting suns. The guys in the class were stunned. Since when did Long Xi become so elegant and refined?


    Yan Wangchuan''s gaze was like two nails being nailed onto Long Xi''s face. He could not take his eyes off her. Ever since Long Xi''s birthmark disappeared, she was actually more elegant and graceful than the 10 most beautiful girls in the school. The most important thing was her elegant temperament. Yan Wangchuan admitted he was a visual animal.


    Jiang Ba said to his followers, "You guys, follow me to back hill. There must be an ancient tomb; you can''t get rich without being exposed to danger."


    Huang Quanlu, Deng Xian and Lu Zhi all looked at each other in doubt.


    Huang Quanlu was not happy. He said carefully, "Brother Ba, there are ghosts at the back hill! Look, ever since they return from that place, so many strange things have happened!"

 Chapter 16 A Dense Fog

    Jiang Ba gave him a death glare and he lowered his head quickly in fear. He dared not meet Jiang Ba''s eyes.


    Jiang Ba turned around and said to Long Xi fiercely, "You, lead the way. Bring us to the place at back hill that you went last time."


    Long Xi hated his guts and was obviously not going to listen to him. "Why should I listen to you giving me orders? Do you think that I''m scared of you?"


    Jiang Ba slammed his fist against a desk and shouted angrily, "You''re going against me? Watch how I teach you a lesson! Huang Quanlu, beat her up harshly!"


    Huang Quanlu practiced martial arts since young. His actions were quick and precise, and he had build up muscles. Hearing the command of his master, he charged towards Long Xi like a bull.


    Long Xi held her head up high and was ready to stand firm even if she was beaten up.


    However, a roadblock appeared suddenly. Mo Kun stood in front of Long Xi and threw Huang Quanlu over his arm at the speed of lightning. He landed on the ground.


    Huang Quanlu did a carp kick-up and made a move.


    Mo Kun did another move to counter that. He did a flying kick and caused Huang Quanlu to fall onto Jiang Ba and the duo fell onto the ground together.


    The two men started bawling instantly and they looked pathetic.


    Jiang Ba probably had never suffered such humiliation before. His face was flushed with the color of pig liver.


    He pushed Huang Quanlu aside and confronted Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun slowly stepped forward. His strong aura scared Jiang Ba, and he did not dare to act rashly.


    Mo Kun''s hands and eyes were quick. He poured a bottle of mineral water onto Jiang Ba''s head and stretched out both hands before slapping him across the face from both sides.


    Jiang Ba''s whole face was covered in water and two very obvious red palm prints. His temper shot through the roof. He pounced towards Mo Kun but was kicked away.


    Long Xi clapped and laughed. "Good! Good move! This is called kicking the dog in your way and beating up the drenched chicken!"


    She gave a thumbs up to Mo Kun.


    Jiang Ba looked at Mo Kun as if he saw a ghost. He started stuttering, "You, you dare to hit me?"


    Mo Kun replied calmly, "So what if I did?"


    "Ding." Everyone''s phone received a notification on WeChat.


    And their expressions changed.


    Long Xi fearfully and carefully opened the group chat, which had a new message. It turned out that Fan Xiaolu added Mo Kun into the group.


    Fan Xiaolu: "Welcome the newcomer! Welcome, new teacher! (sprinkling flowers)"


    Mo Kun asked Long Xi, "Who is this Fan Xiaolu? When did he add me? What group is that? The students are behaving so strangely!"


    Long Xi replied, "I''ll explain to you slowly later."


    Long Xi could not help but send a message: "Our phones have no signal, why were we able to see this message? And why were we only able to read messages from this chat? @Fan Xiaolu, Where are you? Are you Fan Xiaolu himself?"


    Jiang Ba: "Fuck you, who the hell are you, playing around with Fan Xiaolu''s phone. I''ll beat you up when I see you."


    Jiang Ba walked up the podium and stared with his beast-like gaze. He roared, "Which bastard took Fan Xiaolu''s phone? If you stand up now, I''ll let you go. If not, you all know what I can do!"


    Jiang Ba was the class bully. He often bullied the students.


    He had angry brows and had fierce-looking features, and was born to look evil. On top of that, he was exceptionally strong and had muscles everywhere.


    It was rumored that his ancestors started building a family by becoming a stealing riches as an upper rank. He accumulated a certain amount of wealth over the years. Jiang Ba''s father was the head of a gang. He had a strong influence, which was why no one in the class dared to go against Jiang Ba.


    Following his explosion of anger, everyone looked at each other.


    The class was so quiet one could hear a pin drop.


    "Ding." Right after that, Fan Xiaolu sent another red envelope.


    Since many people were playing around with their phones, they immediately grabbed it out of instinct.


    Long Xi was more logical. She controlled herself and did not grab it. She also stopped Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie to grab it.


    Yan Wangchuan learned his lesson and did not grab it as well.


    Hua Yanyan: "Damn, I only got 12 cents. Such luck!"


    Man Shahua: "I got more than 30 dollars. Pfft, I can''t even buy a branded silk scarf!"


    Long Xi was in awe. "These two can still care about how much they got?! They''re indeed weirdos!"


    In a twinkling of an eye, everyone became so absorbed in grabbing the red packets that they temporarily put their fear aside.


    Long Xi saw that Bai Bing was also grabbing, so she went over and took a look. She found that the total sum this time around was still 200 dollars. Everyone in the group grabbed it, including Fan Xiaolu''s account.


    There were only four red envelopes left. Only Long Xi and the other three did not grab it.


    Unexpectedly, Fan Xiaolu sent another message, saying that those who did not finish the game would have their body torn into pieces! Those who did not grab a red envelope in half an hour would have violated the rules of the game and would be dealt with for not completing the game!


    Long Xi, Yan Wangchuan, Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie glanced at each other before clicking on it.


    They all received an average amount; not the most, not the least.


    Fan Xiaolu: "The classmate who got the highest amount, please draw a green turtle on your face and wear a green hat when you come to school tomorrow, until the end of the next round of snatching red envelopes. Whoever defiant will jump to death!"


    Instantly, the students all started whispering among themselves.


    Long Xi could not help but glance at Jiang Ba, because he had the highest amount.


    "What a joke. Who is this person playing around with Fan Xiaolu''s phone?" Jiang Ba complained sulkily, but in actual fact, he was strong on outside and weak on the inside. He was someone that bullied the weak. Gradually, a chill traveled down his spine.


    This round of snatching was the same as yesterday. The same snatching of red envelopes, the same task to complete a mission.


    Most importantly, those who went against it would have their body torn into pieces!


    "This is too strange."


    "Yea, do you guys think it could by Lord of Yulin fooling us?"


    "Stop joking, how can ghosts even exist?"


    Deng Xian asked, "Brother Ba, are you going to follow what you''re told to do?"


    "Stop joking, this is just a prank, "Jiang Ba shouted angrily.


    "Everyone stop talking." Long Xi stood up calmly and said, "Isn''t this just a prank? What do you guys think about kicking Fan Xiaolu out of the group? I''m the admin!"


    "Yes, you''re indeed the smart one," said Yan Wangchuan.


    "Easier said than done! Do it if you have the guts!" Man Shahua snorted at Long Xi. She could not stand Long Xi being smarter than her, nor did she like Yan Wangchuan treating her so nicely. She was arrogant and selfish like that; even if it was something that she did not want, she would rather destroy it than let someone else have it!


    Long Xi lowered her head and started kicking Fan Xiaolu out of the group. However, it was to no avail.


    Fan Xiaolu: "@Long Xi, stop wasting your energy. You can''t kick me out. Long Xi, I just want to ask. Do you really like Yan Wangchuan? I think you don''t like the real him, but who you imagined him to be. He is a coward. Does he dare to risk himself to save a girl?"


    Long Xi: "Right now, I just want to save myself and my classmates. Don''t bring in other topics."

 Chapter 17 Retired Bully

    Seeing Long Xi so frank, Yan Wangchuan lowered his head in shame.


    When Man Shahua saw him like this, she gave him a dirty look with great dissatisfaction.


    The students sent messages to Fan Xiaolu one after another, but there was no response.


    "Fuck, Fan Xiaolu actually ignores us." Jiang Ba was outraged.


    He bitterly hung up his cell phone and felt more than a bit colder in his heart.


    He couldn''t help thinking. What the hell should he do?


    "Hey!" A good-looking big hand with clear joints interrupted his thoughts. It was Mo Kun patting his shoulder. Mo Kun said, "Jiang Ba, don''t worry. If I find out who is using Fan Xiaolu''s mobile to play pranks, I will help you teach him a lesson. But you''re going to follow me later and recognize me as the boss. And you should also be with me." He pointed to Huang Quanlu and Deng Xian.


    Jiang Ba severely shook off Mo Kun''s hand.


    Deng Xian recognized the facts of a situation and immediately said, "Thank you, Big Brother Kun."


    Jiang Ba gave him a fierce glance, and Deng Xian immediately lowered his head and dared not speak anymore.


    Jiang Ba snorted and left the classroom with many young brothers crowding around him.


    In the evening, Long Xi could not sleep for a long time.


    Fan Xiaolu''s usual voice and smiles constantly poured into her head, lingering.


    Xiaolu was a sunshine boy who loved to laugh. He liked all kinds of sports, hip-hop dancing and telling jokes to make people laugh. But what he said were always bad jokes, usually Long Xi didn''t feel funny, but he laughed away to himself all the time.


    Sometimes Xiaolu would play tricks on her, such as secretly tying her braid to a pen which he nicknamed "stupid pen", meaning "stupid".


    "Where on earth is Fan Xiaolu? Is he really sick? Shall I go to his dormitory to find him tomorrow?" Long Xi thought like this and unconsciously fell asleep.


    The next day, Jiang Ba went to school with a green turtle on his face and a green hat on his head, ugly and funny.


    Long Xi did not expect that she was just like other students, unkindly covering her mouth and secretly smiling.


    Yan Wangchuan felt a sense of relief and realized that his fears about Jiang Ba in the past were too naive! Originally, Jiang Ba was just a paper tiger who bullied the good people and feared the evil ones. Now his fear of Jiang Ba had been reduced a lot! Maybe it was Long Xi who gave him courage!


    Bai Bing, the girl whom Jiang Ba was pursuing, was a girl with personality and attached great importance to her face. Seeing Jiang Ba so frightened, she said on the spot, "Jiang Ba, I didn''t expect you to be so frightened! I don''t want a boyfriend like you! Don''t pester me anymore! Or I''ll show you! I don''t want to sit next to you!"


    Jiang Ba said with some grievance, "A man who loses position and influence may be subjected to many indignities. A wise man does not fight when the odds are against him!"


    Bai Bing ignored him and immediately packed up her bag, wanting to change places with Hua Yanyan, a girl in the next group.


    Hua Yanyan used to live in the same dormitory with Long Xi, but later she complained to the door lady that Long Xi and the other two roommates were too noisy and affected her study. And then she applied for transferring to Man Shahua''s dormitory. Therefore, there were only three girls in Long Xi''s dormitory.


    Long Xi thought that Hua Yanyan was not a real bad guy, just a little snobbish and miserly.


    At this moment, Hua Yanyan covered her mouth and whispered, "I don''t want to sit next to him either."


    Bai Bing seemed to be facial nerve necrosis and had no expression on her face. She had always been like that, at which her classmates were not surprised.


    Long Xi sometimes secretly wondered, had Bai Bing experienced anything before, making her what she was now?


    Hua Yanyan whispered, "Unless you can afford the price!"


    Bai Bing seemed to have already guessed Hua Yanyan''s request long ago. She was also a "second rich generation", immediately took out a supplementary card and clapped it on Hua Yanyan''s desk, saying in a plain voice, "There is five thousand yuan in this card. It''s all yours. The password is 131415."


    Hua Yanyan immediately put the card into her pocket and changed position with her.


    Jiang Ba was keeping his head down with pale looking and totally silent. He even did not dare to say a word, his usual momentum of bully was gone.


    Long Xi suddenly felt a little pity for him. It must have been a very hard day for him! But when she thought of what he had done before, she felt that he deserved it. No, his punishment was far from enough!


    The next class was the Chinese class. Teacher Lin, who was their head teacher and Chinese teacher, came in, followed by Mo Kun in the teacher uniform of Yulin High School, tall, straight and vigorous. In a suit, he looked more intelligent and elegant.


    Teacher Lin said, "Classmates, the former chemistry teacher, Mr. Xue suddenly took time off because of some family matters. This is your new chemistry substitute teacher, Mr. Mo Kun. Let''s welcome with warm applause!"


    All the girls were going wild! Such a handsome teacher! There was so generous welfare for Yulin High School offering to female students! Girls were already imagining that Teacher Mo Kun wore a white coat and guided them to do chemical experiments in the chemistry laboratory, he was so handsome! Some girls who hated chemical experiments very much in the ordinary day immediately took out the chemical experiment book in secret and prepared to ask Teacher Mo Kun to explain problems in the book after class.


    Mo Kun greeted with a generous smile and said politely, "I studied in a foreign country, and I am particularly interested in the ancient poetry of Z Country. Teacher Lin told me that she is going to teach the poetry of Su Dongpo, a famous poet in the Song Dynasty in this class, so I cheekily ask to audit this class."


    The girls all applauded, while most of the boys were discouraged. "This class originally had more male than female, now even the new male teacher is so young and so handsome, could you give us a chance to live?"


    Mo Kun went to Long Xi''s side and asked with a smile, "Is this position temporarily empty? Can I sit here?"


    Long Xi smiled and nodded.


    Cheng Ran, Hua Yanyan''s deskmate, quietly said to Hua Yanyan, "Teacher Mo Kun is not only handsome but also an invisible rich man."


    Hua Yanyan said, "You''re telling me! Just look at his expensive diamond-studded watch and genuine leather alligator shoes."


    Cheng Ran waved her hand and whispered, "I tell you, be secret. Today, I saw him driving a white luxury roadster. I checked it on the Internet later. It turned out to be Lykan Hypersport, the car in Furious 7. A headlight is equivalent to one Rolls-Royce. There are only seven in the world!"


    "Wow." Hua Yanyan looked Teacher Mo Kun with starry eyes as if he had become a golden room full of diamonds.


    It seemed that Mo Kun was really interested in ancient poetry in Chinese textbooks. He listened carefully during the class, and after class, he still asked Long Xi about these ancient poems.


    Long Xi herself also liked poetry, so she went to the trouble of explaining to him.


    After he fully understood it, he could not help reciting and sighing, "The Great River flows, eastward waves sweeping away. For thousands of years, gallant heroes... Rocks pierce the sky, shore-tearing. Waves swirl into piles of snow. What a glorious sweep of land! Once a stage for so many a hero! Wow, these ancient characters of Z Country are so beautiful!"


    Long Xi was a little surprised. "Is this the first time you came into contact with the poems of Z Country? We''ve been learning ancient poetry since kindergarten! Oh, have you been studying abroad all your life?"


    Mo Kun nodded with a smile.


    When the class was nearly over, "Ding", Fan Xiaolu sent another message in the group chat: Jiang Ba''s task completed.


    Afterward, he sent another red envelope.


    Everyone was dumb. It was so silent in the classroom that even the sound of a needle falling on the ground could even be heard. Nobody grabbed the red envelope.


    Jiang Ba took off the green hat and went to the bathroom to wash his face.


    "Ding", there was another message sent in the group chat: Those who don''t grab the red envelope within half an hour will die!


    Everyone had no choice but to hit the red envelope.


    Fan Xiaolu: The student who grabs the red envelope ending in six should perform magic in front of the whole class. The magic cannot be seen through. Anyone who fails to complete the task in two hours will be quartered! And anyone who completes the task will be rewarded!


    "It''s Long Xi who grabbed the number ending in six. I always say that Fan Xiaolu was fond of her. Look how kind he is to her!" Hua Yanyan knew that Man Shahua was upset about Long Xi, thus she intentionally provoked the relationship between Long Xi and Wei Wei.


    Long Xi, of course, could see the vicious intentions of Hua Yanyan, and immediately retaliated, "Xiaolu is my good brother, and you all know that!"

 Chapter 18 Reward or Punishment?

    Fearing Wei Wei might misunderstand, Long Xi thought about it and added, "What''s more, I don''t think it was Xiaolu himself who sent these messages, because he''s not such a person. Although he was quite naughty sometimes, he''s actually a warm baby inside."


    Wei Wei said with a smile, "Even if it is Xiaolu, so what? My Xiaolu will certainly help my best friend! Hua Yanyan, do you think I''m such a fool? Stop sowing discord! We are not like you and Man Shahua, plastic sisters!"


    Hua Yanyan had nothing to say in reply. Usually, Man Shahua just treated her as a servant girl to order, not to mention sisterhood, they were not even plastic sisters.


    Long Xi gave Wei Wei a hand-praised gesture. This counterattack was amazing!


    "This game task is too simple, right? Long Xi could know how to perform magic!" Seeing Hua Yanyan flinch, Man Shahua was very unwilling. How could she let Long Xi go so easily?


    Yan Wangchuan could not help saying to her, "Manman, could you stop stirring up trouble? Maybe it''s your turn next time. Be putting yourself in her shoes, if it''s your turn and others do the same, will you be happy?"


    Manshahua said to him proudly. "Are you cursing me? Hum, you''re on your own. Mind your own business!"


    Yan Wangchuan looked ravaged, as if he had been constipated for three days but could not pull it out.


    Man Shahua immediately handed him a beautiful gift box and said with a smile, "Chuanchuan, is your mother''s birthday coming soon? I specifically asked my dad''s secretary to check employees'' information, and I know now. It''s a small gift for her. I prepared it a week ago. Her work required standing up all the time, and she had to wear high-heeled shoes. Her feet must feel uncomfortable. This kind of hand-made genuine leather shoes is the most comfortable to wear. Our whole family is making shoes in this shop."


    Yan Wangchuan was touched when he saw the label on the box, which said hand-made genuine leather high-heeled shoes of an Italian famous brand. After experiencing poverty, he deeply realized that although money was not omnipotent, it was absolutely impossible without money! What''s more, it was rare for Man Shahua this little princess to be so kind to his mother.


    Originally he intended to break up with Man Shahua, but now his mouth opened, and he couldn''t get that out of it.


    He looked at Long Xi, who was tapping her finger on the desk. It was her habit when she was meditating.


    Long Xi learned a lot of magic by herself because her grandmother liked to watch the magic.


    However, although she could do magic, she also needed to do that with the help of magic props. Of course, some props were relatively simple and could be made by oneself. But if the magic was too simple, it would be seen through easily. Moreover, there were many crack magic videos on the Internet.


    She said, "Wait a minute. I''ll go back to my dormitory to get the props."


    Yu Lanjie and Wei Wei said, "Let''s help you."


    On the way, Long Xi had already thought about what magic to perform.


    When she got the props back from her dormitory, Long Xi began to perform immediately. Hurry up! Only two hours!


    She smiled mysteriously and said, "Everyone, now I am going to perform a little magic for you. Does anyone want to come here and interact with me?"


    Yan Wangchuan was the first one to raise his hand.


    Mo Kun just went out for a while, and now he came back. He also raised his hand and said to Long Xi, "I can help you."


    Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie hesitated for a moment. Wei Wei was worried that her character was a little confused. She wondered if she would make things worse and screwed up Long Xi''s performance. And Yu Lanjie was a shy little girl. She already blushed before raising her hand.


    For the sake of friendship, the two girls finally raised their hands.


    No one else raised their hands.


    Most of the students had a small abacus in their hearts, "If anyone notices a flaw in her performance, she will die! If I go up to help her, will I get involved?"


    Surprisingly, Manshahua also raised her hand.


    Long Xi guessed that she wanted to use the opportunity of interaction to find out the flaws of Long Xi''s magic at close range.


    Of course, Long Xi would not choose her!


    Long Xi finally chose Mo Kun, because he seemed to be the most capable and confident. And she could feel that he was obviously well disposed towards her.


    Mo Kun smilingly came on the stage.


    Yan Wangchuan was a little disappointed. He never thought that Long Xi would not choose him.


    Nevertheless, Yan Wangchuan also knew about Long Xi. She did not choose him, which was, in fact, considerate towards him, and she did not want him to be caught between her and Man Shahua.


    Long Xi''s magic show began!


    With a smile on her face, she took a bottle of wine and two goblets, put them on the platform, and poured some wine into the two goblets.


    She took out a small roll of tape from her bag and asked Mo Kun to firmly glue her right thumb and forefinger together with tape.


    Then she picked up a glass of wine and said with a smile, "Now is the time to witness the miracle!"


    She passed the goblet between her right thumb and forefinger that already had been glued. Moreover, the wine turned into orange juice.


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "This is magic from Russia. Your technique is clean and natural. You must have practiced it for a long time, haven''t you?"


    Long Xi said with a smile, "I practiced it for three years because my grandmother likes watching magic shows. She saw this magic on TV and loved it. So I practiced it especially for her."


    "As a magic fan, I certainly know the difficulty of this magic, especially if you''re a self-taught amateur, it is even more difficult! And I am touched by your filial piety to your grandmother!" Mo Kun''s sharp eyes softened.


    Long Xi asked, "Everyone, do you see how this magic changed?"


    Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie said, "I can''t see through it at all."


    No one else said anything.


    Long Xi said wittily, "No one says that, which means you all can''t see through it?"


    Man Shahua said defiantly, "Unfortunately, I can''t surf the Internet on my cell phone now, otherwise I''ll be able to find the uncovering video."


    Long Xi smiled and said, "That is to say, you can''t see it out either."


    Man Shahua snorted.


    "Ding!" Fan Xiaolu sent another WeChat message.


    Fan Xiaolu: Long Xi completed her task, so I''ll reward her. After school, you should go to the back hill for two days and two nights. You are not allowed to leave the back hill. And without taking any food, you can only deal with the food problem in the back hill.


    Long Xi: Is this a reward? But why do I think it''s a punishment? Tomorrow is National Day and we have an eight-day holiday. I am ready to go home to see my grandmother, I haven''t seen her for a week! And the back hill is so scaring! Can you reward something else?


    Fan Xiaolu: Anyone who doesn''t accept the reward will be quartered!


    Long Xi: It''s simply unfair clauses! Whether you complete the task or not, you have to accept unequal treaties, which is not fun at all!


    Fan Xiaolu: If you don''t think it''s fun, you can stop playing. The result is just death, it''s no big deal.

 Chapter 19 Where Was Mo Kun?

    Long Xi was so angry that she laughed.


    Mo Kun: @Fan Xiaolu, can I go with Long Xi?


    Fan Xiaolu: Okay. But you have to think clearly, in case of encountering something evil, the consequences are at your own expense.


    Mo Kun: I will be responsible (naughty).


    Long Xi heard the overtones in his words and couldn''t help blushing.


    She was a girl reaching puberty and could not help fantasizing, "What would happen if she spends two days and nights at the back hill alone with Mo Kun?"


    Yan Wangchuan: @Fan Xiaolu, can I go with Long Xi?


    Fan Xiaolu: No.


    Yan Wangchuan: Why can he but I not?


    Mo Kun said to Yan Wangchuan, "What do you go for? You are so powerless! And I have to take care of you! Would you stop making trouble?"


    Not to be outdone, Yan Wangchuan said, "I am the one Long Xi trusts most. How long have you known her?"


    Long Xi wanted to smooth things over, saying, "Brother Wangchuan, if you go, I''ll worry about you."


    Man Shahua said very unhappily, "Chuanchuan, I don''t allow you to go."


    Yan Wangchuan said, "Manman, Xiaolongnv is my best friend."


    Man Shahua said, "I tell you that she brought it on herself, so she deserves it. If you dare to go, I''ll tell Jiang Ba that you''re no longer my boyfriend, they can do whatever they want with you, I don''t care anymore. And your mom, once I get through to my dad, I''ll let him fire your mom. You and your mother will live on air. Or, you beg me?"


    Yan Wangchuan''s face was livid, his body trembled, his teeth clenched, and he did not beg for mercy. "That''s it! At least I''m not frightened anymore!"


    Long Xi said, "Brother Wangchuan, don''t worry, I''ll take care of myself. You don''t have to come with me!"


    Yan Wangchuan lowered his head sadly.


    Out of friendship, Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie also offered to accompany Long Xi, but Long Xi worried about their safety and firmly disagreed.


    Long Xi returned to her dormitory to pack up her bag, went to the playground and met with Mo Kun. And then they headed for the back hill together.


    Looking at the back of the three of them, Man Shahua said to herself, "I''m going to look for Lord of Yulin, too."


    At this time, the mobile phone rang again.


    Fan Xiaolu: @Everyone, from 12 o''clock tonight to 1 o''clock tomorrow morning, except Long Xi and Mo Kun, everyone else can leave school. During the eight days holiday, there will be no red envelopes or tasks. Happy National Day!


    Wow, all the students who saw this message jumped for joy, except for Long Xi, Mo Kun, and Yan Wangchuan.


    Long Xi kicked a small stone under her feet far away, and she could even hang a soy sauce bottle with her mouth pouted.


    Mo Kun acted very calmly as if he had already seen it coming.


    Seeing the expression of Mo Kun, Long Xi felt more curious about him. "What kind of person is he? Is it true that a capable person is fearless?"


    Yan Wangchuan didn''t feel very happy. He was mainly worried about Long Xi. The two days and two nights in the back hill were certainly not peaceful!


    Jiang Ba, who never forgot the treasure in the illusion, decided to go home to find his father and persuade him to send someone to help him find the ancient tomb in the back hill.


    A few of Jiang Ba''s henchmen, of course, followed him.


    At this time, Long Xi and Mo Kun were going up the mountain.


    There was a pot of flower in Mo Kun''s hand. The flower looked a bit like a red rose and had lots of petals, each of them had a warm ruby-like luster. Visually, there were at least one thousand petals.


    Long Xi could not help asking, "Is this yours? Is it a new variety of rose?"


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "It''s a new breed I''ve bred. I call it a bone flower with a thousand petals."


    "A bone flower with a thousand petals? The name sounds a little scary! Why do you name it like this?" Long Xi asked curiously.


    Mo Kun said, "Because this flower is very special, it needs to absorb the nutrients from bones. So every day I would go to the canteen to pick up some meat bones and bury them in the earth."


    Long Xi was interested and said with a smile, "Is it so amazing? Does it have any special effects?"


    "Yes! I invented a magical ointment by pounding the petals into juice. Do you like it? I''ll give you one later," Mo Kun said.


    Long Xi politely said, "No, I''ll not accept a reward without merit!"


    They were both lost in their own thought, and neither of them spoke again.


    Long Xi almost thought that time stood still.


    Passing through a forest, the silence was broken by the sound of the stomach''s growling.


    Long Xi blushed instantly. "Not me, that, it''s not me!"


    Mo Kun said with no expression, "I''m going to find something to eat."


    Long Xi''s face was blushing like a tomato. Ignoring that, Mo Kun stood up and walked toward the depths of the forest. His figure was as tall and straight as the pine, very attractive.


    Long Xi didn''t want to stay alone, so she quickly got up and followed him.


    Mo Kun ignored Long Xi who followed him step by step and walked toward the depths of the woods.


    Don''t know when it started, there was fog in the woods, and Mo Kun frowned.


    "It''s coming in foggy. Follow me." Mo Kun could not help warning.


    There was no reply. When Mo Kun looked back, he found that there was no one behind him. It was unknown when Long Xi was separated from him, which was troublesome.


    Mo Kun was a bit annoyed about this occasionally confused girl. She was clever all her life, but stupid this once!


    Fortunately, she had the monitor and tracker invented by Mo Kun, which was the "wedding" ring she was wearing.


    Mo Kun soon found Long Xi.


    He saw that Long Xi was still looking down for dead branches to make a fire, and didn''t realize she was already left alone.


    He suddenly wanted to play a joke with her. Or maybe he could choose not to find her so soon?


    He asked the invisible mech MK7 to hand him a hooded coat with stealth function. After wearing that, his body became transparent.


    And then he put on his hat and his head also became transparent.


    He crept up to Long Xi, trying not to make a sound.


    Long Xi suddenly saw a small furry thing moving under a big tree.


    What''s that? Curious, she slowly moved over to see what was going on.


    At this time, it suddenly turned around, which scared Long Xi. Haha, it turned out to be a very cute little rabbit.


    The little rabbit had long ears, red eyes, and short legs. Its fluff was as white as snow, but the loop of fluff beside its eyes was black. This black-and-white fur looked contrasting, like a panda''s eyes, so cute!


    Strange, why were there rabbits in the back hill? Wild rabbits didn''t usually live in cities, did they? Was this a domestic rabbit someone released here?


    The cute rabbit with panda''s eyes was frightened and hurried into a nearby tree hole.


    Only then did Long Xi realize that she was left alone somehow.


    Long Xi was dumbfounded. She shouted a few times, getting no response. The white fog enveloped her, obscuring her sight!


    Long Xi was very upset!

 Chapter 20 The Amazing Ability to Tame a Beas

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    Long Xi was slightly mad at herself. "I can''t even stay behind Mo Kun obediently... He will definitely say that I''m dumb!"


    She hugged the fallen branches that she had picked up even tighter and continued walking slowly while trying to search for traces of Mo Kun.


    In actual fact, Mo Kun was standing right beside her, but she could not see him.


    He stretched out his hand and patted on her shoulder gently.


    "Who?" Long Xi turned around and when she saw that there was no one, her face turned green. "Is there really something unclean here?"


    Mo Kun tried his best to hold back his laughter and it was almost giving him an internal injury!


    The fog became thicker.


    Long Xi prepared herself mentally. She slowed down her pace and moved forward in small steps.


    The dense fog blurred her vision and she instantly felt the cold wind blowing past her. She started to feel uneasy and sensed something amiss about the current atmosphere.


    Long Xi turned back and took another look. There was still a large cloud of dense fog and she was unable to see where she had come from. She swallowed the saliva in her throat and continued moving forward slowly.


    At that moment, she saw a circular lake in front of her. The lake was surrounded by trees that stretched to the sky. When she lifted up her head, she could not see the sky. It was like a group of giants circling around the lake with their hands held together. It could also be the lush leaves from the tall trees that were blocking out the sky from her sight.


    Long Xi never knew that a place like this existed at the back hill behind their school. The clear water in the see-through lake was a mixture of light blue and green color. There was also an unknown item at the bottom of the lake emitting a greenish-jade glow.


    The leaves on the willow trees by the lake had all turned yellow and were falling like flying butterflies. The soft branches were swaying gently along with the wind, like a fairy''s long and silky hair.


    Long Xi felt like she had arrived at fantasy land. She tried to take in the magnificent view.


    Suddenly, she let out a scream.


    There was an adult snow leopard on the grass patch beside the lake. Its limbs were facing towards the sky.


    Since young, she had always liked reading materials related to animals, so she knew how a snow leopard looked like and was very sure she had just seen one. However, she started to doubt her own judgment. Snow leopards should be living on high-altitude snow mountains. How did it end up here, on a small hill in the countryside of a low-altitude city?


    The snow leopard looked really pretty yet pitiful. As a wind blew past, its body remained motionless while its silver-white whiskers moved along with the wind. Its body was stiff.


    It had round ears and a small face. The tip of its nose was like black jade, and it had amber eyes. Its eyes were wide opened but it was not blinking, as if it had died before it was ready to! It had a slender and streamlined body that was covered with shiny and soft silver-white fur. The brown round spots on its body were very beautiful.


    Long Xi was full of compassion. Snow leopards'' fur was very expensive, which made them prey to many human predators. Their numbers were extremely small and they were endangered animals on the brink of extinction. It died on foreign land for no reason and its corpse was exposed to rain, shine, and insect bites. No wonder its eyes were opened!


    Long Xi walked towards it to dig a big hole and bury it.


    She walked over to the snow leopard and lowered her head to find out the cause of its death from a closer view. This was when she found a crescent-shaped mark on its forehead, and it was beautiful.


    The ''corpse'' suddenly jumped up and threw her to the ground. Its sharp teeth went straight for her throat.


    Long Xi struggled with all her strength.


    She thought that she was going to die for sure! The snow leopard was just faking its death to lure its prey. It succeeded, and she was full of regrets.


    "Stop, back down!" At this crucial moment, Mo Kun''s voice rang like a thunderbolt. He took off his invisible trench coat and it looked like he suddenly appeared out of thin air.


    The snow leopard stopped obediently and jumped aside, before taking a few steps back.


    Although the snow leopard looked thin and small, it was still majestic. However, it was obeying Mo Kun''s instructions like a dog. Why was that so?


    Long Xi deeply felt that her brain capacity was not enough to process all of these!


    "This is also your superpower? Taming a beast?" Long Xi asked timidly.


    Mo Kun gave her a smile that did not answer her question.


    He then ordered the snow leopard, "Go find a little lamb for us."


    The snow leopard seemed to have understood his words. It turned and ran off.


    The snow leopard is a very strong creature. Among all the big beasts, its running speed of 70 kilometers per hour was only secondary to the African cheetahs.


    Long Xi watched in awe as its well-built back view slowly disappeared. Although she almost became its dinner, she was still full of admiration at how beautiful its running posture was!


    "Let''s head over there to set up a tent; it isn''t safe here," said Mo Kun.


    "Okay," she replied.


    They walked over to a bare grass patch beside a small forest.


    Long Xi discovered a cactus-like plant on this patch of land. It was transparent on the outside and filled with green liquid on the inside. She had never seen a plant like this before and was very surprised.


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "I planted this too. I call it the Freckle-removing Cactus. Its liquid allows me to invent a highly-effective cream to remove freckles very quickly."


    Long Xi could not help but put up her two thumbs. "You''re really amazing! You should open an invention company and sell these science products! You can get rich through these high technologies! I am really excited about what you can achieve!"


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "Thank you for your compliment, I''m recharged now. Let''s build a tent. Should we build one or two?"


    Long Xi''s slender face was now decorated with a suspicious blush over her cheeks. She pretended to be angry. "What? Of course, we''re building two. Can''t you take a compliment? Just two lines and you''re already over-thinking?"


    "Have you built a tent before? I haven''t and would need some guidance," Mo Kun smiled and said. He had indeed not built a tent before. The mech MK7 he was in could transform into a house. He was like a snail that went everywhere with his ''house''.


    Long Xi replied, "I learned at a scouts summer camp. It goes like this... and you pull tight here..."


    She demonstrated to him while explaining. Soon, the smart Mo Kun quickly caught up.


    They built two tents and decided to camp here.


    During the evening, the sunset lit up the whole sky. The trees on the back hill were coated with a layer of golden light.


    Before it got dark, they quickly collected a whole bunch of dried leaves and branches. They piled them up and started a bonfire.


    After about half an hour, the snow leopard with the crescent-shaped mark came back with a small white lamb. They did not know where it got the lamb from. It placed the lamb respectfully in front of Mo Kun.


    The lamb had already been bitten to death and there was no sign of survival. However, Long Xi was very surprised at how the lamb''s body was still complete. It meant that the snow leopard did not take a single bite of it. How could it be so obedient?


    Mo Kun ribbed off a leg from the lamb and threw it at the snow leopard. Its body formed a beautiful arc as it leaped to catch the lamb leg with its mouth. It did not start devouring it immediately. Instead, it carried the lamb leg in its mouth and ran away as fast as it could.

 Chapter 21 The Sprout of Love

    Long Xi said with much confusion, "There shouldn''t be rabbits, snow leopards and antelope lambs in this place! Unless someone is purposely bringing these animals here?"


    Mo Kun shook his head to express that he had no idea as well.


    But in actual fact, he did. He was the one that brought these animals here! However, he would not tell Long Xi the truth for now.


    He passed the lamb to her.


    Long Xi brought out a cooking knife from a bag and removed the skin of the lamb swiftly. After cleaning out its organs, she pierced a large branch through the lamb''s body and started roasting it over the bonfire.


    As the flame swallowed up the dead branches, it produced a series of popping sounds. Mo Kun looked at Long Xi cooly roasting the lamb without saying a word. He suddenly felt an inexplicable warmth.


    He swallowed his saliva, picked up some leaves and laid a layer of leaves near the bonfire. He carried the snow leopard and placed it onto the layer of leaves. After seeing that it was big enough to be its bed, he nodded in satisfaction and headed into the woods again.


    Long Xi rotated the lamb slowly as she sprinkled some salt and cumin powder onto it. Every now and then, she would glance towards Mo Kun, who was hustling in the woods.


    He was picking cherries from a fully-blossomed wild cherry tree in the woods. He did not know who planted it there.


    While the flame continues to burn, the lamb meet turned golden brown and oil started dripping down. The air was filled with a mouth-watering aroma.


    Her cooking skills were not a joke. Just by sprinkling some salt and cumin powder, she was also to deliver a delicious roasted lamb without any other ingredients or tools. It was as good as what a five-star hotel would deliver.


    Long Xi could tell that the lamb was already cooked and lifted it away from the fire. At this moment, Mo Kun returned from the woods.


    He held onto a big leaf and walked towards her. He placed everything on his hands beside her. It was a small mountain of bright red cherries that shone like pearls.


    Long Xi''s brows were raised. This type of cherry was very sweet and was also her favorite. However, the branches on the cherry tree were filled with thorns, even the edges of the leaves were jagged. He could have easily cut himself.


    She moved her gaze towards the pair of hands hidden behind his back. She then turned to look at his handsome features that were out of this world. Her eyes became damp, and her tears resembled tiny crystal-clear diamonds.


    Mo Kun felt that the girls on earth were such strange creatures! He had only given her some cherries and she was moved to this extent? Wasn''t she crying too easily?


    "The lamb is done, come over and eat, "Long Xi said. She tore off a delicious leg from the lamb and handed it to him. Her face was beaming with satisfaction.


    Mo Kun froze for a moment. He had never thought that she would put in so much effort into cooking this only to let him eat it.


    It tasted so good! He almost ate his tongue as well.


    Long Xi wiped the cherries till they were clean and started devouring them.


    She placed some of them into her pocket. The cherries laid there silently, warming her soul and her heart that was once blanketed by the lonely snow through the thin layer of cloth.


    The sky started the darken and before they knew it, moonlight poured onto the ground.


    Mo Kun sat beside Long Xi in silence. He carefully devoured the lamb that she had roasted for him by the small flickering flame.


    It was the best thing he had ever eaten. Nothing was comparable to it.


    The delicious aroma that lingered everywhere caused his heart to feel full. Unknowingly, the corners of his mouth formed an arc that served as first-hand evidence.


    "This type of cherry can even be turned into wine! I''ll make some for you," Long Xi said.


    "Turned into wine?" Mo Kun asked in confusion while he continued eating. He had grown up eating compressed nutrients and drinking filtered tap water. He never knew that water can be turned into wine, and all the more did he not know what does wine tastes like.


    Long Xi stared at him with her wide-opened clear eyes and nodded seriously.


    It was the first time in his life that he blushed. Ever since he was born, he had been forced to mature quickly. He had never experienced this before... The taste of sweet liquor was starting to ferment in his heart.


    "This is a very good type of cherry, and you can use them to make wine when they mature even more, "she said.


    "Really? Then we''ll come and pick them again during then!" Mo Kun''s face was filled with anticipation.


    Long Xi laughed from her heart.


    Perhaps Mo Kun had not realized it at all, but Long Xi could sense that he was subconsciously ready to continue interacting with her like this.


    Long Xi also wanted to share the happy moments in life with Mo Kun. She even wanted to turn this happiness into her personal possession from then on.


    Mo Kun sniffed the smell on his body, picked up his backpack and said, "I''ll go take a bath at the lake we saw just now. Don''t go anywhere. And don''t peak!"


    Long Xi blushed and said, "Who would do that?"


    Mo Kun smiled and left with a towel in hand.


    Actually, Long Xi wanted to take a bath too, but she was afraid to go alone for fear of any unpredicted event happening. However, if she were to go with Mo Kun, she feared that some things, which were better not mentioned, would happen. "Sigh, it''s so complicated!"


    "Howl..." A low howl broke the silence. It was followed by the sound of wings flapping and birds screaming...


    It traveled from the depths of the forest.


    Long Xi traced the source of the sound and walked towards the forest. After taking a turn, her gaze froze once she saw it.


    A giant golden-color bird was crazily attacking a four-legged animal on the ground with its beak.


    After looking deeper, the four-legged animal turned out to be a snow leopard. Its skin was stained with fresh blood, which was as bright as the flames in a fire.


    This was very strange! How could there be a golden eagle and a snow leopard in this kind of place? This was a city! Although it was the countryside of a city, spotting an owl was already a big deal!


    This was very spooky! The snow leopard should be called ''bloody leopard''; it was so pitiful!


    At this moment, the trees were dancing. The moonlight shone through the branches onto the ground as spots. A lonely light reflected against the blue lake far away. The scenery was beautiful, but it formed an extremely stark contrast with the scene in front of her eyes. Her heart ached.


    The golden eagle looked like an eagle with golden-colored feathers. There were two white feathers on its head, which was very eye-catching.


    It ruthlessly attacked the snow leopard that was lying on the ground helplessly. The snow leopard was covered with wounds and Long Xi could tell that it was unable to fight back.


    Suddenly, the golden eagle flew up into the sky. After twirling a full circle, it stretched out its claws and swooped over to the snow leopard. It looked like it was ready to grab onto its back and carry it into the sky before dropping it to death from mid-air.

 Chapter 22 Scared by the Eagless Screams

    Long Xi had no time to think, and she quickly threw the dozen of dry branches that she was carrying towards the fierce golden eagle.


    The fast-moving golden eagle evaded those instantly.


    It adjusted its tail feathers and did a spin before landing on a slightly thicker branch very steadily. It had a burning gaze, signaling that it was not going to give up on its prey so easily.


    Long Xi ran over to take a look at the snow leopard. It was lying on the ground and panting. The attack caused its skin to be covered in blood, but the beauty of its fur was still very prominent.


    Although Long Xi pitied the snow leopard and had medicine that could stop the bleeding, she dared not approach it.


    After all, it was a fierce beast! It could eat her up when angered, unlike a small hare or kitten.


    While she was hesitating, the golden eagle leaped onto a branch of a tall tree, bounced off with its sharp claws, and pounced towards Long Xi''s hand, piercing it with its sharp beak.


    "Ah..." Long Xi felt a sharp pain and bright red blood started flowing out of her snow-white hand.


    The piercing sound of eagles'' hawk filled the air.


    Long Xi lifted her head and looked towards the tall trees. There were numerous shadows of birds flapping their wings on the thick branches. Her tiny mouth became wide-opened as it formed an O-shape.


    There were a total of four golden eagles on the trees surrounding her. There were one big eagle and three small ones. They were probably a family that comprised of one mother and three children.


    It was the first time Long Xi had seen this kind of bird in real life. Their feathers were glamorous, their flying posture was elegant, and their attack was strong.


    In all fairness, there was nothing wrong in them attacking the snow leopard. They were just hungry and craving for meat.


    Currently, their gaze was all fixated on the snow leopard in front of Long Xi. She could tell from the ready-to-go atmosphere that she and the snow leopard were in a state of embattlement.


    Long Xi could feel an obvious increase in the cold sweat on her body. She stopped staring at the eagles and set her mind on escaping with the snow leopard.


    The big eagle that attacked Long Xi first had two white feathers. It flew up into the blue sky and after spinning a round, it looked for a good angle before swooping down from mid-air and hitting the same spot on Long Xi''s hand accurately with its sharp beak. The wound started bleeding uncontrollably from the second attack.


    Long Xi had no time to think about this heart-wrenching pain. She quickly picked up a big rock and threw it at the big eagle. The eagle was not going to let her win; it fought back by biting her at the side of her neck.


    "Uh..." Long Xi bit onto her lips and blocked off its attack with a rock.


    The three little eagles learned from their mother and flew towards Long Xi and attacked her as if she was their prey.


    In that instant, she felt death breathing down her neck!


    "Should I escape now?"


    However, because of her kind and empathetic heart, Long Xi was already determined to save that snow leopard that she had just met.


    There was something strange about the snow leopard. It could have run away amidst the chaos, but it continued to stay frozen on the ground. Could it have injured its leg and could not run away?


    The four fierce eagles formed a team and helped each other to attack her. The best descriptors of the current situation would be ''being scared by the eagles'' screams'' and ''trapped''.


    At this critical juncture, her life-saver Mo Kun appeared again while stepping on a colorful rainbow.


    He threw a fireball from his hand toward the eagles.


    The beasts were born to be scared of fires. Instantly, the four eagles retreated. However, they flew onto a higher branch and kept their eyes on them. Once they found a loophole, they would scoop down immediately.


    Long Xi was very grateful to Mo Kun. "Thank god you''re here!"


    Mo Kun frowned. "Didn''t I tell you not to wander off? I was only gone for a little while and you got yourself into such big trouble! You can''t even take care of yourself and yet you want to be a hero!"


    Long Xi stuck out her tongue cutely.


    She took out the Yunnan white ointment that she was carrying and wanted to apply some for the snow leopard. However, she became scared after her eyes met its amber-colored eyes and faint gaze.


    The snow leopard opened his mouth and made growled in a low voice, as if trying to say, "Go away quickly! Leave me alone! Get out of here now!"


    Long Xi could not help but feel wronged. "I''m just being nice to you, why are you not appreciating it?"


    Mo Kun said to the snow leopard, "Don''t move, we are trying to save you!"


    The snow leopard immediately shut its mouth obediently, like a giant cat. However, it had a melancholic expression as it closed its eyes.


    Long Xi said to Mo Kun, "I''ll clean its wound first."


    Mo Kun shrugged his shoulders as he had no opinions against that.


    She attempted to carry the snow leopard. Obviously, it did not budge. It did not even bat an eyelid.


    However, Long Xi stopped dead in her tracks.


    She was surprised to see that the snow leopard was covering a smaller snow leopard that had beautiful brown spots.


    So it turned out that... it was protecting the corpse of its own kind... no wonder it was not willing to leave!


    The snow leopard on the ground was lying on its back and it was obviously dead. Taking a closer look, it was not hard to see that it was the same species as the injured snow leopard. Also, it had a crescent-shaped mark on its forehead. Wasn''t this the snow leopard that brought them the lamb?


    Just half an hour ago, it was still alive! It even pretended to be dead, and now it was actually dead?


    Long Xi carried the snow leopard in her arms and brought it to the lake. She washed the wound with the clear water of the lake and applied the ointment.


    She found out that this snow leopard had forelimbs that were much shorter than its hind limbs. She wondered if it could be due to a birth defect or other reasons.


    She carried it back to the corpse of the other snow leopard.


    She knew that it did not want to leave its kind. It had protected it while putting its own life at risk!


    The snow leopard opened both eyes.


    It used all its energy to support its whole body through its forelimbs. As if depleting all of its energy, it struggled to crawl towards the corpse. Then, it returned to its original position by covering the icy cold corpse with its warm body.


    Long Xi could feel her heart being touched at such a heart-warming scene.


    Long Xi did not think that it was being sensational or helpless. Instead, she found this act so beautiful that she felt suffocated and a painful feeling was even forming in her heart...


    Unexpectedly, Long Xi could understand its current state of mind.


    Mo Kun stood on a big rock far away and looked at Long Xi in silence. He could not relate to her feelings. From his point of view, wasn''t feeding on the weak the law of survival in nature and among humankind? You could save it once, but you could not save it forever. This snow leopard was born disabled, it was a miracle that it even made it this far!


    He naturally thought of the past. Since young, he was constantly forced by the cruel reality to fight his enemies by putting his entire life at stake!


    Just as he was lost in his thoughts, those golden eagles spread out their wings and leaped towards the corpse.


    In that instant, Long Xi plunged onto the ground, hugged the snow leopard as tightly as she could and covered its corpse with her body. She seemed to have no idea what she had done.

 Chapter 23 The Affection Bloomed And Was Getting Deeper

    It was not as painful as she had expected. After a few loud ''bang''s, the surrounding quietened down.


    Long Xi looked up and saw that the golden eagles had all fled away. There was not a single trace of them.


    A figure stood in front of her, unraveled by the wind. A look of worry flashed across his obsidian eyes.


    Tears flooded Long Xi''s eyes immediately. "Mo Kun..."


    Mo Kun walked towards Long Xi as she sat on the ground and cried silently with her hair in a mess.


    Mo Kun felt helpless at her current state.


    He complained, "Do you want to die?"


    "Um..." Long Xi did not know how to explain.


    "You knew that those birds are ferocious golden eagles and do not go soft on their prey," lectured Mo Kun.


    "Ooohhhh...." She did not know what to say, so she continued crying. She covered her face with her hands and sneaked a peek at him between her fingers.


    "You would have gotten hurt for sure! You might even die! They could have brought you to mid-air and then dropped you to death!" Mo Kun''s words were harsh, but his heart had softened. "This girl is so difficult to handle!"


    "Ooohhh..." She decided to continue crying until he stopped being mad.


    "Stop crying!" Mo Kun finally burst out. He was so angry.


    Long Xi shut up instantly. She whined for a while and started sobbing softly.


    "I''m... sorry," she said eventually.


    Mo Kun replied, "Can''t you say something else other than that..." He then stretched out his big hand and smoothened her beautiful long hair.


    "I, I..." Long Xi did not know what to say. She sobbed silently while staring intensely at him with her sparkling clear eyes.


    Mo Kun seemed to have been burnt by her gaze. He looked away and stretched out his hand towards her.


    Long Xi looked at him and placed her hand in his without any hesitation.


    She seemed to have not realized her whole-hearted trust in him. She had never felt this way towards someone that she had met just two days ago.


    Mo Kun pulled her up and seemed to have overdone it. She lunged forward and almost fell into his embrace.


    The two of them were extremely close to each other. They could hear each others'' heartbeat.


    Mo Kun lowered his head gradually and tried to move his lips closer to hers. There was now a 0.05 cm gap between their lips.


    "Ah!" Long Xi seemed to have remembered something and squatted down immediately. She checked on the snow leopard''s condition and was only relieved when she saw that it was still breathing.


    Mo Kun felt extremely awkward at his futile attempt!


    The determination of the snow leopard to protect the dead body of its fellow species with its whole life flashed across Long Xi''s mind and her eyes started to get blurry again. This affection that remained untold found a place at the bottom of Long Xi''s heart. It came and went, as much as it rose and sank.


    Life came like a beautiful flower being carried in the wind. Yet it passed as quickly as a firework show.


    Long Xi''s heart was so pure that she would interpret a disaster as painfully beautiful.


    Mo Kun looked at Long Xi''s blurred and tearful eyes and his heart became as soft as cotton. Unknowingly, he stretched out his hand and caressed her head.


    Feeling his gentle touch, her slightly trembling body calmed down gradually.


    "Let''s go," he said. His hoarse voice seemed to have softened his stiff emotions that he was trained to have since young.


    "Wait, "Long Xi said with a tint of request. She knelt onto the ground, took out a small shovel from her backpack and started digging a big hole in front of the snow leopard who was already dead. She did not care about the wound on her hand that was turning purple.


    She carried the alive snow leopard away and although it opened its mouth angrily, it did not proceed to bite her.


    She lifted the dead snow leopard and planted a small kiss on its forehead before gently placing it into the hole and covering it with mud.


    "May Buddha bless you." Long Xi prayed softly with her palms pressed together. Mo Kun heard her prayer.


    The snow leopard who watched the whole scene from aside shed a tear. Long Xi''s heart ached and hugged it.


    The snow leopard seemed to be very compassionate. After Long Xi protected it with her body, it had never attacked her.


    "Let''s go." Mo Kun did not say much.


    Long Xi followed behind Mo Kun while carrying the snow leopard in her arms.


    She had difficulty walking, as the snow leopard was already an adult and was quite heavy. Luckily, she usually trained her arms using dumbbells and punching bags. Hence, her arms were quite strong. If not, she could not have held it more than while.


    Mo Kun did not expect Long Xi to carry it and not release it into the wild.


    Mo Kun knew for sure that because of the snow leopard''s disability, it would soon be unable to run quickly and catch its prey, which would then lead to it starving to death. This predestined tragedy would definitely break Long Xi''s heart. However, he did not interfere.


    Based on Mo Kun''s personality, he would definitely not meddle with others'' business, especially people from Earth.


    And as for Long Xi, she was making a huge decision. No matter what, she wanted to help this disabled snow leopard to live.


    Long Xi held it tightly in her arms and followed closely behind Mo Kun. They navigated through the dense white fog and made it out of the complicated and dangerous zone.


    Long Xi sighed with relief. She would definitely not believe what just happened, if not for the injured snow leopard in her arms.


    "Mo Kun." Long Xi called out to the figure that had been walking silently in front of her.


    "What''s wrong?" Mo Kun did not stop walking, nor did he turn back.


    For a very long, she had gotten used to being mentally strong. She had this habit of not causing trouble for others.


    But now... she was asking for his help!


    "Can I raise it in the meantime?" Her heart was filled with sorrow and she looked towards him with pleading eyes, hoping to move him with her burning gaze.


    "Are you sure you want to do this? You can do it if you want; what has it got to do with me?" Mo Kun said.


    "Oh, alright." Long Xi pouted her little mouth, carefully held the snow leopard in her arms and continued following him while staring at his back in silence.


    She complained to herself, "Hmph! Not kind at all! No compassion at all! I''ll draw a circle and curse you!"


    It was a pity that Mo Kun seemed to be unable to feel her resentment. He never turned back once.


    However, just as she was still gritting her teeth silently, Mo Kun suddenly turned around and brought up a good suggestion. "Actually, I have an elixir that can heal."


    "Oh, yes, I can''t believe I forgot about it. You''re Superman!" Long Xi was overjoyed and completely forgot that she was just cursing him one moment ago.


    "Superman? Oh, of course! I''m Superman! But I''m also a genius scientist. Because I often get injured, I invented this medicine to protect myself. It can accelerate the metabolism of the wound by multifold. I''m planning to open an invention company in the future and this can be one of the products. I once said that the petals of the Thousand-petal Gu Sheng flower can be used to create a magical ointment. This was what I was talking about, "Mo Kun said plainly.

 Chapter 24 Love Deeply

    Mo Kun paused and said, "Actually, I want to start an invention company, and then I will be a Research and Development executive. As for you, although you are occasionally confused and terrible with directions, you are still relatively smart, competent, kind, and sensible. I want to train you to be a female president."


    Long Xi asked in a slight surprise, "Did you just praise me?"


    Mo Kun said solemnly, "Of course, it''s not easy to be my CEO. I''ll give you some tests. Only if you pass, will you truly be the CEO."


    Long Xi said, "Let''s not talk about the future. Did you just say there''s a special cure? Can you give it a try? If it''s really useful, you should patent it first, and then prepare a start-up fund. It will definitely sell well if it''s really that effective."


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "Facts speak louder the eloquence! Well, I''ll show you how it works!"


    He took out a little, exquisite glass box, opened the lid and handed it to Long Xi.


    Long Xi applied the odorless, nearly transparent ointment on her palm, and gently applied it to the snow leopard''s wound, using about a third of the ointment.


    Almost at the same time, at a visible speed, the snow leopard''s wounds recovered rapidly and all disappeared.


    The snow leopard raised its head and looked at Long Xi, which seemed to contain gratitude, and then it dropped head.


    Long Xi jumped up happily, jumped high, and fiercely kissed on Mo Kun''s face at her convenience.


    Mo Kun stunned, and then his deep eyes seemed to be brewing an emotion of unknown meaning.


    Unconsciously, he wrapped his arm around Long Xi, his beautiful eyes stared at her delicate, petal-red lips, as if he wanted to do something.


    Long Xi took a step back. She seemed to feel that she would be pushed over by the man in front of her at any time. Why didn''t her heart want to say no?


    Mo Kun couldn''t wait to press Long Xi against a big tree and bully her ruby lips.


    This was not only Long Xi''s first kiss but also his!


    His actions were a little rough and strange at the beginning, but after the "practice" at the beginning, he became self-taught and gentle as if he was kissing a delicate flower, with tender love and careful care.


    At first, Long Xi was somewhat bewildered, trying to push away the control of Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun grabbed her trembling hands only with one hand, held them above Long Xi''s head and pressed them against the trunk of the tree.


    Without the barrier of those little hands, there was no gap between Long Xi and Mo Kun again, and their bodies clung together tightly.


    Long Xi could even feel the heartbeat coming from Mo Kun''s solid chest, and her own heart also beat so fast that the powerful rhythm disturbed Mo Kun''s thoughts.


    Gradually, the frequency of their heartbeat tended to be converged and became a harmonious resonance.


    The unique and clean breath of Mo Kun surrounded her, deep into her inside, eroding her heart and confusing her mind, which made Long Xi a little trance, even like entering Alice''s Wonderdream.


    Mo Kun passionately kissed the lips that he was obsessed with. The strange touch invaded each of his nerves. His whole person was no longer cold, the ice in his heart was melting little by little and turned into a tender feeling, blowing through his whole body. He was enveloped in a warm breath, feeling so warm even in his heart.


    At this time, Long Xi was extremely contradictory!


    Her heart was deeply immersed the excellent taste, while it was also shrouded in a mist of fear.


    She was afraid, but she didn''t know what she was afraid of!


    Perhaps it was the fear of being totally addicted to it, or drowning in the flood of what might be called "love". Perhaps it was the fear of losing herself, or losing this precious feeling she had never tried before.


    At this time, Long Xi''s stomach unwillingly chose to growl in this very delicate atmosphere.


    Mo Kun stopped in the middle and looked at Long Xi, who blushed with embarrassment.


    "Not me..." Long Xi shook her head to show her innocence, except that her stomach was still singing the empty city plan. At this moment, in the quiet woods, the sound was one after another, regardless of its master''s face at this moment.


    Mo Kun suppressed his laughter, turned his slender body around, quickly made a motion of getting dressed and wearing a hat, and suddenly disappeared into the air.


    Long Xi blinked hard and looked around. There was no shadow of Mo Kun at all.


    Was that also his superpower? Could he be invisible? Wow, that''s amazing. Long Xi worshiped him even more, but she was also a little worried. "He won''t be angry, will he? Didn''t I just refuse? But... Suddenly left by Mo Kun, it was a little helpless!"


    Long Xi didn''t know that Mo Kun didn''t disappear, but wore a coat with stealth function which was invented by Mo Kun himself.


    Everything was silence. Long Xi felt a gloomy feeling instantly climbing up her back and the hair of her back neck bristled.


    "Mo Kun..." she whispered.


    And then she felt like there was a faint trace of chilly wind across her cheek, and suddenly her shoulder was touched. Long Xi was so frightened that she just squatted down on the ground and buried her head on the snow leopard lying at her feet. She couldn''t stop trembling.


    "What are you squatting for?" It was the voice of Mo Kun!


    Long Xi quickly stood up and said, "Where did you go? Hey!" She wanted to hide her own gaffe with a giggle, trying to pretend that nothing had happened! "No, I was not too frightened to stand up just because Mo Kun left for a few seconds, just a few seconds."


    "Here you are." Mo Kun stretched out his left hand to Long Xi and spread out his palm. Several purple-blue mulberries lay in his palm, shining a faint purple light in the sunset.


    There were crystal drops on the mulberry, which had obviously been washed.


    Long Xi stared at the lovely fruit with a dorky and adorable expression.


    "Well, open your mouth," Mo Kun said gently.


    Long Xi obediently opened her mouth, but her brain had not kept up and was still in a state of shutting down.


    Mo Kun put a purple agate-like mulberry in his mouth and sent it to Long Xi''s mouth.


    His lips gently rubbed Long Xi''s. It was clearly cold, but Long Xi felt so warm.


    "Is it delicious?" Mo Kun asked tenderly.


    Long Xi nodded.


    "It turned out that he just went to find me something to eat...


    "It turned out that when he was gentle, it''s harder to resist!"


    "But why? Why? Do you kiss me because you really like me? Or is it just on impulse? That''s my first kiss!"


    Long Xi felt an upsurge of emotion and failed to control it. Her eyes were covered with a thin mist of tears.


    She turned around. She didn''t want Mo Kun to see her touching, or to know her inner monologue, although her eyes had already dimmed with tears.


    Once again, Yan Wangchuan''s face crossed her mind, causing her a dull pain.


    "Am I sorry for Yan Wangchuan? It seems that I betrayed the childhood love! I feel so upset!"


    However, it seemed that it was Yan Wangchuan who first looked for another girl to be his girlfriend! It seemed that it was he who betrayed this love first! This thought comforted her a little.


    Mo Kun turned her body around and continued to feed her purple fruits with his mouth, one by one.

 Chapter 25 the Bright Milky Way

    Long Xi, who felt replete, was in a particularly good mood. Mo Kun feeding her cherries with his lips, gave her a wonderful feeling, it could hardly get better!


    Considering all the weird things that had happened today, it had ended pretty well.


    For the first time in a long while, Mo Kun felt alive again. The searing pain of the past, however, was still deeply etched in the depths of his soul.


    Long Xi looked at the snow leopard lying motionless on the ground, with its eyes closed. The sheepskin and viscera left before it, remained untouched.


    The snow leopard must not die.


    Long Xi Long Xi grabbed the snow leopard and shook it desperately.


    "Hey, I say, are you going to shake it to death?" Mo Kun was unable to stop her.


    "Its eyes are closed and it is motionless. Do you think it is dead?" Long Xi asked anxiously, shaking it less violently now.


    "It''s still alive!" Mo Kun was dumbfounded.


    The poor snow leopard that had been shaken so violently by Long Xi gradually opened its eyes and gave her a rueful stare. Long Xi was relieved.


    "It gave me a fright!" Long Xi patted her chest.


    "You are the one scaring it to death." Mo Kun pointed out sharply.


    "I just wanted to know if it''s dead or not!" she whined, sounding like a spoiled child.


    "Of course not! It just doesn''t want to eat, probably because the wound in its heart hasn''t healed yet," said Mo Kun.


    "It must miss its deceased companion badly." Long Xi said gloomily.


    "Yes." Mo Kun nodded.


    Long Xi didn''t know what to say. Thinking about the snow leopard''s fate that was as fleeting as the falling autumn leaves, she felt a heavy sense of desolation and a deep sense of loneliness.


    She cupped the snow leopard''s face and asked it in a serious tone.. "Why aren''t you eating? Are you on a hunger strike?"


    The snow leopard naturally couldn''t reply, even though Long Xi tried to communicate with it; this almost made Mo Kun laugh out loud.


    "Although snow leopards are monogamous, once their spouses die, they will search for new mates. You don''t have to worry about that." Mo Kun told her.


    "Really? But this snow leopard doesn''t seem to be following that rule. Xiaoyang, if you die of hunger, Yinyueliang will also be sad." Long Xi told the snow leopard solemnly.


    "Xiaoyang? Yinyueliang?" Mo Kun had a bemused expression on his face.


    "Yes, I named the dead snow leopard Yinyueliang, because it had a silver crescent moon on its forehead. This one, I named Xiaoyang because the sun is always together with the moon! Don''t you think that sounds great?" Long Xi said proudly.


    "But this snow leopard is a female and the other one is a male." Mo Kun clapped his hand to his forehead in disbelief.


    "What?"


    "Female snow leopards don''t have that, only males do. Don''t you even know this?" Mo Kun lazily teased her.


    "Oh, I did not notice that. I can see this one is bigger, so I think it''s a male. Is it really a female? Why is it so small? Was the mother leopard malnourished when she was pregnant with it? Then it needs a new name." Long Xi held her chin and racked her brain.


    Mo Kun didn''t really care what the snow leopard was called. He stood up and added some more firewood to the fire.


    Then he heard Long Xi shouting, "Kunkun! I''ll call it Kun Kun! Well, that sounds great!"


    Mo Kun stumbled and nearly lost his footing.


    "What did you say her name was?" Mo Kun squinted at her.


    "This snow leopard was saved by the medicine you created. Your name is Mo Kun, so Kunkun is the most suitable name for it!" Long Xi ignored the exasperated breath he deliberately released, as she explained word by word her reason for naming the snow leopard. Mo Kun felt a massive headache coming on.


    "Kunkun... I am Mo Kun, how could she use my name on a snow leopard? And it''s a female! Kill me now!"


    "How can this be happening... I am the alien Lord Mo Kun, yet I can''t understand this earth girl!" "Is she smart or stupid? I really don''t know anymore."


    Mo Kun added enough branches for the fire to burn for a long time. He then went to the lake and caught a few fish. He walked to a big rock, which was a distance from the bonfire, sat down and looked at Long Xi.


    Long Xi did not roast the fish immediately, but put it in front of Kunkun, trying to persuade it to eat.


    Although Long Xi did not know if Kunkun could understand her, she really wanted it to live.


    Mo Kun knew what she was thinking about at the moment, thanks to the high-intelligence chip in his brain but he still could not understand her actions.


    "Please eat something" Long Xi pleaded with Kunkun.


    However, Kunkun did not look at Long Xi at all. It stared dazedly at the bonfire.


    Long Xi laid down beside Kunkun and snuggled against it, trying to make Kunkun feel that she was not alone. That in this world, besides its departed lover, there were other people who loved it.


    Seeing that there was no response from Kunkun, Long Xi simply held it in her arms. Now she was not afraid of Kunkun anymore.


    It would be great if she knew what Kunkun''s inner thoughts were of! Perhaps, then, she would know how to persuade it to get back on its feet!


    Kunkun broke away from her hold and retreated into the hole of a thousand-year-old tree next to her; it had its back to the entrance and sat there, facing the wall as if it was thinking about its past.


    Was this a refusal to communicate? Long Xi reluctantly gave up trying to coax Kun Kun.


    It was a starry, moon lit night and fireflies were flitting about. .


    Mo Kun could not get enough of the beautiful scenery before him; he did not want to go to sleep. He had been born in a different environment and had never seen such an unpolluted atmosphere before.


    He looked up at the starry sky and could not settle down for a long time.


    His gaze was fixed on a bleak little star in the north eastern corner, his mother planet, BT planet.


    His mech MK7 was equipped with an astronomical instrument. He had already used it to accurately locate the cosmic coordinates of his mother planet.


    Long Xi noticed his enraptured gaze and she could not help asking, "What''s on your mind?"


    Mo Kun said, "Let me show you some pictures of my hometown."


    Long Xi nodded.


    Mo Kun clicked on her little head and some very vivid scenes immediately appeared in her mind; it was as if some 4D movies were being shown.


    The sky was as black as ink and thick dark clouds obscured the star that was almost as bright as the sun, leaving only a glimmer of light.


    There were ruins and deserts that were filled with thick smoke everywhere.


    Toxic oily substances and all kinds of garbage were floating in the sea, as well as corpses, both animal and human carcasses.


    Several of the corpses looked somewhat different. They had human heads and fish bodies with black skin. Their chiseled and exquisite facial features were covered with silvery scales.


    Nothing grew on the land. There were robots every where,. They were like killing machines, carrying out round after round of massacres on the remaining people and animals.


    In one of the ruins, a huge chimney suddenly collapsed, crushing several robots that were killing humans and several humans that were being slaughtered by robots.

 Chapter 26 Turn With Jealousy

    Fireworks rose in the sky and set off pollutants in the air. Masses of fireballs fell from the sky, emitting poisonous fumes.


    Long Xi could not help asking, "Where is this?"


    Mo Kun said painfully, "This is Planet B, which is about twenty light-years away from the Earth and it''s my hometown. On the grounds of Planet BT, there used to be many granaries shaped like the Khufu Pyramids, in which lot of compressed nutrients were stored. But now they have all been destroyed by robots, except for this last one. This is the video that my comrade-in-arms SU sent me yesterday through the cosmic transmitter. I made a copy of it in my memory, and now I am turning it into an image in your mind."


    And then Long Xi saw the last granary of Planet BT being ignited by the fireball. It took only a moment before the fire swept away everything in its path.


    Buildings like factories kept exploding and black oil leaked copiously. Pollutants flowed everywhere. Red flames were continuously burning in the billowing smoke.


    In the distance, two little babies, about two years old, wearing gas masks, fought like animals for a pack of compressed nutrient tablets. One of them had a pair of bone wings on his back and another had a wolf tail growing behind him.


    Everyone was dead. Although they were young, they seemed to have natural survival instincts; they knew that whoever got the last pack might live for a few more days.


    In the distance, a giant robot came over and stepped on the babies; it was like killing two ants.


    In a vast desert to the northwest, a giant humanoid mech stood silently.


    The surface of the giant mech was rusty and covered with tiny cracks.


    It was snowing in the desert, black snow.


    The weather was indeed abnormal!


    In the cockpit of the mech, a woman about 20 years old, wearing a gas mask, stared at the virtual screen in front of her eyes. They were synchronously playing the video that Mo Kun transmitted back to his mother planet with the cosmic transmitter of the MK7 mech.


    This woman had a pair of attractive eyes, beautiful yet mournful.


    She was bald. The reason why one could tell that she was a woman was because she had a large bosom and her belly was as big as a ball. It was obvious that she was pregnant.


    Long Xi asked curiously, "Is she pregnant?"


    Mo Kun nodded and said, "She is SU, my comrade-in-arms!"


    Long Xi heard SU talking to the virtual screen, "MK, my feelings are very mixed now. I should have been ecstatic to receive messages from you in this lifetime! However, another of our comrades-in-arms, TI, died in the battle with the robot corps. I''m also infected with the virus and going to die soon. The reason why I''m bald is not to be cool, but because of the chemotherapy treatment. I lost all my hair. There is no more laughter in my heart."


    SU''s voice was pleasant but filled with sadness. It sounded just like a mournful melody being played on the piano.


    Long Xi suddenly felt a little jealous. How could Mo Kun have such a beautiful comrade? Were they lovers? Could SU''s baby be Mo Kun''s?


    SU continued thoughtfully, "MK, you have been away from Planet BT for a year already, in search of a new home suitable for the inhabitants of Planet BT. Thank you for your hard work!"


    Long Xi felt really upset.


    SU said painfully, "In this year, Planet BT which is already in ruins, suffered another catastrophe. Planet BT''s first high-intelligent robot N1 has been upgraded to N10, which not only has the intelligence beyond ordinary Planet BT people, but also has self-awareness. With its human ambitions, it wants to rule the whole planet! Its ambitions constantly built up and finally erupted half a year after you left Planet BT! The high-intelligent machines are using their innate advantages to modify the program to obey the owner MK in their bodies. At the same time, they also invaded the high-level management system of the Shifu Robot Administration. Through the hackers'' network operation, all the robots'' procedures of obeying the orders of Planet BT people have been modified so that they can execute the orders of killing all living things on the planet. Many of these robots are housekeepers, nannies and domestic helpers of defenceless people. Many people have been killed in their own beds. After a bloody massacre, there are very few living creatures left on the planet. Perhaps it may be the humble roaches that will survive till the last, but they won''t live long without the food chain."


    "What kind of far-fetched plot is this?" Long Xi had a slight headache and concentrated on watching the video on the virtual screen.


    The video seemed to show the environment of the Earth. The ocean covered most of the Earth''s surface area. With blue skies, white clouds, green mountains and clear water, most areas were full of vitality.


    Then, Mo Kun appeared in the video and he said happily, "SU, my ally, I''m glad to tell you that the environment on this Earth is almost the same as Planet BT 500 years ago in the historical records. Forgive me for not contacting you until now. I have been in a space-time tunnel for a whole year. The environment there is so enclosed that I couldn''t send any messages. There is nothing in the tunnel, it''s really just a very dark endless tunnel. I''ve now arrived at a planet called Earth. The central system of the spacecraft broke down and I could not open the door. I was trapped in the spaceship and nearly starved for a few days. Fortunately, a girl from this Earth saved me two days ago. But the transmitter of the MK7 mech broke down and I could not transmit messages. It took me two days to fix it, but I finally did it."


    Long Xi couldn''t help asking Mo Kun, "Who is the Earth girl you are talking about?"


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "It''s you!"


    Long Xi''s brain was a little bit confounded. "When did I save you?"


    Mo Kun snapped his fingers and then said, "It''s good that I didn''t give up while waiting for you! It''s a very popular phrase in the Z country of this Earth. Please allow me to use this sentence to describe my intense mood at the moment. SU, I''m excited to tell you that various environmental data show that this Earth is very suitable for people of our planet. Although this Earth also has the problem of environmental pollution, it''s far less serious than the problems faced by our planet. Our Planet BT has caused irreversible environmental pollution due to war, over-exploitation of energy, meteorite impact and other issues. I believe that with some scientific means and the strong awareness of environmental protection that our people have learned through blood and tears, we will be able to work together to maintain its current situation for at least another two hundred years. In other words, our people can live on the planet for at least two hundred years. If we can solve the problem of environmental pollution, we can even live longer. "


    He said, "I''ll send you the cosmic coordinates of the Earth right now. I hope that you could come through the space-time tunnel and join me soon. In my science laboratory, there is a two-capsule spaceship that is able to travel at near speed of light. It can take two people and you can come over. This Earth is about twenty light-years away from our planet, but if you go through the space-time tunnel, you will reach this Earth in about a year."

 Chapter 27 Mo Kuns Identity

    In the video, Mo Kun took a deep breath and said with a face of enjoyment, "As what you guys can see, the skies here are very blue and the atmosphere has yet to be destroyed. The air here is very fresh, I can breathe naturally without wearing a gas mask. This feeling is amazing!"


    He paused before continuing, "I met a young girl here on earth. She is 17 years and 10 months old. Her name is Long Xi. Initially, I wanted to dissect her body. Instead, she saved me. So I let her go temporarily. Besides, I have yet to fix my self-invented advanced medical transparency detector. Once it starts working normally again, I''ll be able to see the insides of her body without dissection, including each nerve, thin vein and bone. Long Xi is smart and kind. She is also very familiar with the earth. Perhaps she can be my assistant? Of course, it is not an easy role to assume. I have set up some obstacles to test her. As long as she passes them successfully, she''ll be qualified to be my assistant. I gave her a code name called D1. She is the first person I met on earth that I want to research on. I installed some chips in her brain, it is the subsidiary chip of the smart-technology chip in my brain."


    Long Xi received a huge shock and her heart fell into pieces. Her voice trembled as she said, "So this is why you got close to me?"


    Mo Kun denied quickly, "No! I just want you to know me better! Continue watching!"


    Mo Kun continued in the video, "I made these subsidiary chips based on the information my father left for me. He stored the information in the smart-technology chip. These subsidiary chips can turn into the liquid state when it reaches a certain temperature. Once it turns into a liquid, you can pour it into a syringe and insert it into the human brain to mix it with the brain juice. The process is very short and basically painless. It''s easy to do. After that, I''ll be able to send orders to the smart-technology chip in my brain through radiation to read these people''s memories and know their real thoughts. I can even cause them to have hallucinations and help me do other experiments. For example, the experiment on getting two humans to exchange their consciousness."


    Long Xi said with a tint of fear in her voice, "You''re actually a crazy scientist!"


    Mo Kun replied, "I have never told anyone about my identity, including SU and TI. But for some reason, I have this urge to tell you everything. This smart-technology chip was invented by my father. Once I was born, my mother inserted the chip into my brain. Because of it, my brain became a super brain. For example, my ability to calculate is comparable to the best computer on Planet BT. My chip has total control over the chip in D1''s brain. Hence, I was able to assess your memories and copy them over to mine. I can order the chip to erase or restore a certain part of your memory whenever I want to. I can also cause you to hallucinate anytime. Whatever you hallucinate is based on what you love and fear. They are extremely realistic. I can also get to know your honest thoughts through the ''Retrieve Thoughts'' function. However, I don''t use it often because one, it would deplete the chip greatly. The chip in my brain has been running for 23 years, it should be depleted soon. I have to replace it with a new smart-technology chip as soon as possible. Two, it''s too boring to know your thoughts without guessing. Life is too short, we should try to have more fun!"


    Long Xi''s body was shivering from anger. "So I''m just a source of joy to you?"


    Mo Kun did not answer, but the video seemed to have helped him. "Let me tell you something funny! I purposely mimicked a movie scene in D1''s memory. I placed my palm behind her head and caused her to think that I have superpowers! I''ll let her think this way. If people on earth assume likewise, they will be fearful of me and I''ll be able to control them easily. Based on my observations on D1''s memory, I realized that people on earth are very similar to the people living 500 years ago on our planet, as documented in our ancient writings."


    Long Xi''s body was shaking like a leaf ready to fall off a branch. This is so sad, very sad! So he only sees me as a research object! D1! I even thought...I even thought...


    The Mo Kun in the video continued saying, "Here are my observations in detail: D1''s parents died from a car accident not long after she was born. This is a rare cause of death on our Planet BT because we ride our family-use smart cars, we don''t even need to drive on our own. The sensors in the cars are very sensitive, so the chance of a car accident happening is almost zero. D1 was raised by her 82-year-old maternal grandmother. If our planet was not severely contaminated, our average lifespan would be longer than 150 years old, since our genetic studies and medical studies are much more advanced than that on earth. D1''s maternal grandmother raised goats herself and D1 grew up drinking goat milk. Her maternal grandmother dotes on her a lot..."


    Mo Kun suddenly realized that Long Xi was sobbing silently. Crystal-clear tears were falling from her beautiful eyes and falling onto her cheeks drops after drops. He immediately stopped the illusion in her head.


    Seeing her tearful face, Mo Kun was at a lost and asked, "Did I do something wrong? Why is your reaction so big?"


    Long Xi shook her head and refused to answer.


    Mo Kun put his hand around her shoulder but she shrugged it off harshly.


    Mo Kun started panicking. His voice trembled as he said, "No one ever loved me, I don''t know what it feels like to be loved! Neither have I dated before, I really don''t know how to console girls."


    Hearing that he had not dated before, Long Xi felt a little better. She asked, "The baby in SU''s stomach...whose is it?"


    Mo Kun replied, "Strictly speaking, the embryo in her womb is not her child. It is her clone. She is the youngest female scientist on Planet BT specializing in cloning. She knows that she will not live for long, so she used the most advanced cloning technique to clone herself. If she gives birth to the child successfully, it will be her clone that looks exactly like her."

 Chapter 28 The First Time to Titillating the Dream Guy

    When Long Xi heard that SU''s child was not Mo Kun''s, she was relieved. And then she saw him explain it solemnly with scientific theory, which made her feel funny. Did this guy have an extremely high IQ but zero EQ (EQ here referred to love)?


    Mo Kun said somewhat confusedly, "I just want you to know the real me. Why are you not happy? Life is short, I just don''t want to miss the person I want to cherish because of misunderstanding, and I don''t want to miss you!"


    Long Xi''s heart was originally cracked. After listening to his words, her heart was like applying the Quick Healing Ointment he invented and quickly cured.


    Her heart was bubbling with sweetness, and she had never felt like this before. It was like drinking a whole bottle of sweet cherry wine and her head was dizzy.


    She responded with a smile, "My dear, the most beautiful love words I have ever heard are your sincere sweet words. The longest and most tortuous way I have walked is your brain circuit!"


    Mo Kun grinned.


    With the moon and stars in the sky and handsome man in the side, the atmosphere suddenly became very romantic!


    Long Xi smiled and said, "Big Brother Kun, thank you for giving me such a romantic and special night. Let''s not talk about anything else, shall we? I just want to hear you say sweet things like you just said!"


    Mo Kun was in a daze, and then he smiled, said calmly in his so sexy voice, "You should thank the man behind the red envelope game. Everything tonight is thanks to him!"


    Long Xi''s heart was in a state of chaos. Suddenly she wanted to trample him underfoot and ask loudly, "Do you know that you''ve ruined the atmosphere by saying things like that? Do you still want to date with me?"


    Of course, Master Long Xi just made up this picture in her brain. She really did not have the courage to trample underfoot this powerful, godlike alien scientist.


    But she could make him fall at her feet! Yeah, take him down, right now!


    She felt much better after thinking about this.


    Forgetting her shyness, she mischievously pouted at Mo Kun and femininely said, "Why are you sitting so far away?"


    Her voice was sexy and lazy, but with a little domineering. The action of pouting made her lips like red cherries, which made people salivate.


    Mo Kun originally wanted to resist, but his body so honestly sat next to her.


    "Big Brother Kun..." She called his name, as intoxicating as cherry wine.


    Lord Mo Kun blinked his bright eyes and looked at her uncomprehendingly, saying, "What''s wrong with you today?" His expression was a little adorkable!


    The next moment, Long Xi threw her arms around his waist, raised her head, and gave him a deep kiss. Initially, it was just four lips overlapping. But gradually, Long Xi became a bit active.


    "Hmm..." Mo Kun was surprised and delighted. He could not help humming. He didn''t expect Long Xi to be so active!


    Long Xi took the opportunity to pry open his fine teeth, entangled with his soft tongue, showing him what a real "fight between lips and tongues" with her practical action.


    They kissed each other. And until their bodies were both soft they reluctantly separated.


    Mo Kun got enough to touch her lips gently with his finger and said happily, "Honey, that is a real kiss! Can you do it again?"


    Long Xi arrogantly shook her head. Haha, she already got what she wanted!


    She remembered the love stories she had read before, and thought to herself, "Don''t feed Lord Mo Kun all at once, feed him bit by bit for every day, so as to keep the feeling of freshness!"


    Lord Mo Kun gritted his teeth and grinned, saying, "Don''t think you''re the only one who can do it. I learned it, too. Do you want to see if I surpass you?"


    Long Xi could imagine what he wanted to do even with her toes. She immediately stood up and went to her tent.


    In such an environment, it was natural for a single man and a single woman to catch in a passion. But Long Xi felt a little flustered that she wasn''t quite ready.


    Mo Kun immediately stood up and stopped her.


    Long Xi said with a blush, "I''m tired, I want to sleep. Go on looking at the stars yourself."


    Mo Kun raised his eyebrows and looked at her bashful look, saying with a grin, "Hey, it''s not that easy to get away after titillating me. There may be ghosts in the night, I''ll stay with you!"


    "I don''t need that." She was anxious to get rid of him for the time being. If he went into the tent with her, he would surely lose control of himself!


    Don''t mention him, even Long Xi herself was not sure if she could control herself.


    Mo Kun instantly acted as an arbitrary president and said, "I give you two options. A, I go to your tent; B, you come to my tent!"


    Long Xi complained secretly in her heart. Neither of those options was what she wanted! Who said he had zero EQ just now? He learned so quick!


    Mo Kun thought that it would be better not to push her so tightly. Don''t piss off this Xiaolongnv! Ah! Ah!


    Hence, he let go and said with a chuckle, "Good night!"


    Long Xi, like getting an amnesty, rushed into her tent and put the curtain down.


    Mo Kun did not rest. He manipulated his invisible mech, blanketly searching the land of Z Country.


    To fix the central system of his spacecraft, there was still a lack of a kind of parts, which were made of Black Magic Stone, and there was no backup on the spacecraft.


    Was there any material on the Earth that could be used to make these parts?


    The shape of Black Magic Stone was similar to that of the black crystal on the Earth, and it was strongly sensitive to the change of the magnetic field.


    He had come out to look for it before. But without finding it, he saw some animals that had been extinct on Planet BT for hundreds of years, such as rabbits, golden eagles, snow leopards, and antelopes.


    He had seen their specimens in the museum, but now he could see them alive with his own eyes. It''s so amazing!


    He captured several animals alive with anesthetic needles and brought them back to his "scientific research base", ready to study their habits.


    He regarded the back hill of Yulin High School as his scientific research base.


    He even planned to settle down in X City, buy a beautiful villa and live happily with Long Xi!


    He installed satellite chips in the brains of two snow leopards and succeeded in controlling their will by making them hallucinate seven times a day. They were willing to obey any commands he sent through the high-intelligence chips.


    He already did similar experiments with wolves and tigers on Planet BT, and they all worked. That was why he became the strongest beastmaster on Planet BT.


    However, one of the snow leopards already died, and the subsidiary chips in its brain could not be recycled and reused. What a pity!


    Mo Kun searched for half a night and never found Black Magic Stones. He flew back to the back hill and let the mech MK7 return to the cave to rest. And he self walked into Long Xi''s tent lightly.


    In such an environment, Long Xi incredibly slept sweetly, with a sweet smile on her lips. Her chest rose and fell rhythmically, looking like attractive peaches.


    Mo Kun secretly kissed her lips. His heart beat very fast and his lower body was tight again.

 Chapter 29 Love Deep in the Bone

    Mo Kun himself wondered why he would have such a strong reaction to Long Xi, who was just a little girl.


    Although Long Xi was a little beautiful girl, he had already seen a lot of beautiful women! Among them, there were delicate talented women who were timid and lovable, able women who could hold their own, women who could become good wives and mothers, and free and unrestrained women. In short, there were all kinds of women! All of them had expressed their affection for him, either explicitly or implicitly!


    Not to mention others, just said about SU. SU was a great beautiful woman, and she had clearly expressed her love for him. Even because of him, she always kept a distance with TI who always adored her. She was as cold as ice to all the other men who pursued her!


    Nevertheless, he never had such a special feeling for other women! In spite of all the beautiful women around him, he was never interested in them!


    At that time, he firmly believed that love was a very rare and luxurious thing for him! He would never have love in his life! He didn''t need love, either!


    Planet BT had a marriage matching system governed by Shifu, through which all marriages were recommended.


    According to the data stored on his chip, his parents were highly compatible couples considered by the system, regardless of their character, personality, hobbies, economic situation, age, height, skin color and so on.


    He always thought that love was already extinct for him!


    As he recalled his insulation from love in the past, he silently mused on his inner monologue. "Am I infected with the virus of love peculiar to the earth? We don''t have this virus on our planet, and I don''t have any antibodies to it at all, so that''s why I infect it so quickly? How could I be so careless?"


    He recalled the angry and sad look of Long Xi when she was watching the"movie" just now and decided to delete her memory temporarily because he implicitly felt that this memory would have a bad effect on their progressive relationship! Hence, he gave orders to the chip!


    Long Xi had a dream. She dreamed that she looked at Kunkun''s amber eyes which reflected flickering flame inside. Slowly and slowly, she seemed to be able to see Kunkun''s memory.


    Actually, it was Mo Kun who let her see the illusion in her sleep.


    There was also his subsidiary chip in Kunkun''s brain. Therefore, he could implant Kunkun''s memory into the subsidiary chip in Long Xi''s brain, so that she had a dream about Kunkun and knew the love story of Kunkun and Yinyueliang.


    Previously, he also installed this subsidiary chip in Yinyueliang''s brain.


    He experimented with them and made them hallucinate seven times a day. And then he succeeded in controlling their will.


    Seven times, it only took seven times that he could control the will of two adult snow leopards, making them dare not disobey his orders.


    So what about humans?


    Shall he do this experiment with Long Xi? So she could not disobey his orders at all? And then he could do whatever he wanted.


    His deep eyes turned to Long Xi in her sleeping.


    She smiled sweetly, like an innocent baby.


    He immediately changed his mind. Forget it, Long Xi was a good girl. I should not treat her like this! I would conquer her heart in other ways!


    He bent down and gave Long Xi a deep kiss on her ruddy face.


    Long Xi suddenly muttered a few words in her sleep.


    Her dream was so clear that it was like a movie playing in her brain.


    In the icy and snowy scene, Kunkun struggled to move its huge body, which looked like a giant rabbit leaping because of its short forelegs.


    It was followed by a male snow leopard a little smaller than it, which was about a year and a half old.


    Kunkun said, "Hey, why are you following me?" It used the language of the snow leopard, but Long Xi could understand it.


    "Because I fall in love with you at first sight. I don''t call ''hey'', my name is Yinyueliang!" The male snow leopard raised his head and said.


    "Don''t follow me, I''m different from you... I am born forelimb disability and abandoned by my parents when I was half-year-old. They would rather leave more food to my several able-bodied brothers and sisters." Kunkun looked so numb, like telling others'' stories.


    "Fortunately, there was a snow leopard aunt who just lost her husband and several children. Her breast was engorged with milk. When she found me waiting to die in the snow, she was kind enough to feed me, so I was able to survive. Later, the aunt found a new husband, but the male didn''t want to raise me. Snow leopards are such that they are generally unwilling to raise small snow leopards that have no blood relationship with themselves. My aunt disagreed at first, but then she had her own babies and drove me away. I said, just let me die alone, don''t bother me." Kunkun did not pay attention that Yinyueliang was almost close to tears after hearing, left alone.


    In the overcast sky, there was a sudden thunder and lightning. Kunkun walked slowly in the forest alone and its action of jumping was very funny.


    From the trees on both sides came the whispers of animals from time to time.


    Kunkun hung its head, feeling helpless and desperate. "What do I do wrong? What the hell am I?"


    There were raindrops gradually falling in the sky, and then it turned into a downpour.


    Kunkun''s fur was soaked in water and its whole body seemed to weigh a tonne.


    It came to a glacier, tried its best to jump off, to escape the hell of the world and end its life in this pure place. This might be the best destination for it.


    "Sister!" A crisp voice sounded behind it, and a mouth gently bit one of its hind legs.


    It opened its eyes and saw a dazzling white in the dark world. The white leopard had a silver-white marking on its forehead, which looked like a crescent moon. That pair of delicate, clear leopard''s eye was smiling at themselves...


    Yinyueliang was really beautiful, more beautiful than I a female... After the thought passed its mind, Kunkun fainted. It fainted from hunger.


    A long time later, it felt its lips and teeth wet, a cool liquid slowly flowing through its throat. It slowly opened its eyes, and Yinyueliang was feeding it water with its mouth.


    "You wake up? Have something to eat," Yinyueliang said softly.


    A long-eared rabbit was sent to its mouth. Extremely hungry, it obediently opened its mouth, took a few bites and swallowed it down.


    "Eat slowly." The gentle voice of Yinyueliang, like a tinkling spring, nourished the withered heart of Kunkun.


    Kunkun could feel there was something sour melt in its eyes at this time, but it would not easily shed tears.


    Under the careful care of Yinyueliang, it filled its stomach and restored its strength.


    "Thank you." It thanked, but its eyes deliberately did not look at Yinyueliang.


    It was going to find a place to end its life... It was full of this idea, "I want to leave the world!"


    But the simplest dream could not be realized, for Yinyueliang was always following her.


    On the edge of the cliff, Yinyueliang stood motionless in front of Kunkun and looked at it firmly.


    Beside the swamp, Yinyueliang said, "You jump, I jump! "


    It was getting colder and colder.


    Yinyueliang invited it to live in its own home, but it firmly refused.


    "Thank you." It thanked, but its eyes deliberately did not look at Yinyueliang.


    It was going to find a place to end its life... It was full of this idea, "I want to leave the world!"


    But the simplest dream could not be realized, for Yinyueliang was always following her.


    Kunkun slept in the snow, ready to freeze to death without knowing it. It was also a way to die!


    Yinyueliang had to put a large piece of withered leaves on Kunkun''s body and wanted to protect it from the cold.


    Kunkun angrily shook its body and willfully shook off the withered leaves that Yinyueliang had been searching so hard for.


    "What the hell are you doing? I don''t need you to be nice to me!" Kunkun roared at it.


    Yinyueliang said, "Sister, it''s all my fault. Please don''t be angry."


    Its beautiful tail was in a circle. Its nose which was like a black jade smelt Kunkun''s body. Its body leaned over and nestled against Kunkun.


    Kunkun did not respond or refuse.


    Yinyueliang continued, "Sister, I like you. Will you give me a chance? Sister, let me be your husband, will you? I''ve always felt that there is a good smell on your body."


    Its tongue kissed Kunkun and gently groomed its fur.


    This series of movements, commonly known as a courtesy, was necessary that male snow leopards would do when they developed a good feeling for female snow leopards.


    "It''s so warm and I want to sleep." Kunkun gave up its death and settled down with Yinyueliang in a large cave.


    Seasons changed. In spring, seeds germinated. In summer, leaves were luxuriant. In autumn, dew was like tears. In winter, snow was everywhere.


    "Hey, why do you have to follow me?"


    "Because I fell in love with you at first sight. I don''t call ''hey'', my name is Yinyueliang."


    The conversations repeated with deeper and deeper feelings.


    It was another spring. Their shadows were in pairs and their eyes were slightly dazing.


    The sky was washed by the spring rain, and Kunkun turned to look at the figure at the side, which accompanied it all the time.


    "Don''t follow me anymore. I''m useless," Kunkun said.


    "But I like sister, only sister," Yinyueliang said, and the stars hidden in its pupils were shining brightly.


    "In this case, let''s breed in this season," Kunkun suddenly gave up resistance and said solemnly.


    "Okay," Yinyueliang answered very seriously.


    "But I can''t hunt. You''ll have to feed me in the future!" Kunkun said.


    "What does it matter?" Yinyueliang unexpectedly said so, which shocked Kunkun!


    Kunkun finally understood. "I am disabled and what!"


    Even if it was abandoned by parents and was not accepted by the same kind, as long as there was Yinyueliang, there was home.


    Kunkun finally lost all its reason. It kissed Yinyueliang''s forehead with all its enthusiasm and whispered, "Then don''t leave me."


    "Okay. Sister, you have a very good smell on your body!" Yinyueliang sniffed hard at its taste and said sweetly.


    Hundreds of flowers were in full bloom and fallen petals in profusion.


    The "current" of happiness was transmitted in the body of Yinyueliang and Kunkun.


    This was the happiest thing in the world. If someone wanted to change with them, they would disagree.


    In a few moments, Kunkun had a little baby in its belly.


    Although Kunkun couldn''t hunt alone, it had a perfect skill, that was, pretending to die.


    Usually, it lured carnivorous animals by pretending to be dead, and then Yinyueliang would hide nearby and ambush when the prey approached.


    This tactic was very effective! And over time, Yinyueliang also learned this skill, and almost used this skill to kill Long Xi.


    On this day, they were repeating the old trick, trying to catch a fox that was looking for food, but they were suddenly stuck with anesthetic needles.


    When they woke up, they found themselves in a very strange place.


    Animals'' survival instincts made them start to hunt, but they only could find one or two small animals like mice to eat.


    Yesterday, Yinyueliang caught a little lamb. Kunkun thought that they could share the lamb together.


    Unexpectedly, Yinyueliang seemed to be crazy and insisted on giving the hard-won lamb to the two biped animals, Mo Kun and Long Xi.


    Kunkun was dizzy with hunger.


    Yinyueliang came back with a leg of lamb and said that the two bipeds had given it to them.


    Yinyueliang put the leg of lamb in front of Kunkun, insisting Kunkun to eat it. But Kunkun coerced and coaxed, insisting that it should eat first. Kunkun said, "You should eat before you have the strength to hunt."


    Yinyueliang gave in, so it ate the leg of lamb and recovered some strength.


    Apologetic, it kissed Kunkun''s body and ran off to catch prey.


    After a while, Kunkun saw a little white rabbit in the distance into the woods, so it tried to move its body to catch up with it.


    When it entered the woods, it noticed that four golden eagles were looming in the towering trees around it.


    In general, golden eagles would not attack snow leopards, because snow leopards were so powerful. The snow leopard''s jaws were strong enough to easily bite off the neck of a golden eagle.


    But the several golden eagles soon discovered that the snow leopard was crippled.


    They formed a circle of encirclement and launched a fierce attack on Kunkun.


    Yinyueliang heard its cry for help and came to help.


    After several rounds of fighting, Kunkun''s dream was shattered to pieces.


    It was protected by its beloved Yinyueliang, powerless to see the gushing blood from Yinyueliang''s body dripping on its body. The red wantonly deepened!


    Before dying, the last sentence of Yinyueliang was, "Please live!"


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    Mo Kun looked at Long Xi curling up, stretched out his left hand and wiped a drop of tears from Longxi''s eye with his index finger. He put it on his mouth, stuck out the tip of his tongue to taste. The salty taste filled his taste bud.


    Frowning, he tucked Long Xi in and walked out of the tent.


    Long Xi''s dream was actually an illusion he created in Long Xi''s mind based on Kunkun''s memory.


    He didn''t understand why he did it. Was he silly? Was he infected by Long Xi? Having too much sympathy was not a good thing for him who lingered in the edge of life and death day and night.


    Long Xi woke up in sorrow, and there was no one around her.

 Chapter 30 Exchange Life?

    Was it a dream? Everything was silent, and Long Xi could clearly hear herself weeping.


    Perhaps, what she dreamed of was Kunkun''s memory?


    Perhaps, for Kunkun, in this world, although days felt like years, although everywhere was desolate and it could not see the end, as long as there was Yinyueliang, it still felt happy. This was what it wanted to feel days like years.


    However, Yinyueliang was gone.


    Suddenly she understood how difficult it was for the ancients to say "May a faithful man come I pray/So that until old we can stay"!


    Drowsily, she fell back into a light sleep.


    At twelve o''clock in the middle of the night, in the boys''dormitory of the school.


    Jiang Ba and several of his men packed their bags early and immediately set off from the dormitory as soon as it was time.


    This time, they did not encounter anything strange, came to the school gate very smoothly, and aggressively pushed open the iron gate.


    Tonight it was the security guard Brother Xu who was on the night shift. He knew Jiang Ba and naturally did not dare to stop them.


    It was already permitted for students to go home on weekends. Although it was strange for them to go home at midnight, they didn''t violate the school rules. Hence, the security guard Brother Xu didn''t stop Jiang Ba from leaving. He even opened the door and let them go without asking why.


    And then, Man Shahua, Yan Wangchuan, and other students left the school one after another.


    Fan Xiaolu did not show up all the time, as if he really vanished!


    They went out of the school and found that their mobile phones had signals and they could make calls.


    Jiang Ba wanted to call his father Jiang Dahu for the first time, to tell him about the strange things that happened in the past few days.


    The phone was answered by a woman with a delicate, unfamiliar voice.


    She said that Jiang Dahu slept soundly and asked Jiang Ba what was wrong.


    Jiang Ba knew that Jiang Dahu was a womanizer. He probably stayed with one of his lovers overnight.


    Jiang Ba sometimes pitied his mother.


    Although his mother was the legitimate "wife", she was always lonely for a long time.


    However, his mother was open-minded. As long as she could keep her identity as the wife, she could connive at her husband''s behaviors.


    "Ding!" Another message from Xiaolu''s account was sent in the group chat: @Everyone, you can''t talk to people outside the group chat about everything that happened in it. Otherwise, you will be poisoned by gas.


    Jiang Ba hesitated with his mobile phone for a while, still did not say anything and hung up the phone.


    Jiang Ba then called the private driver served for their family, and asked the driver to pick him up. Naturally, the wealthy children such as Man Shahua and Bai Bing also asked their family''s private drivers to pick them up.


    The children of the middle class such as Wei Wei, Yu Lanjie, Li Li and Deng Xian went home by taxies.


    The families of Yan Wangchuan, Huang Quanlu, and Hua Yanyan were relatively poor.


    Huang Quanlu went home by riding a shared bicycle.


    Because of the money that Bai Bing gave her, Hua Yanyan was a little better off, so she came home by using DiDi Express.


    A black stretched Lincoln limousine was parked beside Yan Wangchuan.


    When the window rolled down, Man Shahua said to Yan Wangchuan, "Get in, I''ll let my driver take me home first, and then give you a lift."


    But Yan Wangchuan declined.


    The reason he gave was that he wanted to feel the evening breeze and sober himself up.


    When had Man Shahua ever been turned down?


    She sneered and said, "Yan Wangchuan, it is time for you to sober up! Do you think I can''t live without you? Ha-ha, I just think that you are somewhat handsome, so make you be my toy-boy! Don''t take yourself too seriously! Drive!"


    The door was closed and the black stretched Lincoln limousine drove away.


    Yan Wangchuan took a long breath of relief.


    He felt that Man Shahua was like a dog chain, strangling him out of breath.


    No, to be exact, the tightest dog chain around his neck was not Man Shahua but the cruel reality!


    The other students left. The night wind was so cold that he shivered all over. He was about to ride away when his mobile phone rang again.


    He took out his cell phone, it was Fan Xiaolu''s WeChat ID that sent him a message: Yan Wangchuan, would you like to exchange life with me?


    Was Fan Xiaolu making trouble?


    Yan Wangchuan taunted in his mind, but his body was honest. His fingers, which worked faster than his brain, immediately typed two words to reply to Fan Xiaolu: I do.


    Then he realized what message he had sent, and he was stunned. Only then did he realize that he had secretly envied Fan Xiaolu for a long time.


    Although Fan Xiaolu was an illegitimate son who didn''t know who his father was, his mother made a good living in the entertainment circle. She played many movies and TV series, and also attended many variety shows. With high salaries and wide connections, she was anybody in the entertainment circle.


    Moreover, Fan Qianqian had never been married or had another child. She had only one son, Fan Xiaolu.


    It was said that Fan Xiaolu''s biological father was a famous director, and his adopted father was a tycoon, the richest man in the country.


    Besides, Fan Xiaolu himself was kind, clever, optimistic, enthusiastic and pure, devoted to his dream. He was so rich and talented that even Jiang Ba dared not bully him. Xiaolu never had any trouble from the Brutal Pranks Gang behind Jiang Ba. Maybe they also wanted to give faces to his mother and adopted father?


    Really, if life could be exchanged, Yan Wangchuan was really willing to exchange it with Xiaolu!


    After a few minutes, Fan Xiaolu answered: Me too. Okay, so happily decided! We exchange for two days.


    Yan Wangchuan thought, "If it could really exchange, that will be great. But I''m afraid that you Fan Xiaolu won''t be willing to do it!"


    Never Mind, he didn''t really take it seriously and hurried home.


    Early in the morning, before dawn, scattered clouds lightly floated in the slightly blue sky, the stars receded, and the moon was still sleeping alone.


    Long Xi woke up early because she went to bed early last night.


    She opened her eyes and saw Mo Kun who sat quietly beside her with his chin on his hand.


    Mo Kun''s eyes were reddish as if he stayed awake all night and kept an eye on her.


    She felt a warm current in her heart, with the sweetness and mildness of honey. She enjoyed the moment, silently, unbridled to look at Mo Kun.


    "You wake up?" Mo Kun didn''t give Long Xi too many chances to watch him, which startled Long Xi.


    "Uh, well!" Long Xi gradually shifted her eyes, trying not to see the bloodshot black eyes of Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun stepped out of the tent. Long Xi tidied up her hair and followed him out.


    When Long Xi came to the front of the big tree cave where Kunkun temporarily lived, she found that the fish that was given to Kunkun yesterday was still intact.


    Long Xi said to Kunkun''s back, "Sister, you have a very good smell on your body! Please Live!"


    Kunkun remained still, like a stone carving.


    Mo Kun thought, "How can it understand your language? It seems that if Kunkun doesn''t eat, Long Xi is in no mind for roasting fished! I have to step in myself."

 Chapter 31 Flying Together Like Two Bright-colored Phoenixes

    Mo Kun used the highly intelligent chip in his brain to order its affiliated chip in the brain of Kunkun to "eat the fish and survive".


    Kunkun got out of the tree hole. It swallowed the fish slowly and grimaced.


    Long Xi was in high spirits in that she thought her persuasion was effective.


    Mo Kun touched his face disappointedly. "Why didn''t she kiss him happily like yesterday?"


    He suddenly asked himself whether to do that experiment on Long Xi. If he could control her, then he could do whatever he wanted.


    He, with his deep eyes, looked upon Long Xi who was roasting fish.


    Long Xi noticed his gaze so she looked up and gave him a dazzling smile.


    He was shocked and changed his mind immediately. "Forget it. Long Xi is a good girl. How could I do that to her! If she was manipulated like a marionette, everything would be meaningless."


    They had breakfast, walked to a stream nearby and washed with the water in it.


    "Let''s do some morning exercises after breakfast. I want intensive exercises," Mo Kun said, punningly and vaguely.


    He stood up immediately, lift up his body and flew to the sky before Long Xi answered.


    "Ah! You can fly. Is this your superpower?" Long Xi asked blushingly.


    "It turns out that morning exercises refer to this. I was scared to death just now! Does he mean it?"


    Mo Kun suspended in the air and opened his arms, his wind coat waving without wind. At that moment, his king''s glory was glittering and shining.


    Long Xi looked up at him who was overwhelming, evil and also handsome. Her heart almost beat out of her chest.


    Mo Kun did not answer the question raised by Long Xi just now, but suddenly said to her, "Can you walk carefully afterwards?"


    "Pardon?" Long Xi was upset. "Why do you suddenly warn me of this? I was just accidentally lost yesterday."


    "Can you walk carefully afterwards? You have to walk into my heart, haven''t you?" he said gently with a smile.


    "Ha?" "It turns out that he is striking my heartstring again?" Long Xi''s mood was sour and sweet like she had drunk the yogurt.


    Mo Kun turned around and flew toward the rising sun.


    "His flying figure toward the sun is so handsome, isn''t it?"


    Long Xi seemed to be attracted by a magical power, quickly stood up and ran desperately after Mo Kun.


    "Wait a minute...uh!" Long Xi gasped without finishing her sentence, trying to take a big step and not to be left too far by Mo Kun.


    She was afraid that she would annoy Mo Kun so she did not ask more, just running hard with her head down.


    Mo Kun turned back and saw Long Xi running. He was interested in her because she was sometimes cute and foolish.


    "Actually, she is so cute right now."


    In the past, it seemed that she never showed her inner weakness and pessimism. She was always strong and optimistic. Was she afraid or unwilling? Or did she just get used to it?


    "Hey, can''t you fly?" Mo Kun couldn''t help asking.


    Long Xi did not answer, continuing gasping and running hard with her head down.


    "Hey!" Mo Kun was a little unsettled.


    Long Xi still gasped and ran hard with her head down.


    "Long Xi! Are you a pig?" Mo Kun was a little angry.


    "Ah, are you talking to me?" Long Xi asked and looked up carefully.


    Mo Kun resisted the urge to roll his eyes, "Is there anyone else?!"


    "Can I fly too?" Long Xi asked in doubt. To be honest, she yearned for flying freely.


    "You can fly now. I''ll teach you," Mo Kun reminded.


    "How... uh," Long Xi was about to ask, but Mo Kun had already quickly flown to her, dragging her into the air and tossing her forward, or saying, throwing?


    Long Xi had no time to react, suddenly fell from the sky. She covered her eyes with her hands in fear, knowing that she would fall on the ground and be hurt. Unexpectedly, she stopped in midair.


    It seemed that there was something under her feet taking her up. But she looked down, seeing nothing.


    "Set your intention! Just imagine that you can fly. Everything will be OK." Mo Kun''s voice was unexpectedly gentle. Long Xi clearly heard the sound in her ear, and even felt his warm and clean breath gently blowing over her ears and neck.


    She opened her eyes and saw that Mo Kun was in front of her. The distance between the two faces was at most about five centimeters.


    Mo Kun held the waist of Long Xi, and Long Xi felt that his action was extremely ambiguous.


    Long Xi did not dare to continue looking at him, so she quickly averted her eyes to his lips.


    His thin lips, gently pressed, held a special attraction.


    Long Xi was afraid that she could not control herself so she quickly averted her eyes.


    Long Xi was very confused. "Do I have superpowers too? Am I dreaming?"


    Mo Kun lowered his head and kissed her little face gently.


    She felt her face burning like crimson clouds at sunrise, but she still dared not move.


    But she was not disgusted at all, not knowing why. She even had some expectations.


    "Are you a fool? Relax. Keep your balance," said Mo Kun. He held her tighter and pressed his lips on her delicate lips, which made Long Xi let out a "uh huh".


    Long Xi was confused why she was always teased by Mo Kun, hot and bothered.


    She wanted to ask but she was afraid that Mo Kun disliked that she was verbose and would let her go. Therefore, with doubts, she allowed Mo Kun to continue doing whatever he wanted.


    Gradually, her vision had been broadened. She and Mo Kun had already flown very high.


    Mo Kun loosened her thin waist, holding her hand by hand. They flew toward the rising sun side by side.


    Long Xi tentatively opened her arms as if she had wings. She was like a light butterfly dancing in the flowers with her gray school uniform skirt fluttering with the wind.


    "Haha, so great! I am flying!" Long Xi wanted to convey her excitement to Mo Kun.


    She did not know the fact that it was Mo Kun who made MK7 change into two disc-shaped aircraft which could hold him and her.


    MK7 was a bit like a transformer which could be reassembled into different machines, such as aircraft, cars, and submarines.


    Mo Kun''s mind had gone blank because it was his first time to see such a bright smile.


    Long Xi smiled, like the fine snow and ice left behind after winter melting into clear snow water as well as a warm shaft of sunshine in the spring.


    With her smile deeply left in his mind, Mo Kun was a little tempted.


    Was this the love she had longed for? He didn''t know if he was qualified to love. The tragedy in the past on the edge of life and death had been repeated in his mind. The familiar pain once again flew into every inch of his heart.


    He was a little angry with himself. Even if he had left his home planet, it was difficult for him to have his long-term wounds healed.

 Chapter 32 What A Deep Love

    Mo Kun''s beautifully curved smile gradually decreased and then disappeared totally; he resumed his silence. Long Xi took note of all this.


    "Let''s go." Long Xi pretended not to see it. She could feel that the handsome man who was trying to hide his emotions behind a poker face, would not open his heart to her. At least, not now.


    He looked very handsome with his hair parted on the side today. His wheat-colored skin had a healthy glow to it and exuded a sense of glamor. He was really an attractive person, a walking female hormone detonator.


    Wearing a white shirt under his windbreaker could hardly hide his perfect proportions. From the slight open collar of the shirt, his delicate clavicle and golden skin were barely visible. And today, he wore a silver stud in his left ear. On closer inspection, it turned out to be shaped like a star.


    He was so handsome that no word could describe him. Long Xi''s breath froze and her mind flashed back to someone with an ice-blue slicked-back haircut.


    "That''s strange. Her memory has been deleted. Why does she still remember that hairstyle?" Mo Kun, who could read all her thoughts, was a little confused. "Didn''t I delete it completely?"


    Long Xi shook her head and tried to remove everything in her mind that had nothing to do with the moment.


    She was not afraid at all. She enjoyed the pleasure of flying over the back hill.


    "How is it that I can fly?" she asked casually. Actually, she was not looking forward to the answer. She was enjoying the present moment more than the explanation.


    "Because I gave you some of my superpowers. I have this superpower called sharing superpower. I can share some of my superpowers with others," he said.


    Long Xi''s eyes were wide open in surprise and she asked with a laugh, "Is there such a thing called sharing superpowers?"


    Mo Kun laughed comfortably and said, "Yes! But it can only last for two hours at most."


    However, he certainly would not tell Long Xi that there was actually no such thing as sharing of superpowers at all. Instead, his MK7 could be made invisible and split into two frisbees, enabling Long Xi and him to fly.


    "Oh, really?" In fact, Long Xi did not fully believe Mo Kun''s words, but she did not question him further.


    Did the reason matter? The important thing was the result. She liked the result!


    "If only I could fly to Grandma''s!" she said.


    Mo Kun shrugged and said, "You can leave after tonight."


    She asked, "What about you? Will you go home?" She didn''t seem to have heard him mention his family before.


    An idea suddenly came to Mo Kun''s mind.


    He knew what her weaknesses were, so he decided to take advantage of them. He pretended to hide his loneliness while he said in a forlorn tone, "I don''t have a home. I am an orphan."


    Long Xi was fooled. She asked, "Well, would you like to come home with me?"


    Mo Kun pretended to hesitate and said, "Will I be disturbing you?"


    "No, my grandma is very hospitable and has a good sense of humor. I used to take Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie home. She will be delighted and keen to meet you." Long Xi had been unwittingly taken in by Mo Kun''s scheme.


    Mo Kun kept up his pretense of hesitation for a while, trying to show that he did not want to bother her.


    "Grandma''s cooking is excellent! She is the one who taught me how to cook! I told her I will be back on National Day. She must have made my favorite Duck stuffed with eight delicacies, Steamed Bun stuffed with tofu skin, Brine pig ears, Dumplings stuffed with mackerel, and so on." The more Long Xi thought about the food, the more excited she became. She was practically drooling!


    Mo Kun also became greedy at the mention of all the food and agreed immediately. Sure enough, sometimes life depending on one''s acting skills.


    Long Xi looked at his bright starry eyes and could not help laughing and said, "Your father must be a master thief. He must have stolen the stars from the sky and put them in your eyes."


    "Are you trying to flatter me? Very well, you have succeeded in getting my attention. In that case, I will do as you wish," Mo Kun said.


    He leaned over and kissed her soft delicate lips. Her lips had a sweet fruity taste.


    He smiled and said, "After this kiss, you are my girl. Don''t regret it."


    Long Xi felt drunk and almost fell off the frisbee. Fortunately, Mo Kun was holding her in his arms.


    Lord Mo Kun took out a diamond bracelet from his pocket. Each diamond was purple in color and shaped like a heart. It was cut correctly and brilliantly and each stone was the same size.


    Mo Kun handed the diamond bracelet to Long Xi and said affectionately, "Please take this!"


    Long Xi quickly withdrew her hand and said in a slightly panicky voice, "No, no, no merit, no reward! I can''t accept such a valuable gift!"


    Mo Kun frowned but later an idea came into his mind. He smiled and said, "These are only synthetic diamonds, but the bracelet is well designed and not very valuable! You see, each diamond is heart-shaped, meaning heart-to-heart. It''s only a token of my love to you. If you don''t accept it, I''ll be angry."


    When Long Xi heard that the bracelet was made of synthetic diamonds which were not expensive, she was afraid that he would be angry, so she said, "It''s difficult to refuse such kindness, so I will reluctantly accept it."


    Mo Kun gently helped her put it on. The diamond bracelet was actually made of natural diamonds and came from a mine of natural diamonds. It was designed and made by Master Yang, the best jewelry designer on BT planet.


    The purple drill bracelet set off the snow-white skin of Long Xi''s wrist and they complemented each other perfectly.


    Mo Kun admired the scenery for a while; pointing to a villa area in the distance in mid-air, he asked, "Have you ever been there?"


    Long Xi said, "There? That''s the most high-end villa area in X City. It''s called Bihu Dream Garden. The garden is modeled on the garden design of Suzhou. In that area, there are many clear lakes surrounded by strange rocks; many airy pavilions and pagodas; rivers flowing under the bridges. All the designs are antique looking, which makes it the most eye-catching scenery here!"


    Mo Kun said, "Shall we fly over and have a look? I heard that there are still several villas that haven''t been sold."


    Long Xi said, "The price is too high for ordinary people to afford it! In the center of the city, where the land value is expensive, the ownership of such a large area, unique architectural style and the extraordinarily expensive mansion, is a symbol of identity and status."


    Mo Kun persisted and said, "Why not go and have a look?"


    "But, didn''t the Black Hand behind the Red Envelope Game order us not to leave the back hill for two days?"


    Mo Kun thought about it, nodded and said, "Well, let''s talk about this in a few days."


    Long Xi laughed and said, "Okay. I will take you for a visit to the Suzhou Gardens. We can pretend to be customers who want to buy a mansion and let the salesgirl take us to see some villas. I heard that the villa is a combination of Chinese and Western design; maybe I can get some inspiration to design clothes. Architectural art and fashion design art are sometimes interlinked."


    Mo Kun was laughing in his heart. His wishful thinking was that when Long Xi saw the villa she liked, he would buy it secretly and put Long Xi''s name on the real estate certificate, which would be a surprise for Long Xi!


    Mo Kun pulled something out of his pocket that looked like a showerhead. He smiled mysteriously and asked, "Would you like to try the Artificial Rainfall?"


    Long Xi said curiously, "I know that artificial rainfall can be achieved by sowing dry ice, silver iodide, salt powder, and other catalysts into the clouds by airplanes and rockets. Is this an artificial rainfall machine?"


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "Yes, I invented it. Don''t even blink! Now is the time to witness miracles!"


    He pushed the button of the machine, sprayed a few shots into the clouds above their heads and the machine spewed forth some light gray liquid.


    After a while, rain started falling from the cloud.


    Although it was only a small area that rained on Mo Kun and Long Xi, it was unusual enough!


    Long Xi liked the rain. She cheered and jumped for a while, reached out two small palms to catch the rain, spinning and jumping on the invisible frisbee, dancing and singing in the rain.


    Her long hair and clothes were wet from the rain and she looked very appealing. Her perfect face was like a beauty artwork named Noblewomen. Her wet skirt clung to her skin, outlining her exquisite and graceful figure.


    Mo Kun stood still with a slight smile on his lips.


    A pair of sincere eyes was looking at her silently; Its gentle sight took in her smile, which was more brilliant than the purple drill bracelet, as if trying to engrave her beauty in his mind.


    After a while, his big, bony palms gripped her soft waist tightly and his arms tightened around her body.


    Because their clothes were wet and almost pasted to their bodies,, they were hugging each other skin-to-skin.


    Long Xi felt the danger, retreated and tried to get out of his arms, but failed.


    His dark eyes stared at her fiercely and his hands were beginning to roam about her body.


    "Let me go... oh, don''t..." Long Xi resisted powerlessly.


    He bent down and kissed her deeply with his thin lips.


    Long Xi frowned and bit hard on his lip.


    The pain sobered Mo Kun. He let her go and said, "Sorry, your smile was so beautiful, I couldn''t help it!"


    Long Xi gasped and said, "I''m not an adult yet. Wait for me to be eighteen years old... then I''ll give my body to you!"


    Mo Kun said happily, "Then I''ll wait for you!"


    Early the next morning, Long Xi went to the supermarket and bought dozens of kilograms of spare ribs and pork. She left enough food for Kunkun to eat for a few days and then went to the school garage with Mo Kun.


    Long Xi saw a brand-new white Lykan Hypersport in the garage and with narrowed eyes, asked Mo Kun, "Which teacher is so rich?"


    Mo Kun wanted to answer that the car was his. It suddenly occurred to him that he had pretended to be poor last night. If he suddenly became so rich that he could drive a luxury car, would it be a little contradictory?


    Long Xi took her bicycle and was ready to cycle home.


    At the same time, Long Xi found that her mobile phone finally had a signal. So she immediately called her Grandma and told that she would be back soon.


    She also saw the messages from Xiaolu''s account in the group. She then told Mo Kun, "I''m not going to tell my grandma about the strange events that happened during these few days so she won''t worry. You must remember not to tell her!"


    Mo Kun nodded and asked, "Do you want to call the police?"


    "We don''t have any real evidence and it''s no use calling the police," Long Xi said, "Can you take me by bike?"


    Long Xi was planning to let Mo Kun take her back on her bicycle. However, what she didn''t expect was to see Mo Kun standing in front of her bicycle, with a long face.


    He said, "Honey, I don''t know to ride a bicycle!"


    Indeed, in his motherland planet, bicycles had been extinct for hundreds of years and had long been considered a historical relic.


    However, with his wisdom and counter-stress, it was not difficult to learn to ride a bicycle quickly. But¡­


    As he hoped, Long Xi did not hesitate and said, "Then you ride on the back seat, I''ll take you!"


    "Good." Mo Kun sat happily in the back seat, lifting his long legs as high as possible so as not to touch the ground. His hands were clasped tightly around Long Xi''s waist, which gave him a good feeling.


    Long Xi suddenly felt a little suspicious and asked with a smile, "Is it true that you really can''t ride a bicycle?"


    "It''s true. If I am lying to you, I''ll turn into a puppy!" Mo Kun said firmly.


    Long Xi thought for a moment and felt that he didn''t have any cause to deceive her, so she began to pedal.


    Her cycling skills were good and her physical strength was enough because of her regular exercises. Although Mo Kun weighed more than 75 kilograms, she was able to cycle along smoothly.


    The only thing that she was unaccustomed to was the way Mo Kun hugged her waist tightly all the way. This reminded her of the TV play "A smile is beautiful." In the TV play, when master Xiao Nai and School Beauty Bei Weiwei met officially for the first time; that was how the master carried the School Beauty. That was a very eye-catching scene of the handsome man carrying a beautiful woman on his bike. Why were Long Xi and Mo Kun totally different from the play? It was weird!


    When they passed a big supermarket, Mo Kun stopped Long Xi and pulled her into it. He bought a large package of gifts, including abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin, fish maw, cubilose, deer antler, and hippocampus.


    Long Xi tried to stop him, but he laughed and said, "These are for your grandma, not for you. You have no right to stop me."


    He was imitating the behavior of the earth people.


    Previously, he copied a book about earthlings'' social behavior onto a high-intelligence chip, from which he learned that when one first came to see his wife''s parents as a future son-in-law, he had to bring many gifts to make a good impression.


    He had imagined himself in a role as one who was going to meeting his wife''s parents as a future son-in-law.


    But Long Xi was not happy with his approach.


    She felt that her invitation to her home for the holidays was more out of kindness, to make him less lonely, rather than to benefit from him.


    What he did made her felt uncomfortable because of her self-esteem.


    Mo Kun, seeing that she looked unhappy, started the "get ideas" function of the high-intelligence chip. He was able to read her real thoughts through the attached chip installed in her brain.


    After that, he stopped buying expensive things and bought only a practical sunshade, which he intended to give to her grandma.


    Long Xi was happy then. She could feel his understanding, tolerance and consideration, which was what she wanted.


    Mo Kun paid for these things by credit card. When he was on BT planet, he was a billionaire. He became rich through his work in high tech technology. Although BT planet''s credit card couldn''t be used on Earth, he carried with him a large bag of precious diamonds, all of which were mined from his previous high-tech mining technology.


    He sold five perfectly cut pigeon eggs, which were the rare pink diamonds, for a lot of money. After he bought a new car, a new mobile phone and a new laptop computer, he still had five million yuan left.


    He was going to buy a villa and live happily with Long Xi. However, he wanted to choose the villa together with Long Xi first. The key to the issue was that the villa should be the one Long Xi liked.


    The mobile phone in his hand was the latest iPhone. The screen saver picture was his favorite picture, that of a starry sky. The ringtone of the phone was an English song related to the starry sky.


    However, Fan Xiaolu''s mobile phone was concealed in Mo Kun''s backpack.


    Fan Xiaolu''s WeChat account was linked to a bank card with a deposit of 150,000 yuan.


    As for the password, Mo Kun had installed an accessory chip in Fan Xiaolu''s mind. Having access to all of Xiaolu''s memories, Mo Kun naturally knew what Xiaolu''s payment password was.


    But to his confusion and depression, Fan Xiaolu''s payment code was the date of Long Xi''s birthday!

 Chapter 33 Flying Flowers Lightly Like Dreams

    Mo Kun asked Long Xi for her cell phone number and keyed it into his new cell phone and saved it as "The girl who will accompany me until old age."


    Long Xi also saved his new number, under "My Lord Mo Kun."


    Long Xi''s home was in an old building in the Lane Hall of the old city. Their rental house number was 302 and it had two bedrooms and one living room.


    Long Xi pointed to the balcony full of beautiful flowers on the third floor and said, "That''s my home."


    Mo Kun said, "Grandma seems to be very good at taking care of flowers and plants. Why is there a yellow scarf tied to the balcony railings?


    Long Xi said, "That means Grandma is waiting for me. I told my grandma about a foreign legend, whereby a man went to war and his wife had been waiting for him to return. For fear that the man would not recognize his own home after so many years, the wife tied a yellow scarf at the door."


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "I didn''t expect old people to have this kind of romantic feelings!"


    Long Xi and Mo Kun walked up the worn stairs to an iron door on the third floor.


    Long Xi took out the key, opened the door and they entered the house.


    Grandma was sitting in a rattan chair opposite the door, knitting a scarf for Long Xi, while waiting for her return.


    When she saw Long Xi, her wrinkled face suddenly had a smile as wide as a dahlia.


    Mo Kun greeted Grandma politely.


    He was curious because it was his first time to see such an old person alive. On his planet, no one had ever lived longer than twenty-seven years. The average life expectancy was twenty-five years.


    Grandma had been waiting for Long Xi for two days. She was longing for Long Xi to come back and had not received Long Xi''s phone call. She had been worried about Long Xi.


    With Long Xi in her arms, she was delighted and even the wrinkles on her face seemed to be expressing her yearning.


    Long Xi introduced Mo Kun to Grandma and said, "This is Mo Kun, my science teacher, a newcomer."


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "Grandma, I''m currently homeless. Can I have a meal at your home?"


    Grandma smiled lovingly and said, "Welcome, I have prepared a lot of delicious food."


    Long Xi winked at Mo Kun, showing him a "sure enough" expression.


    Long Xi and Mo Kun didn''t have breakfast; they were waiting for the delicious dumplings stuffed with mackerel and mushroom, made by Grandma.


    The wontons were already wrapped and ready to cook. Long Xi took them out of the refrigerator.


    The wontons were plump, their wraps as thin as a cicada''s wing and translucent. The meat filling was temptingly pink in color.


    Long Xi said, "Grandma used to sell wonton, fried sticks, soybean milk, pancakes and other breakfast items. The dumplings stuffed with mackerel and mushrooms she sold were the most popular items in the whole food court."


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "Grandma, now I know where Long Xi got her cooking skills from! The student surpassed the teacher!"


    Grandma laughed happily. Long Xi was the apple of her eye and her pride and joy. Mo Kun''s flattery really touched her heart.


    Long Xi discovered for the first time that Mo Kun had a sweet tongue when he complimented her grandmother, telling her that she looked ten years younger than her actual age.


    Long Xi put the wontons in the boiled bone soup quickly, filled three bowls and brought them out. She also brought out three pairs of clean chopsticks.


    Mo Kun scratched his head and whispered in an embarrassing tone, "I don''t know how to use chopsticks."


    He had grown up ingesting nutritious tablets. Where would he need to use chopsticks?


    "Ah? Did you come back from a foreign country? As a Z countryman, it''s embarrassing that you don''t know how use chopsticks!" Long Xi replied.


    Mo Kun said, "In fact, I grew up in an orphanage abroad."


    Grandma said, "Poor child! Xixi, give him a spoon."


    Long Xi laughingly said, "Yes, he is a spoon."


    Mo Kun did not understand and asked, "Why am I a spoon?"


    Long Xi laughed and Grandma couldn''t help laughing as well. The word "spoon" meant "fool" according to the dialect of a certain region.


    Long Xi went to get him a spoon.


    Mo Kun had never used a spoon, but it was easier to use a spoon than chopsticks and he soon learned how to use it.


    He took a mouthful of wonton, chewed it lightly and instantly broke out in goose bumps.


    He couldn''t help praising Grandma: "Grandma''s cooking skill is excellent! I can feel the wonton dancing in my mouth, releasing its delicious juices, filling my whole body from the throat down and my whole body feels like it is flying."


    Grandma smiled lovingly at him and said, "If you like, you could come more often to our house."


    After eating, Long Xi took the initiative to clear the table and wash the dishes while Mo Kun chatted with Grandma.


    Kindhearted Grandma learned from her conversation with Mo Kun that he was an orphan. Grandma said to him, "Kuner, you can treat this place as your home and come back to visit.¡±


    Mo Kun''s heart was touched by her words; it struck a chord in his heart. It was something he had never experienced before.


    Grandma wanted to amuse him. She pointed to the lantern hanging in the corner of the living room and said, "This is a lantern made from four thin wooden sticks and Xixi''s calendar paper with a white cat pattern. Xixi likes riddles. Every time she comes home, I hang a card under the lantern with a riddle on it. Well, would you like to have a try? If you guess correctly, you can eat the fruit. Otherwise, you can''t."


    Mo Kun went over and looked at the card and read out what it said: the leaves were green, the flowers were red, the seeds were countless and the shapes were like lanterns.


    Mo Kun was not familiar with the fruits of the earth at all. How could he guess out? He searched Long Xi''s memory in his brain but could not find the answer to the riddle.


    Long Xi washed the dishes, laughed and walked out of the kitchen. She said, "I know what it is."


    Grandma said, "I know you know, but he doesn''t know."


    Mo Kun raised his hand and with a smile said, "I give up."


    Long Xi brought out a large plate of pomegranates from the kitchen and said with a smile, "The answer is this, pomegranate."


    Mo thought, "Oh, so that is what a pomegranate looks like. BT planet didn''t seem to have this kind of fruit!¡±


    Long Xi cut the two pomegranates into four pieces, smiled and said, "Try this. Grandma is joking. How could our guest not get to eat the fruit?"


    Grandma laughed and said, "No, it is an old rule, no right answer, no tasting."


    Mo Kun looked at the inside of the pomegranate and asked with a laugh, "It seems that they are all seeds. How do you eat them?"


    Long Xi asked in surprise, "Have you never eaten pomegranates before?"


    Mo Kun thought about it and pretended to be miserable. He said piteously, "I never had the chance to eat pomegranates at the orphanage!"


    As he expected, Long Xi felt a sudden flood of sympathy for him. She stuffed a piece of pomegranate into his hand and then took one to show him how to eat pomegranate seeds.


    She bit into a piece of pomegranate, sucked out all the sweet juice and then spat out all the seeds.


    Mo Kun ate a mouthful of pomegranate the same way she did. Oh, it tasted sweet and sour and was delicious!


    Grandma''s teeth were not very good. Long Xi squeezed the pomegranate to extract the juice and poured it out for Grandma to drink.

 Chapter 34 Everyone Was Born with Dreams

    Mo Kun, hoping to repay Long Xi and her grandmother''s love, came up with an idea.


    He paid by WeChat for three electronic entry tickets for X City Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise.


    He smiled at Long Xi and Grandma and said that he had three electronic admission tickets for the newly built Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise in X City, which had been given to him by friends. He then invited Grandma and Long Xi for an outing together.


    Grandma''s impression of Mo Kun was good. She was childlike in her innocence. The older she got, the more she became like a child. She agreed immediately. She was so old, but she had never been to the amusement park in the city.


    Long Xi had wanted to go to Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise for a long time, which was close to Yulin High School, only two blocks away.


    She could see the facilities in the park from the top floor of the school. She often saw many people playing and having a good time, there, which made her heart yearn to join them.


    Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie often went there with their parents, but Long Xi could not join them because she was short of money.


    She hesitated and said, "Although the tickets do not cost money, I heard that the gatekeepers of Successful Butterfly Paradise are very strict. We are not allowed to bring food or even drinks, except water."


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "Then we will bring water only, twelve bottles, four bottles for each person. I''ll carry them."


    Long Xi gritted her teeth and said, "The food there is very expensive. I heard that an ordinary brisket noodle costs sixty yuan."


    In fact, she didn''t want Mo Kun to spend any money on them for anything. She had a strong sense of self-esteem.


    "Is that so? Let''s have lunch at the seafood theme restaurant inside. It''s my treat. Thank you for your breakfast and I''d like to have dinner here, too. Grandma''s cooking skill is so good that I''m already addicted to it! Mo Kun said frankly that he did not regard himself as a guest at all.


    Long Xi thought about it and agreed. This was a mutual benefit; no one owed anyone! In fact, she had wanted to go to Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise for a long time already, but the cost was too expensive for her.


    At present, her tuition fees came from her grandmother''s meagre pension. Although she would usually work during the holidays, she was only a student, under the age of 18 and was still a minor. The stores employed her as a temporary worker and the money earned was very little.


    Grandma was very happy. She wore a light grey dress with white lace specially designed and sewn by Long Xi. She put on a pearl necklace and a white wide-brimmed sunhat decorated with bows. Both were bought by Long Xi with the money she earned from her work. She also wore her dowry gift, a jadeite bracelet, which had been given to her by Grandpa.


    It is said that clothes make the man. After wearing her new dress, even her appearance had changed. From looking like an old lady from the rural countryside, now she looked like an elegant old lady.


    Seeing Grandma so delighted, Long Xi also dressed herself up. She combed her beautiful hair into a whalebone braid and it hung over her right shoulder.


    She changed into a yarn dress designed by herself. There were many shining nail beads embroidery on the dress. She had sewn it herself. It was beautiful and looked as if there were stars shining on it. She also wore the purple diamond bracelet Mo Kun gave her.


    Mo Kun laughed and joked, "Hey, honey, it looks like you''ve put all my favorite stars on yourself."


    Long Xi smiled and twirled around him, holding the hem of her skirt. Her long, silky, black and shiny hair swung with her movements, flying lightly and giving off a faint fragrance.


    Mo Kun said, "How beautiful! I also want to change into a suit, but unfortunately, I only have two school uniforms."


    "Wait a minute." Long Xi rushed into her room and quickly took a set of clothes and asked Mo Kun to change into it.


    Mo Kun changed into a thin leather vest and pants in the bathroom and wore a black beret. He looked like a very cool yuppie.


    He liked the new outfit very much and asked Long Xi, "Did you design this suit? Can you give it to me?"


    Long Xi said, "This is the sample I''m going to send to France for the Legend Men''s Clothing Reality Show competition. You see, the vest is made of metal and has a white silhouette of the Great Wall of Shanhaiguan behind it. It is the symbol of my motherland, representing me as a Z countryman. Here are the letters, MOON, which is my English name; and LONGXI, which is the Pinyin of my Chinese name. These letters are of a luminous material and will glow in the dark. If you like, I''ll make another one for you."


    Mo Kun said, "It''s beautiful, but it''s not amazing enough. Why don''t you make a really cool suit out of LED light-emitting fabric?"


    Long Xi said, "Well, I had the same idea. But LED light-emitting fabric is expensive; I can''t afford it. And although clothes made of LED light-emitting fabric are very suitable for the stage, they are not very comfortable nor practical and could be dangerous."


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "Don''t forget, I''m a gifted scientist! I can invent a fabric for you that will glow in the dark, can be worn in comfort, is safe and durable and at a reasonable price. Just give me three days! But you have to make me a big meal to thank me!"


    Long Xi said, "Really? Okay, if you give me the material, I will give you delicacies to eat, fair exchange for equal value!"


    Mo Kun asked, "Is it your dream to be a fashion designer?"


    Long Xi said, "It''s one of my dreams. I have so many dreams! The first dream is to travel around the world and savor all the different types of delicious food. The third is to be a fashion designer. We must have dreams. What if they come true? Zhou Xingchi used to say that a man without a dream is no different from a salted fish. What is your dream?"


    Mo Kun said, "I also have many dreams. My biggest dream is to help you realize your dreams."


    Long Xi smiled shyly.


    Mo Kun said, "I can be your model. Don''t you need a photo of a male model in this suit?"


    Long Xi said, "That''s not necessary. Xiaolu has promised to be my male model. He has an idol-like face and is good at POZE. And besides, this suit is in his size."


    Mo Kun said unhappily, "My body shape is better than his and my face is more handsome! And he is missing!"


    Long Xi said, "Thank you! But I''ve already told Xiaolu, and it''s not good to take back the offer. I believe he will come back!"


    Mo Kun bit his lip and his face grew gloomy.


    Long Xi immediately knew that Mo Kun was jealous; she could almost smell a strong sour smell of vinegar. Her strong survival instinct prompted her to laugh and she said, "However, it seems that this leather outfit with its tough and yuppie style is more suitable for your temperament... "

 Chapter 35 Have Fun

    Mo Kun''s face turned from cloudy to sunny, but Long Xi didn''t finish her sentence yet.


    She muttered, "If you''re going to be the model for this suit, then I have another outfit in the hip-hop style, which will suit Xiaolu better."


    Mo Kun said directly, "I can handle any style of dress."


    Long Xi clasped her hands together and said in a coquettish tone, "Honey, you don''t want me to break my promise, do you?"


    This made Mo Kun''s heart melt. He had no idea how to deal with this girl! He thought, "Why can''t I be hard on her except when it comes to that unmentionable part of my body?


    "Well, take a step back."


    He said, "For the clothes made out of the shiny cloth, you have to make them in my size."


    Long Xi smiled and said, "Of course."


    Mo Kun smiled sweetly and said, "Come on, let''s go and have our pictures taken now."


    Long Xi said, "Okay, the Fairy Tale Castle and European Style Street in Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise will be a better match for what you are wearing now!"


    Mo Kun booked a taxi for them. The three went straight to the Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise, which was just two blocks away from Yulin High School.


    The entrance to the Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise was very crowded with eight long lines, each of which has at least 80 people.


    Eight guards scrupulously subjected visitors to bag checks, using long sticks to probe inside all bags. Once any food was found, visitors were asked to take it out and not bring it in.


    The shape of the gate was that of a large sapphire butterfly. There was a huge and bright LED sign above the door. On the sign, there were several words written in running script lit by the LED lamp: Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise.


    They stood in line for half an hour before it was their turn to go in.


    As soon as they entered the gate, they saw a lifelike copper sculpture, which was very artistic.


    The theme of the sculpture was Father and Son. The father was about 27-28 years old. He had a gentle and kind look. He wore glasses, a suit and there was a hint of a smile in his eyes.


    The son was about seven or eight years old. He had a round face, big eyes and looked very adorable.


    He was snuggled up in his father''s arms and carried a birdcage in his hand. There was a little lark in the cage.


    The bird''s mouth was open as if it were singing.


    Grandma said, "I heard from a neighbor that this is the work of Master Xu, a famous sculptor in the city. The sculpture is based on a photo taken 12 years ago of Cheng Gong, the park''s main investor and his son Cheng Yilun."


    "Cheng Yilun?" When Long Xi heard the name, her heart suddenly sank, "Wasn''t Cheng Yilun the one who persecuted Yan Wangchuan and killed Xu Xianer? Could his father Cheng Gong be a member of Brutal Pranks Gang?"


    Grandma was always concerned about Long Xi. She noticed the change in Long Xi''s expression and asked, "What''s wrong? Are you uncomfortable?"


    Long Xi shook her head, smiled and said, "I''m ok!"


    She thought, "Even if Cheng Gong is a member of Brutal Pranks Gang, as the chairman of Cheng Gong Investment Industries, he must be very busy now. I heard that he is setting up a branch in France and will be attending the China-French Business Conference. He can''t be in X City."


    She said to herself, "Am I getting a bit too worried? I should enjoy the moment."


    The most significant feature of Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise was a large glass butterfly greenhouse, where thousands of butterflies were raised. These butterflies were of different varieties from all over the world and looked very spectacular and beautiful.


    These butterflies flew out during the day and gathered pollen from the flowers in the garden; it looked like they were dancing among the flowers.


    Long Xi liked butterflies very much. She felt that although these beautiful little creatures had a short life, they added incomparably brilliant colors to the world in their limited life time.


    She was totally fascinated by the colorful butterflies and kept taking pictures on her mobile phone.


    Among all the butterflies, she liked African sun butterflies with their bright colors best.


    These butterflies were not afraid of people. It was as if they were used to seeing so many visitors every day.


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "Didn''t you say you will take a picture of me?"


    "Right!" Long Xi brought Mo Kun to the European Style Street to take his picture.


    Mo Kun was not used to posing for photos, unlike Fan Xiaolu, but because of his good looks, he was a natural and looked good in any pose.


    After finishing the shots, they spent a very happy time together watching 5D movies, playing pirate boats, bumper cars, riding the roller coasters, Drop Zone and so on.


    Grandma was old. Her heart was not strong and she had hypertension. She couldn''t play some of the games that were too exciting.


    For example, when Long Xi and Mo Kun were at the Drop Zone, Grandma waited for them, while eating ice cream on the bench.


    Mo Kunwan did not expect that he would lose his cool and scream when the Drop Zone plunged vertically and his voice was louder than Long Xi''s. That was really embarassing!


    At noon, they went to the Undersea World Cuisine Restaurant, not far from the Drop Zone, and had a big seafood buffet.


    The circular arched walls of the dining room were inlaid with large glass fish tanks, which were filled with fresh water. This was changed and specially airlifted from the sea every day.


    Many of the fresh seafood that were soon to become food for the diners, swam around in the tanks.


    A well-built waitress wearing a sexy swimsuit was standing by the tanks and she carried a large net. Whenever any guest ordered some seafood, she dived into the aquarium to fish it out.


    Long Xi said, "This is real fishing from the bottom of the sea."


    The chef in a tall white chef''s hat would cook the food as soon as he received the catch from the guests.


    The kitchen was enclosed within a large glass room and was very neat. The chefs were very skilled in their movements and strived to show their perfection in their cooking.


    Mo Kun ordered the Sashimi of Salmon, Panopea Abrupta, Tuna, Cod and Eel, Lobster with cheese, Sea Urchin on rice, French Marseille fish soup. As he ate, in his heart, he praised the food "How delicious the seafood of the earth is! Did BT planet''s seafood ever taste this good before the waters were polluted? I''ve never eaten this sort of food before. What a pity!"


    Having eaten their fill, they watched the fireworks shows, water motorcycles shows and UAV performances. In the evening, they went back with great satisfaction at a day well spent.


    Grandma made Duck stuffed with eight delicacies, Steamed Bun stuffed with tofu skin and Brined pig ears. She also cooked the Boiled Cabbage, Sweet and sour pork, Scald Dried Bean-curd Shreds Yangzhou Style and other dishes.


    Long Xi wanted to show off her cooking skills as well. She personally made a dish named Phoenix Fly Through Peony, which was a traditional dish.


    Mo Kun asked, "This dish named Phoenix Fly Through Peony has only chicken wings. What''s special about it?"


    Long Xi laughed and said, "You''ll know when you try it. You will be surprised when you eat these chicken wings! This is a dish handed down from the Sui Dynasty. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he ate this native dish and named it ¡°Xianglin Fried Chicken Strips''."


    Mo Kun took a bite, and his eyes suddenly shone brightly.

 Chapter 36 Unexpected Surprise

    The taste of the chicken wings came as a great surprise!


    Mo Kun took a bite of the stuffed chicken wing and said with delight, ¡°Oh, this so-called ancient style of cooking stuffed chicken wings is, in fact, to remove the bones from the wings, stuff them with diced mushroom and shredded pork, and then stir-fry until they are cooked."


    Long Xi smiled and said, "You have very good taste buds, how do you know what is inside, after only one bite?"


    Seeing that grandma had just gone to the bathroom, Mo Kun smiled vaguely and said, "My tongue is good but your teeth are stronger than it. Every time it wants to dive straight into your mouth, your teeth fight hard against it."


    Long Xi''s face turned as red as cooked shrimp. What? Why did he suddenly say something so nauseating!


    Mo Kun pointed to the right side of his mouth and said, "There are crumbs around your mouth."


    Long Xi touched the right corner of her mouth but found nothing.


    "Silly, it''s here!" Mo Kun put his lips close to Long Xi, kissed the left corner of her mouth and ate the shredded meat on her mouth.


    Long Xi did not expect to be kissed by him so suddenly and she felt ashamed and annoyed. She was about to tell him off when her grandma came out from the bathroom.


    Long Xi could only glare at Mo Kun, who just giggled.


    Grandma sat back at the table, lowered her head and continued to eat slowly.


    Long Xi stomped hard on Mo Kun''s foot under the table.


    Mo Kun made a very exaggerated expression of pain.


    Long Xi couldn''t help but smile.


    Then Mo Kun asked Long Xi seriously, "Is being a chef one of your dreams?"


    Long Xi said in a haughty tone, "I won''t tell you."


    Mo Kun turned and asked grandma, "Grandma, is being a chef one of Xixi''s dreams?"


    Grandma answered with a smile, "Yes, her fourth dream is to open a private restaurant in a beautiful place. She even chose the name "Starry Private Restaurant¡± because she likes the painting Starry Sky, by Van Gogh."


    Long Xi pouted and said, "Grandma!" Why did you tell him?¡±


    Mo Kun made a face at Long Xi and said, ¡°Oh I see."


    Grandma smiled and said, "Kun is not a stranger."


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "Grandma, I would like to be your grandson-in-law."


    Long Xi raised her brows and looked annoyed, but he ignored it.


    Grandma was stunned, looked at Long Xi with concern and said, "Xixi is still young and I don''t want her to fall in love so soon. Kun, don''t be ridiculous! You can simply be sworn brother and sister!"


    Mo Kun was shocked. He didn''t expect that grandma''s mind would work so fast and now it was Long Xi''s turn to make a complacent face at him.


    Mo Kun smiled and tried to change the subject. "Grandma, you are so funny! Haha, it seems that Long Xi has inherited your cleverness and quirkiness! Let''s just ignore what I''ve said just now. Listen, I''ll tell you a joke."


    Mo Kun was pretty good, and he told one-third of the jokes from the Jokes Collection book he had, which made grandma grin widely from ear to ear and also managed to successfully change the topic.


    Long Xi was a very filial granddaughter, in addition to chatting to Mo Kun, she constantly served grandma the dishes that she liked.


    They ate and talked cheerfully and enjoyed themselves.


    After the meal, Mo Kun wanted to return quickly to his "base camp" to help Long Xi invent the luminous fabric. He told them that he had some urgent business to attend to and had to leave.


    Therefore, Long Xi sent Mo Kun downstairs.


    Mo Kun stood under the dim street lights and said to Long Xi, "Thank you, this is the first time in my life that I felt so much at home."


    His well-shaped fingers fell on Long Xi''s forehead, crossed her eyebrows to the nose, and finally landed on her lips, stroking it tenderly.


    Long Xi raised her hand subconsciously to try to push away his hand and she was so shy that her ears turned red. She was afraid that her grandma was looking at them from the balcony on the third floor!


    Although grandma has turned 82, she was still alert and her eyes and ears were still functioning well!


    Master Mo Kun was quite reckless, and he would not give up until he had reached the goal.


    He pursed his thin lips and put her hands behind her back, so that he could get closer to her


    He was so close that she quickly clung on to him, and could even feel the warmth of his body.


    After hearing her intense heartbeat, his deep eyes were full of affection, as if it was the warmth arising from a deep cold pool of a thousand years.


    He said in a chilling yet alluring tone of voice, "One day, you will be willing to be my woman."


    Then, against her wishes, he leaned over and kissed her lips tenderly, plundering the fragrance of her mouth.


    She tried to push him away, but could not, as he stood in front of her like a unmoving statue.


    Long Xi caught a glimpse of her grandmother standing on the third-floor balcony and looking towards them. She clenched her fists and bit his tongue with her teeth.


    He suddenly withdrew, lifted her chin and said with a smug smile, "It seems that your teeth are still sharp!"


    Then he lifted his wrist so that Long Xi could see his precious diamond-encrusted watch. Long Xi smiled and said, "It is 8:49 in the evening."


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "I am not showing you the time! Xixi, remember this moment, because it belongs to me and you."


    Long Xi said with a smile, "What? Isn''t that a line from Leslie Cheung in the old movie Days of Being Wild? You are so unimaginative. Didn''t you grow up in a foreign country? How is it that you were able to watch such old movies from Hong Kong and Taiwan?"


    Mo Kun thought quickly and started to justify himself immediately. "There are Chinatowns in foreign countries! And there are many VCDs sold in Chinatowns, many of them featuring old movies from Hong Kong and Taiwan! You were not born yet when Leslie Cheung committed suicide by jumping off a building, right? How come you''ve seen his movies?"


    Long Xi said, "That is because I''ve watched many old movies and listened to many old songs with my grandma, who is a big fan of such things. Anyway, old movies and songs express different kind of romances, which make people unwittingly nostalgic. Especially the movies starring Leslie Cheung and Stephen Chow, I have seen almost all of them."


    Mo Kun smiled and said, ¡°You just said that you want me to be creative? Well, I''ll try to please you. It is very troublesome to like you, but I just like to ask for trouble."


    Long Xi couldn''t help laughing at what he said. This guy was always spouting cheesy lines, did he think he was like Casanova?


    Long Xi suddenly felt tired and she yawned.


    What was happening? Her head suddenly became so heavy that she could barely open her eyes.


    She seemed a bit unsteady and her body was swaying as if she was drunk.


    Mo Kun wanted to hold her, but found himself to be drowsy and unsteady too.


    Right now Long Xi looked like a myriad of overlapping avatars in his eyes, each of which was slanting and shadowy.


    Damn, did someone put sleeping pills in the dishes just now? It''s impossible!


    Long Xi had checked carefully when she was out and back that the portcullis of the irony gate and the balcony were all locked and there were no signs of forced entry.


    In view of the ventilation, the window at the south of the living room was left open. The gap between the window sills was relatively small, which made it impossible for a man to get in. Apart from this, all the other windows were all closed.


    The cooked broth was placed on the stove and the other raw materials and cooked dishes were all kept in the kitchen refrigerator. This meant that it was difficult for anyone to reach out from the window sill, even with a bamboo pole.


    Could it be a drone? It was possible. The space between the window sills was enough for a small drone to enter.


    The pot of broth that was used for cooking the dish of boiled cabbage was covered with a lid.


    However, if the drone was installed with a camera and something like electric pliers, it could locate where the lid was, and could be remotely controlled to lift the lid up and set it aside by clamping the top of the lid.

 Chapter 37 Thriller Paradise

    Then the malicious man used the remote control to operate an electronic vessel on the drone and emptied the sleeping powder into the soup pot. After that, he put the lid back.


    Long Xi began sliding into unconsciousness and she could not think normally now.


    Mo Kun regretted not bringing the MK7 over, having left it in the hole to guard the airship.


    Within the range of one kilometer, he could summon the semi-artificial intelligent mech, MK7 to come to his aid, using the highly intelligent chip in his brain.


    However, the distance between the MK7 and him was over one kilometer, so he had no way to summon it over.


    Long Xi had fallen to the ground. What could he do?


    Mo Kun wanted to reach out to lift Long Xi up. However, he could not even control his own body but fell too, like Long Xi.


    In the shadows, at a dark corner of the road, the man had a sneaky grin on his face.


    After an hour, Long Xi eventually woke up to the sound of an alarm clock.


    "Where is this place?" she wondered


    She stood up on the platform bed and rubbed her temples.


    She was in a strange room with a bed that had a mosquito net, a dining table and an alarm clock beside a pillow, which was giving out the alarm.


    She pressed the button of the alarm clock and the alarm stopped.


    She looked at herself from head to foot; she was still dressed in a starry skirt but did not have her cell phone with her.


    She had worn a silver chain with a lock of longevity, which was gone. Moreover, the purple diamond bracelet with the heart-to-heart pattern was lost too. However, the flaming red diamond ring was still on her finger. She guessed it was because it could not be taken off, no matter how hard they tried, so that was why it was still on her finger.


    There were two stone doors on the left and the right sides of the snowy-white wall, which were closed and there was two metal sphinxes standing next to them.


    "What? Did I go to the pyramids in Egypt? But they don''t look the same!¡±


    Long Xi got out of bed and tried pushing the door on the left.


    The door could not be opened; it had neither a doorknob or a keyhole. That stone door seemed to be seamlessly welded to the wall.


    It was the same with the right door.


    Without a window, It was hot and stuffy in the room.


    "Are you awake?" the sphinx on the left spoke suddenly, which gave Long Xi a great shock.


    "Why am I here?" Long Xi asked.


    "We are the ones who will be asking questions, instead of answering them." The right sphinx also started to speak.


    Its voice was that of a matured man, which sounded very strange.


    "Who are you?" asked Long Xi.


    The right sphinx said, "I will not answer any of your questions unless I want to! Welcome to the Thriller Paradise! You should feel grateful! I invented a new way of playing the Thriller Paradise game especially for you. You are the first one to play the game in this way."


    "How about Mo Kun? Where did you put him? And my grandma?" asked Long Xi who didn''t bother about his crazy words and asked about what she was more concerned with.


    She assumed that if the sleeping pills were in the dinner dishes, someone must have sneaked into their house somehow and done the job, or someone had programmed a drone to do it. Now that she was caught, it was likely that Mo Kun and her grandma had been captured too.


    "The two of them? You are luckier than them! If you want to save them, answer the questions carefully. If you answer the three questions correctly, you have three chances to save them" the left sphinx, who had a younger male voice, said.


    "All right, ask me" said Long Xi.


    She knew that she had no other choice.


    "The first question is : What does Schrodinger''s Cat mean?" asked the sphinx on the right.


    "Daddy, that is too easy for her. She is a star scholar" said the left sphinx.


    The right one said: "It is just a warm up question. You know that I like to ask questions related to physics."


    Long Xi collected her thoughts and said logically:"Schrodinger''s Cat is a name of a famous thought experience conducted the Austrian physicist Schrodinger in 1935 about a cat that could be either dead and alive. It describes the truth of quantum mechanics; some characteristics of the particles are impossible to be sure of until the measuring force outside forces them to make choices. The whole experiment is like this: There is a cat in a box which had a small amount of radioactive materials. Within an hour, there is a 50% possibility that the radioactive materials will decay and release the poisonous gas that will kill the cat. The other 50% is the possibility is that the radioactive materials will not decay and the cat will be alive."


    The right one said, "Could you tell me, before the box is open, whether the cat inside is dead or alive?"


    Long Xi put some thought to it and said, "According to traditional physics, there is only one result out of the two in the box as to whether the cat is alive or dead. The observer outside is only able to find out after opening the non-transparent box. However, in the strange world of quantum mechanics, when the box is in closed, the whole system still has a stage of uncertainty whether the cat is both dead and alive."


    The left sphinx said "See! I said that it couldn''t defeat her. You have wasted two questions!""


    The sphinx on the right said "Your turn!"


    The sphinx on the left said, "Ok! I will raise this question! Long Xi, please pay attention to my question! One of the doors is the door of the life, the other is the door of the death. Between me and my father, one of us is telling the truth and the other is telling a lie. The sphinx of the truth guards the door of the life, while the sphinx of lies guards the door of the death. Now you can ask one of us a question and we will answer it."


    The right one said, "Be careful! You can only ask one question. And then you get to choose a door to get out! If you choose the door of the life, you can get out of the room. If you choose the door of the death, we will release the poisonous gas gradually and you will die a slow and painful death in this room."


    The left one said, "Daddy, you seem to be very kind towards her. Do you want her to be my eighth stepmother?"


    The right one said, "Absolutely not! I just want her to be my daughter-in-law so that my grandsons borne by her will be smarter than you! "


    "Hum! sure enough, you are a crafty old scoundrel! Why didn''t you choose a smarter biological mother for me?" said the left sphinx.


    The right sphinx said, "The biggest advantage your biological mother had was being silly, rich and having a short life. Hahaha!"


    The left sphinx unexpectedly burst into laughter.


    "How could it be a happy thing to have your own mother commented about in such a way?" Long Xi was surprised by the views!


    She was not in the mood to care about these two strange people who seemed to be father and a son, but focused her mind on thinking about the answer.


    Long Xi had played this sort of tricky questioning games before, so she quickly found a solution.

 Chapter 38 Traps of Madman

    Long Xi started analyzing to herself, "Assuming that the Sphinx on the right is telling the truth, the Sphinx on the left is the lying Sphinx and the lying Sphinx is guarding the door of death. But this is not consistent with the answer given by the Sphinx on the right. Therefore, this assumption is not correct! That means that the Sphinx on the right is lying and at the same time, guarding the door of life."


    The Sphinx on the right said, "Very well, I like you more and more!"


    With a "DuDuDu" sound, the base of the stone door on the right side sank slowly until the top of the stone door was level with the ground.


    There were seven colorful neon lights shining brightly outside the doorways.


    Long Xi ran out excitedly. Unfortunately, she had a right start, but did not think about the end.


    She plopped into a pool of stinky liquid.


    When she was a child, she had been saved by a friend, Yan Wangchuan, who was a good swimmer, from drowning. She was not injured, but it left a large psychological impact on her and she was afraid of water and thus did not learn how to swim.


    Her survival instinct kicked in and she tried paddling with her hands and feet. She swallowed a few mouthfuls of stinky water and then found that the water was not very deep, just up to her chest.


    The two Sphinxes burst into laughter.


    The young man''s voice said, "I knew she was smart and that''s the proof!"


    The mature male voice said, "It''s a good horse that never stumbles. Don''t ask for too much! Her IQ is high enough; there are others who are not even able to get out of the door."


    Long Xi managed to find her balance and found herself in a small artificial pool.


    Long Xi had been so excited that she rushed out without first checking the outside environment. It seemed that the creator was also aware of her thoughts and had deliberately set a trap here.


    The pool was just in front of the two doors. No matter which door she exited from, she would have fallen into the trap.


    She vomited twice. The water was stinky, yellow and very murky. Is this urine? How disgusting!


    The mature male voice rang out, "Little daughter-in-law, is your father-in-law and husband''s urine tasty? We saved it for you for a few days. Well, this betrothal present is very ingenious, right?"


    "You two are crazy!" Long Xi scolded them.


    "Oh, my wife''s temper is so bad that I''m afraid!" the sound of a young man''s voice floated in the air.


    It sounded like it was coming from the merry-go-round in the northeast.


    Long Xi had discovered that this was the paradise she had visited during the day: Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise.


    The huge LED lights signboard, the bronze statue of father and son in the entrance, the 70-meter-high roller coaster, the Ferris Wheel, the jumper, the merry-go-round, the puppet theatre... Weren''t these the places she had so much fun in during the day?


    A large group of brown butterflies that had eye markings on their wings gathered near the pool and seemed to be particularly drawn to the stinky odor.


    It is said that butterflies are insects with a well-developed sense of smell that are particularly sensitive to odors.


    Long Xi climbed out of the pool with great difficulty and her skirt was wet and smelly.


    More than a dozen eye-shaped butterflies immediately flew to her dress, probably attracted by the odor on it.


    She liked butterflies, so she did not chase them away.


    When the late autumn evening wind blew, she couldn''t help shivering and clasped her knees with her arms.


    There were decorations and shining colorful lights all around, like a doomsday carnival!


    Suddenly an inspiration crossed her mind, like a flash of lightning across the night sky.


    "Are you -- Cheng Gong and Cheng Yilun?" Long Xi asked.


    She had heard from her grandmother that the biggest investor in Cheng Gong Butterfly Paradise was Cheng Yilun''s father Cheng Gong, the richest man in B City and the second richest man on the Z Country''s rich list.


    "Wow, I really want to applaud you. Your IQ is really something!" The mature male voice said in an exaggerated tone.


    "Daddy, now that she has guessed who we are, we are left with two choices. One is to kill her and the other, for me to suffer after I marry her, but I will teach her a lesson first. Little pretty, which do you choose?" The young man asked in a very frivolous tone.


    Long Xi said angrily, "Go and teach your own sister! I choose three. After I save my grandmother and friends, we''ll leave together. Let''s stop wasting time and get to the point. What on earth do you want me to do?"


    Long Xi went to the merry-go-round and found a person dressed as a clown in one of the carriages.


    Judging by the figure, this person who was in a clown dress and had thick clown makeup on her face should be a woman.


    Tears were pouring down her face. She could only turn her eyes and her chest was heaving slightly, but the rest of her body seemed to be paralyzed, unable to move at all.


    There were shackles around her neck, which was chained to the carriage.


    Long Xi went over and scrutinized the woman''s face. She could not help gasping in shock.


    It turned out to be - it was - Wei Wei!


    "Wei Wei! Why are you here?" Long Xi asked in a trembling voice.


    Wei Wei''s lips moved slightly. She whimpered deep in her throat, but she could not speak.


    Long Xi guessed that she had been drugged and was not in a conscious state of mind.


    The young man said, "Long Xi, if you really want to save her, just sit next to her. Honey, do you see the orange line on the ground? Oh no, there are two endpoints in this line. It should be called a segment. Forgive me, I''m a poor student!"


    Long Xi immediately sat next to Wei Wei.


    The mature male voice said, "Son, can you stop being so disgusting? My future daughter-in-law, after a few moments, your father-in-law will let the merry-go-round spin ten times and you can''t vomit during the spins. If you vomit, it means you fail. After the ride, you have to go to the segment and within a minute, walk along the segment. Make sure each step is on the line, then you will be the victor."


    Long Xi nodded to show that she understood.


    She noticed that there was a camera facing them from the top of the carriage. She figured that Cheng Gong and his son were watching them through the monitor right now.


    The young man immediately said, "You understand? Here we go!"


    Sure enough, she was right. Although she did not answer, they could see her nodding through the camera.


    The merry-go-round started. The first lap was slightly faster than the normal speed, but Long Xi knew it would not be so simple!


    From the second lap, the speed became extremely fast!


    Long Xi felt dizzy, even with her eyes closed. Her stomach churned and the sour vomit rushed up to her throat but was swallowed back desperately.

 Chapter 39 The Deadly Roller Coaster

    It was all for the sake of Wei Wei''s life. Even if her teeth were knocked out, Long Xi would swallow her blood and tears, let alone just the vomit.


    Lap seven, lap eight... She counted the rounds silently in her head.


    Finally, the tenth lap.


    The merry-go-round slowly spun to a stop.


    Long Xi opened her eyes and felt her vision blurring. She held on to the edge of the carriage with her hand and forced herself to stand up.


    The orange line of tiny tiles was at her ten o''clock position.


    She took a deep breath and stepped on it slowly


    One step, two steps... Be careful, don''t make any mistakes! If she took one wrong step, Wei Wei might be doomed forever!


    Long Xi calculated the distance in her mind.


    The segment was about 20 meters long. Long Xi forced herself to walk about half a meter with every step. If it went smoothly, she would reach the end of the segment by taking 40 steps. If she took a step closer by a second, she should be able to finish it in less than a minute.


    It was almost nearing the end.


    Long Xi gritted her teeth and took the last step toward the end.


    At last!


    She heaved a huge sigh of relief and could not support herself anymore. She fell to the ground and threw up.


    "Congratulations, you''ve finished this segment!" The young man said excitedly.


    Long Xi struggled to support herself with her arms and sat up.


    "But, unfortunately, your timing was out!" The young man''s voice said in an even more excited tone.


    "No way, I was counting the time in my mind. I took forty steps and each step only took a second at most, about forty-five seconds in total. It''s absolutely impossible that I took more than a minute." Long Xi retorted firmly.


    "I looked at my watch. It''s exactly one minute and one second, hey hey hey!" The young man said.


    "You''re cheating! What''s the point of this game if the one who sets the rules of the game, don''t care to follow it?" Long Xi said angrily.


    "I can certify that it was really over the time. Well, if you beg me, I''ll give you another chance." The mature male voice said.


    "I am begging you!" Long Xi said at once without hesitation.


    "I can certify that it was really over the time. Well, if you beg me, I''ll give you another chance." The mature male voice said.


    Long Xi said, "Seven steps for poetry? The timing is a bit tight..."


    "I can certify that it was really over the time. Well, if you beg me, I''ll give you another chance." The mature male voice said. The mature male voice said, "The first step..."


    Knowing that it was useless to say anymore, Long Xi slowly set off on the first step and began to form poems in her mind.


    In fact, it was not difficult to create a poem with Chang''e as the theme. From ancient times to the present, there were many intellectuals and poets who had composed many poems with similar themes. Of course, the most famous one was that of Li Shangyin in the Tang Dynasty, "Chang must regret stealing the elixir, Bihaiqingtian heart every night."


    Long Xi also felt that it must have been painful for Chang''e to be forced to be separated from her beloved Hou Yi.


    She was alone in Guanghan Palace for thousands of years, only accompanied by Jade Rabbit, how lonely she must have been! Guanghan Palace, even the name sounded very cold and desolate!


    The problem was that the time was too short and it had to be a seven-character quatrain with a designated rhyme Xian.


    There were four sentences for the whole seven-character quatrain sentences, each of which contained seven characters. There were strict requirements in the rhyming and how they match.


    She knew that the words that rhymed with Xian were "Nian, Tian, Xian, Quan, Xian". She could not remember anything else.


    She had no choice but to make do with these words for the rhymes.


    When she reached the sixth step, she knew she had no time to think over the sentences, so she blurted out. "Lonely and joyless immortals without envy, ruthless and immortal was God. A human being like Chang, how she could bear being so lonely for a thousand years?"


    She finished the seven-character quatrain before the end of the seventh step.


    "Good poetry! As a modern person, it''s not easy to do that! Congratulations, you get another chance to rescue Wei Wei! "Now you go to the roller coaster and play a game called the deadly roller coaster." The mature male voice commanded in an arrogant and superior voice.


    Long Xi knew that now she was the meat on the chopping block and was only fit to be butchered! She could only do her best to save lives. What if she succeeded? It was better than doing nothing!


    She ran to the northwest roller coaster.


    Her main reasons for running were that she wanted to save time and people and she wanted to keep her body warm by exercising.


    There was no one in the control room of the roller coaster, but suddenly the mature male said, "You get on the front carriage of the first roller coaster."


    Long Xi did so and strapped the seat belt on.


    The first six-seat roller coaster started immediately, and after two slopes that were not too steep, the roller coaster began to climb a very high slope.


    During the process, Long Xi found someone lying in front of the last slope on the track, about ten meters above the ground.


    "Grandma!" Long Xi cried out.


    Although she could not see clearly, Long Xi could tell from that person''s clothes, figure, hairstyle and hair color that she was her dearest and most beloved grandmother.


    "Grandma!" Long Xi shouted again.


    The roller coaster reached the top of the slope and then rushed down.


    The powerful centrifugal force made Long Xi feel that her whole body was being hollowed out


    Being too worried about her grandmother, Long Xi forgot her fear and even forgot to scream.


    If the roller coaster should run over grandma''s body...


    Long Xi cried out shrilly, "Please let my grandma go, you can do anything you want with me. Anything! Please!"


    "Whoo-Whoo-" Her shouts were drowned out by the roar of the roller coaster.


    The roller coaster was getting closer and closer to grandma!


    Long Xi covered her eyes and dared not look.


    Would she be the one to kill her kin?


    Suddenly, she felt the speed of the roller coaster slowing down.


    She opened her eyes and saw that the front of the roller coaster was about three meters away from her grandma''s head.


    The roller coaster slid forward and stopped just about half a meter from grandma''s head.


    How dangerous!


    "Grandma!" Long Xi cried out again.


    The person raised her head with difficulty.


    God, it was really her grandma!


    Grandma''s face was covered with sweat and her hands were tied to the track by thick hemp ropes.


    She said breathlessly, "Xixi, you go! Leave me alone! Grandma is so old; I have lived long enough!"


    How could Long Xi do that?


    She untied the seat belt, carefully climbed out of the roller coaster and crawled over to grandma.


    The mature male voice could be heard saying, "My future daughter-in-law, the roller coaster will start again after nine minutes."

 Chapter 40 The Dilemma

    The sound seemed to be coming from mid-air.


    When Long Xi looked up, she saw a drone in mid-air with cameras and microphones on it.


    Despite what the voice had just said, Long Xi rushed to her grandma''s side.


    The hemp rope was tied in a tight knot; no matter how hard she tried, she could not loosen it.


    "Xixi, you go! I''m tired of living and I won''t live much longer! You go, go! Otherwise, grandma will be angry!" Grandma was insistent.


    "Shut up! Stop talking! I''ll get distracted." Long Xi said angrily.


    "Xixi, go! I beg you to go! Otherwise, we''ll both be run over by the roller coaster!" Grandma begged her.


    Long Xi shouted at the drone, "Please, let my grandmother go! I''ll do anything!"


    A mature male voice came from the drone. "My daughter-in-law, as your father-in-law I will send you a pair of scissors!""


    Long Xi took a closer look. There was a red rope hanging from the drone and attached to the rope was a pair of small scissors.


    The drone flew low towards Long Xi.


    Long Xi tried to keep her balance. She held on to the track of the roller coaster with one hand and tried to grab the scissors with the other.


    Suddenly the drone swerved sideways and Long Xi caught nothing.


    Long Xi was sweating profusely.


    Suddenly she lowered her head and rubbed her eyes with one hand as if the sweat had gone into her eyes.


    Once again, the drone came low, like a cat playing with a mouse.


    Long Xi had just pretended to rub her eyes; the purpose was to fool the opponents and lure the drone to come nearer.


    She suddenly stretched out her hand, grasped the scissors firmly and pulled as hard as she could.


    The drone crashed into the track with a loud "boom".


    The drone could not take off and she quickly cut the red rope with the scissors.


    The drone then flew away.


    Long Xi used the scissors to cut the hemp rope.


    The scissors were really small, the type meant for children''s paper cutting. They could be used to cut small lines, but not thick hemp rope.


    With extreme difficulty, Long Xi took nearly two minutes to cut off the hemp rope tied to her grandma''s left hand.


    She didn''t count the time.


    She had made up her mind that if she could not save her grandmother, she would rather die with her.


    She managed to cut off the hemp rope on grandma''s right hand as well.


    "Follow me," Long Xi said to her grandmother.


    She crawled backward on all fours and grandma followed her.


    She turned with difficulty, climbed back into the seat of the roller coaster and pulled her grandmother over.


    She had just helped her grandmother to strap on her seat belt when the roller coaster started.


    She quickly strapped on her seat belt.


    The roller coaster was climbing up.


    Long Xi held her grandmother tightly and said, "I''m here! Grandma, you must listen to me, be obedient and don''t be afraid!"


    Grandma had a weak heart and high blood pressure. Could she withstand the downhill swoop of the ride? This was her biggest worry for the moment.


    The roller coaster went downhill!


    Grandma fainted.


    The roller coaster came to the end and stopped slowly.


    Long Xi pinched her grandmother with one hand and rubbed her temple with the other.


    She untied their seat belts, took grandma out, let her lie on the ground and performed CPR on her.


    Fortunately, she had been a member of the Boy Scouts and knew how to administer first aid.


    After a few minutes, grandma finally opened her eyes slowly. Long Xi felt that these minutes were as long as centuries.


    She lay down beside her grandmother and cried.


    Grandma said lovingly, "Hey, don''t cry! I''m fine!"


    "Yinyinyin..." Long Xi cried even more. It was a cry of grievance, fear, anger and also a bit of petulance towards Grandma.


    "Now, you bring the old woman to the merry-go-round." There was another voice from the drone, a young man''s voice.


    "Old woman? You are the old woman here! Your whole families are all old women!¡± Long Xi scolded them silently in her heart.


    She dared not curse out loud because she was afraid that they would be provoked to do something even crazier.


    She took her grandmother to the merry-go-round horse and laid her on the bench next to it.


    "Well, now, I will give you, female straight-A student, one simple choice question. Do you want to save Wei Wei and the old woman will stay here forever. Or you can save the old woman and let Wei Wei stay here forever. There is no third choice, you can only choose one of the two," said the young man in a malicious tone.


    Long Xi was totally stunned.


    Sure enough, there was no most abnormal, only more abnormal!


    How could she make a choice? It was a no-win situation!


    Grandma said in a feeble voice, "Choose Wei Wei. Grandma doesn''t have many years to live! But she''s still young!"


    Wei Wei looked at Long Xi pleadingly. The meaning of that look was quite obvious; it said, "Please save me, I don''t want to stay here¡±.


    Long Xi burst into tears.


    "Now on the count of three. If you don''t make a choice, all three of you will have to stay. Three, two..." said the young man.


    "I choose B!" Long Xi closed her eyes, covered her ears and shouted loudly.


    "Well, your choice is just right for me! Wei Wei''s figure is so good! Hey-hey-hey! You guys really are plastic sisters!" The young man gave an indecent laugh.


    Wei Wei''s eyes were full of fear and despair.


    Long Xi dared not face her and her tears could not stop flowing.


    Grandma said softly, "Xixi, it''s not your fault, don''t blame yourself! Aren''t you the one who always says not to punish yourself with other people''s mistakes?"


    Long Xi squatted beside Wei Wei and said in a low voice, "I''m sorry! Once I leave this place, I will inform the police and your parents as soon as possible."


    She still dared not look at Wei Wei. She ducked her head and ran back to her grandmother.


    Grandma shivered with cold.


    Long Xi saw that there was a large colored cloth parasol in the snack bar nearby, so she cut off the piece of cloth on the parasol and used that to cover grandma''s body.


    "Now you have two choices. One is to continue to save the next person, which is Mo Kun. Another is to leave this place with your grandmother." The mature male voice said.


    "I choose to continue to save people!" Long Xi said almost without hesitation.


    "Very well, I really didn''t choose the wrong person! You are a unique character for my collection," said the mature male voice.


    "Collection? What do you mean?" Long Xi asked breathlessly.


    "Some people like to collect antiques, some people like to collect stamps, but I like to collect people, different types of people. I like to watch them struggle. You are the kind of person in my collection that is different from others and what I''m short of," said the mature male voice.


    The young man''s voice said, "Daddy, your eyes are so sharp. I am really amazed by you! From the second day of school when Jiang Ba sent all his classmates'' information to the headquarters of the Brutal Pranks Gang, you already picked her. You deserve to be the second leader of the whole Pranks Gang! Daddy, I''m proud of you!"

 Chapter 41 Pickling Mo Kun

    The mature male voice said, "I know, you all left her to me. Don''t worry, I won''t let you down. The annual gathering of the Brutal Pranks Gang is coming soon! It will be wonderful and should not be missed!"


    The young man said, "Of course, as the second-in-command of the group, you have the right to choose the target for the whole prank first. Except for the biggest boss, all the other members of the group have to give way to you. Daddy, we''ve been waiting for your big show for a month already!"


    "There is no other choice. We just set up the French branch of our Cheng Gong Investment Company. My people are so far away in France and they are busy holding a Sino-French business conference. But it''s good that I have more time to get to know her and tailor the latest game for her," said the mature male voice.


    The young male voice said, "Long Xi, you''re so lucky! My daddy has such a special love for you that he specifically invented a new game for you in this thrilling paradise in order for you and your family and friends to become our first guests of the park."


    Long Xi felt that the best way to deal with them was not to react in any way so as not to give them a sense of accomplishment. She asked indifferently, "What''s the next part of the game?"


    "So anxious? Haha, for the next question, please look at the big screen," said the mature male voice.


    "What big screen?" asked Long Xi.


    "Find it yourself within the paradise grounds. Didn''t the night give you a pair of eyes? Are you blind?" the young man said sarcastically.


    Long Xi recalled that there was a 5D cinema with a big screen in it.


    So she let her grandmother take a break and went to the 5D cinema by herself.


    The door of the cinema was open and the lights were on. Long Xi plucked up her courage and ran in.


    It was a cinema with a seating capacity of 2,000 people. The ceiling was five meters above the ground and the large screen was about 60 square meters wide.


    A video was playing on the big screen and the main character in the video was Mo Kun.


    His head was bowed, his eyes were closed and his whole body was motionless.


    Long Xi was stunned. "Is he dead?"


    His upper body was bare, showing strong muscles and he was wearing the leather trousers designed by Long Xi. His chest rose and fell with his breathing; he was still alive!


    His hands were in shackles and he was hung in a large, rectangular glass jar, suspended by chains.


    His body was immersed in whitish colored water. The water was at his chin level.


    His feet were long enough to touch the fiberglass bottom, but they were suspended in the liquid, indicating that the liquid had a high density. It was like someone swimming in the Dead Sea, where the water''s density was so high that person''s body could float on the surface


    Long Xi recognized the glass jar; it was the same kind of glass jar in the underwater world restaurant where they had their seafood dinner.


    Moreover, she could see the reflection of a few tables, covered with the white tasselled table cloths. It confirmed her thoughts!


    In a twinkling of an eye, the video was over.


    A young man of about 19 or 20 years old, appeared on the big screen.


    "Now, I''ll give you a question. If you pass, you can get the key to rescue Mo Kun." The young man gave her an evil smile and his voice sounded like the one she heard before.


    If you looked at him, he was quite cute. Who would have guessed that he was so evil inside?


    Long Xi recalled the bronze statue of the father and son. The facial features of the young man were somewhat similar to that of the bronze statue of the son.


    "Was he Cheng Yilun?"


    At the bottom of the big screen were 15 lines with 15 columns of English letters and all the words seemed to be jumbled up.


    "You have to find thirty English words for plant names in one minute," said the young man.


    This question was a piece of cake for Long Xi, who was good at English!


    She already saw the word "mushroom" in the second line of letters and found the word "flower" in the fourth line.


    So she said, "mushroom, flower, tree, cereus..."


    It was not only the horizontal and vertical lines but the diagonal lines that had the English words. She said the 30 words in one breath, which took no more than a minute.


    The young man''s eyes showed his surprise.


    He asked, "Do you know the principle of pickling?"


    And then, he seemed to think of something particularly funny and grinned, covering his mouth.


    Long Xi said, "Pickling? It''s a way to preserve vegetables by using high-concentration salt liquid and lactic acid bacteria fermentation. My grandmother pickles mustard and radish. Why are you asking this?"


    The young man laughed wildly for a while and then he asked, "Do you think that Mo Kun is being pickled now?"


    Long Xi suddenly understood and was shocked. She asked, "Is there a high concentration of saline in the water?"


    "Yeah, it is the sea water we had flown in. We also specially added ten pounds of refined salt to it. He''s been soaking in there for an hour and a half already. Rest assured, the salinity of this water is about 21 %, a little lower than that of the Dead Sea. He would have to soak for at least another hour before he dies of dehydration." The young man laughed heartily.


    Long Xi really wanted to rush into the screen to beat him up. But now it was not the time to act impulsively!


    She asked, "You just said that if I pass, I can get the key to rescue Mo Kun. Where is the key?"


    The young man said, "Look at the door."


    Long Xi looked towards the entrance of the cinema and saw a bunch of balloons floating into the doorway. They suddenly encountered an ascending airflow and quickly drifted to the dome about 5 meters above the ground.


    There were seven balloons of different colors. A red rope hung from the string and a key was tied at one end.


    Long Xi said, "So high, how can I get it?"


    "That''s your problem." The young man smiled happily.


    Long Xi had to take out the only tool she had, which was the pair of little scissors.


    She stood on the seat and using the sharp part of the scissors as a dart, threw it at the balloon.


    Before the scissors could even reach the balloons, it dropped and almost hit Long Xi.


    No, it was too far away. She had to think of other ways!


    She jumped out of the seat and tried looking everywhere for any kind of tools. She found a broom behind the back door.


    If she could throw this broom onto the rope in the middle of the bunch of balloons, they might drop, due to the weight of the broom.


    So Long Xi stood on the seat again, aimed it at the connecting rope in the middle of balloons and threw it with all her might.


    It could only be due to the blessings of Buddha. The broom hit the spot where Long Xi wanted it to.

 Chapter 42 The Heroine Saved Big Brother Kun

    Long Xi watched the balloon drifting down slowly and it stopped about three meters above her head.


    Long Xi "fired" the scissors again.


    Long Xi was not short sighted, was quite an accurate shot and also had enough strength. This time, she hit the balloon directly and it burst.


    She made two more successful hits.


    Without the additional weight of the three balloons, the remaining two balloons started falling.


    Great chance!


    Long Xi jumped up, grabbed the broom and pulled the balloons down with all her might.


    She steadied herself and quickly grasped the hard-won key.


    The next task was much easier. Just cut the red rope with the scissors and all was well.


    Long Xi took a deep breath and ran out of the cinema with the key and scissors.


    Her sense of direction was not good and her ability to find the way was poor. She was lost.


    At this time, she had no map in hand and could not remember the location of the underwater world restaurant.


    But she vaguely remembered that the underwater world restaurant was not far from the jumper.


    So she first looked for the location of the jumper, which was relatively high and easy to find.


    She walked a long way and finally found it!


    She followed the path to the left of the jumper and found the underwater world restaurant.


    The restaurant was dark.


    The door was locked, all the windows were closed and there were strong lattices. It was impossible for anyone to pass through the gap between the lattices.


    "Oh, my God. What should I do now?" Long Xi almost collapsed.


    She looked around and was so frazzled that she could not think normally.


    Suddenly, she remembered the key.


    Could the key work for the shackle, as well as the door?


    Fine, a drowning man would clutch at any straw.


    She tried it and interestingly enough, it really did!


    The door opened.


    She fumbled for the switch to turn on the light.


    "Mo Kun... where are you?" Her voice was hoarse and weak.


    She shouted and scanned the area with her eyes.


    "... I''m here..." The answer was faint and vague.


    There he was! In the big fish tank!


    There were no fish in the tank, only Mo Kun and the salt water.


    It was as if Long Xi had found her lover trapped in a fire and rushed toward him, regardless of the flames around him.


    Mo Kun''s face was pale and his vision was blurred. He only saw a familiar figure swooping toward him, but could not see her face clearly.


    But he knew it was Long Xi. Long Xi''s image had left a mark not only in his eyes but also in his heart.


    "I''m thirsty... why am I here?" He asked.


    He had woken up from a deep sleep.


    Not only did he eat the food that had been drugged with sleeping pills but had been given a large dose of drugs that knocked him out.


    Because of the loss of water from his body, he was very thirsty and not fully conscious.


    He was so weak that his hands and feet were limp and he could not move at all.


    Long Xi said, "There''s no time to explain. I''m going to pull you up now, or you''ll die."


    This tank was actually quite high. Mo Kun was about 1.84 meters tall. Standing in the tank, his hair exceeded the height of the tank and showed a little. The water in the tank was at least 1.75 meters deep, while Long Xi was only 1.65 meters tall.


    She could not find any way of getting into the tank. On second thoughts, instead of pulling Mo Kun up, she would try to smash a hole at the bottom of the glass jar to let the water flow out.


    This method of smashing cylinders like the style of Sima Guang was much quicker! And for Long Xi who couldn''t swim, this method was safer.


    The question was where to find the rocks to do it?


    She found a stainless steel plate in the kitchen, wrapped her hand in two tablecloths and then smashed the fish tank with it.


    Although this method seemed a little silly, it worked well.


    The bottom of the tank cracked under the impact and the salt water slowly trickled out.


    She hit the plate against the tank again.


    Another crack appeared and more salt water flowed out rapidly.


    Mo Kun was out of danger for the time being and both his feet could land on the ground.


    The next step was to find the key that unlocked the shackles.


    She made a sweeping search of the entire restaurant.


    How she wished she was like the great thieves in the movies, who could open locks using only a wire!


    She saw a lot of ingredients in the kitchen fridge and an ice cream cake.


    Could the key be in the cake?


    She took out the cake and kneaded through it. She touched something hard.


    She scraped away at the cake and there was a key hidden inside.


    She ran back to the big fish tank with the key.


    She brought a table, placed it next to the fish tank and then brought two chairs and stacked them on the table.


    Then she climbed onto the dining table and stood on a chair.


    She reached out and unlocked the shackles with the key.


    Providence simply couldn''t let a man who had done his best, down. The lock opened!


    Long Xi was so excited that she almost fell off the chair.


    Mo Kun''s body was still weak and he was on his knees in the fish tank.


    Long Xi threw in the other chair.


    Mo Kun struggled to get up and climbed the chair with difficulty.


    Fortunately, his legs were so long that when he stood on the chair, his upper body was exposed.


    His arms were also long. He held the edge of the fish tank with both hands. With Long Xi''s help, he finally climbed out of the tank and stood on the dining table.


    Long Xi climbed down, jumped to the ground and then helped him down.


    He sat on the dining table, panting and held Long Xi tightly in his arms.


    This was so embarrassing! How did he, Lord Mo Kun get into such a mess? And he even had to ask his girl to save him! It was a real shame!


    He had tried to summon the MK7 with the high-intelligence chip in his brain, only to find that he was more than a kilometer away from the MK7, so the MK7 could not receive his orders.


    He was currently located in the southernmost part of the park, while the MK7 was in the back hill in the north of Yulin High School. The distance between them was about 1.05 kilometers.


    Which meant all he had to do was go north and the distance between them would be within a kilometer, therefore the MK7 would be able to receive his orders.


    Long Xi''s tears streamed down her face. She was really distressed when she saw Lord Mo Kun''s pale face, chapped lips and the way he was gasping for breath.


    The experience tonight was really beyond her cognitive thoughts. Was it really poverty that limited her imagination? Although her grandma and Mo Kun were saved temporarily, they were not sure whether they would be able to leave the thriller paradise!


    Mo Kun gently wiped away her tears and said softly, "It''s all right, I''m here! I''m here!"


    Long Xi buried her head on his chest and cried. "It''s great that you are all right! Grandma and Wei Wei were held captive here too."

 Chapter 43 Rescuing sDollss

    Long Xi seldom showed her weakness in front of others. Even if she cried occasionally, most of her tears were of joy.


    This was the second time that she shed tears of sadness in front of Mo Kun. The tears dripped down her face.


    Mo Kun tenderly kissed away her tears which tasted salty and warm; each drop was as precious as a diamond to him.


    Long Xi gave Mo Kun two bottles of mineral water to ease his thirst and briefly explained what had happened.


    Mo Kun recovered a little of his strength and said, "Let''s go to the merry-go-round to look for grandma. We should not keep her waiting for too long. She must be worried."


    Mo Kun had a good memory and a good sense of direction as well. He recalled that the merry-go-round was in the north of the restaurant. He thought that if he used the reason of meeting grandma as an excuse and headed north, thereby reducing the distance between him and the MK7 mech, this would lessen the suspicions of the two behind-the-scenes operators.


    He said to Long Xi, "I can barely walk now."


    So Long Xi held Mo Kun and they walked slowly towards the merry-go-round.


    Mo Kun''s strong body was indeed a little heavy and almost half of his weight rested on Long Xi.


    Long Xi smelled the salty sea water on him and he also smelled the odor of urine on her.


    Mo Kun was angry! "How dare you treat my girl like this, Cheng Gong and Cheng Yilun, both of you will pay for this!¡±


    Feeling his breath rasping with anger, Long Xi could not help smiling and comforted him. "I''m fine! I''m alive, aren''t I? And I''m sane and not hurt!"


    Mo Kun whispered, "Who on earth brought us to this point? I will make them pay back ten times for this! As for you, the heroine who saved me, I will repay you ten times over with love!


    Despite being in a harsh environment, Mo Kun''s love words still set Long Xi''s heart fluttering.


    She blushed and said, "Lord Mo Kun, you are too good at sweet talking. Could you choose a better occasion to do it?"


    Mo Kun looked at her red face and evasive eyes and couldn''t help laughing. "As long as I am alive, I will protect you well!"


    They came to the merry-go-round and found grandma lying on the bench. She was fine, just tired and worried.


    But Wei Wei was no longer at her original site.


    Long Xi''s heart tightened. Would Wei Wei suffer the inhuman torture like Xu Xian''er? In her heart, she knew the answer, but she just didn''t want to face it.


    "Wei Wei, I''m sorry! You have to be strong, hold on, we''ll come back for you!"


    Long Xi''s tears flowed copiously.


    Mo Kun''s heart ached for her and he tried to kiss away her warm tears.


    Although Lord Mo Kun was still weak, Long Xi felt more at ease now that he was with them.


    "Go to the puppet theatre, I''ve prepared a surprise for you!" The mature male voice sounded again. It was very gentle, but it made Long Xi shiver.


    What would be waiting for them in the puppet theatre? Fear of the unknown was often the greatest fear.


    She suddenly remembered that since Wei Wei was here, maybe Yu Lanjie would be here, too.


    Mo Kun sensed that she was trembling and patted her on the shoulder to comfort her.


    He had a lot of confidence now because he managed to make contact with the MK7, which would be here soon.


    Speak of the devil.


    Long Xi was surprised to see a platinum mech about two meters high suddenly dropping from the sky.


    Mo Kun said, "This is my good partner, the MK7, the mech I invented. Let''s get into its cockpit. It''s safe."


    He gave orders to the MK7 through the high-intelligence chip and the MK7 immediately turned into a cool platinum sports car. But unlike general sports cars, it had two robotic arms with one weapon attached the end of each arm, a machine gun and a shining sword. The sword looked like the light saber in Star Wars.


    Long Xi helped Mo Kun to get into the car first.


    There was no steering wheel in the cockpit, but there were many buttons of different colors and shapes, which were very dazzling.


    Long Xi brought grandma into the car and helped her into the back seat and strapped her seat belt on.


    And then she sat in the co-pilot seat.


    Mo Kun pressed a white triangular button and a fluorescent screen appeared in the window in front of him.


    He pressed a black circular button and a red circular button. One of the headlights emitted black light, while the other one emitted red light.


    Mo Kun told Long Xi, "The black one is the night vision device, which can let us see as clearly as an owl at night. The red one is the infrared detector, which is sensitive to human infrared radiation and can detect human beings. The gun is a high-energy particle gun, the sword is a plasma sword and the wheels are magnetic suspension wheels. It will go really fast, so hang on!"


    He pressed a triangular black button and the sports car went into automatic driving mode, avoiding obstacles and driving quickly to the puppet theatre.


    He, Long Xi and her grandmother had watched the puppet show, Peter Pan and Wendy, at the puppet theatre, so he knew the exact location of the puppet theatre.


    After arriving at the entrance of the theatre, he let the infrared detector scan the inside through the window. There were two red figures on the fluorescent screen, one big and one small. Both of their postures were indescribably odd.


    Mo Kun operated the two arms of the sports car and soon there was a big hole through the thick soundproof wall of the theatre.


    The screams of two people could be heard.


    Long Xi saw a tragic scene being performed on the stage through the big hole.


    A girl in a light purple lace nightdress with light brown long curly hair, had her arms and legs pierced with wires. She was suspended on the stage and her nightdress was dripping with blood.


    Her back was straight, her hands and feet trembled uncontrollably with the shaking of the wires and she was screaming in agony, "It hurts! Help! It''s so painful!"


    She had thick white foundation on her face, crimson blush on her cheeks, had on turquoise contacts and long false eyelashes. Her hair was dyed a light brown and braided into two plaits. She was dressed as a Wendy doll and looked so different from her usual self that Long Xi did not recognize her at first.


    But she recognized the voice.


    Yu Lanjie, the owner of the voice, was a gentle person and she had never screamed like a wounded beast before.


    Next to her was a blond boy dressed as Peter Pan, about four years old. Like Yu Lanjie, he was also suspended on the stage with wires passing through his body. He was screaming, too, but in English.


    Long Xi said in a trembling voice, "It''s Yu Lanjie. Hurry and save her! Save both of them!"


    Mo Kun nodded and pressed a square apricot button.

 Chapter 44 Fight Back

    The MK7 mech sports car soon transformed into a platinum gold square mecha, with a square frontage. It had two robotic arms and two robotic legs. The shape resembled the cartoon character SpongeBob.


    The SpongeBob machine went through the big hole in the wall and headed directly for Yu Lanjie. One arm transformed into a big palm and held Yu Lanjie. The other arm sliced through the iron wires easily with the plasma sword.


    As soon as Yu Lanjie''s wire was cut off, it was if some mechanism had been triggered. An iron box above the stage of the puppet theatre fell with a crash.


    Thousands of scorpions crawled out of the box and headed for Yu Lanjie and the foreign boy.


    Long Xi raged, "Scorpions? They never meant to let us out alive from the beginning! What a pervert!"


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "That''s all right. My armor is solid!"


    He pressed a light blue concave button, and a conveyor belt appeared on the palm of SpongeBob.


    Yu Lanjie was lifted onto the conveyor belt and brought to the control room.


    Then Mo Kun saved the blond, blue-eyed foreign boy in the same way and sent him to the control room.


    Many scorpions climbed onto MK7, but it was impregnable and was impervious to scorpion bites. The machine mech was welded so flawlessly that no scorpions could get in.


    Long Xi was the first to rush up and gently embraced Yu Lanjie, who was covered in blood.


    Yu Lanjie was still conscious. She recognized Long Xi and clutched her arm tightly. She choked and repeatedly asked, "Am I dying? Am I dying... "


    Long Xi cried in distress.


    Mo Kun took out a bottle of Quick Healing Ointment from the locker and handed it to Long Xi.


    He took out a syringe and gave Yu Lanjie and the foreign boy a jab to anesthetize the pain


    Then, with two medical forceps, he quickly pulled out the wires that had passed through their limbs.


    For him, injuries were common back in his planet, so it was necessary for him to have some medical skills.


    Long Xi used alcohol to sanitize the wounds of the two, then applied the Quick Healing Ointment on them.


    Yu Lanjie, who saw her wounds healing quickly, said, "It''s amazing!"


    The boy also said, "Amazing! Thank you!"


    Long Xi kissed the boy''s chubby little face. Such a lovely child, how could anyone be so heartless and hurt him?


    No, that person must surely not be human!


    Long Xi asked Yu Lanjie, "Lanlan, have you seen Wei Wei? Do you know where they are keeping her?


    Yu Lanjie shook her head. ¡°She was taken, too? I didn''t see her! I took a taxi home last night and fainted in the taxi. When I woke up, I found myself here. Two men threaded the wires through my body and hung me on the stage. One is a middle-aged man and the other is a young man. I don''t know who they were. That foreign boy had it worse. When they brought me here, he had been hanging for quite some time already. The ground was covered with his blood."


    Mo Kun said to Long Xi, "First you need to send them to the hospital for emergency treatment. They are bleeding excessively. Grandma, too, needs a general check-up to ensure that she is well."


    He pushed his cell phone into Long Xi''s hand and said, "There are tens of thousands of dollars in this cell phone''s Wechat Wallet. You pay for medicine first; the password is your birthday. I''ll go and get Wei Wei back. Can you drive?"


    Long Xi said, "I can''t drive a car, but I can drive a tricycle because I used to work part-time in a courier company and drove a tricycle to deliver items. Besides, I''m not old enough to get a driving license. When you find Wei Wei, bring her to Xie De Hospital to meet us."


    Mo Kun nodded and transformed part of MK7''s body into a tricycle.


    Long Xi drove the three patients to the hospital on the tricycle.


    Mo Kun used the infrared lights to search for signs of life in Paradise. When Mo Kun flew to the west of the Paradise, he found a bright yellow sports car speeding towards the west gate of the Paradise. The fluorescent screen of the mech showed that there was a person in the car.


    He immediately let "SpongeBob" use its two mechanical legs on two magnetic suspension wheels to catch up with the car. He then used the plasma sword to slash at the tires on the two rear wheels of the car. The sports car immediately came to a stop.


    The door opened and a man crawled out.


    The large manipulator of the mech was like a monster''s claw. It grabbed the man and lifted him to the front of the mech.


    The man looked young and he shouted loudly.


    Mo Kun searched Long Xi''s memory and found that the man might be Cheng Yilun.


    "Where is Wei Wei?" Mo Kun asked through the mech speaker, "Tell me! Otherwise, I''ll pinch you to death!"


    The youth who could be Cheng Yilun was so frightened that he cried out in a trembling voice, "Who the hell are you?"


    "Aren''t you very fond of giving people choices? Let me give you two choices. A, tell me where Wei Wei is. B, if you say nothing, I''ll cut off one of your legs first. If you don''t choose any, I''ll cut off one of your arms! I give you three seconds. One, two..." Mo Kun said.


    "My father took Wei Wei away forty minutes ago," the young man said hurriedly.


    "Your father is Cheng Gong? You''re Cheng Yilun?" Mo Kun asked.


    "Yes. I advise you not to go against us. It will not be good for you. There is a shortage of talents like you on our side. You''d better join us." Cheng Yilun was still struggling. He even tried to lobby Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "Join you? I''ll think about it. But first, you let Wei Wei go. She''s a friend of my girlfriend."


    "I''m your candy; I''m your flower..." The young man''s cell phone rang.


    Cheng Yilun answered the phone with one hand, consulted with the person on the other end of the line and then said to the mech, "My dad said that he will use Wei Wei to make a deal with you. He will meet us in Guchuan Cafe in half an hour. He lets Wei Wei go; you let me go."


    Mo Kun said, "Okay, then you lead the way."


    He let Cheng Yilun follow the conveyor belt to the cockpit. Then he tied Cheng Yilun''s feet with a long chain and hung him upside down in the middle of the MK7 cockpit.


    Then he turned on stealth mode and flight mode.


    With his head down, Cheng Yilun''s blood rushed to his head and he had to look at the traffic screen at the same time. It was a very uncomfortable position for him as he had to find and lead the way at the same time.


    In his life, he was the one who tortured others. How could he ever be tortured by others?


    Ten minutes later, they arrived at the door of the Gu Chuan cafe.


    It was three o''clock in the morning and the Gu Chuan cafe was ablaze with lights. Through the French windows, four or five guests could be seen.


    The most significant feature of this cafe was that it was open 24 hours.


    Mo Kun soon discovered where Wei Wei was.


    She sat stiffly at a window seat.

 Chapter 45 Broken Friendship

    Wei Wei''s eyes were blank as she gazed out of the window.


    She was dressed in beautiful western style clothes. Her hair had been dyed blonde, curled and combed into a ponytail. She had on long, thick false eyelashes. She looked exactly like a doll.


    A blonde woman with short hair, in her early twenties, sat next to her.


    The woman had a natural beauty. She seemed very capable and good at handling people. She was wearing a light blue suit with white stripes.


    Mo Kun found the short-haired woman''s facial features resembled that of Cheng Yilun, but her features were stronger. He asked Cheng Yilun, "Is she your sister?"


    Cheng Yilun said, "She''s my elder sister, Cheng Yimei."


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "Your father is an old fox. He didn''t even show up for the deal."


    Cheng Yilun had a twisted admiration for his father and could not bear for anyone to speak ill of his father. So he was very disgruntled and scolded, "Old Fox? Please watch what you are saying."


    Mo Kun did not bother to reply. He injected some drugs into Yi Lun and then fed him some sleeping pills.


    Then, while he was asleep, he attached some chips in his brain.


    He looked at the time. It was exactly half an hour. He instructed the MK7 to wait at the door. He then carried Cheng Yilun and walked into the cafe through the door.


    A harmonious and gentle melody, titled¡°Remember Me¡± from an episode of Coco, was playing in the cafe.


    A young waiter in a neat uniform came up, smiled and said, "Hello! How many guests, please?"


    Mo Kun said, "I have an appointment."


    Cheng Yimei had seen Mo Kun entering the door and she waved warmly to him.


    Her smile easily fooled people who didn''t know the truth, into thinking that she and Mo Kun were good friends and had an appointment at the coffee shop.


    Who would have thought that they were making a life-and-death deal?


    Mo Kun smiled, walked over, threw Cheng Yilun into his seat and sat next to him, face to face with Cheng Yimei.


    Wei Wei''s eyes were open and when she saw Mo Kun, a glimmer of hope appeared in her blank eyes.


    Cheng Yimei frowned, smiled and said, "Why are they both drunk? Waiter, two cups of coffee to sober them up, please."


    The waiter took the order, then smiled and asked, "What else do you want?"


    Cheng Yimei said, "Give me a piece of Tiramisu." Then she asked Mo Kun, "Honey, what do you want?"


    Mo Kun took the menu and pretended to look at it. However, his mind was searching Cheng Yilun''s memory at the same time.


    He discovered that Cheng Yimei was a top student from Harvard Business School and she often jumped grades in elementary and junior high school, so she was only twenty when she graduated from college.


    After she returned home, with her father, Cheng Gong''s support, she founded Beauty Entertainment Company and became its female president.


    Beauty Entertainment had a lot of famous artists on its payroll but also had a lot of new artists and Cheng Yimei herself was one of them.


    Two years ago, her company launched a TV series called Harvard Beauty, which was said to have been adapted from Cheng Yimei''s experience at Harvard.


    Cheng Yimei, who previously worked as the number two female lead in two TV series, was the producer and heroine of this TV series. She won the best actress award for this TV series and quickly became a hot hit.


    She was a rare exemplification of success in the entertainment industry in the way she made herself famous.


    She had excellent resources and formidable connections. She had both wisdom and beauty. With the addition of her neutral gender charm and exceptional acting skills, she soon became a front-line actress and online star with a huge fan base.


    Mo Kun watched the evolution of Cheng Yimei and thought, "Her acting is much better than general people! No wonder, she can act so naturally!"


    He closed the menu, shook his head and said, "Miss Cheng, I just had a meal and am still full. I don''t want to eat anything."


    Cheng Yimei laughed and said, "Then you can take Weiwei home first."


    She propped Wei Wei up. Mo Kun stood up. After confirming that Wei Wei''s life was not in danger, he picked Wei Wei up, said goodbye politely and went out.


    Cheng Yimei watched Mo Kun''s chic back with interest and then looked at her brother, who was sleeping like a dead pig and making loud grunting noises. The friendly smile on her face disappeared in an instant.


    Mo Kun took Wei Wei to Xiede Hospital.


    Long Xi had helped Grandma, Yu Lanjie and the foreign boy to check into the hospital. She had also made a report to the police and notified Yu Lanjie''s parents.


    Yu Lanjie''s parents arrived to take care of their only daughter in the ward.


    Two young policemen had just finished interviewing and taking down Long Xi''s statements.


    Maybe what happened was too fantastic. Both policemen''s expressions were showing signs of disbelief.


    Long Xi helped Wei Wei go through the hospitalization procedures and notified Wei Wei''s parents. In the process, Wei Wei kept crying and did not look at Long Xi.


    Mo Kun showed the policeman the foreign ID card he had made, which was as good as a real one and said he grew up in an orphanage abroad.


    The police checked it and found nothing wrong. They registered his details and took down notes.


    It was dawn.


    Long Xi felt worried about Grandma and she want to accompany Grandma in the hospital.


    Mo Kun was more concerned about Long Xi. He took Long Xi home to bathe and change her clothes. After Long Xi took their toiletries, Mo Kun accompanied her back to the hospital to take care of Grandma in the ward.


    The hospital served meals. Long Xi bought a casserole of porridge with dried scallops. She filled two bowls, one bowl for Grandma and one bowl for Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun asked, "What about you?"


    Long Xi said, "You eat first. I have to feed Grandma. I''ll eat later."


    Mo Kun laughed, "Oh, you''re good. It''s very virtuous! However, even though you are so perfect, you lack one thing."


    "What''s that?" Long Xi asked shyly.


    "You need me!" Mo Kun touched his nose and laughed.


    Long Xi''s face turned red again. She thought, "What is this? Could you stop hitting on me whenever you have a chance?"


    After Grandma ate a bowl of porridge and was put on an intravenous drip, her situation gradually improved and she fell asleep.


    Long Xi said to Mo Kun, "I''ll visit them in the next room."


    Mo Kun said, "Go ahead. I will look after Grandma."


    Long Xi nodded. With Mo Kun inside, she felt reassured.


    She found Wei Wei''s ward and heard a cry from outside the door.


    She hesitated for a moment and finally plucked up the courage to walk in.


    Wei Wei was crying in her mother''s arms. Wei Wei''s mother was crying too. Wei Wei''s father was consoling them.


    Wei Wei had been injected with a large dose of anesthesia and was back to normal.


    When she saw Long Xi, she picked up her pillow and threw it at Long Xi. "Get out of here! I don''t want to see you! We are no longer friends!"


    Wei Wei''s mother pointed angrily at Long Xi and said, "You are Long Xi? It was you caused Weiwei''s body to be ruined by bad people! Get out. We will never forgive you for a lifetime."


    She was stunned.


    She expected Weiwei to be angry with her, but didn''t expect that Weiwei would say such cruel words.


    There was such a deep feeling between them! Could their friendship break up so easily?

 Chapter 46 Finally Knew the Pain of Separation

    However, after thinking, Long Xi understood Wei Wei and her mother''s mood.


    Wei Wei''s first love in her life was Fan Xiaolu, who she hoped would be the first man to let her turned from a girl to a woman.


    Long Xi knew that Wei Wei once refused several boys'' pursuits because of Xiaolu. Although Xiaolu had repeatedly stated that he only regarded Wei Wei as his sister, Wei Wei remained obsessed with him. She often said in the dormitory that her precious virginity must be left to Xiaolu, who¡¯s her lover.


    But now... that was why Wei Wei was so miserable!


    And Wei Wei''s mother only had Wei Wei as an only child, and that kind of heartache was indescribable!


    So Long Xi thought twice and said, "I come to see if you are alright. I''ll go now. When you cool down, I''ll come back."


    Wei Wei gritted her teeth and said, "Don''t come here anymore! I don''t want to see you, forever!"


    Long Xi bit her lip and left.


    She went to Yu Lanjie''s ward.


    Yu Lanjie was having breakfast, which her mother cooked and delivered. Her father had gone to work.


    Yu Lanjie put down the bowl and embraced Long Xi.


    Her mother was very grateful to Long Xi.


    Long Xi looked at Yu Lanjie''s feet and hands in plaster and asked, "Did you hurt any bones or tendons?"


    Yu Lanjie sighed and said sadly, "One of the tendons of the hand and one of the tendons of the foot were broken. An operation has been done. The doctor said that I couldn''t do strenuous exercise in the future."


    Long Xi shook her head and said very unwillingly, "Why are the bad guys still at large?"


    Yu Lanjie said, "Actually, I''m still scared. I dare not close my eyes for fear of dreaming about them when I fall asleep. Would they hurt me again?"


    Long Xi comforted her and said, "Don''t be afraid, there''s Mo Kun. You are my good friend, and he will protect you."


    Yu Lanjie hesitated for a moment and tentatively asked, "Mo Kun is your boyfriend?"


    Long Xi blushed and whispered, "I don''t know if he is. I always thought I liked brother Wangchuan, but after meeting Mo Kun, I felt different with him. Maybe, Mo Kun is my Mr. Right!"


    Yu Lanjie was somewhat gloomy.


    Who knew the girl''s heart? Ever since she saw the charming Lord of Yulin in the illusion, and then met the same-looking Lord Mo Kun in the fantasy, she had been silently in love with Lord Mo Kun, and couldn''t extricate herself!


    If Mo Kun was Long Xi''s boyfriend, as a good friend of Long Xi, Yu Lanjie would take the initiative to give up. But Long Xi said that she didn''t know if Mo Kun was her boyfriend? Yu Lanjie thought, "God, what should I do? What a distracted matter!"


    Long Xi was smart, but her experience in love was almost a blank paper. So she only felt that Yu Lanjie was upset, but she didn''t know that Yu Lanjie was thinking about Mo Kun.


    The blond-haired, blue-eyed foreign boy was in a ward with Yu Lanjie, on the sickbed next to Yu Lanjie.


    The boy''s name was Johnny.


    Johnny''s parents were there too. Hearing Yu Lanjie''s introduce about Long Xi in fluent English, they knew that Long Xi was Johnny''s lifesaver. They came to embrace Long Xi sadly and joyfully.


    Johnny''s father, Ben, was a very gentlemanly Englishman. He was currently the editor-in-chief of an English newspaper in Z country. Johnny''s mother, a blonde American, was now working as an English foreign teacher in a university in Z country.


    Long Xi talked to Johnny''s father in English and learned something about Johnny.


    Johnny, who was six years old, was playing with her neighbor Molly in their housing estate two days ago. However, the two children did not come home later. The adults found that both children were missing. Molly''s whereabouts were still unknown.


    Johnny and Molly''s parents had already called the police and provided photos of Johnny and Molly.


    As soon as the two policemen quickly contacted Johnny''s parents, the parents immediately came here and reunited with Johnny.


    Because Johnny lost too much blood and was too tired, after seeing his parents and crying for a while, he slept until now, crying and screaming in his sleep.


    Long Xi knew that this matter must leave a shadow in Johnny''s heart, and Johnny must undergo psychological counseling. But Johnny''s parents were both intellectuals; they would know to take Johnny to see a psychiatrist. There was no need for Long Xi to worry about it.


    However, the thing most important was to catch the two behind-the-scenes murderers, Cheng Gong and Cheng Yilun, to avoid any future troubles.


    It was upsetting and annoying that the two young policemen never came back and never contacted them again.


    Long Xi called the contact phone left by the two young policemen. They didn''t pick up the call and never called back.


    Was it because of the other party''s background that this matter ended up with nothing definite? If so, what was justice in the world?


    When she returned to her grandmother''s ward, as soon as she told Mo Kun this idea, Mo Kun said, "Don''t worry, I have a way to deal with them. I''ll go out and do something and come back later."


    "Where are you going?" Long Xi asked.


    "I''m going to save Molly. I know where she is ¡ª not only she but also four children who were tortured by those bad guys. I''ll be back in about thirty-five minutes. You don''t want me to leave?" Mo Kun asked with a laugh.


    Long Xi said, "I get used to your existence!"


    Mo Kun said, "It''s only thirty-five minutes, baby."


    Long Xi said, "Then come back soon and be careful."


    Mo Kun took out the invisible trench coat and put it in Long Xi''s hand.


    Long Xi couldn''t see it, but could feel the clothes on her hands and asked, "What''s this?"


    Mo Kun said, "This is the invisible trench coat I invented. In case any bad person disturbs you, put on it and put on the hat so that you can be invisible and others can''t see you."


    "Really?" Long Xi tried the coat. Yo, the coat worked!


    "Wow, it''s fantastic!" Long Xi said.


    Mo Kun throw her a kiss and drove away in the invisible MK7.


    He searched Cheng Yilun''s memory and knew that Molly and several children were locked up in the Cheng Family''s French-style villa in the south of the city.


    After he left, Long Xi was somewhat uneasy and worried that something might happen to Mo Kun.


    Fortunately, twenty-five minutes later, Mo Kun came back.


    He also brought back five children aged six or seven, one of whom was Molly.


    All five of the children were hurt in some way, and like Johnny, they had temporarily lost their memory because of frightening days.


    Mo Kun took them to the emergency room and called the police.


    This time, two middle-aged male policemen came. They checked the missing persons'' files and found that several children were missing persons. They immediately contacted the children''s parents.


    Long Xi was very gratified to see Mo Kun return safely and did such a great good deed. He also recovered Long Xi''s heart-to-heart purple diamond bracelet and the longevity lock which her mother left her.


    Mo Kun was going to use Ultimate methods! Never treated an inoffensive tiger as Hello Kitty!

 Chapter 47 Overwhelm

    Mo Kun was out again!


    He drove the invisible MK7 back to the Cheng family''s villa and manipulated the attachment chip in Cheng Yilun''s brain with a high-intelligence chip at close range, causing Cheng Yilun to hallucinate seven times in two hours.


    Then he succeeded in controlling Cheng Yilun''s will and making him submit to his orders.


    His first command to Cheng Yilun was to log on to Cheng Yilun''s closely watched microblog and send three videos that were stored on Mo Kun''s mobile phone to Cheng Yilun''s microblog.


    The first video was recorded by Mo Kun in the Cheng family''s villa. It was a live scene showing Cheng Yilun and his father torturing several children in the game room.


    Cheng Yilun and his father appeared really abnormal in the video!


    Their villa had a game room with a giant machine that simulated a doll grabber.


    Cheng Yilun and his father shut several children under seven years old in a large glass cabinet and used a remote control to manipulate a large iron claw to grab the children. The children screamed in horror, dodging left and right.


    Unfortunately, a girl about four or five years old was caught by the claw and placed in a cage beside the cabinet. She was treated like Yu Lanjie and Johnny. Cheng Yilun passed a wire through her body and suspended her from the ceiling, causing her to bleed like a flowing river.


    Cheng Gong was at the side table, enjoying a big meal and smiling at his son''s "masterpiece"!


    The second video was a silent surveillance video taken at Johnny''s neighborhood. In the video, Johnny was playing on a swing with Molly in the garden of the community. Molly was a little girl from Z country.


    A middle-aged woman appeared on the camera. She had kind eyes, was slightly plump and had a purebred Husky puppy with her.


    The two children were immediately captivated by the purebred husky puppy and began playing with it.


    The middle-aged woman chatted and laughed with them.


    Five minutes later, the middle-aged woman got up and said something to the two children and then they followed her, walking and playing with the dog.


    The middle-aged woman took two children to the gate of the community, opened the door with an electronic key and left with them.


    A security guard came out of the security house at the entrance of the community. He saw a middle-aged woman with two children going into a red car, but he was not suspicious, probably thinking that the woman was the mother of the two children.


    Then, the camera zoomed in on the middle-aged woman''s face.


    She looked like any other middle-aged woman with a very ordinary face. She was the type of person who would not stand out in the crowd.


    The third video showed a large garden with blooming chrysanthemums, flourishing branches and leaves.


    The audio-video was subtitled: in the backyard of the Cheng family''s villa.


    A middle-aged woman was digging a hole with a shovel and next to her was the body of a black boy. The boy had naturally curly hair and bruise marks all over his body.


    The middle-aged woman dug a shallow pit and discovered that there was already a child''s body buried there. The body was highly decomposed.


    She cursed, "So many children died already? I need to dig somewhere else! I have to ask the boss to raise my salary!"


    She shoveled back the soil, then shifted her position and dug at another spot about a meter away.


    This time she dug a deep pit and buried the body of the black-skinned boy.


    Then she filled the grave and planted a chrysanthemum seedling on it.


    The camera was fixed on the middle-aged woman''s face again. She was the same abductor in the second video. This video had subtitles: Ruan Cui-er, a gardener of Cheng Gong''s family. Her part-time job was to be an abductor and grave digger, using the bodies of children as fertilizer.


    By the next day, the three short videos had been forwarded many times over and had millions of hits on the Internet.


    Overnight, Cheng Yilun and his father became everyone''s enemy. Everyone wanted to hit them. People were denouncing him and everyone, including the gods were furious with them.


    The Cheng family''s villa was surrounded by journalists from newspapers and TV stations. Everyone wanted to interview the father and the son about the authenticity of the three videos.


    The stock prices of the Cheng Gong investment company dropped sharply and kept dropping. Cheng Yimei''s entertainment company was badly affected too.


    Under pressure from public opinion, the police officially announced their involvement in the matter. They detained Cheng Gong, his son and Ruan Cui-er, while waiting for the outcome of the investigation


    "The eyes of the masses are shining," Longxi, who saw the news on TV, said to Mo Kun, "Never underestimate the power of the crowds. Mo Kun, you helped the disadvantaged groups to vent their anger. I''ll give you a thumbs up!"


    She raised her thumb and pressed it on Mo Kun''s forehead.


    Mo Kun said, "I''d rather you use your mouth."


    After that, he took a look at Grandma who had just eaten jujube porridge and had fallen asleep on the hospital bed. He put out an arm to hold the window lattice and pressed his body against Long Xi.


    His smell was all around. It was the hegemony which solely belonged to him. It was as if he was trying to imprint himself on Long Xi''s heart.


    Long Xi''s body became pliant in his arms.


    "Mo Kun..." she murmured.


    "What?" Mo Kun asked softly.


    "To me, you... " She was too shy to tell him.


    "I like you!" Mo Kun said.


    "What?" Her brains seemed to shatter and she felt confused.


    "Listen carefully. I! Like! You! "Mo Kun said firmly as if he wanted to imprint this message onto her entire being, leaving her with no escape route.


    Long Xi, though having felt it for a long while already, was still in shock.


    Having an unforgettable love was one of her dreams since the first awakening of love, ranking second in her top ten dreams.


    But wasn''t the timing a bit off for Mo Kun to suddenly confess this to her in the ward?


    "I, I..." She didn''t know what to say. She felt very happy, yet she hesitated.


    But her body was more honest and direct.


    She clasped her arms around Mo Kun''s graceful, slender "swan neck" and her lips began to respond to him.


    Her smooth skin and soft touches enchanted him in the warm afternoon sunshine.


    Mo Kun''s heart was in ecstasy. Although he had kissed her before, it was the first time she had responded.


    Suddenly there was a "clank" near the door, which sounded like something breaking.


    Long Xi peeped out behind Mo Kun''s tall figure and saw Yan Wangchuan standing at the doorway, looking lost and Man Shahua standing behind him, with a sneer on his face.


    A beautifully painted glass vase had been flung to the ground and there were several sunflowers in full bloom in the vase.


    The sunflower was Long Xi''s favorite flower because she liked Van Gogh''s painting Sunflower very much! Yan Wangchuan still remembered that.

 Chapter 48 The Scene Stayed, but the Person Had Gone

    Mo Kun turned and stared at Yan Wangchuan and his face showed his impatience at the disturbance.


    Yan Wangchuan tried to calm himself down. However, his eyes were filled with sadness


    Mo Kun asked him sharply, "Who are you looking for? Why did you choose to come here now? Are you in the wrong ward?"


    Man Shahua took a step forward, gave Long Xi an affectionate wave, smiled and said, "Xiao Xi, we are here to visit your grandmother. Oh, Lord Mo Kun, you are here, too. I was looking for you!"


    Today, she was dressed sexily. Her hair was dyed a chestnut color and in big wavy curls. Her tender face was made up exquisitely, which made her looked older than her actual age and added to the attraction.


    She seemed to be impervious to the cold and had on lots of jewellery. She wore a low-cut black dress, which was studded with pearls. She deliberately bared half of her breasts, her shoulders, slender waist and long legs. Her overall look was dazzling. This dress was supposedly a limited item of a famous brand and worth around 100,000 yuan! However, to Long Xi, from a fashion designer''s point of view, she felt that her overall look was too gaudy. She did not look like a lady, but instead like a voluptuous whore who was wearing 100,000 yuan worth of banknotes on her body. She should be in a nightclub!


    Strictly speaking, Man Shahua was not a genteel lady, but an ill-bred daughter of an upstart who had acquired wealth through speculation on stocks.


    Long Xi was wearing a light rose-gold gauze skirt. The color was unique and eye-catching. The gauze fabric was soft, comfortable and light. It had a dreamlike quality and seemed to be full of fairy spirit.


    The knee-length skirt was layered and circular in shape. There were three-dimensional deep rose-gold vividly coloured butterflies made of PVC material on the skirt. They were like a group of elves! This unique skirt was inspired by Long Xi''s favorite butterflies and the spiral plants in the movie Avatar!


    She had designed and sewn the skirt herself. In terms of dress taste alone, Long Xi had more fashion sense than Man Shahua.!


    Mo Kun calmly faced Man Shahua, who looked so glad to see him and asked her casually, "Looking for me? Do I know you at all?"


    Man Shahua rarely encountered such treatment from men and she felt she had just suffered a loss of dignity after being spoken to in that manner. She subconsciously held Yan Wangchuan''s arm and said, "In fact, Chuanchuan is here for Xiao Xi and he brought flowers for a purpose. They both grew up together and there are so many things about them that we don''t know about."


    She said that to arouse Mo Kun''s jealousy.


    Yan Wangchuan suddenly shook off Man Shahua''s arm and turned away without saying a word.


    "Brother Wangchuan!" Long Xi ran after him. She was afraid of what Yan Wangchuan would do next.


    She ran to the door, but was stopped by Man Shahua.


    Mansa had a smirk on her face, which angered Long Xi and she said, "Let me go!"


    There were a lot of people coming and going along the corridor of the hospital.


    Yan Wangchuan collided with a nurse who was in a hurry. He couldn''t keep his balance and almost fell to the ground.


    At this time, a pair of strong hands caught him in time and he said subconsciously, "Thank you...oh it''s you?" He was startled when he saw it was Mo Kun, his love rival, who held him up.


    "How can you walk without looking?" Mo Kun reproached him. He felt very unhappy when he heard Long Xi calling him "Brother Wangchuan."


    He didn''t know why. When he saw Man Shahua grabbing Long Xi and Long Xi looking so worried, helpless and anxious, he felt his heart melting. Thus he went out instead of Long Xi.


    He knew that should anything happen to Yan Wangchuan, Long Xi would be guilt ridden for a lifetime.


    He said to Yan Wangchuan, "Yan Wangchuan, let''s find a place to talk openly and honestly, man to man. How about that?"


    Yan Wangchuan said ruefully, "It''s my fault! Once I had someone who loved me sincerely, who is right in front of me, but I did not cherish it. I betrayed her instead! If God could give me another chance, I would say to her, ''Xiaolongnv, I love you!''"


    This statement was a tribute to Zhou Xingchi''s classic movie A Chinese Odyssey, and Long Xi trembled when she heard it.


    Once, she had dreamed of hearing Yan Wangchuan''s profession of love for her! Why did he have to tell her that she should accept the love of another person? She had a sentence in her heart, "Oh Fate. Are you playing a trick me?" but she didn''t know if she should say it.


    Man Shahua gritted her teeth in anger and shouted at Yan Wangchuan, "Yan Wangchuan, you are a brave man! Listen, I, Man Shahua, am officially breaking up with you today! I am the one that dumped you! Hum, how long can you survive without my protection?"


    She stared at the stunned Longxi, a vicious sneer curling up at the corner of her mouth. Wearing glass-like high-heeled shoes with heels that were least 10 inches high, she sashayed off, much like a swaying willow and "chuckled" in the direction of Mo Kun. She intentionally stood beside him for a few seconds.


    Mo Kun did not even look at her. She walked past him, feeling disappointed and frustrated.


    Mo Kun waited for the sound of her high heels to die down before he said to Yan Wangchuan, "I will give Long Xi happiness and all the best things in the world. What can you give her?"


    Yan Wangchuan, with tears in his eyes, said, "Someday, someday..."


    Elder Mo Kun smiled and said, "Someday? When exactly?"


    Yan Wangchuan was speechless. Indeed, he had nothing now. What could he give Long Xi? Mo Kun was super-capable and intelligent. And he heard that Mo Kun was an inventor. How could he ever compare with Mo Kun?


    He told himself that one day he would be able to compete with Mo Kun!


    He went back to Long Xi, stooped and carefully picked up the sunflowers from the glass shards and said to Long Xi, "Xiaolongnv, I bought these sunflowers especially for you. Didn¡¯t you use to like Van Gogh''s Sunflowers? Can you take them and grow them?"


    Long Xi couldn''t bear to watch him cry. She nodded and took the sunflowers with both hands.


    Yan Wangchuan, with a sad, tearful smile, said, "Halloween is on October 30, which is also my birthday. Do you still remember that?"


    Long Xi nodded again. Of course, she did! They used to celebrate birthdays together every year!


    Mo Kun clenched his fists. What sort of affection did Long Xi and Yan Wangchuan share when they grew up together? He felt angry!


    Yan Wangchuan said in a pleading tone, "I heard that the school will be having a Halloween party that night. Can you be my partner? It will be like a birthday gift for me, okay? I beg you!""


    Long Xi hesitated.


    She knew that Mo Kun would be angry if she promised to go. His envy could be compared with the sourness of an old vinegar troll and vinegar essence!


    But if she refused, Yan Wangchuan''s heart would surely break like that painted glass vase.


    She was really in a dilemma now!


    Without waiting for her to answer, Mo Kun replied quickly. "No, even if she went to the dance, the partner must be me."


    Yan Wangchuan looked at Long Xi expectantly.


    Long Xi thought that deep pain was worse than slight pain. Since she had accepted Mo Kun''s love and had Mo Kun in her heart, she should not give Yan Wangchuan false hopes, which was much crueler than not giving him hope!


    She gritted her teeth and said, "Brother Wangchuan, I''m sorry, I have promised Brother Mo Kun to be his girlfriend. In the future, I can only regard you as my brother. You will surely find a better girl than me."


    When Mo Kun heard Long Xi''s words, he was relieved and his heart was filled with joy. Even his eyes and eyebrows reflected his feelings.


    In stark contrast to him, Yan Wangchuan''s eyes were pools of grief, an image that burned deeply into Long Xi''s heart.


    After a long time, Yan Wangchuan said, "Xiaolongnv, you misunderstood me. I am not asking you to be my girlfriend!"

 Chapter 49 Love Each Other Dearly

    Long Xi was stunned.


    Yan Wangchuan said, "I just want you to be my partner for just one dance! This is my birthday wish, please! I promise I won''t pester you anymore! We''ll be like brother and sister, merely good friends!"


    Long Xi couldn''t bear to refuse his humble request and looked at Mo Kun beseechingly.


    Mo Kun smiled at her and said lightly, "If I don''t consent, it will seem that I am too ungracious, right? Well, you can have the first dance together. But Long Xi will dance with me for the rest of the night."


    Yan Wangchuan said, "Thank you, Mo Kun. Don''t worry; I just want one dance. I dare not expect anything else!"


    Mo Kun said, "Dancing is like life! You two met first and spent your childhood together, but I will be the one who will accompany her for the rest of her life."


    Long Xi saw that Yan Wangchuan''s face was stricken. She wanted to stop Mo Kun from saying more. She hurriedly said, "That''s the deal."


    Yan Wangchuan said sadly, "A promise is a promise. I''ll leave now."


    Long Xi looked at his back moving away and spoke angrily to Mo Kun, "He was in such a miserable state! How can you bear to strike him when he is so down?"


    Mo Kun laughed, grabbed Long Xi''s shoulder and whispered in her ear, "I can''t give him any chance to get back with you!"


    After that, he clasped Long Xi to his chest and brought her back to the ward.


    Facing this black-hearted, bossy but affectionate, gentle yet at the same time big devil, Long Xi had no idea what to do. She thought, "Forget it. I don''t have time to waste my brain cells."


    Grandma still slept soundly.


    Lord Mo Kun put Long Xi on the empty bed in the ward, closed the door and cuddled her for a while. Then he reluctantly returned to his base camp to do his work.


    Early the next morning, he returned with his latest invention.


    As soon as Long Xi saw the invention, she laughed.


    It was a fabric made of gradient colors. The overall color tone was blue. The top layer was a sea blue color, then the next a light sea blue color. It then gradually became sky blue, a light layer of sky blue, a lake blue and then the lake blue gradually became lighter.


    Mo Kun turned off the light and the cloth emitted a soft blue glow. There was a soft blue gloss made up of different layers which matched the colors according to the layers of color of the fabric.


    Long Xi loved it immensely. This cloth was not only amazing but also breathable, wrinkle-resistant, non-destructible and comfortable to the touch.


    Inspiring thoughts instantly erupted like a fountain in her mind and she immediately took out the design paper and focused on drawing the designs.


    She was going to use this material to design a fashionable suit!


    It was said that work conscientious women are the most beautiful! While appreciating her extraordinary beauty, Mo Kun was thinking about inventing a sleeping pill tester.


    With this tester, he could easily check whether there were sleeping pills in the food so that he would not be so easily tricked again.


    Long Xi cooked a pot of delicious porridge with dried scallop and lean meat, her two specialty dishes. She fed grandma and shared some with Mo Kun.


    Then Long Xi sent Mo Kun away.


    They loved each other dearly and could not keep their hands off each other. It was as if their hands were glued together. They said their good byes reluctantly.


    After witnessing Long Xi and Mo Kun kissing, Yan Wangchuan left the hospital in dismay. He returned to the rented humble abode he lived with his mother. As usual, his mother was not home yet.


    Everything in their humble abode was old and smelt of mildew.


    Recently, due to the business doing well at the antique shop, Yan Wangchuan''s mother worked overtime almost every day until seven o''clock in the evening.


    His home was remote and his mother usually spent an hour on the road as she dragged her tired body home by subway.


    In the kitchen, there was washed rice and meat and vegetables which his mother had bought in the morning. Yan Wangchuan was too upset to cook so he decided to have rice and pickles only.


    While waiting for rice to cook, Yan Wangchuan lay idly in bed, staring at the ceiling with blank eyes.


    Today was a bad day!


    Today, he had bought Long Xi''s favorite sunflowers and had gone to Long Xi''s house to visit Long Xi and her grandmother.


    He used to live next door to Long Xi''s family and had been their neighbour for many years. Naturally, he remembered where Long Xi lived.


    Of course, he had an axe to grind too. His main purpose was to invite Long Xi to be his partner at the Easter dance party.


    He rang the doorbell for a long time, but nobody opened the door.


    Aunt Wu, who lived upstairs, came back from shopping. When she saw Yan Wangchuan, she recognized him as an old neighbor of Long Xi and told him that Long Xi''s grandmother was ill and in Xie De hospital.


    Yan Wangchuan went to Xie De Hospital but there, he unexpectedly met Man Shahua who was at Xie De Hospital to pick her mother.


    Man Shahua''s mother was the head nurse of the hospital.


    When Man Shahua saw Yan Wangchuan, she asked him what he was doing at the hospital. Yan Wangchuan did not want to tell her and vaguely muttered something about visiting some friends.


    Unexpectedly, Man Shahua followed behind him quietly.


    Then the worst thing happened!


    He saw Mo Kun and Long Xi kissing in the ward with his own eyes!!!


    Faced with Mo Kun, a powerful rival in love, he was even more frustrated. He could not help but have the thought that he didn''t want such a life!


    If he could exchange his life with Fan Xiaolu, it would be wonderful! At least, he didn''t have to be bullied by Jiang Ba or look at Man Shahua''s face and he would have higher stakes to compete with Mo Kun!


    He couldn''t control himself. He sent a message to Fan Xiaolu through Wechat, "Didn''t you say you wanted to exchange lives with me before? Why haven''t there been any more details after all this time?"


    Fan Xiaolu quickly returned with a message, "I thought about it but I finally decided to give up the idea. It is no fun to be Yan Wangchuan. Even my mother''s Teddy dog is better than Yan Wangchuan. Do you still want to change? But you must promise me one thing."


    Yan Wangchuan said, "I am willing to pay anything for it!"


    Fan Xiaolu replied, "Well, as you wish! Let us swap for two days."


    Yan Wangchuan said, "Thank you! I will do whatever you want me to do!"


    Fan Xiaolu said, "Your birthday is during Easter?"


    Yan Wangchuan said, "Yes."


    Fan Xiaolu said, "I want you to invite other girls besides Long Xi to be your dancing partners. Don''t dance with Long Xi."


    Yan Wangchuan was shocked. It had not been easy for him to get Long Xi''s promise to dance with him as his partner. Now Fan Xiaolu was asking him to give up Long Xi? Was Fan Xiaolu also fond of Long Xi?


    Yan Wangchuan hesitated and finally texted back" OK".


    Maybe, this was the only chance to make him stronger. He must seize it! He wanted Long Xi back, by any means!

 Chapter 50 The Experience of Exchanging Life

    The next day, Yan Wangchuan woke up and found that he had really swapped places with Fan Xiaolu.


    Could lives really be exchanged? He looked at Fan Xiaolu in his pajamas in the mirror and his heart was perturbed but happy.


    Fan Xiaolu''s room style was low-key but luxurious. The layout seemed concise but hid an aristocratic temperament. And the size of his bedroom was larger than the whole of the humble abode rented by Yan Wangchuan and his mother.


    Yan Wangchuan walked out of the door and saw that the style of the corridor was different from that of Fan Xiaolu''s room. The bead chains of the crystal chandelier flowed over his head like a waterfall. The ground was covered with precious Persian carpets. The walls were covered with hand-painted tiles. Some high-quality imitations of world-famous paintings, such as The Girl Wearing Pearl Earrings, Mona Lisa and so on, were on the walls.


    He walked down the corridor and saw a grand living room modelled in a Classical Luxury style, somewhat like that of the medieval European nobles.


    An old man with gray hair and dressed in an elegant uniform, greeted him with a smile and said, "Good morning, Master!"


    Yan Wangchuan said, "Good morning!" He guessed that the old man was the housekeeper.


    Two middle-aged maids had prepared breakfast which included Chinese and western style dishes. The dishes were very exquisite and delicious.


    The tableware was made of silver and the white tablecloth was spotless.


    As he ate, he chatted with the old housekeeper and maids. He soon learned about Fan Xiaolu''s family and about Fan Qianqian, Fan Xiaolu''s mother, who was not at home but away filming in France.


    Moreover, he also learnt that the old housekeeper''s surname was Qin. One of the two maids was Aunt Xue and the other was Aunt Xian.


    Fan Xiaolu''s three meals at home were all gourmet food. And his house had a dance floor, table-tennis table, billiards table and other recreational facilities. There was a large garden and even a large heated swimming pool.


    Yan Wangchuan didn''t like other sports, but he liked swimming very much. He was good at it. For the first time, he enjoyed the experience of swimming in a pool by himself. It couldn''t feel any better!


    Fan Qianqian liked to keep dogs. She had several famous breeds of dogs at home.


    In Yan Wangchuan''s opinion, every one of these dogs led a privileged life, even better than those of ordinary people.


    Not only did they have private custom-made spacious and beautiful kennels, three full meals a day, but also specialized dog doctors, beauticians and photographers.


    Their photographs ranging from small to large prints were integrated into albums and even each dog''s teeth that had been replaced were made into dental carvings and dental necklaces as souvenirs.


    Yan Wangchuan also liked dogs, especially the valuable purebred Teddy dog. Its name was Athena. It was a gentle and clever female dog.


    Fan Xiaolu had the latest Apple computer at home. Yan Wangchuan used it to browse Fan Qianqian''s blog and Weibo on the Internet and found that she often posted her photos with Athena.


    It was said that Athena was Fan Qianqian''s pet with the highest appearance rate. It also followed Fan Qianqian to foreign countries for filming because she needed a dog in that scene.


    Athena could be said to be a dog star. On New Year''s Day and its birthday, it received wishes and birthday gifts from fans on its Weibo.


    Yan Wangchuan wanted to take Athena out to play but was stopped by the Qin housekeeper.


    The Qin housekeeper said, "Madame told me that you are not allowed to leave the house or dance these few days."


    "Why?" Yan Wangchuan asked.


    "I don''t know the details. I''m just carrying out her orders." Qin housekeeper said seriously.


    Yan Wangchuan thought, "It seems that Fan Xiaolu''s mother is a tiger mother! Xiaolu seems to have a bad relationship with his mother."


    There was a big Rose Garden in Fan House. Yan Wangchuan took Athena to the Rose Garden and enjoyed the rare feeling of happiness and so much free time.


    In the evening, after a big dinner, Fan Qianqian called from France. Yan Wangchuan had to take the call as Fan Xiaolu.


    Fan Qianqian was indeed very strong and aggressive the minute she opened her mouth. "Fan Xiaolu, what the hell are you doing? Did you ask for sick leave two days before the holidays? I just contacted your head teacher. I was told that you skipped school for two days on the grounds of being ill. You''re going to challenge me because I opposed your participation in the reality show competition called Idol Street Dance Group, aren''t you? If you don''t give me a reasonable explanation, I''ll immediately block all your sources of income. You won''t even have the fare to go to B City to participate in the mass-election!"


    Yan Wangchuan did not know how to explain to her. Tell the truth? She certainly would not believe it. Moreover, Fan Xiaolu had already said in the group that everyone in the group was not allowed to tell anyone outside the group what he had said in the group.


    So he had to lie. "I was so depressed that I went to the Paradise for two days."


    "Then why didn''t you tell me?" Fan Qianqian continued her questioning.


    "I was afraid you''ll scold me." Yan Wangchuan hesitated for a moment and said.


    "What''s wrong? Are you sick? Why do you seem a little weak?" Fan Qianqian''s tone softened a little.


    Yan Wangchuan said, "I''m kind of upset."


    Fan Qianqian said, "Xiaolu, when you grow up, you will understand. I am doing it for you. Well, I won''t pursue the matter this time, but you shouldn''t do it again! You stay at home these few days and don''t go anywhere! No dancing!"


    Yan Wangchuan felt happy and he said with a smile, "Okay, I''m not going anywhere! No dancing."


    He didn''t want to leave Fan House at all. It was paradise!


    Fan Qianqian spoke a bit longer to him before she hung up.


    Yan Wangchuan enjoyed two days of a happy and immortal-like life in Paradise. He sincerely hoped that time wouldn''t pass so quickly.


    But time has to pass.


    On the morning of the third day, he woke up and found himself back in his body, sleeping on the simple hard bed.


    Frankly speaking, he was not happy at all. He had the feeling of returning from heaven to hell.


    It was the familiar humble abode. It was the same life that didn''t seem promising at all.


    Yan Wangchuan walked out of the living room and saw his mother, Ai Meiqi, stewing noodles for breakfast, in the kitchen. When he recollected the sumptuous breakfasts at Xiaolu''s home, he cursed the injustice of fate in his heart.


    Although Ai Meiqi was in her early forties, she looked like a young girl, both in her looks and her personality.


    She brought out the noodles soup with poached eggs and found that her son seemed kind of strange. She asked, "Why is my good son so different today from yesterday? It seems that my son has been acting really weird recently. You change every day!"

 Chapter 51 Became a Dog?

    Ai Meiqi''s smile was very motherly. She said gently, "The day before yesterday, you helped your classmate Fan Xiaolu sign up for the hip-hop dance reality show. Son, I''m very happy. Because since your father introduced you to Chen Jian, you haven''t really made an effort to make new friends for a long time!"


    Yan Wangchuan lowered his head silently and his heart was full of mixed emotions He knew that his mother loved him very much. She always left the best things to him. For herself, she skimped on her food and clothes. But there were some things that Mom could never give him. In an inappropriate analogy, a mother had 100 yuan and she would spend 99 yuan on her son. Nevertheless, what the son wanted was not only 99 yuan, but 999 thousand yuan.


    Ai Meiqi didn''t know what was on her son''s mind. She smiled and said, "Yesterday you were dancing the hip-hop in the living room so vigorously. Mother just discovered that you were so good at hip-hop dancing."


    Yan Wangchuan sighed and made a philosophical remark, "I''m not who I was yesterday."


    Ai Meiqi laughed and said, "Of course, you''re growing up every day. Eat the noodles. It has your favorite poached egg in it."


    Yan Wangchuan sighed sadly again.


    After two days of eating delicious seafood, he couldn''t bring himself to eat just plain noodles with clear soup. He hid in his room and sulked.


    He couldn''t help sending another message to Fan Xiaolu, saying "Could we exchange lives again, please?"


    Fan Xiaolu quickly replied, "What? You exchanged once only and now you are addicted?"


    Yan Wangchuan wrote, "I want to exchange for an eternity! As you said, even Fan Qianqian''s Teddy dog is better than Yan Wangchuan."


    Fan Xiaolu sent, "As you wish! This time, the exchange will last six days."


    Yan Wangchuan sent, "Are there any conditions attached?"


    Fan Xiaolu sent, "No. But don''t regret it."


    Yan Wangchuan sent, "Thank you very much. I will never regret it!"


    What Yan Wangchuan never expected was that when he woke up the next day, he found that he had turned into a Teddy dog, the one named Athena, in Fan Xiaolu''s family.


    "Wang Wang Wang..." He rushed out of the kennel, ran out of the living room and barked loudly.


    Athena''s temperament was very gentle; it was never naughty and never gave any problems. So the maids never tied it to a dog chain and let it roam about freely within the scope of Fan''s House.


    Of course, if the owner brought it out of Fan House, then that was another matter.


    "What''s wrong? Hungry already?" The maid, Aunt Xian, heard the barking sound, came over and gently patted Yan Wangchuan''s dog head and gave him a box of strawberry-flavored dog food, which was Athena''s favorite food.


    Yan Wangchuan was stunned.


    Half an hour later, Yan Wangchuan finally accepted the fact that he had become a dog!


    It tried the strawberry-flavored dog food. Ouch, it tasted good! After it had eaten, Aunt Xian let it sit in a mini-Lincoln sports car and started the remote control. She let it sit on the Mini-4WD and ride around the Rose Garden. Fan Qianqian purposely bought this toy car for her dog. It was Athena''s favorite toy.


    It seemed that Athena''s dog life was not difficult at all; it was at least more comfortable than Yan Wangchuan''s life!


    Taking things as they came. Yan Wangchuan decided to be happy being a dog for a few days.


    Time flew by. In a very short time, two days passed quickly like seconds.


    Counting the eight-day National Day Golden Holiday, seven days had already passed and tomorrow was a school day.


    Long Xi had not been idle for the last two days; she was busy taking care of her grandmother''s health and food, while designing and sewing a unique suit according Lord Mo Kun''s size.


    Lord Mo Kun looked at the dark blue double-buttoned, gradient, shiny suit and asked in surprise, "Did you make it in two days? How could you be so efficient?"


    Long Xi said, "Because I have been trained to improve my sewing speed. I''m preparing for the Legend Men''s Clothing Reality Show competition in France, which requires high efficiency from the participants."


    Mo Kun wore a white shirt that Long Xi made previously and the new suit. It was a perfect fit, with a fashionable, elegant and distinctive appearance.


    He could not help but praise her, "The suit and trousers is the most classic and simplest matching of men''s clothing, but classic and simple does not mean that it has to be vulgar. Your suit is beautifully designed, well -tailored and shows the appeal of men very well!"


    Grandma, who was no longer in a serious condition, proudly praised her granddaughter too: "Good job! Xixi used to make little skirts for her dolls during her childhood days; she is talented!"


    Mo Kun said to Long Xi, "My dear, I have browsed through a lot of fashion magazines for you and their contents are engraved in my mind. Appropriate tailoring doesn''t sound like a big deal, but only those who have made clothes before will know how brilliant it is! I think your clothes are like high end customized suits! Your tailoring skills are excellent and the design level is also superior, so this suit is very comfortable to wear, attractive and very practical."


    Long Xi laughed and said, "Dear Brother Mo Kun, I want to praise you too. The material you invented is unique and the only one in the world. Its best feature is that it shines and changes color gradually. It is fashionable, wrinkle-resistant and very durable."


    Mo Kun felt shy when he heard the praises. He laughed and said, "No matter what occasion I wear this suit, it will not be regarded as disrespectful. When we get married, I''ll wear this suit as the bridegroom''s suit."


    Long Xi''s face turned pink and she could not help but say shyly, "You are thinking too far ahead, aren''t you?"


    Grandma said to Mo Kun seriously, "Kuner, don''t fall in love so early. The apple is not ripe yet. It is sour if you eat it too early!"


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "Okay, Grandma, I promise you, I won''t pick the apple until it''s ripe. However, I need to make a reservation now. Otherwise, I will be very sad if someone steals it carelessly."


    Grandma laughed and said, "Kuner, have a little patience. When Xixi grows up, I won''t place any constraints on her!"


    Long Xi blushed like an apple. Alas, even Grandma acquiesced to Lord Mo Kun''s reservation. It seemed that even if she was Sun Wukong, she couldn''t expect to escape from Lord Mo Kun''s Wuzhi Mountain!


    The next day was the day to return to school. The morning sunlight shone through the light green curtains and danced on the windowsill.


    The first thing Long Xi did when she opened her eyes was to read her Wechat.


    The chitchat group of Grade 1 (3) of Senior High School had all the information as expected!


    The first message was that Fan Xiaolu had invited Mr. Lin, the head teacher and Mr. Xu, the physics teacher, to join the group at 1:30 a.m.

 Chapter 52 Someone Did Some Damage

    The second message that Fan Xiaolu issued was, "@Everyone. Except for Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie who are still in the hospital and myself, everyone else must reach Yulin High School at 7:40 this morning. If anyone is late or absent, they will be responsible for any consequences arising from their actions"


    Long Xi was jolted suddenly. She looked at the alarm clock. It was for six twenty already.


    She got up quickly, steamed the Steamed Buns stuffed with pickles and pork that had been made yesterday. She brushed her teeth, washed her face quickly and changed into her school uniform at the same time. Giving her grandmother two Steamed Buns, she said goodbye, rushed out the door with two steamed buns and ran to the subway station.


    Long Xi''s home was on the eastern edge of the city, about an hour''s bicycle ride from Yulin High School, which was on the western outskirts of the city. It might be too late to go by bicycle.


    If she took Metro 3, the line went straight to Yulin High School, it would be faster than riding a bicycle.


    As for taking a taxi, although it was the fastest option, the fare would be more expensive. She couldn''t afford to spend that kind of money.


    The subway station was very crowded, everyone was packed like sardines in a can. As always, she gave up her seat to the old, the weak, pregnant women and babies, while she stood, holding on to the handles.


    Forty minutes later, Long Xi arrived at the gate of Yulin High School.


    She looked at her watch. It was 7:15 and she was very much on schedule.


    The school gate was already open. She saw several classmates rushing into the school and followed them.


    Usually, when students returned to school after a long vacation, Deng Chao, the principal and the teacher on duty would stand at the school gate with the students on duty, to check on the students'' return to school.


    Yulin High School''s school rules were stringent. No dyeing of hair, no ear piercings and no fancy clothes. Students could only wear school uniforms when they were in school and were allowed to wear their own clothes only after school hours.


    But this morning, Deng Chao principal was not at the school gate. There were only two teachers and a few students on duty.


    Even more strange was that Man Shahua was standing at the school gate, with two policemen beside her; a middle-aged male policeman and a short-haired female policewoman and both of them looked somewhat familiar.


    The policewoman was very young, had very healthy wheat skin, a beautiful face, was graceful and looked strong enough to be elected as a bodybuilding miss. She looked like a King Kong version of Barbie.


    When Man Shahua saw Long Xi, she immediately came up to Long Xi in a very graceful manner, stretched out a finger, pointed to Long Xi and said, "Police, it''s her! She is the one that stole my treasure."


    Long Xi clenched her hands and said, "Why are you shouting? Are you accusing me?"


    The two policemen immediately came over and stood beside Long Xi, one on each side


    The two policemen first showed their IDs and then introduced themselves. They were the local police officers in Yulin District. One was Liu Dazhi and the other was Fu Xinjie. They received a report from Man Shahua and had come over to investigate the case.


    Long Xi said, "I know you. You were the one who investigated the case of Xu Xianer"


    Fu Xinjie smiled and said, "Yes, you have a good memory!"


    Man Shahua said, "Long Xi, I saw you stealing my sachet with my own eyes."


    Long Xi said, "What sachet? I''ve never seen that before!"


    Man Shahua said, "Of course you will not admit it! It''s the sachet from the Tang Dynasty, used by Yang Concubine, which is very valuable! When Yang Concubine died in Mawei Hill, the sachet was buried with her. Later, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang sent people from the Tang Dynasty to find the tomb of Yang Concubine. They found that her body had decayed, but her sachet was still there."


    Long Xi said, "You copied those lines from the National Treasure, didn''t you?"


    Man Shahua said, "You must be joking. My family owns a chain of antique shops. This sachet was a birthday gift from my father. And it is our family heirloom. I showed it to you when we went shopping last night! I actually trusted you so much! As a result, you stole it while I went to the bathroom. I saw it with my own eyes!"


    Long Xi said straightforwardly, "My relationship with you has never been good. When we meet each other, it''s like Mars hitting the earth. The whole class knows it! Why would I ever go shopping with you? How could you show me the heirloom?"


    Mansha Flower had thought of the excuse already and immediately retorted, "Yes, our previous relationship was not good. But when we met on the street last night, you apologized to me. You said you wanted to be my friend and offered to go shopping with me. I am not such an ungracious person, so I forgave you and went shopping with you. Unexpectedly, you took the opportunity to... "


    Long Xi raged at her and said, "Since you saw me stealing, why didn''t you call the police at that time?"


    Man Shahua said reasonably, "At that time, I was considering our friendship and I had hoped that your conscience will trouble you, so you will give it back to me. But you are so unrepentant! "Police, I guess the sachet is in her schoolbag now. You can search for it! I, Man Shahua will never wrong anybody!"


    Long Xi burst into a rage and roared, "But when you wrong others, you''re not human! I didn''t do anything bad. How can you search for my bag? I know the reason why you are doing this. You just want to delay my time so that I can''t get to the classroom on time! Man Shahua, my grievance with you is just a little grievance. Do you need to be so cruel?"


    An ominous premonition arose in her mind and she clutched her schoolbag tightly, not wanting it to be searched by them.


    Now that Man Shahua had deliberately set out to wrong her; she must have done something before.


    When she took the subway, the people behind her were standing very close to her. It was possible that anyone could have opened her schoolbag secretly and put the stolen goods in it


    It was said that money talks. Man Shahua was short of everything but money!


    Man Shahua showed an innocent expression as if she didn''t understand what Long Xi was saying.


    Long Xi was really angry. She did not expect anyone to be as shameless like this!


    In Long Xi''s opinion, although there were differences between her and Man Shahua, they didn''t need to kill each other. Was it really necessary for Man Shahua to do this?


    Liu Dazhi was very cool. As he smoked, he calmly said, "Well, let''s not waste your time and words. And we don''t want to search you in public. Out of respect for your feelings, Citizen Long Xi, please come with us to the police station to assist in the investigation."


    Long Xi looked at her watch and it was already 7:25.


    She pointed to Man Shahua and said, "Since you reported the case, you should also go to the police station to make a record and assist in the investigation."


    Man Shahua said, "Police, I have something else to do at school. Please take Long Xi back for interrogation and search her. I''ll go there later."

 Chapter 53 Crushing Conspiracy

    Liu Dazhi nodded, smiled and said, "No problem!" He knew that his immediate superior and Man Shahua''s father had always maintained a good relationship of police-civilian cooperation and he didn''t want to break his rice bowl.


    Long Xi was angry.


    At this time, Hua Yanyan passed by and deliberately asked Man Shahua loudly, "Sister Manman, what happened?"


    Man Shahua saw more and more people gathering around and deliberately shouted, "Alas! How can you be a thief? Long Xi, a student of the senior one (third) class, stole my heirloom because she is poor."


    Hua Yanyan helped her by maliciously asking "What sort of heirloom?"


    "It''s a sachet used by Yang Concubine. It''s worth millions of yuan now!" Man Shahua said with a laugh.


    "Whoops, how terrible! She is even the monitor!" Hua Yanyan said.


    "What are you talking about? Is there any proof? I have evidence to show that she did not steal anything. Someone deliberately planted the stolen goods and framed her!" Mo Kun walked up slowly, took out his cell phone and showed a video recorded on it.


    In the video, on the crowded subway, it showed a man standing behind Long Xi slowly pulling open Long Xi''s schoolbag zipper and putting a golden sphere into it.


    Long Xi was instantly relieved. Thank goodness, with Mo Kun around, there was nothing that couldn''t be solved!


    The video from Mo Kun''s mobile phone captured the image of the sphere, a grape-print double-butterflies golden sachet.


    Long Xi was immensely relieved.


    With this video, even if the police did find the sachet in her schoolbag, she would be safe.


    Now that the crisis was over, Long Xi opened her schoolbag graciously and there was indeed a sachet in it.


    Fu Xinjie put on special gloves, took out the sachet and asked Man Shahua, "Miss Man, please look carefully. Is this the item you lost?"


    Man Shahua was silent for a moment and did not know what to do. She was so calculative that she did not imagine Mo Kun would appear so suddenly and so easily undermining her little scheme.


    When exactly did Mo Kun record this video? Did he keep track of Long Xi and protect her along the way? But Hua Yanyan said she didn''t see Mo Kun in the subway.


    Pointing to the mysterious person on the screen who planted the item to frame her, Long Xi started to scrutinize the image. "Unfortunately, the person who framed me was wearing a white cap with the brim pressed low, black sunglasses and a white mask. I couldn''t see the face. And this person wore a white hoodie. From the figure, one could tell that the person is a female. And I think her figure is very similar to that of one of my classmates."


    Long Xi''s eyes glanced intentionally or subconsciously at Hua Yanyan.


    Hua Yanyan suddenly shivered and stiffened.


    Long Xi paused intentionally and then said, "Unfortunately, I don''t have any definite evidence to prove who that person is. She was wearing white gloves and I think that her fingerprints of her would not show up on the sachet."


    Hua Yanyan''s body suddenly relaxed and she rubbed her nose to cover up her nervousness.


    If Long Xi''s guess was correct, Hua Yanyan was Man Shahua''s accomplice. Of course, she knew that Hua Yanyan would not admit to it unless the policemen used interrogation techniques like the Lie Polygraph test at the police station. But since there was no substantial evidence, the police generally did not take people back to the police station to use this instrument.


    Mo Kun pretended to be knowledgeable and said, "This grape-print double-butterflies golden sachet is very delicate and small. It was made by skilled craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that it was a love token given to Yang Concubine by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. The best part about this sachet is that no matter how the outer sphere rotates, the inside vase could always keep its balance and the spices inside will not be spilled. This is the principle of the gyroscope."


    Man Shahua could not help exclaiming, "Mr. Mo Kun, I didn''t expect you to be so handsome and so knowledgeable on antiques. You''re the incarnation of wisdom and good looks."


    Mo Kun said modestly, "You flatter me. I just know a little about it."


    He was laughing in his heart. In fact, he didn''t know anything about antiques at all, but he could read Man Shahua''s mind.


    Long Xi was a little surprised and said, "Man Shahua, I''ve been your classmate for so long. This is the first time that I have heard you complimenting someone else."


    Man Shahua flicked her hair, showed a charming smile and said, "That''s because nobody ever deserved it before!"


    After that, she gave Mo Kun a wink.


    "However, in my opinion, this sachet should be a very realistic imitation, which is worth several hundred yuan at most. And what is recorded in the history books is that it was a silver sachet that was beside the corpse of Yang Concubine. This is gold. Are you sure it was the same one used by Yang Concubine?" Mo Kun said lazily.


    "You are able to tell? You really have good eyesight! Yes, the real thing is in my house. How can I bring out the heirloom so casually? This is a special imitation made by my mother, so that it is convenient for me to enjoy and play with it at any time. The genuine product is in the collection cabinet of my family. It is very heavily guarded. As for the question of whether Yang Concubine had used it, we have invited experts in Archaeology, Professor Yang Xiaoming Yang, from the Department of Archaeology of Qinghui University to identify it. It is absolutely credible! Well, police, since it has been ascertained that Long Xi had nothing to do with the incident, I will withdraw the case." Man Shahua said.


    Long Xi, of course, wouldn''t let her off so easily. It was time for her to retaliate. She pointed at Man Shahua and said, "Police, false accusation and perjury is against the law, isn''t it? Man Shahua just said that she saw me stealing her stuff. Shouldn''t you take her back to the police station and question her?"


    Man Shahua looked at her watch, and it was 7:37. Beads of cold sweat started to form on her forehead. Although she was usually late, the consequences of being late today could not be overlooked.


    Mo Kun calmly said, "Well, all laws have loopholes, and it is usually the wealthy who will take advantage of the loopholes. Let''s save our own skins first."


    He took Long Xi''s hand and they rushed to the school gate like a couple of flying arrows.


    As Long Xi ran, she asked, "Have you been following me? How did you manage to record this video?"


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "Don''t you owe me a thank you?"


    "Thank you! So you admit that you were following me?" Long Xi appreciated what he did, but at the same time, she was somewhat uneasy. Being followed was not a pleasant experience for her!


    "Don''t worry; I didn''t follow you! I''ll explain it to you later." He didn''t need to follow her. The video was played back by him from the monitor and recorded on his mobile phone.


    "All right!" Long Xi did not ask any more questions. After all, she owed Mo Kun another big favor!


    Seeing that Long Xi escaped the trap she laid, Man Shahua felt unhappy. She snapped at the two policemen, "You are useless. Why didn''t you move faster?"

 Chapter 54 A School Massacre

    There was a sharp edge to Man Shahua''s voice that made Fu Xinjie say a little unhappily,"We have tried our best...¡±


    Liu Dazhi gestured to Fu Xinjie to stop her from saying more and said to Man Shahua: "Miss Man, I am sorry. If we could be of service the next time, we are at your disposal!"


    Man Shahua rolled her eyes and said, "Forget it, you''ve worked hard and had a wasted journey. I will send a big red envelope to your WeChat account later."


    After that, she did not wait for them to answer and rushed into the school with Hua Yanyan.


    Suddenly, someone on a skateboard whizzed past the two of them. The person approached Long Xi who was heading towards the teaching building and put a garland on her head.


    Long Xi turned back, saw Yan Wangchuan, touched the garland and asked with a smile, "Is this for me?"


    Yan Wangchuan flashed his two rows of sparkling white teeth, indicating a very happy expression. His smile was dazzling.


    Long Xi was puzzled. Although she had known Yan Wangchuan for many years, she had never seen him smiling like this. Yan Wangchuan''s normal smile was never this flashy.


    Moreover, Yan Wangchuan even came to school on a skateboard today. He also wore a black back-to-front baseball cap with a skull on it.


    In Long Xi''s memory, Yan Wangchuan had never been to school by skateboard and never wore a baseball cap. Instead, it was Xiaolu who loved hip-hop and had the habit of going to school by skateboard and wearing a baseball cap and a back-to-front sun hat.


    Long Xi was really curious. "Did the sun rise from the west today?"


    Yan Wangchuan''s eyes fell on her small hand held by Mo Kun. He suddenly felt a bit upset and appeared annoyed.


    He asked, "Master Xi, you came to school together? Is this a date? Teacher-student love?"


    "Master Xi? Only Xiaolu would address her like that. Yan Wangchuan has always called her Xiaolongnv."


    Long Xi quickly drew back her hand and said, "We happened to meet at the door!"


    Immediately upon saying this, she regretted it immediately and almost bit her tongue. She did not know why she said this. Maybe it was because she was frightened by the words "teacher-student love" or his unusual behaviour was affecting her emotions.


    Yan Wangchuan''s eyes lighted up when he heard her words.


    Mo Kun was a little angry and immediately set about claiming his sovereignty without showing any sign of weakness, sort of like defending his territory, "We have embraced and kissed. We are just ordinary friends? Xixi, your explanation is so weak. What you said only gave yourself away! Even if we have made a date to go to school, so what? Even if we have teacher-student love, so what? As a last resort, I can quit my job! The reason why I became a teacher in your class is because of you!!"


    Yan Wangchuan''s eyes scrutinized Longxi''s blush and pretty face for a while. He seemingly wanted to hear her personal denial.


    However, Long Xi lowered her head sheepishly.


    His face suddenly paled, and then he snorted and pressed his lips firmly together. He passed Long Xi without a word and went upstairs to the teaching building.


    Long Xi raged at Mo Kun, "Why did you have to say this in public?"


    Mo Kun said, "What I have said isn''t a fact?"


    Long Xi was speechless and ran upstairs in a fit of anger.


    Mo Kun''s face changed and he quickly caught up with her, took her little hand and said, "Don''t be angry. My fault, alright?"


    He looked around and nobody was around. He pointed at his face with his finger.


    Long Xi got his point so she kissed him on his face. Mo Kun laughed.


    This was how young lovers were. They were bickering just now but were reconciled in the twinkling of an eye.


    The first lesson was a chemistry class. Mo Kun entered the classroom and gave a lesson in an orderly manner.


    He had prepared well for the class and his lecture was very good. Unfortunately, however, there were not many students who were paying attention. Female students were eyeing his good looks; Male students were criticising him silently, "God, what is going on here? Why was this man assigned to be our teacher?"


    After about twenty minutes, "Ding!" a video was sent anonymously to the school''s big WeChat group. Everyone saw it and had the shock of their lives; their souls were almost separated from their physical beings.


    Then everyone heard the commotion outside. A large group of students rushed through the corridor, went downstairs and ran toward the back hill.


    Class 3 students went to the back hill as well. Mo Kun did not stop them but followed behind.


    Teachers and students crowded round the creek at the back hill.


    They were staring at a big tree by the creek with frightened looks.


    Long Xi edged her way in and saw a young obese man hanging from a large branch of the big tree. He appeared to be dead and the blood on his body had already coagulated.


    Long Xi did not know him, but she felt that the way he died seemed familiar.


    The body was naked and there were numerous wounds and bloodstains on it.


    His mouth had been slit by a sharp weapon and then sewn up.


    Right now, the manner in which he died was very similar to the death of Xu Xian''er, the female ghost, whom she and Yan Wangchuan had seen the other day.


    Long Xi noticed that there was only a little blood on the ground under the big tree.


    "In principle, there being so many wounds on the body, this should have caused serious bleeding." Therefore, Long Xi speculated that it was very unlikely that the murder had taken place at the site.


    There on the trunk of the big tree were eight bloody vague red characters: Evil will be rewarded with evil; Blood will have blood.


    Long Xi saw Jiang Ba standing next to the tree trunk, shaking like a lost dog.


    She heard Jiang Ba involuntarily muttering to himself, "How could this be? How could Brother Chen die here?"


    In addition to Jiang Ba, there were two teachers standing by the big tree. They were Mrs. Lin, the head teacher and Mr. Xu, the physics teacher.


    Mrs Lin called the police. However, Mr. Xu crouched on the ground, holding his head and was weeping bitterly.


    Long Xi was good at reasoning. Based on the above circumstances, she deduced that the male body was Chen Qiangjian who was in collusion with Jiang Ba and his death should be linked to the death of Xu Xian''er.


    "Was the murderer Mr. Xu? Did he know the truth about Xu Xian''er death? But Mr. Xu is a kind-hearted man, who could not even bear to take an ant''s life. Could he really do such a thing?"


    While Long Xi was still speculating, Liu Dazhi and Fu Xinjie, the two policemen, arrived. They had received a case report sent by the Police Reporting Center and had rushed over immediately.


    Mrs. Lin saw them and instantly welcomed them. She said, "Officer, I was the one who reported the case! I am a teacher at this school. He is not a student or teacher of our school. I don''t know why he committed suicide here! No one comes here normally!"


    Liu Dazhi then said, " Everyone, please leave the scene. We have to cordon off this place!"

 Chapter 55 At Whom Leering?

    Mrs Lin nodded, turned around and helped Mr. Xu up.


    When Mr. Xu saw the two policemen, he suddenly became agitated. "It''s the two of you again! Previously, when my Xian''er committed suicide, it was the two of you who came to investigate! You two bastards! As public servants, you actually helped the evildoers! Last night, Xian''er appeared in my dream and told me that she was killed by four boys and they were Jiang Ba, Cheng Yilun, Chen Qiangjian and Yan Wangchuan. Chen Qiangjian and Cheng Yilun have already been taken care of. It was Xian''er who did it!"


    He looked around in the crowd and saw Jiang Ba. He pointed at him and said, "Jiang Ba, Cheng Yilun and his dad are likely to end up in prison! Chen Qiangjian was killed by Xian''er and you will be next. Xian''er said that she would take revenge on each of you! Evil will be rewarded with evil; blood will have blood, you just wait!"


    Jiang Ba screamed, "Old man, what nonsense are you talking about? Xu Xian''er''s death has nothing to do with me!"


    Long Xi saw his facial tic. It was obvious that he was guilty; his manner was threatening, yet he was a coward at heart.


    Liu Dazhi turned around and gestured to Jiang Ba not to talk anymore.


    He turned around and addressed Mr. Xu gently, saying "Mr. Xu, I can understand your feelings, but please let us do our work. Please leave the scene and don''t mislead the people, okay?"


    Mr Xu sneered and his face was full of sadness and resentment.


    He retorted, "Liu Dazhi, are you qualified to say this? For a little benefit, you dare to destroy the evidence privately. Somebody up there loves me. Do you see what this is!"


    He took a piece of folded paper out of his briefcase, unfolded and lifted it up and showed it to everyone.


    Long Xi saw dozens of red characters on the paper, which seemed to be a letter written in someone''s blood.


    Mr.Xu said, "Everyone, please be my witnesses. This is a letter written in blood, a posthumous letter from my daughter Xu Xian''er. It is very clear that her death was caused by Yan Wangchuan, Jiang Ba, Cheng Yilun and Chen Qiangjian. If this blood letter is destroyed by the police, please help me to give a testimony. This blood letter does exist. If it disappears inexplicably, then someone is ignoring his duty."


    Fu Xinjie said, "It could not be the posthumous letter of Xu Xian''er. There must be someone who copied her handwriting."


    Mr. Xu pointed to a red puppy drawn on the lower right corner of the paper and said, "Impossible. The handwriting can be copied, but nobody knows about this little smiling puppy. When I was young, I gave it to Xian''er. When I checked her homework, I would draw her this dog every time she does well. "She likes it very much. The dog doodle later became a code signal for us. In this world, only she and I know this dog.¡±


    Fu Xinjie carefully read the blood letter and suddenly screamed, "Impossible. This letter written in blood had been burned by me! How come there is another one?"


    Liu Dazhi immediately shoved her aside and gave her a look, indicating to her not to talk.


    Mr Xu also realized that Fu Xinjie had slipped up and laughed insanely, saying, "Giving yourself away? Maybe the law can''t sanction you, but Xian''er can! You wait! Hahaha! And you, Yan Wangchuan, Xian''er said that she hated you the most. She wanted you to be the last person she will deal with! I am going to the police station now to give this letter to other policemen! I don''t believe that all policemen are bad!"


    Yan Wangchuan''s eyes were moving about wildly and he looked a little lost.


    Mr Xu, still looking like a madman, left, laughing wildly.


    Mrs Lin sighed and said to all the students present, "Boys and girls, I hope that you can keep what happened today as a secret. Otherwise, it will have a very bad impact on our school. President Deng Chao has gone to schools in other cities to gain advanced experiences. I will inform the vice president and ask him to come back as soon as possible to handle this matter. As class monitor, Long Xi, please lead your classmates and return to your classroom to review your lessons. Then you sit on the rostrum and monitor the whole class. I will come back as soon as I have cleared some stuff here. Class leaders of other classes, please take your classmates back. All are to return to your classrooms to review your lessons."


    Long Xi answered drily and said to her classmates, "Let''s go back to classrooms instead of hindering the police investigation. Sit down according to the seating chart and focus on your self-study!"


    She was their monitor, so most of her classmates followed her lead. Only Jiang Ba refused to go. Anyway, even the headmaster could do nothing to him. He was not afraid of Mrs. Lin!


    Mo Kun saw there was nothing that involved him. He could continue his chemistry class, so he just followed Long Xi to the classroom.


    Man shahua tried various ways of teasing Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun remained unruffled, neither accepting nor rejecting her teasing.


    On the way back to the classroom, Manshahua said, "I''m so sleepy. I have to go back to the dormitory to take a bath. Hua Yanyan, follow me and help me."


    Hua Yanyan replied like a lackey, "Yes, your highness! Princess Manman."


    Man shahua sauntered off very arrogantly with Hua Yanyan and did not even tell Long Xi.


    Long Xi did not bother about them and said to Mo Kun, "They are so sick that even Teacher Lin gave up "treating" them! I don''t have any medicine. I will not bother about them!"


    Mo Kun raised his eyebrows and said softly, "Are you jealous?"


    Long Xi blushed and quickly denied it saying, ¡°What? I am not so mean! I am just fact-oriented!¡±


    "Oh, is that right? Monitor, can I study here?" asked Mo Kun.


    "Of course," Long Xi said with a smile.


    Mo Kun smiled and took the vacant seat which was Fan Xiaolu''s seat. The seat next to it was also empty as that was Long Xi''s original seat.


    He took out a copy of Three Hundred Tang Poems from his backpack to read.


    He really liked the poems and songs from the ancient country of Z. He felt that these ancient literary works were particularly attractive and devoured them eagerly.


    Usually, Long Xi sat next to him but for today, she had to monitor the whole class. She sat on the rostrum and announced the start of self-study.


    Long Xi began to dictate the English words she had already learned.


    Fifteen minutes later, Man shahua and Hua Yanyan came back.


    Man Shahua had on a pink V-neck wrap dress and looked rather glamorous. She walked gracefully to Mo Kun, took Long Xi''s seat, cupped her sweet cheeks and stared intently at Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun pretended that he did not see her; he did not even look up.


    Long Xi was not happy and said, "Man Shahua, classmate, please go back to your seat. Do not disturb others."


    Man Shahua said, "I don''t know who has dirtied my seat. I just want to take your seat! As the monitor, shouldn''t you be helping your classmates?"

 Chapter 56 Dowagers Outraged for Her Anger

    Long Xi told Man Shahua loudly and clearly, "Then sit down and do some self-study. Don''t create any problems!"


    Man Shahua pouted, took out a book and flipped through it casually. From time to time, she tried to make eye contact with Mo Kun, but Mo Kun ignored her completely.


    "Mo Kun, in fact, I am a hundred times better than Long Xi! She is just a poor girl from the countryside! Don''t you think so?" Man Shahua''s words were like darts piercing Long Xi''s heart.


    "It''s none of your business," Mo Kun interrupted Man Shahua''s remarks.


    Long Xi''s eyes were flashing fire. "If this can be tolerated, what else is not?" She decided to show Man shahua some of her colors!


    She walked over to Man Shahua and said, "Man Shahua, I''d like to give you a fashion tip. Next time when you wear a wrap dress, don''t wear pink stockings! That is a very weird match!"


    Man Shahua looked at her long stockings and her face went white. "Why do I feel that she is right? I don''t really have anything to rebutt her remarks!"


    Long Xi took advantage of her momentary silence. She reached out and gently patted Man Shahua''s back, saying, "Hey, there is a fly here, let me help you get rid of it!"


    Man Shahua immediately felt something loosen around her chest area. "Something is wrong. It seems to be..."


    "Hey! Is that a bra on the floor? Who could be so careless?" Long Xi picked up a pink laced F-cup bra from the ground.


    "Ah!" Man Shahua screamed. "Wasn''t that her bra? Why was it in Long Xi''s hand?"


    She subconsciously embraced her chest.


    Long Xi glanced at her, smiled calmly and said, "Oh, is it yours?"


    Man Shahua felt shivers running up her spine as the surrounding students cast curious glances at her.


    She folded her hands across her chest and ran out awkwardly.


    Long Xi then said loudly behind her, "Hey, your bra. You don''t want it?"


    The class broke into laughter and even Hua Yanyan and Cheng Ran who followed Man Shahua everywhere like lackeys these days, grinned.


    In fact, they were not really on such good terms with Man Shahua. They seemed to be her lackeys, but deep down, they resented her.


    Mo Kun asked in surprise, "Xixi, how did you do that?"


    Long Xi proudly puffed up her chest, laughed but did not answer.


    Yan Wangchuan said, "Master Xi, your seemingly magic move is really something! Your technique is as fast as lightning. Even if it is a slow-motion replay, you can''t see how it happened!"


    Long Xi nodded with a smile.


    Mo Kun didn''t like Yan Wangchuan cutting in and deliberately asked Long Xi, "Are you jealous of her?"


    Long Xi blushed and forcibly protested, "No! I am not jealous! I am the monitor. Of course, I need to keep the class in order!"


    Mo Kun thought with relish, "The zodiac of this little girl is definitely a duck with a hard beak. In fact, she cares a lot about me in her heart."


    "Ding!" The WeChat''s beep sounded.


    Fan Xiaolu: @Man Shahua, can you invite Liu Dazhi and Fu Xinjie into the group. I know that you are friends with them on WeChat.


    Man Shahua: @Lu Xiaofan, on what basis do I have to comply with your request?


    Fan Xiaolu: @Man Huasha, if you don''t do according to my request within ten minutes, you will be poisoned to death!


    A few minutes later, Man Shahua invited Liu Dazhi and Fu Xinjie into the group.


    Fan Xiaolu: Welcome to the group!


    Liu Dazhi: Hello everyone! What is this group?


    Fu Xinjie: "Hello everyone! It seems to be a class exchange group. Why are we in it?"


    No one answered them. Fan Xiaolu''s WeChat account sent a big red envelope into the group again.


    Fan Xiaolu: @Everyone, anyone who does not take the red envelope within half an hour, will have to bear the consequences!


    All the students had to take the red envelope.


    Long Xi received 20.67 yuan, Mo Kun got 3.4 yuan and Yan Wangchuan got 4.97 yuan.


    There were still four people who had not taken the red envelope.


    Fan Xiaolu: @Class teacher Mrs. Lin, @Physics teacher Mr. Xu, @Liu Dazhi, @Fu Xinjie, if you don''t take the red envelope within half an hour, there will be consequences to bear!


    Class teacher Mrs. Lin: @Fan Xiaolu, what the hell are you doing? Today, you took sick leave, saying that you are resting at home, but this morning I called you at home. It was Mr. Qin, your butler who picked up the phone. He said that you were a bit crazy this morning and acted like a dog. It was weird. I have already notified your mother. Where are you now? Give your mother a call.


    Fan Xiaolu: Mrs. Lin, I''m fine. Don¡¯t worry about me. Worry about yourself. Those who do not take the red envelope within half an hour will be killed by butterflies!


    Class teacher Mrs. Lin: Fan Xiaolu, you have been absent for no reason and now you are spreading bad information in the group, making the students feel jittery. Did you realize your mistakes? Fan Xiaolu, I think that you have always been honest and righteous. Have you been bewitched by anyone? Child, the sea of bitterness has no bounds, repent and the shore is at hand.


    "Ding", Fan Xiaolu invited Fan Qianqian to enter the group.


    Fan Qianqian was Fan Xiaolu''s mother, a female star of staggering dimensions. Xiaolu''s biological father was unknown. He took his mother''s surname.


    Fan Qianqian had sent a voice message and her tone was quite angry: "Fan Xiaolu, where are you now? Are you away from home?"


    Fan Xiaolu: I said, I''m good! I can do whatever I want to do now freely! @Fan Qianqian, take the red envelope at once,. Otherwise, the consequences can be beyond your imagination.


    Fan Qianqian: Are you playing tricks again? When I was against you participating in the talent show "Idols'' Hip-pop", you hid my passport and I almost couldn''t get on the plane. I am filming in France now. As I have signed the contract, it is really impossible for me to come back. If I leave, I have to pay a high price for breaking the contract. Fan Xiaolu, you''re a grown up now. You should be more mature. I have spoilt you. That''s why you are too capricious now!


    Fan Xiaolu sent a voice message in return: In fact, I am not Fan Xiaolu himself. I just borrowed his account. @Fan Qianqian, don''t worry. Fan Xiaolu is now in a very safe place. If everything goes well, he will be home in three days. I will show you a video and then you will understand. The sound was an electronic voice, so they could not tell whether the speaker was male or female.


    Next, Fan Xiaolu sent a very strange video.


    The background in the video looked like a big cave.


    The protagonist of the video was Fan Xiaolu, who had not been seen for many days.


    He crouched on the floor like a dog and licked his palm with his tongue. His behavior was certainly very bizarre.


    Even more shocking was that he was shackled to a coffin-liked metal cabinet by a dog collar on his neck, with an iron chain.


    He wore a white shirt; the top buttons seemed to have been ripped off, revealing delicate collarbones and a broad chest.


    Suddenly, Fan Xiaolu''s nose sniffed the air a few times and he immediately became very excited. His hands were on the ground, his eyes and mouth were wide open and his tongue lolled out.

 Chapter 57 Fan Xiaolu Was Abused

    The sound of approaching footsteps could be heard. Then two long legs clad in black nine-point slacks appeared in the video.


    Fan Xiaolu barked "Wang Wang Wang" cheerfully, holding on to the long leg like it was a large pendant.


    "Sit down!" A commanding female voice rang out.


    Fan Xiaolu crouched down immediately and made slight whining noises.


    "Lie on your side," The female voice said.


    Fan Xiaolu flopped down immediately and lay on his side, twisting his neck and barking at the long legs "Wang Wang Wang". The sound was melodious and long, which seemed as if it was trying to convey some charming or flattering message.


    He stuck his tongue out and licked the sneakers of the long legged person. His eyes showed an attitude of devotion, as if the slave was so grateful to have such a generous owner.


    A large hand with white gloves appeared in the video and placed a plate of dog food beside Fan Xiaolu.


    Fan Xiaolu stared at the dog food, his hunger evident but he did not dare to move. His tongue stretched out farther.


    "Eat." Hearing this order, Fan Xiaolu immediately turned over and devoured the food, with his head down like a dog.


    Then, the video was over.


    Long Xi almost went crazy when she watched the video.


    Her good brother Fan Xiaolu was suffering from such inhuman torture! There was really no good reason for this!


    She looked at Mo Kun, threw herself into his arms and cried.


    Mo Kun gently patted her back to comfort her.


    Wei Wei, who was still in the hospital, also cried and asked her mother. "Who is that woman? Why is she torturing Xiaolu like this?"


    Her mother who was a professional film sound engineer, said, "She may not be female. It''s possible that the sound has been filtered through a voice changer. I used to do such things."


    The Wechat group was silent. No one spoke.


    What was most frightening was that suddenly everything went silent.


    After about five minutes, someone finally broke the depressing silence!


    Fan Qianqian sent another piece of voice message, sounding a little choked: Child, don''t scare your mother. Mom will not object to your participation in the talent show competition of the idol hip-pop group. As long as you are among the top seven, you can become a trainee of Mango Entertainment Company. You can even form an idol street dance group and make your official debut. Mom will help you sign up soon! Although the enrolment deadline is over, I know the director of the show. No problem! Xiaolu, my child, come back. I will finish my work soon. When I return, I will personally send you to B city to participate in the mass-selection!


    Fan Xiaolu sent a message: As I have said earlier, in fact, I am not Fan Xiaolu. I just borrowed his account.


    Fan Qianqian sent an urgent voice message urgently: Who are you? What are you thinking of?


    Fan Xiaolu: @Fan Qianqian, don''t worry. Fan Xiaolu is now in a very safe place. You don''t have to sign up for Fan Xiaolu because he has already signed up. He will return home three days later, I hope you will not go back on your promise! Remember your commitment to your son.


    Fan Qianqian: How much do you want? Even if I become bankrupt, I will give everything to you! As long as Fan Xiaolu comes back safely, I will unconditionally support him to pursue his dream! Please, let him come back!


    Fan Xiaolu: Money is not the problem. I''m not after money! Xiaolu is now helping me with an experiment so he can''t leave. I have said that he will go home three days later.


    Fan Qianqian: Even four horses could not take back what one has said.


    Fan Xiaolu: @Fan Qianqian, "Don''t worry. I am trustworthy."


    Fan Qianqian: I''ll give you whatever you want. I only hope my son stays safe! Please don''t kill him. Everything is negotiable.


    Liu Dazhi: "What the hell is going on? Can I drop out of this group?"


    No one answered him.


    Twenty minutes passed.


    Fan Xiaolu: @Everyone, I am very happy to see that apart from Liu Dazhi, everyone in the group has taken the red envelope. Now you will have a good show. Welcome to the show "African killer bees!¡± Location: Playground. Liu Dazhi, we will never ever meet again! Goodbye! Bon voyage!


    Everyone who read this information immediately flocked to the window and looked out at the playground.


    At the playground, Liu Dazhi and Fu Xinjie were about to leave the school.


    All the students were in the classroom, so there were only two people in the playground, Liu Dazhi and Fu Xinjie.


    Suddenly, a beehive fell from the sky and landed in Liu Dazhi''s hands. Almost at the same time, a large pot of honey appeared out of thin air and drenched him totally.


    "Wengweng!" "Wengwengweng!" There was a low humming sound from the beehive.


    Thousands of yellow and black bees rushed out of the nest and attacked Liu''s head.


    Fu Xinjie screamed and retreated ten steps backwards. Her legs were weak and she fell to the ground.


    Fortunately, those killer bees seemed to have identified Liu Dazhi as the enemy who stole their home. At present, they were only attacking Liu Dazhi ferociously and did not target Fu Xinjie.


    Long Xi asked Mo Kun, "Can you save them? Although Liu Dazhi may not be a good person, he is still a human! African killer bees are dangerous and very toxic. Once they attack someone, the person will die!"


    Mo Kun said, "I am not interested in saving him. He abused his position as a public official and did worse things than Chen Qiangjian!"


    Long Xi remarked "Even if he is full of evil, they can''t do this to him! After all, it is a life. Life is precious! Killer bees are afraid of fire!"


    Mo Kun lazily said, "Liu Dazhi once did that kind of thing to two young girls! Anyway, I won''t save him."


    Long Xi knew that she could not rely on him and she did not have time to ask him how he knew what Liu Dazhi did to the two young girls. What was important was to save them and quick action was needed!


    She asked the other students, "Who has a lighter?"


    "I do" Li Li took out the lighter from his trouser pocket and threw it to Long Xi. He was a secret smoker, so he carried a lighter.


    Yan Wangchuan rushed downstairs together with Long Xi.


    Long Xi was puzzled. "Did Yan Wangchuan eat some courageous medicine? How come he is suddenly so brave? And how is he able to run so fast?''''


    According to what Long Xi knew about Yan Wangchuan, except for swimming, he was useless in sports or other projects.


    Two minutes later, Liu Dazhi fell and the killer bees flew to Fu Xinjie--another living creature on the playground.


    Fu Xinjie had been too scared to move.


    Fortunately, Long Xi and Yan Wangchuan arrived on time. They took a branch, lit it, rushed to Fu Xinjie and drove away the killer bees.


    The killer bees were really afraid of the fire so they retreated. Some of them were overcome by the smoke and fell to the ground.


    After a while, the remaining killer bees retreated to the back hill.

 Chapter 58 Investigating the Truth

    Long Xi lifted Fu Xinjie up and she threw herself into Long Xi''s arms, crying hysterically.


    Liu Dazhi had already collapsed and his whole body was red and swollen. He was unconscious.


    He was rushed to the hospital. An hour later, the doctor pronounced him dead, despite all efforts to save him. The cause of death was due to the bee stings.


    Fu Xinjie''s body was not injured, but because of this experience, she was psychologically scarred. She required psychiatric treatment for what she had gone through.


    When Liu Dazhi was sent to the hospital, Fan Xiaolu''s account name suddenly changed to Xu Xian''er.


    Xu Xian''er? Was it Xu Xian''er who controlled this red envelope game? But she was dead and her body had been kept at the police station, as the investigation was still in progress. Was it really her ghost?


    Xu Xian''er sent another message to the group chat: Now the task is officially released. Those who received the amount of money ending in seven, must find out the truth relating to Chen Qiangjian and Cheng Yilun''s death within three days and bring the real murderer to justice. Whoever completes the task will be rewarded. And those who do not complete the task will be killed by carnivorous butterflies. The countdown starts now.


    Oops, the number of money that Long Xi grabbed ended in seven! Although she liked mind games, it would still be a little difficult for her to find the actual murderer in three days!


    Li Li asked incredulously, "Are there really meat-eating butterflies in the world?"


    Long Xi said, "I once read a story in a book. Many years ago, when a foreign teenager was collecting butterfly specimens, he was attacked by a group of meat-eating butterflies and what was left was only his skeleton! Since that mysterious force can find African killer bees, it''s not impossible for them to find meat-eating butterflies!"


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "Long Xi, I also grabbed a seven. Let''s fight side by side!"


    Yan Wangchuan had also grabbed the amount of money ending in seven.


    He and Long Xi looked at each other. There was quite a bit of empathy between the two of them!


    There were three others who had grabbed the number ending in seven. They were Teacher Xu, Jiang Ba and Fu Xinjie.


    After a while, lessons ended.


    Long Xi wanted to find out about the people around Xu Xian''er because they all seemed to have a so-called motive for murder.


    She proposed to visit teacher Xu''s house and Yan Wangchuan wanted to accompany her. But she knew that teacher Xu hated Yan Wangchuan, so she persuaded him not to go.


    Yan Wangchuan asked, "What can I do to help?"


    Mo Kun said, "Yan Wangchuan, maybe you should do nothing and that will help. I''ll go with Xixi. I can protect her all by myself. What use will you be?"


    Long Xi said to Yan Wangchuan, "Brother Wangchuan, you wait for my call. Apparently my cell phone has a signal now; it is no longer blocked."


    Yan Wangchuan said, "Yeah, I noticed that, too. We are able to contact the outside world now. That''s weird. Why is that? Why does that mysterious force allow us to contact with the outside world now? Isn''t it afraid we''ll call the police?"


    Lord Mo Kun was really an expert in putting Yan Wangchuan down. He immediately refuted him and said, "This mysterious force is so powerful, what can the police do? And to be honest, even if we tell them everything, would they believe us? We''re on our own! Xixi, I''ll go with you. Don''t worry. I''ll take care of you no matter what happens!"


    Yan Wangchuan ignored Mo Kun and said to Long Xi, "Then I''ll wait for your call."


    Long Xi and Mo Kun went over to teacher Xu''s house, rang the doorbell and considered how they would carry out their "field reconnaissance".


    Teacher Xu''s house was located at the teacher''s dormitory building next to the school''s student dormitory building.


    He welcomed Long Xi and Mo Kun. Perhaps it was because Long Xi was an excellent student and an outstanding class leader. Or maybe it was because Long Xie was about the same age as Xu Xian''er.


    He served them tea and took the opportunity to talk about Xu Xian''er''s childhood.


    Long Xi saw that his house furnishing was quite simple. Xu Xian''er''s photos were everywhere, which showed that Xu Xian''er liked taking photos, or that teacher Xu liked taking photos of his daughter.


    So she hesitantly asked, "May I have a look at school senior Xu''s photo album?"


    Teacher Xu immediately went into the room and took out several thick photo albums.


    Those photo albums were like a memorial of Xu Xian''er''s youth; they recorded every important moments of her short life.


    There were not only photos, but also labels written by teacher Xu himself: My daughter''s first cry, her first bath, her first turning over, her first crawl, her first toddling step, her first lesson in modern dance, her first participation in the school''s modern dance competition, her first prize win and so on.


    Long Xi looked at it and couldn''t help shedding tears as well.


    Such a young girl in the prime of her life was like a flower destroyed by the cold wind and withering so prematurely. As a father, teacher Xu had to bury his own child; his pain was beyond anyone else''s understanding!


    Teacher Xu did not cry. He looked mournful as if his tears had dried up already.


    Long Xi felt a bit guilty. Should she be here? Was what she was doing reopening Teacher Xu''s emotional wounds?


    When teacher Xu calmed down, Long Xi carefully pointed to one of the photos and asked, "Who is this young man?"


    In the photo, a tall, burly, strong boy with big eyes and thick eyebrows was holding Xu Xian''er with his hands, while Xu Xian''er''s posture seemed like she was flying. Both of them had white feathers on their heads and bodies and their faces were full of yearnings as if they were a bird couple who longed for the future, filled with dreams and happiness.


    Teacher Xu put on his reading glasses, looked carefully and said, "This is Liuxing, Xian''er''s dancing partner. He is a senior three student, maybe in Class Five, I can''t remember that well. There are many lift actions in modern dance, which are usually performed by strong boys. They have been partners for two years since senior one and have a great tacit understanding between them! In fact, I was not used to it at first, and always felt it''s not appropriate for a man and a woman to have so much body contact. But Xian''er said it was art, and so I was appeased."


    Long Xi saw that there was a line of neat words on the side of the photo: Gong Liuxing to Xu Xian''er.


    She asked, "Liuxing''s full name is Gong Liuxing?"


    Teacher Xu answered vaguely, "It seems so. I don''t know him very well either."


    At this time, the doorbell rang.


    Teacher Xu looked out through the peephole on the wooden door and saw Jiang Ba standing in the doorway, smoking a Brazilian top cigar, with a vicious and arrogant look on his face.


    Jiang Ba was accompanied by a group of fighters, including Huang Quanlu, Deng Xian and a few young people whom the teacher Xu didn''t know.


    Each of them had a bucket filled with stuff in their hands and nobody knew what it contained.

 Chapter 59 Windfall

    Standing beside Jiang Ba was a long-haired, skinny, middle-aged man, wearing a Fusang samurai suit and carrying a samurai sword.


    His long, yellow hair covered the right side of his face; the whites of his eyes were abnormally bloodshot and the left side of his face was covered with weird tattoos. It made him look very strange.


    He was fiddling with a gold necklace on which hung a black crystal pendant. Strangely enough, even though his hand did not seem to be moving, the black crystal pendant kept spinning clockwise without any signs of stopping.


    Teacher Xu hesitated for a while and finally decided not to open the door.


    Nothing good would come out of it!


    Jiang Ba looked at Huang Quanlu. Huang Quanlu took a step forward, pounded loudly on the door and said rudely, "Old fool, open the door! We are here to carry out some investigations."


    Teacher Xu answered in a trembling voice "The truth is that evil will be rewarded with evil, and blood will have blood! What else do you need to investigate?"


    Jiang Ba said, "Old fool, I suspect you are the murderer. What kind of ghosts gives dreams? What you read about is what you dream of! Are you paranoid? Just because you have a dream, you think we''re your daughter''s murderers. Just because of a dream, you kidnapped Brother Chen, tortured him and then killed him."


    Teacher Xu smiled ruefully, grabbed his hair with his hands and chokingly said, "To be honest, I wish I have the ability to avenge my daughter with my own hands. But I''m just a powerless, useless scholar."


    Long Xi sympathized with teacher Xu, so naturally, she spoke up for him. "The deceased was so fat, much bigger than teacher Xu and younger and stronger than him. I heard that he even has bodyguards provided by his family. How was teacher Xu able to kidnap him? Jiang Ba, please don''t label teacher Xu as a murderer just because of your own incompetent reasoning!"


    Jiang Ba was embarrassed and became angry. He pointed to the middle-aged man with long hair and said, "I don''t want to cooperate with you! This is my able assistant. He is the consultant my father invited from Fusang, the world''s most famous Yin and Yang master, the renowned Mr. Yamamoto. And I have so many followers! What about you guys? Hum, just waiting to die!"


    After that, he motioned to Huang Quanlu. Huang Quanlu stepped back, ran up and kicked open the wooden door with double swift kicks.


    Jiang Ba stormed in with a group of people.


    Long Xi bravely stepped forward and stopped them.


    Teacher Xu took the opportunity to run to the room and locked it from the inside.


    Yamamoto entered the house and walked around the room with the necklace, staring at the pendant which looked like a black crystal.


    Yamamoto walked around the room and saw that the pendant was always turning clockwise. He then told Jiang Ba in old style Chinese, "There are no ghosts!"


    Long Xi noticed that since Yamamoto came in, Mo Kun''s eyes had been staring at the pendant which looked like a piece of black crystal. She thought, "Is that black crystal so alluring? It is taking up Lord Mo Kun''s total attention, oh dear, is it as captivating as I am?¡±


    She did not know that Lord Mo Kun was really happy.


    What was in Lord Mo Kun''s mind was, "Great! There''s a saying from Earth that goes like this ''Wearing out iron shoes and doing nothing is a waste of effort''. I drove the invisible mech around looking for this Black Magic Stone everywhere, but I couldn''t find it. Now, this Fusang man has just brought it to me!"


    The shape of the Black Magic Stone was similar to that of the black crystal from Earth. One of its features was that it was extremely sensitive to magnetic fields, which was why it was always rotating in a clockwise direction. Once it sensed a great change in the magnetic field in its environment, it would rotate in an anti- clockwise direction.


    Jiang Ba listened to Yamamoto''s words and shouted, "Nothing, that''s good! Xu Yuanshan you old fool, you really are a liar. Mr. Yamamoto says there are no ghosts at all. We have just been to Xu Xian''er''s dormitory and classroom. There are no ghosts there either. What kind of ghosts go about killing people? Old fool, if the murderer isn''t you, you''re out of your mind! Come on, just do it!"


    At his command, the followers splashed the liquid from the buckets on the sofa and the wall.


    Long Xi could smell strong gasoline fumes.


    She let out a roar of anger, "Jiang Ba? You want to murder him and set the place on fire? Where is your conscience?"


    Jiang Ba raised the cigar in his hand, blew a mouthful of smoke and said with a smile, "Conscience? Sorry, the dog ate it!"


    He was going to throw the lighted cigar onto the wall soaked with gasoline.


    "Stop! Kneel down!" Mo Kun sat comfortably on the sofa and spoke slowly.


    He was very confident because yesterday he already made Jiang Ba hallucinate seven times in a day. Now it was time to verify the results of the experiment!


    To Long Xi''s great confusion, Jiang Ba obediently stopped, but he had a painful expression on his face, as if there was an intense soul struggle taking place in his heart.


    Finally, he knelt involuntarily.


    "Kowtow to Long Xi three times." Mo Kun said.


    "Bang, bang, bang!" Jiang Ba really kowtowed three times to Long Xi.


    Long Xi couldn''t help laughing out loud. "Was this also Mo Kun''s superpowers?" She remembered that the two snow leopards which were very obedient and listened to Mo Kun. She thought that Mo Kun could tame not only four-legged beasts but also higher animals such as human beings. So cool!


    Mo Kun then told him, "Tell your people to clean up the gasoline and not to leave any drop of it anywhere."


    Jiang Ba hesitated for a while and said to the hatchet men, "Do as Lord Mo Kun says."


    They had to obey his orders; so they went to the bathroom to fetch buckets and mops and began to clean off the gasoline.


    Gasoline was relatively viscous and difficult to clean up.


    Long Xi said with a smile, "This is called, reap what one has sown!"


    Mo Kun pointed to the Black Magic Stone still rotating in Yamamoto''s hand and said, "Ask Yamamoto to give me that black stone."


    Jiang Ba looked up at Yamamoto and said politely, "Mr. Yamamoto, please give that to Lord Mo Kun."


    Yamamoto gave Mo Kun a cold look, touched the Black Magic Stone necklace on his neck and said in old style Chinese, "Excuse me, Master Jiang. This is my important magic weapon and it is also the holy stone of my Dujiaohui. I can''t give it to anyone."


    Jiang Ba roared in anger and shouted, "Give it to him now! My father can pay you no matter how much you want!"


    Yamamoto bowed politely, his tone was rather mild, but his words came out like needles, "It''s not about the money! Without it, I''m nothing! Don''t forget, Master Jiang, I''m from Fusang Dujiaohui, and my brother is its leader. Even your father has to obey him. I may be a consultant to your company, but I''m not your servant. I''m afraid that even your father can''t let you do this to me."

 Chapter 60 Reel Silk from Cocoons

    As Yamamoto spoke, a cobra stuck its head out from the wide sleeve of his samurai suit. Two eyes stared at Jiang Ba, it opened its mouth and showed its forked tongue and two venomous fangs.


    Long Xi gasped.


    The cobra''s venomous fangs had not been removed. They were still poisonous. How could Yamamoto not be afraid of being bitten by the snake?


    Snakes were cold-blooded animals, unlike warm-blooded mammals like dogs and cats which might develop deep feelings for its owner after a long time. Even the master who raised snakes and knew how to control them couldn''t guarantee that the snakes would not bite him.


    Did this Yamamoto also have the superpower of controlling beasts, just like Lord Mo Kun?


    Jiang Ba''s facial muscles quivered and he backed away involuntarily.


    Appearing frightened yet angry, his eyes were cold. He said, "Mr. Yamamoto, if you don''t do as I say, you''ll never make it back to Fusang alive. You know what I can do! I have a thousand ways to make you disappear from the world and make you feel that life will be worse than death!"


    Yamamoto sneered and left without saying a word.


    Before leaving, he cast a meaningful look at Mo Kun.


    Jiang Ba shouted, "Get him!"


    Compared with Jiang Ba, those guys seemed to be more afraid of Yamamoto. They all flinched and seemed afraid to touch Yamamoto.


    Yamamoto, with a sneer on his face, calmly left.


    Mo Kun said to Long Xi, "I have something urgent to attend to."


    Then he said to Jiang Ba, "Listen to Long Xi and don''t disobey her."


    After that, he followed Yamamoto!


    Long Xi went to knock on teacher Xu''s door and said, "Teacher Xu, it''s all right. You can come out."


    Teacher Xu walked out of the living room and was stunned to see Jiang Ba, who usually bullied others in the school, kneeling down in front of Long Xi.


    Long Xi said, "Jiang Ba, you crawl in front of teacher Xu and kowtow to teacher Xu until they''ve cleaned up the gasoline."


    Jiang Ba was really obedient! He crawled to teacher Xu with both his hands and feet, kowtowing all the time until his forehead bled, but he continued to kowtow.


    Teacher Xu wept bitterly.


    He worshipped the picture that had been displayed at Xian''er''s coffin a few times and said to himself, "This must be my Xian''er''s doing!"


    Half an hour later, those guys finally cleaned up and left with Jiang Ba, who was feeling totally stunned.


    Long Xi said to teacher Xu, "Teacher Xu, I think we need to look at the autopsy report first. The easiest way is to work with Fu Xinjie. I just invited Fu Xinjie to be a friend on my WeChat, but she has not responded to me. I called her, but she didn''t answer, too."


    Teacher Xu said, "That Fu burned my daughter''s suicide note; it must have made her turn over in her grave. I hate her!"


    Long Xi wanted to pacify teacher Xu, but she did not know what to say.


    Teacher Xu gritted his teeth and said, "And that Jiang Ba, I want him to die, too. And Yan Wangchuan, he may be a victim, but he is also an accomplice! Long Xi, I advise you not to be friends with Yan Wangchuan. Sooner or later, he will kill you too!"


    Long Xi shook her head and said, "Brother Wangchuan is not like that! He''s also a victim! His nature is good!"


    Teacher Xu smiled wryly and said, "Long Xi, I know you are a kind-hearted girl, so you think others are as kind as you. I used to be as silly and naive as you are! Have you ever heard the story of the frog carrying the poisonous scorpion across the river?"


    Long Xi thought about it and said, "I''ve heard about it. A vicious scorpion wanted to cross the river, but it can''t swim. It said to the kind frog, ''Could you carry me across the river? I promise I won''t hurt you. If I poison you, I would fall into the river and drown too.'' The frog trusted the scorpion and carried it across the river. On the way, the scorpion could not help stabbing the frog with the poisonous sting on its tail. The frog asked the scorpion before it died, ''Why are you doing this? You will die, too!'' The scorpion said, ''I cannot control myself, it''s in my nature.'' At last, both the frog and the scorpion died."


    Teacher Xu said, "Yes, nature, what I''m talking about is nature. You are the kind-hearted frog and Yan Wangchuan is the vicious scorpion. Don''t carry him across the river!"


    Long Xi bit her lips and said, "Teacher Xu, if Xian''er has a spirit in heaven, she certainly doesn''t want to see you like this. My grandmother always tells me that people must learn to let go! When my parents were killed in a car accident, she had thoughts about taking revenge on the drunken driver. "But then, she thought about me, how I was still an infant and if anything ever happened to her, I would really be a girl without a home. So..."


    Her words touched Teacher Xu, who remained silent for a long time. And he said, "Long Xi, I think you should understand my feelings. My daughter is dead and I have nothing left to live for. I don''t care whether I live or die. I even want to be reunited with her in the afterlife as soon as possible! The only thing that is keeping me alive is to see these villains die one by one! Now there are two dead and one in prison, Cheng Yilun, Chen Qiangjian and Liu Dazhi! It is really Heaven''s will that my daughter''s death will eventually be avenged!"


    Long Xi asked, "Since the suicide note was burnt, how could you have another bloodletter with you?"


    Teacher Xu said, "I don''t know either. Last night, I had a dream about Xian''er and she said she had avenged herself on Chen Qiangjian. This morning when I woke up, I saw the bloodletter lying next to my pillow."


    Long Xi looked straight at teacher Xu, but he did not look directly at Long Xi and subconsciously touched his ear.


    Long Xi had studied psychology before and teacher Xu''s performance made her feel that he was not telling the truth.


    Teacher Xu seemed a little tired. His eyes blurred and he constantly rubbed his temples.


    Long Xi said, "Teacher Xu, I want to ask one last question. Does Liuxing know why Xu Xian''er committed suicide?"


    Teacher Xu was silent for a moment and said, "He doesn''t know. How could he possibly know that? If Xian''er had not told me that in the dream, I would not know the truth of her suicide either. All I know is that she was tortured before she died. I also heard from her roommate that Xian''er had left a bloodletter and the police took it away, but the police told me there was no bloodletter. You tell me, how did our society become like this?"


    Long Xi said, "If people''s hearts are right, then the atmosphere is right. In a word, to correct the society, we must first correct the people''s hearts. Teacher Xu, do you know where Gong Liuxing is now?"


    Teacher Xu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Do you suspect Liuxing? No, I''ve seen him before. He''s a very simple boy from a mountain area. He wouldn''t do such a thing. Shouldn''t he be in class now?"


    Long Xi said, "Teacher Xu, then you have a good rest and leave the investigation to me. If I find the real murderer, I''ll tell you. I won''t let that red envelope game hurt you!"

 Chapter 61 I am Fan Xiaolu

    Mr.Xu said, "What the hell is that Red Envelope Game? Are we really going to die if we don''t get this done? Actually, I''m not afraid of death. I just want to see my daughter''s killers die before I die. Okay, Long Xi, take care! Don''t be the cat''s paw!"


    Long Xi nodded, said goodbye to Mr. Xu, and then left.


    She called Yan Wangchuan to make an appointment on the rooftop of the teaching building. She had something important to ask.


    When Yan Wangchuan came, he said gravely, "Master Xi, I have to tell you the truth."


    Long Xi could feel her heart pounding in her chest. In fact, she almost knew what he was going to say.


    Yan Wangchuan said, "Actually, I am not Yan Wangchuan."


    Long Xi was not surprised. She rubbed his face and said smilingly, "I have long suspected that Fan Xiaolu disguised you. Am I right?"


    The fake Yan Wangchuan couldn''t help laughing and let her knead his face without resisting.


    "Oh-la-la! It feels good!" Long Xi exclaimed. His skin was so mellow and flawless that Long Xi fondled it admiringly. Finally, Long Xi convinced herself to move her hands away.


    "Well, I am indeed Fan Xiaolu, and I didn''t deliberately alter my appearance. Remember that day? I found you in the back hill and sent you back to your dormitory. After that, I went to the 7-Eleven on the street outside our school to buy something. On the way, I felt as if I had smelled a pungent taste and then fainted. I seem to have been sleeping for many days," Yan Wangchuan said.


    "You slept for many days? Are you a pig?" Long Xi chuckled while making faces.


    Yan Wangchuan also laughed and made faces, looking precisely like Fan Xiaolu.


    "Five days ago, I found myself waking up in his body and sleeping in his house. To be honest, it took me half a day to accept the fact! Yan Wangchuan''s mother was pretty good. She regarded me as her son. She was very kind to me and respected my ideas. She is quite different from my mother Fan Qianqian," he said.


    "Do you mean that now you control Yan Wangchuan ''s body with Fan Xiaolu ''s consciousness? And you like being him?" Long Xi asked.


    "Right you are. But I used Yan Wangchuan''s computer to enroll for the reality show of Hip-Hop Dancers in the name of Fan Xiaolu. My mother was strongly against it. She even asked someone to watch me and prevented me from signing up online. Haha, God helps me! But, strangely, three days ago, my consciousness returned to Fan Xiaolu''s body. Because of my mom''s commands, Butler Qin and the servants didn''t let me leave home!" Yan Wangchuan said.


    "Qianqian is indeed a ''tiger mother''," Long Xi said with a smile.


    "Tiger mother? She is a tyrannosaurus mother! She also did not allow me to dance, or audition in B city," Yan Wangchuan complained.


    "So how can you become Yan Wangchuan again?" Long Xi asked.


    "I envy him so much. His home is the freest place in the world! I prayed to God the night before that I wanted to exchange consciousness with him. Maybe God heard my prayer!" he answered.


    "I don''t know when you''ve believed in God," Long Xi said.


    "Eh... in fact, I have no religious belief. I just prayed to Buddha, no, to God for help in time of emergency. What about you? When did you become a Buddhist?" Xiaolu asked.


    "It was my grandmother''s faith in Buddhism that influenced me. She taught me to be kind and do good things without asking for repayment, just for peace of mind," Long Xi replied earnestly.


    Xiaolu nodded and said, "I don''t believe in Buddhism, but I believe in you. I also do volunteer work to help those in need. It may be true that good-heartedness often meets with recompense. Two days ago, I woke up to find that I became Yan Wangchuan again. Great! I can enjoy dancing again."


    Long Xi asked, "But why don''t you contact us? We''re all worried about you, especially Wei Wei. You know she loves you."


    Fan Xiaolu said, "I know, but I just regard her as my little sister. Love cannot be forced. I dared not contact you! I noticed that there was something wrong in the chatting records of Yan Wangchuan''s Wechat. I found that our classmates seemed to have experienced bizarre things. Meanwhile, I received a message from Fan Xiaolu''s Wechat, which told me not to tell anyone the truth about what happened to me; otherwise, Yan Wangchuan, me and our mothers would die."


    Long Xi shook her head and said, "I don''t believe that you are Fan Xiaolu. He would not easily compromise to anyone."


    "What? Don''t you believe me? Well, let me show you a hip-hop dance to prove myself. Although I can''t control this body with ease. I have adapted to it for several days, and now it''s OK for me to dance. Yan Wangchuan can''t dance hip-hop, right?" he asked.


    Long Xi nodded.


    He took his cell phone out of his trousers pocket. Long Xi recognized that it was the domestic Huawei that Yan Wangchuan usually used. The photo of Yan Wangchuan and his mother was its screen saver.


    He played a rhythmic dance song on his mobile phone, handed it to Long Xi, and asked her to hold it for a while. After warming up, he started the breaking dance.


    The 1990, Flare, Windmill, The 2000 Hand Spin, Head Spin... one by one, his near-perfect movements shocked Long Xi.


    In her impression, Yan Wangchuan had no rhythm since his childhood.


    When they were in kindergarten, she remembered that once the teacher chose several boys and girls for the dance performance at the end of the term.


    The young female teacher chose Long Xi, as well as Yan Wangchuan, probably because he was good-looking and tall.


    Though he spared no efforts to learn how to dance, he couldn''t find the right pace, either faster or slower. Finally, the teacher had no choice but to replace him.


    But now he seemed to have evolved into another person. Whether it was the grasp of rhythm, the familiarity of music, the control of the body, the completion of breaking dancing, or the expression of feelings, it was all in place.


    When the music finished, he stopped by resting his head at an angle of 45 to the floor, gesturing the shape of heart with his hands. That was the final gorgeous ending.


    Long Xi couldn''t help applauding and made a compliment gesture.

 Chapter 62 Do You Have a Crush on Me?

    Now Long Xi was a little bit convinced that Fan Xiaolu was really trapped in Yan Wangchuan''s body.


    For no one could pull that move off without years of training.


    "Do you trust me now? Should I give you another one? ''Cause I haven''t had it enough," Yan Wangchuan said smilingly.


    Long Xi thought for a short while, and said, "Fan Xiaolu is crazy about telling jokes. Tell me one."


    He thought for a moment, tilting his head, and replied with a grin, "One day a teacher was delivering a lesson on writing reviews. She asked Xiaoming, after reading Amazing Home, if he had any thoughts. And Xiaoming replied that he thought he had a headache. Haha, isn''t that hilarious? Hahaha."


    "Exactly. That''s what it is. Fan Xiaolu loves anti-humor. But nobody ever laughs except for Fan Xiaolu himself." Long Xi said with a facepalm.


    "You knew me pretty well, Master Xi. Do you actually have a crush on me?" Yan Wangchuan said laughingly.


    "Come on. Get over yourself. And as I recall, Fan Xiaolu never ever beat me in rock-paper-scissors. Let''s do it. Best two out of three," Long Xi said.


    He scratched his head and replied with a bit embarrassment, "I seemed to have won a few games before. I didn''t lose every time."


    "If it was about pure luck, then Xiaolu sometimes did win. But that never happened when I messed up with his head," Long Xi said with a smirk.


    "Alright. Try me." He put his hands behind his back.


    And Long Xi put back her hands as well.


    "I''ll go with rock." She said with a smiling face.


    "I won''t fall for that again, smarty pants." Yan Wangchuan replied smirking.


    Quickly as they made their moves, Long Xi chose rock, and he, too, chose rock.


    He frowned. Did Long Xi really just do that? He thought that was only bluffing when she told him that she would choose the rock to trick him into choosing paper so that she could use scissors. And that was why he went with rock instead.


    "I''m unorthodox. As the old saying goes, all''s fair in war." Long Xi pinched his cheek with a smile, and he was relieved instantly.


    "Can I ever trust you again? And it''s true that cleverness may overreach itself," he said grinning.


    "This time I''ll go with scissors. Do you believe me?" Long Xi said, laughing.


    "Fine. Bring it on. Don''t you dare break your word." Yan Wangchuan slapped his thighs. Long Xi said, "I''ll choose scissors, too."


    For the second time, Long Xi did what she said. Yet Yan Wangchuan went with paper.


    He pouted and said in a bit cutesy way, "You actually are true to your word."


    He thought that Long Xi would keep her word in the first game and cheat in the next one. But she didn''t. And he failed anyway.


    Long Xi seemed pretty secured of her victory, and said smirking, "Of course I am."


    In the final run, Long Xi chose rock and Yan Wangchuan scissors.


    He caved. " ''All warfare is based on deception.'' I''m all respect, my queen," he shouted out and kneeled.


    Long Xi helped him on his feet and asked, "What did Fan Xiaolu give to me for this April Fool''s Day?"


    Yan Wangchuan thought for a while. He looked puzzled and said, "Did I ever do that? Oh, you meant that frog I put in your drawer?"


    No sooner had he finished his sentence than Long Xi began to squeeze his face repeatedly as if she were kneading the dough. She said smilingly with complacency, "Haha, you finally admit it. Previously you said it was somebody else. Come clean and tell me why you did that only to me. Did you have a crush on me and try to win my attention?"


    Yan Wangchuan tittered as she squeezed his face and said nothing to retort.


    "Now I''m fully convinced that you are Fan Xiaolu himself," said Long Xi.


    "Excellent! You finally are. Between you and me, Yan Wangchuan''s mom is enormously cute. She is a moe girl!"


    "I know. I''ve known Yan Wangchuan¡¯s mother since I was little. She has always been that way. She looks like a teen girl and deep down she still is one, despite that she''s full grown," said Long Xi.


    "Right, you were neighbors back then. And she is wonderful to me. She sees me as equals, listens to my ideas, and never treats me like a child. How I wish my real mom could be like her!" said Xiaolu.


    "Someone else might wish to be like you as well," said Long Xi.


    "By the way, I used to read time-travel novels where people''s mind might land into someone else''s body. I had never thought it would have been true until it happened to me," said Xiaolu.


    "I prefer consciousness transferring to time-travel. I have seen similar plots in sci-fi novels. But then where is the mind of Yan Wangchuan?" said Long Xi.


    "Did we swap our souls? Is he now in my body?" asked Xiaolu.


    "Well, perhaps not. Fan Xiaolu in the previous video behaved like a dog. I thought it was due to torture. But now in retrospect, if soul swapping really existed, we would actually have been seeing his body but with a dog''s consciousness. And since you are trapped in Yan Wangchuan''s body and the dog''s in yours, then Yan''s soul could be in a dog.


    "Really? Does the earth have that kind of high-tech?" asked Fan Xiaolu.


    "Some science literature I read says humans will be able to interchange consciousness shortly," said Long Xi.


    "I think it is rather preposterous," said Xiaolu.


    "That was what people said when Copernicus brought up heliocentrism and Magellan thought the earth is round. But scientific advance proved these two right." Long Xi said with a straight face.


    "Of course, dear. I think you are right," Xiaolu said, nodding with a smile.


    "Truth be told, I believe we are manipulated by a mysterious force. Aliens, maybe. If its technologies were leaps and bounds ahead of us, then it might be capable of swapping souls. And that force could be the same reason for those illusions we saw before. Where is your phone, Fan Xiaolu? It always used your WeChat account to release new messages. Did it take your phone? I failed to trace your phone down with a tracking device I downloaded on the school''s computer. And I don''t know why," said Long Xi.


    "Ding!" The WeChat''s beep sounded.


    And gone were their smiles. They then checked their WeChat group messages, exceptionally nervously.


    Xu Xian''er: @Long Xi @Yan Wangchuan Do not waste your time on tedious stuff! Eyes on the investigation!


    Long Xi: How to do that when we don''t have the faintest idea on the reason why people died? @Fu Xinjie Ma''am Fu, better contact me asap! We must cooperate if we don''t wanna die horribly like Liu Dazhi!

 Chapter 63 Stealing Stone from Snakes

    After a while, Fu Xinjie accepted Long Xi''s request and added her up.


    Fu Xinjie then sent a voice message: I just went to see a psychotherapist at the police station, and I managed to calm down. It''s terrible to see a colleague die in front of me.


    Long Xi also replied with a voice message: I''m glad to see you okay.


    Fu Xinjie: Thank you, Long Xi, you saved my life and awakened my conscience. I found myself forgetting the original intention of being a policeman or upholding justice, as well as my mission as a public servant of the people. I was wrong! I''m going to get the forensic report now. An hour later, I''ll meet you at school.


    Long Xi: OK, we''ll meet you at the gate of the school canteen. Ma''am Fu, it''s never too late to mend! We all go the wrong way sometimes! Don''t be discouraged. Come on!


    Fu Xinjie: Thanks!


    Near noon, Long Xi and Fan Xiaolu were hungry, so they went to the canteen to have lunch together. Then, they ran into Mo Kun at the gate.


    Mo Kun had put on his Invisibility Windbreaker and unconsciously followed Yamamoto Shang back to the hotel.


    Yamamoto Shang lived alone in a luxurious presidential suite with a large glass tank, where several vipers were kept.


    Yamamoto Shang put the viper in his sleeve into the tank, and then put the Black Magic Stone in it, too.


    He took off his samurai suit and went to take a bath.


    Was he going to let the vipers help him guard the Black Magic Stone?


    As we all know, in fact, snakes'' eyes are just decorative. They cannot see anything but sensed the temperature of animals, and a human was a heterothermic animal.


    As soon as Mo Kun entered the room, the vipers sensed him. They all held their heads high toward him.


    Although Mo Kun wore the Invisibility Windbreaker, it could not cover his body temperature. In this aspect, the windbreaker was useless.


    Fortunately, the vipers were put in the tank by Yamamoto Shang. They could not climb out, and unlike dogs, they couldn''t notify the host by barking.


    Of course, Mo Kun knew that he couldn''t reach for the Black Magic Stone directly. The vipers would attack his hand!


    It seemed that he could only summon the Mecha MK7.


    MK7 was a semi-intelligent mech. As long as the distance between Mo Kun and was within one kilometer, Mo Kun could call it here through the highly intelligent chip.


    MK7 was guarding the spaceship in the cave in the back hill, and the hotel was located not far from there.


    Five minutes later, after receiving the order and position information, the invisible Mecha MK7 arrived at the door of the presidential suite where Mo Kun was located.


    Lord Mo Kun tiptoed and quietly opened the door for the MK7 mech.


    Yamamoto Shang probably liked to take a bath and didn''t come out of the bathroom.


    The MK7 Mech put the metal machine arm into the "viper tank" and it was easy to get it!


    Although it radiated heat and the vipers could sense, its metal arm was not afraid of snakebites!


    Mo Kun flew out of the balcony in his Mecha MK7 and stopped at the dark corner near the canteen of Yulin High School.


    He asked MK7 to go back to the "base camp" with the Black Magic Stone and Invisibility Windbreaker, and he went to the canteen.


    Long Xi told him that this canteen was her favorite place in Yulin High School. It was really a conscientious enterprise!


    This benefited from the very fashionable and lovely principal Deng Zhao.


    Principal Deng Zhao was a middle-aged man with a lot of ideas. He was handsome, well proportioned, and humorous. He was said to be a returnee from studying abroad. With the different educational concepts, he often got along well with the students.


    He made the canteen carry out a private contracting system. A window was a booth, and each booth had a contractor.


    This canteen gathered more than forty booths, with a variety of specialties, all of which were specialties of the Eight Great Traditions, cheap and tasteful.


    Mo Kun entered the canteen, and immediately attracted the attention of many girls. His appearance had made a lot of girls'' appetite much better because he was so pretty that girls would like to eat more.


    Mo Kun found Long Xi¡¯s seat in half a minute. She was sitting at a table in the east.


    Mo Kun walked toward her with a handsome posture and powerful momentum.


    Long Xi also saw him and greeted him with a smile.


    He approached them and sat opposite her. He was just about to speak when a big fifth wheel suddenly came and sat next to Long Xi.


    Mo Kun looked at it, and oh, it was Yan Wangchuan, whose body held Fan Xiaolu''s consciousness inside!


    Ha-ha, of course, Lord Mo Kun knew about it, because he did it!


    He had a new invention called the soul exchanger.


    By placing two sensors in the brains of two different creatures and pressing a button, the consciousness of the two beings could be exchanged.


    A few days earlier, Fan Xiaolu found Long Xi in the back hill and sent her back to her dormitory. When he went to the outside convenience store to buy things, Mo Kun hypnotized him with an anesthetic and transported him back to the "base camp".


    He aimed to get Fan Xiaolu to help him do a human hibernation experiment.


    He hypnotized Fan Xiaolu and gave him a hibernation potion syringe to "hibernate" him like a bear for several days in the cave where Mo Kun''s spaceship was located.


    However, he did not experiment with Fan Xiaolu to put him in a trance seven times a day and then manipulate his will.


    The reason why he showed mercy was that after reading Fan Xiaolu''s memory, he thought Fan Xiaolu was a good man.


    The hibernation experiment was successful. Fan Xiaolu''s body temperature dropped by about four degrees, and his heart rate slowed by 75%. The body''s energy source was converted to stored fat. When fat burnt, metabolism produced toxins. Under the action of the hibernating syringe, the body cells of Xiaolu successfully decomposed these toxins into harmless substances and recycled them.


    But the experiment couldn''t last long, because Xiaolu was not fat, and his body could not store a lot of fat.


    Then, Mo Kun planned to let Fan Xiaolu help him do an experiment of consciousness transfer, which meant a "life interchanging" with Yan Wangchuan.


    However, Fan Xiaolu had a high fever and cough after the hibernation experiment. It may be that the hibernation potion had side effects on him.


    Therefore, Mo Kun temporarily stopped the exchange experiment, gave Fan Xiaolu antipyretics, and set up an automatic mode for the Mecha MK7 to take care of Fan Xiaolu.


    Two days later, Fan Xiaolu recovered.


    Just at this time, Yan Wangchuan sent a message to Fan Xiaolu to express his wish to make life interchanging with Fan Xiaolu.


    When Yan Wangchuan fell asleep, Lord Mo Kun used the high intelligent chip to give commands to the subsidiary chip in his brain, allowing him to enter a state of deep hypnosis.


    Then, driving the invisible MK7, Mo Kun transported Yan Wangchuan to the "base camp" and exchanged the consciousness of Yan Wangchuan and Fan Xiaolu who was still in hibernation, with a consciousness exchanger.

 Chapter 64 The Competition Between Foodies

    Afterward, Lord Mo Kun brought Yan Wangchuan''s body home, so did Fan Xiaolu.


    Two days later, Mo Kun exchanged Fan''s and Yan''s consciousness in the same way.


    Since in Planet BT, Mo Kun had been studying on exchange consciousness, but previous experiments were limited to mammals such as wolves and tigers.


    This was his first time to do this experiment with humans.


    It was quite successful!


    Then, Mo Kun received a message from Yan Wangchuan asking for another life interchanging.


    "How can Yan Wangchuan secretly become strong to pursue Long Xi? I certainly wouldn''t let this happen."


    This time, Mo Kun altered Fan Xiaolu''s consciousness to Yan Wangchuan and Yan Wangchuan''s to a poodle of Fan Xiaolu, and the poodle''s to Fan Xiaolu.


    At the moment, looking at the "experiments" in front of him, Mo Kun was quite satisfied with this result. A slow, sly smile was creeping around the corners of his mouth.


    Mo Kun''s sight made Fan Xiaolu felt somewhat strange, he rubbed his cheek. "Is there anything dirty on my face?" Fan considered.


    Even if Long Xi found the atmosphere sinister, but of course, she could not read Mo Kun''s sincere desire. Long Xi had only to blame her too young and Lord Mo Kun too calculating.


    Long Xi supposed the best way to release such conditions now was to divert everyone''s attention to food. Therefore she asked, "Brother Kun, what would you like to eat?"


    Having seen a small plate of red shrimp placed in front of Long Xi, as well as another dish of Stir Fried Fermented Beancurd Water Spinach and 200 grams rice, Mo Kun then asked, "What kind of shrimp is this?"


    Long Xi replied, "I really love hot dishes. Thus I ordered a plate of spicy crayfish. Can you eat spicy food?"


    Xiaolu uttered, "I can also eat spicy foods. I ordered a big bowl of pork won ton and a dish of Sliced Beef in Chili Oil, dare to try?"


    Mo Kun replied, "I never eat that, I''d like to try."


    Long Xi persuaded Mo Kun to have spicy crayfish, soup with sweet potato leaves, and Cantonese style porridge.


    With bright color and ruddy, the spicy crayfish made Mo Kun a ferocious appetite.


    Mo Kun imitated Long Xi to peel off the shrimp shell and took a bite of crayfish meat. The hot spicy burned his tongue that tears started in his eyes.


    However, the spicy taste blended with umami perception was done to a turn which impressed the tongue by a unique flavor.


    Mo Kun felt as though a fire was burning in his throat and esophagus, but the limbs were surprisingly free and pleasant.


    Soon Mo Kun took a second bite of shrimp with great relish.


    It seemed that Lord Mo Kun had felled in love with spicy crayfish in his first trial.


    Long Xi was a little amazed to say, "I don''t expect you to eat hot foods, Lord Mo Kun."


    Lord Mo Kun smiled to Long Xi and said, "Sure enough, this dish is quite palatable."


    Xiaolu stopped eating Kung Pao chicken and seized the chance to challenge Mo Kun by questioning, " Dare you to try Chongqing hot pot with me? Let''s see who can eat more spicy food!"


    Mo Kun replied while laughing, "Well! Who is afraid! You name the place, I schedule the time. Let''s complete until we find out the truth about this school murder. Long Xi, you judge."


    Long Xi was so stunned by the sudden name that she was choked by the crayfish meat. She unconvincedly glared Mo Kun and asked, "What''s the matter with me?"


    Mo Kun said, "Of course it''s your business, you started this competition!"


    Unexpectedly Xiaolu echoed with a smile, "Right, right, it''s most appropriate for you to be the referee. We believe you are fair, justice, and open."


    Mo Kun gave him five with Xiaolu and replied smilingly, "That''s a deal!"


    Long Xi held her head, uttering, "No wonder you are foodie, even the competition! All right, I act judge!"


    Mo Kun asked Long while dining, "Xixi, is there anything I can do for your investigation?"


    Long Xi responded, "Not now, I don''t know the reason why Chen Qiangjian died. There is a long way to go. Brother Kun, would you please to fetch some meat to Kunkun? I''m afraid that he runs out of foods."


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "I''ve already taken ten catty of pork to him. Actually, he feels a little disappointed, maybe he wants to see you."


    Long Xi giggled and said, "You could read his dispirited? I''d see him as long as I finish this task."


    Fan Xiaolu interrupted them by asking, "Who is Kunkun?"


    Long Xi secretly batted her eyes at Fan Xiaolu, whispering, "I''d lead you to see him later."


    Mo Kun swallowed a piece of crayfish and muttered unsatisfyingly, "Xixi, you can''t take him there. That''s our secret."


    Long Xi touched her own arm and questioned Mo Kun, "Why you always call me ''Xixi'', I had goose pimples all over."


    Mo Kun said, "Yan Wangchuan can call you Xiaolongnv, Fan Xiaolu calls you Master Xi, why can''t I have a special nickname of you? Moreover, that''s what your grandmother calls you!"


    In this regard, Long Xi resignedly said, "All right, just suit yourself. You are my benefactor! How can I oppose it?"


    Xiaolu complained, "When did you get so familiar?"


    Mo Kun smiled ambiguously and said to him, "Challenge me if you are not convinced!"


    Xiaolu provoked by saying, "So what? Dare you now battle with me?"


    Mo Kun said, "You mean dance battle? I''m not afraid, but I have no time now. Xixi, I intend to make a pair of robot feet for Kunkun."


    Long Xi refreshed and asked, "Robot feet? You mean that after being fitted with them, he can run freely?"


    "Of course. Besides, they are metal. Kunkun is not easy to bite off them. I assure after installing the feet, he will become the king of the snow leopard! Don''t forget, I''m a scientist, that''s my field, my forte," Mo Kun said confidently.


    Long Xi said, "That''s great."


    "Actually, I''ve already made a drawing of the robot feet." "But I need some titanium alloy materials. I''m an outlander and not familiar with the city. Xixi, when you solve this case, may you take me to buy materials?" Mo Kun asked.


    "OK, It''s my pressure. I know where to buy the materials. I''ll help you." Long Xi said.


    "Me too, I know every place in this city," Xiaolu said hastily.


    "Of course I don''t want them run around. I will be the fifth wheel anyway. It''s not easy to get rid of me!" Xiaolu pondered.


    Mo Kun didn''t refuse Xiaolu''s request. Just laughed it off.


    Mo Kun thought, "Silly boy, it''s not a gentleman''s behavior to refuse you now. I''ll leave you no time to follow us."


    After the meal, they waited for Fu Xinjie in the entry of the restaurant.


    Fu Xinjie soon came.


    They came to a secluded place. Long Xi gave a detailed account of Mr. Xu''s condition.


    Long Xi asked Fu Xinjie, "Did you find out where the last place the deceased appeared?"

 Chapter 65 The Mysterious Cause of Death

    Fu Xinjie said, "Chen Qiangjian went to a fancy club last night, which was his old haunts. The club waiter said he left late last night. The young man who parked his car said he drove a green Ferrari and left in that car too. Chen Qiangjian was drunk and took drugs. He shouldn''t have driven by himself. But the young lad said he had always liked the thrill."


    Long Xi thought of her parents who had been killed by the drunk driver and said sorrowly, "How can he enjoy himself that way? Does he think other people''s lives are so worthless?"


    Fu Xinjie said, "How can a man like him care about other people''s lives? After he arrived at Chen''s villa, he washed and slept. The villa installed high-quality security and anti-theft system, and security guards thought he was sleeping in his own room because the screen showed that he had been sleeping in the room. But our professional computer technicians found out that the security system was hacked and modified last night. Therefore we can only watch the previous video. There was no yesterday''s record."


    Long Xi asked, "What about the school cameras? Do you get any pictures?"


    Fu Xinjie replied, "We saw the surveillance tape. It showed that the front gate and back door of the school were locked all night, and there was no record of anyone going in or out. The two guards were also on duty all night, and they did not sleep even for a while. They said they didn''t see anyone going in or out. Based on these clues, we initially confirmed that the killer did not go up the mountain from the school side."


    Long Xi asked, "What was the exact time of his death?"


    Fu Xinjie said, "According to the autopsy report, medical examiners thought he died between two o''clock and three o''clock last night. There were only a few fingerprints on his body, which proved to be the victim himself and a girl he met at the club. He had danced with the girl. The girl stayed at the club all night. She had a solid alibi."


    Long Xi questioned, "Did you discover any footprint there?"


    Fu Xinjie answered, "There were two footprints, one was 42 yards, and the other was 43 yards. I preliminarily judge that one is tall and strong, about 1.75 meters, and weighs about 81 kilograms; the other is about 1.73 meters and weighs about 72 kilograms. The shoe size of the victim was 43 yards, but it isn''t incompatible with the footprint we discovered in the room. I think there are at least two murderers!"


    Long Xi asked, "I saw the face of the body was dark purple. Were there any possibilities that he died from poison?"


    Fu Xinjie replied, "No. If he died from poison, the body would also turn black. Moreover, after the autopsy, we found no trace of poison. The size of the victim''s heart was normal, and if the poison entered the body through the esophagus or respiratory tract, the heart would swell or tighten. We found some soporific ingredients remained in his stomach, but that''s not enough for killing someone."


    Long Xi inquired, "There were a lot of wounds on his body. Were there any possibilities that the poison was injected from the wound and entered the blood circulation?"


    Fu Xinjie said, "That was impossible. If so, his heart would swell or tighten."


    Long Xi enquired, "What on earth was the reason for his death? Excessive loss of blood? Strangled?"


    Fu Xinjie replied, "Although there were red marks on his neck, he was not strangled. He should have been hung up after his death. Also, though there were many wounds on his body, we didn''t find too much blood at the scene. This means that the place where the body was found is probably not the first scene of the murder. After the assay, the DNA of the eight blood words on the wall was compatible with the victim''s DNA. They were written by his blood."


    Long Xi asked, "What''s the cause of death?"


    Fu Xinjie replied, "He died strangely since there was no air in his lungs."


    Long Xi questioned, "There was no air in his lungs? Did he suffocated or choked?"


    Fu Xinjie replied, "The strange point was that his airways were smooth."


    Long Xi said, "If his airways were smooth, then he didn''t die from asphyxiation or choking."


    Fu Xinjie smiled and continued, "Little girl, you seem to know much about it! Are you going to be a policewoman when you grow up?"


    Long Xi answered, "Nope. I never dream about that. I am just fond of reading detective reasoning novels. Excuse me, is there any loss to the property of the dead?"


    Fu Xinjie said, "His wallet was in his pocket. There were many cards in it, but not much cash. His Wechat account had £¤22,327.3, which was bound to an ICBC card. We found his latest expenditure was on the day before yesterday. Chen Qiangjian bought a new sedan, a champagne Ferrari sports car. It is now in his garage which hasn''t been driven. His families said he preferred to pay by credit cards, Wechat pay, or Alipay than cash. That''s probably why there''s only a small amount of cash in his wallet."


    Long Xi asked again, "Is there anything else abnormal?"


    After looking through the information in her mobile phone, Fu Xinjie answered, "Mr. Xu handed that bloodletter to the police. After assaying by the experienced handwriting experts from the police, we confirm that the handwriting and the picture of the little dog are from Xu Xian''er. Besides, the DNA of the blood on the bloodletter 99% matches with Xu Xian''er''s."


    Long Xi asked, "It means that the bloodletter is not counterfeit. Is it the same as the original one?"


    Fu Xinjie said in a confessional tone, "I have compared those two bloodletters, and they are almost identical, except one punctuation. The previous one is a comma, while this letter is a period. The bloodletter that was found in the girls'' dormitory was burnt by myself, but before that, I took a photo of it."


    Long Xi sipped her lips and hesitated.


    Fu Xinjie said, "I want to defend for myself. I didn''t do it for money. I have been determined to be a policeman since my childhood because I was saved by the police when I was a child. However, Liu Dazhi told me that if I did not compromise, then I could not continue my career. That was the reason why I compromised. I donated the money to the orphanage, which I regarded as an atonement. But my conscience is always uneasy and I have nightmares every night."


    Long Xi responded, "Every man makes errors. It''s not too late to correct. Madame Fu, your conscience is not gone, and I believe you will be a good policewoman in the future! If the bloodletter was real, Xu Xian''er was likely to write two copies of it, one in the dormitory, the other in her home. Could you please let me have a closer look at the body?"


    Shaking her head, Fu Xinjie said, "Not anyone is qualified to enter the forensic section. Well, I took some pictures of the body, you can look at them carefully."


    After staring at the photos for a long time, Long Xi said to Fan Xiaolu who accompanied her all the time, "I probably know the reason for his death. It seems that I was wrong. Mr. Xu is highly suspected."


    "Why? Chen Qiangjian was so fat that it is tough for Mr. Xu to hang the body onto the big tree alone, not even to kill him," said Fan Xiaolu. Just like Long Xi, Fan Xiaolu also felt sympathy for Mr. Xu, and he also didn''t expect Mr. Xu to be the murderer.


    "Yes, it was tough to do it all by himself. So, I suspected that it was co-killing. Mr. Xu used his wisdom for his advantage is rich physical knowledge; while the other man should be stronger and used physical strength. Mr. Xu''s height is also about 1.73 meters, and his weight is about 72 kilograms." Long Xi said.


    "You mean that Mr. Xu used physical knowledge to kill him, right?" Mo Kun asked.

 Chapter 66 Kill People with Physical Knowledge

    "It''s possible. But I''ll go to the physics lab to do an experiment before confirming it," Long Xi said.


    Fan Xiaolu said, "I''ll go with you."


    Mo Kun asked Longxi, "Xixi, do you want to invite Mr. Xu to see your experiment?"


    "Right. Mo Kun, you''re a real mind reader. You always know what''s on my mind," Long Xi said in surprise.


    "We can reach a perfect mutual understanding while others can''t! It has nothing to do with how long you have been known." Mo Kun glanced Xiaolu significantly.


    Xiaolu was speechless.


    Indeed, Xiaolu would never guess Long Xi''s thoughts. He also confused that why Mo Kun knew Long Xi quite better than him. They just knew each other for several days, but he was Long Xi''s over-two-year deskmate. It''s strange!


    No, he wouldn''t give up! Although he didn''t know Long Xi well, he sincerely loved her! He believed that sooner or later, Long Xi would understand his heart!


    Though Xiaolu''s logical reasoning ability was weak, his intuition was very sensitive.


    He thought Mo Kun was dangerous!


    He felt that Mo Kun was pretty familiar with Long Xi while Long Xi knew nothing about Mo Kun''s real thoughts. Besides, Long Xi seemed utterly unaware that she was close to a dangerous man.


    No, in any case, even if he were too weak to fight against Mo Kun, he would try his best to protect Long Xi!


    After reading Xiaolu''s ideas, Mo Kun sneered in mind and thought: "Looks like if I don''t teach him a lesson, he won''t give up pursuing Long Xi. The earth person''s feeling is really complicated! The people in the BT planet don''t have such problems."


    He had to admit that Xiaolu was rather clever. At least his accurate intuition was right¡ªMo Kun was a dangerous man.


    However, unfortunately, BT planet was at least five hundred years ahead of the earth in science and technology. Xiaolu himself was not interested in science. Thus he could never imagine Lord Mo Kun''s subsidiary chip was hidden in his, Yan Wangchuan''s and Long Xi''s brains.


    The subsidiary chip was unseen, even the scan of most sophisticated medical apparatuses on earth couldn''t detect it.


    Suddenly an evil idea flashed in Mo Kun''s brain: "Why not make Fan Xiaolu the third human trial in succession to Cheng Yilun and Jiang Ba? Why not see if I can manipulate Fan Xiaolu''s will after providing him a seven-day hallucination in one day."


    "Should I let Fan Xiaolu know what it''s like being manipulated by me?"


    Well, forget it, he couldn''t do harm to Fan Xiaolu¡ªsuch an innocent and optimistic boy.


    Long Xi didn''t know Lord Mo Kun had such a hard struggling. Xiaolu also didn''t aware that he just escaped from suffering because of Lord Mo Kun''s kindness.


    Long Xi called to invite Mr. Xu to come and see her physics experiment. Mr. Xu readily agreed.


    Half an hour later, Long Xi stood in front of the laboratory bench of the physics lab and started a physical experiment in front of Mr. Xu, Xiaolu, Mo Kun, and Fu Xinjie.


    She lifted a glass tube and said, "You see, one side of the tube is closed, there''s a piston switch near the other side''s head."


    She sealed the opening of the glass tube with a thick rubber grommet and then turned on the piston switch.


    She passed the glass tube to Fu Xinjie and said, "Madame Fu, try and see if you can separate the glass tube from the rubber grommet."


    Fu Xinjie smiled and said, "So easy!"


    She was confident of her own strength. But after yanking hard with both hands, even exerted all her power, she was still unable to pull the rubber.


    She wiped the sweat on her head, looked at Long Xi, and asked, "Why? Why as if there is a force holding the rubber grommet?"


    Long Xi replied nothing but looked at Mr. Xu.


    Mr. Xu said, "Long Xi, you do well in physics! I''m proud to be your physics teacher. Fu Xinjie, do you learn physics from a PE teacher? How don''t you know such simple physical principles?"


    Fu Xinjie blushed for shame.


    Mo Kun replied, "It''s vacuum suction! The suction of the vacuum is powerful! Unless you break the rubber grommet, it''s impossible to pull it off completely by yourself."


    Long Xi said, "I''ll let you see for yourselves."


    She took a steel needle from her bag and stuck it through the rubber into the glass tube.


    Then, she retracted the steel needle.


    A sharp sound that spread from the glass tube, like a gas leak.


    About one minute later, Long Xi pulled slightly, the rubber grommet covering the opening of the glass tube was dropped.


    Xiaolu was astonished. If Yan Wangchuan were standing here, he must understand the reason. Unluckily, there stood Yan Wangchuan''s body, and Xiaolu himself didn''t have enough physics knowledge.


    Fu Xinjie didn''t understand that, either.


    Mr. Xu explained, "Prick the rubber and then let the air re-enter the glass tube, then, the vacuum suction is removed."


    Xiaolu asked, "What all this has to do with the case?"


    Mo Kun responded, "Isn''t it obvious? Suppose you put a similar glass tube over the victim''s lips and turn on the piston switch. The victim is unable to speak and struggle. Then, he will be paralyzed. Finally, the air of his lungs will be sucked off."


    Fu Xinjie realized and said, "In this way, the victim will die within two minutes."


    Long Xi said, "Then, the murderer could use the steel needle to drill a hole in the victim''s face. When the vacuum suction is removed, he can remove the glass tube."


    Xiaolu also understood, saying, "I see! In other words, the murderer mustn''t be someone like me who lacks physics knowledge."


    He looked at Mr. Xu involuntarily.


    Mr. Xu was shocked and annoyed to say, "Are you suspecting me? Tell you what! Even if I do kill him, I will never do it with my physics knowledge. Do you know how divine physics means to me? I will never desecrate it! That''s very shameful!"


    He pointed at Xiaolu and said, "Yan Wangchuan, you are the subject representative of Physics. Although you are only in a senior one, your physics knowledge is no less than the college students, why you just deliberately pretended to be a physics idiot just now? Are you the murderer?"


    Xiaolu said, "It''s not me!"


    Long Xi said, "I think the murder not only has such kind of knowledge but also can use it flexibly. Even people who have done this kind of physics experiment don''t necessarily think of killing people in this way."


    Fu Xinjie said, "But for Mr. Xu, it is a little difficult to carry out such murder on a living man unless the victim is unconscious."

 Chapter 67 Ready for Starting Businesses

    "Ha-ha, Xian''er did it. Xian''er said in my dream that she had been the soul-bringer in hell. She could take the soul of evildoers into hell at any time," Mr. Xu said in an affirmative tone.


    "There is no ghost revenge. It''s totally groundless! I guess those criminals killed them at first and then trumped up the scene to escape punishment," Lord Mo Kun said.


    In effect, Lord Mo Kun knew who was the real criminal because he had already installed the subsidiary chip in the criminal''s head.


    Yet, Lord Mo Kun preferred to guide Long Xi to the truth through the investigation. On the one hand, he could test if Long Xi was qualified to be his assistant; on the other hand, this wouldn''t arouse other people''s suspicion.


    Mr. Xu saw other people''s eyes, and angrily said, "Don''t you believe what I said? You can have a look on your own! Xian''er told me in my dream that she would show up in Intoxicating Aroma Village at 12 o''clock tonight and I could see her as long as I come to the altar in the village. Besides, she declared that she would kill another enemy in due course. I plan to see her tonight, and if you are not afraid, you may come with me."


    Long Xi answered, "All right, I''ll go with you. Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. I did nothing wrong. Even if ghosts exist, I won''t fear it."


    Mo Kun chuckled and said, "Really? I remember that you were shocked to death when you saw the female ghost last time! But now, I''ll accompany you so that you can put your heart in your stomach!"


    Long Xi gave Mo Kun an angry stare. "Why do you have to strip away my lies anyway? So you can prove yourself important to me?"


    Xiaolu and Fu Xinjie also wanted to go there.


    It was Long Xi''s safety that Xiaolu primarily worried about, and what''s worse, Long Xi would go there with Mo Kun. Were there any possibilities that they two would fall in love with each other?


    Fu Xinjie must spy out the case. Moreover, she had to finish the task in the Red Envelope Game.


    Therefore, these five people bought train tickets online and gathered at the railway station after quickly packing up their baggage. The train bounded for the Intoxicating Aroma Village, around 100 kilometers far from the southwest border of X City.


    Xiaolu bought a bag of snacks and sat beside Long Xi all the time.


    Therefore, Xiaolu, Long Xi and Mo Kun sat in the same carriage, while Mr. Xu and Fu Xinjie sat in two different carriages.


    Mo Kun wanted much to shed off the "fifth wheel", but he had no excuse for Long Xi had never admitted in public that Mo Kun was her boyfriend.


    Somebody called him. Right after he got off the phone, he cheerfully told Long Xi, "Xixi, you are my blessing! My inventions, Blemish-removing Ointment, Quick Healing Ointment, Invisibility Windbreaker, and Cloud Seeding Device all passed the patent application. Did you remember that you suggest me applying for patents for my inventions? I applicated on the official websites and also posted some samples."


    Long Xi said, "Thank god. Now, you can start your own business and sell your high-tech products."


    Mo Kun said, "I''ve already submitted registered applications to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau with 500, 000 yuan RMB for registering. I name it ''The Starry Night Inventions Specialty Co. Ltd.'' because both of us love the starry night. Now, my applications were undergoing examinations. After that, our corporation can run. By the way, I want to use your photos for my Blemish-removing Ointment commercials. Can I do that?"


    Long Xi said, "Well, you mean the photos before blemish removing and after blemish removing? But I don''t even remember how my blemish removed. Is it a mendacious ad?"


    Mo Kun said, "In fact, I used my Blemish-removing Ointment to remove it, but you forgot for some unknown reasons. If you don''t believe me, I can immediately find someone with a birthmark to try out this ointment."


    Long Xi said, "I certainly trust you. To be honest, I also feel that something was missing from my memory, but I just can''t remember it. All right, I will send you the old photos before blemish removing; as for the photos after blemish removing, you can take a picture now."


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "Your clothes are so refreshing to my eyes!"


    Long Xi replied with a smiling face, "I designed it myself!"


    Long Xi was in a white hoodie with a high-waist dress in Scottish strips. She wore a pair of kitten-heels leather hoots with printed-flowers. Even if she was just 1.66 meters tall, she looked like 1.78 meters tall.


    Though she did not put on make-up and wore no jewelry, she was a born beauty, which struck people as "beautiful without make-up".


    She deliberately turned her face sideways, looking through the windows. Why did she do this? She wanted to present the effects after the blemish removing!


    At this moment, a vast stretch of red-daisy passed the window, while Long Xi showed her flower-like smile, she was more delicate than the flowers.


    Holding up his smartphone, Mo Kun took several photos of Long Xi and stored them. The background was the well-decorated carriage and the flower sea outside the windows.


    Mo Kun noticed that a white rabbit doll was decorated on Long Xi''s hoodie. It stared at people innocently with a pair of dark eye circles. Mo Kun said, "The doll is so cute!"


    Long Xi said, "I made this according to a panda-eyed rabbit I saw at the back hill. My old neighbor, Aunt Wu loves making dolls. She learned Sichuan embroidery skills. Also, her great-grandma was the best female embroider in Sichuan, who was famous for her delicate and double-sided embroidery. Aunt Wu is single in her whole life, and she gets along well with my grandma. She taught me how to make the doll and embroidery."


    Mo Kun asked, "Will you embroider something for me?"


    Long Xi replied, "Sure, how about a sachet with some rose, lavender plus daisy inside. Those cultured gentlemen in ancient times all wear a sachet. When is your birthday? I''ll try to make one for you before then!"


    Mo Kun replied, "I was born on June sixth so you can take it easy. You don''t need to rush."


    Long Xi recorded Mo Ku''s birthday in her smartphone notebook and asked, "Which animal do you like?"


    Mo Kun replied, "I like Tibetan wolf."


    Long Xi strangely asked, "Why do you like that? Why is your taste so weird? Are you as cruel as a wolf?"


    Some memories that he fought alone in Planet BT flashed in Mo Kun''s mind, and Mo Kun significantly said, "Many times I felt that I was a lonely wolf separated from my mates."


    Long Xi made funny faces and said, "It''s a little bit weird to embroider a Tibetan wolf on the sachet. Well, I''ll try to make it as cute as the Little Huihui in the TV series ''Pleasant Wolf and Big Big Wolf'', while its fur will be white."

 Chapter 68 Overwhelmed Manliness

    Long Xi laughingly imitated the tone of Wilie (character of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", son of Wolffy and Wolnie) and said, "Daddy flies again!"


    Mo Kun also imitated Wolffy''s cowardly saying, "I''ll come back!"


    Followed by Xiaolu angrily saying in Wolnie''s tone, "You failed to catch the sheep, taste my pan!"


    They burst into laughter, which diluted some animus between Mo Kun and Xiaolu.


    Long Xi remembered her photo task and then took out of that hip-hop costume and the matching hat from her bag. She required Xiaolu to change his clothes in the bathroom. She was ready to take photos of him.


    Xiaolu smartened himself up in a while.


    He wore a black hat with rivets, matching a Hip-hop style azure long jacket and irregularly cut black jeans. He looked trendy and stylish.


    The arm of the jacket was decorated with a stripe that wrote a slogan in gold, which was a trendy pattern in this season. The strip, longer than the jacket''s long sleeves, looked relaxed, casual, and unique.


    The slogan print meant that some slogans on the clothes could voice your inner sound. Even the most common items could express themselves, so it was popular among fashion trendsetters and big brands.


    Long Xi chose XIAOLU as the slogan print, which was the Chinese bopomofo of Xiaolu.


    Back of the jacket was a cartoon giraffe pattern. Featuring exaggerated and funny style, the giraffe stretched its neck to eat the cotton-candy-liked sky clouds. A line of English letters was close to the giraffe''s mouth in light green: I AM HUNGRY!


    Xiaolu was really good at posing. He used Yan Wangchuan''s body to posture a few freeze-dancing moves in the train aisle, which were really cool.


    He felt a little hot and then took off his jacket, thus revealing the khaki T-shirt inside. Exaggerated silhouette, bold and unique color, comfortable and breathable clothing, made the T-shirt inspiring.


    The T-shirt was also embroidered with a running sika deer. The T-shirt and the sika deer were all sewed by Long Xi herself.


    Xiaolu said, "T-shirt with sika deer and a giraffe. It is really tailor-made for me. I like it so much! Can you give me one of these?"


    Long Xi said to Xiaolu without hesitation, "OK! If your average score is higher than 90 in the mid-term exam, I will give you one!"


    Xiaolu scratched his head and smiled helplessly, "How come you always care about my grades like my grandma? Can you name another condition? If I get in the ''Hip-Hop Dancers'' reality show, you give me one of these. Then I can wear them on TV."


    Long Xi thought for a moment and said, "Deal, that means you''ll advertise for me for free. By the way, you can wear it inside out, which is equal to buy one and get one free. What a bargain!"


    Xiaolu said, "Ah! I''ll go to the bathroom to put on the other side, so you can take more photos."


    He went to the bathroom and stopped at the closed door. Somebody was inside.


    Instead of going to the bathroom, he went directly back to the carriage. He took off the T-shirt, revealing his upper body.


    Although Yan Wangchuan''s body couldn''t compare to Fan Xiaolu, who was praised as "Walking Hormones" with six abdominal muscles and beautiful V lines, he had a slender figure and fair white skin.


    Yan Wangchuan had a small face with delicate features that arouse girls'' appetency of protection, which was like maternal love. Now when he took off the shirt, he was terribly appealing to girls.


    A few foreign girls sitting in another carriage, who might be traveling together, had long noticed Lord Mo Kun and Xiaolu. After seeing Xiaolu, they immediately became infatuated and whispered.


    There was a little blond girl who was particularly bold, whistling to Xiaolu, and saying in American English, "Babe, can you give me your number?"


    Xiaolu smiled and waved his hand, then he pointed to Long Xi standing behind him, and mouthed "my girlfriend" to her.


    The beautiful girl sighed and shrugged. She rolled her eyes to Long Xi, which could compare to Hua Fei''s in the TV series "Empresses in the Palace".


    "You''d better put on your clothes quickly," Long Xi rubbed her temple and said embarrassedly. Although she didn''t see Xiaolu''s mouth shape just now, she guessed that he must have used her as a human shield.


    Fortunately, Long Xi had just said that she wanted to eat a chocolate lava cake. As a perfect boyfriend, Lord Mo Kun immediately went to the train-restaurant to buy. He didn''t come back yet. Otherwise, no one knew what would happen!


    Xiaolu smilingly turned T-shirt over and put it on.


    The T-shirt inside was also khaki, but the pattern was not a small sika deer, but a golden dragon riding the clouds.


    This double-sided embroidery was renowned globally for two different-shaped and different-colored patterns.


    Xiaolu put a few poses again. This time he was acting cute, and Long Xi took five consecutive shots.


    That foreign beauty might have a bad temper, she was so angry that she began to curse Long Xi in English for his refusal.


    She probably thought Long Xi would not understand her, so she spared no pains to curse Long Xi without scruple.


    However, Long Xi''s English was pretty good. Therefore she could easily understand her meaning. Though unhappy, she couldn''t call names as rude as her. She was so helpless!


    Fan Xiaolu''s English was poor. He turned his head and asked Long Xi, "What is she talking about? Does she speak to you?"


    Long Xi rolled eyes at him. "Hum, isn''t this your fault?"


    At this time, Mo Kun returned with a box of chocolate lava cake.


    He stared coldly at the rude foreign beauty and said in English, "Watch your mouth."


    He initially knew a little English because he didn''t have access to this language on his planet. However, he had a high language talent and the super memory due to the highly intelligent chip in his brain, so within a few days, he could flexibly speak English.


    Long Xi silently praised Lord Mo Kun, "My Lord Mo Kun is so virile!"


    "... Wow." The foreign beauty was surprised by his exceedingly handsome outlook. Meanwhile, she was shocked by his driving force, thus suddenly stood up.


    She just wanted to say something. However, she couldn''t say anything when she saw Mo Kun''s eyes, which were attractive and threatening.


    In the end, she could only bitterly stare at Mo Kun''s attractive face before she swallowed her throat, snorted with disdain, and went over to the bathroom.


    "..." Today Long Xi finally witnessed the consequences of excessive secretion of male hormones.


    She knew that Mo Kun and Xiaolu was not to be blamed. Should she blame them for being too good-looking?

 Chapter 69 The Death Forecast!!!

    After successfully finishing the photograph, Xiaolu asked Long Xi, "I heard from you that Intoxicating Aroma Village was your hometown, wasn''t it?"


    Long Xi replied, "Right, I was born there. It was also the hometown of my grandparents. It was there that my grandma grew up, married with my grandpa, and raised up their children. She was once the best cook in this village. When it was on festivals, she was the chief cook, leading a couple of women to cook for a dozen of tables. Later on, to provide me with advanced education, she gave up her comfortable farmer life of going for work at sunrise and going home at sunset, but sold breakfast in big cities, living together with me in a rented house."


    Mo Kun asked, "Do you like the village very much?"


    Long Xi said, "Of course. Every Spring Festival, I, together with my grandma, will come back there to live for a short period. In this course, we will visit relatives and friends and keep good terms with our neighbors. The environment there is congenial, and those villagers are simple, so I like it there very much. My grandma likes there even more because she misses her hometown very much. I''ve speculated her thoughts and imitated her tone to write a Poem to the Tune of Chang Xiang Si, expressing my homesickness."


    Mo Kun said, "May I appreciate it?"


    Long Xi cleared her throat and said with a smile, "Now that you ask me to read it out, I just demonstrate it before you literal experts. Please don''t laugh at me. ''It continued raining, hindering the crow. The sorrow past occurred to my mind in a whirl. My heart lake was covered by the snow. Far behind the prosperous, I come close to the cloud flow. Standing at the edge of the world, along with the west wind, my thoughts go further. What time can I return where I grow?''"


    Mo Kun clapped his hands and asked with a smile, "So when would you write a Poem to the Tune of Chang Xiang Si for me?"


    Long Xi smiled with a bush and replied, "We meet each other every day. There is no need to miss each other." (Chang Xiang Si means missing one''s lover in Chinese.)


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "I might eat too little so that I have to miss you to feed myself."


    Long Xi rubbed her forehead and said with a smile, "Again!"


    Xiaolu saw them showing love in cold light and thought, "It seems that Master Xi prefers to this kind of tricks. I''d better learn some cheesy pick-up lines."


    He searched "cheesy pick-up lines" on his cell and looked through quickly while doing some notetaking.


    Long Xi ate pieces of delicious chocolate lava cake and said, "I tell you, Intoxicating Aroma Village took its current name because the villagers here are very good at brewing wine, especially Pear White wine and Osmanthus wine. I learned the technique of brewing wines from my grandmother. However, the village is isolated, and no one outside knows these good wines."


    Mo Kun said, "I remember, didn''t you say you were going to make cherry wine for me?"


    Long Xi shrugged and helplessly said, "I have no way. Tackling with too a pile of thins recently, I really have no time on it! Let''s talk about it when we finish all these things at hand. Although there is no cherry wine, there is pear blossom wine. I brewed it all by myself!"


    Xiaolu said, "I''d like to drink your cherry wine, too. Let''s have a drink with the moon and don''t sleep until we get drunk!"


    Long Xi smiled and said, "Okay. It''s a deal! I will invite all of you then!"


    Xiaolu cheerfully shouted.


    However, Mo Kun was not restful at seeing this. "Xixi, shouldn''t only you and I drink the wine under the moon and kiss?"


    Looking at the Xiaolu''s warm light and Long Xi''s bright smile, Lord Mo Kun suddenly felt uncertain. "In Long Xi''s view, is my position equal to Xiaolu''s?"


    Xiaolu drunk a lot of beverage so that he wanted to go to answer nature''s call.


    Noticing the door of the toilet was open, he walked straight towards it.


    A well-dressed old lady sat beside the bathroom suddenly stood up and said smilingly, "Young man, may I go first since I am busy?"


    Xiaolu was a well-educated man, so he said politely, "All right."


    The old lady expressed her gratefulness and strolled into the bathroom.


    The old lady was slim. Even her face was heavily wrinkled, her features were delicate. She must be a beauty when she was young, and she was still attractive even now.


    Xiaolu just waited outside the door.


    Two minutes later, he heard a plaintive screaming from a woman inside the bathroom.


    The door opened.


    The old lady rushed out and screamed in the old voice, "Help! Help!"


    She was tottering and couldn''t stand steadily, so Xiaolu rushed to hold her.


    "Blood words! Blood words suddenly appear on the mirror!" she said to Xiaolu in a quavering voice.


    Long Xi and others came over after hearing the screaming.


    Xiaolu let Long Xi look after the old lady and walked into the bathroom alone.


    Twenty red and blood words were shown on the mirror: Yan Wangchuan, you are the last one! Your father is to blame for your wrongdoings. Jiang Dahu, the next one is you!


    Mo Kun also walked into the bathroom, looked at the words on the mirror, and exchanged looks with Xiaolu.


    At this moment, the train stewardess walked here and saw what had happened, then he informed the train conductor immediately.


    Long Xi saw the circumstances inside at the door and asked the old lady, "Madame, did these words appear suddenly?"


    The old lady said in a quavering voice, "Yes! There was nothing on it when I entered, but these words appeared suddenly when I was washing my hands. It scared me!"


    Long Xi said to Fu Xinjie, "Is Jiang Dahu the father of Jiang Ba? Is this the so-called death forecast?"


    Fu Xinjie shook her head and said, "Don''t people believe in laws now? Why not crack down on them by laws?"


    Mr. Xu said, "With you ''pest'' here, who dares to believe?"


    Fu Xinjie had nothing to say with her eyes downcast.


    Two minutes later, the train conductor, a middle-aged man, also came over.


    After asking about the situation, he thought that someone was doing a prank, and let the train stewardess erase the words.


    Long Xi asked, "Why not call the police?"


    The train conductor kindly explained, "Do you think that the police will manage such a trivial matter? It''s just a prank. We''d better take it easy and don''t scare other passengers."


    Fu Xinjie presented her badge and said, "I''m a policeman from X City. This has something to do with a murder case. Please preserve the scene well."


    The train conductor looked at her badge slightly, changed his face and said, "Now that the police have come to lock the door and hang on the sign reading ''On Repairing. Do Not Use.''"


    Fu Xinjie took photos of those blood words and sent them to her colleagues. In this way, she saved the first-hand evidence of the scene.


    Several hours later, they reached the terminal and took a taxi to the bazaar. They hired two oxcarts and climbed over the uneven tortuous paths and finally came to the entrance of the isolated Intoxicating Aroma Village.


    Since this place was so remote that there was no light, not to mention cell phone signal.

 Chapter 70 The White Ape Mountain Ghost?

    Long Xi expressed her ambition while walking, "In fact, the Intoxicating Aroma Village is beautiful enough to develop tourism! Besides, another good business opportunity is that the villagers can brew good wine! Unfortunately, remote and isolated, we don''t have a leader with courage and business acumen. I will definitely lead people here to develop the brewing business when I graduate from college and work, then to drive the tourism business. When I have made money, I will build roads to shape convenient transportation."


    Xiaolu said, "But developing tourism cuts both ways. The village is like an untouched paradise on earth. How can you expose it to the outside world? The outer world is wonderful but hard as well."


    Long Xi asked back, "Untouched paradise? Right, undeniably the village is beautiful and isolated. People here are honest and warm-hearted. But do you know how many the left-behind children are there? Have you heard that some of them couldn''t see their parents in the whole year? Only if the villagers get rich, those parents can stay with their children, rather than making money in the outside world."


    Xiaolu thought for a while with a smile. "Do you want to be the leader who takes them to cast off poverty and get rich? Well, I can be your free brand ambassador for your tourism and brewing industry as long as I become a new star."


    Long Xi smiled and gave him a five. "Great! That''s a deal!"


    Then Mo Kun asked Long Xi, "Is this one of your dreams?"


    Her eyes moistened slightly as she said smilingly, "Yes, ranked seventh of my ten dreams altogether."


    In the evening, the rosy clouds tinted the nearby mountains into gold, dyeing the meandering and clear streams into a reddish ribbon.


    The village was like a basin for it was surrounded by the mountains that blocked the cold air and wind. Thus, the climate here was rather hot.


    Especially tonight, it was about 36¡æ sweltering hot.


    As soon as they arrived at the village, they met Uncle Zhao Si, who was Long Xi''s neighbor.


    Uncle Zhao Si was short, skinny, and ugly. His face shriveled for the weather exposure, but he was honest and straightforward.


    When Long Xi was a child, she was very naughty. She nicknamed others as long as she took some classes in school.


    After she learned the radical, she gave Uncle Zhao Si a nickname: the square root of 2. Since Uncle Zhao Si was about 1.41 meters tall, which was equal to the square root of 2!


    Later, her grandmother scolded Long Xi. Long Xi also realized this nickname would hurt Uncle Zhao Si''s feelings, so she never did it again.


    Uncle Zhao Si was a member of the village security team and responsible for the night patrols tonight. It was said that weasels in the mountains stole chickens last night.


    Long Xi greeted Uncle Zhao Si in dialects. Uncle Zhao Si warmly received Long Xi and asked her how she was doing right now.


    After that, Long Xi said goodbye to Uncle Zhao Si. She took them to her old house. The house was encircled by bamboo fences. In front of the house stood a green pear tree.


    Long Xi touched the trunk and said with a smiling face, "Pear doesn''t bloom in this season. When in spring, all flowers are in full bloom. That''s really appealing!"


    Long Xi pushed the door and went into the yard.


    Everyone followed Long Xi into the yard and saw she dig out a spare key to the door at a corner of the yard. Then she opened the door of the house and lighted a kerosene lamp.


    The house was tidy, though some dust and cobwebs existed for a long idle time.


    Long Xi was good at house cleaning. The house looked brighter after she cleaned with a rag and broom.


    She said, "We have three rooms. Mr. Xu, you can live in the east one. Brother Kun and Brother Lu, oh, sorry, Brother Wangchuan, you two, the west. I''ll stay in the north one with Madame Fu. Sorry, but you have to make do with the small rooms for the night."


    Mo Kun said, "I''m not used to sleeping with others."


    Xiaolu compromised. "Well, I''ll sleep with Mr. Xu."


    Mr. Xu angrily pointed to him, and his tremulous fingers nearly touched Yan Wangchuan''s nose.


    He uttered, "Yan Wangchuan, once I see you, I recall my daughter. It''s you, you made her the scapegoat. I hate you! No, I resent you, why don''t you die?"


    Xiaolu felt wronged and pursed his lips. Did he become the whipping boy£¿


    Long Xi said to Mo Kun, "Could you please put up with it? You can''t let him live with our two girls, can you?"


    Mo Kun responded, "Of course I can''t. Well, I''ll try."


    He glanced Xiaolu with a sad look. Xiaolu pouted and said, "Do you think I''d like to be with you?"


    Long Xi relieved them. "You first settle down. There''s rice left over from Spring Festival in the rice jar, as well as daily necessities. I''ll borrow some food from my neighbors to cook dinner for you. By the way, I''ll see if anything strange happened in the village these days."


    Xiaolu said, "I''ll go with you."


    Mo Kun said lest people thought he was useless. "Me, too."


    Long Xi said smilingly, "Okay, you two carry the meat and vegetables. I''ll be free."


    They were about to leave when someone knocked on the door.


    It''s Uncle Zhao Si, he brought Long Xi some food: Chicken, pork and freshly picked chilies, beans and cabbage.


    Xiaolu smiled and said, "People here are so kind!"


    Long Xi thanked Uncle Zhao Si and inquired that if something strange happened recently.


    Uncle Zhao Si thought for a while, then said, "Well, a neighbor said he saw a long-haired figure in a red dress floating slowly away in midair when he went up to the privy last night. We all wondered if he were dizzy."


    Mr. Xu nodded his head and said, "She must be Xian''er."


    Uncle Zhao Si didn''t hear clearly and asked, "What? Fairyfox? No, no! Our village is peaceful, every family sleeps without locking their doors. The only thing to prevent is the weasel stealing the chicken. What''s more, Mountain Ghost appears in Little Mount Emei on the west."


    Mr. Xu fell silent.


    Xiaolu asked curiously, "Mountain Ghost? I haven''t heard Little Mount Emei, but I know Mount Emei in Sichuan."


    Long Xi said, "Little Mount Emei is the mountain in the west of the village. Don''t you think it''s alike with Mount Emei? They''re like the delicate eyebrows of beauties! As for Mountain Ghost, I haven''t heard of it!"


    Uncle Zhao Si said, "No wonder you don''t know, it happened half a year ago. Isn''t there a hot spring in Little Mount Emei, which can cure headache diseases like headwind diseases, migraines, and trigeminal neuralgia? Half a year ago, a villager who suffered from headwind disease went there with his wife, only to see a white ape soaking in it."

 Chapter 71 Indulge in the Wine

    Xiaolu asked with a smile, "Is it that weird?"


    Uncle Zhao Si nodded his head and said, "They told the villagers about this event when they came back. The next morning, all the cattle in the village were dead overnight. They were poisoned."


    Mo Kun discovered the key to the problem, and calmly asked, "Do those dead cattle have anything to do with White Ape?"


    Uncle Zhao Si said, "Yes. Since then, there is a tale in the village that White Ape is the Mountain Ghost in Little Mount Emei. He hates being interrupted by the mortal. If the mortal dares to go up the mountain, the White Ape will afflict villagers. So, now all the villagers dare not to climb up the mountain. Little Xi, don''t break the rule!"


    Long Xi, "Really? Isn''t this only a superstition?"


    Uncle Zhao Si''s small eyes open widely, and he seriously said, "Little Xi, don''t talk nonsense! You don''t know that since then, white smoke frequently wisps up from the primitive forests in Little Mount Emei. The elder villagers say that''s Mountain Ghost cultivating themselves, swallowing clouds in and out! Your sister-in-law has got dinner ready, and I''ll go back now!"


    Long Xi retained him smilingly, "Just have dinner here. I''ll make your favorite Country Style Salt Baked Chicken."


    Uncle Zhao Si smiled honestly and said, "No! Don''t bother!"


    After uncle Zhao Si''s left, Long Xi made the fire in the kitchen and made the Country Style Salt Baked Chicken and Chili Stir-fried Beans. She also made soup with chicken bones and stewed cabbage by using some chicken soup.


    After enjoying the delicious dinner, it was still early, so Long Xi dug out a full dark brown earthenware pot buried under the pear tree. A piece of red paper was posted on the pan. On the paper signed two words, "Pear White" by Long Xi herself. This wine was brewed by her last year.


    Long Xi opened the pot and saw two pear petals were on the light yellow liquid, giving off aroma!


    "Wow, it smells good!" His glittering eyes and handsome appearance made him exceedingly outstanding.


    Long Xi stared at him and almost forgot to breathe.


    He deliberately sat beside her. They cuddled up to each other, and he could feel the warmth of her body and the fragrance of those refreshing flowers, which were nipped off by Xiaolu who used them to make a flower necklace.


    Drunk! Even if the wine could not make them drunk, they were willing to fell drunk!


    Long Xi brought a couple of cups from the kitchen and poured some sparkling crystal wine for other people.


    It was the first time for Mo Kun to drink wine. He got close to the cup and sipped a little. A taste of aroma of pear flower combined with sweet rice wine permeated his mouth, rippling and rising.


    The formerly ugly village house seemed to be enchanted: gone were the white walls, green roofs, red bricks and even the desk and chairs made of elm.


    He felt that he was on a boat with Long Xi rather than in a village house, drifting in a clear river.


    The sound of gurgling water hunted over his ears, and the pear flowers by the river all blossomed. The warm sunlight cast rays on his body.


    The little boat slowly drifted through the currents, creating an atmosphere of "the ferry landing deserted where a boat swings by itself".


    Mo Kun indulged himself and felt a little bit feverish.


    Lord Mo Kun couldn''t help scooping a handful of clear water and washed his face.


    Then, Mo Kun found that the aroma of pear blossom wine was from the river. Actually, this was a wine-river.


    He could help off his clothes, and his attractive body figure was exposed to the outside. He jumped into the river and swam while drinking wine-river. He also sang the classic Chinese poem lines by Cao Cao and Li Bai, two great poets in ancient China, "Here before us, wine and song! For man does not live long. Like daybreak dew, his days are swiftly gone... Enjoy and maximize all the pleasures which life affords!"


    Long Xi also indulged herself in the pear blossom wine.


    The warm liquid glided through Long Xi''s throat, and some pieces of memories occurred in her mind. Were these some memories called upon by the wine? She seemed to remember Mo Kun''s ice blue eyes.


    She seemed to see herself set up the Starry Night Private Cuisine Restaurant, which was surrounded by pear trees in a congenial environment. There, pear flowers were flying all over the sky, just like the snow in spring.


    Mo Kun was walking towards the restaurant in the rain of Southern China with an oiled paper umbrella.


    She presented pear blossom wine, which was the signature wine in her restaurant, filled two cups for Mo Kun and herself and said, "I urge you to empty another cup of wine, west of the Yangguan Pass you''ll see no more of mine."


    Mo Kun replied with a smile, "I wrote doggerel about pear blossom wine, and I''ll read for your pleasure. Listen, this is my first poem ever! The wine gave me inspiration for writing poetry!"


    Long Xi smiled like a flower and said, "I''m listening!"


    Mo Kun started, "Using thousands of pear flowers I brew the wine; For this way can I dispel the worrying; I could meet my lover''s feelings, and she meets mine; How many years shall we stay in this paradise, eight or nine?"


    Long Xi lovingly said, "'' For this way can I dispel the worrying'' is not in perfect rhythm. How about changing it into ''For this way can I release from the splendor I pine.''" Brother Kun, how many years will you want to stay here? I will go through whatever you go through, no matter eight years or nine years!"


    When they were overwhelmed by love, they drank "cross-cupped wine" from each other''s cup and slept while embracing each other.


    While Fan Xiaolu, in a state of trance, saw the wisps of smoke rising up from the villagers'' chimnies, saw pear flowers all blossomed on the trees, saw pear flowers of a tree blossom overwhelming a begonia, and saw himself becoming a shepherd riding a cattle home and playing pipe...


    Xiaolu fully indulged in the atmosphere and thought, "If I can drink the wine brewed by Long Xi for the rest of my life, how happy shall I be!"


    Mr. Xu drunk the wine in one breath while his face looked even more bitter. He thought he could drink away his sorrow, but he never thought that this wine made him feel sadder than before!


    Fu Xinjie saw that Mr. Xu looked bitter and remorseful, so she gulped down the wine together with her guilt.


    Everyone was boozy and rested in the room.


    Long Xi planned to rest for a while, but she did not expect that she slept so deeply. It might be the aftereffect of alcohol.


    The wine was luscious in the beginning, while it became strong afterward.


    Before falling asleep, she seemed to hear a constant drone above in the sky, as if there were a swarm of bees.


    "Xixi, Long Xi!" What a sweet voice...


    "En." Long Xi turned over lazily and slept soundly.


    "Xixi, it''s almost 12 o''clock, time to get up." Mo Kun waked up her with his soft voice.


    "I''m so tired." Long Xi turned her body again and got her ears close to the soft cloth, "the pillow feels comfortable..."


    "Be a good girl, honey! Be quick, or you will be late!" Mo Kun sounded like he was waking up his own daughter.


    "Let me sleep for a while, just a while..." Long Xi whispered, hoping she could sleep for at least another one minute.


    "Xixi, if you don''t open your eyes, I''ll screw you," he sniggered.


    "Screw me?"


    She rubbed her bleary eyes. Then her eyes widened in surprise.


    Mo Kun crouched over Long Xi, naked to the waist.


    "Brother Kun? Ah..." she was totally awake.


    "What has happened?"


    At this moment, she was lying on a soft bed covered a white sheet. The surroundings showed that this was a room with medieval European decoration.

 Chapter 72 Him in the Sweet Dream

    Long Xi saw Mo Kun viewing her affectionately as he lay on top of her. His gorgeous trousers resembled those worn by medieval European nobles.


    Did he time-travel again?


    "You want me, right?" Lord Mo Kun reached out to stroke Long Xi''s cheek.


    Her cheeks were burning, not precisely, all her body was burning! She could clearly hear her heart racing. "Is it love''s frequency?"


    Mo Kun used his fingers to brush her bangs, which also tugged her heartstrings. She wanted to escape, but she couldn''t divert her attention. She had no strength at all, lying under his body softly like a piece of soap.


    "As you wish!" His face gradually grew more significant in her eyes.


    His lips were soft. Their mouths tangled hotly.


    He stuck the tip of his nose against hers and asked, "I love you! Do you love me as I love you?"


    Long Xi suddenly sat up, and it''s a dream!


    "It''s just a dream... Why do I feel a little disappointed!"


    "As you wish!!!" His beautiful voice echoed in her head.


    "I love you! Do you love me as I love you?"


    "Oh, my God!"


    She just realized that she had only dreamed a shameful wet dream!


    She tried hard to cover her left chest but felt her heart beating faster and stronger!


    Her clothes were wet for sweat. The blowing evening breeze made her shudder.


    "Achoo!" She rubbed her nose and hugged her knees to her chest tightly.


    "Are you okay? Are you cold?" Mo Kun''s beautiful voice came closer to her. She looked up, seeing him standing at the door.


    "Are you alright? Still drunk?" He bent down in front of her and reached out to touch her forehead and then said, "Why is your face so red? You''ve got no fever!"


    She forgot breathing for a moment, recalling the beautiful voice and their entangled figures.


    "I love you... I love you...


    "I love you! Do you love me?"


    "No! No! It''s a dream! Just a dream!" She waved her hand to push away Mo Kun''s hand, and then continually patted her cheek, her lengthy hair scattering in the air.


    Mo Kun never thought Long Xi would avoid him, so he felt very disappointed like seeing weed suddenly growing among beautiful flowers.


    "Weren''t we good before? That day in the back hill, downstairs in her house, she didn''t reject my kiss! Why did she push me away? For Yan Wangchuan, or Fan Xiaolu?"


    He wanted to use the chip''s "memory reading" function to read her memories so that he could know what she just dreamed of.


    However, he hesitated. "What if Long Xi dreamed of others? Why am I a bit scared? Since when do I care about her so much?"


    He shook his head as if to get rid of his troubles.


    Long Xi did not wear a watch, so she checked her the phone, and it was 11:40 in the middle of the night.


    They walked out of the house to the village altar.


    It''s no more an altar than several piled stones. The upper stone was flat enough to place some ritual items, which was very simple and crude.


    According to Mr. Xu, Xu Xian''er would appear in the altar at 12. am. Would that be true?


    The moon was obscured by thick clouds, and the black sky hanging over the mountains shrouded Intoxicating Aroma Village.


    They walked closer to the altar but were involuntarily surprised by what was happening in front of them.


    The high altar was only used when worshipping the ancestors. No one attended to it in the past, but now it was brightly lit.


    There stood a long-haired man in a black robe.


    Half of his face was covered by his long hair, the other half tattooed with weird patterns, like a ghost. It was none other than Yamamoto Shang!


    He held a snake-shaped wand in his hand as if he was conjuring.


    Looking closely, one could see a living cobra circling around the snake-shaped wand.


    A group of men dressed in black robes held torches and danced weirdly in a circle. The fire lighted their serious faces, and the prayers'' voices were echoing in this ancient village.


    All the black robes were embroidered with a Jiaolong''s pattern, but Long Xi didn''t know what it actually was. She thought it was a dragon.


    Beyond the dancing circle, there stood two men and one woman. One of them was Jiang Ba.


    On the right side of Jiangba stood a tall, middle-aged man dressed in a Tang suit. Both his appearance and powerful muscles seemed to be molded after Jiang Ba.


    Long Xi suspected that the strong man to be either Jiang Ba''s father or elder brother because they looked entirely the same.


    She heard that Jiang Ba''s father, Jiang Dahu, had only a son with his first wife, and that son was Jiang Ba. But Jiang Dahu was dissolute, and he had many mistresses outside his home and over ten bastards. He could even be called the Calabash Brothers'' father.


    Standing right to Jiang Dahu was a girl dressed like a country girl, she wore a rustic scarf and dark glasses so that she could make out her face.


    After seeing them, Mr. Xu''s face turned blue, and his body became stiff because of coldness.


    Shiveringly, he lifted his fingers and pointed at the middle-aged man and said to Long Xi, "He is Jiang Ba''s father, Jiang Dahu, the boss of the Crocodile Gang, and next to him is Cheng Yimei, Cheng Yilun''s elder sister."


    Long Xi''s uneasy feeling was growing crazily like wild grass in her heart. She tried to contain herself and then asked calmly on the surface, "How do you know they are Jiang Dahu and Cheng Yimei? Have you googled their photos on the Internet?"


    "Yes, Cheng Yilun''s and Jiang Ba''s father are all my enemies. Like father, like son! Father is to blame for his son''s faults! If it weren''t for their father''s protection and indulgence, how could my Xian''er be wronged for so long? As for Cheng Yimei, although she is not directly involved in the crime, she must be one of them!" Mr. Xu said.


    "How do you know that woman is Cheng Yimei? She covers so much of her face that we can''t see her clearly." Long Xi finally spoke her mind.


    Mr. Xu was surprised to hear that. Avoiding their eyes, he subconsciously touched his ear and cough a few times to shun the question.


    "Why are you here?" Jiang Ba saw them and shouted. "Go away! Don''t hamper us to exorcise the demons!"


    Long Xi rolled her eyes, made a face, and talked back, "Is this your home?"


    Mr. Xu said with a sneer, "Exorcise the demons? My baby Xian''er now becomes the soul-catcher of King Yama. She is not an ordinary ghost, she is strong. How can these three-rate Yin-Yang Master control her?"


    At this time, Chief Long, Uncle Zhao Si, and several villagers came hearing the news.


    Chief Long was a silver-haired old man who was 88 years old this year. The reason why the villagers chose him as the village head owned to his highest position in the village''s age hierarchy.

 Chapter 73 A Complicated and Confusing Case

    According to this extent, even Long Xi''s grandma should call Chief Long "uncle".


    Chief Long shakingly held his walking stick and asked Jiang Ba and other people, "What are you doing here? This is our altar. Don''t do ungodly things. Otherwise, the gods may punish you."


    Jiang Ba viciously said, "Open your fucking eyes and see clearly who we are. My father Jiang Dahu is the master of the Crocodile Gang, and this is..."


    He was just about to introduce the girl dressed like a country girl but was stopped by her gesture. Apparently, she did not want other people to know her identity.


    Jiang Ba had no way but to say, "This lady is also a big shot. Jiang Ba, the junior master of the Crocodile Gang, and me! We now commandeer the altar for an exorcism! Don''t interfere with us. Otherwise, we''ll set you straight."


    Long Xi bluntly replied, "Even if you are the Jesus, you cannot run amok in our scope!"


    Jiang Dahu fished out his gun to point it at Long Xi, and said, "This is a real gun! If you don''t want to see a blood river in Intoxicating Aroma Village, go away now!"


    Mo Kun and Xiaolu almost simultaneously walked up and protected Long Xi behind them.


    Mr. Xu suddenly pointed to the mountain on the east side and shouted. "Look, there is Xian''er!"


    Jiang Dahu changed his face and looked eastward in the direction Mr. Xu pointed.


    On the peak of that mountain, a figure in red dress with long hair was hovering in the sky.


    Because of the dim light on that side, they could not see the face of that figure.


    Was that the ghost of Xu Xian''er? If it was a man, then why did it suspend in the sky?


    All of a sudden, a clear, stentorian while sorrow voice went off there, "Ha-ha, your exorcism doesn''t work on me! Jiang Dahu, you''re the next one to die! You will come to a sticky end before long!"


    The voice was so loud as if it were amplified through a megaphone. The direct distance between the figure and Long Xi was at least two kilometers, but all the people could hear it clearly.


    Jiang Dahu looked around, but no one showed up, so he sneered and said, "You can play all the tricks you can! Tell you what, Mr. Yamamoto is the top Yin-Yang Master in the world."


    After he finished, his hair suddenly caught fire.


    His scalp was burned off by the flame in a flash.


    He gave off a plaintive screaming.


    "Dad!" Jiang Dahu screamed. He was too shocked to move.


    The woman who was thought to be Cheng Yimei moved backward as if she was afraid of the fire would burn herself.


    Yamamoto Shang and those people in black stopped exorcism and blankly looked at Jiang Dahu far away.


    Jiang Dahu collapsed suddenly, rolled over and screamed because of the pain.


    Long Xi was the first to react to this emergency and asked, "Hydrant, where is the hydrant?"


    Chief Long shook his head.


    "What? Is the village too poor to have hydrants? What if in case of a fire?" Long Xi was speechless.


    Uncle Zhao Si said, "There is one bought more than 10 years ago, but it doesn''t work now."


    At this critical moment, Xiaolu who was "scared out of his wits" now "regained his wits". Then, he took off his expensive coat without hesitation and rushed towards Jiang Dahu to smother the fire.


    But the fire was so furious that he could not put it out in a short time.


    "Where is the nearest water supply?" Long Xi asked Uncle Zhao Si helplessly.


    Uncle Zhao Si replied. "There is a well over there."


    Mr. Xu bellowed at Long Xi, "Why do you save such a horrible person?"


    Pressed for time, Long Xi did not try to persuade Mr. Xu. She followed Uncle Zhao Si to the deep well. They fetched a barrel of water by pivoting the pulley.


    She carried the barrel of water and rushed towards Jiang Dahu.


    Jiang Dahu''s entire body was twitching.


    She poured that barrel of water onto his head.


    Half of Jiang Dahu''s head was burned off, and he was already dead. The blackened brains flowed out onto the ground.


    Long Xi could not help rushing behind the tree and vomited.


    Xiaolu retched and almost vomited.


    Mo Kun calmly looked at Mr. Xu, whose expressions were just like the actors in the theatre¡ªeveryone showed on the stage.


    Jiang Ba kneeled down, and he cried so loud that he almost shook heaven and hell.


    The woman dressed like a country girl stayed away from the crowd just now, and she only approached now. She patted on Jiang Ba''s backpack and said sorrowly, "Ba, let bygones be bygones, I''m sorry."


    Jiang Ba cried and shed bitter tears. He was not too stupid. He knew very well that without Jiang Dahu''s support, he would live a hard life from now on.


    That stentorian and resentful voice went off again, and she said, "Jiang Ba, don''t be sad, this is the consequences of your wrong-doings. He-he!"


    The laughter was so horrible that Long Xi got goose pimples all over and her calves were continuously quavering.


    That laughter stopped abruptly. Then the voice resumed. "Jiang Ba, do you know why I didn''t kill you directly? Because I don''t want you to die so quickly. I want you to experience all the sufferings of the world and then die in sorrow. You are nothing when you leave your father. Your half-sisters and half-brothers won''t let you off, not to mention those enemies against your family! I can assure you that your life will be worse than in hell. You''ll die far more tragically than me."


    Suddenly, Jiang Dahu stood up and said to the figure suspending in the sky with long red hair, "Xu Xian''er, I want your spirit to die too!"


    Jiang Dahu said to Yamamoto Shang, "Mr. Yamamoto, help me to kill her!"


    Yamamoto Shang replied. "I''m sorry. I''m Jiang Dahu''s consultant. Now that he is dead, I don''t know who will be the master of the Crocodile Gang. You are young with some courage but no brain, so I am afraid you will not get this position. In that case, why should I take orders from you? I even lost the Magic Black Stone just for helping you, and I do not know how to explain to my elder brother. I''d better go back to Fusang and ask about my elder brother''s opinion. Bye!"


    After that, he jumped off the altar and left without a backward glance.


    Those people in black dropped their torches and stamped on the fire to put them out. Then they left orderly following Yamamoto Shang.


    Jiang Ba was quivering with anger but was powerless.


    The woman like a countrywoman left Jiang Ba, caught up with Yamamoto Shang and said, "Mr. Yamamoto, the mountain paths are rugged, how about a ride with me in my private helicopter?"


    "Cheng Yimei, stop! You murderer! You killed Jiang Dahu !" Long Xi rushed towards the woman and shouted.

 Chapter 74 Twist and Turn

    The woman who looked like Cheng Yimei wrapped her face in the scarf and said, "Kid, don''t talk nonsense! I''m not Cheng Yimei, you got the wrong person!"


    "If I''m not mistaken, the reason why Jiang Dahu''s hair suddenly caught fire was that someone sprinkled white phosphorus on his hair." Long Xi said aloud.


    "White phosphorus? Long Xi, say it clearly!" Jiang Ba surprisingly shouted.


    "The ignition point of white phosphorus is shallow in oxygen, only 40¡ãC. However, the heat generated by friction or slow oxidation may cause the local temperature to reach 40¡ãC. Therefore, it can''t be said that the white phosphorus won''t spontaneously ignite below 40¡ãC. It is a basin here, and tonight it is hot, the temperature is about 36¡æ, and those torches have also made here warmer. I just checked the hair of the deceased and found a little white phosphorus powder, Madame Fu can testify. "Long Xi calmly analyzed.


    Xiaolu adoringly looked at her speaking and gesturing. "Isn''t My Master Xi so handsome while reasoning? Wow!"


    Mo Kun said, "I add another point. White phosphorus will spontaneously ignite even if the temperature does not reach the autoignition temperature in the case of friction between flammable materials. While hair is flammable that easily rubs against each other."


    Jiang Ba abruptly realized and said, "Long Xi, Mo Kun, is that true? Did she kill my father?"


    Long Xi said, "At that time, only you and she stood next to your father. If it was not you, then it was her. She quietly sprinkled white phosphor powder into your father''s hair when you are all absorbed in the exorcism ceremony. Besides, I just saw she secretly put a small cylindrical metal box in your backpack while she pretended to comfort you. You may have Madame Fu check it for you."


    Jiang Ba shook his head and uttered. "It''s impossible! Impossible! She is Cheng Yimei! The Chengs and the Jiangs are old friends! Uncle Cheng Gong and my father are sworn brothers. They are both leaders of ''Brutal Pranks Gang'' and on good terms all along! Cheng Yilun and Cheng Yimei are just like brother and sister to me! It''s impossible!"


    Mo Kun said, "Jiang Ba, Long Xi really wants to find out the truth of the case. Just listen to her."


    Jiang Ba followed Mo Kun''s words, immediately put down his backpack and handed it to Madame Fu.


    Madame Fu wore special gloves and sifted through Jiang Ba''s backpack. As expected, she found a small cylindrical metal box with chocolate beans pattern. It initially should be a box of chocolate beans.


    She opened it and found something residual like white phosphorus powder rather than chocolate beans.


    The woman who looked like Cheng Yimei pointed at Jiang Ba and exclaimed. "Oh, It''s you! How could you kill your father? Heaven and earth will not tolerate you! Ba, I really don''t know you are such a man! Aren''t you too anxious? Sooner or later, you and your mother will inherit most of Uncle Jiang''s legacy! Why bother yourself with that?"


    The woman sighed and disingenuously said, "Although Uncle Jiang once told my father that he intended to make a will at the end of this year, distributing all the property equally to his wife and fourteen children, including you. This way, the inheritance that you and your mother can get will be greatly reduced. Ah, it''s my fault, I shouldn''t tell you that I haven''t expected that you will kill your father!"


    Jiang Ba pointed at that woman and sputtered. "How dare you? How dare you?"


    Fu Xinjie took out an ultraviolet flashlight and shone it on to the box¡ªthe fingerprints on the box were very clear.


    Fu Xinjie said, "I''ll bring this back to the police station to identify the fingerprints."


    The woman calmly responded. "This box seems to be mine. All the people close to me know that I like this kind of chocolate beans, and I enjoy eating one box of it every day. I casually throw the empty box to the trash can. I don''t expect it to be taken by someone to pack white phosphorus powder. Maybe he intended to frame me?"


    Fu Xinjie said, "Therefore, do you admit that your fingerprints are on it?"


    The woman said coldly, "I mean, it''s normal if my fingerprints were on it! Because it''s probably thrown by me!"


    Long Xi clapped and said smilingly, "Wonderful! Cheng Yimei, you are really thoughtful, no wonder you''re a new leading actress! Your success is really not accidental because your acting can win you a ''Best Actress'' award!"


    The woman sneered and said, "I don''t know what you are saying, and I''m not Cheng Yimei. Excuse me!"


    "You can''t go. Cheng Yimei, you''re on suspicion of murder. I''m the police of X City, and now I''ll officially arrest you." Fu Xinjie showed her certificate to prove her police identity, and then took out handcuffs and walked over to that woman.


    The woman said coldly, "Since you all believe that I''m the big star Cheng Yimei, don''t you know that Cheng Yimei is a good friend with your Superintendent Lu? Moreover, are you the police of X City? This is not your jurisdiction, do you have a cross-border arrest warrant?"


    Fu Xinjie was startled.


    The woman meaningfully looked at the direction of Xu Xian''er and thought, "Xu Xian''er, don''t forget your promise!"


    She directly conducted Yamamoto Shang and others to the grain-sunning ground.


    Fu Xinjie kept following them.


    Long Xi said to Mo Kun, "Let''s go after the fake Xu Xian''er, I must see who exactly she is."


    Xiaolu asked, "Master Xi, why are you so sure that it''s just acting? Ordinary people can''t suspend in midair."


    Long Xi said, "If I am not wrong, it''s actually a small trick. A humanoid hydrogen balloon with a wig and a red skirt, carrying something like a vocal apparatus or a microphone."


    Mo Kun said, "If so, then the family of Xu Xian''er wants to seek revenge for her. So why must we stop it? Bad deeds must rebound upon the doer, that is what a harmonious society should be!"


    Long Xi said, "You cannot suppress violence against violence. Life is equal, we have no right to override other people''s lives. We can''t be judges of other people''s lives!"


    Mo Kun said faintly, "Why not? If there is a chance, I will reorganize the old order of the earth and make the world a better place."


    Mr. Xu said, "I agree. Those do bad deeds always get good results, how can this happen? Long Xi, you are a good girl, don''t help the wicked grow!"


    Long Xi was speechless.


    "Buzz, buzz, buzz..." They could hear sounds like this from the grain-sunning ground where a helicopter took off slowly.


    Three minutes later, Fu Xinjie frustratingly walked back. "I can''t believe they use private helicopters! Indeed, poverty limits my imagination. Oh, I almost want to quit. What''s the meaning of being a wimp policeman who can''t uphold justice?"


    Mo Kun said, "It''s time to reorganize the order! Otherwise, it makes no sense!"


    Long Xi said, "Don''t think like that. There are also shadows in bright places. You can''t just look at the shadows."


    Xiaolu asked, "What about the blood on the train''s mirror?"


    Long Xi replied. "That old lady should be a relative of Xu Xian''er. She pretended to be granny who went to the bathroom, and she had calculated that Xiaolu would let her go first. Then, she used the prepared blood to write the words on the mirror. After that, she suddenly rushed out to call for help, telling us that bloody words suddenly appeared in the mirror. Madame Fu, do you find the appearance and career of Xu Xian''er''s mother?"


    Fu Xinjie said, "Right. Xu Xian''er''s mother is a Broadway drama actress. I have her photos on my phone."


    Long Xi looked at the photo of Xu Xian''er''s mother and handed the phone to Xiaolu. "Look, doesn''t she look like that old granny?"


    Xiaolu looked at the photo and see a middle-aged woman in the picture. She was cuddling with a middle-aged foreign man and smiling sweetly. Her features were indeed similar to that granny. "Did Xu Xian''er''s mother put on some makeup to play the old granny?"


    Xiaolu asked, "Then, what method did they use to make Jiang Ba and others here?"


    Long Xi looked at Jiang Ba, who seemed very miserable and said, "Jiang Ba, why are you here?"


    Jiang Ba held the body of Jiang Dahu and could not say a word. He ignored Long Xi''s question.


    Mo Kun said to Jiang Ba, "Answer her quickly."


    Jiang Ba listened to Mo Kun''s words and took a black letter from his backpack. He said, "My dad received such a letter early this morning. Chen Jian, the old guy, also received the same letter! Oh, my dad died so miserably! If I knew what would happen, we wouldn''t have come!"


    Long Xi saw that there were several blood words on this black letter: Intoxicating wine adjoins songs, Aroma smells far away. Village mischievous boys beat dogs at the sight of them. Xu Xian''er awaits you at 12 a.m. tonight.


    Xiaolu also approached and asked, "This letter doesn''t mention Intoxicating Aroma Village, does it?"


    Long Xi said, "In fact, it does. You see, what is the first word of these sentences?"


    Xiaolu suddenly realized, "Oh, the first word at the beginning of these sentences is ''Intoxicating, Aroma, Village''. Hey, why not directly say it? Why beat around the bush! Bluffing!"


    Long Xi said, "They deliberately beat about the bush, just to make others believe this is a haunted ghost''s plot!"


    Fu Xinjie called the headquarter and said, "I got it. The surname of Xu Xian''er''s mother is Yuan. She is a Broadway drama actress. Gong Luxing''s birthplace is Gong Village, not far from Intoxicating Aroma Village."


    Long Xi said, "This is why they want Jiang Ba to go to Intoxicating Aroma Village. Gong Village and Intoxicating Aroma Village are close, just separated by a mountain where the so-called female ghost appeared. The mountain is called Guniang Hill because many different kinds of wild mushrooms grow there. Since Gong Liuxing is from Gong Village, so he must be very familiar with the path in this mountain. They chose to make the ghost appear in this mountain so they could escape quickly afterward."

 Chapter 75 Dare to Have a Fair Competition?

    Fu Xinjie nodded and said, "It makes sense!"


    Long Xi dragged Mo Kun to the other side and whispered, "Can''t you fly? If you fly over that mountain now, you may capture that man behind the show!"


    Mo Kun said, "Today we''ll fly in another way."


    He roared into the sky. Three gold golden eagles hovered in a circle, and then slowly fell.


    The largest golden eagle of the three had two white feathers on its head. Was it the one that had ever attacked Long Xi?


    The other two relatively small golden eagles might be the son or the daughter of the larger one. However, Long Xi was not able to tell the male from the female.


    Long Xi said, "Golden eagle can''t see clearly at night. It can see things during the daytime, but it sees nothing at night."


    Mo Kun said, "However, these two eagles are different because I installed invisible night vision glasses for them. How about that? Is my invention excellent? I have two more pairs of invisible night vision glasses. Do you want to try?"


    Long Xi said with a smile, "That''s great. Let me be your first user!"


    Mo Kun put a pair of invisible night vision glasses on her and also wore one set himself.


    Long Xi felt that she became an owl all of a sudden. For her, the night was just like the day, and everything was visible.


    Mo Kun rode on the back of the big golden eagle with white feathers on its head and said, "White Feather, let''s go."


    "Poof!" White Feather immediately spread its wings and bounced on the ground. It soared in the witness of the crowd and flew over the sky like an arrow.


    "Good heavens. Atta boy." Long Xi praised it while riding on another golden eagle of a smaller size.


    Mo Kun asked Fu Xinjie to ride on the third eagle.


    Mo Kun ordered the two smaller golden eagles, "A-I and A-II, let''s go."


    A-I and A-II obediently carried Long Xi, soaring up into the sky.


    Everyone was shocked at seeing this.


    "Marvellous! These eagles can understand Mo Kun and carry people to fly. Are they the magic eagles in ''Divine Condor, Errant Knight''?" Xiaolu asked Long Xi, who was already in the sky.


    Even though Xiaolu was not familiar with the golden eagle, he knew it was abnormal for a golden eagle to be tamed and carry people to the sky.


    Long Xi said smilingly, "I don''t know Mo Kun''s tricks, either. I''ll explain to you later on."


    In the course of answering, they already flew for a long distance.


    The wind whizzed past, and Long Xi felt comfortable.


    Almost everyone had dreamed of flying. Though once flying on a frisbee, she felt more exciting and joyful in riding on the golden eagle.


    They flew over the mountain and looked downward resorting to the invisible night vision glasses. Before long, they found two men running along the rugged mountain paths.


    They were a woman and a man who carried a "female ghost" with long hair in a red dress in his hand.


    Mo Kun ordered three golden eagles to land on mountain paths to block their way.


    As Long Xi expected, one of them was Yuan Yuan, Xu Xian''er''s mother and the other was Gong Liuxing, Xu Xian''er''s dancing partner.


    The "female ghost" held in Gong Liuxing''s hands was actually a hydrogen ball with wigs and in a red dress.


    Fu Xinjie immediately presented her badge and handcuffed them. They did not resist her.


    Later, Fu Xinjie took Mr. Xu, Yuan Yuan, Gong Liuxing and Jiang Ba into a borrowed interrogation room from the local police station for questioning after communicating with the local police.


    Mo Kun, Long Xi, and Xiaolu followed him to assist the investigation.


    Using the high intelligent chip in his head, Lord Mo Kun ordered Jiang Ba to admit that he, Chen Qiangjian and Cheng Yilun mutilated Xu Xian''er, which caused Xu Xian''er''s suicide.


    Fu Xinjie was good at investigating because she was the top graduate in Elite Police Academy and had been in the police for two years. Therefore, she carried out a long-time and one-to-one fatigue investigation on Mr. Xu.


    No matter how Fu Xinjie used the carrot and stick approach in extracting information from Mr. Xu, she didn''t get even a word.


    Until Fu Xinjie told him that Jiang Ba had admitted that he mutilated Xu Xian''er, Mr. Xu felt released.


    He quietly considered for a long time and decided not to incriminate Yuan Yuan and Gong Liuxing, so Mr. Xu confessed his crime.


    Mr. Xu said that Xu Xian''er actually left two copies of posthumous papers. One was on the desk in her dorm, which was burned off by Fu Xinjie and the other under the bed in her room. Mr. Xu discovered it on Sunday when he was washing things she left behind.


    He was grief-stricken while knowing the truth.


    Mr. Xu was not only good at physics but also in computer science.


    He hacked the security system in Chen Qiangjian''s house and then sneaked into it. He stupefied Chen Qiangjian, put him in the trunk of the car, and then took him to the back hill of the Yulin High School. He took revenge on Chen Qiangjian in a tit for tat way as he killed Chen Qiangjian in the "vacuum killing" way which was deduced by Long Xi.


    Next, he cleaned the blood on the bank with the stream water and then hung Chen Qiangjian''s body up onto the tree. He then wore a pair of gloves and wrote blood words on the tree.


    Meanwhile, he also shot a video and sent it to the Wechat group of the Yulin High School to enlarge the influences and create an illusion that Chen Qiangjian was killed by Xu Xian''er''s ghost.


    He also sent acrostic letters to Cheng Yimei and Jiang Dahu respectively in Xu Xian''er''s name to lure them into the Intoxicating Aroma Village, but he aimed to kill Jiang Dahu. He wanted Jiang Ba to lose his benefactor and live miserably.


    He used a sound changer to imitate Xu Xian''s voice and recorded a passage, and then he sent it to Cheng Yimei. The central message of the record was: I posted the three videos on the Internet. If you don''t want the Cheng Corporation to go bankrupt and your Meili Entertainment Company to be implicated, do as what I told you. Kill Jiang Dahu.


    Things that happened next was pretty much the same as Long Xi expected.


    Cheng Yimei put phosphorus on him to let him burn before Jiang Dahu noticed it. She also crammed a bottle once filled with phosphorous into Jiang Ba''s backpack to frame Jiang Ba and clear her own suspicion.


    Mr. Xu finally said, "This has nothing to do with Yuan Yuan and Gong Liuxing. They knew nothing about it. They were just assigned by me. I did all these myself, and they just helped me set up the ghost show. I told them that all these were to scare Jiang Ba and his gang. They didn''t know my real purpose, and I used them. After Yuan Yuan remarried, she always felt guilty to Xian''er. She felt devastated after Xian''er died. Gong Liuxing was secretly in love with Xian''er, and it was really a blow to him."


    Fu Xinjie clearly knew that Mr. Xu attributed all the crimes to himself because he didn''t want Gong Liuxing and Yuan Yuan to be arrested, so she didn''t reveal Mr. Xu.


    Thirty-five minutes later, Fu Xinjie hauled Jiang Ba, Mr. Xu, Yuan Yuan, and Gong Liuxing back to X City in a police car.


    As for Cheng Yimei, Fu Xinjie said that she needed first apply for an arrest warrant before arresting her.


    Long Xi, Mo Kun, and Xiaolu went back to Intoxicating Aroma Village by an ox cart melancholy.


    Though the truth almost came out, Long Xi still felt unhappy.


    She felt sympathy for Mr. Xu, but she did not agree with what he had done.


    Mo Kun said, "It has dawned. How about eating breakfast and returning to X City?"


    Long Xi said, "I''ll go to borrow some meat and vegetable from our neighbors. Take a seat and wait for me. I''ll be back soon."


    Mo Kun''s lip curled and said, "I have nothing to talk with him. If I have, it''s all about you!"


    Long Xi was blushed and murmured, "Where did all these flirting come from?"


    Xiaolu said with a smile, "I can do this too. I specifically searched a lot of pick-up lines for girls. Master Xi, can you play guitar?"


    Long Xi honestly said, "No, I can just play the violin."


    Xiaolu asked, "No? Then why can you play my heartstring?"


    Long Xi rubbed her forehead and said, "Could you please don''t make fun of me? You always treat me as your brother, don''t you?"


    Xiaolu was blushing, like the sun in the spring rain.


    He nerved himself to say, "Blame me. I do not know what it is like to love a girl. I always thought I took you as a brother, but that day, I saw you and him walk hand in hand. My heart ached so much that I could not breathe. I knew that I had been deceiving myself! It turned out that I had fallen in deep love with her, but I didn''t know it. Mo Kun, dare to compete with me fairly?"


    Mo Kun rubbed his temple and said to Xiaolu, "You want to fairly compete with me? What do you mean about fairly? Do you believe that I''ll make you disappear forever?"


    Xiaolu replied, "Even so, I''ll not quit because I''m a real man!"


    Long Xi helplessly sighed and said, "Alas, all blame me. I''m too excellent! Forget it. I''ll go out for a walk and borrow some meat and vegetable from my neighbors by the way. Don''t fight. Oh, hey, the atmosphere is too intense!"


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "Don''t worry. I''m not childish. I have many tricks to play!"


    Xiaolu followed, "I also won''t do that stupid thing. Only low-grade animals will fight with each other in contending spouse, but we are high-grade animals. We are civilized people."


    Long Xi smiled with hands covering her mouth and then walked toward her neighbors with a clean basket.


    Xiaolu saw that she walked away and asked Mo Kun, "Lord Mo Kun, you must be the manipulator, Mr. X, behind the Red Envelope Game, right? You are the man who made me comatose and exchange my consciousness with Yan Wangchuan, aren''t you?"


    Mo Kun said while sneering, "So what? Xiaolu, are you a science idiot? Let me explain it to you. That is hibernation rather than drowsiness. I just want you to help me carry out a few experiments."


    Xiaolu said, "I guess it was you. You took advantage of my absence to seize Master Xi''s heart. Awesome! However, you''re just getting started, and I still have a chance! Dare you compete fairly with me? If you can prove that I am not as good as you, then I will accept I am a loser. Didn''t we plan to eat Chongqing hot pot earlier? Let''s make a bet. How about that?"


    Mo Kun said, "I''ll welcome you anytime and whatever thing you want to bet!"

 Chapter 76 I am sick

    Xiaolu said, "Long Xi can''t dance, but she still wants to go to the school Easter dance. If I win, you must let me teach Long Xi how to dance."


    Mo Kun''s expression changed slightly. He pointed to a lark on the pear tree and said with a halfhearted laugh, "What if I exchange your consciousness with this bird forever? Will you still have a chance? My advice to you is to be good... Ah! Ah! Ah..."


    He did not finish his sentence, as he suddenly had a splitting headache and screamed in pain, his hands cupping the sides of his head.


    At first, Xiaolu thought he was faking it and dared not go over to help him.


    He watched for a while and saw Mo Kun twitching all over, his body in convulsions. He was sweating profusely and his nails were deeply embedded in his skin. His face was as pale as a vampire zombie, and it did not seem like he was faking it.


    Xiaolu took a stool and made Mo Kun sit down.


    He asked, "What''s wrong with you? Have you been poisoned? It wasn''t me!"


    Mo Kun''s voice trembled with pain. He said faintly, "I have...a headache...There are... painkillers... in my... trouser... pocket!"


    Fan Xiaolu touched his trouser pocket, and sure enough, there was a bottle of pills there. He opened the bottle and asked, "How many do you need to take?"


    "...three...!" Mo Kun spat out that one word with difficulty and breathed heavily.


    Fan Xiaolu fetched a glass of water and gave him three pills.


    It took a long time for Mo Kun''s face to relax.


    He said to Fan Xiaolu, "Thank you. You are really a kind and good person, with no bad intentions at all. Please don''t tell Xixi, I don''t want her to worry."


    Xiaolu said, "Actually, to be honest, I had an evil idea in my mind for a moment, and that was to take your life while you were ill. However, this kind of behavior is really against my nature, and I couldn''t do it!"


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "You really missed your best chance, but you won my respect. Well, I promise to compete fairly with you, without resorting to any unfair means. I agree to the bet. If I win, you''ll teach me to dance, and then I''ll teach Long Xi. How about that? Is it fair?"


    Xiaolu made a "666" gesture with both hands and said with a smile, "You''ve earned my respect, too."


    Xiaolu asked, "What happened to you just now? I thought you had a stroke!"


    Mo Kun said, "It''s a long story."


    Xiaolu knew he didn''t want to talk about it, so he didn''t ask again.


    They fell into an awkward silence.


    Mo Kun was not afraid of Xiaolu. It was really a long story that was hard to tell.


    The average life expectancy of people on Planet BT was no more than 23 years, due to diseases caused by serious environmental pollution, such as brain genetic diseases and respiratory diseases.


    Mo Kun''s father also had this genetic disease. He died just before Mo Kun was born, at the age of 25.


    And Mo Kun''s mother died two days after giving birth to him, with the same genetic brain disease as his father. That year, she was only twenty-three years old.


    Mo Kun was also born with this disease, and he would be sick every month.


    There were always a few days in a month, when his brain would ache as it was going to crack. These episodes were irregular, not as punctual as a woman''s period.


    Usually, the pain would come suddenly without warning, and he would feel as if he was in hell for a few days. But after that, he would be back to normal.


    He often thought that he might not live beyond twenty-five years of age!


    With the advanced medical level of Planet BT, there was still no way to deal with this genetic disease, let alone Earth, whose medical level was at least 500 years behind Planet BT.


    Anyway, live one day at a time!


    Because of his short life span, he was determined to live as he wanted to live and not to live a mediocre life.


    At this time, Long Xi came back with a basket of dumpling wrappers and pork stuffings.


    Mo Kun winked at Xiaolu, and Xiaolu nodded knowingly.


    When Long Xi saw that Mo Kun''s face color was not very good, and he was sweating profusely, she immediately asked, "What''s wrong with you?"


    Mo Kun''s breathing was laborious, but he still forced himself to laugh and said, "Nothing. I just did some push-ups. Do you want to make... love?"


    Long Xi gave him an angry stare, and blushed. Why was he so explicit? She was even more embarrassed, in front of Xiaolu.


    Mo Kun gasped and said, "Make what you love to do! What did you think I was talking about?"


    Xiaolu couldn''t help snickering and covered his mouth.


    Long Xi glanced at both of them, put the basket on the table and said, "Come on, let''s all make dumplings together. The village is so poor. We can''t afford to throw away the leftover lard oil residue remaining from the oil manufacturer, so better to use it to make dumplings stuffings. However, this kind of meat stuffing with lard oil residue, has a different flavor! Come on, let''s do it ourselves!"


    Xiaolu said, "I don''t know how to make dumplings. Can you teach me?"


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "Neither can I."


    In fact, he still had a headache, but those drugs helped to deaden his pain nerves, so he was not in such uncontrollable pain as before.


    Long Xi touched his forehead and asked worriedly, "Do you have a fever? Why is it that I feel you''re sick?"


    Mo Kun said, "I didn''t sleep well yesterday. I have a little headache."


    Long Xi said with a smile, "I learned massage techniques with an old Chinese medicine doctor, and I can give you a massage."


    She then reached out and started massaging Mo Kun''s temples.


    She had really learned the art from an old Chinese medicine doctor, so her technique worked very well. After the massage, Mo Kun felt much better.


    Xiaolu smiled and asked Long Xi, "Master Xi, what other life skills do you have? How is it that you are able to do everything? Your cooking skills are also excellent!"


    Long Xi smiled and said, "That''s because I am a foodie. Whenever I eat something delicious, I will go home, and learn how to do it. Over time, I have become a good cook. If you come to my house, I''ll cook for you!"


    Mo Kun and Xiaolu both laughed and pretended to drool, then they smiled at each other.


    When Long Xi saw that their relationship seemed to have improved, she asked, "Eh? Did you two shake hands and make up while I was away?"


    Mo Kun said, "We just had an agreement that we''ll compete fairly. In fact, I have one thing in common with him, and that is, we both have unusually good visions!"


    As he spoke, he picked up a piece of dumpling wrapper and asked, "How do I wrap this?"


    Long Xi saw that his hand was shaking slightly, a little like the hand of a patient with Parkinson''s disease. She was a bit worried and said, "Brother Kun, you''d better go and have a rest. I and Xiaolu, Eh...oh...no, and brother Wangchuan will do it together."


    Mo Kun said, "How can I trust the two of you to be alone, to make dumplings in the same room?"


    Xiaolu said, "Eh, what can I do in broad daylight? Besides, do I look like that kind of beast?"


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "I''m afraid you''re not a human being if you become a beast!"


    Xiaolu made a face and and gesture of speechlessness, and Long Xi couldn''t help laughing.


    When she saw Mo Kun and Xiaolu talking and making jokes, and their hostility toward each other largely diminished, she was upset that she was initially worried that they would hurt each other, and now she was relieved.


    Mo Kun yawned a few times. Those drugs had side effects and he really wanted to sleep now.


    He pouted and said, "Then helps me into the room."


    Long Xi laughed, helped him up, sent him into the room, and let him lie down on the hard bed. She covered him with the quilt, and kissed him on his forehead.


    Mo Kun smiled and closed his eyes obediently, but his hand still held on tightly to Long Xi''s hand.


    Long Xi waited for him to fall asleep and then gently pulled out her hand.


    When he was asleep, he really looked like an angel, with a sweet smile on his lips. His long eyelashes were thick and slightly curled, and fluttered gently like butterfly wings, casting a faint shadow below.


    Long Xi looked at him lying motionless for a while, then kissed him on the lips, feeling like a thief.


    He muttered something, which made Long Xi start up like a spring, and her heart almost jumped out of her chest. Was he awake? Or was he just pretending to sleep?


    Fortunately, he was just talking in his dreams.


    Long Xi clasped her chest and crept away.


    She went out to the hall and saw that Xiaolu had already wrapped all the dumplings.


    She asked, "Didn''t you say you don''t know how to make dumplings?"


    Xiaolu said, "Just because I haven''t eaten pork, does it mean I have never seen a pig run? I''ve seen the maid wrap dumplings at home. That''s pretty much it."


    Long Xi checked the dumplings he had made. Although they were a bit unsightly, some had too much meat, and some had too little meat, they were all wrapped.


    She praised Xiaolu and took the two plates of raw dumplings to the kitchen, ready to boil some soup and the dumplings.


    Xiaolu followed her, carrying two plates of raw dumplings, and tried to help.


    Long Xi found that she had run out of firewood and could not start a fire.


    In fact, there was wood in the kitchen, but it hadn''t been chopped into firewood yet.


    Xiaolu picked up the pile of wood and said, "I''ll chop it!"


    Long Xi picked up the firewood chopper and said with a smile, "Let me do it. You, the second generation of stars, couldn''t possibly do it!"


    Xiaolu laughed and said, "You could teach me. I''m stronger than you anyway!"


    So Long Xi took Xiaolu to the yard and taught him how to chop wood.


    Xiaolu was smart, and a quick learner. Besides, he often exercised, and his arms were strong.


    After he chopped enough firewood for Long Xi to make a fire, Long Xi said, "That''s enough. You take a rest, I''ll make a fire to boil the dumplings."


    Xiaolu said, "I''m feeling over-energetic. I''ll just chop all it."


    Long Xi jokingly said, "Are you the young master, usually so diligent?"


    Xiaolu smiled and said, "I can be a talented person, and I can also chop firewood!"


    Long Xi said, "Well, sorry to trouble you then, please chop it."


    Xiaolu chopped, while showing a brilliant healing smile and sang Tom Holland''s song "like a dream". The tune was pleasant and light, and his voice was clear and bright. It was really better suited for singing than talking!


    The lyrics were, "Actually, it''s not really like me, especially when I''m with my friends. You are the quietest in the noise but easily ignite the slow-burning heart..."


    "Well, that''s great for the mix-and-match of chopping of firewood and the lyrics," Long Xi said as she carried some firewood to the kitchen.


    Xiaolu''s smile faded away, and his beautiful voice was tinged with a trace of loss.

 Chapter 77 Being Like a Hoodlum

    Xiaolu stopped singing abruptly and sighed.


    In fact, he hoped that Long Xi would understand his intention of singing this song, especially the lyrics behind the song, "You have come into my heart, although just standing here, the stage rises for me, and I am only for you. Won''t you be my lady?"


    "Well, which young man is this? So handsome!" Outside the fence, came a coquettish voice.


    Xiaolu looked up and saw a young woman with flowers on her head, dressed in a printed dress, and was quite pretty. She was eating sunflower seeds and looking at him. Her eyes were darting back and forth as if she was trying to tempt him.


    Behind her was a little girl, about five or six years old, with untidy hair and dirty clothes, looking very bedraggled.


    The girl kept her head down, as if she was playing with something in her hand.


    The young woman pushed open the wooden door and came into the yard. She smiled and asked, "Little brother, are you from the city?"


    Her eyes roved over Xiaolu''s body, making him feel like he was being molested, and he was at a loss for words, for a moment.


    Instead of following the young woman in, the little girl continued to lower her head and play with the item in her hands.


    Long Xi heard something from the kitchen. So she came out and looked the woman, and said with a smile, "Is it Sister-in-law Ma? Long time no see."


    Sister-in-law Ma smiled and said, "Is it Little Xi? You''re getting older and more beautiful. Oh, you don''t have any birthmarks now. Did you go for cosmetic surgery? Don''t call me Sister-in-law Ma. My man has been dead for half a year already. They call me Widow Ma or Sister Yuzhen."


    Long Xi felt that something was not quite right, so she thought for a while and then said, "I seem to remember you were known as Yu Xiaotu! Have you changed your name?"


    Widow Ma said bitterly, "That stupid name really gave me so much problems, so I don''t want it! I''ve changed the name on my household register and I''m ready to start a happy, new life!"


    Long Xi wondered what was wrong with her original name. "Wasn''t Yutu a cute name?"


    She looked at the little girl and said, "Dong''er has grown as well. Come in and sit down"


    Widow Ma rolled her eyes at Xiaolu, making him feel uncomfortable.


    Even Long Xi felt a little embarrassed and felt ashamed for Sister-in-law Ma. But Sister-in-law Ma herself didn''t seem to feel anything, and even made it worse, by reaching out to touch Xiaolu.


    Xiaolu was unhappy. "Who was this person?"


    Long Xi said to Xiaolu, "The water should be boiling. Put the dumplings in the water and stir it up."


    Xiaolu took the opportunity to flee from Sister-in-law Ma.


    Sister-in-law Ma''s sight was fixed on the Xiaolu''s back. If her eyes were electric drills, there would have been two large holes on Xiaolu''s back by now.


    Long Xi was a little impatient and asked, "Sister Yuzhen, don''t you have anything else to do?"


    Widow Ma said, "It''s all right. I am just taking Dong''er to the latrine at the front of the village. Our village is so poor, each family doesn''t even have a decent toilet. There is only one public latrine in our village, and there are only two rooms, one for men and another for women. After using it, we have to shovel the soil and bury it ourselves. It''s better for you, city dwellers. My Dong''er is so old, but she still cannot not go to the latrine by herself, no wonder the children in the village call her an idiot!"


    Long Xi didn''t want to waste any more time with her, so she said, "If there is nothing else, I won''t keep you. I still have a lot of things to do!"


    Widow Ma was embarrassed and said, "Oh, please go ahead and do your stuff!"


    She went to the wooden door and took her daughter away.


    Dong''er never looked up and was still intently playing with something in her hand.


    Dong''er was the only daughter of the widow and was autistic. The children in the village didn''t know what autism was, and they all laughed at her, labeling her as an idiot child.


    Long Xi felt somewhat sorry for Dong''er. This little girl was so beautiful, but unfortunately, she was autistic.


    She remembered the description of autistic children from a magazine. They were a group of children who could not communicate with others, were not interested in external things, and always repeated certain actions.


    They were autistic children, known as "children from the stars", because they were like stars in the sky, each person lived in their own world, shining in it alone.


    The medical term for autism was autism spectrum disorder. It was a congenital nervous system disease, characterized by lack of communication with people, rigid behavior, language barriers, imbalanced intellectual development, lack of interest, and, in severe cases, a tendency to self-mutilate or become violent.


    She watched Dong''er walk away. Waiting until she was out of her sight, she made her way to the kitchen, and heard Xiaolu saying "Ouch".


    She went in and saw Xiaolu holding the lid of the pot. He smiled bitterly and said, "I''ve made broth!"


    She looked over and saw that it was really broth.


    She asked, "Did you not stick the dumpling wrappers tightly together? All of them broke!"


    Xiaolu said, "It seems to be the case!"


    Long Xi tasted the broth and said with a smile, "It does not taste too bad, though. We''ll make do with it. It''s soup with pork residue, minced pork, and wrappers. Ha-ha, it''s quite unique!"


    She ladled the soup into three big bowls and carried it out. When the broth cooled, she went to wake Mo Kun.


    Lord Mo Kun had slept for almost an hour and felt much better.


    The three people ate up the three bowls of soup with pork residue, minced pork, and wrappers.


    Mo Kun wiped his mouth and asked Xiaolu, "Have you booked the train tickets yet?"


    Xiaolu said, "Master Xi says that we should book tickets for tomorrow at noon. She wants you to rest first and recuperate."


    Long Xi said, "The air here is so fresh! Anyway, we asked for three days off from Mrs. Lin, who now knows what the Red Envelope Game is about. And don''t you have a headache? I want to take you to the hot springs in Little Mount Emei."


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "Since you love me so much, how can I not appreciate it? The White Ape and Mountain Ghost that villagers are talking about are just superstitions!"


    Long Xi said, "Yes, I don''t believe it either! As long as we sneak up the mountain and don''t let the villagers see us."


    She smiled and asked Xiaolu, "Would you like to take a bath, too? Look at you, sweating so much, through chopping firewood!"


    Xiaolu sniffed at himself, frowned and said, "Wow, what a sour smell! Last night, I didn''t take a shower, nor change my clothes. I sweated a lot, and smell a bit bad."


    Mo Kun put forward a good suggestion, "Let''s ride the golden eagle up to the mountain."


    Long Xi immediately agreed, "That''s great. The mountain road is very rugged, and there is a large area of virgin forest, in the middle of the road. If we can fly directly there, we don''t have to hike through the virgin forest."


    Xiaolu laughed and said, "Yeah, yeah, I''m going to fly too!"


    Lord Mo Kun said solemnly, "Okay, but the golden eagles only follow my orders. They have bad tempers." "Even I dare not ride them unless it is a special situation. If you ride it, it may suddenly get angry and throw you off. Why don''t you carry a parachute first?"


    Xiaolu smiled and said, "Who are you trying to scare? I take it that Master Xi will be riding as well?"


    Mo Kun said solemnly, "Of course, I am the host, and Xixi is the hostess!"


    Xiaolu smiled and said, "No, it''s because Master Xi is Xiaolongnv! Aunt, I''m Guoer, but not Yang Guo, it''s Lu(Lu) Guo! Passing through your world!"


    Long Xi was amused by him. Xiaolu was born with the ability to make people happy!


    Suddenly she wanted to go to the toilet, and said shyly, "Please wait for me. I need to go to the public latrine at the end of the village."


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "That''s nothing to be embarrassed about. Shall I accompany you?"


    Long Xi glared at him and went away with a smile.


    After walking for about five minutes, she was stopped by a group of people.


    These were five or six tall and strong men, all with non-mainstream, killing Matt''s hairstyles. Long Xi was immediately on the alert.


    "Are you Long Xi? We brothers, have been waiting for you. I''ll just say this, even though you''re a fairy, you still have to go to the toilet!" The leader wore a thick gold necklace, was dressed like a ruffian, and looked at her lustfully.


    "What do you want? Let me tell you, both of my friends are waiting for me nearby! As soon as I shout, someone will come to save me immediately," Long Xi tried to bluff her way out.


    In fact, she had no confidence in her heart, because it was a little far away from her ancestral home.


    "Beauty, what do you want us to do?" The boy touched the beard on his chin and laughed obscenely.


    "Since we saw your photos, we have fallen in love with you. Look at them, drooling, one by one," said the "golden chain", turning his body and pointing to the three big men standing behind him. These three men looked alike, probably three brothers.


    Obviously, this group of people had come looking for Long Xi, and they were prepared for it!


    Long Xi pretended not to understand their meaning. She nodded and said with a dull smile, "Well, I know. Thank you for your love. Big brothers, can you excuse me? I''m going to meet my friends now. They''ve been waiting for me for a long time already." And this big brother¡­ It''s usually women who fall in love with people."


    Several of the men thought she was cute. They could not help laughing, and also let down their guard.


    "Your little face is really cute, let me touch it," The "golden chain" said, and reached out to touch Long Xi''s face.


    Long Xi''s body recoiled and she nimbly avoided his hand.


    She smiled and said, "Big brothers, my friends will be here soon. One of them has strong martial arts skills and the ability to train animals. Another is a member of the X City Dart Sports Association. You''d better let me go, or you''ll be in trouble."


    She was not lying. Mo Kun''s martial skills were really good and he was able to train animals, and Xiaolu was indeed a member of the X City Dart Sports Association, known as the "king of darts hitting every time"!


    The "golden chain" laughed and said, "Ha-ha, do you think we came without checking out the situation, first? They''re in your ancestral home now and even if they could fly over, it''ll be too late!"


    The man behind him burst into laughter.


    One of the men said, "Brother Fenggou, don''t listen to her nonsense! I think she''s deliberately wasting time! Let''s take her to a good place first, and then we''ll serve her well and taste what this little girl is like!"


    Another man said, "A''nan, you''re wrong to say that. The first one must be Brother Fenggou, and I will be the second. Who do you think you are?"

 Chapter 78 Afraid of Love does not live long

    A''nan glanced at Long Xi and his eyes lit up. He said with great dissatisfaction, "Adong, I have no objection to Brother Fenggou being the first one. But why should you be the second one? Abei, don''t you think so?"


    The third man nodded and said a little foolishly, "Yeah, yeah!"


    Adong said, "You are not convinced. Then let''s play the finger-guessing game. Whoever wins the game, will be the second one!"


    A''nan said, "Let''s get out of here first before we talk about other things. Don''t you understand the overall situation?"


    Brother Fenggou agreed, saying "A''nan is right, let''s get down to business first!"


    Long Xi raised her head and asked fearlessly, "Who on earth sent you here? Who showed you my photos? How much did he give you? I''ll pay you double!"


    "Long Xi, as far as we know, you are a poor woman. How can you afford to pay us double?" Adon asked tentatively, even though his eyes sparkled with greed.


    A''nan said, "Fool, she''s just using delaying tactics!"


    As he spoke, he spread his arms and rushed towards Long Xi.


    Each of them clearly knew their roles. Adong and A''nan held Long Xi, and Abei took out a coil of heavy hemp rope from his backpack!


    "Help! I warn you! Don''t come over!" Long Xi shouted with all her might, hoping that Mo Kun and Xiaolu could hear her.


    Just then, she heard a "click!" sound, was that the sound of bones cracking?


    A''nan and Adong, who were the ones roughing her up, were thrown to the ground, as they cried and howled in pain.


    Mo Kun grabbed Brother Fenggou''s hair and banged his head hard against the earth wall of the public latrine.


    With a loud crashing sound, a large area of the earthern wall unexpectedly collapsed. Brother Fenggou went straight through the wall and fell into the latrine.


    Long Xi saw Mo Kun''s shirt was unbuttoned, revealing his delicate clavicle. This slightly messy and uninhibited appearance made him seem more and more like an evil spirit.


    "Brother Kun!" Long Xi''s tears filled her eyes.


    "Brother Fenggou!" Several of the men shouted, and in the next second, they immediately brought out sharp watermelon knives, which had been hidden in their waistbands.


    "Who, who are you?" A''nan was eager to try, but he dared not take a step forward. The stylish man in front of him looked like he was not easy to deal with at all.


    Mo Kun inspected Long Xi''s whole body, to make sure that she was not injured and that her clothes were still intact, which made him a little relieved.


    He said, "Xixi, do you want them to go to the latrine, too?"


    Long Xi smiled, with tears in her eyes. It was a most brilliant and glorious smile, that showed all her teeth.


    "Lord Mo Kun, you came just in time!"


    Lord Mo Kun said in a slighty surprised tone, "At this time, you can still smile so happily, are you out of your mind? Should I take you to the hospital to the Neuro Department? Well, I will worry about our children''s IQ in the future! It is said that children''s IQ mainly depends on their mother!"


    He scoffed and teased Long Xi, but his hands were not idle. He turned around and skillfully avoided the attack from A''nan''s watermelon knife, and made a lightning-fast counterattack.


    "Ah!" A''nan''s wrist was twisted so badly by Mo Kun that it was dislocated.


    And then Mo Kun gave him a push on the back, so he stumbled and fell into the latrine.


    Long Xi didn''t care about Mo Kun''s teasing at all. At this moment, she even felt that the voice which was as cold as the snow on the mountains, was particularly pleasant, giving her a warm sense of security.


    Long Xi said firmly, "I knew you would come. Every time I am in danger, you will appear next to me immediately!"


    Her spring-like eyes had the same shine as a Swarovski crystal. It was as if she was looking at her guardian angel.


    Hearing what she said, Mo Kun''s obsidian eyes gleamed with delight.


    Fortunately, he had suddenly felt his right eye twitching. Xiaolu joked that when his left eye twitched, it was a sign of wealth, and when it was the right eye, it was a sign of danger. If Mo Kun''s right eye kept twitching, then it was clearly a sign of danger.


    He was worried about Long Xi, so he came to the end of the village to check on her. And he met a villager halfway, who told him hurriedly, that he saw Long Xi, surrounded by several hooligans.


    Mo Kun was alarmed and rushed immediately to the site. Fortunately, it was not too late!


    He secretly rejoiced, "It seemed that he had scored points in Long Xi''s mind!"


    However, at that moment, Long Xi suddenly exclaimed, "Brother Kun!"


    She rushed to Mo Kun!


    Brother Fenggou climbed out of the latrine, covered with shit. He took a pistol out of his backpack and shot Mo Kun. His pistol had a muffling function, so there was no sound of a gunshot.


    Long Xi''s face turned pale in an instant, and blood gushed out of her arm!


    Mo Kun''s face had never been so panic-stricken before, He put his hand around her and shouted, "Why are you taking the bullet for me? Are you stupid?"


    Tears flashed in his eyes,and he had a murderous look. With his other hand, he knocked out the third man, using him as a shield against the second bullet from Brother Fenggou.


    Mo Kun took out a pocket pistol from his trouser pocket and opened the safety catch. Under cover of the human shield, he shot the left eye of Brother Fenggou. Brother Fenggou gave a terrible cry and passed out in pain.


    "Ahahah!" A''nan and Adong screamed and ran for their lives.


    Abei''s shoulder had been shot by Brother Fenggou and was all bloody. He suddenly woke from his faint.


    Mo Kun put a pistol to his temple and asked in a cold voice, "Who is the person behind all this?"


    Abei was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. "Plop!" He kneeled on the ground, clasped his hands together and repeatedly begged, "I''m sorry, please spare me. I just take the money and am working for others."


    Mo Kun pretended to shoot, which had him utterly frightened.


    He said, "It''s Cheng Yimei! Cheng Yimei''s assistant, Zhong, gave us money and asked us to deal with her!"


    Mo Kun''s eyes darkened and he asked, "Is there any proof?"


    Abei said with a bland look, "Assistant Zhong pays us cash, without check or receipt. I''m telling you the truth! Please spare me!"


    Mo Kun estimated that he could not get any more information, so he knocked him out again. He then took Long Xi back to the ancestral house and put her on the bed in her room.


    Xiaolu was lying on the table, resting and was awakened by Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun said sharply, "Xixi is injured. I''m going to dig ther bullet out and try to stop the bleeding. You go and get some medical alcohol and cotton to disinfect her wound."


    Xiaolu was greatly shocked, but did not ask any questions. He immediately went to Uncle Zhao Si''s house to borrow medical alcohol and cotton.


    These two items were not available in Uncle Zhao Si''s house, but he said the Chinese medicine doctor Liu, who lived at the front of the village, should have them, so he took Xiaolu to his home.


    Mo Kun took out a pair of medical forceps, anesthetic needles, and drugs from his backpack.


    He had been injured before, and two of his comrades, SU and TI, were also often injured and tended to each other''s wounds. Long-term illnessess made one become like a doctor. In addition to that, he and his two comrades-in-arms were scientists themselves.


    He sterilized the needle with the medical alcohol borrowed by Xiaolu and gave Long Xi a local anesthesia.


    Then he tore off Long Xi''s clothes to check her snow-white arms.


    He sterilized the medical forceps, and then used them, meticulously avoiding the blood vessels, to pull the bullet out. His actions were was neat and smooth.


    He then sterilized the wound, took out the Quick Healing Ointment from his pocket and immediately applied it on Long Xi''s arm.


    Long Xi''s wound soon healed.


    The effect of anesthetics had not passed yet, so Mo Kun let Long Xi lie down and rest.


    Xiaolu, who had been waiting at the door of the room, saw Mo Kun come out and asked hurriedly, "How is she?"


    Mo Kun breathed a sigh of relief and said, "She is all right. Let her rest."


    Xiaolu took out a clean handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat off his forehead. Then he asked, "What''s going on?"


    Mo Kun briefly told him what had just happened, and Xiaolu was furious.


    Mo Kun said, "Cheng Yimei, I won''t let you off so easily!"


    Xiaolu said indignantly, "Such a person really can''t be let off! If there''s anything I can do for you, just say it!"


    Mo Kun sincerely said, "Although I feel I''m very strong, ultimately I''m only one person, sometimes it''s difficult to take care of her round the clock! Xiaolu, in case one day, I''m not around her, you need to help me protect her!"


    Xiaolu said earnestly, "Sure! Shall we make an alliance?"


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "Okay! We are allies for Long Xi!"


    He stretched out a palm and high fived with Xiaolu! They also touched each other''s shoulders, indicating that they shared a common goal and established a sincere friendship!


    An hour later, Long Xi walked out of the room, and said with a smile, "I''m all healed. You don''t have to worry about me."


    There was a shooting incident in the village, and two men had been injured at the scene. Villagers had already called the police, and they also called the Chinese medicine doctor Liu to come over to deal with their wounds. Although the Chinese medicine doctor Liu was a "barefoot doctor", he had ample experience in practicing medicine and was highly skilled. Long Xi had learned the massage technique from him.


    Because it was so remote, the police had not arrived yet.


    For a time, people in the village were was in a state of panic and there was a lot of gossip flying around.


    One of the villagers said, "Someone must have secretly sneaked onto Little Mount Emei, and the master Mountain Ghost thinks we are sinners."


    Mo Kun, Long Xi, and Xiaolu packed up their backpacks and quietly went to the mountain crossing of Little Mount Emei.


    In his mind, Mo Kun summoned the three golden eagles, temporarily staying in Guniang Hill. The three golden eagles soon flew over, swooped down from mid-air and landed next to Lord Mo Kun.


    Lord Mo Kun lightly leaped onto the back of the white feather golden eagle, Xiaolu and Long Xi climbed onto the backs of the other two smaller golden eagles.


    Mo Kun and Long Xi took out the pair of glasses invented by Lord Mo Kun from their backpacks, pressed the button to open the telescope function, and put them on.


    The three golden eagles fluttered their huge wings, went up into the sky, and soared up to the top of the mountain.


    Along the way, they saw rugged rocks, rippling streams, and many fowls and beasts, but they were all small animals, which posed no threat to them.


    In a moment, they reached the sky above the dark primeval forest, halfway up the mountain.


    This primeval forest covered an area of considerable size, and all the trees''s foliage were so thick that they blocked out the sun!


    They flew up for at least five more minutes before reaching the upper edge of the primeval forest.


    Long Xi suddenly found that near the edge of the primeval forest, where there were a lot of tall, old trees, a space of about 30 square meters had been unexpectedly leveled and there were three cabins there.


    There were stumps whose trunks had been sawed off, remaining on the ground, and the timbers used in the cabins were apparently from the trunks of those old trees.

 Chapter 79 To Be A Perfect Gentleman

    Long Xi pointed towards a spot in the distance and said to Mo Kun, "Brother Kun, someone there is trying to be like Logger Vick. They are secretly cutting down trees and building log cabins in the primeval forest."


    Mo Kun pondered for a moment and said firmly, "There must be a reason why White Ape appeared so suddenly and all the cattle have been poisoned."


    Long Xi nodded and said, "Yes, maybe it''s the people living in the log cabins. Are they grave robbers or gold miners? In order to prevent the villagers from going up to the mountain, they deliberately created some rumors there. But I''ve never heard of an ancient tomb or a gold mine, or even a diamond mine, on this mountain."


    Mo Kun rubbed his temples and said, "Let''s go to the hot spring instead of worrying about these strange things!"


    Long Xi said, "Yes. As long as they do not endanger the safety of villagers, we should leave them alone. When I get home, I''ll report them to the Forestry Bureau!"


    As they spoke, they flew to the top of the mountain and landed next to a large rock that had a crack on it.


    Long Xi pointed to the huge stone and said with a smile, "My grandmother told me a story about this rock before. She said that Sun Wukong jumped out of this huge stone, and there is a cave nearby that is very similar to Water Curtain Cave. This is the legendary Huaguo Mountain."


    Xiaolu said, "I''m afraid it''s just an old wives'' tale. Didn''t you know that there were people in several places who claimed that their hometown was Ximen Qing''s hometown? And I remember that the Huaguo Mountain recorded in Journey to the West is a mountain near the sea. Where is the sea?"


    Long Xi said, "Haha, it''s just a bedtime story. I didn''t say it''s true. Grandma said that the cave where the hot spring is located is near the huge stone, so let''s look for it."


    They looked around and found the entrance to the cave.


    The entrance was so narrow that adults were only able to enter one at a time and the stone walls on both sides were very steep. It was so dark inside that you couldn''t see anything.


    Xiaolu said to Mo Kun, "I will lead the way, and you bring up the rear. We will protect Long Xi on both ends."


    Mo Kun took a golden cutlass that was sheathed, from his backpack and handed it to Xiaolu, saying, "Use this as a weapon for your protection!"


    When Xiaolu pulled the cutlass out of its sheath, he saw that it glittered coldly and was very sharp. He could not help praising it, "Great knife!"


    Long Xi smiled and said, "It''s a precious knife that can cut through iron as if it was like mud!"


    Mo Kun said proudly, "I used metal made with the most advanced alchemy, and the most advanced casting techniques to cast the precious knife. It is not only sharp, but also very solid. It is very difficult for general knives to bend it, let alone cut it off."


    Long Xi asked with a smile, "Does this knife have a name?"


    Mo Kun said, "Not yet. Would you like to give it a name?"


    Long Xi smiled and said, "This knife is shaped like the crescent moon, and its light is like the cold stars. Let''s call it the Xingyue Knife"


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "Good name, so it will be known as that."


    Suddenly, there was a roar that came from deep within the cave. It sounded like the angry cry of some sort of wild animal when its territory was violated, not like the roar of human beings.


    Long Xi had never heard such a terrible sound before. When the pitch was high, it was louder than thunder, and could really burst one''s eardrums. When it was low, people''s ears were repeatedly assaulted by the grating sound it made. It was like a small blunt knife that was being sawn back and forth.


    Surprised, she said, "Is that the White Ape?"


    Mo Kun took out a pocket pistol from his backpack, the same one he used to shoot Brother Fenggou in the eye, and said, "Do not be afraid, we still have this Gauss Rifle."


    He extended the pistol and transformed it into a rifle, almost like magic.


    Xiaolu liked to read magazines about weapons and knew what a Gauss Rifle was. He said, "Isn''t this kind of Gauss Rifle still in the experimental stage? Have you already tested it out successfully?"


    Lord Mo Kun smiled and said, "Of course, who do you think I am? This gun has a large recoil force and a huge projectile power. It easily broke through any steel plates during the experimental stage. Its energy comes from the pulse current and the electromagnetic coil of its internal battery. When strong current flows through the coil instantaneously, the magnetic force produced will force the ferromagnetic bullet out."


    Xiaolu made a "666" gesture and said, "So what are we waiting for? Let''s go!"


    Long Xi took off her glasses and asked Xiaolu to put them on.


    Holding the Xingyue Knife, he took the lead and walked slowly into the cave.


    Wearing the night-vision glasses, Xiaolu could see moss growing on the stone walls on both sides, making them slippery and wet.


    Long Xi held a flashlight and followed closely behind, while Mo Kun, holding the rifle, was at the rear.


    Suddenly, a white-haired monster, as tall as Xiaolu, flew out of the cave and swiped its huge claws toward Xiaolu''s face.


    Xiaolu used the Xingyue Knife to block it, but it managed to dodge it. The precious knife cut off a tuft of white hair from the paw.


    Xiaolu saw that the monster was a white ape, several times bigger than an ordinary ape. The white fur on the ape''s huge head stood up like steel needles, and its eyes were as big as copper bells. They glowed like light bulbs, giving off a faint green light. The face of the ape resembled King Kong in the movie.


    He swung his knife at the white ape, using a practiced set of movements.


    He had been fond of sports since his childhood. He learned from famous teachers and studied martial arts as a form of self-defense.


    The White Ape seemed to be quite intelligent, too. Knowing how powerful the knife was, it gave a strange cry and jumped up the stone wall. Its long-armed claws clambered over the rocks, and it fled from the cave.


    The claws of apes and monkeys were suitable for climbing, and they were much more adept at climbing than humans.


    Lord Mo Kun raised his Gauss rifle and fired over the head of White Ape. With a silencer, his gun would not make a sound, and attract the attention of the enemy. The bullet made a deep hole in the stone wall.


    White Ape was so frightened that it screamed as it ran out of the cave.


    Mo Kun raised his gun again, and Long Xi quickly stopped him and said, "No, it didn''t hurt us!"


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "Actually, I just wanted to scare it so that it will not dare to disturb us again. Otherwise, with my marksmanship, it would have been dead already."


    Long Xi nodded and said, "It seems that the power of your knife and gun really live up to their reputation!"


    The three people went on, and the further they went in, it became warmer and more humid. Finally, they came to a hot spring.


    When Long Xi used the flashlight to check the area out, she saw that the water in the hot spring pool was slightly white, and said "Look at the color, the water must be rich in minerals. It has calcium... Huh? Hello, what are you doing?"


    Without saying anything, Lord Mo Kun began to undress, showing off his well toned upper body. He also began to take off his trousers.


    Long Xi turned her face quickly, blushing brightly and her heart was beating loudly like thunder.


    Xiaolu also took off his clothes and said with a smile, "Recently, when I was doing my dance practice, my legs ached. I will just take a dip to relax my muscles."


    The two men looked at each other''s bodies, especially at the "unmentionable" parts. It was as if they were doing a comparison as to whose body was in better shape!


    With two "Plops", the two of them jumped into the spring at the same time and water splashed everywhere.


    Lord Mo Kun looked at Long Xi''s back and deliberately said with a smile, "Xixi, it''s really comfortable. Would you like to join us in this bubble bath? The depth of the water should be enough to cover your chest."


    Xiaolu also laughed and said, "Don''t worry. Although you are so exceedingly beautiful, we are all perfect gentlemen."


    Mo Kun leaned at the edge of the pool, breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "You can be a perfect gentleman, but I''m not. I''ve seen enough of what I should see, and I''ve seen what I shouldn''t."


    Long Xi did not want to stay any longer, to put up with their "teasing", so she said, "What would you like to eat at noon? I saw a lot of grey mushrooms just now. If we stir-fry them with meat, it''ll be very delicious! I will go and pick some!"


    Lord Mo Kun seemed a bit worried and said, "Don''t go too far, be careful not to lose your way! You also know that you''re a bit lost when it comes to finding directions!"


    Long Xi knew that he was concerned about her, so she said half impatiently and half sweetly, "I am not a three-year-old child, don''t worry!"


    Fearing that she might encounter an accident, Xiaolu said, "Take that Xingyue Knife with you, and that pair of magic glasses, it''s in my pile of clothes."


    Long Xi agreed that taking a weapon would be safer. So she squatted down and searched for the weapons among Xiaolu''s pile of clothes.


    Not only did she find Xingyue Knife and magic glasses, but she also saw that Xiaolu had leopard print underwear. She could not help laughing in her heart, "This guy looks like a sunshine boy, but who knows that he is really such a fashion plate?"


    She put on the glasses and turned on the night vision function. Putting the Xingyue Knife in her bag, she hopped out.


    When she came out of the cave, she saw that the three golden eagles were still dutifully guarding the cave. She couldn''t help admiring Lord Mo Kun.


    After a light rain in the morning, the air was very fresh, and grey mushrooms sprang up everywhere, under the big trees. They looked like cute, little grey umbrellas.


    Today, Long Xi wore a very stylish denim jacket designed by herself. At this time, she took off her jacket and used it as a basket, becoming like a little girl out picking tree mushrooms.


    "Buzzing, buzzing, I am a hard-working little bee; it is so glorious to be self-reliant!" Long Xi, immersed in the pleasure of picking tree mushrooms, could not help singing. Well, she was a good girl who was happy with what she already had!


    A little gray rabbit suddenly burst out of the mushroom patch and startled her.


    The rabbit seemed totally unafraid of people. It had a pair of clear eyes, like glass beads, and stared at her closely. It had something in its mouth and its chewing motion was very cute.


    Then, a red dragonfly flew past the rabbit''s eyes, and it immediately stopped its chewing, and chased after the red dragonfly.


    Long Xi could not resist this kind of furry cuteness, so she ran after the little gray rabbit.


    She saw the little gray rabbit hopping all the way. It seemed to be playing with the red dragonfly, and that was really so cute!


    Long Xi decided that when she designed clothes the next time, she would add this little gray rabbit into the clothes, as a design motif.


    She did not realize that she had unconsciously reached the edge of the primeval forest.


    Suddenly, a cry came from the depths of the dense forest. It sounded very sad, like a girl''s cry.

 Chapter 80 Mysterious Log Cabin

    Long Xi turned pale when she heard the cry. The gray rabbit was also shocked and quickly hid in a nearby rabbit hole.


    Just as the so-called saying "a cunning rabbit has three hiding holes", it was impossible for a rabbit to have only one hiding place!"


    At this time, Long Xi found that she had unconsciously wandered far from the hot spring cave and had already left the safe area.


    She wondered if she should go over and check it out. "What if someone was in trouble and needed help?"


    The crying became more and more tragic. It sounded like an abandoned girl complaining about the unfairness of her fate!


    Long Xi hurriedly used the two sleeves of the denim jacket, and wrapped the gray mushrooms into a small package. She involuntarily took a few steps towards the direction of the crying, but suddenly stopped.


    Suddenly she remembered a video she had seen on the Internet before. It was a parrot imitating a baby''s cry, which really sounded like the genuine thing! Could it be a trap?


    For prudent reasons, she decided to go back. She would bring Mo Kun and Xiaolu, and have them check it out together.


    "Mom... Mom... Woo" Suddenly a girl''s voice could be heard, seeming to come from the deep forest.


    Long Xi, who already started walking back, suddenly stopped?


    She recognized the voice. It was Dong''er! Widow Ma''s daughter, Ma Dong''er! Even a smooth-tongued parrot couldn''t imitate her so well!


    Dong''er was an autistic child. Although she was already five years old, she could only utter one word, which was "mom".


    Long Xi did not hesitate any longer. She ran quickly in the direction of the sound and soon came to the edge of the green, secluded primeval forest.


    She looked through the tree branches, saw bushes, grass and the entire ground was covered with dead branches and rotten leaves. Where was the entrance?


    She took the Xingyue Knife out of her backpack, pulled it out from the sheath, lopped off the thick branches and leaves, and pushed her way through.


    The bright blue sky overhead was totally obscured by the thick branches and leaves.


    The surroundings were gloomy and eerie. If Long Xi had not wearing the magic glasses, she would not have been able to see anything at all.


    As the cold wind blew through the forest, Long Xi shivered involuntarily.


    She held up the Xingyue Knife and slowly walked forward.


    She had not gone far when she heard the "pattering" sound of rain.


    "Is it raining?" Long Xi looked up, but her vision was blocked by the branches and leaves, and she could not see anything.


    She walked a little further, and the sound of rain was getting louder and louder, but there was not a drop of water on her.


    "Is that the sound of rain?" Long Xi said to herself.


    She knew that in primeval forests, leaves absorbed a lot of water, which condensed into droplets when the weather changed and then fell when the wind blew. It was nothing strange.


    Suddenly she felt something falling on her head, reached out and touched a sticky, soft object.


    The palm of her hand was bitten by something, and it immediately became painful and itchy. She couldn''t help but scratch it, and the scent of blood immediately wafted into the air.


    She took a closer look at her palm and saw a leafy green worm that looked like a caterpillar. It unceremoniously bit Long Xi''s palm again, and its dry stomach swelled.


    Long Xi screamed and threw it to the ground.


    "Strange, was this a blood-sucking caterpillar? Haven''t she heard of these things in the primeval forest before? Was it a genetic variant of caterpillars?"


    Long Xi rushed forward.


    Unfortunately, she could not run as fast as she wanted to, because of the thick grass and lush forest. There were roots and branches under her feet, so she tripped and fell, after taking only a few steps.


    At the same time, the rain seemed to fall heavily on the trees, and the sound rose and fell continuously.


    Four or five worms soon fell onto Longxi''s head. They crawled around her head, and one of them bit into her scalp and sucked Long Xi''s blood desperately.


    Long Xi''s scalp tingled, and she had to endure the disgust as she swiped her scalp several times in an attempt to brush them off.


    The smell of blood was getting stronger. Like flies attracted to the smell of a foul ditch, the "caterpillars" on the trees rained down desperately.


    The wounds became more painful and itchy. Long Xi couldn''t stand it anymore, and stretched her hand out to scratch it.


    "Don''t scratch!" At this critical moment, Mo Kun and Xiaolu, respectively riding on a golden eagle, swooped down from the sky, like guardian angels.


    Because the branches and leaves were too dense, the three golden eagles could only land on the top of the trees.


    "The more you scratch them, the bigger the wound will get! Get under a tree!" Mo Kun''s voice was as cold and alienated as the moonlight. With that kind of bearing, he would still be calm, even Tai Mountain collapsed in front of them.


    "Now what? Do something!" Xiaolu was so worried about Long Xi that he almost cried.


    Caterpillars that fell to the ground came crawling towards Long Xi.


    "Make a fire!" Mo Kun said, throwing down a lighter through the spaces between the leaves.


    Long Xi quickly picked up the lighter and lit a clump of dead branches.


    Sparks ignited, and the clump of dead branches and leaves burned quickly, together with the withered grass and leaves that surrounded them, and black smoke soon filled the air.


    Overwhelmed by the smoke, the caterpillars around Long Xi receded instantly.


    She heaved a long sigh of relief.


    She broke a branch, lit it and holding the torch, began to climb agilely up the tree.


    She loved climbing trees since childhood. She would climb trees every time she returned to Intoxicating Aroma Village, so she quickly reached the top and rode on Baiyu.


    The three golden eagles soared into the air.


    Long Xi pointed in the direction of the cry and said nervously to them, "I heard Dong''er crying. Dong''er is the daughter of Widow Ma in our village, an autistic child."


    As she spoke, she turned on the telescope function of the glasses, looked around, and finally found the target.


    She said, "At the open space of the dense forest, there''s a little girl standing next to a stump, beside those log cabins and crying. Come with me, help me to save her."


    She flew over to the site, followed by Mo Kun and Xiaolu, on the golden eagles.


    Lord Mo Kun wore a pair of glasses that he invented, used the function of the telescope, and saw the poor little girl in the distance.


    He found the environment and atmosphere beyond the open space very strange.


    The windows of several cabins were open, but the doors were closed. The chimneys of each cabin had smoke curling out of them, but no one came out of the house.


    Normally, if there were people in the cabins, they would definitely come out and check, especially when they could hear a girl crying her eyes out.


    "Was there really no one around? Or... were they all dead? ¡°Mo Kun had a bad feeling in his heart.


    Long Xi rode on the golden eagle and landed on the open ground.


    Dong''er, carrying an old small backpack, sounded hoarse, from all her crying. Long Xi ran over but dared not touch Dong''er. She just squatted down and looked at Dong''er.


    She knew that Dong''er was very afraid of strangers. No one could touch her except her parents and grandparents. When she was touched by strangers, she would scream and even scratch others with her nails.


    Long Xi said to her, "Dong''er, Dong''er, it''s all right, all right. Sister Long will protect you, Sister Long will protect you. Do you still remember Sister Long? Do you still remember Sister Long?" She repeated every sentence twice because she feared that Dong''er would not understand it.


    Dong''er was still crying and started to hit her head repeatedly against the stump. She was very emotional.


    Long Xi quickly cushioned Dong''er''s head, so that Dong''er would not bump her head and start bleeding.


    She wanted to knock Dong''er out, so as not to let her continue her self-mutilation. But she was also afraid that she might hurt Dong''er in the process, so she did not know what to do, for a while.


    Long Xi thought, "Anyway, we should leave this place first! We really don''t know whether those people in the cabin are good or bad, friends or foes."


    In the midst of her panicky thoughts, she suddenly had an idea and took out a yellow puppy puppet from her backpack.


    The puppy puppet was made from a yellow sock and some cotton wool. She had made it when she was still a child. The puppy''s eyes were two black buttons, and she named it "Doudou".


    Doudou, which had been with Long Xi all these years since her childhood, usually sat next to her pillow.


    Whenever she tossed and turned restlessly in her bed and couldn''t fall asleep, she would hold the puppy puppet in her arms and after whispering to it, she would then drift off to sleep.


    Every time she left home, she would bring Doudou along in her backpack.


    She put the puppy puppet in front of Dong''er and said gently, "Dong''er, Dong''er, don''t cry, don''t cry. I''ll give you this yellow dog. I''ll give you this yellow dog. Okay? Okay?"


    She vaguely remembered that Dong''er did not like to play with her peers, but often played together with a big yellow dog in Uncle Zhao Si''s family.


    Perhaps it was her words that did the trick. Dong''er stopped mutilating herself, and her big, clear eyes looked at Doudou in Long Xi''s hands, but she still sobbed.


    Long Xi put Doudou in Dong''er''s hands.


    Dong''er stopped crying and concentrated on playing with Doudou''s "eyes".


    Long Xi gently said to Dong''er, "I''ll take you to look for the big yellow dog. I''ll take you to look for the big yellow dog, okay? Okay?"


    Dong''er did not answer and continued playing with the little yellow puppy puppet.


    Long Xi tried to pull Dong''er up through her small hand. When she saw that Dong''er did not protest, she took Dong''er to the white feathered golden eagle and put her on the golden eagle. She then rode on it and held Dong''er tightly.


    In the process, Lord Mo Kun checked out the cabins. There was no one, no one, at all in them!


    He said to Long Xi and Xiaolu who stayed close to Long Xi, "There are beds, furniture, and signs of habitation in the cabins. There are large pots on several hearths, some have meals cooking in them and some pots have boiling water. But the rice is burnt and the water is almost dry which means that it must have been burning for at least two hours. I put out the fire, or it would probably cause a forest fire."


    Long Xi said, "Are they really grave robbers or mine diggers? Did they suddenly disappear in the process of cooking meals, boiling water?"


    Mo Kun said, "Let''s mind our own business, save Dong¡¯er and go away!"


    He and Xiaolu were about to mount the golden eagles again. Suddenly, Mo Kun found that someone was shooting them from the dense forest, so he shouted, "Hide!"


    "Bang! Bang! Bang!" Several shots rang out unexpectedly.


    Three bullets hit the hearts of the three golden eagles.


    Lord Mo Kun was a battle-hardened person. After half a second of hesitation, he leapt aside, just barely avoiding several bullets fired at him from the dense forest in the west. Then he went deep into the dense forest in the East and hid behind a big tree.

 Chapter 81 Defeat the Mercenary!

    Mo Kun lifted the Gauss rifle that had been in his hand and calmly fought back so that the enemy could not move closer.


    Through the telescope function of the magic glasses, he saw that there were at least 20 people in the enemy side, wearing helmets, hiding behind the big stones and big trees. They shot exactly and cooperated well. Obviously, they were professionally trained.


    It was Long Xi''s first time experience like this. Seeing White Feather under her body bloodstained and struggled, she was trembling with fear. Her legs were so weak and could not move.


    Dong''er in her arms was also scared to hold Doudou and cried very loudly.


    A bullet smacked into Long Xi''s head. She could even clearly feel that she was only 0.01 meters away from Death.


    At the end of the crisis, Long Xi''s potential broke out. She held Dong''er and quickly rolled into the jungle.


    Xiaolu endured pain and followed closely.


    The bullets passed through their ears, waist, and legs.


    Long Yu and Dong¡¯er hid behind a large stone under a big tree, and Xiaolu hid behind the big tree next to the location where Mo Kun hid.


    The enemy seemed to have also figured out that only Mo Kun among the three people had the ability to attack. The firepower almost entirely concentrated on Mo Kun. The dense bullets were woven into a powerful firepower net. Mo Kun felt stressful.


    Mo Kun''s shooting was very accurate, and he had experienced many battles. Leaning against the big tree, he hit the target at every shot. The enemy fire was slightly weakened.


    The enemy then changed the strategy. With two or three people as a group, they covered mutually, moving with powerful long-range German rifles, to broaden the battle line.


    Obviously, these people were very good at bush fighting!


    Xiaolu asked Mo Kun, "What can I do for you?"


    Mo Kun''s eyes were cold as he asked, "Can you throw a dart?¡±


    Xiaolu said, "Yes, I throw it very accurately, but now the enemy is too far away from me."


    Mo Kun threw the backpack to him and ordered him in a harsh tone, "There are darts in the bag. I''ll lead them over, and you''ll throw them when you see the chance! Look at their throats and throw them, don''t be softhearted!"


    He had never been idle while saying. He mowed on two enemies again.


    Xiaolu took out a dozen sharp darts from his backpack but appeared to be reluctant.


    He threw darts very accurately, but he usually shot at dead objects. He was so kindhearted that he was reluctant to hurt a dog, let alone kill a person!


    He glanced at Long Xi and Dong''er who were shivering behind a big stone. He gritted his teeth as he said, "Kill or be killed!"


    As a bullet passed by his arm, Mo Kun screamed and squatted down in pain. He had not yet fired a single shot.


    He glanced at Long Xi, and she understood. She immediately burst into a rage of tears, "Brother Kun, Brother Kun, please do not die!"


    The enemy also stopped shooting. After a few seconds, a burly foreign man quietly made three complicated gestures to the remaining six teammates who were not dead or seriously injured. The enemy was immediately divided into two groups, suddenly attacking them from both sides.


    The burly man with the three people on the left side slowly proceeded with caution, while the three people on the right side were quickly approaching Mo Kun under the cover.


    Xiaolu''s eyes were blazing like torches; two streaks of white light flew out from his hands. The two enemies in the right group who were shot in the lungs screamed twice at the same time.


    Xiaolu was not hardhearted, so he did not throw darts at their throat and heart but their lungs. In this way, they were severely injured and deprived of the ability to attack. However, they would not die at once and could be rescued successfully.


    Lord Mo Kun immediately "respawned with full HP". In the three consecutive long-range shots, he hit the vital parts of the three enemies from the left group.


    The burly foreign man stood at the back of the group and reacted the quickest. He immediately hid into the jungle.


    At the same time, Xiaolu threw two darts again and hit the wrists of the rest of the right group, making him unable to shoot.


    The man seemed to be an Asian. In order to ambush, he blackened his face.


    The man immediately raised his injured hands and said in Chinese with a heavy Fusang accent: "I surrender!"


    Xiaolu looked at Mo Kun. Mo Kun said, "Don''t go out. There is another one hiding in the jungle, and he is not hurt!"


    Mo Kun aimed at the Asian with a gun and shot his legs so that he could not escape.


    The Asian screamed twice.


    Long Xi suddenly found a big shadow overhead. She looked up and saw that White Ape was on the crown over her head. It seemed to recognize that it was Long Xi who just drove it away from the hot spring. It raised a large stone to hit Long Xi''s head.


    At a critical time, she was blocked by a tall body.


    The man bled profusely and stained the dead leaves on the ground. In Long Xi''s eyes, it turned into red clouds all over the sky.


    "Come on!" Xiaolu covered the bloody wound on his head, and shouted at White Ape, throwing the dart in his hand to it.


    White Ape quickly climbed to another big tree and disappeared in the blink of an eye.


    Mo Kun took out a small bottle from his arms and threw it into Xiaolu''s hand. He said, "This is a special medicine. Apply it to the wound, and you will soon be fine."


    Xiaolu did what he said.


    Mo Kun found that there was no movement in the jungle. He said to the Asian: "Climb over."


    The Asian was very obedient and climbed to the big tree where Mo Kun was.


    Mo Kun pointed at him with a gun and asked, "How many people are you still there?"


    The Asian said, "Only Peter is left. He is our team leader."


    Xiaolu''s wound really healed quickly. It was so amazing!


    Mo Kun asked, "Are you mercenaries?"


    The Asian nodded.


    Long Xi asked, "What are you doing here?"


    The Asian looked at Long Xi. Thinking that girls must be softhearted, he said pitifully, "Can you help me with the wound first? I''ll speak without reserve! Peter should have gone. Otherwise, he will definitely shoot me. He is the kind of person who would rather kill his teammates than let his teammates leak out!"


    Mo Kun said, "You say it first. We''ll dress your wound."


    Long Xi saw that his limbs were bleeding, and she could not bear it. She said, "If you don''t want to lose excessive blood, just say it! Don''t worry, we won''t kill the captives! Are you from Fusang?"


    The Asian nodded and said, "Yes, I''m a Chinese-Japanese mixed-race, named Tangze Shoutai. We are employed by a treasure hunt in the United States called ''Aimeibao Company'' to find the three families living in this wooden house."


    "Why to catch them?" Xiaolu asked.


    "I don''t know about this. We''re just ordered to catch them to the United States and hand it over to the treasure hunt." Tangze Shoutai said.


    Mo Kun asked, "Have you caught them?"


    "No, they disappeared bizarrely. Originally, we ambushed in the jungle, surrounded the wooden house, and prepared to launch a surprise attack against them when they had dinner. Unexpectedly, the smoke from the kitchen chimney had been coming out for almost an hour. When we felt that something was wrong, we went to investigate. However, we found that nobody was in the three rooms. We wanted to withdraw, but we saw a young woman wearing flowers in her hair and a little girl coming over from the woods. Then the young woman said a few words loudly, as if she was going to work in the city, calling Brother Niu to take care of her daughter Dong''er. Later, she carried a small backpack to the little girl and then left alone. The little girl stood in a daze, looked at her back, and then kept crying. We felt very strange and continued to hide, not coming out. Then, I saw you three come by riding a big bird. We think that you have something to do with the people in the house, so we want to catch you to accomplish our mission." Tangze Shoutai said.


    Long Xi said loudly, "We don''t know the people who live in this house! Who are they? Why did you arrest them?"


    Tangze Shoutai said very helplessly, "I really don''t know this!"


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "Since you can''t give some helpful information, we won''t save you!"


    Tangze Shoutai was too shocked and said, "Don''t! Well, I''ll tell you all the things I know. I inquiried from a female secretary of the company, but I don''t know if it''s true. It''s said that these three families are all from Z Country, and they are inextricably linked to the mysterious treasures of the ancient Dian Kingdom."


    Lord Mo Kun was not familiar with the history of Z Country. He asked Long Xi, "What country is the ancient Dian kingdom?"


    Long Yu said: "It''s a long story. I''ll explain it to you later. What do the three families have to do with the mysterious treasures of the ancient Dian Kingdom?"


    Tangze Shoutai shivered as he said, "Can you bind up for me first? I''m really hurt! I bled so much. If you don''t save me, I''ll die!"


    Long Xi saw that he was really afraid of death, so she looked at Mo Kun with inquiry.


    Mo Kun didn''t want Long Xi to take a risk, so he said to Xiaolu, "I point a gun in his face, and you bind up for him."


    Xiaolu also had a strong desire to protect Long Xi, so he was obligatory to undertake the task.


    There were some gauzes and drug in his backpack for self-defense. He never thought it to be used! The dangers of this "tourism" had exceeded his imagination!


    Xiaolu had never been a boy scout before, so he was not good at dressing a wound. He bound up the wound like a steamed rice dumpling. Long Xi couldn''t help but smile.


    She was concerned about Dong''er. Unexpectedly, Dong''er was intently playing with Doudou after crying.


    When Tangze Shoutai felt that he was not in danger, he slowly said, "It is said that the ancient Dian Kingdom disappeared mysteriously and hid a large treasure in a secret place. To find this treasure, we must find 12 clues, which are divided into 12 parts by the descendants of the king, and handed over to 12 guardians."

 Chapter 82 Danger Was Approaching Again

    Long Xi listened with fascination. She did not expect that the people in this cabin were related to the treasures of the ancient Dian Kingdom.


    One of her ten dreams was to hope that she could participate in treasure hunt adventure once at least in her lifetime. She liked this stimulating and mentally absorbing activity the most!


    Tangze Shoutai took a few breaths and said, "The three families living in the wooden house are the descendants of several guardians. They came here to live in seclusion, perhaps because they want to avoid disturbing from treasure hunters at home and aboard."


    "Well, since you have confessed all, we won''t bother you. However, don''t tell others about our encounter after you return to the United States, because we don''t want to get into trouble," said Mo Kun.


    Hearing Mo Kun''s words, Tangze Shoutai nodded like pecking.


    Mo Kun asked, "I think you should drive here. Where did you park the car? We''ll send you to the hospital, and you''ll handle with the other things."


    Tang Zeshou bowed repeatedly and said with gratitude, "Thank you! Thank you! We have three off-road vehicles. Peter should have already driven one. The remaining two are still hidden in the forest. They are camouflaged with branches and leaves. I''ll take you there."


    Xiaolu reached out and was about to hold up Tangze Shoutai. A middle-aged man suddenly came out of the cabin in the east and held a pistol in his hand. He said loudly, "Don''t let him go!"


    Long Xi was taken aback again. "Hasn''t Lord Mo Kun just checked that there is no one in the house? Where does this person come from? Is there a secret chamber, a concealed compartment, a tunnel, or a cellar in the house?"


    She took Xingyue Knife from her backpack and unsheathed, asking, "Who are you?"


    The man was about thirty-seven and eighty years old. He was a big man with heavy eyebrows. He had a slightly sullen look and a strong body. He looked a bit like actor Li Chen.


    He wore the clothes of a certain Chinese minority group like Mongolian traditional costume.


    "Li Chen" said without haste, "My name is Niu Xi, and I bear no malice against you. To show my sincerity, I put my pistol away."


    He put his pistol in his gun case around his waist, and spread his hands, indicating that he was unarmed.


    Mo Kun did not drop his guard as he said, "Except you, how many people are there? Ask them all to come out. Don''t sneak around."


    "Hoho, what a tone! Knock out the people from Fusang. I don''t want him to know too much!" Niu Er said with a smile.


    Mo Kun extended his big hand with five fingers straightened and closed together. He patted on Tangze Shoutai''s head forcibly, and Tangze Shoutai was immediately overpowered by dizziness.


    Then, a young and beautiful woman came out from behind Niu Xi. She was slightly fat but looked gorgeous like a peony. She had a deep dimple on her right cheek, which was like a cup full of intoxicating wine. She could be called a slightly fat goddess.


    Her inky long hair was combed into an ancient hairpin, inserted slantly with a flying phoenix step shake, wearing a gorgeous old-fashioned dress.


    Long Xi liked fashion design, so she had specially studied women''s dresses of different dynasties. Thus, she could see at a glance that the young woman wore the dress of the Ming Dynasty. God, what was this?


    Niu Xi saw the beautiful young woman coming out, and respectfully called her "princess". He stepped back and stood behind the beautiful young woman.


    What? Princess? Could it be that the Princess of the Ming Dynasty traveled into this era? Or are these two people playing a role-playing game?


    The beautiful young woman was both dignified and graceful like a peony, but revealed an approachable smile. She said kindly, "Children, you are just passing by, and it''s not good for you to know too much. You''d better leave quickly!"


    Niu Xi sighed and said, "We have also dealt with these mercenaries for several times. They are ruthless and savage, so you can''t let him go. He will definitely go back on his words and kill you all."


    Mo Kun thought for a moment and said, "You also make sense. So, we''ll leave him to you for disposal. We''re not interested in knowing the rivalry between you, as long as we won¡¯t get involved!"


    Niu Xi nodded and said, "Well, please give him to us. We won''t let him escape. You''d better hurriedly leave this place! To be honest, if it is not because of the teachings of the deceased, I don''t want to get involved!"


    "Princess" said, "Ma Donger''s mother Yu Xiaotu just called us outside the house, asking us to adopt Dong''er. At that time we were hiding in the cellar, we neither dare to come out nor answer her."


    Niu Xi said, "Yu Xiaotu said that she would go out to work. It would be inconvenient to take Dong''er. In fact, we all know what Yu Xiaotu is like. While her husband''s remains were scarcely cold yet, she had dated with a widower in the same village. Now, she just wants to get rid of Dong''er."


    Long Xi said angrily, "This woman is too heartless! How can she do this to her own daughter?"


    Niu Xicheng said sincerely, "Donger''s ancestors and my ancestors are friends. Dong''er''s father Ma Ming is my sworn brother. If you don''t believe, you can look at Dong''er''s backpack. There is a blood letter that we set up. We have the responsibility to take care of our old friend''s daughter. If you believe in us, leave Dong''er. She was born differently from other children, she may be happier when she lives here!"


    Inexplicably, Long Xi thought that Niu Xi was reliable.


    Long Xi searched Dong''er''s backpack and she really found a blood letter. It said that on a certain date, Niu Xi and Ma Ming became sworn brothers. They asked not the same day of birth, but they sought to die together. Below were the signatures of different handwritings, one was from Niu Xi, one was from Ma Ming, and another was from a witness Lai Shu.


    Who was Lai Shu?


    In addition to the blood letter, there was a set of girls'' clothes in the backpack. This suit should be brand new and not worn, because the price tag behind the collar had not been torn off. Perhaps the widow felt embarrassed to her daughter, so she bought a new set of clothes for her as compensation.


    Long Xi looked at the suit, her eyes welling with tears. How could there be a cruel mother in the world? Perhaps she was forced by life? Perhaps she couldn''t resist great pressure to raise an autistic daughter alone?


    Long Xi bent down and said, "Dong''er, I''ll give Doudou to you, and you must treat it right! You stay here and live with your uncle and aunt, okay?"


    Dong''er was playing Doudou intently, and showed no reaction to her words.


    Long Xi loosened her hand and bowed to Niu Xi and others, saying, "Please!"


    "Princess" walked over and said with sincerity, "Don''t worry. We both have no children, so we''ll treat Dong''er as a biological daughter. Even if we have children in the future, we''ll still love her!"


    Long Xi bowed to the "princess" and handed Dong''er to her. Mo Kun handed the Fusang to Niu Xi. The three people bid farewell to the couple and went into the jungle.


    When they went up the mountain, they were riding golden eagles. Now the three golden eagles were killed by bullets. They could only walk through the virgin forest and descended from this rugged road.


    Thinking of the bloodsuckers in the forest, Long Xi shuddered and quickly burned three torches. Each of them held one.


    "Isn''t this the legendary Mountain of Flowers and Fruits? Why isn''t there any monkey? What about Sun Wukong''s disciples and followers?" Xiaolu jokingly asked Long Xi as he saw an unhappy air.


    "Yeah, it''s too strange. There''re a lot of monkeys at ordinary times. There are so many fruit trees here. The fruits are all the monkeys'' favor. But..." Long said.


    Mo Kun stopped her, "Don''t talk. I feel that there''s danger approaching..."


    Long Xi immediately stopped and felt uncertain.


    "Hurry to put out the fire and hide in the bushes!" Lord Mo Kun whispered without any doubt.


    "Put out the fire? What are you thinking? There''re so many caterpillars. I won''t put out the fire!" Xiaolu whispered.


    "Hurry up!" Mo Kun''s voice sounded impatient.


    He said, "There''s a large group of caterpillars! My Goss gun is out of bullets. I''m afraid that I can only protect Long Xi..."


    Long Xi realized that it might be really dangerous, so she obediently extinguished the torch. Xiaolu also extinguished the torch and hid in the bushes.


    Mo Kun soon found a depression with his "Eagle Eye". He asked Long Xi to get into it, and then he covered it with branches. Then, he carefully hid it in the bushes nearby.


    They had hardly hidden when they heard a rustle in the distance.


    Everything around immediately quieted down, and they could not hear the chirping.


    The jungle was quiet as a dead city, and the air around seemed to be frozen.


    Long Xi''s heart beat fast. It was no wonder that even Mo Kun was not calm. It seemed to be an unusual beast.


    As a cold blast passed through, Long Xi felt chilly all over the body, which was piercing.


    A white paw stretched out of the forest, followed by a huge White Ape''s head. The white hairs on its head erected like steel needles. Its big bell-like eyes were as bright as light bulbs, showing a faint green light.


    It turned out that it was the White Ape that had just been seen in the hot spring cave and had just been attacked by a big stone!


    Long Xi felt a little relieved when she saw it from the crack.


    Despite the Goss gun was out of bullets, Mo Kun was daring and had the ability to train the beast, fly and shoot fireballs. Xiaolu was also good at martial arts and talented at sports. Moreover, they had the Xingyue Knife and darts. Should it be more than enough for them to deal with a White Ape? Wasn''t it scared away by them in the hot spring?


    However, she faintly felt that it was not that simple! If it was really only a White Ape, Lord Mo Kun should not be so nervous!


    White Ape opened its mouth and revealed two rows of sharp teeth, which looked sharper than a dagger.


    It seemed to feel strange. It twitched its nose a few times and opened its mouth to howl.

 Chapter 83 Humans Vs White Ape

    In the hot spring hole, Long Xi had heard White Ape''s terrible howling. Now, she was once again tortured by this "magic sound". She was almost crazy!


    Long Xi tightly covered her ears and did not dare to breathe, for fear of being discovered.


    It came out of the forest with its majestic demeanor.


    White Ape was quite clever. As it stepped on the extinguished torches, it suddenly became alert. It stood up with its two front legs like an anthropoid. Sharp claws were shown from the fat and hairy palms.


    Xiaolu was so scared that he almost screamed, but fortunately, he covered his mouth in time.


    Suddenly, White Ape swept over Xiaolu and sniffed with its nose. It seemed that it smelled blood.


    Previously when Xiaolu blocked the stone for Long Xi, the blood that flowed out reddened his clothes.


    White Ape was getting closer and closer.


    From it, Xiaolu smelled the unique stench of the beast.


    White Ape was near at hand.


    Xiaolu was not willing to await her doom, quietly drew back and held Xingyue Baodao.


    If White Ape came over, he would risk his life to stab it.


    However, that did not happen. White Ape did not poke his head to smell but stretched out his claws to grasp a shrub. It forced the shrub apart with its hands.


    Xiaolu thought that there was no escape from their fate!


    He got up the courage and was eager for stabbing White Ape when it relaxed its grip.


    He spotted White Ape''s throat and was about to attack.


    That we live or die depending on this one action!


    Suddenly, White Ape put down the branches and looked up.


    Xiaolu paused the action. "Perhaps it didn''t find me?"


    As soon as White Ape yelled to the sky, several golden monkeys jumped from the branches and fell directly upon Xiaolu, grabbing his face with sharp claws.


    After Xiaolu yelled and brandished the knife, several claws fell to the ground.


    This scene was so bloody that Long Xi dared not to look!


    At this time, screams suddenly came from the tree, and the trees in the distance swayed. It seemed that something was gathering here.


    White Ape shouted again, and several monkeys jumped from the tree and rushed to Mo Kun.


    A host of monkeys sat on Mo Kun one after another. They frantically scratched and bit him. Mo Kun''s weapon was darts. While fighting at close range, it was not comparable to Xiaolu''s Xingyue Knife.


    "Swish! Swish!" Mo Kun suffered two gashes to his face.


    Long Xi suddenly was enlightened that all the monkeys had been there but they just hid.


    She was eager to help them, but she knew that she was very weak in combat. If she ran out now, she would do a futile help.


    She saw many monkeys gather in a giant tree, holding things in their claws and throwing them at Mo Kun and Xiaolu.


    Being irritated, Lord Mo Kun grabbed a few monkeys from his body, threw them into the white, and then raised the darts to shot White Ape.


    Lord Mo Kun knew well that destroy the leader and the gang will collapse.


    White Ape who escaped several darts was also irritated. It ran into a tree as mad as a hatter. With snap-and-crackle, many trunks and branches were broken down and fell upon Mo Kun. He had no chance to shoot darts.


    A large stretch of woods was soon razed to the ground.


    Long Xi secretly reached out and picked up a stone. Seeing it was hard and with sharp edges, it was obviously processed.


    She thought, "What clever monkeys they are! Unexpectedly, they have got stones ready. Have they been ambushing here, waiting for us to come over?"


    The monkeys seemed to be well-trained. They had air superiority under the command of a relatively large monkey.


    They were retreating while fighting. Once some left, the other would come again.


    Although the stones were small, they were all processed to be very sharp. Moreover, there were many stones. It didn''t take long for Mo Kun and Xiaolu to be wounded.


    Long Xi felt that she could not stand by. Even if she couldn''t contribute anything, it would be good to share the attack.


    She had made up her mind. She secretly picked up a dozen stones, wrapped them in a windbreaker, came out from the depression, and threw the stones to the big monkey in the tree.


    To catch bandits, first catch the ring leader. This was what Lord Mo Kun taught her with practical actions.


    She came out of a safe place and immediately smashed by a few stones. Seeing this, Mo Kun shouted with anger and distress, "Idiot! Why did you come out?"


    Long Xi threw a stone to the relatively big monkey, saying, "Hit it! It''s the commander!"


    Mo Kun was just busy dealing with White Ape. He did not see the situation clearly, but he believed Long Xi''s judgment. He immediately raised two darts and threw at the big monkey''s head and abdomen.


    Failing to dodge, the big monkey was darted and fallen from the tree.


    Other monkeys wowed. Apparently, they were a little panic, so the attack force was immediately weakened.


    Long Xi heard a series of rustling noises over her head. She was immediately nervous, hiding behind the big tree and looking up secretly.


    A large group of monkeys past over large trees in the distance and quickly gathered here.


    Gosh, their reinforcements were coming again! A little monkey stood in the position of the big monkey and called three times, as if it gave orders. The monkeys began to throw stones in an orderly manner again.


    Long Xi never thought that these monkeys actually had a reserved "military counselor". "What could I do?"


    It seemed that a fight was inevitable!


    Suddenly, birdsong came from the other side of the woods. The sound was more pleasant than tweedle and whistling.


    Xiaolu looked around, but she could not see anything except the jungle.


    With the help of magical glasses, Long Xi saw a big bird squatting on the crown. At first glance, she thought it was the legendary phoenix.


    Judging from his figure, it turned out to be a gaunt man on the crown.


    He wore a phoenix-headed mask, so she couldn''t see his face. He wore a gorgeous robe woven with colored feathers, which was like the legendary rainbow-colored and feathered costumes. There was a pair of gorgeous wings on his back.


    As a descendant of the Yan and Huang Emperors, Long Xi immediately guessed that his style was related to the legendary phoenix.


    The "Phoenix" made a "tweet" as if it was calling White Ape to go home.


    Long Xi guessed it. Under its call, White Ape no longer continued to fight, but climbed the tree and went to the "Phoenix".


    While walking, it turned back and howled.


    Long Xi quickly covered her ears.


    Seeing White Ape leave, the monkeys immediately fled.


    As White Ape got closer, "Phoenix" threw a big red peach to it. It flapped its wings, leaped gently, and glided towards the other side of the forest.


    While eating the peach, White Ape grabbed the vines in the forest with joy, and swayed like Tarzan the Ape Man, as if it was playing with "Phoenix".

 Chapter 84 The Secret of Longevity Lock

    When White Ape was gone and completely out of sight, Long Xi was relieved.


    The crisis was over!


    Long Xi applied the Quick Healing Ointment to Mo Kun''s face. The wound soon healed, and the skin was still intact without a scar.


    Xiaolu who saw the magical effect of this ointment was really shocked!


    He said with a smile, "If this special medicine is not sold as a hot article, it''s against nature!"


    Mo Kun was not modest and said with a smile, "Now my biggest concern is that there is not much stock. I''m afraid that it will be out of stock!"


    Long Xi smiled and rebuked him, "Cocky!"


    Xiaolu friendly posited his hand on Lord Mo Kun''s shoulder. He sincerely asked, "Big Brother Kun, can I take some pictures before and after the injury for free to advertise your medicine?"


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "Well! After you participate in the reality show, you will definitely be more popular. Then I''ll save the advertising fee!"


    Long Xi looked at them as good brothers and did not perceive that they were rivals. She said with a smile, "Brother Lu, maybe you''re the next king of the idol!"


    Xiaolu smiled and said, "Maybe after you participate in the reality show, you can create your own clothing brand and become the next fashion design queen!"


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "Let''s all work together to achieve our dreams!"


    Long Xi raised her hand and cheered, "Stay young forever!"


    An hour later, they finally walked out of the edge of the forest and went downhill along the winding path. Only about twenty steps had been taken, they suddenly heard "Don''t bother to go any further."


    Long Xi was sensitive to sound, and immediately recognized that this was Niu Xi''s sound. He should be in the distance. The sound was sonorous.


    Long Xi joked, "Is this the long-lost lion''s roar in martial arts circles?"


    Mo Kun smiled and held a trumpet with his hand, shouting, "Are you calling us?"


    His voice was not weaker than the roar.


    Xiaolu also said jokingly, "This is definitely a long-lost unique skill of the Nine-grid Pattern Hot-pot Sect: Sonorous."


    During the talk, the "Princess of the Ming Dynasty" had already run with Dong''er behind her back. She was slightly fat, but she ran so fast.


    She put down Dong''er who was playing Doudou and looked at Long Xi, asking, "Excuse me, little sister, are you surnamed Long?"


    Being surprised, Long Xi wondered how this "princess" knew her surname.


    Niu Xi followed the "princess" and carried a medium-sized old man with sunglasses. He arrived with vigorous strides, neither blushing nor panting.


    "Princess" helped him to lay down the old man, and held the old man''s arm with her hands, asking the old man, "Grandpa Shu, is she?"


    Grandpa Shu glowed with health.


    He threw the two small tortoiseshells in his palm. He then touched the turtle shells and smiled.


    He said with certainty, "This is a line-record, meaning that I''m bound to be successful. The image of the trigram showed that it''s wonderful to have friends visiting from far. The friend is very young, female, less than 18 years old, with a surname Long! She has a deep relationship with us. Her arrival will make us turn ill luck into good!"


    Long Xi said curiously, "My last name is Long, but I don''t understand what you are talking about. What do you mean by saying that I have a deep relationship with you?"


    Grandpa Shu nodded and said, "Right! Do you have an ancestor called Long Futian?"


    "Princess" said to Long Xi: "Grandpa Shu''s divination has never missed, so we all call him ''Eyeless Fortune-teller''!¡±


    Grandpa Shu laughed very joyfully and said humorously, " ''Eyeless Fortune-teller''? Just call me a blind fortune teller.¡±


    Niu Xi was anxious and asked Long Xi, "Little girl, is your ancestor Long Futian? You can rest assured that we are not bad people, and we are not malicious to you."


    Long Xi said, "I have seen the genealogy of my grandfather. It seems that there is Long Futian. I heard from my grandmother that he was an official in the Han Dynasty."


    "Princess" continued to ask, "Your grandfather? So you''re named after your mother rather than your father?"


    Long Xi said, "Yes." My grandmother said that when my father proposed to my mother, my grandfather said that their first child must be named after Long, regardless of the gender. My father agreed because he loved my mother very much. My parents only have one child. ¡±


    "Princess" asked, "Haven''t your grandparents told you about the treasures of the Ancient Kingdom Dian?"


    They were strangers on earth, so she didn''t want to tell them too much about her own life. Long Xi said politely, "Pardon, I''ve never met you before, so can we stop talking about my life experience?"


    "Princess" was a little unpleasant.


    Grandpa Shu smiled and said, "Ho-ho, it''s a clever girl! It seems that we have to put forward some conclusive evidence. Otherwise, how can she believe it? After all, this story is too bizarre."


    "Princess" asked, "Grandpa Shu, what do you mean?"


    Grandpa Shu smiled and said: "Call Little Hao over. Does he have a longevity lock?"


    "Princess" smiled and nodded, saying to Niu Xi, "My love, can you call the wild phoenix over? He must hang around now."


    Niu Xi said with a smile, "He grew up in the forest from an early age, so he can''t stand restraint!"


    He once again motivated Qi into his belly and shouted loudly, "Feng Zihao, come over. We need to talk to you about an important thing!"


    The loud sound spread through the wilderness.


    A few minutes later, Feng Zihao glided from the woods and fell gently on the ground, as light as a feather.


    He still wore a crested mask, only revealing his eyes and nostrils. Even his mouth and chin were covered. His collar was relatively low, so a protruding throat could be seen. His neck was relatively white.


    At this time, Long Xi saw that his eyes were different colors. One was amber and the other was black. His eyes were not very big, but they were very brimming with radiating vigor.


    He glanced at Long Xi and others with indifference, turned aside and asked Niu Xi, "What''s the matter?"


    Grandpa Shu said lovingly, "Little Hao, show your longevity lock to this little girl."


    Feng Zihao said coldly, "This is a relic left to me by my parents. I don''t want to show it to others."


    Listening to his words, Long Xi involuntarily reached out to touch the longevity lock around his neck.


    Her Grandma once said that it was the relic of her mother. Before her Grandpa died, he personally wore the lock for her only daughter who was just one-month-old. He also repeatedly warned her grandmother that this longevity lock should be passed down from generation to generation.


    Seriously speaking, this longevity lock was also a relic left by her parents! Because of Feng Zihao''s words, she could not help but feel pity for Feng Zihao.


    Grandpa Shu said, "The little girl has a similar one, but her lock is engraved with a dragon, and your lock is engraved with a phoenix."


    Long Xi was also surprised. "How could this old man, who I have never met before, know that my longevity lock is engraved with a dragon?"


    Feng Zihao untied his longevity lock from his neck, and threw it to Long Xi angrily. Long Xi reached out to catch it.


    This silver longevity lock turned out to be almost exactly the same as hers.


    The front face was engraved with several words in running script, meaning "Dragon and Phoenix bringing prosperity; living to a ripe old age." The fonts were exactly the same. Only the words of one lock were intertwined by the pattern of flying dragon and auspicious clouds, while the words of the other lock were intertwined with the pattern of flying phoenix and auspicious clouds.


    The opposite side of the two locks were words in the same font, indicating "Abundant wealth in the family".


    The most special character was "jade". The three horizontals were curved like a stream, while the vertical was like connecting three rivers. The point of the character "jade" was also curved, which was like a mountain road with eight bends.


    When she was young, Long Xi often guessed whether the character "Jade" had any special meaning. However, he did not think about it and then gave up.


    Now she saw such a special character "Jade" actually had a "twin brother", she could not help but believe a few words on the words of the grandfather.


    She threw the longevity lock back to Feng Zihao''s hand and asked with a smile, "Can you explain that for me?"


    "Princess" smiled and said, "It''s inconvenient here. Let''s go to a hidden place to talk about it."


    Long Xi said, "They''re both my comrades-in-arms. We''ll advance and retreat together. We must go or stay together!"


    "Princess" smiled and said, "Neither of them will forget friendship for profit. Moreover, they just have defeated the mercenaries. To some extent, they help us solve the urgent need. Then please come together and witness for us."


    "Witness? What witness?" asked Mo Kun.


    "Princess" withdrew her smile and said seriously, "In fact, our twelve families only follow the ancestral teachings to guard the legacy of the ancient King of Dian. For thousands of years, many people have searched for our whereabouts for this treasure. We were unbearable, so we were forced to live in deep mountains and forests. Unexpectedly, someone leaked the secrets and drew the attention of the American treasure hunt company. Thus, it sent mercenaries to capture us. We had to live in this sparsely populated place. We didn''t expect..."


    Seeing his wife give an irrelevant answer, Niu Xi was worried and quickly cut in. "Actually, we have all decided to hand over the treasure clues to the country unconditionally and unreservedly! Come and witness for us!"


    Mo Kun did not believe it, "Is it true?"


    Niu Xi said sincerely, "It''s more real than pearls. To be honest, we''re not so great to donate them to the country for free! We couldn''t show any interest in the huge treasure. But for so many years, we''re fed up with the days in fear! Do you know? I don''t even dare to have a child with the princess! We''re afraid that our children will repeat our life!¡±


    The more he said, the more excited he was. He looked helpless, wronged, and indignant.


    Xiaolu said, "I think what you said is true!"


    Long Xi said, "Xiaolu''s intuition never failed! I also believe in you. Let''s go."


    "Princess" said, "Let''s go."


    Niu Xi shouldered Grandpa Shu, leading the way with vigorous strides. "Princess" took Dong''er, and went with Long Xi and others.


    Long Xi asked, "What have you done with Tangze Shoutai?"


    "Princess" said, "We locked him in the cellar of the wooden house. There are water and food, so he won''t starve to death. He is cuffed and shackled, so he can''t run away. Let''s give him a lesson!"


    Long Xi saw that Dong''er was not against "Princess", indicating that "Princess" was not a stranger for her.


    She asked "Princess", "Sister, have you seen Dong''er before? She never let a stranger touch her."


    "Princess" said, "Ma Ming took Dong''er to our house before. I thought she was pitiful, so every time she came, I would cook delicious food for her. Later, she let me touch her."


    Feng Zihao fluttered the "Phoenix Wings" and flew up, but he did not fly high but flew over Long Xi and others.


    Long Xi looked up and saw that his "Phoenix Wings" were actually the automatic wood wings. The structure was very complicated. The surface of the wood was covered with beautiful feathers. With a layer upon a layer, they looked like real wings.


    She couldn''t help but exclaim.


    "Princess" saw her expression and said with a grin, "Little Xiao''s mother''s ancestor is Hou Yuzhang, the descendant of Lu Ban''s disciple''s disciple. Little Hao has a very precious Lu Ban''s Book, which includes the manufacturing method of automatic wings. Little Hao''s very talented. He improved the practice and actually made it! It really can fly!"


    Long Xi said with envy, "I still want to try it! It''s a bit like a gliding plane."


    "Ok..." "Princess" hadn''t finished yet. In the distance, Feng Zihao said "No" in midair.


    After seeing Long Xi''s disappointment, Mo Kun comforted her and said, "It''s a piece of cake. When we reach X City, I''ll take you to fly! You don''t need to care about other people''s look!¡±


    He did not bring the Mech MK7 but let MK7 continue to guard his spaceship. Although he had found a piece of Black Magic Stone, he still failed to repair the spaceship.


    Black Magic Stone was actually divided into male and female. He got the male Black Magic Stone from Shanben Shang. He had to find another piece of female Black Magic Stone. When they were united, it could be the kind of parts that his spaceship needed.


    Long Xi spits out his tongue and said with a smile, "I am just kidding. It''s no big deal."


    Xiaolu also came over and said, "I have a private helicopter at home. I can drive, but I''m not old enough to get a flight license. When I get it, you can come to my home, and I can take you to fly."


    Mo Kun disdained him, said with a forced smile, "You fight with me again!"


    Xiaolu showed a symbolic smile and said, "Didn''t we make a deal to have an equal competition?"


    "Princess" saw that Mo Kun and Xiaolu were very fond of Long Xi and changed her look slightly. She wished to speak but stopped on second thought. Alas, it was a little inconvenient to say some words now! A long time ago, the ancestors of the Dragon Family and Phoenix Family made an engagement. The longevity lock was a token... Forget it, let Grandpa Shu say it!


    Long Xi looked at Dong¡¯er and said: "Dong''er is a child of the stars, but she knows who is nice to her."


    "Princess" said, "Actually, I think that Dong''er just likes to be alone. She does not like to communicate with others, but she is not stupid. Her father said that she would actually play chess with him, and she was good at it. She seems to have remembered all the solutions to chess endgames. Like Purple Swallow, Spring Thunder, she can see through it at a glance!"

 Chapter 85 The Twelve Treasure-guardian Families

    Long Xi asked in amazement, "Really?"


    Zhu Junyao said, "It is true. I can''t believe it at first, but I played a few games of chess with Dong''er and she all won. I gave her a chess endgame and she got it cracked effortlessly."


    Long Xi said, "I once watched an old foreign movie called ''Rain Man'', in which there was a character who suffered from autism. But he had such an amazingly tenacious memory that he would not forget anything and was particularly quick at figures. Maybe Dong''er is sensitive to chess, too? But I remember that she likes to play with the big yellow dog of Uncle Zhao Si. She is not a child who is completely unwilling to communicate with the outside world."


    Xiaolu said, "Really? Then she is mildly or moderately rather than severely autistic. The situation might be improved gradually through systematic training and it is even possible for her to realize her potential in playing chess. There is a specialized charity with some dedicated volunteer counselors in X City that can provide such training. My mother called upon people to set it up and she donated money in it herself. I also volunteered there before and met many children of the stars."


    Long Xi said, "It will be great if Dong''er can receive systematic training there."


    "Brother Kun, is your head still hurting?" She asked, turning to Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "I''ve taken medicine and then taken a bath in the hot spring. I am okay now. It seems that a bath in the hot spring can be quite effective."


    They each had something on their minds and soon walked to a large waterfall.


    The large waterfall was very magnificent. The waterdrops that looked like jade beads splashed around and then plunged into the deep pool in front of the waterfall.


    Water Curtain Cave was about 40 meters above the deep pool, hidden behind the waterfall.


    The shore they stood on was also 40 meters away from the pool.


    Feng Zihao fluttered his mechanical wings, flying directly towards the cave.


    He wobbled a little when he dashed through the waterfall because of the strong power of the current. But he still made it safely and disappeared behind the waterfall.


    Mo Kun asked, "How can we get there with no bridge?"


    Niu Xi put Granpa Shu down and got as close as possible to the waterfall, fishing out two iron chains each with a steel hook on either side from his backpack.


    He hurled the two chains towards and the hooks were hooked accurately to the two iron pillars near the Water Curtain Cave.


    Then he hooked the other end of each chain to the two pillars on the shore.


    When he cast the chains just now, his image reminded both Long Xi and Xiaolu a song. They couldn''t help but sing it out together, laughing. "The man lassoes a horse is so robust¡­"


    Niu Xi said with a smile, "Horse-lassoing is a kind of traditional sports of the Ewenki people. We also have a similar activity in Inner Mongolia."


    Mo Kun asked, "What is horse-lassoing?"


    Long Xi said, "Darling, no wonder you have no idea of it since you grew up in a foreign country. In short terms, there are two types of horse-lassoing. One is culm-wielding. The horseman will hold a three-meter-long culm with a loop of rope on its top. The loop of rope is right in the size to harness the horse. The other is rope-wielding. The horseman uses a rope with a slipknot instead. When the game begins, the fiery horses run first and the horsemen galloped their horses in hot pursuit. Once they get nearly enough, they will try to harness the fiery horses immediately. Who harnesses the fiery horse first wins."


    Mo Kun gave a grunt and said, "It sounds quite funny!"


    When they talked with each other, "princess" gave them each a thin plastic raincoat, and everyone put it on.


    Niu Xi said with enthusiasm, "If you visit Inner Mongolia together with me, I will invite you to live in the yurts, drink more milk, try wrestling and horse-lassoing. We Inner Mongolians are the most hospitable!"


    Long Xi clapped, Mo Kun nodded with a smile and Xiaolu cheered happily.


    Niu Xi carried Granpa Shu on his back and then "princess" tied them two tightly together with ropes.


    Niu Xi said, "Let me set an example for you!"


    His strong arms each caught hold of an iron chain and thus he pulled himself nimbly and steadily towards the cave.


    After a while, he made his way back alone and carried Dong''er to the cave in the same way.


    "Princess" said, "I don''t have the strength he has, but I have my art. Xiaolongnv, let''s see it."


    Long Xi looked at her intently.


    She sat directly on the two chains in balance, putting her hands behind her on the chains and pulling back hard, and, with her leaning forward, she used the counterforce to move forward.


    She made it much more slowly than Niu Xi, but it could spare her lots of energy.


    Mo Kun said to Long Xi, "You go first. In case you fall, we, Xiaolu and I, both are able to save you. Don''t be afraid."


    Long Xi breathed and imitated what "princess" did just now. With the help of Mo Kun, she sat slowly onto the chains and pulled herself forward by inches.


    After moving two steps, the sound of the water smashing into the deep pool dashed into her ears. She looked down and dizziness struck her. Now she was about 40 meters above the pool. Once she fell...


    She could not help trembling a little since she once suffered from drowning and thus never dared to learn how to swim.


    She was facing a dilemma, not bold enough to move forward but not willing enough to retreat back.


    Xiaolu asked Mo Kun, "How about doing what Niu Xi has done? I can carry her to the cave."


    Mo Kun said, "It is me who should do that. You shield us."


    He reached out his hands and caught Long Xi by the arm, slowly pulling her back.


    He took two black plastic belts with hooks out of his backpack, picked Long Xi up and let Xiaolu tie them together. And then he imitated Niu Xi, carrying Long Xi on his back and climbed forward bare-handed.


    Long Xi held him tightly with her eyes close, not even daring to move a little.


    Mo Kun could feel her plump breast glued onto his back. It was a pleasant feeling and it suddenly tickled.


    At this moment, he should hope that the way could be longer and it would be even better than it could extend to forever, hahaha!


    However, his wish was not granted. The waterfall was already in sight.


    The two got across the waterfall and felt the strong power of the current. Fortunately, they wore the raincoats so they only wetted a bit of hair.


    Soon they came to the opening of the cave.


    Mo Kun unbuckled the belts and put Long Xi down.


    After Xiaolu arrived safely, Niu Xi took the iron chains back.


    Long Xi realized that it was a stone cave. There were various shapes of stones on the wall, some like Chang''e flying to the moon, some like a wolf and some like a flower.


    And it was quite spacious with a high ceiling. Moreover, there were caves in the cave, one connected to another. It seemed that there was no end.


    Within each hole, there was stone-made furniture and a wooden door was fixed, making the hole look like a room.


    "Princess" said proudly, "This is what we called ''a sly bunny has three hideouts''! We have made ourselves a hideout. Once the log cabin is discovered, we can hide here."


    She waited for Xiaolu to come and join them and then said with a smile, "Let me introduce myself first. I am Zhu Junyao, a royal descendant of the Ming Dynasty. Although I look pretty young, I am already 40 years old."


    Long Xi said in amazement, "My dear sister, you bear your age incredibly well. You are a really beautiful witch."


    "Princess" smiled and asked, "What is a beautiful witch?"


    Long Xi beamed and said, "It is used to describe ladies who are already around 40 years old but still look beautiful with youthful vigor!"


    "Princess" felt impressed and said, "I have never heard about the phrase. We spent most of the time living seclusively in the mountains and forests. Apart from it, we are always on the way of escape. So we even don''t know how the outside world has changed."


    Niu Xi motioned to Granpa Shu and said, "This is Grandpa Lai Shu, whose ancestor was Lai Chuan, the first disciple of the geomancy scientist, Qing Wuzi. There was a celebrity among the descendants of Lai Chuan¡ª I guess you all heard about him¡ª Lai Buyi in Song Dynasty. My ancestor was a military officer of the King of Dian. He immigrated to Inner Mongolia later on and became a local warrior afterwards. My Han name is Niu Xi and my Mongolian name is Bartel, which means ''hero''. ''Princess'' is my wife. As for Feng Zihao, he is the descendant of both the Chicken family and the Monkey family. His father is the descendant of Feng Jiutian, the foster son of the ancient King of Dian. Feng Jiutian was recruited by the emperor of Han Dynasty, later on, crowned as Lord of Yulin."


    "Lord of Yulin? I do not expect that he has some relationship with Lord of Yulin! We graduated from Yulin High School. It is said that the grave of Lord of Yulin was right on the back hill in our school. Word has it that Lord of Yulin was the adopted son of the ancient King of Dian and local high priest. After the ancient Dian Kingdom was broken down, he was recruited by Han and became a resourceful warrior. Afterwards, he was crowned as Lord of Yulin because of his extraordinary establishment in war and the honored rescue of the emperor. I heard that X City was one of his fiefs." said Xiaolu.


    Niu Xi said, "My father said Lord of Yulin was afraid that someone would rob the grave so he left 12 suspected graves. You mean the one on the Yulin Hill in X City? That is one of the suspected."


    "Ah? Then Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms period is not the first one who left 72 fake graves!" Long Xi said.


    "Princess" said, "In fact, we did some research on it. Many archaeologists have confirmed that Cao Cao''s suspected graves are actually large-scale ancient tombs of the Northern Dynasties. And the exact number is 134 rather than 72. In the ancient perspective, 72 is merely an approximate number, not an exact one. However, Cao Cao''s grave is not included in those. I personally doubt that the grave of Lord of Yulin is not among these twelve."


    Niu Xi said, "You wander off the point again! Does the grave of Lord of Yulin have something to do with us? Hao is the one who keeps the secrets of the Chicken family. Hao''s mother is the descendant of Hou Yuzhang, the descendant of the disciple''s disciple''s disciple''s disciple of Lu Ban. Oh, it sounds like a tongue twister, my tongue is tied!"


    Long Xi suddenly understood and said, "I get it. I''d like to introduce myself officially, too. My name is Long Xi. This is Mo Kun. And this is Fan Xiaolu."


    Granpa Shu said, "Let''s talk about the history of the ancient Dian Kingdom. 2,000 years ago, it stood alongside the Dian Lake with its fantastically splendid culture. It existed on the Earth for above 500 years."


    Granpa Shu said, "The ancient King of Dian had twelve most trustworthy ranis, royal brothers and his fellow courtiers. When the kingdom came to an end, they all chose to be the martyrs to their own country. On his deathbed, the king gave the 12 valuable items which each had a clue of treasure to these 12 most trustworthy people."

 Chapter 86 The Tiger Tally, Imperial Seal of Dian, and Silk Painting

    Granpa Shu gave a gasp and said, "The ancient King of Dian crowned the twelve families of these ranis, royal brothers, and fellow courtiers as the Twelve Treasure-guardian Families accoding to the twelve zodiac signs. My family stands for the Mouse, and, Xiaolongnv, your family is the Dragon Family."


    Long Xi curiously asked, "And the Twelve Treasure-guardian Families refer to the families of Mouse, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Boar. Is that right?"


    "Princess" said, "Exactly. I guess you find it strange that I dress up in this way, right? But I have to. My late great grandfather, my grandfather''s grandfather, was the last prince of the Ming Dynasty. He left a behest that all his progeny should never forget their own country and should always dress in the costumes of Ming Dynasty. That is why I am always wearing them except when on the way of escape."


    Quick-tempered Niu Xi found her off the point again and said rushedly, "In Z Country, the earliest record of the Kingdom of Dian was found in Records of the Historian- Collected Biographies of the Southwest Tribes. From the late period of the Warring States to the early period of the Western Han Dynasty, the ancient Kingdom of Dina reached its peak. During the middle period of the Western Han Dynasty, it began to decline. Due to the continuous decline of its national power, the ancient Kingdom of Dian was replaced by the county system of the Central Plains Dynasty during the time from the late period of Western Han Dynasty to the early period of Eastern Han Dynasty, coming to an end of its life eventually."


    Long Xi said, "I once watched a documentary called ''the Lost Ancient King of Dian'' so I know that some archaeologists excavated the Imperial Seal of Dian and a great deal of exquisite bronzeware in the late twentieth century, which thus attracted more attention poured to the ancient Kingdom of Dian that was once extremely brilliant."


    Granpa Shu nodded and said, "I have heard about it before. In 109 BC, the second year of Yuanfeng in Western Han Dynasty, Martial Emperor of Han sent troops to attack Dian. The King of Dian could not resist the invasion and then surrendered and asked the Martial Emperor of Han to send officials to govern in Dian. Martial Emperor of Han bestowed upon the King of Dian with the Imperial Seal of Dian which was made completely out of gold and let him continue to reign over his country. Later on, the King of Dian made some artisans to model another one after the seal with pure gold. But one of the characters was changed. What my family guard is the one that had been changed. There is a clue of the treasure on it. Let me show it to you."


    Long Xi could not help to feel a little excited¡ª she could see the Imperial Seal of Dian so closely!


    Niu Xi led them to the stone wall in the east of the third cave in cave. Behind a prominent stone on the wall, there was a hidden golden recession which seemingly shaped in a half of the tiger tally as what Long Xi once saw in TV.


    Niu Xi took a silver necklace off himself.


    Long Xi caught sight of the golden pendant going with the silver necklace. It was in the shape of a tiger. She asked curiously, "Is this a half of the golden tiger tally?"


    Niu Xi said with a smile, "You are indeed the descendant of Long Futian who was reputed as ''the mastermind of the ancient Kingdom of Dian''. Very well spotted! This is the last tiger tally that was used by the ancient King of Dian. The left half is in my hand and the right is on the wall. It was bestowed on my ancestor by the king because my ancestor was a local keeper, deploying forces and establishing himself in the war."


    Long Xi said, "There seems to be inscriptions on it."


    Niu Xi handed the golden tiger tally to her and said with a smile, "You can see it yourselves. Most of the inscriptions are in small seal script."


    Long Xi took it over and viewed it closely. It was about 5 cm high, 10 cm long and 7 mm thick with a groove on the back and a small hole on the neck. The image of the tiger was a strong one leaping with its mouth widely open. The golden-inlaid inscriptions ran nine lines with 40 characters in total, mostly written in small seal script.


    Long Xi said with a smile, "The tiger tallies I have seen are commonly in shape of tiger lying or standing. The leaping ones are quite rare!"


    She scrutinized it for a while and barely recognized the few characters in the beginning. It seemingly read, "Tally of the forces, the right with King, the left with Niu."


    Niu Xi said, "My grandfather told me that it meant the right half of the tiger tally was in the hand of the King of Dian and that the left half was in the hand of the General Niu Song. Only when the half of the king and the half of Niu were combined together, could a troop with above 50 soldier be mobilized. But in case of emergency, Niu could kindle the war fire and did not need to find the match. General Niu Song was my ancestor."


    As he put the the half in his hand onto the wall, making it combined with the other half, the stone wall rised smoothly. It turned out that it was a stone door and there was another room hidden in the cave in cave.


    Zhu Junyao said to Long Xi, "The operating mechanism of the stone wall was made and modified by Feng Zihao according to Lu Ban Ancient Manuscripts. If someone doesn''t have the tally and pull down the wall forcibly, it will trigger off a poisonous-water-spraying reaction. We are not blowing our own trumpet, but Hao is quite clever!"


    Since Feng Zihao entered the cave, he had never spoken to anyone, walking alone, and seemingly kept himself away from the others. But as he heard Zhu Junyao''s words, his ears turned faintly red. He glanced at Long Xi and turned around.


    Mo Kun frowned. "Why does the ''princess'' always throw in a good word for Feng Zihao in front of Long Xi? And, Feng Zihao, he behaves so unnaturally!" He thought.


    He made eye contact with Xiaolu. Xiaolu shrugged his shoulders, blinking, and whispered to Mo Kun, "I have a sense of foreboding."


    Mo Kun nodded to show that he felt the same.


    As they walked in, they found a stone table with jade pots and cups on it, a few stone chairs and two stone beds in this room.


    A large iron locker was pushed against the stone wall. It looked like a wooden cabinet in a Chinese Medicine Clinic with visually at least 200 drawers. It would take a long time to find through them one by one.


    All the drawers were locked and each drawer had a clingling iron tag, labelled the name of a kind of Chinese medicine.


    Zhu Junyao took out another silver key and opened the drawer with the name "Atractylodes". She took a boxy iron box and a rectangular iron box out of the drawer.


    These two iron boxes were locked again. Granpa Shu fished out a bunch of keys from his pocket and groped for the two keys with his fingers quickly, handing the two keys to Niu Xi.


    Niu Xi used one of them to open the boxy one. He put on white gloves and then held out the golden seal with his hands carefully to let them have a look.


    Zhu Junyao explained to them as Niu Xi held it, "The iron boxes were designed by Hao, too. Without the proper key, if being opened forcibly by some other means, poisonous needles will be shot out from the base."


    Long Xi awed in amazement.


    There was a golden squared seal with a snake-shaped ring on it. There were four characters engraved as the seal script¡ª Seal of King Dian.


    Granpa Shu said, "The seal weighs 90 grams, the area of the print is 2.4 square centimeters and the general height of the seal is 2 cm. The snake on the seal raises its head with popped eyes and its scaled back is displayed in blood."


    Niu Xi opened the other box in the same way. He took a scroll out of it and unfolded it on the table.


    Zhu Junyao said with a smile, "Take a look at the character ''King'', or, ''Íõ'' in Chinese. The seal on this scroll is the real Imperial Seal of Dian¡ª it has the proper ''Íõ'' with three rightward strokes and one downward stroke. The second right stroke should be closer to the upper one, as how the ancient character was written. If you get the second one right in the middle, it will have a different pronounciation as ''Óñ'' rather than the real ''Íõ''."


    Niu Xi couldn''t help but say, "My pricess, you are off the point again. We are not focusing on the problem about ''Óñ'' or ''Íõ'', okay? Little Xi, take a look at the character ''Íõ'' of the seal in Granpa Shu''s hand. This is the one changed according to the will of the King of Dian. These three rightdown strokes wind their way like the river, right? Don''t you think they look quite like the three strokes on your lock of longevity? And the downward stroke seems to connect the three rivers together. This is one of the clues!"


    Long Xi said, "Yes, they look quite similar. Then the clues should be hidden in the river. But Z Country has such vast territory and various things. We have many rivers and streams. Which one is it on earth?"


    Xiaolu suddenly clapped his hands and said with surprise, "I get it! It should be the three paralled rivers! I once travelled to Yunnan with my friends and viewed the three paralleled rivers myself. The three rivers run paralled by do not join into one. It is really unique natural geographical scenery!"


    Granpa Shu smiled and nodded, saying, "It is true that our country has some geniuses in each generation and the junior ones are even more outstanding! My father has been delving into it for a lifelong time. He also believes that what the golden seal suggested referred to the three paralleled rivers area in Yunnan. Apart from these, he told me to keep the golden seal carefully because it should be the key to the door of treasure, as the tiger tally could function as a key to open the stone door."


    Mo Kun, knowing little about the history and geographical knowledge of Z Country, stood beside Long Xi and could not get the point clearly at all. He felt that he could not help them at all and that he seemed so useless!


    Huh? He suddenly remembered that he had copied a geography textbook of Z Country into his own high intelligent chip. He used his search engines and found it immediately.


    Therefore, he said methodically, "Oh, I remember that. The three paralleled rivers is Jinsha River, Lancang River and Nu River. They originate in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and run paralleled together in Yunnan for more than 170 kilometers, covering 1.7 million hectares in total. It is also difficult to find something in such an area!"


    Zhu Junyao said with a smile, "It seems that our handsome and graceful youth, Mr. Mo, also has a wide range of knowledge! Come and have a look at the clue I guard, then. Granpa Shu is the descendant of the Mouse Family and I am from¡ª do not laugh ¡ª the Boar Family. What I guard is a silk painting."


    She conjured up another key and opened the drawer labelled "Angelica".


    There was another small rectangular iron box in the drawer.


    Granpa Shu grabbed a key again and handed it to Niu Xi.


    Niu Xi opened the box with the key and there was another scroll in it. He put on gloves again and unfolded it on the table. It was a long colored silk painting.


    Long Xi also knew something about Chinese painting. She scrutinized it and found there were eight parts making up the whole silk painting.


    The first part was a man dressed in ancient costumes, holding a seed. There was a cave already digged in front of him. The second part was the man filling the cave. The third part was a young seedling sprouting out from the dirt.

 Chapter 87 Bossy and Bossy-bitten Tiger Bronze Block

    Long Xi continued to look at the silk painting. The fourth part was the seedling growing up with vigorous leaves and branches. In the fifth part was a small flower bud. In the sixth, the bud grew larger and was going to bloom. In the seventh, the flower was half blooming and it could be regconized that it was a camellia. The eighth part was the camellia in full blossom, extremely beautiful and enchanting.


    Long Xi admired the ancient silk painting and said with a smile, "It looks a bit like a comic strip! And it also looks like the Painting of Ode to Goddess Luo by Gu Kaizhi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which was also made up of several parts and used sceneries of mountains and rivers to let the transitions go naturally. But what does the silk painting suggest? What is the implied meaning of camellia?"


    Zhu Junyao said, "According to our research, the camellia in the painting is the Dian camellia, the most extraodinary one out of the Eight Eminent Flowers of Yunnan. It has been cultivated in the early period of the Sui and Tang Dynasties."


    Long Xi liked such kind of "brain-burning" reasoning games very much and was attracted deeply driven by curiosity. She couldn''t help talking to herself to analyse, "I remember the flower of Kunming is camellia. Does it imply Kunming? Oh, oh, nah. It happened long after. In the period of the ancient Kingdom of Dian, there was no such thing like the flower of a city. Tengchong is the origin of camellia in Yunnan, so it is implying Tengchong?"


    Niu Xi said, "We have also searched Tengchong but we gained nothing. Personally, I think we need to collect all the clues of our twelve families and analyze them comprehensively so that it may work! Now have a look at the clue of my Ox Family¡ª carefully!"


    Granpa Shu grabbed a key again and handed it to Niu Xi.


    Niu Xi opened the drawer with tag "Astragalus" and handed out a boxy box. He then fished out a key from the bosom and opened the small iron box."


    There was a small bronze-made item. It was in the shape of a tiger and a bossy. The tiger was biting the bossy''s head with its claws scratching the bossy''s eyes.


    It was apparently that the bossy was hurt and struggling terribly. But it still put its body blocked to protect the calf hiding under its stomach.


    Long Xi could not help but admire, "It is showing vividly! The selfless mother''s love is weaved together with the cruel principles of jungle justice, conveying quite a lot!"


    Xiaolu touched his head and said, "I seem to have seen a similar bronze block in the Yunnan Museum. It left a deep impression on me. Oh, exactly. But that one is much larger than this one and the tiger is on the back of the bossy, biting its tail. Anyway, the extreme protective behaviour of the bossy is actually the same."


    Niu Xi said, "Yes, yes. I once disguised myself and went to the museum to have a look. It is called ''Bossy-tiger Bronze Block'', made in the period of the Warring States." Granpa Shu sat on the chair and said calmly, "Block is also called as ''board'', functioned as a kind of sacrificial vessel to contain fleshy sacrifice in ancient China. You''ve all heard about the saying that ''enermies are knives and chopping boards while we are flesh of fish and meat'', right? The bossy-tiger bronze block was used to contain the sacrificial oxen. It is the most important part of sacrifice because the sacrificial oxen are the most significant of the ''three kind of sacrifices''. At the same time, tiger has its own place in the culture of Dian and can often be seen on the top of the bronze pillars of sacrifice. People of Dian worship the tiger for sure."


    Zhu Junyao said, "The bronze block guarded by my husband should have the same origin with that bossy-tiger bronze block. Maybe they were even made by the same craftman."


    Long Xi asked, "Why is this tiger biting the bossy''s head? Does it imply something? Usually, when a tiger attack a bossy or ox, it should attack from its back rather than front to front because it has the most powerful weapon on its head¡ª the horns! Oh, will it be the name of the place related to the head of an ox? I remember that there seems to be a village called ''Niutou'', meaning the head of an ox, in some province."


    Lord Mo Kun searched through the database of his high intelligent chip and got access to it immediately. "There is a Niutou Village in Hebei Province and another Niutou Village in Anhui Province." He said.


    Long Xi said with a smile, "Wow, do you want me to recommend you to participate in the reality show of Super Brain?"


    Xiaolu said a little unwillingly, "Mr. Mo Kun, haven''t you recently come back from a foreign country? How could you be so familiar with the geography of Z Country? You leave no way for me, a local Z Country person, to save my face! It embarrasses me!"


    Mo Kun sighed deeply and said reluctantly, "I can''t help it. I am so superior! I am so lonely!"


    Long Xi asked, smiling, "Are you lonely? Ain''t I here to accompany you?"


    Mo Kun couldn''t help but laugh, and he said, imitating the tone of Gudu Qiubai, "Being invincible¡ª is the most lonely, the most painful!"


    Xiaolu laughed, too, and sang the song "Invincible": "How¡ª lonely is being invincible. How¡ª empty is being invincible. Alone at the peak¡ª chilly wind blowing ceaselessly. My loneliness, who can understand my loneliness?"


    Mo Kun asked Long Xi, "What''s this song?"


    Long Xi said with a smile, "This is a famous song of Deng Chao, Tom Holland''s ''daddy''. It is an interlude song in the film ''The Mermaid'', written and composed by Mr. Stephen Chow himself! I guess he wrote how he felt in the song ''Invincible''. Hey, wait, we are digressing!"


    Granpa Shu smiled and said, "It doesn''t matter at all. Being young is so great, full of vigor and energy, being innocent and happy!"


    Niu Xi said, "The clue of the Horse Family is guarded by Junior Brother Ma and stored in one of the drawers. But the key was in his hand. We asked his wife about the key after he passed away in an accident in the construction site, but she said there was no key in his leavings."


    Something suddenly hit Long Xi. She said, "His wife''s name is Yu Xiaotu. Is she... the descendant of the Rabbit Family?"


    Niu Xi said, "Yes, she is. But she hates her role in this stuffs very much and only wants to be a common person. She brought the clue of the Rabbit Family away, too. We don''t know where she is working now. I even doubt that the key of Junior Brother Ma is with her, but she doesn''t want to give it to us."


    Zhu Junyao said to Feng Zihao, who had been silent and fiddling with the mimosa in his hand, "Hao, you have the clues of the families of Rooster and Monkey. Share with us."


    Feng Zihao looked up at her and said coldly, "Why should I obey you? You do think you are a princess, huh? Funny!"


    Zhu Junyao''s expression changed a little, but she controlled her temper and did not let it fray.


    However, the warm and honest smile always staying on Niu Xi''s face, which made people have a sense of security, was taken place by an angry expression immediately as Niu Xi heard what Feng Zihao said just now.


    He rolled up his sleeves and shouted at Feng Zihao, "Feng Zihao, you are already 18 years old, right? Are you still being so childish? Anyway, we witnessed your growing-up. We are the elderly! How can you say it? I cannot keep my hair on! I have to discipline you bad wild silly kid!"


    Zhu Junyao stopped him immediately and said, "Don''t!! His parents have just passed away recently. It is understandable that he is in a bad mood now. Niuniu, Niuniu, keep your temper! You say that every time I call you ''Niuniu'', you won''t be still angry!"


    Niu Xi took a few deep breaths, like pressing his anger down. He pointed at Feng Zihao and said, "Apologize!"


    Feng Zihao said to Zhu Junyao toughly, "Sorry. But my parents warned me over and over again not to tell anyone anything about the clues before they passed away. I cannot go agianst their will!"


    Granpa Shu said, "Little boy, why don''t you simply tell us? It will be much better if you tell us earlier. It is quite reasonable and we won''t be coercive. Oh, I feel hungry after discussing about the clues for so long a time. We haven''t had our lunch!"


    Zhu Junyao said to Long Xi, "Hao is not an ill-disposed child. It is merely because he grew up in the mountain in seclusion and has some difficulty dealing with the people from the outside. When we were making our lunch, he happened to play with White Ape in the woods and find the enermies hidden around us. But for he informing us through the tweedle of phoenix, we would not hide ourselves in the basement from the enermies! He really loves us, but he doesn''t know how to express it."


    Feng Zihao said coldly, "Whatever you think. I will go out for a walk and serve myself lunch and dinner. Don''t wait for me."


    After saying that, he left Water Curtain Cave alone.


    Long Xi said to Zhu Junyao, "My sister, I picked some gray tree mushrooms, do you have pots and slices of meat? Fried mushrooms and slices of meat, delicacy in the whole world!"


    Zhu Junyao said with a smile, "You should call me aunt rather than sister. I am already 40 nominally."


    Long Xi smiled and said, "But you look pretty young. I shall call you sister and I don''t want to change the address!"


    Zhu Junyao said, "Oh, you little girl! You flatter me so sweetly. If only I had a daughter like you!"


    Niu Xi said to her, "My Prince Zhuzhu, when we hand over the treasure clues to the country, we can have a peaceful life to have a child! You don''t need to worry, Niuniu is not old and still fertile!"


    Zhu Junyao rolled her eyes and said with a pouting smile, "How can you be so shameless in the public? I don''t feel like having another word with you. I will bring Xixi to the kitchen and make a great meal for you three as a meal of welcome."


    Long Xi held her arm intimately, looking like a close sister of Zhu Junyao, and walked elegantly into the innermost cave.


    It was really a kitchen with stove, kitchen utensils, firewood, seasonings, tableware, completely equipped. There were also some dried bacon, sausage hanging here. And a closed small door was on the wall.


    Zhu Junyao opened the small door and the cold air flowed out immediately. Long Xi took a look and found it was a small ice cellar with varieties of ingredients in it.


    Zhu Junyao said with a smile, "The small ice cellar..."


    Long Xi continued, smiling, "...was made by Feng Zihao. He is actually quite smart!¡±


    Zhu Junyao poked her little head with her index finger lovingly and said with a smile,"You have a brain as good as his! Oh, I want to have you as my daughter!"


    Long Xi smiled spoiledly and said, "It should be ''sister''! I recognize you as my senior sister!"


    Zhu Junyao said with a smile, "I am 22 years older than you. I feel ashamed to call your sister!"


    Long Xi moved her eyes in a round, cocked her head, and said, "How about I calling you my little aunt? Didn''t your ancestor and my mom''s ancestor have family friendship? Then my mom is your sister of family friendship!"

 Chapter 88 Temptation Beside the Waterfall

    Zhu Junyao nodded with a smile and agreed. "It''s a good idea! I am going to serve you my speciality, Grilled Meat of Inner Mongolia! I bet you have never eaten it before! My husband, Niu, loves it best!"


    Long Xi said, "There are perilla leaves, rice wine, lard, soy sauce, and the whole part of a free-ranged chicken. I can serve you my own creative dish, Perilla Three Cups Free-ranged Chicken!"


    Once Long Xi started to work, she was indeed a good one. She worked together with Zhu Junyao and made several delicacies within an hour and a half. There were Slices of Taro steamed with Diced Preserved Bacon, Fried Beef Slices with Grey Tree Mushrooms, Perilla Three Cups Free-ranged Chicken, and Grilled Meat of Inner Mongolia...


    They used two large wooden plates to take out the dishes. The men had become familiar with each other, chatting and laughing in the "living room".


    Granpa Shu smiled and said, "The fragrance goes even before the dishes! Our stomachs are all singing ''Empty City''!"


    Long Xi said with a smile as she served the dishes, "Dang! Dang! Today you all have the privileged honor of enjoying the feast of taste! We two little beauties have served our specialities!"


    They began to have lunch around by the stone table. Some said one dish was delicious, some said another was fantastic, and some said all were perfect. Long Xi and Zhu Junyao were so happy and proud.


    Zhu Junyao also fed Dong''er as she had meal, looking exactly like a loving mother!


    Xiaolu smiled and said to Long Xi, "It is quite a pity that you didn''t bring your pear blossom wine."


    Long Xi said, smiling, "I cannot foresee the future. Who knows there will be a friends'' gathering here?"


    Niu Xi said, "I have authentic Inner Mongolian kumiss here. My junior brother Ma Ming went to work in the city last year and brought it online. It was a gift from him."


    Zhu Junyao shook her head and said, "Nah, your wine is even too strong for me to take it, let alone Granpa Shu. Moreover, Xiaolongnv and Xiaolu are not adults yet! I will take out the osmanthus wine instead. It was made by Brother Ma himself and sent to me as a birthday gift!"


    As she spoke, she couldn''t help but cry.


    The tough man, Niu Xi, was also affected by her, wiping off a tear, and said in stiff pain, "My junior brother Ma hadn''t even reached 40. How could he go away like this?"


    Long Xi saw that Dong''er was holding Doudou tightly and crying, which meant she could understand what others were talking about.


    Such a young child lost her father and her mother abandoned her. It is really distressing!


    Long Xi clung to Dong''er and comforted her softly.


    The air of pleasure suddenly was replaced by sadness.


    Zhu Junyao wiped her tears away with a mermaid handkerchief and said, "It was my fault. I should not ruin the mood. I will fetch the wine. We should drink a toast. Today is a great day. Xiaolongnv and I have our fates twisted. She had already recognized me as her little aunt."


    Long Xi said, "Yes, I will serve my little aunt a glass of wine and thus develop our relationship officially!"


    Niu Xi clapped and said with a smile, "I''d like to have a glass of wine, too! I am your little aunt''s husband, little uncle, haha!"


    Zhu Junyao took out the osmanthus wine. Long Xi served her and Niu Xi with great respect. Everyone drank a toast with each other. The atmosphere of warmth came back again.


    Long Xi said, "I am quite curious about White Ape and the blood-sucking caterpillars. Where are they from on earth?"


    Zhu Junyao said, "We used to hide in a remote mountain in Shuzhou and lived there for years. We met White Ape there when it was still a small fuzzy ball like a kitten. Who knows it will grow up, becoming such a big one? We have never fed it any panacea. It simply grew up naturally. And its fur is indeed unique. In the whole mountain, there is only one white ape itself."


    Granpa Shu said, "In fact, it was abandoned by the gang of monkeys since its birth because it was regarded as an abnormal freak. If it was not adopted by Hao, it would have already died. As for the caterpillars, they are the parasites on White Ape. After we moved here with White Ape, the parasites multiplied so rapidly that they became terribly harmful to the forest!"


    Mo Kun said, "I understand. It is because that there is no natural enermy. Therefore, the caterpillars produce themselves unnaturally excessively. It is true that keeping the balance of ecological environment is vital. If we cannot protect our planet well, the Earth, like our human, will be wore out and break down soon or later!"


    Long Xi said, "What Brother Kun said makes sense. We need to protect our homeland. We cannot bear the regret when we lose it."


    Xiaolu asked, "Then you let White Ape to threaten the villagers to drive them away from the mountain delibertaely? As for the cattle, is it you who poisoned them to death, too?"


    Granpa Shu said, "Yes, it was me, the old man, who came up with the unkind idea. But we have no alternative! Otherwise, the villagers will often climb up here to have a bath in the hot spring and thus will soon find our trace!"


    Fan Xiaolu suddenly beat his thigh and said in surprise, "It just hit me! The ''gradually-growing-up flower'' is Baishuitai in Yunnan! I have been there before!"


    Long Xi asked, "You mean the silk painting? But why is the ''gradually-growing-up flower'' is Baishuitai in Yunnan?"


    Fan Xiaolu said, "I once travelled to Yunnan. Baishuitai, the birthplace of Dongba Religion of Naxi people and the place that Naxi people have religious activities and folk programs, is at the foot of Haba Snow Mountain. In the language of Naxi, Baishuitai is ''Shibuzhi'', meaning exactly the ''gradually-growing-up flower''."


    How could Mo Kun let Xiaolu show off alone? He searched the information about Baishuitai at once and said slowly and smoothly, "Baishuitai owns its reputation as ''the legacy field of the gods'', a kind of natural sceneries formed from calcium carbonate dissolving in the spring. The water with calcium bicarbonate will flow down as carbonates precipitate and form curtain-shaped steps covering three square kilometers, looking like terraced fields. That is why it is called ''the legacy field of the gods''. Because it formed after a long time, Naxi people named it as the ''gradually-growing-up flower''."


    Granpa Shu meditated for a moment and said with a smile, "It makes sense! You young men are quite awesone! It is amazing that the mystery that we can not understand for generations has been seen through by you two. Let''s have a toast to celebrate for it!"


    They drank osmanthus wine together, laughing. Long Xi even showed them the clean bottom of the glass with a smile, suggesting that she did drink it all in a toast.


    Zhu Junyao found that Granpa Shu didn''t mention the marriage plan of Long Xi and Feng Zihao so she felt a little anxious. When Granpa Shu went to the hole of restroom, she waited outside patiently and quitely to remind him of it.


    Granpa Shu used the turtle shells to divine and said, "It is not the proper time to do so! Long Xi already has someone in her mind and he is extraordinary!"


    Zhu Junyao said, "But it is the bloody pledge their ancestors made! The ancestor of Dragon Family and Rooster Family, or, Phoenix Family, were a couple of brothers sharing their weal and woe but had to leave each other to fight for their country. They pledged that once their descendants had the fortune to reunite, the ones of the same genger should be siblings and the ones of not should be man and wife. Hao is the phoenix and Long Xi is the dragon and they are almost the same age, isn''t it a blissful relationship gifted by god?"


    Granpa Shu said, "A blissful relationship gifted by gods? I am afraid the Matchmaker God Yue did not connect them tightly together! Come out, haha, as you have heard it yourself about the marriage plan of yourself, you don''t need to hide yourself."


    Long Xi staggered out from the shadowy corner. She could not hold the strong wine and went to the restroom, but she happened to pick up their words there.


    She said tipsily, "I heard nothing... It is not true! I am drunk. It must be a dream again!"


    She walked into the restroom half drunk and half sober, shutting the door behind her.


    After that, the three went back to table but no one mentioned it.


    Long Xi was so looped after the meal, so Zhu Junyao held her to a cave, a guest room that no one had ever lived before.


    It was cleaned up before. There was a antique dresser, a beautiful Xiang Princess bed with embroidered curtains, from which there dangled tassels made of white pearls on both ends.


    Zhu Junyao let Long Xi lie down on the mandarin duck pillow and tucked her in the thin quilt embroidered with lotus. She laid down the curtains and shutted the door.


    Perhaps the delayed effect of the wine was too strong. Long Xi just felt more and more sleepy and extremely hot. She felt like taking a cold bath.


    Lord Mo Kun was also having a rest in another guest room, which was a few holes away from where Long Xi lived.


    He didn''t drink much and seemed to be born with a good capacity for wine. He didn''t get drunk when he drank pear blossom wine for the first time and neither did he this time.


    He was a bit worried about Long Xi and wanted to check it himself.


    He saw Zhu Junyao helping Long Xi get into her room, so he knew where she was.


    He walked in front of the door of Long Xi''s room and knocked the door.


    There was no respond. "Was she already asleep?"


    He pushed the door open as it didn''t lock.


    He looked at the princess bed and found there was nobody.


    He felt anxious and found that there was a row of wet footprints on the floor, which seemed to lead to the outside of the door.


    He rushed his way along the footprints, only to find Long Xi standing beside the waterfall, drenched and undressed. She was about to jump out into the waterfall!


    Mo Kun dashed a few steps and picked up Long Xi to stop her from killing herself. He could not help feeling a little angry. could not help feeling a little angry. "You silly girl. As you know you can not take it, why do you drink so much? Fortunately, everyone else is resting in their own room so no one sees her like this!"


    "Dad, mom..." Long Xi gently called her parents. She had been missing them for such a long time that her eyes turned misty and tears rolling down could not be held back.


    Mo Kun''s expression became frozen. He had never seen Long Xi being obviously vulnerable like this.


    Mo Kun shook his head with a wry smile, quickly picking up her clothes, and held her back into her room in his arms.


    Anger simmered within him. If he didn''t make it in time, she had probably already lost her life!


    But Long Xi in his arms did not even realize that she was lying against his bosom naked, let alone the fact that he was angry. She rubbed towards the source of heat instinctively and her long hair wetted his white vest.

 Chapter 89 Charming Scenes in the Cave

    With a jade-like beauty in his arm¡ª and this piece of "jade" was so upset¡ª Mo Kun felt his blood surging up. He began to gasp for air and the area wetted by Long Xi tickled numbly.


    Long Xi raised her head tipsily and stared obsessively at Mo Kun''s incomparably handsome, graceful and masculine face. She saw his Adam''s apple bobbing rapidly in his throat and chortled. She tossed her hair deliberately and naughtily. The waterdrops splashed around and one of them jumped onto Mo Kun''s face, looking like a crystal tear.


    She deliberately used her fair delicate hand to tuck a few wet hairs hanging in front of her forehead backwards, displaying absolute charm.


    Long Xi''s birthday was the sixth day of October. After more than a month, she would come into her eighteen. Now she had both the innocence and viridity of a young maiden and the morbidezza and coquettishness of a mature lady, the unique charm of a girl between a maiden and a lady.


    The pink fairy-like face, delicate, smooth and silk-like skin, the already graceful and exquisite body even though not fully developed, the unconscious whispering, and the enchanting behaviors were all fatally attractive to Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun''s eyes dimmed. His Adam''s apple bobbing rapidly in his throat again and he swallowed slobber rushedly, pretending that he had seen nothing and had excellent self-control.


    He promised her that he would have sex with her only after she was already 18...


    However, Long Xi was keeping upsetting him, wriggling in his arms. She reached out to hold his waist and put her face on his chest, rubbing against his bosom. The breath came out from her cherry-like mouth softly with an air of warmth and wine.


    Mo Kun was a normal man with much of the salt of youth. He had never experienced such kind of thing. Let alone experience, he had even never seen such a thing.


    In his mother planet, there was no such way of reproduction as "sexual propagation".


    The people on Planet BT did not use the direct fertilization to reproduce like what the ancient people used 500 years ago. Instead, they employed the method of artificial insemination to form embryos and developed the embryos in the artificial wombs in the hospital.


    Mo Kun''s parents also gained the embryo by means of artificial insemination and developed Mo Kun in the artificial womb of the highly anthropomorphic AI robot N1, which was made by Mo Kun''s mother.


    Usually, normal men who had never experienced a love affair would be eager for such kind of thing.


    If Long Xi continued to do that, he couldn''t guarantee that he could still resist the desire in his body.


    Before everything went out of control, he took a deep breath and threw Long Xi onto the Xiang Princess bed and tucked her in her quilt.


    "Dad, mom, why did you give birth to me? How could you leave me with Grandma, helplessly struggling in this world?" Long Xi sobbed.


    She felt her heart empty.


    One without one''s home was like a kite without its line, seemingly free and flying high. But, in fact, there was always uneasiness.The roaming heart could find no sense of safety and belonging.


    In Long Xi''s world, her Grandma was her home. But Grandma was old. Once she thought that Grandma would eventually leave her one day, she couldn''t...


    Mo Kun sighed and touched her forehead gently.


    He could understand her indeed.


    Didn''t Mo Kun long for family love in the cockles of the heart?


    As his parents lived as short as other people did on BT planet, Mo Kun had almost never had a hug with his parents or other family elders.


    Thanks to the gene mutations led by environmental pollution, their rate of reproduction delined continually generation after generation.


    Among the generation of Mo Kun''s parents, averagely, only one out of a hundred could have a child and the others would not have their kids.


    Everyone had neither siblings nor cousins in the generation of Mo Kun.


    Moreover, all the people on Planet BT were not bred from their mother''s wombs because all the wombs of human mothers could not work due to lesions.


    The so-called "ten-months-pregnacy" and the "bloody relationship blended together" of the people on Earth were quite rare according to the habitants of Planet BT.


    Although Mo Kun looked as if strong and fearless, seemingly never had something on his mind, the scar deep on his mind would still hurt and torture him occasionally like the headache.


    He tried to avoid thinking of his parents deliberately in these years, because he was afraid that he would fall into the hell of sorrow driven by the emotion of missing. He was afraid that he could not get rid of it and could not continue fighting!


    However, if you forced yourself not to think about it, would it really work?


    Maybe it is because of it that he cherished Long Xi so much.


    Long Xi was not only his lover, but also his family in his mind.


    He secretly sweared that he must make Long Xi happy, because Long Xi would also make him happy!


    He looked at Long Xi''s face, pink like the twilight and yet beautiful with her saddness. His eyes dimmed deeper. He felt the male hormones clamouring and rushing in his body.


    Mo Kun breathed deeply again and turned around to the door, ready to leave.


    If he kept staying here, he probably could not control himself!


    After Long Xi tossing about, she slept soundly.


    When she woke up, it was already at night.


    She was woken by hunger because it was time for dinner.


    She vaguely recalled that, last night, it seemed to be...


    She quickly unfastened her shirt and found there was no hickey on her body. She couldn''t help but breathe a sigh of relief. But before she spit the air out, she got frantic with the thought that her whole body had been seen by Lord Mo Kun.


    She plunged back into the bed and rolled herself out of shame on the bed.


    "Are you acting cute by rolling on the bed?" Mo Kun''s deep sexy voice rang in the room, scaring her stiff. She stopped rolling herself abruptly.


    Long Xi brushed her hair and sorted out her clothes, turning back and catching sight of Mo Kun, who was standing by the door with a big wooden plate on his hand. There was rice and dishes on the plate.


    "My childish silly behaviors have all been witnessed? Wait! I haven''t put on my clothes yet!"


    Sh quickly covered her snowy-jade-like body with the quilt and said with a smile as disguise, "I just wake up and want to exercise a little!"


    She suddenly hoped that there was a seam on the ground to let her hide in it for now.


    "Have your dinner. We''ve all had ours. Since you were sleeping so tightly, we didn''t wake you up. Your meal has been put in the pot. Eat it before it get cold." Mo Kun put the plate on the pear-tree-made table in her room calmly.


    Long Xi picked up her pillow to cover her face. She could not face him now.


    Mo Kun said, "There is a starry sky tonight. Do you want to go out for a walk with me after having your meal?"


    Long Xi replied quickly, "Nah! I feel so tired. I''d like to read in my room."


    "Reading?" Lord Mo Kun looked around her room unhurriedly and said, "Are there any books?"


    Long Xi daunted and said, "I brought books myself!" Ah, those who lied had to perfect it even in tears!


    Mo Kun gave a grunt, holding back his laughter and said, "Then I will ask Xiaolu to go with me instead, talking about the business of men. You stay at your room and don''t go elsewhere."


    Long Xi saw him go away and finally relieved. But she turned annoyed right away. "What did I do last night?" "How can I face him later on?"


    The ugly wife finally met her in-laws. She had to face it and would face it!


    Early in the next morning, they finally met each other ar table.


    Mo Kun was quite at ease, pretending that nothing happened.


    Long Xi''s face blushed with two big dark circles thanks to the sleepless night.


    Xiaolu couldn''t help but laugh at her. "Master Xi, how come you became our national treasure, a panda, after a night?"


    Usually, Long Xi would definitely hit him. But this morning, she continued to have her breakfast like a fair lady.


    Mo Kun said calmly, "Being a panda is great. A panda can act cute by rolling itself!"


    Long Xi drooped her head even lower.


    After breakfast, the three said goodbye to Zhu Junyao and the others. They sent them to a flat field missingly. The three planed to take the road told by Niu Xi to get down the mountain. This road was relatively broad and did not pass through the primeval forest and Intoxicating Aroma Village.


    Niu Xi handed a cage to Lord Mo Kun. There was a gray pigeon in the cage.


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "How can we accept it? As we leave, you even give a pigeon to improve our body?"


    Niu Xi waved his hand hurriedly and said, smiling, "No, no. We heard that there is a young and promising archaeologist, Mr. Yang Xiaoming. He is the professor of Department of Archaeology in University Qinghui and lives in City B. We guess that he is the descendant of the Sheep Family and plan to discuss with him about handing the treasure over to our country. Yesterday I heard that my junior brother Mo Kun is going to deal with your issues in City B, right? Could you help us to find out the phone number and address of Professor Yang and tell us by this homing pigeon? It is not convenient for us to show up now and we dare not go out."


    Lord Mo Kun accepted.


    Long Xi said to the gray pigeon, smiling, ""Fortunately, my little uncle explained it. Otherwise, you will become a braised pigeon or a stewed pigeon."


    The gray pigeon leaned its head and cooed, as if it was saying, "I am a homing pigeon. Do not eat me! Do not eat me!"


    Everyone laughed, and the laughter diluted the sorrow of departure.


    Zhu Junyao and Long Xi had just recognized each other as relatives but had to say goodbye now. They both felt sad and reluctant. They said farewell to each other emotionally and tearfully.


    Niu Xi whistled to call three horses. He patted the saddle and said to the three, "The road is rugged. Do you know how to ride a horse? Let the horses send you down the mountain. With them by your side, you won''t meet the monkey army of White Ape. White Ape was fostered by Hao and the three horses are mine, so they know each other. You can go riding until where you can take the bus. My old horses know the way and they will find their way back to me."


    Long Xi said, "Uncle Ma Ming raised a horse before. The claret rouge horse was raised by him, right? I know it. He once taught me how to ride."


    Niu Xi said, "Then you could ride it. It is a mare with a mild temper. The black and the white horse were raised in the forest by me. They are wilder. If you two boys ride them, it will be better."


    Mo Kun said a little embarrassedly, "I don''t ride a horse." "On Planet BT, horse had already died out, okay? Ah, if only I brought MK7 with me this time!"


    MK7 was not with him right now. It was turned into two small meches. One was in the "Base Camp" to guard the body of Xiaolu as the soul in Xiaolu now was the consciousness of Athena; another changed invisible to protect the grandma of Long Xi secretly.

 Chapter 90 Try Double Bungee Jumping with Me?

    MK7 had only two core chips in it, and therefore it could only be divided into two parts, each one with a core chip to function in the automatic mode. But once the two parts were away from each other more than two kilometers, it would break down.


    Long Xi said to Mo Kun awkwardly, "I am not proficient in riding and my horse is too small to carry us two. Otherwise, I can ride with you."


    Xiaolu said confidently and proudly, "I learnt about riding skills and practiced at the racecourse. I am carrying you. The big black horse is quite strong. It is not a problem for it to carry two people."


    Mo Kun scratched his head and said with difficulty, "Alright! We need to catch the train, hurry up! See you again!"


    Long Xi gently stroked the claret rouge horse''s head and said, "Rouge, I am a close neighbor of your old mater Ma Ming and a relative of your new master Niu Xi. You cannot let me lose my face."


    Horse Rouge blinked her big round eyes. Long Xi didn''t know whether she understood or not.


    Xiaolu mounted the horse smoothly and neatly.


    Niu Xi held the rein of Rouge and stood by side. Long Xi stepped one foot on the stirrup and then mounted on the horse nimbly. She got onto the back of Rouge steadily and took the rein handed over by Niu Xi, looking down on Mo Kun proudly from the horseback.


    Mo Kun smiled and saluted her, saying, "Chief Long works so hard!"


    Long Xi smiled and said, "To serve our people!"


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "My highness two chief, what''s your order?"


    Xiaolu reached out to him and said with a smile, "Still playing naughty? Get on the horse quickly!"


    Mo Kun took his hand and, with his help, intimating what he had done, and got on the black horse a little clumsily.


    Long Xi stroked the shiny bright claret hair of Rouge and saw her gently glowing big round eyes. She couldn''t help but kiss her.


    She really liked horses and riding horses.


    She waved goodbye to them handsomely and coolly, pressing the belly of the horse with her legs and wielding the whip gently, and galloped forward. Such a wind-like girl!


    Xiaolu also galloped the horse and followed her closely.


    The wind howled by! Mo Kun held Xiaolu''s waist tightly.


    Long Xi turned back, seeing these two pretty men riding on the same horse, intimate with each other. It was an eye-catching scene expect... Was there something wrong with it?


    Long Xi asked with concern along the road, "Brother Kun, are your head still hurting?"


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "Thank you for bringing me to the hot spring. I took medicine and had a bath in the hot spring and I had never suffered from it later on. It seems that I have to come back to Little Mount Emei to bath every month!"


    Xiaolu said, smiling, "I will come here if you do! That hot spring can really help to stimulate the circulation of the blood and let the muscles and joints relax! Master Xi, next time you should bring your swimsuit and take a bath. It is indeed comfortable!"


    Long Xi smied and said, "I dare not to bath with you two little male wolves together!"


    Mo Kun said, smiling, "Then bath only with one little male wolf, me! The other one in front of me should be left to another little female wolf."


    Xiaolu smiled and said, "You provoke me again, guy!"


    They laughed as they galloped forward.


    None of them noticed that there were two pairs of eyes on them to see them off, hidden in the big tree by the road. One was the eyes of White Ape while the other pair was unique¡ª one eye was black and the other was green. Apart from Feng Zihao, who would own such a pair of eyes?


    Feng Zihao couldn''t help being attracted by the image of Long Xi. He seemed to bury himself in his own thoughts.


    Suddenly, a pheasant flew out of the bushes and rushed in front of the claret rouge horse. Horse Rouge was shocked and stunned; it gave off a long neigh and rised its fore feet up. Long Xi couldn''t help leaning backward and nearly fell off the horseback.


    Horse Rouge went crazy and dashed forward. Even though Long Xi pulled the rein hardly, she couldn''t stop it.


    Xiaolu kicked the belly of the big black horse to chase Long Xi. When the black horse caught up with Horse Rouge and ran side by side, Long Xi''s face had grew pale in shock.


    Xiaolu handed his rein to Mo Kun and said, "Big Brother Kun, you hold the black horse. I will fix it."


    Mo Kun took the rein while Xiaolu reached out one hand to hold tightly the rein of the claret rouge horse, whinnying "Yuh¡ª"


    Horse Rouge ran for a while and finally calmed down, coming to a stop gradually.


    Long Xi wiped a swear and said to Xiaolu, "Fortunately, you are here!"


    Xiaolu said, "Never mind. I learned it before."


    Mo Kun said a little worriedly, "Ride a little more slowly, okay? After all, you are not an expert."


    Long Xi stuck her tongue out and said, "I''ve just met a ghost, how can I be fearless about darkness?"


    Therefore, she slowed down and Xiaolu did the same to accompany her. After approximately half an hour''s ride, they reached the bus stop that was the nearest to Little Mount Emei. They got off the horse and let the claret rouge horse and black horse find their way back.


    The bus arrived soon. They took the bus to get to the train station and waited on the platform for a while before the train came.


    They got abroad and found that the cell phone signal came back.


    "Ding!" There were new messages in the WeChat group.


    The first message was Fan Xiaolu''s account name changed from Xu Xian''er to Mr. X.


    Mr. X: "BINGO. Congratulations on your accomplishment of the task. The reward is that all the group members do not need to participate in Red Envelope Game. I will not send red envelopes this month, either."


    Long Xi: "Great! It is exactly a reward! What about Fan Xiaolu? Haven''t you said that he would come back?"


    Mr. X: "It has not been three days, has it? I say that he will come back in three days. Don''t worry about it. I am a person whose words correspond to what he says. I will keep my word definitely."


    Long Xi: "The word once spoken can never be recalled! What should be returned in a good condition is not only the body of Xiaolu, but also his consciousness. At the same time, the consciousness of Yan Wangchuan should come back to its owner, too."


    Mr. X: "It seems that you have already known what is going on."


    Long Xi: "I can guess it vaguely."


    Mr. X: "It is true that I let them to help me with the experiment of swapping consciousness. But I do not mean to hurt them. There''s nothing to worry about. They will ''return in good conditon'' within two days."


    Fan Qianqian: "My play will be finished tomorrow. I have just booked the plane ticket and I shall arrive in the morning of the day after tomorrow. @Mr. X , as long as Xiaolu can get back home safely and healthily and our family can have our reunion, I will give you no matter how much you want."


    Mr. X: "No, thanks! I am not in lack of money! That''s it. Handmade Goodbye!"


    Long Xi said to Fan Xiaolu emotionally, "Actually, your mom cares you a lot! Winds do not stop though trees want to calm down; parents do not remain though children want to practice filialty. Xiaolu, do cherish them! I want to cherish the time I spent with my parents but there is no chance!"


    Fan Xiaolu shrugged his shoulders and said a little unwillingly, "Do you think that I don''t want to cherish? She is so occupied that I cannot even meet her several times around the whole year. Moreover, I have always been hidden from the public. My bigest wish of childhood was that she could bring me to the marine park. But it was never granted. She is a star. She didn''t want to be caught sight of. She was afraid that the pulic would know that she had an illegitimate child. Two years ago, a paparazzo found out her medical materials from her private doctor. Only at that time, she admitted me in front of people and apologized to the public. I am always thinking that she would rather I had not ever existed in her heart."


    Long Xi said, "In that case, she would not be so anxious about your situation. She would like to pour out all her money to have you back safely!"


    Xiaolu said, "Really? Why couldn''t she let me feel in this way earlier?" His eyes turned misty and tears were about to spring out.


    Long Xi said, "I think she loves you, but she simply doesn''t know how to express it."


    Xiaolu finally cried out and said, "In fact, I love her, too! But ''to fall in love is easy while to get along is hard''! Do you think I haven''t tried to get along with her before?"


    Long Xi said with her face darkened, "''to fall in love is easy while to get along is hard''? It seemed that it should not be used in this way? It is not commonly used to describe family love..."


    Xiaolu said, "Anyway! It is what I mean. I guess ''one from Venus, another from Mars'' should be describing us? She cannot understand the way I deal with things and I cannot understand hers. Actually, I am always thinking about moving outside to live alone. If we are not living under the same roof, we might not have so many conflicts."


    Mo Kun took out his laptop, having a look, and said happily, "My application for opening a company has been confirmed. When I return to X City, I can go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to get my license."


    Long Xi said with a smile, "So it''s time for celebration! Get back home with me this Saturday, I will serve you a delicious meal!"


    Mo Kun said, "Sure. Sure!"


    Xiaolu said, "Big Brother Kun, congratulations! With such a long boring journey, why not playing a small games together?"


    Both Lord Mo Kun and Long Xi said, smiling, "Good idea! What do we play, then?"


    Xiaolu held out a pile of paper and a ball-point pen and said, "The name of it is ''Draw to Guess a Song''s Name''. Long Xi draws; Big Brother Kun and me go guessing the name of the song. The one who gets more correct wins."


    Mo Kun said, "Xiaolu, how about putting a bet on it? The one who wins will go double Bungee Jumping with Long Xi!"


    Long Xi said with a bit of astonishment, "How come you put your bet on me? I dare not try bungee jumping!"


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "Try it with me!"


    Xiaolu said, "OK. It''s a deal. Who wins or not is still decided by us! Maybe it''s go bungee jumping with me!" Xiaolu loved singing and had a good memory. He was known as "the moving Yunlin music library".


    He handed the paper and pen over to Long Xi. Long Xi said with a bitter face, "I will not go bungee jumping with either of you! It is unfair! What about adding another rule? You can only guess once for each painting. If neither of you get over 100 ones correct before we arrive in X City, it is me who will win. I can decide to go bungee jumping with you or not!"


    Mo Kun and Xiaolu smiled and agreed.


    Long Xi thought for a while and wrote the name of Mo Kun and Xiaolu on a piece of blank paper to keep the score. One credit would be added if either of them answered correctly.


    Afterward, she asked Mo Kun and Xiaolu turn back, wrote the name of the song on another piece of paper and hidden it behind her.


    She took out the third piece of paper and drew a circle with a tick clinging.


    Xiaolu began to guess immediately and blurted out, "My Sun?"


    Long Xi shook her head, smiling. "How could I let you find the correct answer so easily?" She thought.

 Chapter 91 That Cute Dog Was Wangchuan?

    Lord Mo Kun was not familiar with Earth''s songs, so he was at a disadvantage in this game. But who knew that he had a highly sophisticated chip!


    He immediately activated the "get ideas" function of the high intelligent chip and was able to deduce what Long Xi''s idea was abou. It immediately gave him the answer, which was "On the Moon". He was just about to say it, but was preempted by Xiaolu, who gave the correct answer.


    Long Xi nodded with a smile and wrote a mark under Xiaolu''s name, on the score sheet.


    Xiaolu''s smile was as brilliant as the sun. It was if he had won the world''s best prize.


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "You''re only one point ahead for the time being! I''m going to win a hundred points in a row for the next round!"


    Xiaolu grimaced at him.


    Long Xi smiled and said, "It seems that I have to ask harder questions."


    She wrote down the name of a song again, then drew a question mark on a piece of white paper, followed by a simple face behind the question mark, with tears under each eye, and finally drew a simple picture of a flying bird.


    Xiaolu was confused, having no idea what it meant. He had only one chance to guess the answer, so he did not answer immediately, but thought over it for a while.


    Mo Kun became a little wiser this time. When Long Xi drew the picture, he already knew what her idea was.


    He pretended to think for a second and said, "Is that, ''Whose Tears Are Flying''?"


    Long Xi said was somewhat surprised. "I draw such an abstract picture, yet you were able to guess what it is"


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "It is called, ''Without flying phoenix wings, minds still think alike''."


    Long Xi blushed and said in a gentle voice, "You learn ancient poems quite quickly and can quote so well from! But don''t think that just because you say so, I''ll make it easier."


    Mo Kun said confidently, "I can guess the answers, no matter how difficult your questions are."


    Xiaolu rep;ied with great enthusiasm, "I''ll try not to lose to you!"


    So the game went on, and Mo Kun won ten in a row, and received ten points.


    Xiaolu felt something was wrong and said, "Big Brother Kun, did you cheat by using some high-tech means? Didn''t we make a deal that we will compete fairly without using such means?"


    Mo Kun thought about it, then smiled and said, "Okay then, I''ll not use the high-tech means."


    Long Xi said primly, "Did you really use high technology means? That''s not good. Those questions cannot be counted."


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "Well, that''s okay. Next, I''ll rely on my own strength! Although I returned to China not long ago, I''ve also heard a lot of songs."


    Long Xi then drew a winding mountain road. After counting it, Xiaolu found that it had eighteen bends. He was overjoyed and said hurriedly, "Eighteen Bends of Mountain Road!"


    Long Xi said, "Right."


    Xiaolu was quite the "music library" expert and scored several points in a row, leaving Lord Mo Kun far behind.


    Time flew by as they played this happy game. Before they knew it, the train was almost at the station.


    After tallying the scores, Long Xi found that Xiaolu had 20 "Zheng" words, which was exactly 100 points, but Lord Mo Kun only had nine points.


    Xiaolu cheered, "Oh yeah, Master Xi, we''re going for the synchronized bungee jumping on the Sea Extreme Sports Hall this Sunday. I''ll pay for it!"


    Long Xi smiled and said, "I only promised to go bungee jumping with you if you win, but I didn''t say when! I''m eight months away from taking the college entrance examination. I''ve been studying hard for 11 years, and all of it will be for these three days from June 7 to June 9! I want to keep my life safe!"


    Xiaolu said, "Then let''s go on June 10. After finishing the big test of life, we''re just going to relax."


    Long Xi''s eyes became rounder. She asked, "Are you sure it''s relaxing?"


    Xiaolu laughed and said, "There are other exciting and interesting adventures, besides bungee jumping! We can put all our worries behind us when we yell. Be crazy while we''re young. If we''re not crazy now, we''ll get old!"


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "Then let''s have a challenge of who will be the hero for consuming Chongqing hot pot this Sunday! I''ll decide on the time, and you decide on the location!"


    Xiaolu smiled and said, "Then I sincerely invite you to my house! My mother and I both love to eat Chongqing hot pot! There''s a Shuzhou chef at my home, whose speciality is cooking this. It''s very authentic, very delicious, and it''s very balanced, hot but not over fiery! We also have herbal tea!"


    Long Xi said, "OK, I want to eat it. Can referees also eat? I''ll learn how to do it by the way and cook it for you later."


    Xiaolu laughed and said, "Of course, we have a pot for each of us. What''s more, if you have any other requests in terms of food, you can list them separately. I''m sure you''ll be satisfied."


    "Well, I haven''t eaten French food yet. I heard that there is a French chef in your house?" Mo Kun was also in agreement, and put forward his own request.


    Haha, these three foodies hit it off immediatley, in terms of eating.


    It was a pleasant journey, and nothing strange happened. They arrived safely in X City and returned to Yulin High School without any incident. Then they went back to their dormitories first.


    "Ding!" Long Xi received a message from Mr. X on her WeChat account. "Go to the stream at the back hill. Fan Xiaolu and Yan Wangchuan will "return to their original states".


    She immediately put down her luggage and ran up the back hill. On the way, she met Xiaolu, who received the same message, and was also running up the back hill.


    Xiaolu asked, "Am I going back to my body?"


    Long Xi said, "Maybe?"


    They came to the stream in the back hill, and saw a purple extended Rolls-Royce, already parked by the stream.


    Xiaolu recognized the car and said, "It''s like one of my mom''s cars. I used to steal the car keys and drive it secretly."


    The front door opened, and a white bodyguard dressed in a black suit, stepped out from the car. He went to the back door and helped a beautiful, charming and noble lady out of the car, with a very respectful attitude.


    Her hair was coiled into a graceful and neat bun. She wore a red-bottomed sleeveless cheongsam, with an embroidered gold phoenix pattern and a pure white knitted scarf was her shawl.


    A reddish jade peony flower on the left side of her bun, added a bit of delicacy and charm to her overall appearance. Her sapphire earrings glowed with blue light, and she wore a pearl necklace around her neck. On her slender white arm, there was a red coral bracelet engraved with two dragons playing with a pearl. All of these made her look very classy and elegant.


    She held a lovely, purebred, teacup-shaped poodle in her arms. Its dark, shining eyes stared at Long Xi unblinkingly. The dog wore a pink dog dress with a strawberry motif and a bow of the same color as her dress. Its tail wagged hurriedly, which looked so cute!


    Long Xi could not resist such a plush and cute little thing. She really wanted to give it a hug!


    She had no idea that the cute little thing was Athena, who was possessed by Yan Wangchuan.

 Chapter 92 What If Mo Kun Compete with the Cute Dog

    Xiaolu called out "Mom", to the beautiful lady. This beauty, who looked like a 24-year-old but was actually a 38-year-old, was the superstar Fan Qianqian, who became popular in Z Country and had recently starred in Hollywood.


    Fan Qianqian, startled, glanced at Xiaolu with her charming yet discerning eyes, and said in a sweet voice, "Young man, have you got the wrong person?"


    Only then did Xiaolu remember that he was still in Yan Wangchuan''s body!


    Never mind. Now he could not give her a clear explanation yet. After he returned into Fan Xiaolu''s body, he would explain it to her.


    He shrugged his shoulders, smiled, and said nothing.


    Fan Qianqian suddenly felt a bit startled. The way that the young man shrugged his shoulders was just like her son''s mannerism!


    Long Xi smiled at Fan Qianqian and said, "Hello, Sister Qianqian! We are Xiaolu''s classmates. Are you here because you received a WeChat message?"


    Fan Qianqian looked at her, nodded slightly and said, "As soon as I got off the plane, I went home to pick up Athena and came over immediately. That''s weird. That Mr. X asked me to bring Athena, too. Why? Does he want me to give Athena to him? Eh? What''s up, sweetie? Oh, no, no, Mom didn''t mean to give you away!"


    She found Athena moving in her arms as if it wanted to break away and she thought that Athena was afraid she would be given to others. So she quickly comforted it in a soft voice.


    And then she found Athena''s eyes shining, staring fixedly at Long Xi, and its tail was wagging non-stop. An urgent, eager cry of "uh-huh, uh-huh" came from its mouth.


    Fan Qianqian was puzzled. She knew Athena very well. "Wasn''t that what Athena did when it met its favorite male dog? Why was it doing this to this little girl."


    Long Xi''s girly heart almost melted at Athena''s cute expression. She was on the verge of losing her reasoning and wanted to snatch Athena from Fan Qianqian''s arms.


    Athena, no, actually it Yan Wangchuan, pawed Fan Qianqian''s arm, raised its head, and looked longingly at Fan Qianqian.


    Fan Qianqian''s heart suddenly softened. She was usually hard on everyone, including her son, but not with Athena.


    She laid Athena on the ground and Athena gave a cheerful cry. It ran to Long Xi with its short legs and wagged its tail happily. It seemed happier to see Long Xi, rather than Fan Qianqian, its owner, whom it had not seen for a long time.


    This made Fan Qianqian a little jealous! "Who is this little girl? How come when my Athena saw her, it "fell in love with her instantly"?"


    Long Xi also ran to Athena, held it with both hands, raising it high and turning it in circles. She rubbed her face on its brown, fluffy body and gently scratched it. She was totally occupied with it.


    Yan Wangchuan stretched out its tongue and vigorously licked her face, her ears, and her hands.


    One day apart seemed like three years. He missed her so much!


    Long Xi touched its head and said softly, "My little darling, I like you very much."


    Athena listened and grinned unconsciously. Its round eyes were shining with excitement, and its pink tongue was half exposed. Long Xi could not help holding this tiny thing and caressing it.


    She was exhilarated, playing happily with the dog. Suddenly, someone beside her extended a long arm, took Athena by the scruff of her neck, and placed it back into Fan Qianqian''s arms.


    Long Xi watched that cute thing leaving her, so she could not help looking at the perpetrator, Lord Mo Kun, complaining with her eyes.


    If it weren''t for the Lord Mo Kun''s strong aura, she might be in a spot now.


    Mo Kun turned around and said to Long Xi, "Xixi, except me, you can''t call anyone else ¡®little darling¡¯!"


    Long Xi felt angry, yet wanted to laugh at the same time! "Lord Mo Kun, why are competing with a little female dog? Are you that jealous?"


    Xiaolu could not stand it, too. So he said teasingly, "Big Brother Kun, Athena is a female dog!"


    Mo Kun calmly said, "Just now, a mysterious man dressed in black and who had a dog''s head mask on, told me that Yan Wangchuan actually resides in Athena''s body."


    "Huh?" Long Xi stared at Athena, dressed in a pink dog costume, scrutinizing it intently.


    "Was "it" really Yan Wangchuan? Was Yan Wangchuan the one licking her just now?"


    When Long Xi thought about it, she had goosebumps all over. Mamma Mia!


    Yan Wangchuan also felt a little ashamed of what he had just done. It buried its head in Fan Qianqian''s arms and whimpered, "Ouch, ouch, ouch", which made Fan Qianqian quite distressed. She glared at Mo Kun and said, "How can you be so rude to my dog, this fellow student?"


    Mo Kun was in trendy sportswear, and was not wearing a teacher''s uniform. That coupled with his appearance made him look very young and energetic, so Fan Qianqian mistook him for a classmate of Xiaolu.


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "Didn''t I say it?"Inside Athena''s body is the "form" of another person. According to this mysterious man, it is the "form" of your son, Xiaolu is in this man''s body."


    He pointed to Xiaolu, standing beside him.


    Xiaolu then spoke with Yan Wangchuan''s mouth and voice, "Yes, Mom, I''m Xiaolu. My actual form is in my classmate Yan Wangchuan''s body, and Yan Wangchuan'' form is in Athena''s body. Then I guess that Athena''s form is in my body. What about my body? Where is it?"


    Just after he finished speaking, he heard barking sounds, coming from the maple forest.


    And then, Fan Xiaolu''s body ran over, with her hands and feet on the ground, and her back to the sky. It ran directly to Fan Qianqian''s feet, rubbed against her with great joy, and then cried out in an aggrieved way.


    He barked at Athena, who was in Fan Qianqian''s arms as if he were asking, "Are you a new dog? Why did you take over my master? The master is mine! She''s my mother and I''m her daughter. She always says that! You''re a third party in our mother-daughter relationship! Get out of here! Give me back my place!"


    After all, Athena''s form had a dog''s mentality. It certainly did not recognize or understand that the Athena in the master''s arms was itself. It was filled with the fear of falling out of favor now!


    Fan Qianqian looked that her son''s body that was behaving so weirdly, and burst into tears. Fortunately, all the cosmetics she used were of a high quality and were waterproof. Otherwise, all her make-up would be ruined.


    Fan Xiaolu couldn''t help saying, "Mom, it''s okay. I''m fine. We just need to change back into our forms."


    Fan Qianqian felt that his tone of voice was really "Fan Xiaolu", and could not help believing what Mo Kun said earlier.


    Mo Kun said, "The mysterious person said that they can get their forms back, but the three of them have to take these pills first. Only when they are unconscious, can they do the exchange. This is what he gave me."


    He took out a glass bottle from his pocket, which contained three pink pills.


    He handed a pill to Xiaolu, who did not hesitate to take it, with Yan Wangchuan''s mouth. Although Mo Kun was his rival in love, he was also a good buddy, who would have lived and died with him. He had great trust in Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun handed Fan Qianqian the remaining two pink pills.


    Fan Qianqian took it, as she finally made up her mind. She fed one pill to Athena in her arms, and the other to Xiaolu, who was rubbing against her calf and whimpering.


    Ten minutes later, all three fell asleep.


    Mo Kun secretly used the "high intelligent chip" in his brain to issue orders, let their three forms "revert to the original owners".


    Half an hour later, all of them awoke, with a splitting headache.


    Fan Xiaolu shook his head, endured the pain and addressed Fan Qianqian as "Mom".


    Fan Qianqian hugged him and burst into tears.


    Fan Xiaolu cried too.


    Long Xi was also moved to tears by the scene of this long-lost reunion.


    Athena desperately wanted to jump into Fan Qianqian''s arms, but she could not squeeze in, so she was quite anxious to turn around.


    The silly thing was so cute! Long Xi walked over with a smile, wanting to pick up Athena and give it some comfort.


    Unexpectedly, Athena was afraid of strangers. She avoided her arms and hid in the gap between Fan Qianqian and Xiaolu.


    Long Xi reluctantly retrieved her hands, but felt a little pang in her heart.


    Yan Wangchuan had been gazing at Long Xi. There were a thousand words, both in his heart and in his mouth, but he didn''t know how to say it.


    Long Xi looked at Yan Wangchuan, and asked somewhat awkwardly, "Brother Wangchuan, are you okay?"


    Yan Wangchuan clenched his fists and whispered, "Don''t worry about me! I''m fine. I know, I''m just a joke, a joke from top to toe!"


    He glanced at Mo Kun and said, "Now I know who turned me into a dog. What mysterious person? It''s just a play you directed and acted by yourself! Xiaolongnv has been blinded by love, or she would have known what kind of person you really are!"


    Mo Kun smiled evilly and said innocently, "I have done a good deed. I helped you, and you are still accusing me?"


    Yan Wangchuan turned to Long Xi and said, "Xiaolongnv, I decided that in December, I will go to City B to take the art exam. Will you support me?"


    Long Xi pondered for a moment and said, "You play the violin and sing so well, and your recitation skills are also at a high level. What''s more, you have a beautiful face that is popular in the entertainment circle now. You''re also a star student, so there should be no problem for you to take the art exam. But the entertainment circle has a mixture of good and evil people, which will be hard for you to survive. You have no background, no connections..."


    Yan Wangchuan said, "Because I have nothing, I have to fight for myself! I''ve been a dog in a big star''s house these few days, and I''ve learned a lot of things I didn''t know before."


    He gave Fan Qianqian a meaningful look which made Fan Qianqian, who was crying with Xiaolu, shiver, for no reason.


    Long Xi also heard something in his words. Did he know some hidden secrets of Fan Qianqian?


    Yan Wangchuan said faintly to Long Xi, "Xiaolongnv, do you know that I was coerced and bribed by someone, not to dance with you at the Easter party?"

 Chapter 93 Desperate Friends

    Yan Wangchuan smiled wanly and said, "It''s all right. I''ve already figured out that I need to be strong first. I need to have enough chips to compete with Mo Kun, and then I can have the chance to dance with you."


    Long Xi saw that Yan Wangchuan''s eyes were filled with anger. She felt that his thoughts seemed to be at a dead end. She wanted to give him the encouragement, but did not know what to say.


    Yan Wangchuan stared at Lord Mo Kun with anger in his eyes and Mo Kun calmly "stared back". They looked at each other for a few seconds, sparks flying in the air. Then Yan Wangchuan said goodbye to Long Xi and left on his own.


    Fan Qianqian took Xiaolu home, while Mo Kun and Long Xi visited Kunkun in the old tree hole. Kunkun was in good spirits, and its stomach was bulging. It was due to give birth anytime soon.


    Long Xi left some food for Kunkun, and then Lord Mo Kun sent Long Xi home. Long Xi sent her prepared samples and photos of men''s clothes, to the Paris headquarter of the company which was hosting the French Legend Men''s Clothing Reality Show.


    Later, Lord Mo Kun sent Long Xi back to school. After Long Xi went back to her dormitory, Lord Mo Kun immediately resigned from President Deng Zhao of Yulin High School. He focused on his preparations to start the Starry Night Invention Company.


    It happened that the original chemistry teacher had settled his family''s affairs and was returning to the school. The school did not need the substitute teacher, Mo Kun, anymore.


    After obtaining the consent of her grandmother, Long Xi let Mo Kun temporarily live in her home, in the room which Long Xi usually used as the sewing room.


    Mo Kun intended to stay here temporarily, which had several advantages. One of the benefits was that he could build a deeper relationship with her grandmother. Another advantage was that he would be with Long Xi day and night, even on Saturdays and Sundays.


    He was going to bring Long Xi for a house viewing on Saturday. After Long Xi had picked her favorite villa, he would buy the villa afterward.


    This chapter was over, everything seemed to return to normal!


    Mr. X kept his promise and stopped sending out red envelopes! He said, there would be no more red envelopes for a month!


    Lord Mo Kun drove the stealth mech to City B to get the patent certificate, and along the way, he helped Niu Xi make enquires about Professor Yang.


    He had Professor Yang Xiaoming''s address and phone number. He was 27 years old and the youngest professor in the history of University Qinghui, who lived on the campus of University Qinghui in City B. As for whether he was the actual descendant of Yang Dingtian, there was no way to find out.


    Lord Mo Kun wrote this information on a piece of paper, made it into a wax ball, and tied it to the foot of the grey homing pigeon that Niu Xi had given him. He used it to send this information back to Niu Xi.


    He then returned to X City and extravagantly rented a commercial building to use as an office building. At the same time, he bought factories and machines, recruited workers, bought materials, manufactured products, and stocked up on inventory. He was ready to start his business officially in two weeks, hold an opening ceremony, advertise, and launch a big sales promotion. All in all, he was so busy.


    But no matter how busy he was, he called Long Xi three times a day, once in the morning, once in the afternoon and once in the evening.


    According to him, if he did not hear Long Xi''s voice even for one day, he could not eat or sleep well.


    Long Xi returned to the normal, busy life of high school.


    Wei Wei and Yu Lanjie also came back. Wei Wei applied to move out of the original dormitory and lived in Man Shahua''s dormitory. Moreover, she never spoke to Long Xi again.


    Long Xi wanted to apologize to her several times. But she ignored Long Xi totally, and she looked through Long Xi, as if she was transparent, which made Long Xi feel a little sad.


    Yu Lanjie''s injured hands and feet were not totally healed yet, so her movements were still restricted. Long Xi took good care of her, bringing her food and changing her dressing. Their dormitory was on the third floor and their classrooms and study rooms were also upstairs. There was no elevator, so Long Xi carried her up and down daily.


    The learning atmosphere in the school became more intense as the time for the college entrance examination neared.


    On the school''s electronic display screen, the display was usually the school''s eight-character motto "Social Commitment, God helps those who help themselves". Now, daily, there was a message in bold red print: "How many days before the college entrance examination?" And every time, after the mock exams of the senior three classes, the grade ranking of the senior three students would be displayed on the display screen.


    Motivational signs were plastered all over the school. In the classrooms, there were slogans and countdown cards, and a heavy sense of oppression hung in the air.


    Most of the slogans in Class 3 of Senior Three were written by Yan Wangchuan. Because his calligraphy was very good, the regular scripts were dignified and grave, the running hands were bold and gentle, while the cursive scripts were lively and vigorous.


    The slogans written by him were mostly traditional: "Honing gives a sharp edge to a sword, and bitter cold adds a keen fragrance to the plum blossom", "Diligence is the path to the mountain of knowledge, hard-work is the boat to the endless sea of learning", "Endure pain if you want to reach the peak, maintain your dream if you want to succeed, bear the weight if you want to wear a crown!" Some were couplets: "Ten years to sharpen the sword, climbing the peak, today, and race to catch the waves showing great ambitions."


    Except for a few students who had already given up hope, most of the students tried their best to study, immersing themselves in the sea of homework and exercises. There was endless homework every day, and everyone felt that there was never enough time. They were really stressed!


    The senior three students of Yulin High School seemed to be soldiers on the battlefield without the smoke of gunpowder. They challenged each other, and all wanted to be marshals.


    Many people continued to study with their flashlights, after their dormitories lights off time. Long Xi and Yu Lanjie were two of them.


    Now there were only two of them in this dormitory. Without Wei Wei, the adorable pistachio, it seemed so deserted!


    Every time she saw the bed Wei Wei used to sleep in, Long Xi would feel somewhat down.


    Every time, Yu Lanjie would comfort Long Xi, "Wei Wei will come round, sooner or later!"


    Today, in class, Mrs. Lin announced that the dates for next year''s college entrance examination in X City, was set for June 7 to June 9.


    After class, the students argued endlessly.


    In recent years, the dates of the college entrance examination were moved from the previous black July to June. Students'' opinions on this measure were polarized.


    Those in favor believed that July was the hottest month of the year, and sometimes the weather could also affect people''s state of mind. Opponents argued that, in this way, the review time would be reduced by one month, which was not good for students.


    Long Xi herself was in favor of it. She was born on December 6th, and Lord Mo Kun was born on June 6th. She felt that she was very close to "6" and that "6" was her lucky number.


    Besides, she liked June very much. The sky in June was very blue and the clouds were so beautiful.


    What''s more, she thought that as long as the learning foundation was well, it was OK to meet the challenges at any time. What did it matter if it came a month in advance? Haha, the straight-A student was well prepared!


    On Thursday morning, the school held a mobilization meeting for the college entrance examination. Deng Zhao, the handsome president, made a passionate mobilization speech. He recalled the pressure he faced in the college entrance examination, told the story of how he cut off all means of retreat, studied so hard, and finally got into his favorite university. This was meant to inspire students to overcome the immense pressure and difficulties and to strive to achieve their goals.


    Long Xi was very excited. She became emotional and her face was covered with tears.


    Several top scorers on the college entrance examination of Yulin High School shared their experience with the students. Long Xi listened carefully and benefited a lot from it.


    In the afternoon, the school had another English practice test.


    Long Xi sat in one of the examination rooms in the school''s examination building, and was in a tense mood.


    Yulin High School had a special examination building and many special examination rooms. Where each class took which subject, and in which examination room, was kept confidential. The head teacher would not be notified until half an hour before the examination.


    The desks, walls and even nearby bathrooms in the examination room were closely checked by the teacher on duty. In this way, it would completely eliminate the possibility of students trying to cheat in the classroom environment. Moreover, there were two invigilators, neither of them were teachers of this class, so there was basically no problem of preferential treatment.


    Long Xi was not worried. Although she missed three days of classes, she had a solid learning foundation. She studied hard during these two days and already caught up with her lessons.


    She did not worry about Yu Lanjie either, because last night she helped Yu Lanjie to review all the emphasis and problems that might be appear in the exam. Moreover, Yu Lanjie''s English foundation was quite fine.


    Long Xi was more worried about Wei Wei. Wei Wei''s Chinese was good, but her English was not good, and Wei Wei had not been well, since that incident.


    She was right. Weiwei just guessed the answers all the time, during the exam.


    Because 50% of the papers were choice questions, Weiwei simply chose B for all the single choice questions and longer answers for all the multiple choice questions.


    According to her previous experience, there should be a 25% chance to get the correct answer.


    After completing the choice questions, she needed to go to the toilet badly, but dared not raise her hand to report to the teacher.


    In fact, the two male teachers responsible for invigilating the examination did not say that they were not allowed to go to the bathroom. They just said that they should try not to go to the bathroom. If they needed to, they should ask the teacher first.


    But now Weiwei had a great psychological problem due to the incident. Her fear of men had reached new heights.


    She endured, tried to raise her hand but dared not, and finally shat in her pants.


    She was so embarrassed. She didn''t dare to hand in her papers in advance, and at the same time, was afraid that other people would smell the odor. She broke into a cold sweat.


    She was really in pain!


    She had a hard time getting to the end of the exam. The teachers and students left one after another, but she dared not get up and leave.


    She felt that everyone else should have smelt it, too, because the ceiling fan was always on overhead. However, the teachers and students took good care to save her face, and did not show any reaction.


    She went to the empty bathroom to deal with her pants and cried as she washed them.


    She was so disappointed with herself. "Why was she so stupid and useless? Why was she not as smart and competent as Long Xi? God was so unfair!"


    It was time for school to end. She stood alone in the empty corridor on the fifth floor of the exam building, looking at the teaching building diagonally opposite.


    She seemed to see Xiaolu and a few students kicking shuttlecocks along the corridor of the teaching building, looking very happy.


    Xiaolu''s sunny smile was the sole consolation in her present unhappy life. He was so optimistic, so cheerful and warm, and always brought happiness to the people around him!


    Suddenly Xiaolu stopped smiling and looked at her fiercely.

 Chapter 94 Redemption On The Edge Of Suicide

    Weiwei was frightened, broke out in a cold sweat, and panicked.


    Xiaolu shouted at her from across, "Why are you always looking at me? You are so dirty and not worthy of me! I''ve never liked you! I like Long Xi, how can you ever match up to her?"


    Afterward, Xiaolu and the other students who were playing with him, disappeared!


    Weiwei felt desperate!


    She didn''t know whether she had an illusion again. Now she could not tell that which was reality and which was an illusion. It was horrible!


    Since that incident, Weiwei''s mental state had gone awry. From time to time, she had visual hallucinations and auditory hallucinations as well.


    She often saw Xiaolu, saw him kissing and hugging other girls. And this girl was none other than her previous good friend, Long Xi. So she hated Long Xi even more.


    It seemed that someone was talking in her ear all the time, and it was always the voice of Long Xi. Long Xi used a gloating tone to mock Weiwei. Long Xi was always talking. Even if Weiwei covered her ears, she could still hear it.


    Once, she heard Long Xi saying in a vicious tone, "In fact, you are not your parents'' biological daughter, they picked you up. I am your parents'' biological daughter! You''re going to give me back all you have now! They will soon take you to a mental hospital, and the doctors will lock you up in a closed, unoccupied room, tie you up so that you can''t scream and seek help. I''ll make you beg for death!"


    Wei Wei did not tell the doctors and her parents about her hallucinations and the voices in her head. She did not know that she was hallucinating, so she thought it was true.


    She had deep doubts about her parents and doctors!


    Now, she recalled that terrible night once again! That night, the beast named Chenggong, took her to his car and drove her to a very remote place.


    And then he played an old English song.


    He slowly cut her clothes with a pair of scissors and wet her upper body with high-grade red wine.


    He was not anxious to take her purity away immediately, but was slowly enjoying the beautiful music.


    He did not appreciate her delicate, trembling body. He thrived on her fear, hatred, helplessness and pleas.


    Weiwei had been forced to take a lot of tranquilizers, so she was unable to resist and it was also difficult for her to speak. She pleaded with her eyes, begging, hoping that he would not take her virginity. Even if he tortured her in other ways, it was not as cruel as taking her virginity!


    However, it was of no use!


    The despicable man who deserved to be killed a thousand times, still did it cruelly.


    At that moment, Weiwei seemed to hear the sound of her body breaking.


    Remembering all these again, Weiwei burst into tears! She seemed to hear the sneering voice of Long Xi, "Xiaolu doesn''t want you anymore! You are a loose woman! You''re better off dead than alive now! You''re better die, once and for all!"


    Weiwei''s remaining reason was "fighting" with the illness. She covered her ears and said loudly, "No, no! It''s an illusion! I know that Xiaolu is not in Yulin High School at all now! Xiaolu took a few days off from school to attend the mass-election of the Hip-Hop Dancers. His mother, Fan Qianqian, really did what she promised. She personally drove him in a Rolls-Royce, to City B for the mass-election. Yesterday, Xiaolu sent a message in the WeChat group, telling everyone that he had passed the mass-election. He''s in City B now!"


    She heard Long Xi saying, "Yeah, Xiaolu is so fine! You were defiled, you don''t deserve him anymore! It''s better to die! You are mentally ill, and always hallucinating, what''s the point of living?"


    Weiwei''s reasoning was defeated by this sickness, her mind was now at a dead end and she couldn''t get out of it.


    She walked numbly up to the top floor. If she jumped off the top of the seventh floor, she would surely die! Her thoughts were focused on this!


    "It''s getting colder in the evening, the flowers are frosting on the ground. You''re watching from afar, draining all the twilight. Even though I refrain from thinking of you, however, I cannot forget you..." Her cell phone rang.


    With tears in her eyes, she saw that it was Long Xi''s number.


    She angrily pressed "Ignore" and then blacklisted the number.


    Long Xi, who had been waiting downstairs in the exam room, burned with anxiety.


    Before she finished answering the questions, she found that Weiwei was not right and smelt the odor coming from Weiwei. But she dared not ask Weiwei for fear of hurting Weiwei''s self-esteem.


    She was afraid in case Weiwei ran into any trouble, so she had been waiting downstairs, quielty hiding in the shadows.


    She did not see Weiwei come down and wanted to go upstairs to find her, but she was afraid in case she roused her emotions. So she called her but did not expect her to reject her call. When she called back, she found herself blacklisted by WeiWei.


    Long Xi immediately ran upstairs, checking all the floors, while calling Yu Lanjie. She had asked the other students to help send Yu Lanjie back to the dormitory.


    Yu Lanjie answered the phone, and Long Xi explained the situation to her, and asked Yu Lanjie to call Weiwei.


    Yu Lanjie realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately called Weiwei.


    Weiwei answered her phone and said to her, "Lanlan, I''m leaving. I didn''t write a suicide note. Please tell my parents, I''m going to a place where there is no pain!"


    Yu Lanjie felt anxious and said in a trembling voice, "Weiwei, don''t do anything silly!"


    Weiwei smiled sadly and murmured in a low voice, "I want to fly! Fly freely!" She hung up, went to the top floor, and opened the wooden door, which was not locked.


    She went to the fence and looked down at the whole X City. How close it was to the sky!


    The cell phone ringtone of Liangliang rang again. Weiwei climbed up the fence and raised her cell phone. She intended to throw it down from the seventh floor and then throw herself down thereafter.


    "Your husband is calling... your husband is calling..." This unusual phone ringtone stopped Weiwei''s actions.


    It was the ringtone she had specially set for Xiaolu''s cell phone calls!


    Weiwei looked at the word "husband" on her mobile phone, and tears poured down her face.


    She choked as she answered the phone.


    On the other end of the phone, Xiaolu''s anxious voice was saying, "It''s me, Xiaolu! Weiwei, are you okay? I''ll be back in X City soon. Can you wait for me?"


    "Xiaolu... I... I don''t deserve you..." Weiwei sobbed.


    "Weiwei, don''t do that. I don''t mind that! It''s not your fault!" Xiaolu said gently.


    "Really? Then you would like to be with me?" Weiwei was surprised and delighted, just like a drowning man clutching at the last straw!


    "... I...Wait till I get back. We''ll meet and talk about it later, OK?" Xiaolu said as tactfully as he could.


    "Fine! Fine! Call me as soon as you get back. We''ll meet up!" Weiwei said eagerly.


    "All right! Then promise me you will not to do anything silly?" Xiaolu said in a pleading tone.


    Weiwei nodded excitedly, then realized that Xiaolu could not see her movements, and hurriedly said, "Okay, I promise! Thank you, Xiaolu, it''s you who pulled me back from the edge of death, you are my sun, I am your sunflower, my face will always follow you!"


    Xiaolu hesitated for a moment and said, "I suggest you take two days off and have a good rest. If you don''t do well in the exam, you can repeat it next year. Don''t put too much pressure on yourself."


    Weiwei said sweetly, "Okay, I''ll listen to you."


    She climbed down from the fence.


    Long Xi, who had already reached the top of the building and saw all this through the cracks in the half-open wooden door, was relieved at last. It seemed that she made the right decision to call Xiaolu and get him to call Weiwei.


    She saw Weiwei continue to chat with Xiaolu while walking towards the wooden door. Afraid that if Weiwei saw herself and caused a scene, she hurriedly ran downstairs. Being in such a hurry, she ran too fast and nearly tripped.


    Weiwei did listen to Xiaolu. As soon as she returned to her dormitory, she called the head teacher, Mrs. Lin, to ask for leave to go home for a rest.


    Following Xiaolu''s advice, she also told her parents about her hallucinations and voices in her head, and that she was even thinking about suicide. Her parents immediately took her to a psychiatrist.


    After taking the medication prescribed by the doctor, she finally slept soundly at night and was no longer hallucinating or hearing the voices. Her mood was less gloomy.


    On Friday afternoon, the results of the English practice test were announced. Long Xi and Yan Wangchuan were among the best students in the exam, ranking second and third, respectively.


    Long Xi was distracted mainly because of Weiwei, otherwise it should be no problem for her to get the first place.


    Yu Lanjie also got good grades, ranking 23rd in the whole grade.


    Early on Saturday morning, Long Xi walked out of the school gate, with her schoolbag on her back.


    Mo Kun said he would be coming to pick her up.


    At the entrance, she saw a brand-new white Lykan Hypersport she had seen previously in the school garage. So she walked over, stood next to it, and looked at it closely for a while.


    Its streamlined body was very smooth and shiny. The windows were covered with reflective film, so the interior of the car could not be seen. The window was like a mirror, which clearly reflected Long Xi''s pretty face, which was bare of makeup.


    Long Xi fixed her hair in the "mirror", then pressed her lips together to spread the colorful lip balm on her lips more uniformly.


    Later, Long Xi looked around anxiously, hoping to see Lord Mo Kun soon.


    Maybe it was true for a person in love; one day apart seems like three years. She had not seen Mo Kun for several days, and really missed him.


    Mo Kun was not there at the appointed time and she felt a little puzzled. Lord Mo Kun was always punctual. Why was he not there yet?


    Two minutes passed. For Long Xi, who was eager to see her lover, the two minutes seemed as long as two centuries.


    After another two minutes, her heart was a little flustered. Did anything happen to him?


    She could not help taking out her cell phone and called Mo Kun.


    Not only did she hear the music on the phone when Mo Kun''s cell phone was disconnected, but she also heard the music coming out of the white Lykan Hypersport.


    The windows of the white Lykan Hypersport were tightly closed and covered with the reflective film. Long Xi could not see the inside from where she stood.


    While looking around, the door suddenly opened, and made a frightened Long Xi take a step back .

 Chapter 95 My Little Wife

    While she was looking around, the car door suddenly opened. Long Xi was frightened and took a step back.


    Mo Kun came out from the car, smiling. He wore a very well cut and well-designed three-piece suit. He had on a white shirt, a silver-grey waistcoat, a navy suit jacket, and also wore a bright red tie with a dragon totem pattern. He exuded a majestic air, very much like an emperor on a throne.


    After a second of surprise, Long Xi smiled with joy, and said, "So it''s you in this car? I was getting worried about you! Did you rent this car? Why rent such an expensive car? You''re just starting your career, so you should save your money! What kind of bossy CEO style are you trying to copy?"


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "My little housewife, with you to take care of my money, I certainly will not waste it." He thought that it would be better not tell her that he bought the car, lest it alarmed her.


    He opened the door politely, asked Long Xi to take the seat behind, then he sat back in the driver''s seat.


    It was the first time that Long Xi had been in such a luxurious and top grade car. She looked around and touched everything, looking like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, for the first time.


    Seeing her behaving like she had seen so little of the world, Mo Kun could not help laughing.


    He laughed and said, "Xixi, my car needs some ornaments. Why don''t you make me a little doll, as cute as you are, and it should look like you. So whenever I see it, it is as if I am looking at you."


    Long Xi''s heart was bubbling over with joy, so she readily promised. This guy Mo Kun, who used to spout some cheesy pick-up lines obtained from the Internet, was becoming better and better at saying sweet things. He used to have a very low EQ (this EQ referred to the EQ of love), but ever since Long Xi promised to marry him, his EQ had soared.


    He drove the Lykan Hypersport to Long Xi''s house. Because it could not get into the narrow alley, he parked it at the yellow line parking area, beside the street, attracting many amazed, envious and jealous looks.


    Grandma had gone to the market early in the morning to buy a lot of fresh ingredients. And some ingredients, such as loach, were ready from last night.


    Mo Kun wanted to help Long Xi, but Long Xi smiled and pushed him outside, saying, "Forget it, don''t be in such a hurry, too many cooks spoil the broth!"


    Mo Kun listened to her voice, flowing as gently as the water waves in Jiangnan. He could not help feeling touched and said, "Then I will wash the rice for you!"


    Long Xi said with a smile, "Today I''ll be cooking fried rice and will be using the cold rice from last night, so we don''t need to wash the rice."


    Mo Kun was determined to stay with her, and said reluctantly, "Then I''ll stand by and watch you, will that be OK?"


    Long Xi didn''t know what to do with him, so she smiled and said, "Okay, okay."


    She took a quail out of the refrigerator, all its feathers and viscera already removed.


    Mo Kun asked curiously,"What kind of bird is this?" There did not seem to be such birds on his home planet.


    Long Xi said, "It''s quail. Have you read A Dream of Red Mansions? People in the Grand View Garden often eat quails. Jia Baoyu especially liked eating pickled quails. Jia She, the elder master of the Ning Mansion, preferred fried quails. Wang Xifeng once served him fried quails. Quail meat is highly nutritious, which is high in protein, low fat, and low cholesterol. Known as animal ginseng by the ancients, it is very suitable for old, weak and sick people, like grandma."


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "It seems that my little wife is quite knowledgeable and knows how to maintain good health."


    Long Xi grumbled, as she asked in a flirtatious manner, "Who is your little wife?"


    Mo Kun touched her slim waist and said, "It''s you! Who else? Would you forgive me if I have other little wives?"


    Long Xi pouted at him, but she felt good in her heart.


    Mo Kun watched with great relish as she deboned the quail, chopped and minced the meat, then he asked, "What kind of quail dish will you cooking now?"


    Long Xi said, "What I will make is quail soup. Grandma is getting older and just recovering from her illness, so her body and her stomach are both weak. This soup is easy for her to digest and absorb."


    She put the minced quail meat into the iron pot, added water and seasoning, covered it with the lid, then boiled it over a big fire. Later, she simmered it over a small fire, intending to make meat stock.


    Afterward, she started making the tofu.


    Last night grandma had soaked soybeans overnight, and had ground the soybeans into soybean milk, with a stone mill early this morning. She then used water to mix it with the salt brine, using the 1:3 ratio as a gauge.


    Long Xi used a mesh to filter out the soybean milk, then set aside the bean dregs in the bowl.


    She boiled the soybean milk over medium heat, removed the surface foam, and then switched to low heat to boil for another ten minutes. This was to make sure the soybean milk was fully cooked, in order to remove the beany flavor.


    She turned off the fire, and then measured the temperature, using a thermometer. When the temperature dropped to 90 degrees, she used chopsticks to pick out a complete layer of bean skin, which was the thin layer of skin, which had condensed on the surface of the soybean milk.


    She said to Mo Kun, "This layer of bean skin is delicious. Eat it."


    Mo Kun asked doubtfully, "Is this edible?"


    Long Xi said, "Of course. It will be even more delicious if it is made into Seafood Tofu or Vegetarian Duck. The steamed Bun stuffed with this, is even mentioned in A Dream of Red Mansions. Try it!"


    Lord Mo Kun opened his mouth, and Long Xi popped the bean skin into his mouth. He took two bites, swallowed it, and said with a smile, "It tastes good."


    Long Xi slowly added the boiled salt brine along the edge of the pot, continuously stirring it with a spoon, until floccules appeared in the soybean milk.


    She put the wet cloth into a square mold, poured in the soybean milk, covered it with a lid, then put a heavy weight on it, and pressed it for ten minutes, to shape the tofu.


    Ten minutes later, she took off the mold, and the tofu was already shaped, and was left to cool.


    The tofu she made was as tender and smooth as pigs'' brains.


    Then she smiled at Mo Kun and said, "Today I''ll open your eyes and show you my cutting skills!"


    She blindfolded her eyes with a white cloth and began to cut the tofu.


    The tender tofu tasted good, but it was not easy to cut. However, it wasn''t difficult for her at all!


    Her right hand seemed to have eyes, and the knife in her hand was like a magic wand. She cut the tender tofu into square pieces, each of which was the same size, just as if it was being cut by a machine.


    Mo Kun looked stunned and could not help exclaiming, "My little wife''s knife skills are so dazzling, absolutely amazing! I can''t do it!"


    Long Xi said modestly, "Oh, practice makes perfect!"


    He was "seduced" by her adorable look, blindfolded with a white cloth, wearing a yellow lace apron, and by her gentle, virtuous breath, and he could not control himself. He reached out and wrapped her in his arms.


    He leaned down slightly, and she felt a rush of male hormones in her face.


    He left a kiss on the hairs on top of her head and then tried to kiss her on her face. But she blushed and turned her head away.


    She said in a bashful voice, "Grandma is outside!"


    He laughed lightly and said enchantingly, "Grandma is watching TV! Sweetie, cooperate with me!"


    Long Xi felt that something was wrong, but her brain was in a chaotic state, and she could not analyze anything at the moment.


    He turned her around, took off her blindfold, and forced her to look into his eyes. His eyes seemed to have hooks, piercing her eyes and soul.


    He lowered his head, caught her lips, and they breathed in each other''s hot breaths.


    Her soul trembled, but at the same time, there was a hint of resistance. Her lips wanted to escape the control of his lips.


    He gnawed at and kept pressing on her lips, his hand at her waist, clasping her against him.


    She hesitated. Should she struggle?


    When she was deciding whether to reject or accept him, his lips wandered down, nibbled her white jady neck, and then fell on her lips again.


    This time, the soft tongue in his mouth reached into her cherry lips, and his big hands shifted from the low-lying parts of her body to other areas of higher altitudes.


    Long Xi heard the sound of footsteps slowly approaching the kitchen. So she hurriedly pushed Mo Kun away, but he would not budge, so she had to bite him.


    Mo Kun felt a sharp pain in his mouth, so he reluctantly let go of Long Xi and stayed at a short distance from her.


    With her face fixed on the iron pot, Long Xi pretended to be watching the heat. She could not let grandma see her blushing. Grandma was so alert that she could tell if something was wrong, at a mere glance!


    Grandma came in and said to Mo Kun, "Kun''er, I might have pressed the wrong button. The TV has no image, only a blue screen. Can you adjust it for me."


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "Okay, I''m coming."


    He helped grandma into the living room, read the instructions carefully, and then adjusted the TV.


    When he finished the adjustment, grandma asked him to accompany her to watch TV. There was a good TV drama playing on TV, in which Fan Qianqian played the heroine.


    In fact, Mo Kun knew grandma''s thoughts, that she did not want him to be alone with Long Xi, for too long. Because grandma was very fond of him, he went along with her wishes.


    Long Xi, who stayed in the kitchen, took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and began to cook in an orderly manner.


    She put the rib soup which had been boiled before, in a casserole, turned it to low heat, and put the cut tofu cubes into the pot.


    And then, she put the cleaned loaches around the tofu and covered the pot.


    When the water in the pot heated slowly, the loaches could not stand the high temperature and would sink into the tofu.


    A few minutes later, she uncovered the pot.


    As expected, all the loaches had sunk into the tofu, leaving only their tails sticking out.


    She took out the tofu, put it in a soup bowl, poured the soup made from the seafood, added salt, pepper, ginger and onion into it, and then steamed it for 15 minutes.


    While steaming the tofu, she cracked an egg, the right amount of flour, salt, and chopped scallion into the bean dregs, and fried them into two golden round cakes. It was the bean dregs cake recipe that grandma taught her to cook.


    People in Intoxicating Aroma Village were so poor that they could not bear to throw the leftover bean dregs away, after grinding them for soybean milk. They then mixed eggs and flour and made them into cakes, which had a unique flavor.


    She knew that Mo Kun liked spicy food, so she prepared some red chili oil, red and bright, which looked very appetizing.


    Eating bean dregs cakes with red chili oil, gave it a special flavor.


    Without the "harassment" from Mo Kun, she took half an hour to cook all the dishes quickly, and then loudly called to Mo Kun to help serve the food.


    Mo Kun helped to serve the food and asked casually, "Isn''t this tofu? What''s on the inside with its tail sticking out?"


    Long Xi served the dish and said with a smile, "This dish is ordinary in appearance, but it has something special inside. It''s called Diao Chan tofu, also called Hidden in Han Palace..."

 Chapter 96 Autumns Colors Cannot Be Contained In Garden

    Long Xi, while serving the dish, said with a smile, "This dish is ordinary in appearance, but it has something special inside. It''s called Diao Chan tofu, also called Hidden in Han Palace..."


    "All right, all right, do you think everyone else doesn''t know it by another name? Isn''t it loach drilling tofu?" Grandma said to her.


    Long Xi nodded her head repeatedly. She gave grandma a piece of meat and said with a smiling face, "Yes yes, Lord Grandma is experienced and knowledgeable, so she naturally knows that. Lord Grandma helped me put the loaches in the clear water basin with the egg white liquid yesterday, and fed them for at least 24 hours so that they could spit out all the dirt. Otherwise, it would be my fault to let you eat unclean things."


    Mo Kun asked curiously while eating, "Why would loaches get into the tofu?"


    Long Xi said, "Because the loaches are still alive when they are put into the pot. After the pot heats up, it becomes hot and since loaches are afraid of heat, they will drill into the tofu."


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "Wow, I didn''t expect you to be so cruel? You won''t do that to me, will you? Mo Kun drilling tofu?"


    Long Xi smiled and said, "My dear, do you think I will dare? You eat first, then I''ll cook fried rice omelette, which is most delicious when it''s freshly cooked!"


    Grandma smiled and said, "We''re a family, of course, we will eat together. We''re waiting for you!"


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "Right, if I don''t wait for you, I''ll not eat well!"


    He didn''t know what Omelette Fried Rice was, so he went to the kitchen out of curiosity and watched Long Xi fry the rice.


    He asked Long Xi, "What''s Omelette Fried Rice?"


    She diced all the onions, carrots, chicken breasts and mushrooms. Then, she seasoned the chicken breasts with light soy sauce, shallot, ginger, salt, sugar and a little cornstarch, then stir-fried them with vegetables, in a pot. It was already cooked, so all she had to do now was to to fry the rice and cook the egg rolls.


    She stir-fried rice with tomato sauce and tossed the pot, to wrap each grain of rice with sweet and sour tomato sauce, while saying, "Yanlie is the transliteration of omelette, meaning fried egg roll or fried egg dumplings. It''s very delicious. You can also call it egg roll rice. Personally, I prefer to make egg rolls in a semicircle."


    Mo Kun looked at the action and strength that she used to toss the pot, it was unlike an amateur chef under 18 years old. She was doing it like a real chef.


    Long Xi added the cut vegetables and diced meat, stir-fried them with rice, stirring it well. After first filling the bowls with the rice, vegetable and diced meat, she then started to cook the egg rolls.


    She beat the eggs and cooked five pieces of egg rolls of identical thickness, in a frying pan, and used two eggs per roll.


    In this way, the thickness and tenderness of the egg rolls could be guaranteed. If the egg roll was too thin, it was not tender enough and broke easily when wrapping rice. If it was too thick, it did not taste very good!


    Putting in the rice, diced meat, and diced vegetables, she started to wrap the rice with the egg rolls.


    Experts always wrapped the rice with the egg rolls slowly, through tossing the pot, so that they could really seal the food in the egg rolls.


    Long Xi was, of course, an expert chef.


    She gave another round of textbook-level pot-tossing performance, which astounded Mo Kun!


    When the golden egg roll was completely wrapped with the rich "stuffing", she then closed the egg roll, poured tomato sauce on the egg roll, and a red smiling face appeared on the semi-circular golden egg roll, which looked so great!


    Mo Kun could not help kissing her on the face, smiled and saying, "Xixi, in terms of cooking, I really respect you!"


    Long Xi felt her face blushing again.


    She said, "It''s for grandma. She likes tomato sauce. Do you want sweet chili sauce on yours?"


    Mo Kun took the omelet rice to grandma, then went back to the kitchen and said to Long Xi, "I''d like to try the sweet chili sauce."


    "Okay!" Long Xi smiled sweetly and started to cook the Omelette Fried Rice with the sweet chili sauce.


    She was very happy! For her, it was her greatest happiness that her darling could eat the food she cooked and was so satisfied with it.


    Long Xi cooked many delicacies that Mo Kun and grandma loved, each of which was excellent in color, aroma and taste. Lord Mo Kun and grandma ate with joy.


    Eating this meal was really a delicious and incomparably pleasant experience!


    Earlier, while watching TV with grandma, he used his laptop to deal with the problems of the company''s electronic accounting, so that he would be free in the afternoon.


    His new company would officially open in half a month!


    At noon, after they had their afternoon siesta, Mo Kun drove Long Xi and grandma to Clear Lake Dream Gallery.


    First, they went to the sales department and said they wanted to look for houses. The sales ladies, dressed in professional suits, were very enthusiastic and took them to visit the gardens and show houses.


    Neither Long Xi nor grandma knew that Mo Kun was going to buy a house here, nor did they know that he was a secret billionaire. Both of them thought they were here only for a visit.


    The main door of Clear Lake Dream Gallery was a vermilion gate, with side doors on both sides. In front of the door, stood a pair of stone lions, each of which was flanked by a uniformed security guard.


    At first glance, it resembled the scene that Lin Daiyu saw, when she first entered Rongguo Mansion, described in A Dream of Red Mansions.


    Above the main gate was a four-character plaque of "Clear Lake Dream Gallery". The sales lady said that it was a gold lacquer plaque, made from the prohibitively expensive Phoebe zhennan S. Lee tree.


    As soon as they walked in, they saw a large rockery made of Taihu Stone, which had various shapes, winding caves, ridges and green mosses. On one side, it was cut like a cliff, where red and gold chrysanthemums were in full bloom.


    There was a sweet-scented osmanthus tree beside the rockery. Its branches and leaves flourished like umbrellas. The flowers were all at their peak, gorgeous and incomparable.


    Turning around the rockery, they saw a beautiful antique moon gate, with a gold lacquer plaque made of white marble above, engraved with three regular script characters of "Small View Garden".


    Long Xi smiled and said, "Small View Garden? It seems that the word ''dream'' in Clear Lake Dream Gallery was closely related to A Dream of Red Mansions."


    The sales lady initially thought that she was too young, and did not pay any attention to her. Most of the previous explanations were aimed at Lord Mo Kun. Now, hearing that she discovered something so quickly, she looked at her with new eyes.


    With a professional smile on her face, she said to Long Xi, "This beauty has good taste! It is said that several designers of the Dream Gallery are very fond of the architectural style of the Grand View Garden in A Dream of Red Mansions. There are more than a dozen places named after the buildings in the Grand View Garden."


    Mo Kun asked Long Xi, "Do you like it here?"


    Long Xi nodded, smiled and said, "The designers are very thoughtful!"


    As soon as they entered, they seemed to fall into a sea of flowers. There was a riot of color everywhere, as the flowers showed off their blooms. The air was fresh and the pleasant fragrances of flowers permeated the whole area.


    On the right was a cobblestone path, with a stone unicorn, on each side of the entrance. The two large golden hydrangeas on the back of each stone unicorn were skillfully made of innumerable golden hydrangeas of the same size, and tied to the stone unicorn with ribbons. After being decorated in this way, the unicorns seemed to be welcoming the distinguished guests.


    The path led to a bamboo forest.


    Long Xi smiled and said, "This is the so-called the winding path, leading to a secluded quiet place."


    They saw green bamboos providing shade, with slender branches, well-proportioned leaves, and overlapping shadows. The autumn sun fell on their bodies as the breeze caressed the leaves and there was a unique lingering charm around the place.


    Among the green bamboos, there was a three storeyed archaized building with cornices, red walls, and green tiles. The plaque above the gate had the words "Xiaoxiang Pavilion".


    The sales lady said, "This is the show house. Please come in."


    She used a key to open the door, which looked like a carved wooden door, but was actually a metal door, and led the three of them in.


    There were a big lawn and a big garden on each side of the road. Amidst them stood a magnolia tree, with particularly beautiful, white flowers.


    Walking into the big living room, they saw light green velvet curtains hanging beside the tawny glass windows. There was western-style furniture including a lips sofa and glass dining tables and also Chinese-style furniture such as rosewood old-fashioned tables, padauk low tea-tables, and redwood chairs.


    On the snow-white textured wall hung a number of Z Country landscape paintings, while five palace lanterns hung from the ceiling. Looking closely, they turned out to be big electric lamps wrapped in the palace lantern colorful gauze covers.


    Long Xi said with a smile to the sales lady, "It''s really a combination of Chinese and Western elements!"


    Mo Kun whispered to grandma, "Does grandma like this place?"


    Grandma saw the sales lady standing far away. She laughed and whispered, "How can we afford it? Our money isn''t even enough to buy a bathroom tile!"


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "Nothing is impossible!"


    The next room was the bedroom. Mo Kun looked at the decorated bedroom, and could not help being in a jumpy mood. He imagined that he would live a "sexual" happy life here with Long Xi in the future, which made him so good!


    "Xixi, I want to have an unforgettable wedding night with you here, do you know that?"


    After visiting the show house and the Small View Garden, they were very satisfied with the environment here.


    Long Xi especially liked Zhenxia Pavilion next to Xiaoxiang Pavilion, whose overall layout and interior decoration were similar to that of Xiaoxiang Pavilion, just without any furniture.


    When they left, Mo Kun let Long Xi and grandma get in the car first, saying that he needed to go to the bathroom. Then he slipped over to the sales department quietly, gave the deposit with his credit card, and agreed to come over to sign the sales contract on Monday. He would then pay off the money at one time and get the house proprietary certificate.


    Mo Kun did not intend to tell this to Long Xi and grandma. He intended to furnish the house and give Long Xi a big surprise on her birthday!


    Long Xi received a phone call from Xiaolu in the car.


    Xiaolu''s tone was very depressed, which indicated that he was in a very low mood. Long Xi asked, "What happened?"


    He said angrily, "My mother is so infuriating! She still wants me to take the college entrance examination and enter the entertainment circle only after finishing college. I don''t agree, so she took the liberty of telling the director she knows, that I have withdrawn from the competition. What a nuisance! I feel that she does not respect me, and still treats me as a child!"


    Long Xi said, "Calm down! Xiaolu, calm down first and have a good talk with your mother!"


    Xiaolu said, "I have nothing to say to her! The program team already disqualified me! I came back by car without telling her. I''m in the car now."


    Long Xi said, "Cool down!"


    Xiaolu said, "I''m going to talk to Weiwei about life tonight. Life doesn''t come again. How can we not cherish it?"

 Chapter 97 Ecstasy Together with Perfect Times and Pretty Sceneries

    Long Xi sighed and said, "Weiwei feels down because she was faced with such a kind of thing. I hope you will encourage her. She will listen to your advice! We will discuss about it when we meet tomorrow. Please send me your address."


    Xiaolu softened his words and said, "There''s no need of it. You just need to wait for me downstairs and I will drive there to pick you up. I know where you live."


    Long Xi said, "My home is off the map in the old town and the house numbering here is out of order. It will be very difficult for you to find my home."


    Xiaolu said with a smile, "Haha, actually I once followed you home secretly. Didn''t you find it?"


    He was a person like that. The clouds of unhappiness would soon dissipate and there would be the sunny mood coming out.


    Long Xi heard him laughing so she was not that worried and said, "You really don''t need to. Brother Kun will bring me there. He has his car and my home is on his way." "He lives in my home! How can it be inconvenient?" Long Xi thought.


    Xiaolu said, "Okay. Then come earlier. I will wait you at the swimming pool at home. You can bring your swimsuit and learn to swim in my home in shallow water. I can teach you myself. In fact, as long as you overcome your fear inside, you will quickly gain the skill. I have already taught a few children to swim in the Volunteer Union."


    Long Xi said. "Alright. We will arrive earlier. Remember to serve us breakfast. We''d like French-styled breakfast¡ª but without baguette! I don''t like baguettes."


    Xiaolu said with a smile, "No problem! I will send you my location. See you tomorrow!"


    Early in the next morning, Long Xi and Mo Kun both didn''t have their breakfast before they drove to the world-style half-mountain villa area where Xiaolu lived.


    The security guard helped them swipe the card to open the door, and they drove directly to the garage into the villa area.


    There were varieties of villas in different country''s style. They admired the beautiful sceneries as they walked along the cobbly path to the Russian-style villa of Xiaolu.


    Mo Kun said, "It looks a little like several huge onions together. But the onions are quite beautiful!"


    Long Xi said, "It is modeled after the Cathedral of Our Lady in Russia."


    According to Xiaolu''s command, Butler Qin had already waited at the gate to welcome them enthusiastically and led them to the swimming pool near the rose garden politely.


    There was a man swimming in the swimming pool like a flying dragon, strongly and handsomely. Could it be anyone else but Xiaolu?


    Xiaolu also found them coming. He bended over a big air cushion with several sodas and waved hello to them.


    He seemed to have just finished showering with water drops falling down from his wet hairs constantly.


    A few drops even rolled down from his thick eyelashes, crept down his pectorals, wandered on his six muscular abdominal muscles, and finally jumped into the pool, making people in the clouds.


    He said to Mo Kun, "Big Brother Kun, come and exercise a little. Do you have your swimming trunks? If not, I have a few new ones here that you could wear."


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "I have mine made by Xixi herself and fits quite well!"


    As he said, he took off his sportswear, revealing his broad chest which made Long Xi flush and her heart beat quickly.


    After he took off his sport pants, the swimming trunks that made by Long Xi came into sight. The images on it were depicting a scene by the sea¡ª against the blue sky and white clouds, weaves rolling up, a flourishing coconut tree standing beside the water¡ª which was quite fascinating.


    Long Xi couldn''t help to imagine the picture of Lord Mo Kun bathing in the sea.


    Vast sea. Surging waves.


    "A naked long-haired ancient-style man is bathing in the sea. He is holding an antique celadon wine glass with one hand, raising his head and then gurgling down the vintage wine..."


    "The flows are surging his body arbitrarily. But it doesn''t make him feel uncomfortable. On the contrary, it seems that he is the god of the sea, basking in his own sea..."


    It was such a beautiful scenery that Long Xi wanted to continue watching.


    Suddenly, two torrents swept over her. When she came back to herself, she realized that it was the two scammers shooting her with a water gun.


    She hid behind the chair under the umbrella by the pool as she shouted out aloud, "What are you doing? How old are you? Childish imps!"


    Before she finished her words, she found another water gun filled with water under the chair. Therefore, she grasped the gun and shot at the two imps.


    When the three suddenly got back to their childhood, having great pleasure in shooting at each other extremely crazily, Butler Qin and Aunt Xian had brought the French-styled breakfast according to Xiaolu''s demand.


    The three declared an uneasy truce, donned the big clean white bath towels and dried themselves. They sat beside the glass round table under the umbrella and enjoyed leisurely the authentic ham croissants, cheddar cheese sandwiches and cheese rolls with spinach and wheat bran made by French chef...


    Xiaolu said, "I like American coffee very much and I have one every morning. Butler Qin himself is an excellent barista. He used to learn how to make coffee in Vienna. He will always grind coffee beans and brews coffee for me, the most favored one. What would you like?"


    Long Xi wanted to have a try, but since she had never drunk coffee before, she didn''t know how to choose. Xiaolu recommended her a kind of coffee. "It is made by Butler Qin out of my own idea. You could only have it here!"


    Long Xi was quite curious. She smiled and said, "Then I''d like to have one."


    Lord Mo Kun also wanted to have a taste. Xiaolu recommended another coffee for him. "How about a cup of deep daze coffee?"


    Lord Mo Kun asked, "What is a deep daze coffee on earth?"


    Long Xi said, "I only heard about Deep Daze Stroke created by Yang Guo when he missed Xiaolongnv very much. The name comes from the sentence that ''The only thing that puts me in a deep daze is departure''. Xiaolu, what is the deep daze coffee? Definitely your own fabrication!"


    Xiaolu laughed and said, "The name of ''deep daze coffee'' was made up by myself. It refers to the authentic Viennese coffee. Big Brother Kun, try it! I won''t recommend you wrong!"


    Long Xi said, smiling, "Viennese coffee is Viennese coffee correctly, why do you call it deep daze coffee?"


    Xiaolu said, "There is a moving love story behind the Viennese coffee! It is said that it was created by an Austrian coachman. He fell in love with his mistress. He sent her to the ball every day, waiting for her to come out, and then carrying her back home. In the long waiting hours, he invented this kind of coffee. In the cold nights, he drank it as he waited for his mistress. He knew that she didn''t belong to him. But he comforted himself that she was like the waltz she liked to dance, a kind of dance that as long as you kept dancing, you would always come back to the starting point. She would meet all kinds of dancers along her way, but, eventually, she would come back to his side and let him carry the exhausted her back home."


    Long Xi said, "The coachman is quite soulful. In this sense, the name you changed it into is quite suitable."


    Xiaolu smiled and said tenderly, "It is the same with me. I will always wait for you at the starting point. Although your dance partner is not me for now, I will still wait for you to come back to me at the point."


    Long Xi was declared his love again by Xiaolu out of the blue. She glanced at Mo Kun and felt a little worried, "Will he be upset?"


    However, Mo Kun said politely this time, "If you want, you can express your confession! Everyone has the right to pursue their love! But why do you choose to say it in front of me? Have you ever considered my feelings?"


    Xiaolu said with a smile, "I do things in daylight, why should I say it behind you?"


    Long Xi and Mo Kun said almost at the same time, "You win!"


    The three laughed together.


    Mo Kun also followed Xiaolu''s advice and asked for an authentic Viennese coffee.


    After a while, Butler Qin brought a coffee pot and three exquisite coffee cups on a silver tray with a piece of the morning paper of X City and a piece of the English version of French daily newspaper because Xiaolu had the habit of reading newspapers while drinking coffee.


    She touched the coffee cup. It was warm. So she said with a smile, "I once read about a saying concerning coffee that ''good coffee has to be carried in a heated coffee cup''. Why is it so?"


    Butler Qin smiled and said, "It is because the coffee is very hot when just made. If contained in a cold cup, the temperature will drop sharply. When it is served in front of the customer, it will become even colder. On the contrary, when you pour coffee into a heated cup, the taste and the quality won''t decline that much."


    Long Xi said with a smile, "Is it like this? I see. So drinking coffee is quite exquisite."


    Xiaolu said, "Then enjoy it before it gets cold."


    Long Xi looked at her cup of coffee¡ª there was a light green bamboo flowing on the coffee. She asked curiously, "How was the image of bamboo made out?"


    Xiaolu said, "It is green tea coffee with latte art on it. It is Butler Qin who etched the latte art. Bamboo-shaped latte art is quite rare and difficult to make."


    He used his gestures with a beaming smile. A wisp of sunshine slipped onto his face, making people feel warm.


    Long Xi said, "The bamboo is quite elegant with serenity, looking like the bamboo in Xiaoxiang Pavilion. I feel even unwilling to drink it."


    Xiaolu laughed and said, "Master Xi, you are our national treasure, a giant panda, and matches perfectly with the bamboo. Enjoy it quickly before it cools down. Maybe there''s another world in it."


    Long Xi sipped her coffee as she looked at Mo Kun and Xiaolu, beaming.


    After a while, she had discovered the "other world" in the coffee.


    Shaking the coffee cup in her hand, Long Xi said, "There is tiramisu in the bottom of the coffee. Tiramisu is an Italian word, meaning ''take me away''."


    Mo Kun said with a smile, "So in English, it is TAKE ME AWAY."


    Xiaolu said, "Yep, you''ve found it! Then you name it? This coffee hasn''t got its name yet!"


    Long Xi thought for a while and said, "Tiramisu itself has a variety of meanings. The coffee also takes in the taste of coffee and green tea. In a sense, it can symbolize a soft, emotional and complex mood. The coffee can be named ''TAKE ME AWAY''!"


    Xiaolu''s eyes brightened and he said, "Take my heart away? It sounds great! Big Brother Kun, enjoy it leisurely while it''s still warm."

 Chapter 98 Knocking Three Times, I Love You

    Mo Kun took a sip of it. Drinking coffee was a new experience for Lord Mo Kun again. He also fell in love with the authentic Viennese coffee.


    Long Xi asked Xiaolu with concern, "Have you met Weiwei last night?"


    Xiaolu said, "Yep. We appointed to meet in the coffee house near her house."


    He talked about what happened when he met with Weiwei last night.


    He went back to X City and waited for Weiwei at the Persian Cat''s Coffee at around seven o'' clock.


    The name of this coffee house came from the owner''s cat. It was a plump lazy white Persian cat. It seemed that it didn''t like to move around. It would spend a whole day lying in a large bamboo basket on the counter of the coffee house, sleeping, pillowing on a woolen ball, looking exactly like a fortune cat of the coffee house.


    Although Xiaolu was an extreme fan of the dogs, he also liked cats and couldn''t help stroking the cat.


    That big lazy cat opened its amber eyes a stitch wide, glancing at him, and then closed its eyes again, stretching itself comfortably and turning around with four feet and its belly up towards the sky.


    "Does that mean that it wants him to stroke it again?" Xiaolu was happy and touched the cat again as he was waiting for Weiwei.


    Weiwei came before long.


    Weiwei made a point of dressing up today, cosplaying her favorite manga role, the lovely maiden Sena Kashiwazaki. She dyed her hair gold and wore green cosmetic contact lenses, dressed in a deep V-neck dress Sena Kashiwazaki wore in the manga with a light blue butterfly-shaped headwear that is often worn by Kashiwazaki, too.


    The dress was her birthday gift from Long Xi in March. The spring dress was the masterpiece of Long Xi and she only wore it during the birthday gathering once. She liked it too much to wear it too often.


    Although she was still angry with Long Xi now, the dress made by Long Xi matched well with her "adorkable", sweet, proud and a little sexy temperament, making her charmingly attractive.


    She wore a dark coat covering her half-baring-breast dress to fit the autumn weather.


    Weiwei saw Xiaolu admiring her dress and asked shyly, "Ain''t I lovely wearing in this way?"


    Decided to start their conversation from her daily life, Xiaolu said with a smile, "You look like a beautiful maiden in manga naturally, so you are quite lovely in your outfit! I heard that your father has an online shop?"


    Weiwei said, "Yes. But he has always been losing money and now is in debt. I guess he''s going to be bankrupt. Ah, misfortunes never come alone! He is too busy. I haven''t seen them these days at home! But even if I met him, it would be of no use. He is a careless father, loving money more than anything else. Will he know his daughter''s worries? As for my mom, she is being an audio engineer of a movie recently. She''s occupied, too!"


    Xiaolu smiled and said, "Then tell me about it. What on earth made you so anguished? You even wanted to end your valuable life!"


    Weiwei hesitated for a while and said, sobbing, "I was...I was...That. Do you know about it?"


    Xiaolu said, "I didn''t know at first. That day, Long Xi found you a little weird and gave me a long-distance call, telling me the things briefly and asking me to phone you immediately. She was quite worried about you! Weiwei, although you lose one of your treasures, you still have your loving parents and considerate friends. You are still young, beautiful and lovely. You still have the world!"


    Weiwei said, crying, "But I lost you! For me, you are the whole world!"


    Xiaolu hesitated and struggled with his own thoughts. He finally told her what his true feelings were. "Weiwei, you didn''t lose me. I am always considering you as my sister!"


    Weiwei said in tears, "But I don''t want to be your sister! Couldn''t we try it? One month. Could we be in a love relationship for a month? If you still consider me as your sister after a month, I will regard you as my brother ever since and gave up my thoughts. Could we? Please!"


    Xiaolu thought twice and guessed if he refused her now, she might suicide again, so he accepted eventually.


    Tears of happiness rolled down her face. She knocked on the dining table three times with her finger.


    Xiaolu asked, "What do you mean?"


    Weiwei took his hand on the table to her and kissed his hand affectionately. Then she put his index finger into her cherry-like mouth and use her shell-like teeth bit it softly.


    Xiaolu took his hand a little embarrassedly and touched his head.


    Weiwei said with a smile as she knocked on the table three times, "Have you ever read the short story, knocking three times, I love you, written by the authoress, Chiung Yao? Xiaolu, could you knock three times for me?"


    A piece of beige knit tablecloth with tassels covering the table, the deep red light flowing down from the sliver candelabrum reflecting with the mellow blue light, various shapes of shadows displayed on Weiwei''s face, making her more vividly enchanting.


    She looked at Xiaolu hopefully. A flame seemed to flicker in her misty eyes, which were like the ineffably clear Mucuo Lake with the handsome reflection of Xiaolu.


    Xiaolu''s heart seemed to melt in her long-missing soft and lovely smile. He drooped his head and also knocked on the table three times.


    They had a candlelight dinner together and Xiaolu sent Weiwei back home. At the moment of goodbye, Weiwei took the chance to kiss Xiaolu on his face...


    Long Xi heard out what Xiaolu recounted and said happily, "Brother Lu, Weiwei is so lovely. Maybe after a month, you will really fall in love with her!"


    Xiaolu said a little worried, "I hope so. But what if I didn''t? Will it do more harm to her?"


    Long Xi said determinedly, "Time can change everything. Brother Lu, please be kind-hearted. In this month, you can try your best to make her happy and to get back to the mindset before. After a month, she will go over it herself."


    Mo Kun said straightforward, "Xiaolu, I hope you will fall in love with Weiwei so that we can be lifelong brothers instead of rivals in love! But I still believe that affection cannot be forced."


    Long Xi retorted and said, "Affection can not be forced, but it can be fostered! We, you and me, fostered affection for each other when we were alone in the back hill, right? We should create more opportunities for them to spend time alone!"


    Mo Kun said, "That is not the case. I fell in love with you at first sight. Ain''t you the same?"


    Long Xi recalled the situation she first met Lord Mo Kun. At that time, he saved her from the phantom of women ghost. In a sense, she did like him at first sight.


    But she actually fell in love with him the moment he captured her first kiss. Love and affection were sometimes too magic-like to be seen clearly!


    Xiaolu also retorted and said, "I spent two years and a half being your deskmate and you have never fallen in love with me! You two have only known each other for such a short period and pledged to marry each other personally?"


    Long Xi shrugged her shoulders in the way Xiaolu did and smiled without an answer.


    Xiaolu said seriously, "You should not create opportunities for us, please. Don''t bother me. Let nature take its course!"


    Long Xi was afraid that she might do something bad out of good intent, which would let Xiaolu dislike Weiwei. So she said with a smile, "Alright. Let it take its course. Brother Lu, you have beautiful appearance and an interesting soul with a heart of gold. No wonder Weiwei is so obsessive with you."


    Xiaolu was amused by her flattery.


    Mo Kun asked Long Xi with a smile, "Then what about me? Why are you so obsessed with me?"


    Long Xi said naughtily, "You? You combine the two advantages of Xiaolu. You have...interesting appearance!"


    "Interesting...outlook? What? Are you laughing at me? Do you believe that I will hold you back into my room now?" Mo Kun thought for a while and understood what she meant and thus said so, threatening.


    "Oh...I eat my words. I''d like to take a look at the newspaper." Long Xi begged immediately.


    She grabbed a piece of the daily newspaper of X City. She leafed through the part of entertainment news and found nothing interesting. Then she skipped that part and read the headlines.


    Huh? This headline today was actually related to them!


    "Hey, take a look. Cheng Gong and Cheng Yilun was found guilty with conclusive evidence and would be executed by lethal injection two days later according to the judgment of the second instance. Heaven, at last, repays a crime!" Long Xi said.


    Xiaolu asked, "What about Mr. Xu? I want to visit him in the prison."


    Long Xi said, "Me, too. Let''s visit him together next Monday. Police Fu called to tell me that there was evidence to prove that he was a chief plotter. Gong Liuxing helped to carry Chen Qiangjian from his home to the stream beside the back hill. And it was also Gong Liuxing hung Gong Liuxing''s body in the tree. After the trial, Yuan Yuan also admitted that she disguised herself as an old lady and created the so-called Woman ghost death prophecy."


    Xiaolu asked, "Then what about Cheng Yimei?"


    Long Xi said, "She was arrested in X City. But there was no solid evidence. She was released again."


    Mo Kun said, "Cheng Yimei will hold a press conference tomorrow and clarify herself. Haha, I will let her admit her crimes herself at the conference. I said before that I won''t forgive her as she treated Xixi this way! You could just wait and watch the show!"


    Long Xi said, "Brother Kun, you always have your way. I give you a thumb up! 666! Awesome! Hahahaha!"


    Lord Mo Kun smiled at her pamperingly. Wow, it was what we called incredibly handsome out of the whole generation! The male Helen of Troy!


    Xiaolu drank out his coffee and said, "You have just finished your breakfast so you''d better not to swim again. We can teach Master Xi how to swim after the sun goes down. Take a bath. I will lead you to our rose garden together with my dog. And we will have a hot pot battle at noon!"


    He brought Mo Kun and Long Xi each to a guest room and let them bath and change clothing.


    Long Xi''s clothes were wetted when they were at a water gun war so she changed into another outfit she brought along.


    It was also made by Long Xi herself. She used the modern clothing materials and combined the pomegranate dress of Tang dynasty and the fairy-staying dress of Han dynasty with modern fashion factors, thus working out her modified Han clothes.


    The birth of the fairy-staying dress was said to be related to the queen of Western Han Dynasty, Zhao Feiyan.


    The story began when Zhao Feiyan loved to wear dresses.

 Chapter 99 Under The Dress

    It was a story that Long Xi found on the Internet.


    Zhao Feiyan, the empress of the Western Han Dynasty, was a lady who liked to wear dresses, and was as light as a swallow. It was said that her body was so light that she could even dance on another''s palm. "Yan" in the idiom "Yanshouhuanfei" referred to her.


    One day, Zhao Feiyan came to Taiye Pool, wearing a Yunying purple dress and danced to the music. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and she was lifted upwards like a kite. The maids hurried to catch the corners of her dress. They tugged so hard that Zhao Feiyan''s dress was free of creases. She looked even more beautiful, even though she had worn a wrinkled skirt.


    Zhao Feiyan had been the favored one of the emperor, for a long time already. So many maids, who wanted to win the emperor''s favor, emulated Zhao Feiyan and wore the "fairy-staying" dress.


    The pomegranate dress was associated with Concubine Yang of the Tang Dynasty. It was characterized by its red color, much like pomegranate flowers. We often say, "Fall under the pomegranate dress". This literary quotation came about due to the fact that, whenever Concubine Yang wore the pomegranate dress and walked past the officials, they would kneel before her.


    Long Xi used the new chiffon fabric, which was light, thin, and breathable.


    It was a white Duijin jacket made from chiffon fabric, was in an elegant, green calyx print, and had a light purple concentric knot on the front. There was a garnet-red halter top inside, decorated with vertical organdy ruffles in the middle. The lower half of the garment was a garnet-red chiffon dress with flat pleats, the length falling to her calves, and embroidered with delicate light gold composite flowers, at the waist. Besides that, the end of the two-toned tie, colored pale pinkish purple and silver gray, was also embroidered with a little light gold pattern of composite flowers.


    Long Xi, dressed in this outfit, opened the door and smiled at Lord Mo Kun, who was waiting for her. She really had the "knock em dead" kind of charm.


    Her dress was both classic and fashionable, and it went well with her slightly traditional hairstyle, the "bun-like hair of Huaqiangu". She tied a silver ribbon on the "bun". All of these little touches amazed Lord Mo Kun!


    After a few seconds of shock, Mo Kun said with a smile, "Xixi, I''m going to fall under your pomegranate dress!"


    He knelt down on one knee, like an English gentleman, and put out one hand, palm up.


    Long Xi proudly put her little hand into his big hand and said with a smile, "I accept your worship!"


    With a smile, Mo Kun stood up, pulled Long Xi back to the room and closed the door.


    There was only Mo Kun and Long Xi in the room.


    The atmosphere in the room was suddenly electrifying!


    Long Xi stepped back prudently.


    Mo Kun advanced step by step, undoing one button with each step, which exposed his upper body, which was like hardened steel. His momentum was as powerful as an alpha male beast, and this made Long Xi so frightened, that she kept backing away until there was no way to retreat.


    Mo Kun immediately did a "kabe-don" on Long Xi and pressed her against the white carved wardrobe.


    Long Xi asked in a trembling voice, "What are you going to do?"


    "Oh you! Who made you so charming? I don''t want to wait anymore! This game must be played by two people. Sweetie, cooperate with me!" Mo Kun''s voice held boundless seductive powers.


    A dark shadow hung over Long Xi. His body pressed down on her, which made her fall into his gentle trap.


    Long Xi struggled desperately.


    Mo Kun stretched out his hands and gripped her arms!


    Her body stiffened, then she began to tremble slightly. Her face that was originally fair and touched up with blusher, suddenly paled. Her eyes were closed, her teeth were clenched tightly, and the color of her lips faded.


    She did not expect that wearing a beautiful dress would result in Lord Mo Kun going crazy!


    Mo Kun lowered his head and suddenly asked, "Has Yan Wangchuan ever kissed you before?"


    Long Xi realized how close his body was and trembled even more. She nodded slightly.


    At that time, they were both young, sometimes they would kiss each other on the face, just like the adults in the TV series.


    "Why did Lord Mo Kun have to bring up the past? Alas, he was indeed a jealous lover! Shouldn''t things of the past just remain in the past?"


    Mo Kun clasped her slender waist with both hands and pecked her on her face. He asked softly, "Is that so?"


    Long Xi gave an imperceptible nod. Mo Kun''s eyes became a little cold, making her so frightened that she held her breath.


    As he approached her face and touched her lips, he whispered, "Is that so?"


    Long Xi hurriedly shook her head.


    Mo Kun asked, "What about Xiaolu? Did such a thing happen too?"


    Hearing that, Long Xi said somewhat angrily, "I gave my first kiss to you! I just regard Xiaolu as my brother!"


    Mo Kun rubbed Long Xi''s lips gently with his lips as if to apologize for the words he said just now. Long Xi closed her eyes and forgot herself.


    At first, his lips only attacked her lips to let her feel their warmth. Later, his tongue prised open her mouth and dived straight in.


    Long Xi was still trembling, feeling as helpless and fragile as a baby.


    He tried his best to be gentle, as if to comfort her by silently conveying his deep love.


    She gradually relaxed, her breathing began to slow down, and finally, she responded to him. Her actions were green and clumsy, but they came from her heart, which made it so priceless. Now and then, she made gentle hums, which added to her allure.


    It was a kind of sweetness that Mo Kun had never experienced before. At this moment, he forgot the bitterness of the past, and Long Xi also opened her heart and let him take everything.


    Who in the world could resist his fierce attack?


    Long Xi plunged into his arms. She could feel his fervor, and his restrained heartbeat.


    Mo Kun probably did not expect that Long Xi would suddenly be so compliant, so he was in a moment of rapture and somehow caught flat-footed.


    He kissed her lightly on the lips again, like a swallow skimming over the surface of a lake.


    Long Xi buried her red face in his wet and hot chest, and her shy fists fell on his chest.


    She said softly, "What are you doing? We''re in someone else''s house!" Her voice was soft and silky, which definitely meant that she was being coquettish.


    Mo Kun giggled and said, "Xiaolu is waiting for us, while walking the dog in the rose garden. It should not be a big deal for him to wait for a few more minutes"


    His big hands were getting a little unruly.


    Long Xi groaned. This guy''s handskills were getting better and better! She could not get enough of it!


    Mo Kun himself also began to lose control.


    He laughed and said, "You want it, don''t you?"


    Long Xi''s body bent backward. She said feebly, panting and murmuring, "Didn''t we agree that I''ll give myself to you when I''m eighteen? The one who doesn''t keep his promise is a puppy!"


    Mo Kun stopped what he was doing, his body still pressed against her, giggled and said, "I''ll let you go today. On your birthday night, I will make you beg for me!"


    Long Xi ''s ears flushed like peach blossoms.


    Without knowing how long it had been, Mo Kun finally let go of her. Wow, so comfortable! Was this a just a prelude to the real lovemaking?


    He washed his hands, and then straightened Long Xi''s rumpled dress. She was feeling thoroughly embarrassed. He smiled evilly, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes.


    Long Xi also went to wash her hands. Seeing her face in the mirror, which was as red as a blooming rosebud, she sighed helplessly. Alas, it seemed that she was one step closer to being eaten by Mo Kun! This guy seemed to have strong demands in that respect. So she would be in danger anytime, anywhere. Whoop!


    Mo Kun gracefully pulled Long Xi''s small hand, as if the man who had just exposed his nature of the alpha beast, was not him.


    They walked through the long corridor, down the spiral staircase, and out the side door to the rose garden.


    Xiaolu was playing with three pet dogs in the rose garden, laughing so gaily!


    While playing, he hummed an English song. The lyrics were, "You can take my heart for a walk on a beach, and you can take my heart for a little trip"


    His voice was very clear and joyous, just like a bard singing his own poems!


    Mo Kun glanced at Long Xi, and his eyebrows furrowed lightly. "Was Xiaolu trying to express his feelings by singing?"


    Long Xi recognized that one of the three pet dogs was Athena, who had been "possessed" by Yan Wangchuan before. It was squatting in a miniature Lincoln sports car, and its equally small body, which was as small as a teacup, was motionless. It was really like a toy dog.


    Its ultra-clean brown curls fluttered in the air, filling Long Xi''s heart with bubbling pink heart-shaped bubbles.


    When Xiaolu saw them coming, he handed the remote control to Long Xi, said with a smile, "You control it! The little fellow likes to go for a ride in a toy car!"


    Long Xi then controlled the toy car, which turned a corner and drove towards her.


    Athena seemed to notice that the person who operated the car was a different person. It moved its head, and its round black eyes looked in the direction of Xiaolu, and it barked, as if to say, "Master, I want you to drive, no one else!"


    Xiaolu ignored it deliberately and picked up another black-and-white puppy, a purebred Husky puppy, a four-month-old male named Zeus.


    Xiaolu took out a small ball and threw it far away. Zeus had been trained since it was young. Looking at his action, it knew he wanted it to catch the ball. So it ran, caught the ball before it fell to the ground, and then brought it back to his master.


    Xiaolu immediately stroked the fur on its head, praising it.


    Zeus wagged its tail at Xiaolu. Once Xiaolu said, "Zeus, do a roll." It immediately rolled on the ground. This time, Xiaolu gave it a substantial reward: a bowl of chocolate-flavored dog food, which was Zeus''s favorite treat.


    Athena watched, feeling left out, so it jumped out of the toy car and ran to Xiaolu, with its short legs. However, halfway down the road, it was "intercepted" by someone. Long Xi picked her up.


    It exuded a very good smell, fresh and fragrant. With its eyes looking at Xiaolu, its obese body and four short legs struggling desperately, it wanted to escape the "evil claw" of Long Xi, and from its mouth, grieving whines were emitted.


    Mo Kun was afraid that Athena would feel anxious and hurt her with its teeth and small paws. Although its small paws were well-trimmed, they were still paws after all!

 Chapter 100 The Daily Life of the Vinegar Itself

    Mo Kun was afraid that Athena would feel anxious and hurt her with its teeth and small paws.


    Although Athena''s small paws were well-trimmed, they were still paws after all!


    So he said to Long Xi, "Let it go. Let''s go and walk the dog."


    He pointed to a golden retriever playing with a ball by itself, in the distance.


    Long Xi put Athena down. Athena immediately ran to Xiaolu, lolled its tongue and wagged its tail furiously. It looked like it really wanted to make its presence known to its master.


    Xiaolu was also amused by the dog''s silly antics. He sat down on the bench in the rose garden, patted his thigh, and said to the silly dog, "Come here!"


    Athena immediately "cheered up", scrambled on its short legs and wanted to jump onto Xiaolu''s thigh. But limited by its small body and short legs, it could not reach its destination after several attempts. This made it so anxious, that it whined and whirled around continuously.


    Xiaolu laughed, picked it up and put it on his lap. It happily¡­ settled down on Xiaolu''s lap.


    It did not quieten down until Xiaolu raised it up with both hands and fed it a piece of strawberry-flavored jerky.


    Athena was going through a hair shedding phase and shed a lot of furs.


    Looking at the brown curls that clung to his whole body, Xiaolu could not help pinching its lovely little ears, laughed and said, "Athena, you are not allowed on my bed from today. I don''t want to wake up every day covered with fur. Others might think I am sleeping with you every day."


    How could Athena understand such complicated words? It just stuck its little tongue out and gave a lovely and silly smile!


    Long Xi said, "Athena? Zeus? Those are the names of the gods in Greek mythology!"


    Xiaolu said indifferently, "The names of all the dogs were given by my mother, taken from the names of the gods in Greek mythology. I don''t know what kind of thrill she gets from doing that!"


    Mo Kun pointed to the golden retriever in the distance and asked, "What''s the name of that dog?"


    Xiaolu said, "I picked it up on the way to my audition in B city. I named it ''Sisyphus''!"


    Long Xi asked, "Sisyphus? It seems to be the name of a hero who fought against the gods in Greek mythology."


    Xiaolu said, "Yes, he is the one in Greek mythology, whose punishment was to push stones up the mountain every day! He was a resourceful and rebellious man in Greek mythology. He offended the gods. As a punishment, the gods made him push a very heavy boulder up to the top of a very steep mountain. Afterward, he will take a step towards the edge of the cliff and watch the stone roll down to the foot of the mountain. He has to repeat this meaningless action day after day, forever and hopelessly, until the end of his life. Do you think my mother is like a god on high, especially Hera the Queen of Heaven, and I''m the punished Sisyphus? I just want to live the way I want and follow the way I like. Why does she have to try and stop me?"


    When he said that, Long Xi recalled that she had read this Greek myth story, in a book before.


    She said, "There could no worse severe punishment for a wise, independent, and rebellious person, than to engage in such futile, hopeless work. The gods in Greek mythology think too much and I have to admire their ''wisdom''! It was a pity that Sisyphus''s life was gradually exhausted in such futile, hopeless work! But aren''t you exaggerating a little when you compare yourself to Sisyphus and your mother to Hera the Queen of Heaven? Your mother still loves you, but her way of showing her love is a little wrong, as it is a bit domineering!"


    Xiaolu looked up at the blue sky at an angle of 45 degrees and was silent. His eyes were filled with indignation and sadness.


    Long Xi felt sorry for him for a few seconds. Then she quickly changed the subject and said, "Sisyphus seems to be injured, a bit lame, and missing an ear."


    Xiaolu said, "Yes, I suspect it was abused and its ear was cut off with a sharp object. I found it in a garbage dump, and it was scarred and dying. I took it to the dog clinic and had it treated there for two days. It healed gradually. Afterward, I fell out with my mother and took it home. Anyway, our dogs have a special veterinarian to treat them, and they come over once or twice a week."


    Long Xi said, "It''s pitiful! Can I do anything for it?"


    Xiaolu said, "Maybe it''s because it had been badly injured, so it''s wary of people now. But I find that it loves bathing very much. Each time it takes a bath, it''s very happy."


    Long Xi said, "Then I''ll bath it. Where can we bathe it?"


    Xiaolu pointed to a light blue hut over at a corner and said, "That''s the shower room for the dogs. You see, it goes near the hut even while it is playing, which shows that it really likes that place! You can bring it there for its wash, don''t be afraid, and get Big Brother Kun to protect you! In fact, it''s very docile. It keeps its distance from people due to fear!"


    Long Xi and Mo Kun walked over, hand in hand. Mo Kun took the lead of the golden retriever, pointed to the blue hut and said, "Come, let''s take a bath!"


    The golden retriever looked fearfully at Long Xi and him, as if trying to gauge whether they would hurt him or not.


    Long Xi opened the door of the blue hut, went inside, and saw that everything they needed was there. So she turned on the tap and filled the dog''s bathtub with water.


    The sound of rushing water attracted the attention of the golden retriever. When Mo Kun pulled its dog chain, it meekly followed him in.


    Long Xi had worked as a temporary worker in a pet shop before, and knew how to bathe golden retrievers.


    She first found a comb in the drawer of the metal cabinet, and combed its golden fur carefully, and bit by bit unraveled the little knots that were tangled together. If it could not be untangled, she cut it off with a pair of scissors. Otherwise, the knot would get even more tangled when it got wet.


    Then she stuffed the dog''s ears with cotton. In order to keep the water out, the ointment should also be applied around its eyes.


    She tested the temperature of the water, which was suitable now, and told Mo Kun to let go of the dog chain.


    Sure enough, the golden retriever jumped into the bathtub with a great splash, then grinned and stuck out its tongue. Its eyes that were red due to an inflammation, sparkled brightly.


    Long Xi applied a dog''s special bath lotion all over the dog. Her eyes were filled with tender care, which made Mo Kun a little jealous.


    The golden retriever was probably won over by her gentleness and barked a few times, "ow-ow-ow-ow". Its barks sounded a bit bleak, which almost made one cry!


    Long Xi also spoke to it softly, a few times, as if to say, "I understand you!"


    The golden retriever''s eyes actually shed tears. Its huge head, minus an ear buried itself in Long Xi''s chest, and gently rubbed against her, as if seeking comfort.


    Mo Kun saw that there were water and foam on Long Xi''s body. Alas, it seemed that she had to change again! How could Long Xi be so nice to a dog she did not even know? And how could his heart be jealous again?


    Fine, for the poor dog''s sake, Lord Mo Kun decided to let it go!


    But he still could not help saying, "Xixi, when will you serve me as tenderly, when I take a bath?"


    Long Xi stuck her tongue out and said naughtily, "Wait until you become a dog!"


    "What?" Lord Mo Kun was unhappy, so he took the golden retriever''s dog chain and pulled it out, saying, "If I can''t get it, other dogs, oh, no, this dog will not receive such treatment, too!"


    Sisyphus, the golden retriever, tried its best to win the "tug-of-war" with him. It showed its teeth and gave a low, warning growl, unwilling to leave Long Xi.


    Lord Mo Kun simply took it in his arms. Although it was big and heavy, Lord Mo Kun had more strength than it. It hardly fazed him.


    The golden retriever was smart, too. It shook its head and body several times and splattered water all over Mo Kun''s face and body.


    Long Xi laughed and said, "Dear Brother Kun, why are you fighting with a dog? Okay, okay, I promise you. On the night of my eighteenth birthday, I''ll serve my husband in the bath. What''s my husband''s opinion?"


    Mo Kun put down the golden retriever, who immediately hid behind Long Xi.


    Mo Kun giggled and said, "Xixi, don''t write empty checks, you have to cash in what you say! I''m also counting down, day by day, in my heart!"


    Xixi''s face was red. She knew that he was not only referring to serving him to take a bath but also about what she had promised before, her first time with him. So she avoided his eyes, washed the foam off the golden retriever with the shower, and said with a smile, "Why are you so wordy? You can do whatever you want at that time! Have I, Long Xi ever failed to live up to what I promised?"


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "Good!"


    Long Xi rinsed the golden retriever well and said, "Do you think I am able to see the memories of Sisyphus? Didn''t I dream of Kunkun''s memories before?"


    Mo Kun understood her instantly, said, "You want to catch the real culprit who abused the dogs?"


    Long Xi nodded.


    Mo Kun said, "Let''s talk about it later."


    There were not many subsidiary chips left from the 60 subsidiary chips he brought from his home planet. With the current technology on Earth, it was temporarily impossible to reproduce such chips. Moreover, once the subsidiary chips were used, they could not be recovered or recycled. Therefore, he did not want to use the subsidiary chip on a golden retriever, at present. He previously used the chips on three golden eagles and two snow leopards, mainly to test if they would work on animals on Earth. The results were already clear, so there was no need for similar experiments.


    After Long Xi bathed the golden retriever, it followed Long Xi everywhere. It almost became Long Xi''s shadow.


    Mo Kun could not help worrying. Alas, this golden retriever was even clingier than Fan Xiaolu. And it was a male!

 Chapter 101 The Great Battle of Chongqing Hot Po

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    Mo Kun thought for a moment and asked Xiaolu. Who was playing ball with Athena and Zeus, "Your dog won''t come to the dining room, will it?"


    Xiaolu said, "Generally, they are not allowed to enter, mainly due to hygiene issues."


    Long Xi listened to their conversation and suddenly had an ominous feeling.


    "When will we start the great battle of Chongqing hot pot? I''m a little hungry," Mo Kun said.


    Long Xi suddenly understood! "Lord Mo Kun, was it really a good idea for you to take care of a dog?"


    Xiaolu did not understand what Lord Mo Kun meant, and replied casually, "It should almost be ready. Once it''s done, Butler Qin will let us know."


    Speak of the devil! Butler Qin came in at this moment.


    Xiaolu invited Long Xi and Mo Kun to the dining room.


    Sisyphus also wanted to follow Long Xi but was pulled by Butler Qin by its dog-chain, which was attached to an iron bolt.


    It looked eagerly at Long Xi and barked "Wang Wang Wang" a few times.


    Long Xi said gently, "I''ll come and see you after dinner."


    It seemed to understand, and laid down obediently on the ground, its eyes and nose wet.


    Xiaolu took Long Xi and Mo Kun to the dining room. Before they got there, they could smell the strong aroma of the hot pot seasoning.


    Xiaolu couldn''t help singing GUY''s hip-hop song, "I eat hot pot, and you eat hot pot seasoning, hot pot seasoning. Smiling at you because I''m polite, I''m polite..."


    The genial sunset quietly crept in through the carved iron windows in the dining room, illuminating the three silver Chongqing hot pots on the round wooden table. It lit up the different ingredients placed next to the hotpots, and their brilliant colors.


    Mo Kun said, "This is the Chongqing hot pot? What''s the difference from the ordinary hot pot?"


    Xiaolu said, "Chongqing hot pot divides the chafing dish into three levels - central grid, cross grid, and quadrangular grid. Each level has a different temperature and different concentration. You can put different ingredients in different grids to get the best taste so that there will be no cross-tasting! Of course, you can also use the same ingredients to cook in different grids, to feel the changes in the taste of the ingredients, which is equivalent to three changes in one ingredient! There are many possibilities, and this is the most attractive part of Chongqing hot pot!"


    Long Xi said, "There are so many kinds of ingredients. Is this spicy, translucent beef slices? How could it be cut so thinly? Hanging the red, thin, rectangular beef slices on the bamboo sticks, and inserting the sticks on the wooden stake. It looks like banners! The goose intestines are actually put in ice cubes. The ice cubes are used to keep the intestines crisp, and also to take away the fishy smell! Well, well, well! How exquisite the ingredients look!"


    Mo Kun asked, "So how do we decide the winner and loser?"


    Long Xi said, "I have the final say! The ingredients next to your hot pot are the same, and the portions are the same, too. At the same time, the person whose leftover ingredients and hot pot seasoning are lesser, will be the winner. You can''t drink water during this period, whoever drinks water loses. But you can drink the hot pot seasoning. Just an hour! The time starts now!"


    As soon as she said this, Xiaolu immediately put a dish of beef tripe in the central grid.


    The central grid was the hottest among all the grids. The hot pot seasoning inside was already bubbling, very suitable for boiling beef tripe. The boiling beef tripe was delicious and tasty, and was also his favorite kind of ingredient. Boiled for about 12 seconds, it was soon ready for eating.


    After that he put a dish of beef balls with rose sauce, in one of the cross grids.


    The cross grids heated by the medium fire, was suitable for cooking meatballs, which only took about eight minutes.


    Among so many ingredients, his favorite food was this kind of beef balls, which was wrapped with rose sauce. So delicious!


    Its method was similar to the juicy steamed bun. The rose sauce was frozen into a solid "rose jelly" and then wrapped in the beef.


    Afterward, he put the beef tripe into a bowl and put a dish of kidneys in it.


    Mo Kun had never eaten hot pot before, so he copied whatever Xiaolu did.


    Xiaolu put a dish of pig''s intestines, a dish of brains, a dish of quail eggs and a dish of duck blood, into one of the quadrangular grids.


    The gentle heat of the quadrangular grids was very suitable for slowly stewing pig''s intestines. It would take about 20 minutes to stew it and the finished product would be soft, glutinous, and tasty.


    He rinsed the goose intestines in the delicious hot pot seasoning of one of the cross grids, and then they were ready to be eaten. Xiaolu scooped all the goose intestines into the bowl and put all the spicy translucent beef slices into two of the cross grids.


    After that, he picked up the beef balls with rose sauce and put the other three in.


    He put all the Huanghou and Junhua in the other two cross grids, and then picked up the beef slices and put in the mutton slices next.


    And then he began to eat goose intestines and beef tripe. They all tasted so good!


    After that, he started on the beef balls with rose sauce, his face showing how much he was enjoying the food.


    Mo Kun copied almost all his actions, right down to his facial expressions!


    But Xiaolu had been imitated by many, but surpassed by none!


    Mo Kun, who was very competitive, realized that if he went on like this, he would surely lose, because he was always a step behind Xiaolu!


    Long Xi enjoyed their "performance", while leisurely eating her hot pot. So delicious!


    It was the first time she tried beef balls with rose sauce. She took a bite and froze.


    The beef itself was already very tasty. The meat was tender and smooth and melted on her tongue, leaving its fragrance in her mouth.


    The rose sauce in beef balls had a unique flavor. The strong, floral fragrance combined well with the meat fragrance!


    The hot pot seasoning was rich in flavor, but it did not take away the taste of meat and instead, added on to its flavor.


    She ate as slowly as she could, trying to savor the delicacy and make it last longer on her taste buds.


    But she had no control over her teeth! The esophagus also seemed to be waiting anxiously and urged the throat to swallow as quickly as possible, in order to let it have a taste as well.


    Indescribable!


    All kinds of good flavors filled her mouth at the same time, it was like a competition, like dancing.


    There were no proper words in the world that could describe the tastes.


    She ate another beef ball with rose sauce, and could not help moaning a little contentedly, which suddenly made the atmosphere a little more ambiguous.


    She looked up and saw the astonishment in the eyes of Mo Kun and Xiaolu. Her face turned slightly red, as if she was suddenly awakened from a trance.


    She pressed on her fast-beating heart and slowed down. When she saw Mo Kun and Xiaolu continuing to be busy with the game, she put a piece of the spicy beef into her mouth.


    A spicy feeling filled her mouth, and a strange pleasure rose from her toes to her waist, and then gradually climbed up along her backbone.


    Wherever it went, there was not a pore that did not explode, not a cell that was not as warm and submissive as being smoothed by a hot iron, and not a nerve that did not jump and was intoxicated.


    That pleasure climbed up to the brain, and exploded, like brilliant fireworks.


    A sense of well-being permeated her whole body and exploded!


    "God, it''s the best thing in the world! I want to learn how to cook this delicacy. What if I can''t get to eat it anymore?" Long Xi secretly made up her mind.


    She looked up again, only to see that Xiaolu was still handling himself with ease, but Mo Kun could not hold on much longer.


    The sensation of spiciness hit his taste buds so intensely that he felt like Godzilla, who was about to spew forth a gush of fire.


    However, there was no other way. The high technology he mastered could not help in this game. Unless he could invent a drug that temporarily paralyzed his taste buds, but it was too late now.


    In the last five minutes of the game, they ate all their ingredients, and Mo Kun''s taste buds were strained to their limits. His throat seemed to be on fire.


    Xiaolu was really fine.


    He simply poured the hot pot seasoning into a big bowl, held it up and drank it directly, which shocked both Mo Kun and Long Xi.


    Mo Kun said, "No need to weigh it, I lost."


    Long Xi was surprised and asked Xiaolu, "Brother Lu, dare I ask if you have a taste disorder?"


    Xiaolu smiled, licked the sauce on his lips and said, "I win anyway. Master Xi, didn''t you say that you wanted to learn the tango before? And you wanted to tango at the Halloween dance? Big Brother Kun agreed to let me teach you."


    Long Xi understood, and said a little unhappily, "Why are you using me to make bets again? Can we just play happily?"


    Mo Kun drank half a bottle of boiled water, which barely quenched the fire in his throat, and said, "It won''t happen again!"


    Xiaolu also said with a smile, "It''s the last time!"


    Long Xi said somewhat helplessly, "Okay, the last time! Next time I won''t accompany you!"


    Mo Kun touched his round belly and said, "Now that we are full, let''s go and see Kunkun. I made a pair of mechanical legs and will try them on today to see if they''re suitable."


    Long Xi said, "Don''t you need me to bring you to buy materials?"


    Mo Kun said, "No, there are a lot of materials in my factory now. I took a few random ones and assembled them. By the way, I hired an assistant, Xiaoshan. This is his phone number. You can save it. If you can''t find me, call him."


    Long Xi immediately asked, "Xiaoshan? the Shan of Shanhu? Is it a man or a woman?"


    Mo Kun and Xiaolu smiled.


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "Of course it''s a man, the Shan of Shanfeng. Even if I borrow a big water tank to boost my courage, I dare not upset my little wife. And I''ve reserved a vice president position for you in my company. You are welcome to supervise the business at any time. My little wife, you are also becoming jealous now! But I''m so happy that you care so much about me!"


    Long Xi blushed and saved Xiaoshan''s phone number, saying, "I am infected by your jealousy! Let''s go. Let''s go and see Kunkun."


    Xiaolu said, "You always talk about Kunkun. Who is it? I want to see it, too."


    Mo Kun laughed and said, "It''s a little secret between Xixi and me, we can''t tell you!"


    Long Xi walked out of the dining room and said goodbye to Sisyphus. Then she said to Xiaolu, "Brother Lu, please take good care of Sisyphus for me. I''ll come and see it often."

 Chapter 102 What I Missed Mos

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    Xiaolu laughed and said, "OK!" He was secretly very pleased, because now he had an excuse to invite Long Xi to his home, more often. Haha, the golden retriever was a great help! Was it because he saved its life and it was now returning the favor? Good-heartedness often met with recompense!


    Mo Kun seemed to be able to read Xiaolu''s mind, so he laughed and said, "I''ll be accompanying Xixi each time, thanks for your hospitality!"


    His smile was the sly kind of smile that implied that it had seen through everything without revealing it, and made Xiaolu sneer. Alas, Master Xi and Big Brother Kun were already a pair. Did he still have any chance?


    Long Xi and Mo Kun said goodbye to Xiaolu. Xiaolu personally sent them to the gate and watched them get into the white Lykan Hypersport, parked outside the gate.


    Xiaolu liked cars very much. Of course, he knew what kind of car it was. Even Fan Qianqian, the superstar, was reluctant to buy such a car for driving.


    It seemed that Mo Kun was a secret billionaire! Alas, this rival was really too strong!


    Mo Kun and Long Xi drove to the back hill and installed a pair of mechanical front legs for Kunkun. Kunkun could walk on its four legs immediately.


    After an hour of practice, it could run, jump, and even hunt for its own prey. It was as if it had been reborn.


    Mo Kun sent Xixi home first, then drove the invisible MK7 to send Kunkun and its children back to Kunkun''s hometown, the land of snow in the north of Z Country.


    Although it left with some reluctance, it was not the place for snow leopards, after all.


    However, Mo Kun installed a tracker on Kunkun''s mechanical feet, so that he and Long Xi could visit Kunkun and its children here, in the land of snow.


    In the evening, Mo Kun returned to Long Xi''s home, used the laptop to patent his own inventions, that of the mechanical legs and the test paper for sleeping pills, on the internet.


    The test paper for sleeping pills was somewhat similar to the PH test paper that was often used in chemical experiments. When it encountered any liquid containing sleeping pills, it would immediately change color. And it could also measure the percentage of sleeping pills contained in the liquid, in the total weight of the liquid.


    If he could acquire these two patents, Mo Kun''s forthcoming company would have two more products.


    The next day was Monday, and Long Xi returned to school as usual.


    When she arrived in the classroom, she saw that Xiaolu and Yu Lanjie were there, too.


    Yu Lanjie''s hands were almost healed, but her feet were not that mobile yet. However, she was able to walk upstairs on her own, with crutches.


    Xiaolu still sat next to Long Xi and said, "My mother came back last night. Her attitude was different. She had a long talk with me and finally convinced me. I decided to come back to school for normal classes, but I won''t live in school and will go home after class. My mother hired a special art exam tutor for me, so I will be going home to make up for my lessons. After class, I''ll practice in the dance room at home. "I''m going to take the art examination in December and apply for the Dance Performance Department of the University of Film and Television in City B."


    Long Xi said frankly, "That''s good. In fact, I''m also a little reluctant for you to leave so soon!"


    Xiaolu squinted and said, "Just a little? If there''s anything I will miss most at this school, it will be you!"


    Long Xi saw Weiwei entering the classroom, with her schoolbag on her back, and fearing that she might misunderstand Xiaolu''s words, she immediately changed the subject and said, "Go and do the morning reading! A day''s plan starts in the morning, and the brain has the highest memory efficiency in the morning."


    Xiaolu saw Weiwei greeting him, and immediately understood Long Xi''s meaning, so he smiled and said to Weiwei, "Good morning!"


    Weiwei replied, with a smile, "Good morning!"


    Long Xi had not seen Weiwei smile like that for a long time, and was very happy for her, in her heart. But Weiwei didn''t say hello to her, which made her feel a little sad.


    Weiwei held a cup of milk tea and a heart-shaped pink thermal insulation bento box in her hand. She smiled and put them on the table in front of Xiaolu.


    Xiaolu smiled and said, "I''ve had breakfast at home. You can have it."


    Weiwei said in a flirty way, "You love sports, and get hungry very fast! It''s your favorite taro-flavored milk tea and Korean beef barbecue that I bought specially for you. They''re still warm. Eat them while they''re hot! I purposely went to your favorite Korean breakfast shop early in the morning to buy it. There were so many people in the queue that I was almost late!"


    Xiaolu was touched and said, "Thanks! Next time, you don''t have to go and buy it, we can just have breakfast together in the canteen!"


    Weiwei blinked and said softly, "Good! Then I''ll wait for you under your dormitory building every morning. Let''s have breakfast together."


    Xiaolu gave Long Xi a long look.


    Long Xi knew that when he said, "have breakfast together in the canteen", it meant "we are all classmates, you don''t need to buy something for me, we''ll just eat breakfast together in the canteen. Anyway, we would probably meet each other at breakfast.


    But Weiwei misunderstood and thought it meant "making an appointment to have breakfast together".


    If it was in the old days, Long Xi would take the opportunity to make fun of them. But today, even though Long Xi received Xiaolu''s look for help, she dared not open her mouth to help him out. She was afraid of saying something that would make Weiwei unhappy. "Xiaolu, I''m sorry!"


    Xiaolu was a little disappointed that Long Xi did not help him to explain.


    When he saw Weiwei so happy, he dared not say in front of so many classmates that "you misunderstood my meaning". He could only bite the bullet, saying, "Don''t wait for me, we''ll meet in the canteen anyway."


    Weiwei completely misunderstood and said excitedly, "Then I''ll wait in line for you in the canteen. What do you want to eat? I''ll buy it for you first, and you can eat it as soon as you come."


    Long Xi sighed at the great magic of love, in her heart! Weiwei was a sleepy pink piglet. In the old days, it was Long Xi and Yu Lanjie who helped to buy meals for Weiwei, as Weiwei was always late.


    Xiaolu touched his nose and said embarrassedly, "That''s not necessary. I usually get up very early to exercise in the morning. And I usually run to the canteen. Well, let''s make a deal. Whoever gets there first, will get in line, and then we will all eat together."


    Weiwei smiled and nodded vigorously.


    For the first time since Weiwei''s accident, Long Xi saw such a sweet smile on her face. She looked as pleased as seeing a glass of cool fresh watermelon juice in summer!


    Weiwei returned to her seat, joyfully. She and Yu Lanjie sat behind Long Xi and Xiaolu.


    After a while, Xiaolu went to the bathroom, and Weiwei suddenly patted Long Xi on the back.


    Long Xi was so happy that she hurriedly looked back at her and asked carefully, "Can I help you?"


    Weiwei''s eyes twinkled and she whispered, "Can I change seats with you? I want to sit next to Xiaolu." Her tone of voice was polite and distant as if she was determined to write off the previous friendship, to call it quits.


    Long Xi''s smile stagnated. Her heart was a little aggrieved, a little painful, as if there was a part of her heart that had been ripped out.


    She nodded silently, placed the books and homework books on the desk into her schoolbag, and changed seats with Weiwei.


    Weiwei lowered her head and said, "Thank you." And then she sat happily in Long Xi''s original position.


    Long Xi was filled with sadness, and her vision blurred.


    Yu Lanjie couldn''t bear it. She wanted to say something, but she couldn''t say it out loud.


    She was well aware of Long Xi''s attachment to the friendship and her concerns about Weiwei. At this time, she felt what Weiwei did was unfair to Long Xi.


    When Xiaolu came back from outside, he saw Weiwei sitting in Long Xi''s position, while Long Xi sat in Weiwei''s position. He felt a little strange and asked, "Have you changed seats?"


    Weiwei said, "Little Xi said she wanted to change seats with me. She wanted to take care of Lanlan."


    She looked at Long Xi, with imploring eyes. Long Xi was stunned and said with a forced smile, "Eh yes!"


    Xiaolu felt unhappy in his heart. Why did he feel that Long Xi was getting farther and farther away from him? Didn''t they make an appointment to be each other''s angel? As for Weiwei, it seemed that she was different, as if she already lost her innocent loveliness from before?


    The class bell rang after the schoolmates'' homework was collected.


    It was the physics class.


    Mr. Xu was still in detention, his case was being tried, and as the nature of the case was too severe, he could not be released on bail. Moreover, after what happened, even if Mr. Xu came back, the school would not continue to hire him.


    Therefore, the school hired another substitute teacher, a young female teacher who had just graduated. Her surname was Deng, and she was said to be the niece of the president Deng Chao.


    Teacher Deng was enthusiastic but inexperienced, and didn''t explain the key problems well.


    After class, Xiaolu did not understand several questions, so he turned to Long Xi for help. Long Xi answered him patiently as usual.


    Weiwei said to Xiaolu, "Little Xi is the representative of the Chinese class. You should ask Yan Wangchuan, the representative of the physics class!"


    Xiaolu was unhappy and said, "I have always asked Master Xi, what''s wrong with that?"


    Fearing that he would be angry, Weiwei cupped her cheeks with her hands and said, "Nothing, I''m just jealous!"


    Long Xi said, "Xiaolu and I are pals."


    Xiaolu said, "Weiwei, in fact, Master Xi is very kind to you. Don''t be like that."


    Weiwei muttered and said, "I didn''t say she isn''t nice! But I have the right to choose who to be friends with. The friendship between Little Xi and I is over, and now I''m good friends with Man Shahua."


    "Man Shahua? She and Master Xi are mortal enemies, you know that..." Xiaolu was a little anxious.


    Long Xi quickly cut Xiaolu off, saying, "Brother Lu, let''s talk about this question, and we''ll talk about others later!"


    Xiaolu knew that Long Xi had good intentions and wished Weiwei''s mental state would recover soon, so he said nothing more.


    At the end of school at noon, Weiwei insisted on going to the canteen with Xiaolu, and Xiaolu did not object.


    Soon, the news that Fan Xiaolu, one of the two campus-grasses in senior grade three, and Wei Wei, one of the five campus-flowers, had a meal together, spread quickly.


    In other people''s eyes, they were like a pair of matching lovers, causing envy and jealousy!


    For this gossip, Xiaolu did not take the initiative to clarify and explain, while Weiwei herself admitted to it, with a lot of smiles. So the gossip continued to spread!

 Chapter 103 A Broken-hearted Song

    In the evening, Long Xi watched the video on her mobile phone, and sure enough, she saw from the video that Cheng Yimei was holding a press conference.


    At first, Cheng Yimei tearfully tried to absolve herself. Later, without any further explanation, whether it was due to her taking the wrong medicine or some other unknown reason, she suddenly admitted that she was the one who killed Jiang Dahu. She even told the press about her entertainment company''s tax evasion activities, and presented the evidence to the public.


    Such startling news naturally became the "hottest" topic. Afterward, there were reports that Cheng Yimei had been arrested by the police.


    This time, the evidence was sufficient, and Cheng Yimei confessed to the crime.


    Long Xi knew that it could only be the work of Mo Kun, and it seemed that she needed to reward him again!


    The next evening, Long Xi, as usual, had dinner in the dining hall, and brought back the food she bought for Yu Lanjie, to the dormitory.


    When she was nearing the dormitory building, she saw a familiar figure under the white poplar, that of Yan Wangchuan.


    He stood there with a brownish-red maple violin in his hand, as if he was waiting for someone.


    He gazed at Long Xi, his eyes were melancholic and seemed to contain thousands of messages.


    These days, it seemed that Yan Wangchuan was a different person. He took a private art singing training class, which was outside of the school. As soon as school was over, he went for the training, and when he came back, he practiced the violin in the music room, on the campus.


    It seemed that he really wanted to take the art examination.


    Long Xi felt that he was there to see her, so she stopped and looked at him, quietly.


    Wordlessly, Yan Wangchuan put the violin on his right shoulder, and played a tune, putting his whole heart into the song.


    Long Xi recognized the tune. It was the graceful, sweet and famous violin song "Love''s Greeting", which Yan Wangchuan had taught her, in the past.


    The melody, which was filled with deep meaning, soared in the air. It was so touching, like a couple of lovers pouring out their feelings to each other, and there was also a trace of sadness in it. It also seemed that the person was complaining about their lover''s absence for such a long period of time.


    The slender figure and the pretty face of this handsome boy, were all interwoven with the shadows of dusk, under the tree. It formed a perfect frame for a beautiful picture.


    Long Xi was also familiar with the violin. When Yan Wangchuan was a child, Ai Meiqi lived frugally and managed to buy for her son, his first violin.


    At that time, Yan Wangchuan used it to play the first complete song, in his life. He also taught Long Xi to play the violin.


    The past was gone, like a puff of smoke, and made people sigh in nostalgia!


    Master Wangchuan had many fans, some from their class and some from the neighboring class. At this time, some of them poked their heads out of the dormitory windows and stared boldly, while some hid behind the windows and peeped out, at what he was doing.


    When she was a child, Long Xi had listened to Yan Wangchuan playing the violin many times, but this was the first time that she heard him playing it with so much feeling.


    At that time, Yan Wangchuan and Long Xi were still young and did not know what love was about.


    "While young, I knew no grief; I just wrote new verses with false despair. I know what grief is now that I am old, but only to say I am glad that autumn was cold."


    After playing "Love''s Greeting", Master Wangchuan said nothing, just smiled at Long Xi, and then turned away, with a trace of shyness and loneliness.


    Long Xi looked at his defeated back and felt a pain in her heart, without knowing why.


    Over the next few evenings, this scene was repeated. The only things that changed were the songs that Yan Wangchuan played. Some songs were very cheerful, recalling his happy childhood, while some were very sad, like mourning for a lost love.


    It was getting colder and colder, and it rained continuously for several days.


    Even in the misty rain, Yan Wangchuan insisted on playing without the shelter of an umbrella, and did not leave until Long Xi listened to his performance.


    Of course, Long Xi was touched, and she felt sorry for him. But Yan Wangchuan never indicated that he was playing solely for Long Xi. He never said a word to her from the beginning to end, so Long Xi dared not tell him to stop doing that.


    It was still raining on Friday evening.


    Yan Wangchuan finished playing Liebesleid, and left in the rain, without saying a word.


    Thunder rumbled, a flash of purple lightning lit up the sky, amidst the dark surrounding. The rain poured down, like a waterfall, soaking him to the skin.


    This time, Long Xi finally could not help going up to him with an umbrella, calling out to Yan Wangchuan and stuffing the umbrella into his hand.


    Yan Wangchuan hurriedly sheltered himself and Long Xi, with the umbrella, then said faintly, "I intend to apply for the Music Performance Department of the University of Film and Television in City B." "Xixi, I remember that on my seventh birthday, you folded a bottle of lucky stars and gave it to me, and inside each lucky star, there was a message. I am not asking for much. I just hope that you can send me another bottle of lucky stars, before I go for that exam. Is that alright?"


    Long Xi was a girl who cried easily. At this time, she became bit tearful as she was deeply moved, from the bottom of her heart.


    She nodded her head vigorously, to show that she would do that


    Yan Wangchuan''s eyes were full of glittering tears.


    Long Xi wiped away her tears. Without taking the umbrella, she turned and ran back to the dormitory.


    Yu Lanjie, who saw this scene from the windowsill, saw Long Xi coming back and asked with some concern, "Little Xi, do you still have feelings for Yan Wangchuan? It''s unfair to brother Mo Kun!"


    Long Xi closed the door, put the lunch box on Yu Lanjie''s desk and said, "No, my heart only belongs to Brother Kun. But brother Wangchuan is not only my first love but also my good friend, my brother, and a part of my childhood. He just asked me to send him a bottle of lucky stars. How could I refuse that request?"


    Yu Lanjie sighed and said, "In fact, Master Wangchuan is also pathetic! Actually... I used to... that''s... I also liked him when I was a freshman in high school!"


    "Ah?" Long Xi was surprised. "Really? How come I didn''t know? You never mentioned anything!"


    "At that time... we were not as close as we are right now. Besides, I know he''s your first love. How can I tell that to you? Later, he was together with Man Shahua, and I slowly gave up hope." Yu Lanjie''s voice was almost inaudible.


    Long Xi thought for a moment and asked, "What about now? He''s broken up with Man Shahua. Do you still have feelings for him? Actually, I think you two are a good match. He''s able, you''re beautiful, and you both like music."


    Yu Lanjie said shyly, "I thought I had no feelings for him. I felt that I was in love with an illusory person, the Lord of Yulin, in the illusion. But these days, Master Wangchuan plays the violin so beautifully every evening, and I find myself feeling a little..."


    Long Xi laughed and went into the bathroom. She closed the door, took off her wet clothes and shouted through the door, "Dear, would you like me to pass on the message for you? You see, Weiwei used to love Xiaolu and it was an unrequited love. She pursued but failed to get him, it was so painful. Now, isn''t that a good result? When it comes to Love, we must take the initiative to fight for it!"


    Yu Lanjie stopped eating and said hurriedly, "Don''t do that. His mind is on you now, how will I ever catch his eyes? Besides my presence is so low-key, he might not even see me."


    Long Xi put shampoo on her long hair and said, "Who said that? You''ve got character, just like a pure, white and elegant jasmine, a quiet and beautiful girl."


    Yu Lanjie smiled and said, "Stop talking about me and let my affairs take their course! The weather forecast says it will be sunny on Saturday. What do you think? Could it be the wrong forecast? Doesn''t brother Mo Kun''s Star Invention Exclusive Sale Company officially open at nine o''clock on Saturday morning? As the company''s nominated vice president, you have to attend the ribbon-cutting and opening ceremony!"


    Long Xi stood washing her hair, and said, "I''m a little worried, too. What attire should I use to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony? I do have a white suit jacket, that goes with a black lace dress. It''s my design, elegant, fashionable, and magnificent. But I can''t afford diamond buttons or anything of that sort, so the dress is suitable for civilians and for ordinary white-collar workers to wear. But I''m now the nominated female vice president, and it''s such an important occasion for a new company. I heard Brother Kun saying that he¡¯ll be inviting reporters from the TV station, so I should wear a better outfit, befitting the style of a female vice president. Moreover, I have to match the outfit with a suitable hairstyle, and jewels! I don''t have any of those things! However, Brother Kun says that he''ll deal with it and told me not to worry."


    Yu Lanjie laughed and said, "Since brother Mo Kun said that, then it should not be a problem."


    She used to harbor secret feelings about Mo Kun, but later she also figured out that what she liked was actually the Lord of Yulin, which was illusory, like a dream like a bubble!


    Now, she saw that Long Xi and Mo Kun had deep feelings for each other, and Long Xi treated her so well. That was when she made up her mind to put away that short and hopeless one-way secret love!


    After taking a bath, Long Xi came out and saw Yu Lanjie, trying on a pair of new shoes.


    It was a pair of white smiley face shoes.


    On the tip of each smiley shoe, was a small opening, like a little mouth. Next to the little mouth there were a few mouse whiskers printed on it, and above the mouth, there was a pair of small eyes. It looked like a smiling face of a little mouse.


    Yu Lanjie smiled and said, "My daddy bought these smiley shoes when he went to Spain to direct a movie. They''re cute, aren''t they? It''s said that this kind of smiley shoes was first invented by a famous Spanish designer, several years ago. Aren''t they lovely?"


    Long Xi laughed and praised them, "Lovely! Your dad loves you very much! Did he go to Spain to direct his films? You mentioned previously, that he was a film director?"


    Yu Lanjie said, "Yes, but he''s not very famous. Have you heard of him? His name is Yu Zhengrong!"


    Long Xi said, "Oh, it''s him! I read in the newspaper that he recently directed a film that was shot in Spain. The film is called The Beautiful Sorrow of Spain. The film is now a commercial success, a box office hit. Besides, it''s said that it may win awards. Your dad has now become a new favorite of the film kingdom, a hot property."


    Yu Lanjie said, "Yeah, he seems to be riding high recently, feeling like he''s going to fly to the sky! He''s like the Buddha at home now, and my mother dotes on him, too!"

 Chapter 104 A Fairy In The Human World

    Yu Lanjie said, "Yeah, he seems to be riding high recently, feeling like he''s going to fly to the sky! He''s like the Buddha at home now, and my mother dotes on him, too!"


    Long Xi said somewhat sadly, "I envy you for having parents who love you so much!"


    Yu Lanjie said, "You have brother Mo Kun now. He dotes on you so much. Maybe he''ll treat you as his daughter and dote on you all his life!"


    Long Xi remembered Mo Kun''s show of love, and that subconsciously brought a smile to her lips.


    It was a fine day on Saturday. It was rainy the day before, but now it was a sunny day.


    At seven o''clock in the morning, Lord Mo Kun drove over to pick her up. This time, he took her to a place called Zhimei Studio.


    Zhimei Studio? The name sounded familiar!


    Mo Kun went in with Long Xi, and the lady at the front desk enthusiastically took them to a dressing room.


    There was a dresser in the dressing room, with rows of dazzling cosmetics in front of the mirror. There were dozens of lipsticks with different color numbers and complete sets of makeup. They were all famous brands.


    All the cosmetic boxes were unopened; they were all new.


    Five ladies in business suits came in, then the tall lady leading the way, said, "Hello, Miss Long, we are the professional modeling team of Zhimei Studio. It''s our pleasure to serve you. Please sit down in front of the dresser. Our professional stylists will create the perfect image for you in the shortest time. I''m Amy, and this is Linda, Ada, Emily, and Eela!"


    Long Xi remembered that Zhimei Studio was said to be dedicated to celebrities and stars!


    Long Xi started and obediently sat down in front of the dresser. When her eyes met Mo Kun''s eyes in the mirror, she was suddenly in a trance.


    "Lord Mo Kun is indeed powerful! Is there anything he could not do in the world? Obviously not!"


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "Dear, take your time, I''ll wait outside for you! You should choose a set of clothes for the ribbon-cutting, and then choose another set for the opening ceremony."


    Long Xi nodded mutely.


    Several ladies crowded around her, some styled her hair, some made her up, and some opened the big wardrobe in the dressing room.


    When the door opened, the brilliant lights automatically lit up, illuminating the whole room and almost blinding Long Xi.


    It looked like a big wardrobe, but it was actually a huge cloakroom, which was almost as large as the living room in an ordinary person''s house.


    After her makeup and hairstyle was done, Long Xi was invited to this cloakroom.


    Her eyes widened in wonder, as she looked at the rows of display cabinets which had clothes, shoes, hats, watches, and jewelry for ladies.


    There were many things, and they were all arranged in perfect order. They were all the latest global limited editions of famous brands, Givenchy, Hermes..


    Long Xi felt like she had just entered a luxury shopping mall in France.


    Moreover, all the tags on the clothes and jewelry were still intact, indicating that they were all new.


    "This..." Long Xi''s eyes stared.


    She looked at the size of a dress, which exactly was her size. She reached out and saw more clothes which were all in her size. It was as if these clothes were specially made for her.


    She was a layman in hairstyle and makeup, so she let the professional team play its part freely. But she had a good eye for choosing clothes, so she insisted on her choice and began to pick out what she wanted.


    Suddenly, she saw a simple white drape jacket and a black lace dress, which were similar to her own design, but had slightly different details.


    Amy, the team leader, saw that she was confused, so she laughed and said, "Miss Long, Mr. Mo Kun brought it the day before yesterday. He said that this dress was designed by you and asked our professional fashion designer to make some changes. So we replaced the buttons on the suit jacket with suitable diamond buttons, added a tulip carved from fine jet to the lace dress, and placed it in the wardrobe, for your choice today. Mr. Mo Kun also said that you would probably choose this one because you made them yourself and they mean a lot to you."


    Long Xi laughed and clapped her hands, saying, "Lord Mo Kun knows me too well!"


    Amy smiled and said, "Miss Long, your boyfriend is so considerate and handsome. We were all saying privately, that he is more handsome than many of the male stars! Miss Long, how lucky you are! By the way, and this! Mr. Mo Kun asked us to put it here. He also made a bet with us that you would choose the snowflake necklace he bought for you, without your knowledge. Because you know each other so well!"


    She took out a jewelry box and opened it. Inside was a well-designed diamond necklace!


    Long Xi smiled shyly, and her heart felt as sweet as honey.


    She chose the snowflake necklace, the white suit jacket, and the black lace skirt, which she thought were the best outfit and accessories, for her to wear on this occasion.


    When she appeared in front of Lord Mo Kun again, Lord Mo Kun was really stunned.


    Long Xi was a goddess who never wore makeup. Today, after her hairstyle and make-up were carefully done, she was transformed into an elegant and exquisite beauty. No words could describe her beauty, she was as pretty as a fairy!


    She wore a simple white drape jacket that had chic diamond buttons and a daisy-shaped diamond brooch.


    She wore a black lace dress, which came in two layers. There was a thin white lining, so it was not too revealing.


    There was a budding tulip carved from jet, on her shoulder. Two long ribbons hung from the tulip to her wrist, which made it look elegant and engaging.


    On her neck, she wore the snowflake necklace Mo Kun picked for her. The pendant was a crystal-clear snowflake made of white diamonds, which shone in the light. It was so beautiful!


    On her wrist, which was as white as lotus roots, there was a rose-gold diamond-studded wristwatch. She wore a pair of white, diamond-encrusted, high-heeled shoes on her delicate little feet.


    The classic black and white matching of her whole body, coupled with some graceful and engaging details, gave one the impression of being noble, capable, elegant, and charming.


    If it were not for the fact that it was a public occasion, and there were a lot of staff around, Lord Mo Kun would probably would have done a "kabedon" on her again.


    At this time, there was big crowd of people in front of the Molong Building. Mo Kun''s assistant Xiaoshan, other company staff, as well as reporters, were already in front of the building''s automatic revolving door.


    The name Molong Building was given by Lord Mo Kun himself, who had bought the whole commercial building. The meaning was clear, as it was a combination of the surnames of Mo Kun and Long Xi.


    It was a whole skyscraper. The outer walls of the tempered glass reflected the blue sky, white clouds, and the sunshine, which made the entire building look like a dazzling, large diamond.


    The building was 18 floors high and looked like a spaceship, with a giant model of the 12 planets on the roof of the building!


    The large LED screen in front of the building was playing the recording of the interview with Lord Mo Kun and the advertisements for his inventions.


    When Lord Mo Kun''s car appeared, all eyes were on it.


    Lord Mo Kun, dressed in a suit, came out of the car, with great style. What a handsome president!


    Reporters rushed forward with cameras and the flashes went off continuously!


    And then, the handsome president personally opened the car door, helped the beautiful vice president, Long Xi, out of the car. Long Xi took Mo Kun''s arm, and it was if a golden couple had just descended from the sky!


    How could reporters let such a scene bypass them? So they rushed to take pictures, getting ready to make it the headlines!


    A reporter handed the microphone to Mo Kun and asked, "Mr. Mo Kun, is this your girlfriend?"


    Mo Kun smiled and said, "No."


    Long Xi''s heart sank. "Was he denying our relationship?"


    Mo Kun said calmly, "She''s my fianc¨¦e!"


    He held out his left hand to show the "heart of volcanoes" diamond ring.


    Long Xi then noticed that he wore an extra ring on the ring finger of his left hand, and the design was the same as the hollow rose ring with flaming red diamonds on her hand. The only difference was that his ring had a slightly larger ring circle.


    Mo Kun looked at her with doting eyes, and smiled in a mysterious and brilliant way.


    Another middle-aged female reporter asked, "Mr. Mo Kun, did you really invent the Invisibility Windbreaker and Blemish-removing Ointment?"


    Mo Kun smiled and asked, "Of course I did. Don''t I look like an inventor?"


    The female reporter was so blinded by his smile that she blushed and said, "You look like a superstar!"


    Mo Kun wittily said, "Thank you, but I have no plans to enter the entertainment circle at the moment."


    Everyone around laughed.


    The ribbon-cutting ceremony that followed, went very smoothly!


    After making a brief speech, Mo Kun handed the scissors to Long Xi and asked her to cut the ribbons.


    His assistant Xiaoshan followed his instructions, and gave drinks and red envelopes to all the reporters who came today, to thank them for their hard work.


    After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the reporters left. Mo Kun and all the staff were at their stations, preparing for a busy time.


    Lord Mo Kun already made promotional advertisements in various medias, in advance, and the propaganda was sufficient. Besides, the products were so good and all had been patented. So even though the price of each product was high, the sales department had a constant stream of people calling to order products.


    Mo Kun already arranged for dedicated staff to deal exclusively with these telephone orders.


    Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in her exclusive vice president''s office, Long Xi looked down from the 18th floor. She really had a feeling of standing tall and gazing down at others!


    In fact, she had a dream of becoming a female president, one of her top ten dreams. Unexpectedly, this dream came true even before she graduated from college. Although she was only a nominated VP, it was still exciting enough!


    She remembered that Lord Mo Kun once said, "My greatest dream is to help you realize your dream!" She felt very happy in her mind!


    She knew that Mo Kun was busy now, so she would not bother him. She had finished her homework last night. Now while the office was empty, she took out an exercise book and immersed herself in the sea of questions.

 Chapter 105 Best Friends Boyfriend

    Long Xi was still her usual level-headed self, and did not allow herself to be carried away by the media attention earlier. She knew exactly what to do and when to do it.


    After all, she was still a student. Studying was her first priority!


    In the evening, Lord Mo Kun knocked on her office door and took her to the Condor Hotel to attend the opening ceremony c.u.m reception.


    Long Xi changed into a full-length fishtail dress she brought, a formal dress she designed herself. It was more suitable for the occasion.


    The primary color of this dress was a fresh pastel pink. The whole dress was covered with a thick layer of pink gold flakes, which looked very dazzling, like a pink river of stars.


    The dress was designed to be tight all over, showing her exquisitely graceful figure and also highlighting her slender and charming waist.


    The cuffs and back of the dress were decorated with pink gauze, like an angel''s pair of translucent wings.


    The skirt of the lower body was designed to look like light gauze cascading to the ground. It made her like a mermaid princess, who had secretly come ash.o.r.e.


    Mo Kun looked at the pure dress she wore, with satisfaction. The dress was a little conservative and did not have a deep V collar to prevent her body from being seen by others. It was exactly what he hoped.


    He stretched out his arm toward Long Xi, and she took his arm. Suddenly, she made a beautiful twirl, like a dance move in a waltz.


    Her curly hair, which was dyed golden brown, cascaded down her back, covering the big V of her back, like the story of the singsong girl written by Bai Juyi, holding the pipa to cover her face!


    There was a small part of her luminous skin that was revealed, which was as delicate and white as porcelain. This fascinated people, and they felt like they wanted to catch more of a glimpse of this tantalizing sight.


    Mo Kun was immediately unhappy and said sourly, "Baby, you better put that suit on."


    Long Xi reached out, twisted his ears, and said with a smile, "Again? My lord vinegar, why am I dressed so beautifully? It''s because I''m showing respect for your feelings!"


    Mo Kun grabbed her hand, put it to his mouth, and kissed it. He bit her little finger, and said with a smile, "After this, you''re going to design a pair of s.e.xy couple pajamas, just for the two of us."


    Long Xi blushed. They snuggled together, enjoying this moment of great comfort.


    The room was so quiet that time seemed to stop flowing.


    At seven o''clock in the evening, they arrived at the reception, together.


    Everyone wore gorgeous clothes, and had on glittering jewellery.


    All the employees of Mo Kun''s company, business tyc.o.o.ns, relatives, and friends invited by Long Xi and himself, were at the reception.


    In fact, Long Xi also invited her grandmother, who had initially planned to come. However, grandma had rheumatism, and had not fully recovered yet, so she was not able to attend. Long Xi promised to show her the videos of the venue.


    Mo Kun and Long Xi walked, hand in hand, into the magnificent venue. The venue which was bustling earlier on, suddenly became eerily quiet.


    Everyone held their breath and looked at the couple in the spotlight.


    Even Fan Xiaolu, who was officially invited to the reception by Mo Kun and Long Xi, also stared in disbelief. Was she still Master Xi, who usually wore no makeup? No, she was a fairy of startling beauty!


    Weiwei, standing next to Xiaolu, looked at Long Xi, and her sweet smile disappeared. She was so shocked and felt an indescribable emotion stirring within her.


    She was not the kind of girl who could hide her emotions well!


    Weiwei received a formal invitation from Long Xi a few days ago. She had not planned to attend, initially.


    Later she heard that Xiaolu was planning to attend. She was a little worried about his relations.h.i.+p with Long Xi, so she changed her mind and said, "I''ll go, too. Shall we be dancing partners?"


    Xiaolu did not refuse her, so he asked the driver to pick Weiwei and came to the reception with her.


    Xiaolu kindly sent Weiwei an apricot-yellow dress, which fitted her very well. Weiwei looked very lovely in it, but compared with Long Xi''s attire, she was a little overshadowed.


    Long Xi was naturally beautiful. Coupled with the amazing makeup, hairstyle, and clothes, she was an extraordinary vision!


    Weiwei could not help feeling a little ashamed. At the same time, she felt a little jealous.


    Just then, Weiwei gallantly brought him a gla.s.s of juice and a small plate of fruit, saying coquettishly, "Xiaolulu, I can''t dance. You must ask me for the first dance and teach me!"


    Xiaolu nodded absently, and his eyes seemed to be searching for something.


    Although he did not say anything, Weiwei knew who he was looking for.


    She understood the subtext in Xiaolu''s heart. If possible, Xiaolu would like to ask Long Xi for the first dance. The only reason why he didn''t do so, was because Long Xi already had Mo Kun as her dance partner.


    After thinking it over, Weiwei was very angry, and the consequence was very serious! In her mind, Long Xi was no longer her friend, but the stumbling block between Xiaolu and herself!


    Mo Kun and Long Xi greeted the business tyc.o.o.ns. After exchanging a few words, they went over to Xiaolu and Weiwei.


    Mo Kun joked like what Deng Chao did in the TV program, Running Man, "We are so honored to have you here!"


    Long Xi took Weiwei''s hand and said happily, "Weiwei, you came, does it mean that you forgive me?"


    Weiwei drew back her hand and said coldly, "Of course I forgive you! Thank you for giving Xiaolu to me. You can give me what you don''t want. You don''t want it, but I want it!"


    Long Xi was stunned. Her hands were still stretched out awkwardly, as she froze at Wei Wei''s remarks.


    Mo Kun''s facial expression changed slightly, and it seemed like he was about to lose his temper. Xiaolu said, "Weiwei, how could you say that? You''re too wayward!"


    With tears in her eyes, Weiwei cried out, "Yes, I''m so wayward! I''m not as sensible and reasonable as Long Xi! In your heart, she is better than me in every way! She gives me alms like a beggar, don''t I even have the right to say thanks?"


    Her voice was so loud that everyone looked askance at them.


    Fearing that she might disrupt Mo Kun and Long Xi''s reception today, Xiaolu said to Mo Kun and Long Xi, "Sorry, she''s drunk and is talking nonsense. Alas, it''s my fault. If I knew this would happen, I''ll stop her from coming."


    Afterward, he pulled Weiwei out of the venue.


    Long Xi felt a little dejected.


    Mo Kun put his arm around her shoulder and patted her twice, to comfort her.


    Just as Xiaolu left, Yu Lanjie, dressed in a light blue outfit, arrived.


    Her legs had not fully recovered yet. It was a man who had helped her to come in.


    To Long Xi''s surprise, the man who helped her, was Yan w.a.n.gchuan.


    Yan w.a.n.gchuan looked somewhat like a scholar. Tonight, he looked very gentle and elegant in a silver-gray suit, with a white s.h.i.+rt and a light-colored tie.


    When he saw Long Xi and Mo Kun, he showed a smile on his gentle, jade-like face, and there were not too many thoughts in his pretty eyes.


    Holding Yu Lanjie''s arm, who flushed with shyness, he came slowly, and said faintly to Mo Kun and Long Xi, "Congratulations!"


    Long Xi took Yu Lanjie by the hand and asked anxiously, "You two?"


    Yu Lanjie nodded shyly and whispered to her, "He asked me out this morning and confessed his love for me."


    Long Xi looked at Yan w.a.n.gchuan and said, "Brother w.a.n.gchuan, Lanlan is a good girl. You should treat her well!"


    Yan w.a.n.gchuan nodded slightly, smiled shallowly, and said unhurriedly, "I will. After going through so many things, I find that she is the most suitable girl for me. She is like a clear brook, which can wash away the restlessness in my heart. Xiaolongnv, are we still good friends?"


    Long Xi said with a smile, "Of course we are!"


    Yan w.a.n.gchuan looked at Mo Kun, smiled and said, "Teacher Mo Kun will not welcome me, will you?"


    Mo Kun narrowed his eyes and said, "You are the boyfriend of my girlfriend''s best friend. How could I not welcome you?"


    What he was implying was that if you were not the boyfriend of Long Xi''s best friend, I will indeed not welcome you.


    Long Xi quietly pulled at his clothes. "Dear, you don''t have to be so sharp-tongued, okay?"


    In fact, she did not know that Lord Mo Kun''s sharpness of tongue was actually understandable. He knew too well what Yan w.a.n.gchuan was thinking! Because Lord Mo Kun''s subsidiary chip was in Yan w.a.n.gchuan''s brain!


    He knew that the reason and purpose why Yan w.a.n.gchuan was after Yu Lanjie, were not that simple at all!


    However, he did not intend to expose Yan w.a.n.gchuan now, because he thought it was fine. At least Long Xi would not feel guilty and pity, for rebuffing Yan w.a.n.gchuan anymore!


    It was a so-called fond love. Sometimes compa.s.sion could also give birth to love. Mo Kun wanted to put an end to the possibility that Long Xi might love Yan w.a.n.gchuan out of compa.s.sion.


    Yan w.a.n.gchuan shook hands with him politely. He probably wanted to use practical actions to show that they could bury the hatchet.


    Mo Kun laughed and pretended that he didn''t know what tricks Yan w.a.n.gchuan was playing!


    At this time, most of the invited guests were already present. The host came on stage, announced that the evening party had officially began, and invited president Mo Kun, the host of today''s reception, to speak on stage.


    The applause sounded like thunder!


    With great style, handsome Lord Mo Kun stepped onto the stage and said into the microphone, "Distinguished guests, good evening! I''m Mo Kun, the Mo of Moli, the Kun of Qiankun. It is my fianc¨¦e Long Xi, who gave me this name. So the first person I want to thank is my fianc¨¦e, she gave me a good name..."


    Laughter and applause burst from the audience! Many eyes fell on the glorious Long Xi standing on the stage. Several young people whistled uncontrollably a few times.


    Mo Kun was not nervous at all. He was very natural and graceful throughout, full of confidence. His deep, melodious voice left a lasting impression on the audience.


    Long Xi smiled graciously the whole time. Her eyes were fixed on the glowing Lord Mo Kun on the stage, who showed their affection as the main and introduced his company as the subsidiary. She felt a warmth in her heart, as if she had just eaten a hot pot in the severe winter!


    Yan w.a.n.gchuan acted as if nothing happened, he applauded and laughed like other people. But his heart was full of envy and hate. "One day, I would defeat you and take Long Xi back!"


    Yu Lanjie snuggled up to him, full of happiness, with her first love. She did not notice his anomaly at all.

 Chapter 106 Disturbances at the Dance

    Yu Lanjie snuggled up to him, her first love, full of happiness. She did not notice his peculiarity at all.


    It was no wonder because, even Long Xi, who grew up with Yan Wangchuan, didn¡¯t know that Yan Wangchuan could be so shrewd and deep, let alone Yu Lanjie, who just ¡°made a quick match¡± with Yan Wangchuan.


    After Mo Kun¡¯s speech, he let the band play beautiful waltz music. He walked up to Long Xi and bowed down. He put his left hand behind him, stretched out his right hand, and inviting Long Xi to dance like a gentleman.


    Long Xi was embarrassed all of a sudden! She did not learn anything about social dancing, including the simplest waltz or blues, let alone the waltz and tango!


    But in full view, she could not refuse. After a moment of hesitation, she slowly reached out her little hand, which was as soft as soap, and put it on that big palm with clear bones and slender fingers.


    Mo Kun laughed and stood up straight. He took Long Xi¡¯s little hand and slowly walked to the dance floor.


    Looking at Long Xi follow Mo Kun at every step, a trace of loneliness flitted across Yan Wangchuan¡¯s face. Although it was written in water, he hid it well.


    He said to Yu Lanjie, ¡°I can¡¯t waltz, can you?¡±


    Yu Lanjie shook her head.


    Yan Wangchuan said with a smile, ¡°Shall we go chat on the balcony?¡±


    Yu Lanjie smiled and nodded.


    So they took some food and drink, went to the balcony, and whispered sweet nothings under the stars.


    As soon as Mo Kun and Long Xi entered the dance floor, the others who were dancing stepped aside involuntarily and looked at them with envious eyes from time to time.


    Long Xi whispered, ¡°I can¡¯t waltz!¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, neither can I!¡±


    ¡°Ha?¡± Long Xi was anxious. ¡°If you can¡¯t waltz, then why did you invite me to dance? Do you mean to make fools of ourselves?¡±


    Mo Kun smiled and said, ¡°We two are so smart, can¡¯t we learn now? ¡°Doesn¡¯t it just go around with the music?¡±


    As he spoke, he watched the others dancing. And then he learned from them and danced with Long Xi.


    The waltz is characterized by a lot of rotational movements. Long Xi rotated with him. When she rotated, her long dress was so beautiful that it looked like a blooming lotus flower.


    In the beginning, Long Xi acted with confusion. She stepped on Mo Kun¡¯s feet several times, but then it gradually got more and more enjoyable. After all, she was also a very smart little girl.


    ¡°Lord Mo Kun, this is the first time I¡¯ve seen you be so gentlemanly to me. Usually, you are like a big beast, the king of beasts!¡± Long Xi raised her head slightly and whispered in Mo Kun¡¯s ear.


    ¡°I¡¯ve always been a gentleman, but it depends on who I¡¯m facing. Take you for example, in such a public place, I¡¯ll save face for you. But if we¡¯re alone in a room, it would be a different matter,¡± Mo Kun said calmly.


    ¡°Ah! It seems that my position has been improved. Even the great president Mo Kun has to show some respect to me.¡± The sharp-tongued Long Xi flirted with Mo Kun.


    The waltz ended, and the next one was blues.


    Mo Kun didn¡¯t show any desire to leave the dance floor at all, so Long Xi had to accompany him to learn while practicing.


    ¡°Xixi,¡± Mo Kun suddenly called Long Xi seriously.


    ¡°Eh? What¡¯s the matter now?¡± Long Xi raised her head confusedly and looked at this handsome man.


    ¡°You gave me a present today.¡± He grasped her around the waist and held the girl closer. When they were only 0.1 mm apart, Mo Kun put his head on Long Xi¡¯s shoulder and said softly, ¡°You are not unhappy at all to see Yan Wangchuan with Yu Lanjie. I¡¯m very happy!¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Feeling the heat and tickle in her ear, Long Xi furrowed her delicate eyebrows and said, ¡°Am I that kind of unfaithful woman?¡±


    With a cunning look in his eyes, Mo Kun giggled and said, ¡°Of course you are not an unfaithful woman, you are still a girl! I¡¯ll make you a woman, my woman!¡±


    Long Xi shivered and breathed somewhat heavily.


    No, she was too passive!


    So she tiptoed slightly, imitated what Mo Kun just did, and warmly breathed out in his ear, saying, ¡°Even if others really like me, that¡¯s their freedom, I have no right to interfere with it! Different strokes for different folks.¡±


    After a pause, Long Xi¡¯s eyes were clear and charming. She said in a half-spoiled and half-coquettish tone, ¡°Brother Kun¡­ you¡¯re not jealous again, are you?¡±


    As soon as she stopped, Mo Kun suddenly tightened his hand around Long Xi¡¯s waist.


    In the eyes of others, they embraced each other under accompaniment music. Their dance steps were not very rhythmic, their necks intertwined. They whispered as if they were alone.


    Long Xi felt the strength on her waist and bowed her head under the man¡¯s earlobe, continuing to provoke him.


    ¡°Brother Kun, am I right? So you¡¯re not happy, or ashamed into anger? Actually¡­ it¡¯s not a shame to admit that you¡¯re jealous. After all, I¡¯m still a little beauty. Well, as you¡¯ve seen before, there are a lot of guys who confess their feelings to me¡­¡± she said.


    ¡°Haha, since you are vinegar itself, I will fight poison with poison to see if I can cure your vinegar disease.¡±


    Mo Kun said untruthfully, ¡°Jealous? Haha! You¡¯re kidding me, how can I, Lord Mo Kun, be jealous of those kids? They are not worth my jealousy! I still have this confidence!¡±


    ¡°Oh? Really?¡± This time it was Long Xi¡¯s turn to raise her eyebrows and giggle.


    Their bickering, in others¡¯ eyes, was the romance between lovers, a sweetness between couples.


    Watching this scene, Yan Wangchuan could not help getting jealous.


    He had talked to Yu Lanjie about getting drinks. In fact, he had wanted to catch a chance to see Long Xi. Unexpectedly, he saw the last scene he wanted to see!


    He helplessly watched the goddess of his dreams being snatched away by another man and being held in his arms, but he dared not compete with that man, as he gnashed his teeth with hate!


    Another girl who was dancing on the dance floor was also hurt deeply by this scene. She was well dressed and in good shape, but she was pale in comparison with Long Xi.


    Yan Wangchuan was in a daze. ¡°Why is Man Shahua here? Is the middle-aged man she danced with her father?¡±


    ¡°Manman, what¡¯s wrong with you? You stepped on my foot again! You¡¯ve stepped on me twice already.¡± The well-dressed middle-aged man spoke out impatiently, causing a couple dancing next to them to look at them in disgust.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Uncle Chen,¡± Man Shahua hastily apologized.


    The middle-aged man said, ¡°I¡¯ve told you many times, don¡¯t call me uncle outside, call me brother!¡±


    Man Shahua pulled out a reluctant smile and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, brother. I¡¯m a little dizzy.¡±


    Her dancing partner was a somewhat handsome middle-aged man. But compared with Lord Mo Kun, he was almost deformed.


    After placating ¡°Brother¡± Chen, her eyes fell on Long Xi, like a sharp poisoned knife.


    She cried in her heart, ¡°Why is Lord Mo Kun¡¯s dancing partner not me!!!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve seen many of those kinds of people. They will only show off on such an occasion, but in fact, they¡¯re just macaroni people!¡± ¡°Brother¡± Chen whispered. But Lord Mo Kun had great hearing and heard them at such a distance.


    Mo Kun, of course, knew who ¡°Brother¡± Chen was. He was Chen Jian, the leader of City B, and the father of the killed Chen Qiangjian.


    It was Mo Kun who had his assistant Xiaoshan send an invitation to Leader Chen because after searching Man Shahua¡¯s memory, he knew that Chen Jian had just come to City B for a meeting.


    Man Shahua¡¯s father, Man Yiming, was also a member of the ¡°Brutal Pranks Gang¡±, who was the fourth leader.


    No wonder Jiang Ba never hurt Man Shahua. That was the reason!


    Mo Kun specifically invited Chen Jian to the party to see what kind of person the first leader of the ¡°Brutal Pranks Gang¡± was.


    However, he did not expect that Chen Jian would ask Man Shahua to be his dancing partner and bring her here.


    What he did not expect was that Chen Jian, who just lost his son, would act as if nothing happened. He went about his business, held meetings, made pranks as usual, flawlessly, leaving nothing to chance.


    Who was Chen Jian? His eyes were so sharp!


    He saw through Man Shahua¡¯s little thought at a glance and said with a smile, ¡°Do you want to deal with that Long Xi? Do you want me to help you?¡±


    Man Shahua nodded at once and said delicately, ¡°Brother is the best to Manman!¡±


    Chen Jian looked at Long Xi and whispered, ¡°She looks good!¡±


    Man Shahua knowingly winked, she and Chen Jian slowly drew closer to Long Xi.


    Mo Kun saw them coming. While dancing, he nodded to Chen Jian with a smile, which was a greeting.


    Chen Jian also nodded to him with a smile as he danced.


    Long Xi was slightly surprised to see Man Shahua. She knew that Lord Mo Kun would not invite Man Shahua, so how did Man Shahua get in? The entrance was guarded by the staff, and everyone had to have an invitation letter to enter the venue!


    Man Shahua found an angle and threw a glad eye to Mo Kun. However, Mo Kun turned a blind eye to her and pulled Long Xi closer. Man Shahua was so jealous that she felt as if a thousand rats were scratching her heart!


    Mo Kun danced with the music, turned his back to Man Shahua, and deliberately opened up a distance between them.


    He didn¡¯t want these two people to spoil the atmosphere on such a beautiful day!


    Man Shahua stamped her feet in anger.


    Chen Jian put his mouth close to her ear and said in a low voice, ¡°You get her into my bed, and then I¡¯ll avenge you!¡±


    Man Shahua¡¯s eyes lit up. She asked in a low voice, ¡°What am I supposed to do?¡±


    Chen Jian said, ¡°I¡¯ll draw Mo Kun away first, and then you take the opportunity to start. Didn¡¯t I give you that drug? Put it in her drink and take her to room 306. And you can¡­¡±


    Man Shahua was not stupid either. She said with a smile, ¡°I give such a big gift to you. How will you thank me?¡±


    Chen Jian said with a laugh, ¡°This is just the oath of application.¡±

 Chapter 107 Seek Victory in Risk

    Chen Jian said with a smile, ¡°This is an oath of application. If you do this, I¡¯ll let you enter our ¡®Brutal Pranks Gang¡¯!¡±


    Man Shahua smiled and asked, ¡°Which rank?¡±


    Originally, the Brutal Pranks Gang had different ranks. The highest one naturally was the big boss Chen Jian, who was the only one that held the power to control the group members¡¯ acceptance, promotion, and demotion. So even though Man Yiming was the fourth leader of the group, he had no right to allow his only daughter, Man Shahua, into the group.


    Chen Jian was not so fond of money as Cheng Gong. He was obsessed with supreme power and womanizing.


    Chen Jian scratched Man Shahua¡¯s nose with his finger and said, ¡°As soon as you get in, you¡¯ll be the infantry commander. How¡¯s that? Is uncle generous enough?¡±


    Man Shahua nodded happily.


    The lowest rank in the group was infantry, whose number accounted for the largest proportion of the total number of the group. The cavalry was one rank higher than the infantry, and the artillery was one rank higher than the cavalry. The level of the infantry commander was higher than artillery, and there would be 10 infantries at her disposal.


    So, full of both desire and hatred, she would have to get Long Xi into Chen Jian¡¯s bed today.


    At the end of the song, Mo Kun took Long Xi off of the dance floor for a rest.


    It was the perfect time!


    Chen Jian walked toward Mo Kun with a smile.


    Through the subsidiary chip in Man Shahua¡¯s brain, Mo Kun already knew that he would come over. So he greeted him with a smile.


    Chen Jian and Man Shahua arrived late tonight after Mo Kun and Long Xi began to dance. So they did not say hello.


    Chen Jian made the excuse that he wanted to discuss business and investment with Mo Kun, so he called Mo Kun to the balcony.


    Mo Kun thought that his temporary excuse was good. He always claimed to come back from abroad, so wasn¡¯t he just a foreign businessman who came to invest in Z Country?


    Chen Jian was the biggest leader of City B, which had been the commercial and trade center of Z Country since ancient times. As a businessman, how could Mo Kun not want to share a piece of the pie?


    So Mo Kun pretended to be interested and asked Long Xi to wait for him for a moment. He himself took Chen Jian to the hotel room next door to talk about it.


    Long Xi did not know Chen Jian. Although Mo Kun introduced him just now and said that he was Leader Chen, she did not think about Chen Jian. So she was relieved to see the tall and straight figure of Mo Kun, watching him leave the party with that well-dressed, middle-aged man with pretty looks.


    She felt a little bored, so she planned to chat with Yu Lanjie and Yan Wangchuan, but did not see them. She thought they might have gone to date and stay with each other, so she did not call them.


    She took a dish of fruit salad and a bottle of mango juice and was about to find a place for dinner when she saw Yan Wangchuan coming over. He said to Long Xi, ¡°Xiaolongnv, Lanlan just picked up the phone and said that her father was worried about her and drove over to pick her up. So she hurried away, let me tell you about it.¡±


    Long Xi smiled and said, ¡°Lanlan¡¯s parents seem to be a bit overprotective. Lanlan really is a good and pure girl. Treat her well!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan smiled and said, ¡°I have a sense of propriety, don¡¯t worry! My mother has a cold, she doesn¡¯t feel very well. So I¡¯m going to buy some cold medicine for her. I have to go now.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°I¡¯ll send you off!¡±


    She put down the salad and mango juice, saw Yan Wangchuan to the door, and they said goodnight to each other.


    She watched Yan Wangchuan go into the elevator. After the door closed, she went back.


    Man Shahua took the opportunity to put the drug in her mango juice and mix it up.


    Long Xi came back, took food and drinks, and sat down in an empty corner. She took two bites of salads and drank some mango juice.


    After a while, she felt a little hot all over.


    She uncomfortably tugged at her fishtail dress and had half a mind to take off her clothes.


    Man Shahua came over, took her arm, and whispered, ¡°Are you feeling sick? I¡¯ll go to the bathroom with you!¡±


    When Long Xi saw it was her, his eyes got cold. She wanted to shake her hand away, but she found that she had no strength.


    The scene in front of her began to have a slight rotation, and Man Shahua before her eyes began to spin!


    The remaining consciousness in her brain felt that something was not right, and she wanted to shout for help. But Man Shahua already stretched out her hand and slapped her on the back of her head, stunning her.


    And then a man came over. Man Shahua had Long Xi lean on him, then they helped Long Xi at her side, walked out of the venue, and went to the elevator.


    They took the elevator to Room 306 on the third floor. The man, Chen Jian¡¯s private bodyguard, opened the door. Man Shahua took Long Xi into the room, then the driver closed the door.


    Man Shahua took her cell phone and sat by the bed. She was going to rip Long Xi¡¯s clothes, take pictures of her shamefulness, and then send them to the school- and class-message groups.


    Suddenly, someone slapped her head vigorously, and she quickly fainted on the bed.


    About five minutes later, Chen Jian also arrived. He ordered two private bodyguards to wait for him at the door. Without his permission, they could not come in.


    He closed the door and locked it behind him. Seeing two beauties lying prone on the bed, he could not help feeling it was a little strange.


    Afterward, he was also knocked unconscious.


    Mo Kun wearing an invisibility windbreaker found the drug they used to harm Long Xi from Chen Jian. After feeding it to them both, he picked up Long Xi and fed her the antidote he invented himself. He kissed her deeply on her face and whispered, ¡°Sorry for making you go through all this!¡±


    He dressed Long Xi in another invisibility windbreaker. They left the room and locked the door outside.


    The camera on the MK7 was ready. Now they just needed to wait for the show to start.


    Just when Mo Kun was talking with Chen Jian in the room about business and investment, Chen Jian received a phone call from the driver saying that it was done. Chen Jian was elated, so he told Mo Kun that he was going out to pick up a call from his boss. He could not wait to get up to Room 306.


    He never imagined that Mo Kun, wearing an invisibility windbreaker, would follow him into the room.


    And Mo Kun had already started the automatic mode of the MK7, ordering it to follow him to the room and quietly stun Man Shahua, so she would have no opportunity to hurt Long Xi.


    When Long Xi came to her senses, Mo Kun told her the whole story. Long Xi said, ¡°It¡¯s called ¡®Set harm, get harm¡¯!¡±


    The next day, a disgusting video was sent to the relevant department, whose protagonists were Chen Jian and Man Shahua. At the same time, the video went viral on the Internet.


    Shortly afterward, Chen Jian was dismissed from his public office. Then someone accused him of corruption, dereliction of duty, disregard for human life, and many other crimes. A lot of other criminal evidence was turned up and he was imprisoned.


    Man Shahua was expelled from Yulin High School. She was too ashamed to show her face, so she hid at home all day, afraid to go out.


    Fortunately, her father Man Yiming was wealthy. So he found a third-rate foreign university and sent her to study abroad, temporary staying away from trouble.


    From then on, Man Shahua vehemently hated Long Xi and swore to defeat her, replace her, and become the woman beside Mo Kun.


    Cheng Gong and Cheng Yilun were executed according to the law. It was a great satisfaction!


    Jiang Ba and Cheng Yimei were soon sentenced to death.


    Because of the compassion for his reasons, Mr. Xu was lightly sentenced to life imprisonment by the judge. Gong Liuxing was also sentenced to several years in prison.


    Yuan Yuan did not directly participate in the killing, but was involved in the production of perjury and had failed to report the facts. So he was lightly sentenced to six months in prison and was left with a criminal record.


    Long Xi and Xiaolu went to visit Mr. Xu on Sunday. He expressed his great regret that he should not be blinded by hatred, that he should not use violence to fight violence, and that he should not involve Yuan Yuan and Gong Liuxing in it.


    He also said to Long Xi, ¡°Little Xi, I heard that you wrote a novel. Please help me to record this case in writing to warn future generations not to repeat my mistakes!¡±


    Long Xi promised with tears in her eyes.


    After losing three leaders, Chen Jian, Cheng Gong, and Jiang Dahu, the ¡°Brutal Pranks Gang¡± was sapped of its vitality and was on the verge of dissolution.


    The group members did not want to be leaderless, so they recommended the fourth leader, Man Yiming, to become the biggest leader.


    After becoming the biggest leader, Man Yiming began to buy popular support and clean up the mess, trying to maintain it.


    However, after all, Man Yiming¡¯s ability was limited. The ¡°Brutal Pranks Gang¡± was not as powerful as before. Members inside the group dared not be as rampant as before.


    Such people, like Huang Quanlu and Deng Xian, were originally just hatchet men of Jiang Ba, not even members of the group. Now that Jiang Ba was overthrown, they all became cowards and dared not make trouble again.


    Time flew by, and a new page was quickly turned over.


    It was Saturday, October 30, the afternoon of Halloween.


    Long Xi was doing homework in the living room when suddenly a gray dove flew into the balcony and cooed.


    Long Xi looked at it. It turned out to have a message from Brother Niu Xi.


    In the letter, Brother Niu Xi said: ¡°We¡¯ve made contact with Professor Yang and handed over to the country the clues to the treasure guarded by our three tribes of rats, cows, and pigs. Feng Zihao refused to hand over the clues of chicken and monkey tribes, and ran away from home. Nobody knows where he went. Professor Yang is supported by the country to set up an archaeological team. I, the princess, and Granpa Shu have all become members of the team. In a few days, we will officially set out to Yunnan to find that treasure, and then we¡¯ll contact you by mobile phone. If the place we arrive has a bad cell phone signal, we¡¯ll still use the homing pigeon to contact you.¡±


    Long Xi called Mo Kun, who was instructing technicians in the factory, and told him of this matter.


    Mo Kun said, ¡°That¡¯s good. They have a good place to go!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°With the support of the country, they can search for treasures for the country above board. They don¡¯t need to be afraid as before! And they also said that they would probably come to X City to see me in the future because I have the clue of the dragon tribe. But I don¡¯t even know what the clue is. I asked my grandmother, and she didn¡¯t know either.¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°It will surely come out in the future. Eh? Isn¡¯t there a Halloween party at your school tonight? You haven¡¯t gone out yet?¡±


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s not four o¡¯clock yet! Tonight¡¯s party is also a potluck dinner, there will be so many delicious foods! I¡¯ll have dinner at the party. What about you? Remember to eat on time! Don¡¯t be so busy that you forget to eat.¡±


    Mo Kun smiled and said, ¡°My little housekeeper, I won¡¯t forget since you¡¯re reminding me of it. But you also have to remember that you need to dress up as a man to go to the party and cover your beautiful fairy-like face!¡±

 Chapter 108 Remember to Dress up as a Man

    Mo Kun smiled and said, ¡°My little housekeeper, I won¡¯t forget it since you¡¯re always reminding me of it. But you also have to remember that you need to dress up as a man to go to the ball and cover your beautiful fairy-like face!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°I know, I know. You are so garrulous. Then I¡¯ll hang up and do not interrupt your work. You are quite diligent as a boss, working overtime on Saturday, aren¡¯t you?¡±


    Mo Kun said with a smile, ¡°I have no choice. These inventions are all brand new and the molds are never seen before. The technicists have never been exposed to similar products. Therefore, I have to do it myself. Mistakes are not allowed! Otherwise, the whole batch of products will be defective, causing heavy losses to me!¡±


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°When everything is on the right track, it will be fine! Cheer up! A kiss! Uhm¡ª¡±


    Mo Kun also blew a kiss to her through the phone and then hung up, smiling.


    He felt his tiredness of the whole day vanishing with Long Xi¡¯s kiss blown to him.


    When it was nearly six o¡¯clock, Long Xi got dressed before the mirror.


    It was a fancy dress ball. According to Lord Mo Kun¡¯s will that she had to dress up as a man, she dressed herself up like the villain role, Yoichi Takato, who was the Underworld Puppet Master in her favorite whodunit manga, Case Files of Young Kindaichi.


    Yoichi Takato was also a magician. The costume Long Xi wore was the outfit of him as a magician.


    Black magic hat, white shirt, black magician robe, black trousers, white socks, black shoes, and a black mask. The outfit looked quite unique.


    She took the subway to the Yulin High School and attracted many people along the way. She was particularly appealing for the kids who looked at her curiously, and she smiled at them without exception.


    As she went into the school, she found all kinds of pumpkin lamps hanging over everywhere. There were different expressions on the faces of the pumpkin lamps¡ªsome were smiling, some were worried, some were crying, and some were angry¡­


    Long Xi couldn¡¯t help but smile. It looked like the chubby Internet meme we used frequently. The decoration must have been set with consideration and efforts.


    The candles standing in the pumpkin lamps were emitting orange light which lit up every corner quietly. The light flickered with the breeze, looking like little vigil ghosts.


    Varieties of ghosts, fairies, devils, and gods had jammed the whole playground.


    A pale-faced zombie was trying to please the gorgeous Egyptian demon queen while the Night¡¯s King coming out from A Song of Ice and Fire was discussing how to fill out the form of intention for college entrance examination with the White Lady. What made Long Xi feel the most curious was how the headless horseman had dressed himself up.


    Long Xi¡¯s outfit seemed quite plain compared with theirs.


    Long Xi walked into the auditorium with excitement. It was the first time she had come to a fancy dress ball. She knew that the ball was held by Principal Deng Zhao who insisted on hosting the activity regardless of all the disapproval.


    Principal Deng Zhao thought there should be an opportunity created for students to release their stress since the burden on their shoulders was too heavy! Although many people, including the two vice principals, disagreed, Principal Deng Zhao still did it!


    Long Xi was quite grateful to Principal Deng Zhao! This was what was called humanistic education!


    On the walls of the auditorium, there were witches, black cats, and skulls made by paper pasted. The various dark-toned light added to the weird atmosphere in the hall.


    There were long tables set on the side of the auditorium, on which there were high owl croquembouche, chocolate gravestone mousse cakes, ¡°bloody hand-of-ghost¡± steaks, ghoul fondant cakes, German blood sausages, spicy lamb chops with glossy greasy light glowing. Of course, there were also the most popular Halloween pumpkin pies, caramel apples, and colorful juice. All looked appetizing and delicious.


    Long Xi caught sight of the couple dressed like the ones in Avatar and walked over with a smile.


    She naughtily patted the shoulder of Yu Lanjie who was sitting on a wheelchair. Yu Lanjie turned back but did not recognize her, so she asked with a smile, ¡°Who are you?¡±


    Long Xi conjured up a champagne rose within her hands and presented it to Yu Lanjie.


    Yu Lanjie smiled and gave her a warm hug, saying, ¡°Little Xi! How do you know that I love blue rose the most?¡±


    Long Xi said, smiling, ¡°If I even do not know it, how could I be your confidante?¡±


    Yu Lanjie took the blue rose and said, beaming, ¡°Today I am indeed your blue friend¡ª¡¯boyfriend¡¯!¡±


    Long Xi touched her painted blue skin and said with a smile, ¡°You two sacrifice a lot for it!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, smiling, ¡°It¡¯s such a rare opportunity to indulge in ecstasy! How could we waste it? We will even perform on the stage later!¡±


    ¡°Performance? Well, Yu Lanjie! Now you have no girlfriend since you have a boyfriend, huh? You even didn¡¯t tell me about it!¡± Long Xi pretended to be angry and poked Yu Lanjie on her face.


    Yu Lanjie answered shyly, ¡°It was him who didn¡¯t allow me to tell you. He said it would be a little surprise for you!¡±


    ¡°He? Which one? Who¡¯s he?¡± Long Xi looked around to find the ¡°him¡± deliberately although she knew exactly who he was.


    Yu Lanjie covered her face shyly.


    Yan Wangchuan gave a big smile and said openly and naturally, ¡°Xiaolongnv, he is me! It¡¯s my idea. Blame me, please, if you want to.¡±


    Long Xi waved her left hand a little and conjured up a white jade flute. She handed the flute to Yan Wangchuan with a smile and said, ¡°Your birthday present! Happy birthday!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan took the flute and said, smiling, ¡°You still remember that I am a flute player?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°How can I forget? And¡­ Here! Break a leg in your art exam! Good luck with everything!¡±


    She stretched her hand back behind Yan Wangchuan and seemed to pull out a glass bottle filled with lucky stars right behind his head.


    It took her a whole night and a whole morning to fold these lucky stars, and there was a sentence of blessing or inspiration on each star. And these sentences of inspiration were more commonly known as ¡°Chicken Soup for the Soul¡±.


    Yan Wangchuan¡¯s eyes were a little wet and his hands trembled slightly as he took the bottle with lucky stars.


    He said, ¡°Thank you, Xiaolongnv! I will always keep our friendship in my mind!¡±


    Yu Lanjie suddenly said, ¡°Here come Xiaolu and Weiwei.¡±


    Long Xi turned around and saw Xiaolu, who dressed as a medieval prince, and Weiwei, who dressed as Snow White, coming into the hall hand in hand.


    Xiaolu¡¯s temperament fitted quite well with his medieval European aristocratic costume. He even wore the golden wig of that era, looking even more like a prince!


    Weiwei herself looked quite like a beautiful maid walking out from the cartoon. Now she dressed up as Snow White, with the princess crown on her head, wearing a white princess dress, and she looked exactly like the Snow White appeared in the movies. There was no wisp of a strange feeling when you looked at her in costume.


    Surprisingly, Xiaolu recognized at first sight that the magician wearing a mask was Long Xi. He said, smiling, ¡°Master Xi, why are you dressing as a man? See? The others are dressing up so beautifully!¡±


    Long Xi said with an air of helplessness, ¡°I have no alternative. You know that ¡®aged vinegar jar¡¯, ¡®the great devil¡¯, in my home, don¡¯t you? He likes to be jealous so much! I¡¯m afraid that if I dress up too beautifully, many boys will invite me to dance together. If he knows about it, then I will¡­¡±


    Xiaolu said, smiling, ¡°He didn¡¯t come today, anyway. Why are you being so ¡®cock-pecked¡¯?¡±


    Long Xi stuck her tongue out and said, ¡°You don¡¯t know his ¡®power¡¯! Though he is not here, he knows clearly what is happening here!¡±


    At the thought of the ¡°body punishment¡± from Mo Kun, Long Xi couldn¡¯t help getting goosebumps all over.


    Xiaolu asked, ¡°Have you got the reply from the reality fashion show of French Storm Runway man¡¯s clothing?¡±


    Long Xi said with a little disappointment, ¡°There¡¯s no reply. I guess I am not selected?¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°Then why not phone them and ask about it?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Forget it. If I am selected, they will make a long-distance call to inform me. I heard nothing about the fashion show after such a long period of time, so I should have already known the result.¡±


    After Weiwei saw Long Xi, she was quite indifferent to Long Xi. Now she heard what Long Xi had said, she even cracked a smile of schadenfreude.


    Long Xi was talking with Xiaolu, so the two were not aware of the biting smile on Weiwei¡¯s face. However, as Yan Wangchuan, the one who was always circumspective and careful and paying attention to details, was standing beside and observing, he noticed the expression on Weiwei¡¯s face.


    Xiaolu was a little anxious, saying, ¡°It is true that the eunuch is anxious while the emperor is not! Give me the phone number! I will call them for you!¡±


    Long Xi knew that he did it out of his warm-heartedness, so she told him the phone number. Xiaolu walked to the door of the auditorium at once and made a long-distance call to the headquarters of the reality fashion show of French Storm Runway man¡¯s clothing.


    After Xiaolu hung up and heard what they said on the other end, he knitted his brows tightly and seemed to be considering something.


    Suddenly, a girl with blonde hair came over and greeted him with enthusiasm.


    Xiaolu took a closer look and recognized her, Hua Yanyan.


    She wore a small red hooded velvet cloak and a piece of strapless tight clothing, which looked like a dress of the medieval European maidservant without the skirt, thus making it look more like a one-piece swimsuit. A pair of black filar translucent tights with grids clung on to her long legs.


    She wore a purple-black lipstick with smoky eyes.


    Xiaolu, who was famous for his frankness, said immediately, ¡°Why are you dressing up like this?¡±


    Hua Yanyan swayed her body and said with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t you think I am extremely gorgeous and sexy? Just now there was a boy complimenting me on my dressing!¡±


    Xiaolu said straightforwardly as he had a nature of outspokenness, ¡°It looks quite dreadful actually. It seems like¡­ the scary adult version of Little Red Riding Hood?¡±


    Hua Yanyan smiled softly and said, ¡°Come on! Xiaolu, do you have a dance partner? May I be your dance partner?¡±


    She had always been thirsty for such a handsome and rich boy like Xiaolu. But she was quite vexed that she had no chance to get close to him in daily time.


    Before Xiaolu could give an answer, Weiwei had walked over, taking his arm, and said with one-hundred-percent certainty, ¡°He has had a dance partner, and he has had a girlfriend already! It¡¯s me, Wei Wei!¡±


    Hua Yanyan was not a gentlewoman at all. She retorted fiercely, ¡°Huh? Showing off? Who are you! Aren¡¯t you a loose woman? Do you really believe that I know nothing about your disgusting stories?¡±


    ¡°What, what are you talking about!¡± Weiwei¡¯s whole body was shivering. What Hua Yanyan said punched her on the most painful place of her heart.


    With a strong chivalrous sense of justice and the belief that one should help the weak against the brutal, Xiaolu said immediately to Hua Yanyan, ¡°Hua Yanyan, if you have no solid evidence, please do not gossip about the nonsense!¡±

 Chapter 109 You Came Just in Time

    Xiaolu said to Hua Yanyan sternly, ¡°Ms. Hua Yanyan, stop talking nonsense or we will accuse you of libel!¡±


    Hua Yanyan snorted and said, ¡°I¡¯ve already heard about that. Unfortunately, no one recorded a video at the time! Xiaolu, I just can¡¯t bear that you appeared with such a loose woman. She will have an adverse effect on your image because she¡¯s so dirty!¡±


    Weiwei felt that her heart was entirely broken. With extreme torment, she burst into tears, covering her face with her hands, and ran to the students¡¯ dormitory.


    Xiaolu looked back at Long Xi hurriedly and said, ¡°I¡¯ll catch up to her!¡± Then he ran after her.


    On seeing this, Long Xi and Yu Lanjie looked at each other and nodded knowingly.


    They had the same idea: Give Hua Yanyan a lessen to vent anger for poor Weiwei.


    Hua Yanyan walked in arrogantly. Almost drooling over the delicious cooking before her, she took up a big dish and a great deal of food and then wolfed it down, totally disregarding her image.


    All of a sudden, the lights went out and the auditorium was plunged into darkness.


    Hua Yanyan stopped moving her hands and looked around.


    Long Xi took the opportunity to play a trick on her.


    The people all asked each other with curiosity. The auditorium was inundated with whispers.


    At this moment, there came a beautiful melody from a violin in the dark.


    Almost everyone set off searching for the source of the sound. Then a beam of white light flashed on the stage. Melodious singing resounded, accompanied by the violin. The crowd in the auditorium suddenly fell silent.


    Long Xi cast her eyes to the stage, where she saw Yu Lanjie singing peacefully with white light surrounding her. She was dressed in blue, and her hair was swinging, making her look like a princess from the Avatar tribe.


    Yan Wangchuan was playing the violin behind the white light, focused and handsome as if nobody were around him.


    The scene was peerlessly beautiful.


    The song sang by Yu Lanjie was one that Long Xi had never heard before, but its melody sounded familiar to her. It was adapted from Love of Sorrow, renamed Prisoner of Love.


    The lyrics were graceful but dismal: ¡°My beloved maiden, let me see you once again; just a glance, because a glance equals forever¡­¡±


    The lyrics were written by Yan Wangchuan himself.


    The beautiful singing and the melody from the violin were like a magic spell, which bewitched the students, attracting them to walk into the auditorium in spite of themselves.


    The bustling campus became tranquil all of a sudden, leaving nobody but the crying Weiwei, and Xiaolu, who tried every means to solace her, under the white poplar near the dormitory building.


    In the auditorium, the melody broke people¡¯s hearts. Everyone was thrilled by it.


    There was silence in the auditorium after the performance, you could even hear a pin drop.


    Then the lights went on. It was not until that moment did the students come back to their senses from the enchantment, then they began applauding vigorously.


    A girl said, ¡°He deserves to be a music talent. I heard that the song was written and composed by Wangchuan himself!¡±


    A boy said, ¡°Is that Yu Lanjie from our class? That girl was always silent, I didn¡¯t know that she could sing so well. She amazed the world with a single brilliant feat!¡±


    Hearing that boy¡¯s words, Hua Yanyan said furiously, ¡°She amazed the world with a single brilliant feat? I should say that she ¡®scared he world¡¯!¡± ¡°Why? How did this wimp Yu Lanjie manage to be in the limelight?¡±


    Then she noticed that the students around her were staring at her hair. Some of them were sniggering, covering their mouths with their hands, while some even pointed at her, making some comments.


    She touched her hair. ¡°Gee? Why are there cream cakes in my hair?¡±


    She took out a small mirror from her handbag, looked in it, and got her nose out of joint!


    There were so many cream-cake crumbs in her hair!


    Infuriated, she screamed, ¡°Who? Who did this?¡±


    Long Xi had already been keeping a distance from her before the lights went on. Therefore, she would suspect anyone except Long Xi.


    Hua Yanyan had no choice but to go back to her dormitory to wash her head.


    Seeing Hua Yanyan leave, Yu Lanjie held up her thumb at Long Xi stealthily, which meant ¡°well done¡±!


    Long Xi said, ¡°You gave an excellent performance! How long have you been practicing it, I mean, secretly?¡±


    Yu Lanjie looked shy as she whispered, ¡°Anyhow, he would practice playing the violin in the music room every day, so I just practiced with him!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°I¡¯ve decided to play this song when I take part in the art exam. I will wear headphones, play the violin, and sing the song. What do you think of this?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°That will not only help you show your talent in playing the violin and singing but also your attainments in composition and writing lyrics. Oh! What a nice plan!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan smiled. ¡°It was Lanlan¡¯s idea. Actually, Lanlan is talented, too!¡±


    With a smile, Long Xi pretended to be chilled, then said, ¡°Stop displaying your affection in public, ok? I¡¯m single tonight!¡±


    At this time, dance music rang out. Yan Wangchuan saw a boy wearing an ancient swordsman¡¯s suit walking toward Long Xi. He said to her with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m afraid you won¡¯t be single soon!¡±


    ¡°Long-Long Xi, would you dance with me?¡± the boy came over and asked Long Xi shyly.


    Long Xi was somewhat embarrassed. She looked at her bashful classmate, not knowing how to decline.


    This boy was the vice-monitor, who had secretly been in love with Long Xi for a long time.


    At that very instant, Long Xi was held at her waist by someone who was behind her. Then there was a familiar voice that came to her from above her head. ¡°She would refuse in her heart because she has promised me that she will only dance with me tonight. You can leave now.¡±


    Shen Chen was about to try a second time but blushed all of a sudden when he saw Mo Kun¡¯s aggressive look. He cast his eyes over Long Xi like a thief who had been spotted and ran away hastily.


    Long Xi let out a sigh of relief.


    She turned back, looking at Lord Mo Kun, who was dressed up as a pirate captain.


    He was wearing a pirate captain¡¯s hat and fake dreadlocks, his right eye hiding behind a patch, on which there was a glittering star.


    ¡°You came just in time.¡± Long Xi patted herself on her chest. Looking at Shen Chen, who had run away, she lifted up her eyebrows. ¡°You were a little impolite, weren¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Did you want to accept his invitation?¡± Mo Kun lowered his head to move close to Long Xi¡¯s ear and asked in a low voice.


    ¡°Um¡­ Of course not. But, I would have declined him in a more tactful manner by myself. You told me you were busy and wouldn¡¯t come, didn¡¯t you?¡± Long Xi asked.


    Mo Kun replied, ¡°I missed you!¡±


    In outsiders¡¯ eyes, the way they stood made them look as intimate as a couple.


    Mo Kun looked around with his ¡°one eye¡± to claim his sovereignty in silence, warning those boys who ¡°had evil intentions¡± for Long Xi.


    Among these boys, there was Yan Wangchuan.


    Looking at Long Xi, who smiled like a flower in another man¡¯s arms, Yan Wangchuan felt his heart being broken, as prominent veins were exposed on his forehead. But he had to show a forced smile in a decent way.


    He found that he had been clenching his fists the whole time, so he loosened them for fear that Mo Kun might see the rip.


    That should have been his girl, but he had betrayed her relentlessly. This was the punishment for this and he lost a girl that he should have cherished the most!


    Meanwhile, the girl was now giggling in another man¡¯s arms in his face, never conceiving of his sorrow!


    His mind was preoccupied with love and hatred. He was in love with Long Xi in his heart, but at the same time, he hated her with all his soul!


    The next melody was a tango named One Step Beyond. It was from Argentina and had been favored by tango aficionados for its melody and style.


    Xiaolu kept his promise, making use of his breaks to teach the tango to Long Xi. One Step Beyond was the exact melody he had played with his phone.


    Mo Kun gestured for Long Xi to dance, while the latter, with a decent and bewitching smile, stepped onto the dancing floor and started dancing.


    Long Xi had learned how to dance the tango, so she was much more confident.


    But Mo Kun learned this by watching. Inevitably, he seemed unfamiliar with the movements and was a little out of step.


    Long Xi taught him as she danced, which meant body contact was unavoidable during the process.


    Mo Kun frowned and asked, ¡°Did Xiaolu teach you the same way?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Could you be a little less envious?¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°No!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°You¡¯re so annoying!¡±


    All of a sudden, there came the most passionate part of the melody. Long Xi, who had been spinning with Mo Kun, found Mo Kun loosen his right hand, which had been holding her. She slid backward on the slippery dance floor like a lost kite.


    ¡°Ah!¡± Long Xi cried in a low voice, falling back as she had lost control of her body. She looked at Mo Kun for help. ¡°Mo Kun¡­¡±


    Seeing Long Xi¡¯s pathetic look, Mo Kun held his dancing partner within a few nimble steps, jumping and spinning.


    The two kept that posture, one was looking up blankly, the other looked down lovingly. They looked into each other¡¯s eyes, where love was sparked.


    Mo Kun tightened his hands and pulled Long Xi into his arms.


    ¡°I was frightened.¡± After coming back into his arms, Long Xi took a few deep breaths, her heart still fluttering with fear. She grumbled, ¡°Don¡¯t you know I¡¯m a terrible dancer? Why did you loosen your hand suddenly?¡±


    ¡°I just tried to teach you a lesson, so you will not dare to speak to me that way,¡± Mo Kun said.


    Staring at his eyes, which were as dark as black holes, Long Xi was in a trance for a moment. Then she showed the whites of her eyes to Mo Kun and grumbled, ¡°You¡¯re really a big jealous devil¡­¡±


    ¡°Hmm, I admit it, I am,¡± Mo Kun replied unexpectedly, looking serious.


    Long Xi was dumbfounded and said, ¡°Shall we continue?¡±


    Mo Kun replied, ¡°Sure!¡±


    They started dancing again.


    As a dancing partner, it should be said that Mo Kun was quite capable of learning because before long he was able to keep in step with Long Xi.


    After the run-in with each other at the beginning, their steps coordinated with each other¡¯s nicely as if they had been connected, which helped them give full play to their a little awkward dancing.


    They danced to three melodies successively. During the third melody, Xiaolu walked into the auditorium, searching for Long Xi, only to find Long Xi and Mo Kun dancing on the dance floor. He couldn¡¯t help feeling disappointed.


    Long Xi forgot everything else as she was fully absorbed in dancing.


    In Xiaolu¡¯s eyes, Long Xi was a little awkward in her steps when she danced, but nothing could cover her radiance!


    By the time the third melody stopped, Long Xi was tired. Holding her hand, Mo Kun walked with her off of the dancing floor.


    Xiaolu went over and said, ¡°Weiwei is fine now. She has gone to the dormitory. Master Xi, I just made a call to the headquarters of French Fengyun Men¡¯s Wear. They told me after enquiring that your work was ragged when they received it.¡±

 Chapter 110 Sneak Attack From a Friend

    Long Xi was surprised and said, ¡°How could this be possible? I sent it by myself! There was no problem when I sent it.¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°Could something have gone wrong in the delivery process?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan and Yu Lanjie also walked over and heard their dialogue.


    Yan Wangchuan recalled Weiwei¡¯s weird smile just now and said, ¡°Would someone place obstacles in the way? I did not know that Xiaolongnv was going to take part in that reality show. Aside from Grandma, Big Brother Kun, Xiaolu, Lanlan, and Weiwei, does anyone else know about it?¡±


    Long Xi shook her head and said, ¡°I only told those people, the rest of the class should not know about it.¡±


    Yu Lanjie suddenly had a bad thought and said sadly, ¡°Could it be Weiwei who told Man Shahua? Didn¡¯t they have a good time before? And they still live in the same dormitory.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°No, no way!¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°Wait for me. I¡¯ll check it out.¡±


    He walked out of the auditorium and searched Weiwei¡¯s memory via the high-intelligent chip in her brain.


    Long Xi and Xiaolu also walked out of the auditorium and saw that Mo Kun seemed to be meditating.


    After a while, Mo Kun, who was as calm as an old monk, opened his mouth to speak. It was the last thing that Long Xi wanted to hear.


    Mo Kun said, ¡°It was Weiwei who told Man Shahua, and Man Shahua used her connections to destroy Long Xi¡¯s work and then sent it to France.¡±


    Xiaolu asked, ¡°Did Weiwei do it unintentionally or intentionally? Does she know the consequences of doing so?¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°She did it deliberately, she already knows the consequences! And after knowing the consequences, she has no guilt at all and went to the bar with Man Shahua to celebrate!¡±


    Yu Lanjie said angrily, ¡°How could Weiwei do this? She¡¯s really changed. I don¡¯t even know her anymore!¡±


    Long Xi shook her head sadly. Could someone who used to be very familiar before really change beyond all recognition? Was this the so-called most familiar stranger?


    Long Xi suddenly felt a little down-hearted. The friendship had already gone. Was it already meaningless, no matter how hard she tried to retain it?


    She sighed and said, ¡°I¡¯m sleepy. I want to go back.¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°I¡¯ll send you back.¡±


    Long Xi nodded her head, feeling disturbed and depressed, sad and regretful. From now on, would there always be an unbridgeable gap between her and Weiwei? Was this friendship really unable to go back to how it was?


    On the way back, Long Xi kept silent and looked at the night scene out of the window.


    The streets were still busy, with automobiles in an endless stream and flashing neon lights.


    Her charming face was reflected in the car window, which was as beautiful as a painting, attracting the attention of Lord Mo Kun, who was driving. So he flipped the wrong turn signal several times.


    Knowing that she felt sad, Mo Kun was tactful not to disturb her. He just played several lyrical English songs over and over again, letting her gradually calm down through the songs.


    When getting out of the car, Mo Kun felt that the evening breeze was a little cold. So he carefully took off his coat and put it around Long Xi.


    As Long Xi felt a little warmth, she snuggled up to him and they walked home together.


    When she walked downstairs, she suddenly stopped and said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter! I just want to give it a try and see if my work can be shortlisted. I¡¯m still a student. Even if I pass the open audition, I can¡¯t ask the school to give me such a long time off to attend a reality show in France!¡±


    Mo Kun smiled and said, ¡°Are you worried that I will deal with Weiwei? Rest assured, although I hate evil like an enemy, she is not irredeemably evil. I have no intention of doing something yet.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°I¡¯m fine, really! After the college entrance examination next year, I¡¯ll sign up for the open audition of French Fengyun women¡¯s wear. Actually, I¡¯m better at designing women¡¯s clothes than men¡¯s clothes.¡±


    Mo Kun laughed and said, ¡°At that time, I¡¯ll fly to France in person and hand-deliver your work to the staff there.¡±


    Long Xi smiled faintly and threw herself into his warm arms.


    Lord Mo Kun laughed and said, ¡°Actually, I wrote you a prose poem! Would you like to hear it?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Haha, I want to hear your poetry reading!¡±


    Lord Mo Kun read in his melodious voice with affection: ¡°Wearing a silver mask, and wearing a black cape, I walk on the edge of life and death, love and pain. On my left, it¡¯s the sun slowly rising from the east, on my right is the endless night. To the left is the brilliant hope like sunflowers, to the right is the gloomy melancholy like lilacs. On the left is the celestial music playing ethereally, on the right is horror crying and wailing. Being so confused, I don¡¯t know where to go. Suddenly, two flashes of sunlight gently touch my face. I look up and see angels singing in the clouds, on the Rainbow Bridge. The two beams of sunshine are from angels¡¯ clear eyes. It¡¯s the sounds of nature, so fascinating. The angels sing: Lost lamb, please allow me to stay in your heart. Lost people, please allow me to guard your heart. Angels are as far away as the stars in the sky, as shining as the diamonds on the ground. I sing: Angel, please live in my heart. Please show me the way when I am lost. I will put my feelings into a balloon and throw them into your arms, which are as broad as the sky. Otherwise, I will cast them into a submarine and dive it into your mind, which is as vast as the ocean. The angel smiled without words. But I seemed to hear the voice of her heart blooming with joy.¡±


    After listening, the depression in Long Xi¡¯s mind was lifted. And she said with a smile, ¡°How long the poem is! You can write a poem like this, it¡¯s really not like you grew up in a foreign country from childhood!¡±


    Mo Kun smiled and said, ¡°I have another poem here, take a look!¡±


    He took out a triangular maple leaf from his pocket, and there was poetry written in printed form on it. The name of the poetry was Stroll Around the Moon Palace. ¡°Don¡¯t send the spring back, let ties of love not be found. The delicate singing of orioles has great affection, swallows presenting a spring dance in the breeze. Looking down the endless road from the small building, how much of a gloomy mood could the drizzle weave? I want to leave spring just for a solemn pledge of love, let¡¯s return together to be a loving couple.¡±


    Long Xi was surprised and said, ¡°Is this the triangle maple leaf you picked from the back hill? How did you print this poem on it?¡±


    Mo Kun laughed and said, ¡°Haha, I printed the red autumnal leaf and the poem with 3D printing technology. Red autumnal leaves could give expression to my love!¡±


    Long Xi said somewhat incredibly, ¡°The poem has lasting appeal. Did you really write it?¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°Actually, strictly speaking, it was written by a small piece of software I invented. All I have to do is type in a few keywords, such as the solemn pledge of love, be a loving couple, spring, love, with the name of the poem Stroll Around the Moon Palace, and then the software will automatically generate a very rhyming and artistic poem, more useful than the human brain.¡±


    Long Xi was somewhat unconvinced and said, ¡°Who says that? The human brain is certainly more useful. I can write a poem called Stroll Around the Moon Palace right away, which is like yours. Listen carefully: The spring scenery is pleasantly warm, touching, sentimental attaching. The dawn and dusk share the same honor or disgrace. The delicate singing of orioles has great affection, a couple of swallows dance in the breeze. Looking down the endless road in the old days, how much gloomy mood could the drizzle weave? Without ever forgetting the solemn pledge of love, let¡¯s be a loving couple tonight. How about that?¡±


    Lord Mo Kun gave a thumbs-up gesture and said, ¡°You are better than the computer! It took 10 minutes!¡±


    Long Xi smiled and said, ¡°But your software is quite interesting. It seems to give the software human temperature! I think it can be promoted as a new product of our company!¡±


    Mo Kun laughed and said, ¡°I had the same idea! It seems that the two of us, the president and vice-president, have similar views! Well, are you feeling better now?¡±


    Long Xi smiled and kissed him on the face, saying, ¡°Much better!¡±


    In a twinkling, it was Monday. When Long Xi saw Weiwei again, she did not mention that matter, nor did she query Weiwei with: ¡°Why did you do that?¡±


    And Long Xi also asked Xiaolu and Yu Lanjie to do the same, so they pretended to know nothing.


    But with the feeling of unease in his heart, Xiaolu was not going to love Weiwei.


    Weiwei blindly pestered him, and Xiaolu was tired of it. He was very kind so he kept putting up with her, but Weiwei still felt it.


    She blamed all this on Long Xi. With someone continually fanning the flames beside her, she hated Long Xi even more.


    The deadline for her appointment with Xiaolu to ¡°try to date for a month¡± arrived.


    Xiaolu said to her, ¡°We are not suited!¡±


    However, she did not abide by the original agreement and kept pestering Xiaolu. She even threatened him with her death, playing the trick of ¡°crying, having a row, and committing suicide¡±.


    Seeing Xiaolu be so annoyed, Long Xi felt guilty.


    At first, if she did not ask Xiaolu to help Weiwei regain her confidence, Xiaolu would not have been trapped in this dilemma, unable to get away from it.


    At this time, Long Xi saw two pieces of good news and one piece of bad news in the newspaper.


    The good news was that Jiang Ba and Cheng Yimei were already executed. The bad news was that Chen Jian had succeeded in escaping from prison on the same day, and the way he escaped was quite weird. It was when the prisoners went out for exercise that he suddenly disappeared. There seemed to be experts manipulating this behind the scenes.


    The police tried their best to catch them, but they never succeeded in arresting them.


    When she told the news to Mo Kun, Mo Kun was very regretful. If he knew it earlier, he would have installed a subsidiary chip in Chen Jian¡¯s brain. He had underestimated his enemy!


    A few days later, it was December 6, Long Xi¡¯s 18th birthday.


    Because Long Xi had to go to school, she put it off for a few days and would go home to celebrate on Saturday, December 10th.


    Lord Mo Kun waited anxiously.


    Early on Saturday morning, he went to pick Long Xi up.


    Long Xi¡¯s dress today had another kind of feeling. Her black hair was loosely gathered up with a pink gauze scarf, hanging down from her left shoulder to her chest. And a red plum could be seen embroidered on the scarf.


    She wore a cream-white, high-collar, half-sleeve cheongsam made of Xihua silk.


    Xihua silk was a kind of rare silk, which was bought by Lord Mo Kun from an antiquary. There was not another silk like it that could be found in the whole Z Country.


    According to Magazine of Picking Orchid written by anonymity in the Song Dynasty, Xihua silk was from Yuesui Country, which was used for brocade weaving. When flowers fell on the silk, they would be attached and not fall. In the Han Dynasty, after the national paying tribute, Emperor Wudi gave Lijuan two liang of it to make dancing clothes. In the late spring, there was a banquet held under flowers. When dancing, the dancers flicked away the falling flowers with their sleeves, and the flowers fell all over them, making the dance more and more charming. Thus, the dance was called ¡°Dance of Flowers¡±.

 Chapter 111 Joy and Pleasure in Whose Yard?

    Long Xi¡¯s cheongsam was made of precious Xihua silk.


    Long Xi designed and cut this cheongsam herself.


    From the cheongsam¡¯s front part to its waistline, there was a plum blossom, which bloomed uniquely, defying the cold. It was also embroidered by Long Xi herself, getting the essence of Sichuan embroidery.


    In fact, no matter how she dressed up, she had the same qualities of elegance and purity.


    She walked out of the school gate and took a glance at Lord Mo Kun¡¯s car, which was washed spotless, like a white horse ready to gallop across the battlefield under the rising sun.


    Lord Mo Kun, wearing a pure-white suit, got out of the car with a smile.


    When Long Xi saw him, it seemed that a small hole opened in her heart, and a warm spring rushed out from inside. She felt the heat on her face, so she must have been blushing at that time.


    She secretly chastised herself, ¡°Long Xi, Long Xi. Why are you so different from your usual calm and composed demeanor when seeing Mo Kun?¡±


    Mo Kun was very gentlemanly to open the rear door with his right hand, indicating to Long Xi that she should get in first.


    When Long Xi got in the car, he carefully placed his left hand over the top of the door to prevent her head from hitting the frame above the door.


    The back of the car was very spacious, and the seats were very soft.


    After Long Xi got in the car, she naughtily stretched and closed her legs many times, having so much fun with herself.


    Lord Mo Kun also got in the car and solicitously pulled down the light-purple flannelette curtains on both windows to keep the sunshine off Long Xi.


    Long Xi originally thought he came to pick her up to take her to Happy Lane, but Mo Kun did not take her home, but took her to Clear Lake Dream Gallery.


    Long Xi asked, ¡°What are you trying to do?¡±


    Mo Kun smiled and said nothing. He got out of the car first, and then took her hand and helped her out of the car.


    This time, Mo Kun did not take Long Xi to the sales department first. He directly took Long Xi and used the entrance card to go into the residential area. The two security guards at the vermilion gate did not stop them.


    As on their first visit, they turned around the rockery, went through the Moon Gate, and slowly walked along the winding path on the right side. Along the way, they could see pavilions and towers, and small bridges over the flowing stream, which were scattered and hidden in it. People felt like they had entered a fairyland, enjoying themselves and forgetting to return. They also seemed to fall into the maze by mistake, full of fun.


    Mo Kun said, ¡°Last time we came here, we just gave a hurried and cursory glance. Today let¡¯s have a good visit in the garden. Didn¡¯t you say you like chrysanthemums the best? It¡¯s said that there is a wealthy and leisured landlord here, who holds a chrysanthemum exhibition in Small View Garden.¡±


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s rare for you to be in such a bright mood. Let¡¯s just have a good time and hang out.¡±


    There were various famous kinds of chrysanthemums, some were beside trees and rocks, and some were in pavilions, such as ¡°Jady-pot Spring¡±, ¡°Huanggong Stone¡±, ¡°Long Hanging Curtain¡±, ¡°Green Cloud¡±, ¡°Green Clothes and Red Petticoats¡± and other famous species. They were all in various shapes and forms, and each had its own style.


    While appreciating and commenting, they walked to a pavilion with red plum trees planted on all sides, which was called ¡°Snow Pavilion¡±.


    At this time, when the plum blossoms were in their early blossom, Long Xi felt no regret for her trip when she looked at the striking beauty of the red plum blossom defying the snow and cold.


    In the center of the pavilion, there was a high ebony table with two pots of chrysanthemums standing on it, which were planted in enamel painted pots.


    The chrysanthemum on the left was a famous kind of chrysanthemum, called Green Peony.


    Its green petals were as fine and crystal-like as jade. Its flower shape was like Chinese herbaceous peony, but it borrowed the name of the peony, making people connect the graceful bearing of the peony, the king of flowers. It looked like a noble and elegant princess.


    Another chrysanthemum belonged to another famous species, named West Lake Moon, which had a particularly thriving twig, a plump flower shape. Its color was pure golden-yellow, and its corolla hung like a sunflower toward the sun. Its color was as bright as the radiance of a lake under the moonlight, as light as the green of a willow on the bank.


    While appreciating, Long Xi laughed and said, ¡°Great. They have the unyielding integrity to defy the frost, without the vulgar attitude of ingratiating people.¡±


    She especially liked the name West Lake Moon. She thought it was very poetic and appreciated it for a long time.


    She seemed to be immersed in the rippling clear water of the West Lake, feeling the gentle waves softly rippling toward her chest and seeping into her heart.


    The delicate, soft willows on the shore drooped feebly. A cool breeze blew, and the willows swayed lightly in the breeze, which was like Xi Shi washing and dressing her hair, also like a beauty¡¯s dream.


    As Long Xi was talking, she suddenly felt that two eyes were spinning on her.


    As she was not cowardly, she turned her head and looked directly at the man.


    Wearing a Tang suit, the man was seven feet tall and well built. He had a short forehead and broad cheeks, looking ugly and ferocious. His natural inverted slanted eyebrows were thick, short, and bushy. When frowning, his eyebrows stood up, just like two daggers inserted above his eyes. There was more white and less black in his eyes.


    When the man saw Long Xi looking at him, he grinned with joy, revealing two rows of white teeth.


    Long Xi stopped looking at him and pulled Mo Kun forward.


    Turning around a cluster of green bamboo, they saw a pavilion named ¡°Green Smoke Pavilion¡±.


    In the pavilion, there was a high square rosewood flowerbed with a pot of triple-head Commander¡¯s Flag chrysanthemum on it.


    Commander¡¯s Flag chrysanthemum was a wonder in chrysanthemums, which had a large, plump flower with a single round. The flower¡¯s front color was vermilion and its back was powdered gold. Its petals could reach an inch wide and there could be up to 26 of them, making it look majestic and magnificent.


    The flower¡¯s cylindrical center was yellowish-green, which was prominent and conspicuous, like a flag of an ancient military commander, whose name came from it.


    Commander¡¯s Flag chrysanthemum was extremely difficult to cultivate, and this kind which had three heads on one branch was very rare. The so-called ¡°three heads on one branch¡± meant that three chrysanthemums blossomed simultaneously on one twig.


    Long Xi glanced back and saw that the man did not follow them. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.


    She was not afraid of that person, but afraid that Mo Kun would be angry if he saw that person, which might destroy the good atmosphere at this time.


    She stood in front of the flowerbed and said with a smile, ¡°My favorite is this Commander¡¯s Flag chrysanthemum with its valiant and heroic bearing, which reminds me of Lord of Lanling with his gentle appearance but strength inside. In those days, he wore a ferocious mask, ¡®rising commander¡¯s flag on the field, having an impressive bearing that the whole Jingguo is awed by¡¯. How daring and high-spirited he was. When he was old, he learned Tao Yuanming and Xie Lingyun, with clean hands, embracing the bright moon. How indifferent and carefree he was.¡±


    Mo Kun smiled and said, ¡°I know you like chrysanthemums very much. That¡¯s why I brought you here.¡±


    Long Xi asked naturally and gracefully, ¡°Does Brother Kun like chrysanthemum very much, too?¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°Well, I like chrysanthemums defying the cold and frost, which have far-reaching ambition and are willing to be indifferent.¡±


    Long Xi suddenly came to realize something and said with a laugh, ¡°Did you ask people to set up this chrysanthemum exhibition? Is this your birthday gift to me?¡±


    Mo Kun did not deny it, laughing as he said, ¡°You guessed it so quickly! Are you surprised?¡±


    Long Xi smiled and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to have such a romantic side! How much did it cost you? With so many famous chrysanthemum species, it¡¯s not easy to get them all together!¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°That¡¯s all right. It¡¯s not very difficult for me.¡±


    Unwittingly, they went into a long corridor with vermilion railings and colored drawings. On the wall, there were calligraphy and paintings by famous artists.


    When such a magnificent stage was set up, different characters playing by chrysanthemums appeared here one after another, including ¡°Jade Dragon Claw¡±, ¡°Autumn Wind and Dew¡±, ¡°Jade Hall and Golden Horse¡±, ¡°Waiting for the Moon in West Chamber¡±, ¡°Cool Breeze and Clear Moon¡±, ¡°Autumn Clear Water¡±, ¡°Phoenix Hairpin¡±, ¡°Blossoms of Peach and Plum¡±, ¡°Bathing Beauty¡±, ¡°Violet Cloud¡±, and so on.


    Through the corridor, a high wall divided the garden landscape into two parts.


    A row of hawk¡¯s eye stood at the base of the wall. And there was a moon gate in the wall¡¯s middle, with a butterfly door on either side. There was a stone plaque above the moon gate with the words ¡°Altogether Different World¡± inscribed on it.


    Passing through the eastern butterfly door, they saw a straight ginkgo tree standing on either side of the door. Their thick golden leaves obscured most of the people¡¯s vision.


    After going around the ginkgo tree, their vision became very wide, and they saw another kind of magnificent scenery.


    They saw a lake of 10 hectares, with autumn clear water, rippling waves, and willows on both shores, which was called ¡°Jianxian Lake¡±. The lakeside was covered with pale green, golden, and red chrysanthemums, leaving only a few winding roads for people to walk on. It seemed that the Creator laid a thick pale green blanket embroidered with golden and red flowers.


    Willows were planted by the lake, and their leaves had turned yellow. They stretched out their branches, which were as slender as girls¡¯ hand, gently swinging, as if they welcomed people.


    From a distance, chrysanthemums seemed to be blooming on the trunks of the willow trees. When they got closer, they found that it was various chrysanthemums grafted onto the trunks. On some trees, there were 10 different colors, different varieties of chrysanthemums. It was gorgeous to the extreme.


    Long Xi felt dazzled and she said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s dressing colorful clothes on the willows. It looks a bit funny, a bit like ¡®sailing under false colors¡¯.¡±


    Pointing to the lake, Mo Kun said, ¡°It¡¯s an artificial lake, called Jianxian Lake. It¡¯s said that the purple fairy of the seven fairies was once demoted to the mortal world. On Purple Fairy Island in the lake, she used clear water as the mirror to sort out her hair and clothes. Look, there¡¯s a stone statue of purple fairy beside the lake!¡±


    Long Xi smiled and said, ¡°Since it¡¯s an artificial lake, the legend must be false.¡±


    Mo Kun pointed to a round island in the center of the lake and said, ¡°That island is named Yingyue Island because it is shaped like a full moon. The six-story antique tower on the island is called Star Catching Tower, whose top is the highest point in the garden. Come on, let¡¯s go across Dragon Bridge and go there.¡±


    It was a stone arch bridge with 24 arches that connected the west bank and Yingyue Island. It looked like a dragon lying in waves, so it was named ¡°Dragon Bridge¡±.


    On the white marble railings on the bridge, there were various patterns, such as ¡°Yutang Fugui¡±, ¡°Good Luck and Happiness¡±, ¡°Being Number One Scholar¡±, ¡°Five Blessings¡±, and ¡°Eight Happiness¡±.


    They leaned against the railings and saw many ¡°lotuses¡± blooming on the lake.


    Long Xi was quite surprised and she asked, ¡°How can there be dark-purple lotuses? Is it a new species from abroad?¡±


    Mo Kun laughed and said, ¡°These are not lotus flowers, they¡¯re black chrysanthemums. When they¡¯re in the early stage of blossoming, the flowers are dark violet, and their shapes are like lotus flowers. So they¡¯re also called black lotuses. You read books every day, harming your eyes. And you didn¡¯t bring your glasses today, so maybe you can¡¯t see them clearly?¡±


    Long Xi blushed and said with a smile, ¡°I don¡¯t have myopia! I know black chrysanthemums, but how can they bloom in the water?¡±


    Mo Kun smiled and said, ¡°Take a guess.¡±


    Long Xi was so clever and guessed quickly, saying, ¡°Oh, I see. There should be wooden stakes at the bottom of the lake. Then flowerpots are placed, which have a similar color to the lake water, on the stakes, making them halfway out of the water surface.¡±

 Chapter 112 Birthday Party

    Long Xi was clever and she had seen through the little tricks. ¡°Well, it seems that the black chrysanthemums are growing on the lake. But I guess the flowers were planted in flowerpots that are supported by wooden stakes at the bottom of the lake. The flowerpots and the soil in them are all blue in color, similar to that of the lake. From a distance, it looks just like the black chrysanthemums have grown out of the water. Very impressive, Brother Kun!¡±


    Long Xi was lying in Mo Kun¡¯s arms, and Mo Kun was gently caressing her hair.


    ¡°Look, there are painted pleasure boats,¡± looking up at the lake, he said.


    There were several painted pleasure boats on the lake. Rowing the boats were some young girls in beautiful clothes.


    The visitors were in high spirits. And they decided to enjoy the scenery and the beautiful black chrysanthemums in the boats.


    It reminded Long Xi of the lines in Peony Pavilion: ¡°In windy strands of rain, painted pleasure boats nod in misty waves. Maidens shielded by brocaded screens are blinded to such glorious scenes!¡±


    One of the boats was extraordinary. The bow was shaped into an upper body of a lion, gold in color, with sharp eyes and a straight nose, hair upright, and mouth open, looking magnificent.


    There was a fan-shaped window on the painted cabin. Looking from outside, the visitors in the window were like portraits on a piece of fan-shaped canvas. Looking out from inside the cabin, the scenery outside was like a flowing landscape painting.


    There were six people on the boat. One of them was a man, probably in his 40s, quite skinny, grey-haired, and wearing a double-breasted military uniform. He had sharp eagle eyes, high cheekbones, and his face was covered with wrinkles carved by time.


    Next to him, there was another middle-aged man, stocky, with a round face, sober eyes, big nose, and full lips. He had a jackal-like head and eyebrows like needles.


    And there was a beautiful woman sitting on the right side of the eagle-eyed man.


    She wore a light-blue floppy straw hat, and her pretty face was hidden behind a veil, adding to the air of mystery.


    She wore a dress that was the same color as her hat. Her curly hair was long and silky. The peony pendant on her neck was shining in the sunlight. It was made of pink diamonds of different sizes. And the sapphire earrings on her ears were sparkling.


    She was quiet, lost in her thoughts.


    Long Xi found that the woman looked like Xiaolu¡¯s mother Fan Qianqian, but she couldn¡¯t see her face clearly because she didn¡¯t raise her head, her face was cover with a veil, and it was at a long distance.


    There was also a muscular man sitting on the right side of the eagle-eyed man. Long Xi found his figure and clothes were just like the man with slanted eyebrows, who had stared at her, but she was not sure.


    Next to him was a man wearing a long, white, gauzy robe and an apricot jacket. Looking from his back, he was as graceful as an opera player in old times.


    There was an eagle flying in the sky.


    When the boat turned around, Long Xi could see the face of the muscular man. She was right. That was the man with slanted eyebrows. He seemed to be lazy and too tired to lift his eyes.


    He didn¡¯t seem to appreciate the beautiful view around him, only occasionally raising his eyes to cast a bored glimpse at the black chrysanthemums on the lake.


    The young man next to him was quite handsome and charming, looking gentle and elegant. He looked very familiar, but Long Xi couldn¡¯t remember who he was.


    ¡°Who is that in the long gauzy robe, he seems familiar?¡± Long Yu asked.


    ¡°He is Yun Dieyi, the leading player in the Phoenix Kunqu Opera troupe, playing the young female character,¡± Mo Kun answered.


    Long Xi said, ¡°Oh, I remember him. Last time when granny watched Kunqu Opera on TV, there was a young female character performer. It was him. He was brilliant! The voice and the way he looked simply blended in with the character. Today, he¡¯s not wearing makeup, I couldn¡¯t recognize him. Brother Kun, you are so busy with your work, and have no time for TV, how do you know him?¡±


    Mo Kun smiled and said, ¡°He is now the most popular young female character actor of Kunqu Opera in Suzhou. He was born to sing Kunqu Opera. After years of studying, he can now perform well. And he is the head of the Phoenix Kunqu Opera troupe.¡±


    Mo Kun smiled mysteriously, it was he who invited Yun Dieyi here, as one of the surprises for Long Xi tonight. He knew that she liked the Kunqu Opera Peony Pavilion. But he didn¡¯t know the people around Yun Dieyi. They either came together, or happened to meet each other on the same boat.


    After a while, Long Xi and Mo Kun arrived at the ¡°Star-picking Building¡±.


    They made their way to the hall on the second floor.


    The hall was decorated in classical style, with tables made of rosewood, bead curtains, and drapes. It looked like a room for banquets in ancient times.


    Looking at the banquet hall from above, it looked like a completed jigsaw puzzle. And all the puzzle pieces were banquet tables and chairs in different shapes¡ªrectangular, square, triangular, and round. There was a shape of a large ship in the center of the hall, surrounded by the shapes of butterflies, birds, flowers, bridges, and houses.


    ¡°We will have your birthday party here this evening. The elements we used in this room come from two ancient paintings, ¡°Swallows¡± and ¡°Butterflies¡±. Interesting, isn¡¯t it? We don¡¯t need any seating plan. The guests can choose their own seats. They have already arrived,¡± Mo Kun said to Long Xi.


    He clapped his hands three times.


    Long Xi¡¯s granny came out from behind the bead curtain, accompanied by a group of friends and relatives.


    Grandma was dressed up today, looking much younger. That was also Mo Kun¡¯s arrangement, apparently.


    Her granny¡¯s hair was done up in a classical style, with a white jade hairpin. She wore a pair of fan-shaped enamel earrings, a necklace made of eight precious stones, and a pair of agate bracelets. She was in a yellow dress and a short coat embellished with pearls. Her shoes were embroidered with golden dragons and phoenixes. These clothes, shoes, and jewelry were gifts from Mo Kun.


    Standing next to her granny were her old neighbor and good friends, Auntie Wu, Auntie Chen and, Auntie Lu.


    Standing behind granny were the folks of the Intoxicating Aroma Village, including the Zhaos and the Longs.


    There were two groups of people coming out through the drapes¡ªheadmaster Deng Chao and Mrs. Lin, and Long Xi¡¯s classmates, Xiaolu, Yu Lanjie, and Yan Wangchuan.


    There were Zhu Junyao, Niu Xi, Granpa Shu, and Feng Zihao. Long Xi first met them in Mount Xiao Emei. Zhu Yuyao was holding Dong¡¯er¡¯s hand. In the face of so many people, Dong¡¯er was a little shy. So she lowered her head, pretending to play with her handkerchief.


    Long Xi was moved to tears. This was the best birthday party she had ever had.


    As a host, Lord Mo Kun arranged the seats and tea for the guests.


    A dozen beautiful waitresses came in through the curtains along with ancient Chinese music and served Longjing tea and preserved fruit platter, including lychee, longan, raisins, carambola, and so on. They all dressed up as maids in Tang dresses.


    Then, the maids served some peach preserves with carved flower patterns, which was delicious and good-looking! It also had the meaning of long life.


    Mo Kun clapped his hands as a signal, then ancient Chinese music started to play from behind the bead curtain.


    As two maids rolled up the crystal bead curtains, Yun Dieyi came out in costume, along with the music, playing the female character.


    He danced with a black paper fan, moving his fingers gracefully into the shape of an orchid, and started to sing: ¡°Originally beautiful purples and brilliant reds bloom in profusion.¡±


    Granny liked Kunqu Opera. So she knew its name upon hearing it. ¡°This is an excerpt from Soap Robe in the chapter Garden Sauntering from Peony Pavilion!¡±


    The female character Du Liniang was performed well by Yun Dieyi. Her body was lithe, her figure was elegant, and the expression in her eyes was beautiful.


    Her voice was sweet, better than a nightingale¡¯s. Her singing style was characteristic, touching and full of emotions.


    ¡°¡­Yet to a crumbling well, faded walls, such splendor is abandoned. But in this glorious season, where are sounds of joy in this garden¡­¡± She turned away and then back with a big birthday peach bun surrounded by many small peach buns, which meant a good wish of having many children and grandchildren.


    That was magic added into the opera show. The audience cheered at the surprise.


    ¡°Mornings take wing, evenings unfold, beyond green arbor, rosy clouds soar. In windy strands of rain, gilded pleasure boats nod in misty waves. Maidens shielded by brocaded screens are blinded to such glorious scenes!¡± She bowed to Long Xi and handed her the peach bun while singing.


    Long Xi smiled and took the peach bun.


    ¡°Du Liniang¡± swung her long sleeves and said to Long Xi with a cadence, ¡°I wish you the best.¡±


    Applause and cheers erupted from the audience.


    ¡°Du Liniang¡± organized her sleeves and made her exit along with the music.


    It was Mo Kun¡¯s turn then. He smiled and stood up. ¡°Long Xi, as your fianc¨¦, I wish you happiness and a long life. I¡¯ve written a poem for you.¡±


    ¡°Wow, I am all ears, I can¡¯t wait to listen to your poem!¡± Long Xi said with a naughty smile.


    Mo Kun read slowly: ¡°My girl isn¡¯t humankind¡­¡±


    The guests were looking at each other, puzzled.


    Granny looked puzzled as well.


    Long Xi looked at Lord Mo Kun with interest, waiting for him to finishes the sentences.


    Mo Kun smiled naughtily. ¡°¡­To me, she is more glorious than an angel.¡±


    Oh, that was it.


    Xiaolu applauded. ¡°Big Brother Kun, you are not only a scientist, but also a poet. That¡¯s awesome. How I envy you!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m flattered,¡± Mo Kun said to Xiaolu.


    Long Xi winked at Mo Kun, he knew it meant ¡°thank you¡±.


    The two looked at each other and smiled.


    The guests had some preserved fruit while listening to Kunqu Opera.

 Chapter 113 Winning Her Hear

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    The maids served the main course- which was porridge cooked in an earthen pot, and smelled very appetizing.


    The porridge was piping hot, as it was still bubbling away on the surface.


    The rice grains were longer and thinner, and were light green in color, much like the lustre of jade. It gave off a distinct aroma.


    Long Xi was surprised, ¡°It¡¯s green japonica rice porridge, as mentioned in ¡°A Dream in Red Mansions!¡±


    She swallowed hard uncontrollably, and her stomach growled in anticipation.


    How embarrassing! Long Xi had never made such a gaffe, in her eighteen years of life!


    When she read ¡°A Dream in Red Mansions,¡± there were many delicious foods mentioned, in the book. One of them was this green, japonica rice porridge.


    Her eyes were fixed greedily on the porridge, like a hungry wolf.


    That bowl of green porridge looked like a rippling spring lake, reflecting the blue sky. It must have been simmering for a long time, as the color of the rice had seeped into the gruel.


    Though she was very hungry, she politely filled the bowls for the people at the table, before getting her own.


    The porridge was hot, but very delicious.


    The essence of the green japonica rice had been infused into the porridge gruel.


    Long Xi enjoyed the porridge so much, that she gladly ignored the piping hotness of the porridge and wanted to eat it in a single gulp.


    Very hot! Her tongue was almost burnt by the heat.


    Although her tongue felt tender, she was still reluctant to spit out the delicious food. Instead, she blew on her porridge to cool it down.


    She felt as if she had turned into the dragon lady in the myth, riding a green dragon, roaming heaven and earth freely, and sometimes feeling lonely.


    One day, she flew over an emerald bamboo forest, and saw a man dressed in a pale green robe, leaning against a bamboo grove. He merged perfectly into the green sea of bamboos.


    The man played a melodious tune on a green bamboo pipe.


    This was when she suddenly realized that there were more beautiful sounds between heaven and earth, other than the sounds of a mountain stream trickling, birds singing¡­


    Mo Kun looked at her in surprise, ¡°You must be really hungry!¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve wanted to eat this delicacy for so long already. Green japonica rice is not easy to come by and it is usually too expensive.¡± Long Xi said, without lifting her head.


    Consuming bowl after bowl of porridge, the other people echoed her words. Soon, the small clay pot was almost empty.


    While Long Xi concentrated on eating the porridge, Lord Mo Kun watched her, intently.


    He thought Long Xi was more delicious than the delicacy they just had.


    Her fair and tender face looked like a steamed, glutinous rice dumpling, which made him want to take a bite. Her eyes were like freshly picked, black grapes, which increased his appetite.


    The maids brought out the second dish.


    Mo Kun introduced the dish, ¡°This dish has a really poetic name, Snow Night Peach Blossom!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°This is Peach Blossoms in Snow Night. I have long been aware of this dish!¡±


    Everyone ate, while listening to Long Xi¡¯s story of Snow Night Peach Blossom


    It was a long story.


    In February of a certain year, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, had a serious illness and was totally bedridden. In the blink of an eye, it was March, the beautiful season, when peach blossoms bloomed. However, Gaozong could no longer enjoy the flowers, unlike the previous years.


    It began to snow shortly after midday. The wind and snowfall stopped in the evening, and the moon rose. The whole land was covered in a silvery white hue and the scenery was just breathtaking.


    Empress Wu helped Gaozong to the window to enjoy the view. Gaozong clapped his hands and exclaimed, ¡°How good that peach blossoms can bloom in this snowy night!¡± A smile brightened his pale cheeks. He immediately felt better and asked for food.


    Empress Wu Zetian immediately asked the imperial dining room to prepare some food.


    After a while, the food was ready.


    Gaozong found that there was a new dish that night, which looked good and tasted delicious, but he couldn¡¯t remember its name.


    He picked up a piece of pink shrimp, put it into his mouth and chewed, then asked, ¡°What is the name of this dish?¡±


    Empress Wu smiled and said, ¡°Your Majesty, this dish was named by you. You were talking about Peach Blossoms in Snow Night, when you admired the scenery outside the window. So I asked the royal chef to make that.¡±


    Gaozong suddenly realized that and said happily, ¡°Yes, yes, yes, it was named by me! It was named by me! ¡±


    Since then, this dish would be served at every festive feast.


    After Gaozong¡¯s death, the dish ¡°Peach Blossoms in Snow Night ¡± was also placed in front of his altar.


    Long Xi finally said, ¡°I know what the ingredients are. The mixture of egg whites and fried milk was cooked like Shunde Stir-fried Milk, symbolizing the snowy night. The tiger shrimps were stir-fried with fresh spicy sauce, and looked like peach blossoms. The winter bamboo shoots were cut into the shape of peach leaves and peach branches.¡±


    Mo Kun smiled and said, ¡°You really have an acute sense of taste!¡±


    There was something between the lines of his speech, that made Long Xi¡¯s pretty face blush like the ¡°peach blossoms¡± they had just eaten.


    Yan Wangchuan, sitting at the next table, had been paying attention to the story, and couldn¡¯t help saying, ¡°In fact, this is just a legend. It is not so creditable. Were Empress Wu Zetian and Gaozong in such a good relationship? Isn¡¯t it a simple fact that Empress Wu Zetian was always trying to use Gaozong, to achieve her desire for power? I think this story was merely told in order to glorify Empress Wu Zetian! There¡¯s a famous dish called Baiqie Concubine Pheasant in Guangdong, and some later generations came up with a far-fetched story, related to Concubine Yang. In fact, Concubine Yang had never been to Guangdong from her birth to death, in history.¡±


    Mo Kun smiled and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Wangchuan to be so erudite and well informed!¡±


    ¡°It is only an opinion; you are flattering me!¡± Yan Wangchuan smiled and said.


    They drank all the wine, gobbled up all the delicacies served and sipped the precious tea, after each course. Everyone was content and tipsy, feeling as lighthearted as immortals.


    After the banquet, some of the guests, including village head Long and uncle Zhao, took naps, in the building. Young people like Yu Lanjie and Yan Wangchuan enjoyed the view by the lake, by boat. Zhu Junyao and Niu Xisuch were going to see the flowers.


    Granny and auntie Wu wanted to take a boat to visit Full Moon Island, so they set off happily.


    ¡°Would you like to climb to the top of the Star-reaching Building, and take in the panoramic view of the park?¡± Mo Kun asked Long Xi.


    Smiling, Long Xi touched her round belly and said, ¡°I ate too much, going for a walk would be perfect!¡±


    Mo Kun¡¯s face was slightly flushed and he smiled a little mysteriously.


    So the two went together to the top of Star-reaching Building.


    The view was different from such a height, very picturesque, as it overlooked the park.


    Long Xi suddenly discovered a whole new world!


    It turned out that the golden red chrysanthemums by the lake made up a formation, comprising three Chinese characters ¡± I love you!¡± It was as if the characters were embroidered with gold and red threads on the green carpet.


    Long Xi looked at it for a while and asked Mo Kun, ¡°Is this your surprise for me?¡±


    Mo Kun nodded and smiled. His face was like the night sky lit up by glazed lamps, a wild field in full bloom, a lotus leaf with dew on it.


    He smiled and asked affectionately, ¡°Is it a moving scene?¡±


    Long Xi did not answer, so he tucked in his chin, and closed his eyes.


    Long Xi was confused, ¡°Why is he closing his eyes? He¡­ This¡­ is¡­ Is¡­ he¡­ expecting¡­ a kiss?¡±


    He definitely wanted her to kiss him. His handsome face, lovely eyes and gentle smile were like a drug. How could one resist a creature like that?


    Since Lord Mo Kun wanted a kiss, Long Xi would not disappoint him.


    Long Xi held her breath, standing on tiptoe, as his lips came closer and closer.


    When Long Xi was about to kiss Lord Mo Kun, he suddenly opened his eyes and pulled out something, seemingly out of nowhere and popped it into Long Xi¡¯s mouth.


    He tilted his head like a naughty child, looking at her tenderly with bright eyes and bantered with her, ¡°You were trying to kiss me, weren¡¯t you?¡±


    A little embarrassed, Long Xi drew back, and took out the item in her mouth. It turned out to be a very small and exquisite small jade ring, inlaid with gold, with a Pu-pattern. This so-called ¡°Pu-pattern¡± is a straw mat pattern made of bulrush, which is staggered and slanted, like a cage with hexagonal bulges. This was a typical pattern from the Han Dynasty.


    Mo Kun smiled and said, ¡°This is a birthday present for you. I bought it from an antique dealer.¡±


    ¡°How sweet you are! But is there any possibility that it was stolen from a tomb, a burial object for the dead?¡± Long Xi said, teasing him.


    ¡°No! The dealer said it was a family heirloom, passed down by his ancestors. He wouldn¡¯t have parted with it, if his family had not encountered tough times and were in desperate need of money. I am a layman when it comes to antiques, but I can read people well. He is not lying. Yes, I have another surprise for you. Let¡¯s go to Zhenxia Pavilion, next to Xiaoxiang Pavilion.¡±


    Long Xi followed him to Zhenxia Pavilion.


    As the name suggested, Zhenxia Pavilion was surrounded by many red flowers. There were many flowers from the different seasons, looking like crimson clouds at sunset. Living in Zhenxia Pavilion, one could be as happy as the gods, could paradise be any better?


    She found her grandmother sitting on a bench in the courtyard of Zhenxia Pavilion, looking at her with a smile. Long Xi asked Mo Kun, ¡°Kun, what do you have up your sleeve, now?¡±


    Mo Kun smiled and said, ¡°This is our home in the future! The three of us will live here! We¡¯ll get married, and have children! Granny¡¯s name and your name are on the house proprietary certificate. This house is your property now.¡±


    Hearing this, Long Xi was moved to tears.


    The surprises from Lord Mo Kun, came one by one. He had gone for cooking classes and learned some cooking skills. Today, he made several of Long Xi¡¯s favorite dishes.


    Although the taste was not that good yet, she was happier to enjoy the dishes.


    Because this was the way her beloved man showed his love.


    In the evening, Granny went to bed early.


    Long Xi helped Lord Mo Kun to take a bath, as she promised.


    She walked into the bathroom with Lord Mo Kun.


    His bathroom was also decorated in a very interesting way. There was a wooden board hanging at the door, which had three Chinese letterings, stating ¡°Hall of Raindrops.¡±


    When Long Xi ran the bath for Lord Mo Kun, she found that the sound of the water running from the shower head was really like the sound of raindrops. The name ¡°Hall of Raindrops¡± was both apt and poetic.


    The dressing mirror in the bathroom was made in the typical style in Z Country. There were two lines of Li Bai¡¯s poem in cursive script ¡°Its torrent dashes down three thousand feet from high, I wonder if it¡¯s the Milky Way that is falling from the sky.¡±


    Was that a metaphor, describing the water from the shower head, as flying down three thousand feet?

 Chapter 114 Embracing In the Gentle Breeze and Getting Wet With Dew Made of Tears

    Long Xi was amused. Could the little ¡°drizzle¡± from the sprinkler head be described as a ¡°flying waterfall¡±?


    After filling a bathtub of water, she tested the temperature of the water with her hand. Well, it was just right!


    Although they called it service, in fact, she just did simple things like heat up water or pass him the shower gel. She dared not do anything else. Moreover, she closed her eyes, not daring to see Lord Mo Kun¡¯s nice figure!


    Mo Kun soaked in the bathtub and stared at Long Xi for a while as she kept her eyes closed.


    He mischievously turned on the shower and threw water at Long Xi.


    Her eyes were closed, so she could not avoid it. The ¡°drizzle¡± fell on her snow-white, smooth skin and clothes. The water flowed down her sloping shoulders, making him enjoy this a lot.


    Long Xi dared not open her eyes, as her face was redder than the red scarf.


    Mo Kun did not speak. He grasped Long Xi around the waist, took her out, and set her down on the bed.


    This time, Long Xi did not refuse. She had also been looking forward to this moment for a long time.


    When Mo Kun put her down and got up for a moment to grab a bath towel, Long Xi suddenly opened her eyes and stretched out her arms around Mo Kun¡¯s neck. She clasped his hands and looked straight at the man in front of her with her eyes, which were as clear as if they had been washed.


    Suddenly, Mo Kun lowered his head and fiercely bit her red lip.


    Blood dripped from Long Xi¡¯s plump lower lip!


    Long Xi was annoyed that he was treating her so roughly!


    Mo Kun smiled evilly and rubbed his forefinger across her red lip, which he had bit just now. His deep voice rose from his throat. ¡°How do you feel?¡±


    Long Xi kept her hands around Mo Kun¡¯s neck and said astonishingly, ¡°I feel good. Do you want to try?¡±


    After saying that, Long Xi lifted her snow-white neck and leaned upward. Then, she clasped her arms around his head, with his unruly off-center part hairstyle, and bit him fiercely¡­


    Lord Mo Kun now also had a small bite on his lips, which had just been bitten by her teeth. Fine, now they were even!


    As they watched each other, their eyes were burning with love and affection, as well as some kind of tacit understanding!


    ¡°Does it hurt?¡± Long Xi¡¯s starry eyes were full of provocation and a kind of indomitable recklessness.


    Mo Kun took a heavy hot breath and said in his deep voice, ¡°No. Next time you can try to bite me deeper. Let¡¯s see if I will feel pain, shall we?¡±


    His deep voice was full of endless sexuality.


    ¡°Really? So you like people biting you so much? I won¡¯t wait for a next time!¡±


    Long Xi smiled attractively. Even though she usually looked like a pure white rose, her smile was like a red thorny rose now. The change in her was so great that even Mo Kun was taken aback.


    Long Xi suddenly turned her head to bite Mo Kun¡¯s throat. She was like an extremely hungry gormandizer who suddenly burst out and tried to eat the delicious food she¡¯d craved for a long time.


    Mo Kun gasped deeply, not because he felt pain, but because of his high morale.


    Given his speed, he could have stopped Long Xi. However, Mo Kun did not know why, but he let Long Xi bite him.


    As she looked at the row of deep bite-marks left on the side of his throat, Long Xi was stunned for a moment. It seemed unbelievable that this was her own work.


    ¡°Long Xi, you are the first girl who has dared to bite me,¡± Mo Kun said, ¡°You will also be the last one. I¡¯ll show you in a minute what it feels like to be a woman.¡±


    Long Xi suddenly felt a chill from behind. How could she forget that this man never lost out?


    The temperature in the room kept rising while the beautiful, melodious symphony of the couple began to ring.


    Peach blossoms were shining as fallen flowers scattered and flew around! Long Xi completed her transformation from a girl to a woman in this love nest that Mo Kun had prepared. Although she felt pain, she was also happy!


    Mo Kun also transformed from a boy into a real man!


    Long Xi had not expected that Lord Mo Kun would be like a beast before this had happened. However, afterward, he treated her with compassion and tenderness. He was so gentle and so careful¡­


    She did not wake up until about ten o¡¯clock the next morning. When she did, she saw that Lord Mo Kun was making breakfast in a mad rush. She could tell by his movements that he was not an expert.


    His hair was wet, as if he had just washed it. He was wearing a loose white sheer shirt and short blue jeans that showed off his long legs.


    He was making soft-boiled poached eggs with Hollandaise sauce and two fried ham sausages. There were three portions, including one for Grandma.


    Grandma had gotten up early and was now exercising in the yard.


    Well¡­ The soft-boiled poached eggs were very unsuccessful. However, although the yolks were almost completely solidified, the Hollandaise sauce was too much, and the ham sausages had been burned on the outside yet left uncooked on the inside, Long Xi still ate with great satisfaction.


    She kept her naturally beautiful face makeup free, yet she was still so pretty that Mo Kun was fascinated by her.


    After breakfast, Mo Kun drove Long Xi to school and said goodbye reluctantly. Alas, they had to separate for another week!


    Time flew. The final exam was about to begin, so Long Xi no longer read newspapers or watched videos on her mobile phone. She did not care about the outside world. She just concentrated on her studies.


    She did not even notice that her classmates were planning on asking President Deng Zhao to change their chemistry teacher.


    At the end of the class, the students took turns to sign on a printed big-character poster. When it was Weiwei¡¯s turn, she quickly signed it without any hesitation. Afterward, she handed it to Xiaolu next to her. Upon reading it, Xiaolu seemed to agree with the contents of the big-character poster. Thus, he signed his name and gave it to Long Xi behind him.


    Long Xi saw that the following words were written on the big-character poster:


    Distinguished President Deng Zhao,


    After a discussion between all the students in Class Three, Grade Three, we have all agreed that our chemistry substitute teacher, Miss Deng, possesses a low teaching level. She talked nonsense in class and could not speak standard Mandarin. She could not even pronounce things correctly, so she could be called ¡°Miss Mis-speller¡±.


    If we continued to let her teach us, she would delay our studies.


    We are preparing for the college entrance examination. Our time is precious and urgent. We really cannot afford any delays.


    Therefore, all our classmates earnestly ask President Deng Zhao to provide a teacher with a higher teaching level. The sooner, the better.


    P.S. We are just troubled by facts, not by a particular person. Please forgive us for our disrespect.


    All the students in Class Three, Grade Three


    January 14, 2023


    Below were the signatures of many students in Class Three, Grade Three.


    Long Xi, who felt somewhat hesitant, delayed writing something.


    Miss Deng¡¯s teaching level was really not high, but she was quite amiable. Furthermore, she usually took preparing lessons seriously. She just lacked experience. Plus, her Mandarin was not standard. She had a strong local accent.


    Weiwei told Long Xi loudly, ¡°Sign it quickly! Do you want to be the traitor of our class?¡±


    After hearing this, Long Xi thought this was a pretty serious accusation. She had originally intended to brace herself and sign it, but she did not want to do anything that went against her conscience.


    Xiaolu said realistically, ¡°Actually, I also think she should be replaced. Given her level, if she had not been the president¡¯s relative, she would not have been a substitute teacher for a senior class. I¡¯m just looking at the facts, I have nothing against her!¡±


    Then, she said, ¡°But this might affect Miss Deng¡¯s future career. Let¡¯s negotiate, shall we?¡±


    She insisted on not signing her name, so the ¡°remaining confederates¡± of Man Shahua, such as Hua Yanyan and Cheng Ran, ganged up on her and teased her.


    Weiwei said in a bratty tone, ¡°You don¡¯t have to sign it, but you can¡¯t tell the teacher.¡±


    Long Xi replied, ¡°Of course I won¡¯t do such a thing!¡±


    The next day, the big-character poster was posted in a conspicuous place at the entrance of the dean¡¯s office. The names of the whole class were signed on it.


    Soon, the big-character poster was torn down and Long Xi was called to the president¡¯s office.


    President Deng Zhao, who usually was kind and pleasant, saw her come in and asked her to close the door. Then, he angrily asked her, ¡°Long Xi, did you take the initiative to write that big-character poster?¡±


    Long Xi quickly explained, ¡°It was not me. I didn¡¯t even sign it. This wasn¡¯t my idea. I objected to it, but they don¡¯t listen to me.¡±


    ¡°You said your name was not on the big-character poster? Who signed this name then? I compared it to your homework. It¡¯s your handwriting! Some students told me it was you, the monitor, who took the lead in doing this thing!¡± President Deng Zhao threw her the torn big-character poster.


    Long Xi saw that the big-character poster did indeed have her name on it. The fake handwriting was very similar to hers. Her name ranked first. It was signed in the most conspicuous place, with the biggest font and deepest color.


    She immediately realized that she had been set up by someone!


    She explained, ¡°It really wasn¡¯t me! Someone imitated my handwriting! I didn¡¯t do such a thing! Who framed me?¡±


    President Deng Zhao said, ¡°Isn¡¯t Wei Wei a good friend of yours?¡±


    The gap in Long Xi¡¯s heart became a little larger. Her eyes turned cold as she said, ¡°Wei Wei? She is no longer my good friend. We had a falling-out. Although I don¡¯t think Miss Deng is suitable to be our substitute teacher either, I still think it¡¯s unreasonable to use that big-character poster. If this spreads, it will greatly affect Miss Deng¡¯s future career. I¡¯m not a person who would do something like this!¡±


    President Deng Zhao squinted at her for a moment. Long Xi had a clear conscience, so her eyes were firm.


    President Deng Zhao said, ¡°I¡¯m confident about my judgment when it comes to people. People¡¯s temperament comes from the inside, just like the patina of antiques. You cannot explain it clearly and make others understand, but you can feel it when you look immediately. I trust you! I won¡¯t pursue this matter any further! Next time such a thing happens, you can advise your classmates to come to me directly. Don¡¯t do that again! Do you understand?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°I do take responsibility for this matter. As the class monitor, I also have a duty to dissuade them. I don¡¯t do my duty because I¡¯m afraid that my classmates will consider me a traitor. President Deng, I¡¯m sincerely asking you, can you change our teacher for us? We are now going through a critical period, so we can¡¯t afford any mistakes!¡±


    President Deng nodded and said, ¡°I will consider your opinion carefully! Well, I hear that you can write poems. I¡¯ll give you a topic.¡±


    Long Xi asked, ¡°What¡¯s the topic?¡±

 Chapter 115 Weiwei’s Secret Weapon

    President Deng nodded and said, ¡°I will consider your opinion carefully! Well, I hear that you can write poems. I¡¯ll give you a topic.¡±


    Long Xi asked, ¡°What¡¯s the topic?¡±


    President Deng said, ¡°My hobby is playing chess. If you can make a rhyming poem about chess in five minutes, I¡¯ll approve of your request.¡±


    Long Xi didn¡¯t think this was too much to ask. She quickly got poetic and wrote a poem in five minutes. ¡°It¡¯s contemplative to play chess, with the eagle on the left and the wolf on the right. The chess puzzle is like a swallow passing through curtains, difficult to figure out. Could you checkmate the chess puzzle of spring thunder waking insects? It temporarily becomes weak by giving up a rook to save the king. Then, it inversely turns strong by using a cannon to checkmate. As if suddenly enlightened, I become the king amid cheers.¡±


    Deng Zhao said, ¡°It¡¯s a good poem with a heptasyllabic regulated verse. It has a neat, balanced antithesis full of a childlike nature. Okay, I agree.¡±


    This result was quite unexpected. Miss Deng was indeed replaced by a middle-aged female teacher.


    This female teacher was very capable and filled with enthusiasm for teaching. She also could speak Mandarin correctly and had a high teaching level, which made her very popular among the students.


    Miss Deng was transferred to the school library to work as a management teacher.


    President Deng Zhao had a unique educational idea. Instead of biding his time to take revenge, he handled this matter properly.


    This time, Long Xi could not tolerate it anymore. She told Xiaolu about it.


    If this could be tolerated, what could not? What Long Xi hated most was that other people played these little tricks behind her back.


    Xiaolu was angrier than she was. By Saturday morning, he asked Weiwei out to break up with her completely.


    He still asked Weiwei to go to the Persian Cat¡¯s Coffee. Let them end things where they¡¯d started them!


    Weiwei cried all night because Xiaolu had treated her with an attitude on Friday. Her eyes were swollen from crying. She locked the door, lost her temper in the room, and threw everything in the room, including the lamp, a book, and a pen, to the floor.


    Her mother heard the noise and shouted at her behind the door. The more she shouted at her, the angrier she became.


    Later, she received a phone call from Xiaolu. After hearing Xiaolu ask her out, she thought that Xiaolu had changed his mind and dressed herself up.


    She wore makeup and a pair of Mickey-Mouse-shaped round discolored sunglasses to hide her red, swollen eyes.


    Then, she put on a pink princess dress and a fake diamond headband. On each end of her two small braids was a purple heart-shaped crystal.


    She was petite, but her chest was big. She had a pretty child-like face and a charming full-grown figure!


    When Xiaolu saw her coming, he said lazily, ¡°Please stop pestering me! We really are not right for each other!¡±


    Weiwei said brazenly, ¡°Why don¡¯t we go to a hotel? I¡¯ll give you my virginity. Maybe we¡¯ll hit it off in that aspect?¡±


    Xiaolu felt extremely gloomy as he said, ¡°I don¡¯t want it! You¡¯re like a scallion I don¡¯t want to eat. Even if the scallion is cooked deliciously, I will still feel nauseous! Do you have to be so thick-skinned? How about you get yourself some self-esteem?¡±


    Weiwei said, ¡°What on earth do you dislike about me? I can change it!¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°What on earth do you like about me? I can change it!¡±


    Weiwei decided to reveal her secret weapon and force Xiaolu to submit!


    She took her cell phone out of her pocket, sat next to Xiaolu, and showed him a photo on her phone.


    The enlarged photo on her cell phone made Xiaolu nervous.


    It was a candid photo of Xiaolu¡¯s mother, Fan Qianqian, and a middle-aged man kissing on a hotel bed. Their profiles were very clear, and they both wore bathrobes.


    Xiaolu recognized that middle-aged man. It was the movie king and well-known director Lu Hua. Lu Hua was a married man!


    Weiwei let Xiaolu look at the next photo, which had been taken from a different camera angle. It showed Lu Hua pressing himself against Fan Qianqian and kissing her neck.


    In this photo, Fan Qianqian¡¯s full face was visible. Her eyes were closed and her intoxicated expression was even clearer.


    Xiaolu grabbed the cell phone and deleted the two photos.


    Upon seeing his rare nervous behavior, Weiwei knew that she had bet on the right thing. Thus, she sneered and said, ¡°What¡¯s so good about Long Xi? In what way can she compare to me? Would you rather your mother gets utterly discredited, or would you prefer to be with me?¡±


    Xiaolu regained his composure and said, ¡°They¡¯re retouched photos! My mother wouldn¡¯t be so careless! She always takes bodyguards with her when she goes out. Wherever she goes, she checks the surroundings first.¡±


    Weiwei said, ¡°Really? Well, I have a lot of photos like this. Shall I send them to the newspaper office?¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°Does it make sense to you to force me to be with you like this?¡±


    Weiwei sneered and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know, wait until I send them. Or, I¡¯ll send them to Aunt Qianqian first. Maybe she¡¯ll think I¡¯m sweet and persuade you to be with me. It¡¯s hard to say.¡±


    To protect his mother, Xiaolu decided to lower his noble head and surrender.


    He tried to say in a plain tone, ¡°Tell me, what do you want in exchange for deleting all the photos?¡±


    Weiwei regained her lovely lolita appearance, put her forefinger under her lips, and turned her head sideways in a thinking pose.


    Then, she said in a delicate voice, ¡°Didn¡¯t I just say that? I want you to accompany me to the hotel.¡±


    Xiaolu¡¯s face clouded over as he said, ¡°Don¡¯t you dare push me too hard! It would not be a big deal to completely break up with you! Do you know who my mother is? If she discovers this, you¡¯ll land yourself in serious trouble! Ask for something else. What about money? I¡¯ll try to satisfy you!¡±


    Weiwei, who felt aggrieved, said, ¡°Do you really think I am such a greedy person? I am not! I love you, not your money! If worse comes to worst, let¡¯s fight at the risk of mutual destruction! Anyway, I¡¯m the crockery, while your mother is china!¡±


    After thinking, Xiaolu decided to use the stalling tactic and said tenderly, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you wanted to go to the French Riviera of Nice before? Okay, I¡¯ll go with you when the college entrance examination is over.¡±


    Weiwei¡¯s eyes lit up. She made a V gesture with one hand and placed it next to her face while saying with a smile, ¡°How could it be so simple? You¡¯ll play with me in Nice for seven days, and we¡¯ll stay in the same hotel room!¡± She pouted her small cherry mouth, making it look like a pig¡¯s mouth. Then, she made a trumpet-blowing motion with her hand, which probably meant, ¡°what can you do to me?¡±


    Xiaolu said softly, ¡°It¡¯s a deal. But you have to delete all the photos. You can¡¯t keep any of them.¡±


    Weiwei threw him a kiss, saluted him, and said with a smile, ¡°Yes, sir! Shall we go to the movies after dinner? There¡¯s a new suspense movie that you should like! Besides, you should come pick me up on Monday so we can go to school together!¡±


    Although Xiaolu was angry, he was less angry and worried than he had just been.


    It seemed that Weiwei still had a little girl¡¯s mind after all. As long as he followed her and coaxed her to make her happy, she wouldn¡¯t really do anything.


    However, there was also another question. Who had taken those photos? Given Weiwei¡¯s ability, it could not have been her!


    Who was the person behind Weiwei? This matter had to be dealt with!


    On Monday, Weiwei, who was radiant with happiness, bounced into the classroom holding Xiaolu¡¯s arm.


    Upon seeing them come in together, Weiwei holding Xiaolu¡¯s arm, Long Xi was very shocked.


    Xiaolu said, ¡°I¡¯ll explain later.¡±


    Long Xi knew him very well. She also knew that there was a reason for everything and that nothing came out of nowhere. Thus, she shrugged magnanimously and said nothing.


    At the end of the class, Xiaolu asked Long Xi out and told her the whole story.


    Long Xi said, ¡°Does Weiwei keep all the photos in her cell phone? I could steal her cell phone for you by using the magic hand. However, Weiwei also has computers in her home. I¡¯m afraid she copied these photos to her computer.¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°I think so too. Being blackmailed does not feel good at all!¡±


    Long Xi smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s alright. I¡¯ll ask Brother Kun to help you. He must have a way.¡±


    When Long Xi called Mo Kun, Mo Kun laughed and said, ¡°I was just about to call you! It seems that we really have mutual affinity!¡±


    Long Xi smiled and asked, ¡°What are you so happy about?¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°I invented a new product! A robot game! When players wear the helmet I invented, their consciousness can travel onto the robotic characters in the game. It¡¯s just like playing a live-action game! I believe that once the game is launched, it may become a national game! Also, our company will public-list and start selling shares today! Bull markets! So bullish!¡±


    Long Xi smiled and said, ¡°Really bullish!¡±


    Mo Kun asked, ¡°What did you call me about?¡±


    Long Xi told him that Xiaolu was being blackmailed by Weiwei.


    Mo Kun laughed and said, ¡°It¡¯s so easy! I¡¯ll make her obediently delete all the photos. I will take care of it!¡±


    Mo Kun did what he said. That night, he made Weiwei have seven hallucinations in her sleep and then manipulated her will.


    The next day, under Mo Kun¡¯s control, Weiwei deleted all the photos stored in the camera and her mobile phone.


    These photos had been sent to her anonymously, so she did not know who had sent them to her.


    When Xiaolu received a call from Mo Kun, he discovered that the matter had been resolved and thanked Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun laughed and said, ¡°We¡¯re brothers. You are welcome!¡±


    Xiaolu said with a smile, ¡°Big Brother Kun, you¡¯re so thoughtful!¡±


    Without the threat of those photos, Xiaolu totally ignored Weiwei.


    He asked the teacher to change seats and sat behind Long Xi. He was no longer Weiwei¡¯s deskmate and did not have dinner with her anymore.


    The following days passed very quickly as everyone was tense and busy. In the blink of an eye, the winter holidays came, and then it was New Year¡¯s.


    This was Mo Kun¡¯s first Spring Festival ever since he had come to Earth. Now that he had become lovers with Long Xi, they spent New Year¡¯s particularly comfortably.


    After a few months, the college entrance examination finally began.


    After three days of struggle, as soon as Long Xi stepped out of the examination room, she shouted at Lord Mo Kun, who had come to pick her up, ¡°I¡¯m free! I¡¯ll give all my college entrance examination books to younger brothers and sisters and never look at them again!¡±


    Lord Mo Kun laughed and lifted her, raising her up and turning in circles!


    Suddenly, Long Xi¡¯s cell phone rang. It was a call from Yu Lanjie, who had been in a different examination room.


    Yu Lanjie asked, ¡°Little Xi, brother Wangchuan and I will light up Kongming Lanterns to make wishes on campus tonight. Will you come?¡±

 Chapter 116 Flying to Paris

    Long Xi felt sorry and said, ¡°I can¡¯t come. I have already booked flight tickets to France with Brother Kun. I will leave this evening. My work has passed the auditions of a French reality show called Stormy Dress. I decided to go to France two days in advance with Brother Kun for sightseeing before attending the closed-off TV show at the headquarters in Paris.¡±


    Yu Lanjie said, ¡°Alright, smooth sailing!¡±


    ¡°Thank you!¡± Long Xi smiled.


    Yu Lanjie then added, ¡°I wish you success! By the way, brother Chuan asked me to tell you that he has passed the art exam. As long as his college entrance examination result is above the minimum passing score, he will be admitted into the music department of the film university in City B.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°There won¡¯t be any problems. He¡¯s always performed well in his studies. It must be no big deal. Xiao Lu also passed the art examination. I promised him to do synchronized bungee jumping, but I¡¯m afraid he will have to wait until I get back from the reality show. Lan, how about you? Do you have any confidence in yourself?¡±


    ¡°My goal is the Department of Archaeology in University Qinghui. I¡¯m quite confident about it. I have been very interested in archaeology since I was young and I really want to study it. You and brother Wangchuan have helped me so much. I really appreciate it. Thank you!¡± Yu Lanjie said.


    ¡°Don¡¯t mention it. If you really want to thank me, a movie will do,¡± Long Xi said and laughed. ¡°Well, that¡¯s it. I have to go home and pack up to catch the plane!¡±


    Long Xi hung up the phone, went back to the Clear Lake Dream Gallery with Lord Mo Kun, packed up her luggage, and took a taxi to the airport.


    The sunset was beautiful as it got closer to dusk.


    They checked in, said goodbye to granny and went through security.


    The X-ray security machine suddenly detected contraband in Long Xi¡¯s backpack. It turned out to be a small fruit knife. There were also some apples and a bag of blueberry bread. Granny had put them in Long Xi¡¯s backpack in case the in-flight meals didn¡¯t taste good.


    Long Xi took out the knife, handed it back to Granny and said goodbye again.


    Long Xi hated leaving Granny there alone. Upon noticing her mood, Mo Kun took her in his arms.


    She hated saying goodbye.


    She had never been so far away from her Granny for such a long time.


    They waited in the terminal for about half an hour before boarding was announced and they finally entered the gate.


    The sun went down and the moon came out.


    The plane was like a huge white bird, standing gracefully at one end of the airport in the moonlight.


    Long Xi felt better when she saw this.


    It felt like a voice called gently from afar.


    Her backpack was heavy. It contained everything, including food, clothes, a purse, her ID card, skin care products, cosmetics, a comb, towels, an umbrella, a mobile phone, a medicine book, even a whole set of sewing tools. Mo Kun helped her put it on the rack.


    Suddenly, an old couple came and sat down on the seat in front of them. The old man was unable to put his bag on the rack. Mo Kun offered to help.


    Long Xi sat near the window. ¡°Do you like the scenery above?¡± Mo Kun asked her. ¡°The weather will be fine tomorrow morning. The clouds must be beautiful. It will be the perfect time to take pictures.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s take selfies. It¡¯s the first time we travel together.¡± Long Xi suggested with a smile.


    She took out her mobile phone and took selfies with Mo Kun.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to the washroom,¡± Mo Kun said.


    He got up and made his way to the washroom.


    Long Xi looked out of the window. The plane had yet to take off!


    A young man came and sat down next to her. He was skinny, with a messy wool-like curly hairdo and small but smart eyes. He was not really handsome, but he had the warmest of smiles and there was a small dimple on his cheek.


    ¡°Hello, my name is Qin Kuai. (A homophone of diligence.) My dad wants me to be a diligent person, and my friends call me a chatterbox. What¡¯s your name, pretty girl?¡±


    He was funny. Long Xi was amused.


    ¡°Q, my name is Q,¡± she answered hesitantly. There was no need to tell a total stranger her real name.


    ¡°Q?¡± He repeated it with an uncertain tone. ¡°That¡¯s a good name. Mysterious, reserved, but beautiful just like you.¡±


    Long Xi flushed with embarrassment and went silent.


    However, she wasn¡¯t a good liar. Her friends said that she was a debater with quick wits. Mo Kun described her as an independent, strong-willed, efficient and cheerful person, as spicy as Sichuan pepper but tasty.


    Qin Kuai asked, ¡°Are you visiting relatives, traveling or studying?¡±


    ¡°Traveling,¡± Long Xi answered.


    ¡°A beautiful young lady traveling alone? You have to be alert,¡± he said with a Cantonese accent. Long Xi guessed that he was from Guangdong Province.


    The ¡°chatterbox¡± didn¡¯t seem to expect an answer. He moved on immediately. ¡°You need to know some basic movements to defend yourself.¡±


    Long Xi thought this man was overzealous.


    She only smiled and said nothing. She was looking out at the clouds while waiting for Brother Kun to get back.


    Qin Kuai, who was in high spirits, continued talking. He leaned closer to Long Xi and said, ¡°For example, if a bad guy seizes you from the back, what should you do?¡±


    Long Xi realized that what he had said just now was about self-defense, but his pronunciation was not standard, which caused a misunderstanding. Long Xi had misunderstood.


    She turned and faced him.


    He became more excited and talkative when he saw that Long Xi was listening. ¡°Do you have any idea what the best weapon at a woman¡¯s disposal is? The handbag? Her high heels? Or her fists and feet? No, although these are good weapons, they are not the best one. What is it? It¡¯s her screams! Yes, that¡¯s it, women need to scream at the highest pitch possible! Any time you are in danger, remember to scream out for help. People will come and help you¡­ ¡±


    He talked, and talked and talked. She knew that there was a Cantonese saying about how much one liked talking with people, which was a perfect description of him. It was no wonder that he was called a chatterbox.


    Long Xi felt like her head was oversized, as if countless bees were buzzing in her ears.


    He had no intention of stopping. Thus, Long Xi finally said, ¡°Excuse me, I need some rest.¡±


    Maybe it was a little rude, but she was really not in the mood to listen to his endless talks.


    When she saw Lord Mo Kun coming back from the washroom, she thought that finally someone would come and spare her this embarrassment.


    Suddenly, Qin Kuai felt someone looking at him from the back. He turned his head and saw Mo Kun¡¯s face. He stood up immediately and said, ¡°Sorry, I didn¡¯t know this seat was occupied.¡±


    He left quickly with a small wicked smile, looking quite not like himself.


    The two didn¡¯t find out that Qin Kuai was actually Feng Zihao in an arcane ancient disguise.


    Lord Mo Kun sat down as Qin Kuai walked away.


    He looked at Long Xi and teased her. ¡°Xi, you are really a gentleman-killer, aren¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°Am I? I¡¯ve seen those stewardesses trying to flirt with you!¡± Long Xi answered.


    Mo Kun said, ¡°You sure? I see no one but you!¡±


    ¡°What a coincidence! So do I. We¡¯ve reached an agreement,¡± Long Xi said.


    Mo Kun smiled. Long Xi always had her way of making him happy!


    The stewardess brought the airplane meal and Lord Mo Kun had some. After the meal, he watched a movie and slept like a log. He had been able to fall asleep quickly everywhere ever since he had been a child.


    Long Xi couldn¡¯t sleep, so she started listening to music.


    She then took a photo of Lord Mo Kun while he was asleep.


    His face was more peaceful when he slept. He was snoring lightly with a bolster in his hand. He slept like an innocent baby. It was said that people who slept in a fetal position felt insecure deep down.


    Long Xi decided to play a prank on him, just like she used to do to Yan Wangchuan during her childhood. She took out a black pen and painted a raccoon on his face. Then, she took a photo of his awkward look.


    Lord Mo Kun woke up after four hours of sleep.


    He did not find out what Long Xi had done to his face. Instead, he chatted with Long Xi with that lovely ¡°makeup¡± still on while Long Xi tried really hard not to laugh but failed.


    She couldn¡¯t help but burst into laughter.


    Mo Kun finally realized that something was wrong and touched his face. There was black ink all over his hand.

 Chapter 117 The Most Romantic Thing

    ¡°Bad girl, look what you¡¯ve done to me!¡± cried Mo Kun in a Cantonese accent.


    ¡°When did you learn to speak Cantonese? You do have a gift for languages! Here are some wet wipes. Go to the washroom and wipe it off.¡± Long Xi teased him with a smile.


    Lord Mo Kun went to the washroom. When he looked into the mirror and saw Long Xi¡¯s work, he couldn¡¯t help laughing.


    As long as it made her laugh, it was okay.


    It was around six o¡¯clock in the afternoon when they arrived in Paris.


    They left the airport by taxi. Lord Mo Kun told the driver their destination in fluent French. The taxi travelled in the night and arrived at the Charolando Hotel. They had made their reservation in advance online.


    In the dim light, the hotel building was shrouded in an orange light, which made them feel warm in this strange foreign city.


    The hotel wasn¡¯t large. It was a cozy, quiet, unique place with high-quality service and fine food at cheaper prices, unlike the five-star business hotels in downtown Paris.


    There were only about twenty rooms, each with its unique style.


    They had already booked a Chinese style double-bed room.


    Long Xi was pleased. There was a bed with flower patterns carved on it that imitated the Qing dynasty and a mural of Chinese ladies in ancient times. ¡°What a beautiful room! It would be a waste if we didn¡¯t make full use of it?¡± Long Xi joked.


    ¡°What do you mean by saying ¡®make full use of it¡¯?¡± Mo Kun asked her intentionally. ¡°You know, I have no sleeping problems. I can have a good sleep anywhere, anytime. However, you didn¡¯t sleep at all on the plane. I¡¯m afraid you are too tired for any extra fun¡­¡±


    Long Xi flushed and said, ¡°I was joking.¡± Like most lovey-dovey lovers, she found Mo Kun as alluring as the forbidden fruit ever since she had tasted him.


    That was it, Lord Mo Kun and Long Xi were going to sleep.


    Although Long Xi had a hot bath and went to bed, she kept tossing and turning.


    She couldn¡¯t sleep because of jet lag. Besides, she was still thinking about having some ¡°extra fun¡± with Lord Mo Kun.


    Unfortunately, Lord Mo Kun had already fallen asleep beside her.


    She got up and went to the balcony to enjoy the night view of Paris in a rocking chair.


    She found some wine in the refrigerator and drank some before she passed off.


    The next day, she slept well until she woke up naturally to discover that Lord Mo Kun had ordered French breakfast for the two of them.


    Then, they went to the Louvre and saw world-famous works of art.


    Afterward, they went to a Michelin one-star restaurant to have a French meal.


    In front of the restaurant was a row of flourishing sunflowers. Two fish ponds were embedded in the two walls. The colorful tropical fish were not afraid of people. They remained cool, even when Long Xi put her hand against the tank¡¯s wall.


    Lord Mo Kun let Long Xi order the dishes and she accepted the offer delightedly.


    She ordered baked snails, French fig foie gras, fried scallops with foie gras sauce, roasted lamb steak with black pepper sauce, medium-cooked eye steak with garlic, southern French-style apple pie, French seafood cream soup with puff pastries, French onion soup, cheese-flavored macarons¡­


    ¡°What about the steak? I don¡¯t think it is well-cooked,¡± said Mo Kun.


    No one knew more about food than Long Xi. ¡°Medium-cooked naked eye steak tastes the best! The surface of the meat has been fried evenly. When you cut it with the knife, you will find that 50% of the meat is pink. It tastes juicy when seasoning permeates it. Naked eye steak contains a small amount of fat, which provides wonderful beef juice. The longer you fry it, the harder the meat becomes and it does not taste good anymore.¡±


    Ten minutes later, the waiter served the steak. It was beautifully cooked. The steak and the cabbage were well-cut, neither too thick nor too thin.


    The shredded cabbage on the steak looked like a meadow on a hillside.


    Several tomatoes had been cut and placed like two little ¡°bunnies¡± standing on the shredded cabbage.


    This way, it looked like two little ¡°bunnies¡± were playing on the meadow.


    The chef had also placed a peony flower made of turnip beside the steak. This added a bit of the features of country Z to the dish, making it look good.


    Long Xi cut the beef steak, drizzled it with garlic sauce and shared it with Lord Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun couldn¡¯t stop after one bite. They ate the whole plate of steak.


    ¡°Let¡¯s try some other local delicacies,¡± Mo Kun said while expecting the next dish.


    The next dish was French baked snails, cooked by a Michelin one-star chef. It was a very attractive dish.


    Long Xi had also ordered French foie gras.


    She explained to Mo Kun, ¡°Authentic French foie gras is one of the top three delicacies in the world. In French, it¡¯s ¡®foie gras saute¡¯. Foie gras is best served in a sauce cooked with liqueur or with dried figs. I ordered foie gras with dried figs. The foie gras flavor goes well with the figs¡¯ flavor, which gives it a unique taste.¡±


    When the foie gras was served, Long Xi cut off a small piece and fed it to Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun felt the foie gras melt in his mouth like cheese, as if it was spreading from his tongue to his whole body. The experience felt like taking a comfortable bubble bath in a warm tub.


    In the afternoon, they took a walk on Champs Elysees and then headed to the Lido Evening Show in the evening.


    The Lido Show, which was one of the top three shows in Paris, was equal to the Moulin Rouge Show.


    However, the Moulin Rouge was more popular among people from Z Country, because of Nicole Kidman¡¯s famous movie.


    People in France said, ¡°Without Lido, there is no nightlife in Paris.¡±


    Thanks to its unique visual impact, luxurious dance effects and sexy dancing girls, the Lido Show attracted 450,000 people every year, including superstars like Elton John and Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as Princess Diana, Mrs. Thatcher and other famous people.


    After 100 years of development, the Lido Show had formed its own style.


    The performers had to be in good shape. The actresses were over 1.78 meters tall. Visually, they were over 2 meters tall, as they were wearing 10-centimeter heels and a 20-centimeter headdress that weighed 10 kilos. The actors were no less than 1.83 meters tall.


    In addition to their height, they had to be professional dancers.


    The Lido was famous for its luxury. Most of the guests came in formal wear.


    ¡°Are we dressed too casually?¡± Lord Mo Kun asked Long Xi.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, just suit yourself,¡± she answered.


    The night show started.


    The two watched the wonderful show while drinking colorful cocktails.


    During the magic show, a magician dressed as a clown played poker. He wanted to invite two people from the audience for an interactive act. Many people were eager to try and raised their hands.


    Mo Kun and Long Xi were lucky enough to be chosen. They walked to the stage hand in hand.


    ¡°Are you two a couple?¡± the magician asked as he looked at them.


    The two of them looked at each other. Long Xi shook her head, while Mo Kun nodded.


    Then, they pretended to be a little surprised at each other¡¯s reaction.


    The magician smiled and asked again, ¡°Yes or no?¡±


    This time, Long Xi nodded, while Mo Kun shook his head.


    Their awkwardness made the crowd laugh out loud.


    Two kitty girls pushed out a stainless steel shelf that was about one meter high. There was a large brown heart-shaped box on it. The box, which was made of wood, was about one meter tall. The two girls opened the box. Inside, it was empty and painted white.


    The magician asked Mo Kun and Long Xi to enter the box. Long Xi smiled and told Mo Kun, ¡°After you.¡±


    ¡°Ladies first,¡± Mo Kun replied.


    He helped Long Xi climb into the box by using a ladder. Then, he went in himself. The two squatted face to face.


    The magician suggested that they hug each other.


    The audience laughed again.


    They followed the instruction and hugged each other.


    The two kitty girls put on the lid and tied a bow on the box with red ribbon.


    The magician seized one end of the box and pushed it hard. The box span in circles quickly. The connection between the box and the stainless steel bracket was a custom design. The box span twice and then slowly stopped.


    The two girls untied the ribbon and opened the box. Long Xi stood up and waved at the audience, but Mo Kun had disappeared.


    Where was Mo Kun? The magician put on a puzzled expression. Long Xi shrugged, showing the audience that she didn¡¯t know. Then, she pretended to cry. The audience laughed.


    ¡°Let¡¯s find this lovely girl her boyfriend. Is he hidden among you?¡± the magician asked the audience.


    Just as the audience started searching around, the magician suddenly pointed at the door, which opened. Mo Kun ran in with a bouquet of champagne roses. The audience gave its warmest applause.


    Mo Kun walked on the stage, knelt down on one knee, and gave her the roses. Long Xi smiled and accepted the flowers.


    They thanked the audience and then left.


    They also received two small gifts from Lido for their cooperation.

 Chapter 118 Exotic Love

    Then, it was the audience¡¯s disco dance time. The lights were flashing and the music was full of great passion.


    Mo Kun didn¡¯t know how to dance disco. Long Xi said, ¡°In fact, you don¡¯t have to follow the beat. You can dance at will. The main purpose is to relax.¡±


    So he simply ignored the music, half-squinting his eyes and dancing like nobody else was around.


    His free-wheeling movements were in great contrast to the dynamic dance action of Long Xi, while forming a unique style and attracting the crowd to watch.


    They had a great time.


    Once out of Lidu, they were still in the mood, walking along the street to the subway station. Both of them were a little drunk and wanted to feel the wind blow to sober them up.


    Passing through the entrance of an art cinema, they saw all posters of literary and artistic movies. There were very few commercial movie posters, and there were many people queuing to see these literary movies.


    Long Xi said drunkenly, ¡°The French are so romantic. Shall we go and see one?¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°Forget it, you don¡¯t understand French dialogue.¡±


    They walked on. There was a snack kiosk open all night near the subway entrance. Although it was small, it also had an artistic feeling. It looked quite romantic and clean. They were also a little hungry, so they ordered and shared a cheese-flavored macaron and a chocolate mousse.


    The macarons were quite delicate, round and flat, a little bigger than Chinese coins, with three per serving.


    Long Xi ate one and said, ¡°It¡¯s too sweet. Why do the French like this so much? It seems like nothing special. It¡¯s just like a round cookie with some filling.¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°The French are used to this taste from childhood. Chinese people may find it too sweet. It¡¯s like the fermented bean curd of our motherland. We are used to its taste, but foreigners may find it difficult to eat.¡±


    Long xi smiled and said, ¡°No! I¡¯ve heard that foreigners compare our fermented bean curd to ¡®the cheese of Z Country¡¯! How foreigners love cheese!¡±


    Mo Kun smiled and nodded.


    Back at the hotel room, Long Xi took a shower and walked out with light footsteps. The moment Mo Kun saw her, he was very surprised.


    Her smile was so sweet. Her pair of clearly gleaming eyes was like autumn water, smiling into two bright moon curves, as if full of intoxicating wine.


    Her long wet hair draped down, and her exquisite curves were well shown off by the brand-new close-fitting silk nightgown.


    He seemed to discover for the first time that Long Xi was full of feminine charm, as he suddenly was feeling a little short of breath.


    Long Xi also noticed that his eyes had some special meaning. She lowered her head a little shyly and went to the terrace.


    Lord Mo Kun hurried into the bathroom. He didn¡¯t use hot water, but instead, he used cold water to cool himself down.


    Walking back into the room from the terrace, Long Xi couldn¡¯t help feeling uneasy as she watched his blurry figure projected on the bathroom door.


    Would something wonderful happen to them on this wonderful evening? She was firmly occupied by the scene she had imagined and it would not go away.


    This time, Lord Mo Kun did not let her down. As soon as he walked out of the bathroom, he began to flirt then made love with her passionately!


    In the beautiful room of a foreign country, they had finished the praise for life again and again.


    On the second day, they were too tired to get up at all. Therefore, they had breakfast and lunch in their room, and naturally, they had sex vigorously twice.


    In the evening, they took a boat trip to the Seine River and spent a very romantic night.


    Finally, it was time to separate. Lord Mo Kun sent Long Xi to the tower of Paris, and the two of them parted reluctantly.


    Lord Mo Kun flew back to Z Country by plane on that day, while Long Xi officially participated in the closed recording of the French reality show, Stormy Dress.


    The Eiffel Tower was the venue set by the reality show group, where the contestants and staff had registered and the camera and production team was ready.


    She went over and checked in. ¡°Are you also a contestant?¡± A middle-aged foreign woman with curly chestnut hair greeted her with a friendly smile, followed by the staff holding the camera.


    She held out her fair-skinned hand, and introduced herself in fluent English very cordially, ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Sophia, an interviewer for the program group. May I interview you, please? Are you from Z Country?¡±


    ¡°Hello, I am Long Xi, a native of Z Country.¡± For the goodwill of others, Long Xi was friendly as well. She held Sophia¡¯s right hand back and shook it twice before releasing it. Her smile was more brilliant, like cherry blossoms blooming in an instant.


    After being interviewed by Sophia, the staff told her that the luggage should be handed over to them for safekeeping because the recording would start immediately today. After the recording, they could pick it up together when they went to the hotel in the evening.


    Long Xi soon checked everything, handed the baggage to the staff, and handed over the mobile phone and other communication equipment, as well as electronic and non-electronic storage tools.


    In order to prevent the contestants from cheating, these items should not be retrieved until the section was recorded.


    By the time all of that had been done, all the people were almost here.


    A red limousine came slowly and stopped beside the contestants.


    A staff member went up and opened the door. Linda, the host, stepped down from the car.


    Linda, a former model, had a very good figure and was very eloquent. As the resident host of this reality show, she had already hosted 10 consecutive French reality shows of Stormy Dress. She was really quite experienced.


    Then came Parker, who was the design mentor of these contestants, and he was also the familiar face of the Stormy Dress reality show.


    Long Xi had studied past reality shows and knew that mentors would give sincere and reliable advice when contestants made costumes based on each round of the theme. But he wouldn¡¯t offer specific guidance, such as which color to match or how long the skirt should fit.


    Each year, the mentor had the right of resurrecting once, choosing whether or not to revive the eliminated contestants. Once, a girl whose family had been killed in a shipwreck was given such a chance.


    Linda, with a charming smile, greeted the contestants passionately in pure French and briefly introduced the rules of the reality show. Then she asked the contestants warmly, ¡°Do you know who the guest judge of this episode is? She is a star of Z Country with great acting skills. She now has successfully entered Hollywood. Let¡¯s welcome¡ªFan Qianqian!¡±


    To be honest, Long Xi didn¡¯t understand what she said in French, but the program team had fitted her with a simultaneous interpreter to help her translate French into the language of Z Country.


    Fan Qianqian, dressed in Givenchy brand clothes, stepped down from the luxury car in all her glory.


    Long Xi felt a little surprised. After all, it was the first time that a Chinese celebrity had been invited to host the French reality show of Stormy Dress as an honored guest.


    However, this seemed reasonable.


    Fan Qianqian was now an international film star, attending the Cannes Film Festival several times, and even served as a judge there.


    Moreover, her fashion taste had always been recognized by the fashion world, so it was natural to invite her to be a guest judge.


    Think of all those Hollywood superstars mocked by the fashion world for wearing millions of dollars on their bodies! Their fashion taste was not on Fan Qianqian¡¯s level at all!


    Moreover, Fan Qianqian herself was a loyal fan of Givenchy and was its brand spokesperson in the Z Country, which exactly was the biggest sponsor of French Stormy Dress.


    Fan Qianqian waved her hand to the contestants. Her lazy and charming smile was like the paws of a milky cat, tickling people¡¯s hearts.


    ¡°Here¡¯s the good news. Qianqian is going to play a patient with a multiple personality disorder in a new Hollywood film, who has five personalities. Your theme today is to design five sets of street-style clothes according to the characteristics of these five personalities in five days. These five personalities respectively include: a little girl who doesn¡¯t want to grow up; a modern workplace newcomer of a fashion magazine bullied by her supervisors; a famous female singer popular among many handsome guys, straightforward and avant-garde; a secret lover of a big boss who is sexy but can¡¯t bear children; and a sweet and lovely girl next door who has a crush on her neighbor¡¯s elder brother,¡± Linda said.


    ¡°What? How hard it is to make five sets of clothes with such different styles in five days!¡± The contestants were talking and made some exaggerated and disbelieving expressions.


    Everyone knowingly wanted more shots of themselves!


    Next, the mentor Parker took the contestants to the studio of the Stormy Dress¡¯s Paris headquarters.


    This studio was indeed very professional, with 16 professional new workbenches. Each workbench was equipped with two humanoid models. The contestant¡¯s work card was on the workbench and the labels of contestant¡¯s name were also attached to the humanoid models. This was the location allocated directly by the program group.


    There were 16 professional sewing machines in the special sewing room, and in the corner of the room were the digital printers they provided. There was an unlimited supply of dyes and linings.


    There were irons and ironing racks in the corner of the room, and a dazzling array of accessories in the back.


    Long Xi was wearing a dazzling starry night dress today. The starry night skirt had a special meaning for her and Mo Kun. Wearing it, Long Xi felt more confident.


    She put her self-designed Chinese Han-style skirt and butterfly skirt on the humanoid models of her workbench.


    Then, she began to work hard, entirely devoting herself to designing clothes.


    The time was so tight!


    On the first day, she made a set of skirts suitable for a little girl.


    She had made girl-style dresses for Vivian before, so this theme was not too difficult for her.


    Her creation was a small, pink halter short skirt with dots, with a tiny Hello Kitty doll perched at the shoulder.


    Over the next few days, she hardly had a rest. Even when she was eating and bathing, she was thinking long and hard, drawing designs over and over again.


    If Lord Mo Kun was by her side, he would surely be distressed.


    Five days later, the show officially began!


    The five sets of costumes designed by Long Xi were unexpectedly the first to appear.


    The show had five models for each contestant. Their styles were quite different¡­

 Chapter 119 The Challenge of the Reality Show

    The styles of the five models varied, ranging from a cute girl-style HEBE to an avant-garde ADA¡­


    HEBE was the first one to come on the stage!


    HEBE looked adorable in a smart pink sling dress created by Long Xi¡¯s ingenuity.


    Her look was also decided by discussions between Long Xi and the stylist. Her golden brown hair was coiled into a bun, tied with a pink printed ribbon and knotted at the top left side of her head. She was wearing a pink Hello Kitty bag on her back and panda shoes on her feet.


    This look was a perfect match for Long Xi¡¯s clothes and HEBE¡¯s personal style.


    The next model, KATE, was wearing a set of leather autumn and winter clothes.


    The blue-green color of the short high-collar leather jacket broke the winter monotony, while the jacket¡¯s style made the model look very impressive.


    The perfect curvy figure of the model could be revealed by a small black close-fitting vest and an ankle-length skirt. In Paris, there was a big temperature difference between day and night, so it was a perfect outfit to go to a party in the evening.


    The long champagne leather skirt looked very interesting! The leather used for the skirt was two-sided, marbled on one side and blood-orange on the other. The front of the dress featured an asymmetrical diagonal v-shaped opening, and the long legs of the model and the blood-orange side of the leather revealed the tip of the iceberg.


    The newcomer of the modern fashion magazine, who was played by Fan Qianqian, was a fur lover who liked all kinds of colorful fur clothes. However, the weather was not suitable for wearing fur yet, so Long Xi had specifically designed a fur apricot-colored bracelet for the model.


    For the sake of environmental protection, this fur was artificial instead of genuine fur.


    While looking at KATE¡¯s appearance, Long Xi felt very proud. KATE looked cool, casual and fashionable!


    The accessories Long Xi chose for the model were a silver chain with a Swarovski crystal dragonfly pendant and a platinum chain with more than a dozen little stars.


    Next came the model with the girl-next-door style.


    The inspirational cherry-blossom soft plastic light overcoat was a waterproof raincoat. This was the new kind of fashion that young people liked to wear these days.


    The white blended cashmere vest had come lovely hand-crocheted small crimson beads, and the red-and-black asymmetrical wool-knitted half skirt was matched with black suede over-the-knee boots.


    The design of the fourth outfit was very bold. To a great extent, Long Xi had bravely outdone herself.


    She had boldly used the gold color, which was an easily distracting color, to create a very distinctive splendid shawl.


    When the model took off her shawl, her upper body was almost naked. There were only two leaf-shaped pieces of leather that covered her breasts, showing a large area of smooth and fair skin, thus creating a stunning look. The snake-pattern hip-wrapping skirt sported a pair of snake eyes.


    This design was inspired by Eve and the snake that had lured Eve to eat the apple in Eden.


    It had to be said that Long Xi¡¯s tailoring was excellent. The hip-wrapping skirt, which was extremely close-fitting, delicately outlined the model¡¯s sexy figure.


    As a judge, Fan Qianqian seemed to hear this skirt calling her. This was like a wild call from primitive times.


    Good fashion design work could speak for itself!


    Good work created waves that came one after another! The best work usually came on the stage during the finale!


    ADA was wearing a red lacquer outline coat with an NBA jersey from the United States beneath. The jersey was dark blue with a red rim, and the team name was written in white on it. The bottom half of the shirt had been cut into strips that looked like tassels. Underneath the model was wearing white wide-leg pants.


    She looked avant-garde, sexy and cool!


    As she looked at the models coming out one by one and showing the clothes she had designed, Long Xi felt really proud!


    After all the contestants¡¯ work was presented, it was time for the contestants to elaborate on their design concepts.


    ¡°Long Xi, tell us about your avant-garde design.¡± Linda, as usual, picked a contestant to speak.


    ¡°Alright, Linda.¡± Long Xi nodded at Linda, feeling her heart tighten.


    She knew that she had taken a risk with her design, and the final result would either be well-received by the judges or unanimously disgust them.


    However, this was a reality show competition about fashion design. One couldn¡¯t break through without taking risks.


    ¡°The theme of my outfit was the avant-garde female singer.¡± Long Xi calmed down and introduced her design style as thoroughly as possible. ¡°I like the chaotic, adventurous style, so I made three pieces this time.¡±


    Long Xi then added, ¡°The top is a vest made from an American NBA team jersey, and the bottom was cut into tassels. I know very well that many boys find girls wearing NBA jerseys the sexiest and most attractive. On top is a coat with an upside-down design. It can be worn this way, which makes it look very imposing. Actually, it can also be worn like this¡­ ¡±


    She helped the model take off the dark red coat, and then reversed its top and bottom and put it back on the model.


    There was an immediate change in the look of the jacket, which gave off a bit of a nifty, hippy-like feeling.


    Fan Qianqian nodded frequently and listened patiently to Long Xi before she smiled. ¡°I like the overall effect of this outfit. I can imagine a lot of avant-garde women buying it. Both the domineering lady who likes powerful clothes and the young girl who likes hippy style will buy it.¡±


    Another judge, Byron, was the creative deputy director of Givenchy. He was also a close friend of Fan Qianqian, who was a fan of his clothing.


    Byron said, ¡°I heard that you grew up in a tough environment, just like me. I think you¡¯re like a thorny rose. Every piece of your clothes clearly shows this characteristic of yours.¡±


    Long Xi said very appropriately, ¡°According to a saying of my motherland, moss flowers are as small as rice, but they also learn to blossom like peonies. I am like a little moss flower trying to blossom my own flowers.¡±


    Several of the previous judges expressed their appreciation. However, Shirley, the last one, shook her head in disgust. ¡°I don¡¯t like this outfit at all. I hate this look.¡±


    She was a fashion editor with the most powerful voice in the fashion world. Her position in the French fashion world allowed her to speak freely.


    ¡°I understand that you want to seem cool and fashionable by showing a different mix, but you make your models look like clowns,¡± she told Long Xi relentlessly.


    Long Xi, who was a little embarrassed, was left speechless. Shirley, who was a fashion editor, had always been characterized by her harsh comments.


    The smile on Long Xi¡¯s face disappeared, yet she could not pull a long face at Shirley, so she could only nod dully.


    ¡°I actually liked it. I find your design a little naive, but it¡¯s a good attempt,¡± Byron said.


    Shirley said, ¡°I think it¡¯s heaven to people who like it and hell to people who don¡¯t. To me, it¡¯s hell.¡±


    ¡°Qianqian, what do you think of this dress?¡± Linda, who was probably trying to change the subject, pointed to the clothes inspired by Eve in Eden and spoke to Fan Qianqian sideways.


    The opinion of the guest judges usually played a minor role in the final decision, but this time, things were somewhat different.


    Because this skirt had been designed for Fan Qianqian¡¯s film role, Fan Qianqian had considerable decision-making power. Thus, Linda paid more attention to her evaluation.


    ¡°It fits the role of the charming lover. To be honest, I didn¡¯t understand it very well when I first saw it.¡± Fan Qianqian smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s strange that I don¡¯t hate it. Instead, I want to wear it.¡±


    ¡°Thank you.¡± After hearing Fan Qianqian¡¯s praise, the expression on Long Xi¡¯s face started becoming increasingly relaxed and comfortable.


    ¡°I was a little disappointed.¡± Shirley immediately offered a completely different opinion. ¡°It¡¯s like someone knocked over the green palette, one beach here, one beach there. I think you should have been more innovative with the snake-pattern hip-wrapping skirt.¡±


    ¡°We need clothes with street snap style this time.¡± Byron agreed with Shirley on this and said, ¡°I think if one wears this outfit, one might be mistaken for a streetwalker.¡±


    ¡°But the second glances this dress would get would surely be very high.¡± Fan Qianqian argued with his friend Byron. ¡°If this girl walks down the street, you will definitely say to the people next to you, ¡®Wow, look at that girl!¡¯¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯ll tell her to hurry up and cover her belly.¡± Byron did not compromise easily. In the fashion world, he was also persistent.


    In his opinion, Long Xi¡¯s skirt was a little too short.


    ¡°If your belly is so beautiful, why shouldn¡¯t you show it?¡± Fan Qianqian asked as he raised his eyebrows.


    Long Xi found interesting the arguments of the several judges, especially when she realized that Fan Qianqian was defending her design. She was instantly in a better mood.


    ¡°Thank you. I will correct my mistakes if I have made any and be careful not to make any if I have not!¡± When the debate finally ended, Long Xi nodded at the judges and forced a charming smile.


    The judges¡¯ comments were polarizing. Some of the judges quite liked her designs, while others hated them very much.


    Linda turned the conversation around and moved on to the next contestant, a handsome Frenchman named Jack. He was a male model himself and was a self-taught talented person in fashion design.


    The judges were full of praise for him. Shirley, in particular, seemed eager to wear Jack¡¯s work right away.


    In the end, Jack won the first-stage championship and Long Xi came in second.


    A male contestant named Louis was eliminated and started crying on the spot. The judges thought his clothes were too plain and lacked any bright spots.


    After a night¡¯s rest, Long Xi was ready for the second challenge, which was to design a dress for the beautiful French movie star who was going to walk on the red carpet.


    This was Long Xi¡¯s strength. She had gotten second place, so she was still behind Jack.

 Chapter 120 Seeking Victory by Taking Risks

    During this phase, another contestant was eliminated. There was no other choice. This reality show competition was really cruel!


    Soon, the third phase of the challenge began.


    ¡°Good morning, everyone. A new round of challenges is about to start right away. Are you ready?¡± Linda asked with a smile.


    ¡°Always ready!¡± ¡°I must win the championship this time!¡± The contestants¡¯ fighting spirit was burning up!


    ¡°This time, you need to work in pairs.¡± Linda said.


    Then, she said, ¡°You need to work in pairs to conduct a competition about unconventional material clothing design. Please follow me!¡±


    Long Xi¡¯s heart jumped suddenly.


    How could a challenge about unconventional materials be a two-person collaboration? Who will I be paired with?


    During the previous competitions, the groups had been decided by drawing lots from the mentors. In many cases, the program intended to group two contestants with different personalities or design styles to get something attractive.


    Long Xi prayed in her heart that they wouldn¡¯t separate her from Lincoln. Lincoln was a middle-aged French man who was a professional designer of a high level. However, during their past few days together, Long Xi had discovered that this man had a very irritable, headstrong temper.


    It would be nice to be in a group with Jack, who was mild-tempered and good at design! In short, she wished she wasn¡¯t paired with Lincoln!


    As they wondered and worried, the contestants were taken to a square.


    On the square were seven quite stylish Rolls-Royce convertible sports cars: a blue one, a red one, an orange one, a green one, a silver one, a pink one and a purple one.


    Linda held fourteen identical car keys with keyrings and smiled. ¡°Now, according to the ranking of the last challenge, you will come up one by one and choose a key freely. The two people who pick the keys of the same car will be in the same group.¡±


    Long Xi thought this way was novel and fair.


    Jack had placed first in the previous phase, so he was the first to walk up, grab a key and press it.


    The blue Rolls Royce convertible made a noise.


    Long Xi also took a car key and pressed the button on it. The purple Rolls Royce convertible made a noise.


    Next was Lincoln, who had won third place in the previous challenge. He unexpectedly chose the purple Rolls-Royce convertible.


    Long Xi felt very unfortunate being in the same group with Lincoln. She curled her lips, trying not to express her feelings.


    Linda led them to a fancy candy store next to the square.


    When she entered the candy store, an amazed expression formed on Long Xi¡¯s face.


    She had read about this candy store in a magazine. It was famous for its expensive candy, all of which was imported from France and Italy.


    She was surprised to see a windmill, a cabin, and the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland. They were all made of candy.


    ¡°Designers!¡± Linda introduced a middle-aged woman with long curly blond hair who was wearing a striped suit skirt to the contestants. ¡°This is Ms. Amel, the brand director of Dreamland Candy House. Let¡¯s welcome her with a warm applause.¡±


    The designers smiled and applauded in unison. Lincoln, who was usually a little arrogant, gave her two warm cheers, so the camera zoomed in on him.


    After Amel greeted everybody graciously, Linda laughed and uttered the propaganda she had prepared earlier. ¡°Like clothing design, candy products are also works of art rich in connotation. Each piece of candy is designed to make customers happy¡­¡±


    ¡°As for you, designers, what you need is to impress the judges.¡± She then added, ¡°Yes, as you might have guessed, this is an unconventional material challenge. Your material this time is this exquisite candy. You need to turn it into both aesthetic and wearable fashion. You have two days.¡±


    Long Xi felt really fortunate in her misfortune. Candy was a very easy material to use compared to plastic, metal sheets, car tires, cans, cards and so on, which had been used in previous seasons.


    Long Xi, who was glad that the group hadn¡¯t come up with any more deadly ideas to toss at them, smiled with satisfaction like a flower.


    However, the time they had to buy candy was only fifteen minutes. Moreover, their budget was only 2,500 RMB.


    Fortunately, Ms. Amer said she would give the contestants a 50% discount. This was a really great deal!


    At Linda¡¯s order, almost all the contestants ran over to the shelves like runaway wild horses!


    Long Xi determined the direction of the design roughly in her mind. She intended to make a skirt out of unconventional materials, mainly based on blue and white colors.


    She thought it would be foolish to risk using contrasting colors on unconventional materials. Mixing too many colors was likely to lead to tragedy.


    However, Lincoln suddenly started giving her orders. ¡°Get as much red and black sugar as you can.¡±


    Long Xi, who was not a pushover, said, ¡°Let¡¯s split up and take what we want.¡±


    Lincoln said unhappily, ¡°We should cooperate.¡±


    Time was so pressing that Long Xi was too lazy to argue with him. Thus, she said, ¡°Since this is a cooperation, we are equals. You shouldn¡¯t order me around.¡± Meanwhile, she rushed over to the cargo rack.


    Lincoln said ¡°F*CK YOU¡± and rushed toward the sugar he wanted.


    Fortunately, the candy store was large, so everyone¡¯s target shelves were not quite the same. Although there was inevitably some pushing, the competiton was not fierce.


    Long Xi saw some water-blue rock candy and inspiration flooded her immediately.


    She picked up a pile of rock candy. She was about to put it in the delicate bamboo basket specifically provided by the candy store for shopping, when she was hit heavily by Qiu Zi from Fu Sang, a female contestant from another group, consciously or unconsciously.


    The rock candy was spilled all over the floor.


    Qiu Zi didn¡¯t even say sorry. She just kept walking away.


    When Long Xi had first met Qiu Zi, she had thought that she looked a lot like Cheng Yimei, who had been executed. Apart from their hairstyles, they looked exactly the same! Did Cheng Yimei have a twin sister?


    However, their personalities were quite different. Cheng Yimei was introverted and calm, so it was hard to read her mind. Meanwhile, Qiu Zi was more arrogant.


    It was rumored that Qiu Zi had quite the unusual background. She was the fiancee of Yamamoto Longyi, the boss of Fu Sang¡¯s Toxic Flood Dragon Society. It was no wonder that she was such an aggressive bully!


    Long Xi resolutely gave up on the rock sugar on the ground, as she didn¡¯t want to waste time picking it up.


    She directly picked up another pile of lake-blue rock sugar, sea-blue rock sugar, sky-blue dolphin fudge, sky-blue rock sugar, turquoise-blue rock sugar, white ice sugar, and beige ice sugar from the rock sugar shelf.


    She put it all in the bamboo basket.


    Soon, she got some white chocolate beans.


    Meanwhile, Lincoln bought a lot of red and black candy, which was totally different from her idea.


    Soon, Linda began to count down the last few seconds. ¡°Designers, only ten seconds are left! Ten, nine, eight¡­¡±


    When she counted down to one, everyone paid in a hurry and returned to their team.


    No one was late, because everyone knew that anyone who did not obey the rules would be eliminated.


    Long Xi and Lincoln had overspent a little on the candy. Therefore, Lincoln gave up some of the sky-blue chocolate beans he had taken without even asking Long Xi.


    Long Xi was a little unhappy. This man treated women with disrespect!


    By now, the entire candy store was a mess.


    The candy that had been accidentally knocked over or thrown away by the contestants had fallen to the ground, and the shelves looked as bare and littered as if they had been visited by rats.


    Ms. Amer said nothing. She kept smiling gracefully, looking very elegant.


    Of course, the cost of this candy was high, but compared to the popularity that the store could earn after the program aired, what was this loss even worth?


    After thanking her, the designers returned to the studio by following Linda¡¯s instructions.


    Everyone took their candy out of their woven bags, spread it out on the table, and arranged it according to their personal habits.


    Long Xi arranged them by color, going from deep to light.


    She soon drew up the design draft based on her own inspiration.


    Lincoln also drew a design draft. Both of them insisted on using their own draft. Each of them had their own ideas, and neither would compromise.


    Finally, Long Xi suggested that they let the mentors evaluate and select the best ones.


    As a result, the mentors decided that Long Xi¡¯s design was superior.


    Lincoln had no choice but to agree to use Long Xi¡¯s design. However, he may have been disaffected and negative about this, so Long Xi did most of the work alone.


    She designed a mid-sleeved jacket and a tasseled hip skirt.


    The V-neckline of the jacket was made of sea-blue dolphin fudge in an inverted three shape, while the rest of it was made out of lake-blue sugar, which was used as a background color.


    The sea-blue dolphin fudge looked like a group of elves swimming in the sea.


    The skirt was an asymmetrical hem-wrapped hip skirt made of sky-blue and tile-blue sugar. Asymmetrical tassels made of white round sugar served as the highlight of the decoration.


    Jack and Fanny were in the same team, but they worked very well together.


    Jack was a handsome man with a good sense of humor. How could Fanny resist such a handsome man?


    Fanny was a large girl who was studying at a university in France and majoring in fashion design.


    She came from a small town in the south of France. She seemed to have a very careless personality. In an interview, she had said that her boyfriend had cheated on her because of her obesity. She belonged to a vulnerable group the audience could sympathize easily with.


    According to the unwritten rules of French Stormy Dress in the past, this type of contestants, unless they were really poor strength-wise, would generally make it to the last four.


    What¡¯s more, Fanny was not bad strength-wise. Her work was targetred at the almost blank plus-size clothing design market, which had very bright business prospects.


    She and Jack designed a tube top and a skirt. The beautiful geometric lines were outlined by the juice and dissolved with a liquorice stick in the position of the tube top.


    Long Xi appreciated their talent and personality. Their workbench was also next to hers, so she couldn¡¯t help talking with them.

 Chapter 121 Candy Clothing and Couple Outfits

    Jack said that the inspiration for the geometric lines was derived from the skyline of Paris in the night sky.


    Jack was a native Parisian, so he naturally felt a special affection for Paris.


    This was also his advantage in the game, because most of the judges were French. Shirley, in particular, who was the resident member of the standing committee, was a native of Paris.


    The skirt also had some curved lines with liquorice stick juice, which looked like a flower in full bloom.


    However, the biggest highlight was that he intended to crush the rock sugar and stick it to the blank space of the skirt.


    After the rock sugar was crushed, the edges and corners would increase, making it look as sparking, bright and beautiful as Swarovski crystals.


    He said that the inspiration came from his favorite painted-glass windows of the Cathedral of God.


    Fanny had a special idea. She planned to make an elegant hat out of marshmallows to match the skirt.


    Although Long Xi thought that she had an excellent idea, she felt that Jack and Fanny¡¯s designs would be brilliant if they were successfully completed.


    However, Jack said that this was a kind of risky idea, because it completely changed the shape of the candy. He didn¡¯t know whether the judges would accept a novel idea like this.


    The crushing of rock sugar was also very tedious and monotonous, because there was no mixer and it was all crushed by hand.


    When it was near dusk, Jack and Fanny were so busy that they almost forgot their meals. However, they both enjoyed it.


    The atmosphere was completely different from Long Xi and Lincoln¡¯s group.


    Long Xi and Lincoln had their own views from the very beginning, and they both had demanding personalities. Thus, neither of them would bow to the other.


    Long Xi undertook most of the work without any complaint. Lincoln, on the other hand, was passive and often grouchy.


    While Long Xi was sticking candy to her skirt with the hot glue gun, she accidentally scalded her hand.


    Fanny thoughtfully applied the scald ointment she had prepared to her wound, while Jack insisted on taking care of all the hot glue gun work by himself.


    ¡°Just take care of the licorice stick and the remaining rock sugar.¡± Although Jack was a gay bottom who allegedly had a tall and strong boyfriend, he was a gentleman. He was much better than Lincoln, who was the father of three children.


    ¡°Well, it may be improper. We all have limited time, so we should do our own work by ourselves!¡± Since Long Xi insisted on doing it herself, Jack had to give up.


    In contrast, Lincoln, who was Long Xi¡¯s teammate, was indifferent. He did not care about her injury at all. The mentor who saw this scene, Punk, felt profound resignation!


    In the end, Long Xi¡¯s work was outstanding. It was proof of her painstaking efforts.


    As Long Xi had predicted, Long Xi and Jack¡¯s clothes made the high-score group, which meant that the winner would be chosen between the two groups.


    The judges had a very heated debate this time, because the works of the two teams were really well-matched.


    In the end, Long Xi¡¯s work beat Jack¡¯s, achieving a narrow victory.


    In other words, the champion would be chosen between Long Xi and Lincoln.


    Unlike the American ¡°Bridge Stormy Dress¡±, the French Stormy Dress usually announced the champion after the current expelled contestants.


    Qiu Zi and her partner Daniel were the group with the lowest score.


    They had designed a skirt with strips of black licorice sticking to the bottom, which was made of a mouse pad. The outfit looked like black armor.


    Shirley made sarcastic comments again. Although she was fond of handsome Daniel, her poisonous tongue was still merciless.


    She said the model, Black Pearl, looked ¡°large¡± when she wore the shoulder-padded dress they had designed, which completely covered up the model¡¯s good figure.


    Black Pearl looked like a rugby player in action, and the licorice candy bars were like cuttlefish angel noodles. Moreover, these noodles were not sticky, so some of them fell to the ground during the show.


    Because the idea of this dress had mainly been suggested by Qiu Zi, the judges thought that her concept of beauty was questionable.


    However, their work did not get the lowest score. The lowest score belonged to another group, which was a combination of an Indian contestant and a British one.


    In fact, their original design was good. It was a leather rock-and-roll black umbilical vest and a mini skirt.


    The problem was that the material they had used was black chocolate.


    It was a hot summer, so this morning they had discovered that more than half of the skirt had melted.


    They had to rush to make the bottom of the skirt by using a handful of black cloth and black leather. Then, they had glued some candy on the skirt as decoration.


    Because they had not used a lot of unconventional materials, their outfit was considered irrelevant.


    After the judges deliberated, the Indian player was eliminated.


    Next, it was time to announce the champion.


    Linda asked Long Xi and Lincoln, ¡°Who do you think should be the champion?¡±


    Long Xi, who was not modest, argued reasonably, ¡°I think it¡¯s me. He contributed nothing at all. I finished the skirt almost by myself. I chose the material, I made the design, and I created most of the skirt. ¡±


    Lincoln said, ¡°She was so domineering that she wouldn¡¯t listen to anyone. I believe that if I had used my design, I could have won too. ¡±


    ¡°Lincoln¡­¡± Linda dragged her voice and smiled at him.


    Long Xi¡¯s heart tensed up violently.


    There was no obvious tell between Linda¡¯s first and second announcement, which meant that Lincoln, whose name was mentioned first, may be the first or second contestant.


    ¡°Congratulations.¡± Linda smiled while Lincoln widened his eyes. ¡°You are the current runner-up!¡±


    ¡°Oh¡­¡± It was unexpected that Linda would mess with him like this. He felt like a monkey!


    At the moment, Lincoln really wanted to beat Linda and asked God how to attack the host.


    ¡°You can leave the catwalk,¡± Linda said coldly to Lincoln, who was somewhat absent-minded.


    Lincoln left the show with a dark face. He didn¡¯t even congratulate Long Xi. He spared this superficial effort.


    Long Xi, who won the championship for the first time, danced happily on the spot.


    Soon after, the supermodel was on the cover of a fashion magazine, wearing the clothes designed by Long Xi. This attracted a great deal of praise from the fashion world, but this is a story for another time.


    The theme of the fourth phase of the competition focused on one¡¯s hometown and couple outfits. The contestants were required to complete two sets of home-style clothes in four days. The two sets had to be couple clothes.


    First of all, the contestants had to purchase the required fabrics at the fabric supermarket with limited funds, and the time limit was half an hour.


    Long Xi bought a light lilac fluorescent cloth, which was relatively rare. She only found this one. What an unexpected harvest!


    However, this fabric was expensive, so it cost two-thirds of Long Xi¡¯s funds. Long Xi was really determined to buy it.


    Long Xi¡¯s hometown was a water town in the south of the Yangtze River with very picturesque scenery.


    If Long Xi had to choose a color that symbolized her hometown, it would be a dreamy lilac color. Moreover, the world-famous double-sided embroidery was also one of the symbols of her hometown.


    There was also a sweet-scented osmanthus yellow cloth with brocade-like luster and a pattern of peach petals flying in the sky.


    That yellow cloth reminded Long Xi of sweet-scented osmanthus, which was the city flower of X City.


    The peach blossom petals reminded people of the beautiful and famous Peach Blossom Dock in X City, which was like a paradise in the works for writers and poets.


    The talented romantic scholar, Tang Bohu, had written, ¡°There is a Peach Blossom Temple in Peach Blossom Dock where a Peach Blossom Immortal lives.¡± This described the Peach Blossom Dock in her hometown perfectly.


    She also picked a piece of khaki fabric with an exquisite embroidered pattern of a river in Suzhou.


    X City had many rivers, so it was known as Oriental Venice.


    There was also a piece of black cloth for men¡¯s trousers.


    While drawing the design draft, Long Xi thought of the beautiful autumn in X City and inspiration filled her.


    This time, Jack and his female model came on the stage first.


    Jack¡¯s hometown was on the coast of Nice, so the clothes he had designed were beach-related.


    He was wearing a long sky-blue shirt with brown dyed beach trousers.


    The beach trousers had been designed, dyed and sewed by him. The printed dyed patterns, which were really unique, showed his exquisite workmanship. They were brilliant and definitely worth showing.


    However, compared to Long Xi¡¯s clothes, his outfit seemed too ordinary.


    Jack¡¯s female model was wearing a sea-blue long knit blouse with half-sleeves and a flat collar. A white printed bikini could be seen dimly beneath. The highlights of the outfit were a pair of angel wings on the back of the blouse that represented the Angel Bay of Nice.


    Long Xi¡¯s lilac windbreaker couple outfit was presented last. This time, the models were a little special, since the contestants had been asked to show the clothes on their own.


    Long Xi looked like a fashionable girl walking along the river of X City when she walked slowly from the backstage in a light purple sleeveless windbreaker with light fluorescence.


    As she walked, she untied the tie around the waist of her windbreaker. When she reached the front of the T-stage, the sweet-scented osmanthus-yellow plastered skirt with the peach blossoms and the two layers of black-lace flounces showed up, looking extremely elegant and stylish.


    Linda was so absorbed that her eyes were reluctant to move away.


    Byron kept a record of his feelings on the cards from time to time.


    Guest judge Manna seemed to be imagining what she would look like in this outfit.


    As Long Xi was walking back, the specially invited male model came from the other end of the T-stage, wearing the clothes she had designed.


    His windbreaker was unraveled right from the beginning, revealing a beige T-shirt with an embroidered river pattern and tight black trousers.


    The pair of trousers fit him perfectly, and the styling was so special that Shirley, who was a pant addict, couldn¡¯t take her eyes off them.


    When they were about to meet face to face, the heel of Long Xi¡¯s right foot was suddenly twisted.


    She lost her balance and almost fell down.


    All the judges said, ¡°Wow!¡±


    Fortunately, the male model reacted quickly and grabbed Long Xi in time.


    Long Xi had no time to feel embarrassed. She immediately thought about how to make up for this accident in her mind.


    She could not let the show she had devoted so much on be ruined by the heels of her shoes!

 Chapter 122 Overt and Covert Attack

    Long Xi¡¯s on-the-spot reaction was also excellent. She immediately bent down with a smile, unbuttoned her shoelaces, took off her shoes, and hooked up the shoes with two fingers of her left hand.


    She bouncily ran toward the backstage on her cute little bare feet, waving her right hand at the judges with a bright smile.


    ¡°Bang, bang!¡± Linda started applauding first. She applauded Long Xi for her witty response and courage despite her frustration.


    The other judges also looked at Long Xi with appreciation.


    In fact, Long Xi¡¯s left foot was a little sprained, but she seemed to feel no pain.


    When she ran backstage, Jack rushed over and asked, ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    She gasped and said, ¡°It¡¯s alright. It¡¯s over. Get ready, you¡¯ll be here soon. ¡±


    Since Jack and Long Xi appreciated each other, Jack was relieved to know that she was alright.


    He stared fiercely at a female Fu Sang contestant named Qiu Zi and said, ¡°I saw someone approach your shoes earlier, but I didn¡¯t suspect anything at the time. My view was blocked by that person¡¯s body, so I didn¡¯t see clearly.¡±


    Qiu Zi¡¯s expression changed slightly and she looked at Jack with a warning. However, Jack was not afraid at all.


    Long Xi, who had already known what had happened, didn¡¯t need Jack¡¯s explanation.


    When it was her turn to elaborate on her design concepts on the stage, she changed into a pair of convenient, comfortable flat shoes. However, she also took the shoes that had just broken with her.


    Linda¡¯s intuition told her that Long Xi¡¯s action implied a lot!


    After she elaborated on her fashion design concepts, Long Xi said seriously, ¡°Judges, I still have a few words to say about this pair of shoes!¡±


    Linda said, ¡°We have free speech. Just say it. ¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°The heel of this shoe did not break naturally. It was manipulated. I checked. The heel was clearly cut by a knife or some other sharp object. About one-third of it was cut, and it was hidden so that one couldn¡¯t see it without looking at it carefully.¡±


    Linda¡¯s expression changed as she asked, ¡°Do you have any evidence?¡±


    Long Xi said calmly, ¡°Just watch the video replay and you¡¯ll know who did this.¡±


    Linda glanced at the director of the show.


    Although this was a heated point, what an odious nature it had! The director needed to make a decision.


    The director signaled for the staff to view the video.


    After a while, the staff came back with a video tape.


    To be fair, just and transparent, the director signaled for Linda to play the tape in public.


    Qiu Zi was very calm, as if the person in the video was not her.


    The tape clearly showed that Long Xi had gone to the bathroom before coming to the T-stage.


    Because the shoes were inconveniently high, Long Xi had put them in the corner of the backstage area and changed into a pair of flat shoes before going to the bathroom.


    Nobody had noticed that Qiu Zi had quietly walked toward the shoes, squatted down, taken out a small blade from her bag, and sawed the heels of the shoes.


    When Qiu Zi saw that the truth had been brought into daylight, she knew that everything was over.


    To save the last bit of her dignity, she snorted coldly and said, ¡°So what if I did it? I am officially withdrawing from France Stormy Dress. I¡¯m leaving! Bye-bye.¡±


    She walked towards the door of the hotel.


    Linda and the director looked at each other speechlessly.


    Although Qiu Zi¡¯s behavior was despicable, Long Xi had only sprained her foot. Would they go so far as to call the police to arrest her?


    Linda asked Long Xi for her advice, and Long Xi said that it was over. She wouldn¡¯t look into this any further.


    Thus, the director motioned at a staff member to let him take Qiu Zi to the studio so she could pack up her things and get sent away.


    This way, there would be no need to announce who had been eliminated. The answer was obvious.


    However, after some discussion, the directing group decided to cut this out and say that Qiu Zi had not been able to stand the pressure and had offered to leave.


    After all, Qiu Zi had cut someone¡¯s shoes heel, which went really against the purpose of France Stormy Dress. Although the program wanted high viewing rates, they also had their own principles and moral baselines.


    As for the winner of this challenge, after a heated debate, the judges decided it was Long Xi.


    Long Xi won the championship during this phase.


    The next competition was about designing performance costumes for rock singers on rock night.


    Long Xi designed an outfit composed of leather clothes and pants. The leather was printed with oracle bone inscriptions with a metallic texture, which looked very special.


    She won third place.


    This was followed by an Olympic Games design.


    She designed a body-wrapped skirt with a water cube pattern and a bird¡¯s-nest-shaped cloak. The skirt was beautiful, and the cloak was magnificent. However, the judges believed that this work was only related to the Beijing Olympic Games and deviated from the theme a little.


    Long Xi suffered a Waterloo for the first time. She finished second to last and was almost eliminated.


    The next challenge was to design fashion clothes for a French supermodel. The winner of this challenge would get an extra advantage. The model would wear the clothes designed by the champion on the cover of a very famous fashion magazine.


    The contestants went into the interview room one by one and talked with the supermodel to learn about her preferences.


    Long Xi learned that the supermodel liked the culture of Z Country very much, and she had also been to the Forbidden City. She loved the Forbidden City.


    Therefore, Long Xi designed a white V-neck jacket for the supermodel and added embossed effects in the material to simulate the white-jade board and baluster column in front of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.


    A peacock-blue skirt was made using the elements of the peacock blue vase in the Palace Museum.


    As the guest judge of this challenge, the supermodel appreciated this dress very much. Meanwhile, Linda said, ¡°Moon, it was unexpected that you chose peacock-blue for the skirt. It¡¯s a difficult color to handle. If you aren¡¯t careful enough, it will look heavy and old-fashioned. But,¡± she gasped, ¡°You designed a brilliant knee-length skirt. It¡¯s just like cooking delicious food with well-controlled fire. The pleats of the skirt, which are layered like rose petals, show your superb tailoring skills.¡±


    In the end, Long Xi won the championship this time.


    Long Xi felt very excited. These ups and downs in her scores felt really like riding a roller coaster.


    She liked to challenge herself!


    The next challenge was to design winter clothes.


    Long Xi bought a brocade silk fabric decorated with hundreds of butterflies flying among flowers from Z Country in the fabric market. Then, she designed a chest-covering cheongsam combining Chinese and western styles. She also made a white fox fur shawl that looked very luxurious. For the sake of environmental protection, she used fake fox fur.


    This work won third place.


    Next, Long Xi passed a test for designing performance clothes for opera dancers and made dresses for plus-size girls. Finally, she made it to the final.


    The contestants who entered the final and could attend Paris Fashion Week were magnificent. The final four were Long Xi, Jack, Lincoln and Fanny.


    All four contestants had a month to design and produce their own collections for Paris Fashion Week.


    Long Xi returned to X Country and reunited with her grandma and Lord Mo Kun.


    She stayed in the Clear Lake Dream Gallery neighborhood every day, remaining at home at all times, except for when she took a walk in the neighborhood.


    One day, Mo Kun went to work and grandma went to play mahjong at her neighbor¡¯s house.


    She immersed herself in the design kingdom and enjoyed the unique joy of creation.


    ¡°Ding-Dong!¡± The doorbell rang.


    She saw a courier carrying flowers through the peephole and opened the door.


    Again, it was flowers sent by Lord Mo Kun.


    Ever since she had returned to X Country, Lord Mo Kun had sent her flowers every day, including blue enchantresses, Louis XIV roses, black roses, lilies, tulips, orchids, and so on. Sometimes, there was something new, like canola flowers, broccoli or cauliflower.


    This time, he had sent an extremely rare rainbow rose, also known as the happy rose. Each petal contained a variety of colors that delighted one¡¯s eyes.


    She inserted the flowers one by one in a transparent Alex vase with a relief pattern and smiled, her mouth becoming a beautiful curve.


    It seemed that Brother Kun really cared about her! Moreover, his flowers inspired Long Xi¡¯s next design.


    Afraid that she would lose her inspiration, she rushed to draw her own design.


    Another ringing sound was heard from the door. Had grandma come back?


    Long Xi looked out of the peephole and discovered that it was Xiaolu.


    Xiaolu knew how to dress up. He was wearing a pair of eagle-eyed sunglasses and very fashionable and fresh casual clothes. His slightly curly hair had been dyed grandma-gray. He had delicate skin that was smooth as milk, without any visible pores, and charming lips. He was also wearing a shiny ear stud in the shape of a crescent moon.


    Long Xi welcomed him into the house and served him tea.


    He opened the insulated food container, which contained smooth jellied beancurd.


    Then, he took off his sunglasses with a charming expression and said with a smile, ¡°I heard that Big Brother Kun has been sending you flowers every day. This is the flower I¡¯m giving you- jellied beancurd. Eat it while it¡¯s still hot. I¡¯ve already added honey water. The jellied beancurd of this store is very delicious. I was in line for an hour to get it! ¡±


    An attractive smile formed at the corner of his lips.


    Susu took the container full of steaming jellied beancurd. Although she was very happy, she was firm as she said, ¡°I like eating salty jellied beancurd.¡±


    Xiaolu smiled in a flattering manner and said, ¡°I¡¯ll buy you salty jellied beancurd next time. Tomorrow, I will go to Korea with some friends, including Li Li, for ten days. I will bring it to you when I come back.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°I¡¯m kidding. Don¡¯t take everything seriously. Brother Lu, you really don¡¯t need to be so good to me. I don¡¯t want to hinder your pursuit of happiness.¡±


    Xiaolu looked sad as he said, ¡°Actually, I have something I need your help with. Sisyphus is ill and has a poor appetite. I wanted to ask you to take care of him for a few days. You know, it doesn¡¯t like people touching it, except for me and you.¡±


    Long Xi said frankly, ¡°Of course! Just send it over!¡±


    In the afternoon, Xiaolu sent Sisyphus over.


    Sisyphus, as expected, was sick. Its eyes were dull, and it didn¡¯t want to eat.


    Long Xi cared for it while designing her clothes.


    Ten days later, Xiaolu returned to take Sisyphus, who was well.


    Sisyphus bit the sofa and refused to leave.


    Xiaolu said, ¡°You are really like your master!¡±

 Chapter 123 The Battle at the Peak

    Deer said, ¡°You really are like your master! ¡°It seems that Sisyphus, like me, is reluctant to leave you. Why don¡¯t I give it to you? ¡°I will feel at ease if you become his owner. ¡°Moreover, I may not be at home for a long time.¡±


    He told Long Xi that when he was shopping in Myeong-Dong of South Korea, he was discovered by a star scout from a very famous local entertainment company. He wanted to sign him up and recruited him as an intern.


    He was currently considering it.


    Long Xi said, ¡°Even if you don¡¯t go to South Korea, you need to go to the college in City B. ¡°Anyway, you will not be at home for a long time, so I will keep it! ¡°It is now familiar with Brother Kun, and my grandma likes it very much. When I am not at home, Brother Kun and grandma both can take care of it.¡±


    So Sisyphus stayed and officially became a member of the family.


    Ten more days later, a month¡¯s deadline came, and Long Xi flew to France again to participate in the finals.


    At four o¡¯clock in the afternoon, after the final comments and tests of the judges, the designers were finally taken to the Paris Fashion Week venue, which belonged to the France Stormy Dress reality show group.


    Long Xi could not help sighing. ¡®Did she really do it?¡¯ ¡®Did she really reach that step?¡¯ ¡®It¡¯s like dreaming¡­¡¯


    She whispered, ¡°Not everyone can come here, but we made it. ¡°Paris Fashion Week, we are here!¡±


    Four designers went backstage, then Linda and the rest of the crew quickly brought their clothes collection and models.


    Therefore, no one wasted time sighing with feeling.


    Every designer was engaged in intense preparations.


    ¡°Anna, be sure to pay attention to the corolla on your head when walking!¡± Long Xi nervously told her own model, ¡°This corolla is a little too big. If you shake your head too hard, it may fall off!¡±


    ¡°Okay, Moon, I¡¯ll remember!¡± Anna also answered her nervously.


    If Long Xi won the championship, Anna, the exclusive model of Long Xi, would also win a prize of $50,000. They had the resolve of dying if the other died, or flourishing if the other flourished.


    In this panic atmosphere during chaos, Linda rushed to the backstage to remind Long Xi that it was open.


    ¡°Long Xi, you¡¯re the first!¡± Linda said to Long Xi, ¡°It¡¯s your turn to go first and introduce your series. Go on!¡±


    ¡°Okay, go!¡± After confirming the situation of her last model, Long Xi nodded; she then breathed deeply, took the microphone from Linda and went to the stage.


    At that time, the stadium that had been empty just then was filled by the audience, including their four designers¡¯ relatives and friends, the eliminated designers of that competition, as well as the elite in the Paris fashion circle.


    The five special audiences in the first row were the three resident judges Linda, Shirley and Byron, as well as two guest judges Rihanna and Hoover.


    Rihanna, an American pop singer of French Italian descent, was known as the new generation¡¯s fashion godmother and the youngest fashion godmother in history. She had the bold, avant-garde aplomb, and unique dressing style and fashion taste.


    Hufu was the champion of the last French Stormy Dress reality show. He was French.


    Looking at the crazy flashing magnesium light, listening to the screams and cheers coming in her ear, Long Xi¡¯s nervous mood quickly settled down.


    Maybe she was the so-called megagame contestant. The bigger the competition she attended, the calmer she was.


    She closed her eyes and her lips raised a confident smile. When she opened her eyes again, there was an unprecedented firmness in them.


    First of all, she would use her magic skills to give the audience a little surprise!


    She wore a fairy violet lace dress in the same style as the ¡°Flower Language Tribe¡± she had designed.


    She was so beautiful that it was hard to describe her in words. Even if the adjectives such as ¡°bright eyes with fine features¡±, ¡°charming¡± and ¡°adorable¡± were used on her, it seemed far from enough.


    At that time, her pair of water bright eyes was even more beautiful, but the expressions in them were very calm, even a little cold, as if everything in the world had nothing to do with her.


    When a breeze blew, her waist-length and thick black hair as well as the skirt hem gently fluttered, which made her more like a fairy, free from vulgarity.


    ¡°Thank you!¡± ¡°Thank you all!¡± Long Xi first nodded her thanks to the audience, who eagerly paid attention to her at that moment, with a polite yet graceful attitude.


    ¡°Hello, I am Long Xi.¡± It was just such a simple opening sentence that brought a new cheer to the venue, which had just been quiet for a moment. Fans in love with Long Xi shouted back to greet her.


    Long Xi smiled and snapped her finger; then there was a large dark scarf in her hand. She covered her body with that large scarf.


    Then she said ¡®change¡¯ and turned the scarf into some red rose petals, which she spread toward the audience.


    The audience was very surprised to see that she had magically changed her outfit into a cloud brocade mopping dress with a pattern of gold twigs on a white background.


    Nanjing Brocade was named for its splendid color, as beautiful as the rosy clouds in the sky, which enjoyed a reputation similar to the Suzhou Silk.


    Long Xi was very proud to design such a beautiful evening dress with Nanjing Brocade, the pride of her Z Country.


    No matter how great the pressure was, Long Xi always kept calm with skillful movements, and showed a great general¡¯s elegant demeanor. Her earnest manner was particularly attractive.


    The audience quieted down all at once, and two seconds later, people burst into wild cheers.


    Long Xi had to pause for a few seconds. After the venue was quiet again, she smiled and said, ¡°My inspiration for this series came from flowers. ¡°Flowers can talk and different flowers have different flower languages. The name of my series is called ¡®Flower Language Tribe¡¯! ¡°I hope you will like them!¡±


    The atmosphere at the scene warmed up again. Many from younger attendees whistled directly, and some even started shouting, ¡°We love you, Long Xi!¡±


    After the venue was slightly quiet, Long Xi looked at her grandma and Lord Mo Kun sitting in the second row and said, ¡°And my grandma, my fianc¨¦, who came all this way from home just for me, I love you!¡±


    As the thunderous applause rang out again, Long Xi waved to the audience and raised her voice with a little encouragement, ¡°Fashion design has given me everything. It supports my life and my soul. ¡°I want to dedicate this show to fashion, to you who love fashion! ¡°Dear ladies and gentlemen, enjoy the show!¡±


    During the endless cheers, Long Xi waved and gracefully walked to the backstage.


    She looked nervously at the big screen of the monitor in the backstage, and Linda and the other judges in the camera watched the show intently.


    The first one to come with elegant music was Anna.


    She wore a corolla made of real flowers and a lake-blue ¡°blooming flowers¡± perspective tulle dress. The flowers were sewn in pieces with cloth cut into petal shapes. She also matched flowers with green leaves and vines.


    The only large-size female model looked like a flower pixie from a fairy tale! Beautiful! Wonderful! Amazing!


    The next appearance was Danny.


    She was wearing a strapless dress whose biggest feature was a rainbow rose of seven colored fabrics on the front part below the waist.


    That was really so dreamy!


    It was Natasha who followed.


    She wore a long dress made of tens of thousands of pure white jasmine flowers.


    A V-collar was wide and deep on her chest, almost open to her navel.


    In order not to be too charming, there was a Chinese Phoenix butterfly made of cloth on the open view of her chest, so that she wouldn¡¯t reveal too much.


    That was the sexiest piece in Long Xi¡¯s series.


    The fourth model wore a rare spiral-shaped dress with a stand-up collar. It was in coral red with a black dahlia print.


    The inspiration for that unique skirt was also from the spiral plant in Avatar, similar to the hem of her butterfly skirt.


    Then the dress came out with a very flowing and light hem.


    It was a long deep-v skirt, with patterns of a beautiful scenery described in the Chinese poem ¡°The lotus in full blossom is particularly red and bright in the sunshine.¡± It looked elegant, sexy and full of power.


    Then, there was a tulip lace tube top dress designed by Long Xi before. It was a dress with a black jade carved into a tulip. She had worn it to cut the ribbon for the company¡­


    The last one that came out was a quite fresh water-pink organza dress. Its collar was a very special large lapel, tier upon tier, layered like a pink rose in full bloom.


    The hemlines were also layered with special cuts, which looked like budding rose buds.


    Then Long Xi, wearing an evening dress decorated with yellow roses, took a curtain call with ten models.


    Applause and cheers were endless!


    Under the stage, Mo Kun and her grandma laughed happily with white teeth and eyes crinkling around the edges.


    That was really a top visual enjoyment! They felt sincerely proud of Long Xi!


    The next designer on the stage was Lincoln.


    Lincoln had a bad character, but he was good at designing clothes, otherwise he wouldn¡¯t have made it to the final four.


    Lincoln was full of excitement and tension, and his voice trembled slightly, ¡°Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I¡¯m Lincoln. ¡°I feel very honored to be here.¡±


    He swallowed saliva to reluctantly calm his hasty heartbeat.


    He excitedly blew a kiss to his wife, son and the little daughter in his wife¡¯s arms sitting in the second row, and continued to say, ¡°My series is inspired by the dark aesthetics and an X-ray of my little princess. ¡°I have always been obsessed with the dark style of fashion design. I hope you will want to buy one of them after watching my fashion show.¡± ¡°Thank you all!¡±


    Cheers were all around.


    His lovely two-year-old daughter stood on her mother¡¯s lap and tried hard to support her father.


    Lincoln¡¯s eyes were wet, and with tears in his eyes, he waved to the audience and went to the backstage.


    Horrible and weird but not unpleasant music followed.


    The next second, Lincoln¡¯s first opening model stepped out of the backstage in a standard catwalk.


    Her make-up was very peculiar. Half of it was vampire-like, horrific and morbid, and half was normal and beautiful. Her expression was tinged with despair and pain.


    She wore a grey-black dress with a wide V-neck that featured x-rays of Lincoln¡¯s daughter¡¯s entire body. The model was injured and wore a pair of ¡°black gloves with claws.¡±


    ¡°Puff¡±, Long Xi couldn¡¯t help laughing when she saw that scene on the synchronous playback screen in the backstage. It looked like a little White Bone Demon grabbing on the female version of the Wolverine.


    The second model was wearing a black elastic garment with a large V-neck and a pair of large plastic bat wings covered with sequins on the back, which looked like a mixture of Marvel¡¯s Black Widow and Batman.


    The third model was wearing an evil hollow-out wrap dress; the most brilliant design of which was the black feathers on her neck and shoulders. She looked like the witch in Maleficent.


    The final going to the stage was a model cosplaying the Night King from A Song of Ice and Fire. She was wearing a long metal skirt, similar to the Night King¡¯s armor.


    Finally, Lincoln¡¯s ten models came out one by one in the order they had just appeared.


    Lincoln, who also wore a dark-style sleeveless leather jumpsuit, followed the last model to come out and took the curtain call to the audience.


    The next was Fanny.


    Faced with so many people, she was a little shy in a large-size red dress. ¡°The inspiration of my series is Rose from Titanic and my own dream. I¡¯m a large-size girl. My dream is to design beautiful clothes for large-size girls. Why can¡¯t large-size girls be beautiful? ¡°Wasn¡¯t Rose slightly fat but beautiful? ¡°Please enjoy the beauty of large-size girls!¡±


    Then she blushed and hurried to the backstage with stiff steps.


    As the music rang, large-size models wore attractive dresses in a combination of classical and modern styles and went out successively, which was enjoyable.


    The finale coming to the stage was Jack¡¯s works.


    Jack, dressed in a windbreaker with a hollow triangular pattern, came out gracefully. He waved to the audience and said, ¡°The design inspiration of my series comes from the geometric patterns of buildings and the white-collar friends around me. ¡°I hope that the beautiful geometric patterns contained in those beautiful buildings can be merged into professional and leisure clothes of white-collar workers to be presented to you.¡± ¡°Thank you all!¡±


    After his brief introduction, he waved to the audience. Then he showed a signature, sunny and lovely smile, blew a kiss, and then walked to the backstage with a smart step.


    As soon as the pleasant jazz music sounded, the model with capable, professional women¡¯s haircut came out powerfully and wore a professional suit.


    The black shirt with simple lines was matched with a white half-length buttock skirt with geometric stitching and a fine gauze pattern, which perfectly displayed her figure proportions.

 Chapter 124 When Dreams Turn into Reality

    The black shirt with simple lines was matched with a white half-length buttock skirt with geometric stitching and a fine gauze pattern, which perfectly displayed her figure proportions.


    The bloody-orange wavy leather stitching at the cuffs of the jacket and the bloody-orange belt with fan-shaped metal buckles were the shining point, breaking the depressing sense of integral color.


    Jack¡¯s second model wore a wrap dress with a semicircular ¡°window-shape¡± bared at her back, which best highlighted her figure.


    The opening design on the side of the skirt hem added a little sexy touch. The waist seal of the same color system modified the waist lines and looked more elegant and charming.


    The third model was wearing a translucent, thin diamond-cut short-sleeved tunic with black cropped jeans, a black button with a hexagonal star, and an overall design that added to the model. A little artistic.


    That made people feel it was like a white-collar dress one would see at an art gallery.


    The fourth model was wearing a wide-necked V-neck dress, which best highlighted her good figure. There was a horseshoe-shaped pattern on the skirt, and the side slits were carefully designed to add a little sexy tone, with the same color girdle, which made the waist line more elegant and charming.


    The last model was wearing a Greek style sky-blue casual windbreaker. The windbreaker had hollow geometric figures, and the dark red printed pattern on the white shirt inside was revealed through the hollow space, which had a special flavor.


    Long Xi looked nervously at the screen. Jack had a stable level in design, and she could almost be sure that the champion would be between her and Jack.


    After a round of fierce competition, Linda finally invited Long Xi and Jack to the stage.


    Long Xi was so nervous that she could not hear what the judges were saying.


    Finally, Linda, with a charming smile on her lips, announced loudly, ¡°Long Xi, you are the champion of this French Stormy Dress reality show!¡± ¡°Long Xi!¡± ¡°Congratulations!¡± ¡°You are the youngest champion in the history of French Stormy Dress!¡±


    Long Xi was very excited and almost screamed.


    Off the stage, grandma and Lord Mo Kun hugged each other warmly. Her grandma couldn¡¯t help crying.


    Byron also announced a good piece of news on the spot: Givenchy decided to buy Long Xi¡¯s series of ¡°Flower Language Tribes¡±.


    Long Xi was really very excited.


    After all, Givenchy was one of the French well-known fashion brands. Elegance, simplicity and elegance were its biggest characteristics.


    Givenchy, renowned for its luxurious and elegant product style in the fashion industry for more than 30 years, had always been the leader in the fashion world.


    As was known to all, fashion brands like Givenchy usually invited their favorite designers to work for them specially and designed ready-made clothes directly for the brand. They seldom bought from outside.


    So when Byron, the associate creative director of Givenchy, announced the purchase this series, Long Xi was very excited and the other judges were surprised.


    In order to celebrate for Long Xi, Mo Kun had already prepared abundant plans.


    He took Long Xi and grandma to the hotel and let them rest for one night, sleeping to wake up naturally. Then they ate a meal and took the train to Nice in France, to the ¡°Angel Bay¡±, which was known as the most beautiful beach in Nice.


    ¡°Angel Bay¡± was shaped like two wings on an angel, and also like two outstretched hands of God embracing the sea. Its name may have come from that.


    It had intoxicating sunshine, blue sea and white sand beaches. Unlike other beaches, the stones here were round and smooth pebbles.


    Long Xi took off her coat, skirt, shoes and only wore a self-designed white bikini with butterflies. She opened her hands and shouted to the sky, ¡°Angel Bay, I¡¯m coming.¡±


    Her grandma strolled along the beach, picked up shells, and relived the romance of her youth.


    Mo Kun said to Long Xi, ¡°Let¡¯s go and play with the water.¡±


    Long Xi shook her head.


    Since she had drowned when she was a child, she had been a little afraid of water and even dared not take a boat.


    Just then, when she saw such a large area of sea, she felt a little dizzy.


    She said, ¡°I¡¯m going to sunbathe on the beach first. ¡°Can you put the sun oil on me?¡±


    That was what Mo Kun had always longed for and he took the sun oil happily.


    Longxi laid on the cobblestone beach, and Mo Kun had ¡°intimate touches¡± with every inch of her back with his hands. She said comfortably, ¡°This was the most comfortable.¡±


    Mo Kun also took off his coat and trousers, only wearing a pair of swimming trunks, lying next to her. She saw a couple in the distance take off all their clothes, and jokingly said, ¡°I also want to have a closer contact with nature like them!¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°That¡¯s not possible. You can only show your body to me.¡±


    Long Xi smiled and said, ¡°Here is Nice. Many people take a bath naked.¡±


    Mo Kun said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m the jealous Devil, and you¡¯d better not irritate me!¡±


    Long Xi sat up with a smile and gently spread sun oil on him.


    After about half an hour of sun exposure, they went to help grandma pick up shells.


    Long Xi dared not go deep, but walked slowly back and forth barefoot in the wetland on the shore, and soon picked up several beautiful small shells.


    Pearl-white pebbles made the turquoise water more beautiful.


    The sun-plated golden waves kept pounding on the cobblestone beaches and kissing their feet.


    When the water went down, the rocks collided with each other, making a wonderful ¡°beep¡± sound.


    Neither of them found that two girls had been observing them secretly.


    They were none other than Man Shahua, who was brought by her father Man Yiming to study in France, and Wei Wei, who had been invited by Man Shahua to have a holiday in France.


    Wei Wei wanted to travel to Nice for a long time. Unfortunately, her father had lost a lot of money in business and went bankrupt. She had no money to get there.


    Man Shahua paid for her air tickets as well as board and lodging, which gave her some feeling of sweetness, so she regarded Man Shahua as a truly good friend.


    They were having a good time when they unexpectedly saw Long Xi, their enemy. Weiwei became angrier as she observed them, and kicked water with her feet in anger.


    She was jealous. She felt jealous because though she was deeply in love with Fan Xiaolu, she had been clearly rejected by him.


    She knew that although Xiaolu was a sunshine boy, who had no arrogance but had his own pride, he would not ask for help in a low voice, even in a harsh environment. He had begged for her before and promised to accompany her to Nice all for his mother.


    However, when she threatened Xiaolu with the photo of Fan Qianqian and director Lu Hua in a hotel room, she lost his heart completely.


    Even if he saw her, he didn¡¯t say hello, and put her phone number in the blacklist.


    Instead of reviewing her own faults, she blamed it on Long Xi.


    She was quite jealous of Long Xi, and felt unwilling by how things were.


    Why did Xiaolu fall in love with Long Xi instead of her? Why did she fall in love with Xiaolu instead of someone else?


    After Xiaolu completely disliked her, she had a brief relationship with a male student from the next class who had been going after her.


    The figure of the male student was very similar to Xiaolu¡¯s, especially when it was viewed from the back; it was exactly the same.


    And the male student also liked playing football; he was actually in the same football team as Xiaolu.


    She was attracted by the sight of his back when he played football and accepted his enthusiastic pursuit. Another reason was that she wanted to stimulate Xiaolu through that male student.


    Once, she had been invited by him to play in his dormitory, and his roommates went out knowingly.


    They secretly watched a movies on the VCD of his fellow male students together, an old movie called ¡°The Old Summer Palace¡±.


    When Yu Hong, played by Hao Lei, gave herself unreservedly to Xiaojun, her first boyfriend who was going to leave, in the dark corner of the park, the boy¡¯s hands began to feel uneasy.


    Her eyes continued to stare at the screen, allowing his hands to explore recklessly on her.


    She was in a trance and thought they were Xiaolu¡¯s hands.


    The male student put the VCD disc fast forward, and on the screen appeared Yu Hong and Zhou Wei¡¯s crazy shots in the dormitory.


    Weiwei was so distracted that her male student could hardly control himself to ask the same request.


    She said coldly, ¡°Turn off the lights.¡±


    In the darkness, the figure of the male student was extremely similar to Xiaolu¡¯s.


    She laid in his bed and accepted his crazy enthusiasm with tears.


    It was pretty close that she gave herself to him completely.


    However, at the last minute, she pushed him away.


    After that night, she broke up with him on the phone.


    No matter how hard the boy begged, sent flowers and gifts, and waited for her in the rain, she did not waver.


    She clearly knew that she couldn¡¯t fall in love with anyone other than Xiaolu.


    It was because she was wholehearted that she suffered a lot.


    Every time she thought of the night that Cheng Gong took her first time, she would feel deeply pained.


    ¡®Xiaolu, why didn¡¯t you accept my love earlier? Cheng Gong, that son of bit*h, ended taking advantage of me¡¯


    Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth, and her face was as black as the sky before the rain.


    She saw Man Shahua walk towards Mo Kun with her chest held high.


    When Mo Kun who was picking up shells, accidentally looked up, he saw Man Shahua. She bent down intentionally and pretended to pick up shells. She deliberately exposed more than half of her breasts, trying to conquer him with the ¡°weapons¡± that women were born with.


    Her two ¡°super-big white rabbits¡± were not unattractive under the cover of such a little cloth, seeming to come out at any time. Even the man who passed by could not help looking at them.


    Mo Kun calmly and leisurely smiled. ¡®Ah, have I never seen women with such big breasts?¡¯ ¡®I just wore Joseph¡¯s coat. Of course, except for my Long Xi.¡¯


    Man Shahua straightened up, lifted her long curly hair when her large coquettes of silver earrings shook, and said to him with a delicate smile, ¡°Brother Mo Kun, long time no see. Do you want to eat ice cream?¡±


    Even Mo Kun could not help but be stunned. ¡®How could she be so direct?¡¯


    Long Xi also saw Man Shahua. Hearing her words, she was shocked at first and then said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s you?¡± ¡°Long time no see!¡± ¡°Are you selling ice cream now?¡± But we don¡¯t want to eat your ice cream. ¡°Brother Kun, I want to eat a mango-flavored ice cream. Can you buy it for me?¡±


    Mo Kun understood everything, but he didn¡¯t say it out loud. He stood up and walked to the ice cream truck on the other side of the beach.

 Chapter 125 Chocolate Nigh

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    A few minutes later, Mo Kun bought back some mango ice cream. Long Xi let him take a bite first and then made him feed her.


    Man Shahua¡¯s face turned red with anger.


    She told Mo Kun with coquetry, ¡°Brother Mo Kun, you should teach me how to swim.¡±


    Mo Kun turned his face to the side.


    Long Xi made a face at Man Shahua and said, ¡°Brother Kun only teaches me how to swim.¡±


    Wei Wei also came over and said, ¡°Long Xi, aren¡¯t you afraid of water? Can you really go swimming? Do you dare to go into the water?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Ouch, you came here too? I¡¯m going to overcome my psychological difficulties today.¡±


    Wei Wei said, ¡°I don¡¯t believe it. When I dragged you to learn swimming, you didn¡¯t do it anyway. You are clearly a coward. What kind of heroine are you pretending to be?¡±


    Man Shahua echoed, ¡°Yes! I don¡¯t believe it either!¡±


    Long Xi, whose fighting spirit was inspired by them, pulled at Mo Kun and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. Let¡¯s go to the sea and have a bath together.¡±


    Mo Kun carefully asked her to do some warm-up exercises on the shore to prevent cramps. Then, she practiced basic breaststroke movements in the shallow water while he stood beside her to guard her.


    After practicing for a while, she said that she wanted to go deeper and asked Mo Kun to take her.


    Mo Kun held Long Xi tightly and took her to the deeper waters.


    She looked back and saw that Man Shahua and Wei Wei had walked away gloomily. Then, she said, ¡°Brother Kun, stop here.¡±


    He stopped and kept stepping on the water with both feet as he told Long Xi, ¡°You should follow me and step down.¡±


    She leaned on him like a koala and kissed his face, lips and ears recklessly while whispering in his ear, ¡°You belong to me!¡±


    Mo Kun smiled and said, ¡°Of course! I¡¯m so happy that you finally told me that I belong to you. I¡¯ve already made a reservation at a chocolate-themed restaurant. I¡¯m going to celebrate with you and grandma tonight. My next plan is to go with you to see the lavender purple sea in Provence. What do you think? Anything else to add?¡±


    Long Xi, who was really excited, said, ¡°I heard that the lavender flower sea is the most beautiful during this season. There is also a Lavender Festival in Provence. Grandma said a long time ago that she wanted to see the world. Thank you for helping her realize her dream.¡±


    When she saw that no people were close to them, Mo Kun said in a low voice, ¡°Actually, I have a task this time. Brother Xiniu called me and said that he discovered that the leader of the Snake Family, She Ben, took a sea-voyage eastward to Fu Sang and changed his name to Yamamoto in order to escape the chase and execution. Twenty years ago, his descendant Yamamoto founded the Toxin Dragon Society. Now, the leader of the Toxin Dragon Society is Yamamoto Longyi, Yamamoto¡¯s eldest son. Yamamoto Shang, whom we have seen before, was Yamamoto¡¯s younger brother. They also have a half-brother, Yamamoto Longsan, who has always been at odds with his two brothers. He works part-time at the Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Institute. He usually works as a cook at the chocolate-themed restaurant I just mentioned. He brings the dining car of the meat table. Let¡¯s order the dining car service tonight and observe him closely.¡±


    Long Xi whispered, ¡°Even the descendants of the Snake Family do not necessarily know any clues about the Snake Family. I don¡¯t know any clues about the Dragon Family either, and I didn¡¯t even know I was a descendant of the Dragon Family. I asked my grandma and she said that my grandpa never mentioned it to her.¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°Brother Niu Xi said that Yamamoto Shang¡¯s father, Yamamoto, had a very bad relationship with Yamamoto Longyi and Yamamoto Shang¡¯s mother, Xin Zi. He may have married her out of a desire for the network of connections and the large inheritance that Xin Zi¡¯s parents left her. While they were still married, Yamamoto had an affair with Yamamoto Longsan¡¯s mother, Chun Zi. After Yamamoto Longsan was born, Yamamoto took various means to force Xin Zi to give him a divorce and then officially married Chun Zi. He loved Yamamoto Longsan very much. Because of all this, Xin Zi committed suicide and both sons hated their father. When Yamamoto Longyi and Yamamoto Shang grew up, they conspired to kill their father and seize the throne.¡±


    Long Xi nodded slightly and said, ¡°If I were Yamamoto, I would not tell two ambitious sons about the family secrets related to the treasure. Therefore, the clue is probably with Yamamoto Longsan. Well, let¡¯s go and have a look tonight.¡±


    After swimming for a while, Long Xi got dizzy because of the undulating sea water and went ashore with Mo Kun.


    Her grandma was under an umbrella, half-lying on a white bench in the sun and drinking juice. She was very comfortable.


    Mo Kun and Long Xi¡¯s clothes were on the bench next to her.


    When Mo Kun checked his clothes, his expression suddenly darkened.


    Long Xi asked him, ¡°What happened?¡±


    Mo Kun checked all his clothes again and said sadly, ¡°Oh, no! The rose sachet you sent me is gone.¡±


    It was a sachet sewn by Long Xi herself and embroidered with a snow Wolf. The embroidery was exquisite, and the cloth was very good. It contained rose petals dried by Long Xi. Although it was not expensive, it had been made with affection.


    She had given it to Mo Kun on his birthday on June 6th this year. He had always treated it as a treasure and carried it with him wherever he went.


    Mo Kun looked around anxiously, but there was no sign of the sachet on the beach.


    Long Xi, who knew that he was anxious, hurriedly comforted him. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. I will make another one for you!¡±


    Magic Kun said, ¡°No, it took you several months of working in your spare time to make it. I must get it back!¡±


    Long Xi smiled and said, ¡°I have made progress with my embroidery again. I could make a better one for you that could be a drafting. It¡¯s alright, Brother Kun. Don¡¯t look for it, okay?¡±


    She reached out with her hand and lovingly wiped the sweat from Mo Kun¡¯s forehead.


    Mo Kun patted his own head, feeling a sense of loss. He blamed himself for this. ¡°I¡¯m so careless!¡±


    Long Xi took his arm and said gently, ¡°Your birthday was just before my college entrance examination, so I did not throw you a good party. I only made you a bowl of longevity noodles. Later, I was busy attending the reality show and I didn¡¯t make up for it. Why don¡¯t we celebrate it tonight?¡±


    Mo Kun said fondly, ¡°I just want to eat the longevity noodles you made. They are delicious. Next year on my birthday, I still want to eat your noodles. Every year on my birthday, I want to eat the noodles you make. Clear waters and green hills are better than silver and gold hills, and the noodles you make are better than any exotic food from the mountains or the sea.¡±


    When he said this, Long Xi was moved to tears. Even her grandma was really moved by his words.


    In the evening, they put on their gorgeous outfits.


    Mo Kun wore the latest black velvet tuxedo with the stiff white trousers designed by Long Xi. There was a white rose in his jacket pocket.


    Grandma wore a very elegant little black dress by Long Xi, as well as a lady hat and a pearl necklace.


    Meanwhile, Long Xi wore a beret and a retro autumn dress with closely-arranged, diamond-shaped lenses sewn into a powder-blue fabric.


    Her aura allowed her to dominate the dress rather than let it dominate her.


    She didn¡¯t wear any jewelry, because the dress itself was shining enough.


    The three of them took a taxi to the ¡°Loving Chocolate Restaurant¡± near Angel Bay.


    All the waitresses working there were wearing dresses made of chocolate.


    They were from Asia, Europe and Africa and had their own different styles.


    An Asian waitress with a petite figure was wearing a Fusang-style chocolate kimono, while a tall European waitress was wearing a white-chocolate wedding dress decorated with several red-chocolate flowers.


    A plump blonde waitress was wearing an English waist-tied, whale-bone skirt with a white lady fan in her hand. She actually looked like Rose from Titanic.


    An African waitress looked cool in a dark chocolate hat and a black-and-white dress.


    Another waitress, who had the most angelic and sexy Asian face, was wearing a sexy brown chocolate feather suit trapped in a chocolate birdcage. She looked attractive and charming.


    Long Xi and Mo Kun were both very surprised, as this waitress turned out to be Wei Wei.


    Why was Wei Wei working there as a waitress? Wasn¡¯t she there on vacation?


    Wei Wei¡¯s expression changed slightly when she saw them. She could not help but shudder at the thought of what Man Shahua had said to her last night.


    Then, they saw Man Shahua, who smiled and greeted them.


    Man Shahua¡¯s waitress outfit was also quite special. It was the model of a Thousand-Hand Goddess of Mercy with Chinese characteristics that had been delicately designed by chocolate stylists.


    To be honest, Man Shahua¡¯s coquettish face did not seem well-suited to the sanctity and elegance of this role.


    ¡°Dear guests, this way, please!¡± Man Shahua said politely without looking at Long Xi and her grandma at all.


    Her eyes were almost stuck on Mo Kun. It seemed that she didn¡¯t care that there was a female companion and an elderly woman beside Mo Kun.


    Long Xi felt a little stuffy in her chest. It was said that a woman with good looks was a curse and a man with good looks was evil.


    Man Shahua¡¯s eyes on a handsome man felt simpler and rougher than the eyes of a man looking at a beautiful woman.


    Mo Kun stopped suddenly and gave Man Shahua a cold look. ¡°Ask your supervisor to come over.¡±


    Man Shahua was somewhat at a loss.


    A middle-aged foreigner in a formal outfit came over. His hair was shining, and his long curvy beard was chic. It looked a little like the beard of Spanish artist Dali.


    He was the boss, Andre, who was a Frenchman. He was there tonight to serve distinguished guests.


    He smiled at Lord Mo Kun and said in English, ¡°Are you Mr. Mo Kun? I¡¯ve heard a lot about you. I¡¯m Andre, the boss of this restaurant. Is there anything wrong with the reception?¡±


    Mo Kun stared at Man Shahua and raised his left eyebrow as he said gloomily, ¡°It¡¯s time for your restaurant to change waitresses. She acts like a street girl, which lowers the overall quality of your restaurant.¡±

 Chapter 126 One Just Finished and Another Comes on the Scene

    Mo Kun¡¯s words made the air several degrees colder.


    He was deliberate since Man Shahua had repeatedly provoked Long Xi!


    Long Xi secretly snickered that Brother Kun¡¯s charm as a boyfriend burst out again!


    Man Shahua felt extremely wronged in an instant, neither crying nor laughing, and had to look at Andre with a look of seeking help.


    For the sake of their ¡°one night love¡±, Andre did not blame Man Shahua. He just smiled and said to Mo Kun humbly, ¡°Mrs. Long, Mr. Mo Kun, Miss Long, this way, please.¡±


    He personally took them to the seat next to the three-foot-high white chocolate fountain in the center of the dining room. He asked them to sit down, and then called another Fusang waiter, Kazuko, to come over and take their order. Kazuko could speak Chinese fluently and he was also the lobby manager of this restaurant.


    The theme tonight was Chocolate Night, and people who came here were all VIP guests.


    The wonderful night had already begun.


    After Mo Kun, Long Xi, and grandma ordered dinner, Long Xi suddenly saw a familiar person coming in from the restaurant door.


    Long Xi raised her chin to Mo Kun and whispered, ¡°Isn¡¯t Yamamoto Shang, who is wearing a Fusang Warriors¡¯ outfit, over there?¡±


    Mo Kun looked up, smiled, and said, ¡°It¡¯s him! I planned to see Yamamoto Longsan tonight and didn¡¯t expect to see so many acquaintances. It¡¯s really ¡®One just finished and another comes on the scene¡¯. Well, then let¡¯s just enjoy this play!¡±


    Yamamoto Shang¡¯s gaze rested on Weiwei in the cage for a few seconds.


    Weiwei pushed the door of the birdcage. Unexpectedly, the chocolate door could be pushed open.


    She greeted him with a smile and led him to the seat beside the statue of Manneken Pis. When he sat down, she said to him enthusiastically in English, ¡°Mr. Yamamoto, in order to thank you for your support, today we have a 50% discount, and the drinks are free.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang nodded, and Weiwei handed the menu to him.


    He looked at it and said in English, ¡°Give us two cups of Espresso Chocolate first.¡±


    Weiwei threw a glamorous eye at him and said with a smile, ¡°Yes, master.¡±


    Manneken Pis was exactly the famous Belgian child who saved the city by peeing.


    The status of Manneken Pis made of brown chocolate was half a meter high, which had a lively expression and naughty movements, as vivid as life.


    Manneken Pis sprinkled coffee-colored ¡°urine¡± in a special round silver pool.


    Weiwei took two cups of ¡°urine¡± chocolate to him from two unique mugs that looked like a flush toilet and placed them in front of him.


    She thought, ¡°A toilet and urine? The boss Andrea had such a ¡®heavy taste¡¯ on marketing methods.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang ordered his meal, raised his mug and said to Weiwei, ¡°Cheers.¡±


    Weiwei picked up another chocolate cup, cheered with him, and swallowed it neat with a smile.


    The sweet and soft taste of the chocolate slurry dispelled her previous concerns, and she drank a few more mouthfuls with a smile.


    Andrea came over and said hello to Yamamoto Shang. He was a good talker with humor. He could speak fluent Fusang language and talked with Yamamoto Shang in a jovial mood.


    Yamamoto Shang smiled and said, ¡°Andrea, I have another request. I¡¯d like to invite this waitress in your restaurant to have dinner with me tonight. Is that all right?¡±


    Andrea was a businessman. What he really cared about was only profit, not morality. He immediately said with a double meaning, ¡°Sure, but you¡¯ll pay for her work tonight!¡±


    Yamamoto smiled and said, ¡°Of course. I¡¯ll give her double what you give her!¡±


    Andrea said, ¡°I haven¡¯t asked Weiwei to provide any other services. She is a beautiful girl who is good at singing and dancing. How about I let her perform Fusang¡¯s cosplay song and dance for you later?¡±


    Yamamoto Shang smiled and said, ¡°That would be better. I really like Fusang¡¯s cosplay!¡±


    While enjoying the delicious and delicate lobster salad, Long Xi watched Weiwei deal with Yamamoto Shang courteously but without sincerity, wondering what her intentions were.


    At this time, two chefs in charge of the grilled steak went to the guests¡¯ seats by pushing the dining car according to the order of guests, then fried the steak for them on the spot.


    In order, the chefs first went over to Yamamoto Shang¡¯s seat and fried steak for them.


    One of the chefs was Yamamoto Shang¡¯s half-brother, Yamamoto Longsan.


    When Yamamoto Shang saw Yamamoto Longsan, he was quite surprised, but also very disgusted.


    He didn¡¯t know that Yamamoto Longsan worked here before. This time he came to France, he just came on vacation, and hunted for beauties by the way.


    Yamamoto Longsan had no intention of inheriting his father¡¯s and brother¡¯s cause of ¡°Toxin Dragon Society¡±. He had never wanted to associate with family causes and wanted to ¡°rise unsullied from mud¡±.


    Yamamoto Shang ranked second among the three brothers in the family. He had always thought that Yamamoto Longsan¡¯s mother took the place of his own mother and his father¡¯s love for their two brothers. Therefore, he always hated this younger brother and often embarrassed him directly and indirectly.


    Later, after his father¡¯s death, Yamamoto Longyi and Yamamoto Shang took most of his father¡¯s inheritance as their own in some way, and expelled the kind stepmother, Sakurako, and his younger brother from their homes, letting them live alone without care.


    Sakurako died in hatred.


    Later, Sakura¡¯s eldest sister immigrated to France. She was anti-marriage, unmarried, and childless.


    In order to protect Yamamoto Longsan, she adopted Yamamoto Longsan as her son.


    In order to avoid the persecution of Yamamoto Longyi and Yamamoto Shang, Yamamoto Longsan used his last savings to immigrate to France with his aunt.


    When Yamamoto Longsan suddenly saw his second elder brother, who was very disgusted with him, felt very stunned and disgusted as well.


    Out of courtesy and for the sake of his work, he politely and routinely said, ¡°Hello, distinguished gentleman and lady, I am here to serve you tonight. My name is Yamamoto Longsan. Would you like medium-rare steak with lemon juice?¡±


    Yamamoto Shang said arrogantly, ¡°Last time I came, you fried my food too long. I wanted 60% done, but you guys made it 70%. You¡¯re going to fry it better this time. Show me your special skills.¡±


    Yamamoto Longsan nodded and said in a neither cringing nor arrogant way, ¡°Please rest assured, sir. I will make my service meet the requirements of the guests.¡±


    He concentrated, cooked the steak, carefully plated it, and served it politely.


    Yamamoto Shang cut the steak and two-thirds of the cross-section of the steak was tender, oozing a little bloody juice.


    He sliced it, took a bite, spat it out with a frown, and said grimly and weirdly, ¡°How can this steak be 30% done? It¡¯s clearly 40%. How do you do things? Didn¡¯t you pay attention to what I just said?¡±


    In order to keep the job and earn tuition fees to continue his studies in the Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Institute, he submitted to humiliation and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, sir. I¡¯ll fry you another piece.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang said insidiously, ¡°No. Call your manager.¡±


    Kazuko came over and looked at the cross-section of the steak.


    She was well-experienced and immediately judged that it was the perfect medium-rare steak. She knew that Mr. Yamamoto Shang was deliberately looking for the trouble with Yamamoto Longsan.


    Although she knew Yamamoto Longsan had done nothing wrong, she sincerely apologized and said, ¡°Mr. Yamamoto, can I change the chef to serve you?¡± because of her own belief of ¡°The customer is God¡±.


    Yamamoto Shang said lazily, ¡°Okay.¡±


    He pointed at Yamamoto Longsan and said with arrogance, ¡°I advise you not to hire people like this one. It lowers the overall quality of service staff in your restaurant.¡±


    Yamamoto Longsan felt greatly insulted, but he said calmly, ¡°Sir, I am sorry that my service has not satisfied you.¡±


    He pushed the dining car over to Long Xi¡¯s table and served them.


    This Fusang chef also knew the truth of life that ¡°If you wish to be the best man, you should be able to suffer the bitterest of the bitter¡±. Nevertheless, he was in a bad mood for the whole night.


    However, he did not let his mood affect his attitude and quality of service, and he worked diligently to the end.


    Mo Kun really appreciated his work attitude, and the fruit-wood roast steak he made on the spot was really delicious, so he praised him with a few words based on the facts.


    Yamamoto Longsan bowed politely to him and left with a smile.


    After experiencing Yamamoto Shang¡¯s deliberate harassment, the proper evaluation from Lord Mo Kun was quite precious.


    Weiwei took Yamamoto Shang¡¯s arm and fed him a purple grape made of chocolate. She smiled and said, ¡°Mr. Yamamoto, don¡¯t be angry. I¡¯ll sing you a song, OK?¡±


    She sang a classic French song Parlez-moi d¡¯amour (Tell me about love).


    French lyrics were: Redites-moi des choses tendres/Votre beau discours/Mon coeur n¡¯est pas las de l¡¯entendre¡­ (Tell me these love words, repeat the gentle past, never weary me of thy sweet words; wish you often repeat those supreme words. I love you, and in fact, you know. I do not believe those words from the bottom of my heart, but now I still want to hear my favorite words. Your gentle voice, your tremulous song, has enchanted me in this fairy tale, and made me unconsciously believe it¡­)


    Weiwei learned this French song for Xiaolu before, because Xiaolu accidentally said that he liked listening to this old French song. Unfortunately, she never had a chance to sing it to Xiaolu.


    Then, she, Man Shahua, and a Fusang waiter, Kazuko, cosplayed as the three main characters of Sailor Moon, Tsukino Usagi, Mizuno Ami, and Hino Rei, and performed on the stage.


    Kazuko stood in the middle, singing one of the Japanese theme songs Over Venus Shoulder of Sailor Moon, while dancing with Weiwei and Man Shahua in a lovely and well-organized manner.


    There was a wooden door in the center of the stage.


    At the end of the song, Tsukino Usagi, Mizuno Ami, and Hino Rei walked behind the door.

 Chapter 127 What I Eat Is the Art of Food

    At the end of the song, Tsukino Usagi, Mizuno Ami, and Hino Rei walked behind the door.


    After two or three seconds, Tsukino Usagi took the lead in pushing the door open, and ¡°transformed¡± into ¡°Sailor Moon¡±. This gave the audience a surprise, and the anime fan Yamamoto Shang took the lead in applauding.


    Then, Mizuno Ami and Hino Rei walked from both ends of the stage to behind the door and ¡°transformed¡± themselves in this way.


    Three ¡°Sailor Moons¡± each put a classic pose on the last note of the song.


    Yamamoto Shang gave a thumbs up to the three ¡°Sailor Moons¡± with satisfaction, and the three ¡°Sailor Moons¡± ran down to give him hugs and kisses.


    When Weiwei was performing on stage just now, she frequently winked at Yamamoto Shang, and he also received it.


    When she hugged Yamamoto Shang, she deliberately rubbed him with her ¡°big breasts¡±, making him feel as if he were melting and numb.


    Yamamoto Shang smiled at her knowingly, and she gave him a meaningful look back.


    They also threw kisses and offered a special chocolate cocktail to the guests.


    The atmosphere at the scene was extremely warm.


    Weiwei sat back next to Yamamoto Shang and poured wine for him.


    Yamamoto Shang, drunk and hazy, said to her, ¡°Weiwei, it seems that I¡¯m going to give you a big job tonight. The sage of Z Country once said, ¡®When God is about to grant a man great responsibility, he would first toil his flesh and bone¡­¡¯ How about activating your muscles and bones tonight?¡±


    Weiwei was shaking with laughter.


    Yamamoto Shang glanced at her plump and trembling breasts, and asked with a dreadful appearance, ¡°Weiwei, what kind of sugar do you like to eat?¡±


    Weiwei said, ¡°I like to eat taffy.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang meaningly said, ¡°I like to eat rabbit milk candy in your country. I¡¯m going to enjoy myself to the fullest tonight.¡±


    Weiwei blushed, raised the magic wand of ¡°Sailor Moon¡±, pointed at him, smiled, and said, ¡°Well, you are so naughty. I¡¯m going to punish you tonight on behalf of the moon!¡±


    Yamamoto Shang burst into hearty laughter.


    Long Xi watched Weiwei attentively and deliberately flatter Yamamoto Shang. She was sorry for her, feeling a little lonely and sad.


    People walked on their own road of life. Was Weiwei really going to choose this road for herself?


    She wanted to persuade Weiwei to step back from the wrong path, but she knew exactly that Weiwei would not listen to whatever she said.


    And Lord Mo Kun seemed to turn a blind eye to Weiwei¡¯s affairs and talked and laughed with grandma as usual.


    Long Xi remembered her birthday gift for Lord Mo Kun, and said with a smile, ¡°Brother Kun, didn¡¯t you say you wanted to eat my longevity noodles?¡±


    She took out the fermented dough in a fresh bag from her big bag, which was a surprise for her Brother Kun.


    She went into the kitchen and asked the chef for permission to borrow their kitchen. She wanted to make a bowl of longevity noodles for her fianc¨¦.


    The chef was moved by her affection and agreed to her request.


    There was a pot of local broth of Provence in the kitchen. After tasting it, Long Xi felt that the juice was strong and it could stimulate the appetite of the people.


    Okay, they could just use it to make noodles. It was also a combination of Chinese and Western food by putting the ramen of Z Country and the broth of France together. Hey!


    She stood up and went to a small space next to her seat. She grabbed both ends of the dough and stretched it evenly, shaking up and down.


    Then she interleaved two strips, repeatedly crossed them, and made long strips into a twisty shape¡­


    She pulled it and made it into a double.


    Pulled twice and increased to four.


    Pulled three times¡­


    Four times¡­


    It could be seen that the noodles were getting finer and finer.


    Mo Kun quickly took out his mobile phone to shoot videos, and he wanted to forward WeChat¡¯s Moments, like the Timeline of Facebook.


    Long Xi was still shaking while folding, not allowing the noodles to stick together. The noodles between her two hands were like a silver dragon dancing wildly, which was exciting and heart-stirring.


    Seven times, eight times¡­


    After 12 times, Long Xi began to skip rope with noodles, the fancy skipping rope! During the whole process, the noodles were completely untouched.


    Silence reigned in the restaurant.


    Everyone held their breath because they feared that maybe a sneeze could break the nearly hair-thin noodles.


    Yamamoto Shang had a very disapproving look and Weiwei was also very disdainful at first.


    Now there was no disdain on her face. She opened her mouth slightly, widened her eyes, and stared at Long Xi¡¯s rope skipping performance dumbly.


    There were joy and pride sparkled in the eyes of Mo Kun and grandma.


    Yamamoto Shang recognized Mo Kun and Long Xi, and asked Weiwei, ¡°Are they from your Z country?¡±


    Weiwei smiled and said nothing, but she was still not convinced.


    She looked at Man Shahua. Man Shahua pointed to Long Xi and made a vomiting gesture. Then she looked at Mo Kun and smiled coquettishly.


    She smiled with twisted eyes, with a little cunning and charm, much like the seductive Su Daji¡¯s eyes on TV.


    Mo Kun didn¡¯t notice Man Shahua at all, he could only see Long Xi within his vision.


    He smiled and nodded slightly, he apparently also appreciated Long Xi¡¯s ramen skills.


    Long Xi didn¡¯t notice their expressions at all. She concentrated on her ramen skipping performance.


    After a few jumps, a cook brought out the Provence broth, and Long Xi put the noodles into the hot soup.


    The noodles fell like a waterfall into the clear lake, which was exactly the scene described in a poem ¡°Its torrent dashes down from 3,000 feet high, I wonder if it¡¯s the Milky Way that falls from the sky¡±.


    What a shock!


    Everyone was shocked by this scene, and even forgot to do the most basic clapping for applause.


    It was clearly performing acrobatics rather than cooking!


    In addition to the shock, Mo Kun also breathed a sigh of relief.


    He was afraid that the noodles would break just now. It was beyond expectation that such thin noodles wouldn¡¯t break, which meant they were very resilient!


    ¡°Ah, are they really noodles? I haven¡¯t seen such resilient noodles in my life. Is there any additive added? Can you eat them?¡± Man Shahua couldn¡¯t help launching an attack.


    Long Xi shook her head and said to her, ¡°You don¡¯t understand. They are not noodles!¡±


    ¡°Then, what are they?¡± Man Shahua was a little surprised.


    Mo Kun had understood Long Xi¡¯s meaning and said solemnly, ¡°What we are eating are not noodles but art and deep love.¡±


    Man Shahua was speechless.


    Mo Kun ignored her, and carefully appreciated the bowl of longevity in front of him.


    Long Xi had filtered out the impurities in the Provence broth before. The clear amber-color soup was without any meat impurities, and the noodles were soaked in the noodle soup like the hair of a beauty.


    Mo Kun picked up a noodle with a fork, brought it to his mouth, chewed it gently, and instantly the fine hair on the whole body was bristled.


    He could feel the noodles dancing in his mouth, releasing their delicious juices, filling the whole body from the throat down¡ªthe whole body felt like it was flying.


    Noodles were made of flour from wheat.


    The wheat flour stored the taste of sunshine, which was released at this moment, fresh, sweet, and refreshing.


    He seemed to see himself going on an outing with Long Xi. The splendor of spring was bright with picturesque scenery.


    There was a swing made of ramen in the woods. Mo Kun and Long Xi stood up together, face to face, and they swung happily.


    Mo Kun took another mouthful of rich noodle soup.


    The soup had the delicious taste of meat, but it was not so strong to grab the flavor.


    Mo Kun seemed to see that in the summer, the cloudless sky was clear, and he was wearing swimming trunks and swimming happily with Long Xi in a blue wave.


    Long Xi kissed him gently on his mouth from time to time¡­


    Huh? How was this going?


    He had eaten many kinds of noodles made for him by Long Xi, such as ramen, bamboo noodles, noodles in a simple sauce, beef noodles, Qishan noodles, shaved noodles, Dragon whiskers noodles, spaghetti, etc. Never had he eaten such delicious, slippery, and tasty noodles.


    Long Xi felt very happy when she looked at the enchanted appearance of Mo Kun.


    After eating, Mo Kun felt that his eyes were blind, his ears were deaf, his sense of smell was also gone, and the whole world disappeared. Only the delicious taste remained.


    It was as if Mo Kun was awakening from a dream. He patted his belly and said with satisfaction, ¡°It seems that I was right just now. It¡¯s really a work of art.¡±


    Man Shahua could not help saying, ¡°Mr. Mo Kun, are you exaggerated too much? Have you never eaten noodles in your life?¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry that you may never have a chance to eat noodles made by Xixi in your life. Even if I tell you, you can¡¯t understand it!¡±


    Man Shahua gritted her teeth and went to serve others.


    Yamamoto Longsan suddenly came up and said to Long Xi in rigid Chinese, ¡°Miss Long, can you teach me how to make ramen? I¡¯ve wanted to learn it for a long time. I don¡¯t have any other hobbies but a special love for the study of cooking!¡±


    Long Xi reflected for a moment and said, ¡°If you really want to learn, I can also teach you. But I only stayed in France for a few days, and my schedule is full these days. I¡¯m afraid I won¡¯t have enough time to teach you.¡±


    Yamamoto Longsan said, ¡°I¡¯ve been fascinated by the food civilization of Z Country for a long time. In the next semester, I¡¯ll be an exchange student at the Oriental Cuisine University in City B, Z Country. I¡¯ll come back to you then. Please don¡¯t hesitate to give me advice!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°That¡¯s OK. If so, let¡¯s leave our phone numbers, shall we?¡±


    Yamamoto Longsan nodded happily and immediately exchanged phone numbers with Long Xi.


    This time, Mo Kun did not stop it nor became jealous because he knew that Long Xi did all this mainly to get clues of the Snake family from Yamamoto Longsan, and he also appreciated Yamamoto Longsan¡¯s diligent attitude of pursuing cooking skills.


    He could see that what Yamamoto Longsan paid attention to was only cooking skills rather than beauties!


    In fact, there was no need for such trouble. As long as he followed Yamamoto Longsan home tonight and put a subsidiary chip in his brain when he was asleep, he could get all the memories of Yamamoto Longsan, and naturally, he could learn where the clues of the Snake family were.


    After Yamamoto Longsan left, Long Xi said, ¡°Actually, maybe there are clues of the Snake family on Yamamoto Shang.¡±


    Mo Kun laughed and said, ¡°I can ask Weiwei to help us, secretly investigating Yamamoto Shang.¡±


    666 Long Xi hesitated and whispered, ¡°I am afraid that Weiwei hates me very much now. Will she help us?¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°Did you forget that I helped Xiaolu solve the affair of the pictures? Take it easy. I have my own excellent plans.¡±


    Long Xi said with a cunning smile, ¡°This indeed achieves two things in one stroke!¡±


    Mo Kun laughed and said, ¡°Let¡¯s play heroes in Legend of The Condor Heroes! Who do you want to be, Guo Jing or Huang Rong?¡±


    A European waitress came over and offered them the last dessert, which turned out to be three world-famous paintings made of chocolate.

 Chapter 128 Other Aliens?

    A European waitress gave them the last dessert, which turned out to be three world-famous paintings made of chocolate.


    The famous chocolate painting taken by Long Xi was Van Gogh¡¯s Sunflowers. Mo Kun got a work, named The Sleeping Gypsy, which was originally painted by Rousseau, a French post-impressionist, while grandma received Van Gogh¡¯s The Starry Night.


    These were indeed works of art, and they could not even eat them!


    They polished off the paintings with great distress and guilt!


    In the evening, Mo Kun asked Long Xi to go back to the hotel with grandma, and he, in an invisibility cloak, followed Yamamoto Longsan home.


    Before Yamamoto Longsan returned home, his great aunt had already fallen asleep, leaving the door open and a light on.


    Yamamoto Longsan took a shower and went to sleep, soon falling asleep like a log.


    Mo Kun took out a brain detector that was as big as a shaver.


    Before implanting the chip into a person¡¯s brain, he needed to scrutinize his brain by the detector to confirm that the chip would not give rise to any brain damage.


    However, things were much worse than he had thought!


    There was already a chip in Yamamoto Longsan¡¯s brain.


    This chip also served the function of automatic defense, which played the role as the master of the brain, forcibly blocking the invasion of another chip.


    If he forced to implant the chip, the two chips would vie for territory, which was bound to harm Yamamoto Longsan¡¯s brain permanently.


    Mo Kun was totally puzzled.


    Generally speaking, the technology of the chip implanted in Yamamoto Longsan¡¯s brain was 500 years ahead of that of the Earth. Nobody could make such chips except him. In addition, it was very likely that there was no suitable raw material for this kind of chip, for he had been looking for a long time!


    Unless¡­ Mo Kun burst with joy!


    ¡°Are there any other people from Planet BT on Earth? Would that be SU?¡±


    He could not contact SU anymore since he had made the video call with her on the back hill last time.


    Mo Kun thought that she could not receive or transmit information since she was in the space-time tunnel to the Earth.


    ¡°It¡¯s only been less than a year. Did SU reach the Earth in advance?


    ¡°But if it is SU, why hasn¡¯t she come to me since she knows where I am? Is it another person from Planet BT? Or is it an alien from another planet?¡±


    He, in the invisibility cloak, searched the room carefully twice to see if there were any signs of aliens.


    There were only two bedrooms in this house, and Yamamoto Longsan¡¯s great aunt was sleeping in another bedroom. Beside the bed was placed a small crib, in which a baby girl about three years old, dressed in cute panda pajamas, was sleeping soundly.


    In addition to them, he did not see anyone else, let alone SU.


    Mo Kun decided to leave temporarily and secretly observe what would happen with patience.


    In another corner of the world, Yamamoto Shang brought Weiwei to a pink villa halfway up a mountain.


    Although this villa was mid-range among the villas in this area, it was worth at least one or two million euros.


    It was designed by a famous French architect and was really stylish.


    Unfortunately, the furniture and decorations in the villa were like their owner, vulgar though luxurious. This was Yamamoto Shang¡¯s mansion in France.


    Last night, Yamamoto Shang took Weiwei here. He gave her several Hermes bags, and she accepted them.


    These were all designer bags that she always wanted to buy but could not afford!


    Yamamoto Shang led her to the bedroom, preparing to live a ¡°happy life¡± here.


    As Weiwei had been hurt before, she was very afraid of such a ¡°happy life¡± that she shivered behind the closet.


    Yamamoto Shang was indeed a womanizer, so he squeezed Weiwei into the corner of the closet and prevented her from moving.


    Yamamoto Shang¡¯s lips were really hot. He did not give Weiwei any chance to speak but kissed her directly, which overwhelmed Weiwei.


    Eventually, she took the opportunity to speak. She gasped while stopping Yamamoto Shang¡¯s hands that were about to reach into her clothes, then said, ¡°Mr. Yamamoto, Mr. Yamamoto, I need to have a word with you. I want to ask you¡­¡±


    Yamamoto was going to kiss her again. He was surprisingly strong so that Weiwei failed to move as he was on top of her.


    Some weird patterns, seemingly like ancient characters, were tattooed on one of his cheeks, which were very strange.


    The other half of his face was covered with long hair. At this moment, because Weiwei was quite close to him and the breeze blew his long hair, she saw that the half of his face was disfigured, and it seemed to have been severely burned.


    His muscles, wrapped in the samurai costumes, like the power that had accumulated for a long time, burst out, seemingly to break the clothes, as if he would split the clothes like those who ate the delicacies of top quality in the anime Food Wars!


    In sharp contrast to Weiwei¡¯s cold skin, his skin was like a big soldering iron, which was entirely boiling hot.


    Yamamoto Shang started to take off their clothes as he kissed Weiwei, then said stutteringly, ¡°Call me husband!¡±


    ¡°Husband, husband, can you stop first. I have a request¡­¡± Weiwei was really shy and anxious at this time, for she could neither defeat him nor run away. Moreover, it was her that took the initiative to provoke him. Now, the meat was already on the cutting board. Now that Yamamoto Shang was going to make love with her at this point, how could she refuse him?


    In fact, she did not intend to refuse Yamamoto Shang but obey him after he granted her request.


    The reason why she did this was that she was deceived and instigated by Man Shahua.


    Man Shahua told her that Yamamoto Shang was a very capable man who knew how to do voodoo on others. Once someone else was under his love spell, she would definitely fall in love with him.


    Weiwei wanted to learn such voodoo to make Xiaolu fall in love with her unconditionally.


    As she did not own anything, she had to use her body as bait to lure Yamamoto Shang.


    ¡°Don¡¯t say anything first, you can say whatever you want to after we enjoy ourselves!¡±


    Yamamoto Shang kissed Weiwei again and stroked her as if she were an eggshell¡­


    The two of them did not stop until the early morning. At this time, Yamamoto Shang was too tired to move, so he let Weiwei go.


    The big double bed was a complete mess, and Yamamoto Shang was lying asleep in bed.


    On his strong back, a clear tattoo was drawn, which looked like a part of a palace with pavilions.


    Besides that, there were many new and old scars. The latest wound on his thigh was a bullet hole that had almost healed.


    Weiwei was lying in bed, naked, like a broken doll.


    Her long hair hung disorderly over her cheeks, some of which stuck to her face and flowed down onto her white chest. She felt so annoyed at this moment that she wanted to crash against the wall.


    She was uncomfortable and thought that she, like a cabbage of good quality, was destroyed by a pig.


    As soon as she recalled what had happened, she felt sick, as Cheng Gong had done that to her then. The difference was that she had been forced at that time, but this time, it was voluntary.


    Big tears flowed out of her eyes, but she covered her mouth and did not dare to cry.


    She was afraid of waking Yamamoto Shang up, therefore, she got up carefully and walked into the bathroom. Then she turned on the shower and used shower gel to wash her body constantly.


    However, no matter how much she washed, she felt that she was not clean.


    Suddenly, the door of the bathroom was opened. Weiwei was so scared that she covered her chest with her hands, intending to hide behind the shower curtain.


    Yamamoto Shang was awake!


    Yamamoto Shang rushed to her and enjoyed himself.


    Of course, only he felt delighted, while Weiwei really wanted to turn him down.


    Then, since Yamamoto Shang was indeed exhausted, he fell asleep in bed again.


    Weiwei kept awake though she was also tired and wondered how she had gotten into such a miserable condition.


    At this point, according to Weiwei¡¯s memory, Mo Kun had come to Yamamoto Shang¡¯s mansion to manipulate Weiwei¡¯s will. He asked Weiwei to take pictures of the tattoo on Yamamoto Shang¡¯s back and sent them to Mo Kun¡¯s mobile phone.


    Then, she ordered Weiwei to carefully search Yamamoto Shang¡¯s bedroom, but she found nothing.


    Then he manipulated Weiwei to walk out of the bedroom secretly and sneak into Yamamoto Shang¡¯s study as other servants were all falling asleep to flood this area. However, she got nothing once again.


    At this time, it was five o¡¯clock in the morning. Since he feared that Weiwei would arouse the suspicion of Yamamoto Shang and the servants, Mo Kun ordered Weiwei to return to the bedroom and lay in bed.


    The next moment, he asked Weiwei to delete the photos and put the phone back in the Hermes bag that Yamamoto Shang had given her.


    Then, he wiped Weiwei¡¯s memory so that she would not remember that she had done such a thing.


    Mo Kun took a good look at the tattoo on Yamamoto Shang¡¯s back. It was shaped like a part of a map of a palace. ¡°Is this the place containing the ancient treasures of the King of Dian?¡±


    The next day, Mo Kun decided to take Long Xi and his grandma to a small town in Provence.


    Since grandma was too old, she felt really tired after doing exercise by the sea yesterday and having some cocktails last night. Therefore, she had to take a rest at the hotel and asked Mo Kun and Long Xi to go there on their own.


    So, Mo Kun left the invisible MK7 to protect grandma secretly, while he took the train to Provence with Long Xi.


    It was really a paradise of lavender!


    There appeared a large number of purple fields, fascinating to everyone in the world and rendering a dreamlike purple enchantment. In the meantime, the slightly spicy fragrance and the aroma of burnt grass permeated the air.


    Long Xi waked into the field, looking for a variety of angles suitable for taking pictures and posing in different ways.


    Mo Kun took pictures of her happily. This girl in a purple dress looked like fresh and charming lavender.


    When Long Xi was not paying attention to the lavender, he quietly picked some of it and decided to make bookmarks for Long Xi after drying it.


    However, Long Xi had a very sensitive nose.


    When they walked into a small restaurant called Bull Head Restaurant, Long Xi asked him to hand over all the spoils in his trousers after smelling the scent of lavender on him.


    Mo Kun obediently handed it over.


    This restaurant was also quite special. There was a sign placed at the door with an angry iron bull¡¯s head on it. Besides that, there was a bull¡¯s head specimen in a display case.

 Chapter 129 Getting Away from The Madding Crowd with You

    This was also quite a characteristic restaurant.


    At the entrance of the restaurant was an iron sign with an angry bull head.


    The instant they entered the restaurant, they saw a showcase with a bull head specimen.


    On every shelf of the showcase were plenty of aluminum cylinders with seven or eight miniature different national flags in each of them.


    The decoration of this restaurant was neither elegant nor too artistic and luxurious. However, it was overall harmonious, thus making them feel at home.


    As soon as they walked in, the intimate landlady welcomed them with great enthusiasm and asked them to take their national flag in fluent English.


    Long Xi looked around. When she saw a Five-Starred Red Flag, she picked it up and said playfully with a smile, ¡°We were made in China.¡±


    The obese French landlady burst out laughing, for she knew that this was a joke. Actually, Long Xi should have said, ¡°We are Chinese!¡±


    The landlady thought that this girl from Z Country was really interesting.


    There were also banknotes from various countries on the showcase, some of which were new, while others were old. Each of them was laid out neatly.


    The landlady said while laughing, ¡°Visitors from all over the world leave them as souvenirs.¡±


    Long Xi immediately took out a ten-yuan note and asked Mo Kun to take one out too. Then, she handed the two notes together to the landlady and said, ¡°Please let them stay together for a lifetime.¡±


    The landlady took them with a smile and placed the two notes in the showcase.


    They randomly found a place. After inserting the Five-Starred Red Flag into the corresponding socket on the table, they sat down.


    They looked at the tables around them and saw the American flag, the British flag, the Argentinian flag, the South Korean flag, and some national flags that they could not recognize.


    Mo Kun intended to order the famous bouillabaisse and a dozen oysters.


    Long Xi said, ¡°The department stores in Paris serve fresh oysters and also provide spices so you can enjoy immediately the open oysters. Now that we are here, we certainly should try some special food from South France. We¡¯d better order a traditional French black pudding, a locally-flavored apple pie from a town in South France, as well as creamy lobster, beef shortbread, and fresh feta, which I have seen in a book about Provence.¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°If this restaurant serves authentic bouillabaisse, the chef will add sufficient ingredients. Based on what you said just now, it should be enough for us to eat. I do believe in you, as you are a gourmet eater.¡±


    The dishes were soon served.


    After tasting them, Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°According to a book, gourmets are everywhere in Provence, but the most unexpected people usually possess unique cooking skills. The French people¡¯s passion for food is like the passion of some people from other countries for sports and politics. Such is the case. The author of the book did not deceive me!¡±


    Mo Kun said with a smile, ¡°You are so powerful. Who would dare to bully you? Besides, I¡¯m your guardian angel.¡±


    The landlady was very enthusiastic as she said, ¡°You should walk around the nearby flea market. It is very interesting. Today is the opening day.¡±


    Long Xi and Mo Kun accepted her proposal and succeeded in finding the junk market by following the map that the landlady drew for them.


    There was a large number of old-fashioned antiques in the corners of various attics in Provence founded by junk men. There, people could learn about the evolution and development of local history.


    Long Xi took a fancy to a vivid bronze statue of Van Gogh and an old photograph of Van Gogh¡¯s famous painting Night Coffee Shop. There was a string of beautiful French words behind the photo. After reading them, Mo Kun said, ¡°This must be a photo taken by a man named HUGO. He gave it to a woman named SOE as a souvenir.¡±


    Long Xi made good use of her bargaining talent and got these two nice items for only 20 euros. She was as happy as a small squirrel who had found pine cones.


    Mo Kun could not help laughing as he said, ¡°You do like Van Gogh. I heard somebody saying that he was a madman, but others say he was a genius. I heard that Van Gogh lived in a sanatorium in a nearby town because of his mental illness, isn¡¯t that right?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Sometimes there is only a fine line between genius and insanity. Van Gogh once lived in a small town named Arles, where he created hundreds of paintings. This is where his favorite blocks of sunflower fields are. It was also the place where he burned the radiance of his life!¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°We¡¯ll go to Arles tomorrow. I heard that even the balcony railings of ordinary houses were very artistic.¡±


    Of course, Long Xi agreed without any hesitation.


    In fact, Long Xi was eager to go to the Louvre again, as there had been too many people there the last time she had visited it. Besides, she had only visited for half a day before, so she had not enjoyed herself.


    They planned to stay in France for three more days, so they could go to the Louvre the day after tomorrow.


    Then, they went to the most beautiful street in France: Le Cours Mirbeau.


    This was also the image that Long Xi had memorized from the book about Provence.


    It was the height of summer, so the burning sunlight was ¡°filtered¡± by the dense foliage of the plane trees on both sides of the street, becoming gentle and pleasant and warming up everyone.


    The ratio of trees to buildings and roads was so perfect that whatever photos were taken there could be used as postcards.


    They could not miss the cafes on the street.


    Long Xi caught sight of a distinctive cafe that looked like a castle in a fairy tale.


    When Mo Kun saw her eager gaze, he realized what she was thinking and said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m a little tired. Would you like to go in to have a drink?¡±


    Long Xi immediately said with great joy, ¡°Great!¡±


    Upon entering the cafe, they saw a huge mural with a mermaid on it that resembled The Little Mermaid in Andersen¡¯s fairy tales.


    After looking around, they were pleasantly surprised to find that this was actually a fairytale-themed restaurant.


    There was a decorative Cinderella puppet with a pumpkin cart and crystal shoes, stone sculptures of Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf, as well as mud sculptures of Snow White, the Seven Dwarfs and the Evil Queen. Meanwhile, there was also a tiny muppet of Thumbelina in a pot.


    This was a pure fairytale world. The familiar characters and stories from different tales awakened every adult¡¯s happy memories that had been long gone¡­


    The chandelier above was shaped like a witch on a broom, and the lucky cat and her boots were made of porcelain.


    There was a music box of the Frog Prince on the display rack and a puppet of Pinocchio in the corner¡­


    All these characters, who had existed in Long Xi¡¯s beautiful childhood memories, reappeared in front of her now.


    She even forgot that she had gone there for afternoon tea. She was holding her cell phone like a child while trying to record everything by taking photos.


    ¡°What would you like to eat?¡± the Pea Princess waitress asked Mo Kun when she came over.


    Mo Kun looked at the menu and said with a smile, ¡°A mermaid sponge cake, a portion of Snow White caramel poisonous apple, and a portion of seven-dwarf pancakes!¡±


    When she saw an old master in the store teaching a few children who were full of joy to make seven-dwarf pancakes, Long Xi walked close to them to learn about the whole process.


    The old master¡¯s patience and kindness along with the children¡¯s innocence and eagerness made a profound impression on Long Xi.


    They spent one day in Provence and then returned to Paris by train at night.


    The trains there were very clean and tidy, and the people were really civilized. They did not see anybody littering or grabbing seats.


    In Paris, there were companies that specifically rent cars out. On the second day, Mo Kun rented a car, opened the navigator, and followed its instructions for going to Arles.


    Grandma, who was a little tired, fell asleep in the car.


    When they drove into the small town, Long Xi was very excited upon seeing large pieces of sunflower fields on both sides of the road.


    When she saw a dozen foreigners painting next to the flower fields, she also longed to join them.


    She had studied Chinese painting for a few years and was good at meticulous freehand brushwork. However, she had not learned anything about oil-painting before.


    She did want to paint the image of the sunflowers in her mind like Van Gogh had done, so she had brought all her Chinese painting tools that day.


    Mo Kun, who clearly knew what she was thinking, pulled over the car.


    Upon seeing that grandma was sleeping sweetly, Long Xi gave up on waking her up, got out of the car with Mo Kun, and closed the door.


    There were male and female foreigners, each of them very young. They were all focused on painting intently, but they would occasionally talk to each other.


    When she saw what they had painted, Long Xi knew that they had just started drawing.


    Mo Kun talked to one of the foreigners in French and learned that they were students of an art school nearby.


    They had gone there for a competition.


    The owner of these sunflower fields held a painting competition called ¡°Sunflower Cup¡±. The theme was drawing sunflowers. The champion would get a sum of money, and the top three paintings would be placed next to the flower fields for people to admire all the time.


    The foreign student pointed to a foreign old farmer who was picking sunflower seeds in the middle of the field and said, ¡°He is the owner.¡±


    Mo Kun greeted the foreign old farmer in French and then asked him, ¡°My friend can paint. Can she participate in this competition?¡±


    The old farmer agreed with a smile.


    Long Xi thanked him in English and took out painting tools, including pastels, papers, pens, a drawing board and a shelf, from the back seat of the car.


    Although she did not know how to paint with oils, this competition did not stipulate that only oil paintings could enter!


    Long Xi was so confident that she soon began to draw.


    She did not directly draw the flower field. Instead, she painted a cliff at first in an effort to be unique. Then, she added a few awe-inspiring sunflowers.


    They were freely rooted in the barren hills between the rocks. Their petals were threatening, while their branches were prosperous, showing their strong vitality.


    Then, she blackened the sky, which was dotted with several dim little stars, but did not draw the moon.


    The bright yellow sunflowers became more prominent in the night.


    She took advantage of the freehand brushwork of Chinese painting to outline the image of the sunflowers in her mind with a few strokes.


    The burning sun was high in the sky. Mo Kun, who was standing by her side, kept holding an umbrella for her during all this time.

 Chapter 130 As Long As You Are with Me, The Sun Will Always Shine

    As the burning sun hung in the sky, Mo Kun was holding a large UV-proof umbrella beside Long Xi, guarding her loyally.


    The UV-proof umbrella, which had been invented by him, could efficiently block UV rays so it was really useful. Once this umbrella had been launched, it had been sold out both at home and abroad.


    Long Xi asked Mo Kun, ¡°Brother Kun, what do you think of my painting?¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°This picture is ingeniously designed. Your handwriting is wide, and the colors are bold. Moreover, the contrast of colors, especially in the light and dark areas, is striking and really funny! Although the sunflowers you painted are adverse, they¡¯re still full of thriving vitality. Are you drawing the sunflowers or yourself?¡±


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°You do know me, Brother Kun!¡±


    Mo Kun said while laughing, ¡°Can you give this picture to me? I want to put it in my office.¡±


    Long Xi said with a wide smile, ¡°Here you are! We should not treat it as an entry, for I am reluctant to leave it here. I want to write a few words on it.¡±


    She wrote on the bottom right corner of the picture, ¡°Long Xi, painted in Arles, France on a certain day of a certain month of a certain year. I gave this to my favorite Brother Kun. As long as you are with me, the sun will always shine!¡±


    Her face was as red as a small apple. Was this confession bold enough?


    Mo Kun happily gave her a loving kiss on the face!


    Long Xi solemnly handed the painting to him.


    Mo Kun put the picture in the storage compartment of the car and then took two bottles of juice out. He handed one of them to Long Xi.


    Long Xi switched to another piece of paper. She seemed to pour thick ink on the drawing paper as she drank juice casually. The ink marks were scattered on the entire paper as she added a few strokes and the words ¡°Ink Plum Blossom¡± in the bottom right corner. Then, she put down the brush.


    Mo Kun said with a smile, ¡°You did learn the essence of Xu Yunchang¡¯s painting! Did you use the splash-ink technique of the freehand brush work? I only heard that Wang Mian painted Ink Plum Blossom during the Ming dynasty, but I have never heard of an Ink Sunflower!¡±


    Long Xi laughed and said naughtily, ¡°Now that Ink Plum Blossom, Ink Chrysanthemum and Ink Orchid have come out, why can¡¯t there be an Ink Sunflower?¡±


    The competition was over. To their surprise, the owner of the fields actually ranked Long Xi¡¯s scribble Ink Sunflower at third place and gave her several sunflowers as a prize.


    Long Xi bought a nice vase at the market and kept the sunflowers in it.


    Long Xi¡¯s perspective was always different from other people¡¯s. She found the sky in this town extraordinarily blue and the clouds particularly white.


    She merrily found some shady grass on the back of the hillside and lay down with Mo Kun and grandma, looking up at the sky with abandon.


    ¡°Grandma, Brother Kun, look!¡± Long Xi pointed at the sky as she shouted loudly.


    Grandma and Mo Kun looked up by following Long Xi¡¯s guidance, but only saw white clouds and blue sky. It seemed that there was nothing special! Just blue sky and white clouds¡­


    However, Long Xi saw a fairytale: A beautiful lily bloomed. Two minutes later, the lily attracted a hardworking bee that buzzed constantly. The lily thought the bee was too noisy, so it shook its head to drive it away. However, the little bee said, ¡°I won¡¯t leave. I can¡¯t leave. I want to gather honey. I¡¯m making the sweetest honey¡­¡±


    ¡°Do you see them? Here is a marshmallow, and there¡¯s a mouse!¡± Long Xi told Mo Kun with excitement.


    ¡°A mouse? No!¡± Mo Kun did not see anything, even though he stared at the sky for a long time.


    As a breeze blew through, they felt really pleasant.


    After lying on the grass and looking at the sky for a period of time, Grandma actually fell asleep again.


    ¡°The wind just blew a cat over and it ate the mouse. What a beautiful cartoon this is!¡± Long Xi, who was very intoxicated, spoke from the heart.


    Mo Kun had never expected that Long Xi would pay so much attention to such everlasting but ordinary things. He turned his head and looked at Long Xi¡¯s smiling face. In the meantime, he repeated her words in his mind, failing to tell what it was like.


    Long Xi indulged and lost her mind in this world mixed with blue and white.


    In the evening, they went to the Van Gogh Cafe and enjoyed some leisurely time in the open-air terrace, looking for the footsteps Van Gogh had left in the past.


    It was said that Van Gogh¡¯s famous oil painting Cafe Terrace at Night was based on the open-air cafe terrace of this coffee shop, which had a long history.


    Van Gogh, who had liked the night, had once said, ¡°For me, the night is more energetic and has richer colors than the daytime. Look at the twinkling stars in the sky and the bright lights on the ground. They are both really beautiful and serene!¡±


    This day was another very happy day!


    On the next morning, Mo Kun took Long Xi to the headquarters of Givenchy first, for she needed to sighed a contract with them. She intended to officially sell the series of ¡°Flower Language Tribes¡± to Givenchy and talk about a cooperation.


    In the afternoon, Mo Kun drove Long Xi and grandma to visit Town Champagne.


    The scenery along the way to the Champagne province was truly beautiful. It was similar to the famous work painted by French impressionist master Monet.


    As the car drove up a hill, they saw vineyards all over the mountains and the plains.


    Their car entered Town Champagne on the hillside.


    What a beautiful scenery!


    They could not help but get out of the car and look down. The green vineyards were in harmony with the red roofs.


    Mo Kun told them that only about 700 people lived in this small town and that they were all involved in making champagne.


    Long Xi said, ¡°Everyone hangs a variety of interesting wrought iron signs on the doors. On some of them there is a farmer picking grapes, a couple making wine or a bottle of champagne that has already been opened. You can hardly smell the breath of business, but the beauty is suffocating here.¡±


    Mo Kun said with a nod, ¡°The best champagne comes from this beautiful place! The people here are indeed affluent!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°In fact, they are still unsophisticated, even though they are rich. Judging from their exterior decoration and curtains, they still remain simple people.¡±


    After admiring the beautiful scenery, the three of them got into the car again.


    Mo Kun drove the car to a French castle.


    Its gate was a wrought iron artwork, and the top of the gate had been designed like a spear tip. Furthermore, a delicate, complicated gold shield would appear when the two sides of the door were closed.


    The path to the old castle was fully dotted with cobblestones decorated with stars and moons. In front of the old castle steps was a pair of silver vivid mermaid sculptures.


    Mo Kun told Long Xi and Grandma that these two sculptures were the symbols of this manor, as its name was Mermaid Villa.


    There was a piece of trimmed lawn on the right side of the path and a small garden with a wall on the left.


    This was Long Xi¡¯s first impression of this ancient manor.


    A Duke had lived here before, so the owner rented this villa at a high price. Mo Kun spent a lot of money to rent it for a day.


    The owner of the castle, who was named Paul, was a middle-aged French man with a big beard. Right now, he and his wife Jana were enthusiastically standing at the door to welcome them.


    Paul¡¯s ancestors used to be Dukes in France. Later, they had turned into a winemaking family. Paul was already the fifth-generation successor.


    Paul said, ¡°Welcome. I hope that you will have a good day here.¡± The French man did not speak loudly, but his expression was very vivid.


    They led the guests to the small garden.


    When the enchanting wrought iron gate was opened, they realized that there was another small world there. The garden was surrounded by unique flowers and plants, and there was a lotus pond in the middle with a spectacular white whale fountain sculpture in it.


    Two white whale sculptures raised their heads at the base of the dazzling three-story marble fountain, and six curved water columns were being ejected from their mouths before flying into the blue sky. This unusual beauty in midair was scattered like pearls. The splendid sunlight illuminated the water columns and created six rainbows.


    A white pigeon stopped at the edge of the pond and looked at them curiously.


    Mo Kun led it to his hand with bread. It was completely unafraid of people, so it ate the bread crumbs in Mo Kun¡¯s hand leisurely. After filling itself up, it flapped its wings and flew away.


    Animals and mankind did make a good combination there!


    There was also a cemetery for pets in a secluded corner behind the garden, where every master¡¯s pets were buried. After catching sight of the epitaphs, they learned that the pets buried there varied from horse, dogs, and cats, to cows and hawks. The pets there were enviable, as they had been loved by their hosts before their death and had found a place to rest after death.


    Plastic cushions, silver cutlery and a basket of food were all waiting on the grass in the garden. Meanwhile, a white horse and a black horse were eating grass in the distance. They were the owner¡¯s pets.


    The host asked them to sit down, drink tea and eat snacks.


    They drank Ceylon Teas and looked at the harvest scene in the vast vineyards in the distance. While listening to the birds twittering and watching the two horses running, they really had a leisurely time.


    The hostess also took out a guitar and sang the classic French old song La Vie En Rose without any restrictions with the host as she played the guitar.


    One of them sang in a crisp and high voice, while the other¡¯s voice was low and magnetic. They echoed each other, their voices sounding very congenial.


    Mo Kun invited Long Xi to dance with him. Infected by the atmosphere, Long Xi accepted the invitation without hesitation. They casually danced to the rhythm with ease.


    At the end of the song, Mo Kun gave Long Xi a meaningful smile and said, ¡°Such a life can be considered a rosy life.¡±


    Then, the two of them wheeled their horses around the vineyard.


    They saw strings of fruit, such as agates, hanging on the short branches of trees and workers picking ripe grapes. Although their task was arduous, everyone smiled with satisfaction. No one frowned.


    There were several flaming roses in the garden.


    Mo Kun said, ¡°These roses are the fortune tellers that predict the growth of the grapes. As long as the roses grow well, the grapes will grow well this year.¡±


    In addition to the roses, there were also large rosebushes, lavender and some unknown flowers. In the distance, large pieces of canola flowers were rooted.


    Mo Kun said, ¡°This life is really great. Long Xi, as long as you are willing to lead such a life, I can satisfy your desire.¡±


    Long Xi said a bit proudly, ¡°I¡¯ll fight for what I want. I won¡¯t ask others to help me. Relying on others will make me feel insecure and lose my dignity. I don¡¯t want to be a canary in a golden cage.¡±


    Mo Kun was stunned.


    After a long time, he said, ¡°Good, very good! You¡¯re the only woman I have ever loved and respected ever since I was born twenty years ago. You¡¯re the first and the last woman in my life.¡±

 Chapter 131 Charming Villa

    When hearing Mo Kun¡¯s serious confession, Long Xi answered in a sincere way, ¡°Brother Kun, you¡¯re my only love in this life! You know, I like a poem that speaks about the oak tree, written by the famous contemporary poet Shu Ting. I can read it for you. The title is ¡®Ode to the Oak¡¯: If I love you, I will not show myself off on your high branches, like the scansorial Chinese trumpet creeper¡­¡±


    Mo Kun curved the charming corner of his mouth happily, saying in a voice as mellow as wine, ¡°Xixi, my little pepper, you¡¯re so different from all the other women! Xixi, I like here so much. We can rent a house to live here for a month during our honeymoon. Do you like the idea?¡±


    Long Xi made a face and said, ¡°Marriage is the tomb of love. I don¡¯t want to marry you so early! Besides, when did I agree to marry you?¡±


    Mo Kun said with a smile, ¡°If I am with you, who else would dare marry you? I think marriage is the evaluation of love. Who told you it was a tomb? Even if it is, I¡¯d like to be buried with you!¡±


    ¡°Poof, don¡¯t say these unlucky words.¡± Long Xi covered his mouth with her hand.


    Looking at their lovely interaction, Paul and Jana could also feel their affection, even though they did not understand Chinese.


    Then, the host and hostess showed them around the underground wine cellar. It was winding and maze-like, collecting nearly 50,000 bottles of champagne.


    The hostess chose a long-standing pink champagne for the guests.


    Pink champagne was a rare variety. She said, ¡°I named this kind of champagne as ¡®Pink Pretty Woman¡¯.¡±


    Paul raised his thumb to Mo Kun and said with a blunt Chinese, ¡°Mr. Mo Kun, congratulations, you have two fabulous ¡®Pink Pretty Women¡¯.¡±


    Grandma also answered humorously, ¡°I am even more long-standing.¡±


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°The longer, the more precious!¡±


    Jana was proud to say, ¡°Only these produced in the Champagne Province can be really called champagne. Others are just sparkling wine.¡±


    At dusk, everyone walked into the Renaissance-style dining hall in the villa. The warm sunlight crept in from the carved iron window.


    They enjoyed a delicious meal and that bottle of pink champagne which smelled of almonds and cream, which also had a rich taste of fresh orange juice.


    In the evening, the host arranged for them to live in a retro-style house, especially the small attic for Long Xi and Mo Kun. It was so beautiful!


    The arched roof was made of old wooden beams, while the furniture and furnishings were classical and sophisticated. Hand-painted tiles were used on the walls, taking people back to the old days.


    Long Xi stepped out after taking a shower, finding that Mo Kun was playing with something, so she went over.


    It turned out that he was making a tulip with a frozen red chocolate ball, while using the green chocolate ball to make the leaves of the tulip.


    He handed over the flower to Long Xi and said with a smile, ¡°This is the flower that I¡¯m sending to you!¡±


    Long Xi was really touched! Her face instantly turned into a beautiful red rose. She lowered down her head, while her low-lying thick eyelashes were shivering.


    At that moment, there was no such a better thing than a kiss!


    During their kiss, she took the initiative to pull down Mo Kun¡¯s silk pajamas, which slid to the ground like a sleek snakeskin, showing out his attractive nice figure.


    She gently touched him and kissed him.


    Mo Kun liked her initiative and giggled to say, ¡°Your brother has a lollipop, which is sweet and hard. Do you wanna have a try? You have never tasted it before!¡±


    ¡°Lollipop? Uh, no, you¡¯re so bad!¡± Long Xi said no, but her eyes moved towards his private parts.


    Mo Kun¡¯s lower part was raised high, which was very attractive to her!


    Mo Kun¡¯s voice was full of unlimited temptation as he said, ¡°Help me! Use your tongue, will you?¡±


    Long Xi squinted down with shyness¡­


    ¡°Harder, baby! It¡¯s yours! It¡¯s your slave, my master!¡± Mo Kun said and panted, while moving up and down in a rhythm, allowing her to feel his power.


    Long Xi enhanced her strength¡­


    After two and a half hours, both Lord Mo Kun and Long Xi enjoyed themselves to the fullest.


    Mo Kun cleaned himself up and fell down straight on the dreamy big bed before drying his hair.


    At the moment when he fell down on the bed, a voice was heard in Mo Kun¡¯s mind, which said it was so awesome.


    Long Xi was also tired but was not willing to sleep at once. She leaned against the window and looked at the beautiful scenery. That was a quiet village. A few fireflies flew slowly, while birds and insects joined the chorus.


    A small beetle was crawling on the window.


    She was in a good mood, so she did not drive it away.


    Following the direction of its crawling, she found that there was an iron flower stand outside the wall, which was filled with yellow roses. It was similar to the saying, ¡°shy roses bloom quietly¡±.


    She looked up at the starlight above her head, wondering which one was Altair and which one was Vega. That day was supposed to be Chinese Valentine¡¯s day.


    Would the cowherd and the weaver girl meet each other that night? What torture it was for them to meet each other once a year.


    She was immersed in her meditation and arose an interest to read a poem, ¡°My lover, when you step away from the bridge of magpies, my heart will follow you to your thatched hut. We are separated by heaven and earth, and can meet again next year¡±.


    That poem could be called ¡°The Weaving Girl¡¯s Chant¡±.


    She was about to refine that poem, only to find that a bug seemed to have landed on her hair. She unconsciously pushed her hair aside.


    When her hand barely touched the bug, she seemed to be stung by something sharp. The sudden extreme pain and partial numbness made her scream.


    A bumblebee flew up from her hair and went away in a buzz.


    She used to hear that bumblebee would die soon after stinging people, so she felt sorry for it. She was in pain and about to cry.


    Mo Kun was also awakened by her screaming, opening his eyes hazily and asking, ¡°What happened?¡±


    Long Xi did not want to bother him and said, ¡°Nothing, I just saw a bug!¡±


    Mo Kun was too sleepy. Hearing there was nothing serious, he turned over and fell asleep.


    Long Xi found some liquid medicine and applied it, which relieved her pain.


    She lay down beside Mo Kun, holding her beloved man and slowly falling asleep.


    Early in the next morning, they bid farewell to Paul and Jana, and headed to visit the famous Centre Pompidou.


    It had a quite unique architectural style, like a factory that had been dissected and whose anatomical surface had been exposed. What had been collected were a lot of modern artworks. That was the reason for it to be called ¡°cultural factory¡±.


    People always said it would be a pity not to visit Centre Pompidou if arriving in Paris. It was too unconventional and could be called a revolutionary building with bright colors.


    Its biggest feature was the exposed steel structure and the complex pipelines.


    That architectural style was completely different from the traditional and at first it could not be accepted by many Parisian citizens, but was greatly supported by writers and artisans.


    Outside the pavilion, some foreigners were playing saxophones, while a person was performing a levitation magic. He seemed to be standing a meter above the ground without any support.


    Fedoras were placed in front of each of them, collecting money from visitors. In fact, they were relatively high-level buskers.


    Long Xi and the other two walked in together, finding a replica of the Spanish modernist master Dali¡¯s ¡°red lips sofa¡±, whose inspiration came from the Hollywood movie star Mavis¡¯s red lips.


    Opposite the sofa, the rocking chair designed by Spanish artist Anthony Milalda was on display, which was estimated to be the only piece in the world.


    It was made of the classic material ivory wood, with its handles and base curved with three-dimensional ¡°soldier squares¡±. It was said that it was derived from the designer¡¯s favorite toy.


    Long Xi recalled the popular shiatsu sheet from the modern times and did not know whether that chair had a massage function.


    There were also many other interesting chairs, lamps, and paintings. They were all dazzling.


    Long Xi still hoped to go to the Louvre again, so did grandmom, so they arrived at the octagonal square in front of the Louvre.


    That was a very large square with 300 or 400 meters in both length and width.


    It was the first time for grandma to go there. She wore her reading glasses and looked around, finding there was a sculpture in each of the eight corners. Although she could not see them clearly because of the distance, she could feel their grand momentum.


    Suddenly, a living creature flew over her head from the distance, rousing up Long Xi from her thoughts.


    Long Xi straightened up and looked over. The living thing stopped in front of her and joined a large group of living creatures.


    Long Xi rubbed her eyes, finding that the group of living creatures were white pigeons.


    A continuous purring sound was emitted near the white pigeons. Long Xi opened her round eyes and stared at those lovely creatures with rounded eyes.


    Looking at those thigh-filled and obese creatures, Long Xi even regarded them as some living braised birds.


    She swallowed and pulled Mo Kun and grandma to walk by the pigeons, but did not scare them off.


    Mo Kun was at a loss.


    He knew that Long Xi had always liked those kinds of cute animals. With his understanding of her, she should have rushed towards them at the first moment, frightening them away beyond her grasp.


    Originally, he planned to see that funny scene, but it was beyond him.


    Sure enough, that woman was always beyond his expectations.


    ¡°I see nothing! I see nothing! I am not hungry, not hungry at all¡­¡± Long Xi kept murmuring to herself at a low voice.


    Finally coming to the front of the Louvre, Long Xi held her breath.


    The first thing that fell into her eyes was the triangular glass pyramid designed by Leoh Ming Pei at the entrance and exit. The whole building was made of glass with a prismatic refraction effect. Under the sunshine, it reflected a wonderful and attractive glare.


    Behind the pyramid stood the main hall of the Louvre, whose gorgeous quaint palaces occupied one-third of the entire square.

 Chapter 132 Visit to the Louvre

    When hearing Mo Kun¡¯s serious confession, Long Xi answered in a sincere way, ¡°Brother Kun, you¡¯re my only love in this life! You know, I like a poem talking about the oak tree written by the famous contemporary poet Shu Ting. I can read it for you. The title is Ode to the Oak: If I love you, I will not show off myself on your high branches like the scansorial Chinese trumpet creeper¡­¡±


    Mo Kun curved his charming corner of mouth happily, saying in a voice as mellow as wine, ¡°Xixi, my little pepper, you¡¯re so different from all the other women! Xixi, I like here so much. We can rent a house to live here for a month during our honey moon. How do you like?¡±


    Long Xi played a face and said, ¡°Marriage is the tomb of love. I don¡¯t want to marry you so early! Besides, when did I agree to marry you?¡±


    Mo Kun said with a smile, ¡°If I am with you, who else dare marry you? I think marriage is the evaluation of love. Who told you it was a tub? Even if it is, I¡¯d like to be buried with you!¡±


    ¡°Poof, don¡¯t say these unlucky words.¡± Long Xi covered his mouth with her hand.


    Looking at their lovely interaction, Paul and Jana could also feel their affection even though they did not understand Chinese.


    Then, the host and hostess showed them around the underground wine cellar. It was winding and maze-like, collecting nearly 50,000 bottles of champagne.


    The hostess chose long-standing pink champagne for the guests.


    Pink champagne was a rare variety of champagne. She said, ¡°I name this kind of champagne as ¡®Pink Pretty Woman¡¯.¡±


    Paul raised his thumb to Mo Kun and said with a blunt Chinese, ¡°Mr. Mo Kun, congratulations, you have two fabulous ¡®Pink Pretty Women¡¯.¡±


    Grandma also answered humorously, ¡°I am even more long-standing.¡±


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°The longer, the more precious!¡±


    Jana was proud to say, ¡°Only these produced in Champagne Province can be called real champagne, but the others are just sparkling wine.¡±


    At dusk, everyone walked into the Renaissance-style dining hall in the villa. The warm sunlight crept in from the carved iron window.


    They enjoyed a delicious meal and that bottle of pink champagne which smelled of almonds and cream and had a rich taste of fresh orange juice.


    In the evening, the host arranged them to live in a retro-style house, especially the small attic for Long Xi and Mo Kun. It was so beautiful!


    The arched roof was made of old wooden beams, while the furniture and furnishings were classical and sophisticated. Hand-painted tiles were used to the walls, recalling people back to the old days.


    Long Xi comfortably took a bath in the bathroom, putting on the European-style retro lace pajamas out which was designed on her own. Finding that Mo Kun was playing with something when wearing the oriental style silk pajamas with crafted patterns of flowers and birds which were also designed by her, she came near to have a look.


    It turned out that he was making a tulip with a frozen red chocolate ball, while using the green chocolate ball to make the leaves of the tulip.


    He handed over the flower to Long Xi and said with a smile, ¡°This is the flower that I send to you!¡±


    Long Xi was really touched! Her face instantly turned into a beautiful red rose. She lowered down her head, while her low-lying thick eyelashes were shivering.


    At this moment, there was no such a better thing than a kiss!


    During their kiss, she took the initiative to pull down Mo Kun¡¯s silk pajamas, which was sliding down to the ground like a sleek snakeskin, showing out his attractive nice figure.


    She gently touched him and kissed him.


    Mo Kun¡¯s voice was full of unlimited temptation, ¡°My little pepper! I belong to you! I am your slave, my master!¡±


    Long Xi squinted down with shyness¡­


    After two and a half hours, both Lord Mo Kun and Long Xi enjoyed themselves to the full. Mo Kun cleaned himself simply and fell down straight to the dreamy big bed before drying his hair.


    At the moment when he fell down to the bed, a voice raised in Mo Kun¡¯s mind, which said it was so awesome.


    Long Xi was also tired but was not willing to sleep at once. She leaned against the window and looked at the beautiful scenery. This was a quiet village. A few fireflies flew slowly, while birds and insects joined a chorus.


    A small beetle was crawling on the window.


    She was in a good mood, so did not drive it away.


    Following the direction of its crawling, she found that there was an iron-flower-stand outside the wall, which was filled with yellow roses. This was so-called the line, which said, ¡°shy roses bloom quietly¡±.


    She looked up at the starlight above her head, wondering which one was the Altair and which one was the Vega. Today was supposed to be Chinese valentine¡¯s day.


    Would the cowherd and the weaver girl meet each other tonight? What torture it was for them to meet each other once a year.


    She was immersed in her meditation and arose an interest to read a poem, ¡°My lover, when you step away from the bridge of magpies, my heart has followed you to your thatched hut. We are separated by heaven and earth, and can meet again for the next year¡±.


    This poem could be called ¡°Weaving Girl¡¯s Chanting¡±.


    She was about to refine this poem, only to find that a bug seemed to stay on her hair. She unconsciously pushed her hair aside.


    When her hand just touched the bug, she seemed to be stung by something sharp. The sudden extremely pain and somewhat numbness made her out of screaming.


    A bumblebee flew up from her hair and was away in a buzz.


    She used to hear that bumblebee would die soon after stinging people, so she felt pitiful for it. She was really painful and was about to cry.


    Mo Kun was also awakened by her screaming, opening his eyes hazily and asking, ¡°What happened?¡±


    Long Xi did not want to bother him and said, ¡°Nothing, I just saw a bug!¡±


    Mo Kun was too sleepy. Hearing there was nothing serious, he turned over and fell asleep.


    Long Xi found some liquid medicine and applied, which relieved her pain.


    She lay down beside Mo Kun, holding her beloved man and slowly falling asleep.


    Early in the next morning, they bid farewell to Paul and Jana, going for visiting the famous Centre Pompidou.


    It had a quite unique architectural style, like a factory that had been dissected and whose anatomical surface had been exposed. What had been collected were a lot of modern artworks. This was only of the reason for it to be called ¡°cultural factory¡±.


    People always said it was pitiful not to visit Centre Pompidou if arriving in Paris. It was too unconventional and could be called a revolutionary building with bright colors.


    Its biggest feature was the exposed steel structure and complex pipelines.


    This completely different architectural style from the tradition could not be accepted by many Parisian citizens before, but was greatly supported by literary and artisans.


    Outside the pavilion, some foreigners were playing saxophones, while a person was performing suspended magic. He seemed to stand above the ground a meter high without any support.


    Fedoras were placed in front of each of them, collecting the rewards from visitors. In fact, they were relatively high-level buskers.


    Long Xi and the other two walked in together, finding the replica of Spanish modernist master Dali¡¯s ¡°red lips sofa¡±, whose inspiration came from the Hollywood movie star Mavis¡¯s red lip.


    Opposite the sofa was displayed the rocking chair designed by Spanish artist Anthony Milalda, which was estimated to be the only piece in the world.


    It was made of the classic material of ivory wood, with its handles and base curved with three-dimensional ¡°soldier squares¡±. It said that this was derived from the favorite toy of the designer.


    Long Xi recalled the popular shiatsu sheet in the modern time and did not know whether this chair had a massage function.


    There were also many other interesting chairs, lamps, and paintings which were made of normal materials. They were all dazzling.


    Long Xi still hoped to go to Louvre again, so as to grandma, so they arrived at the octagonal square in front of the Louvre.


    This was a very large square with 300 or 400 meters in both lengths and widths.


    It was the first time for grandma to come here. She wore her reading glasses and looked around, finding there was a sculpture in each of the eight corners. Although she could not see them clearly because of distance, she could feel their grand momentum.


    Suddenly, a living creature flew over her head from the distance, waking up Long Xi from her thought.


    Long Xi straightened up and looked over. The living thing stopped in her front and joined a large group of living creatures.


    Long Xi rubbed her eyes, finding that this group of living creatures were white pigeons.


    A continuous sound of purr came near to the white pigeons. Long Xi opened her round eyes and stared at those lovely creatures with rounded eyes.


    Looking at those thigh-filled and obese creatures, Long Xi even regarded them as some living braised pigeons.


    She swallowed and pulled Mo Kun and grandma to walk by the pigeons, but did not scare them off.


    Mo Kun was very inexplicable.


    He knew that Long Xi always like this kind of cute animal. With his understanding of her, she should have rushed towards them at the first moment, frightening them away beyond the grasp.


    Originally, he planned to see this funny scene, but it was beyond his grasp.


    Sure enough, this woman was always beyond his expectations.


    ¡°I see nothing! I see nothing! I am not hungry, not hungry at all¡­¡± Long Xi kept murmuring to herself at a low voice.


    Finally coming to the front of the Louvre, Long Xi held a breath.


    The first thing fell into her eyes was the triangular glass pyramid designed by Leoh Ming Pei at the entrance and exit. The whole building was made of glass with a prismatic refraction effect. Under the sunshine, it reflected wonderful and attractive glare.


    Behind the pyramid stood the main hall of the Louvre.


    The gorgeous quaint palaces occupied one-third of the entire square. Those palaces formed like a lying dragon from east to west, while its southern and northern sides stretched out two symmetrical palaces, which looked like dragon wings, magnificent and majestic.


    From this angle to look over the whole buildings, all kinds of reliefs and decorations hanged among the tiles and glass windows. It was unobtrusive. All kinds of refined, vivid, realistic, and delicate works were placed in front, greatly broadened the horizons of Long Xi and Mo Kun.


    Not to mention grandma who came here for the first time, she felt extremely shocked, beyond shocked!

 Chapter 133 Brute Yan Wangchuan?

    Not to mention grandma who was visiting for the first time; she felt extremely shocked, beyond shocked!


    She had no regrets at all after visiting the Louvre.


    There were not too many people that day. In that kind of atmosphere, people who wanted to appreciate it carefully would have a perfect experience.


    It was divided into three thematic pavilions. In addition to paintings and sculptures, it included plenty of ancient clothing, ornaments, musical instruments, and toys of different cultures, as well as some broken walls, base doors of some ancient buildings. Even places with mummies.


    At that time, Long Xi stopped in front of the ¡°Victoire de Samothrace¡±.


    The upper body of the statue leaned forward slightly, which was strong and vigorous, light and beautiful. The clothes seemed to be floating in the air. The pair of powerful and huge wings wildly stretched, allowing people to fully feel the condition of planning to fly.


    The lines of the dress were carved in a stunning way. It was just a stone, but was magically created with a very light texture.


    Long Xi felt both her body and mind were affected by that atmosphere, enjoying the endless vitality of the rhythm of life and the passion, cheering for triumph in the cold stone.


    She leaned in Mo Kun¡¯s arms and closed her eyes. It seemed that she had merged into the statue, dreaming of hovering in the sky like an eagle. Standing by the edge of the cliff at the seaside and accepting the salty sea breeze to blow over her face.


    She greeted the sea breeze, looking at the far side of the sky, spreading her wings, and her clothes were clinging to her body under the breeze. The dress suggested the evaluation of life.


    Life was imperfect, but really beautiful!


    ¡°This is ¡®Victoire de Samothrace¡¯. Do you like it? It¡¯s also called the Statue of Samothrace Nike who is the goddess of victory in Greek mythology. It is said that she used to help Zeus defeat the Titan¡¯s giants, bringing the victory to the masses. She always showed up in an image with two wings and an olive branch in the world of western art. In 1863, the statue was discovered by a French embassy in the Samothrace Island. At that time, that goddess statue had lost her head and right-wing. So, the ring-wing here was repaired with plaster, while the left-wing is original.¡± Mo Kun was starting to exert his strong brain.


    From the last time they went there, he had remembered all the introduction of the collection in the Louvre.


    Long Xi looked at him with admiration, saying happily, ¡°My brother Kun, you¡¯re so knowledgeable!¡±


    Next, Long Xi went to visit those ¡°acquaintances¡±, such as Venus de Milo, Venus de Milo with arms, and the Sleeping Hermaphrodite who had a female upper body and a male lower body. What was more amazing was the mattress carved out of marble, soft and flexible. It was difficult to tell it was fake.


    None of the items on the exhibit could be touched. Long Xi could not help touching the ancient walls. Those experienced walls seemed to tell her some wonderful stories. Different feelings penetrated from her palm to her heart.


    Mo Kun approached the Dying Slave who was holding the nape of his arched head with his left hand, while his right hand seemed to try to get rid of the bandage on his body. The slave was dying and exhausted because of painful torture, which recalled the memory when he was struggling to live.


    Seeing the famous painting Mona Lisa of Leonardo da Vinci made Long Xi still feel emotional.


    The woman in the painting was elegant and beautiful with a deep and soft smile on her face, showing her nobility and a slight ambiguity. Long Xi walked along to see the painting from every corner to study the mysterious smile carefully.


    She found that Mona Lisa was always looking at her with a warm eyesight and a smile at any angle.


    Long Xi was always interested in figure paintings and sculptures, so she had a deep impression of it. That made her always feel familiar every time when she recalled that scene.


    Then, she approached Psyche Revived by the Kiss of Love.


    That was a sculpture made by artist Canova in 1793. Long Xi was totally stunned by its beauty.


    The cold marble became a beautiful story in the hands of the artist, while Mo Kun discoursed about all of the stories behind it.


    In Greek mythology, there was a princess more beautiful than Venus, named Psyche.


    Being jealous of her beauty, Venus sent her little son Cupid to punish her.


    However, he fell in love with her at first sight.


    Later on, Psyche was entangled by a ghost in her sleep and turned into a sleeping corpse.


    Cupid flew over and kissed her to wake her up with love.


    When Psyche revived, she held Cupid in her arms with their heads lowering down.


    Cupid stretched his wings to circle her body, forming an X shape with their soft and smooth bodies. It not only showed out the artist¡¯s ingenuity, but also the affectionate and graceful posture that could touch visitors so deeply.


    Like many items in the Louvre, Cupid and Psyche did not wear any clothes, but the natural beauty of their bodies, the realistic expressions, and the details brought no distractions in Long Xi¡¯s mind.


    Mo Kun embraced Long Xi with affection and said with a smile, ¡°If I fall asleep one day, you should wake me up with a kiss.¡±


    Long Xi smiled and kissed his face. Her beautiful eyes curved into two crescent moons, while her dimples seemed to be full of intoxicating wine.


    At that time, they were immersed in their true love. No one had expected that Mo Kun¡¯s promising words would come true.


    ¡°Hey, it¡¯s a sweet couple! In daylight, the love you two share nearly blinds my eyes!¡± A fair-sounding voice broke Long Xi¡¯s quiet spiritual world.


    ¡°Yan Wangchuan?¡± Mo Kun and Long Xi called his name out at the same time.


    The two who stood there looking at them were Yan Wangchuan wearing a red plaid windbreaker and Qiuzi wearing a red plaid skirt. The latter one was the female Japanese applicant that Long Xi had met in the French Fengyun Woman¡¯s Wear who looked similar to Cheng Yimei. She was also the one who had sawed off Long Xi¡¯s heels.


    The two even traveled together and dressed in lovers¡¯ clothes.


    Long Xi was stunned when seeing them together. Her hands, which were holding on to Mo Kun¡¯s arm suddenly lost strength and drooped by her sides.


    Yan Wangchuan noticed Long Xi¡¯s eyesight, holding Qiuzi and leaving a long kiss on her head.


    Qiuzi wore a graceful smile and said in a generous manner, ¡°You are Long Xi, right? We really have a bad fate to meet here! I came here to travel. How about you? What a small world!¡±


    That kind of bright smile was always shown on the face of a woman who was in love!


    However, the problem was that Yan Wangchuan¡¯s girlfriend was Long Xi¡¯s best friend, while Qiuzi was Shanben Longyi¡¯s fiancee.


    Because of anger, Long Xi could say nothing at that moment, but stood there and looked at Yan Wangchuan with no expression.


    Yan Wangchuan shrugged and said in an understatement, ¡°I have broken up with Lanlan last week. Didn¡¯t I tell you? Oh, I see. She doesn¡¯t want you to be worried about her. She hopes you can concentrate on the competition and have fun! Her best virtue is to always think for her friends!¡±


    Long Xi was trembling because of anger. ¡°Lanlan, what am I doing at your most painful moment? How can I be so happy?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go and check other sceneries,¡± Mo Kun said in a cold voice.


    Yan Wangchuan held Qiuzi¡¯s shoulders and said lazily, ¡°Fine, we should have a different enjoyment!¡±


    He said, while dragging Qiuzi to leave.


    ¡°Ah, Chuan, are we not going with them? Are they not your friends?¡± Qiuzi asked in English.


    ¡°This is our date! We don¡¯t have to travel with others. Just the two of us are fine!¡± Yan Wangchuan¡¯s voice was loud. His pronunciation of the English words was full and smooth, falling into Long Xi¡¯s mind with every word.


    ¡°Yes!¡± Qiuzi giggled with a smile and turned to shout at Long Xi and Mo Kun, ¡°Have a good time! We won¡¯t bother you more!¡±


    Long Xi finally could not help saying with anger, ¡°Yan Wangchuan, Lanlan treats you so well. How can you behave like a bastard?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan did not turn around and said in Chinese that Qiuzi could not understand, ¡°She treats me well indeed, but Qiuzi treats me even better. She built a large-scale Japanese-Z entertainment investment company in Z Country. With her help, should I be worried about contacts and resources? As an old saying goes, a man struggles upwards; water flows downwards; smart creatures choose the best woods to live! Am I wrong to make this choice?¡±


    He left with Qiuzi.


    Long Xi said to Mo Kun, ¡°We have already booked the plane ticket back, right? I really want to go back to China immediately. Lanlan needs me.¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°It¡¯s at six o¡¯clock this evening. It is almost four o¡¯clock, so we can¡¯t change the flight. It will be more suitable for us to go around for an hour and have dinner before taking off.¡±


    Then, they spent another hour going around the Louvre, but Long Xi¡¯s mood was greatly influenced. All of her thoughts were transferred from those immortal works with the sediment of time to her friend Yu Lanjie.


    A face always flashed by her eyes, a face of Yu Lanjie in tears.


    Nine hours later, she landed at the airport of City B with Mo Kun¡¯s grandmother.


    Before Long Xi could return home, she arranged to meet with Yu Lanjie in a bar at the book center.


    That was a place that both Yu Lanjie and she liked to go to, where they could read and enjoy delicious food.


    Long Xi was waiting for her anxiously. After half an hour, she finally saw Yu Lanjie who was in good spirits and totally different from a lovelorn woman!


    Long Xi told her about meeting Yan Wangchuan at the Louvre. The latter one said incredulously, ¡°Impossible! I stayed with brother Wangchuan these days! How could he appear in Paris?¡±


    ¡°Ah?¡± Long Xi was completely confused.


    Yu Lanjie said with some helplessness, ¡°Brother Wangchuan is so busy these days since he¡¯s taking part in a reality show named Chinese Real Voice! I can only see him at dinner time! Hearing that you¡¯re back, he said he would come over soon.¡±


    Long Xi believed that Yu Lanjie would not lie to her, so the person she met in Paris was one that pretended to be Yan Wangchuan?


    What was his purpose? Was there anyone who envied Yan Wangchuan and Yu Lanjie, and tried a scheme with Long Xi to hinder their relationships?

 Chapter 134 The New Song of Music Talen

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    However, seeing that Yu Lanjie was so joyful and seemed to have no unpleasant matters with Yan Wangchuan, Long Xi was relieved.


    She talked about the issue about meeting Weiwei in France, which made Yu Lanjie sigh a lot.


    After a few minutes, Yan Wangchuan arrived.


    He changed his hairstyle with a light chestnut colored micro-short hair, accentuating his fair skin. He presented a sense of handsomeness, with a delicate touch of warmness out of that handsomeness, paired with his unique, ethereal and handsome features.


    His elegant and slightly shy smile was charming. One would be totally attracted by that 18-year-old boy when glancing at him.


    Wangchuan master¡¯s fashion style was always good!


    That day, he was wearing a blue and white striped shirt with a pair of black slim trousers, making him look more handsome and straight.


    It was strange that those clothes that he bought were all cheap goods because of poor family conditions, but the clothes on him showed a high-end effect of the fashion magazine¡¯s covers.


    Perhaps, he was the so-called natural walking hanger?


    Yu Lanjie had already ordered Hong Kong-style milk tea and a salted egg yolk waffle, plus a brown sugar egg waffle, which were his favorite food in that book bar.


    The milk tea and the egg waffles were served on the table at the right moment when he just greeted them and sat down gracefully.


    The Hong Kong-style milk tea had just been brewed and the egg waffles were fresh and hot.


    Yu Lanjie asked Long Xi, ¡°Why is this called stocking milk tea? Was this brewed with stockings in the past?¡±


    Long Xi answered with a smile, ¡°The first step of making a Hong Kong-style milk tea is to actually filter the boiled Ceylon black tea with a nylon mesh, and then, to add some milk and sugar. The process of filtering not only reduces the waste of tea, but also makes the black tea smoother. The then creator of the time-honored brand Lanfang Yard at the central street, Lin Muhe, has never used stockings to brew milk tea. In the past, the small stand he ran would always be surrounded by dockworkers, feeling interested when seeing him use a tea bag to brew. They saw the bag was in brown like women¡¯s stockings, so they called it stocking milk tea in a joking way.¡±


    During their conversation, the almond Souffle cakes ordered by Long Xi and Weiwei were served by the kind landlady.


    Souffle cakes were baked in a hill-like shape with roasted almond skin, which was really attractive.


    Yan Wangchuan passed a pot with a green plant to Yu Lanjie.


    She did not know what it was. It looked like a green mane.


    The leaf shrank when she touched it. Ah, it turned out to be a mimosa.


    Yan Wangchuan tease her, ¡°Mimosa, isn¡¯t it like you?¡±


    Yu Lanjie blushed and lowered down her head because of shyness.


    Yan Wangchuan burst laughter and said in a low voice, ¡°I guessed right. ¡®The most is the head of attraction, gentle like a water lotus¡¯.¡±


    Yu Lanjie asked in amazement, ¡°Have you read Xu Zhimo¡¯s poem?¡±


    Wangchuan faintly answered, ¡°I just remembered this sentence. Do you know the flower language of Mimosas?¡±


    Yu Lanjie tried to recall it, but found no trace of the answer. She said shyly, ¡°My teacher did not teach me this.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan answered seriously, ¡°Don¡¯t touch me.¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± Yu Lanjie took his words seriously and recited ¡°Don¡¯t touch me¡± in her mind and considered it as the flower language of Mimosas.


    Yan Wangchuan knocked her little head with spoiled eyes, saying with a smile, ¡°Do you really believe it? This is for you, too! I folded it on the bus just now. I wrote some words inside. Open it when you are back home. It¡¯s somewhat refined.¡±


    He handed her a paper crane folded with a beautiful calendar paper.


    Yu Lanjie took it over with shyness and seriously put it away in her small bag.


    Long Xi was having the delicious souffle while teasing them, ¡°Should I leave in silence to avoid your showing off? I really feel that I am a huge human light bulb in front of you!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said with a smile, ¡°No! I also have a gift for you!¡±


    ¡°For me?¡± Long Xi widened her eyes.


    Yan Wangchuan took out an amber carved glass bottle from his bag with a smile, which contained a dried red plum. He said, ¡°Xiaolongnv, this is for you. It¡¯s the red plum from my hometown. I went there to visit my mom during Tomb-Sweeping Day and took my grandparents¡¯ ashes back to his homeland. It was my first time to visit home after leaving many years ago. I picked up a branch of red plum for you. I remembered you always liked those poems of plum blossoms, right? Once, you took part in a poem recital competition in school and recited 50 poems about plums, like ¡®the plum shadow is reflecting in a pool of shallow water, whose faint smell is floating under the moonlight¡¯, ¡®turning into mud after fading away, it still keeps the fragrance¡¯, and so on¡­ I can still recall your confidence! Xiaolongnv, I wish you become a woman like the plum that is not afraid of coldness and fights against the snow, never giving up.¡±


    Long Xi quickly waved her hand and said in a half-joking tone, ¡°I dare not keep this flower you¡¯re giving me! Shouldn¡¯t it be for Lanlan?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan answered, ¡°I think plum is more suitable for you! As for Lanlan, I think Jasmine is better! This is what I prepared for her!¡±


    He took out a packet of seeds from his bag and said, ¡°These are seeds of jasmine, including white jasmine and purple jasmine. I bought a pot and plan to plant them on the dormitory¡¯s balcony. I will take care of it by myself and see them grow up. When they blossom next year, I will send them to Lanlan. Isn¡¯t it more meaningful?¡±


    Long Xi gently pushed Yu Lanjie and said with a smile, ¡°Wow, I didn¡¯t expect that brother Wangchuan would be so romantic after becoming your boyfriend! My sweetheart, you¡¯re really lucky!¡±


    Yu Lanjie said with a smile, ¡°Your brother Kun is also romantic! Ask him to come. We can spend an afternoon together!¡±


    Long Xi answered, ¡°Him? He¡¯s good in every aspect, except for his jealousy! He will be jealous of each man related to me! He can¡¯t even forget that brother Wangchuan was my first love! Hum, how cheap!¡±


    Yu Lanjie shook her head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t even mind it, so how could brother Mo Kun be like this?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan¡¯s eyesight secretly darkened when Long Xi reminded him of Mo Kun, but recovered to normality soon. He said in a loud voice, ¡°Xiaolongnv, do you remember that we always came here to read the free books?¡±


    Long Xi answered, ¡°Yeah, there was no book bar and these tables and chairs. We sat on the floor to read books. Because of poverty, we read all the extracurricular books here. This place is near to our home, so we always got here on foot without our parents. There was a violin shop instead of this book bar, right? I remembered that your first violin was bought here.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan revealed a look of nostalgia and said, ¡°I remember that it was the violin music played by the owner on the radio which attracted me and triggered my interest in the violin. I proposed to learn the violin to my parents, but my father strongly rejected, because he thought it would cost a lot to cultivate this interest. It¡¯s you, Xiaolongnv. You took out all of your lucky money to my mother and tried your best to persuade her. In the end, she agreed. My mother didn¡¯t keep your lucky money, but used her monthly salary to buy me the first violin and gave me a chance to join the violin course. Xiaolongnv, without you, I might have missed my fate with music.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°That¡¯s mainly due to your own talent and hard work. It was just an occasion of me helping you. Take it, or it won¡¯t be that delicious when it turns cold.¡±


    ¡°I should leave after finishing. Well, I nearly forgot the main part! In order to take part in the Good Voice of China, I composed an ancient-styled song. I need your advice,¡± Yan Wangchuan said.


    Yu Lanjie said with concern, ¡°Play the song for us and have more food. You¡¯re so busy recently, so you must be sleepless and forgetting to eat!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan smiled and turned on the phone¡¯s audio. At the same time, he finished the two egg waffles and drank up the Hong Kong-style milk tea. He felt almost full.


    Listening to the ancient music which was played by the jade flute she sent to him, Long Xi felt that a paradise had manifested in front of her.


    An ancient scholar who looked like Yan Wangchuan dressed in a light green robe, stepping in paradise at a certain night. Under the moonlight, he played an ancient version of ¡°White Moonlight¡± with a jade flute. Then, he leaned against a peach tree and fell asleep.


    With the crisp call of larks, a beam of bright light was thrown into the peach blossoms. A little fairy dressed in a plain white dress with a fairy-bellied pin showed up. She looked like Xiaolongnv acted by Liu Yifei, beautiful and refined, showing an air of cuteness.


    The fairy in a white dress followed the birdcalls to look around. She seemed to be looking for something.


    Then, she seemed to find something and became joyful, waving her hand left and right.


    The peach blossoms next to her turned into six little fairies dressed in pink with classical hairpins.


    Petals were falling in profusion.


    With the cooperation of the other six fairies, the fairy in white stood in the key position, dancing like flowers floating with the breeze.


    The fairy in white had a soft body and a good rhythm sensation. Several movements were really difficult.


    Her body was light and her movements were smooth. Her gestures were as light as the floating catkins. Sometimes, she seemed to be a swallow passing by the clear waves; sometimes, like a dragonfly stopping by the peak of lotuses; sometimes, like a butterfly flying by the human world.


    As the rhythm of the music accelerated, dense drumbeats joined.


    The other six fairies in pink squatted halfway. Their bodies leaned back and became still, forming petals surrounding the fairy in white.


    The fairy in white stood at the center of the flower with her toes and whirled for dozens of rounds. The dance seemed to be a Huxuan Dance, totally stunning the scholar in green.


    She completed the dance beautifully. Her concentration and smooth and beautiful movements allowed the audience to feel her quiet, simple, and happy mood.

 Chapter 135 Arrogance and Vanity

    The fairy in white seemed to be integrated with the dance, to be integrated with heaven and earth!


    The scholar in green was greatly attracted by her unique and touching dance. He could not help moving forwards her and joining her dance.


    Suddenly, the fairy turned into a beam of moonlight again and could not be found, while the other fairies turned back into peach blossom.


    The scholar in green woke up, finding that what happened was just a dream¡­


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°This music is really good! Ups and downs, it is also smooth and natural. It¡¯s picturesque and dreamlike!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°I plan to sing this composition at the living scene when the four judges turn around! The back music has reached a good level, but I can¡¯t write any ancient line. Xiaolongnv, you¡¯re good at literacy and master the skill to write poems. Could you please help me to write the lyrics?¡±


    Long Xi said with some embarrassment, ¡°I have written novels and poems, but never write lines for any pure music, so I don¡¯t know whether I am capable. I think you should find a specialist to help you! Perhaps, you can find a schoolfellow of music major, who must be good at writing lyrics!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan made a bow with his hands folded in front and said in a pleading tone, ¡°Xiaolongnv, please!¡±


    Yu Lanjie also shook Long Xi¡¯s arm and asked in a pettish tone, ¡°Please, do him a favor. He¡¯s getting thinner these days.¡±


    Long Xi was a girl who could be persuaded by reason but not yield under force. Under their continuous pleading, she had to agree, ¡°Okay, I think I can write the lines for you and send them to your phone. You should also find a schoolfellow to write another. Then, choose the more suitable one. How do you think?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan smiled and gave her a five. ¡°Great! That¡¯s a deal!¡±


    He said to Yu Lanjie, ¡°Lanlan, I have to go. I need to find my classical music teacher for help! One of the judges in the Good Voice of China, Mr. Li, used to be a student of this teacher, so I hope he can give me some advice to know the judge¡¯s personality and preferences.¡±


    Yu Lanjie said, ¡°Talking about it, my father is somewhat famous in the film industry. The judge named Xie Tingfeng used to cooperate with my father and they are on friendly terms. I can ask my father about this.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said with a smile, ¡°Thank you so much! But you should not tell your father it¡¯s about your boyfriend. Just tell him I am your classmate in high school. I am afraid that your father might have father-in-law syndrome!¡±


    Yu Lanjie blushed and said, ¡°Okay! When the reality show ends, I will take you to meet my parents!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan kissed on her forehead and bid a farewell to Long Xi. Then, he left.


    Yu Lanjie opened the paper crane he sent to her, showing out Yan Wangchuan¡¯s handwriting.


    Lanlan:


    I know that something happened to your family recently, which makes you feel unhappy.


    But you don¡¯t tell me or Long Xi because you¡¯re afraid that we will be worried about you.


    It doesn¡¯t matter. Everything will get better. Time will heal any wound.


    Believe me, tomorrow will be even better!


    Chuanchuan


    Sorrow and touch were full of Yu Lanjie¡¯s eyes after reading all the words.


    Recently, something happened to her family indeed that her loyal father even betrayed her mother. The mistress was so arrogant that she came to their home to show the truth to her mother.


    Her mother was sad and angry, of course.


    Yu Lanjie overheard this issue when her parents were quarreling. She could not accept this.


    About this issue, she did not tell Yan Wangchuan or Long Xi, but she had not expected that Yan Wangchuan even knew about this from somewhere.


    ¡°Brother Wangchuan really cares about me with sincerity, doesn¡¯t he?¡± Thinking of this, Yu Lanjie wore a bright smile and carefully folded the paper crane again as the original crease marks.


    She planned to lock all the small gifts that Yan Wangchuan sent to her in the drawer of her desk after getting back home.


    That would be their secret garden!


    Long Xi was always a girl who knew how to observe a person. She could tell that in Yu Lanjie¡¯s mind, she had considered Yan Wangchuan as the one she would like to marry instead of a boyfriend. Perhaps, she would not marry anyone else, except for him.


    This was good! From Long Xi¡¯s thought, they were both her good friends and matched well!


    She blessed them from the heart!


    At the noon next day, she had sent the lyrics of that ancient music to Yan Wangchuan after finishing. The lyrics were about a Song poem titled as Like a Dream: Was it a dream of love? A sylphlike fairy appeared. She had almond eyes, arch eyebrows, and plum cheeks, singing a melodious song and performing an elegant dance. Heart racing. Heart racing. He seemed to arrive at a paradise. Cherish. Cherish. It was just a dream of love.


    Yan Wangchuan liked it so much and even chose the lyrics that she wrote.


    At this time, Long Xi¡¯s another good friend Weiwei was tortured in the pink villa of Yamamoto Shang.


    Just now, Weiwei specially put on the Chanel pink tube top princess dress that Yamamoto bought for her. It had a large bowknot with red points. The falbala edge of the skirt reached to her knees with layered lace. It was a short layered skirt.


    She imitated the characters in the cartoon, dyed her hair into a light purple. She divided her hair into 20 braids, some of which decorated with bowknots while some with lace ribbons. Besides, she also put thick and long fake eyelashes and wore a pair of blue contact lenses.


    She had thought that Yamamoto Shang would be surprised by her well-prepared image, but had not expected that he was shocked instead of surprise. He directly gave her a bad review.


    Fortunately, she responded quickly and tried her best to cover her embarrassment. She wore an awkward smile and stuck her tongue, putting her hand by her face to show her cuteness. She said with a smile, ¡°I will certainly not do this again, my master. I thought you would like my cartoon costume, because I heard that you like cartoon before.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang, who was sitting on the large sofa, said in a teasing tone, ¡°It will be better for you to remove that large bowknot. It covers my eyesight. Come on. Sit down by my side.¡±


    He patted his thigh. Hearing his words, Weiwei removed the bowknot and sat down on his thigh.


    He touched her chin, staring at her half-baked breast and saying scornfully, ¡°Now, it¡¯s better.¡±


    Weiwei¡¯s heart beat fast. She was not a virgin anymore, but still felt awkward when facing a man¡¯s obvious flirt for the first time. She became overwhelmed.


    Yamamoto Shang wore a satisfied smile when finding that she lacked experience in sexual matters.


    He put his hand on her shoulder and said with a smile, ¡°Tell me what your needs directly. Don¡¯t waste my time.¡±


    Weiwei said, ¡°Manman told me you know the way to make poisonous worms. I want you to teach me how to make the poisonous worms of love!¡±


    Yamamoto Shang immediately realized that Weiwei was deceived by Man Shahua.


    He said with a smile, ¡°Are you really so simple? The poisonous worms of love are my unique skills. Why should I teach someone else so easy?¡±


    He took out a credit card and said, ¡°But I will not let you down! This is my affiliate card, containing 40,000 euros. Is it enough?¡±


    He handed the card to Weiwei.


    Weiwei needed money recently, so she became excited when seeing the credit card.


    She planned to pretend to refuse him, but she was afraid that he would change his mind. Therefore, she put this card into her bag quickly with a shy expression.


    She secretly laughed at her absurd illusion that Xiaolu would never fall in love with her! She had nothing except for money!


    Weiwei was an emotional and simple girl whose psychological feelings showed on her face. Yamamoto Shang could see her feelings clearly and knew that she was not this kind of person that power and money could not bother.


    He asked a servant to take out a sexy maid costume for her to put on.


    This low-cut maid dress set her perfect figure quite well. Besides, she also had another weapon¨C her utmost sweet smile on her angelic face.


    Yamamoto Shang¡¯s lust raised and pressed her on the sofa, ¡°exploring¡± her in a simple and rude manner again.


    After having a full fun, he took a comfortable shower and left without looking back.


    Before leaving, he dropped a few words, ¡°You can live here. Keep your phone available all the time. You should come over to me as I call you at any time. By the way, you can go shopping, but can¡¯t go too far. You should be here at any time when I come for you. 10 minutes should be the limit. Since now, you belong to me. You mustn¡¯t have any contact with men or take any friend here. Once you break the rules, our trade will automatically terminate. Do you understand?¡±


    Weiwei nodded obediently.


    However, when he closed the door, she picked up the pillow from the sofa and violently threw it onto the door.


    How could this arrogant man really treat me as his maid?


    She slowly put on her clothes, while the tears of grievances that she held back for a long time finally fell down.


    In fact, she was born to be relatively traditional.


    She always felt that girl¡¯s wedding night should be precious, so she kept it for her beloved Xiaolu. However, Xiaolu considered this as nothing and did not need it. It was all of his faults, causing her such a good girl to be raped by a disgusting man!


    Originally, she had always been fascinated by the wonderful feeling of her wedding night, but now it turned into a painful experience. This utmost pain and grievance even made her feel scared of having sex.


    He just said she should be there at any time he needed? In other words, she needed to do this kind of horrible thing with him. Ugh!


    In order to soothe her tortured body and mind, she made up again and braided her messy hair with a bowknot and lace ribbon. Then, she put on the layered dress and crystal shoes with seven centimeters on the heel. What was most important was that she must carry the bag with the affiliate card.


    She stepped by the LV headquarters building proudly and even arrogantly.


    She secretly came here twice, but left in dismay because of lacking money. This time, she finally regained confidence.


    The typical building of LV headquarters stood there, showing out its nobility and pride!

 Chapter 136 Beautiful Things Disappear Easily

    Weiwei saw the symbolic building of LV headquarters stand towering in the street and show out its nobility and pride!


    The wall decorated with classic material of leather bags was so unique and luxury! Looking for far, the building itself looked like a big LV bag.


    The national flag of France was flying proudly above the front roof of the building, which had a history of more than 150 years.


    Weiwei had to lift her eyes high to get a full view of the building, which was so splendid.


    However, its glorious history and bright aura were mixed with the lowliness and vanity of so many people!


    Weiwei once heard that the branch of LV in Shanghai had a bag of limited edition delivered from France and priced it at over one million yuan with an intention to put on the dog.


    Unexpectedly, a girl at 19 bought it with cash the following day.


    The store manager was so excited and happy that she closed the door to count the money.


    When Weiwei heard the story, she was so jealous of the girl in secret.


    Now, she no longer needed to envy that girl.


    At the moment, long lines stretched around the store for there were so many customers. However, the store had strict control of the number of the people that were allowed in.


    About a half hour later, Weiwei finally came to the pink handbag with LV logos and classic patterns that she had come to see many times.


    In fact, she was not that into the bag and preferred the pink cartoon-like backpack on her back more.


    One could also say that what captured her fancy was the LV brand itself. If she showed up with the bag in front of her friends, they would be jealous of her.


    She paid the money with her bank card for the handbag, as well as a suitcase with LV logos and classic patterns.


    She could imagine that when she returned home and met her mother and friends at the airport, they would figure out she led a good life abroad once they saw the suitcase.


    She then went to Chanel and bought sexy nightdresses and swimsuit. Besides these, she also bought an expensive perfume.


    She knew she could rely on her natural beautiful appearance and sexy figure and that the dresses she bought would be her ¡°battle suit¡± and ¡°arms¡± and add her with value.


    Right then, her cellphone rang. It turned out that her mother called her.


    Weiwei¡¯s bright smile froze on her face, and she was on the verge of tears with her shopping bags scattered on the ground.


    After she answered phone, her mother said to her in a pitiful tone, ¡°Weiwei, come back. Your grandma and I miss you so much. I just want your company, is that a pushy request? Why none of you has ever really cared about me? Why? I need to be taken care of as well.¡±


    Weiwei¡¯s heart went soft as she imagined her mother¡¯s tearful look.


    Her mother continued, ¡°My dear girl, come back. No one cares about you more than me. I¡¯m really worried that you¡¯re so far away from home.¡±


    Weiwei crouched down slowly with a blank look. Her arms around her knees, she seemed to think about thing.


    She trembled like a yellow leaf teetering on the branch.


    After a good while, she cried. ¡°Mom, is my dad my biological father? Why he never shows any care for me?¡±


    Her mother remained silent.


    Both her mother and she were overwhelmed with the memory of the past.


    Weiwei¡¯s father was a man who preferred boys to girls. When Weiwei¡¯s mother was pregnant with Weiwei, people all concluded that it was a boy from the looks of her belly, which made Weiwei¡¯s father smile from ear to ear.


    As a result, Weiwei¡¯s father was quite disappointed at Weiwei¡¯s birth and wanted to raise a boy. However, Weiwei¡¯s mother had not gotten pregnant since then.


    Weiwei¡¯s father never showed Weiwei any love until the day he found her grow into a lovely girl. He saw the potential of becoming a cash cow in her and thus started to treat her well.


    He was addicted to gambling, and everytime he lost, he would take solace in alcohol. As time went by, he took to drink.


    After he went broke, he easily got upset. Once, he went to a bar for drink and got drunken and crashed a man with his car.


    The man was injured and asked for a compensation of five hundred thousand yuan, or he would accuse him.


    It was true that bad things always came in succession. At the point, the family was penniless as Weiwei¡¯s father had lost all the money in gambling. They had no choice but to sell their house and rent a smaller one.


    After that, Weiwei¡¯s father became even moodier. He did not go to work and gambled and drank more often. Everytime he got drunk, he would be Weiwei¡¯s mother to vent his depression.


    Weiwei¡¯s mother was a sound designer of films with a stable income. However, she was a wimpy woman and dared not to stand against Wiewei¡¯s father and remained silent toward his violence.


    One day in the afternoon, Weiwei¡¯s mother had gone to work, and Weiwei was washing her hair in home.


    Her father came back at the time.


    No one knew whether he was overwhelmed by alcoholism or he had gone mad that he came up with some evil thoughts on his daughter


    Luckily, he was a weak man and greatly drunk that Weiwei managed to escape from his grip after desperate struggle.


    At that time, she only wore a thin T-shirt and long pants she used to wear at home, and her hair was dripping.


    She wandered in the street without any idea of where to go.


    She did not want to turn to her friends because she was such a proud girl that she did not want others to see her embarrassment or to know her family scandal. Moreover, she knew temporary help could not solve her problems in long term.


    At last, she had no choice but to turn to her grandmother.


    Weiwei¡¯s grandmother did not have pension and all relied on her daughter and son-in-low after Weiwei¡¯s grandfather passed away.


    After the incident, Weiwei¡¯s mother went back her mother¡¯s home as well. Having known what her husband had done, cowardly as she was, she would not tolerate it either.


    To protect her daughter from suffering any other harm, she plucked up her courage to divorce her husband. However, he strongly refused to get divorced.


    At last, the two ended up with a deed of separation.


    However, though separated, Weiwei¡¯s father still went to them for money frequently and pestered them.


    After paying with all their savings for the tuition of Weiwei for the first year in her college, Weiwei¡¯s mother and grandmother had no more money to afford her any longer.


    In the summer vacation, Man Shahua invited Weiwei for a trip in France and said she would offer her with a chance of making money, and Weiwei accepted the invitation at once.


    She thought since she was not loved, she could take time to enjoy her life and make money herself.


    During the trip in France, she saw Man Shahua change her boyfriends one after another.


    Man Shahua worked as a waitress in Loving Chocolate Restaurant, not for money but for the chances to acquaint with people of upper classes and the feelings of being pursued.


    Man Shahua made use of these men on purpose and made them her ¡°sponsors¡±, having them buy her dresses, jewelry, and fine foods.


    However, everytime she tried to compare these ¡°sponsors¡± to Mo Kun, she would come up with the conclusion that Mo Kun was far better than them.


    Yamamoto Shang, one of Man Shahua¡¯s ¡°sponsors¡±, had spent a lot of money on her.


    Having been trained by many rich men, Man Shahua was skilled in serving men. She used all her skills to serve Yamamoto Shang and pleased him.


    However, Yamamoto Shang was not a reliable man. He soon got bored of Man Shahua.


    In order not to lose this customer, Man Shahua show him Weiwei¡¯s photos to impress him.


    She knew Yamamoto Shang loved Lolitas like Weiwei the most.


    Just as Man Shahua expected, Yamamoto Shang took a fancy to Weiwei at once. After knowing that Weiwei was Man Shahua¡¯s friend, he asked Man Shahua to introduce her to him.


    As a result, taking advantage of Weiwei¡¯s character of innocence and easily trusting people, Man Shahua cheated Weiwei into going to France and taking the initiative to approaching Yamamoto Shang.


    The poor Weiwei knew nothing about the trap and even thought Man Shahua a kind woman. However, she had become a chess piece of Man Shahua for whom to reach the upper classes.


    Man Shahua gained a lot benefits from Yamamoto Shang, who, meanwhile, accepted her into Vicious Dragon Gang for her cunning and ruthlessness and had her act as a leader of a small team.


    At the point, Weiwei had no idea that she had fallen into a trip, but, soon, she would find it.


    At two o¡¯clock in the morning, Yamamoto Shang came back drunken.


    He was so sozzled that he told Weiwei the truth.


    After knowing the fact, Weiwei cried her eyes out.


    She looked outside the window and saw fireworks in the sky.


    She suddenly recalled that before she came to France, she once went to Xiaolu and took him to a empty place; she took out a bundle of fireworks and siad excitedly, ¡°Let¡¯s set off these fireworks.¡±


    At that time, Xiaolu checked his watch and replied coldly, ¡°Why? What secret weapons have you got? Photos? Show them to me, hurry!¡±


    Weiwei¡¯s smile froze on her face and she said in a crying tone, ¡°I want nothing but to set off these fireworks with you. Shouldn¡¯t I have such a thought?¡±


    Xiaolu had a weakness that he easily got tenderhearted toward girls.


    He bent down and picked up a firework from the ground and lit it.


    Weiwei wiped off her tears and turned back to join him.


    They lit seven or eight fireworks quickly. The fireworks bloomed in the sky brightly; however, Xiaolu¡¯s smile was even brighter at the moment.


    With expectation, Weiwei said gently to him, ¡°Xiaolu, do you want to spend a night with me in hotel?¡±


    Xiaolu answered flatly, ¡°I regard you as my friend, and that¡¯s all.¡±


    He then turned away without even looking back.


    Watching his back, Weiwei was in a burst of tears of sorrow and resentment. She thought, ¡°Why? Why don¡¯t you love me even after I¡¯ve done so much for you?¡± An expression of hatred escaped her pink face.


    For a long time, she had thought that an angel lived in her right atrium while a demon lived in her left atrium. The angel and demon stayed peacefully with each other, and she always showed her bright side of angel to other people.


    However, sometimes, she would show a dark side of demon as well, just like what she had done to Long Xi behind her back.


    The next day, in the early morning, Weiwei tried to leave from Yamamoto Shang¡¯s house, but the man just did not let her go.


    He simply fell in love with Weiwei, who was innocent and had a good figure.


    Yamamoto Shang, who was forty now, had once married a woman of his own kind under his father¡¯s order, but they finally ended up with divorce.


    He disliked the woman for he thought her too assertive and smart that he could feel no superiority in front of her.


    He thought if he were to marry a woman again, he would marry someone beautiful and obedient, like Weiwei, so that he could both have a wife and many lovers. Moreover, he thought that Weiwei, who had nice breasts but was less smart, was easy to see through, so, he did not have to pay much attention to her.


    He said to Weiwei, ¡°Let¡¯s have a trip in a small town in the south of France. It¡¯s a place with beautiful scene. You can say it a dreamland.¡±

 Chapter 137 The Boundary of Love and Pain

    Weiwei rolled her eyes and said with a cold smile, ¡°Is it that interesting? Unfortunately, I am not feeling good and need to rest for one more day. It¡¯s pitiful not to go with you.¡±


    She even felt the obvious refusal in her words.


    Yamamoto Shang changed color and said in a treacherous manner, ¡°Weiwei, I treat you so well. Why can¡¯t I see your respect for me? There is a film company under my Vicious Dragon Gang, so I can choose you as the heroine of the latest movie. I am not a person who likes to force others. It¡¯s you coming to me with initiative, right?¡±


    Weiwei also knew that Yamamoto Shang was not easy to cope with, so she had to say with an awkward smile, ¡°Okay, we can go there tomorrow. We should have a good rest today. I can prepare well with one night¡¯s rest.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang smiled when seeing that she agreed. ¡°Okay, deal! You can have a good rest tonight and serve me tomorrow!¡±


    Weiwei opened the windows after he left. The cool breeze could help her to relax. The lush green leaves of the planted sycamore trees and the courtyard resembled jade carvings.


    She missed Xiaolu so much and called him. ¡°Are you sleeping?¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°Sleeping? Are you in France? I am in City B and it¡¯s afternoon. I am playing football with my classmates.¡±


    Weiwei said, ¡°You sweat so easily, so your shirt must have gotten wet. Go back and take a shower. You need a good rest.¡±


    Xiaolu answered impatiently, ¡°I know. You really like to consider others.¡±


    Weiwei pretended not to understand his irony, saying in a cute but silly manner, ¡°Of course, one will be really fortunate to marry me.¡±


    She thought, ¡°Xiaolu, you can be that fortunate person!¡±


    Xiaolu seemed not to understand her hidden meaning and said with a smile, ¡°Well, when will you get married? I can be the groomsman.¡±


    Weiwei tried to feel him out. ¡°Forget it. You, such a handsome man, would steal the groom¡¯s thunder. How about being the groom directly?¡±


    Xiaolu fell silent.


    He said seriously, ¡°Weiwei, I don¡¯t know who your groom will be, but I think if you get the original and pure you back, any man who marries you will be fortunate. However, this man¡­¡±


    Weiwei hung up the phone before he said the following words of ¡°not me¡±.


    He was stunned. The signal of a busy tone came from his phone before he put it down.


    Weiwei had hung up the phone directly!


    Her heart was beating fast. She was afraid, afraid to hear Xiaolu¡¯s clear refusal.


    Thinking twice, she quickly turned down her phone in case Xiaolu would call her again.


    The next morning, she was in an extremely bad mood. She got up lazily and had breakfast in her bedroom absent-mindedly. Then, she sat in front of the mirror to do her makeup.


    Suddenly, she came up with a funny idea.


    She used the hairdryer to make her hair messy, and used hair cream to make a ¡°killing Matt¡± hairstyle, which was stunning!


    She painted her eyes with exaggerated, thick gold eyeshadow and chose purple-dark lipstick and green nail polish. She put on an oversized hip-hop style T-shirt and leopard-print pants, paired with a large silver earring and a peacock on each side and a pair of sneakers.


    When she appeared in front of Yamamoto Shang with this strange and mixed look, he burst into laughter and nearly broke down crying.


    He said with a smile, ¡°Weiwei, you are the most special woman that I have ever seen.¡±


    Weiwei was chewing gum and blew a big bubble, wearing an expression of ignorance and arrogance to follow Yamamoto Shang.


    She got somewhat angry when seeing that Man Shahua was sitting in the driver¡¯s seat of Yamamoto Shang¡¯s luxury car, shouting at her, ¡°Man Shahua, you trapped me!¡±


    Man Shahua burst into screaming when seeing Weiwei¡¯s dress, covering her mouth at once. Then, she wore a bitter smile and asked, ¡°What the hell?¡±


    Weiwei answered, ¡°This is a protest! I can¡¯t choose the right not to go. Am I still losing the freedom to choose what to wear?¡±


    . Her real thoughts were: ¡°Maybe in this way, he will feel disgusted and will not take me to meet his friend because he is afraid of losing face in front of his friends.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang took out a large bouquet of blue enchantress from the rear of the car, passing them to Man Shahua and saying, ¡°Manman, thank you. Because of you, I was able to meet Weiwei!¡±


    He took out a bunch of champagne roses and a teddy bear holding a heart-shaped gift box in its hands, which said on it: ¡°I LOVE YOU¡±. He said to Weiwei, ¡°This is for you! Weiwei, I formally propose to you!¡±


    Weiwei answered in a cold manner, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I am sensitive to pollen.¡±


    Man Shahua felt that the atmosphere was too embarrassing and hurried to mediate the dispute. ¡°Yeah, Weiwei is always like this. She¡¯s so straight. Mr. Yamamoto, never mind, please.¡±


    Weiwei glanced at her and said, ¡°I really recognize who you are today.¡±


    Man Shahua smiled shamelessly and said, ¡°Isn¡¯t it interesting? We can imitate Ehuang and Nuying to serve one husband!¡±


    Yamamoto Shang said, ¡°My special love is for special you. You should keep it!¡±


    Weiwei sneered and asked, ¡°Do you know what the flower language of champagne roses is?¡±


    Yamamoto Shang shook his head and Weiwei continued to ask, ¡°And do you know the meaning of sending champagne roses?¡±


    Yamamoto Shang said with a smile, ¡°You can tell me.¡±


    Weiwei said, ¡°Its flower language is: falling in love with you is the biggest happiness in my life. Missing you is the sweetest torture, while being with you is my pride. Without you, I will be a boat that has lost its compass. The meaning of sending it to a girl is: you¡¯re my only love. Mr. Yamamoto, I am afraid that I am not the first or last woman to receive these flowers from you, right? Your words contradict yourself.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang smiled and said, ¡°Everything is possible. Perhaps you¡¯re the terminator of my love. Weiwei, allow me to send these gifts to your room, okay?¡±


    Not waiting for Weiwei¡¯s answer, Yamamoto Shang smiled and asked like a servant to send these to Weiwei¡¯s room.


    Weiwei sat up in the back seat of the car with grievances, cursing them to die in a car accident.


    However, God never listens to a normal person¡¯s will. They did not die from a car crash, but had great fun in a scenic place. What was worse, they even tempted and forced Weiwei to join them.


    Weiwei played a disgusting game with them again, getting another affiliate card with 100,000 euros as a reward.


    After returning to the Pink Villa, Weiwei opened the gift box in the hands of the teddy bear sent by Yamamoto Shang.


    A limited-edition, branded, pink diamond necklace lay quietly in the box.


    The design inspiration for this necklace obviously came from the vineyard. The pendant was intangled vines and leaves carved from emeralds with a dozen glaring ¡°grapes¡± made of pink diamonds under the cover of ¡°leaves¡±.


    The chain was connected with bean-sized green beads.


    Weiwei had a somewhat guilty conscience suddenly and hurried to put it back. She was afraid of not being able to withstand the temptation and making the wrong decision.


    At this moment, Yamamoto Shang walked in and proposed to her again.


    Weiwei stared into his eyes and said, ¡°Are you serious? I am afraid that you have said these words to countless women.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang raised his right hand and said, ¡°I swear by the status of Yamamoto family¡¯s heir that it¡¯s the first time for me to treat a woman so seriously. I only said these words to you¡ªWei Wei.¡±


    Weiwei fell into meditation. Everyone hopes to live a better life, including Weiwei.


    Without having a personality full of greed and lust, Yamamoto Shang was a good choice for a husband.


    Regardless of his appearance, family background, and abilities, he met both the hard and soft conditions of a ¡°Diamond King¡±.


    If Xiaolu loved her, she would not think about anyone else. However, Xiaolu had clarified his attitude and even said ¡°I don¡¯t love you¡± to her.


    At last, Weiwei said, ¡°Give me three days to think about it. Then, I will tell you my answer.¡±


    After Yamamoto Shang left, she wanted to call Xiaolu but had no courage.


    She was uneasy. She thought for a long time but could not make a decision, lingering over another sleepless night.


    The next day, she called her mother for advice.


    Listening to her encounters, her mother also hesitated for a while and said, ¡°Daughter, you have grown up and should make your own decision. I think age and appearance are not the key points for looking for a husband. Years ago, I married your father because of his handsome and young looks. I even refused a boss¡¯s pursuit. ¡°Now, you see. I¡¯ve really regretted it.¡±


    She thought for a long time and lingered over another sleepless night.


    The next morning, she changed into normal clothes¡ªa white T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. She put her hair into a ponytail without any makeup or jewelry. She looked clear and refreshing.


    Yamamoto Shang was greatly shocked to see her in this totally different style.


    He smiled and said, ¡°I really feel that I am on a roller coaster seeing you always show up in different styles. I start to worry about the adapting ability of my weak heart.¡±


    Weiwei said, ¡°Mr. Yamamoto, I have made a decision. Can we become engaged first? You have promised me that I¡¯d be a heroine in your new movie. Does this still count?¡±


    Yamamoto Shang said with a smile, ¡°No problem.¡±


    Two days later, Long Xi saw the news of the engagement of Weiwei and Yamamoto Shang. And the new movie by Yamamoto Shang¡¯s film company starred Weiwei.


    Long Xi could not believe what she saw!


    When Mo Kun came back from work, Long Xi talked to him about this issue.


    Mo Kun responded, ¡°It¡¯s nothing new. Things are as changeable as playing chess! She walks on her wooden bridge, while we are on our bright road! Xixi, since you were accepted by the clothing design department of University Qinghui in City B, I will celebrate this for you. I have prepared you a dish as a surprise.¡±


    Long Xi did not believe Lord Mo Kun could make a meal for her. After he got back, she was watching him busy in the kitchen.


    It was also a kind of happiness to watch her beloved man make dinner for her!


    What Mo Kun used to make dinner was the left forefoot of the wild bear¡¯s paw of three Russian black bears.

 Chapter 138 Love the Mos

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    Long Xi did not believe Lord Mo Kun could make a meal for her. After he got back, she was watching him busy in the kitchen.


    It was also a kind of happiness to watch her beloved man make dinner for her!


    Longxi was surprised to see Mo Kun chose the left forefoot of the three wild Russian black bears as ingredients.


    It was known to be difficult to clean a bear¡¯s paw, especially a wild bear¡¯s paw. Removing the heavy smell was a really important step!


    Mo Kun masterfully got on with the process of removing the fur and hard skin. Then, he added a soup of ham, beef bones, chicken, and fish to go with the three paws. After around 15 minutes, he picked the three paws up.


    As a popular saying went, one might make great progress in a few days! Was he still the Lord Mo Kun who could not make a soft-boiled egg for her?


    At this time, the three forefeet became slightly soft while the heavy smell became faint. The hard skin slightly curved.


    He removed the curved hard skin and the claws, asking Long Xi to help him remove the bones of the forefoot. Then, he added soup-stock to stew it for a long while. When the forefoot became soft, he picked them up and cleaned them again.


    Then, he poked more than 200 small holes with a needle and soaked them in honey.


    Honey would penetrate into the forefoot through the small holes, which could soften the meat and add a sweet floral fragrance.


    He prepared another pot of soup-stock.


    Mo Kun put a bamboo plate under the forefoot and covered another one on top. Then, he used a pair of chopsticks to prevent the forefoot from deforming.


    He put the forefoot along with the bamboo plates into the pot, adding some cold water and continuing to stew it.


    After five or six minutes, he poured out the water and added some more freshwater to stew.


    He repeated this process three times. Every time he picked them up from the water, he would use the cold water to soak them for a while to further remove the heavy smell.


    Then, he soused the forefoot with chicken soup, onion, ginger, and cooking wine and stewed them for about 15 minutes.


    Then hee put a bamboo plate over the bottom of an earthen pot and placed the forefoot into it.


    Then, he piled the chicken, elbow pieces, seaweed, licorice, cooked ham, onion, and ginger on them and poured the boiled soup-stock in.


    He boiled them on high heat and changed to a low flame to stew after adding salt, pepper, and sugar for flavor.


    It would take at least three or four hours to be fully well-cooked and tasty.


    Long Xi had never expected that Mo Kun had made such great progress in cooking for her that he could even make a tasty dish of braised bear¡¯s paw. This dish was known to be really difficult to make.


    When Long Xi and grandma took a taste, the forefoot had been well-cooked. It tasted tender and smooth. Chewing it slightly, they felt the meat¡¯s rich flavor lingered in their mouths. It was really delicious.


    She tried a drop of the soup-stock and nearly bit her tongue due to its good flavor.


    That taste was really fantastic!


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°I got an idea from this dish. Combining the techniques of molecular cooking, I can create a new dish called ¡®Love the Most¡¯.¡±


    Long Xi put a large piece of fresh lotus leaf on the white jade plate with dry ice particles and placed another black bear¡¯s forefoot in the center.


    Smoke surrounded the forefoot, forming into a fairyland.


    Dry ice was easy to evaporate into carbon dioxide at room temperature.


    The usage of dry ice was a unique technique of molecular cooking, which was also an important way to evaluate the level of dishes.


    Then, she put a pure-white, ping-pong-ball-sized ¡°bright pearl¡± made by the technique of molecular cooking onto the palm of the forefoot.


    The golden forefoot and the soup formed an obvious contrast to the low-temperature white ¡°pearl¡±.


    Mo Kun ate the dish and found that it seemed to play a piece by a delicious quintet symphony.


    The first taste was from the unique meat flavor of the forefoot itself.


    The second was about the soup-stock of the elbow, chicken, and beef bones.


    The third level was the sweet flavor of honey in the bright pearl. From the taste, he seemed to see the flowers blooming in the mountains and plains.


    The fourth was the fusion of all the flavors with the freshness of spring bamboo, the spicy flavor of ginger and onion, and the enhanced taste of the long-term soused ham.


    The fifth level was from the cocktail jelly in the pearl.


    Mo Kun was intoxicated by the symphonic fairy music and could not get out of it.


    Long Xi said, ¡°When I start Starry Night private restaurant, I will use this dish as the specialty! Do you have any suggestions about the name? The Pearl in Your Hands?¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°That is too vulgar. I want to call it Love the Most, representing that I will love you for my whole life. I am afraid that you will melt if contained in my mouth, while fly away if placed in my palm.¡±


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°Okay, I like the name!¡±


    Half a month later, Givenchy officially launched Long Xi¡¯s Floral Language series, with excellent sales.


    Soon after, September came and school officially started.


    Mo Kun personally sent Long Xi to University Qinghui in City B.


    He opened a branch office in City B and rented a very high-end love apartment near University Qinghui to live with Long Xi.


    Long Xi was continuing to learn fashion design, while setting up her own company and founding her own fashion brand.


    The bonus provided by the French Fashion Womenswear Competition was enough for her initial investment.


    Moreover, Givenchy¡¯s sales revenue would give her some shares. Lord Mo Kun would also find some contacts to help her.


    With the initial funding and personal contacts, Long Xi officially entered the fashion industry. She opened a fashion company near Molong Building and founded L&M, a high-end fashion brand. It was very popular.


    The invention company of Lord Mo Kun was also in full swing, whose business was expanding and the stock price was rising. He expanded new branches in City B and City S, both of which had already gone public with the stock remaining high.


    He seemed to be sitting on a rocket taking off. Relying on this high technology, he was going on a smooth life road.


    Today, he had become the richest man in Z Country and built a high-level reputation.


    No matter how rich he was, he kept his love for Long Xi as usual.


    He was willing to do anything for Long Xi. If Long Xi wanted it, he could even pluck the stars in the sky for her.


    As for Long Xi, she also liked to do anything for her Brother Kun. Even giving up her precious life or going into a fire, she would not hesitate.


    As for the people around them, they also went on different trajectories.


    Yu Lanjie got acceptance by her favorite Department of Archaeology in University Qinghui. She also went to City B for further study.


    Long Xi and Yu Lanjie became alumni of University Qinghui. They always had reunions although they were in different departments. Their relationship was still so good.


    Wei Wei became the heroine of the film with Yamamoto Shang¡¯s investment. However, because of her lack of performance skills and rough production, she did not become famous.


    She lost contact with Long Xi and other friends.


    Xiaolu chose to take a gap year after serious consideration, becoming a trainee of the well-known Korean company that offered him a chance. He was starting his one-year intensive professional training.


    After that, he formed a team of idols called UFO with several Korean trainees, and officially debuted in center place.


    Xiaolu became the central place of this team with his handsome appearance, dancing skills, and singing skills. His popularity was high while the amount of his Weibo fans quickly rose to 5,000,000 in the few months after his debut.


    One day, Xiaolu called Long Xi and told her a piece of surprising news. ¡°Do you remember Bai Bing in our class? That Snow Goddess. She also became a trainee in Korea and is in the same company as me but she went in the acting direction. I wonder if she could perform well with her cool facial expression.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°It¡¯s hard to say. Perhaps she will not be so cool when she is performing. I heard that some stuttering actors would speak the lines fluently, right? By the way, my Brother Lu, when will you come back home? Both Brother Kun and I miss you so much.¡±


    Xiaolu said with a smile, ¡°I would be happier if you said you miss me so much. Why talk about big Brother Kun?¡±


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°All of us miss you so much. Do you know that Brother Wangchuan took part in the ¡®Good Voices of China¡¯ competition last year and got runner-up? Now, he also officially debuts. Brother Wangchuan¡¯s manager has him on a personal music tour. The first stop is the capital of our country, City B, while the next is in X City next week. It will take place on Halloween on October 30th, which is also his birthday.¡±


    Xiaolu indulged for a moment and said directly, ¡°How do you dare join his music tour? Are you not afraid of big Brother Kun¡¯s jealousy?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Of course I am. But Lanlan insists on taking me there. She said she would be shy if she was alone. God, why would she be so shy? They have been together for so long.¡±


    Xiaolu said with a smile, ¡°Master Xi, how do you know they have been together so long? Perhaps they are not living together. I remember that Lanlan is Catholic. Premarital behavior is not permitted.¡±


    ¡°Ah? Brother Lu, you have learned badly in South Korea!¡± Long Xi could not help teasing him.


    ¡°Me? I have always kept my loyalty for you even if surrounded by beauties!¡± Xiaolu said grievously.


    Long Xi played a joke to persuade him. ¡°You¡¯re so wrong. Don¡¯t hang yourself on only one tree, okay? Don¡¯t give up the whole sky because of a little star like me! Besides, even a force 10 typhoon will not break up our love. Don¡¯t think about it!¡±


    Xiaolu burst into a laugh and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay for you not to like me, but you can¡¯t prevent my love for you. Tang Xianzu once wrote in the Peony Pavilion : Love begins for no reason, but becomes deeper and deeper. My love for you has been planted in my heart so deeply, so it¡¯s not easy to pull out! By the way, you should fulfill your promise of doing double bungee jumping with me. You can¡¯t go back on your word!¡±


    Long Xi felt both moved and speechless. She quickly laughed to shift the topic.


    Xiaolu asked again, ¡°Have you ever received any strange WeChat messages?¡±


    Long Xi answered, ¡°No! Since your consciousness returned to your body, we have never played the horrible Red Envelope Game in the WeChat group of our class. I am all right! What happened? Did you receive Mr. X¡¯s message?¡±

 Chapter 139 The Music of Charming

    Long Xi answered, ¡°No! Since your consciousness returned to your body, we have never played the horrible Red Envelope Game in the WeChat group of our class. I am all right! What happened? Did you receive Mr. X¡¯s message?¡±


    Xiaolu said with a smile, ¡°Okay, I¡¯m just asking.¡±


    A few days later came the night of Halloween.


    The moon was like a silver plate nailed to the black velvet background of night, adding a touch of celebration to the human world.


    The red leaves flew, echoing the gloomy lights on the streets.


    The Xinghai Music Hall in X City was in a buzz.


    The elegant classical song ¡°Sadness of Love¡± echoed in the music hall, spreading to everyone in the audience. Some of them felt the music with their minds, but some of them had their attention wander. Yan Wangchuan, titled as the music artist of the new generation, ¡°Music Elf Prince¡±, and ¡°Music Soul Poet¡±, was playing this classic song on the violin.


    This was the first piece of music he played tonight, with beautiful and moving notes coming out of his strings.


    All the stage lights were turned off, with only the beam of the chasing spotlight covering him and his crystal-shelled violin.


    He was dressed in a special style today!


    Was that the shape of an angel?


    He wore a suit with white feathers one white wing on his back.


    It was only one wing instead of a pair. What did it represent? A broken angel?


    He refined delicate makeup today and looked more handsome than his natural appearance.


    His appearance immediately triggered the thunderous applause of the female audience. Seemingly, most of the females in the audience were attracted by his appearance.


    It was said that the love from many of his fans began with his handsome appearance, then they became loyal due to his talents and fell in love with his diligence!


    At this moment, Yan Wangchuan was completely immersed in his music world. He acted as if no one else was there. He wore a sad expression with tears in his eyes, like the god of music in the mortal world.


    Below the stage, there were no empty seats.


    Yan Wangchuan¡¯s mother Ai Meiqi, girlfriend Yu Lanjie, and best friend Long Xi were sitting in the first row. Yan Wangchuan reserved the seats for them.


    The audience displayed different responses. Some of them were deeply moved by the music, some were confused but still pretended to comprehend with an enjoyable expression, while some were inattentive due to having other things on their mind.


    At the end of the music, applause thundered.


    Yu Lanjie¡¯s eyes were full of brightness. Because of her excitement, she nearly burst out crying.


    Long Xi did not want to come because she knew that Lord Mo Kun had to be jealous about this.


    However, Yu Lanjie insisted on asking Long Xi to come with her, while Ai Meiqi also pleaded with her to go. Then, she had to agree.


    She looked at Yan Wangchuan on the stage. A sense of unreality and illusion came into her mind.


    If comparing Lord Mo Kun to a dazzling diamond, Yan Wangchuan would be like a natural jade, faintly radiating warm light.


    At the end of the music, Yan Wangchuan made a bow when holding his violin, saying in a sincere tone, ¡°Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming! Without your support, I would not have reached this level! Today, I also hope to mainly show my gratitude to two women. One is my mother, the other is my beloved one. Ai Meiqi, my mom, struggled to bring me up after my father abandoned us! She worked so hard for 2,800 yuan per month, but paid nearly 2,000 yuan for my studies! She was reluctant to spend a penny on herself and saved to be able to buy enough nutrition for me¡­ After the divorce, she met a good man who could give her a stable and rich living condition but she broke up with him because the man hoped to send me back to my father¡­¡±


    Yan Wangchuan choked a few times with sobs during his talk!


    Ai Meiqi, below the stage, could not hold her emotions in and burst into tears.


    Yu Lanjie, sitting to her right, handed her tissues warmheartedly, while Long Xi, sitting on her left, patted her back to ease her emotions.


    Ai Meiqi was fond of Long Xi since the latter was young, and she even considered Long Xi as her own daughter.


    Long Xi met Yan Wangchuan again in high school. Even if Yan Wangchuan did not talk to her, she always visited Ai Meiqi. In this way, she had a good relationship with Ai Meiqi like in the old days.


    Ai Meiqi had a slim figure and dressed in a cheongsam with the prints of ink landscapes designed by Long Xi, while a pearl necklace sent by Yan Wangchuan was around her neck, making her look especially dignified and noble.


    On the stage, Yan Wangchuan cooled down and continued to say, ¡°Today, I have a song for my mom. It¡¯s adapted from the episode ¡°Daughter¡¯s Love¡± of the TV series ¡°Journey to the West¡±, Liu Xiao Ling Tong¡¯s version. ¡°This is my mom¡¯s favorite song. Due to the copyright issues, I didn¡¯t add this on to my personal music album. However, I want to sing it to my mother in my hometown tonight and share this with her live. Mom, you¡¯ve had long days! Mom, you are still beautiful. In my heart, you¡¯re the most beautiful woman!¡±


    Ai Meiqi applauded with tears.


    Many females in the audience at Ai Meiqi¡¯s age were wet in their eyes. Who did not want to have such a filial son? Mothers always had tender minds.


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°Mom, actually, I have a small wish that I hope to help you to find your Mr. Right through this stage! Mom, I sincerely hope that you will meet another suitable man to spend the rest of your life together¡­¡±


    Ai Meiqi was moved as she shook her head with surprise and shyness. The expression on her face was complicated.


    Following the prelude of ¡°Daughter¡¯s Love¡±, Yan Wangchuan started to sing with emotion: ¡°When mandarin ducks lean close to each other and butterflies fly in pairs, the spring sceneries bloom in the park. I ask everyone personally, is my mom beautiful? Is my mom beautiful? You raised me through hardships. You raised me but give up a life of ease¡­¡±


    Yan Wangchuan broke down at the end of the song.


    Thunderous applause broke out among the audience.


    Yan Wangchuan revealed a cheeky expression on his face and said with a smile, ¡°Thank you for the applause! But the sound seems not to be loud enough! Can I ask for an encore? Come on. Let¡¯s applaud for love again!¡±


    Laughter came from the audience and they worked very well to create a higher decibel level of applause.


    Yu Lanjie and Long Xi could not help laughing. It was their first time seeing Yan Wangchuan play a joke in front of so many people.


    However, his next sentence was adding fuel to the fire, suddenly exciting the audience.


    He said, ¡°I am very happy today! I have just said that there are two very important women in my life, one of whom is my mom. The other is my beloved one. Tonight, my girlfriend is here, sitting among you. Guess who she is. Well, she¡¯s really my girl, instead of an imposter!¡±


    These words made the slightly dignified atmosphere warm up again.


    Some of the ladies smiled and pushed each other, looking at each other and whispering.


    Several brave girls raised their hands and rushed to say, ¡°It¡¯s me. It¡¯s me.¡±


    Yu Lanjie lowered her head because of shyness, but felt extremely excited in her mind.


    Yan Wangchuan said with a smile, ¡°Okay, it¡¯s time to introduce her. She is sitting over there¡ª¡±


    Everyone¡¯s eyesight followed his finger pointing at Yu Lanjie.


    Yu Lanjie had long hair and wore a linen dress, standing up to answer him and waving her hands to everyone with shyness.


    Yan Wangchuan made a bow toward Yu Lanjie with a smile and said, ¡°Thank you, Lanlan. We met each other when I was just an ordinary man. You have never given up on me and have accompanied me to reach this level. Without you, what should I do?¡±


    Yu Lanjie burst out crying and covered her face with her hands, sitting down with tears and a smile on her face.


    The staff pushed out an advanced crystal piano.


    Yan Wangchuan changed into another coat in the European retro-palace style, which was Long Xi¡¯s L&M. He stepped out elegantly and sat next to the piano.


    His movements were a little stiff as he lowered his eyes. His shoulders were slightly shivering. He seemed to be trying to restrain his emotions.


    Then, he took a deep breath and turned on the switch of the microphone placed above the piano and said softly, ¡°Right here waiting.¡±


    The audience fell into silence.


    All the stage lights were turned off, with only a beam of chasing spotlight covering him and his crystal-shelled violin.


    He sang and played the piano at the same time. ¡°Oceans apart day after day, and I slowly go insane. I hear your voice on the line, but it doesn¡¯t stop the pain. If I see you next to never, how if we say forever. Wherever you go, whatever you do, I will be right here waiting for you. Whatever it takes, or how my heart breaks, I will be right here waiting for you¡­¡±


    Everyone had to admit that he had done a very good job, including his voice, skills, and emotions. His performance was on par with the original singer, Richard Marx.


    In fact, he did not just imitate Marx, but could sing out his own feelings, experienced but not decadent. It made people feel sad but could heal their wounds.


    At this moment, he was so soulful with tears in his eyes, totally different from the man that activated the atmosphere in a slightly cheeky way.


    Right here waiting¡­ right here waiting? Right here waiting for the love from the memories, but the old days would not come back?

 Chapter 140 Hidden Love

    Right here waiting¡­ right here waiting? Right here waiting for the love from the memories, but the old days would not come back? Hearing this, Long Xi even broke down unconsciously.


    The emotions hidden in this song would linger on for three days. Everyone was addicted to it and even forgot to applaud.


    Two minutes later, people recovered and burst into thrilling applause.


    Next, in order to liven up to the atmosphere, Yan Wangchuan played a happy piece of music, while his fingers were like butterfly elves flying up and down, which was ¡°Puppy Waltz¡±.


    A happy scene showed up in Long Xi¡¯s mind.


    The background that showed up in her mind was a Western-style castle. A European woman wore a Western-style dress, sitting by an old-school piano to play the song ¡°Puppy Waltz¡±. The player was the lover of the famous Polish creator and composer Chopin, George Sand, a famous French novelist.


    Chopin stood next to his lover and closed his eyes to enjoy her performance.


    The lover¡¯s puppy was leisurely snoring at the feet of Chopin.


    In those days, Chopin composed this song when seeing his lover¡¯s puppy chasing its own tail and continuously spinning around.


    At the end of ¡°Puppy Waltz¡±, Yan Wangchuan played his famous song ¡°The Slave of Love¡± that he chose in his art test and the reality show. ¡°My beloved girl, you¡¯re the cage of my love. I am your slave of death. My beloved girl, allow me to see you one more time before sentencing me to death. Just one more time. It will be a thousand years long¡­¡±


    As he played, he glanced at Long Xi with a casual and soulful gaze.


    Long Xi felt the coldness of her body but warmth in her mind.


    She suddenly realized that the song was actually made for her!


    She glanced at Yu Lanjie with a little nervousness, but found that she was completely intoxicated by the music and did not notice his gaze to Long Xi.


    At this time, Yan Wangchuan turned to Yu Lanjie. The two looked at each other with love in their eyes.


    Long Xi finally got relieved. Things had passed by! Brother Wangchuan had found his true love. The beautiful affection between them had become sweetness in their deep minds, a hidden memory!


    Then, Yan Wangchuan changed into using a feminine voice to sing the original music ¡°Like a Dream¡±, which he had chosen in ¡°Good Voice of China¡± and whose lyrics were written by Long Xi. His royal band accompanied him with flute, guzheng, and drums.


    Yan Wangchuan knew how to imitate sound of the female voice since he was young. It was melodious. Because of this, Long Xi even called him a ¡°handsome version of Li Yugang¡±.


    After going to college, he received professional acoustic training and it became easier to imitate the female voice.


    With this song, he became the first ¡°four-turn¡± participant of ¡°Good Voice of China¡± this year, which meant that four tutors had turned around for him.


    Next, Yan Wangchuan changed into playing guitar, playing the fresh folk-style song, ¡°Glass Snow¡±.


    The host introduced it by saying that Yan Wangchuan had composed this music based on his childhood memories.


    Long Xi listened to this song and recalled his childhood and that favorite snowy world.


    Every time it snowed, he would hold Long Xi¡¯s hand, running in the snow happily.


    Once, Long Xi played a joke and broke Yan Wangchuan¡¯s Chinese textbook. Yan Wangchuan got mad at her and did not answer her for several days.


    It was snowing outside. Long Xi waited for it to stop and spent a few hours to pile up a snowman. Instead of considering that was a snowman, it was more like a big snowball.


    She turned around to look at Yan Wangchuan, who was just watching him, revealing a soft smile and saying, ¡°It¡¯s done!¡±


    ¡°Is it a snowman?¡± Yan Wangchuan asked with vague laugher. The parrot on his shoulder with white feathers patted its wings to show its agreement, intimating Yan Wangchuan¡¯s tone to say, ¡°Is it a snowman?¡±


    This little parrot was a smell pet raised by Yan Wangchuan, named Xiaobai.


    ¡°Emm¡­ I think it¡¯s much cuter than a snowman!¡± Long Xi said unforcedly.


    ¡°Emm¡­ Okay¡­ haha.¡± Yan Wangchuan could not hold his laughter in the end.


    Long Xi licked her mouth and said, ¡°I hate you, brother Wangchuan. I will never answer you!¡±


    She made a face at Yan Wangchuan and ran away.


    An hour later, Yan Wangchuan came for Long Xi and asked her to see his snowman.


    She saw a snowman standing there cleverly, bathing under the glory of the moonlight and smiling at her.


    It turned out that he had ¡°reconstructed¡± the big snowball into a good-looking snowman with two black lids as its eyes, a carrot as its nose, and a curved shape carved with the carrot as a smiling mouth.


    Long Xi walked slowly to the front of the snowman, reaching out to touch its face. A warm stream flew over her heart!


    She turned her head and wanted to say something, but a big snowball came at her and hit her directly in the face.


    ¡°Haha¡­¡± Yan Wangchuan burst into laughter. He was always a quiet handsome boy and would become unscrupulous when playing with Long Xi.


    Long Xi picked up the snow on the ground to fight back when seeing the culprit so unscrupulously.


    He avoided her first attack.


    Then, he avoided it one more time easily.


    ¡°Don¡¯t move!¡± Long Xi raged.


    Yan Wangchuan stood still and indicated that he would not move.


    Long Xi used her strength to throw a big snowball over at him, but she missed. Both of them were stunned.


    ¡°Hahahaha¡­¡± Yan Wangchuan burst into laughter. Long Xi felt embarrassed.


    ¡°Allow me to hit you once.¡± Long Xi showed her coquetry to him.


    Yan Wangchuan closed his eyes and whistled.


    Xiaobai tilted its head. It wanted to learn it but could not.


    Long Xi looked at him with a bad smile. She stepped on Yan Wangchuan¡¯s right foot with her right foot, pushing him down to the snow, and tried to bury him.


    ¡°Haha! How dare you look down on me!¡± Long Xi was yelling and running away.


    Haha! The two happily played in the snow and were on a good term like before!


    A few years later, Xiaobai died. Yan Wangchuan and Long Xi felt extremely painful. It was another snowy day.


    Yan Wangchuan and Long Xi made a small wooden coffin for it and buried it under a jujube tree near the alley. They also piled up a snowman for it and held a small-scale funeral¡­


    Listening to this soulful ¡°Glass Snow¡±, Lord Mo Kun, who was sitting in the back row, suddenly felt restless. A snake named ¡°jealousy¡± was biting his heart and making him feel inexplicable and angry.


    Had Yan Wangchuan already been defeated by him? Why did he still feel jealous?


    Mo Kun bought a ticket tonight by himself and followed them here secretly.


    Long Xi was afraid that he would be jealous, so she just told him that she was going to a movie with Yu Lanjie instead of taking part in Yan Wangchuan¡¯s music festival.


    However, Lord Mo Kun could read Long Xi¡¯s memory and get her thoughts. Meanwhile, the promoting posters and LED advertisement of Yan Wangchuan¡¯s music festival were everywhere. How could he not know?


    Why did things go on like this? Why did Long Xi become so guilty? Could she still not forget Yan Wangchuan?


    He did not notice at all that a woman sitting in the back row looked at his ice-sculptured back like a fangirl instead of listening to the music.


    Then, on the stage, Yan Wangchuan chose no instruments but whistled ¡°The Spring of the Cowboys¡±.


    The lively and melodious music of whistling was like a light, white feather, following the breeze to pass by Mo Kun¡¯s heart lake. Ripples were left in his mind.


    Mo Kun¡¯s jealousy was melted, transferring into being sweetly moved.


    Listening to this song, Long Xi also felt moved.


    She remembered that she caught a fever once when she was young. Her grandmother was still at her vending stall and had not come back.


    Yan Wangchuan used a cold towel to cool her forehead down while whistling a song to her. At that time, he whistled ¡°The City of the Sky¡± instead of ¡°Spring of the Cowboys¡±. He liked the theme songs of Hayao Miyazaki¡¯s anime most in those days.


    Next, Yan Wangchuan played a piece of ancient style music with flute, named ¡°The Song of Yangcheng Lake¡±. The host introduced it by saying this was a new song based on his childhood memories.


    Yan Wangchuan played this song and recalled the days when he was picking up water chestnuts and catching crabs with Long Xi in Yangcheng Lake.


    It was on a weekend when Long Xi¡¯s grandmother and Yan Wangchuan¡¯s mother took the two little kids to Yangcheng Lake.


    Yangcheng Lake was full of blue water. It was crystal clear. The sunshine scattered to the bottom of the lake. From a distance, it looked like a bright pearl.


    As the sun set, it dyed the water red.


    The fishermen were singing on the way back home up and down, echoing each other.


    The fishing net divided the afterglow of the sunset into many small lattices with drops of water shining through like glowing diamonds.


    Live mandarin fish, turtles, white fish, shrimps, otters, and so on were flopping in the net. Meanwhile, there were plenty of hairy crabs that were the most famous seafood in Yangcheng Lake.


    These hefty creatures each at almost 0.5 kg were rampant in the water, but crawled awkwardly in the net. Even with two sharp tongs, eight claws, and a hard shell, it was difficult for them to flee away.


    The fishing boats filled with marine products, the smiling faces of fishermen, the glaring sunset, the floating water, the pure rural lives, the curving smoke, the standing willows, the abundant reed marshes, and the green water chestnuts formed a picture of paradise.


    Long Xi and the others rode on a black-awning boat, while Ai Meiqi sculled the boat. Floating on the lake, they became like figures in a painting.


    Long Xi, who was an active and lively girl, wanted to pick up water chestnuts, so they rode the boat into the dense jungle. The abundant chestnuts made them unable to move forward.


    Fortunately, they had prepared a large tub before and put the nine-year-old Long Xi into the tub to pick up the water chestnuts.

 Chapter 141 Struggling to Seek but Failing to Ge

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    Long Xi chose a piece of wooden board to flexibly paddle in the water left and right, like a lively and clever little fish.


    She turned over a chestnut with one hand, while the other hand was picking up a water chestnut. Then, she would throw it in their boat. The others on the boat were receiving the water chestnuts one by one. Waves of laughter surrounded them.


    Not until night came did Long Xi jump back in the boat.


    Long Xi and Yan Wangchuan were both ingenious and made a few simple crab lanterns with bamboo last night.


    They lit the crab lanterns and allowed them to float following the current.


    Crab lanterns were crab-shaped lanterns. Making crab lanterns was a special kind of colored-lantern-making technique in Yangcheng Lake.


    The crab lanterns were seemingly lonely floating on the water.


    Right at the moment, a group of rural women and kids were also putting out colorful lanterns, including crab lanterns, lotus lanterns, fish lanterns, and duck lanterns.


    The lanterns floated on the lake like the stars in the sky, awakening the lake water.


    Yan Wangchuan knew folk songs from his hometown, so Long Xi pestered Yan Wangchuan to sing a song to them.


    Yan Wangchuan had to agree and said with a smile, ¡°Since you ask me to sing a song to you every day, I can sing a piece of Liuqin drama to you today.¡±


    Long Xi clapped her hands to agree.


    Yan Wangchuan stood up and sang a piece with local lyrics of a Subei Liuqin drama while facing the lake. ¡°His family brings 2 kg of fried dough twist, 2 kg of sugar, 2 kg of fruit¡­ to visit my family¡­¡±


    He sang in excitement, while the lyrics were very close to life and witty. Everyone present burst into laughter.


    Ai Meiqi was originally sculling the boat and was addicted to his song. She even squatted down, allowing the boat to drift by itself.


    Their boat swayed and left circles of ripples, while the crisp voice was like the ripples, scattering sway.


    When the breeze passed by, the reeds were bowing their bodies. They lowered their heads and were chatting with each other like a group of old women.


    Grandma pointed at a straw house on the shore and said, ¡°Yangcheng Lake¡¯s water is so clear. Water plants are dense, forming into rich bait for the fish. Besides, the mud is hard under the lake. All of these conditions are suitable for hairy crabs to grow up. Plenty of rivers and harbors are connected with the surroundings. At the change from autumn to winter every year, the mature hairy crabs change their shells and migrate to the shallow shore. ¡°Learning the characteristics of the crab¡¯s reproductive migration, the fishermen built a watergate by the riverway along the shore to catch crabs, called ¡®Keeping the Crabs¡¯. This is one of the most normal ways to catch crab. Look, those are the houses of fishermen who are keeping crabs. These days, the tourism industry in Suzhou is booming, while the fishermen are coming to join this. If you pay them 20 yuan, you can catch the crabs on your own. Are you interested in giving it a try?¡±


    Ai Meiqi said, ¡°Building a gate to keep crabs is done by using bamboo poles and fishing nets to build a slanting gate in the small river channel along the direction of the current. At the end of the gate are built plenty of straw houses. A narrow water channel is built in the houses and along the shore. Crabs migrate along with the current. When meeting the slanting gates, they will climb into the water channel inside the straw houses. Late at night, the fishermen will light lanterns in the house, leading the crabs to move inside the houses.¡±


    Hearing this, Long Xi and Yan Wangchuan wanted to try it out.


    They met an old lady charging a fee at the door of a straw house.


    After paying the fee, they entered the house.


    A middle-aged fisherman was keeping crabs in the house.


    He saw a boy and a girl walking inside and put his middle finger in front of his lips, indicating to them not to make out a sound.


    He noticed them look toward the water channel. Just now, the old lady had told them that the crabs were very vigilant. They would take note of any movement when they moved from the darkness to the light. Any sound would make them immediately escape.


    However, Long Xi was extremely excited when capturing a black shadow and could not help screaming out.


    The black shadow was a crab. It escaped away as soon as hearing the voice.


    Long Xi stuck out her tongue angrily.


    They were patient to wait for another 10 minutes before they saw a black shadow appearing at the entrance.


    Everyone took a closer look. It turned out to be two pincers of a crab.


    The crab seemed to be more patient than the people, still lurking under the water.


    Long Xi and the others were so nervous they couldn¡¯t even breathe.


    It stayed for about half a minute, confirming that there was no danger, before starting to climb slowly along the waterway.


    Right at the moment, the middle-aged fisherman caught the crab with the net and put it into the crab basket.


    When he saw Long Xi planning to give it a try, he handed the net to her.


    Long Xi nervously waited for the second crab to fall into the net.


    It turned out that this work was not as easy as it seemed.


    When the second crab came in, Long Xi imitated the fisherman¡¯s action to catch the crab. However, because of her lack of experience and being overexcited, a sound burst out when she put the net into the water, which frightened the crab to escape away.


    Seeing that the crab escaped away when it had nearly been caught, she felt somewhat upset.


    Yan Wangchuan grinned and said, ¡°Let me have a try.¡±


    Long Xi was not willing to give up and hoped to try it one more time.


    For the second time, her movement was not fast enough and the third crab was about to escape. The fisherman was well-prepared and loosened the rope in his hand. The bamboo gate over the water entrance at the other side of the rope fell down at once and locked the crab in the waterway. It could not escape anymore.


    Yan Wangchuan laughed in a low voice. ¡°Fortunately, crabs cannot speak. If they could contact each other through antennae like ants, the escaped crab would have informed this one. Or they could hold a meet and they¡¯d never come here.¡±


    Long Xi grinned silently and covered her mouth when hearing this.


    She tried a few times and finally mastered the key points. She even caught two crabs on her own.


    She grinned to say, ¡°We can buy some curry paste and cook curry crabs. It will be more delicious to cook the crabs we caught!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan and Ai Meiqi also caught two crabs, respectively. Everyone returned with a full load¡­


    On the stage, the orchestra team and a chorus of 100 boys and girls were well prepared. Yan Wangchuan moved to the podium.


    Those in the audience could not help exclaiming, ¡°He is so versatile!¡±


    Before he conducted, Yan Wangchuan smiled and closed his eyes. His right hand holding a baton stopped in the air.


    In an instant, Long Xi suddenly felt the air suddenly solidify.


    At this moment, the world seemed to be held in Yan Wangchuan¡¯s hands.


    He opened his eyes and moved his hand. The air seemed to melt and the earth began to turn around. All the members in the choir were mobilized.


    The prelude sounded, which was the chorus version of ¡°The City of the Sky¡±, and the finale of tonight¡¯s show.


    Under the command of Yan Wangchuan, who was full of spiritual intent and the understanding of music, elegant melodies, lyrics, music, and voice combined together and were presented to the audience in harmony.


    For the audience, this was really a feast of the auditory sense.


    At the end of the song, the audience burst into thunderous applause in silence.


    Yan Wangchuan stood up and walked to the center of the stage to acknowledge the applause.


    His words and deeds were elegant. He wore a faint smile with hint of shyness.


    Mo Kun stood up and walked over to the exit.


    His figure was so tall and straight. He behaved unrestrainedly but showed a hint of indescribable desolation.


    At the moment he was about to step out of the exit, he stopped but did not turn around. His back was still. Cold words without any emotion spat out of his two thin lips, ¡°Why are you following me?¡±


    The beauty behind him walked closer to him and wore a smile tenderly. ¡°Brother Mo Kun, do you still remember Man Shahua by Daming Lake?¡±


    Mo Kun turned back and found that the woman who was making eyes at him was Man Shahua, whom he had not seen for a long time. She wore a blue-green tube-top dress with lace.


    He remembered that he took part in a charity party with Long Xi. Long Xi wore the same dress, but she looked like a fairy and sexy due to her elegance.


    That night, the photos of their dances were taken by the entertainment journalists in secret. Then, they became the headline in entertainment news.


    Mo Kun curved his mouth. Was it a sneer or a smile? It seemed to be the former. Man Shahua was a scheming girl. She was obviously imitating the dress of Long Xi and deliberately trying to show a figure of a goddess.


    He said coldly, ¡°I don¡¯t remember.¡±


    Man Shahua looked at his fascinating way of talking with her waterful eyes, flipping back her hair.


    This was a strong suggestion. Plenty of men would fall in love with her because of this movement.


    Mo Kun¡¯s expression was gloomy and he said in a cold tone, ¡°My car is outside. Follow me.¡±


    Man Shahua was overjoyed.


    She walked closely next to him and wanted to hold his arm.


    He did not give her this opportunity and walked forward. She licked her mouth and followed him.


    Mo Kun¡¯s personal driver Apen had already driven his white streamlined car to the entrance of the concert hall.


    This was the latest solar-powered amphibious car invented by Mo Kun, branded as ¡°Mermaid¡±, whose car logo was also an abstract mermaid pattern.


    It was powered by half-gasoline and half-solar energy. It could pass over the mountains as if moving on the ground, and also could activate the modes of ¡°shallow water¡± and ¡°deep water¡±. It was suitable for crossing the stagnant water areas on the street or the low-lying areas in the wild.


    It could also ¡°transform¡± into a ship or submarine, sailing on top of or under the water.


    Because of the high price, less than 100 people owned this new type of car in this country now.


    Apen saw Man Shahua behind his boss and his eyes lit up.


    This was a normal reaction when seeing a pretty woman. At the same time, he also felt familiar with this woman and that he might have met her somewhere before. Oh, he might have seen her on TV or somewhere else.


    As a driver, he was very professional and immediately got out of the car, respectfully opening the door for the two.


    Mo Kun did not show his manner as a gentleman or any politeness to her. He got in the car first and sat in the corner of the back seat, closing his cold eyes with a little tiredness.


    Man Shahua followed him to sit next to him.


    Mo Kun intentionally drew back a distance from her. Even a fat guy could sit between them.


    A small doll made of cloth was hanging on the car window, which was made by Long Xi according to her own cartoon image.


    Looking at that little doll, Mo Kun took a deep breath with a heavy heart.

 Chapter 142 Promise to Be with You Forever

    Mo Kun closed his eyes because of tiredness.


    Man Shahua stared at his perfect face from the side, planning to stretch her hands out to touch his face. However, Mo Kun¡¯s majesty frightened her not to go a further step.


    While driving, Apen proudly looked at the striking billboards on both sides of the street. The character in the advertisement was his boss, Mo Kun, who was playing tennis with an artificial intelligence robot named ¡°Mother Sky¡± (it got this name from Long Xi) which was invented by him.


    This was Lord Mo Kun¡¯s endorsement of the newly invented artificial intelligence robot.


    According to the factory settings, this artificial intelligence robot had no aggressiveness to anyone, but just played a role to do housework and accompany people or patients, which was especially suitable for single nobles and rich empty-nesters.


    Mo Kun was looking over the street. It was crowded. Most of them walked in pairs, or a family traveled with young children.


    Most of them wore happy smiles on their faces.


    Especially those children, they were carefree and lovely.


    Mo Kun had been watching two little boys playing with a ball in the center park until they disappeared from his sight.


    A hint of tenderness showed up in his cold eyes!


    In his bones, he was very fond of children.


    Last night, when he was cooking with Long Xi in the kitchen, he tempted to ask Long Xi to marry him and give birth to two children.


    However, Long Xi said that marriage was the grave of love and she did not want to get married or have children at such a young age. She said she was not ready to live a life with kids around her.


    He was not happy at that moment. Did he treat her too well and allow her to get used to his goodness?


    Perhaps he should make Long Xi feel jealous. Then, she would know how to cherish him!


    Just now, when Man Shahua got in his car, the paparazzi who had been waiting for him for a long time must have captured a photo, right?


    Tomorrow, when Long Xi saw the scandalous report, how would she react to it? He was really looking forward to it!


    ¡°Stop!¡± said Mo Kun suddenly.


    Apen stopped at the side of the road.


    ¡°Get out of the car!¡± Mo Kun touched his forehead and said without any emotion to Man Shahua, who had been used by him.


    Man Shahua was stunned at first and then felt grievant. In the end, she had to get out gloomily.


    She followed Lord Mo Kun from France but was tricked for the first time to meet him. She became enraged.


    The next day, Mo Kun secretly observed Long Xi¡¯s reaction, but the latter did not see the report at all.


    At noon, he could not stand it and deliberately put the newspaper on the dinner table let Long Xi to see.


    However, Long Xi did not show the reaction that he expected but even grinned with her hands covering her mouth.


    Mo Kun became gloomy.


    After laughing for a while, she said to Mo Kun, ¡°Brother Kun, I have known you deeply. I know you deliberately try to arouse my jealousy. Man Shahua is not a person you would like. The reason you did this is just because of my words last night, right? Okay, I promise you that I will marry you after I realize the dream of a treasure hunt.¡±


    ¡°Really? Never break your words!¡± Mo Kun cheered up at once, lifting his hand to touch the corner of his mouth. A light smile passed by his cold eyes.


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°But should you prepare for me a different and extremely romantic proposal ritual? Should it be so rash?¡±


    Mo Kun said with a smile, ¡°Of course I will. Give me some time to prepare it. You will be satisfied.¡±


    He immediately called Niu Xi and expressed his wish to join the archaeological team.


    Niu Xi said, ¡°Our archaeological team tries our best to finally find Yu Xiaotu and the descendants of the Dog Family. Now we have clues of eight families, and only the Dragon Family, Snake Family, Rooster Family, and Monkey Family still need our efforts. Well, I can talk to professor Yang. He is the leader of our archaeological team. If he agrees, you can join us.¡±


    Mo Kun enjoined him again and again, stressing that he had to get this thing done.


    Niu Xi felt strange and asked, ¡°A few days ago, Little Xi called the princess and expressed her wish to join the archaeological team. She said treasure hunting was one of her top 10 dreams! Kun¡¯er, why do you want this in a hurry?¡±


    Mo Kun said with a smile, ¡°Brother Rhino, my biggest dream is to help her to realize her dreams. Besides, she promised to marry me and have children after completing this dream. You see the reason why I am in a hurry.¡±


    ¡°Hahaha. Got it! Meeting you is Little Xi¡¯s blessing! Well, I will help you reach your goal! You have my word!¡± Niu Xi made a promise proudly.


    Over the next few days, Mo Kun arranged everything in his spare time and prepared an unforgettable proposal ritual for Long Xi.


    On the third day after work, Mo Kun walked out of the Molong Building and prepared to pick Long Xi up to go back home, only to find a thin foreign man with golden hair, who had a sachet hanging from his big backpack. The sachet looked like the one sent by Long Xi but was lost in Angel Bay.


    Mo Kun tried his best to rush through the crowd, running after the man.


    The man holding a long baguette walked very fast. When he arrived at a bus stop, a bus came right at that moment, so he got on the bus.


    Mo Kun could not catch up with the bus on foot. He went back to his car and chased after the bus.


    15 minutes later, the bus stopped. The man got off and walked into an alley.


    Mo Kun ran after him into the alley. Huh? It was a dead end.


    The man seemed to realize that someone was chasing him. Looking back, he stared at the comer with vigilance in his green eyes and asked in English, ¡°Why are you running after me?¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°That sachet, did you pick it up in Angel Bay? It¡¯s mine!¡±


    The middle-aged man with blond hair said, ¡°I found it in Angel Bay indeed. Do you have any evidence to prove that it¡¯s yours?¡±


    Before Mo Kun could say anything, the middle-aged man suddenly looked in the direction behind Mo Kun and asked, ¡°Is that your twin brother?¡±


    Mo Kun turned around and showed a stunned expression because he saw a man who was exactly the same as him. He had the same expression and clothes as him.


    Before Mo Kun could recover from his shock, his head received a heavy blow. He immediately became unconscious before he could call for MK7.


    However, even if he had time to call MK7, the latter could not receive his distress signal.


    As usual, he hid MK7 and the Light-speed Spacecraft in a secret warehouse that only he knew. The chip in his brain could not work like MK7 and the Light-speed Spacecraft anymore because they were out of energy. As for the energy stone that could activate them, he had not found any on earth yet.


    Just now, the middle-aged man attacked Mo Kun from behind with the baguette he was holding.


    The man who looked the same as Mo Kun said, ¡°Your baguette is hard inside, hmm?¡± The voice was the same as Yan Wangchuan¡¯s.


    The middle-aged man said coldly, ¡°It¡¯s the Fallen Dragon Mace, made of aero siderite by my ancestors. Hey, don¡¯t speak in your own voice. Yan Wangchuan, it¡¯s easy for you to be exposed.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan changed into using Mo Kun¡¯s voice and said, ¡°With the intelligence collected by our group, the Polymorph from your ancestors, and my excellent ability to imitate anyone¡¯s voice, how can I be exposed? Hey, don¡¯t call me by my real name. I will be exposed if someone overhears our conversation.¡±


    A black van stopped at the entrance of the alley.


    Yan Wangchuan took everything from Mo Kun¡¯s body and, with Feng Zihao, lifted Mo Kun into the van, who was unconscious and bleeding from his head. They said to the driver, ¡°Take him to hell!¡±


    The door closed and the van drove off!


    Yan Wangchuan took Mo Kun¡¯s car keys and drove away.


    The middle-aged man pulled off the refined leather mask, revealing Feng Zihao¡¯s indifferent face.


    At around 4 o¡¯clock in the afternoon, Yan Wangchuan arrived at the house of Long Xi and Mo Kun¡ª the Zhenxia Pavilion.


    Long Xi began to choose clothes half an hour ago, but had not decided yet.


    Her closet was as big as a living room, which made it difficult for her to pick out a dress.


    Looking at the dazzling array of clothes and shoes in the closet, Long Xi did not know which to choose.


    No, she should have to surpass Yu Fanya¡¯s glory. They were planning to display their strength to her, right? For this very important moment tonight, she had to carefully dress up.


    She picked out a few favorite pieces of clothes, which were designed by herself, and placed them on the bed. Rubbing her chin, she thought carefully about which one to choose.


    Her clothes were too many. She had to try on the dresses, shoes, bags, and even underwear quite a few times.


    ¡°Okay, this one.¡± Half of an hour later, Long Xi bent over and picked up a small white dress from a pile of clothes.


    This dress was not that stunning at first glance, but when looked at carefully, it would make people feel something different. It had a lingering charm and was in a good style.


    It was a strapless-style dress, which was wrapped around one¡¯s breasts and totally different from a tube top.


    The back of the dress was pierced with a layer of looming white lace, covering her beautiful shoulder blades.


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    Lord Mo Kun always disliked her to wear a sexy dress out, so she rarely wore a backless or tube-top style when she went out with him.


    But it was very clear to her that half-covering and half-exposing was the sexiest way.


    The place around the waist of the dress was also exposed, but with a large bowknot to cover it.


    On the waistline, an embroidered cherry-like ruby jewelry added a sense of nobility.


    Moreover, this dress had a special meaning for her and Mo Kun.


    It was made of the white floating cloth that was newly invented by Mo Kun.


    This kind of floating cloth was very environmentally friendly because it was made of recycled plastic. It was cheap but durable. Once it was launched, it became popular among the environmentalists.


    The biggest advantage of this kind of floating cloth was that there were countless tiny airbags in the fabric. If a person fell into deep water, it could help this person float on the water, just like a lifebuoy.


    The reason Mo Kun had invented this kind of fabric was that Long Xi was bad at swimming.

 Chapter 143 Masked Lover

    The reason Mo Kun had invented this kind of fabric was that Long Xi was bad at swimming. This kind of fabric was specially designed for her!


    Looking at the elegant and noble shape in the mirror, Long Xi gradually curved the corner of her mouth, revealing a crescent-shaped smile.


    It seemed that she was really pretty when she was carefully made up.


    A girl would doll herself up for a man who loved her. In fact, a girl would doll herself up for a man whom she loved!


    ¡°Emm¡­ Something seems to be missing?¡± Long Xi felt something was wrong.


    She looked herself up and down. Suddenly, she found¡­


    She suddenly realized, ¡°Yes! It¡¯s the hair!¡±


    She wore such a lady-like and fresh dress, but tied her hair into an out of fashion ponytail.


    She removed the rubber band and let her dark hair to pour down.


    She swung her hair a few times and flipped it behind her.


    ¡°BINGO, unbounded hair adds a sense of elegance, but¡­¡± Long Xi stretched her arms to pin her hair into a bun, which was a combination of a Hatsutsuki bun from ancient times and modern times.


    ¡°Well¡­ the so-called literary goddess style is probably like this.


    ¡°It will be OK, right? Sisyphus?¡± Looking at the results of her ¡°reconstruction¡±, Long Xi was satisfied and smiled proudly to Sisyphus, who was sleeping next to her feet.


    Under the refined care of Long Xi, Sisyphus had gained weight. It looked like a golden velvet ball whose belly bulged up and down with its breath. A slight sound of snoring came from its mouth. Its ears were slightly shivering, displaying its cuteness while sleeping.


    Sisyphus looked up and glanced at her as a response. Then, it lowered its head due to boredom.


    Long Xi threw it a suitable-sized bone for it to gnaw on.


    The bone was not a real bone. It exuded a very attractive scent, but could not be bitten easily. Every time the dog bit the bone, it would taste meaty, but it was artificially flavored.


    This bone was specially designed for her dog according to its bite. The materials were also very good. Even if her dog crushed the bone and swallowed it, the bone could be completely digested.


    At that time, Lord Mo Kun, who was striving for her favor with the dog, was sighing sourly. He said that sometimes a person lived a worse life than a dog.


    Mo Kun finally stopped his jealousy until Long Xi cooked him a pot of pork bone soup with corn. He even showed off in front of the dog and threw the remaining pork to it. The dog ate all of it without spirit.


    Sisyphus could perceive human emotions. Noticing Long Xi dressing up, he knew that its dearest sister would have fun with its jealous and hateful owner. It felt helpless and boring at once!


    At this time, its human sister was doing her makeup in front of the mirror.


    Long Xi had mastered how to put on makeup. After all, she was a female CEO, so she had to pay attention to her image.


    In fact, she did not put on makeup at ordinary times. But on today¡¯s occasion, she had to do so!


    Then, she chose a typical rhombic Chanel bag and a pair of shoes with diamonds. Long Xi casually picked up a windbreaker and went downstairs.


    Sisyphus was like her personal bandage, following her to go downstairs.


    Its legs were broken by its wicked former owner, so going down the marble stairs was somewhat difficult for it. It might roll down them if it did not be careful.


    Long Xi naturally reached out her hands and held it in her arms.


    It was so happy to sway its tail until it smelled a different scent from that man who looked nearly the same as its male owner.


    Lord ¡°Mo Kun¡± had changed his clothes and waited for Long Xi.


    He closed his eyes and leaned against the seat, rubbing his forehead with his middle and index fingers of his right hand.


    As Yan Wangchuan¡¯s reputation enhanced, his schedule was getting denser and denser.


    High-intensity work coupled with his high demands on himself while doing exercise and imitating Mo Kun in his spare time had made him exhausted.


    He giggled when thinking that the reason why he tried so hard to move forward was just to have Long Xi. He even found it incredible.


    However, he really missed her so much after being away from her for a few days.


    A pair of tender hands fell on his temples and gently rubbed his skin.


    Yan Wangchuan opened his eyes and found that Long Xi¡¯s soft face was in front of his eyes.


    Her select clothes made her both literary and fresh. With her cute expression, she was like a fairy coming to the human world, which made ¡°Mo Kun¡¯s¡± heart beat faster.


    Long Xi did not suspect that Yan Wangchuan was pretending to be Mo Kun. In fact, Yan Wangchuan had been secretly practicing for a long time in order to look the same as Mo Kun.


    Furthermore, he was very familiar with Long Xi and her grandmother, so he showed no flaws in front of her!


    However, when Long Xi put Sisyphus down and prepared to leave with ¡°Mo Kun¡±, it suddenly snarled and barked at him.


    Long Xi bent down and gently patted it, saying with a smile, ¡°You little boy, are you jealous? Big Brother Kun, it has become a naughty jealous dog, just like its master!¡±


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± pretended to be calm and answered, ¡°Are you making fun of me in this way?¡±


    Long Xi laughed and stood up, intimately holding ¡°Mo Kun¡¯s¡± arm.


    Sisyphus was barking even harder.


    Grandmother took its dog chain and locked it on the doorpost.


    Yan Wangchuan thought, ¡°Fortunately, this dog can¡¯t talk!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan drove Long Xi to the seaside and went to the best restaurant in City B, which had been booked by Mo Kun before he met with the accident.


    Yan Wangchuan sighed in his mind. ¡°Mo Kun, such a cunning fox, knows clearly what Long Xi¡¯s favorite things are.¡±


    He knew that Long Xi admired the female writer Zhang Ailing since she was young and agreed with one of her classic words: ¡°There are two effective channels to reach a woman¡¯s heart, one of which is her taste while the other is¡­¡±


    He decided to go through the two channels to reach Long Xi¡¯s heart.


    The car slowly drove out of the parking lot and quickly merged into the noisy traffic of the city, but the two became so quiet that even their breathing seemed to be loud.


    Long Xi sat up straight and looked out of the window. She dared not look directly at Mo Kun, but could not help stealing a glance at him.


    She knew clearly that Mo Kun was about to propose to her.


    To be honest, she was a little bit nervous.


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± was so serious when he was driving. He looked forward and pretended that nothing would happen.


    Long Xi licked her mouth and found it funny in her mind. ¡°Hum, you, such a man pretending to be indifferent! Let me see when you will be exposed.¡±


    After half an hour, the car stopped at the Molong Building.


    Did this mean that Mo Kun planned to propose to her at the building of his career to witness their love? Long Xi¡¯s heart beat fast and she was guessing wildly.


    They took the elevator to the top of the building.


    A helicopter was parked on the roof.


    This was really a big surprise! Long Xi had never taken a helicopter before!


    What was more surprising was that ¡°Mo Kun¡± even planned to pilot the helicopter on his own and take Long Xi to the seaside.


    Looking at the incredible expression on Long Xi¡¯s face, he said with a smile, ¡°Be at ease, I got the license half of a year ago with Xiao Lu. Both of us passed easily.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan had already made detailed research. In order to have it be more realistic, he also got a license as Mo Kun did.


    He piloted the helicopter and brought Long Xi to the seaside safely. Then, they got on a huge white luxury cruise ship moored on the shore¡ªthe Esperanza!


    ¡°God! This is simply the rebirth of the Titanic!¡± Long Xi had never stepped on this level of luxury cruise ships and never dreamed about it before. She could not help screaming!


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± nodded and said with a smile. ¡°We will spend our wonderful time on this big cruise ship from now to tomorrow night. We can enjoy delicious food in the best restaurant here! Of course, we can also use the swimming pool, gym, and spa services here!¡±


    ¡°Really? This is awesome!¡± Yan Wangchuan¡¯s words made Long Xi so happy that she jumped up!


    ¡°Wow!¡± Looking at the waiters who were dressed in nice and neat uniforms and lined up in two rows to greet them on the side of the ship, Long Xi blushed and glanced at Mo Kun with excitement and happiness. Her gaze lingered on the ship and those waiters.


    ¡°My distinguished guests, welcome to the Esperanza. We sincerely hope that you can have a good time over here,¡± a leader-like handsome young man said to them.


    Holding ¡°Mo Kun¡¯s¡± arm, Long Xi stepped onto the cruise ship under the friendly gaze of the waiters.


    Long Xi felt that she had turned from Cinderella into Snow White with these good services.


    Actually, with success in both career and love, Long Xi was not Cinderella anymore.


    After a while, she quickly recovered her senses and enjoyed the seascape with ¡°Mo Kun¡±.


    The silver moonlight sprinkled on the beautiful sea, while the sea breeze blew over their bodies. They felt warm.


    The sea was blue, translucent, and crystal clear, sparkling like a sapphire.


    The golden sun slowly fell into the sea, staining the sea with golden glory.


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    It was the first time for Long Xi to see such a magnificent sunset at sea and feel the sun be so precious!


    She excitedly pointed at the sky and said, ¡°Look, that seagull!¡±


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± looked up and saw a red-billed seagull with black feathers on its head and white feathers on its body flying through the sky above their heads.


    Long Xi asked the waiters for some food that the seagull loved then shouted at it, ¡°Come over here, buddy!¡±


    The seagull really flew over!


    It squawked and turned around, stopping near Long Xi¡¯s shoulder and her palm.


    It squinted while pecking the food with a red beak. It squealed twice as if to say: ¡°Thank you!¡±


    After brother sun went home, sister moon came out.


    The flashing cruise ship slowly moved forward in the moonlight and gradually entered the high seas.

 Chapter 144 Love You Forever

    The rolling waves caused the cruise ship to move up and down. The sea was like a giant cradle, while the rhythmic sound of the waves was just like a lullaby.


    A large group of small silverfishes kept following the cruise ship, as if they were following a big fish as their leader. Some small silverfishes also jumped onto the deck voluntarily.


    Several children were holding tuck nets and catching fishes on the deck very happily.


    Suddenly, several dolphins jumped out of the turbulent waves and made beautiful arcs in the air, which caused Long Xi to scream.


    A few white dolphins jumped out of the water from time to time. They were crying while rotating their bodies in the air, as if they wanted to show others how cute they were.


    Two dolphins also jumped out of the water together, performing a 360-degree rotation.


    Amused by those dolphins, Long Xi shook ¡°Mo Kun¡¯s¡± arm and said with a smile, ¡°Come on, is this the Dolphin Theater in the zoo? Are we in the wrong place?¡±


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± looked at her with great love, thinking, ¡°Xialongnu, you¡¯ll be mine tonight! I¡¯ve been waiting for a long time and finally this day has come! I will let you know that I can do whatever Mo Kun can do. I¡¯m thousands of times better than him and more suitable for you!¡±


    He turned around and gestured to a waiter standing nearby.


    The waiter understood him and used the walkie-talkie to say to several staff members who were waiting there, ¡°Mr. Mo Kun said that we can start.¡±


    Two minutes later, the staff ignited the special fireworks that had been prepared by Mo Kun earlier.


    In an instant, the fireworks bloomed, forming a heart shape in the sky.


    Long Xi could not help yelling out, ¡°Wow,¡± and then looked at ¡°Mo Kun¡± with surprise and joy.


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± said with a smile, ¡°I haven¡¯t bought you flowers in a long time. So, this is the flower I give you tonight! You¡¯re like these unique fireworks, blooming in your own way and sending forth a distinctive fragrance!¡±


    Long Xi kissed him hard and then said with a smile, ¡°Since when did you like to talk like a literary man?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan thought, ¡°I wanted to tell you this a long time ago, but I didn¡¯t expect that I¡¯d say it in this way today.¡±


    Colorful fireworks continued to bloom and dozens of fireworks formed a sentence in the sky: ¡°I will love you forever!¡±


    Long Xi was totally moved. Although she¡¯d known Lord Mo Kun¡¯s feelings for her a long time ago, that was the first time he expressed it so straightforwardly!


    She said to ¡°Mo Kun¡± in a choked voice, ¡°Brother Kun, I¡¯ll also love you forever!¡±


    It looked like ¡°Mo Kun¡± was smiling happily and decently, but he had mixed feelings deep inside, which were hard to describe. How he hoped that she¡¯d said that sentence to him!


    After the ¡°Fireworks Display¡±, ¡°Mo Kun¡± and Long Xi went to the restaurant, which was surrounded by various colors of famous tulips from the Netherlands.


    On the dining tables in the restaurant, the pink tulips were set in heart shapes. An orange light was coming from overhead, adding a dreamy atmosphere to the place.


    Long Xi had never been there, she only knew that the food there was very expensive. But even if it was expensive, many clients still came and went in a continuous stream, as if there had never been a low season.


    ¡°It¡¯s strange today. There are only two guests, Mo Kun and Long Xi. Did Mo Kun book the whole place?¡±


    The well-trained head waiter quickly brought the menu and asked them for their order.


    There was Western food and Chinese food on the menu, as well as some creative Chinese and Western dishes.


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± glanced at it and then handed the menu to Long Xi smilingly, saying, ¡°Ladies first!¡±


    Long Xi was starving and her stomach had been growling for a long time, feeling that it was burning inside.


    So, she didn¡¯t refuse and said with a smile, ¡°I want a medium-rare lamb chop with cumin and broccoli, fried scallops, corn and clam cream soup, French snails, stewed rice with Burgundy red wine, goose liver with lamb tenderloin, a souffl¨¦¡­¡±


    ¡°Wow!¡± Yan Wangchuan shrugged while saying to himself.


    Of course, he knew that Long Xi could eat a lot, but he hadn¡¯t expected that she¡¯d not control herself a bit in front of her fianc¨¦. Instead, she dared to show her real self so thoroughly!


    ¡°Haha, she really is a very interesting woman!¡±


    Long Xi also hadn¡¯t expected that ¡°Mo Kun¡± would only order two dishes, cucumber salad and fried duck breast in French style, along with a bottle of red wine.


    Long Xi asked with a smile, ¡°Are you on a diet?¡±


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± smiled while saying, ¡°I need to keep fit! You like my figure a lot, don¡¯t you? In addition to regular exercise, a balanced diet is also necessary! So you can see I¡¯m a man with great self-control!¡±


    Indeed, in order to have a figure that was almost exactly the same as Mo Kun¡¯s, Yan Wangchuan, who didn¡¯t like sports, worked extremely hard during the past year! Several bicycles in the gym had been worn out by him!


    He was a lot stronger than before. At least when he had clothes on, his figure looked the same as Mo Kun¡¯s.


    Of course, there was still a certain distance between his real figure and Mo Kun¡¯s. Therefore, he had decided not to take off his clothes on the ¡°wedding night¡± with Long Xi.


    ¡°Self-control? Is this a merit or a disadvantage?¡± Realizing that she was giving loose rein to her fancy, Long Xi blushed.


    Before the dishes were served, the head waiter brought them red wine and glasses that had been specially refrigerated. The slightly cold goblets were put in front of them by the waiter with very elegant movements.


    Long Xi, who had traveled to France, wasn¡¯t a country girl that had never seen the world.


    She knew that in Western restaurants, hot dishes are usually served on hot plates because when the dishes are cold, the taste would be affected. Coffee should also be served in heated cups. Meanwhile, the refrigerated red wine should also be filled into cold glasses because once the temperature from the bottle to the glass changed, the quality of the red wine that should have the best flavor at the optimum temperature would be affected, thus losing the most wonderful taste.


    The head waiter quickly opened the bottle with a butterfly-shaped bottle opener and then poured the ruby-colored wine into their glasses. Then, he said, ¡°Please enjoy yourselves,¡± gently before leaving.


    ¡°Let¡¯s make a toast!¡± ¡°Mo Kun¡± raised his glass with great grace and smiled at Long Xi with indescribable charm, saying, ¡°To our future!¡±


    Long Xi glanced at the bottle and recognized that it was a 1982 Laffite.


    That kind of wine was extremely expensive and she wouldn¡¯t have the chance to drink it at ordinary times. Now that the richest man in town was treating her, so of course she wouldn¡¯t refuse.


    She raised her glass and clinked his, saying, ¡°Cheers!¡±


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± raised his dashing eyebrows slightly while saying, ¡°Cheers!¡±


    Long Xi raised her glass and then drank the wine down in one gulp. She was just like the swordswoman that Brigitte Lin played in a martial arts film who had the heroic spirit.


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± shook his head helplessly, thinking, ¡°You can¡¯t drink wine like this.¡±


    It was not that he cherished the wine, but that she¡¯d get drunk easily in that way. Moreover, she didn¡¯t behave like a lady at all. However, he knew that she was never a lady deep inside, but a girl with unique characteristics and a wild nature.


    Long Xi was always bursting with incomparable vitality as a young person. The passage of time didn¡¯t wear down her characteristics, but only made her more mature and steady.


    Whether when she was a child or a grown-up, the only things that didn¡¯t change in her were her optimism about life and her kindness and enthusiasm.


    Long Xi really enjoyed the wine and instinctively licked her luscious lips.


    She did that unintentionally, but ¡°Mo Kun¡± felt that she was extremely attractive. Then, some different light gradually appeared in his eyes.


    Long Xi was completely unaware and she said with great interest, ¡°This wine tastes good. Let¡¯s drink more.¡±


    Then, ¡°Mo Kun¡± stopped the waiter and personally poured it for Long Xi, saying, ¡°Slow down.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Long Xi said, but still didn¡¯t stop. She drank the glass of wine in one gulp again.


    ¡°It¡¯s easy to get drunk on an empty stomach.¡± ¡°Mo Kun¡± waved to the waiter to serve the dishes.


    Long Xi¡¯s eyes lit up when the waiter brought her French snails and ¡°Mo Kun¡¯s¡± cucumber salad.


    In fact, she wasn¡¯t very keen on drinking. The most attractive thing for her was the great food.


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± smiled mysteriously while saying, ¡°Little pepper, can I perform a magic trick?¡±


    He even knew her nickname ¡°little pepper¡±. It could be seen how much work Yan Wangchuan had done earlier!


    Of course, he couldn¡¯t take all the credit because there was a group behind him¡ªthe Brutal Pranks Gang!


    Long Xi was a die-hard fan of magic, so she was naturally interested in his proposal.


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± said with a smile, ¡°The performance will start soon. Please eat!¡±


    After having a little caramel-colored snail meat mixed with sherry sauce, Long Xi showed a satisfying and happy expression.


    She hadn¡¯t expected that she would find a ¡°treasure¡± in one of the snails.


    She couldn¡¯t help but scream.


    She picked up the ¡°treasure¡± with a fork and looked at it carefully. That was the emotional diamond ring that the real Mo Kin was about to give to her.


    The biggest feature of that ring was the 66-carat emotional diamond, which would change colors as the wearer¡¯s mood changed and was also a specialty on Planet BT.


    The ring was purple, just like lavender. It was the intelligent purple-gold synthesized by Mo Kun, which could emit the fragrance of lavender and contained some functions that only Mo Kun knew.


    Outside the ring was the pattern of Long Xi¡¯s favorite tulips, and four words were engraved inside: ¡°I¡¯ll love you forever.¡±


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± gently wiped the ring with a napkin and then handed it to Long Xi. His eyes were full of sincerity and expectation.


    Long Xi accepted it with a tearful smile. Because there was already a heart of volcanoes ring on her ring finger, she put the emotional diamond ring on the middle finger of the right hand, and it was the perfect size.


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± smiled.


    Just then, Long Xi¡¯s lamb chop and ¡°Mo Kun¡¯s¡± duck breast were also served.


    ¡°The aroma of the lamb chop is so tempting!¡±


    However, when her knife and fork made a sound, it was very silent on ¡°Mo Kun¡¯s¡± side as if he were doing nothing.


    Long Xi looked up and found that ¡°Mo Kun¡± was cutting the duck breast very elegantly, without making a slight sound.

 Chapter 145 Getting Suspicious

    Long Xi looked up and found that ¡°Mo Kun¡± was cutting the duck breast very elegantly, without making a slight sound. It was such a perfect and pleasant scene.


    Then, she looked at herself. She didn¡¯t feel that it wasn¡¯t proper to have Western food in that way earlier, but she realized it when compared with ¡°Mo Kun¡±.


    After cutting the duck breast, ¡°Mo Kun¡± took her lamb chop and cut it for her. Then, he gave it back to her and said with a smile, ¡°Eat up!¡±


    Long Xi smiled and said, ¡°Brother Kun, you have improved! I remember the last time we were in France, you cut the steak for the first time rather clumsily!¡±


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± made a pun, saying, ¡°Everybody will improve! I¡¯m thousands of times better than I was before. You will know it soon!¡±


    Eating the lamb chop personally cut by ¡°Mo Kun¡±, Long Xi felt extremely happy deep inside.


    After the meal, Long Xi was full and the wine was almost drunk up by her, so she felt a little dizzy.


    She had always been a bad drinker. She and ¡°Mo Kun¡± only drank half a bottle of wine on that day, but she felt drunk.


    Long Xi thought that maybe it was the special atmosphere that intoxicated her.


    In such a beautiful environment, having a meal with such a good-looking man, Mo Kun, who would soon become her husband, would be intoxicating enough. So, she didn¡¯t need the wine to get drunk.


    She smiled and said, ¡°Brother Kun, thank you for giving me such a romantic night.¡±


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± said in a low-pitched and sexy voice, ¡°I should thank you. I¡¯ve never felt as good as I do today!¡±


    Long Xi became even more intoxicated.


    Next, ¡°Mo Kun¡± conjured another emotional gemstone ring from Long Xi¡¯s hair, which was a pair with hers.


    Long Xi gently helped him put the ring on the ring finger of his left hand.


    ¡°Hey? Where is your heart of volcanoes ring?¡± Long Xi couldn¡¯t help asking after seeing that the ring on his ring finger, which he had been wearing before, was missing.


    Instead of answering the question, ¡°Mo Kun¡± smiled and said, ¡°Would you like to go for a walk with me in the sea after the meal?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan deliberately changed the topic. The fact was that because the heart of volcanoes ring had a contraction function, he couldn¡¯t take it off of Mo Kun¡¯s finger.


    ¡°Go for a walk in the sea? With a wetsuit?¡± Long Xi¡¯s attention was indeed distracted by his suggestion and she stopped asking about the ring. She had always liked the sea and was full of curiosity about the underwater world!


    Yan Wangchuan imitated Mo Kun¡¯s tone, saying, ¡°Diving in the high seas? It would be too dangerous! There are not only dolphins, but also sharks that eat people! What¡¯s more, there¡¯s no administration in the high seas. If we¡¯re murdered here, no one will care about us. We¡¯ll take a submarine! There is a tempered glass gazebo in it where we can enjoy the underwater world!¡±


    Long Xi was eager to go.


    The submarine was already prepared, which was right at the bottom of the cabin.


    Long Yu and ¡°Mo Kun¡± got in. With the deputy captain personally driving the submarine, the three people went into the deep sea.


    The underwater world was wonderful!


    It really felt great to look at the underwater world so closely without getting wet!


    Just then, a group of jellyfish came up from the bottom of the sea, like beautiful umbrellas floating in the water. They slowly floated up next to the tempered glass gazebo of their submarine, which was very eye-catching.


    Those snappers and rays, which were relatively small in size, were swimming around in the distance. They didn¡¯t dare to swim next to the submarine.


    Those fish looked very smart. They probably thought that the submarine was huge and terrifying, so they were afraid of being the strange big fish¡¯s dinner.


    When the larger mammals in the sea, such as seals, sea lions, walruses, whales, and so on, saw the special creature that was the submarine, they also chose to curiously watch it from places far away.


    A shark that ate people wasn¡¯t afraid. It opened its scary big mouth and showed two rows of sharp fangs while constantly slamming into the submarine.


    Fortunately, the submarine was invented by Lord Mo Kun, which was very strong and shockproof.


    The deputy captain pressed a button for expelling sharks. Then, an ultrasound specific to them was emitted, which scared it away.


    As for the dolphins, who were most friendly to humans, they followed the submarine in a group with curiosity.


    Dolphins could swim very fast and were the long-distance swimming champions in the ocean.


    However, the speed of the submarine was much faster than that of the dolphins. If it was moving at a normal speed, those cute little creatures would soon fall behind.


    So, the deputy captain adjusted the submarine to a slower speed, so that the couple could fully enjoy the underwater world.


    After an hour, it was time to go back to the ship. After seeing that Long Xi was reluctant to leave, ¡°Mo Kun¡± said with a smile, ¡°You like dolphins, right? We¡¯ll come here often. I also like the sea here.¡±


    Long Xi said like a spoiled child, ¡°Let¡¯s enjoy it for another half an hour!¡±


    ¡°Mo Kun¡± said with a smile, ¡°The night is too short. We have other interesting things to do!¡±


    Long Xi¡¯s pretty face flushed at once and her little hand was grasped by his big warm hand.


    His hand was really warm, or perhaps it was because Long Xi¡¯s hand was too cold. When he was holding her hand like that, Long Xi really enjoyed the warmth from him.


    The submarine returned to the bottom of the cruise ship.


    After getting out of the submarine, they stepped into the VIP elevator hand in hand and went straight to the second floor of the cabin, where there was a double bedroom that was ordered by the real Mo Kun earlier.


    In the confined elevator, Long Xi found that his hand was sweating a lot and she suddenly felt something was wrong.


    She¡¯d held Mo Kun¡¯s hands countless times, so she knew that his palm rarely sweat, let alone sweat as much as this.


    When they arrived at the door of the bedroom, ¡°Mo Kun¡± opened it with the card. Then, he couldn¡¯t wait to take Long Xi inside before locking it.


    The bedroom was decorated similarly to Rose¡¯s bedroom in the cabin in the 3D movie Titanic.


    There was a European-style bed, a wardrobe, an antique phonograph¡­ There was also a painting on the wall, which was like the one painted by Jack for Rose with the ¡°Heart of the Ocean¡± around her neck.


    Long Xi appreciated the pencil sketch and found that it was exactly the same as the one in the movie.


    Later, Yan Wangchuan used the 100 yuan bonus he won in a violin competition and bought two movie tickets. Then, they watched it together.


    It was the first time for her to watch a movie in the cinema and it was also in 3D, so she still remembered that feeling clearly.


    Yan Wangchuan looked at her back, and his eyes were gradually filled with tenderness.


    ¡°Xixi, close your eyes,¡± he hugged her from behind and whispered.


    Long Xi was tempted by the intoxicating voice and closed her eyes. Suddenly, she felt something tight on her neck and there was something cool around it.


    She quickly opened her eyes and groped around with her hand. She lowered her head and saw a necklace, where a blue tulip was surrounded by dozens of teardrop-shaped blue diamonds, like the flower goddess¡¯s tears falling into the blue ocean.


    ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± Long Xi was very surprised.


    ¡°A tracker,¡± said ¡°Mo Kun¡±.


    ¡°Ah?¡± Long Xi couldn¡¯t help laughing.


    ¡°In case you run away! You won¡¯t escape from my hands with this on!¡± He coughed a few times unnaturally, blushing like a flaming cloud.


    Long Xi felt his body temperature and his deep love. Then, her doubts from before disappeared.


    She lowered her head and was immersed in the blue flower, which was noble and seductive.


    He said, ¡°Originally, I wanted to buy the ¡®Heart of the Ocean¡¯. But since the movie has spread all over the world, too many rich people have bought it for their lovers. This is the ¡®Flower Goddess¡¯s Tears¡¯, which is unique in the world. You also cherish flowers a lot. So this is a special gift for you!¡±


    His voice was trembling a little, revealing his excitement and tension deep inside.


    Everything that night was arranged by Mo Kun, except for the ¡°Flower Goddess¡¯s Tears¡±. Yan Wangchuan bought it for Long Xi with the money that he had saved for the whole year, so it could be imagined how excited he was at the moment.


    His body was just like an arrow on a taut string. He was ready to go.


    Although he was dating Yu Lanjie, he didn¡¯t do that with her.


    One reason was that Yu Lanjie was a traditional girl and wanted to lose her virginity on their wedding night. The second reason was that he had always been using her and never had any interest in her body.


    It would be his first time, so he couldn¡¯t help feeling a little flurried.


    Long Xi felt he was very strange. She observed him carefully, finding that he was breathing heavily and his ears were all red. He was clearly very nervous!


    ¡°That is very suspicious!


    ¡°Brother Kun and I have made love many times and we¡¯re familiar with each other¡¯s body now. But why does he behave like he¡¯s still a virgin?¡±


    Moreover, she also remembered that Sisyphus barked furiously at ¡°Mo Kun¡± earlier.


    When Sisyphus first arrived at her house, it rejected both Mo Kun and her grandmother. It only allowed Long Xi to touch it.


    However, since Brother Kun put the verisimilar dog ear on Sisyphus, it got much closer to him and never barked at him.


    Before they went out, when Sisyphus barked at Brother Kun, Long Xi thought that it was getting jealous or was playing with him.


    ¡°However, it seems that Sisyphus barked at him earlier because it smelled something different on his body. Is that right?


    ¡°Or perhaps, the person in front of me is not Brother Kun at all?¡±


    She heard before that dogs¡¯ noses were much more sensitive than humans¡¯ and they could tell if it was the same person according to the smell!


    Yan Wangchuan had a habit, which was every time he felt flurried, he¡¯d like to listen to music.


    Just then, he released Long Xi, walked to the phonograph, and placed a vinyl record on the ancient machine.


    The melodious music was heard, which was the symphony ¡°The Songs of the Earth¡± that he was very familiar with and very fond of.


    While listening to it, Yan Wangchuan involuntarily followed it and began to hum. With his eyebrows dancing and his eyes crystal clear, he looked just like an elf prince.

 Chapter 146 The Devil Under the Mask

    As he was humming ¡°Mo Kun¡±, he felt a soft gaze on him. When he looked up, he found Long Xi staring at him quietly.


    Long Xi attempted to behave calmly, but her heart beat fast.


    She was so familiar with Yan Wangchuan¡¯s expression! Every time he was listening to the music he liked, he would have the same soft gaze.


    He also noticed that he had forgotten himself, so he wore an embarrassing smile. ¡°Sorry, this is one of my favorite symphonies¡­¡±


    ¡­composed by Gustav Mahler. The Song of Earth is recognized as his best work. He wrote it in his later years. It is said that the inspiration came from Li Taibai¡¯s Gathering Lotus Seeds. Isn¡¯t it amazing?¡±


    Long Xi nodded with a smile and recited Li Bai¡¯s Gathering Lotus Seeds, ¡°A girl is picking lotus flowers, her laughter spreading among the lotus. The sunshine is sufficient, reflecting her beautiful face from the lake. A breeze passes by, blowing her clothes up in the air. On the shore, several handsome young men are concealed behind the willows, riding their red horses into the falling flowers. Seeing this, the girl feels somewhat upset! I also like this poem so much! Brother Kun, but I remember that you are not interested in symphonies, so why have you started to enjoy them?¡±


    Long Xi¡¯s purpose in reciting the poem was to give herself more time to observe him.


    Yan Wangchuan was stunned and realized that he was revealing his true feelings without knowing them. He hurriedly said with a smile, ¡°I also need to learn about elegant art sometimes!¡±


    Long Xi suddenly leaned towards him and held his face tightly, kissing his tender lips. She said softly with a smile, ¡°Your eyes are so beautiful!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan became shy.


    As he wore a leather facial mask, his expression could not be seen. But his ears were as red as blood.


    Long Xi licked his mouth and said, ¡°Why don¡¯t you say, ¡®your eyes are more beautiful. I really want to live in your eyes.¡¯ Don¡¯t you remember you used to see me in this way?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan had forgotten everything because of the intensity of Long Xi¡¯s gaze, saying with dizziness, ¡°Your eyes are beautiful, and I want to live inside them!¡±


    Long Xi¡¯s skin changed color as she withdrew her hands from his face. She stepped back from the bed and grabbed the lamp on the bedside table to protect herself, she asked in a quivering tone, ¡°Who are you? Where is my brother Kun? What have you done to him?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan did not realize that he was exposed and said with a smile, ¡°I am your brother Kun. What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Long Xi felt tangled in his mind and hoped he would slip up when she questioned him about where they had imprisoned her real brother, Kun.


    She moved to the window and opened it, shouting hysterically, ¡°You¡¯re not my brother Kun! He has never said he wanted to live in my eyes.¡±


    She had made up her mind, that if Yan Wangchuan would not tell the truth, she would jump out of the window and rush into the crowd to call the police.


    Yan Wangchuan blinked his beautiful eyes, looking at her with innocence, whispering, ¡°What happened to you? I am Mo Kun!¡±


    Long Xi said confidently, ¡°Brother Wangchuan, you really think that you can fool me?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan squinted his eyes and did not answer her. He dashed towards her.


    As Yan Wangchuan fiercely rushed towards her, Long Xi smelled danger. She yelled, ¡°Hey, what are you doing? Don¡¯t come near me. Or else, I will call for the police!¡±


    She climbed up to the window, planning to jump out of it.


    Yan Wangchuan swooped over and locked his hands around her body. Then, with great strength he pulled her away from the window onto the bed.


    He was so heavy¡­ He even dared to press himself onto her? Would he force her to surrender to him?


    Long Xi shouted, ¡°Let go of me. Let go of me!¡±


    It was easy for Long Xi to imagine bad things from the posture she found herself in. What was even worse, was that she was completely controlled by him now and could not move at all. The only thing she could do, was to yell at him to let her go.


    ¡°Be quiet!¡± Yan Wangchuan¡¯s voice sounded like a command, his soft facial lines grew fierce. His emperor-like pressure trapping Long Xi.


    Was this still the Yan Wangchuan that Long Xi knew about?


    The next moment, Yan Wangchuan lowered his head and aggressively kissed her. At first, he just rested his lips on hers, but gradually, Yan Wangchuan went further.


    The sudden movement stunned Long Xi. When their lips tightly met, Long Xi felt that Yan Wangchuan¡¯s lips were tender and cold. It was somewhat sexy and tasted like dessert.


    No, no, what was going on? Was she forcibly being kissed by ¡°Mo Kun¡± as acted by Yan Wangchuan? Was this a fantasy of her own making?


    She was pressed onto the bed and could not break out of his embrace. Now, she finally realized the disparity between men and women!


    Long Xi swallowed, staring at him with wide eyes. In the dim light, she was unable see him clearly, but could feel his power.


    She had never dreamed that the gentle brother Wangchuan would turn into a devil!


    ¡°Where did you hide Mo Kun? Tell me! How can you ask me to be quiet! Let go of me!¡± Long Xi was a stubborn girl. Besides, she was pressed under a man who she considered to be her big brother as well as her best friend¡¯s fianc¨¦. She was so angry when she thought of this. Even more, she was worried about the safety of brother Kun. How could she stay calm?


    ¡°Let you go? Hmm, you should satisfy me first. Then, I can tell you where Mo Kun is.¡± He wore a vague smile, casually turning off the light.


    His words lingered in the room for a long time, thoroughly shaking Long Xi¡¯s mind. In this way, Mo Kun was definitely in their hands.


    Before Long Xi could react, Yan Wangchuan continued his assault.


    He held Long Xi¡¯s hands over her head with one of his hands, so she could not scratch him. She would also not be able to push him away.


    At this moment, Long Xi was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, helpless.


    While Yan Wangchuan was like a hungry wolf, holding her waist with his other hand, locking her in his arms.


    His dominant posture made Long Xi¡¯s heart quiver. She said in a shaking voice, ¡°What¡­ what are you going to do? Don¡¯t make me¡­ don¡¯t make me. Let me go! I don¡¯t love you. You can¡¯t do this! Take your hands away from me! Please, please, don¡¯t hurt me!¡±


    Panicking, Long Xi shouted, her scolds turning to pleas.


    The raging waves could be heard outside, but the room was silent. Her sharp shouting mixed with the roaring sound of the waves, echoing around the bedroom.


    ¡°I love you! I will always love you! Always you! I don¡¯t like Yu Lanjie! She is not your equal or substitute!¡± His hoarse voice roared in Long Xi¡¯s ears, filled with resentment and sorrow. It seemed that Long Xi¡¯s words had hurt him deeply.


    When she was lost for words, he lowered his head and aggressively kissed her with his cold lips. It was the most direct way to block her crazy words, locking her sharp shouting behind her lips and teeth.


    ¡°Mmm!¡± She struggled to free one of her hands before desperately beating Yan Wangchuan¡¯s back. Tears slipped down into the corner of her mouth like broken pearls.


    Yan Wangchuan was stunned and hesitated for a while. He did not move but his cold eyes softened. ¡°Don¡¯t be like this, Xiaolongnv. I will not force you if you are not willing to. How can I build my happiness on your pain? Your brother Wangchuan will not make his Xiaolongnv feel pain? Besides, nothing done with force will be agreeable for either of us. It will not be interesting!¡±


    As he said this, he loosened his hold on Long Xi and helped her tidy her clothes. Standing up he looked out of the window and said, ¡°However, I¡¯ve shown you I can let go of you, but others will not! Wouldn¡¯t it be better to let me do it instead of others?¡±


    Long Xi¡¯s tears were like a disobedient child, she could not stop them even if she wanted to.


    Why did this happen to her? How could her brother Wangchuan treat her like this? Was her brother Mo Kun dead or not?


    After a long silence, she turned her head and stared hard at Yan Wangchuan¡¯s back, ¡°Tell me where brother Kun is.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan turned around and sneered, ¡°I thought you might ask me why I still love you. It seems that you love him so deeply! I have no place in your mind! I thought you would still leave a place for me!¡±


    ¡°I asked you where he is?!!¡± Long Xi roared like a beast.


    Yan Wangchuan answered, ¡°I don¡¯t know where he is. I only know that someone took him away to a place named ¡°hell¡±. Do you want to have a look? I have a video sent from them just now.¡±


    Long Xi took a deep breath and said slowly, ¡°Show me!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan took out his cell phone and found the video, throwing the phone onto the bed.


    Long Xi picked up the phone and wiped away her tears. Holding back her sorrow, she recognized the bloody man in the video, it was Mo Kun!


    Startled, she sharply stood up yelling due to a sudden headache.


    She glanced at the screen again, holding her head. She really hoped that it was an illusion brought on by her headache. However, the horrible scene did not disappear!


    On the video, the naked Mo Kun was hanging in a prison-like room. Strips and iron marks were everywhere. His toes were half a foot from the ground and she could see a small pool of his blood.


    He seemed to be in a coma.


    A man in a suit poured a bowl of liquid into Mo Kun¡¯s mouth who woke up with the pain.


    Then, the man in a suit, with his back facing the camera picked up a soldering iron and burned Mo Kun¡¯s belly.


    Mo Kun tightly clenched his teeth and did not yell. He coldly stared at the man who was torturing him.

 Chapter 147 The Death of the Sea

    Long Xi, was full of anger. She stood up and said in a quivering voice, ¡°Let go of brother Kun! You will replace him!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan bitterly smiled, and said, ¡°You really think I can make that kind of decision? He offended the boss of the Brutal Pranks Gang!¡±


    Long Xi was surprised and cautiously asked, ¡°You mean¨C Chen Jian, escaped from prison?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan replied, ¡°I guess he must have some relationship to the situation, if he himself is not the chief plotter£¡Xiaolongnv, do you need my help? I can help you, but I have a condition! After I help you to save him, you need to stay with me for your whole life. Can you promise this?¡±


    Long Xi felt her head throb. The severe pain of her headache almost tore her head into pieces.


    After a long while, Long Xi said, ¡°Okay, but you should make sure Brother Kun is safe. If he has an accident, I will die with him!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan smiled, stretching out his little finger and said, ¡°Pinkie promise?¡±


    This was the favorite thing that Yan Wangchuan and Long Xi liked to do when they were young: 50 years would not change the promise after a pinkie promise.


    Long Xi looked at him as if he was insane, saying with anger, ¡°I am not in a good mood! Am I not a person of my word?¡±


    ¡°Oh¡­¡± Yan Wangchuan curved the corner of his mouth and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. We¡¯re just getting started.¡±


    He untied his necklace from his neck. It¡¯s pendant was a lifelike jade Guanyin.


    He said, ¡°You believe in Buddha, right? Can you swear to Guanyin Bodhisattva!¡±


    Long Xi glanced at him with a flash of anger and faced the jade Guanyin, saying, ¡°I swear I will be with Yan Wangchuan for my whole life if he helps me to save Mo Kun. If I eat my words, I will¡­¡±


    Yan Wangchuan covered her mouth with his hands and shook his head to say, ¡°No, I don¡¯t mean to ask you to swear with your life. If you break your words, Mo Kun will go to hell and will not live past a month. He will die horribly!¡±


    Long Xi clenched her teeth and reluctantly swore to him.


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°Well, I trust you! I will tell you everything I know!¡±


    Long Xi forced herself to calm down to listen to his story.


    A year ago, after his consciousness returned to him from the teddy dog Athena, he felt extreme pain for losing Long Xi.


    A few days later, Yan Wangchuan went back home and found a man was waiting for him at his door, saying that he had something to talk to Yan Wangchuan about.


    He did not know the ugly man, but the man knew everything about him and even knew that Long Xi¡¯s love was the thing that he yearned for and hoped to get.


    The man told him, ¡°I am a skilled master of disguise. If you cooperate with me, I can help you to replace Mo Kun. Until then, you can own Long Xi and everything that belongs to Mo Kun.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan did not believe that disguise skills really existed until the man tore his leather mask from his face.


    Under the mask was another face, another unfamiliar face, which looked much younger and more handsome than before.


    Yan Wangchuan finally believed and agreed to the man¡¯s proposition.


    The man said, ¡°You should remember my two faces and I will come for you frequently. Sometimes, I will use this face, while sometimes, I will use the other. I will share with you information about Mo Kun and what you should do next. You must follow my orders.¡±


    After that, he often came to Yan Wangchuan and shared Mo Kun¡¯s materials with him.


    As he ordered, Yan Wangchuan always went to the gym and imitated Mo Kun¡¯s behaviors in secret. At the same time, he was to get more information about Mo Kun from Yu Lanjie and Long Xi.


    Yesterday, the man came to Yan Wangchuan again and told him that they could take action since everything was ready.


    He helped Yan Wangchuan take on Mo Kun¡¯s appearance and used the sachet that he stole from Mo Kun in Angel Bay to trick Mo Kun to follow him. Then, he used Fallen Dragon Mane to knock him down and sent him to ¡°hell¡±.


    After that, Yan Wangchuan disguised as Mo Kun went to pick up Long Xi from the Zhenxia Pavilion.


    Finally, Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°I did not expect that you would recognize me! I planned to tell you the truth after we had married and had a baby together!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°This is because I know about you and brother Kun. Brother Wangchuan, where is the hell you speak of?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. I only know that they belong to the Brutal Pranks Gang. I think the chief plotter might be Chen Jian. Years ago, Mo Kun put him into prison, right?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°You really know a lot! Did Lanlan tell you all of this? It was my fault for telling Lanlan. We have no precautions for you. Have you been to Paris before?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan answered, ¡°No, why you do you ask?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Nothing, I saw a similar person to you in Paris. If he is not your twin brother, he might be mastering the skills to disguise himself! Who sent you the video you showed me? Can you help me to contact him?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°It was sent by the man who is a master of disguise. He told me his name was Pheasant. I can call him and you can talk to him directly!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan called him and said, ¡°Hey, Pheasant, I am exposed. She wants to talk to you.¡±


    He handed the phone to Long Xi. She placed the phone by her ear, she said ¡°Hey, brother Pheasant? Can you let go of Mo Kun? I can replace him? The reason why he pulled down Chen Jian was because of me. Since this started with me, I can accept any punishment from you! Please, let him go!¡±


    The person on the other side of the phone burst into laughter and said, ¡°Your words are so sweet! You¡¯re not easy to deal with since you can see through the plans that we have arranged for a long time! My boss said that you¡¯re interesting! You want to save Mo Kun? Okay, you should follow the rules of the Brutal Pranks Gang.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯re the rules? Go ahead!¡± Long Xi said.


    ¡°Look out of your window,¡± the man said.


    Long Xi approached the window and saw a white ship stop 20 meters away from her. Its size and passenger capacity was similar to the Esperanza she was taking.


    Under the lights of the two ships, she saw a character of ¡°hell¡± on the ship¡¯s side.


    Hell? This was the so-called hell that Yan Wangchuan spoke of? Was brother Kun on this ship?


    Long Xi was suddenly excited, she was able to see the sunrise in the dark forest.


    ¡°Have you seen it? Now what you have to do is jump into the sea and swim to the ship. Can you make it? I heard that you¡¯re afraid of water, right?¡± The man on the other side of the phone said jokingly.


    Long Xi clenched her eyes and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine. I learned how to swim.¡±


    Even if she was faced by a mountain of blades and a sea of fire, she needed to rush forward. She could not retreat!


    Even more, she was wearing clothes made from floating material. Perhaps, the Buddha was protecting her in secret after all.


    Yan Wangchuan was anxious, he said ¡°Xiaolongnv, waves rage during the night. It¡¯s not as easy as swimming in the swimming pool! We can get there by boat. I can go to the captain to ask for one.¡±


    ¡°No, my boss said you can¡¯t take a boat. You should swim over there without anything like a lifebuoy. Yan Wangchuan, are you going to disobey my boss¡¯s order? Do you want to enter hell?¡± said Pheasant coldly.


    Long Xi said, ¡°Brother Wangchuan, thank you! If I come back, I will keep my promise. In fact, I mean Lanlan loves you deeply! Why do you give up a person who loves you so much, but pursue a body that doesn¡¯t love you? If I don¡¯t come back, please help to take care of my grandma. Besides, don¡¯t tell Lanlan you¡¯re cheating on her all the time. If you don¡¯t want to be with her, please find another reason to break up with her. I don¡¯t want her to not believe in love.¡± Said Long Xi sincerely.


    Yan Wangchuan wore a bitter smile and said sadly and firmly, ¡°How can I allow you to go to hell alone? I should stay with you!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°You need to take care of your mom. Aunt Meiqi only has you! I can¡¯t put you in danger! Brother Wangchuan, farewell.¡±


    She lifted the edge of her skirt and jumped onto the deck from the window.


    Walking to the edge of the ship she looked at the roaring waves. She would be lying if she said she was not afraid of them.


    She climbed onto the side of the ship and taking a few deep breaths closed her eyes, she kicked back¡­


    Long Xi struggled in the sea, her freestyle swimming skills barely keeping her afloat. However, it seemed that there was a force tightly slamming her feet, trying to drag her deeper into the waves.


    Torrents of water rushed towards Long Xi. She helplessly swallowed seawater as her hands desperately hit the water. It was useless, she was out of strength.


    She instinctively held her breath to avoid the water entering her lungs. However, due to the lack of oxygen, she had to take another deep breath as another torrent of water rushed towards her, nearly suffocating her.


    ¡­Brother Kun¡­


    Long Xi¡¯s body grew heavy, sinking into the tumbling seawater as she finally lost consciousness.


    Her body sank heavily into the sea, but suddenly someone grabbed her pulling her from the waves.


    ¡°Hey, wake up!¡± Long Xi felt her forehead being pressed by someone¡¯s hand. Her chin was lifted while her nose was clenched by the same hand. A puff of air entered her mouth.


    ¡°Wake up! Xiaolongnv!¡± Her chest was pressed again and again.


    Slowly opening her eyes Long Xi thought that she could see Mo Kun. A worrying expression showed on his face, which always appeared when she was in danger.


    ¡°Brother Kun¡­¡± Long Xi called out.


    ¡°It¡¯s me, brother Wangchuan.¡± A sense of calmness filled his voice, but contained inexplicable sorrow.


    Long Xi blinked her eyes. The soft and clear face of Yan Wangchuan gradually appeared.


    It was not her brother Kun! Long Xi felt somewhat upset, but still thought of the moment when Yan Wangchuan held her in his arms.


    Long Xi softly lay in Yan Wangchuan¡¯s embrace not fully regaining her consciousness due to her near drowning.

 Chapter 148 Game of Life and Death

    Long Xi softly lay in Yan Wangchuan¡¯s embrace not fully regaining her consciousness due to her near drowning.


    His cold kiss fell on her cheek, moving towards her lips.


    ¡°Ah¡­ don¡¯t! I consider you as my brother. Please, don¡¯t touch me!¡± ¡­Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, who could save her?


    ¡°Mmm? Don¡¯t be afraid. I¡¯m just asking for a little reward in advance. You should know that I put my life in danger to help you!¡± Yan Wangchuan¡¯s voice grew hoarse.


    Holding back her reluctance, with Yan Wangchuan¡¯s assistance Long Xi tried to stand.


    As she stood she noticed that the surrounding environment was different! This was Hell instead of the Esperanza!


    Long Xi said with some fear, ¡°Something seemed to try and drag me beneath the sea.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan answered, ¡°It was a person. She wore a diving suit. I couldn¡¯t see her clearly, but I could tell that it was a woman. I started to fight with her. Fortunately, I am very fit this year, so I was stronger than her!¡±


    ¡°Thank you, brother Wangchuan!¡± Long Xi said gratefully.


    At that moment, a man in a black suit came over to them and said in blunt Chinese, ¡°Please go to the guest room to change your clothes. These are your room cards. After ten minutes, everyone should gather in the entertainment hall.¡±


    Taking the room cards, Long Xi and Yan Wangchuan glanced at each other before entering their respective rooms, 207 and 208.


    As Long Xi entered room 207 she could not help frowning when she saw that there was only a voile split dress in a light golden color.


    The material was as light as butterfly wings, there was no undergarment inside. Her legs were too visible, showing her sexiness.


    But it was her only choice as her clothes were soaked. She had nothing to wear but this!


    She changed her clothes and walked out of the room.


    Yan Wangchuan left his room at the same moment.


    The silver-gray suit and white shirt suited him. The casually tied light blue tie seemed to be a snatch of the sky.


    Above the tie, his face was still handsome, a light smile visible as looking at Long Xi¡¯s dress, his eyes danced with admiration.


    Long Xi nervously adjusted her dress and said with some embarrassment, ¡°It was the only dress in my room.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan took off his suit jacket and put it on her.


    Long Xi was slightly relieved. The jacket would cover most of her naked body.


    They came to the entertainment hall.


    Many people had gathered in the hall, which, if estimated would be 100 at least.


    Long Xi noticed three acquaintances in the crowd ¨C Yamamoto Shang, Man Shahua, and Weiwei.


    Yamamoto Shang still wore a samurai costume, Man Shahua was dressed as the snake-haired banshee, Medusa, and Weiwei was dressed as a Japanese geisha.


    Long Xi sneered in her mind and thought, ¡°It¡¯s easy for everyone to notice the two women since they like to role play.¡±


    In the center of the hall, there was a very large iron cage with an iron gate in the middle of it, which divided the cage into two parts.


    Two jackals were in the left section of the cage.


    The two jackals seemed to be used to people¡¯s attention. One of them leisurely sat on the ground, while the other was snapping.


    The right section of the cage was covered with a piece of black cloth concealing it.


    ¡°Everybody, each of you has five white chips, which you could trade for one green chip. We only have 10,000 green chips in total. When the game starts, in 72 hours, if you can gain 1,000 green chips, you can ask for a person to be saved. If you lose all of your chips, you need to accept our punishment. In the game, you can use any kind of method, except violence. If you break the rules, you will also be punished.¡± The male voice echoed around the hall, but no one could see who was talking. Perhaps, there was a hidden speaker in the corner.


    Save a person? Long Xi caught the keywords: if she could win 1,000 green chips in the game, she could save a person!


    She could not help calling out, ¡°Could you please show us whether there is a person that we want to save?¡±


    The voice said, ¡°After two days, if three of you have 100 or more green chips, I will remove the black cloth from the cage. Then, you can see if there is someone you want to save.¡±


    As people discussed what had been said, a few black men in black suits distributed five white, round chips to each person.


    Long Xi quietly observed the others and pondered who she could trust.


    There were a lot of game machines and game tables in the hall. Long Xi approached one of the tables.


    There was a small flag in its corner, with the words Hero Kill written on it.


    When they were in grade 10, Xiaolu used to teach Long Xi to play the card game, Hero Kill.


    At that time when their study was particularly tense, they would play a round after class. Long Xi was good at the game.


    Yan Wangchuan said to Long Xi, ¡°I see there is a chess table. I am good at that. I should go there and I will give you everything I win.¡±


    Long Xi nodded and said, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s play.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan walked to the chess table.


    His opponent was European.


    Yan Wangchuan thought, ¡°This is the chess of Z Country instead of international chess. I don¡¯t think that I can lose!¡±


    Making a bet of three white chips he quickly beat the European, gaining three white chips from him.


    At that moment, Yamamoto Shang walked towards the table, sitting down opposite him.


    Since chess had spread to Japan from Z Country years ago, it¡¯s popularity in Japan has risen and lasted for a long time.


    Yamamoto Shang proposed a bet of four white chips.


    Yan Wangchuan agreed.


    Noticing Yamamoto Shang¡¯s expression and confident posture when he set the bet, Yan Wangchuan knew that Yamamoto Shang must be a chessmaster. He dared not underestimate this opponent and focused on the game.


    At the same time, five people had surged around Long Xi¡¯s Hero Kill table, including Weiwei and Man Shahua. Their expressions were unfriendly. They had obviously come for Long Xi.


    In addition, there were two tall women both dressed in Indian saris.


    Long Xi felt that the two women were familiar to her. Their eyes were attractive, but they did not look Indian. They seemed to be Asian.


    They both wore veils, so she could not see their faces clearly.


    One of the women, who wore a light green sari was much taller. She was about 1.83 meters high. She had short hair and although they were concealed behind the veil, her pupils were as dark as the night sky, but her eyes were warm, shining with purity.


    The eyes were similar to Fan Xiaolu¡¯s.


    Her friend, the woman in the red yarn was a little shorter, her pupils indifferent as a dead well. Her appearance recalling a beautiful line of ¡°moonlight scattered in the cold night¡±.


    Her body was a mystery, like a shadow queen in the dark night.


    At that moment, a man dressed in black with an eye patch walked over.


    Long Xi was shocked when she saw him.


    The man was Brother Fenggou who she had previously met in the Intoxicating Aroma Village. He had been badly beaten to the point of blindness in one eye by Lord Mo Kun because he had teased Long Xi under Cheng Yimei¡¯s order.


    Brother Fenggou obviously remembered Long Xi and grinned at her, ¡°Little beauty, long time no see! I am the judge of this game. Be at ease, it¡¯s a fair game. From now on, whoever breaks the rules will be punished and kicked out of the game.¡±


    Still speaking he shuffled the cards, ¡°I should tell you all about the rules of the game: there is a pack of Hero Kill in my hands. After I shuffle the cards, each of you can choose one hero character whose skills are on the opposite side of the card. The five of you should be divided into three groups, including a Master, a Loyal Minister, two Rebels, and a Hidden Traitor. After you choose your identities, the Master should reveal their identity, while the others¡¯ identities should remain hidden. The characters are¡­¡±


    Long Xi was very familiar with the rules. What Brother Fenggou had told them was exactly the same as the game she had played before. So she had no need to study them.


    The most important thing now was to see what identity she had chosen.


    If she had chosen the Master, she needed to cooperate with the Loyal Minister to kill the Rebels and the Hidden Traitor.


    If she had chosen the Rebel, she needed to cooperate with the other Rebel to kill the Loyal Minister and the Hidden Traitor.


    If she chose the Loyal Minister, she needed to protect the Master to kill the Rebels and the Hidden Traitor.


    If she chose the Traitor, she needed to kill the Rebels and the Loyal Minister first before the Master was killed. Then, kill the Master in the end.


    Attention: if the master killed the Loyal Minister, all of the handcards and equipment cards would be dropped.


    Any identity could get three handcards if they killed a Rebel.


    The Master could choose their character out of the five first.


    After the Master has picked their character, he should show his character to everyone.


    Then, it is the other players turn to choose their characters, each of whom could choose one out of three and could not be repeated. That is to say, players in a round cannot choose the same character.


    After selection, they should all show their characters at the same time.


    Each character has relative Life Points and Skills. The character chosen by the Master can add a Life Point on the basic point.


    Players can use the relative Skills which are detailed on the opposite side of the card.


    After sharing all the rules, the judge asked the five players to each take out three chips as bets.


    The game officially began. The first stage was to see who was the Master.


    The way to choose the Master was to turn the plate on the table.


    He asked the five players to stand on an electronic turntable plate with a pointer. After the turntable plate stopped, the pointer was pointing at the woman in the green sari.


    He pointed at the woman in the green sari and said, ¡°You are the Master.¡±


    Next, the remaining four players began to pick their identities. They were all to keep their identities secret.


    The card that Long Xi picked was the Loyal Minister.


    As a Loyal Minister, the key point was to protect the Master and to kill the Traitor and the Rebels. Besides, she should not be killed by the Master.

 Chapter 149 Rack Their Brains

    Long Xi behaved so calmly it seemed that she had not picked up the identity of Loyal Minister.


    As a Loyal Minister, the key point was to protect the Master and to kill the Traitor and the Rebels. Besides, she would not be killed by the Master.


    She secretly observed the other players, hoping to figure out who was the Traitor.


    In general, the most important part of the game was to determine which side the Traitor was choosing to help, the Master or the Rebels.


    As a Loyal Minister, she could not expose herself too early. Otherwise, the Traitor would kill her first. Only in this way, could the Traitor balance the power between the Master and the Rebels.


    Among them, the identity of the Traitor was the most embarrassed and weakest. The only advantage was that they could hide their identity in the game.


    Next, the Master should choose their character first.


    The woman in the green sari was the Master, she picked up five character-cards: Bianque, Cao Cao, Xi Shi, Liu Bang, and Genghis Khan.


    Long Xi analyzed each in secret: the five characters had different Skills. Cao Cao, Bianque, and Liu Bang had the highest survival rate among the five.


    Genghis Khan could only shoot the eagles with his arrows, which meant he was good at attacking from a distance.


    Xi Shi was an auxiliary character. Long Xi thought it was not suitable for a Master.


    She thought that if it was she that was the Master, she would focus on Liu Bang, Cao Cao, and Bianque.


    Generally speaking, Bianque, as a famous doctor, could turn each card in his hands into a card of Tonic, so his living rate was extremely high. However, he was Civil Personnel and lacked attack force.


    Compared with Cao Cao, Liu Bang had an advantage that he could change his cards once a round.


    It was obvious to Long Xi that the woman in the green sari knew the rules, as she finally chose Liu Bang. She put the card on the table.


    With this selection, the woman in the green sari had five Lifepoints. One more point was rewarded as the Master. Everyone that had played Hero Kill before should know the rule.


    Seeing which character the woman in the green sari had chosen gave Man Shahua a sense of secret relief.


    The character, Liu Bang, was not that powerful in general. The only advantage for him was that he could change the cards. That was to say, if he had five cards in his hand and thought the five were not good enough, he could change them at a random.


    This exchange could bring him good cards or bad cards. It depended on what the other cards held.


    ¡°Sister, this character is really tough.¡± Man Shahua started to flatter her.


    ¡°Yeah, sister, you should be relieved. Even if I pick up the Rebel, I will help you.¡± Long Xi also started to say something to gain the trust of the Master. As a Loyal Minister, it was wrong to be killed by the Master, so she needed to leave a good impression. Moreover, she was a Loyal Minister, but deliberately said the words of a Rebel as she wanted to confuse the other players.


    Weiwei clenched her teeth and said, ¡°Yeah, my sister, don¡¯t kill me by accident.¡± Was she planning to pretend to be a Loyal Minister?


    The woman in the red sari kept silent.


    The woman in the green sari said in a sweet voice, ¡°I am reassured, I know who is the Loyal Minister.¡±


    The pure Chinese that the woman spoke, made Long Xi even more certain that she was not Indian.


    Next, the other four players began to choose characters.


    Long Xi picked up three characters, which were Zhao Kuangyin, Xiang Yu, and Yue Fei.


    Zhao Kuangyin¡¯s Skill was to take a drastic measure to deal with a situation. That was to say, that he was able remove other¡¯s cards.


    Xiang Yu¡¯s Skill was Overlord. Once a Killing card was used on a player, the player needed to use two Avoiding cards to protect his Lifepoint. The character was really overbearing and had a high lethality.


    Yue Fei¡¯s Skill was to use Killing cards as Avoiding cards. In the game, he had a high living rate. At the same time, his attacking power was weak and he did not have any special skill.


    The other four players had four Lifepoints each. Long Xi thought about it for a while. Finally, she turned to the arrogant Xiang Yu.


    Xiang Yu also had four Lifepoints and his attacking power was not weak, it was much stronger than the other two characters.


    She finally chose Xiang Yu.


    After the four selected their characters, the judge started to issue cards.


    The Master got five cards, while the others got four. Then, in every subsequent round, each of them could choose two.


    The Master played her cards first.


    The woman in the green sari showed the other players the Offensive Horse card and placed it by her side.


    When she placed this card by her side, her attacking distance was increased by one player, so she could kill anyone on the field.


    However, in the first round, no one had revealed their identity, so she was not prepared to kill anyone.


    She said, ¡°First, summon Flames of War.¡±


    Long Xi thought, ¡°Flames of War is a group hurting attack. Under this attack, each player should play a Killing card. Otherwise, they will drop a Lifepoint.


    It was Long Xi¡¯s turn. She looked through the cards in her hand, including a Killing card, an Avoiding card, and an Easy to Wink card.


    She took a deep breath and threw out the Killing card without hesitation.


    ¡°Xiang Yu, Killing Card!¡± Said Brother Fenggou.


    Next followed Weiwei, who chose Yu Ji as her character. She looked around shaking her head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t have a Killing card.¡±


    ¡°Yu Ji, no Killing card. One Lifepoint drops.¡± Brother Fenggou said ruthlessly.


    Weiwei lost a card representing a Lifepoint.


    ¡°Yu Ji, one Lifepoint dropped. Pick up two more cards.¡± The judge reminded her.


    This was the Skill of Yu Ji. Every time she lost a Lifepoint, she could take two cards. It was terrifying!


    Weiwei picked up two cards, her eyes glistening with happiness upon seeing them.


    Next, the woman in the red sari played a Killing card. She chose Shang Yang as her character.


    Man Shahua¡¯s character Murong activated the Skill of Butterfly Soul.


    The Skill of Butterfly Soul was able to actively avoid a group attack while she was able to pick up another card in addition.


    Man Shahua said proudly, ¡°Everybody, I am sorry.¡±


    As she said it, she congratulated herself on choosing the character of Murong.


    The woman in the green sari looked around coldly and said, ¡°Tell me, who is my Loyal Minister?¡±


    Man Shahua was the first to show her loyalty, ¡°Of course, it¡¯s me, my sister. I had already decided to follow you before.¡±


    ¡°Bullshit. Man Shahua, obviously I am the Loyal Minister.¡± Weiwei said indignantly and turned to Long Xi, ¡°Sister, I am the Loyal Minister, but I feel that she looks like the Rebel.¡±


    Long Xi blushed and said faintly to the woman in the green sari, ¡°There is only one Loyal Minister. You two Rebels will meet a bad end even with your displays of fake loyalty.¡±


    Weiwei turned red and exchanged looks with Man Shahua. Then, she snorted, turning to look at the card of identity.


    Folding the cards in her hand, the women in the green sari did not choose to activate the card-exchanging skill that she could use in every round, she just said ¡°Next.¡±


    The next to play was Long Xi. She picked up two cards. One was an Attacking Horse, while the other was a Big Hammer.


    She armed the Attacking Horse and pointedly said , ¡°Next.¡±


    She was very clear that it was not a smart decision to take action in the first round. She did not want to be attacked by others, especially the Traitor, who liked to kill Loyal Minister first.


    It was Weiwei¡¯s turn. She happily picked up two cards. Then, she played a card of Tonic.


    ¡°Yu Ji uses a card of Tonic. Add a Lifepoint.¡± Said the judge.


    Long Xi gasped. It seemed that Weiwei had already owned the card of Tonic, so she deliberately lost a Lifepoint to exchange two cards.


    Weiwei added a Dragon-scale Knife, whose attacking range was +2. If the attacked person had no Avoiding card, they needed to give her two cards.


    Then, she hesitated to add a Defensive Horse, whose defensive range was +2. If the other players had no equipment, they could not hurt a player with a Defensive Horse.


    At this moment, Weiwei had a lot of cards in her hand. Man Shahua frowned and said, ¡°Weiwei, you have so many cards in your hand. You should play some?¡±


    Weiwei answered, ¡°Of course, I will.¡±


    Then, she directly played a card at Long Xi, ¡°Kill!¡±


    ¡°Xiang Yu plays a Killing Card to Yu Ji!¡± Said Brother Fenggou.


    Long Xi frowned. She had not expected that Weiwei was so decisive, so she had to play out an Avoiding card. However, she had no Avoiding cards to play.


    Weiwei snorted and said, ¡°Thousands of Arrows¡±.


    Thousands of Arrows was a group attack like Flames of War. Once it was played, all the players, except for Man Shahua who chose Murong as her character, would drop a Lifepoint if they were unable to play an Avoiding card.


    The woman in the red sari said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s fine to drop a point. I have no Avoiding card.¡±


    Brother Fenggou said, ¡°Shang Yang drops a Lifepoint.¡±


    The woman in the red sari lost a Lifepoint.


    ¡°Shang Yang activates a Skill after being hurt: I am not losing, because I can pick up a card from Yu Ji.¡± Said the judge.


    This was a Hurting Skill of Shang Yang that once he lost a Lifepoint, he could pick up a card from the one who hurt him. It was very annoying.


    Weiwei held all of her cards and allowed the woman in the red sari to pick one. She found that she had selected an Avoiding card.


    Then, Man Shahua activated her Skill of Butterfly Soul and picked up another card.


    Man Shahua played out an Avoiding card.


    When it came to Long Xi¡¯s turn, she shook her head to express that she had no Avoiding card.


    Helpless, she dropped a Lifepoint.


    It was Weiwei¡¯s turn. This time, she added a Tiger Tally.


    She looked, smiling at Long Xi but her eyes were full of lethal intent.


    Long Xi felt that something was wrong!


    The person who added a Tiger Tally could play Killing cards without limitation. Long Xi had no Avoiding card in her hands, but Weiwei still had a few. If she played three more Killing cards towards Long Xi, Long Xi would be out of the game.


    She looked at the others¡¯ expressions, everyone was looking at her. They were all trying to figure out if she was a Rebel, Traitor or a Loyal Minister.


    When everyone thought that Weiwei could start a slaughter after adding a Tiger Tally, she shook her head and said, ¡°Unfortunately, I don¡¯t have a Killing card.¡±


    ¡°The next one, it is Shang Yang¡¯s turn.¡± Said the judge.


    Finally, the woman in the red sari picked up two cards. She suddenly showed the equipment of Spear, adding her attacking range to the third adjacent player.


    She looked around without any change in her eyes, and said in a peaceful tone, ¡°Holding Mine.¡±


    The effect of the Holding Mine was that: the target player should accept a judgment. If the card the player picked was among Spades 2 to 9, the mine would explode and the player would drop three Lifepoints.


    If the card was not in this range, the Holding Mine would move to the next player until a player was hurt by it or it was removed.


    ¡°F*ck, you¡¯re good. You even dare to use Holding Mine.¡± Man Shahua scolded.


    The reason why Man Shahua was angry was that Shang Yang had the Skill of Changing the Laws.


    If the selected card was red, the Mine would not explode.


    However, once Shang Yang activated his Skill of Changing the Laws, he could allow the Holding Mine to detonate only if the player had a Spade 2 to 9 in their hand.


    Once it exploded, the other player would drop all three of their Lifepoints!

 Chapter 150 Winner Takes All

    Once the Mine card exploded, the other player would drop all three of their Lifepoints! The players¡¯ faces drained of their color.


    Man Shahua was nervous, as she was the next to play her cards.


    The woman in the red sari said coldly, ¡°Why are you so nervous? You still have four Lifepoints.¡±


    After she said this, she turned to Weiwei and played a Killing Card.


    ¡°Xiang Yu plays a Killing Card to Yu Ji!¡± said Brother Fenggou.


    Weiwei instantly changed color and said, ¡°Red sari woman, you¡¯re the Rebel.¡±


    ¡°I attacked you because I think you¡¯re the Rebel.¡± said the woman in the red sari faintly.


    Weiwei did not play an Avoiding card. No one knew if she really had one or not, or if she had deliberately lost a Lifepoint to gain two more cards. This was a Skill of Yu Ji.


    ¡°The next one.¡± said the woman in the red sari, throwing out a few useless cards.


    Since she only had two Lifepoints remaining, she could only keep two cards in her hands.


    She was quickly followed by Man Shahua, whose eyes were flashing, betraying her hesitation.


    At that moment it was not clear who The Loyal Minister, Traitor, and Rebels were.


    Therefore, she hesitated. Finally, she armed an Overlord Bow.


    The attacking distance of the Overlord Bow was + 5. After a player was hurt, they could choose to remove the Bow if they had the Defensive Horse card or an Attacking Horse.


    After she was armed with the Overlord Bow, she played a Killing card towards Weiwei.


    Weiwei turned red and scolded her, ¡°Man Shahua, how could you attack me?¡±


    Although she was happy, Long Xi didn¡¯t show it. This was the point that Weiwei took the attack to her.


    A general note on the game, is that when the Rebels and Loyal Minister are not confirmed, the first person to play a Killing Card might be the Loyal Minister, which was the character that both the Rebels and Traitor hated.


    But this was not the case with Weiwei, who had played the Killing card at Long Xi due to the hatred she had for her.


    ¡°It seems that the identities of the other three players are clear. I don¡¯t know whether the Master has figured them out.¡± Long Xi thought to herself. She took a deep breath and felt excited.


    At that moment, without hesitation, Weiwei played out an Avoiding card. After all, if she kept losing Lifepoints, her Defensive Horse would be removed.


    Then, Man Shahua played out a few insignificant cards. She acknowledged the woman in the green sari and said, ¡°Sister, I am done.¡±


    The woman in the green sari nodded and casually picked up two cards.


    Just as everyone thought that she might give up some cards, she played an Easy to Wink towards Man Shahua.


    The Easy to Wink card allowed its owner to select a card from the player next to them.


    Man Shahua blushed and said in a flattering voice, ¡°My dearest sister. Why do you pick a card from me? I am your Loyal Minister.¡±


    The woman in the green sari smiled and said, ¡°What are you worried about? I just need your Overlord Bow. It is useful to me.¡±


    With that, she took Man Shahua¡¯s Overlord Bow and armed herself. Then, she played a Killing card at Weiwei.


    ¡°Liu Bang plays a Killing card to Yu Ji,¡± said the judge.


    Weiwei¡¯s expression suddenly turned grey and she shouted, ¡°Sister, you can¡¯t do this to me.¡±


    Long Xi wore a light smile but it was barely noticeable.


    The woman in the red sari said faintly, ¡°Whoever you are, I don¡¯t like you.¡±


    This time, Weiwei seemed to have no Avoiding card, so she would have to lose a Lifepoint and activate the skill to collect two more cards. Now, she only had one Lifepoint remaining, but held a lot of cards in her hand.


    The woman in the green sari activated the Horse Killing Skill of Overlord Bow to remove Weiwei¡¯s Defensive Horse.


    ¡°Seize the chance to advance and retreat and regard the gain and loss as unimportant. Liu Bang activates his Skill of Changing card.¡± Said the judge.


    The woman in the green sari considered the cards in her hands. After a short time, she selected one, but quickly changed her mind, arming herself with a Dragon Stick.


    The attack range of the Dragon Stick was 3. If the defending player avoided a Killing card, the attacking player could continue to play out Killing cards to the same player until the player had dropped a Lifepoint or the attacking player had no more Killing cards.


    The woman in the green sari then turned to Long Xi and said, ¡°You can decide which player to kill. Who will you choose? They are all watching you.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s Xiang Yu¡¯s turn.¡± Said the judge.


    Upon hearing the woman¡¯s words, Long Xi sneered, she silently picked up two more cards.


    She had three Lifepoints remaining, but Weiwei only had one more to drop. However, Yu Ji had a troublesome skill that once she had a Tonic, she could recover at once.


    Long Xi looked through the cards in her hands, the cards included two Killing cards and an Easy to Wink card that she had before. She selected another two cards, including a Killing card and an Easy to Wink.


    It seemed that she was lucky. She smiled.


    She did not hesitate, and played the Easy to Wink card against Weiwei taking the tiger tally card to arm herself.


    ¡°Xiang Yu arms with a tiger tally. She can play out Killing cards without limit.¡± Brother Fenggou said.


    Weiwei turned red, asking for mercy, ¡°Little Xi, don¡¯t kill me. I am on your side. Please, don¡¯t kill me.¡±


    ¡°Hmmm, now you think you¡¯re on my side. The Lifepoint I lost was from your Killing card.¡± Long Xi answered coldly.


    Weiwei shamelessly said, ¡°Little Xi, have you forgotten? We are good friends!¡±


    Long Xi was disgusted and played the Killing card. ¡°Hmmm, since you dare to provoke me, our friendship has already gone with the wind. As Xiang Yu, once I play a Killing card, the player should use two Avoiding cards to combat it. No one can escape my attack, including you.¡±


    Weiwei turned pale and murmured, ¡°Little Xi, calm down. If we have the same identity, you can¡¯t kill me.¡±


    ¡°Hmmm, you finally admit you¡¯re a Rebel.¡± The woman in the green sari said coldly.


    Long Xi did not answer her but played the Killing card.


    ¡°Xiang Yu plays a Killing card to Yu Ji and activates his Overlord Skill, so Yu Ji needs to show two Avoiding cards.¡± Brother Fenggou said coldly.


    As Weiwei¡¯s expression grew paler, she fiercely said, ¡°Long Xi, you should wait¡±


    She did not have an Avoiding card. If she didn¡¯t have a Tonic card, Yu Ji would die.


    ¡°Tonic.¡± Right at that moment, Weiwei unexpectedly played the Tonic card and nervously said, ¡°You did not expect that, right?¡±


    Then, she picked up two more cards, but her face flashed red when she saw them.


    Long Xi activated Tiger Tally to play a Killing card towards her again.


    Weiwei turned to the woman in the red sari and Man Shahua and said, ¡°Save me. Save me. I am the Traitor. I can help you to kill the Master.¡±


    The woman in the green sari slapped the table and said with a smile, ¡°Weiwei, you¡¯re done.¡±


    None of the other players had any intention of saving her or held the tonic card to do so.


    Weiwei was killed and lost three white chips.


    Brother Fenggou said, ¡°The Traitor died. The game moves on.¡±


    It was at this moment that Long Xi discovered everyone¡¯s identity. Man Shahua and the woman in the red sari were Rebels!


    Long Xi still had an Easy to Wink card, so without hesitation she picked a card from the woman in the red sari.


    The woman changed color and said, ¡°I did not think that you were the Rebel.¡±


    ¡°Haha, how long will you pretend?¡± Long Xi said with a smile.


    Later, she found that the card that she had picked from the woman in the red sari was Borrow a Sword.


    Borrow a Sword: when playing this card, the player could order any other player in the game to play a Killing card to another player (this player could be himself). If the player who received the order could not play a Killing card, all of his equipment cards belonged to the player.


    ¡°Long Xi, you only have one Killing card, so you can¡¯t kill me.¡± The woman in the red sari said, ¡°Long Xi, don¡¯t forget who I am. I am Shang Yang. If I drop a Lifepoint, I can pick one of your cards. You should think twice.¡±


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°I know.¡±


    Immediately, she played a Borrow a Sword card at Man Shahua.


    ¡°Xiang Yu plays Borrow a Sword to Liu Bang to kill Shang Yang. Liu Bei must play a Killing card to Shang Yang. If not, Liu Bang¡¯s Dragon Stick will belong to Xiang Yu.¡± Brother Fenggou said.


    The woman in the red sari¡¯s voice was full of panic, ¡°Master, I am a Loyal Minister. The reason I threw out Holding Mine was to expose them all. You should not kill me¡±


    Long Xi said to the woman in the green sari, ¡°I am the Loyal Minister. If you kill her, we win!¡±


    The woman in the green sari played a Killing card.


    ¡°Xiang Yu plays a Killing Card to Shang Yang!¡± Said Brother Fenggou.


    The woman in the red sari quickly played out an Avoiding card.


    ¡°Liu Bang activates his skill of Dragon Stick, so he can play a Killing card again.¡± Brother Fenggou said.


    The woman in the red sari had no Avoiding card this time, so she had to drop a Lifepoint.


    ¡°Shang Yang activated his skill of Getting Rich and picks one card from Liu Bang.¡± Brother Fenggou said.


    The woman in the red sari coldly said, ¡°Sister, you win, but I still want to strive to live before death.¡±


    ¡°Haha, this is the game. You are killed or I die. You can pick up a card.¡± The woman in the green sari said.


    The woman in the red sari picked up a card.


    She felt helpless when she saw the card.


    It was a Holding Mine.


    ¡°Killing card.¡± Long Xi threw out the last card in her hand.


    ¡°Xiang Yu activates the skill of Tiger Tally and plays a Killing card again.¡± Said Brother Fenggou.


    Now, only Man Shahua, Long Xi, and the woman in the green sari were still alive.


    Long Xi immediately picked up three more cards, including a Killing card, an Avoiding card, and a Drastic.


    The skill of Drastic was to remove any card from another player.


    Long Xi smiled and played a Killing card at Man Shahua.


    Man Shahua changed color. Xiang Yu¡¯s Overlord skill was too tough. Each time he played a Killing card it could only be combatted by two Avoiding cards.


    She didn¡¯t have two Avoiding cards, so could only drop a Lifepoint.


    She picked up more cards and played a Killing card at Long Xi, but Long Xi had an Avoiding card.


    Later, the woman in the green sari played an Easy to Wink to get the Tiger Tally to arm herself. Then, she said to Man Shahua, ¡°Don¡¯t blame me.¡±


    She played a Killing card at Man Shahua.


    Man Shahua shouted, ¡°Sister, don¡¯t do this.¡±


    As she spoke, she lost a Lifepoint.


    The woman in the green sari seemed to have quite a lot of Killing cards in her hands. After activating the Tiger Tally, she continued to play out Killing cards.


    Finally, Man Shahua only had one Lifepoint left. She nervously said, ¡°Sister, don¡¯t. I am a Loyal Minister. If you kill me, you will lose all of your cards.¡±


    The woman in the green sari¡¯s eyes were cold, she played her last Killing card. She said, ¡°You lose.¡±


    Brother Fenggou said, ¡°The two Rebels are dead. The Master and the Loyal Minister win.¡±


    Long Xi shook hands with the woman in the green sari. She already knew who she was.


    The one who could cooperate with her so smoothly couldn¡¯t be anybody but Fan Xiaolu.


    As for the woman in the red sari, she must be Bai Bing if Long Xi hadn¡¯t guess wrong.


    Long Xi and Xiaolu divided their rewards between them before she dragged him onto the deck. She needed to breathe fresh air, but while they were there she wanted to ask him about their situation.


    She asked, ¡°Xiaolu, why are you dressed like a female?¡±

 Chapter 151 Fight for Love

    She asked, ¡°Xiaolu, why are you dressed in women¡¯s clothes?¡±


    Xiaolu unfolded his veil and revealed his face, saying, ¡°I have no other way. The dress was prepared by Hell. They prepared everyone with just one set of clothes, so I have no choice. But it¡¯s fine and I can hide my identity. Now, I am a well-known superstar, so many people will recognize me.¡±


    Long Xi asked, ¡°Is the woman in a red sari Bai Bing? Why are you here?¡±


    He worriedly said, ¡°Five days ago, I received a strange WeChat message sent from Jiang Ba¡¯s account. He said that my mom was in his hands and asked me to come back home to the country. I followed his hint to this Hell timely, so I can have a chance to save my mom. I couldn¡¯t get in touch with my mom recently. Then, I called Butler Qin, but he said that my mom did not come back home since that night. I contacted my mom¡¯s assistant, but she said that my mom was not in Fan Qianqian¡¯s studio or filming. She also lost contact with my mom. I dare not call the police because Jiang Ba said in the message that my mom would die if I call the police.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°So you asked me if I had received any strange message? Why not tell me the truth? Afraid that I will be worried? Brother Lu, you are my best friend, so how can I leave you alone? By the way, wasn¡¯t Jiang Ba persecuted to death? Is there someone who has stolen his account to trick all of us? Brother Kun was also captured by them!¡±


    She roughly described what happened recently.


    Xiaolu said, ¡°Could it be Chen Jian? He steps up his efforts to capture so many people. Does he just want to see us play this game of saving people? It can¡¯t be that simple!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Anyway, we can¡¯t leave our beloved people alone! Is the woman in the red sari Bai Bing?¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°Yes, she also received a message and came back with me by plane. Her mom was captured. Strictly speaking, it¡¯s her stepmother. Her biological mother died from dystocia.¡±


    ¡°Stepmother? I have not expected that she would be the most affectionate one, even though she looks indifferent. She even treats her stepmother so well! Let¡¯s cooperate, us four. Get enough chips to save our beloved people,¡± Long Xi said.


    Xiaolu shook his head and said, ¡°That Yan Wangchuan dares to use such an indiscriminate way to force you, so I will not cooperate with him! As for Bai Bing, I know her character deeply. She will not cooperate with anyone! I feel that her mind is like an isolated island and doesn¡¯t trust anyone! She is like an iceberg. Even I, like a small sun, always practice or have meals with her in the same company, but can¡¯t melt her mind! Every time I make a joke with her, she does not smile! I asked her the reason why, but she said her mom did not allow her to smile! As for the details, she is not willing to tell me. We will be unstoppable if cooperating with each other! The other two are just peripheral aids!¡±


    Long Xi thought for a moment then said, ¡°Yes, this is the urgent moment. You¡¯re the only one I can trust! You should not trust anyone else easily!¡±


    Xiaolu pulled up the veil and said, ¡°Don¡¯t waste time here, go back to earn more chips! This dress can conceal my identity, so don¡¯t reveal my identity in front of others, including Yan Wangchuan!¡±


    Long Xi nodded and they high-fived.


    Next, the two walked back to the entertainment hall one after the other.


    When Long Xi passed by the chess table, she saw Yan Wangchuan was still playing chess with Yamamoto Shang. She could not help stopping to watch for a while.


    She knew a little about chess. She was not good at it, but she could understand the players¡¯ ways of playing.


    However, because of the time limit, she left after two minutes.


    Yamamoto Shang was good at chess and arranged a rigorous layout. The arrangement in the middle area was like Guang Yunchang¡¯s Green Dragon Crescent Blade, which was aggressive in every direction. It could match 10,000 warriors.


    His skills in chess were fabulous. Each piece he laid out was cunning and taking the advantage. Every step was smart.


    The accuracy of his scheming and his long-term arrangement could be found after 10 more steps normally. He was excellent at this.


    Yan Wangchuan¡¯s way to play chess was light and elegant. The methods he used were changeable and unpredictable.


    Sometimes, it seemed to be plain and unobtrusive, but hid some deep meanings that the opponent could not detect.


    If the opponent used a strong way, he could change at any time and win with surprising methods, forcing the opponent to be outshined and confused.


    Sometimes, his chess piece would sneak into the opponent¡¯s field to take a risk and was surrounded by the opponent. It seemed that it would be difficult for him to win, but he could use an intelligent way to escape from death. It was changeable and he could survive from appearing to dead.


    Sometimes, he paid attention to practice to fight for each area and to arrange for every step, not willing to give up a single piece. Sometimes, he would like to give up a patch of ¡°territory¡± and open up a new territory.


    In fact, the two were initially agile, one after the other. They did not have to think too much and were evenly matched.


    Five minutes later, Yamamoto Shang got gradually slower and slower, but Yan Wangchuan forced him heavily.


    In the end, Yamamoto Shang was worried and took the wrong step by accident. Yan Wangchuan seized this chance to force him more heavily.


    Yamamoto Shang calmed down and thought for more than 10 minutes. Then, he played a smart move.


    Yan Wangchuan could not help cheering for him. This move turned out to be an amazing layout, which turned the tables on his disadvantaged situation and succeeding in drawing even with Yan Wangchuan.


    Yan Wangchuan thought for nearly 10 minutes before he moved a piece. The two then fell into a state of serial robbery.


    Under the calculation of the judge, Yan Wangchuan won this round.


    Yamamoto Shang pretended to be polite and open-minded, saying, ¡°As the saying goes, in the Changjiang River, the waves behind drive on those before.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan did not lose his grace and said with a smile, ¡°Elder is better. I am lucky to win this time.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang said, ¡°I have never lost in 20 years. It¡¯s my first time to lose. Mr. Yan, I can use the last white chip as a bet, so will you play another round with me?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan stood up and made a bow politely like the Japanese way, saying with courtesy, ¡°Sorry, one chip is too little for me. It¡¯s not worth spending so much time for.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang turned around and said to Weiwei, ¡°You, give me two chips.¡±


    Weiwei changed color and said with hesitation, ¡°But I just have two in my hands. Giving them to you will be giving me punishment.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang pointed at Weiwei and Man Shahua and said, ¡°You two, give me one each. Otherwise, you will know the consequences. You two don¡¯t have to save anyone. The last one can prevent you from punishment.¡±


    Weiwei and Man Shahua reluctantly gave him a chip respectively.


    Yamamoto Shang asked Yan Wangchuan to sit down to play a round again.


    Yan Wangchuan agreed with a smile on his face.


    He had already found that his skill in chess was much better than Yamamoto Shang¡¯s. Last round, in order to attract Yamamoto Shang¡¯s addiction in chess and provoke his desire to win, he just showed 70% of his strength, making him take the initiative to ask for another round.


    Sure enough, Yamamoto Shang was hooked!


    After playing a few games, Long Xi went to a mahjong table and sat down.


    Bai Bing came over and sat at her right and cooperated with her.


    Bai Bing played the cards that Long Xi needed. Besides, Long Xi had a fast hand and knew how to cheat without a trace. Long Xi had 28 white chips in her hands after four rounds.


    Meanwhile, Xiaolu was playing on a dance machine.


    His movements were very accurate and followed the rhythm in a good way. It could be said that his movements were perfect and extremely cool.


    For him, this kind of dancing game was not difficult, so he got full marks three times in a row. He got 20 chips after subtracting the nine that he had inserted.


    At this time, an unexpected person appeared!


    A woman dressed in a cherry-colored kimono and pinned with a linen-colored, pear-shaped hairstyle came out from the background to the platform.


    Long Xi was shocked! She was Qiuzi, who looked like Cheng Yimei!


    She stood on the high platform and looked down upon those people, planning to present a speech. The first passage she said was stunning!


    Qiuzi was wearing a headset. The voice was not loud but could be heard clearly.


    She said, ¡°Welcome everyone. It is 10 o¡¯clock in the evening. After two hours, our boat will put into shore near a deserted island. Everyone will join an unusual game on the island. This game has been popular recently. That is Tear Brand Name.¡±


    People whispered, while Xiaolu said with shock, ¡°Tear Brand Name? Is it the game those superstars are playing? Running Man?¡±


    ¡°Perhaps, but how¡¯s the game?¡± Long Xi asked.


    ¡°Who knows, hurry to ask the rules,¡± Yan Wangchuan said.


    Many people were asking Qiuzi about the rules. Qiuzi said, ¡°When we arrive at the island, I will announce the rules of the game. What I need to remind you of is that you should take the time to earn more chips during the last two hours. You can use your chips to exchange for equipment. On the island, you can fight against each other. We are in the high seas, so life or death will depend on yourself!¡±


    ¡°What? Equipment and force? Because of the high seas, killing people would not be prosecuted by law?¡±


    Everyone gasped for breath and calmed down to continue to fight.


    For the last two hours, people were in nervousness and in a panic. Many of them won plenty and prepared well, including Xiaolu. He asked Long Xi to go to a remote corner and gave her a small, delicate silver swing dart in secret.


    ¡°Long Xi, this is a good thing that Big Brother Kun invents, a voice-controlled dart. He sent it to me as a gift. No matter who uses it, the hit rate is 100%. Then, it can come back to the launcher. I have one, and I also gave one to Bai Bing,¡± Xiaolu said.


    Long Xi nodded and accepted it unceremoniously. Then, she said, ¡°Well, thank you.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to. We are good friends, aren¡¯t we? Besides, Big Brother Kun sent it to me, right?¡± Xiaolu scratched his head and told her the method to use the voice-activated dart.


    Long Xi carefully remembered the method to use it and said, ¡°We should discuss it before taking action if anything is wrong tonight.¡±

 Chapter 152 Survival on the Isolated Island

    Long Xi carefully recorded the method to use the voice-controlled dart and said, ¡°If anything changes, we should take action after chatting! Brother Lu, don¡¯t be impulsive, especially when facing Yamamoto Shang. I came into contact with him once. He¡¯s not a simple person and has a mind of his own. Besides, he raises plenty of poisonous snakes.¡±


    Xiaolu was shocked and said with a frown, ¡°This man is tough to deal with. Be at ease. I will be careful.¡±


    ¡°Em, Brother Kun is too confident in himself! Since he invents such a good weapon, why not take it all the time in case something changes?¡± said Long Xi.


    Xiaolu said, ¡°Perhaps things happen all of a sudden and there is no time to cope with it!¡±


    Long Xi dressed too sparsely, so it was hard for her to hide anything. She pinned the dart into her dense hair, which looked like a refined silver hairpin.


    Yan Wangchuan and Bai Bing went over to them at this time.


    Bai Bing said, ¡°We can take action together tonight. It¡¯s just the Tear Brand Name. Whoever dares to provoke us will be punished.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Don¡¯t be impulsive, okay? Many of these people here are tough to deal with. Some of them even hide their true strength. So we have to be careful.¡±


    During the conversation, she saw Yan Wangchuan wearing a worried expression, so she asked at once, ¡°Brother Wangchuan, what happened?¡±


    ¡°N-nothing.¡± Yan Wangchuan did not share his anxiety.


    Long Xi hoped to figure it out, but when finding that he was not willing to tell them, she did not ask more.


    They had won a lot of chips. They had 254 chips now in total.


    The ship stopped near an island.


    Everyone stepped onto the island, finding that it was bleak and desolate there indeed.


    Long Xi felt a special, cool smell with the salty sea breeze, pine branches, and weeds coming toward her as soon as she stepped onto the ground.


    Everyone could tell that it was a sense of an isolated island, a particularly desolate place.


    Long Xi looked around and could see a small hill and a few small jungle areas on the island. They looked like a place from where several beasts hiding in the darkness would rush at them at any time.


    What made Long Xi more surprised was that Yamamoto Shang and Man Shahua collaborated with Qiuzi somehow.


    A group of men in black suits with no expressions surged around Qiuzi, including Brother Fenggou.


    Qiuzi constantly whispered something to Yamamoto Shang while Man Shahua would join them sometimes. They would point in the direction of Long Xi from time to time, which made the latter frown. What were they scheming?


    Talking about the person that Long Xi hated most, it was undoubtedly Man Shahua, who had put Long Xi in danger several times and was on watch for Lord Mo Kun all the time. However, as Long Xi became stronger and stronger, it was not that easy for Man Shahua to pull her down.


    In fact, Long Xi hoped to get rid of Man Shahua many times, but considering they were classmates before and Man Shahua was cunning to have Man Yiming and Yamamoto Shang by her side, Long Xi did not have enough strength to cope with her.


    At this moment, she showed a sense of coldness when finding that Man Shahua stayed with Yamamoto Shang. It seemed that Man Shahua should be gotten rid of at a suitable chance. Of course, it should be in secret.


    Thinking of this, Qiuzi announced the rules of the game, ¡°Everyone, this game is somewhat special. The rules of Tear Brand Name are as follows: I have placed plenty of blank name brands on this island. What¡¯s the amount of the name brands? Who knows. Now, I require all of you to find these name brands. Once you find one, you should write down your name and attach it to your back. When it is five o¡¯clock a.m., whoever hasn¡¯t found one name brand will be buried alive.¡±


    She spoke in a relaxing way, but everyone was shocked by her words. This was not a game but a fight between life and death!


    Qiuzi said, ¡°You can steal the name brand from others and change the name on it to your own. If you¡¯re lucky, you can find some hidden equipment around. It all depends on your luck. Each piece of equipment has a price tag, so you need to use your chips to exchange for it.¡±


    Long Xi asked, ¡°What are the pieces of equipment?¡±


    Qiuzi said, ¡°For example, there will be an electronic map that you can examine the landscape of this island with. Besides, you can get to know the location of what you want to know. If the piece of equipment has attacking power, you can use it to attack others. ¡°The above is the main rule of the game. Finally, in addition, we can burry people alive in this game, but you can hurt others instead of killing others. Otherwise, you will violate the rules and being buried alive will be your result.¡±


    She said, ¡°Okay, now I declare that the game begins!¡±


    The players looked at each other in confusion.


    Man Shahua blinked her eyes and said to Yamamoto Shang, ¡°So, we have made a deal to be allies.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang nodded and said with a blank expression, ¡°Naturally.¡±


    ¡°Haha, let¡¯s go.¡± Man Shahua nodded and went after Yamamoto Shang and Weiwei.


    Xiaolu said, ¡°Let¡¯s go in at once. Since we don¡¯t know how many name brands there are, once they are found by others, we will be in trouble. Besides, if someone else finds the pieces of equipment before us, they might attack us with the equipment.¡±


    ¡°What damn rules,¡± Bai Bing said coldly.


    ¡°How many name brands will there be this time? What if there aren¡¯t enough?¡± Yan Wangchuan said worriedly.


    In fact, Long Xi was thinking about this issue. If the name brands were much fewer than the players, not many of them could live in the end. At that time, those who had attacking equipment would steal the name brands. Then, the game would be really dangerous.


    Although she, Xiaolu, and Bai Bing all had darts on their bodies, while Yan Wangchuan might also be hiding some weapons, the others were not fools and might have taken weapons with them.


    Since no one knew the location of the name brands, it was better for them to find the name brands separately, which could increase the probability of finding them.


    However, both Xiaolu and Yan Wangchuan did not agree with Long Xi to take the risk alone, not did Bai Bing. Thereafter, they decided to take action together. Both Long Xi and Bai Bing agreed with this proposal.


    Yan Wangchuan had secretly hidden two flashlights and handed one over to Long Xi.


    The two flashlights were somewhat particular. With a circle of cardboard on its cap, the light would not scatter out. A little bit in the distance, the light could not be seen.


    Many who acted alone would take a roundabout route when seeing the four of them together.


    Obviously, they did not want to collaborate with the four. After all, once one found a name brand, they dared not refuse to hand it over if the four asked for it.


    After more than half an hour, Long Xi and her team had been looking for the name brands for a long while, but found nothing. The only thing they got was a piece of lighting equipment¡ªa flashlight.


    They turned on the flashlight and walked into a dense forest.


    Suddenly, Long Xi saw a bird¡¯s nest in a big tree. She came up with an idea and climbed up the tree. Indeed, she found a name brand inside.


    She did not hesitate to write down her name.


    This name brand was specially made so one could write down their name just using a finger.


    Suddenly, she heard a noise.


    Looking over in that direction, she found two men were in a stalemate. One was Brother Fenggou, while the other was¡­


    Brother Fenggou yelled, ¡°Foreign devil, I found it first. How dare you grab it from me?¡±


    ¡°Haha, you¡¯re too slow. I got it before you did,¡± Yamamoto Shang said with a sneer.


    ¡°Believe or not, I will beat you.¡± Brother Fenggou was not a good man.


    ¡°Come on and beat me. I can tell you that I study taekwondo and have a black belt, and I am skilled in judo.¡±


    Brother Fenggou took out a flamethrower and pointed it at Yamamoto Shang, saying, ¡°This is what I found. If you don¡¯t want to become a roast chicken, hand the name brand over to me.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang said calmly, ¡°You want to burn me up? Don¡¯t forget that killing people will violate the rules.¡±


    Brother Fenggou sneered and said, ¡°I promise not to kill you.¡±


    Then, he aimed at Yamamoto Shang¡¯s shoes and turned on the flamethrower.


    The flame instantly swept over Yamamoto Shang¡¯s feet and burned up his pants. Yamamoto Shang screamed out in pain and threw the name brand. He took off his pants and shoes, cutting a sorry figure.


    Brother Fenggou grabbed the name brand, leaving with a sneer.


    Long Xi was shocked when watching this from the tree. Xiaolu and the other two did not see it clearly, but could figure it out roughly.


    Brother Fenggou walked in Long Xi¡¯s direction and saw the four of them. He showed no fear, but said in a teasing tone, ¡°Hey, isn¡¯t it the little beauty Long Xi who attracts me so deeply? Well? You want the name brand in my hand? Come here and give me a kiss. I will give it to you.¡±


    Brother Fenggou thought that he could take advantage in front of the four with his powerful weapon.


    Yan Wangchuan felt the utmost unhappiness when noticing Brother Fenggou¡¯s looking at Long Xi. He said in a cold voice, ¡°One-eye, I promise I will kill you if you dare to give her a lewd look again.¡±


    This did not bother Long Xi much. She wore a smile as she jumped from the tree. Xiaolu held her by her side.


    Long Xi asked Brother Fenggou in a sweet way, ¡°Brother Fenggou, aren¡¯t we so fated? We meet each other again! Are you serious? A kiss for a name brand?¡±


    Brother Fenggou wore a lustful smile and said, ¡°Of course, come over here and I will give you my¡­ name brand.¡±


    Long Xi stepped forward but Yan Wangchuan stopped her at once. ¡°Are you out of your mind? How can you believe his words?¡±


    Long Xi exchanged glances with Xiaolu.


    Xiaolu knew that Long Xi was planning to use a honey-trap and the dart, so he exchanged his gaze with them, ¡°Let me do it!¡±


    He threw a wink at Brother Fenggou while flicking his hair and walking toward Brother Fenggou. He said in a charming female voice, ¡°Brother Fenggou, I also want a name brand.¡±


    Even though the veil covered his face, his attractive eyes were extremely beautiful in Brother Fenggou¡¯s eyes. The latter seemed to have his attention attracted and he said with a loose smile, ¡°Girl, come over to me. If you can serve me well, I will give it to you!¡±


    During their conversation, a silver dart showed up in Xiaolu¡¯s hand somehow.

 Chapter 153 Darkness before the Dawn

    During their conversation, a silver dart showed up in Xiaolu¡¯s hand somehow. He threw it at Brother Fenggou¡¯s hand that was holding the flamethrower while speaking out the target¡¯s location. ¡°About five meters ahead, the right hand of one-eye.¡±


    Almost at the same time, Long Xi took out the voice-controlled dart from her hairpin, saying, ¡°About five meters in front, the left hand of one-eye!¡± and then threw it with strength.


    The dart flew at Brother Fenggou¡¯s left hand holding the name brand.


    This dart used a high-level technique invented by Mo Kun. Even someone who had never played darts before like Long Xi could easily hit the target.


    Brother Fenggou reacted fast, immediately squatting down to avoid their attack. Then, he got up to hide behind a tree.


    However, he had not expected that the two darts would turn around and continue to move toward him. Did those darts have eyes like human beings? Could they move along with the target?


    With a sound of screaming, Brother Fenggou¡¯s hands were nailed to the tree. He was bleeding. Because he was afraid of being disabled, he dared not move.


    Both the name brand and the flamethrower fell to the ground.


    He was raging and yelled at them, ¡°How dare you be so bold and treat me like this! Believe or not, when the game¡¯s over, I will make you die in misery.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan¡¯s face changed color. A hint of fear passed through his mind. But after a while, he said in a cold voice, ¡°Hmph, in that case, we cannot allow you to leave here alive.¡±


    He walked over and picked up the flamethrower, aiming it at Brother Fenggou.


    Long Xi, Xiaolu, and Bai Bing walked over.


    Long Xi said to Yan Wangchuan, ¡°You can¡¯t kill him now! You will break the rules!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan answered coldly, ¡°I will not kill him, but I will tie him to the tree. Someone must come to torture him. Not even mentioning others, if Yamamoto Shang sees him, he will not spare him!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°That¡¯s a good idea. We can find some vines to tie him up with!¡±


    Xiaolu picked up the name brand and passed it to Bai Bing.


    Bai Bing was slightly stunned, apparently feeling surprised. Then, she silently accepted.


    She wrote down her name and asked Xiaolu to help her attach it to her back.


    Long Xi found a few vines to wrap together. Yan Wangchuan used them to tie Brother Fenggou tightly to the big tree.


    Brother Fenggou completely lost his arrogance from before and begged for their mercy all the time. However, this could not move Yan Wangchuan and Long Xi.


    Long Xi began to interrogate Brother Fenggou, who had lost his power, ¡°Are you not a judge? Why should you still join this game?¡±


    Brother Fenggou said, ¡°Please spare my life, madame! I am not a judge, but I help them temporarily! Since one of my eyes was blind, everything went on badly. I owe a fair amount of gambling debts! One day, a man came for me and told me that only if I joined a game on a ship and sold the chips to those who had someone that needed to be saved could I have a chance to pay back all the debts. I thought, since I will die anyway, I should give it a try according to my character as a gambler! Last night, I got on that ship not much earlier than you.¡±


    Long Xi asked, ¡°Who asked you to be a judge?¡±


    Brother Fenggou answered, ¡°The Japanese bitch named Qiuzi. She seems to be the boss or the boss¡¯s wife over there. It¡¯s her that said in order to increase the fun of the game, she asked a few players who were on board earlier to be judges.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Dart, come back!¡±


    The dark obediently left Brother Fenggou¡¯s palm and flew back to Long Xi¡¯s hand.


    Brother Fenggou screamed out because of pain.


    Long Xi used some leaves to clean the blood off the dart then said with a smile, ¡°I suggest for you to not scream too loud. Once you attract some enemies from over there, you¡¯ll suffer a lot!¡±


    Brother Fenggou even bit his lips to bleed in order to hold back his screaming.


    Xiaolu also took back his dart and said to his allies, ¡°Let¡¯s move on. We can¡¯t get more information from him.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan took away all the chips from Brother Fenggou, as well as the flamethrower. He took this as his self-defense weapon, while the other three were holding darts.


    They carefully walked out of the jungle and suddenly saw two people whispering in a thick growth of grass.


    ¡°Brother Qiang, you have two name brands in your hand, so can you give one to me?¡± It was a female voice.


    Hearing this voice, Long Xi was so familiar with it. It was Weiwei.


    Beside her was a bald, thin man, who looked like Logger Vick in the TV program.


    What were they planning to do hiding in the grass?


    They heard the man named brother Qiang say nastily, ¡°You want it? Okay¡­¡±


    His eyes were lingering on Weiwei¡¯s body.


    Weiwei had a beautiful face and a good figure. She had an angelic face and a devilish figure, belonging to the type of sexy loli. Besides, she dressed in a Japanese dress, setting her with a special charm!


    Weiwei immediately answered, ¡°Thank you, I will not forget your kindness.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care about the bullsh*t kindness. I need real benefits.¡± Brother Qiang wore a sly smile.


    ¡°What benefits?¡± Weiwei asked ¡°innocently¡±.


    ¡°You have a good shape. Serve me once and I will give you one.¡± Brother Qiang had two name brands, so he became fearless and courageous. He even dared to play with a woman in a wild field.


    Weiwei was somewhat reluctant, saying, ¡°It would be shameful to get caught doing such a private thing in the wilderness. Besides, it will waste your time! How about allowing me to serve you when we return to the ship?¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if we¡¯re seen. No one will care about us! You will deny your promise when we return to the ship!¡± Brother Qiang said.


    Weiwei was hesitant and regretted having parted from Yamamoto Shang and Man Shahua.


    She just met Brother Qiang and planned to follow him.


    Along the way, she found that Brother Qiang was not a skilled person, but so lucky to get two name brands. Normally, she would definitely spare no time on him.


    Seeing Weiwei¡¯s reaction, Brother Qiang sneered and said, ¡°Little beauty, are you unwilling to follow my suggestion? If so, I should go. ¡°Anyway, you¡¯re not the only beauty here!¡±


    As he spoke, he pretended to leave. Weiwei hurried to pull him back and said in a sweet tone, ¡°Don¡¯t go.¡±


    ¡°Haha, what? You agree?¡± Brother Qiang seized the chance to touch Weiwei¡¯s body. It felt good.


    Weiwei looked around and found no one, so she whispered, ¡°Then, you should be quick.¡±


    ¡°Well, I will take my time.¡± Brother Qiang could not wait to touch her.


    Weiwei lay down to bear all of this with clenched teeth. She thought that this was the first and last time she would sell her body. Once she survived in this game, she would kill this man, who plundered her at this urgent moment.


    Long Xi and her team burst into laughter in low voices when finding the two really started having private actions over there.


    They had not expected to watch such a great show!


    However, they had no time to enjoy this ¡°action movie¡±, but turned to the blank brand name beside Brother Qiang.


    This piece of the brand name was blank, which had to be the name brand that Weiwei tried to ask Brother Qiang for. The other one was attached to his back while his name, Fang Qiang, had been written down on it.


    Long Xi came up with an idea. This was a good chance. At the moment when they enjoyed themselves, they could secretly tear off the name brand on Brother Qiang¡¯s back.


    ¡°Hey, little beauty, I hadn¡¯t expected you to be so voluptuous. Good, I have been a bachelor for 30 years and have never tasted such a good woman like you!¡± Brother Qiang giggled and said.


    Long Xi crept over to them. At this moment, Brother Qiang could not control his lust. He tore down Weiwei¡¯s dress and did not notice that someone was approaching from behind.


    Long Xi sighed that this was really a good chance. She crept over step by step and would pay attention to anything under her feet, lest she make a sound.


    Finally, when she saw that Brother Qiang was about to kiss Weiwei¡¯s neck, she grabbed the name brand on his back and tore it off.


    The name brand was torn off, which shocked Brother Qiang totally. He shouted, ¡°What the f*ck!¡±


    Long Xi took the other name brand beside him and retreated at once.


    She still did not know whether or not Brother Qiang had also found some equipment besides the two name brands. If he had a tough one, she would be in trouble.


    Brother Qiang turned around with a shock and even forgot to put on his pants, shouting, ¡°F*ck, how dare you grab my name brands!¡±


    He pulled out a black metal stick and shouted, ¡°Give it back to me, or else I will kill you with this equipment that can emit a high-voltage current.¡±


    He looked fierce at this moment, but Long Xi was not nervous at all. ¡°That is not a piece of attacking equipment, right? Otherwise, you would have attacked me directly.¡±


    Brother Qiang was stunned. Yes, this was just an ordinary stick that he brought to defend himself.


    At this time, Weiwei behind him did not care about him, but put on her pants and ran away directly.


    Brother Qiang became more desperate, yelling, ¡°I will die with you all together!¡±


    He lifted his stick and rushed over. Xiaolu directly ran in his direction like a bull, slamming him away with his strong body.


    Brother Qiang dared not linger on this fight, leaving with tears.


    Long Xi handed the name brand with Brother Qiang¡¯s name on it to Yan Wangchuan and the blank one to Xiaolu.


    Yan Wangchuan quickly erased the name on the brand.


    With some unknown special materials, this name brand could be cleaned up easily. He rubbed it with his sleeve and there was nothing left on it.


    Later, he wrote his name with his finger and attached it to his back.


    Xiaolu also attached the name brand to his back.


    In this way, all four of them had name brands.


    When they were about to leave, a shadow passed by. Taking a closer look, they found it was Man Shahua.


    She dressed like the snake-haired banshee Medusa in Greek mythology, showing her sexy figure.


    She looked at Long Xi and her team and smiled sweetly. ¡°You¡¯re really skilled to find name brands.¡±


    Long Xi asked, ¡°What about you?¡±


    ¡°See!¡± Man Shahua turned around to show the name brand on her back, saying with a smile, ¡°I did not find one. A man found two and promised to give me one.¡±


    ¡°Is he such a good man?¡± Long Xi was shocked.


    ¡°Uh-huh.¡± Man Shahua swayed her body smugly, making eyes at Yan Wangchuan.


    Through her behavior, Long Xi could easily tell what kind of method she had used to trade for this name brand.


    Bai Bing was very uncomfortable about her behavior, so she sarcastically said, ¡°You must have paid the price of your body just like Weiwei before, right?¡±

 Chapter 154 Wait for You to Fall in the Trap

    Bai Bing was very uncomfortable about her behavior, so she sarcastically said, ¡°You must have paid the price of your body just like Weiwei before, right? Your body is just a kind of capital for you. If it can bring you some benefits, you will not hesitate to sell it.¡±


    Man Shahua sneered and said, ¡°It turns out to be you, Bai Bing. You are the snow queen in our class! You really think I can¡¯t figure out that it¡¯s your voice? Haha, you¡¯re coming to save someone, right? Is it your dad? It can¡¯t be your mom, she is just your stepmother! I suggest that you not be so arrogant and block your way out. Perhaps, you will need my chips when you can save a person. Of course, I can¡¯t give them to you directly. Whoever can give me the highest price will get my chips!¡±


    Bai Bing said, ¡°Perhaps you can¡¯t live that long! Yamamoto Shang, who you rely on, has gotten hurt!¡±


    Man Shahua said indifferently, ¡°Am I relying on him? He is just a cash cow for me, but not the only one!¡±


    She swayed her body and walked away on her high heels.


    Looking at Man Shahua¡¯s figure leaving, Long Xi sneered. What was the point to live like this? How could she still feel complacent?


    As they walked out a few steps, they accidentally discovered a dead body of a strange man on the ground.


    The corpse was lying on the ground with his clothes untidy and a weird smile on his face. Long Xi speculated that he might have been suddenly killed while he was trading something with others.


    Long Xi walked over and suddenly found a bamboo arrow in the man¡¯s chest. His wound was bleeding with dark blood. It seemed that the arrow was poisonous.


    At this moment, a sound of laughter came from their back, followed by Man Shahua, who came back again. She twitched her mouth and shouted, ¡°You four killed a person? Is anyone here? Four people over there just killed a person!¡±


    Suddenly, she took out a shackle with a bamboo arrow and shot it in Long Xi¡¯s direction.


    Long Xi was shocked and had not expected that Man Shahua could be so lucky to get such a piece of equipment.


    She quickly dodged behind a tree and escaped at a fast speed after the bamboo arrow shot into the tree.


    Man Shahua was stepping back while shouting, ¡°Long Xi and her three allies killed a person. Is anyone here?¡±


    For a moment, a few men in black suits came out with Qiuzi from somewhere and showed up in front of them.


    Long Xi was shocked! ¡°Have they mastered the ninjutsu of Japan?¡±


    Qiuzi asked coldly, ¡°Who killed someone?¡±


    Man Shahua pointed at Long Xi and said, ¡°Each of them has a name brand on their back, but killed someone to grab his name brand. They are too vicious and never hold people¡¯s lives in their minds. Sister Qiuzi, they have violated the rules, so you should burry them alive!¡±


    Qiuzi twitched her mouth and wore a cruel smile, looking at Long Xi with an unfriendly gaze.


    Long Xi said, ¡°It is she who killed the man but blames it on us! We have no poisonous arrows in our hands, so how could we have killed this person? I believe that there must be some hidden cameras. Otherwise, how can you know the specific situation of all the players? You will know everything if you take a look.¡±


    Qiuzi¡¯s smile gradually disappeared and she said, ¡°Yes, there are plenty of hidden cameras everywhere. However, the game has not ended, so it is not the time to check the cameras. Just go and continue the game. If you find that someone is killed, you can call me out.¡±


    Long Xi and her team and Man Shahua left in a hurry.


    Qiuzi said to the men in black suits behind her, ¡°Dispose of this body.¡±


    Man Shahua was running for a long time and felt hatred in her mind.


    That dead man was the one with whom she had exchanged her body for the name brand. She killed him when the man was immersed in their sex. She even tortured his dead body to vent her anger.


    Just now, when she saw Long Xi passing by, she tried to seize this chance to set Long Xi up, but had not expected that some hidden cameras were nearby.


    She gained nothing. Perhaps she would pay a double penalty.


    What if the hidden cameras captured the scene of her killing someone? Would she be buried alive?


    No, if so, she would drag Long Xi to die with her! Man Shahua thought viciously and continued to look for some other equipment.


    With regards to Long Xi and her team, they finally found a piece of equipment, but not an attacking one. They found a pot, a few packets of instant noodles, and one-liter bottles of mineral water.


    Xiaolu was happy about this and said, ¡°From the moment we left the ship, we have not eaten anything! Let¡¯s pick up some branches to make a fire. Then, we can eat the noodles.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°You¡¯re right! We need to recover our energy! Em? There are instructions. Strange, are they afraid that we don¡¯t know how to cook instant noodles?¡±


    She picked up the instructions and looked through them. She frowned and said with regret, ¡°Unfortunately, the noodles are inedible!¡±


    Xiaolu took the instructions and threw them to the ground with anger and stepped on them after looking through them.


    Yan Wangchuan asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Is this poisonous?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°You guessed right! One of the packages of the noodles is poisoned, but it cannot be seen from the package. How can we eat them if we don¡¯t know which one is poisoned?¡±


    At this time, Qiuzi suddenly appeared again.


    She giggled and said, ¡°Hello, my four friends, congratulations. Welcome to our food-service station! You have found five packages of instant noodles, one of which is poisoned. Now, I ask you to pick up one to eat. The game will not be over until all five are finished!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°We are not hungry. We will not eat anything!¡±


    Qiuzi said, ¡°No! Since you have come here, you must play this game. Otherwise, you will violate the rules! I am the judge of this small game, so I will supervise you eating them all! Haha, this game is called Wait for You to Fall in the Trap!¡±


    Long Xi was shocked! ¡°How can they play like this? Go to hell, game!¡±


    They even put poison in a package. That was to say, one of the four of them would die if being the unlucky one.


    Even though Xiaolu was courageous, he turned pale. Meanwhile, Yan Wangchuan even could not stand steadily, murmuring, ¡°It is¡­ is¡­ toxic¡­¡±


    Bai Bing still showed no expression on her face, but her body was slightly trembling.


    At this point, Long Xi saw Man Shahua and Weiwei pass by supporting Yamamoto Shang with their arms. She frowned and came up with an idea. Then, she deliberately laughed out loud. ¡°Wow, there are some instant noodles here. Great, we can have a good meal!¡±


    As she said this, she exchanged glances with Xiaolu.


    Xiaolu got her suggestion and said in a female voice nervously, ¡°Sweety, why are you so loud? What if someone comes to grab them? It¡¯s too difficult to find food on this island! We don¡¯t know if we can have a meal later.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan also realized it and echoed to say, ¡°Yeah, we should quickly distribute them. Lest we attract others, don¡¯t make a fire to cook them. We should just eat them directly.¡±


    ¡°Haha, there¡¯s no way for you to pocket all the food! Give us some. Otherwise, we will shout out and attract others to come over. If we can¡¯t make a deal, no one can eat the noodles!¡± Man Shahua got hooked indeed and took the initiative to fall into their trap.


    Weiwei supported Yamamoto Shang to walk over there, staring at the instant noodles in their hands. Obviously, they were really hungry.


    Qiuzi said, ¡°Well, the more players join in, the more interesting the game will be! Who will be the first to pick one up? Everyone should pick one up until all five are selected!¡±


    Long Xi deliberately said, ¡°I will be the first!¡±


    Weiwei said, ¡°Why you are the first? We three should be the first!¡±


    Man Shahua and Yamamoto Shang rushed to say, ¡°We three should be the first!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°You come late but want to pick up before us? Okay, it¡¯s fine. We should be polite, so you can pick them up first! ¡°Judge, you heard them say that they want to pick them up first. Haha, this is called coming without an invitation!¡±


    Qiuzi held back her laughter with some delight. She looked at Man Shahua and said, ¡°Then, you can choose first. One of them is poisonous.¡±


    ¡°Ah?¡± ¡°Ah?¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Yamamoto Shang was stunned, Weiwei¡¯s face changed color, while Man Shahua reacted fast. She quickly changed her mind and said, ¡°You should choose first! You came here earlier, so you should choose before us!¡±


    Yamamoto Shang made a bow to Qiuzi and spoke Japanese. Qiuzi nodded her head slightly and said to Long Xi, ¡°According to the order, you should choose first. I remember you were the first one to arrive here and find the instructions. It¡¯s your turn.¡±


    ¡°That doesn¡¯t work. They just said they wanted to choose one first. The first to choose will be the one in the most danger, right? Do you really think we are fools? Judge, you should also follow the rules! Otherwise, once a judge breaks the rules, she also would be buried alive.¡± Long Xi took the same method to treat her as the latter one had before.


    Qiuzi could say nothing. She was the woman of the boss indeed, but not the only one. Who was she? Just a woman who acted as an assistant.


    She was clear about the temper of the boss. If she violated the rules, the man would not spare her any mercy even though she had served him before.


    Qiuzi lined up the five packs of instant noodles in a row, while she helplessly said to Yamamoto Shang, ¡°Mr. Yamamoto, you three should decide who chooses the first one. The game begins. It will last for 30 minutes.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang opened his eyes widely and scolded Weiwei while pinching her collar, ¡°You¡¯re such an idiot woman. It¡¯s all your fault! You go first. Otherwise, I will spare you no mercy.¡±


    Although Weiwei was afraid of him, she also displayed her strong willpower in the face of life and death.


    She shook his hand off and said while gasping, ¡°What are you talking about? I will die if I eat the poisoned one. Why should I? Why not ask Man Shahua to choose first? I am your fiancee, but she is just your lover!¡±


    Man Shahua sneered and said, ¡°Weiwei, you really make me lose face. Are you going to bully me? I have a name brand and equipment now, as well as beauty and wisdom! How about you¡­¡±

 Chapter 155 Psychological Tactics

    Weiwei shouted with a pale face, ¡°How about me? I also have wisdom!¡±


    Man Shahua wore a disdainful smile and said, ¡°Yes, you have wisdom! Your brain is full of straw and even is injected with winkle cure, haha! I have real wisdom. Besides, I am better at coping with a man than you. Generally speaking, I am 1,000 times better than you! Do you really think that Mr. Yamamoto will support you, such a waste of a person, instead of me? Weiwei, if you¡¯re clear about the situation, you should choose one to eat. The poisonous package is just one out of five, so the chance of survival is great.¡±


    Weiwei¡¯s face changed color and it was hard for her to refuse.


    Her hands were trembling as she picked up a package of instant noodles in the middle as if she were a patient with Parkinson¡¯s disease. She weighed it in her hands but put it down. Then, she turned to the rightmost one, but still hesitated.


    Finally, she grabbed the instant noodle pack second from the left side and ate it.


    To her surprise, these instant noodles had a good smell, which was extremely fragrant. She could not help eating a few more bites.


    Two minutes later, she finished and did not die in five minutes.


    She became complacent and said to Long Xi, ¡°Long Xi, what? Why not say something? I must win this game.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°You should be happy. Now, we have eight players here to choose the five packages. You will not choose one again! I have not expected that you¡¯re so lucky! Mr. Yamamoto, you must feel regretful. If you had known this result, you should be the first one to pick one up. One out of five is much better than one out of four!¡±


    Yamamoto Shang looked bad, but he said to Man Shahua coldly, ¡°Man Shahua, you should be the second!¡±


    Man Shahua said in a deep voice, ¡°Yamamoto Shang, I will not care how you treat Weiwei, but she is right about this game of life and death. Someone will die in this game, so why should she and I choose the one to eat before you? You really think it¡¯s easy to control women?¡±


    Long Xi did not try to calm down the quarrel, but deliberately seized this chance to make mischief among them. She said, ¡°So, I have a suggestion. You can guess a riddle. Whoever loses the game should pick up one to eat first.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang nodded and said, ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°Well, I agree,¡± Man Shahua said fiercely.


    Long Xi revealed a happy expression on her face and said with a smile, ¡°The riddle is ¡®Surrender, the Japanese¡¯.¡±


    Xiaolu could not help bursting into laughter. Master Xi was naughty again!


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°Xiaolongnv, is this the riddle that you asked to me when we¡¯re young? I still remember it talks about a historical figure.¡±


    Long Xi nodded with a smile.


    As a Japanese man, Yamamoto Shang was really angry when hearing this riddle, but could not vent his rage at this moment. He was very sullen and had no idea how to guess the riddle.


    Man Shahua was a somewhat smart girl. After thinking for a while, she said, ¡°I know. It¡¯s Qu Yuan, because Japan surrendered under the atomic bomb of America.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°BINGO, that¡¯s right. It¡¯s your turn, Mr. Yamamoto Shang.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang picked up a package of instant noodles and pretended to be calm as he ate it all.


    He was fine!


    Man Shahua¡¯s expression changed from expectation to disappoint. She was next!


    Long Xi said, ¡°Man Shahua, like your classmate, I suggest you ask Miss Qiuzi for advice first. Since she put the poison inside, she must know which one is poisonous and which one is not.¡±


    Man Shahua thought that she sounded reasonable, so she asked Qiuzi for advice. ¡°Miss Qiuzi, please tell me, which one should I pick up? I will give you all my belongings after the game!¡±


    Qiuzi glanced at Long Xi and said, ¡°Why do I feel that you¡¯re leading them by their noses? Okay, this is more interesting. My boss always likes these changeable plots! How about this, you can eat one first and if you don¡¯t die, I will tell you which one is not poisoned in secret. Then, you can tell her in secret. As for whether you will tell the truth or not, it is up to you to decide.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°That¡¯s fine. I am the next after Man Shahua. So, Man Shahua, do you agree that I can pick up one first?¡±


    Man Shahua felt a hint of ominous premonition in her mind, but she dared not eat one at this moment, so she nodded in agreement.


    Long Xi¡¯s hand began to linger on the remaining three packs of instant noodles.


    She studied psychology before, so she had secretly observed the reaction of Qiuzi when Yamamoto Shang and Weiwei were picking up the noodles.


    She found that each time they planned to choose the rightmost one, Qiuzi would behave differently and was slightly nervous.


    Therefore, she guessed that the package on the rightmost was poisoned.


    Of course, this was just her guess! What if Qiuzi also studied psychology before and pretended in this way to mislead the players?


    In any case, Long Xi decided to fight for the chance and picked up the package of instant noodles in the center and ate it.


    Watching the whole process, Xiaolu and Yan Wangchuan were much more nervous than her!


    Fortunately, perhaps the Buddha really blessed the good guys, so Long Xi escaped from this disaster!


    Only two packs of instant noodles were left!


    Qiuzi got close to Long Xi and spoke near her ears, while covering it with her hand to keep the others from seeing her mouth.


    She whispered, ¡°The left one is poisoned!¡±


    Long Xi nodded and smiled at Man Shahua. ¡°As your classmate, I can tell you the left one is not poisoned!¡±


    Man Shahua thought, ¡°Long Xi always stands on the other side of me, so how can she be so nice to me? She must be lying to me!¡±


    She reached for the rightmost package of instant noodles.


    However, Man Shahua thought for a while and thought it was not right!


    Finally, she grabbed the pack of instant noodles on the left and ate it.


    Long Xi asked, ¡°Why don¡¯t you trust me?¡±


    Man Shahua said, ¡°You are very cunning, so you must think that I will not follow your proposal. In this way, you will tell me the truth! This pack I have eaten must be non-toxic!¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if you have heard of this sentence, cleverness may overreach itself,¡± Long Xi said coldly.


    Actually, Man Shahua was really smart. In regards to wisdom, she was superior to Weiwei.


    Just now, Long Xi deliberately said that the left package was non-toxic. It was like gambling. Man Shahua analyzed Long Xi¡¯s thoughts and chose the left package. Fortunately, she guessed right.


    Long Xi said, ¡°I remember that you¡¯re good at swimming and used to win first prize in the swimming competitions. You¡¯re the standardized skittish woman! The woman who dragged my leg in the sea when I swam from Esperanza to Hell was you, right?¡±


    Man Shahua said very proudly, ¡°Does it really matter whether it¡¯s me or not? I am not the only one that hates you!¡±


    Qiuzi said plainly, ¡°Man Shahua has chosen the package of poisonous instant noodles, so the game is over!¡±


    Her expression and voice truly explained what was the utmost indifference.


    Man Shahua looked at her in horror, and suddenly she felt her stomach hurt badly.


    She tore at her own clothes and yelled, ¡°Ah, it hurts, it hurts¡­¡±


    Her seven apertures were bleeding and she suddenly squatted onto the ground with her eyes filling up with blood. She stared at Long Xi with bloody eyes, shouting, ¡°Why, why should I lose to you?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°You have an answer in your own mind, so why do you ask me?¡±


    Man Shahua turned back and pointed at Weiwei, saying, ¡°It¡¯s not me in the sea¡­¡±


    ¡°Puff¡­¡± She threw up blood onto Weiwei¡¯s body, falling down with her screaming. Then, she stopped moving after twitching for a moment.


    Weiwei felt sick and even stepped on Man Shahua¡¯s dead body and said with hatred, ¡°You¡¯re such a vicious dog. Bite me at the last moment before you die. I¡¯m so glad you¡¯re dead! Your kind of person is not qualified to be my friend. I wish I had never known her before!¡±


    Qiuzi asked someone to dispose of the body, while Long Xi took the remaining package of instant noodles. This one was definitely non-toxic.


    Long Xi took out the iron pot while Yan Wangchuan brought out the bottles of mineral water, saying, ¡°This is our equipment, not bad!¡±


    Weiwei looked at the bottles of mineral water with a poor expression, asking Yan Wangchuan in a low voice, ¡°My old classmate, can you give me some water? I am extremely thirsty!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan asked Long Xi for advice through eye contact. Long Xi nodded and agreed.


    Weiwei had trapped Long Xi a few times, but Long Xi thought she had not done anything vicious. Based on their past friendship, Long Xi could not ignore Weiwei¡¯s appeal.


    Yan Wangchuan passed Weiwei a bottle of water. Weiwei continued to express her appreciation.


    Weiwei swallowed a sip of water and felt better. She even asked Long Xi shamelessly, ¡°Little Xi, I finally understand who is the reliable friend. Can I follow you? I am so scared to be here alone! Everyone is itching to do something and even would like to kill people around them! I am really scared! I beg you to take me with you!¡±


    Yamamoto Shang said, ¡°Weiwei, you¡¯re my private property. I have ownership of you, so I don¡¯t allow you to leave!¡±


    Weiwei snorted and said, ¡°You just treated me in such a cold way, so why should I still follow you? Besides, you got hurt on your feet. You even cannot protect yourself, so how can you look after me?¡±


    Yamamoto Shang sneered and said, ¡°If I die, my big brother will not let you go. He knows all your ins and outs. You can weigh the pros and cons.¡±


    Weiwei looked at Long Xi with a helpless gaze.


    Long Xi asked Xiaolu, Yan Wangchuan, and Bai Bing, ¡°What do you think?¡±


    Xiaolu fell silent.


    Weiwei was infatuated with him, so he always had some feelings of guilt for her. He really did not wish to leave her at this time.


    However, his rationality told him not to be soft at this moment. Weiwei was not a reliable person.


    Although he said nothing, Long Xi could understand his intention.


    Yan Wangchuan refused at once. ¡°Xiaolongnv, she is not the previous Weiwei. The girl standing in front of you loves vanity and is selfish and changeable. I don¡¯t want her to join our team.¡±


    Bai Bing also said, ¡°I can¡¯t believe her!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Weiwei, to tell you the truth, I can¡¯t trust you. Try to do your best.¡±


    Weiwei cried in distress.


    Long Xi, Xiaolu, Yan Wangchuan, and Bai Bing walked away. Then, each of them drank a bottle of water. They felt much better.


    It was the late autumn, and the cold sea breeze passed by like a knife.


    The sky was cloudy and a storm seemed to be coming.


    Long Xi proposed to find a cave to avoid the rain, while the other three agreed.

 Chapter 156 Kitchen in Hell

    Long Xi proposed to find a cave to avoid the rain, while the other three agreed.


    Haha, they were lucky and found a cave in the middle of the mountain.


    The four were happy to have a place to have a rest. They did not have to worry about the storm.


    However, this cave was somewhat weird in that there seemed to be some light coming out from it. Taking a closer look, they found that there were more than a dozen electric storage lights.


    They looked into the cave and found that there were many pots, turners, bowls, plates, saucers, knives, and some other kitchen utensils, as well as some seasonings.


    On a wooden chair in the center, a middle-aged man with a pair of eagle eyes and high nose sat among the kitchen utensils, seemly meditating on something.


    The man looked up and noticed that Long Xi and her team were standing at the gate. He wore a bitter smile and stood up, saying, ¡°Welcome you four to the Kitchen in Hell. Please come in.¡±


    ¡°Hulala!¡± Rain poured down.


    Long Xi and her team hurried to get into the cave to avoid getting wet.


    Xiaolu looked at the middle-aged man for a while and seemed to hesitate.


    In the end, he seemed to make a decision to pull off his veil, saying to the middle-aged man, ¡°Uncle Lu, why are you here?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan finally figured out this woman in the green sari was Fan Xiaolu!


    Long Xi asked Xiaolu, ¡°Who is he? He looks familiar. Do I know him?¡±


    Xiaolu told him this middle-aged man was exactly the famous film director Lu Hua, a good friend of Fan Qianqian. Xiaolu had called him Uncle Lu since he was young!


    Lu Hua also felt astonished when seeing Xiaolu was there, saying, ¡°Xiaolu, why are you here? You¡¯ve also come to save Qianqian?¡±


    Xiaolu was stunned and said, ¡°I¡¯ve come to save my mom. How about you? For her? Uncle Lu, I¡¯ve wanted to ask you a question for a long time. What¡¯s the relationship between you and my mom?¡±


    Lu Hua said, ¡°Xiaolu, you have grown up. I don¡¯t want to hide this from you. We were lovers since we were young. One time, both your mom and I got success, so we became secret lovers. Later, we broke up because of our different characters, but we are still good friends. Recently, your mom joined one of my films in another city, but I lost contact with her days ago! Before I planned to call the police, I received a video and found that she was tortured. The kidnapper did not allow me to call the police and ordered me to go to Hell to save her.¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°You also got in Hell? But I have not seen you there!¡±


    Lu Hua said, ¡°I got on the ship three days ago. That Japanese woman told me the boss wanted me to play a new game that no one has played before. I thought for a long time and came up with this Kitchen in Hell, so they asked me to wait on the island and to be the judge here.¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°The Kitchen in Hell? Like the reality show in America?¡±


    Lu Hua answered, ¡°Of course not. What¡¯s the job of your Uncle Lu? I am a director and screenwriter! I am creative!¡±


    Xiaolu said with a smile, ¡°Uncle Lu, don¡¯t keep us guessing! Tell us quickly!¡±


    Lu Hua said, ¡°The rule of this game is to make a dish both cruel and delicious. Whoever makes the cruelest and best food will be the winner. All the players joining this game should use 10 chips as a bet. The losing ones should give me the 10 chips and needs to take the ice bucket challenge. The winner will have no loss and can use this kitchen to cook for three players! This is not a game that you must take part in, so you can make a choice.¡±


    Long Xi said without hesitation, ¡°I¡¯m in! If I win, I can cook for my three teammates.¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°I choose to take part in it. I have lived independently in Korea for more than a year, so I have learned how to cook. It doesn¡¯t matter much if I lose. Just 10 chips and the ice bucket challenge. I am young, so it¡¯s just taking a shower with cold water.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°I¡¯m in. Xiaolongnv, trust me. All the chips I win I will give to you to save Mo Kun.¡±


    Long Xi looked at him gratefully, with tears rolling in her eyes.


    Bai Bing said to Xiaolu, ¡°I don¡¯t know how to cook, not even wash rice. So I can¡¯t participate in it. I can go outside to see if I can find any equipment or name brands.¡±


    Xiaolu nodded and said, ¡°Just go.¡±


    At this moment, two people walked inside like two drenched chickens. They were an old grandmother and a middle-aged man.


    The grandmother said a few words to them, but Long Xi could not understand. She just knew she was speaking Korean.


    Xiaolu could understand by the way. He said, ¡°This granny¡¯s last name is Piao, coming from Seoul, South Korea. Her only son was arrested.¡±


    The middle-aged man introduced himself. His last name was Qiang and he was a chef.


    Lu Hua said, ¡°Since you¡¯re a chef, you¡¯re suitable to participate in this game.¡±


    He described the rules in Chinese.


    Xiaolu translated into Korean for granny Piao.


    Granny Piao said, ¡°I have also been cooking at home for decades. I should give it a try.¡±


    Xiaolu also helped her translate into Chinese. The way he spoke proved that he was living a good life in Korea.


    Chef Qian said, ¡°I shall participate in this game. However, the theme is somewhat weird. What is called a cruel and delicious dish?¡±


    Lu Hua shook his head and did not answer.


    At this moment, another two walked in, who were Weiwei and Yamamoto Shang.


    They also said they wanted to participate in this game.


    Lu Hua pointed at a battery lamp over their heads and said, ¡°Hidden cameras are installed everywhere, so you have to be careful not to violate the rules! Now, seven players join this game. Anyone else? If not, the game will start. The time is limited to two hours. Whoever finishes the dish can serve the table first. Except for the seven players, the others can watch the game or are free to move around, but cannot do any favors. The seven players can help each other, as well as grab the ingredients of each other. All the ingredients are in the cave on your left. ¡°Attention, the ingredients one grabs should be placed on the green area next to your stove. Then, others cannot steal them away from you. Okay, let¡¯s start the game!¡±


    Just at the end of his words, the seven moved fast to occupy their stoves.


    Long Xi, Xiaolu, and Yan Wangchuan specially selected stoves next to each other, which was easier for mutual cooperation.


    Then, the seven players were rushing to the ¡°ingredients warehouse¡±, finding that the ingredients in the cave were abundant and dazzling.


    Xiaolu asked Long Xi, ¡°What ingredients do you want? I¡¯ll get them for you first.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°I haven¡¯t decided what to do yet. You can help Granny Piao get some first. We should respect the elderly.¡±


    Xiaolu smiled and said, ¡°Okay!¡±


    Long Xi racked her brains to consider what to cook.


    All of a sudden, Long Xi thought of a dish of the tail-burning feast in the Tang dynasty, so she walked toward the cage with quails inside.


    Unexpectedly, she was too late. Chef Qian had carried the quail cage away.


    He deserved to be a good chef and probably also thought of this dish.


    He also took two radishes, probably to be used for carving.


    Granny Piao was at an old age. Adding in being overworked and worried during the two days, she could not walk in a smooth way.


    Fortunately, Xiaolu was kind enough to help her to get a few live octopuses.


    He knew that Koreans thought the tentacles of living octopuses was a delicious cold dish.


    When he handed a live octopus to Granny Piao, she was both grateful and astonished.


    At this moment, Yan Wangchuan grabbed some living loaches and tofu, presumably to make a dish that Long Xi used to cook for him.


    Yan Wangchuan also got some eels, presumably to cook live roast eel. It was a very famous Korean cuisine.


    Weiwei completely knew nothing about cooking, so she went around like a fly without a head. Finally, she chose a few hairy crabs.


    Yamamoto Shang took an iron cage with a strong living monkey in it.


    Long Xi looked around gloomily and found that all the living animals had been taken away with their cages, so she had to walk toward the food areas filled with raw mutton and beef and carefully selected some.


    Suddenly, her eyes brightened and she picked up a lump of bloody things with tongs.


    Then, she took some more ingredients and spices and returned to the stove.


    Xiaolu had been alarmed and was with Long Xi to protect her from grabbing her ingredients.


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°Go and get your own ingredients.¡±


    Xiaolu said with a smile, ¡°Now, I am the last one to get some ingredients, so I can choose slowly.¡±


    At this time, Weiwei put the three hairy crabs onto a white jade plate and said loudly, ¡°I¡¯m finished.¡±


    The players looked over and saw the crabs were still alive, whose claws were tied with straw ropes.


    Granny Piao also said, ¡°I¡¯m also finished.¡±


    She had cut octopus tentacles into small pieces and prepared a dish of sesame oil and fried white sesame.


    ¡°What are you cooking?¡± Lu Hua asked.


    ¡°Live crabs.¡± Weiwei said, ¡°Grab the crab on both sides. Break it in half and eat the meat and cream while it¡¯s alive.¡±


    She knew nothing about cooking, so she could only speculate to make this so-called cruel dish without any skill.


    However, could such an easy dish really win the favor of the judge, Lu Hua?


    Granny Piao said, ¡°What I have cooked is a Korean dish of live octopus tentacle. I cut the tentacle into small pieces. Dip some sesame oil and white sesame seeds to eat it.¡±


    Lu Hua tasted both dishes separately.


    Weiwei was anxiously rubbing her skirt, while granny Piao was extremely worried.


    Weiwei pouted her lips at Lu Hua. Her charming and cute face could always attract the uncles¡¯ minds.


    However, Lu Hua was completely unmoved, saying with a smile, ¡°I haven¡¯t eaten raw meat for many years. Uh~ It doesn¡¯t taste very good. Granny Piao¡¯s dish is a little bit better than the girl¡¯s. Girl, hand your chips to me and accept the punishment of an ice bucket.¡±


    Xiaolu cheered up and made a cheering gesture toward granny Piao.


    Granny looked at Xiaolu with a kind smile, which reminded Long Xi of her grandma involuntarily.

 Chapter 157 Strange Creative Dishes

    Granny looked at Xiaolu with a kind smile, which reminded Long Xi of her grandma involuntarily. Long Xi felt upset and nearly broke down.


    Now she had a long way to go and did not know if she could survive to go back to see her grandma for the last time.


    Lu Hua picked up a bucket of ice and poured it over Weiwei¡¯s head.


    Hulala! The whole bucket of ice fell down, drenching Weiwei into a freezing drowned rat. She was so cold and started to shiver.


    Granny Piao felt horrified.


    She thought in her mind that the next would be her. ¡°Ah, will I die over here?¡±


    Weiwei sadly walked aside, shivering because of the coldness.


    Long Xi did not care about their actions at all.


    She neglected all the external interference and concentrated on making her own dish without any distracting thoughts.


    Just now, she had already found a huge log cutting board at a diameter of more than one meter, a height of half a person, and a weight of at least 100 jin, and two iron hammers each at around 300 jin. She hammered the bloody things into a meat slurry.


    The cutting board was made of thick log planks that were 100 years old, which could withstand the heavy hit of the hammers.


    She scooped up the meat slurry and put it on a plate. Then, she put a large piece of fresh beef weighing about 5 kg on the cutting board.


    ¡°How fresh is this beef?¡±


    Long Xi could see clearly the muscles¡¯ jumping on the fresh beef. When lightly touching it, she could find that it was still warm. The flesh surface was slightly sticky.


    The beef should have left the cow for less than half an hour.


    Of course, Long Xi had to be a professor to choose beef!


    Then, she hit the beef violently with the two heavy hammers one after another.


    This special cutting board, hammers, and fresh beef were exactly the three elements needed to make authentic, hand-made, Chaozhou beef balls!


    Regarding the origin of Chaoshan beef balls, its most popular version was from Hakka. But Chaozhou people were much better at this.


    Hakkas hit the beef balls with the back of a kitchen knife.


    Because of lacking strength, the stickiness of the meat was affected.


    Chaozhou people switched to use two special ¡°iron maces¡±, each of which was a special rectangular hammer weighing 3 kg. The chef used the two hammers to hit the beef in succession until the beef turned into a meat slurry.


    Hakkas used clear water to boil the beef balls, while Chaozhou people were more exquisite in that they switched to use beef bone soup to boil the beef balls. This ensured that the meat flavor would not penetrate into the soup and enriched a thicker beef flavor.


    Xiaolu finally realized that Long Xi was about to make beef balls.


    He could not help worrying about her.


    Hand-made beef balls were delicious indeed, but had no relation to cruelty.


    Would she stray from the topic?


    Long Xi saw the worry in his eyes and said with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I have a secret weapon!¡±


    ¡°Bang, bang, bang!¡± She clenched her teeth and widely opened her eyes, speeding up her hitting rate and strength. It seemed that she had some hatred for the beef.


    Xiaolu and Yan Wangchuan were both amused by her expression.


    This was Long Xi¡¯s personality. No matter how difficult she was, she would be really strong and knew how to enjoy herself in a hardship.


    She looked at another large pot on the stove, boiling soup with pigskin.


    This pigskin soup would be added to the beef slurry. It would prevent more pectin of the beef slurry, to make the beef balls more tender and elastic.


    However, this pigskin soup had to be added into the beef slurry several times. After the slurry fully absorbed the soup, the soup could be added in again.


    After all, this dish did not need any deep technique, just patience.


    She scooped out a spoonful of soup and evenly added it to the beef slurry.


    After 10 minutes or so, she touched the beef slurry and added another spoonful of soup when seeing that the soup from before had been absorbed by the beef slurry.


    She hit the beef around 23,000 times, while the fresh meat had turned into the beef slurry.


    She picked up a little slurry to rub it and found no fiber in it.


    She mixed the beef slurry with the previously prepared mixed meat slurry. Adding in a suitable amount of salt and pepper powder, she stirred them all in evenly.


    Then, she hit and kneaded the meat slurry with strength until it would not fall when being held in her hands.


    This step was the so-called ¡°Adding Stickiness through Hitting¡±.


    When this step was completed, the beef balls would be more tender and elastic.


    She divided the meat slurry into several equal parts, and then took out pigskin jelly made of pigskin soup from the solar-powered refrigerator.


    She cut the jelly into pieces of one cubic meter and wrapped them with some beef slurry and made it into a ball.


    After wrapping up about 20 meatballs, she put them into the 90-degree soup made of beef bones to absorb the soup slowly.


    Beef balls could be shaped firmly in this process and slowly absorb the delicate flavor of the soup.


    At this time, Yan Wangchuan had completed his dish, living loaches braised with tofu.


    Lu Hua had a taste and vomited it out at once.


    The special feature of this dish was that loaches needed to be prepared one day in advance to spit out all the mud. Then, they could be used as ingredients.


    However, Yan Wangchuan had no time to do this step.


    Lu Hua gave him a bad comment and thought Granny Piao¡¯s dish was better than his.


    As a result, Yan Wangchuan paid 10 chips and received the ice bucket punishment.


    After soaking in the soup for half an hour, Long Xi scoop them up in a bowl. Adding some soup, she passed a bowl to Lu Hua.


    The good smell of scallions and shredded ginger came to them along with the hot steam.


    Beef balls were presented in an irregular oval shape one by one, looking like some stubborn and naughty babies. This was the special feature of hand-made beef balls.


    Long Xi said, ¡°This dish is called beef balls with hammers thousands of times.¡±


    Lu Hua said nothing, but scooped up a ball. He blew on it and bit it lightly.


    The fresh beef ball, which was newly hit, showed its flavor of density, tenderness, and elasticity. The natural flavor of beef immediately became fresh in his mouth.


    He felt as if countless tiny cows were running happily on his tongue, or as if countless beef-flavored bouncing candies jumped on his tongue.


    This hand-made beef ball was really the one in Stephen Chow¡¯s film that could be used for table tennis!


    He took another bite. The pigskin jelly made of the condensed flavor of shrimp soup and chicken soup had melted. The gravy leached out and the flavor was lingering on his lips and teeth.


    He asked, ¡°What is the other kind of meat in the beef balls? It is tender and smooth, but I cannot tell what it is.¡±


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°You should not have eaten this kind of food. I chose this to match the cruel theme. Uh¡­ it¡¯s sheep placenta.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Lu Hua almost choked.


    Long Xi said calmly, ¡°It¡¯s sheep placenta. How does it taste?¡±


    Lu Hua said, ¡°It tastes very good. And this is the best beef ball I have ever eaten before. I like the flavor! It is cruel to cook with the placenta.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang interrupted, ¡°But the rate of cruelty is not enough. If you can choose the sheep placenta from a live sheep, it will be perfect!¡±


    Lu Hua listened to his words and even threw up.


    He stared angrily at Long Xi with anger, saying, ¡°How can you give me this kind of food?¡±


    Long Xi smiled cunningly and said, ¡°Just have some. It¡¯s really nourishing. It¡¯s okay. Can you sense any fishy smell?¡±


    Xiaolu said with a smile, ¡°Uncle Lu, just consider it to be shrimp meat.¡±


    Perhaps the taste of the beef balls was too good, or Xiaolu was saying some good words for Long Xi. Lu Hua did not bother with that and even ate up all the beef balls with the soup.


    Lu Hua said, ¡°I ate them all. The result is obvious. Granny Piao should accept the ice bucket punishment.¡±


    Xiaolu and Long Xi both rushed to say, ¡°Can I accept the punishment for Granny Piao?¡±


    Lu Hua said with a hard mind, ¡°No, it¡¯s the rule! Anyone who breaks it will be punished, including me!¡±


    Granny Piao reluctantly accepted the ice bucket punishment.


    Long Xi said to her, ¡°Granny Piao, go over to the stove to warm up. Don¡¯t get cold.¡±


    Granny Piao was too cold to say anything. She nodded and walked to the stove.


    At this time, a good smell came out. Chef Qian had already completed his dish.


    What he made was the famous dish that Long Xi thought of, a dish of the tail-burning feast in the Tang dynasty called ¡°Spring of Head¡±. It sounded poetic, but cruel. It was made of living quails.


    More than an hour ago, he marinated the quails with seasonings. He cut the ginger into pieces and patted the garlic. Then, he fried the ginger and garlic. He mixed them with light soy sauce, salt, red wine, and black sesame oil and added some chopped scallion shreds.


    This was his hand-made barbecue sauce.


    The next step was to tear off the skin of the quail along with its feathers.


    His hands were shaking!


    After all, he was a normal person, so he hesitated to do this!


    He made a psychological construct for himself and finally did it.


    This bloody scene was really disgusting!


    More importantly, the skinned quail was still alive. The pain was predictable.


    Even the quail hoped to be killed directly!


    Although he knew clearly that it was cruel, he had no other choice now.


    He had to win! His daughter was still waiting for him in the cage!


    He took two long iron chopsticks to burn on the fire.


    Then, he pinched a quail with the iron chopsticks. No matter how it struggled and screamed, he did not loosen his hands¡­


    Soon, the quail was roasted to death alive.


    Its eyes were still open, as if it died with a grievance.


    He evenly added the barbecue sauce all over its body, and painted some rose honey on the abdomen of the quail to make it delicious.


    Then, he baked two quails and put them on a plate in a good shape.


    The fragrance overflowed.


    The two quails lying on the plate were opening their eyes widely, stretching their necks, and slightly opening their mouths. In this way, the two quails were built with the beauty of swans singing.


    A few vivid apricot flowers carved from carrots were placed beside the quails with a few dewdrops on the petals, which looked like buds booming in the morning. It brought a sense of spring.


    Chef Qian blandly said to Lu Hua, ¡°Director Lu, please have a taste.¡±


    Lu Hua burst into hearty laughter.

 Chapter 158 PK of Cruel But Delicious Dishes

    Lu Hua burst out laughing and said, ¡°The red apricot flowers are booming over the branches, tapping into spring! The apricot flowers are carved vividly! The appearance of this dish is first-class. However, taste should be the main point to decide the winner.¡±


    He took a few bites and said, ¡°This dish is cruel enough. The skin is very crisp and fragrant. Unfortunately¡­¡± A hint of appreciation and regret showed up in his voice.


    Chef Qian widely opened his eyes and did not blink.


    ¡°¡­Compared with the little girl¡¯s beef balls hammered for thousands of times, your dish is still slightly inferior,¡± Lu Hua said.


    ¡°Crash!¡± A bucket of ice was poured directly onto chef Qian, which made him feel both disappointed and helpless.


    At that time, Yamamoto Shang said with a serious look, ¡°I¡¯ve finished mine.¡±


    He pushed a cage in front of Lu Hua which was covered with a white cloth.


    He removed the white cloth and a small monkey was sitting in the cage, whose limbs and body were firmly tied.


    Yamamoto Shang peeled a banana for the monkey. The monkey was very happy to swallow it up at once and even grinned towards Yamamoto Shang.


    Yamamoto Shang boiled a small pot of oil and uncovered the white cloth that was on top of the monkey.


    Long Xi and the contenders present were screaming.


    The fur on the monkey¡¯s head was shaved off, while a small patch of its skull was cut off, revealing a spoon-sized hole.


    Long Xi was so scared that chose to hide behind Xiaolu. He clenched his sleeve and asked, ¡°Why doesn¡¯t it feel pain?¡±


    Xiaolu looked at her with some concern and said, ¡°Probably, it is anesthetized. Stop watching it, or you will have a nightmare. By the way, where could he find anesthetics in the wild mountain?¡±


    Long Xi turned her head and held back the terror in her mind, saying, ¡°Are there any herbs in the ingredients? Do you smell some remaining faint fragrance in the air? Have you ever heard about the anesthetic powder invented by Hua Tuo? It is boiled with herbs. I guess Yamamoto Shang might know some pharmacology.¡±


    Bai Bing suddenly said, ¡°Xiaolu, I dare not look at this.¡±


    Xiaolu looked at her deeply and reached out his hand to cover her eyes.


    His hands were warm and moist because of sweating.


    Bai Bing¡¯s ears turned red, while her voice turned sweet. ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    She asked but her body was very honest, accepting his gesture.


    Long Xi thought, ¡°Xiaolu, perhaps, you, such a small sun, can really melt Bai Bing, an iceberg! You don¡¯t realize that you have warmed her cold mind up, hahaha! How about helping you to have her after I save Brother Kun out?¡±


    Yamamoto Shang poured a spoon of boiled oil into the hole on top of the monkey¡¯s head.


    Smoke scattered over the monkey¡¯s head while the hot oil creaked inside.


    Long Xi was too scared to cover her ears.


    Lu Hua asked, ¡°Are you preparing me a living monkey to eat?¡±


    Yamamoto Shang said, ¡°It¡¯s the monkey brain. Use the spoon.¡±


    He pointed at the prepared clean spoon on the plate.


    Lu Hua said, ¡°Interesting! Humans always say that wolves are cruel, but we always know of cruel ways! Do you have a good name for it?¡±


    Yamamoto Shang said, ¡°I named it the first snow of spring.¡±


    Lu Hua said with a smile, ¡°Good name! Very suitable and elegant!¡±


    He gracefully placed the spoon in the monkey¡¯s brain and took out a spoonful of white brain matter.


    ¡°Drinking¡± the brain up, he showed up a smile of enjoyment.


    The monkey was also smiling, because Yamamoto Shang passed it another banana.


    Xiaolu guessed correctly, it had to be numbed by an anesthetic powder. Yamamoto Shang may have had to greatly add the dose to reduce the monkey¡¯s pain.


    It was eating a banana while Lu Hua was eating its brain.


    After a while, its head suddenly slumped and died with a smile.


    Throughout the process, Long Xi dared not look at it and secretly wiped away her tears.


    Even Xiaolu who was really courageous was scared numb. He dared not speak a word or step forward.


    Weiwei screamed out in a low voice a few times.


    Yamamoto Shang asked Lu Hua, ¡°How many points would you give me if you have a full score?¡±


    Lu Hua replied unequivocally, ¡°98 points.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang was stunned and asked in an unwilling tone, ¡°What are the missing two points? Am I not cruel enough? If I didn¡¯t add more anesthetic powder, the monkey would have screamed loudly because of the pain. It would struggle all the time, but its body was tied, so it could not move. This would be real cruelty!¡±


    He wore a smile, but there was no sense of joy in his eyes, seemingly covered with a layer of ice.


    Everyone present was stunned by his eyes.


    ¡°Crash!¡± Lu Hua calmly poured a bucket of ice on Yamamoto Shang¡¯s body and took ten chips from him indifferently.


    Yamamoto Shang was quite awkward, but dared not burst into rage at that moment. He asked Lu Hua reluctantly, ¡°What makes me inferior to Long Xi?¡±


    Lu Hua indulged for a moment and said, ¡°In terms of taste, your dishes are actually inconsistent. As for cruelty, you are a little bit crueler than her. Haha, however, you don¡¯t need many skills to make this dish. Anyone can make this! Of course, one should be fierce enough!¡±


    Yamamoto Shang could not find a word. Perhaps, he had not expected that he would lose!


    At that moment, the rain slowed down. He left in the rain with Weiwei, without saying goodbye to the others.


    At the moment when he passed by Long Xi, she felt a strong sense of jealousy and unwillingness from him.


    Long Xi whispered to Yan Wangchuan, ¡°That person¡¯s desire to win is too strong!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan nodded.


    Long Xi cradled her head and said, ¡°It seems that I am envied by others again! Only normal people are safe from envy. Ah, I need to get used to this.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan asked with a smile, ¡°It seems that you have gotten used to this, right?¡±


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°I have no other choice, since I was born with talent and beauty. Ah, it¡¯s not a good thing for a beautiful girl to be too excellent!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan burst into laughter. The light smile on his face was like a moving stream.


    Long Xi sighed in silence. Fortunately, for the moment, she was still in a leading position. Only Xiaolu¡¯s dish had not been PK by her.


    Whether she or Xiaolu won, it would cause the same result. She did not mind.


    Another puff of scent came for them.


    It was the mixed fragrance of rice and meat, while adding a scent of peanuts and hazelnuts¡­ Oh, no, it was the smell of pine cones¡­ Ah, in short, it was the smell of nuts¡­


    Everyone present even drooled when smelling that.


    They involuntarily sniffed and turned to look for the source of the fragrance.


    Long Xi found it first!


    Claypot rice!


    What Xiaolu made was claypot rice!


    How could the claypot rice be so fragrant? Moreover, would Xiaolu who couldn¡¯t cook dumplings make that? Talk about progress! It was amazing.


    Xiaolu was proud to uncover the cap of the clay pot.


    A stronger sense of fragrance came out.


    Long Xi felt the extraordinary smell of this fragrance.


    She said to Xiaolu, ¡°In my impression, the claypot rice belongs to Cantonese cuisine. It is a more common staple food in Guangdong and Guangxi. The rice can be matched with all kinds of meats or used for vegetarian food. It¡¯s easy to make, but with good nutrition. It¡¯s popular among southerners. The key point to make claypot rice is to choose a good pot.¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°When I was in Korea, I would make dinner for myself. Claypot rice is the best choice. This time, I have chosen a traditional corrugated pot. There is a layer of bright enamel inside. It can¡¯t be used if it were filled with tiny air holes.¡±


    Lu Hua said with a smile, ¡°I like claypot rice! Xiaolu, are you trying to follow my favor? Two key points will make the claypot rice taste good, one of which is to make the sauce penetrate into the rice. I saw the whole process that you poured the sauce into the rice twice and poured one more time when it was almost down. From this, you¡¯re really good at it! The other key point is to form a layer of rice crust at the bottom, which is the favorite of many people, including me. If the pot is not good enough, the rice crust will not be crisp and delicious! That is really the essence of this dish! I see the pot you choose. A fine one!¡±


    At that moment, Xiaolu poured a plate of black and bright sauce onto the rice. When they collided with each other, a sizzling sound raised, making people feel more hungry.


    The sizzling sound was really the finishing touch of the dish!


    Lu Hua took a few sips and could not help praising, ¡°I am an amateur in food recommendation, I will look for the local food every time when I make a film in other places. The claypot rice you make is the best one I have never tasted. The traditional claypot rice uses long-grain rice, but what have you chosen?¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°This claypot rice with smoky bamboo shoots and sausage has chosen Basmati fragrant rice from Scorpio. This kind of rice grows up in the northern area of Scorpio, whose shapes are thin, white, and rich. They have a smell of nuts. Its length will be lengthened twice when boiled.¡±


    Lu Hua took another bite of rice and groaned in his mouth, ¡°How can this dish be cruel? You¡¯re beside our topic. A negative score!¡±


    He said so, but his hands could not help stretching towards the pot.


    When his tip contacted the smooth and thin rice, he seemed to meet the polished grains. It tasted special had an elastic texture, resembling marble.


    Before he clenched his teeth, he could feel the fragrance of rice spread over his mouth.


    As he bit, the rice broke upon its tips, like a delicious deep-water bomb bursting in his mouth.


    He could not stop eating and soon reached the rice crust.


    The taste of the rice crust was like an atomic bomb, exploding in his mouth.


    Crisp, balanced in sweetness and saltiness, with a special flavor!


    ¡°This is definitely the perfect claypot rice!¡± Said Lu Hua.


    Xiaolu was happy, but his happiness was like a pan showing up for a second, to be immediately ruined by Lu Hua¡¯s next words.


    ¡°But this dish is not cruel at all! Is it cruel to use sausage?¡± Lu Hua recalled the flavor of that dish while saying so in a cold voice.

 Chapter 159 Warm-Up Together

    ¡°But this dish is not cruel at all! Is it cruel to use sausage?¡± Lu Hua recalled the flavor of that dish while speaking in a cold voice.


    Xiaolu grinned and said, ¡°There is a popular joke among Guangdong people that claypot rice is the cruelest dish. In Cantonese, ¡°Zai¡± means ¡°son¡±. Claypot rice means to cook your own son. Is it not cruel enough?¡±


    Lu Hua said with a smile, ¡°You¡¯re playing a trick. If you really cooked your son in this dish, you can be the winner.¡±


    Xiaolu was also drenched with ice, but fortunately, he was young and strong. He did not feel bad.


    Long Xi was the winner in the end. She not only avoid losing her chips, but also won a good meal for her three teammates. That meal was precious for those who had been on that desert island for a long time.


    She said, ¡°There are still a lot of beef balls left from the batch I made while the soup could be the water to be had along with them. Xiaolu made one more pot of claypot rice deliberately. Xiaolu, brother Wangchuan, and Bai Bing, you can eat first. I will make you some more vegetables and scallion beef for you.¡±


    Bai Bing said, ¡°I have looked around but found no name brands there. There is a simple bedroom, which can be considered as a kind of equipment. Shall we get there to have some rest?¡±


    Long Xi and the others were also tired, so they agreed in unison.


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°I have eaten some when I tried the dishes, so I am not that hungry now. Xiaolongnv, you should eat more.¡±


    Xiaolu also said, ¡°Master Xi, you just had a package of instant noodles and must have consumed them for a long while. You have never tasted my claypot rice before. Now, have a try! I don¡¯t need to eat anything, because I also secretly ate a lot when trying the dishes.¡±


    Long Xi was cooking some vegetables with the meat soup and saying with a smile, ¡°I also ate something when trying the dishes and don¡¯t feel hungry. Brother Lu and brother Wangchuan, you should eat more. Men will always consume more energy! Bai Bing, you should eat at once, because you have eaten nothing all this time!¡±


    Bai Bing did not refuse, sitting down and starting to swallow the food. She was hungry indeed!


    Yan Wangchuan could not persuade Long Xi, so he had to eat some.


    Xiaolu looked at granny Piao who was trembling near the corner and felt worried. He took his food over to her and asked her to have it.


    Granny Piao tried to refuse, but Xiaolu was quite sincere, so she expressed her appreciation and ate it all.


    Lu Hua said, ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry too much about food. They asked me to design two games and both are related to food. At noon tomorrow, if you won¡¯t find any other food, you can come back to play another game.¡±


    Long Xi made a scallion beef while saying with laughter, ¡°Ah, Uncle Lu, you really are our savior! If we feel hungry, we can come to you and don¡¯t have to worry about food!¡±


    Lu Hua said, ¡°But as far as I know, all the games on this island can only be played once per person. Moreover, only my games and the Wait For You To Fall In the Trap designed by Qiuzi are related to food.¡±


    Long Xi had finished her cooking and served them the delicious scallion beef, saying, ¡°Oh, I have played the game of poisonous instant noodles. I still feel scared about it. A woman¡¯s mind is always the most unpredictable thing in this world! Fortunately, I am not a woman, but an invincible beauty!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan was eating while saying with a smile, ¡°I remember that the first dish you learned was my favorite scallion beef. I haven¡¯t tasted it for a few years, so I really miss the taste!¡±


    Long Xi said sincerely, ¡°Brother Wangchuan, you should eat more! I also miss our childhood, when we were in a pure world without complex motivations! However, we can¡¯t go back!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan was stunned and lowered his head. He nearly ate all the scallion beef. He knew what Long Xi tried to express in her words, but he did not want to understand it!


    Long Xi said, ¡°I think the most important thing for us now is to find some water. Seawater surrounds us, but it can be drunk. We can¡¯t not survive without water. Without food, we can still live for three weeks. Therefore, water should be the priority to think about. Have you bottled up the mineral water? Give me the bottles, and I can collect some rainwater.¡±


    Bai Bing handed the empty mineral water bottle to her and said disgustedly, ¡°Can we drink the rainwater? Isn¡¯t it dirty?¡±


    Long Xi took their empty bottles and said seriously, ¡°Normally, we can only drink the water after sterilizing it. But when we are in urgent situations like these, we can only choose to drink it. I can collect some in case of emergency. It will be better to find some clean water later.¡±


    She collected some rain. After they finished the meal, it was already three o¡¯clock in the morning.


    The rain stopped; a few players walked inside, drenched, with wounds on their bodies. The smell of blood and rain mixed in the air.


    After they listened to the rules, they started to play that game.


    Xiaolu dragged granny Piao aside and said in Korean, ¡°Do you want to have a rest? There is a bedroom inside.¡±


    Granny Piao gratefully nodded.


    Bai Bing took them to the front of the innermost hole.


    Long Xi saw there was a simple but spacious bedroom. Besides, there was a wooden door that could be locked from the inside. Straw mats were placed on the ground while a battery lamp was standing over the corner. It was turned on.


    The five walked in and locked the door, lying on the mat to rest.


    Xiaolu showed his care to granny Piao and asked her to join them.


    Both Yan Wangchuan and Bai Bing were opposed to it; only Long Xi agreed with him.


    That two-to-two stalemate made the atmosphere embarrassing.


    Long Xi was really sleepy and said, ¡°Tomorrow is another new day! We should have some rest and make a decision tomorrow!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan yawned and said with a smile, ¡°I agree!¡±


    Xiaolu lay down and said with his feet lifting, ¡°I agree with my feet!¡±


    Then, the five fell asleep.


    Long Xi originally had a problem to sleep in a new place, but at the moment her body was too tired to figure it out. She even fell into her dreams despite Xiaolu¡¯s hearty snoring.


    They dared not sleep too much, because time was limited. They only slept for three hours and got up.


    They opened the wooden door and saw two players sitting over the gate, leaning against the wall between sleeping and waking. Finding they were coming out, the two stood up with tiredness, walked into the hole, and locked the door inside.


    They went to the cave where they had played a game before, finding no other player except for Lu Hua snapping over his chair.


    They did not bother him and walked out at a low voice.


    Long Xi stretched out her arms and said with a smile, ¡°Today is a cool and sunny day without any clouds in the sky. Bi¡­ confirmed.¡±


    Xiaolu said with a smile, ¡°Master Xi, you really know how to be happy in bitter times!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan hurried to say, ¡°She is like this since she was young. You just found out today?¡±


    Xiaolu smiled and ignored him.


    Bai Bing asked, ¡°Where should we go now?¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°Let¡¯s go around to see whether there is a creek or a spring. I see there are lots of birds and insects surrounding us, a water source might be around. Otherwise, birds could not survive. Would they fly to the shore to drink water everyday?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°I have read some books about survival in the wilderness. It said that water might be preserved in hollow plants such as bamboo. Some vines also have potable juices, like the fruit and stems of palms and cactuses.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°Should we take action in two separate teams or together?¡±


    Long Xi looked at granny Piao who was quite tired, saying, ¡°We should leave granny Piao resting in the hole, to keep her safe. To be honest, even if she goes with us, it¡¯s difficult for her to get chips and might meet some dangers. How about we do it this way? If we can get enough chips, we can give her some. Brother Lu, please help to translate for her.¡±


    Xiaolu spoke to granny Piao in Korean, but she insisted on going with them.


    Long Xi understood her anxiety to save her son, so she discussed with Xiaolu, Yan Wangchuan, Bai Bing to take granny Piao with them.


    They saw several early birds flying to the top of the mountain. By their estimations, the water source might be over there. Then, they headed towards the top together.


    Granny Piao walked slowly, so the others stopped and waited for her from time to time, which made them feel somewhat worried.


    They passed by a bamboo forest.


    Yan Wangchuan took out a Swiss army knife to cut off a bamboo in the middle. Selecting a section of bamboo, he really discovered some fresh water inside.


    Xiaolu and he took turns to cut off the bamboo. They cut off five sections for each of them.


    The five filtered the dross in the water and toasted with them.


    After drinking it up, they could use them as bamboo tubes, so they were not willing to discard them.


    Xiaolu proposed to make a parcel, to place all the bottles and bamboo tubes in the package.


    Long Xi said, ¡°We don¡¯t have enough cloth.¡±


    Xiaolu hesitated for a moment, pulled the yarn and veil, then passed them to Long Xi. He said, ¡°I can¡¯t care too much! We don¡¯t know whether we can survive in the end!¡±


    Bai Bing glanced at Xiaolu and also took off the veil and yarn to Long Xi.


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    Long Xi made a few knots with her skillful hands to form a simple package, just like the baggage used by the ancients.


    Everyone placed the mineral water bottles filled with rainwater, five bamboo tubes, the name brands and their chips into the package. Long Xi wrapped them up and asked Xiaolu to carry them.


    Xiaolu accepted at once! After all, he had the best energy and combat power among them!


    Next, they passed by a small fruit forest.


    There were more than 10 kinds of fruit trees. Under each fruit tree there was a big chicken coop with 10 more pheasants and three cages inside.


    Several players were catching chickens in the chicken coops. The scene was a mess.


    Next to each chicken coop stood a man in a black suit. It was surely the judge.

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    Long Xi asked the others. This game named ¡°Chicken Catching¡±. Whoever could catch 12 chickens in five minutes could gain 12 chips and a basket of fruit picked up from the tree. Otherwise, one would lose 12 chips and could not touch any fruit on the trees.


    They walked to one chicken coop.


    They found that a man in a black suit was standing by the coop and looked at the four players who were trying to catch those agile chickens. Even if someone fell down during the game, the man in black still showed no expression on his face.


    Xiaolu thought this game was really interesting and planned to join it. He said at once, ¡°This game is about agility, which is my strength. I will join it! Master Xi, Bai Bing, will you come with me?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°I can¡¯t respond at a fast speed.¡±


    Bai Bing was very disgusted and said, ¡°I am afraid of this kind of animal with sharp tongue.¡±


    Long Xi smiled and raised two of thumbs to say, ¡°I am watching out on you! You¡¯re an expert of catching chickens!¡±


    ¡°Well!¡± Xiaolu made a few preparatory exercise and jumped into the chicken coop.


    He was really good at it. Jump fast like walking with dainty steps. Each of his hand could catch a chicken, like picking up the moon or stars.


    He put two chickens he caught in a cage and went for other chickens.


    Five minutes later, he caught 12 chickens!


    BINGO, he not only got chips, but also won a bamboo basket. The black judge suggested him to pick up fruit on the tree.


    Long Xi said to Xiaolu, ¡°I am good at climbing tree, so I can pick up the fruit.¡±


    She carried the basket and climbed on to a dense tree with a lot of fruit. She picked up a whole basket and threw some down to his teammates.


    Xiaolu, Yan Wangchuan, and Bai Bing caught fruit under the tree and behaved like kids. They seemed to forget the dangers of this ¡°trip¡±. It showed out a scene of harvest, haha!


    Although the fruit was a little bit acor, it could be a good breakfast for them.


    They walked for another two hours and finally reach the top of the mountain.


    Then, they were totally stunned.


    They saw a three-story tower at the top of the mountain with a clear spring nearby. Plenty of players were surging over there, some of whom were lifting a palm of water to drink, some of whom used bottles to take in water, while some of whom used gourd scoops to fill the water.


    Those who were close to the spring were almost strong men or some strong women.


    Some others like the old and weak were standing outside, blocking the way to get close to the spring and trying to get to the first line.


    Long Xi saw Yamamoto Shang was close to the spring without Weiwei¡¯s trace.


    Xiaolu handed the parcel to Long Xi. Exchanging an eye contact with Yan Wangchuan, he took four bamboo tubes and prepared to find a way in the crowd.


    Long Xi suddenly stopped Xiaolu and took out a few chips from the parcel, whispering her plan to him.


    Xiaolu and Yan Wangchuan understood and took the bamboo tubes to walk by the side of a fat man standing in the second line.


    Then, Long Xi stood under a big tree in the distance.


    Long Xi carried the parcel and climbed up to the tree easily to hide the parcel into the big hole of the tree.


    Then, Long Xi climbed down and walked behind a large stone. She immediately started her performance, speaking loudly to granny Piao, ¡°Hey, granny, there are some chips under the stone!¡±


    Granny Piao cooperated to rush towards her.


    Bai Bing also ran over and said, ¡°Wow, there are so many chips. Give me some!¡±


    Long Xi shouted in disdain, ¡°Who are you? I found it first. Why should I give you some?¡±


    Granny Piao reached out and pushed Bai Bing away.


    Bai Bing came to grab the chips in Long Xi¡¯s hands. Their movements and expressions were very realistic.


    Bai Bing was trained in her performance while Long Xi had talent in this.


    Granny Piao also behaved anxiously.


    In this way, several people in the crowd were fooled, and immediately ran over to see what happened. Obviously, they planned to seize a chance to rob something.


    When the crowd¡¯s attention was attracted by them, Xiaolu and Yan Wangchuan hurried to get through the crowds and filled their bottles. They drank enough water and filled the four bamboo tubes. Then, quickly evacuated.


    Over the stone, the performance was done. When the people saw the three women were only grabbing a few chips, they immediately abused them as ¡°a few silly birds.¡±


    They saw that there were no name brands on the three women¡¯s back, so they rejoined the ranks of water competition with swearing.


    Yamamoto Shang grinned when seeing this scene. He was proud of himself in secret, ¡°Fortunately, I am alert enough, or I will be fooled! Don¡¯t underestimate these little devils. They are so cunning!¡±


    Long Xi got the water they needed and left this troublesome place with water in a hurry.


    They walked ten more steps and drank some water. Then, they planned to go somewhere to look for equipment.


    Suddenly, they saw Qiuzi in a far distance.


    Qiuzi who was dressing in kimono sat under a large pine tree to drink tea causally. With a delicate round silk fan in her hand, she looked at them with a smile.


    A long table was placed in front of her with seven brown pots on it, which looked like jars of old fashion wines. The belly was big but the jar was small.


    Long Xi felt bad.


    Xiaolu said, ¡°I have an ominous premonition!¡±


    Qiuzi smiled and said in blunt Chinese, ¡°Good morning, the early birds will always catch more insects. Since you come here so early, you really want to play this game. Since it is so, I shall announce the rules of this game. The seven pots on the table, I believe you have seen them. The rule is that each of the players should put his hand into one pot. Whoever can last the longest will be the winner and get 120 chips. The other lost six should accept the punishment and hand out 20 chips.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°This should be called Wait For You to Fall In the Trap. Sister Qiuzi, we have only five members, so you should find two more. It seems that we can¡¯t join the game!¡±


    Xiaolu echoed, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s a pity!¡±


    Long Xi made an eye contact with the others. Before they planned to leave, Qiuzi said with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t leave so fast. You see, there are a few coming over there.¡±


    Long Xi followed her fingertip and saw four fierce and sturdy men coming over. They were all white people.


    Qiuzi told them the rules. Three of their four would be willing to join this game.


    Qiuzi said to Long Xi, ¡°They have three to participate, so you should choose four.¡±


    Long Xi turned back to discuss with her teammate and decided to ask granny Piao to have a rest over there.


    Each of the seven players selected a pottery jar and the game was about to begin.


    At this time, several players came here and watched this game.


    Qiuzi looked at her watch and said, ¡°ACTINON!¡±


    Seven players simultaneously put one of their hands into the pot.


    ¡°Ah, it¡¯s too hot. It¡¯s too hot.¡± The pottery Long Xi had chosen was full of hot liquid. As she put her hand inside, she could not bear it. Tendons stood out under the pale skin over her forehead while her hand felt sore because of hotness.


    She secretly blamed this vicious game and glared at Qiuzi.


    It was undoubtedly the most painful thing for one to put the hand into the hot liquid.


    However, despite this, she was not willing to take out her hand. After all, the winner could get 120 chips!


    She glanced at the players next to her, finding that Xiaolu showed a terrified expression. He seemed to have touched something horrible.


    She asked Xiaolu, ¡°Brother Lu, what did you touch?¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. It¡¯s fluffy and can move. Ah, it bit me!¡±


    Bai Bing exclaimed and shouted with anger, ¡°Yuk, I¡¯d rather die than to suffer this!¡±


    When she spoke, she brought out her hand.


    Long Xi saw her hand was bleeding and asked, ¡°Were you bitten by the thing?¡±


    Bai Bing showed out a disgusting expression and said, ¡°Yes, I don¡¯t know what it is. It has smooth skin. I guess it may be a snake! I am afraid of this animal the most!¡±


    Long Xi thought, ¡°Are the horrible things in the seven pots different? So, this is about luck and whether one can overcome fear!¡±


    Long Xi looked at Yan Wangchuan and found that he was serious but not scared. His state was obviously much better than everyone else¡¯s.


    Long Xi asked, ¡°Brother Wangchuan, what¡¯s in your pot?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°It¡¯s ice water. It¡¯s fine. I have adapted to it and don¡¯t feel too bad! I am afraid of heat, but fine with coldness!¡±


    People around were all holding their breath when seeing different expressions on the players¡¯ faces. Their expression undoubtedly added a horrible atmosphere for the surroundings.


    At that time, two of the three white men had already taken out their hands.


    The last white man behaved calm and seemed to feel nothing in his pot.


    Xiaolu could not bear it and extremely pain appeared on his face.


    He wanted to take out his hand but the animal in the pot kept biting his hand.


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    He smashed it fiercely onto the ground. The broken pieces scattered everywhere. A small feline ran away like an arrow. With some rust spots on its body, it might be a rusted leopard cat.


    That kind of rusty-spotted leopard cat was a wild feline with a small body. Weighing only one kilogram, it was ranked as the smallest cat in the world, along with the black-footed cat.


    Long Xi felt weird and said, ¡°Shouldn¡¯t that kind of cat live in India or Sri Lanka? How could it appear here? Moreover, even if it¡¯s tiny, how could a cat of a kilogram in weight be inside this small jar that just allows a hand to get in?¡±


    Unless it had been stuffed inside the pot when it was young.


    Long Xi felt sore in her mind when seeing Xiaolu¡¯s hand was hurt so badly; flesh had been bitten away with blood dropping down!


    Bai Bing¡¯s eyes were getting wet; she took out a roll of white gauze and wound cream from the package, then helped him to bandage the wound. Those were part of the equipment they had found on their way.


    Two minutes later, Long Xi had reached her limit, and asked Yan Wangchuan, ¡°Brother Wangchuan, can you stick to the end?¡±

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    Two minutes later, Long Xi had reached her limit, and asked Yan Wangchuan, ¡°Brother Wangchuan, can you stick to the end?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan nodded calmly, clenching his teeth to say, ¡°I can.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°It all depends on you!¡±


    She clenched her teeth and took out her left hand. Her hand turned red and swollen like a pig¡¯s hoof. It was already blistering.


    Xiaolu was bandaged by Bai Bing, then took out a bottle of scald cream to ease Long Xi¡¯s hurt.


    Long Xi was in too much pain and broke down. ¡°Brother Kun, I have tried my best!¡±


    The white man spoke a bit of Russian to the other three proudly, Long Xi could not understand what he was talking about.


    Qiuzi stood with a gloating smile and said to Long Xi, ¡°Do you need me to translate it for you? It turns out that this white was born with dysalgesia, so he cannot feel any pain. No wonder he can insist for so long and behave calmly. Haha!¡±


    Long Xi nearly fell down when hearing that. Duang, that was a strange opponent that could not be encountered in that millennium, but they ended meeting him!


    She said to Yan Wangchuan, ¡°Brother Wangchuan, give up! If your hand ends up being damaged because of coldness, how will you play the violin from then on? We can find another way to get the chips!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan shook his head resolutely and said, ¡°No, I promised to help you! I should stick to the end!¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°You might be worried because of care. The white man¡¯s words might not be true! Perhaps, he deliberately told us that! I don¡¯t believe things would be so coincidental!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°But not playing the violin will be worse than killing him! I can¡¯t be so selfish! If there is no way out, I can die with brother Kun!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan was moved and took out his frozen hand, saying to Long Xi, ¡°I¡¯m sorry that I lost!¡±


    Long Xi shook her head with tears and said, ¡°Thank you! I know that you really want to help me!¡±


    The white man also took out his hand. His situation was similar to Long Xi¡¯s. One could tell it was an extremely hot liquid in the pot.


    He said in English as if nothing happened, ¡°I win. Give me the chips!¡±


    Long Xi and her teammates had to hand over their chips to him, while the other two whites also gave him theirs.


    The four whites happily cheered and clapped for him. They were leaving with laughter.


    Long Xi noticed they were dressed in unified black hiking boots with brown bear prints on the sides.


    Long Xi, Xiaolu, Yan Wangchuan, and Bai Bing all lost chips and suffered a lot of pains, especially Yan Wangchuan, who nearly lost the sense of his hands.


    For a moment, dark clouds seemed to loom over their heads. Their emotions fell down.


    Qiuzi said with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. There are still a lot of games waiting for you!¡±


    Long Xi glanced at her and said, ¡°You stand by and cannot feel the difficulty. Do you dare to join the games with us?¡±


    Qiuzi said enigmatically, ¡°Rest assured, we have the chance!¡±


    Xiaolu pulled Long Xi to the side and whispered, ¡°I think we should go back to uncle Lu. At least, the game he designs will not be that horrible!¡±


    Long Xi and the others all agreed with that and followed the original road to go back.


    When they arrived at the hole, they found Lu Hua was eating a steamed bun, while the four white men were also there.


    The four white players saw them and even flipped their middle fingers at them in provocation. They even revealed an expression of despise.


    Xiaolu asked, ¡°Uncle Lu, what is the rule of this game?¡±


    Lu Hua swallowed a bite of bun and said, ¡°This game is about eating steamed buns. You come at the right time. Please help me to translate. They can¡¯t understand my English. They must be Russians.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan¡¯s pupils shrank and he asked, ¡°Is it poisoning again?¡±


    Lu Hua said, ¡°Haha, wrong guess! The rule is: ¡°There are three large steamers here, each of which contains 100 steamed buns. The player who eats the most in 30 minutes will be the winner and gain 20 chips as rewards. As for the losers, they will have to pay me and accept the punishment of sitting in the beach ejection chair.¡±


    Long Xi asked with surprise, ¡°The beach ejection chair? They even arranged some ejection chairs?¡±


    Lu Hua said, ¡°Yes, after the game, you will see them when you get down the mountain and go west. I gained some inspiration from Running Man and designed this punishment. The player who is ready, sitting on the ejection chair to accept the punishment, needs to answer three questions. If the player answers correctly, he or she doesn¡¯t have to be punished. They can be punished once if the player answers wrong. Well, you can help me to translate it. I can¡¯t speak Russian.¡±


    Xiaolu smiled and said, ¡°We don¡¯t know how to speak Russian! Master Xi, do you?¡±


    Long Xi shook her head and said in a sad tone, ¡°If brother Kun was here, everything would have already been done, because he masters many languages.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°I will join the game. I am hungry now! Xiaolongnv, you are always afraid of water and eat things in a slow way, so you don¡¯t have to participate in this game!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°But your hand is not getting any better!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said in a sweet way, ¡°Yeah, I can¡¯t use the strength of this hand. Xiaolongnv, can you feed me?¡±


    Long Xi blushed and said nothing.


    Xiaolu said with a smile, ¡°I should do such a tough job. Master Wangchuan, our friendship dates to the time we were classmates, many years ago! Come on, I can feed you!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan raised his eyebrows and said with a sullen smile, ¡°Well, forget it! Xiaolongnv has promised me, so we still have a bright future and more chances.¡±


    Xiaolu was so angry and asked Lu Hua, ¡°Can we start the game? I can¡¯t wait!¡±


    Lu Hua said, ¡°Wait a minute. He is the only one to join the game. There is no opponent!¡±


    ¡°I am in!¡± Yamamoto Shang walked in from the gate.


    Lu Hua expressed the rule of this game again. Yamamoto Shang said, ¡°I am clear. Let¡¯s start.¡± Lu Hua checked his watch and said, ¡°The game begins!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan and Yamamoto Shang opened a large steamer in front of them nearly at the same time and took out a steamed bun.


    Long Xi had a careful look and found that his kind of steamed buns were of the high-gluten kind, whose density was higher than the normal ones. People would stay longer after eating one. Without any seasoning, it was a purely high-gluten steamed bun.


    In fact, when people were hungry, eating that would be a kind of enjoyment.


    But at the moment, they needed to eat more than the other in 20 minutes. The two were in a hurry. After all, the one who ate less could die in the end.


    In that way, it would definitely be a torture.


    One of Yan Wangchuan¡¯s hand was frostbitten, so he grabbed the bun with the other hand.


    After swallowing three high-gluten buns, both of them changed color.


    That kind of steamed buns was too dry, which made them feel hard to eat more.


    Yan Wangchuan caught up to the fourth bun and thought with annoyance in his mind, ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have eaten fruit this morning!¡±


    He swallowed another bun and stared at Yamamoto Shang fiercely.


    That game task was unexpected to him. Originally, he had planned to win against his opponent through wits. From that situation, he found that the game was about who had a bigger stomach instead of skills!


    Yamamoto Shang was relaxed. His opponent was too full and even felt sick. He always knew the difference between himself and Yan Wangchuan.


    Yamamoto Shang had a great appetite since he was a child, and since the previous night, he had eaten nothing except for some water!


    He took a large bite and said in a cold voice, ¡°I have eaten nothing for a long time. Boy, you will lose.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan changed color and swallowed drily, saying, ¡°You always talk too much. We will see who can smile to the end! Don¡¯t forget, you¡¯ve already been defeated by me!¡±


    He referred to the last time when Yamamoto Shang lost twice when playing chess with him.


    The quirky tattoo on Yamamoto Shang¡¯s face was shaking. He stopped talking and kept swallowing.


    The two continued eating and time went by in a flash. 10 minutes passed by.


    Yan Wangchuan¡¯s belly had rounded up. Looking at the bun in his hand, he felt it was much more disgusting than shit.


    Yamamoto Shang took a few deep breaths when rubbing his belly.


    At present, he had eaten two more buns than Yan Wangchuan and overpassed him temporarily.


    He panted and said, ¡°Yan Wangchuan, give up now before you die of being overly stuffed.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan swallowed the whole bun in his hand and said, ¡°Now, you¡¯ve only just eaten one more than me.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang changed color and clenched his teeth to eat more.


    Long Xi was worried about Yan Wangchuan.


    That might seem to be simply an eating game, but once care was thrown out the window, the player might really die of being stuffed.


    Even Xiaolu could not help asking, ¡°Uncle Lu, how could you design this horrible game?¡±


    Lu Hua said, ¡°I am also desperate! You really think I have a chance to make a choice? Compared with other games, this is simple. You will understand later! They don¡¯t allow me to share the secrets. Otherwise, I would be breaking the rules.¡±


    Bai Bing still wore a cold expression and no one could figure out her emotions.


    Granny Piao was serious and dared not take a breath. She felt too nervous!


    At that time, the two were extremely full, but still forced themselves to swallow buns. People around were really worried that the two¡¯s bellies would explode at the next moment.


    The whites also figured out the rules and gestured to participate in it.


    Lu Hua asked them to wait; it would be their turn after Yan Wangchuan ended the game.


    Yan Wangchuan swallowed another bun and had to loosen his belt.


    At the moment, he felt very uncomfortable in the stomach and his throat was very dry. He felt that his belly would burst if he ate one more.


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    Long Xi felt that Yamamoto Shang¡¯s situation was obviously better than Yan Wangchuan¡¯s. Besides, what was more important was that he had eaten one and a half more than Yan Wangchuan.


    Yamamoto Shang gasped and said with a sneer, ¡°How do you feel? Can you eat more? You will die this time!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan felt that the steamed buns in front of him were like shit. He would feel disgust when looking at them. But, to get more chips and help Long Xi save Mo Kun, he had to eat more.


    ¡°There are only four minutes left.¡± Lu Hua checked his watch and reminded them.


    Yan Wangchuan was stunned and forced himself to eat one more, staring at Yamamoto Shang with a fierce eyesight.


    However, Yamamoto Shang also ate one more and stared back.

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    Yan Wangchuan could not bear it. He seemed to feel a fireball in his stomach, the feeling was unbearable.


    Long Xi could not allow that to continue! If brother Wangchuan continued eating, he might not catch up with Yamamoto Shang and would die of indigestion.


    That was unscientific! She had to find out a way!


    She suddenly came up with an idea and shouted at Yan Wangchuan, ¡°Brother Wangchuan, do you want some water?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan understood her meaning at the moment when their eyes made contact. He nodded his head for a few times.


    ¡°You even dare drink water when falling behind me? You are cheating!¡± Yamamoto Shang was biting his bun and said fiercely to Yan Wangchuan.


    ¡°Hum, am I bothering you? The rules have not mentioned not to drink water!¡± Yan Wangchuan said while taking over the mineral water from Long Xi.


    Xiaolu planned to say something, but was stopped by Long Xi directly. She said, ¡°Don¡¯t talk too much. He has his own considerations.¡±


    The expression in Xiaolu¡¯s eyes changed for a second and held back the words he wanted to say. He also understood!


    Yan Wangchuan opened the cap of the bottle and laid it on the table. Then, he swallowed another bun, saying, ¡°When it comes to the last two minutes, I can win if I drink this bottle of water.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang suddenly hoped to take that bottle away when seeing it near him.


    Long Xi shouted, ¡°Hey, don¡¯t you have any dignity? This is our water. Besides, you are far ahead of us, so you don¡¯t have to drink any.¡±


    Xiaolu handed another bottle of mineral water to Yan Wangchuan.


    Yamamoto Shang sneered and picked up the bottle, drinking it up without any hesitation.


    Yan Wangchuan just drank a small sip. He smiled when seeing how his Adam¡¯s apple was rolling.


    Suddenly, he spat out the water in his mouth and wiped the remaining drop by the corner, saying, ¡°I thought you were tough to deal with!¡±


    Lu Hua frowned and said, ¡°What kind of trick do you want to play? Did you just keep the water in your mouth?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said nothing and high-fived with Long Xi. He smiled.


    Xiaolu said, ¡°Yamamoto Shang, you fell in my trap! This turn, you¡¯ll die.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang¡¯s face wore an abnormal blush.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Lu Hua asked in shock.


    ¡°What happens when buns meet water?¡± Xiaolu asked.


    Lu Hua answered, ¡°The buns will¡­ expand¡­ when meeting water!¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Long Xi looked at Yamamoto Shang who could not say anything because of extreme discomfort, saying, ¡°In fact, brother Wangchuan did not really want to drink water, but tried to remind Yamamoto Shang that drinking water would lead him to win. In this way, Yamamoto Shang was misled.¡±


    Lu Hua said, ¡°I get it. No wonder that you kept reminding him of drinking water, but Yamamoto Shang did not have to.¡±


    Yamamoto Shang¡¯s face began to pale.


    He fell down to the ground with an abnormal expression. After a while, a smell of urine came out of him.


    It turned out that eating too much would prorogue urinary incontinence for him.


    ¡°Help¡­ me¡± Yamamoto Shang looked at Lu Hua, clutching his face with his hands because of the pain. His face became distorted.


    Lu Hua shrugged and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I can do nothing!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan burst into laughing, ¡°Haha, you finally fell into my trap. You should have won this game! Haha, you are just brain-dead instead of stupid!¡±


    Yamamoto Shang could not say anything but could hear all his words, which made his chest heave up and down with rage. In that way, the pressure to his chest made his stomach even more uncomfortable.


    Suddenly, he screamed. A bad smell went around. Then, he did not move anymore while his pupils slowly lost focus.


    Yan Wangchuan held his belly to stand up, saying with a smile, ¡°I am the winner!¡±


    Lu Hua gave him 20 chips. Long Xi supported him to sit down on a chair.


    The Russians originally tried to play that game, but when they saw someone die, they were frightened and shouted to leave that cave.


    Several black men wearing sunglasses walked in and cleaned up the scene, carrying Yamamoto Shang¡¯s body out.


    Suddenly, an accident happened!


    When those men in black suits walked to a cliff and planned to throw Yamamoto Shang¡¯s body away, a few poisonous snakes came out of Yamamoto Shang¡¯s sleeves. Biting those black men, they fled away.


    The men in black suits died not long after.


    That scene was captured by hidden cameras, sending it to the large screen of the VIP room on the second floor of Hell.


    Chen Jian who was sitting in the VIP room checked his watch, saying to the three distinguished guests with a smile, ¡°Everyone, time is up. You can put down your bets! This turn, the bet will be whether the next dead player is male or female.¡±


    The three distinguished guests placed their bets in a row with a large number of chips.


    Their chips were black and one represented 10 million.


    That was the main way to make profit in Hell, that many rich players who liked to pursue different motivations were addicted to that kind of abnormal game; they would be willing to spend quite a lot of wealth on it.


    Of course, Long Xi and her team had no field eyes and could not know things like that happened.


    The clever Long Xi found some bugs in the game and told Xiaolu in secret.


    Xiaolu discussed with Long Xi and planned to take advantage of that bug. Before other players arrived, they all could join that game.


    They ate a few buns slowly and Xiaolu deliberately allowed Long Xi to win.


    In that way, Xiaolu passed 20 chips to Lu Hua while Lu Hua received 20 chips as a reward. That meant neither of them had any loss and were stuffed.


    The only regret was that Xiaolu would need to go to the west of the seashore to accept the punishment of the ejection chair.


    However, Xiaolu said, ¡°I am in good health, high immunity, good swimming skills, and not afraid of water. I am OK! I can consider this as swimming in the sea. I like the ejection chair game when watching Running man and I always wanted to have a try! I should go down the mountain and you can have a rest over there. Then, come down together.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°We should go with you to cover each other¡¯s backs!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°I am too stuffed, so I can¡¯t walk.¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°I can go there alone! You can stay to look after them!¡±


    After Xiaolu left, Bai Bing and granny Piao did the same to eat the buns.


    20 minutes later, Bai Bing deliberately allowed granny Piao to win.


    Long Xi respected Bai Bing¡¯s behavior. She found that Bai Bing was a cold-hearted person, ruthless but touched!


    Yan Wangchuan finally had a good rest, following Long Xi, Bai Bing, and granny Piao to get down the mountain from the west path.


    Walking halfway down, they found a hidden cave by the roadside which could not be found easily.


    Long Xi came up with an idea, ¡°Will there be a piece of equipment? If I can find a tough one, we can have a life-saving weapon.¡±


    When they were about to get inside, a voice came out of the cave, ¡°Who? Whomever dares to get inside will be killed by my gun!¡±


    Long Xi frowned. That voice was very familiar with incomparable horror and anger. Long Xi could tell it was from Weiwei.


    She dared not rush in but shouted from the outside of the cave, ¡°Weiwei, it¡¯s me!¡±


    ¡°Ah, Little Xi.¡± Weiwei shouted, ¡°Little Xi, come and save me! Come in. Waiting for you to come finally paid off. I thought I would die here. I finally realize that you¡¯re a real friend! I shouldn¡¯t have treated you that way!¡±


    Before Long Xi planned to get inside, Yan Wangchuan hurriedly stopped her and said, ¡°Be careful of her trap!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Weiwei will not cheat people! I know her! She¡¯s my friend, but she did not think clearly before.


    Weiwei¡¯s voice came out from inside, ¡°Little Xi, I was wrong! Please save me! I can see nothing!¡±


    Long Xi ignored Yan Wangchuan¡¯s blocking and turned on her flashlight to walk in.


    A bloody mildew smell came to them, making Long Xi continue to sneeze.


    However, she did not care too much about circumstances, because she saw Weiwei was shrinking in the corner with her eyes bleeding and body shivering.


    Weiwei closed her eyes and murmured, ¡°Little Xi, where are you? I can see nothing!¡±


    Long Xi quickly went over to help in supporting her and asked, ¡°Weiwei, are your eyes hurt?¡±


    At the moment, Weiwei looked terrible; especially her eyes, which were as swollen as eggs.


    Seeing Weiwei¡¯s condition, Long Xi felt stunned. Was Weiwei¡­ blind?


    Weiwei said, ¡°I stayed with Yamamoto Shang before, but a group of men in black suits came over and spread some black powder on us. Yamamoto Shang even used me as his shield. I can see nothing after that. Later on, I heard those people were screaming. Yamamoto Shang told me he had released his poisonous snake to bite them. I could see nothing and did not know what happened. I fainted then. When I woke up, I could not open my eyes. Yamamoto Shang dropped me here and left alone.¡±


    ¡°So how did you get there?¡± Long Xi asked.


    ¡°I can still see a little bit of light. It¡¯s vague. I tried my best to crab over there and hide.¡± Weiwei asked excitedly, ¡°Little Xi, tell me whether I¡¯ll be blind.¡±


    Long Xi could only comfort her, ¡°Don¡¯t think too much! Even if the doctor can¡¯t heal you, you know, we still have Brother Kun, who can invent some medicine to cure you.¡±


    Weiwei said with disappointment, ¡°But now, he is¡­¡±


    Long Xi firmly said, ¡°At all events, I will save him! If I can¡¯t, I will die with him!¡±


    She poured some mineral water to clean Weiwei¡¯s eyes and asked her to have some rest. Granny Piao was responsible to look after her while she, Yan Wangchuan, and Bai Bing were looking for equipment in that cave.


    After a while, she found two name brands in the grass. She wrote down Weiwei and granny Piao¡¯s names, then attached them to their backs.


    She and Bai Bing supported Weiwei and walked out of the cave, walking down the mountain.


    They saw there were three ejection chairs by the west of the seaside. The first was empty, while the players on the second and the third were all pale due to the scare.


    They saw Qiuzi was wearing a beautiful evening dress. She was holding a microphone, asking questions to the players. She looked like a host of the Spring Festival Evening.


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    Several players were waiting in line to be punished, and showed fear.


    Long Xi did not see Xiaolu and suddenly became worried.


    Bai Bing could not help teasing those scared players, ¡°Isn¡¯t it just an ejection chair? Should they be so scared?¡±


    Qiuzi said with a smile to the bald middle-aged male player sitting on the second ejection chair, ¡°Pro, it¡¯s your turn to answer the questions. Are you ready? Well, the first question is: what¡¯s your occupation?¡±


    The middle-aged man was happy because he did not expect that the first question was much easier than the other players¡¯!


    He immediately replied, ¡°I am a math teacher!¡±

 Chapter 163 Difficult to Figure out the Truth from the False

    Qiuzi deepened her smile and asked with admiration, ¡°So, you¡¯re good at math, right?¡±


    The middle-aged male player was very excited to say, ¡°Is this my second question? I am not bad at math. I am teaching a graduating class of the primary school.¡±


    Long Xi felt bad and guess Qiuzi¡¯s third question had to be difficult and that it was related to mathematics.


    Long Xi felt bad and guess Qiuzi¡¯s third question must be difficult and related to mathematics.


    Of course, Qiuzi nodded her head and said, ¡°This is my last question. There is a group of sheep on the meadow in four different colors, black, white, brown and yellow. They are of different genders. White female sheep are the total of brown female sheep, half of the black female sheep, and one-third of the black female sheep. Black female sheep are the total of one-fourth of the yellow female sheep plus one-fifth of yellow female sheep, and brown female sheep. Yellow female sheep are total of one-sixth of white female sheep, one-seventh of white female sheep, and brown female sheep¡­¡±


    Long Xi gasped.


    The middle-aged male player¡¯s expression became paler and paler.


    He looked at the seemingly peaceful sea with a horrifying eyesight. He was holding the handles even while bleeding. He leaned his body forwards and hoped to leave the chair, preparing to escape.


    The man in a black suit next to him took out a pistol and pointed at his temple, forcing him to sit down again while trembling.


    Long Xi thought, ¡°Is there anything terrible in the sea?¡±


    Qiuzi still continued discoursing the twisted question, ¡°¡­ white male sheep are a total of one-third of black sheep and one-fourth of black sheep. Black male sheep are a total of one-fourth of yellow sheep and one-fifth of yellow sheep. Brown male sheep are the total of one-sixth of white sheep and one-seventh of white sheep. Answer, how many sheep are in this group? Answer in five minutes. Otherwise, you need to accept the punishment.¡±


    The middle-aged player was going crazy and yelled hysterically, ¡°One even needs a long time to calculate it, so how can I figure it out in five minutes? You are only trapping me!¡±


    Qiuzi said without hesitation, ¡°I have asked my three questions. It¡¯s your turn to exert your arithmetic!¡±


    Long Xi picked up a branch and calculated on the beach. She was so kind and wanted to help an unknown player. After all, no one said the other could not help him.


    She had listed all the equations and prepared for calculating the results. The time was over.


    Ah, that question was too hard to calculate, unless it was someone who was really good at mental arithmetic. Otherwise, five minutes were not enough.


    The male player was ejected into the air and shouted for help.


    The seawater engulfed his cry for help!


    He didn¡¯t swim up!


    Only blood was mixed with the seawater, spreading to a large area.


    ¡°Are there some sharks in the sea?¡± Asked Long Xi.


    Qiuzi glanced at her coldly, laughing arrogantly. It seemed that someone¡¯s death was an interesting thing for her!


    Long Xi asked again, ¡°Has Xiaolu come here?¡±


    Qiuzi suddenly played a role to intimidate Yangzi¡¯s tone in a TV series, saying, ¡°Never!¡±


    At that moment, a figure flashed by Long Xi¡¯s eyes. From his profile, dressing, and hairstyle, was it not Xiaolu?


    ¡°Xiaolu?¡± Long Xi and Bai Bing shouted at the same time.


    That figure did not answer, but quickly climbed up the mountain. The running posture and shadow were the same as Xiaolu¡¯s.


    Long Xi ran after him and shouted, ¡°Brother Wangchuan, please look after them for a while. I will come back soon!¡±


    She chased after that figure and reached the bamboo forest where they had arrived before.


    When the figure flashed by, the branches shook.


    ¡°Xiaolu, it¡¯s me!¡± Long Xi called out again.


    The man did not respond. After a while, Long Xi found that the person suddenly stopped; he stood still in the dense bamboo forest.


    Long Xi felt relieved and walked to him slowly. She said, ¡°Xiaolu, it¡¯s me. I am here.¡±


    When Long Xi was speaking, the man was still hiding in the forest, unsettling the bamboos all the way.


    Long Xi was suspicious about Xiaolu¡¯s mysterious behavior.


    When she was thinking, the man still said nothing, but suddenly threw a flamethrower out of the forest to Long Xi¡¯s side.


    Long Xi said happily, ¡°Did you find a piece of equipment?¡±


    That time, Long Xi could not stay calm, bending over to pick up the flamethrower.


    Then, she found that the flamethrower was used up.


    When things went differently, there had to be a bad sign. The man threw that used-up flamethrower to her without saying anything. He might be scheming something.


    Long Xi thought of the expert who mastered disguising people in the Brutal Pranks Gang, so she could not believe him easily. She said coldly, ¡°I warn you not to play any tricks. Otherwise, I will not let you go. I believe you must know of my abilities.¡±


    The man still kept silent. Long Xi seemed to speak to the air, but she knew that there was a real man over there.


    The person¡¯s sneaky behaviors caused Long Xi¡¯s suspicion.


    She looked at the sky. It was nearly at dusk.


    Long Xi carefully stepped back.


    As she stepped back, she said some fierce words, ¡°Don¡¯t move. I have a voice-controlled dart in my hand. If you dare take action, I will kill you with my best shot!¡±


    She kept her eyes on the shadow in the dense forest. Suddenly, she heard a voice over her head, so she looked up subconsciously.


    She saw a lot of white power scattering in the air. The smell was weird. As Long Xi took a breath, she felt her body soften.


    It was¡­ toxic?


    She felt that her strength was leaving, and started falling into unconsciousness.


    At that moment, a man walked slowly out of the tree. Long Xi accidentally discovered that the person was actually¡­ Xiaolu!


    No, not the real Xiaolu. He must have disguised himself as Xiaolu!


    ¡°It¡¯s over. I didn¡¯t expect that I would die in such an unclear way!¡±


    That was the idea Long Xi came up with before she fainted away!


    It took her an unknown time to finally wake up.


    It was already late.


    She straightened up in the darkness, looking around and murmuring, ¡°Am I dead? Is this hell?¡±


    She looked around the surrounding environment by the faint moonlight, but found that she was still in the original place and holding the flamethrower.


    She was shocked and felt an invisible big net coming towards her.


    She got up and the scene stunned her directly.


    Not far away, three dead bodies were placed over there. Being burnt, their identities couldn¡¯t be figured out!


    But telling from their boots, Long Xi could guess they were there part of the four Russians they met during the day.


    ¡°They even died here? Who did this? Why did they die here?¡± Long Xi was shocked and had quite a lot of suspicions in her mind.


    At that moment, Yan Wangchuan and Bai Bing supported Weiwei and granny Piao as they approached.


    Long Xi had left in a hurry just then and had suddenly disappeared. Yan Wangchuan and his teammates looked for her for a long time and finally found her.


    Yan Wangchuan looked at the burned dead bodies on the ground and the flamethrower in Long Xi¡¯s hand. He asked her in disbelief, ¡°Did you kill them?¡±


    Long Xi quickly dropped the flamethrower and said, ¡°Not me!¡±


    ¡°It was you! You killed my companions!¡± Suddenly, the white man who could not feel pain arrived with Qiuzi and three men in black suits.


    The white man pointed at Long Xi and said in blunt Chinese, ¡°It is you who killed them! I saw it!¡±


    Long Xi finally understood that she had been trapped. She tried to maintain her calmness and said, ¡°I am not! You can see the video. Hidden cameras are everywhere!¡±


    Qiuzi said, ¡°Long Xi, you don¡¯t have to find any excuse. Our cameras have recorded your crime. Don¡¯t deny it! I can replay to you! Wait to be buried alive!¡±


    ¡°How come? I don¡¯t believe it!¡± Long Xi¡¯s pupils looked on fiercely. She nearly lost her mind.


    She had faintly perceived that things were going wrong!


    It turned out that Qiuzi who told her she found Xiaolu was passing by that bamboo forest was to deliberately guide her to go there. They had already arranged that trap in advance and led Long Xi in!


    Since there was a master of disguise, he could disguise as her to kill others with the flamethrower. It was possible!


    However, since cameras were everywhere, the process where he made her faint with the white powder had to be recorded!


    Yan Wangchuan asked Qiuzi, ¡°Did you mistake this? Xiaolongnv would not kill anyone she doesn¡¯t know!¡±


    The white man said, ¡°That is because we previously won against you, but you can¡¯t afford to lose! Especially her, she hates us deeply!¡±


    Qiuzi waved her hand and three men in black suits moved to control Long Xi. They even used a black cloth to cover her head. She could see nothing.


    Long Xi reacted quickly, saying, ¡°It¡¯s not right. You¡¯re Russian, so how can you speak Chinese? You couldn¡¯t even understand Chinese before. You¡¯re not the Russian from before. You¡¯re in disguise!¡±


    The white man was stunned and twisted the corner of his mouth, saying with a smile, ¡°So, who am I? Can you tell my true identity?¡±


    At the urgent moment, Long Xi remembered Yan Wangchuan¡¯s words and said, ¡°I know you¡¯re Pheasant, the master of disguise from the Brutal Pranks Gang!¡±


    The white man said, ¡°You guessed it right! Pheasant is my code name. What is my real identity? I am a person you¡¯re familiar with!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Give me three minutes to ponder over this. Remove the cloth on my head!¡±


    The white man waved his hand to the men in black suits, signaling to let go of Long Xi.


    The black cloth was removed; she walked to the white man to observe him carefully.


    The white man¡¯s height was similar to Yan Wangchuan with brown eyes, a tall nose, and curly brown hair.


    Long Xi boldly reached out to touch his face.


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    The skin on his face had a similar feeling to real skin! Was that made of people¡¯s faces as the martial arts novels mentioned?


    She leaned over and took a deep breath, smelling a faint smell like 502 glue.


    Long Xi carefully searched for the edge of the mask, wanting to tear it off.


    The two were near at hand.


    The white person¡¯s eyes were moving with Long Xi¡¯s gestures.


    Long Xi suddenly looked up and confronted his eyesight.

 Chapter 164 Did Brother Kun Lose His Memory?

    Long Xi suddenly looked up and confronted his eyesight.


    She thought for a moment and asked, ¡°Can you take off your contact lenses?¡±


    The white man said, ¡°Of course not! I have a lot of faces, but the real one is my trump card! How can I allow you to see it easily?¡±


    Long Xi took a deep breath and said, ¡°Are you Feng Zihao?¡±


    The white man¡¯s eyes flashed and his voice was as cold as ice, ¡°Are you taking me for a mad man?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°A mad man? Feng Zihao, don¡¯t pretend. I know it¡¯s you. You have a special smell, like a wild animal. You¡¯re a good friend of White Ape, so you always wear the colorful phoenix feather coat that my sister Junyao made for you. Nobody has the same kind of smell as you! Although you sprinkled cologne on your body, I can still smell it as I get close to you!¡±


    The white man took a handful of chips and sprinkled them beside Qiuzi¡¯s feet, saying lazily, ¡°I made a bet with Qiuzi, saying that you would not be able to see through my trick. I didn¡¯t expect it. I underestimated you! It seems that women always know better about women!¡±


    Qiuzi kicked the chips on the ground and said, ¡°Feng Zihao, what¡¯s your attitude towards me? I have a higher level than you in our group! You can¡¯t behave so arrogantly while facing your superior, even if the boss thinks highly of you!¡±


    Feng Zihao ignored her words and always kept his eyes on Long Xi.


    Qiuzi stamped on her feet because of anger, leaving with the three men in black suits.


    Long Xi asked Feng Zihao, ¡°Brother Hao, why? Why are you joining hands with them to find trouble for me? When did you join the Brutal Pranks Gang?¡±


    Feng Zihao sneered and said, ¡°Since I was born, I am in. Do I have any choice? What¡¯s wrong if I join hands with them? Who is the wolf? Who is the jackal? Who is the tiger? Who is the sheep? Can you tell me the difference? I am sorry I can¡¯t! I just know blood is thicker than water! I will become the person that my parents want me to be. Do you want to know me? You¡¯re sincere, or just want to cope with me after knowing me better?¡±


    Long Xi shook her head and said, ¡°What are you talking about? I don¡¯t understand. I just meant to ask you, don¡¯t you want someone to really know you? You mentioned blood was thicker than water. Were you mistreated by your sister, brother-in-law, and Granpa Shu who have no blood bonds with you? They would be upset if they find out what you have done!¡±


    Feng Zihao¡¯s eyesight showed a troubled expression. No one knew whether he was touched or irritated.


    He said, ¡°Since the chips on the ground have no owner, they belong to you now. This is what I can do for you. I still have one thing to tell you. Then, you can mentally prepare. Since Mo Kun was captured, Chen Jian tortured him day and night. His head was severely damaged and fell into a coma for a while. After he woke up, he lost his memory! He seems to remember nothing, not even about him being a scientist!¡±


    When Long Xi heard Mo Kun¡¯s name, she could not hold her emotions and broke down. She couldn¡¯t even stand still.


    She choked and said, ¡°Lost his memory? So what? Everything will be fine if he is still alive! How about Xiaolu? Where is he?¡±


    ¡°Xiaolu is okay! He was taken to the ship to join another game! Well, that¡¯s it. You can only rely on yourself from here on. Be careful!¡± Feng Zihao also left.


    He could not settle down for a long time.


    She also knew that time was of the essence, so she had to stick with the plan and take part in other games of life and death.


    During that period, Qiuzi, in front of all the players, buried a male player who violated the rules, the chef whose surname was Qian.


    Then, Qiuzi took the men in black suits to supervise the other players.


    After using some medicine, Weiwei¡¯s eyes stopped bleeding, but she was still unable to see a thing.


    In the process, they got some equipment: a topographic map of the island, a dozen 1,000 ml bottles of mineral water, and some biscuits.


    On the last day, Long Xi unexpectedly obtained a booklet which detailed all the players¡¯ identities and characteristics in Hell.


    In the booklet, she saw the names of Qiuzi and Feng Zihao. Checking their information, she found that they were both judges and players.


    Another player named Gou Fengjiu also had the same identity as the two, whose titled name was one-eyed Brother Fenggou.


    Long Xi also saw a surprising name on the last page: Fu Xinjie, a female police officer in X City, 24 years of age. She had to be the same Fu Xinjie Long Xi used to know.


    Was police officer Fu¡¯s relative also captured? As a police officer herself, why not call for the police for help?


    The strangest thing was that Long Xi did not find Fu Xinjie, even if she tried to recognize all the players in the game entertainment hall before.


    In the past few days on the island, she didn¡¯t see Fu Xinjie either!


    Had she been killed?


    They managed to get to the last dawn on the deserted island.


    The sky was gloomy and the sun was hidden by the clouds.


    When they woke up in the morning, they found that the surrounding fog was condensed. The whole world seemed to be covered in mist.


    Qiuzi gathered all the players on the beach next to Hell, planning to announce something important.


    Qiuzi was dressed in a camouflage uniform that day, setting her as bright and brave. She also was holding a sniper rifle, seemly planning for a war as a sniper.


    The dozens of men in black suits were also fully armed, squatting with submachine guns to wait for her orders.


    Qiuzi solemnly announced, ¡°The next game is for all players to participate, named the Resident Evil game!¡±


    Long Xi thought, ¡°Is this about killing walkers? But in reality, where are they?¡±


    Qiuzi said, ¡°This is the last game we arranged for you on this deserted island! We¡¯ll divide the players into two teams. The team who wins can get 1,000 chips as a reward. As for how you allocate the reward, it depends on you. The losing team can only keep one chip and pass all the others to me!¡±


    Long Xi could not help saying, ¡°Qiuzi, this game was designed by yourself, right? It is obviously very beneficial for you! Don¡¯t you feel ashamed to profit from others¡¯ efforts?¡±


    Qiuzi said with a smile, ¡°When you get to my position, you can speak however you like! ¡°OK then, I shall introduce the content of the game. Some of you have been infected with biochemical viruses without you knowing it. After an hour, you will become walkers who will eat people. No one knows whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster. Those players turning into walkers will be in the same team, to be known as the walkers team! What the team of walkers should do is to turn the others into walkers or to kill them! Those who don¡¯t turn into walkers will be the team of human beings, who need to find the antidote and eliminate the virus within three hours. At the same time, you should protect yourselves from being killed or infected!¡±


    All the players were shocked.


    They could accept the previous games, but for that one, it even represented the real scene of walkers from Resident Evil and the use of viruses.


    ¡°Was it designed by Qiuzi? Come over, we promise not to beat you to death!¡±


    Qiuzi said, ¡°Everyone, in fact, I don¡¯t profit from others¡¯ hardships. I brought you the essentials needed in this game. You can pick up what you want. Each item has its price. Once you pay for them with chips, you can get what you want. All of it is good stuff, you deserve them!¡±


    Long Xi asked Qiuzi, ¡°Are there going to be many walkers? How can we kill them?¡±


    Qiuzi said, ¡°Of course, use the gun! I suggest that players should buy more guns! These are real guns!¡±


    An Asian-faced, dark-skinned, bald-headed male player with thick eyebrows who wore black-rimmed glasses screamed in a deep voice, ¡°Real guns? Great. I always join some games of war!¡±


    Bai Bing, who was just standing next to him, glanced at him and said coldly, ¡°What are you excited about? This is not just a game. People will die.¡±


    ¡°Why should I be afraid? I am good at shooting! Cool beauty, do you want to be with me? I can protect you!¡± The male player started to tease her when seeing that Bai Bing was beautiful.


    Bai Bing wore no expression, looking elsewhere and ignoring him.


    Long Xi asked Yan Wangchuan, ¡°Brother Wangchuan, do you know how to use a gun?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°You should know me best. How could I master that?¡±


    Long Xi said with some annoyance, ¡°I don¡¯t, either!¡±


    Bai Bing said, ¡°I am just an amateur, but joined some live-fire competitions before, like the competitions that Gu Tianle joined in the movie King of Guns.¡±


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°Bai Bing, you are so cool!¡±


    Bai Bing said, ¡°It¡¯s not about coolness. I just think that playing with guns can relieve my pressure, just like you like cooking normally.¡±


    During the talk, Qiuzi asked the men in black suits to lift some guns, medicines, etc. Players could go and pick up what they wanted.


    Bai Bing picked up an AK47 and said, ¡°It¡¯s true, a real gun and an evaluated version at that. There is a gun sight over the top, while the shooting times add 10 more. WTF, 259 chips? God, I need to spend most of my chips to trade it! Such a veteran profiteer!¡±


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    Long Xi could not help laughing. Bai Bing behaved coldly, but was humorous indeed.


    Being honest, she thought that Bai Bing really matched Xiaolu.


    Long Xi picked up a small pistol with a price of 92 chips. Playing with it for a while, she was thinking about buying it.


    Yan Wangchuan found she was pointing at her own eyes and reminded her at once, ¡°Be careful. Don¡¯t point at yourself in case of accidents! Bullets are really inside the gun, real bullets that can kill people!¡±


    Long Xi quickly laid down the gun and stuck out her tongue.


    Bai Bing said with an experienced tone, ¡°The small pistol¡¯s shooting range is okay, but not remote enough. We should choose a submachine gun at least!¡±

 Chapter 165 - Resident Evil

    Bai Bing said with great experience, ¡°You can shoot at close range with a small handgun, but not from long range. At least you need to get a submachine gun. The submachine gun has fast shooting speed and many bullets. It feels so good, especially its strong firepower. Even if the zombies attack, we are not afraid. ¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°But I don¡¯t know how to shoot at all. Even if I buy a submachine gun, it won¡¯t work.¡±


    The bearded male player just now came up and said to Long Xi, ¡°Little beauty, I can teach you! I used to be a policeman! Let¡¯s work together, shall we?¡±


    He winked at Long Xi in an indicative way while others were choosing goods and didn¡¯t notice him, and then leaned in closer and said under his breath, ¡°I¡¯m Fu Xinjie. Don¡¯t say anything!¡±


    Long Xi took a close look at his appearance. If he removed his beard and black glasses, and his eyebrows were not so thick, his facial features were indeed similar to those of Fu Xinjie.


    Long Xi asked, ¡°Policewoman Fu, why are you disguised as a man? What about your long hair?¡±


    Fu Xinjie said in a male voice, ¡°This is the only set of men¡¯s clothes in the room that they arrange for me, and there are beards and thick eyebrows. I guess that they want me to dress up as a man to add some fun. But it¡¯s also good for me to hide my identity in front of other players. Here, you need to call me Brother Jie! My makeup skills are very good. I¡¯m an expert in disguise in the police force. I sacrificed my hair for this mission! I¡¯ve come here with a special task! On the surface, I¡¯ve come on board to earn money to pay off gambling debts, but in fact, I¡¯ve come to work as an undercover agent. The organization has had its eyes this criminal gang, the Brutal Pranks Gang, for a long time. But my other partner was killed in the mission. He pretended to be a math teacher from primary school. Now, I need help very much. Xiao Xi, can you help me? I believe in your moral quality and ability!¡±


    Long Xi nodded without hesitation. She hated evil as her enemy in actuality. What¡¯s more, it was good for her as well. With Fu Xinjie¡¯s help, she had a little more confidence in saving Mo Kun!


    Fu Xinjie said, ¡°Choose a submachine gun. I¡¯ll teach you how to shoot! With your intelligence, you can master it soon! ¡°Choose this one. It¡¯s a Gatling gun. It works well!¡±


    Long Xi listened to her and chose a Gatling gun, and bought some medicine, bandages, and so on. After all, under such circumstances, getting injured was inevitable, so medicine was also necessary!


    Yan Wangchuan bought an AK47 and a large backpack. He put the Swiss knife and flamethrower in his backpack.


    Grandma Pu had no idea what she should buy. She had no clue.


    Long Xi said to Fu Xinjie, ¡°Grandma Pu is the rear-service personnel of our group. What kind of weapons do you think she should buy?¡±


    Fu Xinjie looked at the rows of weapons with deep eyes. Finally, she suggested that Grandma Pu buy a three-shot pistol. Although the pistol was not powerful in attack and the hit rate when shooting from long range was low, a lot of ammunition could be loaded into it.


    Grandma Pu was responsible for logistics and didn¡¯t need to take part in the attack directly. But in case of any emergency, she could respond to it the first time and shoot, and one shot would be three shots in a row.


    Fu Xinjie bought a most expensive grenade gun worth 500 chips.


    Long Xi was totally unfamiliar with the firearms. Fu Xinjie said, ¡°This is a grenade rifle. It can be loaded with up to 60 rounds. There are three vice clips for free. In addition, there are nine grenades in the gun.


    ¡°The firepower of this kind of gun is very strong. One gun can make a group of zombies unable to lift their heads, especially the grenade launcher, which is the natural enemy of zombies!¡±


    At this time, Lu Hua had also bought his weapon. He actually bought a sniper rifle.


    He came over and said that he would like to join Long Xi¡¯s group. Of course, they all welcomed him.


    Lu Hua was very intelligent and calm in times of trouble. Although he might not be very strong in fighting capacity, he was not weak.


    Long Xi said to Fu Xinjie, ¡°Brother Jie, you have been a soldier and a policewoman, so you are the leader of our team and responsible for leading the team. You make decisions on our attack and defense! Director Lu, you are resourceful and calm. You are the chief of staff of our team. I am in charge of medical treatment and assistance in the attack. If anyone is injured, please let me know as soon as possible! Bai Bing, Brother Wangchuan, you are mainly responsible for fire attack! You two fight wherever Brother Jie asks you to fight. Grandma Pu and Weiwei, you two are in charge of logistics.¡±


    Fu Xinjie, Lu Hua, Yan Wangchuan, and others all agreed with her reasonable arrangement.


    Wei Wei said with tears in her eyes, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I can¡¯t do anything now. I¡¯m dragging you down! You¡¯d better leave me alone and let me stew in my own juice! This is my retribution! Anyway, I don¡¯t have anyone to redeem. I came here because Yamamoto Shang said he will come. I don¡¯t know what his purpose is, he didn¡¯t tell me.¡±


    Long Xi said sincerely, ¡°Weiwei, I will not leave you alone! A prodigal who returns is more precious than gold. Who didn¡¯t make a mistake? Who can guarantee that he will never make mistakes in his life? There is nothing better than making mistakes and being able to correct them!¡±


    Long Xi said with some regret, ¡°It would be better if Xiaolu were here. He runs fast and is quick-thinking. He can be responsible for providing battlefield detection. If there is any problem, he can report it in time!¡±


    Fu Xinjie said, ¡°I met a young man here named Yu Fei. He is a fast runner and used to be a soldier. I have been with him for two days, and I find he is a good man, but a little dull in the brain.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Now it is time to employ people. The most important thing is to be reliable and be able to use guns, followed by cleverness.¡±


    Fu Xinjie waved and called the young man named Yu Fei.


    That young man looked stunned and naive. After listening to Fu Xinjie¡¯s words, he immediately said that he was willing to join them.


    Fu Xinjie put him in charge of the investigation.


    ¡°I think we need to find a place to hide now,¡± said Long Xi. ¡°Just now, Qiu Zi said some players would become zombies in an hour. We don¡¯t know who will become a zombie now. I¡¯m afraid they don¡¯t even know that they have been infected with the zombie virus. At present, the only thing we can do is stay away from the crowd and find a safe place to hide.¡±


    Fu Xinjie said, ¡°I found a remote cave with Yu Fei last night. It¡¯s very suitable for hiding. It¡¯s easy to defend but hard to attack. Let¡¯s go there first.¡±


    ¡°But¡­¡±


    She took a look at Grandma Pu and Weiwei, and said with some worry, ¡°It¡¯s very high there. There is no foothold for people to climb up. It¡¯s very difficult for ordinary people to climb up there.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°I have a rope. ¡°You climb up first, then use the rope to pull brother Wangchuan, and then pull the others.¡±


    Everyone else agreed with her proposal, so the group immediately left the crowd and went up the mountain.


    The hill was not towering but it was carved with the vicissitudes of life.


    They arrived at a steep cliff. The cave was about two meters from the ground. The entrance was very small, and was sheltered by two poor pines nearby. It was really hard to find.


    Fu Xinjie was indeed trained professionally. Without any foothold, he climbed up nimbly.


    Next, she tied one end of the rope to the trunk of a poor pine tree, hung the rope down, and Yan Wangchuan tied the other end of the rope to his body. Fu Xinjie pulled him up.


    Then, Fu Xinjie and Yan Wangchuan together pulled Lu Hua, and so on.


    Yu Fei had binoculars. He hid behind the hole and used the binoculars to observe the surrounding situation.


    The others began to eat solid food and drink water, take a break, and prepare for the battle.


    After Lu Hua finished eating, he began to play with his sniper rifle.


    It was a standard big sniper rifle. It was camouflaged in appearance, shiny and glittering.


    Fu Xinjie whispered, ¡°Director Lu, were you a sniper before?¡±


    Lu Hua nodded and said, ¡°I was a soldier for several years before. I was a sniper in the army. They all called me ¡®Sharpshooter Hua¡¯!¡±


    Fu Xinjie said, ¡°You will be in charge of sniping later. To catch bandits, first catch the ringleader. Maybe there is a leader in the zombies. You¡¯re in charge of shooting the leader.¡±


    Lu Hua nodded and said, ¡°Don¡¯t t worry! Leave it to me! But today¡¯s weather is not very good. It¡¯s not suitable for sniping!¡±


    Fu Xinjie said, ¡°I¡¯ll teach Long Xi and Bai Bing how to shoot. You teach Yan Wangchuan and Grandma Pu.¡±


    Lu Hua said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll listen to you.¡±


    Then Long Xi and the others began to learn how to shoot, but only in theory. They didn¡¯t dare to actually shoot, for fear that the sound of the gunshots would attract enemies.


    After a while, Long Xi looked at her watch, and the hour that Qiu Zi had spoken of had arrived.


    She looked at a few people in the cave, and then looked at herself. There was no sign of mutation, so she was relieved.


    She tiptoed to the entrance of the cave and patted Yu Fei on the shoulder, which meant that it was time to change shifts. One would keep a lookout while the other would go and eat food.


    Yu Fei smiled and handed the binoculars to her. He climbed in a little quietly and started to eat solid food.


    ¡°I¡¯m hungry¡­¡±


    All of a sudden, they heard several sad and very slow strange screams in the distance.


    ¡°I¡¯m hungry¡­¡±


    Through the binoculars, Long Xi saw a group of figures slowly coming through the fog.


    ¡°Who is it?¡± Fu Xinjie asked in a low voice.


    Long Xi was too surprised to speak.


    They couldn¡¯t be called people anymore!


    Their bodies were all rotten to a certain degree, walking in groups. Their eyes were empty, their faces were gray, their expressions were numb, and their movements were stiff and slow, just like a group of ugly marionettes.


    The leading ¡°person¡± had a rolled-up machete stuck to his shoulder, and the skin and flesh of his whole body was rotten totally.


    ¡°This, should be a mutated zombie?¡±


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    Long Xi did not hesitate to lift the gun and shoot, but found that the gun safety did not open.


    She was too nervous. There¡¯s no chance for her life to come back!


    Long Xi¡¯s palms were all sweaty. She looked for the safety switch in panic and opened it according to the method that Fu Xinjie had taught her before.


    ¡°I am hungry¡­¡± The voice was getting closer and closer.


    Long Xi thought, ¡°Do these zombies feel a sense of hunger? It doesn¡¯t seem logical!¡±


    Fu Xinjie went to the cave entrance and shot a zombie in the head. The zombie immediately had its brain split open, but it still walked a few steps forward according to inertia. Then it crashed to the ground.

 Chapter 166 - Mysterious Female Scientist

    ¡°I¡¯m hungry¡­¡± A pair of rotten hands suddenly appeared in the cave, and then a zombie propped up his body with both hands, revealing its ugly head.


    Long Xi had already opened the safety of the gun and shot the zombie quickly.


    But her bullet was off target. Fortunately, Fu Xinjie helped her make up for it and shot through the zombie¡¯s head, whose blood splashed on Long Xi¡¯s face.


    ¡°F**k!¡± The zombie did not seem to feel any pain. After a few convulsions with numb expression, it said the last sentence and lay motionless at the cave entrance.


    Long Xi took two steps back in terror and fear, wiped the blood from her face, and said with a trembling voice, ¡°How can this zombie talk? Maybe it is not a real walking dead? Is it something between a human being and a zombie? Eh? Isn¡¯t he Brother Fenggou? I know his clothes. When did he get the virus? We¡¯ve been in contact with him, so will we be infected?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan held her and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry! We won¡¯t mutate. If we were infected, we would have already mutated!¡±


    Yu Fei took out another pair of binoculars and continued to investigate. He saw a faint fire in the bamboo forest in the distance.


    Lu Hua reminded everyone, ¡°The key to our mission is not to kill the zombies, but to eliminate the source of the virus. First of all, we need to find out where the source of the virus is!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Those zombies can talk and are different from those on TV! Otherwise, let¡¯s catch a zombie and interrogate him to see if he knows when he got the virus.¡±


    Fu Xinjie said, ¡°Good idea!¡±


    Yu Fei suddenly said, ¡°I see them!¡±


    Long Xi picked up the binoculars and looked in the direction that Yu Fei pointed.


    With the light-emitting function of the binoculars, Long Xi could see a tower on the top of the mountain. There were countless zombies walking under the tower, just like mushrooms springing up overnight!


    These zombies walked slowly, aimlessly¡­


    Seeing so many zombies, Long Xi took a breath of cold air. It was too much. Even if she shot their heads with every bullet, she could not kill so many zombies.


    ¡°With so many zombies, will the virus source be in the tower?¡± Long Xi asked.


    Yu Fei said bravely, ¡°I¡¯ll go to investigate. Don¡¯t worry. I used to be a scout. I know how to disguise and hide.¡±


    Fu Xinjie nodded and said, ¡°You should disguise yourself better and do not let them find you.¡±


    Yu Fei daubed his face with mud, wrapped some vine branches and leaves on his body, put on a green helmet, slowly climbed down the rope from the cave entrance, and slowly and stealthily advanced toward the tower.


    Long Xi looked at the tower, which was as high as three floors. Each floor had a small opening similar to a window. This small opening could only accommodate one child at most. The size of an adult¡¯s body could not pass through at all.


    10 minutes later, Yu Fei sent back a message on his walkie-talkie and said, ¡°There are many zombies here, outside and inside the tower. The door of the tower is made of iron and the walls of the tower are made of steel and cement, which can be blown up with bombs. I just saw a woman with a good figure walk in wearing a white robe and a white mask. She has a cool bald head. She looks like a female doctor, not a zombie. But the zombies don¡¯t do anything to her. They seemed afraid of her and obeyed her command.¡±


    Fu Xinjie said, ¡°A female doctor? Will the source of the virus be in her hands?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°She may not be a female doctor. Maybe she¡¯s a female scientist. Every time Brother Kun develops something in the laboratory, he will wear a white robe and white mask.¡±


    Lu Hua said, ¡°Female scientist? Maybe she develops these viruses that make people become zombies. Brother Jie, shall we attack the tower?¡±


    Fu Xinjie said, ¡°We don¡¯t have much time. We need to take the initiative! Let¡¯s see how many human players are left! Every player has a walkie-talkie!¡±


    Long Xi understood and said into the walkie-talkie, ¡°Players who have not become a zombie, report your name. Remember, speak faster! So we can make sure you are still human! I¡¯ll report first. I¡¯m Long Xi.¡±


    From the other end of the walkie-talkie came quick replies. ¡°Zhao Fangfang¡±, ¡°Lao Li¡±¡­


    Long Xi counted. There were only 21 players who reported their names.


    Together with the seven people in Long Xi¡¯s group, there were a total of 28 people.


    Before they finished speaking, a male player suddenly rushed through the grass in front of the tower and shot at the zombies outside the tower.


    Fu Xinjie said into the walkie-talkie, ¡°You all need to find a place to hide, and try not to be found by zombies. We must save our strength!¡±


    People at the other end of the walkie-talkie replied, ¡°OK!¡± ¡°I¡¯m hidden!¡±


    Fu Xinjie turned off the walkie-talkie and said to Long Xi, ¡°Most of them are scattered. Now we seven people need to unite. Five of us need to be strikers and attack the tower. Grandma Pu and Weiwei, stay in the base camp. I will arrange the tactics¡­¡±


    After arranging the tactics, the six of them disguised themselves and joined Yu Fei.


    ¡°Dada¡­¡± Yan Wangchuan was the first to rush out. The submachine gun continuously fired bullets like fire. A whole row of zombies fell down together. However, after the zombies behind found them, they rushed over with strange cries.


    Yan Wangchuan¡¯s main task was to lure zombies away.


    He ran into the deep woods, and the zombies pursued him closely, but most of them were far away because of their slow movements.


    At this time, there were only a few scattered zombies below the tower.


    Fu Xinjie, Yu Fei, Long Xi, Lu Hua, and Bai Bing launched an attack at the same time. Finally, the zombies at the gate of the tower were temporarily cleared. Fu Xinjie let Lu Hua hide with a sniper gun and guard this stronghold, and others rushed into the tower.


    There were also many zombies in the tower. They overcame all the difficulties in the way and all got hurt in the fierce battle but finally arrived at the top of the tower.


    There was an attic on the top of the tower. The iron door was closed.


    They were about to break in. Unexpectedly, the iron door suddenly opened and a woman in a white mask came out.


    She said to them, ¡°Come in. Congratulations. The source of the virus is here.¡±


    ¡°You are a scientist?¡± Long Xi asked.


    ¡°Yeah,¡± the female scientist said, taking the initiative to let everyone in, then shut the iron gate.


    Fu Xinjie continued to aim at her with a gun and Long Xi locked the iron door.


    A dim light flickered in the attic. It resembled a laboratory room inside. Except for the iron door, there was only a small opening like a window, which could be a vent.


    There was a hospital bed near the vent. The female scientist looked at Bai Bing, who was stabbed by zombies and bleeding from her chest. She said, ¡°She¡¯s seriously injured. She needs to be infused immediately.¡±


    ¡°Wait a minute.¡± Long Xi stopped the action of the female scientist for the first time.


    Although the attic was clean on the surface, as soon as Long Xi entered here, she smelled an odor of corpses.


    This odor was exactly the same as the smell of the zombies before.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter, little girl? If your friend continues to bleed, she will die,¡± the female scientist said with a smile.


    When the scientist smiled, she showed her teeth like jade. Her watery eyes were as black as lacquer and as deep as a pool, which contained boundless beauty and sadness, making Long Xi feel that it was familiar.


    Long Xi said, ¡°There is no need for transfusion. Let me bandage her.¡±


    The female scientist nodded and said, ¡°You don¡¯t believe me? You know, I¡¯m the only living person in this tower now.¡±


    Long Xi ignored her and began to bandage Bai Bing.


    Fu Xinjie asked, ¡°Who are you? How can you be alive here?¡±


    The female scientist in front of them was so strange. A person who could be so calm when facing the crisis of zombies must have problems.


    The female scientist said, ¡°My family name is Su. You can call me by my English name, SU. To be honest, I invented this virus. I call it the zombie-like virus. In fact, I was forced to make it because my daughter was in their hands. ¡°You can see that these zombies are not traditional zombies. They still have some people¡¯s consciousness and can speak, but their bodies start to rot like zombies. Their movements and speaking speed are also very similar to zombies, right?¡±


    ¡°Oh!¡± Fu Xinjie nodded. Suddenly, she pointed the gun at the female scientist¡¯s head and said, ¡°Where is the source of the virus?¡±


    ¡°Haha, don¡¯t be so impatient¡­¡± Being targeted like this, the female scientist didn¡¯t panic at all. She glared at her eyes and said, ¡°Is that how you treat someone who is ready to help you win?¡±


    Fu Xinjie said with fierce eyes, ¡°You can either say it or die. You choose.¡±


    ¡°The people on Earth are ruthless indeed! In my eyes, you are no different from those who kidnapped my daughter and forced me to do things for them!¡± The female scientist said coldly, ¡°It¡¯s a pity¡­¡±


    Before she finished speaking, the female scientist suddenly shrank to the size of a three-year-old girl, like having a bone-shrinking skill. At the same time, she jumped out through the small ventilation-like opening.


    Fu Xinjie fired three shots at once, but the speed of the female scientist was too fast. It was not the speed that a normal person should have!


    ¡°Earth people all deserve death!¡± The voice of the female scientist disappeared at the window.


    Fu Xinjie rushed over and looked down from the opening.


    The female scientist¡¯s body actually changed shape in midair, as if her body had been flattened. She was like a paper man, falling into the dense forest in the distance, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.


    ¡°She ran away!¡± The facial expression of Fu Xinjie was some unsightly as she said, ¡°What kind of monster is this female scientist? Her body can deform like a rubber man, and the speed is so fast!¡±


    While searching the lab, Long Xi said, ¡°When I was watching a movie with Brother Kun, I heard him say that the human body has great potential. If a man takes some drugs to stimulate these potentials and change the structure of the body, he can become a person like the X-Men. But the drug has a lot of side effects on the human body, so Brother Kun said he would not make this invention.¡±


    ¡°Bang, bang¡­¡± There was a group of zombies outside hitting the iron door. Maybe those zombies who were lured away by Yan Wangchuan had returned to their senses, knew they had been fooled, and rushed back.


    It seemed that these zombies still had some people¡¯s consciousness!


    ¡°Cough.¡± Bai Bing coughed with her eyes half-narrowed. She looked pale. After all, she had lost too much blood. She could persist and didn¡¯t become unconscious until now just because she had a good foundation.


    Long Xi took a look at the bottle of saline that the female scientist was just about to give Bai Bing. She opened it and poured a little down on the ground.


    ¡°Zi, Zi!¡± White smoke rose from the ground. After the white smoke cleared, the ground was corroded into a hollow.


    Bai Bing felt scared after what happened just now and gasped, ¡°There is indeed something wrong with the saline. Thank you, Xiao Xi. I would have died without you.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°It¡¯s OK. Forget this. I¡¯ll have a look in that little room.¡±


    She went straight to a small room inside.


    It was a bedroom, which was very clean and tidy.


    Long Xi opened the closet and there were women¡¯s clothes inside. According to the style of the clothes, they belonged to the female scientist.


    There was a manuscript in the corner of the closet.


    Long Xi picked it up and opened the first page. It read: ¡°I didn¡¯t expect to come to the Earth so soon! MK said that it would take a year, but I only needed about two months. Does the space-time tunnel also produce orbit changes?


    ¡°My spaceship didn¡¯t arrive at the destination according to the cosmic coordinates sent by MK, but fell into the vast sea.


    ¡°The spaceship was badly damaged and sank to the bottom of the sea.


    ¡°I tried my best to get on shore, then found that it was a deserted island.


    ¡°I have lived on the island for more than two months and gave birth to a daughter. She was very cute and looked just like me when I was little!


    ¡°I named her MU, which is the combination of MK and my name, SU.


    ¡°She is the daughter of me and MK!¡±


    Some of Long Xi¡¯s memory had been deleted by Mo Kun, so she didn¡¯t remember who MK was, nor did she remember that this female scientist was actually Mo Kun¡¯s comrade, SU.


    She also didn¡¯t remember that SU and Mo Kun were both aliens from Planet BT, let alone that SU¡¯s daughter was actually a clone of SU.


    Sometimes, ignorance is bliss!


    She turned to the second page and saw that it said: ¡°MU was growing very fast, not the growth rate of ordinary babies.


    ¡°Only two days after she was born, she grew to weigh 16 pounds when she only drank human milk.


    ¡°On the fifth day, she actually learned to turn over.


    ¡°When she was a month old, she was as old as other babies when they were half a year old. She learned to sit up and called me mom!


    ¡°My analysis: This is likely to be a sequela caused by the extreme radiation of Planet BT, which is called a fast-maturing disease on our planet! But for the moment, it seems to have no harm.


    ¡°MK, where are you? My communicator sank to the bottom of the sea with the severely damaged spaceship. I can¡¯t contact you! I have not seen a boat passing by. I can¡¯t get back to the land. Will you come to find us?¡±


    The fourth page read: ¡°Today, a dozen Earth people came to the island. The leader said that he was Chen Jian, and the woman he held was Qiu Zi, who seemed to have a bit of discourse.


    ¡°When they saw me and MU and, they were very surprised and asked where we came from and how we were on this desert island.¡±

 Chapter 167 - The Human Hearts, the Most Dangerous

    Long Xi saw the following words in the SU manuscript:


    I told them truthfully, ¡°I am a scientist from Planet BT! This is my daughter!¡±


    They even said that I am a madman.


    But later, when they saw the abnormal growth rate of MU¡¯s body, they began to believe that I was a scientist.


    However, they still did not believe that I am an alien, but just a crazy scientist!


    On the next page was written: The people on Earth are truly bad!


    They even kidnapped my daughter and used her life to threaten me, forcing me to help them invent a zombie virus.


    I really liked to join this research program because I wanted to change them into zombies. Then, I could control them.


    I got very serious cancer and could not be cured through chemotherapy. But I had not expected that in the process of inventing a virus, I¡¯d accidentally discover a virus that could kill the malignant cells in my body.


    Besides, this kind of virus could also stimulate people¡¯s body potential to make it stretch out and draw back as one wanted. I felt that my body was undergoing extraordinary changes.


    But this virus also had some side effects. I could not grow hair or get pregnant, and I became afraid of the sunshine and bloodthirsty.


    I could only go out on cloudy days or dark nights and spend the rest of the time in the lab they prepared for me.


    I fed on animals¡¯ blood every day, like the blood-sucking zombies on Earth.


    They fed me a live rabbit every day.


    But in any case, being able to survive is the most important thing, isn¡¯t it?


    Next, the contents of this manuscript were all about how this female scientist invented the zombie virus.


    On the third to last page, it said: Today, I saw MK. He was also caught by them! His wound was infected with tetanus and he had a bad fever. They did not know that I knew MK, so they asked me to inject him with a tetanus shot.


    His head was badly hit by Chen Jian and he was tortured so much he lost his memory. He even did not know who I was!


    Not long before, I could take MK and my daughter out of this place!


    On the penultimate page, it said: I did not invent a zombie virus, but a similar one. They were not really satisfied.


    They said that they would use this kind of zombie virus on their peers for a cruel game.


    People on Earth really could do any kind of cruel thing!


    The last page was blank, containing nothing.


    ¡°It seems that what this female scientist just told us about her daughter might be the truth. However, she doesn¡¯t write where the virus source is hidden! Alas!¡± said Long Xi.


    Fu Xinjie flipped over the manuscript and said, ¡°Aliens? Crazy words! Do you still believe her? We were fooled by her just now.¡±


    Long Xi pondered over it for a moment then said, ¡°Maybe she really wanted to help us in the beginning.¡±


    Fu Xinjie said, ¡°Maybe she deliberately left a manuscript here to confuse us! We can only believe half of her words that the virus was actually invented by her.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°I saw a few test tubes in the laboratory that contain some transparent liquid. Could that be the virus source? I poured the liquid into the sink and allowed it to stream away.¡±


    Fu Xinjie was also very excited and said, ¡°There are some medicines in the cabinet. We should destroy them all. We can¡¯t let go of any possibility and should make every possible effort. Are your feet OK?¡±


    Long Xi nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s not that serious. I¡¯m okay! It¡¯s not early. We should take action at once.¡±


    They walked out of the room and saw that Bai Bing was tired. The iron gate was about to be knocked down by the zombies.


    They sped up to put all the medicines in the cabinet into the military bag and burned them all.


    All the medicines were destroyed.


    ¡°Boom!¡± The gate was knocked down, with a large group of zombies coming toward them.


    Fu Xinjie and Long Xi kept shooting at them.


    However, the number of zombies was too great. They came at them one after another, like surging locusts.


    Double fists are no match for four hands!


    ¡°We need the help of other human players now. Ask them to come over!¡± Fu Xinjie said.


    Long Xi turned on the walkie-talkie and said, ¡°Listen, all human players, come with your weapons to the tower building to help us. We have eliminated the virus source but are now surrounded by zombies. Hey, can you hear me?¡±


    ¡°Copy that. We¡¯re still in the original place. You can come over here through the gate. There are fewer zombies.¡± Lu Hua¡¯s voice came through the other side of the walkie-talkie.


    ¡°Is everyone else staying with you?¡± Long Xi asked.


    Lu Hua said, ¡°I see two players coming over and they are greeting me.¡±


    ¡°Papapa¡­¡± Before Lu Hua could finish his words, a sound of gunshots went through the walkie-talkie, followed by Lu Hua¡¯s shouting.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Hey, Uncle Lu¡­¡± Long Xi was worried.


    ¡°They killed¡­ Zizi¡­¡± Lu Hua¡¯s voice totally lost.


    Long Xi and Fu Xinjie exchanged glances and saw a sense of worry in each other¡¯s eyes.


    Perhaps they had underestimated the greed of humanity!


    They thought that the enemies were the walkers, the female scientist, and Qiuzi. But they had not expected that human beings would also be their enemies!


    Perhaps those people thought in this way: the winner could get 1,000 chips. The fewer the winners, the more they would get respectively!


    ¡°What should we do now?¡¯ Fu Xinjie asked himself and answered, ¡°We have to rush through them.¡±


    Then, Long Xi found a bandage to tie Bai Bing on her back. In this way, even if she could not lift Bai Bing, she could drag Bai Bing, who almost lost consciousness, along with her. Besides, she could also shoot with her hands.


    She had the same belief as Fu Xinjie and Yu Feishi that they needed to live or die together! Attack or retreat together! Never give up! Don¡¯t abandon anyone!


    Their bullets ran out when they finally cut a bloody path and got to the bottom of the tower with difficulty.


    A large group of walkers was surging over the gate. They directly threw out a bomb and blasted them away. At the same time, the gate was broken thought with a big hole in it.


    They rushed out through the big hole.


    After walking a dozen steps, they found Lu Hua¡¯s dead body lying in the grass while his sniper rifle was gone.


    Before they could feel sorry for his death, a few bullets flew over their heads.


    They were so scared that they rushed to hide behind a big tree then fought back.


    They saw that two male players were shooting at them under the cover of a big rock.


    Long Xi was angry. What she hated most was being betrayed by allies!


    She threw out a bomb and blasted the two to pieces, as well as the big rock!


    ¡°Xiaolongnu!¡± Yan Wangchuan¡¯s voice came from the other side of the walkie-talkie.


    ¡°Brother Wangchuan!¡± Long Xi was overjoyed. Brother Wangchuan was still alive!


    ¡°Xiaolongnu, where are you? Come to the cave. We three are okay! You should come over here and we will cover you!¡± Yan Wangchuan said.


    Long Xi said, ¡°OK!¡±


    At this moment, all of them had no guns in their hands and took out a Nepalese saber respectively.


    The bullets were all used up, so their guns became a burden.


    Suddenly, screams came out from the nearby bushes. A man fell down from a big tree next to them and slammed onto the ground.


    Before they could take any action, a figure flashed by from another tree while another figure came out from the bushes, seemingly running after the person in front.


    Soon, both figures disappeared in the white fog without a trace.


    Long Xi squatted down and looked at the fallen people, finding that the two were dead. There was no breath from under their noses. Their pulses stopped.


    Their faces were bruised, their lips were black, while their eyes were widely open.


    ¡°Poisoned?¡± It was not the time to be afraid. Long Xi checked them carefully, finding that both of them had a fine needle inserted into them. She sniffed it and said, ¡°It smells the same as the bottle of saltwater that the female scientist injected for Bai Bing.¡±


    ¡°Therefore, someone used the poisonous needles to attack them without any notice! Why not attack us?¡± Fu Xinjie felt more frightened when he thought more. Squatting in the grass, he looked around.


    The white mist was filled with danger! She felt as if a lot of beast eyes were hiding in secret to watch them. She trembled in fear!


    Even though she had experienced field military exercises many times when she was in the army, she also captured many bad guys when being a cop. But under such a severe condition and facing those allies who were more vicious than the circumstance, it was hard for her to accept it at once.


    This kind of environment would easily arouse the evil thoughts from deep in people¡¯s minds!


    Just when she pointed at the female scientist¡¯s head with her gun, the evil thoughts in her mind were alerted a little. Of course, there was a deeper reason, the fear!


    Long Xi untied the bandage and put Bai Bing on Fu Xinjie¡¯s back. She calmed down and clenched her fists, saying firmly, ¡°We have no way to retreat now! We have to move forward!¡±


    Fu Xinjie¡¯s fighting spirit was re-ignited by her words. A sense of admiration for this little girl was rising in his mind.


    A person with such a strong inner heart was truly powerful!


    She calmed down and they covered each other. At the same time, the two also had to protect Bai Bing. They moved to the shelter at a fast speed.


    Long Xi was not good at remembering routes and had to rely on Fu Xinjie to lead the way.


    Halfway, they suddenly heard Yan Wangchuan¡¯s voice in the white mist in front. ¡°Xiaolongnu, are you there?¡±


    Long Xi excitedly replied, ¡°It¡¯s us!¡±


    Yan Wangchu¡¯s figure showed up in the mist and slowly approached.


    Long Xi saw he was safe but was slightly injured.


    He had a thin bamboo tube in his hand.


    Long Xi asked, ¡°What is this?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan answered, ¡°I don¡¯t know. I found this piece of equipment half an hour ago. I can blow out poisonous needles. I killed the four players who wanted to ambush you. However, one of them escaped. He might be good at running. I can¡¯t catch up with him.¡±

 Chapter 168 - Fight with Life

    Long Xi suddenly realized and said, ¡°Oh, it was you who protected us. Why did you come here? Wouldn¡¯t you wait for us in the cave?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan answered, ¡°I still felt worried about you and came to help you. Granny Piao and Weiwei are in the cave. They are safe. Don¡¯t worry!¡±


    They went to the cave together and entered like last time.


    At this moment, Qiuzi¡¯s voice rose up from the other side of the walkie-talkie, ¡°Three hours have passed, the game is over. The virus source has been destroyed, human players win. You can now get on board.¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Long Xi and her allies cheered in joy.


    Yan Wangchuan said coldly, ¡°Don¡¯t be too happy too soon! Although the game is over, the attack of the walkers will not stop at once! What¡¯s worse, the human players may kill their allies!¡±


    The others fell into silence.


    The people present were not stupid. The atmosphere fell into gloom.


    People died pursuing wealth while birds died for food!


    At this moment, the players would turn against each other for chips. Killing others was the only purpose and they thought that this way was king.


    ¡°We should have a rest over here. After the mist lifts, we can go out. It¡¯s too dangerous outside!¡± Long Xi said.


    All the others agreed.


    Especially Bai Bing, she could not hold on. Lying on the ground, she was unconscious and her forehead was hot.


    Without a towel, Long Xi dipped a little water on gauze and made a cold compress.


    The sounds of gunshots and bombs were roaring!


    Yu Fei, who was responsible for the investigation with the binoculars, said that the walkers were fighting against a few groups of human players while the groups were also trapping each other.


    The players in the cave did not care about what happened outside. They had some food quietly and drank some water.


    At this moment, being away from these matters was the greatest happiness to them!


    After a long time, the sounds of gunshots and bombs finally stopped.


    The sun finally came out in the afternoon while the mist gradually dispersed.


    Long Xi and her teammates saw the island was full of dead bodies from the binoculars. From their similar outfits, they could not tell the walkers from the human beings.


    The only thing to differentiate them was the rotted rate of the skin. Strictly speaking, walkers looked like the living dead between zombies and human beings, while those still looking fresh were human beings.


    Long Xi felt somewhat heartbroken: the fratricidal killing between human beings might be the most terrible thing in the world!


    They left the cave and moved over to the beach where the Hell was parked.


    Along the way, no human beings or walkers attacked them.


    They came to the beach, finding no one was there.


    Qiuzi and a dozen men in black suits fully armed were standing onboard the Hell.


    Qiuzi smiled and said to them, ¡°Go on board! Only seven of you are left!¡±


    Seven? Lu Hua was dead. Weren¡¯t there only six of them?


    Suddenly, a bullet shot at Yu Fei¡¯s knees. He fell down to the ground at once.


    Long Xi followed the direction of the bullet, seeing a man standing up behind a big rock halfway up the mountain and even waving his hand while walking toward them.


    When he approached, Long Xi finally recognized that he was the white man disguised by Feng Zihao. He was holding a sniper rifle, which was the one bought by Lu Hua.


    ¡°Feng Zihao, did you kill Director Lu?¡± Long Xi could not help asking.


    Feng Zihao said calmly, ¡°Not me. I just took this rifle away in the chaos. It¡¯s my first time to be a sniper. You did not find me when passing by. Haha, it would be easy if I shoot you all!¡±


    Yu Fei held his knee and asked, ¡°Why are you shooting at me? Are you going to show off your skill?¡±


    Feng Zihao answered casually, ¡°It¡¯s my first time to be a sniper, so I can¡¯t gain nothing! I need you to know I am not easy to deal with. Don¡¯t mess with me!¡±


    Long Xi was busy helping bind Yu Fei up and said nothing, but sighed in her mind. ¡°Ah, why would I meet so many weird people?¡±


    After getting on the ship, Qiuzi sprinkled 1,000 chips on the deck and said, ¡°You can allocate the reward now. Don¡¯t fight each other because of unfair allocation!¡±


    She followed the men in black suits into the cabin. Then the ship set off.


    Feng Zihao said, ¡°You all owe me a life. I should take 80% of the chips!¡±


    Fu Xinjie said, ¡°We destroyed the virus source, so we should allocate the reward evenly!¡±


    Feng Zihao said, ¡°Why do you say that the virus source was destroyed by you? Do you know where it is? Don¡¯t fool me! I would say it¡¯s me who destroyed it!¡±


    Long Xi asked, ¡°Feng Zihao, do you have a person to save?¡±


    Feng Zihao said, ¡°No! I mainly came for money! Many people hope to buy the chips from me at a high price! How about telling me how much you can pay me? Long Xi, you always keep your word. I trust you! I can give you all my chips and you can pay me when we get out!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Okay, I can give you two million to exchange for your part. Leave the rewards to us!¡±


    Feng Zihao nodded and said, ¡°Okay, I have your word! I will contact you and give you a remittance account when you get back. Wow, I am smelly. I should go back to my room to take a bath!¡±


    He really gave up those chips and turned into his cabin.


    Yan Wangchuan could not help asking Long Xi when seeing Feng Zihao leaving, ¡°Is this person our enemy or friend?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. Actually, he is Pheasant, a man I know, named Feng Zihao. I can tell you his details when we¡¯re free.¡±


    The six divided the 1,000 chips equally. Each of them got 166 chips, with four chips remaining.


    After obtaining the consent of other players, Long Xi gave the last four to Granny Piao.


    Then, Long Xi held Weiwei, while Fu Xinjie supported Bai Bing. They returned to the entertainment hall again.


    A few days ago, this place was full of players with a lively atmosphere, but now only seven players were left. Feng Zihao did not come with them. Perhaps, he was still taking a shower in his room. A sense of being deserted covered this hall.


    Actually, there were other players aside from them.


    Xiaolu was still there. He was standing in the cage with two wolves and confronting them.


    Without any weapon, Xiaolu was badly hurt, as were the two wolves.


    From the situation, it looked like Xiaolu had been fighting against the two wolves for a long time.


    ¡°Xiaolu!¡± Long Xi rushed to the railing of the cage with her eyes full of tears.


    Xiaolu did not move, but continued to stare at the two wolves. When he heard Long Xi¡¯s voice, he warned her at once, ¡°Don¡¯t come near! Stay away from the railing!¡±


    Long Xi did not retreat. She wanted to lead a wolf to her side. In this way, Xiaolu could have a chance to settle down the other one.


    However, the two wolves were also really cunning. They were not distracted, staring at Xiaolu firmly.


    Besides, their ears were quivering while their eyes were flashing with a sparkling glow. They were eager to bite Xiaolu¡¯s throat to drink his blood and eat his flesh. Their tails were hurt, but still as flexible as little loaches. This meant that they had strong predatory impulses at this moment.


    The two wolves showed their teeth while licking. Their throats burst into whimpering, like they were exchanging information.


    At this moment, in the VIP room on the second floor, Chen Jian was watching the big screen and saying with a smile, ¡°You can bet one more time which one will die, the deer or the wolves.¡±


    The three distinguished guests laughed and madly threw their chips¡­


    Xiaolu¡¯s forehead was full of sweat, some of which even dripped into his eyes. He could not help blinking his eyes and reaching up to rub them.


    At this urgent moment, the two wolves suddenly took advantage of this opportunity and made an attack at the same time. They attacked Xiaolu¡¯s legs respectively and dragged his legs in opposite directions.


    Xiaolu¡¯s body was dragged onto the ground. His back was on the ground and he could not exert his strength.


    His lower body was nearly torn to pieces. The extreme pain made him scream loudly.


    He was now unarmed, while even his voice-controlled dart had been taken away. For a moment, he had no way to change this situation.


    Should he await his doom?


    Long Xi could not do much but take out the voice-controlled dart and prepare to help Xiaolu.


    However, Qiuzi suddenly appeared on the high platform and said into the microphone, ¡°This is a game. No one can help him! Otherwise, both of you will be punished!¡±


    A dozen men in black suits appeared from somewhere with weapons and suddenly surrounded them.


    Long Xi yelled, ¡°Xiaolu, collide!¡±


    She was telling Xiaolu to make the two wolves collide with each other.


    Long Xi¡¯s words suddenly awakened him!


    Xiaolu exerted all of his strength to turn his body around, allowing his hands to approach the railing.


    His hands clasped the railing tightly. Borrowing strength from the railing, he crossed his legs, while the two wolves who gripped his legs tightly collided fiercely.


    This collision was really heavy. The two wolves¡¯ heads hit each other. They were going unconscious directly.


    Xiaolu took the opportunity to stand up, grab one, and hit its head on the railing.


    The wolf died at once!


    Then, Xiaolu dealt with the other wolf in the same way.


    Qiuzi announced, ¡°The game is over! Xiaolu, you win and get 200 chips.¡±


    She opened the door with the key and allowed Xiaolu to come out.


    Xiaolu walked out with the support of Long Xi. He had no strength to walk and one of his eyes was covered with blood.


    He looked at Bai Bing, who had been unconscious, asking with concern, ¡°What happened to her?¡±


    Long Xi answered him while binding him up, ¡°She lost too much blood. You two need to have a rest in your room. We will handle the following issues!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan held Xiaolu while Long Xi supported Bai Bing to a room, allowing them to have a rest on a double bed.


    Xiaolu was really tired. He felt into sleep even though he was badly hurt.


    Bai Bing was lying next to him.


    Yan Wangchuan asked, ¡°Why did you put them in this room together?¡±


    Long Xi smiled mysteriously and whispered, ¡°I want to be a matchmaker! They suffer together and will take care of each other!¡±

 Chapter 169 - Survival or Destruction?

    Long Xi smiled mysteriously and whispered, ¡°I want to be a matchmaker! They suffer together and will take care of each other!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan understood her thoughts at once. He agreed with Long Xi¡¯s idea. If Xiaolu and Bai Bing became lovers, he would lose a rival in love!


    They left some gauze and medicine for them then went away.


    Fu Xinjie helped Weiwei to her room and cleaned her eyes with disinfectant. Then, he helped her to lie on the bed.


    Long Xi and her friends came back to their room and took a shower.


    Long Xi got hurt on her abdomen. She rushed into the bathroom and quickly cleaned her body, using a cotton swab and hydrogen peroxide to clean her wound. Then, she spread some medical powder and wrapped it with some gauze.


    After she dressed her wounds, she put on another suit provided by them and went to the entertainment hall again with the others.


    Perhaps her survival ability was strong, or her will was as hard as iron, or her love for Mo Kun stimulated her potential. She could survive from the uninhabited island safely and had gained plenty of chips. She also admired herself.


    At this time, Xiaolu was woken up in his room by Bai Bing¡¯s painful groans.


    ¡°Cold¡­ it hurts¡­¡±


    Xiaolu got close to Bai Bing, who was curled up due to trembling. He took a deep breath and uncovered her clothes carefully. Then, he blushed at once¡­


    Long Xi took off Bai Bing¡¯s bra when binding up her wounds.


    The gauze covering the wound on the lower right side of her chest was reddened. The dark-red wound even made her tender and plump chest more attractive!


    He carefully untied the gauze that was smeared with blood.


    It was really delicate! Tender skin! Pink nipples!


    Up and down with her breath!


    All of these detailed movements were extremely attractive to Xiaolu.


    Xiaolu felt tight in his throat and held the nervousness in his mind to apply medicine for Bai Bing and use another clean gauze to bind her up.


    Bai Bing¡¯s little face wrinkled with an abnormal flush. Vague words came out from her tender lips. He leaned his ear closer to her.


    ¡°¡­Xiaolu¡­ Xiaolu¡­ You¡­ I miss you¡­¡±


    Xiaolu straightened up and looked at her warmly with a shiny smile on his face.


    He burst into laughter and kicked up his heels like a big child.


    It was okay for him to be overjoyed, but an innocent antique vase from the Yuan dynasty was unfortunately knocked to the ground by accident. It was broken into pieces.


    Long Xi, who was in the entertainment hall, did not know she had successfully become a matchmaker. When she left her room, she found that the white man disguised by Feng Zihao was standing by her door.


    Long Xi could not help asking, ¡°When did you disguise this white man? Was that you or the white man without pain-feeling nerves himself when taking part in that game?¡±


    Feng Zihao grinned and replied contemptuously, ¡°You can guess. This is my ace in the hole. I will not expose it to anyone!¡±


    Long Xi asked again, ¡°Was that you, the Yan Wangchuan that I met in Paris?¡±


    Feng Zihao did not take a roundabout way this time and nodded with a smile.


    Long Xi asked, ¡°What¡¯s your purpose to allow me to see you deliberately?¡±


    Feng Zihao¡¯s gaze became gloomy and he kept silent.


    Long Xi said with anger, ¡°Hmph, who cares? I¡¯m just asking casually!¡±


    She came to the hall and checked the number of chips of her ¡°allies¡±, finding that they had 1,700 chips in their hands (including Long Xi, Yan Wangchuan, Lu Hua, Xiaolu, Weiwei, Fu Xinjie, Yu Fei, and Granny Piao).


    The other players all agreed to hand over part of their chips to Long Xi, so she could raise 1,000 chips in total.


    Long Xi stepped onto the platform and said loudly, ¡°Everybody, I have raised 1,000 chips. I¡¯m asking to open the black cloth to see if there are the people we hope to save.¡±


    Granny Piao broke down because of excitement!


    Saving her son was the only purpose for her to suffer the difficulty on the Hell! However, she had not seen the one she wanted to save until now. It was really ridiculous!


    Qiuzi¡¯s face became more and more gloomy. Glaring at Long Xi coldly, she waved her hand to direct two men in black suits next to the cage to uncover the black cloth.


    Indeed, there were a lot of people in the cage. There were estimated to be 40 at least.


    They were all locked up and their wounds festered.


    Long Xi found Mo Kun at once.


    He was curled up and sitting next to the iron railing of the cage. The bandage on his head was full of blood. He closed his eyes and clenched his teeth.


    Long Xi¡¯s body became stiff. She even lost the strength to walk over to the cage. Her face became gloomy. She tried to hold in her emotions, but could not keep them from pouring out.


    The female scientist in a white coat stood behind the iron railing of the cage and was watching the players.


    Her gaze was extremely cold and passed by Long Xi without any pause. It seemed that Long Xi was the same as other players to her.


    Long Xi thought with pain, ¡°Did he really lose his memory?¡±


    At this moment, Qiuzi suddenly rushed to the front of the railing, crying, and said with emotion, ¡°Brother Kun, Brother Kun, I can finally see you! Brother Kun, wake up!¡±


    Long Xi looked at her performance, thinking, ¡°Does her performing vitality wake up again? I really want to beat her!¡±


    The female scientist looked at her and asked, ¡°Are you Qiuzi? He lost his memory and can¡¯t remember anything!¡±


    Qiuzi said to Mo Kun, ¡°Brother Kun, I am your Quizi who you love the most! How can you forget me? Don¡¯t worry. I will fix you! Be at ease. I will save you out after gaining enough chips! I will take you home!¡±


    Long Xi was quivering and her hands were bleeding because of her nails piercing her palms.


    The female scientist said, ¡°Really? Then you should take him always at once. He is infected with tetanus. He can¡¯t stay here any longer! If his wound is infected, it will cause suffocation. He is also likely to die of heart failure. The rate of death is extremely high! I injected him with a tetanus shot two days ago, but they just allowed me to inject him once, which is not enough for him! He has had a low fever for two days. It will be too late if you don¡¯t take him to the hospital to save him.¡±


    Long Xi felt heartbroken. ¡°He cannot stay here? It would be too late?¡±


    Qiuzi took out a lot of chips and tossed them to two men in black suits, shouting with anger, ¡°Take him out!¡±


    The two men in black suits counted the chips. When they checked the number, they opened the iron gate to lift Mo Kun out.


    ¡°Brother Kun!¡± Long Xi tried to rush to Mo Kun¡¯s side, but was stopped by Qiuzi.


    She said, ¡°If you don¡¯t want him to die, let me take him away at once! Long Xi, I don¡¯t want to talk too much to you. I¡¯ll just give you a simple single-choice question. Do you want to leave him to live or to die? Do you want him to survive or be destroyed?¡±


    Long Xi sorrowfully asked, ¡°Where will you take him? Can I visit him?¡±


    Qiuzi said hatefully, ¡°He doesn¡¯t remember you. You should give him up! Be at ease, I will not hurt him because I love him more than you do! I will take him to a paradise and live a happy life with him! Forget him!¡±


    Long Xi watched Qiuzi taking Mo Kun away, but did not stop her.


    In her opinion, as long as Mo Kun could survive and have a good life, she was willing to bear it even if she would be 100 times more painful than now.


    The buzz of the helicopter arose from outside.


    Qiuzi and her people went to the deck.


    The helicopter over their heads hung a ladder down. Qiuzi bound Mo Kun to her back with a bandage and climbed up the ladder.


    Long Xi watched the helicopter carrying Mo Kun away and finally could not bear it, falling into Fu Xinjie¡¯s arms with a faint.


    She finally woke up after several hours.


    Everything around turned grey. Even the food in her mouth was bitter.


    Yan Wangchuan had been looking after her all the time.


    She gave all her chips to Xiaolu.


    Xiaolu earned enough chips to redeem Fan Qianqian, who had been tortured badly.


    He also helped Bai Bing to save her stepmother, Liu Lanzhen.


    What made him feel angry was that Liu Lanzhen said no words of appreciation to Bai Bing but spoke coldly. It seemed like Bai Bing was an enemy who had killed her son.


    Bai Bing seemed to be used to her attitude and did not complain to anyone.


    In Xiaolu¡¯s eyes, this made him feel more heartbroken.


    Long Xi also could feel that Xiaolu¡¯s care for Bai Bing was beyond the scope of just friends, but he did not realize this yet.


    Unfortunately, Long Xi had no mood to be a matchmaker for them now.


    With Long Xi¡¯s help, Fu Xinjie saved her father Fu Wentian, a veteran, one of whose legs was broken by them.


    With the help of them all, Granny Piao collected enough chips to redeem her son.


    Her son swore with a cut of his finger to give up drugs.


    The ship docked.


    They got on the shore and really felt that they came back from hell. They finally recovered to the human world.


    There was one exception!


    Long Xi was still unhappy.


    The world seemed to be a collapse for her!


    They helped to send the injured to the hospital.


    Fan Qianqian¡¯s face was badly injured, which was a serious injury for an actress. After all, she was Master Fan and tough enough. She even comforted Xiaolu with a joke, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ve wanted a face-lift for a long time!¡±


    She had not known that director Lu Hua died saving her and was still immersed in the joy of survival.


    Xiaolu was afraid that she could not bear such a blow, so he planned to tell her after resting for a few days.


    Long Xi went back home after assuring that Bai Bing passed the dangerous period and Weiwei¡¯s condition was under control.


    Yan Wangchuan was worried about her and insisted on sending her back to Zhenxia Pavilion.


    Long Xi¡¯s grandma was really worried about her granddaughter and future grandson-in-law who had not come back for a few days. She had already reported it to the police.


    Long Xi dared not tell her the truth, but just told her that Mo Kun was sick and was getting treatment in a quiet sanatorium.


    She knew that the police would soon get the information that Fu Xinjie had collected with her life. The police would make a comprehensive arrangement to deal with the Brutal Pranks Gang.


    Grandma was very worried about Mo Kun and hoped to visit him, but Long Xi temporarily persuaded her with the doctor¡¯s suggestions of not disturbing him.


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°Grandma, we are hungry. Can you prepare us some food?¡±


    Grandma witnessed Yan Wangchuan¡¯s growth and had special emotions toward him. She put on a smile at once and said, ¡°Yes, yes, I made some spiced eggs last night. I remember it was your favorite food when you were young.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said with a smile, ¡°Really? Wow, I haven¡¯t eaten the spiced eggs made by you in a long time. I need to try more today. Long Xi, you should have some. You haven¡¯t had a good meal in a few days.¡±

 Chapter 170 - Wasnt It a Kind of Love?

    Chapter 170 Wasn¡¯t It a Kind of Love?


    Long Xi said sadly, ¡°I have no appetite. I should go back to my room to have a rest. I am so tired!¡±


    The sunny smile on Yan Wangchuan¡¯s face gradually disappeared when seeing her tired figure moving on the stairs.


    It seemed that he would need a long time to regain Long Xi¡¯s love.


    ¡°However, I, Yan Wangchuan, have patience, circumspection, and determination! I will never give up! Persistence will lead to victory! ¡±


    After closing the door, Long Xi could not control herself and threw herself onto the bed to burst into crying.


    Her room was soundproof. Mo Kun deliberately made this for them to ¡°make love¡± easier. Therefore, she was not afraid of her grandmother hearing her cry.


    ¡°Brother Kun where are you? Did you really forget me? No matter where you are, you must live a good life!


    ¡°I don¡¯t mind if you can remember me, but you have to survive. This is my humblest pleading!¡±


    In the next three days, Long Xi was prying into Mo Kun¡¯s information while running between The Starry Night invention company and L&M Garment Company to deal with some daily affairs. She also needed to hold a board of directors meeting to explain Mo Kun¡¯s illness.


    She was too busy, so she had no time to recall the sad memories.


    However, when she woke up in her dreams, she would hold Mo Kun¡¯s pillow to cry. It seemed that Mo Kun¡¯s temperature still remained on this pillow.


    In addition to looking for private detectives, she also asked Fu Xinjie for help look for Mo Kun. Fu Xinjie agreed.


    Unfortunately, there was no progress on either side!


    Yan Wangchuan would come to her every day, caring for her every detail, and invited her to watch the premiere of a new movie. He played the supporting role in this movie, who was a highly intelligent villain with a refined appearance.


    Long Xi knew that the director was Yu Lanjie¡¯s father. She felt sorry for Yu Lanjie, so she straightforwardly refused Yan Wangchuan saying she was not in the mood.


    She went to Yu Lanjie¡¯s home, but her mother said that she was not there. She said that Lanlan had been behaving abnormally in these two days and often went out drinking. She would come home very drunk, but said nothing when asked what had happened to her.


    After leaving home, Long Xi called Yu Lanjie and asked her where she was. Lanlan said that she was at Yulin High School in a drunken voice.


    Long Xi found the drunk Yu Lanjie under a white polar in front of the female dormitory.


    Lanlan might have been standing there for a long time, so her figure looked somewhat stiff.


    Even though Long Xi could not see her expression clearly because Lanlan had her back to her, she could see her quivering shoulders, which revealed her inner depression.


    Empty beer bottles were scattered on the ground.


    Long Xi did not move. Looking at Yu Lanjie¡¯s back, she even dared not move forward.


    After a long while, Yu Lanjie suddenly began to kick the beer cans. The cans hit the flower beds beside the tree, giving out a sound that hit Long Xi¡¯s mind.


    Long Xi¡¯s lips moved slightly, seemingly to say something, but dared not say anything.


    Then, Yu Lanjie madly hit the tree with her head and burst into hysterical crying.


    When seeing that she was hurting herself, Long Xi eventually rushed toward her.


    Yu Lanjie cried even harder when seeing Long Xi. Her stiff body slipped down along the tree. More tears fell down from her eyes. She was sobbing and a sense of blood was felt in her throat.


    At that moment, the innate purity and tranquility of Yu Lanjie seemed to be blocked in a cage, while the seed of bitterness was rooted in her immature mind.


    Fortunately, Yu Lanjie did not allow herself to squander for a long time. She wiped her tears, took a deep breath, stood up, and clapped her cheeks to make her look not so pale. Then, she turned around and walked toward the art building, where the music room was located.


    She pushed the door open and walked in without any light on.


    It was dark inside. It seemed to be a door of bitterness for her. When she stepped in, she would be tortured and her life path would be totally changed.


    Looking at Lanlan, whose footsteps were heavy, Long Xi could not hold back her tears. She bit her lip to hold in her tears because she was afraid that she would make Lanlan more upset.


    Yu Lanjie stared at the window without blinking, where Yan Wangchuan always practiced the violin.


    The look in her eyes was extremely hot with the pain of doubt and tolerance.


    She held Yu Lanjie¡¯s cold fingers, but said nothing, waiting for her saying something.


    Yu Lanjie seemed to be alerted by her movements. She tried to hold in her tears and seemed to say to Long Xi or to murmur to herself, ¡°Everything is fine¡­ Why, why does Brother Wangchuan want to break up with me after disappearing for a few days? Why? I don¡¯t know what I have done!¡±


    Everything was fine a few days ago. He even wore a smile to comfort her when her parents were quarreling every day and hoped to divorce. He also invited her to go on vacation¡­


    Why? She did not know what she had done to lead this result!


    Long Xi held her in her arms and rubbed the hair by her ears. Her hands patted her back slightly. Yu Lanjie always comforted Long Xi with this gesture when Long Xi was unhappy. It was somewhat awkward but showed a sincere heart.


    ¡°Lanlan, I know you¡¯re strong, but you¡¯re so sad now. Since there is nobody around you, you should cry your heart out. I won¡¯t leave you alone. I will stay with you forever. Lanlan! Lanlan!¡± She used her pleasing and gentle voice to comfort the desperate beast in Yu Lanjie¡¯s heart again and again.


    The hot tears flowed down her cheeks and passed by Long Xi¡¯s tender neck.


    Long Xi¡¯s body quivered and she held Yu Lanjie tighter. Yu Lanjie also hugged her more tightly. The hot tears accompanied her hoarse sobbing, making anyone who could hear it heartbroken.


    Yu Lanjie said through sobs, ¡°In the beginning, he asked me to be his girlfriend here.¡±


    She recalled the scene of that day. It seemed to be yesterday!


    On that day, she went to peek at him practicing the piano.


    It was sunny on that day. He was shining under the sunshine with eyes full of melancholy.


    Yu Lanjie was totally attracted by his gaze and figure, as well as his music. She even dreamed of being his girl.


    Long Xi once told Yu Lanjie that Yan Wangchuan had won second place in the municipal violin competition when he was eight years old.


    When he was nine years old, he stood out in the national violin competition and got first place¡­


    He should not be like this. He was an angel and should not fall into dust. He should fly through the blue sky. He was a noble and elegant swan!


    He found her outside the window, which made her blush.


    He waved his hand to ask her to come in, asking her softly, ¡°What are you thinking about? You seem to be deeply absorbed in your thoughts.¡±


    She was ashamed to speak her thoughts. ¡°I think you will have a glorious life! If you can¡¯t realize your dream because of poor family conditions and bad fortune, it will be a pity for you to waste your time!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°Playing the violin had been my dream since I was young, but I have a bigger dream now. It¡¯s you. Lanlan, I find that I don¡¯t like Xiaolongnu anymore. I fell in love with you. You¡¯re my biggest dream now! My little fool, do you understand?¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± Yu Lanjie could not believe it.


    ¡°Yes! Are you willing to accept my love?¡± he asked.


    Yu Lanjie was too shy to say anything, but could only nod her head heavily.


    Even up to today, Yu Lanjie still clearly remembered every word that Yan Wangchuan had said to her and his every expression and movement. She also remembered the feeling of their heartbeats.


    Since then, every choice that Yu Lanjie made would rely on Yan Wangchuan¡¯s standards only if it related to Yan Wangchuan. She thought it was reasonable and had gotten used to it.


    Yan Wangchuan decided to go to City B after the college entrance examination, so Yu Lanjie also went to City B.


    When Yan Wangchuan participated in the reality show, she would assist in finding the judges for help.


    When Yan Wangchuan got success in his career and was busy with his work, she would try her best to serve his mother and would go shopping or watch movies with Ai Meiqi.


    Once Yan Wangchuan was free, she would follow him like a shadow.


    But suddenly, everything changed! Without any sign, Yan Wangchuan suddenly wanted to break up with her and did not tell her the reason. It seemed that he had no intention to tell her.


    When being questioned too hurriedly, he just said, ¡°There is no love between us!¡±


    Yu Lanjie listened to his words with her fists tightly clenched. Her nails dug into her palms.


    Hurt? It could not compare with the pain of getting a shot or being bitten by an insect in her heart.


    Was not there love between them?


    No, love, right?


    Was fate tricking her? Or was the human heart difficult to fathom?


    Next, Yan Wangchuan held Yu Lanjie¡¯s hands and opened her fingers. Looking at the blood in her palms, he said seriously with his eyebrows furrowed, ¡°You have grown up, but why don¡¯t you know how to cherish yourself?¡±


    He was going to take Yu Lanjie to deal with the wound, but she did not move.


    When he pulled her the second time, Yu Lanjie took her hand from Yan Wangchuan¡¯s hand and put on a bare smile.


    ¡°Since you asked to break up, why do you still care about me? Just allow me to hide and grieve properly.¡± She turned around, about to run away.


    Yan Wangchuan held Yu Lanjie¡¯s delicate arm tightly. At that moment, Yu Lanjie felt that his hand was pinching her neck. The feeling of suffocation rushed over her.


    She was scared and did not want to listen to what he would say next. She was really scared!


    She bit her tongue and tried to keep herself awake.


    Yan Wangchuan was frowning and looking at Yu Lanjie, who was murmuring with her head lowered down and a pale face.


    For a long time, he only held Yu Lanjie¡¯s shoulders and forced Yu Lanjie to look in his eyes.


    ¡°Lanlan, listen to me. We are not suitable for each other. We will not be happy if we insist on staying together. Do you understand?¡± he said.


    Yu Lanjie was stunned when hearing this. She thought for a few seconds and held Yan Wangchuan¡¯s hands in a hurry, saying, ¡°Which part of me don¡¯t you like? I can change it, I can change it!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan¡¯s tone was tough. ¡°Time is the thing that we cannot waste. We should not waste our time!¡±


    Looking at Yu Lanjie¡¯s tears and fragile condition, Yan Wangchuan also felt somewhat upset. After all, he knew she loved him the most. After all, she overpaid so much for him!


    He could not bear to see her like this and he took her into his arms.


    Yan Wangchuan said in a cruel whisper, ¡°Lanlan, we were wrong from the beginning. You¡¯re just used to having me around, and got used to the feeling that we are together. It can be friendship. It can be family affection. However, it¡¯s not about love.¡±

 Chapter 171 - The Playboy is the Commander?

    Chapter 171 The Playboy is the Commander?


    Yan Wangchuan said in a cruel whisper, ¡°Lanlan, we were wrong from the beginning. You¡¯re just used to having me around, and got used to the feeling that we are together. It can be friendship. It can be family affection. However, it¡¯s not love.¡±


    When Yu Lanjie heard the last sentence, she was petrified. In the next second, she severely pushed Yan Wangchuan away.


    She had loved him for so long, and it was the first time that she¡¯d pushed him away. The very first time.


    Like an angry little beast, Yu Lanjie growled, ¡°You started this mistake first, not me! I have such a sincere heart for you, but you see it as nothing! You are really, really, going so far!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan went over and wanted to hug her.


    Yu Lanjie slammed into Yan Wangchuan heavily, cried and ran away¡­


    At that moment, she spoke to Long Xi in tears. She really didn¡¯t understand why Yan Wangchuan ended their relationship. At first, he had asked to start it!


    Long Xi didn¡¯t dare to deceive her, and she didn¡¯t want her to be kept in the dark, so she summoned up courage and straight up told her the truth.


    Yu Lanjie grieved in tears and said, ¡°But I really love him!¡±


    Long Xi cried and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯m sorry¡­ it¡¯s my fault¡­¡±


    Yu Lanjie shook her head and said, ¡°Xiaoxi, I don¡¯t blame you. It¡¯s nothing to do with you! Why? Why are all men like this? My dad is also cheating! Can I still believe in love?¡±


    ¡°What? Uncle Yu also¡­ ¡± Long Xi was shocked to hear Yu Lanjie talking about that for the first time!


    Yu Lanjie gently rubbed Long Xi¡¯s hand with her soft hair, and pounded her eardrum with a dumb voice, ¡°They quarrel everyday these days. My mom wants to divorce, but my dad doesn¡¯t. But the pregnant mistress came to our home and said it was my dad¡¯s child. She has been pregnant for eight months. She also said that she had taken ultrasound pictures. It was a boy. My dad wants to enjoy the happiness of two wives, but how can my mom bear it? I don¡¯t want my mom to be upset!¡±


    Long Xi was very confused and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t they have a good relationship before? How could it change overnight?¡±


    Yu Lanjie shook her head and said helplessly, ¡°My mom figured it out. She often hummed that old Cantonese song recently. Maybe the lyrics fit her mood, right? ¡°Do you know that the world is always changing? But the change is eternal! Maybe my life is smooth and my family was happy in these 18 years. Can¡¯t God see it?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Lanlan, there are plenty of other fish in the sea. There are still many excellent men! What a little trouble you¡¯re facing! Can¡¯t we go through it? Come on, let¡¯s go to the barbecue place! You can eat as much as you want!


    Yu Lanjie said, ¡°OK, let¡¯s go eat and drink! Then we go to the opera ¡°La Traviata¡±! It¡¯s the Italian Ruibao Opera Troupe. It¡¯s difficult to get one ticket! I had planned to go with him!¡±


    Long Xi smiled and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that he would be so unlucky! Let¡¯s go and watch it, just two good friends. I¡¯m lucky to get this chance. Let¡¯s go. Maybe we¡¯ll meet a handsome guy there?¡±


    Yu Lanjie said, ¡°I don¡¯t dare to look for a handsome man any more. I just hope to find someone who is really good to me. It doesn¡¯t matter if he is not handsome enough. Just someone who makes me feel safe!¡±


    They took the subway to the snack street: barbecue, poked curry fish eggs, Wu Dalang sesame seed cake, sad jelly, and octopus balls¡­


    She almost wiped out all the delicious snacks. She frantically filled the emptiness and loss with delicious food.


    Then they went to the opera house nearby.


    Seeing the scene of the lady of the camellias¡¯ death, Yu Lanjie cried bitterly. Long Xi hugged her and comforted her.


    Long Xi didn¡¯t stop Yu Lanjie from crying or drinking, because Long Xi also thought it would work as a catharsis.


    Out of the opera house, Long Xi raised her wrist and looked at the watch. It was one o¡¯clock in the morning. There were fewer and fewer cars on the road.


    Yu Lanjie also drank a lot of wine while watching the opera. She was drunk at the time, and it was somewhat hard to keep her balance.


    Long Xi helped her take the zebra crossing.


    At that time, Yu Lanjie was dead drunk and three quarters of her weight were over Long Xi¡¯s body. While Long Xi was wearing high-heeled shoes that day, she fell to the ground and Yu Lanjie was on her when she didn¡¯t stand steadily.


    All of a sudden, an off-road vehicle came at an extremely high speed. The car looked more aggressive than a Land Rover.


    Until later, they knew that the car was called ¡°General¡±, which was an improved version of the multi-functional special forces chariot.


    At the time, the traffic light turned green.


    The off-road vehicle didn¡¯t mean to slow down at all. It continued to drive arrogantly and crazily!


    Long Xi clenched her teeth and closed her eyes.


    Squeak¡ªsqueak¡ª


    The screeching sound of braking went through their eardrums, and the vehicle suddenly stopped to make a long howl against the ground, which was terrible in such a late night.


    ¡°Want to die?¡± When the door opened, a man dressed in military uniform, who looked like Zhang Hanyu, came down from the driver¡¯s seat. His voice with a Beijing dialect was as cold as the hail in the twelfth lunar month, cold to the core!


    Being stared at by his dark and sharp eyes, Long Xi almost sneezed under the sense of crisis.


    So cold! Who was this man? The aura was so strong! There were several medals on his uniform. Was he probably high rank officer?


    ¡°You bast**d!¡± Yu Lanjie, who had always been shy and weak, was not afraid at all considering that she may have been too drunk after being exposed to the cold wind. She shouted at the man, ¡°You almost killed us! How can you be so arrogant?¡±


    ¡°Zhang Hanyu¡± stood there, and his body was naturally straight. He didn¡¯t say anything, but his manly look and the arrogant domineering made him like the king of the world, such that everyone had to crawl at his feet.


    Although he was not particularly handsome, his manly charm was absolutely enough to conquer women of all ages!


    Yu lanjie used brute force from nowhere to shake off Long Xi who tugged at her and walked towards the man.


    ¡°Are you drunk driving? How can you be so arrogant when drunk driving? I¡¯ll call the police immediately and ask the traffic police to test you for alcohol!¡± She took out her cell phone when she said it. She really called the police!


    ¡°Get out!¡± The man was obviously used to giving orders. He looked at her angrily. The subtext in his heart was probably: ¡°What the f**k! No one dares to challenge me in my life. What did this woman eat to grow up?¡±


    Maybe it was the wine that emboldened her. She was so angry that she rushed to the man with several steps, poking him in the nose and shouting, ¡°How arrogant you are. Are you the emperor? I have you test for alcohol! Call the police! Are you calling them yourself or shall I call them for you?¡±


    Long Xi wrote down the license plate number of the car, searched it in her mobile phone, and found that the owner of the car was the famous Army Commander Yan!


    It was said that the man was very poor when he was young. He joined the army at the age of 18. He had made numerous first-class military achievements and had a high prestige in the army.


    Then she searched Commander Yan¡¯s appearance, which was exactly the same to the man in front of her!


    The man stared down at the little girl. Her little face was as tender and delicate as a flower bud raised by dew. The figure was petite and flat. It was unexpected that there was such a bold heart hidden in that little body!


    The tip of his nose was full of the strange fragrance coming from her little hands. The man¡¯s heart was slightly compassionate, and his eyes were dark. He stared at her coldly for a few seconds, and angrily rebuked, ¡°Don¡¯t you understand? I¡¯m letting you leave!¡±


    ¡°Bang!¡± Yu Lanjie even slapped Commander Yan.


    Long Xi took a breath of cool air, walked to Yu Lanjie at once, held her with one hand, and said to him, ¡°Sorry, Commander Yan, my friend is drunk.¡±


    She was afraid that Yu Lanjie would offend Commander Yan and land herself in serious trouble because of it, so she deliberately named Yan Yan¡¯s identity. She thought that such a man would generally consider his identity and would not do anything too outrageous.


    To her surprise, Commander Yan didn¡¯t get angry. Instead, he smiled at Yu Lanjie and said, ¡°Hah-hah, hot enough! I like to eat the hottest pepper, drink the strongest wine, and sleep with the most lawless woman! There is a sullen and immanent heart hidden under my frightening appearance. Also, there are lots of unknown misbehaviors. Girl, do you have an appointment?¡±


    Yu Lanjie gave a ¡°bah¡± and said, ¡°Playboy, we don¡¯t have any appointments!¡±


    At that time, a young traffic policeman came by in a police car.


    He was probably a new policeman. He didn¡¯t abide by the first rule of the traffic police code: remember the license plates of key departments and powerful people!


    Therefore, like Yu Lanjie, he didn¡¯t recognize Commander Yan. After hearing the complaint from Yu Lanjie, he took out an alcohol tester and handed it to Commander Yan.


    ¡°This comrade, please hold it in your mouth. Blow with a little energy¡­¡± He said in a flat voice.


    The man didn¡¯t get angry and put the nozzle in his mouth.


    The result of the alcohol test was that the man did not drink.


    The man suddenly grabbed Yu Lanjie¡¯s arm, put the nozzle into her mouth, and said, ¡°You should try it too!¡±


    The man¡¯s strength was so great that Yu Lanjie couldn¡¯t get rid of it. She was forced to hold the pink nozzle. Her beautiful eyes stared round and glared at him angrily.


    The young traffic policeman was stunned. He probably thought sideways and said, ¡°Hey¡­ You two are playing, don¡¯t use the public service as props. Are you trying to kiss each other indirectly by trying it right after?¡±


    Yu Lanjie¡¯s face blushed, then turned white, and then stared at ¡°Zhang Hanyu¡±! Annoying! How could he make such an honest person like her angry!


    One of her arms couldn¡¯t move, but the other hand was not idle. She refused to admit defeat and brought out a bloodstain on ¡°Zhang Hanyu¡¯s¡± face!


    Long Xi shivered with fear! Oh, no, Lanlan brought herself some big trouble!


    At that time, several picket soldiers that no one noticed when they were coming, neared Commander Yan, stood up respectfully and saluted.


    ¡°Take her away!¡± Squinting at Yu Lanjie, Commander Yan glanced at the two picket soldiers meaningfully. In the night, that sentence made people who heard it feel cold to their bones.


    ¡°Yes, chief!¡± Without hesitation, the two picket soldiers stood up and saluted in an orderly and uniform manner. The loud response of the same voice added a bit of strangeness in the dark night.


    Yu Lanjie was a little confused for two seconds. She probably knew that she had provoked a powerful person. She carefully looked at the license plate number of the aggressive off-road vehicle again.

 Chapter 172 - Ding, the Commander Yan Goes Online

    Yu Lanjie was a little confused for two seconds. She probably knew that she had provoked a powerful person. She carefully looked at the license plate number of the aggressive off-road vehicle again.


    Oh my goodness!


    It turned out to be the car of commander Yan, nicknamed ¡°King of Hell¡±.


    So sad! Was it wrong for her to get drunk once? It was unexpected that she accidentally touched the butt of the lion. That man was not an ordinary person! Was she going to fight a ¡°lion¡± tonight?


    She lost her wits and wanted to apologize at once. However, in the dim light, the dark complexion, sharp facial features and tight lips of ¡±the King of Hell¡± showed an indescribable tyranny, especially his eyes which were like those of a fire-breathing dragon¡ª


    How terrible! It put her teeth on edge, but she could do nothing about it.


    Seeing that Yu Lanjie was about to be taken away, Long Xi took action and said, ¡°Excuse me, Commander Yan, this is a misunderstanding. Both of us are good citizens. My friend just drank too much and went crazy, but she didn¡¯t break the law, so you have no right to take her away.¡±


    With an arched lift of his blade-like eyebrow, Yan Yan pointed to the fingerprints and bloodstains on his face and said, ¡°The crime of attacking an army commander and the crime of hindering military action. The two crimes shall be punished simultaneously!¡±


    Long Xi choked there at once and couldn¡¯t say anything for a long time.


    It seemed that she could not deny it?


    ¡°What are you waiting for?¡± A burst of rebuke made Long Xi feel gooseflesh all over, and the picket soldier was also scared. The man had such a terrible temper!


    They had no choice but to look at Yu Lanjie and say, ¡°Comrade, please cooperate with our work and follow me!¡±


    ¡°Where are you going? Get in my car!¡± Commander Yan said it with another unpleasant snort.


    The picket soldier didn¡¯t understand the situation at the moment. What did ¡°the King of Hell¡± mean by letting the drunk sister get into his own car?


    They had doubts but dared not ask. They immediately opened the back door flatteringly.


    ¡°Is it unreasonable? Even if she is against the law, isn¡¯t a court trial needed here to sentence her?¡± Long Xi screwed her eyebrows all together because of anger.


    The picket soldiers totally ignored her words. They grabbed Yu Lanjie¡¯s arms and pushed her in.


    Even the most gentle people had their own temper. Yu Lanjie got angry. F**k, that was a blatant kidnapping.


    D**n it, a group of army ruffians.


    Could she allow herself to be seized without offering any resistance? Of course not! But did she have a solution? of course not!


    She could only look at Long Xi with eyes asking for help.


    Long Xi helplessly said, ¡°Lanlan, try to bear it first! I will tell your father. He has extensive interpersonal relationships and knows many people.¡±


    What? Yu Lanjie was so sad!


    If there was no other way, just slip away!


    Unexpectedly, when she just thought of that idea, it seemed that the Monkey King¡¯s incantation of the golden hoop was worn in her neck, just like a gust of wind sweeping over, which filled her with pain.


    In panic, she fell into the arms of ¡±the King of Hell¡±.


    The man didn¡¯t push her away, instead, he took advantage of the opportunity to hold her slender waist.


    Except for Long Xi, others pretended not to see it.


    ¡°Weren¡¯t you really bold just now? What¡¯s the matter?¡± He looked down at her, viciously clamping her neck with one hand. His eyes were full of anger, but he didn¡¯t realize that he was actually hugging a woman¡¯s waist.


    For a moment, Yu Lanjie only felt the taste of blood in her throat.


    That savage man was like a wild animal in the primeval forest. His strength was so strong that he had almost choked her.


    ¡°Com, Commander, her, her mistake does not deserve death!¡± Long Xi hurried to help out.


    ¡°You, smell so sweet.¡± The man suddenly said those irrelevant words as he loosened Yu Lanjie¡¯s throat, but held her soft waist tightly with his other hand. Then he pushed her into the back seat of the car, sat beside her, and closed the door. The whole set of movements were natural and swift.


    Then, he gave an order in a deep voice, ¡°Xiaofang, drive!¡±


    A young guard who had been sitting in the copilot¡¯s seat took the order, turned sideways to the driver¡¯s seat and drove meticulously.


    Click!


    The door was locked.


    Watching the vehicle fly away like the wind, Long Xi pinched her brow and felt panic as if a huge bell had struck in her mind.


    She immediately called Yu Lanjie¡¯s home.


    Yu Lanjie¡¯s mother wasn¡¯t sleeping, so she immediately answered the phone. After hearing what Long Xi said, she immediately woke Yu Zhengrong, who had been driven to the guest room to sleep.


    Yu Zhengrong always loved his daughter as his life. Although he cheated, he still cared about her. He immediately called his friends in the army for help.


    At that time, Yu Lanjie was sitting in the Commander¡¯s car, which was really extraordinary. The car was spacious and comfortable with a luxurious and gorgeous style.


    However, the little bitter girl Yu Lanjie, who was full of grief, had no time to appreciate the car. She accepted her fate and sat still. The misty pupils were fluctuating in the dim light of night.


    After such a big shock, she had completely sobered up!


    ¡°It was so confusing and alarming. What should I do with him?¡±


    ¡°Beg him? Commander, could you spare me?¡±


    ¡°But considering his posture and tone just now, maybe confessing would only make him even look down on me, and that would accelerate my demise.¡±


    He didn¡¯t take any actions but just closed his eyes to have a rest, as if he didn¡¯t worry at all that she would suddenly launch an attack.


    After a long time, she was a little sleepy.


    He suddenly asked in a deep voice, ¡°Your name?¡±


    Yu Lanjie suddenly tensed her nerves, pulled out a ¡°national standard smile¡± and said, ¡°Reporting to Commander, my name is Yu Lanjie.¡±


    ¡°Yu Lanjie? Lanlan?¡± He frowned and repeated it thoughtfully.


    Inside the car, the not strong but persistent aroma lingered, which unexpectedly made Commander Yan feel somehow peaceful.


    With deep eyes of unknown meaning, he suddenly leaned forward to approach her, grabbed her sharp chin with his big hand, raised it to look at her eyes, and said word by word in a deep voice, ¡°Your eyes are pure!¡±


    His strong body pressed over like a mountain, and a purely male breath mingled with a light smell of tobacco directly came on her face!


    Uh¡­ Under the pressure of his strong body, her fear index soared in a straight line.


    Oh, such a huge physical contrast, could she run away?


    She wanted to get away¡­ But the back was against the door and there was no place to retreat.


    The heartbeat and breathing were in a mess.


    He pinched her chin so hard that she tried to push it away, but she had no significant force to do so.


    ¡°You just said you want to¡­ sleep with the most lawless woman? Actually, I¡¯m not that kind of woman you like. I¡¯m weak in my daily life! Just now, I was so drunk and did such¡­¡± She said coquettishly and timidly after finally coming up with that reason.


    Despising her for a moment, the Commander released his hand and sat back in place. After a while, he snorted in low voice, ¡°Just now, so aggressive; now, don¡¯t pretend to be a weak woman. Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m not in the mood of sleeping with you to make you yield¡±.


    Yu Lanjie was shocked. The Commander meant he had no mood at present, but would he have the mood in the future? She appeared to have seen the phase ¡°making someone yield by having sex¡± in some movie!


    Of course, she didn¡¯t dare to ask.


    Silence continued in the car.


    Through one red light after another, the car was flying to the suburbs, farther and farther away from the city, and more and more remote. She wanted to ask where they were going, but in front of that man, she had lost all her courage.


    Suddenly, the strong light of a car headlamp shot and made Yu Lanjie¡¯s pupils shrink reflexively. Then, she helplessly watched two heavy trucks hit the off-road vehicle on both sides. Her mind ¡°clattered¡± with a sound and was blank for a moment, as if she saw death waving to her.


    Ah! After a short exclamation in fear, she simply closed her eyes.


    Would she be a martyr if she was to be killed together with the Commander?


    All of a sudden, she felt her body shake and sway, and then the whole person was pulled into a hard and strong chest like a wall, which hurt her nose. Before she had time to respond, she heard a dull gunshot ¡°bang¡± in her ear, and fell on the window next to her.


    The God was going to kill me. What a curse!


    ¡°The sniper is about 1000 meters away. The enemy is in the dark. Xiao Fang, evacuate quickly.¡± The chilly voice coming from above her head pulled back Yu Lanjie¡¯s awareness. She slightly raised her face and found herself in the arms of that man, like an ostrich. However, he was calm as usual and sat tight like a mountain, which was quite in line with the Commander¡¯s aura.


    But¡­ a car crash plus a shooting. How many ungrateful things had this man done and how many people had been offended?


    She silently complained in her mind and struggled to sit up, but as soon as she moved, the big hand on her waist tightened sharply, and a loud roar burst in her ear, ¡°Don¡¯t move if you don¡¯t want to die!¡±


    She didn¡¯t dare move!


    Bang!


    Another shot!


    She went into his arms unscrupulously. Alas! Moral principle could not compare to life at that moment.


    The atmosphere was very tense.


    Xiao Fang asked with a serious face, ¡°Commander, is the Brutal Pranks Gang attacking us? How did they know we were going this way?¡±


    ¡°There are spies inside,¡± Commander Yan said.


    After a while, Commander Yan took the walkie talkie and calmly gave an order to the members of Thorn Bird Special Force who had been ambushed for a long time, ¡°Cheetah Operation is on!¡±


    In an instant, there were gunshots in all directions. The assailants who attacked Commander Yan turned into besieged small beasts. They were not willing to give up and still resisted.


    Yan Yan calmly analyzed the situation; then he timely deployed the strategy and adjusted to the changing circumstances.


    As the top commander of the national top-ranking secret special force ¡°Thorn Bird Special Force¡±, Commander Yan had fought hundreds of times with domestic and foreign criminal armed groups in recent years, and had long been accustomed to such armed assault.


    Recently, the Thorn Bird Special Force cooperated with the military police of X city, who had focused on the Brutal Pranks Gang, and sent a number of undercover agents to lurk inside that group, ready to annihilate it at the right time.


    But it was unexpected that the Brutal Pranks Gang acted wittingly and was exceptionally adept in trickery. They stole the information of the undercover agents from somewhere, which led to the sacrifice of undercover agents one after another.


    Recently, they sent had the major general of the Thorn Bird Special Force, Fu Wentian, and his daughter Fu Xinjie, the female police officer of X city, and the general Lv Gandang. They tried to sneak into the money-making Base Camp: Hell, which was charged by Chen Jian, the big boss of the Brutal Pranks Gang.


    At that time, Fu Wentian made a huge sacrifice for that mission. He sacrificed his body and really became addicted to drugs. He pretended to be dismissed from the post of major general after being caught when he bought drugs a month later.


    He pretended to be depressed, got drunk in the bar, and was caught on the boat by the Brutal Pranks Gang.


    According to Yan Yan¡¯s strategic arrangement, Fu Xinjie and Lv Le, Lv Gandang¡¯s twin brother, pretended to be lovers.


    Lyu Le, 39, divorced, was a math teacher in the graduating class of a primary school.

 Chapter 173 - The Power of Commander Yan

    Lv Gandang and Lv Le were almost identical in appearance, but their personalities were quite different. One was outgoing while the other was quiet; one was fond of martial arts while the other liked literature.


    Their biggest difference was their hair. Lv Gandang had thick hair, while Lv Le was almost bald.


    Of course, it was just to change the hairstyle and identity for a short time, which was easy for Fu Xinjie, the make-up expert among the police.


    After Fu Wentian was captured by the Brutal Pranks Gang, Fu Xinjie was soon contacted by them.


    In accordance with Yan Yan¡¯s well-planned combat, she pretended to be in panic and saved her father with her boyfriend, Lv Le. But in fact, it was Lv Gandang, who pretended to be Lv Le, going with her to save her father.


    They entered Hell in a fair way, and mastered a lot of very useful information.


    During that period, Fu Xinjie brushed with death several times and almost died on an uninhabited island.


    In a few days, Fu Wentian was tortured cruelly so that he broke a leg and became disabled for life.


    The most miserable was Lv Gandang, who fell into the sea after the punishment of the ejection chair, was swallowed up by the huge shark no bones, and remained no bones. He had just left a widow¡ªwhom he had been in love with for many years¡ªand a pair of children who were still in primary school, in agony.


    Yan Yan hatred rose too much every time he thought of the lifelong disability of his mentor Fu Wentian and the heroic sacrifice of his good brother Lv Gandang. At the same time, he felt a deep guilt for them, because he had made decisions on the overall strategic deployment at the beginning!


    As for the Brutal Pranks Gang, the Thorn Bird Special Team was also their most hated object and Yan Yan was the number one target they wanted to kill.


    Therefore, Yan Yan deliberately allowed the spy in the army know his whereabouts that day, and then drew the enemies out.


    Half an hour later, the enemy was either killed or captured alive. The danger was relieved, and at last, all around was quiet again.


    At that time, Yu Lanjie, who had been held in his arms, was almost suffocated.


    Her hair once curled up at the back of her head was also scattered, and her long curly strands were spread on Yan Yan¡¯s legs like silk. Her little face was full of unreal crimson in the dark night.


    Yan Yan usually didn¡¯t like reading, and rarely watched TV dramas or movies. He thought that ¡°the charming beauty¡± in the book probably referred to the current situation, right?


    In a certain atmosphere, the little monster hidden in the human body was particularly easy to be aroused.


    Yan Yan kissed that petite girl, and a tongue of flame started to spread in his body.


    The flame made his body hot, uncomfortable and strange. As a 38-year-old normal man, he certainly understood what that meant.


    However, for the first time, a woman arouse him so easily, especially in an non-active situation.


    That feeling was very throbbing, very fresh, and very hard to understand.


    Unconsciously, his index finger with a thin cocoon suddenly pressed on her plump mouth and gently rubbed it. The touch on his hand was warm and soft.


    It felt¡­ so good!


    Yu Lanjie was stunned.


    She didn¡¯t do anything like that with Yan Wangchuan or anyone else, and her parents protected her so well.


    Therefore, she didn¡¯t understand the hot and hard touch against her, and thought to herself that the Commander was prudent enough to keep a pistol in his pants.


    Seeing her ignorant and a little silly expression, Commander Yan knew that she had not yet gone through any sex, and he couldn¡¯t help but feel happy.


    A kind of heat that he couldn¡¯t control spread all over his body, which made him irritated and tighten his hand holding her. He couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°How old are you? Adult?¡±


    What he said was so out of the blue that Yu Lanjie was puzzled. She looked at him suspiciously with a silent ¡°ah¡±. How impolite he was! Though my breasts are small, it can still show I¡¯m an adult, right?


    But¡­ she lost her courage in a moment when she was stared at by his cold eyes.


    ¡°Say it!¡± The Commander Yan roared impatiently. He stayed at the top position for a long time and looked at everyone with an attitude of looking down.


    Yu lanjie shivered as if she were in an ice cellar.


    ¡°I am in college,¡± she said timidly.


    She thought it would be ok if she answered honestly. She didn¡¯t expect that with a cold snort, the man would stoop and take a bite on the tip of her upturned nose.


    He didn¡¯t use too much force and didn¡¯t hurt her, but that kind of small action was like the ambiguity between lovers.


    Yu lanjie was ashamed and anxious. ¡°Hum, even Yan Wangchuan didn¡¯t bite me like this. What did this guy want to do?¡±


    Her heart was beating like a drum. Her fair face like porcelain was shining with a pink color. She was slightly angry and yelled in a low voice, ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    ¡°Biting you.¡± The Commander Yan looked at her with great pride, and answered very seriously. However, no one could say that answer was wrong.


    ¡°Puff!¡± Xiao Fang in the driver¡¯s seat, who had always been serious, was now blushing with suppressed laughter.


    ¡°Alas, although the Commander is a hero, he doesn¡¯t understand anything about women at all!¡±


    However, it wasn¡¯t that surprising. His previous women were all fair ladies from blind dates arranged by the old superiors in the army, or hot girls who actively pursued him when he was on vacation. The latter basically went their own way after a night of indulgence. Therefore, the Commander actually had zero basis on flirting with girls.


    Yu Lanjie¡¯s pretty face was all red to her ears. She raised her head and looked into his cold black eyes for a few seconds. In the looming light, his huge body was casting a large shadow on her.


    And she was so petite that she was directly covered in the shadow.


    ¡°What the hell was this man doing? How could a man, who was so brave in commanding the battle just now, be such a beast when leaving the battlefield?¡±


    However, she had heard that all men were hooligans in sex.


    Was it¡­ Was it possible that¡­ Maybe¡­


    ¡°My God! Wasn¡¯t he trying to use his power to hit on me?¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s so disgusting!¡±


    Yan Yan slightly hooked his lower lip and said in a deep voice, ¡°That¡¯s good. You can be a soldier!¡±


    ¡°Ah? I¡¯m in College¡­¡± Yu Lanjie said timidly.


    ¡°Suspend school, and be a military cook for me!¡± He said.


    ¡°Huh? I¡¯m going to die¡­¡±


    Two days later, Long Xi finally got in touch with Yu Lanjie through the relation of her father¡¯s friend.


    At that time, Yu Lanjie had officially become a military cook of the Thorn Bird Special Force, and was also the cook personally appointed by the Commander, who was specially responsible for the Commander¡¯s diet.


    Lao Cui, who was specially in charge of that before, told Yu Lanjie that the Commander was from the Shandong Province, and he liked Shandong cuisine the most, especially Shandong steamed stuffed buns. He ate seven or eight buns for each meal.


    According to Lao Cui¡¯s instruction, Yu Lanjie made Shandong steamed buns, Shandong tofu as well as a dish of green vegetables, and sent them to the Commander¡¯s dormitory.


    Commander Yan asked her to have meals with him, and be available 24 hours a day.


    He lived a simple life and was diligent in official business, often working late into the night.


    He asked Yu Lanjie to send some snacks to his dormitory in the evening. Sometimes it was a bowl of egg soup with fermented glutinous rice, and sometimes it was a bowl of sweet potato soup.


    Yu Lanjie had to accept it.


    She couldn¡¯t do anything about it. The Commander only gave her two choices: go to jail or be a soldier.


    Moreover, the Commander made it clear that the evidence of her attack had been properly preserved and that she could be brought to court at any time.


    As for the suspension procedure, Yu Lanjie didn¡¯t go through it at all. The Commander solved it with a phone call.


    Five days later, Yu lanjie was forcibly kissed by the Commander.


    The reason was that when the Commander was eating the rice porridge cooked by Yu Lanjie, he pretended to ask unintentionally if Yu Lanjie had a boyfriend.


    Yu Lanjie said honestly, ¡°Yes, I had one.¡±


    Yes, she had a boyfriend.


    She was so stupid that she had given her whole heart to Yan Wangchuan, but then he crushed it underfoot.


    In fact, she had not yet come out of the shadow of her breakup.


    That shadow was like an embroidered needle in her heart, which hurt her every now and then.


    It was common for lovers to break up or make it up, and it was even more common to be abandoned. However, Yan Wangchuan was a womanizer!


    She loved him to a degree she lowered herself to the level of dust, but she didn¡¯t expect that she would really become dust in his eyes, not worth a penny. He broke up so calmly without feeling any panic or even a little guilty.


    ¡°Still thinking of him?¡± A cold and strong hum pulled her back to reality, and he said, ¡°Forget him!¡±


    Yu Lanjie felt depressed in her mind and her face was almost congested because of being pent-up.


    Since she was a little girl, her parents couldn¡¯t fuss over her enough. How could she ever suffer such grievances?


    ¡°How can you ask me such a thing?¡± She couldn¡¯t help but resist at last.


    ¡°Just because I am me.¡± His answer was degrees cooler.


    His eyes flashed coldly. Then ¡°hiss¡±, her military shirt was torn. Suddenly, a chill came over her. Her small and exquisite breasts were white like porcelain, and her nipples were like cherry, shining with intoxicating redness, slightly quivering.


    The spring ¡°waves¡± were rippling and the scenery was charming.


    His cold eyes half narrowed, and he suddenly bent down his noble head¡­


    As if she were hit by an electric current, her whole body trembled, and the string of tightness in her mind broke instantly. She couldn¡¯t help screaming and struggling.


    In a moment, the wind and rain were more intense.


    Her brain was so dizzy that she almost died. She struggled harder and harder, but it was useless.


    Finally, she gave up her resistance and endured what happened next like a completely dead body¡­


    She really didn¡¯t expect that she would have her first affair in such a way!


    Two hours later, commander Yan got up from Yu Lanjie¡¯s body with satisfaction and put on his clothes.


    Her eyes were closed and her face was pale.


    Commander Yan appreciated the clear two rows of teeth marks on her beautiful neck and several little red ¡°cherry blossoms¡±.


    ¡°Oh, so cute. I should bite a little deeper.¡±


    He raised her palm-sized, round face that looked like the actress, Zhao Liying, scanned her from eyebrow to lip with his sharp eyes, and ordered in a deep voice, ¡°I have two things to tell you. First, you belong to me from now on.¡±


    ¡°Second?¡± She felt like weeping but had no tears.

 Chapter 174 - The Shameless Ex-boyfriend

    ¡°Second, you only belong to me in the future,¡± Commander Yan said in an unquestionable tone.


    Yu Lanjie¡¯s little body shook, and a cold current swept through her back, making her feel chilly.


    She even wanted to die at that moment.


    When he saw that she didn¡¯t answer, his eyes narrowed slowly and flashed a cold, ice-edged light.


    It seemed that what was brewing, was dangerous, cold, and unpredictable.


    When he looked at her like that, Yu Lanjie¡¯s little heart suddenly contracted and a kind of cold spread all over her body from the fingertips to the heart. In his eyes, she saw herself clearly like prey.


    ¡°You must say ¡®I obey orders¡¯!¡± The Commander said.


    ¡°I obey orders!¡± Yu Lanjie whispered in a confession.


    The Commander nodded with satisfaction.


    Just at that time, the orderly on guard, Xiao Fang, reported that Yu Lanjie¡¯s parents and her friend Long Xi had arrived, asking to see her.


    Before that, Commander Yan never allowed Yu Lanjie to meet her family and friends, or even call them!


    Currently the Commander may have thought he had a claim since he had sexual relations with her. He relaxed his vigilance and allowed Yu Lanjie to meet them. However, she only had half an hour and needed to be accompanied by him.


    Under the supervision of Commander Yan, Yu Lanjie dared not say anything when she saw her parents and Long Xi. She only said that the Commander asked her to be a military cook for him, and she had a good life, so they didn¡¯t need to worry about her.


    Feeling the atmosphere at the scene, Long Xi felt a little uneasy in her mind, but she couldn¡¯t do anything at present.


    Although she had made some small achievements in her current career, in the face of tremendous power, her little wealth was not worth mentioning.


    At that time, she missed Mo Kun! He was her Mr. Miracle, who could make all impossible things possible!


    Nevertheless, although she didn¡¯t have Mo Kun to rely on, she also didn¡¯t lose her inherent courage!


    Yu Lanjie was her best friend. She couldn¡¯t do nothing!


    Therefore, she showed a decent smile and said to Commander Yan, ¡°Commander Yan, can I talk to you alone?¡±


    Yan Yan said, ¡°I know that you are Lanlan¡¯s best friend. If you have any words, just say them! There are no outsiders here!¡±


    Long Xi summoned up courage and said, ¡°Commander Yan, in order not to take too much of your precious time, I will go straight to the point! Commander Yan, I venture to ask, are you keeping Lanlan around because you like her?¡±


    Commander Yan also went straight and said, ¡°Yes, I like her! She is a purely good girl, without secular pollution!¡±


    Hearing that, Yu Lanjie was a little surprised! He said he liked her?


    Long Xi glanced at Yu Lanjie and looked directly into the eyes of Commander Yan, and said, ¡°I venture to say that if Commander Yan really likes Lanlan, I hope you can be gentle with her. She¡¯s not very brave. If you treat her in the way you train special forces, she might be scared!¡±


    Yan Yan said unequivocally, ¡°To be my woman, she must listen to me. I don¡¯t think my practice is inappropriate!¡±


    Long Xi felt speechless! Alas, it seemed like casting pearls before swine¡ªthey couldn¡¯t communicate with each other! Although Lanlan was a gentle and quiet woman, who was suitable for dominating men, that man was too tyrannical, too autocratic and too selfish.


    Yan Yan looked at his marching watch and said, ¡°It¡¯s half an hour. I always mean what I say. You should go.¡±


    A minute later, watching her parents and her good friend Long Xi who were forced to leave, Yu Lanjie was filled with tears and felt disappointed.


    The Commander refused to let her go, and said in the tone of command, ¡°You are on duty with me today!¡±


    The ¡°General¡± chariot drove out silently like a snow wolf.


    Yu Lanjie, who was sitting in the back seat of the car with the Commander, lowered her head silently, enduring the rubbing of his hand on her leg lightly or heavily.


    She didn¡¯t know where they were going and didn¡¯t want to know either. Of course, She also didn¡¯t ask.


    She didn¡¯t know how long it took for the car to drive into a quiet intersection. The road was more and more remote. It didn¡¯t stop until it drove into a courtyard surrounded by a high power grid. At first glance, all the soldiers on guard were special forces with automatic rifles.


    At that moment, a little excitement rose in Yu Lanjie¡¯s heart. Was it the training ground for special forces?


    Just after the ¡°General¡± chariot stopped, a young female officer wearing a military helmet, with camouflage paint on her face and wearing black leather combat boots, came over running bravely with small steps.


    She opened the back door, saluted, and said, ¡°Fu Xinjie, the leader of the Sonorous Rose Brigade of the Thorn Bird Special Force, reporting to Commander Yan. All the members of the Sonorous Rose Brigade of the Thorn Bird Special Force are here. Requesting instructions, Commander Yan.¡±


    Commander Yan nodded slightly and said, ¡°Xinjie, well done.¡±


    Since Fu Xinjie had made great contributions, Yan Yan appreciated her talent very much. Besides, Fu Wentian had a lifelong legs disability for life and was transferred to civilian work. Yan Yan felt that he owed something to him, so he specially transferred Fu Xinjie to the Sonorous Rose Brigade of the Thorn Bird Special Force to take the position of team leader.


    The Sonorous Rose Brigade was the only female brigade in the ten brigades of the Thorn Bird Special Force.


    Fu Xinjie¡¯s eyes fell on Yu Lanjie¡¯s face. Her eyes flashed and he said, ¡°Is this Miss Yu?¡±


    Yu Lanjie looked at Fu Xinjie with a little surprise! She didn¡¯t know Fu Xinjie!


    Yan Yan didn¡¯t answer, and asked, ¡°Do you know her?¡±


    Fu Xinjie said frankly, ¡°Three days ago, a friend named Long heard that I was transferred to the army, so she asked me to inquire about Miss Yu¡¯s news in the army and asked me to take care of her.¡±


    Yan Yan said in a domineering fashion, ¡°You don¡¯t need to do this. I will take care of her.¡±


    Yu Lanjie came to know that Fu Xinjie was a friend of Long Xi, and couldn¡¯t help but feel a little affectionate for her. She smiled at her like a shy jasmine.


    Fu Xinjie¡¯s eyes flickered for a moment. It seemed that there was some jealousy in them.


    Yu Lanjie didn¡¯t know what she was jealous of. Could she be jealous of her? She was at the moment reduced to that situation. What was there to be envied by others?


    She then observed Fu Xinjie¡¯s admiration hiding in her eyes when she looked at the Commander, and then she understood.


    She really wanted to say: cough, comrade, you misunderstand me. You treat him as the treasure in your hand, but for me, he is a life-threatening herb!


    At that time, just as the soldiers were going out for exercise, Yu Lanjie heard rhythmic commands from afar.


    ¡°One, two, one, attention, at ease!¡±


    Yu Lanjie had been in the army those days. Although she didn¡¯t accept the harsh training of the special recruits, she also heard from her cooking colleagues that soldiers of the Sonorous Rose Brigade were all one in a million among the elites in the special forces.


    Seeing was believing! When she saw it in person that day, she found that they indeed owned a clean military appearance and a strict military discipline.


    There was a light rain just then. Even in the rain, those warm-blooded soldiers didn¡¯t relax at all.


    She silently followed Commander Yan, who insisted on not holding an umbrella, to patrol around in the drizzle, but somehow she felt that the Commander was showing off his war trophy, which was not an object, but her¡ªYu Lanjie!


    All of a sudden, a familiar voice, pleasant as a jade flute, was heard, ¡°Lanlan?¡±


    With a shudder in her heart, Yu Lanjie turned back.


    Yan Wangchuan wore a solemn black suit, standing straight, and his soft and elegant facial features added a sense of hierarchy while in the rain baptism.


    ¡°Coming?¡± The Commander asked Yan Wangchuan carelessly. His arrogant attitude seemed to refuse people thousands of miles away and there was no emotion in his tone.


    ¡°Hello! I am Yan Wangchuan! I heard that Commander has something to do with me?¡± Yan Wangchuan smiled and held out his hand. He greeted Commander Yan with great grace. When he glanced over Yu Lanjie, there was a faint look in his eyes that was not easy to detect.


    ¡°Nothing. I just want to tell you that Lanlan is mine now! Don¡¯t think about her again, let alone cheat her feelings as before!¡± Yan Yan raised his lips, raised his eyebrows, and expressed his meaning directly. He reached out to shake hands with Yan Wangchuan, with strength on his hand.


    The air suddenly cooled.


    Yan Wangchuan¡¯s face suddenly turned livid and his hand hurt, as if it had been run over by a car.


    That most primitive tension comparison between male creatures made Yu Lanjie beside them shiver a little.


    After a few minutes, Yan Yan finally released Yan Wangchuan¡¯s hand and said lightly, ¡°I have many things to arrange. Wait here, I¡¯ll tell you one more thing later!¡±


    After that, he reached out to hold Yu Lanjie¡¯s shoulder and looked at her with an expression similar to doting, and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go. I¡¯ll take you to a good place.¡±


    His hands were hot, which made Yu Lanjie shiver like an electric shock, and the beat quickened in her heart. She didn¡¯t know why he was so nice to her all of a sudden.


    However, when she glanced at Yan Wangchuan¡¯s frowning expression, she changed her mind!


    At the moment, Yan Wangchuan stared at Yu Lanjie attentively. The deep melancholy in his eyes was too beautiful and confusing!


    In the beginning, Yu Lanjie had also been fascinated by his talent and charming eyes, which made her give up everything and had such a miserable end.


    But how could that man stab her in the heart with a sharp knife, to later show eyes that said ¡°why am I always hurt?¡±¡­


    People couldn¡¯t be shameless to that degree!


    Facts have proven that talented people without morality were more harmful than those without talent and morality!


    No, she had to pick up her dignity once again!


    Thinking of that, Yu Lanjie took the initiative to hold Commander Yan¡¯s arm, pulling out a gentle smile, then asking in a coquettish tone, ¡°Where we are going?¡±


    Yan Yan patted her hand affectionately and said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m taking you to join the training of the Sonorous Rose Brigade recruits! You¡¯ve been a female soldier for a few days, haven¡¯t you joined them yet?¡±


    Yu Lanjie could hardly keep her smile. She had always hated physical education the most¡­ she had to take part in the extremely harsh and arduous training for special recruits?


    She didn¡¯t dare to say no. Because the sharp eyes of Commander Yan were unbearable.


    Yan Wangchuan raised his eyebrows and watched their back as they left together. His eyes were a little gloomy.

 Chapter 175 - The Iron Mans Tenderness

    Yan Wangchuan raised his eyebrows and watched their backs as they left together. His eyes were a little gloomy.


    We were all human beings after all, and each had personal emotions.


    In fact, he was more aware of Yu Lanjie¡¯s love, tolerance and dedication to him than anyone else.


    He still remembered when he held the concert, Yu Lanjie paid for her own ticket and invited all her relatives and friends to attend. She also worked hard to promote it for him.


    To let him interview the supporting role in her father¡¯s film, though she had always been unwilling to bother others, she took pains to praise him in front of her father until his father promised to invite him for an interview.


    On the day of his successful interview, she was happier than anyone else, as if she had become the film¡¯s heroine.


    She was more concerned with his affairs than her own.


    Because of that, he always thought that after he broke up with her, Yu Lanjie, who deeply loved him, would definitely not be able to bear the huge blow. She might run away from home to escape from emotional distress or even commit suicide.


    However, he never thought that such innocent girl could find a new boyfriend so quickly, and that man was the legendary King of Hell, Commander Yan!


    Cough, it hurt his self-esteem!


    He didn¡¯t take an umbrella and just stood in the rain. His mood was as gloomy as that rainy day.


    Although he was a big star at the moment, and did surprisingly well in the entertainment circle, he knew very well that in the eyes of people like commander Yan, he was just an actor!


    Without the release order of Commander Yan, he didn¡¯t dare to leave rashly. He had to bear the strange eyes of other female soldiers and stood in the same place, waiting forever!


    In a place where Yan Wangchuan couldn¡¯t see, Yu Lanjie released the arm of Commander Yan and followed him step by step.


    Yan Yan smiled coldly and said nothing. It seemed that she still cared about him! No way. He had to punish her well so that she wouldn¡¯t dare to act like that later on.


    When they arrived at the recruits¡¯ training ground, Fu Xinjie led female recruits of the special forces of the Sonorous Rose Brigade standing in the rain and lined them up in a uniform square.


    They remained in a solemn silence and in high spirits, waiting for instructions from the Commander.


    Army boots stepped on the wetland, helmets were taking the downpour, the fog was rising in the air, and their firearms glowed with faint cold lights in the rain.


    ¡°Attention! At ease!¡± With the voice of Fu Xinjie¡¯s command, the movements of the female soldiers were uniform, which made people feel like watching the National Day military parade.


    ¡°The new soldiers¡¯ training for the new company of the Sonorous Rose Brigade, section of the Thorn Bird Special Force of the people¡¯s Liberation Army of Z Country has officially started. Those attending should be 136, and all are present. Requesting instructions, Commander!¡± As the instructor of the recruiting company, Fu Xinjie lined up the whole team and saluted Commander Yan.


    Commander Yan stood with his hands behind his back, staring at them quietly and keeping motionless, which made them feel a kind of inexplicable pressure.


    It was quiet, only the sound of rain could be heard.


    ¡°Comrades!¡± A sharp voice sounded, and more than 100 pairs of eyes at the scene focused on his face.


    Commander Yan¡¯s eyes, like hawks and falcons, patrolled more than one hundred young and handsome faces, easily turning his eyes into firm seeds and spreading them in the hearts of the soldiers.


    Unlike the lengthy speeches of other commanders, he only said one sentence, ¡°Comrades, you should be proud of yourselves because your name is the Sonorous Rose!¡±


    As always, with only a few words, the sense of honor of all the female soldiers present was aroused.


    Yes, they were sonorous roses!


    They were the most elite female soldiers of the People¡¯s Liberation Army of Z Country! They were the elite chosen from the elite! They were sharp knives that enemies feared the most!


    ¡°Yes, always ready to sacrifice for our country!¡± More than a hundred female soldiers in jungle camouflage training uniforms shouted in unison. Their solemnity made Yu Lanjie¡¯s blood boil.


    ¡°Instructor Fu!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡± Fu Xinjie ran out from the team and saluted.


    ¡°Prepare the gun!¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    Fu Xinjie handed a submachine gun.


    Commander Yan boldly removed the safety of the gun; he shot to the sky three times, raised his right hand, then saluted solemnly and shouted, ¡°Now, all soldiers, salute the 296 martyrs of the Thorn Bird Special Force and their families who died for our country¡ª¡±


    ¡°Salute¡ªBang!¡± Gunshots were heard all the time; the misty rain was wetting Yu Lanjie¡¯s eyes.


    Even if she hated Commander Yan, she had to admit that he had a powerful role. In a few words, even she wanted to work herself to death for the soldier¡¯s honor.


    Commander Yan threw the gun back to Fu Xinjie, turned around, looked at her, and shouted, ¡°Recruit fall in!¡±


    Yu Lanjie was shocked and looked at him desperately. What was he doing?


    Next, the so-called Commander said without expression, ¡°From today on, you are one of them. You will have a three-month closed training for special recruits. You are No. 137!¡±


    Commander Yan said in a low voice, ¡°No. 137, join the ranks!¡±


    Commander Yan¡¯s penetrating voice was thick and sonorous. Yu Lanjie¡¯s petite body was shaken and unsettled by his low roar.


    There was no extra emotion on Commander Yan¡¯s face, but his eyes were quite horrifying, which were cold, fierce, and full of a deterrent force.


    Yu Lanjie was afraid that he would continue his eye attacks, so she had no choice but to run to the far side of the queue.


    Next, Fu Xinjie asked female soldiers to number off again and then began the group devil training.


    First, it was a two-kilometer run. That was a warm-up.


    Then there were two hundred times up and down the hook ladder. After that, Yu Lanjie felt that her shoulders couldn¡¯t be lifted anymore.


    Then there were three hundred back and forth through the 30-meter barbed wire.


    Yu Lanjie¡¯s movements were obviously several times slower when compared to others, and it felt like a replay of others¡¯ slow movements.


    Commander Yan mercilessly picked up a water pipe and washed her body with cold water, forcing her to climb faster, and then faster¡­


    She was really going to break down!


    Since her movements were so slow, Commander Yan punished her to stand in the army posture, holding an AK47 for two hours, and a steel plate was hung on the muzzle of the gun with a rope.


    During that time, the other recruits started the final project: running five kilometers with a 20kg load.


    Two hours later, others could rest and went to dinner. Yu Lanjie started to take a long-distance run with a heavy load.


    That was an impossible task for a specially recruited person without any formal military training, especially for a young girl who had never liked to do physical exercise.


    Ouch, let me be killed by thunder!


    She was wet through and through; she could not tell whether it was sweat or rain. She ran panting with her teeth clenched. She wanted to die. But, although she was weak, she was stubborn at the bottom and didn¡¯t want that bastard to see her joke.


    She ran and ran, not knowing how long she could hold on, one step, two steps, three steps¡­


    Her eyes were wet, blurring her vision. The road ahead was much longer, as if it would never end, like a huge dark beast with a big mouth to devour her.


    She fell, stood up again and began a new round of running. She thought inwardly that it was no longer a boot camp, but a battlefield to maintain her dignity!


    She didn¡¯t know how long it had been¡­


    She fell heavily on the ground and became unconscious!


    When she fell, Yan Yan¡¯s heart which was as hard as rock seemed to have been broken.


    At that moment, he forgot his identity, picked her up anxiously and ran towards the medical room¡­


    Yu Lanjie was unconscious for four hours.


    She really didn¡¯t want to wake up!


    She was immersed in a sweet dream.


    In her dream, she was wearing a beautiful wedding dress, holding her father¡¯s arm, while she walked into the beautiful church. Then, she walked to the slender and beautiful figure, which was Yan Wangchuan, one whom she had loved for a long time.


    They had gotten married, had a happy and harmonious life after marriage, and had a baby.


    The baby grew up and got married. He was very filial and arranged a family feast to celebrate the golden wedding for his parents!


    She and Yan Wangchuan grew old together and were buried in a grave. There were several words engraved on their tombstone: they love each other for a lifetime¡­


    ¡°Awake?¡± Beside her ear, a low cold voice passed over. A rough big hand touched her forehead. Who was it? That voice was so familiar.


    ¡°Oops, did I wake up?¡±


    Reluctantly, she opened her eyes and saw the poker face of that plague.


    She found herself lying in a big bed full of men¡¯s masculinity, and a sense of depression came over her. The Commander came into her view like a wall blocking her vision, and her nerves immediately entered the first-level alert state.


    She struggled to hold the bed with her hands and tried to sit up, but her head spun dizzily and her whole body was aching, as if her bones had been broken and removed.


    That was a home bedroom, a very simple and tidy bedroom.


    He turned around and felt a little awkward. Looking at the door, he whispered, ¡°This is my home. You were sick and unconscious for half a day. I asked for leave to bring you home and take care of you. Your friend was right. I should be gentle with you. I¡¯m sorry. I was wrong this time.¡±


    Yu Lanjie didn¡¯t believe her ears. Was he making an apology?


    He said, ¡°Have a good rest. I made some bullfrog soup. It¡¯s a bullfrog raised by one of my fellow villagers. It¡¯s clean, healthy and nourishing. Wait a minute. I¡¯ll bring it to you!¡±


    He walked out of the bedroom and gently closed the door. Yu Lanjie, who was still confused, was stunned!


    Five minutes later, he brought a bowl of bullfrog soup, and Yu Lanjie tasted it. It was delicious!


    She smelled the flavor of cooking on Commander Yan, and asked, ¡°You made it?¡±


    Commander Yan nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m single and used to living by myself. I can do everything, such as cooking soup, cleaning the house, repairing electrical appliances and so on! This home needs a woman! Or are you going to be the hostess?¡±


    Yu Lanjie, who was drinking soup, was frightened by his last words and choked so much that she couldn¡¯t speak.


    The Commander said with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t you need to be happy in such a situation?¡±

 Chapter 176 - Sweet Strike

    The Commander said with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t you need to be happy in situations like this?¡±


    Yu Lanjie listened to what he said and couldn¡¯t help laughing, which made her cough more severe! ¡°God, the Commander is so narcissistic!¡± She choked with fear while he thought it was because she was too happy!


    The Commander didn¡¯t realize the problem at all. Seeing Yu Lanjie¡¯s smile, he felt very happy.


    He continued to say to himself, ¡°But I¡¯m also surprised. How can I get to know you for only a few days and have the idea of getting married to you? However, there will be major tasks in the army soon. It¡¯s not convenient for me to get married at this time. I only asked for two days¡¯ leave to accompany you at home.¡±


    Yu Lanjie wanted to say: who gives you confidence? How can you decide on our marriage on your own?


    Yan Yan coughed twice and said seriously, ¡°I was born in a remote mountain area in the Shandong Province. There was a flood in my hometown. My parents died early and I had no brothers or sisters. When I was young, I was adopted by an old beggar, who had to beg everywhere. I¡¯ve been used to the fickleness of the world and human nature since I was a child. So, I¡¯m iron-hearted and don¡¯t know what the tenderness of an iron man is. However, I promise that I will do my best to love you all my life. As for that Yan Wangchuan, I¡¯ll have him stand for five hours and then let him go home. After that, you need to forget him completely.¡±


    Yu Lanjie¡¯s soft heart was touched by his tragic life experience. Maybe they could give it a try?


    From that day on, Commander Yan really changed his attitude and was much more gentle towards Yu Lanjie.


    After two days of relaxing, Yu Lanjie resumed her training with the other recruits, and gradually found that she fell in love with the feeling of being a soldier, burning with righteous ardor.


    She was popular and the other recruits were also willing to help her. Even Fu Xinjie, who regarded her as a rival in love, didn¡¯t embarrass her on private or public occasions because of her emotions; instead, she helped her from time to time.


    She did her best to be a good instructor for every recruit. She was fair and didn¡¯t embarrass others in private. She was indeed an open and aboveboard heroine!


    When the situation was getting better for Lanjie, the situation for Fan Xiaolu, another good friend of Long Xi, was still terrible.


    Those entertainment reporters got the gossip from somewhere and swarmed in, surrounding the hospital where Fan Qianqian lived.


    Although Xiaolu arranged Fan Qianqian¡¯s bodyguards to guard at the door of the ward, Xiaolu was also very embarrassed and in a low mood because the doctors and nurses in the hospital were harassed by reporters.


    When Fan Qianqian called her friend, she finally found out that Lu Hua had been missing for several days.


    She was very worried, so Xiaolu had to tell her the truth, that director Lu Hua had died on a deserted island to save her.


    Fan Qianqian loved Lu Hua very much. Because of Lu Hua¡¯s death, she was in a state of emotional collapse and told Xiaolu the secret that had been hidden for many years.


    Unexpectedly, Director Lu Hua was Xiaolu¡¯s biological father!


    When Fan Qianqian started her career twenty-one years ago, he took on the film directed by Lu Hua.


    They appreciated each other and fell in love because of the film.


    But because they were both public figures, and they didn¡¯t want to hype up the gossip, they had been maintaining their secret love relationship for three years.


    Then, they found that it was easy to fall in love but it was hard to get along with each other. They both had strong characters and often quarreled.


    Finally, they decided to break up peacefully and were still friends!


    After breaking up, Fan Qianqian found that she was pregnant with Lu Hua¡¯s child. Since she still loved Luhua, she was unwilling to have an abortion, so she gave birth to Xiaolu and raised him alone.


    She didn¡¯t tell Lu Hua that she had his child because she didn¡¯t want him to marry her because of his responsibility.


    Later, Lu Hua met a gentle and virtuous woman and got married.


    It wasn¡¯t until the media revealed that Fan Qianqian had an illegitimate child that Lu Hua realized that Xiaolu was his and Fan Qianqian¡¯s child.


    He asked Fan Qianqian and she also admitted it.


    In fact, Lu Hua had always kept his love for Fan Qianqian. They rekindled their flame and often met secretly¡­


    Fan Qianqian, who knew that Lu Hua had died, was suffering from severe melancholy and several times wanted to die!


    Xiaolu hired a private doctor and nurses to take care of her. He took a leave from the company and went home to accompany his mom.


    He was afraid that the media would exaggerate the matter, so he kept the secret.


    He only told two people about that secret: Long Xi and Bai Bing.


    After Bai Bing recovered and left the hospital, she took the initiative to go to Xiaolu¡¯s home.


    Because there were many people in his house, so that conversations could flow freely, Xiaolu invited her to go to the back garden of the house, where the environment was beautiful and quiet; no one else would disturb them there.


    It was destined to be a night when Xiaolu suffered from sweet strikes many times.


    In fact, the weather that night was not very good.


    The cloud was light, the stars were sparse, and the scattered stars blinked their tired eyes.


    The hazy yellow moon in the sky seemed to witness the imperfection of the human world.


    Bai Bing wore the pure white high neckline tight sweater and looked particularly gorgeous that day.


    Her thick hair black as ink spread down to the fiber waist like a waterfall. There was no extra expression in her gorgeous face, which made her look like a snow fairy in heaven who didn¡¯t care about worldly affairs, full of touching and ethereal beauty.


    She and Xiaolu wandered through the overlapping shadows of the trees in the garden.


    She seemed to be deep in thought and didn¡¯t say a thing in all their walk.


    In the dark of the night, the dim yellow street lights played with their shadows, stretching, shortening, casting to the east, casting to the west, separating for a while and overlapping for a while.


    Until they walked for two circles and came under a plum tree in the corner, she suddenly stopped, looked into the distance and murmured out two lines of a Song poem, ¡°The dress takes to loosen gradually and I am more and more emaciated, No regretful plying at all, I am rather for her only distressed as I did. Xiaolu, do you think I am thin?¡±


    Xiaolu had never seen her look lost like that, and he also stood still dazedly.


    All of a sudden, Xiaolu put his two fingers together and snapped them, then said to Bai Bing excitedly, ¡°Wait a moment. I¡¯ve got a creative inspiration.¡±


    He took out a harmonica from his bag and blew some notes off and on. At first, it didn¡¯t become a tune, then it gradually had an artistic conception.


    Bai Bing stood beside him and looked at him without blinking.


    Somehow, she could hear some sad and confused feelings from the music. Fortunately, the more the tune went to the back, the more open-minded it was.


    She seemed to see herself and Xiaolu trapped in a thick fog, unable to find their way.


    It seemed as if there was a breeze blowing slowly and dispelling the fog. They two, hand in hand, groped out from the gap.


    When Xiaolu returned to reality from his creative state, he asked Bai Bing how she felt, and Bai Bing told him what she had just thought about it.


    Xiaolu smiled and said, ¡°You are a bosom friend! What I want to express in this song is the mood that we are in trouble now.¡±


    He was suddenly stunned after he finished that sentence.


    Because he found that he didn¡¯t know when Bai Bing had grabbed his hand, and he had no feeling of resistance.


    Her slightly pale face instantly turned into a beautiful rose red; her thick eyelashes trembled gently.


    She was not much shorter than Xiaolu. Since she was wearing high-heeled shoes, she looked almost as high as Xiaolu in the naked eye.


    She was brave enough to go over and kiss his smooth forehead.


    He asked, ¡°What does this kiss mean?¡± Was it for love?


    She turned around, smiled awkwardly, refusing to admit it and said, ¡°It¡¯s a good night kiss!¡±


    She was still shy to say it clearly, for fear of Xiaolu¡¯s face-to-face rejection.


    Xiaolu thought about it and said, ¡°Something happened in my family. I¡¯m a little happy. Can you comfort me?¡±


    Bai Bing looked at his expression and found that he was indeed not as happy as usual and felt a little sad.


    She said sincerely, ¡°Of course. What do you want me to do to comfort you?¡±


    He held her in his arms before she finished talking.


    He couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Give me your warmth, OK? Just a moment.¡±


    She leaned her head on his shoulder and said, ¡°This cushion is very comfortable.¡±


    He smiled and asked, ¡°Can I hold you closer?¡±


    Bai Bing said like sleep-talking, ¡°OK.¡±


    Then, Xiaolu increased the strength in his arms.


    Another gust of strong wind blew through, and fallen flowers were scattering and flying around like snow. A rain of red flowers from plum blossom trees blurred their eyes.


    Xiaolu¡¯s inner tenderness echoed and he whispered, ¡°Have you tried kissing?¡±


    Bai Bing hesitated for a moment and said, ¡°I haven¡¯t tried it. What¡¯s the matter?¡±


    Xiaolu was silent for a moment and said, ¡°I haven¡¯t tried it either! Would you like to¡­ try it with me?¡±


    Bai Bing blushed and said, ¡°Okay!¡±


    Xiaolu calmed down, lowered his eyes, and felt his throat blocked.


    ¡°Oh, my first kiss. Who can teach me?¡±


    He had learned from the men and women in the TV series; picking up Bai Bing¡¯s chin, he approached her lips with a shudder.


    Bai Bing¡¯s hands were wrapped around his stiff neck.


    ¡°Xiaolulu!¡± She had always been elegantly indifferent; suddenly, she became so charming that it could make men lose their souls more than any language.


    There was a sparkling fire in Xiaolu¡¯s eyes. His Adam¡¯s apple slipped, and the fire rose from his lower abdomen. He could not help but go around her waist with his big hands and lean down to ravage her two plump lips¡­


    It was very cold, but they were so enthusiastic that their bodies were burning!


    It was because she was so beautiful that day. Firm breasts, long and straight legs, slender waist and eyes which looked like the fire hidden under the iceberg; all of her was intriguing and charming.


    However, both of them knew that an action impelled by emotion should stop within the limit of propriety, so they just touched each other with their clothes on and took no further action.


    Anyway, they would have ample time later! It was like climbing Mount Everest. If they could easily climb to the top in the beginning, it would be no fun!


    Having enough tenderness, two young people snuggled up to each other in a dark corner, watching the night sky.


    The night sky was like the cradle of stars, lulling the baby stars to sleep. The crescent moon seemed to have just woken up and took a bath, so that the moonlight was very clear and bright.

 Chapter 177 - Ruthless but Touched

    The white cloud over the south was outstanding, with the black velvet cloth as a foil. Under the cover of uncle wind, it moved close to the moon silently and slowly.


    About five minutes later, the cloud successfully covered the crescent moon.


    However, it continued to move forward and soon uncovered the moon.


    The bright moonlight gently sprinkled on Bai Bing¡¯s tender forehead, lining her extraordinarily soft face.


    Bai Bing was smiling! Her smile was as beautiful as the snow lotus blooming on the iceberg.


    It was the first time for Xiaolu to see Bai Bing¡¯s smile. He really hoped that he were a time controller!


    He hoped to freeze that wonderful moment and put it aside, or find a way to extend it indefinitely.


    At that moment, he saw a tree full of fruit and asked Bai Bing, ¡°Do you want to have some plums?¡±


    She looked back at him to see that he was pointing at the tree.


    She asked, ¡°Will they be acid? This makes me think of Wang Rong¡¯s story of plums on the roadside.¡±


    ¡°Probably, otherwise, they would have been picked up by others. We can try some first. If they¡¯re sweet, we can eat them all. If they¡¯re still acid, you can take them back home and they will be sweeter after being stored in the rice tank for a few days. Besides, you can cut the fruit into pieces and add some sugar water to preserve or boil. Since it¡¯s difficult for us to come here, we can¡¯t go back empty handed,¡± Xiaolu said.


    ¡°How can we pluck them? They¡¯re so high up. Can you climb a tree?¡± Bai Bing asked.


    ¡°Yes, Master Xi taught be before. I can imitate her gestures. You know I fell in love with her before, right? But now, I just consider her as one of my good brethren!¡± Xiaolu frankly mentioned his affection to Long Xi before, but Bai Bing seemed not to mind.


    He stood up and rubbed his hands on his clothes, holding the trunk and climbing up with both his hands and feet.


    He hugged the trunk closely after climbing up and held the nearest branch. He shook it for a few minutes to see one yellow plum falling down.


    Bai Bing slacked off after waiting for a few minutes with full concentration, so she did not catch it but allowed it to fall on the ground.


    That yellow plum was slipt when she picked it up, revealing its fresh pink flesh. It seemed have a 90 percent ripeness at least, so she placed it in a plastic bag.


    He did the same thing to shake another seven or eight branches. A dozen plums fell down. She activated her ¡°walking with dainty steps¡± and ¡°Tianshan quick hands¡± to catch most of the plums, with only two or three falling on the ground.


    He asked, ¡°Do you want to climb up? I can help you.¡±


    Bai Bing answered, ¡°I can¡¯t.¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°You can imitate my movements. It¡¯s okay. Come on.¡±


    She was hesitant.


    He suddenly said cheerfully, ¡°Come on. You can see a wonderful fountain from here. Be quick, or it will disappear. Come on!¡±


    She held the trunk with doubt and stepped onto the slight hollows. Kicking her legs with strength, she still could not stand firmly.


    He bent down with an arm holding a branch and reached one hand to her. She climbed up with his help. Her movements and gestures were similar to a baby koala¡¯s, as seen on TV, grumpy but cute!


    After she climbed up the tree with difficulty, Xiaolu asked her to imitate his motions to hug the trunk tightly. Then, he pointed at the eastern side.


    There was a fountain indeed.


    That was a large musical fountain in the villa community.


    With the pleasing rhythm, 20 water columns were ejected at different heights. They seemed to dance with the music, forming various shapes, like a fan or a musical scale.


    Colorful and golden lights stood by the fountain, scattering on the water curtain and forming all kinds of classic cartoon characters, like Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Snow White. That added more extraordinary points to the water curtain. A few people were surrounding it, watching.


    After 10 more minutes, the fountain show ended. They finally slid down the tree reluctantly.


    Xiaolu asked, ¡°Have you ever tried to spend a night on a tree?¡±


    Bai Bing said, ¡°Never. Who would do such a weird thing?¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°I tried before over that big tree. When I was young, I had a dream to build a white wooden house on a big ancient tree and live inside.¡± .


    Bai Bing was surprised. ¡°Really?¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°I will turn into a puppy if I cheat you. Don¡¯t you remember the year book when we graduated from junior high school? That was a dream I wrote down on it. I can show you if you don¡¯t believe my words. How about you? What did you write down?¡±


    Bai Bing sighed and said slightly upset, ¡°My wish might not be reached in my life! I hope my brother can resurge!¡±


    She told Xiaolu the story about her brother, quite a tragic one!


    They cuddled together and ate a few broken plums, most of which were acidic, but some were sweet. They were really happy to eat together.


    They walked around hand in hand. Sometimes, they moved forward, while sometimes they sat down to rest. Xiaolu sent her back home when the sun rose.


    An early bird flew over the top of a tree and started to sing.


    Bai Bing listened to its song carefully. The bird was timid; it stopped singing when finding someone was approaching. When Bai Bing and Xiaolu stepped back, it continued singing, but when they moved closer, it stopped again.


    Xiaolu asked, ¡°You like to listen to birds singing, right?¡±


    Bai Bing answered, ¡°Yes, it makes me feel more comfortable.¡±


    Xiaolu put his hand over his mouth and imitated the singing of a few kinds of birds, like cuckoos, larks, and nightingales.


    Bai Bing was fascinated by his performance.


    Xiaolu said, ¡°Every time when you are in a bad mood, I can imitate birds¡¯ melodies.¡±


    Bai Bing asked, ¡°So how about you? What should I do when you feel upset?¡±


    Xiaolu said in a sweet tone, ¡°As long as you stay with me, I will be happy!¡±


    Bai Bing suddenly asked, ¡°I heard that you broke the contract with the Korean company. Is that so?¡±


    Xiaolu answered, ¡°Yes, I discussed this with the company, but they refused my proposal. I have no mood to go back to Korea now, because my mom needs me and I should stay with her. ¡°But my mom tried persuading me to focus on my career. I told her I hoped to go back home to develop myself. After all, I am a person of Z Country, so I will find my roots in the end.¡±


    Bai Bing said, ¡°It¡¯s good. You can distract your mom¡¯s attention if you¡¯re home. But I am different. To be honest, I don¡¯t like to stay with my family. My parents treat me coldly and I can¡¯t feel any warmth from them. I just received an invitation to play a role in a Korean TV series. After I finish it, I will also end the contract with our company and go back home to stay with you!¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°Well, we can develop our career in our homeland! We will shine everywhere only if we¡¯re talented!¡±


    Bai Bing said, ¡°I will leave the day after tomorrow, because I have asked for a few days before. I would have to pay for the high breach if I linger over. Don¡¯t send me to the airport. I¡¯m afraid of being photographed by the paparazzi to create some scandals. Your fans almost hope to be your wives, so I don¡¯t want to make trouble for you! I want to invite you out to have fun tomorrow. In case of being recognized, how about disguising as middle-aged people?¡±


    Xiaolu said with a smile, ¡°You¡¯re so nice to me! Always considering my situation!¡±


    ¡°Of course, you know your importance to me!¡± Bai Bing said while pushing Xiaolu back to the wall, slamming him against the wall with her long leg and leaning toward his head for a French kiss¡­


    On the next day, Bai Bing went to Xiaolu¡¯s home again.


    In case of being recognized, they disguised themselves as two middle-aged people.


    Bai Bing needed to always apply makeup because of her performances. Besides, she had pretended to be a middle-aged or even an elderly person a few times. Therefore, she had learned a lot from professional dressers.


    She disguised herself as a ¡°painter¡± and added cosmetics on Xiaolu¡¯s face layer by layer.


    Xiaolu could see that he was getting older gradually. After finishing, he wore plain clothes and looked like a 40-year-old worker.


    Bai Bing also dressed as a worker in her 40s.


    Then, they walked hand in hand on the streets and no one recognized them.


    Bai Bing took Xiaolu to a parkour club in X City. There were quite a lot of parkour fields and parkour practitioners.


    Parkour, as one of the newest, most famous extreme sports blooming in China, it was becoming more and more popular.


    Parkour required the exertion of one¡¯s bouncing ability, as well as muscle ability of arms, chest, and abdomen. One needed quite a lot of professional training. Otherwise, one might get an injury.


    That way, professional training institutions came into being.


    That parkour club where Bai Bing took Xiaolu to was one of the best training institutions in X City. Xiaolu had gone there before several times.


    Xiaolu asked with a smile, ¡°Do you also like parkour?¡±


    Bai Bing said, ¡°I don¡¯t know how! But you¡¯re good at it, right? Can you teach me?¡±


    Xiaolu said with a smile, ¡°Since you just recovered and got out of the hospital, I don¡¯t think it¡¯s suitable for you. Besides, you¡¯re a new bird!¡±


    Bai Bing said, ¡°I can watch you! I remember that our company arranged a parkour competition in Korea, right? You jumped over from one building to another which had nearly seven meters apart. Normally, people cannot bear the large impact to their arms and fingers, even if they can jump over. But you¡¯re different. You have been developing in every aspect of your body and seem to have no shortcomings. You even ended your parkour with such a handsome motion. It¡¯s awesome! Since that day, I often thought of you!¡±


    Xiaolu said with enlightening, ¡°Oh, it was that day!¡±


    Bai Bing asked, ¡°How about you? When did you start thinking of me?¡±


    Xiaolu scratched his head and said with difficulty, ¡°I don¡¯t know! Maybe in those days when we stayed together in Korea. On that day, I saw you get hurt on your chest. I was so worried that I couldn¡¯t see you anymore!¡±


    Bai Bing said, ¡°Do the warm-up exercises. I want to see it! I want to make a video, so I can see you from time to time.¡±


    Xiaolu said with a smile, ¡°No wonder Master Xi always said that you¡¯re ruthless but touched!¡±

 Chapter 178 - Sorry, I Cant Wait For You

    Chapter 178 Sorry, I Can¡¯t Wait For You


    Bai Bing said, ¡°Ruthless but touched? This seems to be a line in ¡®A Dream in Red Mansions¡¯ to describe Baochai.¡±


    Xiaolu said with a smile, ¡°I can¡¯t sense any ruthlessness from you now. You¡¯re so emotional. I¡¯ll become shy if you always treat me this way!¡±


    Bai Bing immediately said without any embarrassment, ¡°I¡¯m not shy, so why should you be?¡±


    Xiaolu thought in his mind, ¡°She deserves to be my girl, awesome! I am so admirable to her. What should I do? I can only pledge to marry her!¡±


    After a warm-up exercise, he suddenly jumped on one foot and jumped over the iron railing one meter away. He was standing on the railing with one foot, like a golden chicken standing still!


    Bai Bing who was holding her phone to record did not feel surprised because she knew his strength and skill.


    The other juvenile players who saw that were obviously shocked!


    That uncle worker did not show any signs before he revealed his ability! In fact, it was easy to jump over a railing at one meter. All of them could make it.


    However, it was really extraordinary to stand still on the top of the railing with just one of his feet.


    How strong his balancing ability should be!


    What was more, Xiaolu rushed onto the wall at a two-meter height while everyone was stunned.


    Since Bai Bing liked to watch him doing extreme sports, he should dazzle his beloved girl right there and then!


    He ran up to the obstacles and swayed his hands to drive his body¡¯s upward lift.


    When his body passed over the obstacle, his hands pushed the ground; a continuous rolling motion followed.


    That was a basic motion in parkour, called ¡°fish rolling¡±. He completed that motion smoothly and constantly.


    Bai Bing recorded that scene. It was awesome. She would keep it as a treasure!


    But she had not expected that the next movement was much more stunning!


    He rushed out at a fast speed. When he reached the wall-shaped obstacle, he made no preparatory actions.


    He did not step on the wall, but jumped up straightly, grabbing the edge of the wall, only relying on his strong bouncing ability!


    Then, he exerted his strength slightly on his arms to support his whole body.


    ¡°Damn, what kind of strong physical condition he has!¡±


    The group of onlooking players were totally shocked. He couldn¡¯t be an uncle worker, but an acrobat!


    Xiaolu intentionally showed off his ability, so he said casually on the wall while shrugging his shoulders, ¡°This is so easy, much easier than moving bricks at the construction site!¡±


    The other players were looking at each other with expressions of disbelief. Jesus, none of them could simply rely on their bouncing abilities to grab the wall, without stepping on the wall the borrow strength; not to mention to roll over the wall just depending on their arms.


    Were their levels even lower than a worker¡¯s? They started to doubt whether they should live in that world!


    Xiaolu jumped down from the wall-shaped obstacle from a three-meter height. After landing, he ended his textbook-level performance with an awesome mopping motion.


    Bai Bing saved that video on her phone.


    On the next day, Bai Bing went abroad but felt somewhat upset because Xiaolu could not send her off.


    Right at the same time, Long Xi went to visit Xiaolu, who was drinking wine to relieve his depression.


    Long Xi did not tell him about Yu Lanjie¡¯s issue so as to not increase his sadness. Instead, she served as a comforter at that time, pouring two glasses of wine to share with him.


    Xiaolu was relieved by her words. After drinking two more cups, he felt better.


    Long Xi¡¯s curiosity rose again and she asked, ¡°Have you visited Bai Bing?¡±


    Mentioning Bai Bing, Xiaolu could not help curling the corner of his mouth.


    He said with a smile, ¡°Of course I have. When she was resting in the hospital, I went for her at midnight, to avoid being caught by reporters.¡±


    ¡°What about her stepmother?¡± Long Xi asked.


    ¡°I have been there for so many times, yet I only saw her stepmother there once. She talked in a cold tone. That woman is really¡­ I don¡¯t know how to describe her!¡± Xiaolu did not like to speak ill of someone, but the alluded one must be really hateful if Xiaolu would say bad words since he was so kind!


    Long Xi asked with a smirky smile, ¡°In addition to Bai Bing¡¯s body condition, did you make any other progress?¡±


    Xiaolu blushed and was filled with brightness in his eyes. He was grinning as he said, ¡°I can¡¯t hide anything from you. Are you the descendant of Zhuge Liang? How can you guess all the hidden things?¡±


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°You mean things are going well with your relationship?¡±


    Xiaolu nodded while smiling, selectively and leapingly describing the development of the affection between them.


    Hearing that, Long Xi said with a smirk, ¡°Ruthless but touched! It seems that Bai Bing has affections for you! She is more attractive now!¡±


    Xiaolu made a joke, ¡°Haha, I never thought that she would break up the iceberg in her mind all of a sudden!¡±


    Long Xi could not help holding her laughter. She said with a smile, ¡°She didn¡¯t break her iceberg, it¡¯s you who melted her iceberg. Won¡¯t you admit it? You like her, right? You two like each other! I say, that is a blessing in disguise! Brother Lu, you¡¯re a blessed boy!¡±


    Xiaolu said, ¡°In fact, I just found that I have a feeling to her! During these days, she was at the hospital, but always encouraging and supporting me. Actually, she is indifferent outside but passionate inside! I think the reason she behaves indifferently is because of her family!¡±


    It turned out that Bai Bing¡¯s mother had died when giving birth to her. Her father loved her mother deeply, so he had been tangled with that issue all the time, even thinking it was Bai Bing that caused her mother¡¯s death.


    Two years later, her father married his stepmother, who didn¡¯t treat Bai Bing badly.


    When Bai Bing was young, she even thought her stepmother was her biological mother.


    A year later, her stepmother gave birth to a son. He was really cute and liked to play with her.


    Bai Bing really liked her younger brother. She liked swimming and taught him how to swim.


    That year, Bai Bing was 12 years old. She went to the beach with her friends, but her brother insisted on joining them.


    Bai Bing was naughty during those days and stuck her foot to take her brother regardless of her stepmother¡¯s objection.


    Unexpectedly, her brother met an accident and drowned.


    Bai Bing felt guilty, and both her father and stepmother were unwilling to forgive her.


    At that time, Bai Bing finally learned that her stepmother was not her biological mother and realized that her mother had died because of giving birth to her¡­


    Her stepmother had an ovarian disease, so she removed her ovaries after giving birth to her brother. The doctor said that she could no longer be pregnant.


    Later, her stepmother never smiled again!


    She never smiled and forbade Bai Bing to smile. She forced Bai Bing to swear not to smile in her later life!


    After listening to Bai Bing¡¯s story, Long Xi said, ¡°Ah, every family has its difficulties! You should treat her well. She is a good girl!¡±


    Xiaolu said seriously to Long Xi, ¡°Master Xi, I am sorry. I can¡¯t wait for you!¡±


    Long Xi said sincerely, ¡°This is a good thing. Why are you apologizing to me? I should be the one to say sorry. I always occupy a restroom but never make use of it!¡±


    Xiaolu could not help bursting into laughter and said, ¡°Hey, you¡¯re even comparing me to a restroom?¡±


    Long Xi felt happy for Xiaolu, having let go of his affection toward her.


    But she was very upset because two days later, Weiwei sent a voice message to her: ¡°Little Xi, thank you so much for saving my life! I am sorry but don¡¯t come to the hospital to see me! The doctor told me that my eyes have no chance to recover! I don¡¯t want to see people, nobody!¡±


    Long Xi did not reply. She did not know what to say.


    She felt that Weiwei still had not forgiven her!


    What else could she say?


    Beg for her forgiveness? The hurt that her best friend had was indeed related to her!


    But she clearly felt that she had not done anything wrong. Even if she owed something to Weiwei, she thought she had already paid back! She had a clear conscience!


    Xiaolu could lay the obsession with her to rest, so why couldn¡¯t Weiwei do the same?


    In addition to Weiwei, there was another person who could not put down the obsession of love.


    That was naturally Yan Wangchuan.


    He had patience and never mentioned words like ¡°you promised to be with me later in life¡±.


    He was very aware of Long Xi¡¯s temper that fancied reasons instead of force.


    Long Xi had originally promised to spend the rest of her life with him.


    If he wanted to live with Long Xi for a lifetime, he should move her with his tenderness. He should treat her well enough that she could not refuse his love. Then, she could regain her affection for him.


    He knew Long Xi¡¯s other personality, that she would not give up until there was no hope!


    He knew she would not give up her love for Mo Kun until she saw Mo Kun lived a happy life without the memory of her. Then, she would fulfill her promise.


    Therefore, during those days, he was the most hardworking while helping to look for Mo Kun.


    At the same time, his first film was very impressive and popular. He had success in both revenue and public praise.


    Most of the film critics and spectators praised Yan Wangchuan¡¯s performing skills. They had not expected that as a musician, he could fully perform a hateful but cute, ridiculous but poor villain, even if it was his first time as an actor.


    Seven days later, Pheasant, Feng Zihao, called him for a big secret!


    It turned out that Mo Kun was in a sanatorium in Hokkaido, Japan. Qiuzi stayed by his side. Mo Kun¡¯s attending doctor diagnosed him with brain damage. He forgot everything from the past.


    Yan Wangchuan asked Feng Zihao, ¡°Pheasant, you¡¯re Feng Zihao, known as Xiaolongnv, right? Why are you always helping me? It¡¯s you who helped me to widen the European fashion market, right? I pried into this issue. You even disguised as me to date with Shirley, the editor of the Paris fashion authoritative magazine to reach that goal!¡±


    Feng Zihao said in a low voice, ¡°Of course I have my own reasons. You don¡¯t have to know. You can tell Long Xi this news!¡±


    After that, Feng Zihao hung up.


    Yan Wangchuan shared that with Long Xi.


    Long Xi was very grateful to him and decided to book a ticket to see Mo Kun in Hokkaido at once.

 Chapter 179 - Dearest Stranger

    Long Xi had to be assured that Big Brother Kun was safe and sound!


    She entrusted the business of the two companies to the vice presidents and set off after telling grandma to visit Mo Kun.


    After getting on the plane, she found out that the passenger sitting next to her was Yan Wangchuan.


    Yan Wangchuan explained, ¡°I have refused a few singing programs¡¯ broadcasting. I have asked for leave from the company to go there with you. Don¡¯t drive me away. I won¡¯t leave, because I¡¯d feel worried about you and I am afraid that you might meet some dangers!¡±


    Long Xi was touched and somewhat speechless. How could she get rid of him? Would he stay by her side for a lifetime?


    She left in a hurry, so it was 11:00 in the evening when they arrived at the Hokkaido Airport.


    Getting out of the airport, Long Xi barely booked a hotel on the internet when she asked a taxi to the hospital with Yan Wangchuan.


    Long Xi looked anxiously outside the window.


    The sky was as dark as ink that couldn¡¯t be erased easily. The road aside was covered with thick white snow.


    The driver was skilled and the drive was stable. But it was just at 30 to 40 km/h, which was not fast enough for Long Xi.


    The driver was a talkative middle-aged man, saying in English with a smile, ¡°Are you coming from Z Country? Hokkaido is relatively cold. People are not used to it when just coming here! It snowed last night which was the fourth time this year. Snow melts when reaching the ground three times faster, because of the high temperature on the ground. Later on, with the following snows, it will stack. Now, it stacked up to one-meter in height.


    Half an hour passed by, from the airport to the sanatorium.


    The car stopped at the entrance to the sanatorium. A uniformed security guard stood by the door.


    Long Xi got out of the car and expressed her intention in English. The security guard refused her visit politely but resolutely, because the patients had already taken their break.


    Long Xi had no choice but to get on a taxi again and head to the nearest hotel that was booked online.


    The biggest feature of the hotels in Japan was that they were managed by women. The Japanese called them ¡°female generals¡±.


    The female general in that hotel was a kind 50-year-old female shopkeeper.


    Even though Long Xi got to the hotel at midnight and only booked one room while Yan Wangchuan tagged along, the female general did not show any impatience but received them warmly. She helped them to check him and led them to their room.


    It was on a peak tourist season, so Long Xi had to share the room with Yan Wangchuan, since there was a lack of empty rooms.


    Long Xi was skeptical, whether Yan Wangchuan deliberately ¡°forgot¡± to book rooms ahead.


    Fortunately, the room was quite large. That female general helped them to place another tatami in that room. After telling them there were some hot spring pools in the hotel, she left.


    Yan Wangchuan found Long Xi was somewhat embarrassed, so he said with a smile, ¡°Be at ease. I won¡¯t bother you tonight! I will sleep first! Take it easy. My mom said I never snored, so I won¡¯t interrupt your sleep.¡±


    He took off his down jacket but left the rest of his clothes. Turning his back to Long Xi, he fell asleep on the tatami on the left.


    Long Xi spent a sleepless night.


    She thought of Mo Kun and felt uneasy. Her yearning for him caused her insomnia.


    She remembered that the landlady said there were some hot spring pools in the hotel. They weren¡¯t the open-air type and were available during nights. Clothes for hot springs were left in lockers which had the corresponding room numbers.


    She decided to get up and go to the ¡°Chuan Spring¡± in the hotel.


    That was a wooden pool of spring, which seemed to be a Japanese cypress, spreading a thick smell of wood.


    When she was soaked in the hot spring, she remembered having accompanied her Brother Kun to Little Mount Emei for a hot spring outing half a month ago.


    Just after a few days, things had totally changed. It was cold, silent, and miserable at the moment.


    That might be the greatest pain in the world!


    Perhaps, the ¡°hot spring¡± evaporated her tears. For that time, she couldn¡¯t cry!


    Early the next morning, at sunrise, she did not wake up Yan Wangchuan but asked for a taxi to head for the sanatorium.


    She remembered that the security guard said visiting hours were only available at six o¡¯clock in the morning.


    She set off in a hurry and hoped to see him at once, but when she really saw Mo Kun who was led by a nurse pass by the road in the yard of the sanatorium, she dared not go over. Did she feel more nervous when she could meet him at once?


    She hid behind the pillars of the corridor, staring at him secretly with affection in her eyes.


    Mo Kun wore purple warm clothing with gauze wrapped around his head, standing in the tranquil yard alone.


    His perfect profile and the outstanding figure were both extremely attractive!


    He was watching a white crane dancing in the snow with warm eyes and a light smile.


    Time passed by quietly while the world was peaceful. That was the right sentence to describe that scene with him inside.


    Long Xi took a few deep breaths and finally gained courage. When she was about to meet him, Qiuzi overpassed her and reached Mo Kun. She patted his shoulder playfully.


    Mo Kun turned his head and wore a deep smile with thick affection in his eyes.


    He held Qiuzi tightly with one of his arms, touching his pale lips by her ear. He opened his mouth and proffered some honeyed words, ¡°You finally come! I waited for you for so long! Why did you come here so late? Do you want me to punish you?¡±


    Qiuzi whispered with shyness, ¡°Hum¡­ no¡­ it¡¯s itchy¡­ It¡¯s my first time to cook. Following the steps given by the boss of ¡®Canteen at Midnight¡¯, I made this pork-flavored soup for you. But the first one was burnt, so I made another.¡±


    Mo Kun didn¡¯t notice Long Xi¡¯s presence and teased Qiuzi without seeing anyone. ¡°Why did you make it twice? Even if it is a dark cuisine, I would eat it all. I will eat that first and then¡­ you! Last night¡­ you seemed to be a little bit cautious¡­¡±


    Qiuzi deliberately raised her voice, saying in a low-key way but ostentatiously, ¡°You haven¡¯t fully recovered, so you can¡¯t spare too much energy¡­ I care about your body condition¡­ but you don¡¯t appreciate it! Hum, I¡¯ll ignore you!¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°Since you saved my life, It¡¯s OK to pay it back. I would be pleased to die under your sexy body! Come to my ward. Before the nurse gets there to inject me, we can¡­¡±


    Qiuzi proudly glanced at Long Xi who was trembling and said with a smile, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go back.¡±


    Mo Kun held Qiuzi¡¯s shoulder and went back to the corridor.


    When they passed by Long Xi, Mo Kun glanced at Long Xi with no expression in his eyes. She seemed to be a stranger to him.


    Long Xi felt extreme pain and finally became numb. She was too pained and tears were forcing their way out!


    The vows he made to her really went away with the wind?


    Long Xi was stunned over there and her eyesight blurred.


    Not long before, Qiuzi turned around to say to Long Xi, ¡°You see? He forgot about you and lives a happy life! I don¡¯t want to see you here! If you dare to come here again, I will take you out!¡±


    Long Xi clenched her teeth and said, ¡°Do you think I¡¯m afraid of you?¡±


    Qiuzi said, ¡°You might not be afraid of me, but how about him? Chen Jian hates him greatly. Even if you saved him that day, Chen Jian would not let go of him! He will capture you and torture Mo Kun in front of you! Now, he forgot everything! Thank God that he did! Because of this, I can persuade Chen Jian to let him go.¡±


    Long Xi suddenly realized that and asked with her voice trembling, ¡°Do you want to take advantage of him? Because he is rich?¡±


    Qiuzi said recklessly, ¡°He¡¯s a phoenix that can lay golden eggs. It will be great if he can be used by our Brutal Pranks Gang! In fact, I love him! I can stay with my beloved man and become the richest man¡¯s wife of Z Country. Why shouldn¡¯t I?¡±


    Long Xi was badly hurt by the word ¡°wife¡± and couldn¡¯t help talking back, ¡°Love? People like you really know what love is? Aren¡¯t you the fiancee of the Vicious Dragon Gang¡¯s boss, Yamamoto Longyi? Where is Yamamoto Longyi? He must have been killed by you. If Mo Kun has nothing, will you leave him? If he has nothing, I would still love him!¡±


    Qiuzi said, ¡°Really? I heard that you had promised Yan Wangchuan to stay with him for a lifetime! You guys are all targets for our company to focus on! Every one of your movements has been monitored by us! I just want to ask you whether you want Mo Kun to live a good life. If you want this, just get out!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Of course, I hope so! You should remember that if you dare you to hurt him, I will choose to desperately fight with my life on the line!¡±


    Even though she was reluctant to go, she had to leave for keeping Mo Kun safe and sound.


    Perhaps, God was crying. It started snowing!


    She braced her body and stepped out of the sanatorium, step by step in the catkin-like snow. She couldn¡¯t control herself and fell to the ground.


    Snow¡ªit was so cold! The snow¡ªit became larger!


    She rolled over and lay on the snow, watching it fluttering toward the earth like magnolia petals, rushing to her. It was beautiful and suffocating, but very cold.


    Her tears turned into crystal ice beads, melting into the snow in her mind.


    Long Xi nearly froze, but she didn¡¯t want to get up!


    She hoped to lose consciousness. Then, she wouldn¡¯t that pain¡­


    In her trance, she seemed to see Mo Kun walk toward her, stretching a hand and dragging her into his arms. He told her in a gentle voice, ¡°I¡¯m just playing a joke on you. Do you feel jealous? I remember you! Let¡¯s get married¡­¡±


    She held his hand tightly. She was afraid Mo Kun would disappear if she loosened her hands!


    Walking along, they moved to a grand building, which went straight into the sky. The platforms looked smaller on higher floors.


    The walls were made of marble and carved with murals with bone-shape things in the gaps. Withered branches were surrounding it. It was desolate and extremely grotesque!

 Chapter 180 - Yearning for Death

    Mo Kun said with a smile, ¡°Later on, the prince and the princess will live a happy life there. Fairy tales are not all fake!¡±


    Long Xi nodded. If only she could live with Mo Kun, it didn¡¯t matter where they lived!


    ¡°Ya¡­ ya¡­¡± A crying of crow was heard, which shocked Long Xi badly. She looked over carefully, finding a crow standing on a stone pillar in front of the gate. It stared at them with its bright eyes.


    Long Xi was terrified by the gloomy cry! Was it preventing them from entering?


    Mo Kun held her hand and said, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. You have me here.¡±


    ¡°Em.¡± Long Xi was gradually reassured.


    As soon as they walked in, no imaginary hall was shown in their eyes, but a twisted corridor was revealed in front of them.


    They walked along the long corridor without lights, finding a large oil painting at the end. There was a crystal lamp above the painting turned up.


    The characters in the painting turned out to be two Qiuzi. One had long hair and was dressed in a kimono. She was sitting on a swing with a smile. The other Qiuzi was pushing the swing. She was angry and had short hair, which was similar to Cheng Yimei¡¯s hairstyle when she received her death sentence and execution. She was dressed in prisoner clothes of Z Country. Perhaps, one of them was Qiuzi, while the other was Cheng Yimei.


    Long Xi was really shocked!


    ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. You have me here! I will not allow anyone to hurt you!¡± Mo Kun said as firmly as before.


    ¡°Stay!¡± The Qiuzi who dressed in prisoner clothes in the painting started to say, which dragged Long Xi¡¯s reassured heart up to her throat again.


    She was stunned and then screamed, ¡°Ah!¡±


    Mo Kun heard Long Xi¡¯s screaming and hurried to turn around and hold Long Xi, who was trembling with hands wrapped on her head while she stared at the oil painting. He asked, ¡°Xixi, what happened?¡±


    ¡°That painting¡­ that painting¡­¡± Long Xi¡¯s thoughts were in disarray.


    ¡°Painting?¡± Mo Kun looked at the oil painting.


    ¡°The Qiuzi in the painting¡­ is speaking!¡± Long Xi finally found suitable words to express her meaning.


    ¡°Ah?¡± Mo Kun looked at her with confusion and said, ¡°This is just an ordinary oil painting! I don¡¯t see what you¡¯re describing. Were you frightened by an illusion?!¡±


    ¡°No! It was real! I really heard it¡­¡±


    ¡°Stay here with me¡­¡± Before Long Xi finished his words, the voice was raised again, but Mo Kun seemed to hear nothing.


    ¡°Listen!¡± Long Xi hurriedly pulled Mo Kun and shouted, ¡°We¡­ we should get out at once!¡±


    She took Mo Kun¡¯s hand and walked quickly towards the gate.


    Long Xi was afraid that ghosts would catch up with them, so she sped up and gradually started to run. When she saw the light in distance becoming brighter, the two were stunned and stopped.


    ¡°This¡­¡± The two stood in front of the large oil painting and were completely stunned.


    They had returned to the oil painting again!


    They had simply walked towards the direction of the gate!


    ¡°Ah! This is¡­ Brother Kun, we can¡¯t get out!¡± Long Xi frowned and held Mo Kun¡¯s hand even tighter without noticing.


    ¡°Haha, stay with us!¡± Mo Kun suddenly said with Qiuzi¡¯s voice. Long Xi immediately released Mo Kun¡¯s hand. She became more and more uneasy.


    Only Qiuzi¡¯s laughter was heard in the empty building, echoing along the rotating ladder. That laughter was melodious but gloomy.


    ¡°You? Who are you?¡± Long Xi asked Mo Kun, with a trembling voice.


    Mo Kun did not answer and immersed himself into the oil painting all of a sudden.


    Right after, another person showed up in the oil painting. It was Mo Kun, who was holding a camera to take pictures for the two Qiuzi.


    ¡°Ah¡­¡± Long Xi ran out crazily. No matter how hard she ran, she would return to the original place.


    ¡°Stay with us!¡± This time, Mo Kun started to say something in the oil painting.


    He said with a highly tempting tone to Long Xi, ¡°Stay here. We will live a happy life generation after generation. We won¡¯t die! If you leave, I will stay with them forever!¡±


    Long Xi was hesitant. Staying there to live with him from generation to generation.


    ¡°No, this is not real! This is a dream! You should face reality. Long Xi! Long Xi! Wake up!¡± A light calling voice came out from the bottom of Long Xi¡¯s mind.


    When she opened her eyes again, Long Xi thought she was still on the snow covered ground, surrounded by a white background.


    Yan Wangchuan, dressed in a white shirt sat by her side with blood red eyes.


    When she finally recovered, she found she was in a ward.


    White sheets, white walls, and white people!


    A smell of disinfectant fluid was spread in the air.


    Yan Wangchuan turned around and hoped she didn¡¯t see his tears.


    Long Xi suddenly felt ashamed when looking at his shivering back like the leaves in the wind! A person only had one life, so how could she treat it so rashly?


    Yan Wangchuan did not blame her and press the bell to call for the doctor. Then, he gave her some water.


    She was really thirsty and her lips were a bit chapped!


    After she drank water, Yan Wangchuan used a cotton swab to dip some clean water and skillfully apply it to her lips.


    She asked blankly, ¡°How long was I in a coma?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said in a hoarse voice, ¡°Three days! You really frightened me!¡±


    Long Xi was also shocked.


    She seemed to have experienced a long dream. It was so sweet that she was unwilling to wake up.


    In the end, she still told herself that it was only a dream and she had to face reality!


    Two days later, Long Xi was discharged from the hospital.


    During those days, Yan Wangchuan had been looking after her all the time. He would accompany her to walk around the yard. He would play chess with her when she was bored. He would give her some sweets after she ate some bitter medicine. Even the water temperature he gave to her was just right. He was really like a ¡°twenty-four hour filial¡± boyfriend.


    Female nurses were envious of Long Xi and said that she had very likely saved the Milky Way in her previous life. That was why she could find such a handsome and considerate boyfriend. Besides, he was a famous musician.


    Long Xi finally knew that Yan Wangchuan¡¯s reputation had crossed the borders and reached Japan.


    However, why was that related to her?


    After being discharged from the hospital, Long Xi went back to her home country at once.


    She immediately plunged into work and hoped to dilute her thoughts.


    In his spare time, Yan Wangchuan was like a personal plaster sticking to her.


    During that period, Long Xi transferred 2 million yuan to Feng Zihao¡¯s account.


    She called sister Junyao but the latter seemed not to know Feng Zihao was a member of the Brutal Pranks Gang. She told Long Xi that Feng Zihao suddenly left them without saying goodbye in the process of searching for treasure. A month had just passed by.


    Feng Zihao was always like that, so sister Junyao did not look for him.


    It seemed that sister Junyao knew less about Feng Zihao than Long Xi. They didn¡¯t even know that Feng Zihao was a master of disguise.


    It seemed that Feng Zihao was really a mystery!


    Actually, Long Xi had no interest in Feng Zihao. Mo Kun was the only person in her mind!


    She spent a lot of money to hire a few famous private detectives to inquire about Mo Kun¡¯s recent situation, as well as Qiuzi¡¯s background and their recent status.


    Long Xi felt that Qiuzi had to be related to Cheng Yimei.


    What she was worried the most was that Qiuzi might hurt Mo Kun! In fact, Cheng Yimei had been trapped by Mo Kun. Even though Cheng Yimei might not know that, she might have found out some clues, since Mo Kun and Long Xi were always under the supervision of the Brutal Pranks Gang.


    Three days later, Long Xi found that Qiuzi and Cheng Yimei were identical twin sisters. Qiuzi was the eldest, a few minutes earlier than Cheng Yimei.


    Cheng Yimei¡¯s mother was named Nengzi, who was an actress in Japan. She was extremely beautiful and totally attracted Cheng Gong who had just started his career, and had not joined the Brutal Pranks Gang.


    After she got married to Cheng Gong, she gave birth to two daughters. One named Cheng Yifei, the other was Cheng Yimei.


    Later, somehow, Nengzi and Cheng Gong were divorced and she took the eldest daughter to Japan, later marrying to a rich businessman.


    Cheng Yifei changed her family name for her stepfather¡¯s and changed her first name as Qiuzi, because she was born in the fall.


    Long Xi also asked about Mo Kun¡¯s real situation and hoped to know whether his amnesia could get better.


    The answer she received was negative.


    Mo Kun¡¯s primary care doctor was a professor specialized in such illness. Since he said there was a slim chance to cure him, he would not recover unless there was a miracle!


    Long Xi also went to consult with some prominent doctors in that field in China, but the answers were similar.


    It was hard to live without Mo Kun!


    She could only anesthetize herself with busy work!


    When she had any spare time, she would paint.


    She hoped to imprint Mo Kun¡¯s image and used paintings to pin her yearning and to cure the wounds in her mind.


    She always liked the Chinese painting style, but did not focus on it because she had quite a lot of hobbies. Therefore, she was not good at it.


    In general, her freehand paintings were better than meticulous paintings, scenery paintings better than character paintings. Still, at the moment, she used meticulous skills to paint Mo Kun.


    Perhaps she had not painted in a long time. She couldn¡¯t use the brush smoothly. After a few times, she could finally find some feel to it.


    She tried hard to paint her thoughts in the paintings.


    After half a month, she finally drew a painting that she was satisfied with.


    In the painting, Mo Kun was leaning against a railing by the corridor in a small view garden, looking at the ¡°lens¡± with affection in his eyes. That was the way that Mo Kun always looked at her.


    When she looked at him in the painting, she could deceive herself and imagine that Mo Kun was still by her side.


    However, the dream was sweet, but reality was cruel.


    According to the report from the ¡°spies¡±, Mo Kun had left the sanatorium in Hokkaido and lived in Qiuzi¡¯s home in Kyoto.


    Qiuzi¡¯s father was a rich businessman and her mother was really beautiful. When she was young, she was called ¡°the most beautiful woman in all of the 4,000 years of Japan¡¯s history¡±.


    Qiuzi was a comic illustrator and moved out of her house in Tokyo two years prior. She had her own house in Kyoto.

 Chapter 181 - Attractive Flowers

    Based on the photos taken by the ¡°detectives¡±, Long Xi saw that Qiuzi¡¯s house was a traditional earthquake-proof wooden house in Japan. It was beautiful and special.


    There were two lush sakura trees in front of the house, but unfortunately, it was not the season of the blossoms yet.


    The courtyard inside was a typical landscape courtyard of Japanese style. It focused on artistic conception, giving people endless images at every inch.


    Long Xi closed her eyes and formed a complete story from the photos and videos the detectives had given to her.


    The real situation was nearly the same as she thought. Of course, there were some discrepancies.


    Mo Kun had fallen in love with Qiuzi, which had also caused his affection for this house!


    He especially admired the landscaped courtyard that was full of ingenuity, introspection, subtleness, tranquility, and the beauty of indifference.


    When he was alone, he liked to sit over there to meditate, view the stars, and feel the sense of harmony between human beings and nature.


    Qiuzi, who had never been in the kitchen before, would now always make some delicious food for Mo Kun.


    Although she was bad at cooking, Mo Kun would eat everything because he loved her and also behave with a satisfied attitude.


    When Qiuzi had taken Mo Kun away from Hell, she had said that she loved Mo Kun more than Long Xi. In fact, half of the reason she loved him was his wealth.


    However, the good days she had spent with Mo Kun were enough for her cold mind to open up to Mo Kun!


    In other words, Qiuzi had once had quite a lot of boyfriends and even been with Chen Jian for power and wealth. However, she still loved herself the most!


    This time, Mo Kun easily took up a large space in her mind and she even came up with the idea to live with a man for a lifetime!


    Qiuzi liked to eat Shanrui of Kyoto, which was the soft-shelled turtle of Z Country.


    She had taken Mo Kun to special Shanrui restaurants to enjoy delicious food.


    One day, she asked the maids to buy a high-grade Shanrui as big as a grapefruit and told Mo Kun excitedly, ¡°Kyoto¡¯s high-grade Shanrui is really delicious. I will cook it for you.¡±


    Mo Kun said with a smile, ¡°I think I should cook it for you.¡±


    Qiuzi asked doubtfully, ¡°Can you cook?¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°I saw the cook at the restaurant make it once and I still remember the process.¡±


    Qiuzi said with a smile, ¡°You should have a try then! Anyway, it will not be worse than my dark cuisine, right?¡±


    Mo Kun, who recalled the cook¡¯s process, cut off the Shanrui¡¯s head and feet to boil the soup.


    Then, he dug its eggs and liver to roast them. As for the other organs, he had to clean them up.


    He cut the meat into pieces, each one as small as a ping-pong ball, and added some traditional soy sauce and sake from Kyoto to braise the meat of the Shanrui.


    Mo Kun had forgotten that he had studied cooking with Long Xi before, but the essence of the cooking had been immersed in his blood. This way, only if he reviewed it again, he would master everything.


    Qiuzi appreciated his cooking skills and really thought that she had grabbed a big treasure from Long Xi!


    After a full meal, Mo Kun and Qiuzi went back to their bedroom to make love and enjoy their wonderful time.


    On the next morning, Mo Kun was awakened by a cool breeze while Qiuzi still slept in his arms.


    They were so immersed in their love that they had forgotten to close the window!


    Sunshine penetrated the light-yellow curtain, dying the bedroom with a dim light.


    Occasionally, the breeze blew over the curtain, letting the warm sunshine get in and scatter on the light brown wooden floor. Then, it disappeared quickly.


    It was already early winter, so coldness blended in with the morning breeze. The girl in his arms quivered slightly and instinctively approached the heat source.


    Mo Kun put her arm under the warm quilt and held her with his arm.


    Her face was buried in his chest, her warm breath exhaling on his skin, causing the temperature of that patch of skin to get higher than elsewhere.


    She had recently cut her pretty short hair, which was a little messy after a whole night of intercourse. Her hair was wrapped around his fingertips, while her delicate ears were slightly red.


    Mo Kun pushed her chestnut-colored short hair that stuck to her forehead away and revealed her sleeping face.


    Her cheeks were still reddish, while her long eyelashes scattered a faint shadow on her face. This made Mo Kun feel a little uncomfortable.


    Had he pushed too much last night?


    He lowered his head and kissed her slightly open mouth, silently expressing that he was sorry for the endless intercourse during the past few days.


    The soft, tender touch made him lick her lips slightly and lose control. The hand by her wrist tightened while his body under the quilt began to move¡­


    Half an hour later, he carefully pushed Qiuzi, who was wrapped around his body like a koala, away. He took a few steps and picked up the pants he had dropped there last night.


    When he looked at the clothes that littered the ground, the scene of them making love and moving from downstairs upstairs replayed in his mind. He was like a little boy who had first tasted a woman¡¯s sweetness and hoped to conquer every part of her.


    Mo Kun sighed helplessly in his mind. Why did he lose control whenever he touched Qiuzi? This was a little awful for him.


    Qiuzi was a few years older than him and had more experience in making love.


    She behaved like a gentle lady usually. However, in the bedroom, she would turn into the charming Bao Si and become both tender and hot.


    Why was he fascinated by such a young lady? Mo Kun had not found the right answer so far.


    He picked up all the clothes scattered on the floor, revealing the shallow scratches on his back.


    His tight muscles were well-organized and smooth, and his body was well-proportioned, powerful but not too strong. It suited Mo Kun¡¯s personality, which was contradicting but coordinated.


    He put on tight pants and the beige high-necked sweater that Qiuzi had given him and found two shoes under the bed. One was his, while the other belonged to Qiuzi. His other shoe was under the closet.


    He worried that he would wake up Qiuzi, so he placed a pair of shoes by the bed and walked out barefoot with his shoes in his hand. When he got out of the room, he closed the door lightly and put on the shoes.


    What was the name of the hateful woman Qiuzi had mentioned last night? Long Xi?


    According to Qiuzi¡¯s story version, Mo Kun was an orphan who had grown up in an orphanage in Japan.


    When he had been five years old, Qiuzi¡¯s mother had often taken Qiuzi, who had been eight years old, to volunteer at the orphanage.


    Mo Kun and Qiuzi had soon become good friends.


    Qiuzi had asked her parents to adopt Mo Kun. They had grown up together and had deep feelings for each other.


    When Mo Kun had been 20 years old, he had wanted to go back to his home country, Z Country, to have a look. Qiuzi had also hoped to visit her biological father and sister, Cheng Yimei. Then, they had come back together.


    Later, Mo Kun had met a vicious girl named Long Xi somewhere!


    Long Xi had grown up in a poor family without parents. Her grandmother had not known how to educate her, so she had been raised with some bad habits and had quite a lot of love affairs. She exchanged money for her body and was a really scheming person.


    Handsome Mo Kun had become her target. She had pretended to be a pure, innocent girl to get close to Mo Kun and used some contemptible means to misrepresent Qiuzi as a slutty woman and separate him and Qiuzi.


    After Mo Kun had broken up with Qiuzi, he had bought a big house for Long Xi and her grandma and they had lived together. He had even sent her to participate in the Fengyun Fashion Reality Show in France!


    Qiuzi had been heartbroken.


    The first master of the Vicious Dragon Gang, Yamamoto Longyi, had coveted Qiuzi¡¯s beautiful appearance for a long time. However, Qiuzi loved Mo Kun deeply and had not been moved by his power and wealth.


    At the time, Yamamoto Longxi had taken a chance to get into her life. By using gentle methods and force, he had gotten engaged to her.


    However, she had still been reluctant and signed up for the Fengyun Fashion Reality Show. Her only purpose had been to find out Long Xi¡¯s details in hopes of revealing her true colors. She had not expected that she would be trapped by Long Xi and forced to quit the reality show.


    Later, Mo Kun had finally discovered Long Xi¡¯s true colors and asked to break up with her. He had even called Qiuzi, hoping to make up with her again.


    Qiuzi had proposed a breakup to Yamamoto Longyi, causing him to hate Mo Kun to the core.


    That night, Long Xi, who had not been willing to lose everything, had fanned Mo Kun and sold him to his enemy in Japan, Yamamoto Longyi, the great master of the Vicious Dragon Gang, at a high price.


    Yamamoto Longyi was a wicked person. He had tortured Mo Kun as much as possible and caused him to lose his memory due to a brain injury.


    Mo Kun¡¯s wounds had been infected with tetanus and his life had been in danger. Fortunately, Qiuzi had found Yamamoto Longyi and promised to get married to him in exchange for Mo Kun¡¯s freedom.


    Yamamoto had released Mo Kun, who had been able to survive after being taken to the hospital by Qiuzi.


    Qiuzi had asked her friend Chen Jian for help to imprison Yamamoto in a secret place¡­


    This story had caused Mo Kun to hate Long Xi badly. Qiuzi, who was skillful, had even forged Mo Kun¡¯s license in Japan and the certificate that Qiuzi¡¯s parents had signed to adopt Mo Kun at five years old. All this made Mo Kun believe her words deeply.


    ¡°Since you dared to hurt me and my beloved Qiuzi, I will punish that vicious Long Xi after I come back to my home country¡­¡±


    Mo Kun entered the kitchen and put on the new male apron bought by Qiuzi to make Matsutake Miso soup, which Qiuzi liked the most. Qiuzi liked to have Miso soup for breakfast, especially with Matsutake.


    While he was slicing the matsutake, an old maid named Jinzi came in with a small basket.


    Mo Kun had a talent for learning languages. Although his chip had run out of energy, his talent in languages had not disappeared. He had mastered Japanese, so he said, ¡°Good morning, Aunt Jin. Did you find a feral cat again?¡±


    Aunt Jin took a bow, as was the Japanese habit, and said in a smooth tone, ¡°Good morning, sir! Yes, I have found another Scottish cat. It¡¯s so poor!¡±


    Mo Kun asked, ¡°What is a Scottish cat?¡± When he put down the knife and walked towards her, he saw a small brown cat screaming like a small kitten. It looked awake, and its ears were folded.


    Aunt Jin said, ¡°A Scottish cat is a kind of cat with natural genetic defects. Some of them have one folded ear, while some don¡¯t have folded ears. However, this cat has two folded ears, which means that it has carried 100% of the defective gene. There is no method to cure it.¡±

 Chapter 182 - Two-Faced "Beauty"

    ¡°Did it get hurt?¡± Mo Kun carefully took the little furball in his hands, noticing that there was a trace of blood on its right leg. It gave off a fearful vibe. Its claws scratched his palms from time to time. Although it had no nails, the plump palms tickled Mo Kun¡¯s palms.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. We will not hurt you,¡± Mo Kun said softly.


    Then, he said, ¡°Since the Scottish cat is so cute and tender, how could its owner discard it?¡±


    Aunt Jin said, ¡°Maybe they could not bear the consequences. Generally, its illness will break out after it grows up. Its bones will soften and will not be able to support its moves. It will also feel pain when someone touches it. In the end, it will get paralyzed. This kind of pain will not burden only the cat, but also its owner. When he sees the lovely cat that he raised in so much pain, he will also feel sorrow!¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°That¡¯s why he chose to abandon it? What kind of hurt should its mind bear? Qiuzi is really kind! I know she has adopted quite a lot of stray cats and other animals. She takes care of them sincerely. The pet room is locked, and she is the only one who has the key. She insists on looking after them on her own, so she doesn¡¯t allow me to help her!¡±


    Aunt Jin nodded and said with a smile, ¡°I witnessed Miss Qiuzi grow up! She has always been kind ever since she was young! When she sees someone suffer, she will tear everything down! When she sees stray animals, she will try her best to help them! This is because my master and his wife educated her well!¡±


    Suddenly, Qiuzi came down from the second floor. Upon seeing this cute furry little thing, she could not help saying with a smile, ¡°Wow, it¡¯s so cute!¡±


    She took a small pair of scissors out of the cabinet and carefully cut the bloody fur on its wounded leg off.


    The furry little thing was quivering and crying out in a low voice.


    Mo Kun caressed it gently and whispered, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. No one will hurt you. Don¡¯t be afraid.¡±


    Animals were so sensitive that they could detect kindness and malice through their intuition. As Mo Kun caressed it gently, it lay on the table meekly and allowed Qiuzi to clean up its wounds.


    Qiuzi cut off the bloody fur and its ugly wound was revealed.


    Mo Kun dipped a cotton stick in the disinfectant and cleaned its wound lightly.


    Qiuzi bound its wound up and said with a smile, ¡°I shall take it to the pet room and feed the other animals too. A big black dog ran away yesterday, so one of the cages is available. This furry little thing has a new home!¡±


    Upon seeing her put this furry little thing in the basket tenderly, Mo Kun¡¯s eyes were full of love. He thought, ¡°My girl is really a caring person!¡±


    Qiuzi took the furry little thing to the pet room in the rear garden.


    This pet room was used for ¡°adopting¡± stray animals, most of whom were abandoned by their owners, like cats, dogs, lizards, turtles, or even snakes.


    When she got inside the pet room, her warm eyes became sharp and scary.


    There were many iron cages in the pet room, each one holding a locked animal.


    They were all scared, uneasy, and restless when they saw Qiuzi get inside.


    This was definitely not how one treated the person who had saved their lives!


    Qiuzi suddenly caught the soft fur on the neck of the Scottish cat, forcing it to look straight at her. Her horrible gaze made the cat instinctively feel afraid.


    Qiuzi threw the furry little thing by her feet and fiercely stepped on its wound with her slipper.


    Its wound ruptured again and blood splattered everywhere¡­


    Qiuzi stared at a very large Garfield lookalike in the cage and said with a sneer, ¡°Did you see that? If you dare run away, you will be next!¡±


    The Garfield lookalike jumped up and waved his claws at Qiuzi¡¯s face by the cage. Its movement was so heavy that it shook the whole cage.


    Two scratches showed up on Qiuzi¡¯s nose suddenly. She was completely enraged!


    She grabbed an iron stick and darted towards the Garfield lookalike in the cage¡­


    Mo Kun knew nothing about any of this! If he knew, what would he think of her?


    On the third day, when Long Xi drew a satisfactory painting, Mo Kun and Qiuzi returned to Molong Building in X City, Z Country.


    ¡°Qiuzi, come over here.¡± While riding the president¡¯s private elevator, Mo Kun looked at Qiuzi, who was standing at least half a meter away from him, looking around with excitement.


    It was the first time Qiuzi was coming to Mo Kun¡¯s company. The company was so large that it occupied the whole building. It was much larger than her stepfather¡¯s company.


    Mo Kun was a true tech master in Z Country. His invention company was the leading one in Z Country.


    All of this was managed by Mo Kun, who was actually three years younger than her. This man was powerful enough to make her admire him and fall in love with him! As for her, she would become the queen of the king of tech. How could she not be excited?


    From Mo Kun¡¯s point of view, Qiuzi was as shy as a blooming rose, so he was naturally attracted to her.


    A second later, his action replaced his thoughts. The slim arm in his suit held Qiuzi¡¯s waist and pressed her against the wall as he rotated. Then, he lowered his head and kissed her tender lips.


    ¡°What are you doing? Hmm¡­¡± Before Qiuzi could respond, she had lost her chance.


    After a while, an embarrassing sound amplified in the quiet elevator, sounding particularly obvious.


    When the elevator reached the top level of Molong Building, the door slowly opened with a prompt sound.


    The moment the door was fully open, Mo Kun finally let go of Qiuzi, who was able to take a breath eventually.


    ¡°Mr. Mo¡­¡± Assistant Xiaoshan, Vice President Mr. Chen, and Long Xi¡¯s secretary Xiaoyi were about to greet Mo Kun but were all stunned¡­ Jesus!


    Were they seeing things? Their president had come with a woman who looked like Cheng Yimei. Her clothes were also a mess.


    There was obviously something wrong. After coming back to their senses, they immediately said, ¡°Mr. Mo, good morning.¡±


    Assistant Xiaoshan added, ¡°Mr. Mo, you¡¯re back. We were all looking forward to your return!¡±


    Mo Kun nodded and gestured for Qiuzi to take his arm. They walked out of the elevator together.


    Mo Kun was wearing a new-edition Givenchy suit, showing his honor as an outstanding man.


    Qiuzi was dressed sexily in a new Chanel dress, showing off her graceful figure and elegant, noble nature.


    She greeted everyone in a polite manner, as though she was the lady of the vice president.


    Xiaoyi¡¯s smile condensed at the corner of her lips. She dared not say anything even though she was angry, so her face turned reddish as a result.


    A few minutes later, the news that Mr. Mo had brought back a young lady and was behaving intimately with her spread through the whole company in the form of gossip.


    ¡°Oh my God! Did you hear that Mr. Mo brought a woman back?¡±


    ¡°Really? Really? Weren¡¯t Mr. Mo and Vice President Long a couple? He has never brought any other woman to the company. Will she replace Vice President Long as our future landlady?¡±


    ¡°I think it¡¯s possible.¡±


    ¡°Big news, big news! I just saw the woman that our CEO brought back.¡±


    ¡°We already know. Tell me what she looks like. Is she extremely beautiful¡­¡±


    ¡°I think she looks exactly the same as the dead superstar I liked very much, Cheng Yimei¡­¡±


    ¡°Cheng Yimei? Did you like that vicious girl?¡±


    ¡°I knew very little about the world¡­ and her public image was so good. How could I have known that she was such a bad girl!¡±


    Long Xi passed by the tea room on the second floor and saw that the elites dressed in suits were discussing the topic ¡°President¡¯s New Lover¡±.


    It was not their fault. Mo Kun had always behaved as an ascetic master and had only ever shown an interest in Long Xi.


    They dared not get close to him and had never seen any woman around their president except for Long Xi.


    How could they hold their excitement upon seeing that Mo Kun had a new lover?


    Long Xi returned to the office with pain filling her mind. She wasn¡¯t sure whether she should go to Mo Kun¡¯s office to meet him right now.


    ¡°Miss Long!¡± Secretary Xiaoyi entered the office and told her that Mr. Mo would hold a meeting with the board of directors in 15 minutes and had invited Long Xi to attend it on time.


    Long Xi could not help asking, ¡°Did Mr. Mo really bring a woman back?¡±


    Xiaoyi, who was loyal to Long Xi, nodded angrily and said indignantly, ¡°They even¡­ acted inappropriately in the elevator. I thought nine men out of ten were bad, but Mr. Mo was a rare good man. I didn¡¯t expect that all the crows in the world would be dark!¡±


    Long Xi furrowed her eyebrows and involuntarily defended Mo Kun. ¡°Things are not like they seem! It¡¯s fine. It¡¯s useless to say anything! Xiaoyi, if I leave this company, you should keep working hard, okay?¡±


    Xiaoyi¡¯s eyes got wet.


    She was a hardworking college student. Although she was very skillful, she had a plain appearance. She came from a local village and had been born in a poor family so she had no background.


    When she had come to this company for an interview, the HR department had judged her by her appearance and had not planned on hiring her.


    However, after watching her interview video, Long Xi had thought that she should not be treated unfairly, so she had hired her on her own and taken her in as her personal secretary. She had trained her and later promoted her.


    Xiaoyi appreciated her encouragement and admired Long Xi¡¯s talent and ability. She considered Long Xi the best boss in the world!


    Meanwhile, people like her, who knew how to pay back kindness, were getting fewer and fewer!


    Vice President Long was implying that she would leave this company soon?

 Chapter 183 - The Wounded Heart Had Nowhere to Rest

    Xiaoyi felt indignant because of her encounter with Long Xi. Would Long Xi be willing to let accept that? Definitely no.


    However, Long Xi clearly knew about Mo Kun!


    As she expected, Mo Kun had changed into another person. It was fine for him to return, but he had even held a meeting with the board of directors at once, to fire vice president Long Xi.


    Long Xi was not surprised. She had a hunch about what would happen, but never would she expect for it to come so soon!


    Mo Kun also invited Qiuzi to join them and announced at present: Qiuzi should replace Long Xi¡¯s position of vice president.


    Long Xi saw the obvious malice in Mo Kun¡¯s eyes, and pride in Qiuzi¡¯s eyes, but she did not offer any unnecessary resistance and agreed to leave.


    She wasn¡¯t weak, but knew the reason clearly.


    She could easily guess out from her toes what Qiuzi was the one pulling the strings.


    Long Xi knew that Qiuzi had tried her best to malign her.


    Explanation were useless!


    Qiuzi was the one Mo Kun trusted the most because she loved him!


    Long Xi knew Mo Kun thoroughly.


    Whoever he fell in love with would be the one he trusted the most. He would not doubt anything she told him.


    Once he hated someone, he would not forgive her or him easily, and would send her or him to hell on his own!


    That was the so-called saying, ¡®one hoped a person to live with love while hoping that another died with hatred.¡¯


    However, before leaving, she wanted to meet Mo Kun again!


    She had a feeling that once she left the Molong Building, it would be difficult for her to come back to see him!


    She walked to Mo Kun¡¯s office with courage and knocked on the door.


    The man was sitting at the desk seriously and going over his files. He glanced at her with a sense of sharpness between his eyebrows. An unknown emotion rose in his mind. He placed the files in his hand back in the portfolio.


    Long Xi said, ¡°Mr. Mo, I come to say goodbye!¡±


    She dared not call him brother Kun, because she was afraid of irritating him.


    Mo Kun scrutinized her. After a while, he shook his head and said, ¡°Was I blind before? How could I have been fooled by you?¡±


    Long Xi found no words to say for a second. She felt wronged and upset. ¡°Everything I¡¯ve done was for you! All the sufferings I¡¯ve endured were also for you! Do you think I had it easy, going through all of that?¡±


    At that moment, a sweet laughter rose behind Long Xi.


    Long Xi was shivering. She knew who was coming!


    Qiuzi walked over her and reached Mo Kun¡¯s side, sitting on Mo Kun¡¯s thigh.


    Mo Kun didn¡¯t say anything nor he moved, but held her slim waist and allowed her to kiss his neck, like a little puppy declaring her possessive nature.


    The room was quiet and the breath could be heard.


    Long Xi could not stand still, but she couldn¡¯t figure out whether she could not move her eyesight away or step aside.


    After a long while, he finally said, ¡°What? Haven¡¯t seen enough?¡±


    Long Xi clenched her teeth and held back her tears. With all of her strength, she finally turned around and left, slamming the door.


    She sobbed for a second. Ignoring people¡¯s looks, she went back to her office with pride. After tidying all of her personal belongings quickly, she left the Molong Building without looking back.


    Most of those personal belongings were photos with Mo Kun, plus some small things that Mo Kun had sent to her, like an exquisite marquee or a paper-folded monkey.


    She was unwilling to throw away those memories and packed them all into cardboard boxes.


    She had gotten a driver¡¯s license and bought a car, but she still insisted on riding a bike. The traffic in X City was terrible during the rush hour!


    But it happened so well that her bike ended being broken, so she went to work by subway.


    She was tiny and did not have enough strength. It was hard for her to carry a large box of personal belongings using the subway.


    When she walked by the gate of the building, she heard someone calling her.


    It turned out to be Yan Wangchuan!


    She did not know how he got to know she had been fired and even drove there to pick her up.


    He was wearing a moon-white attire that day, just like a handsome young master in the Republic of China era. She could not help recalling the sentence: A young master was as pure as jade, who preferred the world of mortals!


    Affection was in his eyes. His pupils were dark and dazzling as the moon and stars. His lips were reddish and his teeth were white, as if the flowers were moist with dew.


    His appearance really overshadowed everyone around him.


    He helped Long Xi lift the box and place it in the trunk of the car, then he said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s better to go. I don¡¯t think this place is suitable for you!¡±


    Long Xi was alarmed. How could he know everything? Did he always keep in contact with Qiuzi? Or with Pheasant (Feng Zihao)?


    Could she get some useful information from him?


    Long Xi smiled bitterly and took the initiative to sit in the co-pilot position. She said sadly, ¡°Brother Wangchuan, I don¡¯t feel good. Where do you always go when you¡¯re in a bad mood?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan was driving while saying with a smile, ¡°When I¡¯m in a bad mood, I would go to a place to reduce stress. I have an announcement this afternoon. Besides, that place won¡¯t open during the day. I can take you there tonight. Where do you want to go now?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°I¡¯ll go to L&M to arrange some work. I want to take a vacation tomorrow. Xiao Lu mentioned a marine extreme sports store before and I want to go there. Brother Wangchuan, do you want to go with me?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan wore a sweet smile and said, ¡°Okay!¡±


    Long Xi observed his expression, but it was the same as his facial features, no flaw could be found.


    Long Xi always thought that she knew brother Wangchuan clearly; but at the moment, she found that she could not guess what he was scheming.


    She changed to another topic and asked, ¡°Why are you dressing like this? Is it a costume?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan answered, ¡°Yeah. Not long ago, I received an invitation to play in a TV series of the Republic of China era, as a male performer in the Peking Opera like Mei Lanfang. He is an anti-Japanese patriot, who would die for defending his country. I hoped to study this character deeper before starting up, so I asked the production team for one of his wardribe pieces. I can look for some inspiration while wearing this gown.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°When you are perfect in singing, you can turn to performance. I think that you also potential to become a cross-border actor!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said with a smile, ¡°Don¡¯t tease me. How can I be talented in performing? I am walking on the edge of the sword. I didnt even know how to move to the right positions at first. I was scolded by the director all the time and nearly cried out. Sometimes, my emotion is not right, but sometimes, I can pass that scene once. Sometimes, I can¡¯t burst into tears at a crying scene. I apply some medicated oil and tear down, but the emotion is not right. Later, when I think of you, I cry with true sadness.¡±


    Long Xi felt acid in her mind. Yan Wangchuan¡¯s love for her had reached the extreme, but the problem was that he did not cherish their love when she loved him deeply. She had already given up on their love, but he would not let her go.


    In the evening, Yan Wangchuan drove to pick her up on time.


    The sunset was about to converge the last rays of light.


    Long Xi couldn¡¯t help recalling the sentence that showed up the most in the martial arts novel: ¡°the sunset was as red as blood¡±.


    Yan Wangchuan parked his car next to a street¡¯s stop.


    He got out of the car and held Long Xi¡¯s hand with a vague smile on his face. Walking through a few blocks, they neared an alley without people.


    At the end of the alley was a large, rusty iron gate with some abstract graffiti that Long Xi could not understand.


    ¡°That¡¯s it.¡± Yan Wangchuan pointed at the gate. Holding Long Xi¡¯s shoulders and raising his chin, he noticed her getting inside with him.


    Long Xi was a little confused but did not refuse.


    They pushed the gate and a long staircase was leading to the ground.


    There was no light in the passageway and they could not see the end of the stairs. There seemed to be a horrible abyss in the darkness, which brought goosebumps but was mysterious.


    ¡°What¡¯s down there?¡± Long Xi¡¯s curiosity was aroused and she could not help asking.


    ¡°You should know once you go downstairs!¡± Yan Wangchuan kept it secret.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t tell me, I won¡¯t get down!¡± Long Xi started niggling.


    ¡°What? Are you afraid?¡± Yan Wangchuan wore a smile and pretended to provoke her.


    ¡°¡­¡± Sure enough, it was a very effective radical method. Long Xi said nothing and walked downstairs while being held by Yan Wangchuan.


    Yan Wangchuan turned on the flashlight function of the mobile phone, allowing the faint blue light to illuminate for them.


    Long Xi and Yan Wangchuan stepped down but did not see any light after a long while.


    ¡°How far is it underneath?¡± Long Xi was faintly worried.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. I have never measured it before¡­¡± Yan Wangchuan wore a naughty smile.


    ¡°¡­ You.. you¡¯d better not to let me down. Otherwise, I will beat you!¡± Long Xi warned.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you believe in me?¡± Yan Wangchuan leaned towards Long Xi casually. It seemed to give him more courage in the darkness.


    Long Xi consciously took Yan Wangchuan¡¯s behavior as a personal subconscious action, so she ignored it.


    Continuing going down for a while, the smell of alcohol crept in the air, with the aroma of cherry mixed in.


    Further down, the two kinds of smell mixed and became more intense. That mixture seemed to be alive and permeated into Long Xi¡¯s body by her breath and every pore. It messed with her sense of smell and stirred her brain. Long Xi felt dizzy.


    ¡°I¡¯m coming back, mother!¡± Yan Wangchuan pushed the door at the end of the stairs. He seemed to be really familiar with that place, as if he were going home.


    Long Xi heard him say ¡°mother¡± and felt very surprised!


    By mother, did he mean Ai Meiqi? In her impressions, Ai Meiqi had no relation to that kind of entertainment venue.


    Appearing in front of her was a hall with the single light source scattering over every corner.


    That place was undoubtedly a bar, a bar with a stage!


    The entire bar was designed as a large cylindrical shape, with colorful reflective bricks on the walls to create various abstract patterns.


    At the center of the hall, there was a large circular stage that could rotate in 360 degrees. Two rows of semi-enclosed seats circled the stage. The seats were bright yellow sofas and glass coffee tables were in front.


    Some of the sofas were smaller for two people, which could be coupled seats. Some could hold seven to eight people, which were suitable to accommodate a group of friends.

 Chapter 184 - Relieving Sorrows

    That bar was named ¡°Rock it!¡±


    A few scattered seats were over the corners, suitable for those coming for alcohol to ease their sorrows.


    Speaking of that, it was Long Xi¡¯s first time entering a bar.


    Mo Kun had never brought her to such a complex place and was afraid that she would learn some bad behaviors. She thought it would be boring if she went to a bar alone and dared not get there behind Mo Kun, the man who was always jealous.


    Because of that, she was particularly curious.


    Various posters related to rock music were attached to the walls; a few of which were Long Xi¡¯s favorite stars, like the rock singer Wong Ka Kui who had passed away years ago.


    ¡°Eh? Xixi!¡± Ai Meiqi, standing behind the bar, saw Long Xi there and happily greeted her.


    Long Xi was also surprised to see her there.


    ¡°Haha, my boy, you told me you would invite a special guest here. It turned out to be Little Xi. Hum, it¡¯s not a surprise!¡± Ai Meiqi said to Yan Wangchuan.


    Her voice was still crisp and tender like a little girl¡¯s. Her eyesight was still clear. It seemed as if her growing up was paused and did not know what it was to be mature.


    In such terms, Yan Wangchuan¡¯s temperament was totally different. It seemed that a super mature soul was inside his young body. His eyes could figure out all the sadness, joys, and changes in the world.


    A sense of innate elegance was hidden in his maturity, adding a piece of incompatible sexy quality. The two kinds of different qualities were very strangely fused into him.


    Yan Wangchuan took Long Xi to the bar and said seriously, ¡°Mom, didn¡¯t you ask me why I broke up with Lanlan? This is the answer.¡±


    Long Xi had not expected that Ai Meiqi would be there and Yan Wangchuan would say something that ridiculous in front of his own mother. The atmosphere turned embarrassing. She wrested herself away from his arms.


    Ai Meiqi swayed her hands and said seriously, ¡°My boy, don¡¯t talk nonsense. Little Xi has a lover!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°Haven¡¯t you read the tabloids recently? Oh, I see. You¡¯re busy dating with Uncle Lei and preparing for your wedding. So how can you have enough time to care about others?¡±


    Ai Meiqi could not help blushing.


    Long Xi¡¯s attention was attracted by that explosive ¡°news¡±. She asked with her eyes widely opening, ¡°Aunt Meiqi, is that real?¡±


    ¡°Of course, it is true!¡± The speaking man was taking a cigar in his mouth. A slight sweet smell of tobacco came from the air. His long brown hair was divided into several dirty pigtails, evenly spaced with some red beads as decoration.


    Ai Meiqi glanced at the man with shyness when wiping the wine glass. Her face blushed, saying to Long Xi, ¡°It is because Chuanchuan did some personal advertising of his concert. This old naughty boy came to me.¡±


    The man said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m not the only one coming for you. Few males can resist your charm, alive or among the living dead. I tried so hard to defeat all the competitors and win your heart!¡±


    Ai Meiqi gave him a shy look and said at a low voice, ¡°You¡¯re such an old but still licentious man!¡±


    ¡°Come on, Xiaolongnv, sit over there.¡± Yan Wangchuan had sat down and asked Long Xi to sit by his side.


    Long Xi deliberately took a seat near Yan Wangchuan with a seat between them.


    Yan Wangchuan was not angry, moving to seat right next to Long Xi calmly.


    Long Xi had no mood to tangle with him and asked Ai Meiqi, ¡°What are you doing at the bar?¡±


    Ai Meiqi said with a smile, ¡°I came to help him! Since Chuanchuan can earn money, he asked me to quit my job. I am so bored every day! This bar belongs to that old naughty boy and he is the bartender. His family name is Lei. You can call him brother Lei. He won¡¯t accept it if you call him uncle Lei!¡±


    Brother Lei was teasing Long Xi and said, ¡°You can call me uncle Lei as Chuan! If you call me brother Lei, you should call her sister Qi. Or else we would be in different generations.¡±


    Long Xi called him ¡°uncle Lei¡± sweetly. Brother Lei answered with a smile.


    Ai Meiqi accused Yan Wangchuan, ¡°Why did you bring Little Xi over here? She had never gone to a bar before!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°She asked me where how she could relieve her pressure, so I brought her here. Mom, Mo Kun lost his memory and bought a villa to live with another woman. Yesterday night, he took Qiuzi to participate in the auction and bought her a jade pin of the Tang Dynasty. Today¡¯s gossip news spoke of it.¡±


    Ai Meiqi was stunned and asked Long Xi, ¡°Really?¡±


    Long Xi shook his head bitterly.


    She also did not read the entertainment news and was not aware of that.


    However, she believed that Yan Wangchuan would not lie to her on that issue.


    Was he really going to get engaged with Qiuzi?


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. He just has a new sweetheart. As an old saying goes, a chicken dies while another chicken is born! Good men are too many in this world! Everything will be fine after days go by!¡± Brother Lei had a cigar in his mouth, setting out his temperament of freedom and sexy charm.


    Ai Meiqi shook the wine glass. After a while, she served a cup of wine to Yan Wangchuan and Long Xi respectively.


    ¡°This is my favorite.¡± Yan Wangchuan smiled and held up the cup of wine in front of him. That cup of blue wine was called the heart of ocean, which was extremely beautiful.


    He opened his lips lightly and took a sip. The salt cream first covered his mouth. The faint salty taste was like the sense of tears, while the acid taste of lime seemed to be the mood of a mistress. Later, the special taste of whiskey was rich and mellow, allowing people to forget everything.


    ¡°The cocktail is named after the tears of the heart of the ocean. Mom, you always understand my demons.¡± Yan Wangchuan said to his mother or murmured to himself.


    In front of Long Xi, there was a delicate and clear crystal peach blossom cup with transparent cherry-colored liquid.


    Immediately, the aroma was the mixed smell of flowers and spicy flavors.


    Long Xi held up the wine cup, smelling the mixed flavor of cherry and peach blossoms. The rich smell of flowers and special cherry was dispersed, forcibly occupying all her senses with those aromas.


    Long Xi placed the wine glass by her mouth and carefully took a sip. The taste of the wine instantly spread in his mouth. It seemed that thousands of peach blossoms bloomed in 10 miles, following with a delicate dried fruit taste and milk.


    Long Xi took sips slowly and seemed to be attracted by the wine, tasting the rich flavor in her mouth. The flavor lasted long.


    ¡°Good wine¡­¡± The heat caused by the wine was released.


    ¡°This is fruit and flower wine made by your uncle Lei, named ten Miles of Peach Blossoms, haha.¡± Ai Meiqi explained with a smile.


    Long Xi felt an extraordinary taste when drinking the wine. It seemed to accumulate the essence of the sun and the moon and precipitate the time, calling out the desire of love in Long Xi¡¯s bones by its delicate elegance.


    Unconsciously, she had bottomed up her cup.


    Yan Wangchuan looked at Long Xi who had been totally attracted by the wine, and a subtle smile flashed by the corner of his mouth.


    ¡°Do you want something to drink?¡± Yan Wangchuan leaned his body towards her warmly. His sexy aroma mixed with a faint wine induced smile swept across Long Xi¡¯s vision.


    Long Xi seemed to be completely immune to his kindness and did not fall into his love advances.


    ¡°Yan Wangchuam, have you forgotten the proper business?¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the proper business?¡± Yan Wangchuan asked confusedly.


    ¡°Relieving my pressure!¡± Long Xi said earnestly.


    Yan Wangchuan held Long Xi¡¯s shoulders and sat in the double seats in front of the stage, saying in a low voice, ¡°Let me massage you tonight, and you will be relaxed!¡±


    Long Xi felt something wrong in his words and pushed him away. She said, ¡°If you behave like this, I¡¯ll just leave.¡±


    She stood up and wanted to do just that.


    Yan Wangchuan said with a smile, ¡°Why are you in such a hurry?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t have to waste my time here,¡± Long Xi said.


    ¡°Wait for a moment. The rock band will be here soon. I¡¯ll go to the bathroom. Their songs are good, while the lead singer¡¯s voice is like your favorite Wong Ka Kui,¡± Yan Wangchuan said quietly.


    Wong Ka Kui? The Hong Kong singer Wong Ka Kui who achieved his music dreams but unfortunately died young?


    When Long Xi was young¡­


    She sat down again for Wong Ka Kui and bottomed up another cup of ¡®miles of peach blossoms¡¯.


    Yan Wangchuan entered a small room next to them and closed the door.


    He went to the bathroom for a long time and did not return for 15 minutes.


    She did not find out that uncle Lei was not over the bar and had gone somewhere.


    When Long Xi waited for a long time and felt impatient, the door of a small room next to her opened, with four people dressed like the members of a rock band!


    What surprised Long Xi the most was that the leader was actually Yan Wangchuan.


    He was dressed very gentlemanly in a British-styled casual suit of the L&M brand.


    At the moment, he presented himself with short white hair and discolored glasses. His lips were purple-black. A skull-shaped metal ear-ring was on one of his ears. A guitar was hanging up his neck. He wore a metal chain with a cross pendant made of a sword and an axe.


    He was wearing a cool punk-style black leather jacket and an abdomen-exposed black leather vest inside. He also wore whitish and intentionally worn jeans and a pair of trendy studded straight boots.


    He smiled and waved to Long Xi, saying, ¡°Is this surprise good enough?¡±


    Long Xi was bewildered.


    The three men behind Yan Wangchuan should be the bassist, the drummer, and a guitarist.


    That drummer turned out to be uncle Lei, which stunned Long Xi again!


    As soon as they stepped onto the stage, the colorful lights lit up.


    Yan Wangchuan said to Long Xi, ¡°I¡¯ve booked the whole bar tonight, and you¡¯re the only guest! I will sing for you! The first I want to present to you is ¡®I Like You¡¯.¡±


    Long Xi applauded with a smile.


    ¡°The drizzle brings the wind to wet the streets at dusk. I wipe the drops from my eyes and look up at the lonely lamps. That is a sad memory¡­¡± Yan Wangchuan was playing the guitar while singing in an emotional way.

 Chapter 185 - One Mistake Causes Intense Hatred

    Yan Wangchuan¡¯s eyes and eyebrows were full of affection, while his voice was good enough to get one¡¯s ears pregnant.


    His round Cantonese pronunciation of the characters was similar to Wong Ka Kui¡¯s.


    She could tell that Yan Wangchuan had spent quite a lot of effort to imitate Wong Ka Hui¡¯s voice and sing accurately in Cantonese.


    Long Xi could not help humming involuntarily when listening to his song.


    Yan Wangchuan laughed and pulled her on stage, singing with her.


    She was so familiar with this song that she could sing it out with her eyes closed even without lyrics.


    However, Long Xi¡¯s favorite song of Beyond was not ¡°I Like You¡±, but the next song Yan Wangchuan sang, ¡°Unrestrained and Far-Ranging¡±.


    ¡°Today, I watched the snow drifting in the cold night. It drifted away with a cool heart and chased itself in the wind and rain. Its trace could not be tracked. We are in an unrestrained, far-ranging place. Will it change? Forgive me for loving to chase freedom my whole life, but I am still afraid of falling¡­¡±


    Every time Long Xi heard this song, she would sing along involuntarily and get really excited!


    ¡°I see the hesitation caused by boredom. It¡¯s not easy to reach the goal. Even without confidence, ambition will not decrease! Who will decide whether I should leave or stay? Who will decide about the universe in my heart? I wave to my dream just by using my hands. How high is the sky? My ambition is higher. I will live to a really old age with confidence¡­¡±


    The lyrics were from ¡°Never Hesitate¡±, which was a classic rock song!


    What was rock music?


    Long Xi thought rock was a way to express one¡¯s mind. People who loved life could play rock music. The ones who felt some dissatisfaction, in fact, could also play rock music. Daring to say what was on one¡¯s mind was the spirit of rock music!


    This song had an unusual meaning for Long Xi!


    Whenever she encountered setbacks, she would sing this song and use the lyrics to inspire herself!


    She did not know whether the excitement amplified the effect of the alcohol. Long Xi, who could not hold her liquor, saw a flirtatious expression in her eyes instead of her original purity.


    She lay on the coffee table while she was singing.


    ¡°Chuanchuan, you should take Long Xi back home. She is drunk,¡± Ai Meiqi said.


    ¡°Yeah, she¡¯s drunk, but I¡¯m drunk too!¡± Yan Wangchuan was fascinated by Long Xi¡¯s charm. Things seemed to be going well!


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Ai Meiqi asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. I, I just, I just feel a little bit worried.¡± Of course, Yan Wangchuan dared not elaborate on his real plan to Ai Meiqi.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. Don¡¯t think too much. What is yours will be yours. You can¡¯t force it if it doesn¡¯t belong to you!¡± Ai Meiqi could not help persuading her son.


    ¡°Yeah, what¡¯s mine will always be mine. She should be mine.¡± Yan Wangchuan wanted to say something but stopped and murmured instead.


    ¡°She should be mine, right? I hope so¡­ Should I use this kind of method? Xiaolongnv, what appeals to you¡­ Mo Kun? Even though he forgot you and became so intimate with another girl, do you still love him?¡±


    ¡°Xiaolongnv, you¡¯re like a book. A book written for me. I know my heart will be moved if I read you, but I need to read. This is because of my loving obsession with you¡­¡±


    Yan Wangchuan took Long Xi back home. To his home, his bedroom, his big bed!


    ¡°Brother Kun¡­¡± She exclaimed charmingly in a daze.


    His breath trembled and he bit his lip, looking at Long Xi with a deep expression.


    He no longer hesitated. He stretched out his hands to take off her clothes, touching her body through her thin clothes first.


    ¡°Oh¡­ Brother Kun¡­ I want you!¡± She groaned, her eyes opening slightly.


    Yan Wangchuan¡¯s face flushed and his heart beat fast. His blood rushed to his head.


    Long Xi saw a vague figure in front of her as she felt longing for Brother Kun.


    She reflexively posed in a sexy way. This gesture was attractive and charming when she did it.


    Yan Wangchuan¡¯s eyes darkened. Was she so enchanting and sexy in front of Mo Kun?


    He bowed his head in anger, touching her small lips and kissing her with all his effort.


    This man was crazy!


    Well¡­


    After finally taking a breath, Long Xi hit his shoulder with her fists.


    She was ashamed and anxious, yet she also felt longing! She had not made love with Brother Kun in a long time!


    A moment later, the straps slipped off her round shoulders.


    This made her even more attractive.


    Her red lips opened slightly and her eyes were blurry.


    Yan Wangchuan could no longer control himself!


    He dragged down her clothes, revealing her tender breasts in front of his eyes!


    There was a small beast hidden in his gentle body. The original male desire to conquer in his mind wanted to get her! He would try any means to get her!


    ¡°Ah, it hurts¡­¡± Long Xi screamed, reaching out to grab his hair. Her nails scratched his back, leaving a few lines of blood behind¡­


    Her movements annoyed the man, who bit her even harder. She hurt even more!


    ¡°Brother Kun, did you finally recall me? I miss you. I miss you so much! Didn¡¯t you say that you loved me, the little pepper, the most? Didn¡¯t you say that you would love me your whole life? It¡¯s my fault. Can you forgive me?¡± She begged for his mercy with coquetry.


    ¡°No.¡± His answer was as straightforward as his actions. The boiling animal blood in him finally found an exit.


    Long Xi¡¯s struggle was futile. The fiery male beast was burning her nerves and swallowing her body¡­


    Daybreak came.


    When Long Xi woke up, she realized that she was lying on a large, soft Simmons double bed.


    She rubbed her hurting head, which felt awful because of the hangover, while straightening her body and hearing the sound of the door opening and closing.


    Startled, she turned and saw Yan Wangchuan walking out of the bathroom with a white bathrobe on his body.


    He said softly, ¡°Xiaolongnv, I finally got you.¡±


    He had a smile on his face, but his eyes weren¡¯t smiling.


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Long Xi finally realized that she was wearing nothing and her body hurt. This was clearly¡­


    ¡°You?¡± Long Xi was angry.


    ¡°No, you asked me to. I dared not resist, nor did I want to resist! You were drunk. Can you remember? Fortunately, I kept physical evidence. You see, my clothes are torn.¡± He picked up the leather vest that he had worn to sing the song last night. It had been torn into pieces, as if someone had torn it up with their hands.


    Long Xi tried to recall everything but felt a headache. Thus, she asked with a blushing face, ¡°Really? Did I ask you to do that?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan nodded sincerely.


    He pulled the bathrobe apart, exposing ¡°little cherry¡± kiss marks and a few bloody scratches on his shoulders. Then, he said with a smile, ¡°Xiaolongnv, I did not expect that you¡¯d be so heartless. You seem to be a female bandit that robs handsome men! This was my first time. I feel so embarrassed¡­¡±


    Long Xi stared at those kiss marks in disbelief. Had she made those marks?


    Her mind was blank. She had been really drunk!


    She imagined ¡°capturing¡± Brother Wangchuan.


    She shook her head, feeling dizzy. She could not figure out whether this was true or false.


    Yan Wangchuan said considerately, ¡°I know you¡¯re embarrassed now. I should avoid this subject for a moment. This is my home. What do you want to have for breakfast? I can make anything for you.¡±


    Long Xi buried her head in the quilt and covered herself with it while saying angrily, ¡°Can you get out for a moment? I want to be alone. Don¡¯t ask me why!¡±


    ¡°Em¡­ got it! You can call me if you¡¯re hungry!¡± Yan Wangchuan was turned on by her shy demeanor.


    He walked out of the room, recalling the sweet memory of last night. A wide smile immediately spread over the corner of his mouth.


    Last night had been indeed his first time to make love, but Long Xi had not forced him. Quite the contrary.


    Long Xi had been really drunk last night and had mistaken him for Mo Kun.


    Angry, he had used both force and seduction to get her body.


    He had waited for a long time but did not want to wait anymore.


    His movements had been abrupt because this had been his first time. His forehead had also been sweaty.


    However, after having sex once, he was like Gu Kaizhi when he had tasted the sugarcane for the first time. He had gradually found something good!


    The kiss marks on his shoulders were Long Xi¡¯s latest masterpiece!


    It turned out that the feeling of climaxing was fantastic!


    At that moment, he would have preferred to die in her body!


    As for the torn leather vest, he had torn it up in the bathroom.


    He walked into the large kitchen of his high-level apartment and put on an apron with a smile.


    The name of this apartment was Love Apartment. It was said that the name had been inspired by the TV series ¡°Love Apartment¡±. Both the external architecture and the interior decoration were similar to the setting in ¡°Love Apartment¡±.


    Yan Wangchuan¡¯s idol was music poet Li Jian, so he had insisted on experiencing his lifestyle by renting a house instead of buying one.


    He used to live in this apartment with his mother, Ai Meiqi.


    Since Ai Meiqi had not fallen in love with someone in a long time, she had moved to Brother Lei¡¯s home to live with him. Now, Yan Wangchuan lived alone.


    It was really lonely!


    It would be better if Long Xi was willing to move in!


    Yan Wangchuan did not want to hire a housekeeper, but he had a part-time employee clean the room and cook lunch and dinner for him.


    As for breakfast, he always made it on his own.


    Today¡¯s breakfast was ready-made sauce eggs sent by Long Xi¡¯s grandma. She had even taken the brine to him.


    He liked to eat the sauce eggs made by her grandmother and had felt really satisfied when he had eaten a bowl of noodles with a sauce egg yesterday.


    This was the taste of home!


    This time, he made two bowls of noodles, adding an egg to each one. He then took the bowls to the bedroom in hopes of eating with her.


    She had already gotten dressed. She was wearing a new sweater dress he had prepared for her, because her previous clothes were all a mess.


    She did not behave offensively, as Yan Wangchuan had imagined. Instead, she ate it all quietly and said in a low voice, ¡°I want to go home.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan, who dared not force her to stay, said, ¡°I will take you back.¡±


    Long Xi shook her head and said, ¡°I want to go back on my own.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said carefully, ¡°I feel a little tired. We can go to the marine extreme sports hall next time, okay?¡±


    Long Xi stood up and said coldly, ¡°There will be no next time. We won¡¯t even become brother and sister!¡±

 Chapter 186 - The Prisoner of Love

    Long Xi stood up and said coldly, ¡°There will be no next time. We won¡¯t even become brother and sister!¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡± Yan Wangchuan felt like he had been hit by thunder.


    Long Xi looked into his eyes and said, ¡°I said, goodbye! Farewell!¡±


    Long Xi turned around to leave but she could not!


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°Door, close.¡± The automatic door in the room closed and the built-in lock was activated!


    She tried really hard, but she could not open it!


    Yan Wangchuan smiled and said, ¡°Ah, that¡¯s good. The voice-activated automatic door invented by Lord Mo Kun works really well. It only listens to my orders. No wonder such a good product has sold well both at home and abroad! Oops, Xiaolongnv, Brother Kun has trapped you here!¡±


    Long Xi trembled and her breath was uneven.


    The man behind her turned cold and furious, while his eyebrows tightened.


    ¡°Yan Wangchuan, what the hell are you trying to do?¡± she asked impolitely as she turned back and looked directly at him.


    ¡°What? You are not calling me Brother Wangchuan now? Well, it¡¯s the right time to change the way you address me! You should call me your husband! Don¡¯t you know what I need? I need you to keep your promise!¡± His cold lips were tight. The lines on his face suddenly became as cold and hard as steel and his flute-like voice sounded terrifying!


    Long Xi was not a pure and naive girl. She understood everything now that he had forced her to this point.


    She turned back, squinting her eyes to read his expression, and grinned. ¡°What? Did you finally tear off your false mask of tenderness?¡±


    When he heard this, Yan Wangchuan became as gloomy as a carnivorous cheetah. The coldness on his face was even more terrible than before.


    ¡°Do you hate me? Well, hate me then! If I can¡¯t have your love, I can at least have your hatred! This way, you¡¯ll have me in your mind and you will never forget me. You will care about me! Remember my words. I will break your wings no matter how stiff they are. Do you want to fly? I will imprison you forever! The Prisoner of Love¡­ Do you remember this song? I composed it for you!¡± he said.


    ¡°You bastard!¡± Long Xi even felt cold in her bones.


    Disappointed! She was so disappointed with Yan Wangchuan!


    Long Xi really wanted to bite him. However, as she was trying to struggle, her head hit the wall because of Yan Wangchuan. She suddenly felt dizzy.


    Sure enough, his fitness regime lately had not been in vain!


    ¡°Asshole!¡± She screamed.


    Right now, she really regretted that she had not listened to Xiaolu¡¯s previous suggestions to practice female fighting!


    ¡°Asshole? I should be an asshole to the very end then!¡± He snorted, pinching her chin fiercely. He then covered her lips and bit her like a wild animal.


    Long Xi raised her hand to fight back, leaving a scratch on his nose¡­


    The woman was angry and strong!


    When he felt a little pain on his nose, he became angrier and felt fire burning in his chest.


    He pulled a man¡¯s leather belt and tied her hands against her back.


    ¡°I will make you remember who is your man now. Mo Kun should be under the control of the Brutal Pranks Gang. You know this, right? For his sake, you left Molong Building without any resistance and did not try to tell him the truth! Therefore, you should also please me for his sake! After all, I can help you save him!¡± he said while moved his lower body towards her fiercely¡­


    ¡°Ah¡­¡± The pain was so overwhelming that she felt as if she had been split into two. Long Xi felt too much pain to even cry out!


    However, as stubborn as she was, she bit her lip tightly and smiled!


    ¡°Ha! You¡¯re not good at having sex! Do you have any hidden diseases?¡± Long Xi provoked him deliberately.


    She could only flaunt her superiority through her words.


    ¡°Oh, I am not good enough?¡± Her words irritated him so much that he was trembling as he stared at her fiercely. His hoarse voice was as bloodthirsty as a demon¡¯s, and what he said made her feel helpless. ¡°I will f*ck you until you feel satisfied then!¡±


    It was dark¡­


    The rain was heavy and purple lightning flashed through the night sky, followed by thunder.


    A fragile figure suddenly pushed the large iron gate on the ground floor of the Love Apartment and rushed in. Suddenly, rain poured down.


    Both her hair and clothes were wet, and her delicate face looked like a wet, shattered painting. She looked like a mess!


    The soaked silk pajamas clang to her skin, outlining her figure. A few unrestrained kiss marks on her chest showed that she had just experienced intercourse repeatedly.


    Long Xi was holding a waterproof folder tightly and desperately running in the rainy night. She was in so much pain that she felt like a truck had run her over.


    Yan Wangchuan, who seemed to have been possessed by a devil, had tortured her for a whole day. She felt like her mind was blank. Only some intermittent words were left in her memory¡­


    After torturing her once, Yan Wangchuan had passed her a folder and said coldly, ¡°Aren¡¯t you investigating Qiuzi? This is the secret information about her.¡±


    ¡°Qiuzi is actually Cheng Yimei! The person who was executed was the real Qiuzi, right? Someone swapped them in prison! How did you get this material?¡± Long Xi had asked doubtfully after reading the material.


    ¡°Pheasant, also known as Feng Zihao, gave it to me. He has his own purpose. Chen Jian thinks highly of him, so he hopes to be the second leader of the Brutal Pranks Gang. However, Cheng Yimei has suppressed him everywhere. He dislikes Cheng Yimei but doesn¡¯t hope to get rid of her on his own. I owe Pheasant a favor, so it¡¯s beneficial for me to get you!¡± Yan Wangchuan¡¯s answer was unexpected.


    Long Xi said, ¡°I will find a way to deal with Qiuzi, but I¡¯m not so sure I can get rid of her. She has Mo Kun under control, so I can¡¯t injure him!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°As long as you are willing to be with me, I will help you. Think about it! Don¡¯t forget that you can¡¯t break your promise. Otherwise, he will suffer a lot! Xiaolongnv, actually, I am more suitable for you than Mo Kun. Besides, you have no way to resist, do you?¡±


    The appearance of Mo Kun and Yan Wangwang appeared alternately in her mind, causing her to have a headache. The string that controlled all her emotions seemed to break soon.


    All her other strengths also seemed to be evacuated. Holding the folder with Cheng Yimei¡¯s secret was her only purpose at that moment.


    For this secret, she had sold her body to the devil. However, she would not sell her soul out!


    Long Xi stumbled to leave, not knowing that a long and elegant figure was standing still in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the apartment on the third floor, staring at her silently. That tender gaze covered the rushing back of the woman.


    The man was wearing a neat, casual silk pair of pajamas, which was apparently a matching outfit with that Long Xi was wearing when she left.


    His eyes were as unfathomable as the abyss of the night. When the petite figure disappeared, he walked to the sofa and poured himself a glass of wine.


    After a long while, he finally smiled as though he was recalling a beautiful memory.


    Mo Kun did not deserve her!


    ¡°Xiaolongnv, I am the best match for you!¡±


    ¦³he next morning, Long Xi called Fu Xinjie and gave her the secret material about Cheng Yimei.


    Fu Xinjie quietly told her, ¡°We will soon take action. You should go back first. Don¡¯t tell anyone.¡±


    Long Xi understood and solemnly nodded.


    She asked again, ¡°How is Yu Lanjie now?¡±


    Fu Xinjie lowered her eyes and said unhappily, ¡°How is she? She¡¯s adapted to the life of the recruit. The chief treats her well!¡±


    Long Xi was slightly shocked.


    What a clever girl she was. She learned by observing.


    However, she had fought side by side with Fu Xinjie and was aware of Fu Xinjie¡¯s quality. Therefore, she did not worry that Fu Xinjie would play tricks on Yu Lanjie.


    On the second day, Long Xi stayed in her office to design her work for her participation in Paris Fashion Week in February or March next year.


    Paris, France was known as the center of the clothing industry.


    Most internationally-recognized top apparel brands and marketing headquarters were located there.


    Usually, the fashion displayed at Paris Fashion Week was the vane of international fashion trends. It was not only the leading trend of the French textile and apparel industry, but also the leading trend of international fashion.


    Paris Fashion Week was one of the worldwide four major fashion weeks along with the London, New York, and Milan fashion weeks.


    Paris Fashion Week was held twice a year. In February and March, the autumn and winter fashion show of the major brands took place, while the show in September and October showcased the spring and summer fashion.


    Worldwide top fashion designers were invited to Paris Fashion Week.


    Long Xi felt very honored that she had gotten an invitation to participate in the autumn and winter fashion show next year.


    A designer¡¯s work had to reflect the designer¡¯s ideas on the fashion trends of next autumn and winter.


    The theme of Long Xi¡¯s designs this time was sustainability, waterproof garments, and fireproof function, which were inspired by Japanese handbags. The designer of these handbags recycled worn firefighter uniforms to make delicate handbags that were waterproof and fireproof.


    Long Xi intended to recycle all the worn firefighter uniforms, military uniforms, and police uniforms of each country and turn them into a stylish, practical clothing collection for autumn.


    As far as winter clothes were concerned, Long Xi planned to design a feather jacket series inspired by a feather coat made of peacock feathers and gold strings in A Dream in Red Mansions and the phoenix feather coat that Sister Junyao had made for Feng Zihao.


    In the primeval forest on Little Mount Emei, birds would die every day.


    The feathers on that phoenix feather coat were all colorful feathers collected from dead birds. The coat was sustainable and no cute creatures had been hurt to make it.


    However, Long Xi thought that if this feather coat stood out, greedy humans might start to massacre the birds for profit. Then, she would be the original culprit.


    Although the feathers could be replaced by artificial feathers, that wouldn¡¯t change anything. People always loved real leather, even though there was also artificial leather.

 Chapter 187 - An Eye For An Eye

    Long Xi thought of the movie she had watched before, Hoh Xil, according to which, Tibetan antelopes were hunted by poachers in large numbers because their down hair could be used to make a shawl called Shatush.


    Even if one did not kill some living creatures, they still died because of them! This should not happen.


    Therefore, Long Xi decided to give up on this idea.


    What kind of winter clothing should she design then?


    Artificial fur? This idea was long gone!


    Just as she was racking her brains, her grandmother called.


    Long Xi answered sweetly upon receiving the phone call. ¡°Grandma, you rarely call me during office hours! What¡¯s wrong? Did you miss me?¡±


    Grandma had no time to joke around with her. Her voice was very anxious as she said, ¡°Xixi, I saw something on TV¡­ The richest man in Z Country, Mo Kun, will get married to Japanese comic illustrator Qiuzi. What happened? Wasn¡¯t Kun¡¯er in the sanatorium? What the hell happened to you? Is this fake news?¡±


    Long Xi quickly looked for the hot search on the computer. God, it was real! This was really a piece of breaking news!


    Long Xi could not tolerate it!


    She did not want her grandmother to worry about her, but since this was true, she had nothing to hide from her!


    Thus, she told her grandmother all the details.


    Her grandmother stayed silent for a while before she asked, ¡°Xixi, do you really want to watch Kun¡¯er marry another woman? Xixi, are you also a fake person? Dying together is not a big deal if it¡¯s necessary! My granddaughter would not retreat like you did!¡±


    Long Xi cried out and said, ¡°I can¡¯t do anything now. I¡¯m afraid of hurting him! Our enemy is too terrible!¡±


    Grandma said, ¡°Is there no other way? Think about it!¡±


    Grandma then hung up the phone. Long Xi threw the coffee cup on the table angrily.


    She immediately called Fu Xinjie and asked them to take action soon!


    Fu Xinjie replied seriously, ¡°I am sorry but I can¡¯t promise you anything. It¡¯s not the right time. Our goal is to wipe them all out and let no one escape! The superior will tell us when to take action. Following orders is a soldier¡¯s duty!¡±


    Long Xi called Yu Lanjie, but her phone was turned off all the time.


    Long Xi had no other choice!


    She decided to go find Mo Kun herself.


    She could tolerate watching Mo Kun stay with Qiuzi because of losing his memory, but she had not expected that they would get married so soon!


    No, this could not happen! She could not allow Mo Kun to get married to Qiuzi. Once Qiuzi was captured, Mo Kun would not stay out of this!


    Even though he had committed no crimes, the public would convict him morally. He would live with the taint of Qiuzi¡¯s deeds all his life!


    No, this could not happen!


    Her clothing design company was right next to Molong Building, so she walked over there directly.


    As soon as she stepped before the gate of Molong Building, she saw that the signboard had been replaced with a new one. Two outstanding words were shinning on the Led screen: Kunqiu Building!


    Long Xi¡¯s body seemed to turn into a pillar of salt, like the woman in the story of Noah¡¯s Ark.


    For the first time in her life, she tasted the pain of jealousy! She was not just upset. She felt jealous!


    Molong meant Mo Kun and Long Xi, but Kunqiu meant Mo Kun and Qiuzi. This was such a simple name combination!


    Lord Mo Kun, can¡¯t you leave me a piece of hope? Will you wipe out any good memory you made with me?


    It was not too late for her to retreat!


    No, no!


    She would not hide in the dark forever. She needed to captivate this man¡¯s heart. She had a day to turn things over!


    She calmed down and gathered her courage, walking over to the revolving door that she had passed through countless times.


    Security GG recognized her and immediately came over and said, ¡°I am sorry, Miss Long. Mr. Mo has ordered me not to allow you to get inside Molong Building. Oh, sorry, I made a mistake. This is Kunqiu Building!¡±


    Long Xi was stunned again.


    She had not expected that Mo Kun would leave no room for her!


    However, this was his usual style of dealing with things. If he wanted to do something, he would do it to the extreme!


    Long Xi decided to go to Mo Kun¡¯s new home to find him.


    After returning to China, Mo Kun had bought a new villa and lived there with Qiuzi.


    To her surprise, Long Xi was not turned away.


    The door was opened by a white humanoid intelligent robot with a pair of large eyes. Although it was a metal product, it looked adorable.


    Long Xi recognized this robot, which was the first edition invented by Mo Kun. Originally, Mo Kun had asked Long Xi to name it Doggy.


    In fact, Long Xi had casually given it this name because she had been watching the TV series ¡°Extraordinary Life of Doggy Chen¡±. However, Mo Kun had adopted this name and said it was down-to-earth. The name Doggy would create a contrast with its high-end figure and function.


    Doggy took Long Xi to the living room and politely asked her to wait. It then went upstairs to inform its owner.


    After a while, a person came out of the room on the second floor. However, it was not Mo Kun. It was Qiuzi.


    Qiuzi stood at the roundabout staircase on the second floor, staring down at Long Xi.


    Her makeup that day was particularly delicate. She was wearing sexy pajamas and her hair was wild. Her face was reddish, while a few kiss marks were left on her jade-like neck. A lady¡¯s cigarette was in her hand.


    It was afternoon, but she seemed to have just gotten up. In that case, they must have just¡­


    Long Xi looked at Qiuzi coldly and felt pain in her heart without knowing why.


    Qiuzi said coquettishly, ¡°Oh, Miss Long, you¡¯re so rude! How can you break into our house during the day and disturb us? We are both women, so why can¡¯t you show me some respect?¡±


    ¡°I want to see him. Get out of my way!¡± Long Xi said unbearably.


    ¡°He doesn¡¯t want to see you!¡± Qiuzi swayed her slim waist, her hands sticking to her waist as she shouted at her arrogantly, ¡°Long Xi, you are so pathetic! Under the circumstances, I think you should know what¡¯s going on, even though you¡¯re an idiot. You¡¯re nothing in Brother Kun¡¯s eyes! I am his only lover! Stop making yourself feel humiliated and bitter!¡±


    Long Xi walked up the stairs and said with a sneer, ¡°Am I pathetic? Aren¡¯t you aware of the real situation? A woman like you always uses stupid tricks. You think you can earn his true love? Without any tricks, could you win his trust and make him marry you? Qiuzi¡­ No, I should call you Cheng Yimei! You will get payback sooner or later!¡±


    The skin on Qiuzi¡¯s face trembled slightly when she heard the name Cheng Yimei.


    She sneered and said, ¡°Ha ha¡­ You¡¯re talking about my twin sister? Yes, we look almost the same. Many people mistake me for her, but she¡¯s dead!¡±


    Long Xi said unabashedly, ¡°Are you sure? I have a piece of evidence that proves that you¡¯re the real Cheng Yimei! If you don¡¯t want me to reveal your true face, make way so I can meet Brother Kun!¡±


    Qiuzi said, ¡°Evidence? Take it out! Huh¡­ Brother Kun will not trust you. He would not fall in love with you even if he trusted you! I know you are not a good girl. You pretend to be pure and clean, but in fact, you¡¯re an asshole. My detective took photos of you having sex with Yan Wangchuan. Long Xi, you should feel indebted to me! Without my help, would you have fallen in love with your old lover again? Since Brother Kun is with me, Yan Wangchuan can cure your loneliness. If you want more, you can tell me and I will find you a few men who are good at making love¡­¡±


    Long Xi had been smiling while listening to her words. However, at the end of her speech, she glared at her with a sharp gaze and raised her hand.


    A slap fell on Qiuzi¡¯s face fiercely.


    ¡°Ah!¡± Qiuzi yelled while covering her face with her hands. Her eyes were trembling. ¡°You¡­¡±


    ¡°An eye for an eye, right?¡± Long Xi said faintly.


    She had wanted to give Qiuzi this slap ever since Qiuzi had taken away Mo Kun that day. She had been waiting for this a long time!


    ¡°You¡­¡± Qiuzi could not say anything because of the extreme pain she felt.


    ¡°Ha ha¡­ What a good saying! An eye for an eye!¡± A cold voice was heard, followed by the appearance of Mo Kun, who was walking towards them in his pajamas. Ruthlessness was evident in his blue eyes as he smiled. His ice-blue hair made him look like an anime character!


    Ever since he had lost his memory, Mo Kun had even forgotten that he was an alien scientist.


    He did not wear contact lenses or dye his hair, so blue was his original eye color.


    He had gone to the doctor, wanting to know why his hair and eyes were blue, but the doctor could not find a reasonable explanation and had told him this might be a genetic mutation.


    Qiuzi gave a performance in front of Long Xi for a second.


    She turned around to face Mo Kun, turning her arrogance into a pitiful expression. ¡°Kun, she hit me¡­¡±


    She started to sob, tears filling her eyes. Thank God for helping her at this time! Mo Kun had showed up at the most critical moment! This time, Long Xi would not get what she wanted!


    Mo Kun had already reached the two women. His eyes were full of ice as he said, ¡°Long Xi, it seems that your small punishments have not made you behave well!¡±


    Long Xi raised her head and said, ¡°She deserved this slap! I have nothing to say!¡±


    ¡°Since you like to give people slaps, I should ask someone to give you enough. Doggy, capture her!¡± Mo Kun told Doggy, which was standing nearby.


    Doddy immediately shook its head and said, ¡°Master, my factory setting does not allow me to attack humans!¡±


    Mo Kun gave Doggy a cold look, making the robot lower its head like a human.


    Mo Kun said coldly, ¡°I think I should rebuild you and set you up again when I have some free time!¡±

 Chapter 188 - The Embarrassment of Not Being Loved

    Mo Kun said coldly, ¡°I think I should rebuild you and set you up again when I have some free time!¡±


    Doggy said in a hurry, ¡°No, master! Master, I remember that I haven¡¯t cleaned the yard today! I¡¯m going to get to work!¡±


    It immediately hurried away.


    Mo Kun, who did not really care about Doggy, sneered and ordered two strong female bodyguards downstairs, ¡°Come here!¡±


    The two female bodyguards stepped over immediately and stood by Long Xi¡¯s right and left side respectively. They held back her hands and did not allow her to move.


    ¡°Brother Kun, I just wanted to tell you that you should not get married so soon!¡± This situation was so critical that Long Xi quickly seized the chance to reveal her purpose.


    ¡°Why do you care about my affairs? Long Xi, you just said that it¡¯s an eye for an eye. Since you want to bully my Qiuzi, I can teach her what the so-called an eye for an eye means!¡± Then, he leaned to Qiuzi and said by her ear, ¡°Qiuqiu, you should double the pain she just made you feel. You can do whatever you want except kill her!¡±


    Qiuzi was a little surprised, yet she felt full of happiness. She had not expected that Mo Kun¡¯s love for her had reached this point!


    She was calm and silent as she bowed her head shyly.


    ¡°Brother Kun, I¡¯m begging you, do not get married to her!¡± Long Xi screamed in a hoarse voice and struggled to get rid of the controlling guards. However, she could not move.


    ¡°Are you crazy? You will pay for what you have done! Since you came here on your own, you should bear the consequences! You have no chance of fighting back!¡± His disgust for Long Xi filled his eyes.


    His gaze was as sharp as a knife slashing Long Xi¡¯s heart. All his love for her was gone with the wind! He had transferred his affection to another woman!


    ¡°Qiuzi, I¡¯ll leave her for you. Qiuzi, in fact, I still prefer you with long hair. Would you like to keep it for me?¡± Mo Kun touched Qiuzi¡¯s hair and spoke in a pleading tone.


    Qiuzi smiled sweetly and said, ¡°Okay! I¡¯ll keep it if you like it!¡±


    Mo Kun kissed her face gently, turned downstairs, and walked towards the courtyard outside.


    Long Xi¡¯s eyes followed his back while she felt great pain in her mind.


    Once, Mo Kun had also told her that he liked her with long hair.


    At the time, she had piquantly recited a line from Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms. ¡°Will you marry me when my hair gets long, my love?¡±


    Mo Kun had nodded with a warm expression.


    Because of his preference, she had kept her hair long and taken care of it carefully. Now, her hair reached her waist. It was thick and dense, black and smooth. She could even shoot a shampoo advertisement.


    However, the man who had said he would marry her had lost his memory!


    The scenery in the courtyard was nice, but the discordant scene taking place there was awful.


    Long Xi was tightly held by the two female bodyguards. Her legs were hit by another female servant holding a long stick. She was forced to kneel in front of Qiuzi, and her body could not move.


    Qiuzi seemed to be distressed as she said, ¡°What should I do? Long Xi, Brother Kun wants me to torture you!¡±


    ¡°Borrowed plumes!¡± How could Long Xi give in so easily?


    Qiuzi suddenly slapped her face. The slap was loud and crisp!


    She raised her hand again and slapped it down.


    ¡°Say something. Long Xi, aren¡¯t you a talkative girl?¡± As she spoke, another slap landed on Long Xi¡¯s face.


    ¡°Don¡¯t blame me. Brother Kun asked me to do this. Just take it.¡± Half of her sentence was accompanied by a slap.


    Slap after slap, Long Xi¡¯s face acquired several red palm prints. However, she did not even swear once.


    ¡°Long Xi, I¡¯m not a ruthless person. How about this? I can consider beating you less or letting you go if you beg me,¡± Qiuzi said arrogantly.


    Long Xi¡¯s expression was disdainful.


    Even though her face was swollen, she would not beg for anyone¡¯s mercy. She would rather die.


    Qiuzi¡¯s arm turned sore because she had been waving it for so long.


    At first, she was still very excited. However, the more he hit her, the more bored she felt. Long Xi showed no bitterness and did not ask for mercy. She seemed to be beating a doll. She felt no pleasure! It was boring and her palm hurt.


    Suddenly, she had a bad idea and asked Doggy to pass her a pair of scissors.


    There was a storage box in Doggy¡¯s body that contained scissors.


    Doggy passed her the scissors and then went to the kitchen to prepare lunch for Lord Mo Kun.


    Qiuzi smirked and started to cut off Long Xi¡¯s hair while singing a song. ¡°I cut off your hair, I cut off your love, leaving the embarrassment of not being loved on the ground¡­¡±


    Long Xi watched most of her well-maintained long hair get cut by the vicious Qiuzi.


    ¡°No, I can¡¯t cry! I can¡¯t cry in front of Qiuzi!¡±


    She held back her tears!


    Qiuzi cut Long Xi¡¯s hair really short and uneven. It looked like it had been bitten off by a dog. Then, she put down the scissors with satisfaction.


    ¡°Kun, do you think I could be a barber?¡± she shouted at Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun was watching Doggy serving delicious Wagyu Sandwiches, Matcha Ramen, Qiwei Noodles, and Extra-Ultra-Thick Udon Noodles, which were all Japanese treats.


    Mo Kun was actually a gastronome. During the period he had lived in Japan, he had acquired a taste for Japanese food.


    After returning to China, he had been afraid that Qiuzi would not get used to the food there, so he had hired a Japanese chef to make food for them!


    His favorites were Wagyu Sandwiches and Qiwei Noodles, while Matcha Ramen and Udon Noodles were Qiuzi¡¯s favorites.


    When he heard Qiuzi calling, he saw Long Xi¡¯s stupid hairstyle and smiled. The smile on his face was as beautiful as Lycorisradiata. People always tried to get close to it even though it was poisonous and smelled of erosion and death.


    He spared no attention for Long Xi. Instead, he told Qiuzi with a smile, ¡°Come and have lunch. We lost too much energy during morning exercise, so we should have more food!¡±


    Qiuzi smiled and said, ¡°Wait a minute, I should deal with this bitch first. You should go ahead and eat!¡±


    Mo Kun nodded and ate some food casually.


    His indifference made Long Xi feel more pain than hatred! Tears could not help rushing out of her eyes!


    People always said that it was a sad thing when love became an old memory, but Long Xi was depressed when even the old memory was gone!


    Mo Kun knew nothing about Long Xi¡¯s pain!


    He looked into the distance.


    When Qiuzi had moved into this villa, he had asked Doggy to build a new pet house for her.


    Qiuzi had adopted a dozen more small animals.


    Now, Qiuzi opened the iron gate of the pet house and released them all.


    This was their happy hour every day.


    They not only could eat food but also wander in the garden.


    At the moment, more than a dozen stray dogs and cats were gamboling around Doggy while Doggy was feeding them delicious dog food and cat food.


    Suddenly, a black-backed shepherd gave up the dog food somehow and ran over to Mo Kun¡¯s side. It lay by his thigh, not willing to leave.


    Mo Kun smiled and threw half of the Wagyu sandwich in its mouth.


    The black-backed shepherd swallowed the sandwich and even licked all the beef crumbs on Mo Kun¡¯s hand.


    Ha ha¡­ These little animals were so cute. No wonder Qiuzi loved them so deeply! However, he did not know why her pets would disappear one by one every few days! Qiuzi said that they might have reached their estrus period and run away with their lovers! Ha ha!


    After lunch, he returned to the room to put on his suit and drove to work.


    Qiuzi felt even more bored when he left!


    ¡°You should hold her here and stay put. I need to go back and rest. I¡¯ll deal with her later!¡± Qiuzi ordered her servants and returned to her room.


    She was tired and exhausted, but she would not let go of Long Xi so easily. She needed to torture her some more!


    It was a cold winter, so the wind was getting as fierce as a knife. It felt like it was cutting Long Xi¡¯s body ruthlessly.


    Last night, she had not fallen asleep because she had heard that Mo Kun was going to get married. She¡¯d had no appetite this morning, so she had just had a few spoonfuls of porridge. She had not eaten much since this morning either. Now, she felt like her face had been burned to her ears.


    She felt dizzy¡­


    Her body was trembling and she was about to fall down!


    Where was Hell? It was right there. The last bit of willpower in her mind had been tortured away. She was so tired that she just wanted to get some sleep. She seemed to¡­ lose consciousness!


    ¡°Ah, the wind is really like a knife. Long Xi, do you feel comfortable?¡± Qiuzi swayed her slim waist with one of her arms akimbo. Lotuses seemed to bloom under her steps.


    She had gotten enough rest and taken a nap after lunch. Then, she had enjoyed a spa session and walked out.


    Long Xi looked at her, only to realize that she seemed to have turned into several figures. Long Xi felt dizzy, and her eyesight turned blurry.


    ¡°Wow, Long Xi, why are your lips so dry? Will you beg me for mercy? Why are you torturing yourself?¡± Qiuzi walked over with a smile.


    Long Xi remained silent. She would never beg for mercy! Never!


    Qiuzi kneeled down and leaned to Long Xi¡¯s ear. Then, she murmured, ¡°Long Xi, in fact, I personally admire you. If you don¡¯t love Brother Kun anymore, I can let you go.¡±


    ¡°Huh.¡± Long Xi sneered, not sure if she was sneering at Qiuzi or at herself. If she could choose not to love Mo Kun, why would she be getting tortured here? However, she could not give up her love for Mo Kun!


    ¡°Since you are behaving in such a difficult way, I just called someone. Do you know who I invited? It¡¯s a person who hates you badly. His daughter died because of you!¡± Qiuzi sneered and gave her another slap. Blood was spit out of her mouth and she felt dizzy again.


    Long Xi glared at her and said scornfully, ¡°You¡¯re just a person who likes to bully others. Would you dare have a competition with me?¡±

 Chapter 189 - Attention Ahead, the Werewolf Is Coming

    Long Xi glared at her and said scornfully, ¡°You¡¯re just a person who likes to bully others. Would you dare have a one-on-one competition with me?¡±


    Qiuzi laughed and said, ¡°Is this a radical method? Well, our company just launched a new game. It¡¯s a real-life version of Werewolf Kill that tests the players¡¯ wisdom and ability!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Your company? It¡¯s Brother Kun¡¯s company. You have no shares! Well, let me compete with you in the game world then! Let¡¯s see whose wisdom and ability are better! How will we judge who wins and who loses? How about the one who dies first will be the loser?¡±


    Qiuzi nodded and sneered. She went to Mo Kun¡¯s study and took out two headphone-like consciousness transmitters of Werewolf Kill that were in the safe. She also made a call. Then, she came back and asked Long Xi to wear one of them.


    Brother Kun used to tell Long Xi that his company had developed a real-life ¡°Robot World¡± game that could convey the player¡¯s consciousness to the game scene. It was terrifying.


    Later, because Long Xi had liked to play Werewolf Kill, she had introduced it to Mo Kun. Mo Kun had also gotten addicted to it. As a technical controller, he always liked to analyze the process: Why was this game of deception, sophistry, and manipulation so popular all over the world? Why did both ordinary people and elites like to play it without any limitations?


    After some contemplation, he had concluded that Werewolf Kill was a game of fraud and power. Smarter people liked this game more, especially people with high reasoning and logical abilities.


    In essence, a fundamental problem was that there were just two Werewolves in this game, which was definitely a minority. Their biggest advantage was knowing each other¡¯s identity. On this basis, they divided all the players into ¡°the minority with power¡± and ¡°the innocent majority¡±.


    From an ordinary person¡¯s point of view, one¡¯s eyesight, a simple doubt, or words like ¡°voting this player to see whether he is a Werewolf¡± would decide one¡¯s life and death. By voting on the basis of the majority, what would one feel when the desire of manipulation was greatly satisfied? It was fantastic!


    Werewolf Kill endowed the players with different identities with different rights. Based on all these conditions, a small-scale war started.


    Werewolf Kill was easy to learn, and one could discover many tricks after playing it many times. New players had their exciting points, while experienced players also had theirs!


    This was why it was prevailing.


    After figuring out the whole process, Mo Kun had come up with the idea of developing a real-life version of Werewolf Kill.


    He had asked his talent team to compile a detailed proposal and confirmed this program. He had also assigned all the top-level scientific researchers and programmers to develop the real-life version of Werewolf Kill.


    Then, it had been Lord Mo Kun¡¯s turn to introduce this game to Long Xi. He had hoped that Long Xi would be the test player in the experimental stage of the game.


    During that time, she would often hear Lord Mo Kun mention this game in development.


    ¡°This game has several great features that other games do not have.¡± Mo Kun would enter chattering mode from time to time.


    ¡°In addition to its ability to convey your consciousness to the game, what are its other characteristics?¡± Long Xi usually tilted her cute little head in a coordinated manner and asked questions with a curious expression.


    Mo Kun would then say, ¡°This game is exceptionally delicate when it comes to scene making, which means that the player can be immersed. Each character, background, and prop is vivid, and you can also upload your photo into the game. Three minutes later, the painter of the game will create a character image based on your photo. One more feature of this game is that it has 28 identities, including the Prophet, the Werewolf, and the Thief. Players are not free to choose the identities. Instead, they contend to get one like grabbing red envelopes.¡±


    Long Xi had deliberately teased him upon seeing his anticipation and said, ¡°I don¡¯t think that¡¯s a big deal. I still think the Robot World you launched before is more attractive.¡±


    Mo Kun had tried to persuade her for a while but had not succeeded. In the end, he had been forced to play his A card.


    ¡°Do you know which superstar I plan to invite to endorse Werewolf Kill?¡± he had asked mysteriously.


    Long Xi had said disapprovingly, ¡°Who?¡±


    ¡°Brother Sanshi!¡± Mo Kun had said.


    ¡°Really? You mean Wu Lei, who used to be a child star with good acting skills and high emotional intelligence? I should play this game!¡± Long Xi had immediately given in!


    ¡°Well, before the game is officially launched, I hope I¡¯ll be the test player, the first player to play this game!¡± Long Xi had said inevitably.


    Mo Kun had held her in his arms and smiled triumphantly!


    However, before the test version had been designed, Mo Kun had been in an accident¡­


    The old days were somewhat hard to recall! Comparing them to the present would make one feel weak!


    Before Brother Kun had lost his memory, the game had still been at the experimental stage. She had not expected that it would be launched and enter the market!


    Qiuzi took her cell phone out of her pocket and said, ¡°Have you ever played this game before? You should create an account first. How about using ¡°I¡¯m a worm¡± as your username? I think you¡¯re just a poor, vicious worm!¡±


    Long Xi said arrogantly, ¡°I don¡¯t mind. Am I a worm or a dragon? You will see!¡±


    Qiuzi snorted and helped Long Xi register, passing her phone to Long Xi as she said, ¡°Click the icon of Werewolf Kill.¡±


    Long Xi, who did not care much, clicked the icon of the real-life version of Werewolf Kill as an indication.


    Brother Sanshi¡¯s image was on the icon.


    A mysterious, weird smile was on Hu Lei¡¯s face, but a sense of bewilderment and attraction was in his eyes. He stretched out his wolf claws, as though he was pouncing on the viewers.


    When she clicked the icon, a dialogue box popped up immediately, saying, ¡°Dear player, this game is really exciting and somehow dangerous. We suggest that people who suffer from a heart disease, hypertension, or similar problems do not participate in this game. Are you willing to take risks and take responsibility for yourself?¡±


    Two options were presented on the dialogue box: yes and no.


    Qiuzi said arrogantly, ¡°You should choose one.¡±


    Long Xi stretched out her finger and resolutely clicked yes.


    Qiuzi took her phone back and snapped a photo for her to upload it onto the relative module of this game.


    Three minutes later, Long Xi¡¯s character image was created.


    Qiuzi helped Long Xi choose a character and then clicked the start button.


    ¡°You are such an idiot!¡± Long Xi heard Qiuzi say as a black light flashed before her eyes and she lost her consciousness.


    A second later, Long Xi found herself in a strange place. She was lying in a cottage.


    She scratched her head and it hurt. This was not a dream!


    It seemed that her consciousness had really been immersed in the game.


    She leaned on the firewood to get up while looking around.


    It was dark and a few scattered stars dotted the sky.


    In the distance, a mountain was soaring amid the clouds, and a meandering stream was in the vicinity. More than 10 cottages were standing along the stream, all of them looking as shabby as though they were crumbling.


    Was this an old small mountain village? It looked like the ancient villages that she saw on TV.


    Where is Qiuzi¡¯s consciousness?


    How can I find her?


    How can I compete with her with my reasoning skills?


    ¡°Ding-Dong!¡± The phone rang.


    Long Xi looked down and realized that she was holding an Apple phone in her hand. She had been added into a WeChat group called ¡°Death Red Packet¡±.


    The image of the group leader was a picture of a cartoon teenager wearing a judge¡¯s hat. It seemed to be Hu Lei.


    ¡°The real-life Werewolf Kill begins. Welcome, everyone. I am the judge in this round. You can call me Brother Sanshi or Hu Lei.¡± The judge sent over a voice message that might have been recorded by young actor Hu Lei.


    At the same time, the image of the judge was shining.


    Long Xi had played Werewolf Kill many times, but not a real-life version. The judge then added, ¡°Now, I will distribute the identities through red envelopes. You can grab one. First, there will be 15 ordinary Villagers. An Ordinary Villager has no special functions, but they have the biggest numbers. This identity can kill the hidden werewolves through voting.¡±


    A red envelope showed up on her phone. The word ¡°Villager¡± was on it.


    Her hands were shaking!


    She did not know if she should grab it.


    Villagers seemed to be the weakest.


    Although they had strength in numbers and had the right to vote, they did not know who was a Werewolf and who was a good person. They could only follow other people¡¯s instructions.


    She hesitated for a while before she finally pressed her finger on the red envelope.


    When the red envelope was opened, a line appeared. ¡°Dear, you¡¯re late. This identity has run out.¡±


    She had hesitated for so long that this identity had been taken!


    Then, another voice message was heard. ¡°The second identity is the Prophet. This identity has a special skill that can test a player¡¯s identity and see if they are good or not.¡±


    Another red envelope showed up on her phone. The word ¡°Prophet¡± was on it.


    Long Xi clicked the red envelope without hesitation.


    The red envelope was opened and a line appeared. ¡°Dear, you¡¯re the Prophet. Remember, you can¡¯t tell anyone your identity.¡±


    Long Xi smiled slightly. She liked being a Prophet the most!


    The Prophet had a powerful skill. They could judge who was the werewolf and confirm their guess during the night.


    However, more power meant more responsibility. Once the Prophet was exposed, the wolf would kill them first.


    Long Xi suddenly had a question: Since this was the real-life game, would there be some more human players in this village?


    Considering that this was a real-life game and her consciousness had entered this mysterious place as a player, the other players should be there.

 Chapter 190 - An Awesome Real-Life Version Game

    Actually, Long Xi discovered that some of the cottages had lights on.


    She tiptoed towards the one nearest to her and got ready to knock on the door.


    The door of that cottage opened and a tall person walked out.


    Due to the faint light, Long Xi could not see their face clearly or tell if this was a man or a woman. The person seemed to wear a peaked cap and hold a cell phone in their hand.


    Four red glowing words floated over their head: I am Anti-Inflammatory Pill.


    The person also saw Long Xi.


    They turned to the inner room and said, ¡°Another person has come. Seems to be a new bird.¡±


    Long Xi figured out that this was a male voice. It was young and clear, pleasant to listen to. It seemed to be a familiar voice.


    Who did he remind her of? Oh, he sounded like the handsome young man Long Xi liked, Hu Lei!


    Then, three more people came out.


    A person of average height, a male based on the hairstyle, and a short, fat person that might be a girl. She was holding a short person with two small pigtails that seemed to be a little girl.


    The three of them all had phones in their hands.


    Over their heads, red words floated, spelling out the phrases ¡°Lonely Gourmet¡±, ¡°Hunger Games¡±, and ¡°Mountains and Snow¡±.


    Suddenly, her phone rang again. ¡°The third identity is the Werewolf. There will be two. Every night, the Werewolves can kill a person. Attention, in this game, the two Werewolves belong to one side, while all the others belong to the other side. There is no third side. If the Prophet finds the two Werewolves from the first night until the night of the third day, the Villager side will win. If the Prophet fails or gets killed, the Werewolves will win.¡±


    Long Xi felt that this rule was somehow different from the rules of the game she used to play.


    The key points were to find the werewolves and protect the Prophet so that they wouldn¡¯t be killed!


    Another red envelope showed up on her phone. The word ¡°Werewolf¡± was on it.


    The three men quickly lowered their heads to grab the red envelope.


    Long Xi quickly did the same.


    Although she had gotten the identity of the Prophet, she had to pretend to grab the red envelope so that the others would not figure out that she had an identity. They could tell that she might be either a Villager or the Prophet.


    Long Xi would not be recognized so easily!


    After a while, the man wearing the peaked hat raised his head and waved at Long Xi, saying warmly, ¡°Are you new here? Come in. Don¡¯t be afraid. We are all players just like you playing this real-life Werewolf Kill.¡±


    Long Xi pushed away from the firewood and walked over.


    The young man greeted Long Xi and said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s okay. You should feel at ease since you came here. It¡¯s just a game. If you don¡¯t want to play, you can quit at any time.¡±


    After approaching, she finally saw the man¡¯s face clearly by the faint candlelight on the shabby ancient wooden dining table.


    Long Xi¡¯s heart beat fast.


    He turned out to be her favorite superstar, Hu Lei. She would search for news about him from time to time.


    Was he really Hu Lei?


    The peaked cap on his head was white and red. Although he had pushed it low on his head, it could not totally cover his delicate appearance and his mischievous but tricky smile.


    His hair had been dyed a linen-like color.


    People with a nice appearance could pull off any hair color!


    He was wearing a white-and-red casual outfit to match his hat. No one could find any flaw on his casual outfit.


    Even in a dangerous situation, Hu Lei still behaved attractively and gave off a sparkling, dazzling glare.


    Long Xi asked, ¡°Are you Hu Lei? Or just a player that¡¯s using Hu Lei¡¯s image?¡±


    ¡°I am the spokesperson for this game. Of course I would join the game. I like to play it! Nice to meet you. The reason I named myself ¡®I¡¯m an Anti-Inflammatory Pill¡¯ is that I used to play a role with a name in a partial tone to an anti-inflammatory pill!¡± Hu Lei said with a smile.


    A polite, decent smile was still on his face, making people feel warm. Even Long Xi¡¯s uneasy mood had been almost washed away.


    Long Xi felt like her eyes were full of pink bubbles.


    A young foreign woman next to her looked like Jennifer Lawrence in a costume similar to the one she had worn in the movie ¡°Hunger Games¡±. She was also carrying a bow and arrows on her back.


    ¡°Lawrence¡± greeted Long Xi with a smile. ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Yamamoto Longsan. I know you! We met before in the Loving Chocolate Restaurant in France. Do you remember me? I said that I wanted to worship you! I have been fond of the food culture in your country for a long time!¡±


    Her voice sounded like Jennifer Lawrence, but the Chinese she spoke was normative.


    ¡°Oh, it¡¯s you!¡± Long Xi remembered Yamamoto Longsan. What a coincidence!


    Yamamoto Longsan said, ¡°I don¡¯t use my own image for my character, so I chose my dream lover as a character image. The voice is provided by the game service and is similar to Lawrence¡¯s. Besides, this game system has a strong translation function. Players from different countries can play together. I am in my aunt¡¯s home in France and I¡¯m speaking Japanese, but you hear me speak Chinese and what you say will be translated into Japanese! It¡¯s awesome! Oh, I forgot to introduce the two of them to you. They are my relatives. This is my aunt, Qianshan Sakurako, and this is her daughter, Qianshan Muxue.¡±


    The fat lady with the half-grey hair, who was Qianshan Sakurako, took a bow before Long Xi with a smile. This was a custom in Japan.


    She was holding a pudgy girl who was five or six years old, Qianshan Muxue. Her eyes were big, and she smiled happily as she told Long Xi politely, ¡°Sister!¡±


    Her young voice was really cute and her two thin pigtails had been tied like a pair of horns and swayed up and down as she talked. She was extremely adorable.


    Long Xi could not help bending down to pinch her little face while saying with a smile, ¡°Little sister, you look so cute! Qianshan Muxue, your name is very nice!¡±


    Qianshan Muxue answered in her young voice, ¡°Mom said that I could call her ¡®mom¡¯ early and always pronounced it like ¡®Mu¡¯. That¡¯s why she gave me this name. You can call me Mumu, which is my nickname.¡±


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s right! Hello, Mumu. My name is Long Xi. You can call me Sister Xi!¡± Long Xi actually liked to play with kids.


    Aunt Sakurako picked up Mumu¡¯s phone to see what kind of identity she had grabbed.


    Her face turned pale when she saw it. Even the flesh on her face was trembling.


    Long Xi thought that Aunt Sakurako was really not someone who could hide her emotions! It was obvious that her daughter had grabbed the identity of a Werewolf.


    Of course, Long Xi would not betray them! Yamamoto Longsan could not be the other Werewolf. What about Hu Lei then?


    Fortunately, this was just a game. People would not really die! As Hu Lei had said, they could quit the game at any time!


    Hu Lei closed the door and a faint expression appeared on his face, making everyone wonder what he was thinking.


    He glanced at Long Xi and then looked at the others. A warm smile appeared at the corner of his mouth before he said, ¡°Guys, I think we should join forces and resist against the outsiders.¡±


    Long Xi responded first, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s join forces!¡±


    The others also agreed, so they high-fived to signify the alliance.


    Long Xi asked, ¡°Do I have words over my head?¡±


    Hu Lei said, ¡°Yes, they spell out the phrase ¡®I¡¯m a Worm¡¯. Everyone in the game has their account name over their head.¡±


    During their conversation, the judge explained patiently, ¡°The fourth identity is the Witch. The Witch has two bottles of magic potions. One of them is an antidote that the Witch can use to save a dead player who has been killed by Werewolves, including herself. The other one is a poison. The Witch can use it to kill any living player. The Witch can only use one potion per night. Attention: If the Little Girl is killed due to being discovered peeping at the Werewolves, the Witch cannot use the antidote to save her. However, if the Little Girl is killed in any other way, the Witch can use the antidote.¡±


    Here came another red envelope!


    Long Xi, like the others, lowered her head to grab the red envelope.


    Only the little girl did not grab one. She was a little kid indeed, as she did not know how to lie.


    Long Xi¡¯s response was quick enough. However, when she clicked the red envelope, it said: You¡¯re late. The identity of the Witch has been taken.


    It seemed that the identity of the Witch was popular.


    Long Xi squatted down and whispered to the little girl, ¡°Mumu, you should keep grabbing the red envelopes. Otherwise, the others will guess your identity. Understand?¡±


    Mumu tilted her head to think for a while and burst into laughter. She then nodded obediently.


    Next came the identity of the Hunter.


    If the Hunter was killed by the Werewolves or voted to death by the villagers, he could shoot a deadly bullet at any living player.


    If the Hunter was poisoned by the Witch or died for love, he could not shoot anyone.


    After Long Xi pretended to grab the red envelope, she asked Hu Lei, ¡°Have you seen a person named Qiuzi? She looks similar to Cheng Yimei and she is a cartoon illustrator who will marry the richest man in China.¡±


    Hu Lei shook his head and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. Players here might not use their true images.¡±


    ¡°Yes, no wonder she took a picture of me without my consent. She might expose my true identity at first.¡± Long Xi felt worried. She was exposed, but the enemy was hiding in the darkness!


    During their conversation, the Sheriff, the Cupid, the Elder, the Guard, the Thief, the Hybrid, the Little Girl, and the Idiot had all been taken.

 Chapter 191 - Duel of Trapped Beasts

    During their conversation, the Sheriff, the Cupid, the Elder, the Guard, the Thief, the Hybrid, the Little Girl, and the Idiot had all been taken. Each identity had one person.


    Yamamoto Longsan also got an identity. Of course, for the rules of the game, he would not tell anyone.


    Long Xi was quite familiar with the rules of this game, finding that the rules that the judge had described were somewhat different from the table game Werewolf Kill.


    Cupid should appoint two persons (including itself) as a couple on the next day.


    When one in the couple was dead from voting, killing, poisoning, or shooting, the other would sacrifice themselves for love.


    The couple could never kill each other.


    The one who got the identity of Little Girl could peep when the Werewolves took action.


    If the Werewolves found that Little Girl was peeping, they could kill her at once.


    After killing Little Girl, the one they chose to kill that night was unavailable, because they could only kill one per night.


    Moreover, Little Girl could not be guarded by guards.


    The Guard could guard one person for a night, and this person would not be killed by Werewolves (but could be poisoned by the Witch).


    The Guard could protect himself, but could not choose the same person on two consecutive nights, while Little Girl was excluded.


    The Elder would not die when being attacked by Werewolves for the first time.


    Only on the second time could the Elder be killed.


    However, if the Elder was accidentally killed by the Villagers, the situation would get worse.


    For example, if he was killed by voting, shot by the Hunter¡¯s bullet, or poisoned by the Witch¡¯s poison, all the identities with special abilities would get a great lesson.


    If the Elder was killed, all the persons with special abilities including Hunter, Witch, and Thief would lose their abilities.


    Idiot would die if he had revealed his identity before this.


    Idiot had a similar function to Village, but when he was voted to die by the Villagers, he could reveal his identity to avoid death.


    After revealing his identity, Idiot could not join the voting but could make a speech during the day.


    Thief could choose a person alive to exchange identities with on the second day (day or night).


    The one whose identity was exchanged would become the Thief. He could exchange his identity with others on the third day (day or night).


    And so on.


    Hybrid should choose to support a player on the first night and hold this relationship until the end of the game.


    Throughout the game, only he knew who he supported, but he did not know the identity of the person he supported.


    Hybrid had no special abilities, but was like an ordinary Villager.


    He would not die if the one he supported was alive and could revive.


    If the person he supported died, he would die with him.


    Another special role was Sheriff.


    Sheriff would be chosen by voting on the first day.


    Since Sheriff was an additional identity, this player would keep his original identity.


    Once Sheriff was elected, he could not refuse.


    Sheriff was the most prestigious of all the players, so he had two votes during the voting.


    In the case of a tie, he had the right to choose who would die.


    If Sheriff was dead, he could appoint another player or tear the police badge off. If the badge was torn up, there would be no Sheriff for this round.


    It was at night, and after all the players confirmed their identities, the two Werewolves could kill someone.


    After they killed someone, Witch could choose if she would save a player and which one to save.


    After Witch made her choice, Cupid could designate two players as a couple at any time.


    Long Xi asked Hu Lei, ¡°Will those players really die in front of us?¡±


    Hu Lei said somewhat nervously, ¡°Death in this game is authentic. I¡¯ve seen it for myself. Players always died in terrifying and different ways. Besides, you should follow the rules of the game. Otherwise, the system will kill you at once. Oh, by the way, you¡¯re a new player, right? That aunt and little sister are also new players. I should warn you first, the time is different from real time. We¡¯ll stay there for a few days and nights, but just a few minutes will pass by.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Thank you for the warning!¡±


    Aunt Sakurako smiled and bowed slightly to Hu Lei, while Mumu intimated her mother¡¯s manners.


    Hu Lei touched Mumu¡¯s head with affection on her face.


    Long Xi thought about it and decided to confirm again, so she asked Hu Lei, ¡°Sorry, I still hope to make sure you¡¯re the real Hu Lei, right? Will Hu Lei be so free? He is a drama major student at Beijing Film Academy and should make films all the time, make ads, and be a spokesman. I think he should be quite busy!¡±


    In fact, Long Xi was a little skeptical that Qiuzi¡¯s consciousness might in this Hu Lei¡¯s body.


    Hu Lei smiled lightly and said, ¡°People should relax even if they are so busy, right? Superstars are human beings! Ahem, whether I am Hu Lei is not the major point. What we should do is to defeat the Werewolves¡¯ camp!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Then, you should tell me what¡¯s the first role you played in a TV series? What date is your birthday?¡±


    Hu Lei said, ¡°The role should be Ne Zha, but most people know about this. I was born on December 26th, 1999.¡±


    Long Xi nodded and said, ¡°Only yourself and superfans would know your birthday. Okay, I trust you! Everyone, we are now grasshoppers on a rope, so I can share some experience about playing Werewolf Kill with you. Even if I never play the real-life edition before, I used to play the table game from time to time. Since we still have enough time before the Werewolves start to kill, we can share our thoughts with each other and exchange our experience.¡±


    The others nodded in favor and everyone sat around the table.


    Hu Lei said solemnly, ¡°So, I should go first. Werewolf is a game focusing on speech and logical reasoning even though it has plenty of characters. This kind of game has its vital attraction to everyone, because each player should use his brain to judge who is the killer, the Werewolf, the Villager, or the Prophet and should have good speaking skills to persuade others or lead others¡¯ minds. This is really a tough task!¡±


    Long Xi said in a joking way, ¡°Generally speaking, we learn to make the nonsensical sound meaningful and stay logical so that no one can find out your faults. Sometimes, a Werewolf will hide deeper than anyone else, which will lead the Villagers to vote for a good person to die! In this game, you should be afraid of smart opponents and stupid teammates!¡±


    Yamamoto Longsan said, ¡°To this point, I also have something to say! I think this game will be more exciting with more characters! Cheating each other and reasoning out who the bad guy is will make this game more fun. Don¡¯t look down on Villagers. Normally, an ordinary Villager will show extraordinary talents. It is said that every successful team will have a group of Villagers to support it. This is the truth!¡±


    Aunt Sakurako said, ¡°It sounds pretty fun. But it¡¯s time for Mumu to sleep. It seems to be late. There is no clock or time on the mobile phone. I don¡¯t know what time it is.¡±


    Yamamoto Longsan said, ¡°Auntie, didn¡¯t you hear his words clearly? Time passes differently here than it does in the outside world. We got in at 7:30 pm. Outside, maybe only 10 seconds have passed by. Rest assured, it isn¡¯t the time for Mumu to sleep.¡±


    Mumu answered sweetly, ¡°Mom, I¡¯m not sleepy! Let me play for a while!¡±


    Aunt Sakurako nodded and touched Mumu¡¯s small forehead lovingly.


    ¡°Aunt Sakurako, it¡¯s okay, you can believe me. It¡¯s just a game. You will be fine and happy,¡± Long Xi said with a smile.


    Her smile was as warm as a spring breeze, which could dispel the haze in people¡¯s hearts.


    Aunt Sakurako¡¯s heart settled.


    However, in the next second, a few horrible screams came to their ears.


    Aunt Sakurako jumped up like a spring and asked in horror, ¡°What happened?¡±


    No one answered.


    It was deadly silent indoors and outdoors.


    After a while, Hu Lei whispered, ¡°It seems that the Werewolves have started to kill players. We should stick together.¡±


    Long Xi asked Hu Lei in a low voice, ¡°Shall we go out to take a look?¡±


    ¡°No, I think it¡¯s safer here. I¡¯ll close the window,¡± Hu Lei said while moving to the ancient-styled window with his body bending down. He quickly reached out to take off the green bamboo supporting the green window and closed it.


    Then, he moved away from the window at once.


    Aunt Sakurako was trembling and could not stand still.


    The little girl was scared and burst into crying. ¡°Mom, I want to go home¡­ I don¡¯t want to play this game anymore¡­¡±


    Yamamoto Longsan said, ¡°She is too young to handle this kind of overly realistic killing game! It¡¯s on me. I should not have asked them to join in just because I am addicted to this game! Auntie, Mumu, you should quit the game and have a rest. You can click the button to exit.¡±


    Aunt Sakurako nodded and clicked the button on the phone and helped Mumu find this step.


    Strangely, neither she nor Mumu faded out.


    Long Xi said, ¡°Can¡¯t they quit? What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Yamamoto Longsan said, ¡°I should help them try again. They might have clicked the wrong buttons.¡±


    He took over Aunt Sakurako¡¯s cell phone and clicked the button again.


    Aunt Sakurako looked at him with a puzzled look, but she did not quit.


    Hu Lei said, ¡°I can try it.¡±


    He clicked the button on his own phone.


    The same situation happened!


    Long Xi suddenly had an ominous feeling!


    ¡°Is this a trick from Qiuzi?¡±


    At this moment, the head portrait of Judge flashed again.

 Chapter 192 - Werewolves and Witch

    At this moment, the head portrait of Judge flashed again and a voice message came: ¡°My dear players, we¡¯re really sorry to announce that the network system has broken down, so you can¡¯t quit the game temporarily. Our technicians are trying to repair it. Please wait!¡±


    Everyone looked at each other. No one expected that they would encounter this kind of situation!


    Hu Lei said, ¡°I have played this so many times, but it¡¯s the first time I¡¯ve encountered this kind of situation! The problem is that we might have to stay in the game for a few days if they take five minutes outside to repair it! Well, after going back, I will not be a spokesman for this game! How could they trap all the players here?¡±


    Long Xi helped Aunt Sakurako sit down and held the little girl in her arms, saying gently, ¡°You should calm down since you have come here. It¡¯s just a game. Let¡¯s continue playing! It¡¯s okay. We can go back. It¡¯s just a matter of time. Mumu, don¡¯t be afraid. Your sisters and brothers will protect you. Aunt Sakurako, don¡¯t worry, we will take care of you.¡±


    After all, the little girl was just a kid. She cried badly and could not stop.


    Aunt Sakurako was also tearful and could not stop sobbing.


    Long Xi felt worried about them.


    Yamamoto Longsan also felt self-blame and whispered, ¡°It¡¯s my fault. It¡¯s my fault! I¡¯m sorry!¡±


    Aunt Sakurako grabbed Yamamoto Longsan¡¯s hands and said in a low voice, ¡°Longsan, promise me. If anything happens or Mumu and I meet some dangers at the same time, you should save Mumu first. I beg you. Don¡¯t hesitate to save her first. I promise to repay your kindness in the afterlife¡­¡±


    Yamamoto Longsan felt more ashamed.


    ¡°Aunt Sakurako, it¡¯s okay, you can trust me. We will be fine,¡± Hu Lei said.


    At the end of their talk, another scream came from the distance.


    The Judge on the phone said: ¡°Werewolves have killed a player this night. Prophet can verify the identity of the player.¡±


    Long Xi verified Hu Lei¡¯s identity by guessing and confirmed that he was not a Werewolf.


    Long Xi said, ¡°Don¡¯t be influenced by others. We will not get out, nor will the other players. We are all players, ordinary people, not true killers! Don¡¯t panic!¡± Aunt Sakurako said,¡± Little girl, I think you are a wise person. Mumu and I will follow your instructions.¡±


    Long Xi smiled and said, ¡°In fact, the key to the game is the voting in the daytime. Only then can the Villagers have the right to fight against the Werewolves. Therefore, what we have to do now is figure out who the Werewolves are.¡±


    ¡°How can we verify the identity of the Werewolves? Do you have any idea?¡± Hu Lei asked.


    ¡°How about this? We suggest that we should be honest with each other and can share our identities,¡± Long Xi said.


    Hu Lei said, ¡°You can¡¯t do that because it violates the rules of the game!¡±


    Long Xi rolled her black eyes and said with a smile, ¡°How about playing a game to compete on whose handwriting is the best? The winner can drink a glass of water.¡±


    There were a porcelain pot and cups on the table with water in the pot.


    Long Xi poured water from the porcelain pot into a cup, dipped the water with her finger, and wrote the word ¡°Villager¡± on the table.


    In fact, the character she got was Prophet, but she was still not sure about them, so she intentionally hid her real identity.


    Hu Lei followed her method and wrote the word ¡°Cupid¡± on the table.


    Oh, he got the character Cupid!


    Of course, he was also likely to hide his identity!


    Long Xi smiled at Hu Lei.


    The reason why she proposed to do this was to try and test someone instead of expecting everyone to be honest.


    Yamamoto Longsan wrote the word ¡°Cuiren¡± in Japanese, which meant ¡°Villager¡± in Chinese.


    Aunt Sakurako wrote ¡°Hunter¡±, then wrote down ¡°Villager¡± after pointing at Mumu.


    ¡°Have you ever played Werewolf Kill before?¡± Long Xi asked Aunt Sakurako.


    ¡°I have played the table game before instead of the real-life version,¡± she answered.


    ¡°The key to this game is to find out the Werewolves¡¯ flaws through the players¡¯ speech. We can find some clues to confirm who the Werewolves are,¡± Long Xi said.


    Hu Lei said, ¡°Therefore, the voting time tomorrow will be vital. We should focus on what the others say or do. Then, analyze them.¡±


    Yamamoto Longsan said dejectedly, ¡°It¡¯s tough for me. Except for cooking, I know nothing! I trust others too easily and can¡¯t tell if someone lies to me.¡±


    Long Xi could not help bursting into laughter and said, ¡°Don¡¯t just analyze through what you have seen, but with your heart. Don¡¯t just listen with your ears, but with your heart.¡±


    ¡°For example?¡± Aunt Sakurako asked.


    ¡°For example, Aunt Sakurako just lied to us. Mumu is not a Villager, right?¡± Long Xi became serious and stared at Aunt Sakurako.


    Aunt Sakurako lowered her head and her eyes got wet.


    She held Mumu and burst into crying. Her tears fell down like broken pearls.


    Mumu said in an innocent tone, ¡°I¡¯m a Werewolf!¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Yamamoto Longsan was totally shocked.


    Long Xi said, ¡°Aunt Sakurako, it¡¯s okay. I can understand your mood. Truly, I can. Rest assured. I will not tell others.¡±


    Hu Lei nodded and said, ¡°I won¡¯t tell anyone, either.¡±


    Aunt Sakurako smacked Mumu heavily and scolded her. ¡°Why did you grab the Werewolf? Are you crazy?¡±


    Mumu answered through tears, ¡°How could I know? I heard that Werewolf is the most interesting character!¡±


    Hu Lei asked, ¡°So how did you kill a player just now? I did not see it!¡±


    Mumu answered, ¡°I haven¡¯t killed anyone yet.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°It should have been another Werewolf that started killing.¡±


    Hu Lei became more serious and asked, ¡°Who is the other Werewolf?¡±


    Mumu said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. He did not come for me!¡±


    Hu Lei said, ¡°If you know, you should tell us. We will help you.¡±


    Mumu said obediently, ¡°Okay, brother Hu Lei, I trust you.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°In fact, we shouldn¡¯t be too nervous. This is just a game! Being happy is the most important thing while playing a game. It¡¯s normal to win or lose! Even the Werewolves don¡¯t truly kill anyone. Players are only killed in the game and will not really die. We should keep calm!¡±


    Aunt Sakurako asked Long Xi, ¡°How did you figure out that Mumu is a Werewolf?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°I always pay attention to your expressions. Sometimes, people will reveal their true expressions on their faces! Aunt Sakurako and Mumu, you should try not to expose your expressions and small gestures. If you can¡¯t hold your mood, you should show no expressions. It¡¯s the so-called poker face.¡±


    Aunt Sakurako and Mumu nodded and said, ¡°Got it!¡±


    Long Xi said somewhat nervously, ¡°You should practice your poker face. Otherwise, the other players can tell your identities easily during the speech tomorrow. Mr. Yamamoto, you¡¯d better practice it, too.¡±


    Yamamoto Longsan nodded.


    Hu Lei said with a smile, ¡°I don¡¯t have to practice it because I am an actor! Mumu, who are you going to kill? You can¡¯t kill anyone in this room!¡±


    Mumu said, ¡°I don¡¯t know. I just heard the Judge speak in my ears and he asked me to take action at once. He said that I can tell him the player¡¯s username if I want to kill him. The Judge will allow that one to be killed by the Werewolves.¡±


    Yamamoto Longsan asked Long Xi, ¡°What should we do? If she doesn¡¯t kill someone, she will break the rules of the game and will be killed by the system.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°It will be better for us to know who the Witch is. Witch has an antidote. If the Werewolves kill her, she can save herself! However, we know nothing now. I also don¡¯t know which account Qiuzi is! She¡¯s our enemy¡­¡±


    Mumu said with some fear, ¡°The Judge told me that I will break the rules if I don¡¯t kill anyone!¡±


    Yamamoto Longsan said, ¡°There¡¯s no other way. You can just pick one casually. The man living in the next room is named ¡®Golden Belt for Killing and Setting Fire¡¯. Hmph, going by his name, he must be a bad guy! Just choose him!¡±


    Mumu whispered, ¡°¡®Golden Belt for Killing and Setting fire¡¯.¡±


    ¡°F*ck! Who is setting me up?¡± A man screamed and rushed out of the house with a knife inserted into his chest. His blood sprayed out and covered his body.


    Rushing to the firewood, he fell down.


    Mumu threw herself into Aunt Sakurako¡¯s arms with her whole body trembling. Aunt Sakurako covered her eyes and did not allow her to see this scene.


    Long Xi and the others were also shocked to see this.


    ¡°Horrible! It is horrible!¡±


    Long Xi felt very uncomfortable.


    She felt like she had a high fever, just like the one she had when she was young. Her forehead felt as hot as a soldering iron, while her body was trembling because of coldness, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. It was useless for her to cover herself up with many quilts.


    Even though she knew it wasn¡¯t real, she still felt uncomfortable when seeing a living person die in front of her.


    Hu Lei said, ¡°I realize that Werewolves use their minds to kill someone. But except for the Little Girl with inner eyes, no one can watch the whole process when the Werewolves kill someone.¡±


    But then, a very dramatic scene happened!


    A bottle of potion flew from the house to the man¡¯s mouth.


    The potion flowed into the man¡¯s mouth.


    Then the man woke up.


    He stood up and it seemed like he was not someone who had been stabbed by a knife.


    It was the Witch!


    She rescued the man with her antidote.


    Besides that, they could tell that the Witch was in that house.


    The man woke up, seriously looking at the house where Long Xi and Hu Lei stayed, and viciously murmured, ¡°Werewolf, I¡¯ve figured out who you are, haha!¡±


    Hu Lei shivered in the room and quickly closed the door tightly.


    Mumu cried and twitched in Aunt Sakurako¡¯s arms, shouting, ¡°I don¡¯t want to kill anyone, but I don¡¯t want to die! I don¡¯t want to die!¡±


    Long Xi sighed and said to Aunt Sakurako, ¡°It¡¯s been a day of tiredness. You should go to sleep first. Don¡¯t think too much. We can figure out a method after a good sleep. Let¡¯s call it a day.¡±


    Aunt Sakurako wiped her tears and carried Mumu back to the room.


    Yamamoto Longsan said, ¡°How can we leave this damn place?¡±


    Hu Lei shrugged and said, ¡°I don¡¯t know yet.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Now, should we help Mumu or not? I think she¡¯s pitiful.¡±


    Hu Lei said, ¡°Then you must first ensure that you are not executed by voting. I think you¡¯re also tired and should have a rest first.¡±

 Chapter 193 - A Game, A Dream

    Hu Lei said, ¡°Then you must first ensure that you are not dead. I think that you¡¯re also tired and should take a rest first.¡±


    Long Xi shook her head and said firmly, ¡°No, I¡¯m on the night shift. Caution is the parent of safety.¡±


    Hu Lei smiled and said, ¡°Men should do this kind of tough job!¡±


    Yamamoto Longsan also said, ¡°Yeah, I can be on night duty in turn. You should go to sleep.¡±


    Long Xi felt a little embarrassed. She was a girl, but did not need others¡¯ care and support! Of course, except for Mo Kun!


    Hu Lei said, ¡°Go to that room. There are three rooms in this house. I will share a room with Mr. Yamamoto. You can call me for anything!¡±


    Long Xi felt tired indeed, because she was tortured heavily by Qiuzi before.


    She nodded and said, ¡°Thank you two anyway!¡±


    Then, she went into the room.


    An old-fashioned mahogany bed, an embroidered mosquito net, an antique dressing table, and a bronze mirror on the table were in this room.


    Long Xi lay down on the bed and leaned her head on the pillow, but she could not fall asleep after a long time because she had gotten used to her own bed.


    She did not fall asleep until dawn.


    ¡°Mo Kun? Mo Kun?¡± Long Xi called his name in her dream.


    She felt her body wrapped in a stream of warm water.


    Water lightly patted her body¡­


    Opening her eyes slightly, she found herself floating on the sea.


    It was a beautiful day with sea breeze passing by.


    There seemed to be a pair of big hands holding her body, allowing her to enjoy the gentle touch of the waves under the sunshine.


    This kind of comfortable feeling made her hope to stay longer!


    Was this a dream?


    She did not hope to wake up!


    Her face felt itchy. It seemed that someone was using silky hair to tickle her¡­


    ¡°Don¡¯t you want to wake up? My Little Pepper!¡± Mo Kun¡¯s voice sounded around. His warm breath exhaled around her ears. A sense of danger hid in his voice¡­


    ¡°Mo Kun!¡± She opened her eyes and sweat covered her body.


    ¡°Xixi!¡± The person in front of her was Lord Mo Kun, who she missed so much!


    Their eyes made contact, making her heart speed up!


    He seemed to be more handsome!


    His skin was wheat-colored, his facial features were sharp and clear, his thick eyebrows stretched to his hair, his noble nose was as hard as a mountain, his lips were moderate in thickness. All of his features formed into a domineering appearance.


    His temperament was calm with a little elegance out of his toughness. Now his smile was as warm as a spring breeze.


    Long Xi wept for joy!


    Mo Kun unbuttoned her clothes with a smile¡­


    On this night, sometimes she strolled through the clouds; sometimes she fell into the bottom of a valley. She traveled from heaven and earth, sinking into her dream deeply.


    Finally, she fell asleep.


    Dawn was breaking out from the clouds in the east.


    Sunshine came in through the thin screen window.


    Long Xi opened her eyes sleepily.


    ¡°Huh? Who was sleeping next to me?¡±


    A small boy shrank in her arms and slept well.


    His face was pink and tender, looking similar to someone, especially his thick eyelashes, which were trembling gently as he breathed. They were fanning like the wings of a butterfly.


    Was there any blood relation between this little boy and Mo Kun?


    Could he be Mo Kun¡¯s son?


    This emergent thought stabbed Long Xi¡¯s heart heavily. She felt painful and blank in her mind.


    Just when she felt that she would lose all of her strength, the little boy opened his eyes.


    His eyes were nearly the same as Mo Kun¡¯s, but the eyesight was full of the innocence of a child. It was so adorable.


    The little boy said with a smile, ¡°Hello, my father is Mo Kun and my mom is Qiuzi. My name is Qun Qiu! Are you the bad woman that my mother told me about?¡±


    ¡°Are you the child of Mo Kun and Qiuzi?¡± Long Xi digested this sentence with difficulty. This kind of feeling even dragged her from heaven to hell¡­


    ¡°Long Xi, get up and go to vote. Long Xi! Long Xi!¡± Hu Lei called her from outside the room.


    Long Xi suddenly woke up!


    It turned out to be a dream!


    Long Xi answered in a hurry and cleaned herself briefly. Then, she walked out of the room.


    ¡°Sister Long!¡± Mumu walked by and stretched out her tender arms, saying to her, ¡°My legs are numb after sleep. Hug!¡±


    Her words made Long Xi feel a warm current flowing throughout her body. She felt so comfortable as if her governor vessel and conception vessel were broken through!


    She hugged her with a smile.


    Ah, she was quite heavy even though she was so young! Long Xi almost could not hold her up!


    Mumu¡¯s small hands grasped her neck tightly.


    She just went out in difficulty when holding this little koala.


    Hu Lei probably found out that Long Xi was not strong enough to hold the girl, so he stretched out his arms and said, ¡°Come on, let Brother hold you! Sister can¡¯t hold you any longer.¡±


    Unexpectedly, the little girl was not willing to leave Long Xi. Turning her head around, she held Long Xi¡¯s neck more tightly.


    Hu Lei retracted his arms and touched his neck.


    He said in a joking tone, ¡°It seems that you¡¯re similar to me. We all like sister Long Xi so much!¡±


    As he expected, Long Xi¡¯s face instantly turned as red as a chicken crown.


    He looked at her with a smile. A touch of affection even showed up in his eyes.


    He said in a sultry tone, ¡°Oh, I even fall in love with your cuteness and embarrassment. What should I do?¡±


    Long Xi turned her head arrogantly and ignored his words. She said with her lip curled, ¡°Hurry up!


    Hu Lei shrugged and led the way in front with a smile on his face.


    He must have played it many times, so he was familiar with the rules.


    He took everyone to a large open field.


    She put down the fat and heavy Mumu and wiped the glittering sweat on her forehead.


    Other players had long been here.


    Hu Lei counted and whispered to Long Xi, ¡°Except for the two players that were killed by Werewolves last night, everyone else is here.¡±


    Long Xi asked, ¡°26 players in total?¡±


    Hu Lei nodded.


    The atmosphere was tense.


    Long Xi also felt a little irritable.


    Would the person killed be the Prophet?


    She covered her mouth with her hands and asked Mumu in a low voice, ¡°Can you figure out who is the other Werewolf? Tell me with your mouth covered by your hands. Someone may figure out your words through the shape of your mouth.¡±


    Mumu covered her mouth with her palm and said in a low voice, ¡°I saw a player with a tail on his back, but I can¡¯t tell you. Otherwise, the system will kill me directly.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Okay, don¡¯t tell me then. Don¡¯t tell anyone. Understand?¡±


    Mumu nodded.


    At this time, a man in a doctor¡¯s coat at about 30 said coldly, ¡°Who are the Werewolves? Just stand out! Otherwise, hmph, I will give you a punishment more horrible than death!¡±


    Long Xi looked at the account name over his head: ¡°Golden Belt for Killing and Setting Fire¡±.


    So, he was the man rescued by Witch after being killed by Mumu last night.


    She could be sure that he was not a Werewolf!


    Would the young woman relying on him obediently be the Witch?


    The woman dressed like Kagura in the movie ¡°Gintama¡±, while her account name was ¡°I am Kagura¡±.


    When ¡°Golden Belt for Killing and Setting Fire¡± cast his cold gaze around, Mumu was too scared and fell into Aunt Sakurako¡¯s arms.


    ¡°I am Kagura¡± began to shout, ¡°Little girl, it¡¯s you, right? You¡¯re the Werewolf?¡±


    Mumu dared not answer her while Aunt Sakurako hugged Mumu tightly and said with her face turning pale, ¡°What are you talking about, she¡­ How could my daughter be a Werewolf?¡±


    ¡°Haha, you see how frightened she is. It proves that she feels guilty! My brother Zhen got stabbed last night and nearly died. Fortunately, Witch saved him!¡± ¡°I am Kagura¡± crossed her arms and said with resentment, like a shrew.


    ¡°I can say nothing if you don¡¯t believe my words,¡± Aunt Sakurako said strongly.


    An elderly bald man in a hospital gown standing behind Dr. Zhen eagerly asked, ¡°Dr. Zhen, were you attacked by a Werewolf last night? Thank God, the Witch saved you! It¡¯s my fault. I should not invite you and Zhong Chun to play this Werewolf Killing. Now, we can¡¯t get out!¡±


    Dr. Zhen turned around and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay, Zhang, it¡¯s just a game. I have a hard fate. I will not die. I got some clues last night and found a Werewolf. Later, let¡¯s vote for that little girl and don¡¯t vote for others, huh?¡±


    Long Xi¡¯s left eye quivered and she nearly blew up!


    Because Dr. Zhen said that when looking at her.


    It turned out that Dr. Zhen¡¯s target was not Mumu, but her!


    Long Xi was not a sheepish girl and immediately fought back. ¡°Dr. Zhen, I think you are a thief crying ¡®Stop thief¡¯! You¡¯re the Werewolf!¡±


    Zhang said to the two men next to him who were also wearing hospital gowns, ¡°Xu, Liu, Dr. Zhen saved our lives before!¡±


    Xu and Liu nodded and said, ¡°If he did not do brain surgery for us, we would have¡­ We should listen to Dr. Zhen.¡±


    ¡°Everyone, later, we should vote for this woman with a weird hairstyle. She is a Werewolf!¡± Dr. Zhen pointed at Long Xi and told the other players present.


    ¡°She must be a Werewolf. At first glance, she doesn¡¯t look like a good person!¡± Zhong Chun also helped Dr. Zhen incite the masses.


    Long Xi said honestly, ¡°How can you treat me like this¡­ I did nothing last night! They stay in the same house with me, so they can help prove my identity. Zhong Chun, I am the Witch and saved Dr. Zhen last night¡­ You should not bite the hand that feeds you!¡±


    Hu Lei took a step forward and said, ¡°I can also prove that what she said is true. ¡®I am a Worm¡¯ is not a Werewolf.¡±


    ¡°Oh, I see, you two are lovers. I mean lovers in the game and maybe lovers in the real world. You don¡¯t want her to die, because you will die if she dies,¡± Dr. Zhen pointed at Hu Lei and said viciously.


    Hu Lei blushed and argued, ¡°We are not lovers!¡±


    At this time, a thin young man rushed out from behind a big tree at Zhong Chun.


    Zhong Chun hid behind Dr. Zhen.


    Dr. Zhen stepped forward and pushed the man away.


    He used a lot of strength and pushed the man to the ground.


    The man wailed, ¡°Don¡¯t believe this Dr. Zhen! He¡¯s a terrible man! He took my girlfriend away!¡±

 Chapter 194 - The War Without Smoke

    The man cried while hitting the ground and shouting, ¡°Don¡¯t trust this Dr. Zhen! He is a son of a bitch! He took my girlfriend away! He is not a good person! Little Chun, he is not a good person. Don¡¯t stay with him!¡±


    He had white curly hair, who looked like Silver in the movie ¡°Gintama¡±. The account name over his head said: ¡°I am Silver¡±!


    Zhong Chun said with disgust, ¡°Zhao Quan, I have told you so many times that we have broken up, okay? Look at you, such a loser. You really think that I fancy you?¡±


    Zhao Quan supported himself and stood up slowly, saying, ¡°Little Chun, we have been dating since the first year of university. Seven years, seven years of affection. How can you treat me so cruelly?¡±


    Zhong Chun rolled her eyes and said, ¡°Graduation season always means breakup season. We should break up at that time! I regret it so much. I regret it so much that I broke up with you too late!¡±


    Zhao Quan said, ¡°But I love you. You¡¯re my sweetheart, my life! I even hope to dig my heart out to show you. I know, your mom looks down me. She forces you to break up with me, right? Is it just because I can¡¯t afford to buy a house? Little Chun, I have tried my best to save money. In two years, I can pay for a down payment.¡±


    Zhong Chun said, ¡°My brother Zhen is a rich second-generation man, driving a Maserati, living in a mansion, and raising a Tibetan mastiff. I don¡¯t want to live with you, such a house slave!¡±


    Zhao Quan was greatly stricken. He ran behind the tree and burst into tears.


    Hu Lei whispered to Long Xi, ¡°This girl should not be named Zhong Chun, but Bu Zhongchun, which means her mind is not pure.¡±


    Long Xi laughed when covering her mouth, saying, ¡°Yeah, will not she feel guilty? But as for this man, why does he always cry? He¡¯s so weak! Ahem, this story is too out-of-date. You can see my goosebumps.¡±


    Hu Lei said to Dr. Zhen, ¡°Dr. Zhen, villains always complain first before good people! From my aspect, you¡¯re a Werewolf. You said that you were attacked by Werewolf last night. Did anyone see it?¡±


    Zhong Chun shouted with arms akimbo, ¡°I saw it on my own.¡±


    ¡°You? What is your relationship? A couple? Since you are a couple, how credible are your words?¡± Long Xi said in no hurry.


    Zhong Chun said angrily, ¡°Believe it or not. I will poison you tonight.¡±


    ¡°Oh, you are the Witch! You said so on your own! Only the Witch has poison!¡± Long Xi said mischievously.


    Her enticement plan succeeded!


    Zhong Chun¡¯s face turned pale and she looked around nervously.


    It was not the first time for her to play Werewolf Kill, so she knew what would happen tonight. Usually, once the Witch revealed her identity, she would be the next target that the Werewolves chose to kill.


    Moreover, Witch had used her antidote to save someone on the first day, so she could not save anyone (including herself). She only had poison left.


    In other words, she was surely sentenced to death!


    ¡°Huh, how dare you say that Dr. Zhen is a Werewolf. I will beat you, you son of a bitch!¡± Zhang rushed at Hu Lei.


    Hu Lei cleverly avoided his attack and said with a smile, ¡°A gentleman uses his tongue but not his fists!¡±


    Long Xi and Aunt Sakurako were worried.


    ¡°I¡¯m afraid that plenty of players will die in this round,¡± Aunt Sakurako sighed and said to Long Xi.


    Long Xi patted her hands with a smile to comfort her.


    Other players also whispered.


    Long Xi glanced at Yamamoto Longsan.


    From the beginning to the present, he behaved like a person to whom nothing was happening. He was playing with mud on the ground and made it into a few lively dumplings.


    Haha, it seemed that Yamamoto Longsan had a strong psychological quality. Perhaps, it might be because he had a pure mind. In his world, cooking was the only important thing!


    ¡°Everyone, be quiet,¡± Hu Lei stood on a tree stump and said loudly.


    His tone was very warm. His voice was not loud, but it resounded.


    He was probably the kind of person who was born with leadership abilities. As he was speaking, all the noise stopped.


    ¡°Everyone, the priority now is to choose the Sheriff! The Sheriff¡¯s vote is equivalent to two votes of the other players!¡± Hu Lei said with a smile.


    ¡°Hum, I know what you¡¯re going to say. We won¡¯t choose you as the Sheriff, but we will choose Dr. Zhen,¡± Zhang shouted.


    ¡°Yeah, why are you so arrogant? Can you compare yourself with my brother Zhen who saves people¡¯s lives as a doctor? I will choose brother Zhen!¡± Zhong Chun leaned against Dr. Zhen and said in a delicate, pretty tone.


    Dr. Zhen showed a smug smile.


    Hu Lei was not affected at all and said seriously, ¡°Yes, I just want to talk about the election of the Sheriff. According to the rules, I suggest that we should not waste time and should join hands to elect the Sheriff first.¡±


    ¡°I choose Hu Lei!¡± Long Xi said loudly.


    Now that their alliance had become an enemy to Dr. Zhen, electing Hu Lei as the Sheriff was the priority.


    She believed that if she chose to support Hu Lei, he would return his goodness to her.


    Moreover, Long Xi suspected that Dr. Zhen was Qiuzi!


    Furthermore, even if Dr. Zhen was not Qiuzi, she should fight against him, because he obviously wanted to vote for Long Xi to die!


    Now that Dr. Zhen took Long Xi as his target, she also had to go against him!


    After Long Xi¡¯s words, Yamamoto Longsan, Aunt Sakurako, Mumu, and two other friends that Hu Lei had met in the game expressed their support of Hu Lei.


    ¡°I choose myself,¡± Dr. Zhen shouted.


    ¡°I also choose myself.¡± Hu Lei showed no weakness.


    In this way, Hu Lei got seven votes while Dr. Zhen got five.


    Some others were watching, thinking, hesitating¡­


    Dr. Zhen whispered by Zhong Chun¡¯s ear, but the latter showed her unwillingness and pouted to shake off his arm vigorously.


    Dr. Zhen kissed her face. Then, she loosened her hands and walked behind a tree.


    Long Xi did not know what Zhong Chun said to Zhao Quan. After a few minutes, Zhao Quan walked out with Zhong Chun hand in hand.


    Zhao Quan planned to say something, but still hesitated.


    She pushed Zhao Quan, who said unwillingly, ¡°I choose Dr. Zhen Wen.¡±


    Obviously, Zhen Wen was Dr. Zhen¡¯s full name.


    Long Xi could not understand Zhao Quan¡¯s mind. He was betrayed by Zhong Chun, but why would he¡­


    In fact, Zhao Quan was resentful to Zhen Wen, but Zhong Chun said that she still loved Zhao Quan and could be together with him again. The condition was to vote for Zhen Wen.


    There was no other choice. His love for Zhong Chun was embedded in his blood and flesh, even in his bones.


    Even knowing that she might take advantage of him, he would not be willing to give up this chance.


    During the following 10 minutes, Zhen Wen successfully persuaded a pair of twin brothers who were standing by.


    It must be said that Zhen Wen¡¯s eloquence was not bad and he knew how to persuade others.


    At the same time, Hu Lei and Long Xi also successfully persuaded three other players who behaved humbly.


    In the process, Long Xi saw a female player who had been hiding behind a big tree alone.


    The woman¡¯s account was ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡±.


    She wore a lotus-colored cutout dress, exposing her tender shoulders.


    Her body shape was good with a full bosom and slim waist, but her face could not be seen clearly.


    She wore sunglasses and a mask. She also wrapped her head with a scarf, behaving mysteriously.


    This image was similar to Cheng Yimei¡¯s dress-up in Intoxicating Aroma Village!


    Long Xi walked over and greeted her.


    The female player beckoned to Long Xi and pointed at her throat, meaning that she had a sore throat and could not speak.


    Long Xi said, ¡°A sore throat? Inflammation? You came here alone, right? Since we don¡¯t know each other, how about joining us?¡±


    The female player nodded.


    In this way, the female player also voted for Hu Lei.


    Long Xi thought, ¡°Could this female player be Qiuzi?¡±


    The remaining players also expressed their attitude, some of whom supported Hu Lei while some of whom chose Zhen Wen.


    In the end, Hu Lei was chosen to be the Sheriff with two more votes than Zhen Wen.


    Long Xi took the lead in cheering loudly.


    Hu Lei said, ¡°Thank you for your trust. Now, we should start voting immediately. Who do you think the Werewolves are? Please tell me your reasons one by one. Player No. 1, please start.¡±


    Zhen Wen was the first player to speak. He stretched his slender finger to point at Long Xi, like a killing sword! He said, ¡°It¡¯s her! I can make sure it¡¯s her! I am the Little Girl, so I can see who the murderer is. I have seen the whole process of her killing!¡±


    Long Xi was the No. 6 player, so she could not refute his words. She could only hold her arms and roll her eyes to show her disdain.


    The second player was Zhong Chun, who pointed at Long Xi to say, ¡°It must be her! Don¡¯t disperse the votes. We must vote for her to die!¡±


    The third player was Hu Lei. He said without hesitation, ¡°I vote for Dr. Zhen! I am a Villager. Don¡¯t vote for me!¡±


    Player No. 4 was the ¡°Big Bear¡± among the twin brothers.


    ¡°Big Bear¡± said, ¡°I don¡¯t know who to vote for. Anyway, I am not a Werewolf. Don¡¯t vote for me. Well, I give up my vote.¡±


    The No. 5 player ¡°Big Bear 2¡± also gave up his vote.


    The two brothers were rural boys who were working in the city. Their appearances and bodies matched their account names well. They had thick eyebrows, big eyes, and sturdy frames. Big Bear looked smarter, while Big Bear 2 looked simple and honest.


    Finally, it was Long Xi¡¯s turn to speak. She said, ¡°Ah, hey, first and the second players, you should not mislead our players, okay? I am the Little Girl! Player No. 1, I saw you kill someone last night! Don¡¯t sling mud at me! You must be a Werewolf. Otherwise, you would not reveal your identity so soon! Player No. 2, everyone knows that you¡¯re the Witch. I don¡¯t have to stress it!¡±


    She said that she did not want to stress it again, but she took the opportunity to stress it again in her speech, which offended Zhong Chun badly.


    Finding that Zhong Chun was about to call someone¡¯s name, Hu Lei interrupted her and said, ¡°I should remind player No. 2 at the moment, this is not your time to speak. You should clearly know the result if you break the rules.¡±

 Chapter 195 - Back Against the Wall

    Zhong Chun wanted to curse at her but dared not to. This offended her badly.


    Long Xi thought, ¡°Zhong Chun cannot be Qiuzi, because she is so emotional! However, it¡¯s hard to say. Qiuzi is an actor and is good at performing. I should stay alert!¡±


    Hu Lei said, ¡°In this way, player No. 1 and No. 6 testify against each other as the Werewolf! Well, next player, please make your speech!¡±


    Player No. 7 was Zhang. He pointed at Long Xi and obviously wanted to vote for Long Xi.


    However, for some reason, his hand lingered for more than 10 seconds, but he said nothing.


    Everyone felt it strange.


    What was weirder was that he changed his mind and turned to point at the mysterious woman, saying, ¡°I vote for that ¡®Yunxiu Yanlan¡¯. She wraps herself tightly on such a hot day. At first glance, she must be hiding something secret. She must be a Werewolf!¡±


    The mysterious woman was calm and pointed at her own throat to prove that she could not say anything. She waved her hand and meant that she was not a Werewolf.


    She took off her sunglasses and mask, showing her clear eyes, straight and small nose, and pretty thin red lips.


    She took off her scarf. Her curly black hair poured down.


    Everyone was stunned!


    Was that the actress Qu Dan? She was called ¡°Little Li Qin¡± because she looked exactly the same as Li Qin.


    Hu Lei made fun of her with a smile, ¡°Yo, Little Doctor, you¡¯re looking for your husband? I am Xiao Yan!¡±


    Long Xi could not help bursting into laughter. Xiao Yan was played by Hu Lei and Little Doctor was played by Li Qin in the TV series Break the Sky. They performed as a couple.


    ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± lowered down her head because of shyness. She seemed to be not very accustomed to showing her face in public.


    Long Xi thought, ¡°Could she be one of Qu Dan¡¯s fans who chooses her idol¡¯s image? She behaves so shyly and doesn¡¯t seem to be an actress who has experienced a lot.¡±


    Hu Lei said with a smile, ¡°Little Doctor, you¡¯re the No. 8 player. It¡¯s your time to say something.¡±


    ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± reached out her little finger and pointed at Zhang.


    She seemed to know how to play this game and knew to fight back when someone set her up.


    Player No. 9 Xu and No. 10 Liu were the same as Zhang. They were Dr. Zhen¡¯s patients. They pointed at Long Xi. It was apparently Dr. Zhen¡¯s idea.


    Player No. 11 was Aunt Sakurako. Long Xi had instructed her in the morning and asked her just to say three sentences, ¡°I¡¯m the Hunter, so I can shoot someone before I die! If someone votes for me, I will shoot them! I vote for player No. 1!¡±


    The No. 12 player was Yamamoto Longsan. He said, ¡°I vote for player No. 1!¡±


    The No. 13 player was Mumu. She also followed Long Xi¡¯s instruction and said in a sweet way, ¡°I am the Elder. I vote for No. 1 player!¡±


    Player No. 14 was Zhong Chun¡¯s ex-boyfriend. His face wrinkled up and he was obviously at a loss.


    Long Xi said to Zhao Quan, ¡°Silver, you should think twice. Dr. Zhen stayed with your girlfriend all the time last night. We all heard some noises. Are you sure you¡¯re going to help him? Ahem, it seems that your girlfriend will prefer crying in a Maserati to smiling on your motorcycle!¡±


    Standing next to Zhao Quan, Zhong Chun pinched Zhao Quan¡¯s arm warmly and crankily, but Zhao Quan was still hesitating.


    ¡°Slap!¡± Zhong Chun snapped his face.


    Zhong Chun said resentfully, ¡°Zhao Quan, if you don¡¯t say anything, I will break up with you!¡±


    Zhao Quan covered his face without saying a word.


    He looked at Zhong Chun¡¯s threatening gaze and closed his eyes, shouting, ¡°I vote for Long Xi!¡±


    Long Xi whispered to Aunt Sakurako, ¡°This man is weak, but is crazy about his beloved girl!¡±


    Aunt Sakurako said, ¡°Zhong Chun is really a bad girl. I don¡¯t like her. If she doesn¡¯t die tonight, how about voting for her in the next round?¡±


    Long Xi nodded. It seemed that Zhong Chun had caused resentment in public! It was no wonder that a few players still voted for her even though they knew she was the Witch!


    Next, the remaining players all gave out their votes.


    The system immediately announced the voting results: Long Xi four votes, Hu Lei one vote, Yamamoto Longsan one vote, Aunt Sakurako one vote, Mumu one vote, Dr. Zhen six votes, Zhang one vote, Xu one vote, Liu one vote, ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± three votes, ¡°Big Bear¡± one vote, ¡°Big Bear 2¡± one vote, and Zhong Chun four votes.


    Dr. Zhen got the most votes. Now he became terrified with cold sweat on his forehead.


    ¡°You can¡¯t vote for me. You can¡¯t be so impulsive! I should expose my identity. In fact, I am the Elder. If I die, all of the players with special skills like Hunter and Prophet will all lose their abilities. In this way, the Villager side will lose!¡± he yelled.


    Long Xi admired him at this time. In the middle of such extremely adverse conditions, he could even make up a reason to persuade others not to kill him!


    However, his final struggling could not change the result.


    His eyes turned blood-red, which seemed to be soaked in blood.


    Suddenly, he exploded into a mist of blood in his spot.


    Almost every player screamed and retreated back.


    Even though they knew it wasn¡¯t real, they still felt uncomfortable by this scene¡­


    Zhong Chun rolled her eyes and tilted back.


    Except for Zhao Quan, no one around Zhong Chun was willing to support her.


    She fainted in Zhao Quan¡¯s arms.


    Immediately then, Liu also died!


    It turned out that he was the Hybrid and chose to support Zhen Wen.


    Zhen Wen died and Liu also met with a bad day!


    Long Xi recovered and could not help vomiting.


    To be honest, she was a peace-loving person and hated killing. This scene was so bloody that she could not accept it.


    The disgusting feeling made her uncomfortable, but she could not get rid of it.


    Hu Lei¡¯s eyes were as deep as a bottomless sea, making it impossible for others to figure out his real thoughts.


    He took a pack of tissues out of his pocket and handed it to Long Xi.


    Long Xi, whose face was pale, took it from him and wiped her mouth.


    Mumu walked by and patted Long Xi¡¯s back.


    Long Xi was touched. This little girl was cute and sensible!


    Now that the voting had finished, everyone left.


    Long Xi quietly asked Hu Lei, ¡°Why didn¡¯t Zhang vote for me? Did you shoot Cupid¡¯s arrow? Are you the Cupid?¡±


    Hu Lei smiled and blinked at her, indicating that she was right.


    Just now, Hu Lei designated Zhang and Long Xi as lovers.


    The designation method was very simple. Hu Lei only had to think of the players he wanted to designate.


    Long Xi gave Hu Lei a thumbs-up.


    No wonder Zhang did not vote for Long Xi. He had found out he became lovers with Long Xi.


    If Long Xi was voted to die, Zhang would also die for love.


    Hu Lei said, ¡°Time lapsing here is set according to the game setting. Now the voting has finished, so it will get dark. We should go back before the Werewolves start killing people again.¡±


    The gorgeous sunset was burning, and the sun unwillingly sank in the west.


    Players returned to their ¡°home¡±.


    It was getting dark.


    The killing was about to start!


    When they walked halfway, Mumu suddenly looked down at her waist. She was terrified.


    Long Xi noticed and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±


    Mumu said, ¡°A hand is growing there.¡±


    A green hand!


    A palm grew out from her body and the five fingers were moving, as if they were exercising the muscles.


    Then, there was an arm, almost as long as hers!


    Mumu almost lost control.


    But Long Xi and the others could not see the hand that Mumu mentioned.


    Mumu took a few deep breaths and still managed to control herself, saying to Long Xi in a low voice, ¡°Sister, I¡¯m turning into a monster with three arms. Can you see that?¡±


    Long Xi shook her head.


    She did not see anything different around Mumu¡¯s waist.


    Hu Lei came over and asked about the situation. He said in a low voice, ¡°I see. Mumu has turned into the Thief. Thief exchanges his identity with Mumu. How can the Thief do this? Is there anything missing from you?¡±


    Mumu touched her pocket and found that a red braid was missing.


    Long Xi thought for a while and said with a smile, ¡°I see. The third hand of the Thief is transparent. No one can see it except for the Thief. The transparent hand stole Mumu¡¯s stuff and can exchange identities with Mumu. It¡¯s fine. Since Mumu is no longer a Werewolf, she doesn¡¯t have to kill anyone.¡±


    She looked around and whispered to Mumu, ¡°You should vote for the real Werewolves. Do you know who they are?¡±


    Mumu nodded. She knew who the other Werewolf was, but she could not tell them. Otherwise, she would violate the rules.


    However, although she could not tell anyone about this issue, she could vote for that person tomorrow.


    Long Xi thought, ¡°It¡¯s not bad that the other Werewolf doesn¡¯t know Mumu¡¯s identity has been exchanged with the Thief. Otherwise, he must kill Mumu tonight.¡±


    When they returned to that hut, night came.


    Long Xi said, ¡°Let¡¯s just play a game to divert ourselves from boredom! Let¡¯s play tic-tac-toe, okay?¡±


    Hu Lei smiled and said, ¡°Okay!¡±


    ¡°Ah!¡± Yamamoto Longsan suddenly covered his chest and screamed.


    Without any advance warning, in Yamamoto Longsan¡¯s chest appeared a large blood hole. The blood sprayed all over Aunt Sakurako¡¯s face.


    It was too real! Even the smell of blood could be felt!


    Aunt Sakurako subconsciously covered the blood hole with her hands and tried to help him stop bleeding.


    ¡°Auntie, don¡¯t help me!¡± Yamamoto Longsan pushed his aunt¡¯s hands away with his last strength. He died after saying a few words.


    ¡°Longsan!¡± Aunt Sakurako shook Yamamoto Longsan¡¯s body crazily. She could not accept Yamamoto Longsan¡¯s death.


    Yamamoto Longsan¡¯s ¡°corpse¡± disappeared!


    The Judge¡¯s voice sounded on the mobile phone: ¡°¡®Lonely Gourmet¡¯ has violated the rules of trying to save a player that the Werewolves have killed. The system chooses to kill him.¡±


    Aunt Sakurako suddenly felt it difficult to breathe and her eyes turned red.


    She looked at Long Xi and squeezed a sentence from her throat, ¡°Take care of Mumu!¡±


    Then, she threw up blood and fell down slowly.


    Seeing this terrifying scene, Long Xi even wanted to vomit.


    Mumu was stunned for a while.


    She recovered after a while and burst into crying.


    Long Xi quickly held Mumu in her arms and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. It¡¯s just a game, just a game! Your mother and cousin just went back home first. You can go back home and see them later! They are not dead!¡±


    Mumu fell into Long Xi¡¯s arms, seeking comfort.


    Long Xi patted her back and said gently, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Sister has promised your mom to take care of you! This game is too real and horrible. After I go back, I will give them some advice! This is not suitable for kids!¡±


    Hu Lei heard a noise in the bushes in front of the house. He rushed to the front and opened the door, shouting outside, ¡°Who is it? Come out?¡±


    ¡°Big Bear¡± with a pale face and ¡°Big Bear 2¡± with his body trembling walked out from the bushes helplessly.


    Hu Lei asked in a deep voice, ¡°Is there a Werewolf among you?¡±


    ¡°Big Bear¡± and ¡°Big Bear 2¡± shook their heads in a hurry and said firmly, ¡°Neither of us.¡±


    Mumu might have been overly shocked as she shouted when pointing at the two, ¡°Ah, you are Werewolves, you are Werewolves¡­¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Are you Werewolves? Are you trying to make a sneak attack when we¡¯re not prepared?¡±


    ¡°Big Bear¡± shook his head at once and said, ¡°No, no! We¡¯ve come to build an alliance with you! We found that you¡¯re strong enough, so we want to join your team! Don¡¯t vote for us tomorrow, okay?¡±


    Hu Lei said, ¡°Then, you should tell us what your identities are.¡±


    ¡°Big Bear 2¡± said puzzledly, ¡°Isn¡¯t it forbidden to expose our identities?¡±


    Long Xi thought, ¡°They look simple and honest, but quite shrewd! Even Hu Lei cannot figure out their true identities.¡±


    Hu Lei thought for a while and said, ¡°Well, let¡¯s join hands! We will not vote for you, so you don¡¯t vote for us!¡±


    He suddenly looked behind them, as if he saw something terrible, and said while trembling, ¡°Werewolves are coming!¡±


    ¡°Big Bear¡± and ¡°Big Bear 2¡± were trembling. They turned around in fright, but found nothing behind them.


    Hu Lei said with a smile, ¡°Haha, I meant to startle you! Well, in this way, we need to have a rest! See you tomorrow morning!¡±


    ¡°Big Bear¡± and ¡°Big Bear 2¡± breathed a sigh of relief and left hand in hand.


    Long Xi admired Hu Lei¡¯s performance in her mind. He deserved to be an actor! He was testing ¡°Big Bear¡± and ¡°Big Bear 2¡±. It could prove that they were not Werewolves because they were even afraid of Werewolves!


    At this point, a noise came from the door again.


    Hu Lei opened the door and saw ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡±, who looked exactly like Qu Dan.


    He said with a smile, ¡°Em? Little Doctor, are you coming to look for your husband Xiao Yan?¡±


    ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± blushed and pointed at her throat, meaning that she could not say anything.


    Hu Lei invited ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± inside and asked her to sit at the table. Then, he locked the door.


    ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± sat down and dipped her finger in some water to write on the table shyly: ¡°I live in a hut alone. I¡¯m so scared! Can I stay with you in this house?¡±


    Hu Lei turned back and asked Long Xi, ¡°Do you agree?¡±


    Long Xi smiled and nodded. She always suspected that ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± was Qiuzi. Now, she could observe her from up close!


    ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± smiled and wrote on the table politely: ¡°Sorry to bother you!¡±

 Chapter 196 - Fall into Another Dangerous Situation

    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°Are you the real Qu Dan?¡±


    ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± shook her head and wrote two lines on the table with water, ¡°No, I¡¯m just a normal person. I¡¯m plain in the real world, so I chose this pretty appearance to cover my real situation. In fact, there is a character ¡°Dan¡± in my real name, so you can also call me Dandan.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Dandan, I will stay with Mumu in a bedroom, so you can sleep in that room. You can call me out if you need any help. Oh, well, the Werewolves just killed one player. We don¡¯t know who will be the other to be killed later.¡±


    Dandan wrote on the table, ¡°Actually, I just saw it, but he didn¡¯t see me. I can¡¯t tell you, but I will vote for him tomorrow.¡±


    Hu Lei said in a low voice, ¡°Do you mean you can peep during the night?¡±


    Dandan nodded.


    ¡°Ah¡ª!¡± A woman¡¯s scream was heard from the next room.


    It seemed that another player had been killed by the Werewolves! From the voice, it had to be Zhong Chun!


    She was the Witch and her identity was revealed. It was expected that she would be killed.


    Afterward, it would be Long Xi¡¯s turn as the Prophet.


    Long Xi didn¡¯t know whose identity she should test. It seemed that everyone could be the Werewolf, or that might not be the case.


    She finally tested ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan.¡± It turned out that she was not a Werewolf.


    Early in the next morning, the voting started again.


    Five players died the day before. At the moment, only 21 players were left.


    Both player No. 1 Zhen Wen and player No. 2 Zhong Chun had died. Then, player No. 3 Hu Lei was the first one to make a statement.


    He said without hesitation, ¡°Everyone, my two votes are for ¡®I am Silver¡¯! I think he is likely to be a Werewolf! I¡¯m a Villager. Don¡¯t vote for me!¡±


    He had discussed with Long Xi the previous night that they would vote for ¡°I am Silver¡± at the next day¡¯s voting.


    That plan was to take the initiative!


    Actually, it was Long Xi who had enticed Zhong Chun to expose her identity as the Witch, so they thought that ¡°I am Silver¡± had to avenge Long Xi.


    Player No. 4 ¡°Big Bear¡± said, ¡°I don¡¯t know who to vote for, but I¡¯m not the Werewolf. Well, I give up my vote.¡±


    The No. 5 player ¡°Big Bear 2¡± also gave up his vote.


    The two said almost the same thing as the previous. They hoped not to offend other players. The strategy they chose was to be worldly-wise and make themselves safe.


    Player No. 6 Long Xi made a statement. She also voted for ¡°I am Silver.¡± It was better to take initiative first in case of other attacks.


    Player No. 7 was Zhang who voted for ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan.¡±


    Player No. 8 ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± also pointed to ¡°I am Silver.¡±


    Long Xi was alarmed. If ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± was the Little Girl, would ¡°I am Silver¡± be the Werewolf she saw the other night?


    Player No. 9 Xu might be hoping to avenge Dr. Zhen, so he pointed at Hu Lei.


    Player No.10 Liu, player No. 11 Sakurako, and player No. 12 Yamamoto Longsan had all died. Player No. 13 Mumu voted for a nearly nonexistent player, whose account name was ¡°Vegetable Basket Programme.¡±


    ¡°Vegetable Basket Programme¡± looked like a normal IT homebody at around 20 years old. He wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses with thick lenses. He had stubborn beard and dressed sloppily.


    Except for voting, he almost said nothing. He might not know how to communicate with others.


    He revealed a startled look when finding that Mumu voted for him. He was a little bit surprised.


    Mumu behaved firmly, because the ¡°ally¡± of the Werewolf she saw the day before was that ¡°Vegetable Basket Programme.¡±


    Long Xi thought, ¡°The player with a wolf tail that Mumu saw yesterday turned out to be player No.18!¡±


    The next speaker was player No. 14, who was Zhong Chun¡¯s ex-boyfriend ¡°I am Silver.¡±


    ¡°Who killed my Little Chun?¡± ¡°I am Silver¡± seemed to have become crazy because of Zhong Chun¡¯s death, staring at Long Xi with a ferocious look and questioning her, ¡°It¡¯s you, right? It¡¯s you! This is my last chance. I can only see her in this game! How could you strangle my last hope? I vote for you. You should go to hell!¡±


    Long Xi looked relaxed. She had expected that long ago!


    Next, players No.15, No.16, No.17 all cast their votes.


    Player No.18 ¡°Vegetable Basket Programme¡± said in a plain tone, ¡°I¡¯m the Elder. You can¡¯t vote for me. The little girl who voted for me, player No.14, do you think I am a bad guy? I know I¡¯m ugly, but I have a tender mind. Little girl, you can¡¯t judge people by their appearance!¡±


    Next, the remaining players all gave out their votes.


    The system immediately announced the voting results: Long Xi two votes, Hu Lei one vote, Zhang one vote, Xu one vote, ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± two votes, ¡°Big Bear¡± one vote, ¡°Big Bear 2¡± one vote, ¡°Vegetable Basket Programme¡± two votes, ¡°I am Silver¡± three votes. Player No.20 ¡°I am Hard-working¡± even had four votes, while player No.21 ¡°Gentle Qin¡± got one.


    ¡°I am Hard-working¡± was executed.


    She had not expected ¡°I am Hard-working¡± to be the Hunter. At the moment when he was dying, he shot a bullet to player No.19 ¡°Flowers,¡± who was the first one to vote for him. Both two players died!


    After voting, everyone returned home.


    Long Xi was a little tired. How could time go so slowly? It turned dark gradually.


    The two Werewolves started killing people again!


    That time, Mumu and ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± died.


    Long Xi tested ¡°I am Silver¡± with the skill of the Prophet.


    He was a Werewolf indeed!


    That way, his previous identity was the Thief and turned into a Werewolf after changing identities with Mumu.


    The other Werewolf was ¡°Vegetable Basket Programme.¡±


    Since ¡°I am Silver¡± was a Werewolf, ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± had to be the little girl.


    Being so, they could work together to vote for ¡°I am Silver¡± together!


    For Long Xi, whether Qiuzi was dead or not was the biggest problem. Which one was her?


    The next day, Hu Lei and Long Xi joined hands to vote for ¡°I am Silver.¡± Since Zhang and Long Xi were couples, he also voted for ¡°I am Silver.¡± In that turn, ¡°Big Bear¡± and ¡°Big Bear 2¡± also followed them.


    In the end, ¡°I am Silver¡± was voted to die.


    At that point, the judge on the phone said, ¡°Everyone, the system has been repaired. All the players can continue this game or quit! Sorry to have troubled you. Please forgive us!¡±


    Hu Lei stretched his arms and said, ¡°I¡¯m so tired. I joined this game during the rest of the filming. Now, I need to go back.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Leave your QQ¡­ QQ number. We can be friends!¡±


    Hu Lei smiled and said, ¡°Okay, 717029227. But I don¡¯t always go online. I will answer you when I see your message.¡±


    Long Xi remembered that number and said, ¡°My QQ account is ¡®Pear Blossom Wine¡¯. Please remember me!¡±


    ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± gestured to Hu Lei for a few times, but Hu Lei didn¡¯t understand.


    She picked up a branch on the ground and wrote on the sand, ¡°Can I add your QQ account? My account name is also ¡®Yunxiu Yanlan¡¯.¡±


    Hu Lei smiled and said, ¡°Yes! I should go. See you later!¡±


    He clicked the exit button on his phone and his body disappeared.


    ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± reluctantly watched him leave.


    Long Xi thought playfully, ¡°Are they going to start an online romance? Will they have the chance to fall in love?


    What about me? Should I quit? Qiuzi, are you dead?¡±


    Long Xi hesitated for a while and decided to stay!


    That night, only she and ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡± lived in the same house.


    She was about to talk with ¡°Yunxiu Yanlan¡±, but suddenly felt a little difficult to breathe. It felt like drowning!


    She realized that the Werewolf was killing her!


    Oh, god!


    She was ¡°dead¡±!


    She found herself in a strange place.


    The surroundings were full of snow and ice. Snowflakes were still in the air, as if someone had pressed the pause button.


    It was cold there!


    She still had her mobile phone in her hand and quickly pressed the exit button.


    White light surrounded her. In the next second, she returned to the real world.


    She looked at Qiuzi and saw her sitting on a bench with her eyes closed.


    Ten seconds later, Qiuzi opened her eyes and said with a smile, ¡°You died before me. I win!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Which player are you?¡±


    Qiuzi said, ¡°I¡¯m player No. 17! Surprised? I deliberately lowered my existence and successfully, I didn¡¯t attract your attention. Haha, my dear, I¡¯m the one who wears a smile at the last minute. You lost!¡±


    She asked a female bodyguard to take a bucket of ice and pour it over Long Xi¡¯s body.


    Long Xi was suffering from hunger and coldness. She couldn¡¯t bear it and passed out.


    In a spell of drowsiness, she had a terrible nightmare, dreaming that she had been thrown into a group of wolves, while her beloved Lord Mo Kun was the one who threw her inside.


    She was awakened with sweat on her forehead. She reflexively wanted to wipe her sweat.


    When she intended to raised her arms, she found that her hands were locked by a chain.


    What was going on?


    She sat up and found that her feet were also locked by two iron chains.


    Where was that place?


    She looked around. In darkness, she could still see clearly that she was in an iron cage.


    What happened?


    She remembered that in order to prevent Mo Kun from marrying Qiuzi, she went after Mo Kun, but he treated her indifferently and hated her. He even asked Qiuzi to fight back.


    Compared with the physical pain, Mo Kun¡¯s indignation towards her was more of a torture buried deep in the bone.


    Then, Qiuzi invited her to play a real edition of Werewolf Kill and Qiuzi had won in the end!


    After that, she passed out!


    What happened when she was unconscious? Why such a horrible scene was in front of her after she woke up?


    Where was that place? What would happen next?


    ¡°Keekeke¡­¡± When she still felt puzzled and tried to recall more, a sound of coughing came out outside the cage. ¡°Well, well, let¡¯s check what the next auction item is.¡±


    Auction item? Where was she?


    When thinking about that, the black cloth covering the iron cage was suddenly lifted off, with a beam of light focusing on her body.

 Chapter 197 - Priceless Treasure

    When thinking about that, the black cloth covering the iron cage was suddenly lifted off, with a beam of light focusing on her body.


    The intense light nearly blinded her.


    She raised her hands to cover her eyes. After a while, she could finally see the surrounding environment clearly. It seemed to be an auction venue, while she was in the object display area.


    In such a large iron cage, her hands and feet were bound. With just a white robe on her body, she sat in the cage poorly, helplessly facing the wretched looks from those present.


    ¡°Haha, it turns out to be a woman, young and good looking.¡±


    ¡°Hmm¡­ she seems to be in good shape.¡±


    For a second, the hall became noisy. Everyone was discussing about Long Xi in the cage.


    ¡°My guests, please hold on. This auction item is somewhat special. She¡¯s not selling herself but for one night. Things become valuable because they are rare. She is really a sexy girl in bed. You can tell it from her appearance and shape. The starting price is 100,000 yuan!¡± The host was a fat middle-aged man.


    Long Xi was totally stunned. How was it that she became an auction item? How could she sell out herself for one night? Wasn¡¯t it equivalent to selling her body?


    ¡°Hey¡­ you don¡¯t have the right to sell me. Let me out!¡± Realizing that things went wrong, she screamed out.


    The host walked to the iron cage. Putting the microphone aside, he said to her in a low voice, ¡°Sweetheart, can you be quiet?¡±


    ¡°Let me out!¡± Long Xi smashed the cage railing with the handcuffs in anger.


    ¡°Sorry, I can¡¯t release you until someone buys you. Now, you¡¯re just an auction item. The one offering the highest price will have you.¡± A piece of fascination flashed by the fat host¡¯s face.


    ¡°You can¡¯t do this. You don¡¯t have any right to sell my body. Who sent me here?¡± Long Xi said.


    ¡°I¡¯m just a seller! It¡¯s Miss Qiuzi and Mr. Mo Kun who sold you to me. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Man Yiming¡­ Man Shahua¡¯s father, the girl you killed. I¡¯m the boss of this underground auction. ¡°Long Xi, don¡¯t struggle anymore. Miss Qiuzi and Mr. Mo Kun are sitting there and looking at you. Don¡¯t dream about anyone saving you. No one would dare to interrupt their matters.¡± At the end of his words, Man Yiming glanced at the two VIP seats in the first row under the stage.


    Long Xi followed Man Yiming¡¯s eyesight and made contact with Qiuzi¡¯s gloomy stare. Mo Kun behaved naturally and still felt as if nothing had to do with him.


    Long Xi felt heartbroken as if a knife were scratching her heart. ¡°Why? Why? Brother Kun, why do you treat me like this?!¡±


    ¡°100,000!¡± Suddenly someone bade for her.


    ¡°130,000!¡±


    ¡°240,000!¡±


    The bidding price rose higher and higher. Long Xi stared at Brother Kun intently, hoping he could stop that funny drama soon. But he didn¡¯t!


    He said nothing when the bidding started. Mo Kun looked at her as if watching a comedy, a comedy that his beloved Qiuzi directed.


    ¡°Brother Kun, you really can¡¯t remember me? Qiuzi, you¡¯re so vicious. A demon!! No, you¡¯re more vicious than a demon!¡±


    ¡°880,000 yuan. It¡¯s a lucky number. Congratulations to buyer No.43. You¡¯ve won a night with this beauty.¡± Man Yiming rang the auction bell to end that ridiculous auction. It seemed to break Long Xi¡¯s heart.


    The cage was pulled down by the staff to the backstage. She stared at the place where Mo Kun was with desperate eyes. However, he still remained unmoved.


    In a backstage room, the door was open, with a foreign blond man walking in. He said in blunt Chinese, ¡°Little beauty¡­ hey, what a poor girl!¡±


    The middle-aged man had a key in his hand and walked towards her. He opened the iron cage and got inside. Then, unlocked the chains on her feet.


    ¡°Little beauty, I¡¯m coming.¡± As he said, he was about to rush to her.


    ¡°Wait, sir, don¡¯t you think it¡¯s too crowded here?¡± Long Xi said in an extremely calm voice but hoarse because of a sore throat.


    ¡°Yeah, yeah.¡± The blond man climbed out of the iron cage.


    Long Xi braced herself and walked out, holding back her tears. She knew she couldn¡¯t be nervous at that vital moment. What Qiuzi really wanted was just to insult her, so how could Long Xi allow her to succeed?


    ¡°Little beauty, can we start now? Let me kiss you first. You should know I spent 880,000 yuan to buy your night.¡± The middle-aged man rubbed his hands and was eager to taste her body.


    ¡°Sir, let¡¯s chat first to establish our relationship. Okay, what¡¯s your name? What kind of industry do you work in?¡± Long Xi held back her pain and wore a smile.


    ¡°Haha, I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll be scared if I state my identity. Have you ever heard of Mei Aibao Treasure Hunting Company? I am the boss of that company, Luo Bochen!¡± The blond man patted his chest.


    ¡°Oh¡­ I see. Have you ever heard about the richest man in Z Country? Long Xi said with a smile.


    ¡°Mo Kun?¡± The blond man was clearly surprised.


    ¡°Yes, Mo Kun is my man. This is just a game he deliberately plays with me. Mr. Luo Bochen, are you sure you would dare to force Mo Kun¡¯s woman?¡± A hint of slyness passed by her eyes. ¡°Mo Kun, since you tried to push me into hell, I will step on you to stand up again!¡±


    The blond man was frightened. ¡°What, what do you mean? No, this is impossible. How could CEO Mo Kun sell his girl as an auction item? How could he possibly allow himself to be cuckolded in public?¡±


    ¡°Hum, why do you think it¡¯s impossible? You can go to the auctioneer for advice on whether Mo Kun brought me here. I¡¯m Long Xi, Mo Kun¡¯s fiancee! But I offended him recently. He¡¯s playing a joke on me!¡±


    The blond man was totally shocked after hearing that. He stepped out of the room at once and went for the backstage, but returned right away.


    He said with a smile, ¡°I just confirmed with Mr. Mo Kun. He said you are his enemy and told me to do whatever I wanted. Well, my little beauty, you¡¯re really cunning! I almost got tricked!¡±


    When he left just then, Long Xi tried to escape, but the chains on the handcuffs were locked on the cage railing. She had no chance to leave.


    The man got into the iron cage again.


    The white robe on her body was like a piece of paper torn to pieces by him.


    A feeling of sickness came out from her mind.


    When Yan Wangchuan forced her to make love, she just felt hateful and angry, but at the moment she could only feel sick.


    Every inch of skin touched by the blond man would make her feel sick.


    She couldn¡¯t calm down anymore and was afraid of the time elapsing.


    ¡°Scum, let me go! Let me go!¡± She yelled, while the screams were echoing in her head. She dared not imagine what would happen next.


    Click¡­


    At that moment, the door was suddenly opened.


    The blond man turned his head reluctantly and shouted because of being interrupted, ¡°SHIT!¡±


    Long Xi gasped and had no time to care about who opened the door. The only thing she cared about was to escape from the man.


    ¡°It seems that I came at the wrong time!¡± The man by the door said in a deep voice, sounding like a jade flute.


    Brother Wangchuan? Long Xi turned to the door without hesitation. Indeed, she saw that it was his handsome face.


    Yan Wangchuan showed a sad expression and said to Long Xi, ¡°Xiaolongnv, you preferred not to keep your promise to me, but choose to give up yourself this way?¡±


    A wise man knew when to react! Long Xi had to lower her dignity and explain for herself, ¡°No, it was Qiuzi¡¯s trick! I don¡¯t know why I¡¯m here! Brother Wangchuan, save me. Please save me!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan asked in a threatening tone, ¡°Who did you just say your man was?¡±


    Long Xi looked stagnant and remained silent. Yan Wangchuan wanted her to say he was her man, but she could not.


    Yan Wangchuan sneered and said, ¡°Well, your man will come for you, but it¡¯s not me! I came here by mistake.¡±


    Then, he was about to turn away.


    Long Xi became stiff for a moment. She thought she had said something wrong, but when she saw him turning back, she knew he was serious.


    ¡°Brother¡­ brother Wangchuan, how can you treat me like this?¡± How could you trick me? How could you leave me behind?


    The blond man was also stunned and didn¡¯t respond for a while, ¡°Sir, you seem to be a superstar in Z Country, right? What do you mean?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan did not answer him, but glanced at Long Xi in the cage. Wearing a sneer, he said, ¡°Hum, you must be disappointed by seeing me here, right?¡±


    ¡°No¡­ no, I¡¯m not. Brother Wangchuan, why do you treat me like this? You didn¡¯t have to come, but why are you playing tricks on me?¡± She was extremely irritated. If he hadn¡¯t gone there, she might not be so angry¡­


    Yan Wangchuan sneered and received all her tears and anger. He seemed not to care about her at all.


    ¡°Brother Wangchuan, don¡¯t leave me!¡± She begged.


    Even if she did not want to bow her head, in the face of such a dangerous situation, she had to beg for Yan Wangchuan. Just then, he was the only chance to get out.


    ¡°I bought you! No one would dare to rob you away!¡± The blond man said.


    Yan Wangchuan finally turned around and said, ¡°You just bought her for 800,000 yuan, right?¡±


    ¡°880,000 yuan! I paid for her! If you want to buy her back, it¡¯s double the price! I¡¯m a businessman and I never lose,¡± The blond man said.


    ¡°In my heart, she is priceless! In your eyes, are these dollars enough?¡± Yan Wangchuan dropped him a bag of dollars.


    The blond man counted and said with a smile, ¡°That¡¯s enough! Okay, this woman is yours!¡±


    Luo Bachen left with the money.


    Long Xi breathed a sigh of relief.


    Yan Wangchuan looked at her with a complex look.

 Chapter 198 - A Lovestruck Man Hard to Meet?

    After a long while, Yan Wangchuan asked Long Xi, ¡°It¡¯s easy to get a priceless treasure, but hard to meet a lovestruck man! Xiaolongnv, you¡¯re my priceless treasure, so, am I your hard-to-meet lovestruck man?¡±


    Long Xi was grateful to him in her mind, but could not repay him with her love. For a moment, she couldn¡¯t find a word to say.


    At that moment, Man Yiming approached with two men in black.


    Man Yiming said politely, ¡°Mr. Yan Wangchuan, I know you¡¯re the guest of our third boss, but you can¡¯t break the rules! We only accept auctions and don¡¯t allow private transactions!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°I want to buy her, so state a price!¡±


    Man Yiming shook his head and said angrily, ¡°I am sorry. She killed my daughter, so I will not let her go even if you pay a hefty price.¡±


    Long Xi shouted, ¡°I did not kill your daughter! It was Qiuzi! She told you that I killed your daughter, right? She framed me!¡±


    Man Yiming said, ¡°Long Xi, don¡¯t lie to me! Mumu told me so many times that you were the person she hated the most! Qiuzi would not lie to me! Besides, Mumu contacted me before she went on Hell, but I was abroad! She told me Yamamoto Shang entered Hell to save his big brother Yamamoto Longyi, so she followed him. She knew you would be there, so she went there to kill you!¡±


    ¡°But have you ever thought about who told her that I would be on that ship? I guess haven¡¯t. As her father, you wouldn¡¯t allow your only daughter to go to that horrible place. The person who asked her to go there must be the most vicious one! Besides, I¡¯m just an ordinary player. How could I have the ability to kill Man Shahua? Actually, I went there to save Mo Kun, so why would I make trouble? Someone must have played tricks behind the curtain! You should figure out who the person is. If I were that capable, I would have been the one to save Mo Kun. In this issue, Qiuzi is the biggest winner!¡± Long Xi¡¯s words were half-false and half-real. Actually, she had something to do with Man Shahua¡¯s death! But when it came to the vital moment, she could only find some beneficial points. She even needed to find some fabricated evidence!


    Man Yiming seemed to have accepted her words.


    He murmured, ¡°Would Qiuzi be the biggest winner? ¡°But she there was no hatred between her and Manman. Why¡­?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Qiuzi¡¯s target is Mo Kun, too. She is your daughter¡¯s rival in love! What kind of person is Qiuzi? You know better than me! A person¡¯s life in her hand is like an ant! Besides, Qiuzi¡¯s ambition has always been great. You¡¯re the fourth boss in this company. Have you ever thought that she would get a promotion by stepping on your shoulders? Killing your only daughter means to cut out half of your heart!¡±


    Her words poked Man Yiming¡¯s sore heart. He touched his chest and said in pain, ¡°Did Qiuzi kill my Manman? Since she became Mo Kun¡¯s lover, she started bringing quite a lot of revenue for our company! The big boss said she did a great job, so he appointed her as the second boss! Now, she has a higher level than me! However, she treats me well as usual!¡±


    Long Xi knew that he had become suspicious of Qiuzi. Of course, she had to strike again while the iron was hot. ¡°She is good at hiding her emotions! You¡¯re in the same company. Haven¡¯t you seen her true face?¡±


    Man Yiming¡¯s color changed. Yeah, he had seen Qiuzi changed her mood suddenly more than once!


    Long Xi chose to retreat in order to advance. ¡°Uncle Man, since I told you so many things, can I beg you to let me go? I don¡¯t want to be the fool! Yes, Manman may have some personal grudges with me, but it¡¯s just about two little girls¡¯ issues. How could I kill her? You know Wei Wei, right? She treated me that badly before, but did you see how I paid for her? Uncle Man, I beg you to investigate this carefully. Don¡¯t let your daughter die unjustly!¡±


    Man Yiming said, ¡°Well, before I figure it out, I will not let you go. Mr. Yan, congratulations. I¡¯ll make an exception for you tonight. You can have this beautiful lady for this night. Enjoy yourself. It¡¯s just for one night!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°That¡¯s okay. Then don¡¯t bother me tonight! You have to have a little bit of business ethics!¡±


    Man Yiming said with a smile, ¡°Of course! This is the rule of our underground auction company. I will not ruin my reputation! Mr. Yan, I can trust you! We will not bother you! Take your time!¡±


    After they left, Yan Wangchuan entered the room and locked the door.


    Long Xi asked, ¡°How did you know I was here?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan walked by the cage and tried to say calmly, ¡°Feng Zihao told me. He became the third boss of the Brutal Pranks Gang. As a reward, I sent him the most valuable thing in my home, ¡®Tears of Flower Goddess¡¯, the gift that I had bought for you but you did not accept. ¡°In order to save you, I withdrew all my money from the bank. It¡¯s urgent. I had to quit the Love Apartment and mortgage my reputation to take usury. Now I have nothing and owe a large debt. Xiaolongnv, should you show your grace to me?¡±


    Long Xi raised her head with wet eyes. She crooked her finger to beckon him to move his ear near to her.


    Long Xi whispered, ¡°Now, you¡¯re the only person who can help me. Brother Wangchuan, when you leave here tomorrow, you should pass this message to Yu Lanjie. She¡¯s in the special forces and is acquainted to Chief Yan. He can help me!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said in a low voice, ¡°Be at ease. I will look for her. Xiaolongnv, I wouldn¡¯t really hurt you! If so, I wouldn¡¯t have come here! I just played a joke on you! However, in such a wonderful night, we shouldn¡¯t waste time!¡±


    Long Xi receded and said with a shy and anxious emotion, ¡°I don¡¯t have the mood to talk about this!¡±


    She was trapped in the iron cage, covering her breasts with her hands while locked by chains. She tried to cover her naked body but had no way to do so. She revealed a sense of asceticism.


    How could Yan Wangchuan hold his lust when seeing that?


    He didn¡¯t help her to unlock her handcuffs, but got into the cage and was forcing a kiss on her!


    Long Xi¡¯s eyes turned red because of fright, ¡°Hmm¡­ you such a gangster¡­ I don¡¯t love you anymore and have no feelings for you. Do you think it¡¯s anything meaningful for you to do this to me? How could you torture me?¡±


    He let go of her tender lips and stopped his movements. He raised his head with coldness surging in his eyebrows. His voice was full of magic, ¡°Wasn¡¯t you that fell in love with me first? How long have you been in love with me? You asked for this. But now, you don¡¯t allow me to touch you?¡±


    Long Xi lamented, ¡°You knew all about this, didn¡¯t you? Yeah, I loved you, for so many years. You were my first love, but now you¡¯re not! My love for you died after I followed Mo Kun to the back hill! Brother Wangchuan, can we keep this beautiful memory behind us? Don¡¯t destroy it, okay?¡±


    Upon hearing that, Yan Wangchuan became furious and said, ¡°You have guts. What do you think of me? Come as you need me, and leave when you don¡¯t. Xiaolongnv, listen to me, in all my life, I will always have you! I don¡¯t believe you¡¯d be as stubborn if you have a kid.¡±


    Long Xi felt embarrassed and said, ¡°You know what I mean. Have you ever asked my permission before doing so many weird things? What kind of person¡­ or thing do you think I am? Will I marry you after I have your baby? This is your plan, right? However, have you ever thought about whether this baby will be happy? Brother Wangchuan, please wake up!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°I want you to wake up! Can¡¯t you notice how Mo Kun treated you? He¡¯s not the original Mo Kun anymore! Remember, don¡¯t mention another man in front of me again.¡±


    ¡°¡­So bossy!¡± Long Xi could not find something else suitable to describe him.


    ¡°Believe me. I will be loyal to you and to our marriage. I will cast no eye on any beauty outside!¡± Yan Wangchuan said.


    Long Xi felt both touched and helpless. She had no words to refute his points, but finally found something to say, ¡°Haha, you promise me so firmly. Can you follow through? I heard that you had love affairs with each actress you cooperated with. Are all of those affairs just hypes, or were you related to them?¡±


    ¡°¡­Jealous?¡± He even burst into a laugh, while his lust raised again. He pressed Long Xi onto the ground and continued the incomplete ¡°big issue.¡±


    Early in the next morning, he went out of the cage with satisfaction. He planned to contact Yu Lanjie as soon as he got out of the cage and told her the address of the underground auction house.


    Yu Lanjie should ask Chief Yan for help.


    However, when he walked out of the door, he saw a handsome man standing by in a white robe, whose style looked like the crane boy in ¡°The Legend of the Demon Cat.¡± His appearance was also similar to Brother Tiger Tooth.


    He was wearing a pair of discolored sunglasses and was listening to something through the Bluetooth. His smile was very bright.


    He saw Yan Wangchuan walk out and he grinned at him.


    Yan Wangchuan felt something inexplicable when looking at him. ¡°Should I know him?¡± He though in his mind.


    ¡°Crane boy¡± took off his discolored sunglasses and revealed a pair of beautiful eyes. That pair was special, one was black while the other was green.


    He said to Yan Wangchuan, ¡°You can leave with Long Xi.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan felt this voice was strange but familiar.


    He asked, ¡°Who are you? Can I really take Long Xi away? But Man Yiming said¡­¡±


    ¡°Crane boy¡± stretched his arm and said, ¡°It¡¯s me, Pheasant! Hello, my real name is Feng Zihao. Happy to introduce myself to you formally!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan shook hands with him in shock and surprise.

 Chapter 199 - Beloved One Got Married

    Yan Wangchuan shook hands with him in shock and surprise. Was he Feng Zihao, the Pheasant?


    Long Xi was also shocked! ¡°What happened to Feng Zihao today? Why did you suddenly show his real face?¡±


    Feng Zihao made a ¡°follow me¡± gesture and said, ¡°Come with me. I¡¯ve already made a deal with Man Yiming and he¡¯d like to release her.¡±


    Yan Wangchuan didn¡¯t know if what he said was true or not, so he tentatively asked, ¡°Did you receive the ¡®Tears of Flower Goddess¡¯ I mailed to you?¡±


    Feng Zihao unbuttoned the feather jacket.


    Yan Wangchuan saw the ¡°Tears of Flower Goddess¡± on his neck and felt heartbroken!


    That was the token of love he had bought for Long Xi! He had not expected that it would end on a man¡¯s neck! That was so absurd!


    Feng Zihao seemed to have a mind-reading ability. When he saw Yan Wangchuan¡¯s undisguisedly pained expression, he raised his eyebrows and wore a smile.


    He thought, ¡°This man is so interesting! Unfortunately, he doesn¡¯t like men! I don¡¯t have the confidence to make him gay! Well, it¡¯s a good thing to see a handsome man!¡±


    He threw a key to Yan Wangchuan with a smile on his face.


    Yan Wangchuan returned to the place where Long Xi was and tried to open her handcuffs with the key.


    ¡°Huh? It does work!¡±


    He reached out to hold Long Xi, but the latter shook off his arms. She struggled to get out of the cage and stood up by holding onto the iron railing.


    Her feet were numb and her whole body was sore!


    She stared at Yan Wangchuan, but the latter wore a relaxing smile. He seemed not to care about her anger.


    ¡°Rogue! Asshole!¡± Long Xi called him names in her mind. Moving her muscles for a while, she walked by Feng Zihao.


    Feng Zihao took them out of the auction house.


    Outside, Long Xi turned around and found a signboard that said, ¡°Mr. Man¡¯s Antique Auction House.¡±


    Feng Zihao got on his motorcycle and said lightly, ¡°During the day, it is a legal antique auction house. At night, it turns into an illegal underground auction house.¡±


    Long Xi asked, ¡°How did you convince Man Yiming?¡±


    Feng Zihao said, ¡°It¡¯s a long story. I can tell you later. You owe me another favor. How do you plan to pay it back?¡±


    Long Xi said peevishly, ¡°I gave you 2 million yuan, which is all of my working capital. If you ask for more, I can just give you my life! Thank you very much!¡±


    Long Xi was grateful for Feng Zihao¡¯s life-saving grace indeed, but couldn¡¯t agree with what he had done. Therefore, she replied with a harsh tone.


    Feng Zihao said, ¡°I¡¯m not asking for money this time! But you should promise me that you will tell me all the clues to the Dragon Family¡¯s treasures.¡±


    Long Xi rolled her eyes and said, ¡°I can only promise you to tell you all I know. As for the others, I have no idea.¡± Actually, Long Xi knew little about that!


    ¡°Deal! I will come for you a few days later!¡± Feng Zihao stretched his fist out, while Long Xi pounded hers.


    Feng Zihao wore a smile to Yan Wangchuan and said, ¡°See you next time.¡± Then, he drove off in his stylish modified motorcycle.


    Yan Wangchuan invited Long Xi to get in his car and prepared to send her back home.


    Along the way, Long Xi said nothing.


    Yan Wangchuan played the CD in the car. The song was created by him, which was also Long Xi¡¯s favorite, named ¡°Crystal Snow.¡±


    Long Xi broke down in tears when listening to that song.


    For the next two days, Long Xi tried everything, but could not approach within 100 meters of Mo Kun.


    She also couldn¡¯t reach him by phone, WeChat, etc., It was obvious that he had blocked her.


    She had no other way, only to wait for the last chance.


    She had already found out that Mo Kun and Qiuzi would hold a ring exchange ceremony at a church in the following morning. After the ceremony, they would formally register for marriage at the Civil Affairs Bureau.


    They invited many guests, most of whom were Mo Kun¡¯s employees. One of them was Long Xi¡¯s former secretary, Xiaoyi.


    Long Xi contacted Xiaoyi secretly and bought her invitation letter at a high price (Xiaoyi refused her money, but Long Xi insisted.) With the letter, she slid into the church.


    She also dressed up because she didn¡¯t want to be inferior to Qiuzi!


    Her slightly curly black long hair spread on her back like seaweed (flattop was not suitable for a long dress). She looked like a goddess!


    She wore a low-necked pink dress, with a white diamond-studded belt circling her slim waist. Her delicate clavicle and a pair of fascinating breasts were partly visible, while her white and shapely legs were attractive under the irregular-edged dress.


    She had never dressed so sexy! In that case, she had sacrificed so much for Mo Kun!


    The church was full of people, including the guests for Qiuzi and Mo Kun. Mo Kun had no relatives, so all he had there were all his business partners and employees.


    His assistant Xiaoshan was his best man, while Qiuzi¡¯s bridesmaid was her cousin Zhong Chun, who seemed to be Cheng Yimei¡¯s assistant before.


    The first thing that Qiuzi did when she became president was to demote Xiaoyi to a warehouse clerk and hired Zhong Chun as her personal secretary.


    Zhong Chun was not an easy person to deal with. She had an ex-boyfriend named Zhao Quan. They were college classmates.


    After graduation, Zhong Chun became Cheng Yimei¡¯s assistant while Zhao Quan became an assistant screenwriter.


    Recently, Zhong Chun¡¯s mother had arranged a blind date for Zhong Chun, so she met Dr. Zhen Wen, whose father was the dean of a hospital.


    Zhen Wen was attracted by Zhong Chun¡¯s beauty, while Zhong Chun thought Zhen Wen would have a bright future, so she broke up with Zhao Quan.


    Zhong Chun and Zhao Quan were both the loyal fans of ¡°Gintama¡± comics and Werewolf Kill. Before breaking up, they had always played the real-life version of Werewolf Kill together and used Kagura and Silver as their account images.


    Zhong Chun had helped Cheng Yimei to do so many bad things. For example, it was Zhong Chun¡¯s plan to help Cheng Yimei to find Brother Fenggou to rape Long Xi¡­


    Mo Kun in a western-style wedding suit and Qiuzi in a white wedding dress stood in front of the priest, saying to each other, ¡°I do.¡±


    Mo Kun took the ring from the robot Doggy and prepared to exchange his ring with Qiuzi.


    ¡°Wait!¡± Long Xi rushed forward.


    Mo Kun¡¯s hand stopped halfway in the air.


    He looked back and found Long Xi. He raised his eyebrow with a slightly stunned expression passing by his cold eyes, revealing an incomprehensible emotion in his mind.


    Qiuzi calmed down, lowered her eyes, and felt her throat blocked.


    After being stunned, Mo Kun showed disgust in his eyes.


    He didn¡¯t want to see that mean woman who made him feel sad every time Qiuzi mentioned her!


    ¡°Long Xi?!¡± Qiuzi¡¯s eyebrows arose instantly and felt extremely angry!


    She finally got married to Mo Kun. ¡°What is this woman doing here? Came to stop the wedding, right?¡±


    She tilted her head to look at the man beside her who belonged to her after that day. Under the silver-gray suit, he was still so handsome.


    In the last second, he was holding her hand and was preparing to put the wedding ring on her finger.


    But then, he was looking at Long Xi with disgust in his eyes!


    Qiuzi secretly rejoiced. It seemed that Mo Kun believed in her words and had no affection for Long Xi! That was great, a good show was starting!


    She glanced at Mo Kun and tacitly smiled. Then, she kept silent.


    ¡°The protagonist of the show is Mo Kun, so I can only be part of the audience, haha!¡±


    That was the moment for her to witness her victory and she wanted Long Xi to see that with her own eyes, which would be the happiest thing in her life!


    ¡°Brother Kun!¡± Long Xi could not care about dignity and went over pull Mo Kun¡¯s sleeve tightly. She said anxiously, ¡°Brother Kun, you can¡¯t marry her now!¡±


    At the same time, she stared at Qiuzi fiercely.


    Mo Kun was a little absent-minded when hearing her call him ¡°Brother Kun.¡±


    The sound seemed to be familiar and arose a touch of tenderness deep in his mind.


    Seeing that, Qiuzi noticed that something went wrong and immediately coughed twice.


    Mo Kun recovered and turned to Qiuzi.


    He bit his lip. Though with some doubts in his mind, he still placed the ring on Qiuzi¡¯s middle finger slowly.


    Qiuzi smiled smugly, and raised the corner of her mouth at Long Xi¡¯s side. That was the smile of a winner.


    Long Xi stood there, looking at Mo Kun affectionately and saying, ¡°If you really marry her today, you will regret it forever!¡±


    Mo Kun and Qiuzi intertwined their fingers. He said with a smile, ¡°You want to be Zhao Ming, right? I am sorry I don¡¯t have an adoptive father! Tell me your reasons to see if you can convince me!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°You lost your memory and can¡¯t remember anything from before. You¡¯re like an empty piece of paper. You simply believe whatever she draws on your mind. I¡¯m not asking you not to get married, but I hope you can delay the date. How about a few days later?¡±


    Mo Kun said with a smile, ¡°Of course not! I dreamt of this day for a long time, so why should I change this for you? Who do you think you are? Well, I don¡¯t want to waste my time here. We need to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau at once!¡±


    Arrogance and irony were filling Qiuzi¡¯s face. Even if she tried to hide her expression, how could she hide all the pleasantness at that moment?


    Long Xi felt helpless.


    Mo Kun held Qiuzi¡¯s hand and walked away.


    The other guests also followed them, only leaving Long Xi and the priest there.


    Long Xi stood sternly and ignored the priest who was packing his things, as if she were the only one left in the world, until Yan Wangchuan walked in front of her.


    Yan Wangchuan sighed and said with disappointment, ¡°You¡¯re here!¡±


    Long Xi closed her eyes and squinted her eyebrows, unresponsive.


    Yan Wangchuan stopped her before she was about to leave.


    ¡°Xiaolongnv, don¡¯t go! As the priest is here, let¡¯s exchange our wedding rings. You can¡¯t leave since the ceremony is not over!¡± Yan Wangchuan took out a beautiful ring box and said with a smile.


    Long Xi took a step back and sneered softly, ¡°Sorry, I don¡¯t want to come here today. I think I came to the wrong place. I should leave now!¡±


    She didn¡¯t want to stay there to watch his affected manners!


    Yan Wangchuan held her arm and said, ¡°Since you came here, you can¡¯t just leave. Do you still want to stop Mo Kun?¡±


    Long Xi looked at him, hesitated, and finally could not help asking, ¡°Do you have any way out?¡±

 Chapter 200 - Near or Far

    Long Xi looked at him, hesitated, and finally could not help asking, ¡°Do you have any way out?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan handed her a ring box and said, ¡°Yes. Only if you exchange rings with me and promise to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau. Then I will tell you.¡±


    Long Xi clenched her teeth and opened the ring box, but found that there were two can rings instead of real rings.


    Long Xi was suddenly stunned!


    ¡°Do not mention the past! How could the past leave like smoke?¡±


    When she was young, her favorite game was the bride and groom wedding game with Yan Wangchuan.


    Generally, Yan Wangchuan pretended to be the groom, while Long Xi as the bride.


    There was an exception once.


    At that time, she required Yan Wangchuan to be the bride, while she played the role of the groom.


    She found two can rings, and asked Yan Wangchuan to exchange their ¡°rings.¡± Yan Wangchuan was forced to agree.


    At such a young age, their fingers were small, so they placed the can rings on their thumbs.


    Tears broke out when Long Xi thought of the past.


    With tears in his eyes, Yan Wangchuan placed one can ring on her thumb.


    Long Xi finally couldn¡¯t control her emotions and squatted down to bury her head in her limbs.


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°Once, you laid your love in front of me, but I didn¡¯t cherish it! Xiaolongnv, can you give me another chance? If I fail you this time, let me die with all my might, and may my soul never rest in peace¡­¡±


    ¡°Stop!¡± Long Xi covered her ears and screamed with a choked throat.


    Yan Wangchuan said with a smile, ¡°Actually, you still care about me! You just don¡¯t want to admit it! Well, as long as you still care about me, I will be happy! Now, I can tell you that they cannot get married today!


    ¡°Because a woman, like you, also doesn¡¯t want Mo Kun to marry Qiuzi. Later, she will show up at the Civil Affairs Bureau and will take Mo Kun to another place. ¡°This way, they can¡¯t get married.¡±


    Long Xi asked, ¡°Who? Does she have a chance? Both brother Kun and Qiuzi have bodyguards!¡±


    Yan Wangchuan shrugged and said like a rascal, ¡°I don¡¯t know. Feng Zihao told me about this and he asked me to tell you. You can check with him!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Where will she take brother Kun? Will she hurt him?¡±


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°How could I know about this? But, since the woman loves him, she might not hurt him. Ah, Mo Kun, he always has a lot of good fortune in love affairs! From Feng Zihao¡¯s words, that woman is also a stunning beauty, a scientist, named SU! She can match with you on appearance! I never expected that Mo Kun would be so fickle in love. Such an asshole!¡±


    ¡°Bullshit! Brother Kun never behaves as you say!¡± Long Xi went out angrily, but was dragged by Yan Wangchuan again.


    Yan Wangchuan said, ¡°You can¡¯t leave like this. Don¡¯t forget, we should go to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow and get married.¡±


    Long Xi shook off his hands and said sharply, ¡°Tomorrow is another day! It hasn¡¯t come yet.¡±


    She hurried out of the church and got into her car to the direction of the Civil Affairs Bureau.


    When had she almost reached the door of the Civil Affairs Bureau, she found that the police had closed the road and she could not drive by.


    Getting out of her car, she saw many soldiers standing in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau in the distance.


    She saw that one of them was Fu Xinjie.


    Medical staff carried three stretchers out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, and Mo Kun lay on one motionlessly.


    The other two people on the stretcher were covered with white fabric, which indicated that they were dead.


    Long Xi tried to rush through, but was stopped by two police officers. They were determined not to let her pass.


    She was so nervous and did not notice that the scientist SU was watching her in the distance.


    SU was rescued by Feng Zihao from the deserted island two days prior.


    Feng Zihao told her that Mo Kun was about to get married! When she injected a tetanus shot for Mo Kun, he could tell that she had some relationship with Mo Kun!


    SU was about to ¡°rob the groom¡±, but the military took action even faster than her!


    Feng Zihao gave her a fake passport and a French address where her daughter MU was. Formerly, Qiuzi had taken MU away and arranged for her to be in an orphanage in France. A Japanese nanny named Suzuki adopted her and treated her as her own daughter. No one knew whether it was true or not.


    The most vital thing was to find MU first!


    Since Mo Kun couldn¡¯t get married, she was about to leave!


    She went to the address that Feng Zihao provided to her and looked for her long-lost daughter¡­


    Long Xi immediately called Fu Xinjie.


    Fu Xinjie answered her call when seeing Long Xi¡¯s number.


    Long Xi asked urgently, ¡°What happened to Brother Kun?¡±


    Fu Xinjie said, ¡°Are you at the spot?¡±


    She looked at the crowd in the distance, Long Xi waved her hand. Fu Xinjie gave her feedback.


    Fu Xinjie said, ¡°Be at ease. Mo Kun just got hit on his head and passed out. The medical staff will immediately take him to the hospital. You don¡¯t know how wonderful the show we played today was! In order to reduce the casualties, we arranged our men in the Civil Affairs Bureau. We sent the new couple a bottle of drinks with some knockout drops. But we didn¡¯t expect that your Lord Mo Kun even used the knockout drop paper test which was invented by him to find out our arrangement. We had no other way but to take action immediately! Qiuzi even hid a pistol under her wedding dress, such a dead rabbit! She¡¯s good at shooting while her bodyguards are the members of their company. We started a fierce battle! We lost a member, but all her bodyguards were killed by us. We planned to catch them alive. What¡¯s a pity! The worst thing is that Qiuzi ran away. Do you know how she ran away? She got help from the robot invented by your Mo Kun. Was it named Doggy? Mo Kun even ordered Doggy to protect Qiuzi during her escape. Qiuzi hid in Doggy¡¯s storage box and then they ran away. Mo Kun used a special metal to make Doggy¡¯s body, which was bulletproof. Then, it flew away like Iron Man. It must be a high-end upgraded version. No one could catch up with it.¡±


    ¡°Did Qiuzi really run away? How about Chen Jian? I remember you told me it wasn¡¯t the right time taking action, right?¡± Long Xi asked.


    Fu Xinjie said, ¡°The time to take action is top-secret, so how could I easily tell you? ¡°Rest assured. Chief Yan has already destroyed the armed forces of the Brutal Pranks Gang half an hour ago and caught the fourth boss Man Yiming and plenty of the major members. The pity is that Chen Jian, ¡®Faceless Man¡¯, and the third boss ¡®Pheasant¡¯ ran away. What a pity! What¡¯s worse, we didn¡¯t even find out what the third boss looks like. We lost one piece!¡±


    Long Xi thought, ¡°It means that Chen Jian and Feng Zihao still escaped!¡±


    She was afraid that Qiuzi¡¯s affairs would affect Mo Kun, and quickly said, ¡°Brother Kun has nothing to do with Qiuzi! He only tried to protect his beloved one. He thought Qiuzi was a good person!¡±


    Fu Xinjie said, ¡°Be assured. We will not let go of any bad guy, nor will treat a good person wrong!¡±


    Two days later, Long Xi read in the newspaper that the Thorn Birds office arrested a group of criminals including Chen Jian and killed a number of stubborn criminals, including Qiuzi.


    However, Feng Zihao was not among the arrested people.


    Feng Zihao had dashed off. He knew that the military would take action earlier, so he cleverly avoided it.


    Besides, he had been pretending to be another person, so no one had seen his true face. Therefore, it was difficult for the police to get his criminal evidence.


    Feng Zihao indirectly helped Long Xi before and he was the descendant of the Zodiac family, which meant that he was one of Long Xi¡¯s allies. Therefore, Long Xi would not sell him out.


    Long Xi heard that Mo Kun¡¯s headaches had returned after he woke up. Perhaps, it was due to excessive sadness.


    Before that, Mo Kun had been taking his own special painkillers and would go to the spring of Little Mount Emei once a month, so the headache was gone after a few months.


    But after he lost his memory, he forgot that he had a headache, as well as the formula for the special medicine and the hot spring.


    That time, he seemed to have a killer headache. Even pills or injections could not relieve his pain!


    The doctors were helpless about it and arranged for him to enter the intensive care room.


    Long Xi went to visit him, but only received his heavy blame and was driven out.


    He seemed to be quite mad and could not believe that Qiuzi was a criminal, not to mention that Qiuzi was just Cheng Yimei. He thought that she must have been framed.


    He vowed to take revenge for Qiuzi. She needed justice!


    He blamed Long Xi, as if she were one of Qiuzi¡¯s killers, one of his enemies. He would not let go of her!


    He also scolded Long Xi as if she were a whore! According to him, she did not know dignity and dated a few men at the same time!


    Long Xi could find nothing to explain to him! Even if she showed him the many lovely photos she had with Mo Kun, he still thought that it was Long Xi trying to take him away from Qiuzi!


    Well, Long Xi had to admit that Qiuzi was really good at making up lies!


    Unbreakable! What she said to Mo Kun was half-true and half-false. Even if she died, her lies were still there.


    It seemed that Mo Kun would misunderstand Long Xi for the rest of his life unless he recovered his memory!


    However, she would still secretly visit him even if Mo Kun misunderstood her deeply.


    As long as she could see him from a distance, even if it was far from him, she still felt satisfied.

 Chapter 201 - Rescue You Through Time and Space

    Fortunately for Long Xi, Yan Wangchuan did not mention the issue of their marriage.


    But God might think Long Xi had not experienced enough sufferings and allocated her another one!


    The hospital¡¯s specialists used the most advanced medical equipment to scan Mo Kun¡¯s brain, finding that there was a tiny malignant tumor growing near his cerebral blood vessels. What was worse, the cancer cells had begun to spread rapidly! The reason why Mo Kun lost his memory had to be related to that tumor!


    Long Xi went to Mo Kun¡¯s attending doctor, who said he could not make surgery on Mo Kun¡¯s malignant tumor, because it would kill him!


    Even though Mo Kun was willing to accept chemotherapy, he would only have two months to live.


    Mo Kun had no choice but to accept chemotherapy, but that was just a way to slow down the pace of death!


    Although swimming in money, Mo Kun could not change his situation in front of death.


    Long Xi also had no other way out!


    She tried everything she could think of!


    In order to be able to spend more time with Mo Kun, she decided to refuse the invitation to the Paris Fashion Week. Actually, that was a dream opportunity for fashion designers!


    She didn¡¯t want to be in a hurry. She was always a person who had extremely high requirements for her works!


    If she participated in the Paris Fashion Week, she needed to focus on it from design paper to final work. She needed to care about every single detail. Even if she put all her efforts into that, it would imply spending two months at the least.


    But for her, what was more important than Mo Kun?


    Seeing that death was coming near to Mo Kun, she still could do nothing. That feeling was too terrible!


    One day, Feng Zihao went to see her when her grandmother was not at home. He took away all the things her grandfather left to her, including her grandfather¡¯s books, the bracelet her grandfather left to her grandfather, and even Long Xi¡¯s longevity lock.


    Long Xi did not want her grandmother to be sad, so she tried to stop him.


    He said, ¡°The clues of the Dragon Family might be hidden in these remains. You promised me to hand over all the clues to me. Don¡¯t break your promise!¡±


    Long Xi could only keep that from her grandmother. She bought a bracelet similar to the original one and placed some similar worn books to hide all the things.


    Her grandmother didn¡¯t find anything amiss after going back home.


    The next day, Feng Zihao called Long Xi again and said that he had a method to save Mo Kun, but required Long Xi to transfer the ownership of her clothing company and the Zhenxia Pavilion to him.


    At the moment, Feng Zihao had a new identity. By some means, he obtained a French passport, which meant that he was a French Chinese.


    As for Feng Zihao¡¯s requirement, Long Xi agreed after hesitating for a while.


    The reason why she hesitated was not about the wealth, but she still had some doubts about Feng Zihao. He was not convincing.


    She talked about that with her grandmother because Zhenxia Pavilion was partly hers and 20% of the stock was in her account, which had been given by Long Xi.


    Her grandmother understood her decision and said decisively after thinking twice, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter about where we live. We used to be poor. We can regain the wealth even if we lose it! We need to save Kun¡¯er! Even if it¡¯s just a scam, we need to seize this chance!¡±


    After Long Xi and her grandma signed the related documents, the clothing company and Zhenxia Pavilion were transferred to Feng Zihao¡¯s name.


    Xiaolu heard about Long Xi¡¯s situation, and asked Long Xi and her grandmother to stay temporarily at his house.


    Long Xi couldn¡¯t rent a good place in such a short time. Under Xiaolu¡¯s persistence, they moved to Xiaolu¡¯s home.


    Xiaolu left the two best rooms for them.


    Feng Zihao also honored his promise and went for Long Xi the next day, saying to her, ¡°I¡¯ll take you to a place.¡±


    For safety reasons, Long Xi had told Xiaolu about Feng Zihao¡¯s arrangement.


    Xiaolu was worried about Long Xi¡¯s safety and tagged along. When hearing Feng Zihao would take Long Xi to a place, he said he needed to follow them. Feng Zihao agreed.


    Yan Wangchuan had been filming in Hengdian, so he had no time to bother Long Xi and did not know her situation.


    Long Xi did not plan to ask him for help.


    As for Yu Lanjie, she was training heavily in the army and nearly lost contact with the outside. Long Xi could not get in touch with her.


    Where Feng Zihao took Long Xi and Xiaolu was¡­


    A building was revealed in the forest, which looked like an impervious prison.


    Feng Zihao proudly said, ¡°This is a researching institute that I invested in, which must be the most powerful among all the institutes in technology research in our nation. I call it Phoenix No. 1 Research Institute. This building is surrounded by a high-tech automatic shielding system, preventing all wireless communications from investigating. That female scientist SU is the major director of this program.¡±


    Feng Zihao took Long Xi and Xiaolu to the front and the door opened after the facial scan instrument scanned his face. SU had been waiting for them behind the door for a long time.


    Seeing Long Xi, she went to her immediately and looked at her while saying in a serious tone, ¡°Are you sure to do this? In order to save him, can you ignore all the danger?¡±


    Long Xi did not know what the danger in her words implied, but she still nodded firmly.


    Xiaolu asked, ¡°What¡¯s the solution? Is it effective?¡±


    SU was excited and said incoherently, ¡°This is a time-traveling robot with relative crossing technology. We¡¯re still at the experimental stage. MK, oh, Mo Kun, has a genetic disease, which was caused by his living environment¡­ Well, I don¡¯t have enough time to explain this to you. Time is limited! I¡¯m so worried! I want to go there on my own if I didn¡¯t have to manipulate the spacecraft! MK is going to die. He has no time to wait!¡±


    Long Xi understood and said, ¡°You mean you want me to travel through time and space and change his life? Okay, I¡¯ll go!¡±


    Xiaolu felt that Long Xi was out of her mind and said in a hurry, ¡°Time-travel? Will you go back to change history? Let alone whether you can travel through time and space or not. If so, this will break the natural laws. You won¡¯t have a good result.¡±


    SU said, ¡°This time-traveling technology is not mature. If it fails, we pay with our lives. Once succeeding, we may not come back. Besides, I can only send your consciousness to the previous time and space on my comrade TI. ¡°Mo Kun¡¯s disease was caused by environmental pollution. As far as I know, TI once collected a total of 81 precious medicinal materials and developed a medicine that could eliminate the root of the disease. Unfortunately, the only medicine was destroyed by the enemy. If you can change history and Mo Kun eats the medicine, he will be fine. Besides, you need to survive in a new living environment to help Mo Kun change his fate. You can¡¯t be found as an outsider. All of these are serious tests for you. I won¡¯t lie to you, but it is the only way to save him. You can consider whether to go or not.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°I don¡¯t have to think too much! I will fight for him even if going to hell!¡±


    Xiaolu dragged Long Xi¡¯s arm and tried to stop her. But he knew Long Xi was quite a stubborn person!


    No one could change her mind!


    Xiaolu also understood that the reason why Long Xi asked him to go with her was not to ask him for advice, but to protect her flesh. That way, she could successfully rescue Mo Kun with her consciousness!


    SU said, ¡°Then, let¡¯s go to the lab. Come with me. I¡¯ll tell you the details on the way.¡±


    She took them to the direction of the lab and said, ¡°The time-traveling machine will send your consciousness to the past time and space, like the soul time-traveling that people on earth spoke of. Since the brain waves of the host don¡¯t completely disappear, your consciousness will back up to the host¡¯s memory at the last moment. You can extract her memory as you need. What¡¯s the most important thing is that I will manipulate the machine and take you back when the spacecraft uses up all the energy. You should cooperate with me and come back at once. Otherwise, you can¡¯t come back¡­¡±


    Long Xi nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯ll remember your advice.¡±


    When they arrived in the lab, they saw there was a large machine, which was connected to an iron bed.


    SU asked Long Xi to lie down on the bed, while she was sitting in front of the big machine. She pressed a few buttons and entered a very complicated formation.


    Xiaolu had tears in his eyes and said to Long Xi, ¡°Master Xi, take care! I will protect your body until you come back!¡±


    Long Xi nodded and said, ¡°I will definitely come back!¡±


    SU said, ¡°Remember, Mo Kun only has two months left! You should be mindful of the time!¡±


    Long Xi nodded mutely.


    SU decisively performed the last step.


    Strong dizziness and headache invaded Long Xi¡¯s senses. She felt as if her body was about to be torn up. She was feeling lighter, like dancing in the universe. Then, a sense of apparent weightlessness made her brain blank¡­


    Not knowing how long it took, she slowly woke up from endless silence. She opened her eyes with difficulty.


    Before she could receive the memory of the original host, she felt that the environment around her was somewhat wrong.


    ¡°I seem to be in a¡­ mech? It was similar to the interior structure of Mo Kun¡¯s MK7 mech!¡±


    While she was currently sitting in the driver¡¯s seat, controlling the mech with her hands!


    The mech was moving at a fast speed.


    Behind her, gunfire came.


    Every time when a shot rang, the mech would shake, seemingly to be hit.


    ¡°WTF, what has happened?¡±


    She seemed to be pursued.


    Long Xi immediately extracted the host¡¯s memory.


    The host¡¯s name was TI, a talented scientist in Planet BT. Born in the Ice Field in the north, she was 18 years old.

 Chapter 202 - Alien Adventures

    TI was Mo Kun¡¯s best friend on Planet BT.


    Long Xi subconsciously touched his upper body, which was indeed a man¡¯s chest!


    Did she change into a man?


    TI was currently being hunted down by an organization called Skynet.


    TI had a problem with Skynet¡¯s boss, a mysterious and beautiful woman nicknamed the Duchess, for TI once prevented Skynet from polluting the environment in order to maximize its economic gain.


    When Long Xi awakened to her consciousness in that body, Ti was driving a worn-out mech that had ringing alerts everywhere, except for the main weapon, and was running on his way to escape.


    Although his friend MK had received his distress signal and was on his way, he would not be able to arrive that soon. Alas, she wanted to cry without tears!


    That dilapidated R1 mech had been scarred, and one of its mechnical arms was missing; its right leg was also limping. It seemed that the waist had also suffered some serious injuries. The parts of the whole mech were clanging, as if they would be scattered into a pile of metal scraps at any time.


    She was currently in a great desert. An oasis used to be there!


    Because of the ill effects of environmental pollution, that once vibrant oasis had become a vast sandy sea!


    That was the evil done by the ¡°Skynet¡± organization!


    Long Xi looked back at the three R2 mechs and the stream of people that were chasing behind them, and suddenly she felt scared, cold sweat condensing. How could she dare to complain? She could only drive the broken mech forward desperately.


    Since the release of the R2 mech, R1 mechs were facing the fate of being eliminated!


    After receiving the memory of the host, Long Xi knew how to operate the R1 mech.


    She drove the mech awkwardly to escape without hesitation. There were three R2 mechs of Skynet and a large group of people who were shouting to kill her. After the rumbling chaos of a group of people and horses, a large amount of sand dust was raised, which scared the small insects and animals in the desert, who hid under the sand layer.


    The people from ¡°Skynet¡± arrogantly raised several Gauss guns to shoot at R1, scaring Long Xi, who dodged the bullets in a hurry.


    Fortunately, it was a false alarm. Although that mech was worn out, the bullets from the ordinary Gauss guns were only making dents on the broken armor; they couldn¡¯t cause real damage.


    Both sides chased and fled like that. Though it seemed thrilling, the group of people from ¡°Skynet¡± could never catch up with Longxi!


    There was a strong man with green hair and blue eyes sitting in a mech which was at the back of the left wing of the leader¡¯s mech. He shouted to the pretty blonde woman in the leader¡¯s mech, ¡°Boss, this MK is true to his name. He¡¯s really cunning.¡±


    He raised the main weapon¡ªa high-energy particle gun, in the right hand of mech¡ªand said, ¡°Do you want to use it?¡±


    The glamorous woman suddenly burst out, ¡°Idiot! What if you hurt my Duchess?¡±


    Seeing that the opponent didn¡¯t use the high-energy particle gun, Long Xi was relieved but didn¡¯t dare to relax. She could only bite her teeth and run forward with all her might.


    Considering what happened just then, Long Xi might have escaped if it weren¡¯t for that worn-out mech.


    The green-haired man didn¡¯t dare to use the main weapon, and could only keep shouting at Long Xi, ¡°MK! Stop running! We¡¯re not going to hunt you down! It¡¯s our boss. Our famous Duchess has taken a fancy to you and wants to take you as her husband!¡±


    ¡°What? How did the story develop like this?¡±


    Though the man used the language of Planet BT, Long Xi found that she could understand it. Not only could she understand, but she could also speak it!


    Long Xi yelled angrily through the broken mech¡¯s megaphone, ¡°I¡¯m not interested in being your Duchess¡¯ hunsband! Stop running after me!¡±


    Suddenly, she felt something tugging at her left sleeve.


    She looked down.


    Unexpectedly, a white kitten came out from the top of a backpack nearby. No, it was not a kitten. It was a baby tiger.


    That little tiger should still be a newborn baby tiger. His watery eyes were staring at Long Xi, and his fleshy little claws were resting on her left sleeve, gently scratching and crying very slightly. The little tiger was so cute that Long Xi¡¯s liver was trembling.


    She was always defenseless against cute furry creatures!


    The Duchess smiled and said, ¡°TI, I¡¯ve heard that you¡¯re looking for snow tigers all over the world. You want to use something from snow tigers to refine medicine able to treat your friend MK¡¯s encephalopathy. I happen to have a newly born snow tiger here! The little snow tiger¡¯s mother died after she gave birth to it. It may be the last snow tiger in the world! If you want it, I can give it to you unconditionally! Oh, actually, I¡¯ve sent someone to give it to you secretly. It¡¯s in your backpack. I wanted to give you a surprise! You should have seen it by now, right? This is the dowry I gave you. Do you like it?¡±


    What?


    Long Xi searched TI¡¯s memory.


    Oh, it turned out that it was indeed a snow tiger. Because of climate change, human hunting and other factors, it had become an endangered animal on Planet BT.


    Ti, Mo Kunmechanical and SU had been looking for it on Planet BT for several years, but they had found not even one!


    TI and Mo Kun were working together to develop a pill that could cure Mo Kun¡¯s encephalopathy. It needed 81 precious herbs.


    After their unremitting efforts, all the other 78 herbs had been collected. They just needed a bit of urine from a snow tiger cub, the scales of a cuttlefish from the deep snow ice area and the bile of an ice bear to make the medicine!


    Yes, read it correctly. Snow tiger cub¡¯s urine!


    Oh my god!


    While Long Xi was stunned, the pursuers behind had given her an ultimatum, ¡°TI, don¡¯t think we ¡°Skynet¡± are afraid of you, some so-called gifted scientists. There are so many of our people today that you can¡¯t escape anyway. Now, bow down to our Duchess!¡±


    Long Xi really wanted to cry. ¡°I¡¯m not a man, neither a lesbian!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s more, how can I get Lord Mo Kun¡¯s best friend, TI, to be this Duchess¡¯s husband?¡±


    With the combat effectiveness of TI, the original owner of that body, if it weren¡¯t for the broken mech that was about to be scrapped, how could she be chased so embarrassingly by them?


    One side was forcing a marriage; the other side rejected firmly, so the two teams made a line of boiling dust in the sandy sea.


    All of a sudden, Long Xi¡¯s broken mech ¡°clicked¡±, stopping its steps, then made a loud noise. The broken mech suddenly became a pile of scrap iron. It smashed down, producing large dust clouds in the desert; it made Long Xi, who fell into the sand keep coughing.


    The first mech, which was in pursuit of her, suddenly made an emergency stop, and the two nearby mechs followed suit.


    However, those fierce-looking people in the back didn¡¯t have time to stop their steps. They bumped into the front mech one after another, immediately piling up behind the three mechs.


    At the last moment, Long Xi, who held the baby tiger in her arms, was out of breath to running out of the dust area, but when she just caught her breath, she suddenly felt stunned, and her heart shuddered. ¡°What a tragedy!¡±


    She had been surrounded by three mechs! She was under fire from all quarters, ambushed on all sides!


    The green-haired man shouted, ¡°TI, you are surrounded. Stop resisting and hand yourself over to our Duchess! Although our Duchess has many male pets, you would be her first husband. Your status would be very distinguished!¡±


    The cockpit of the mech opened with a bang; a green-haired and bearded man with cross-grained features and muscles jumped out. His brown eyes stared like bull¡¯s eyes, and his legs, as strong as elephant legs, severely smashed two large pits in the sand. He then took a lunge and rushed straight to Long Xi.


    Long Xi seemed to see his nostrils puffing and she shivered with fear. Then she took a look at the broken mech that had been scattered into a pile of scrap iron nearby. How could she escape without the mech she was an expert in!


    Long Xi quickly tried her best to put up the most flattering smile. ¡°Warrior Ru! You see, this is actually a misunderstanding¡­¡±


    Although she had always boasted that she was extremely smart and her mind went a lot faster than anyone else¡¯s, she had just been in that body for a short while and she couldn¡¯t it with ease. She couldn¡¯t compete with RU.


    RU grabbed Long Xi¡¯s arm, and Long Xi hurried to escape.


    But, although her feet were desperately running forward, her body could not move forward anymore.


    It was over. Things would be really miserable. After being caught by Skynet, things would definitely not look good.


    The Duchess, named NA, would certainly not let her go! She had goosebumps when thinking of being the Duchess¡¯ husband.


    She appeared to have seen the end of the world coming and her heart was gloomy.


    Long Xi couldn¡¯t cry anymore. She cried desperately, ¡°Help! Help! Is there anyone here to help me?¡±


    Before her voice had died away, there was a sudden thunder in the gray sky above the head, which stunned both the escaping Long Xi and the RU who chased her. They both looked up at the sky.


    There was an aircraft appearing in the sky somehow.


    The people in the sandy sea suddenly felt dumbfounded. Where did such unseen aircraft come from?


    Before they could react, however, the hatch of the aircraft suddenly opened and a figure jumped out.


    That figure ¡°duang¡± hit the sand after landing, creating a large pit.


    Then, before the dust dispersed, the figure jumped out. He held a shining gun in his hand, the barrel pointing at RU¡¯s temple. He shouted clearly, ¡°Let that man go!¡±


    Long Xi was suddenly bursting with joy.


    It was Mo Kun! It was Mo Kun at the age of eighteen!


    His skin color was not wheat, but white as snow, and his deep and three-dimensional facial features revealed a sense of maturity beyond his age!


    His ice-blue short hair and ice blue eyes were like glaciers in Greenland waters.


    The key was that he looked very handsome! Important things needed to be said three times!


    Almost subconsciously, she blurted out, ¡°Brother Kun!¡±


    Mo Kun shivered and said, ¡°Hey, are you stupefied because of being chased? I am MK! Your good brother! We¡¯re good brothers, not gays!¡±

 Chapter 203 - Food Handed out in Contempt

    Mo Kun suddenly got goosebumps and said disgustingly, ¡°Hey, are you stupefied because of being chased? I am MK! Your good brother! We¡¯re good brothers, not gays!¡±


    Long Xi just recalled the memory of the original owner, which was recently searched. Mo Kun was a person from Planet BT, his original name being MK. At the time, he didn¡¯t know Long Xi at all. He went to save his brother TI.


    ¡°Oops, I almost let the secret slip! Brother Kun, please forgive me. I miss you so much!¡±


    The Ru nearby was also stunned.


    In that sandy sea, ¡°Skynet¡± was definitely the overlord.


    As the number one warrior of the Duchess of Skynet, no one had dared to point him with a gun for many years.


    RU grinned. He exposed his black teeth with steel rings, then raised his left hand and waved at will.


    The ¡°Skynet¡± crowd nearby immediately flew up again, and the two mechs were even aggressively approaching MK.


    In the face of mechs that were beyond human resistance, MK remained unmoving.


    His gun pointed steadily at RU. As long as RU made the slightest movement, he would shoot.


    He ordered Long Xi coldly, ¡°Fool, come over here.¡±


    Long Xi was happy at once. Mo Kun got along with his brother like that?


    She dodged and stood behind Mo Kun.


    The Duchess said, ¡°MK, do you think you can save TI? Otherwise, you and TI will both stay and be my men! Many have wanted with me, but I didn¡¯t accept! This is a pie falling from the sky! Look at RU. How loyal he is to me. He wishes I could make a pet of him every night!¡±


    After hearing the Duchess¡¯ words, RU said in tears, ¡°My most beloved Duchess, in fact, you¡¯re so fickle in love. I feel so sad! Actually, I really wanted to be your only one! But I know I don¡¯t deserve it! Don¡¯t worry. I will get along with the Duchess¡¯ husband!¡±


    Long Xi found it quite funny when she watched the big guy crying like that!


    A beautiful arc hung on Mo Kun¡¯s lips. He said, ¡°Come out, MK6!¡±


    Suddenly, the aircraft above their heads trembled. With everyone being struck dumb, a mech fell from the sky, making a large and enormous pit in the sand as it slammed down.


    Long Xi saw that the appearance of that MK6 was similar to the MK7 she had seen before. She wondered, where there were any differences in function?


    The sand and dust obscured everyone¡¯s vision. Before they could come to themselves, Mo Kun grabbed TI, jumped on the thigh of the mech with extremely great agility, and entered the cockpit through the conveyor belt on MK6¡¯s thigh.


    The closing speed of the cockpit door was unexpectedly fast. At the moment when RU raised his gun and pulled the trigger to shoot, the cockpit was closed¡­


    Mo Kun decisively drove the main weapon of the mech to launch a fierce round towards the mech driven by the Duchess.


    At that time, the decelerated frozen particle beam hit the right hand of the mech driven by RU¡¯s companion BU.


    BO¡¯s mech slowed down by 80% and was disarmed immediately.


    RU took that opportunity to escape into the mech.


    Mo Kun¡¯s combat speed was so fast that RU¡¯s mech was immediately disarmed when Mo Kun shot again.


    Everyone was dumbfounded.


    Long Xi in the cockpit was so shocked that her chin almost fell to the ground.


    So handsome! So handsome! So handsome!


    She recalled the operation of the mech on Planet BT. She had never seen a decelerated frozen particle gun of a mech¡¯s main weapon have such a short cooling time.


    There was almost no cooling process in between the two consecutive rounds!


    ¡°My Lord Mo Kun is really awesome! Not only a great inventor, but also a genius for mech manipulation!¡±


    The Duchess facing them was also surprised.


    Of course, she wasn¡¯t able to dominate the sandy sea by simply using her beauty!


    She had believed that, with that obviously young and somewhat unreliable teenager, the aircraft without attack capability overhead, and TI¡¯s tendency to drop the ball at a critical time, they would never be able to make any big actions while facing her two experienced subordinates.


    It seemed that she miscalculated MK¡¯s strength!


    At the moment, her two subordinates were under MK¡¯s control, and they were both her male pets. She didn¡¯t want them to get hurt!


    So she immediately shouted to MK, ¡°Let my men go! You can leave. I¡¯m not in a hurry anyway!¡±


    Although RU was a savage, he also knew those who suited their actions to the times were wise, since he had mingled in that society since childhood.


    Due to being suppressed by them, and they obviously had no intention of killing him, there was no need for him to further provoke them.


    He controlled the mech, raised the two robotic arms and took three steps back, but the expression on his face was fierce. It had been a really long time, for somebody to dare treat him like that.


    A real man would surely have his revenge. However, revenge was a dish best served cold. Hum!


    Mo Kun controlled the MK6 mech, allowing its right arm to reload the weapon and grab a ladder thrown from the aircraft overhead.


    The aircraft immediately took off with the mech under the gaze of the Duchess.


    The RU on the ground was no longer as fierce and arrogant as he had been when he chased Long Xi. He silently and coldly stared at the departing aircraft.


    The silver-haired and feminine BO, with a pair of amorous eyes, had stepped out of the mech and asked the Dukeness, ¡°Boss, isn¡¯t MK a scientist? Still, it seems that he¡¯s slightly better than me considering the strength of his mech!¡±


    With a strange smile, the blonde duchess covered her snow-white wrists and said with a smile, ¡°A young boy in his teens, able to disarm both of your weapons in the twinkling of an eye, with a mech invented by himself. Moreover, he¡¯s so handsome. He really fits my appetite! It seems that my marriage is being foreshadowed. I will marry two men in one go!¡±


    RU and BO stared speechless each other. In fact, they really wanted the one married to her, but the Duchess only treated them as male pets!


    In their eyes, the Duchess was so charming, either when dealing with affairs or while having sex!


    Considering their limited brain capacity, they couldn¡¯t figure out why TI didn¡¯t want to marry the Duchess. That was a blessing one must earn after several generations of their previous lives!


    At the time, Long Xi was panting in the aircraft.


    The body had been on the run for two days and nights; there had been no time to drink water from that morning till then.


    At that moment, when she relaxed, her stomach immediately protested, and the loud noise was even more deafening in the quiet cabin of the aircraft. That made her pretty face, oh no, TI¡¯s handsome face, turn red.


    Mo Kun, who was fully concentrating on flying the aircraft, suddenly heard such a loud noise, and couldn¡¯t help but be stunned.


    Long Xi¡¯s face became even redder, and she quickly said, ¡°Hahaha, I¡¯m not that what, um, that what, ah, hahaha, that¡­¡±


    Even she didn¡¯t know what she was talking about, but it seemed that Mo Kun understood her meaning. He adjusted the flight mode of the aircraft to automatic mode, turned around to the operation platform nearby, took some compressed nutrition tablets and handed them to her.


    On Planet BT, everyone¡¯s food was uniformly compressed nutrition tablets.


    Long Xi felt embarrassed and quickly shook her hand, just about to say, ¡°I¡¯m not hungry.¡± But her stomach made even louder noises.


    It would be hypocritical to refuse again. Long Xi blushed, took the compressed nutrition tablet and was stunned.


    She was really hungry. Although she wanted to eat more delicately, the compressed nutrition tablets tasted a bit like breakfast cheese, so couldn¡¯t help but gobble them up. She blushed and was choking, almost out of breath.


    Seeing that she was beating her chest desperately, and her eyes were all about to pop out, Mo Kun quickly handed her a bottle of water.


    After she drank the water and things eased over, she heard a chilly female voice with a little gentleness, ¡°Are you better?¡±


    Long Xi, who had just caught her breath, looked up, and saw a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl.


    According to the original owner¡¯s memory, that young girl was Mo Kun¡¯s good friend SU, a scientist, and a military school student.


    That girl was very beautiful, especially her limpid eyes. If ten people saw her, all of them would praise her beauty. Long Xi, who had become a man, suddenly felt a little embarrassed.


    The girl was wearing a black coat. Normally, it would be difficult for a girl of that age to wear a black coat; but the coat on her, matching her fair skin and aura, seemed quite appropriate.


    She had no idea where SU came from. Seeing that Long Xi was choking, and Mo Kun clapped her back, she stopped and looked at the guy who was a ¡°pharmacology genius,¡± according to MK.


    Unexpectedly, TI¡¯s handsome face was dirty, with long and messy hair, which no one knew how long it had been since it was last trimmed. The upper body was naked, the lower body was surrounded by a ¡°skirt¡± made of animal skin, with several holes made by insects, and he wore straw sandals.


    What did he look like? Yes, unlike modern people, like savages who had grown up in the mountains for a long time! He gave others a wildly untamable feeling, like an ape that had not yet evolved into a man!


    As the only successor of the big family of Planet BT, SU was proud in her bones, and she did have enough advantages to back that pride.


    She also judged people by their appearance. When she saw TI like that, she had a kind of contempt in her heart.


    In a condescending tone, she said, ¡°You are TI? Don¡¯t worry, slow down. We have enough compressed nutritional tablets here. Although the taste is bland, it¡¯s better than what you had, back in the place where you used to live. You don¡¯t have to worry about starving like you used to. We can give you a better life.¡±


    Long Xi suddenly felt her heart drop.


    According to the original owner¡¯s memory, he was born and raised in a place called Deep Ice Snowfield.


    It was a vast area with only a few people. The weather was cold and snowy all the year round, and the food supply was extremely small. In addition, TI was a homeless child without parents, so he was often without enough food when he was young.


    Although he didn¡¯t have enough food, it was his life, his hometown!


    And since he met his master WU, known as the ¡°Medicine God in Planet BT,¡± he had encountered happiness.

 Chapter 204 - The First Experience of Flirting with a Girl

    Master WU was then 23 years old. Judging by the average lifespan of people in Planet BI, he probably wouldn¡¯t live for long.


    He felt that TI was very talented in pharmacology, so he accepted TI as an apprentice and instructed him without reservation.


    TI finally knew the feeling of being loved by others, and immersed in the ocean of pharmacological knowledge all day, feeling very happy.


    Later, his Master also took him out of the Deep Ice Snowfield, and studied the pharmacology of the unknown herbs in the world. He benefited a lot!


    Had it not been for Master WU¡¯s death two years prior, he wouldn¡¯t have returned to the Deep Ice Snowfield, and he would probably not have encountered Mo Kun, a friend of life and death.


    Although he had a bitter life before, TI had his own happiness and joy. Even if it was hard, he didn¡¯t like others to deny his existence!


    Probably due to the residual emotions of the original owner, Long Xi directly placed the nutritional tablets and water back in her hand and said lazily, ¡°I¡¯m full. No more.¡±


    SU was obviously stunned. She glanced at Mo Kun with a guilty conscience and quickly explained, ¡°TI, I¡¯m not looking down on you because of not having eaten or not being well dressed. I just want you to feel at ease.¡±


    But Long Xi was even more unhappy when she heard that!


    That was clearly food handed out in contempt! And somehow, although the girl was very beautiful, Long Xi always felt that there was no smile in her eyes, even with a hint of condescending pride.


    Long Xi herself was good at examining a man¡¯s language and observing his countenance, while TI himself was almost instinctively keen on others¡¯ intentions.


    She could feel that SU at the time looked down on TI deep down!


    SU seemed to be a little embarrassed, looking at MK who was next to her and had yet to speak. She said, ¡°Oh, MK, your little brother is really stubborn, I meant well¡­ What do you say?¡±


    Mo Kun frowned.


    When Long Xi saw that, she immediately lowered her head knowingly, because she knew Mo Kun very well. The previous gesture was only done when he wasn¡¯t very happy.


    As expected, Mo Kun said to Long Xi, ¡°TI, SU is a friend I met in the mecha military school. She¡¯s a kind person, but she is not very good at expressing her kindness. When I received your distress signal, I was doing scientific research with SU at Tomb Star. It¡¯s a flight three days and nights from here. SU and I travelled day and night, taking turns flying the aircraft, and she didn¡¯t sleep for three days. Why don¡¯t you thank her, bro?¡±


    Long Xi curled her lips and felt unhappy, but she dared not to disobey Mo Kun¡¯s intention, so she said sadly to SU, who was obviously pleased, ¡°Thank you!¡±


    That was what SU wanted. She dearly touched Mo Kun¡¯s shoulders and pushed him towards the cockpit door, ¡°Okay, you¡¯re tired. Go to rest early. Let me fly the aircraft!¡±


    Long Xi saw that her well-developed boobs vaguely rubbed Mo Kun¡¯s arm, and was quite incensed.


    However, Mo Kun didn¡¯t respond.


    He didn¡¯t notice SU¡¯s action at all, or he noticed it, but didn¡¯t pay much attention.


    He and SU met at the Mecha Military Academy five years before then. They were very congenial and became intimate friends.


    SU was a very independent girl, and he was also used to listening to SU¡¯s arrangements in trivial matters.


    What¡¯s more, his head was slightly aching. Maybe it was because he hadn¡¯t had a good rest those days. His headache was going to attack!


    So he pinched his temples, bared his teeth, and said to TI, ¡°If you¡¯re full, go and have some rest! SU will take you to the rest cabin. I need to have a good sleep. I¡¯ve got a headache!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°No, I found baby snow tiger. Look!¡±


    She took out the baby snow tiger from the coat pocket and raised it up like a treasure. She said excitedly, ¡°Look, I even got even the rarest snow tiger! Don¡¯t boast about me, OK? Oh, by the way, Let¡¯s immediately fly to the Deep ice Snowfield and find the last two herbs! It¡¯s not hard to find those two things. I know where to find them.¡±


    Mo Kun touched the baby snow tiger and said, ¡°It¡¯s so weak. Its temperature has dropped and its heart rate is slow. It shouldn¡¯t have been long after its birth. It hasn¡¯t yet drunk milk or defecated. We¡¯ve got to help him with the defecation, or it could be dangerous.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Take me to your biological laboratory.¡±


    Mo Kun took her there.


    They temporarily controlled the temperature of the incubator at 33-34 ¡æ, and the humidity at 50-55%; then, they adjusted it according to the observation results.


    When the baby snow tiger¡¯s body temperature returned to normal, they took the second step: taking measures to stimulate him to excrete feces little by little.


    Encouragingly, the life signs of the snow tiger cub had stabilized.


    Mo Kun cleaned up the mucus and blood on the baby snow tiger with a clean damp cloth.


    Long Xi took a pack of high-fat dog milk powder, made the milk according to the formula written in the instructions, tested the temperature with a thermometer, and tried to feed the cub with a milk bottle.


    She lightly touched the baby¡¯s mouth with a pacifier, and the cub opened its mouth instinctively, sucking weakly. After taking two breaths, he pushed the pacifier out with his tongue.


    Long Xi looked at Mo Kun at a loss and asked, ¡°Is it because it doesn¡¯t taste like breast milk?¡±


    ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be,¡± said Mo Kun, ¡°You see, there¡¯s also mucus from the mother¡¯s body on the cub, which means that the snow tiger mother died before she could lick the baby clean. If I speculate, his mother didn¡¯t have time to feed them, either. Maybe the milk powder doesn¡¯t match its taste, or the snow tiger cub prefers a slightly lower temperature. You can try it again when the milk powder cools down a bit.¡±


    As he said, he made another bottle of milk powder from another brand for dogs and tried to feed the baby snow tiger.


    The baby snow tiger grunted up a bottle of milk.


    They breathed a sigh of relief and gave each other a high-five with joy.


    At that moment, both Long Xi and Mo Kun forgot about using its urine as a medicine supplement; they just wanted to save it!


    They cooperated very well!


    After half an hour, the snow tiger cub was ready to urinate. Mo Kun carefully collected its urine into a test tube, and then placed the snow tiger cub in a small transparent oxygen box to let him rest.


    Mo Kun said, ¡°It¡¯s done! We are now on our way to the Deep Ice Snowfield. TI, I¡¯ll have some rest, call me when we arrive.¡±


    Long Xi smiled and nodded.


    After Mo Kun left, Long Xi went to the cockpit.


    SU heard the sound of footsteps and thought it was Mo Kun, turning her head with a smile.


    After seeing that it was TI, her smile was gone and she looked at Long Xi coldly.


    Long Xi remembered the original owner¡¯s memory: TI would fall in love with SU after about three days! Unfortunately, SU had been neither friendly nor aloof to TI.


    Long Xi thought to herself: ¡°TI was a good brother of Mo Kun¡¯s. Should I help him pursue SU? Uh, just for thanking him for dispensing the medicine for Brother Kun, and handing over the drawings of the space-time transit device to SU before he died, otherwise, Brother Kun would be a goner!¡±


    Moreover, if SU really accepted TI¡¯s love, there would be one less rival in love for her!


    Kill two birds with one stone. Benefit others as well as herself. Why not do it?


    Long Xi recalled the sections in a novel about flirting with girls, and decided to try them.


    She coughed and tidied up her coat, especially her hair which was like a henhouse.


    According to the memory of the original owner, TI could be regarded as a handsome guy. Just because he had been wandering around since he was a child, he was a little untidy and had a rough personality. Moreover, he didn¡¯t know how to chase after girls at all, which often made things worse so that he was never in SU¡¯s good graces.


    At the time, SU no longer looked at TI, and concentrated on piloting the aircraft.


    They were currently at a 4-kilometer altitude! She couldn¡¯t be careless!


    Suddenly, Long Xi politely said to SU, ¡°Excuse me!¡±


    SU was a little surprised and looked away from those red and green buttons, looking at TI.


    Long Xi, with the most charming smile, said softly, ¡°Has no one ever told you that you¡¯re a little strange?¡±


    SU looked cold at once. ¡°Is this guy taunting me?¡±


    She asked, ¡°How so?¡±


    ¡°So beautiful.¡± Long Xi threw SU a kiss with a bad yuppie smile.


    It was obviously a compliment to her, but after hearing it, SU felt quite unable to accept it and did not know what to do.


    However, Long Xi continued.


    ¡°SU, do you have a boyfriend?¡± Long Xi continued to be shameless! ¡°God, this is the first time in my life flirting with a girl. Could you leave me some dignity?¡±


    SU said firmly, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s your good brother, MK. Are you sure you want to keep asking?¡±


    Long Xi¡¯s heart was beating heavily for one second. ¡°What¡¯s the matter! Mo Kun didn¡¯t say he was your boyfriend.¡±


    She deliberately showed a charming smile with eight white teeth, and asked, ¡°Guess what I like to drink?¡± (the Chinese pinyin for ¡°drink¡± is ¡°he¡±)


    Although there weren¡¯t any flirting guides from the Earth in Planet BT, the smart SU knew what kind of flirting methods Long Xi was using in their conversation. She thought it was kind of interesting, so she guessed, ¡°Water?¡±


    Long Xi shook her head.


    ¡°Nutrition water?¡±


    Long Xi shook her head.


    ¡°I have no idea. What exactly do you like to drink?¡± SU asked with interest.


    ¡°Care for you!¡± (the Chinese pinyin of ¡°care¡± was also ¡°he¡±) Long Xi herself felt a little shy!


    SU¡¯s pretty face turned red, and she said with a smile, ¡°So frivolous!¡±


    Long Xi was excited. She felt that the fish had bitten the hook, and as long as she worked hard, the fish would be cooked.


    ¡°Thank you for saving me. Let me make a magic trick for you. You can reach out a hand,¡± She said with a smile.


    SU hesitated, then reached out with a hand as white as jade.


    Long Xi hung her fist over the girl¡¯s palm and slowly opened it. SU felt that there was something on her hand.


    She took a closer look, and it turned out to be a heart-shaped, smooth-looking pebble.


    TI accidentally picked it up when he was bathing in a stream a few days prior. He thought it was nice and put it in his clothes bag. At the moment, Long Xi used it as a magic prop.

 Chapter 205 - The Killing in Wonderland on Earth

    SU slightly opened her mouth in surprise, and Long Xi took the opportunity to put her open palm into her hand, clasped their fingers, and said to her, ¡°SU, you stole my heart!¡±


    SU¡¯s face became flushed in a flash, and she dared not look at TI. She kept fanning her hot face with one hand.


    Long Xi also stopped before going too far, and released SU¡¯s little hand. She smiled and said, ¡°I give you my heart! By the way, I will sing a song for you! It is a song I created!¡±


    SU looked at her curiously. She didn¡¯t expect that such a homeless stray would be so fun!


    Long Xi sang shamelessly, ¡°String your heart and my heart into a lucky grass and a concentric circle; let all the calls that look forward to the future be a companion while you¡¯re young¡­¡±


    Anyway, there was no such song on Planet BI, so why not say it¡¯s was her own creation? And according to the memory of the original owner, SU liked listening to music.


    However, people on Planet BT preferred scientific and technological inventions, paying little attention to music and art, which left SU to only listen to the several main melodies. That love song by Long Xi had just hit the softest part of SU¡¯s heart, which was the first awakening of love.


    Her affection for TI soared with Long Xi¡¯s singing!


    An hour later, the aircraft landed in the Deep Ice Snowfield, the far northernmost area of Planet BT.


    SU awakened Mo Kun, and they wore full sets of cold protection and ice walking equipment, including a cold protection mask, an assault suit, hiking shoes and ice claws. Each of them held a searchlight.


    Together they stepped out of the aircraft and set foot on the land of Deep Ice Snowfield.


    The outside world was really cold and barren. When they went out, it felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.


    Seeing the Deep Ice Snowfield full of glaciers, Long Xi felt as if she had gone to the North Pole on earth. The two were really so similar!


    It should have been daytime by then, but the sky was dark; just like the eternal night in the Arctic!


    With the strong illumination of the searchlights, they could see the magical land under their feet.


    How should they describe that land? All languages in the world were so pale and poor in front of the masterpieces of nature.


    The Deep Ice Snowfield in winter was a beautiful, unique but cold wonderland.


    The north wind was piercingly cold and a profound silence prevailed overall.


    Usually, the Deep Ice Snowfield would enter a long, permanent night from November until February of the following year.


    The sun would not rise on the horizon. The stars were twinkling in the dark sky. Looking up, one could see the Big Dipper stars. They were rotating around the Deep Ice Snowfield star.


    A crescent moon revolved around the sky. It displayed colorful lunar halos in the transparent air, looking like a moon-shaped flying saucer.


    The endless vast glaciers were solemn, mysterious and atmospheric, which were just like a white giant. The cracks in the road formed by the advancing glaciers were like the waves in the torrent, which reminded people of the sentence ¡°Mighty waves beating the shore, rolling up a thousand piles of snow¡±. It naturally made people be in awe of nature.


    Between the undulating ice peaks, the liquefied flowing ice formed a melting pool to absorb light scattering on the glacier, which was as crystal clear as sapphire, and as clear and pure as blue eyes.


    Because they were wearing ice claws, although their movements were a little clumsy, they could firmly grasp the ice surface without slipping.


    Long Xi reminded Mo Kun and SU, ¡°Be mindful to avoid those ice-melting pools. It would be dangerous to sink in or fall down.¡±


    SU nodded gratefully.


    Mo Kun said with a smile, ¡°I see! Did you forget that we once caught the ice fox together?¡±


    They walked slowly on the ice.


    In the distance, a snow-white bird that looked like a chicken but did not have a crown, held its head up. It walked on the snow arrogantly with a beautiful posture, having a sense of remaining aloof from the world.


    Some looked like gentlemen with black tops, and like wearing woolen hats. Their beaks and feet were bright red. The feathers on the top of their bodies were gray-white. The feathers on the bottom of their bodies were black, just like wearing tuxedos.


    Long Xi saw that SU had been watching the birds, and seemed to be very interested. She felt that it was a good opportunity to show off, so she sorted out her thoughts and talked bluntly, ¡°Those are thunderbirds, not migratory birds, and they¡¯re the most important birds in the Deep Ice Snowfield. Not only their bodies are completely covered with thick feathers, but also their nostrils are covered with feathers. Their legs, claws and even the soles of their feet are also covered with feathers, as if wearing thick down boots. It is warm they won¡¯t easily fall into the snow and ice; they are especially suitable for walking on the snow.¡± SU smiled and said, ¡°You know a lot!¡±


    Long Xi won SU¡¯s praise, then immediately followed by ¡®showing off,¡¯ ¡°They can gallop on the snow and fly, but not far away. If you come here in the summer, you¡¯ll see terns which have no hairs on their calves and claws, but they practice dual body temperature. That is, the temperature below the calves is only about 0 ¡æ.¡±


    SU was fascinated. He was indeed a genius scientist of the Deep Ice Snowfield. He knew so much, and had a superb memory, even remembering the data so clearly!


    She had always liked knowledgeable boys. When she saw TI before, she somewhat disliked him. At the moment, she thought TI was actually pretty handsome! Especially the pair of long and narrow attractive eyes, and that bright smile which revealed eight snow-white teeth; quite enchanting. He also had a silver tongue, which was very coaxing!


    Mo Kun said, ¡°I know of this. I used to study terns. The temperature below its calves would only be at about 0 ¡æ! It¡¯s much lower than the rest of the body, almost by 40¡æ. 40¡æ, what¡¯s that concept? Not only does it reduce heat emissions, but they don¡¯t feel particularly cold when they stand on ice and snow. The same is true for reindeer, whose leg temperature is about 10 ¡æ lower than the normal temperature, which not only reduces heat emissions, but also protects the leg from frostbite. They have now left, heading to Antarctica for the winter.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°This is my favorite migratory bird in the Deep Ice Snowfield.¡±


    While they were intoxicated with such tranquility and beauty, the glaciers in the distance suddenly made a loud noise. A huge piece of ice burst from the glacier, then fell into the ocean abyss, becoming a floating iceberg.


    It seemed to warn humans: stop global warming, and stop hurting them. Otherwise, one day, you will suffer the consequences.


    All sorts of feelings welled up in their minds. They were silent. In the face of nature, human beings had always been so tiny!


    Suddenly, SU let out a scream.


    It turned out that she found an ice fox in the distance and cried excitedly.


    The ice fox looked at them alertly, but did not run away.


    Its white fur wasn¡¯t mottled. Its fur color would change with the seasons. In winter, it would turn white, making it difficult for natural enemies and prey to detect its existence.


    The fluff on the top of the ice fox was also one of the medicinal materials needed by Mo Kun, but he had already obtained it along with TI¡¯s help.


    Looking at her excited and inexplicable appearance, Long Xi couldn¡¯t help laughing and said, ¡°Getting excited over a little thing! You¡¯re green and inexperienced. Why are you so excited about seeing an ice fox here? This is the ice fox¡¯s habitat!¡±


    SU was debunked by Long Xi, but she wasn¡¯t angered by it and only found things quite interesting.


    With the memory of the original owner who had lived in the Deep Ice Snowfield since he was a child, Long Xi quickly found the cave of ice bears with Mo Kun and SU.


    They found two bloody ice bear cubs and a female ice bear that had been peeled in the cave. Those two cubs were bald, with no hair and they didn¡¯t open their eyes. They should have been newly born.


    The blood on their pink and tender skins stained Long Xi¡¯s clothes red, but she didn¡¯t seem to care. She carefully held the two cubs, full of love in her eyes.


    SU was touched by her eyes and asked softly, ¡°Are they hurt?¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°The blood belongs to the ice bear mother. They¡¯re not injured. They¡¯re newborn ice bear cubs. However, their mother is dead, and it seems that she was killed in the cave, only leaving flesh and bones. The whole skin was completely peeled off by hunters. Hunters only want its expensive skin, not the meat! Female ice bears will find a cave to hibernate and give birth. This is their habit. Newborn bears depend on their mothers¡¯ milk, with a fat content as high as 30% or more. A baby bear cannot survive in the wild without its mother, and the smell of her carcass will soon attract carrion eaters. They will eat the baby bears while they¡¯re at it. Or the baby bears will freeze or starve to death. They are very weak. I need to send them to the incubator right away to control the temperature and humidity. By the way, SU, you studied medicine, didn¡¯t you? Can you help me?¡±


    SU was, of course, happy to help. She bent her arm at an appropriate angle, and Long Xi placed a cub in her arms.


    That was a bear cub whose signs of life were almost gone. It only had weak breath and no body temperature.


    The situation was too critical!


    Long Xi had forgotten that she was looking for bear bile, and she wanted to save the two little ice bears. Perhaps women were born a maternal love instinct, right?


    Even Mo Kun said, ¡°It¡¯s important to save the bears! Every creature has a soul. All lives are equal and worth cherishing!¡±


    Long Xi and SU took the baby bear back to the biological laboratory of the aircraft, and rescued the baby ice bears as they did with the tiger cub.


    Unfortunately, because the rescue was not timely and effective, both ice bear cubs died.


    Long Xi and SU were both very sad.


    Mo Kun said quietly, ¡°The environmental pollution problem has led to global warming on Planet BT, melting a large amount of ice in the Deep Ice Snowfield, endangering ice bears that habitually lived on ice. Excessive hunting by humans is also one of the culprits. Humans are too cruel, only hunting them for their precious fur¡­ I personally think this was not done by the locals. They know the truth behind ¡®killing the goose that lays the golden eggs,¡¯ and generally would not hunt them when female ice bears are pregnant¡­¡±

 Chapter 206 - Searching Needles in the Ice Sea

    Mo Kun¡¯s blue eyes seemed to be full of water, and he did not have the heart to continue.


    Long Xi said, ¡°It¡¯s not horrible enough. When I was young, I used to travel to a place that was a whale slaughterhouse during the 17th to 18th centuries. That is a really horrible place. If there¡¯s a chance, I will take you around.¡±


    SU said, ¡°Rome is not built in one day! Since we¡¯re scientists, let¡¯s solve this problem! Now the most important thing is to find the scales of the ice blade fish!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Ice blade fish is living in the depth of Deep Ice Snowfield. It¡¯s rare and difficult to catch. Its color is similar to ice or snow, so it¡¯s not easy to be found. It never stays in the same place. It moves fast and is difficult to catch. Besides, it can release electricity like an electric eel. It has sharp scales and fins. Therefore, no animal can swallow it, even whales, seals, or ice bears. In this way, it nearly has no natural enemy even if it is small. Plankton is its food. It can live for around 10 years. Before it dies, it will spawn once in a lifetime.¡±


    Mo Kun asked, ¡°So why should we go to the deep sea to catch it? It¡¯s so hard. It¡¯s too cold, for the first thing, while it will take a long time. Then, there must be so many fierce animals! Luckily, we have taken the shark diving suits and first-class diving equipment invented by me! We can just catch fish in the sea at ease!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°In comparison, it isn¡¯t one of the rarest medicinal materials. Do you still remember the shell of Myxidium we found in the sand sea?¡±


    Mo Kun said with a smile, ¡°Of course I did. Myxidium is a kind of insect living in the desert with the size of a tadpole. It only has two years to live. Before it dies, it will shed its shell completely. Only such a shell can be effective. If it dies of illness, gets killed, or dies accidentally, its shell will not be effective but poisonous, because it will produce a highly toxic toxin before it dies. In this way, its shell becomes more and more cherished! You don¡¯t know when it dies. It might be killed when you try to catch it. Last time, we tried so hard to find one! For its function to prolong people¡¯s lives, many people come for it. We also had a fierce battle with another group who were also looking for its shells!¡±


    Long Xi said valiantly, ¡°Since we have got such a medical material through painstaking efforts, diving into the ice sea will not be a big deal, right? But, I still have a small problem. I¡¯m afraid of the water! I shall wait for you by the shore!¡±


    Mo Kun said with some doubts, ¡°Are you afraid of water? I remember that you¡¯re a good swimmer!¡±


    Long Xi thought, ¡°But I am not the real TI!¡±


    She had to make up an excuse. ¡°I¡¯m not feeling good today.¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°Okay, I can go down alone. SU and you can wait for me by the shore.¡±


    SU said with some dissatisfaction, ¡°How can I allow you to go to such a dangerous place alone?¡±


    Mo Kun shook his head with a serious expression, while Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°How can I bear you to do such a dangerous thing?¡±


    SU rolled her eyes at her with a smile. ¡°Oh, he¡¯s flirting with me again! Why am I feeling that it¡¯s good? What should I do?¡±


    Mo Kun also made out some difference and said with a smile, ¡°When do you become so intimate? I remember that you two don¡¯t like each other two hours ago. TI, have you invented something like ¡®fast-acting drugs for love¡¯? Are you two the so-called quarrelsome lovers? Okay, I beg you to stop flirting! Let¡¯s set out in a hurry!¡±


    Long Xi moved her unused body and danced ¡°disco for the elderly¡± around SU. She clapped her hands and sang to SU with a smile, ¡°If you love me, you should follow me to clap your hands, SU! If you love me, you should follow me to clap your hands, SU!¡±


    SU covered her mouth to hold back her laughter, but her smile had already been revealed in her eyes.


    Long Xi stopped, touched the corner of SU¡¯s mouth, and said, ¡°Something on your face!¡± Flirting with girls should be bold, careful, and have a thick hide, which was written in the Book of Picking up Girls.


    ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± SU was a little confused.


    ¡°Something beautiful!¡± Long Xi said with a deep smile.


    Girls liked to be spoiled, especially those who began to understand love!


    Then, Mo Kun was very surprised to see SU, who normally behaved indifferently, to wear a large smile. She shook her long hair (she was not bald during those days) and walked towards the sea.


    They came to the beach and saw some thin floating ice on the surface of the water.


    Long Xi stood by the shore, watching Mo Kun and SU change the ¡°shark diving suits¡± invented by Mo Kun.


    These diving suits were made of some special synthesis materials, whose color was similar to the skin of the billhead shark, which could confuse the aquatic animals. Then, they did not dare to harass them.


    At the same time, these suits could also resist cold and be water-proof, and their assembly design could also increase their swimming speed in the water. They were also equipped with a set of diving equipment, such as underwater searchlights, air tubes, masks, flippers, and some others.


    The watches on their wrists were similar to the underwater watches and could be used as signal detectors. If they encountered an unsolvable danger at the bottom of the water, they could send a signal to Long Xi on the shore through the signal device. Then, Long Xi could come for help.


    Long Xi suddenly thought of something and asked, ¡°Is there any salmon in this sea?¡±


    Mo Kun was confused and asked, ¡°What do you mean by salmon?¡±


    Long Xi went over TI¡¯s memory and found that there were many kinds of fish in the sea, one of which had a similar appearance to that of salmon in the earth. It named sea rainbow fish, with a large amount.


    Then, Long Xi said, ¡°Can you bring me two sea rainbow fish back by the way? They¡¯re useful to me!¡±


    SU asked, ¡°Do you want to study the sea rainbow fish? Is it also a kind of medicinal material?¡±


    Long Xi smiled mysteriously and said, ¡°Yeah, then, let¡¯s study their body structure. It must be very interesting!¡±


    SU wore a smile and could not help shaking her head! ¡°This person has a good-looking appearance and an interesting soul!¡±


    Mo Kun checked all the equipment. After confirming that everything was fine, he took the lead and jumped into the sea, followed by SU.


    The seawater must be cold, but Mo Kun and SU did not feel it. It seemed that Mo Kun¡¯s diving suit could resist the coldness indeed.


    There were many kinds of fish under the water, and Mo Kun could almost call out their names. At this moment, gadus, clupeoid, and butterflyfish were in his eyes¡­


    Pieces of thin ice were floating on the surface of the sea.


    Those whose figures were elegant, with bright and multiple colors, were sea rainbow fish in the Deep Ice Snowfield.


    However, neither Mo Kun nor SU knew that the flesh and roe of the sea rainbow fish were delicious! Since they were born, except for the milk powder that they used to eat before half a year old, they took compressed nutritious pills to gain nutrition.


    Oh, no, a group of sea rainbow fish was rushing towards them!


    They must be chased by a large fish. Otherwise, they would not move at such a rapid speed. Mo Kun and SU would be in danger if a tiger whale was coming towards them.


    Bad luck would come after psychological hint. It was three adult tiger whales that showed up after the group of fish!


    They had not expected that they would encounter tiger whales, which were called the ¡°overlord of the sea¡±!


    The three whales also seemed to notice them and ran toward them.


    They did not launch an attack for the time being and seemed to figure out what the monsters the two were.


    They saw the two wearing the ¡°skin¡± of tiger sharks, but did not look like tiger sharks, for they had no sharp teeth. By the way, they could release light, so they must be human beings. Hum¡­ could they take the two as dinner tonight?


    In the marine animals of Planet BT, the only one who dared to challenge the tiger shark was probably the fierce tiger whale.


    The people on Planet BT sometimes were so bored that they would discuss on the Internet about who would take advantage when a tiger whale was encountering a tiger shark.


    Mo Kun gave SU a gesture. Both of them pressed the button on their watches at the same time and fired the anesthetic needles to the three tiger whales. This could paralyze them, but would not kill them.


    They took the opportunity to escape quickly.


    Mo Kun was very satisfied with the multifunctional watch that he invented!


    They dived to the bottom of the sea and searched for the ice blade fish.


    Due to the once-in-a-lifetime reproduction, ice blade fish seemed not to have natural enemies, but the amount was still small. What was worse, they moved fast. It was as difficult as looking for needles in the sea to search for them in the vast ocean.


    Eight hours had passed, and they were all in vain. The oxygen was almost used up.


    They had no choice but to go ashore. Both of them were exhausted and needed to replenish energy immediately.


    Long Xi had already set a fire to keep them warm, while the diving suits they wore also had the function as the electric blankets, so they did not feel cold, but just hungry.


    Long Xi cleaned up the two sea rainbow fish caught by Mo Kun and cut them into thin pieces with an extremely sharp knife.


    Although this knife was not the most suitable one for cutting fish, Long Xi used her own skills to make up for its defect.


    SU looked at her motionlessly. ¡°Wow, this dedicated man is so attractive!¡±


    At this moment, SU felt that the whole temperament of TI had changed, just like a red flower suddenly blooming in the green bush and a cloud of fireworks suddenly lighting up the long night, and she instantly attracted her attention.


    Mo Kun was a little confused. ¡°I¡¯ve known him for so long but never known that he can do such a thing meticulously! Isn¡¯t he a rough guy before?¡±


    After Long Xi cut it into pieces, she was still very particular about putting the fish fillet into a lotus-flower shape on a clean metal plate. Of course, if it were a white porcelain plate, it would have a better effect. However, the ceramic products on Planet BT were generally placed in the museum, and few common people could use those.


    She smiled at Mo Kun and SU, saying, ¡°Have a try. This is the high-end dish of the sea rainbow fish! Although there is no seasoning, it is still delicious, and it still maintains its original flavor!¡±


    SU said, ¡°Can I eat this? I¡¯ve never eaten fish in my life, and it¡¯s raw meat!¡±

 Chapter 207 - Facing Another Danger

    SU said with hesitation, ¡°Can we eat this? I¡¯ve never eaten any fish in my life, and it¡¯s raw meat!¡±


    Long Xi smiled and said, ¡°Of course, I promise you will love it if you have a taste!¡±


    As she spoke, she picked up a piece of fish meat and placed it in her mouth.


    Wow, it seemed to melt in her mouth! Only with a little salt (Long Xi extracted a little raw salt from the seawater with a scientific method) to get rid of the fishy smell; it was quite savory¡­


    Looking at her face with enjoyment, SU was ready to have a try but still hesitated.


    In her opinion, only compressed nutritious pills could be called ¡°food¡±!


    Mo Kun said with a smile, ¡°After 18 years of having nutritious pills, it¡¯s good to taste some salmis! Anyway, I won¡¯t be killed by poisons!¡±


    He also picked up a piece of fish and ate it. It tasted good!


    He didn¡¯t know how to describe that wonderful taste, like something dancing on the tip of his tongue. He only knew that it was delicious.


    SU looked at the change on Mo Kun¡¯s face and finally couldn¡¯t help trying a piece.


    ¡°Wow, wow, wow, is this really a kind of food? Why? Why haven¡¯t I ever eaten such kind of delicious food? What I used to eat was just like wax!¡±


    SU¡¯s stomach was completely conquered by that delicacy. She ate one piece after another, and could not stop.


    Mo Kun also gobbled down a lot, which made Long Xi feel sorry for him dearly! ¡°My dear, what have you eaten during these years?¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°It¡¯s so delicious! I¡¯ll catch two more later!¡±


    SU said, ¡°Em, I¡¯ll catch two as well!¡±


    They rested for two hours and set off again.


    After three hours of hard work, they finally found an ice blade fish in a coral cave under a large stone.


    It was about eight centimeters long, and the scales on its body were ice blue.


    Although their diving suits and gloves were had insulation, they still wouldn¡¯t dare not approach it rashly!


    That ice blade fish could produce electricity! Moreover, the little thing¡¯s sharp teeth, reverse scales, and blade-like fins were likely to cut off their gloves. Their hands were not insulated!


    The electricity released by ice blade fish was enough to kill an adult!


    If possible, one should kill it at a fast speed before it could generate electricity!


    Mo Kun and SU exchanged looks. According to the confirmed plan, they pressed the black buttons on their watches. The watch shot several poison needles from two different directions at the ice blade fish. The venom was deadly poisonous, and its effect would quickly work after entering the fish¡¯s body.


    However, the ice blade fish was vigilant. Although the two were well-hidden, it still noticed them.


    All of its reverse scales bristled up, like plenty of hard shields, blocking all the needles out.


    Almost at the same time, it released powerful electricity discharges at both of them.


    The seawater was an excellent conductor!


    Fortunately, the diving suits they wore were made of insulating materials!


    However, the ice blade fish ran away at a fast speed, without leaving a trace.


    They lost track of the ice blade fish again. What a pity!


    They searched for the fish for another two hours, but still found no traces. Did it hide somewhere?


    After going back to the shore, both Mo Kun and SU were exhausted.


    Long Xi felt a little bit worried when finding they had returned empty handed. She slapped at a large ice block with anger, causing a corner of the block to break into pieces.


    Long Xi was also a little surprised. She had not expected that TI¡¯s body contained such powerful strength. He was simply a man of unusual strength!


    Mo Kun was naturally unrestrained and didn¡¯t feel uneasy.


    He said with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s okay. As long as you don¡¯t lose heart, anything can be done. Don¡¯t worry, we can have some fish and go back to the aircraft to rest for a few hours, and then we can go down again.¡±


    Long Xi nodded and cut the fish for everyone.


    The everlasting night there was just like the one in the Arctic Circle. There was no difference between day and night. It had always been a dark night.


    After resting for five hours, they went down to the sea again.


    God helped those who helped themselves. That time, they finally caught an ice blade fish and retrieved its scales.


    Long Xi said with a smile, ¡°Now we only need the icy bear¡¯s bile. Because of the global warming of the planet, the glacier is melting. Because of human hunting, the number of ice bears has decreased sharply. I¡¯m a little worried! One day, they will be extinct!¡±


    SU said, ¡°I saw a picture of an ice bear lying on a block of ice on the Internet, who was floating on the seawater. Because of the melting of the glacier, the space for the ice bears to live has become smaller and smaller. Before that, there was also a tragedy, where an ice bear¡¯s mother ate her son because she couldn¡¯t find any food!¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°In fact, I¡¯m developing a new kind of energy source. I hope that it can replace the current energy source to reduce the damage to the ozone layer caused by the overuse. However, this is a matter of time. Even if the development of this new energy source is successful, the price will be too high and it will be difficult to be promoted!¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°These things take root in the present and will be a benefit in the future. Unfortunately, most of the human beings will chase for profits, so it¡¯s hard to change their views! Let¡¯s go, I¡¯ll take you to find an ice bear. Only by curing your disease will you have the opportunity to promote all of your inventions!¡±


    She took Mo Kun and SU to find another ice bear hole under the glacier, but the female bear and the two little bears were also killed and their skins were completely cut off.


    The three¡¯s mood became heavier.


    When they were about to leave, they found that RU, BO, and a few gangsters were standing at the entrance of the cave.


    ¡°Haha, we meet again!¡± RU waved the long chopper in his hand and pointed at Mo Kun.


    Long Xi was very surprised and said, ¡°Why are you haunting everywhere?¡±


    BO, who was wearing an ice bear fur coat, said with impatience, ¡°Do you think we want to meet you? It¡¯s freezingly cold here. Nobody wants to come to this damn place! You don¡¯t have to look for the ice bears, because all of them in the Deep Ice Snowfield have been killed by us. We found that a lot of rich women in foreign countries liked their fur. Oh, including me! Our Skynet will earn a lot of money this time!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s you that killed those bears!¡± Long Xi was enraged! She had to teach them a lesson!


    RU said to BO, ¡°Cut the crap! Our boss said someone had paid a high price to get MK, alive! MK took over the secret of the high intelligent chip from his father! So, MK is our target today! Understand?¡±


    BO curled his lips and said angrily, ¡°I understood indeed! Don¡¯t talk too much!¡±


    When they were talking, Long Xi searched TI¡¯s memory and roughly knew what the high intelligent chip was. Mo Kun once mentioned that to TI.


    She thought, ¡°We¡¯re in trouble this time. It seems that it¡¯s not so easy to run away!¡±


    Mo Kun took action first, decisively pulling SU, and turning around to run away.


    In Mo Kun¡¯s eyes, SU was a woman and TI was a man. Of course, he had to take care of the woman first!


    TI had developed a sensitivity to judge the situation because he grew up in a tough environment. When noticing something wrong, he also reacted in an instant and immediately ran away.


    However, they had to stop in a hurry before they could run out of five meters.


    The other exit had been blocked by another group of gangsters from Skynet.


    Mo Kun frowned and said to Long Xi, ¡°It¡¯s not a coincidence but a scheme aiming at me. I¡¯ll hold them off. You should take SU and escape first.¡±


    SU said, ¡°I can¡¯t leave you here alone, my friend.¡±


    Seeing that they were surrounded by two groups and couldn¡¯t find a way out, Long Xi immediately rolled up her sleeves and said, ¡°Why should we run away? We can fight against them. Live together, or die together!¡±


    SU held her down and said, ¡°Are you crazy? There are too many of them! We need to negotiate!¡±


    Long Xi waved her hands casually and said firmly, ¡°It¡¯s so narrow here. Although there are too many enemies, only six or seven of them can come over. By the way, they¡¯re not that tough to cope with!¡±


    Mo Kun quickly took out his Gauss gun and shot at the ice pillars above the hole. Suddenly, the ice pillars started falling over a group, which scared them enough to cover their heads and find a place to hide.


    Long Xi¡¯s eyes were lit up and said, ¡°Yoh, you still have a gun with you! Eh? No, you can¡¯t shoot. What if it causes the glacier to break down? Call MK6 to help us!¡±


    On the other side, the enemies were in a mess and one said, ¡°Leader! That guy has a gun!¡±


    RU blamed him, ¡°Calm down? He wouldn¡¯t dare shoot again! We have 200 men and all have guns. What are you afraid of? But remember, don¡¯t shoot here! I don¡¯t want to die with them!¡±


    What a joke! He had made a promise to the big boss, the female Duke, to fetch Mo Kun and TI alive.


    As for SU, she was just a little woman. He didn¡¯t place her in his eyes at all.


    The gangsters were just scared by the gun for a second. In the blink of an eye, they recovered and realized that there was nothing to be afraid of, because they had 200 to fight against just three. They were refreshed with arrogance.


    Mo Kun couldn¡¯t help frowning. In that kind of situation, it was really difficult for them to get out or to ensure their personal safety.


    He could only call in a low voice through the high intelligent chip in his brain, ¡°MK6, come and support us immediately. I¡¯ll send you a location. We¡¯re in danger!¡±


    Suddenly, a knife was flying over. Mo Kun quickly dodged that.


    Then, another knife flew toward Mo Kun.


    Mo Kun took out a weapon from his waist, which was very similar to the double-section stick. He waved that and knocked off the flying knife.


    On the other side, Long Xi was also armed. She quickly took out a soft ruler from her waist.


    That soft ruler was TI¡¯s personal weapon!


    SU was not an ordinary person. She took out a pair of E¡¯mei knives from her backpack.


    In a situation where they were outnumbered, the three reacted with unimaginable combat strength.


    What greatly surprised SU was that TI could match Mo Kun.


    TI¡¯s body was extremely agile, making Long Xi become a ¡°master of martial arts.¡± Although Long Xi had fighting methods, she also waved the soft ruler in a perfect way. She moved her soft ruler in all directions and jumped up and down. The ruler in her hand was like a smooth snake. Even three or four enemies surrounding her could not trouble her.

 Chapter 208 - The Edge of Life and Death

    SU was very surprised! It refreshed her impression of TI once again!


    Actually, TI was just a little boy her age, but when he was fighting, he was as agile as a fish. When enemies were at a distance, he used his soft ruler. When the enemies were closer, he used his fists. Even nails and teeth were all his weapons. He was like a wild king of all beasts. He was really strong. Sometimes, he could throw a strong man away.


    What was more, Mo Kun and Long Xi cooperated well. An enemy had just avoided Mo Kun¡¯s double-section stick, but then, Long Xi¡¯s soft ruler would hit his body. An enemy struggled to press Long Xi¡¯s soft ruler, but was beaten on the legs by Mo Kun¡¯s double-section stick.


    Facing the attacks of six or seven enemies at a time, the three were fighting back smoothly.


    RU was giving orders, ¡°You stupid swine, don¡¯t you know how to fight? Xiaochun, Pizi, be more flexible and block the double-section stick! Giant Tower, Cannon, you should go and kill that little b*tch. The others go up together! What are you waiting for?¡±


    Long Xi suddenly felt serious. RU¡¯s arrangement was specific. They were in great danger!


    Mo Kun looked at his watch. MK6 still needed at least a quarter of an hour to get there from the aircraft (MK6 was not like MK7, which couldn¡¯t fly). The most important thing then was hold until then.


    Before he finished thinking about that, several gangsters had already rushed to his front.


    Most of Skynet¡¯s members were desperadoes. Beheading only left a scar as small as a bowl!


    For a moment, Mo Kun fell into a serious situation.


    On Long Xi¡¯s side, she was also busy struggling for her life and dangers came along.


    Although she was agile and gangsters around her could not reach her side at all¡­


    she was facing two strong men, Giant Tower and Cannon!


    The two gangsters really lived up to their names. Their bodies were extremely strong and their fists were as powerful as tigers¡¯ palms. It seemed that even if a wall was in front of them, they would consider that as a piece of tofu and could break it down easily.


    Long Xi was punched before she could dodge an attack on time. Fortunately, TI¡¯s body was thin but full of muscles. Otherwise, the enemy could knock her down with only one punch.


    While Long Xi tried her best to dodge all the attacks, she was still seeking a chance to fight back. From time to time, some gangsters around her were beaten until they screamed by her soft ruler.


    However, before Long Xi could relax, two strong men waved their watermelon knives at her.


    The situation suddenly became critical!


    Long Xi had never been in a group fight like that before. She gasped and felt nervous. She secretly cursed, but suddenly saw Mo Kun rushing over, like a flash of lightning passing by.


    Mo Kun was also well trained in fighting methods. The hard training from childhood made him adapt to that kind of tough environment immediately.


    All the gangsters with iron sticks, watermelon knives, big machetes, armlets, all kinds of messy weapons, none could defeat Mo Kun.


    No matter which direction the enemies came from, he was able to dodge all the attacks and hit them with his double-section stick. Moreover, he always targeted at the weakest point of the enemies¡ªtheir crotches. In the blink of an eye, he knocked down a large group, like a rebirth of Li Xiaolong!


    Besides, Mo Kun¡¯s eyesight was excellent. He specifically chose the gap between Long Xi and SU, making it difficult for the enemies to notice his attacks.


    Gradually, the three cooperated in a more and more fluid and tacit manner.


    Long Xi gradually had a strange feeling in her heart, ¡°It feels good to fight with Brother Kun!¡±


    As time went by, her attacks became increasingly smoother. Even Giant Tower and Cannon were unable to avoid her leg-raising kicks.


    The enemies were stunned.


    Where did the two come from? Were they Killing Gods? How could they be so powerful?


    A dull pounding pain was developing over RU¡¯s eyes.


    It seemed that he had underestimated MK and TI. MK, in particular, was not only good at fighting, but also good at shooting. Meanwhile, his fighting skills were also unexpected.


    Long Xi looked at Mo Kun with new eyes. She only knew that Mo Kun knew how to drive mechs and was good at martial arts, but she had not expected that he would be so agile in a gang war.


    In the next moment, she recovered, grabbing SU¡¯s right arm and shouting at Mo Kun who was demonstrating his power, ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡±


    The holes on both sides of the cave were blocked, but enemies around them had been beaten to the ground, leaving a small gap for them to retreat.


    It was the best time to retreat.


    Right then, it was not the right time to fight back, but to run away.


    Fools would not take that opportunity to run away!


    Long Xi¡¯s movement was extremely agile, as if she had done such a thing, like escaping, many times. Even if she was holding SU, she rushed out of the gap in the blink of an eye.


    Mo Kun also got out and knocked down two gangsters in passing.


    When the three arrived at a deep ice stream, Mo Kun¡¯s watch suddenly sounded with a sharp alarm.


    He looked down and suddenly felt nervous! The watch actually detected that a large-scale hot weapon was activated in the vicinity!


    He said, ¡°Jump!¡±


    Long Xi didn¡¯t doubt his words. She immediately held SU tightly with her hands and feet, falling down directly. Without hesitation, she rolled onto the other side and dived into the icy stream as fast as she could. At the same time, Mo Kun also rolled down with them.


    SU was stunned. She had never been so close to a man. Suddenly, she was held tightly by Long Xi (TI¡¯s body), with a young man¡¯s masculinity blowing over to her face.


    Somehow, she suddenly felt a little stunned and her face was inexplicably warmed up. She even forgot to resist and was held by Long Xi to roll down.


    At almost the same time, a beam of extremely powerful high-energy particles broke through the place where they had just stood!


    Without too much noise, a circle of more than one meter in diameter showed up from the place where they were standing just then, just like the shape of a cake.


    If Long Xi and the other two had moved a little bit slowly for an instant, they would have been reduced to ashes!


    Having been brushed by death, they felt a sense of horror that they had never felt before!


    Before SU could realize what was going on, she was held tightly in Long Xi¡¯s arms. That posture was quite ambiguous.


    But how could he think so much at such a life-and-death moment?


    SU was still in a daze at that time. She only felt that her whole body was covered with small bruises. She felt pain everywhere, even causing her to take deep breaths.


    However, Long Xi moved aside and shouted at her loudly, ¡°Run!¡±


    With such powerful weapons, the enemies would try their best to kill them!


    However, Long Xi was in too much pain for her to move or get up because she had just acted as SU¡¯s shield.


    She could only ask SU to escape first. Then, she would think of a way to divert the enemy¡¯s attention.


    SU, who was still dazed, got up from the ground and said, ¡°What about you?¡±


    Long Xi trembled and struggled to get up, saying, ¡°They¡¯re targeting Mo Kun and me! You should run away first! Find someone for help, and then, come to save us!¡±


    Mo Kun stood up and looked around quickly, but he didn¡¯t find the mech. He had to ask Long Xi to take SU away quickly.


    Long Xi ignored his words and said, ¡°How can I leave you here alone? Am I such a selfish person?¡±


    At the critical moment of life and death, Mo Kun showed his strong willpower. Regardless of the pain and his trembling muscles, he behaved like a small leopard, reaching out to hold Long Xi and throwing her away.


    Long Xi had hit the ground heavily and was so angry that she wanted to curse at him.


    But almost at the same time, a grenade exploded in her previous position!


    Long Xi was even more horrified.


    They were at the bottom of the dark ice stream, so the enemy couldn¡¯t locate them directly. Then, they even launched an area attack. Weren¡¯t they afraid of hurting their own people?


    RU was scared on the other side and shouted through the communication device, ¡°Boss, our brothers are still here!¡±


    In the cabin of mech No. 6, the female Duke¡¯s golden eyes sparkled with bloodthirsty light. ¡°Hey, hey, hey, the upgraded version of R6 is really cool. Don¡¯t worry, I just want to scare them. That big boss wants them alive, and so do I! He wants MK, but I want TI!¡±


    At the time, Long Xi and the other two were like white rats in a cage, so the female Duke was not in a hurry. It was like a game of a cat catching a mouse. She was immersed in the pleasure of the upgraded version of the R6 mech that she had never experienced, and also enjoyed the pleasure of forcing her opponents into a desperate situation.


    The primary weapon of the mech was still cooling down, while the warm-up sound of the secondary weapon was roaring.


    Mo Kun was in so much pain that his calves were shaking. With his teeth clenched, he still struggled to stand up and pulled Long Xi to run.


    While calculating the cooldown time of the R6¡¯s primary and secondary weapons respectively in his mind, he stared at the analysis and calculation on his watch, confirming the possible location where the mech was. He observed the surrounding terrain and tried to find a place to hide.


    After a while, Long Xi had recovered from her pain.


    However, Mo Kun pulled her to run all the time, which made her feel dizzy.


    Long Xi had experienced life and death many times, but she had never felt such fierce onslaughts before, so she was a little stunned.


    Fortunately, she had always been quick-witted. She recovered soon and followed Mo Kun to run away.


    SU started to admire Long Xi. She couldn¡¯t even stand up because of lying under SU¡¯s body when jumping down, but then she could still try her best to be so agile.


    At the time, the MK6 finally arrived.


    It jumped into the ice stream and landed next to Mo Kun.


    MK6 issued an artificial intelligence electronic voice, which said, ¡°The system is loading. Please grant your authorization.¡±


    Long Xi was stunned and thought, ¡°Why should it need authorization?¡±


    She remembered that the MK7 did not need any permissions. It only listened to Mo Kun¡¯s orders. Mo Kun used to say that the artificial intelligence of the MK7 would recognize him by the comprehensive data of his face, iris, and smell. The error rate was only one in a hundred million.


    In a second, Mo Kun wrote a line of complex serial numbers with fifty digits at least.


    With the sound of a tick, the AI electronic voice rang again, ¡°The serial numbers have been verified successfully. The authority is correct, and the system is activating. Please wait.¡±


    Long Xi breathed a sigh of relief and thought that MK7 was indeed ahead of the MK6! Since the serial number of MK6 was fixed, the enemies could also control the MK6 if they knew the number.


    The system was activated soon, and the electronic voice rang again, ¡°The system has been activated normally. Please enter the cockpit.¡±


    A conveyor belt appeared on the MK6¡¯s instep.


    Long Xi and the other two immediately climbed up and entered the MK6¡¯s cockpit.


    Soon enough, the gate was completely closed.

 Chapter 209 - The Strongest Counterattack

    The gate of the cockpit closed quickly and the soft light inside was lit up.


    Then, the AI electronic voice of MK6 sounded again, ¡°The system is starting to self-test.¡±


    Long Xi became anxious. Why did it still have so many steps? They were already in danger, weren¡¯t they?


    Fortunately, they didn¡¯t know why the enemies stopped their onslaught at that moment. For a while, they wouldn¡¯t be under a direct threat.


    Long Xi had no choice but to wait for the system to complete the self-test.


    ¡°The power system has been checked. There¡¯s nothing wrong. The transmission system has been checked. There¡¯s nothing wrong. The primary weapon has been checked¡­ The left leg has been checked, and the slight damage is six percent¡­¡±


    SU probably noticed that Long Xi was not unfamiliar with the mech, so she explained to her in a friendly manner, ¡°MK6 must have been slightly damaged under the intensive firepower. Fortunately, a 6% damage doesn¡¯t affect its normal operation.¡±


    After the whole mech was finally checked, another half minute passed.


    The MK6 could finally be activated normally.


    During that moment, the enemies had refrained from attacking.


    The MK6 jumped onto the ice stream while controlled by Mo Kun.


    Long Xi suddenly became excited.


    ¡°Look at its smooth movement. Look at the primary weapon that just needed an incredibly short time to cool down. Look at the modern cockpit. And look at the human-like artificial intelligence!¡±


    That was invented by her Lord Mo Kun!


    She was so happy that her mind was full of joy, and her mood was surging!


    Next, it was Lord Mo Kun¡¯s personal performance time!


    The Duchess controlled her mech to approach. A low roar came out from the engine, causing a sharp alarm to suddenly sound in Long Xi¡¯s cockpit. ¡°Warning, enemy has activated a thermal weapon, detected at a distance of 34.5 meters, direction, eight o¡¯clock!¡±


    Mo Kun responded immediately. He controlled the arms of the mech, lifting the intelligent alloy shield to resist the attack.


    Almost at the same time, a beam of blazing high-energy particles was hitting on the shield, while the top layer of the shield suddenly melted.


    The Duchess¡¯ R6 mech rushed over at full speed and was about to approach the MK6 in the blink of an eye.


    Long Xi¡¯s heart was suddenly beating faster. She felt nose acetify but couldn¡¯t help wearing a smile.


    As long as Mo Kun was with her, she wasn¡¯t afraid of anything. All the obstacles were nonexistent, and all the crises would disappear!


    The Duchess¡¯ R6 suddenly rushed toward the MK6!


    Was she going to fight head to head? Both sides would suffer great losses!


    RU also started his mech at that time. When seeing that the Duchess suddenly rushed toward, he immediately panicked and shouted through the communication device, ¡°Boss, don¡¯t be impulsive! Impulsiveness is a devil! If we can¡¯t defeat MK, we can just give up the payment from that big boss! What if you get hurt? What should we do if you leave us here?¡±


    The Duchess¡¯ name was NA, but she didn¡¯t care about RU¡¯s words at all. Instead, she just giggled.


    She couldn¡¯t break through the MK6¡¯s defense for a short while, but the MK6¡¯s pilot was just an 18-year-old teenager!


    As long as she held the thought to perish with him together, Mo Kun would be terrified and would retreat when it came to life and death. Once he retreated, she could find his weakness.


    When it came to acridity, how could an 18-year-old teenager compare with a Duchess who had survived after life and death struggles all those years? Anyway, she had never cared about her own life.


    A brave hero always won the most fierce competition! Only those who were not afraid of death could survive!


    The Duchess, who was unafraid of dying, showed her resolution to perish together without hesitation. Her momentum was astonishing, which truly shocked Mo Kun for a minute!


    On the right side of the MK6, RU was also driving an R2 mech to support his boss! In the distance, BO also drove an R2 mech, waiting for the right time to take action!


    The three mechs were coming at Mo Kun from three different directions. No matter which direction Mo Kun chose to retreat, he would be unable to avoid being attacked.


    Not only did he need to confront the enemies in front, but also his side with a weak defense was also directly exposed in front of RU¡¯s mech.


    Two seconds at most!


    At that critical moment of life and death, even SU, such an excellent student in the military academy, became panicked immediately.


    In the past, no matter how dangerous the situation was, no matter how terrified SU was, she would not lose her head.


    By contrast, Mo Kun was still sober-minded! His will seemed to be made of steel!


    Closing his eyes, he didn¡¯t need to see, to feel, or to listen to the situation outside. He just devoted all his mind to his incomparable calmness.


    He ran his mind at an extremely high speed.


    Everything about the MK6 from the relation among all the systems and weapon layouts to all the performance parameters, even including the overload power of its knee joints and the time of the heating system to cool down, all of it showed up in Mo Kun¡¯s mind for an instant!


    He told himself not to retreat! At that moment, as long as he made a small mistake, not only he but also his comrades-in-arms would die!


    ¡°I, Mo Kun, am the mech genius of Planet BT. In terms of mechs, I can¡¯t lose!¡±


    ¡°No matter how complicated the mech¡¯s movements are, I can remember everything after reading once. No matter how complicated the wires of a mech are, I just need to take a look and I can understand them!¡±


    ¡°The mech is like an extension of my body!¡±


    ¡°Yes, I won¡¯t lose!¡±


    Mo Kun opened his eyes, shining with a bright light.


    In a rush, NA still steadily held the well-prepared primary weapon. The black muzzle of the high-energy particle gun was pointing at the MK6¡¯s vital part.


    As long as she took a shot, even if the MK6 would not turn into gorgeous fireworks, it would definitely become a pile of scrap iron.


    A sharp warning from the AI sounded, indicating that the enemy¡¯s thermal weapon started activating, twenty meters away from a nine o¡¯clock direction. Mo Kun took action!


    Under his control, the two-meter-high mech was as light as a nimble bird.


    The roar of the power engine was suddenly heard, but the Duchess, who had just pulled the trigger, didn¡¯t have time to react. Mo Kun had already controlled the MK6 to lean to one side like a human being, just avoiding his vital parts to be attacked before the high-energy particles reached them.


    Long Xi thought at a high speed beyond ordinary people¡¯s imagination, even like a precise computer.


    At that high speed, everything seemed to slow down, as if an invisible hand had blocked the clock, slowing down the whole world.


    That scene was similar to the classic movement in The Matrix, but the difference was that it was a mech version of it!


    At the same time, Mo Kun asked Long Xi to control the secondary power system, who had been standing next to him all the time. Mo Kun always knew that TI was a self-taught mech genius!


    Long Xi had to take his orders at the risk of losing her life. She controlled the power source according to TI¡¯s memory.


    Then, Mo Kun controlled the shield to resist the attack from one side, blocking the high-energy particles sent by RU¡¯s mech.


    Although the shield was half melted and the alarm sounded to warn them that the shield was broken, the mech itself was almost in a good state.


    At the time, the MK6¡¯s secondary weapon attacked.


    An extremely powerful beam of high-energy particles burst out from the muzzle of the MK6¡¯s secondary weapon, but RU¡¯s R2 didn¡¯t have a defense system similar to the MK6. What was worse, RU himself didn¡¯t have such a good emergency reaction capacity as Mo Kun did.


    The primary power system of the R2 mech was pierced, trembling like a drunk man after losing its power. Suddenly, it stumbled and slammed into an icehouse built by a native in the Deep Ice Snowfield, knocking down three more icehouses before it could stop.


    Long Xi let out a sigh of relief gently. ¡°My Lord Mo Kun is fantastic. I¡¯ll give you a thousand praises!¡±


    Mo Kun didn¡¯t hesitate to order the MK6 to throw away the broken shield and switched to another primary weapon, shooting at the right knee joint of the Duchess¡¯ R6 with frozen slow-down particles. The accuracy of his shot was so incredible that he seemed to have God¡¯s help.


    The R6¡¯s right knee joints suddenly slowed down and its two legs lost balance.


    It would be easier to deal with the rest.


    The overlord of the sand sea, the boss of Skynet, the Duchess, was like a dog being abused in Long Xi¡¯s hands.


    Mo Kun¡¯s calculation capacity was as accurate as a computer. The time to cool down the mech when changing the MK6¡¯s primary and secondary weapons was short, while his movement was as flexible as a jumping rabbit¡­


    In just ten seconds, the Duchess¡¯ R6 mech had become a pile of scrap iron.


    The remaining R2 driven by BO didn¡¯t even withstand a round under Mo Kun¡¯s attacks.


    Long Xi cheered up! ¡°Sure enough, my Lord Mo Kun won! My Lord Mo Kun has the power to defeat anyone!¡±


    The Duchess confoundedly climbed out of the burning R6 mech, with half of her golden hair burnt.


    RU and BO also got out of the ruins with scars on their bodies.


    Mo Kun asked the MK6 to shoot at them with the primary weapon.


    Skynet members were originally a ragtag group. There was no brotherhood code among them. When others saw that the situation there was wrong, they had already dispersed.


    BO immediately knelt down and begged to say, ¡°Please spare my life! We were paid to help people handle affairs and have no enmity or resentment toward you! My wife has just gotten pregnant. Please give me a chance and let me go home!¡±


    The Duchess sneered and said, ¡°BO, who¡¯s your wife? Aren¡¯t you one of my male pets?¡± She had some guts indeed and didn¡¯t kneel down to beg for mercy.


    At the time, RU staggered to walk by her side and used his burly body to cover her.


    Long Xi was somewhat moved when she saw RU was willing to sacrifice himself for his beloved one. His face was full of blood but his eyesight was firm.


    Was that the so-called true love when one was in trouble?


    Unexpectedly, the Duchess shouted, ¡°Get out of my way! Do you think I, the Duchess, need others¡¯ protection?¡±


    RU¡¯s body trembled and a terrifying gaze showed up in his eyes. It was probably because he had gotten used to following his ¡°wife¡¯s¡± orders for so many years!


    However, even though he was frightened, he stubbornly refused to move away!


    Mo Kun said, ¡°As long as you tell me who ordered you to catch me, I will let you go!¡±


    The Duchess laughed and said, ¡°Hahaha, who do you think I am? I am the Duchess. I have my professional ethics! Do you think I will leak information about my clients?¡±

 Chapter 210 - Survive by Parachuting

    The Duchess laughed and said, ¡°Haha, who do you think I am? I¡¯m the Duchess, and I have my professional ethics! I won¡¯t leak my clients¡¯ information to anyone else!¡±


    RU said, ¡°I won¡¯t say it since my boss doesn¡¯t allow me to!¡±


    In the cabin, SU said to Mo Kun angrily, ¡°MK, since they don¡¯t want to tell us, we should kill them! Kill them all to avoid future troubles!¡±


    In fact, Long Xi was unwilling to kill people, but she was also afraid that the three gangsters would go back for them, like the snakes of Mr. Dongguo. She was afraid that they would hurt Mo Kun because of her benevolence. Therefore, she didn¡¯t object to SU¡¯s suggestion.


    Mo Kun pondered for a while and smiled.


    He said, ¡°Duchess, just now you had the chance to attack us before we entered the mech. Why did you let us go?¡±


    The Duchess said, ¡°As I said, I have professional ethics. The client said that he wanted you alive! And I like TI, so I won¡¯t hurt him!¡±


    Mo Kun gave Long Xi a cynical look, which made Long Xi smile awkwardly.


    Mo Kun said, ¡°Duchess, RU, you should go! You just allowed us to go free, and you also sent us a snow tiger. Then we will return you a favor. We are down here! I, Mo Kun, don¡¯t like to owe others!¡±


    The Duchess was stunned for a moment, but soon understood what he meant. Without any other words, she turned around and left with RU, who was still in a daze.


    BO was so scared that he was trembling. Why did she leave him behind?


    Seeing that both the Duchess and RU had gone far off, Mo Kun asked BO with a smile, ¡°Tell me, who paid you to catch us? If you tell the truth, I¡¯ll let you go!¡±


    BO was not a tough guy. After thinking and struggling for a while, he immediately told them everything he knew.


    That was about an hour ago, the Duchess suddenly said that she would go and meet someone.


    She took RU and BO to a shabby room in the north of the sand sea.


    A man in a gray coat walked in, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, so that they couldn¡¯t see his face clearly. His voice was low and a little vague.


    However, the arrogant Duchess showed her great respect to that man and welcomed him to her office in person.


    The Duchess dismissed the others, leaving only two of her trusted lovers, RU and BO.


    The man in grey said indifferently, ¡°Target, MK, a genius scientist on BI planet, this is his photo! I want him alive! You can¡¯t hurt him, especially his brain, because I need the high intelligent chip in his brain. Understand?¡±


    The female Duke said firmly, ¡°Yes, I will! I will succeed!¡±


    The man in grey said, ¡°As for the price, you can state it!¡±


    The female Duke said in a hurry, ¡°No, no! I¡¯m willing to work for you without any pay!¡±


    The voice of the man in grey showed his anger. ¡°It¡¯s unnecessary! Well, I know that you wouldn¡¯t dare say a price. Tomorrow, I will order someone to send you a box of gold!¡±


    The Duchess wore a surprised expression on her face!


    Then, the man in grey left¡­


    After hearing that, Mo Kun said with a smile, ¡°That¡¯s all?¡±


    BO answered, ¡°That¡¯s all I know!¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°None of your words is useful.¡±


    ¡°Bang!¡± A bullet was fired from the MK6¡¯s secondary weapon to end BO¡¯s life.


    Long Xi looked at Mo Kun with some surprise. Mo Kun said, ¡°I can¡¯t give mercy to this kind of person. He will only do more harm to others if he remains in the world!¡±


    Long Xi thought about that and realized it was true, so she felt relieved.


    SU said with great concern, ¡°Is the ice bear really extinct? How about MK¡¯s cure¡­¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°If there¡¯s no other way, we have no choice but to go to the Yukun Mountain!¡±


    ¡°Yukun Mountain? You mean the highest snow peak on Planet BT?¡± Mo Kun asked.


    ¡°Yes! Except for the Deep Ice Snowfield, the ice bears can only be found at the top of that mount! I heard about that a long time ago, the mount was connected with the Deep Ice Snowfield before. Later on, because of the crustal movement and plate motion, they were separated by a vast sea.¡± Long Xi said.


    When Long Xi said that, she felt a little troubled. Yukun Mountain was one of the places with the thinnest air and the worst environment in planet BT.


    Mo Kun said, ¡°Before it¡¯s too late, let¡¯s get there right away!¡±


    Long Xi nodded. No matter how tough the environment was, she had to go!


    SU said, ¡°Yes, let¡¯s move quickly. I also hope MK¡¯s disease can be cured as soon as possible!¡±


    They were maneuvering the MK6, but after walking for about five minutes, the MK6¡¯s artificial intelligence suddenly sent out an alarm, indicating that the energy was about to be used up.


    Mo Kun checked the system and found that there was only 1% of the energy left in the MK6. It might have been consumed excessively in the battle just then.


    Mo Kun said, ¡°Have we run out of all the energy stones?¡±


    SU said, ¡°Yes, all the spare energy stones have been used up. We just flew here from the tomb star!¡±


    Mo Kun had no choice but to drive the MK6 into an ice bear hole nearby. He hid the MK6 temporarily there, sealing the hole with snow and marking it.


    They had to wait and bring back some energy stones from the military academy. Then, he could restart the MK6 again.


    They walked by the aircraft.


    After entering the aircraft, SU asked Mo Kun and Long Xi to go to rest first, and she went to drive the aircraft.


    Mo Kun and Long Xi went to the sleeping cabin to have a rest. That looked a little bit like a pod hotel, and the ¡°bedrooms¡± looked like a row of pods.


    Mo Kun slept in one of the pods, while Long Xi stayed in the next room to him.


    Long Xi yawned a few times and was about to have a good sleep before the body of the aircraft suddenly shook violently.


    Then, SU¡¯s voice was heard from the communication device on Mo Kun¡¯s watch. ¡°MK, the aircraft has a big problem. It has to land urgently. I will parachute in the cockpit directly. You have to find a way out quickly!¡±


    Mo Kun jumped out of the ¡°pod¡± like a cheetah and said to his watch, ¡°Copy that! We¡¯ll meet on the ground!¡±


    Long Xi also jumped out. Mo Kun gestured at her, ¡°Follow me! Have you learned how to parachute?¡±


    ¡°Huh? Parachuting? No way!¡±


    Long Xi was speechless. In fact, she also envied those who dared to play winged flying, extreme parachuting, or extreme cruising, but she cherished her life and never put those crazy ideas into action!


    Parachuting had always been one of the most dangerous extreme sports, far exceeding that of climbing Mount Everest!


    ¡°Huh? Wait a minute.¡± It seemed to be different from TI¡¯s memory.


    In his memory, there was no such emergency!


    ¡°Is it because after I came to this planet and tried to cure Mo Kun¡¯s disease, the track of history has been changed? That will be troublesome!¡±


    Long Xi thought about that as she followed Mo Kun to a western door of the aircraft, along the contour inside.


    Mo Kun took a parachute bag from the cabinet and carried it on his back. Then, he took out a hiking bag with related equipment and asked Long Xi to carry it on her back.


    He said, ¡°Parachuting!¡±


    Long Xi said in horror, ¡°I¡¯m afraid I can¡¯t!¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°I¡¯ll hold you!¡±


    He tied himself to Long Xi with ropes. Then, he opened the door directly.


    A gust of strong wind roared in!


    The energy cabin of that aircraft exploded, while the fire spread at a fast speed! A wave of heat sprayed towards the research cabin!


    Long Xi was so scared that she closed her eyes. In fact, she had a little fear of heights. At the moment, they were lingering at more than 4,000 meters at least.


    Long Xi felt how Mo Kun took her to jump down, with his comforting voice roaring by her ears, which was mixed with the sound of the whistling wind. ¡°This is a newly improved parachuting equipment. We¡¯re definitely safe!¡±


    Long Xi forced herself to take a breath to suppress her little heart that was about to jump out of her mouth because of the fear. She made up her mind to open her eyes, seeing that Mo Kun¡¯s handsome face was so close to her. She suddenly remembered the scene when Lord Mo Kun took her to fly for the first time. For a second, she felt much more at ease.


    In fact, when she watched couples parachuting together in the movies, she would dream about the days when she could do that with Mo Kun. However, she wasn¡¯t bold enough to ask for that!


    Parachuting was one of the extreme sports for people who longed for freedom. When people fell down without any restrain, their moods would be unprecedentedly ethereal. That kind of freedom hardly ever experienced in most of the other extreme sports.


    At that moment, Long Xi felt free and unrestrained.


    She felt that the experience of parachuting was completely different from that of riding a roller coaster. The latter starts at a high speed and takes the riders¡¯ bodies to rush forward. That way, the riders¡¯ bodies would stay pressed to their backs. In comparison, parachuting was based on gravity when one fell down, so the feeling was completely different.


    The feeling of parachuting was also different from that of diving in the water.


    In short, that was a rare and novel experience for her!


    The aircraft exploded like a fireball at a height of 4,000 meters!


    They shared one parachute, so Long Xi was held in Mo Kun¡¯s arms. Addicted to that kind of unprecedented pleasure, she felt that it was even more exciting than the times she had sex with Mo Kun before!


    A few minutes later, Mo Kun controlled the parachute¡¯s direction and landed at the foot of the Yukun Mountain.


    Mo Kun untied the ropes and looked at Long Xi, who was panting, blushing, and a little shy. He couldn¡¯t help making fun of him, ¡°TI, we just parted for half a month. Why did you become so weird? You used to be a strong and straight man! I should clarify in advance that I am straight. We have nothing to do with each other!¡±


    Long Xi explained with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m not either! I¡¯m just scared!¡±


    Mo Kun contacted SU through the signal device of his watch, but SU was out of reach.


    Didn¡¯t SU land safely?


    Mo Kun was a little anxious.


    Long Xi said, ¡°SU is an experienced warrior. She should be fine.¡±


    As time went by, Mo Kun paced to and fro, showing his uneasiness.


    Five minutes later, SU¡¯s voice finally sounded on the communication device.


    SU said, ¡°MK, I¡¯ve sent you my location. Come over and help me. I just landed in the middle of a pack of golden-backed snow wolves!¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°Okay, we¡¯ll be right there.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°Is SU in danger? Let¡¯s go there quickly!¡±


    Mo Kun checked the location sent by SU on the watch¡¯s display.

 Chapter 211 - The Fierce Battle with Wolves

    SU said, ¡°MK, I sent you my location. Come here and help me. I just landed among a group of golden-backed snow wolves!¡±


    Mo Kun said, ¡°Okay, we¡¯ll be right there.¡±


    Long Xi said, ¡°SU is in danger? Then let¡¯s hurry!¡±


    Mo Kun looked at the location sent by SU on the display of his watch, pointed to a hillside slightly higher than the sea level here, and said, ¡°She¡¯s over there. Let¡¯s go!¡±


    They put on their climbing boots with ice claws, tramped all over the ground, ran there as fast as they could, and hid behind a big cedar to observe the enemy¡¯s situation from afar.


    SU was surrounded by a group of golden-backed snow wolves, and her hair was in a mess.


    They didn¡¯t see any injuries on her body, but she just stumbled and waved two Emei Thorns to the nearest wolves, with a frightened face.


    No wonder she was so scared!


    The golden-backed snow wolf on Planet BT was a medium-sized carnivorous beast. This kind of wolf was extremely ferocious and rare. It usually only moved around the area of Yukun Mountain, which was rarely visited by people.


    The golden-backed snow wolf was indeed different from others. Its white back was covered with a thick layer of golden fluff, just like a gorgeous fur vest. There were white tufts on its heels, which made it seem to step on ice and snow.


    This kind of wolf was a social animal led by a male wolf, but once the male wolf passed away, the male wolf¡¯s wife (wolf empress) would temporarily serve as the wolf king until the next male wolf king appeared.


    There were at least thirty or forty wolves, and at a glance, at least twenty of them were adult male wolves.


    A majestic adult male wolf with a cluster of purple hair on its head stood in a relatively high position, letting out a long howl.


    In an instant, all the wolves¡¯ eyes were shining, and their tails went up by 30 degrees, which revealed their fierce looks.


    This old male wolf with purple hair on its head was a little bigger than other wolves. There was no doubt that it was the leader of these wolves. It was not difficult to judge that the old wolf king gave its subordinates an order to prepare for the fight.


    Beneath the big male wolf stood a beautiful and shiny female wolf with a cluster of red hair on its forehead. They guessed the female wolf was the wolf empress.


    Under the command of the wolf king, the ring of encirclement was gradually shrinking. A golden-backed wolf with a deep scar on its left face was approaching SU quickly with several strong male wolves.


    Other wolves attacked from the side and back.


    One big male wolf with one ear hit SU¡¯s back fiercely with its head, while another male wolf with a short tail pounced on SU from the side and opened its mouth to bite her neck.


    SU was not easy to deal with. She was an excellent graduate of the Mech Military Academy!


    She pierced the throat of the short-tailed wolf with Emei Thorn and threw its body that was not yet dead to the front of the scarred wolf and the other strong male wolves.


    The snow wolves on Planet BT were very ferocious and bloodthirsty. Even father and son could kill and eat each other, not to mention their own kind!


    As expected, those wolves immediately bit the wolf to death and ate its body, leaving SU aside for the time being!


    The blood of the short-tailed wolf had dyed the snow red. SU¡¯s quick action of killing the wolf just now had a certain deterrent effect on other wolves. They hesitated for a while and dared not attack rashly!


    Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mo Kun took out a Gauss gun from his equipment bag, aimed at the old wolf king, and pulled the trigger.


    ¡°Bang!¡±


    Mo Kun¡¯s bullet penetrated the head of the old wolf king with purple hair on its head.


    The old wolf king fell down from the high place with blood all over its head. It was foaming at the mouth and struggled a few times before it stopped moving.


    As the saying went, to catch bandits, first catch the ringleader. Killing the king was particularly effective for the wolves. They immediately panicked and did not move forward, shouting in the direction of the bullet.


    The trunk of the cedar was very thick. Mo Kun and Long Xi hid behind the trunk and didn¡¯t show themselves at all.


    At this time, the female wolf with red hair on its forehead immediately jumped up to the position where the wolf king had stood just now. Like the wolf king just now, it gave a long howl to the sky.


    The wolves immediately calmed down and pricked up their ears one by one, just like the well-trained soldiers who were ordered by the commander. They all looked at the wolf empress who was temporarily in the position of the wolf king, as if they were waiting for the command of the wolf empress.


    Mo Kun pulled the Gauss gun again and wanted to kill the wolf empress with one shot.


    As long as the wolf empress was killed, the wolves would be scattered. Otherwise, the wolf group would never retreat no matter how many wolves they had knocked down.


    The wolf empress was very cunning. After a long howl, it immediately jumped to the back of a hillside and hid itself from place to place. Mo Kun fired several shots at it in succession, but it was still unhurt.


    As it dodged, it commanded the wolves to fight, whistling in a while and then howling. The wolves attacked SU in an orderly manner.


    After all, SU had no actual combat experience, and she was alone. It was inevitable for her to panic, and soon she had two injuries.


    Long Xi felt that she couldn¡¯t wait any longer, so she came out from the back of the big tree. She ran to the west and shouted loudly at the wolves.


    Her move was effective, and several wolves immediately chased after her.


    And Mo Kun continued to attack the wolf empress. He was confident in TI and knew that he had enough ability to protect himself.


    Long Xi didn¡¯t run very fast in the snow, and the wolves almost caught up with her.


    Long Xi ran to a cedar tree in the distance on purpose just now. She ran to the tree and climbed up with her hands and feet.


    The golden-backed snow wolves did not know how to climb a tree. They probably also knew that once Long Xi climbed up the tree, they would not be able to hurt her. So many of the golden-backed snow wolves who saw this scene cried out in a terrible voice, which was like the crying of a group of hungry ghosts.


    At this time, a little male wolf with a bunch of purple hair on its head suddenly jumped very high, bit Long Xi¡¯s foot, and tried to drag her down from the tree.


    Long Xi hurriedly held the trunk with one hand and pulled out the soft ruler with the other hand. She waved it down and hit the wolf in the face.


    The wolf retreated with a plaintive cry.


    Long Xi took the opportunity to climb up a few steps, climbed over the branches, and sat on a thick branch.


    At this time, Long Xi heard SU screaming. She looked around and saw that the one-eared wolf bit SU¡¯s right arm, while the other male wolf bit SU¡¯s left leg and tore it hard.


    Although SU was a great heroine, she was helplessly outnumbered!


    Once the golden-backed snow wolf bit its prey, it would never loosen its mouth, so even the ice bear, snow leopard, and snow tiger were somewhat afraid of them.


    ¡°Bang! Bang!¡± Mo Kun¡¯s shooting had unfailing accuracy, and he killed a wolf with one shot. SU was temporarily out of danger.


    However, a few more male wolves immediately rushed up to him one after another!


    ¡°Bang! Bang!¡± Mo Kun killed two more¡­


    At this time, when Long Xi saw the wolf from this direction, its body was exposed to Long Xi¡¯s vision. A pair of wolf eyes with fierce light was staring at Long Xi.


    Then, it looked at the purple-crowned male wolf hit by Long Xi¡¯s soft ruler, and its eyes were full of tenderness. It screamed and let out a long cry, as if a mother was calling the child home.


    Unfortunately, Long Xi did not have a gun in her hand, because there was only a Gauss gun in Mo Kun¡¯s equipment box. From Mo Kun¡¯s point of view, he could not see the wolf empress, so Long Xi could only watch anxiously.


    The male wolf with purple hair on its head turned a deaf ear to the call from the wolf empress. It was anxiously circling around the tree trunk and constantly roaring. It was eager to eat Long Xi and avenge itself.


    And the other three male wolves were not willing to give up the food they were about to eat. They surrounded the tree trunk and stared at Long Xi, licking their chops.


    All of a sudden, an idea flashed through Long Xi¡¯s mind.


    The wolf empress looked at the purple-crowned male wolf¡­ It was obvious that¡­ Could this purple-crowned male wolf be the son of the wolf king?


    She carefully looked at the appearance of this purple-crowned male wolf. It was indeed a little bit like the purple-crowned wolf king!


    She searched TI¡¯s memory and knew that although the golden-backed snow wolf was ferocious, the female wolf¡¯s maternal nature was very strong.


    It was said that the female golden-backed snow wolf would rather sacrifice its own life to protect its own child!


    Long Xi had an idea at once.


    She suddenly stretched out a leg to the purple-crowned male wolf. As expected, the wolf immediately jumped high like a high jumper and grabbed Long Xi¡¯s calf with one bite.


    Long Xi ignored the pain and made a strong effort to drag her leg up with the purple-crowned male wolf.


    The body of the purple-crowned male wolf was hanging in the air, but it refused to let her go even if it died.


    Long Xi just wanted that it would not loose its mouth. She shrank her leg in pain, and ¡°transported¡± the purple-crowned male wolf to the reach of her arms. She grabbed the fur on its neck with one hand.


    The little purple-crowned male wolf was in pain but still refused to let go. Its sharp teeth were still tearing Long Xi¡¯s flesh.


    Long Xi hammered on the top skull of the male wolf with the other hand.


    One, two¡­


    TI had strong strength. The little male wolf was knocked unconsciously by Long Xi¡¯s fist.


    Even if the other three male wolves wanted to rescue the little male wolf, they were beyond reach.


    Long Xi forced open the little male wolf¡¯s teeth, tied its body with the soft ruler, and hung it on another thick branch.


    ¡°Ouch!¡± The little male wolf let out a scream, struggled desperately, and looked at Long Xi with frightened eyes from time to time.


    As Long Xi hoped, when the wolf empress saw the little male wolf whose life was in danger, it quickly rushed to this side.


    Long Xi signaled to Mo Kun, and he aimed at the wolf empress.


    The speed of the golden-backed snow wolf was so fast that Mo Kun couldn¡¯t aim at it for a while.


    It wasn¡¯t until the wolf empress ran to the cedar tree and was about to jump up that Mo Kun found the chance!


    ¡°Bang!¡± The bullet broke open the wolf empress¡¯s head.


    As soon as the wolf empress died, the other wolves did not even resist for a while and immediately scattered to escape.


    SU turned around and saw Mo Kun and TI walking toward her side by side with a worried look on their faces.


    Long Xi squatted beside SU who couldn¡¯t get up on the ground, took out the Quick Healing Ointment invented by Mo Kun from his equipment box, and applied it to SU. Her wounds soon healed.


    SU looked at Long Xi¡¯s gentle movements and cried out loudly. She suddenly threw herself into Long Xi¡¯s arms, crying with grievance and fear, and also with the joy of surviving a disaster!