Chapter 16: Muddle

  As soon as she heard about playing games, Jin Hongbao became exceptionally excited.

  "If you want to play this game, first of all, you need to prepare something that can be carried with you." My heart already had a plan in place, now I started to soften my tone and became more gentle and persuasive.

  To be honest, I was actually very lazy about learning magic tricks. It's just that I had to attend a senior's birthday party, so I specially learned some, and didn't expect that now they would come in handy.

  "Personal belongings?" Jin Hongbao caught the end of my sentence and started rolling up his sleeves.

  My guess was right, Jinhongbao is indeed a curious child, and he actually cooperated so well. This development lifted my mood by several degrees, and I felt that the glory on my face also increased by several degrees.

  "I want to play too!" Xiong Xiaotu also raised his hand with a happy face, looking like a child in kindergarten who was eager to go on stage and show off.

  But I don't need Xiong Xiaotuo's things at all, I just hope that Jin Hongbao can hand over the "divine brush" and wish me to complete the first task as soon as possible.

  "Hold on, hold on, let's get Hongbao first." I didn't immediately deny Xiong Xiaotuo's playful intentions, but instead directly shifted my gaze to Jin Hongbao. Suddenly, I felt a bit like a swindler, deceiving these naive and innocent people. However, I was also forced into this situation, and as long as I had the opportunity to return to the real world, I would have to make some sacrifices.

  So, even if this plan of collecting handsome men is a crappy existence, I have to take it seriously.

  "I told you, I'll go first." Jin Hongbao raised his head high, with a very proud look.

  It's always the happiest to be the first one to play games. Seeing Jin Hongbao with a proud face and Xiong Xiaotuo with a dejected face, I even more confirmed this saying.

  The beautiful woman looked at their changing expressions and then turned her gaze to me, curiously asking: "This thing called magic, how is it played?"

  "Don't worry, don't worry, there will be plenty of chances to play." My mouth curved up a bit more as I continued to speak with great patience.

  "Stop messing around and bring out your pen!" I immediately expressed my opinion. In fact, I wasn't interested in any of Jinhongbao's other things, only that mysterious pen sparked some interest. If it was a divine pen, I naturally wanted to borrow it for use; if not, I would also think about returning it to him.

  "This... " Jin Hongbao looked at the bag in his hand and began to hesitate.

  "It's just a game, I'll return it to you soon." I continued to act as the speaker, after all, I had a hard time thinking of this method, if the person involved, Jin Hongbao, was not willing to cooperate, how much longer would it take me to complete the first task? Although I didn't know how many more tasks were waiting for me, I still hoped to complete them as quickly as possible.

  Jin Hongbao looked at me, then at Xiong Xiaotu, and after a moment of thought, he nodded his head and replied: "Alright, anyway, it's just a game."

  Is that so convincing? I find it a bit hard to believe, but I clearly remember that Jin Hongbao said that pen was a family heirloom, so there must be something special about it.

  "Honestly, I haven't seen your family heirloom yet!" The beautiful woman nudged Jin Hongbao's elbow, saying with full expectation.

  Please forgive me for always addressing her like this, who let Jin Hongbao hasn't formally introduced his fiancée yet!

  Jin Hongbao took out a pen, its shape was quite peculiar, the nib was gray, and on the long pen holder, there were curved lines that flowed smoothly with an embossed landscape of green forest, and also a small red square seal.

  It's indeed a family heirloom, one look and it's clear that it's different from ordinary pens. I took the pen and then came to the desk.

  I picked up a white cloth, covered the pen with it, and then I started counting down: "Three, two, one, go!"

  Then, when I lifted up the white cloth again, the pen suddenly disappeared.

  "My goodness, it's really amazing!" Jin Hongbao came over, looked around and examined the white cloth for a long time, and couldn't help but praise.

  "By the way, can you change the pen back?" Jin Hongbao asked me again.

  I'd love to say no way, but if I said that, I'd definitely be caught and treated like a thief.

  "The next game is more fun, I'll put the pen in a corner of the room and see how long it takes you to find it." I immediately came up with an excuse, speaking fluently, but my heart couldn't help trembling.

  I'm afraid of being seen through by Jin Hongbao, but it's not possible to reveal the truth, so all I can do is to bluff for as long as I can.

  Jin Hongbao looked at me with a thoughtful expression, and then my heart beat rapidly, but I prayed in my heart not to be seen through by him.

  "Alright, I'll go find it. Once I've found it, you have to give me a reward!" Jin Hongbao immediately looked away, grinning from ear to ear.

  As expected, Jinhongbao was a playful person, but my heart was actually very nervous, yet I still pretended to be calm and replied: "Of course."

  After Jin Hongbao and the beautiful woman swaggered away, I finally let out a sigh of relief.

  However, I, with a guilty conscience, didn't dare to be so blatant, and instead began to sneakily head in the direction of concealment...... That was a thicket of woods up ahead.

  I want to use trees as cover and then sneak a peek at Pen.

  "Shh... wait a minute, don't make a sound!" I found that Xiong Xiaotu had also followed me, so I quietly warned him.

  When I saw Xiong Xiaotu nodding, I took out a pen from my sleeve.

  Magic is actually just a trick of the eye, fortunately I still managed to fool them.

  "Wow, you actually......"

  Just as Xiong Xiaotu was about to speak up, I gave him a cold glance and he shut his mouth afterwards.

  "Let me see if this is really a stroke of genius." I took out a pen and then also took out the mission manual.

  What I expected didn't happen, and after adding conditions, I found the divine brush was still black, so I can confirm that this brush is not a divine brush.

  A hint of disappointment flashed across his eyes, and he couldn't help but feel bewildered - where on earth did this stroke of genius come from?

  "Let's set off!" I could only comfort myself and looked forward with effort.

  "Now?" Xiong Xiaotu couldn't help but feel a bit strange and said: "Now that the sky is already dark, even if we want to leave, we'll have to wait until dawn!"

  "Alright, I'll go return the pen!" I said with a bland face. It wasn't a divine brush after all, so I could return it to Jin Hongbao. However, my mood still took a bit of a hit.

  "Don't be unhappy, if you like pens, we can go buy some at the market tomorrow." Xiong Xiaotu suggested.

  Ugh... He actually thought I was unhappy about this, and I couldn't help but burst out laughing. "You, you're really too silly," I said. "It's okay, tomorrow, sis will take you to get all dressed up."

  It turns out that Xiong Xiaotu is his own comrade-in-arms, so he can't be too decadent and must be well-packaged!