Chapter 74: The Beautiful Man Emerges from His Bath

  Under the bright moonlight, the cold wind starts to howl, and tree shadows take shape. The quiet night is no longer peaceful, the savory smell of roasted meat wafts directly into my nostrils.

  But everything will no longer be calm. If this person has a gossip mirror and then appears here again.

  So, there is only one possibility, maybe, Xiong Xiaotu and others were transformed by him.

  "Are you waiting for me? What's your purpose, anyway? And who are you, exactly?" I furrowed my brow and asked the man in the black mask, feeling tense all over. I had a hunch that this guy wasn't ordinary.

  This deep forest that can't be walked out of, and this mysterious man, don't know what kind of hidden crisis is waiting for me, but he has already appeared, or they have a way to rescue me, even if it's not him who did it, I must figure out what's going on with the transparent light surface that appeared here.

  "Ah..." The black-masked man deliberately prolonged his voice, with a tone that was very suspenseful and teasing. He also deliberately stretched out his hand to scratch his ear, saying in a very casual manner: "Is this important? What's important is, I'm conducting a very interesting experiment."

  What an interesting experiment? Such words instantly struck the heart, if he was really doing some kind of experiment, then was he really playing with changing people's lives?

  Afraid that they might have some accident, I didn't care if there were any traps ahead and walked straight to him, pointing at him and asking: "Is it really you? Where did you transform them to?"

  This forest is too quiet, so quiet that even the usual beasts are not seen, it's really too strange. And there's a man here who can change people back and forth, could it be that everything that happens here is a phenomenon created by him, if he really has such great abilities.

  I really think this man's ability is too terrifying, why does he have to change people back and forth, treating them as if they were experiments, are the wild beasts in this forest also changed by him? The most incredible thing is that he can actually make his beautiful male ring lose its spiritual energy, which is what I find truly terrifying!

  And yet, I couldn't even summon the champion of the tournament. What kind of place is this? Why did it turn out like this? I thought that as long as he was guiding me, there wouldn't be too many mistakes. But in the end, this turned out to be a place where I kept losing one after another.

  "Tell me, what do you want in exchange for releasing my companion!" He felt like a mouse being toyed with by a cat due to the other's nonchalant attitude, and that feeling was really unpleasant. However, since he had appeared here, he must have some ulterior motive!

  The man in black mask didn't answer me directly, but picked up the roasted bird meat and nibbled it lightly at the edge of his mouth. He muttered to himself: "This meat is really fragrant..."

  This is a real, living neglect, the feeling of discontented cells in my body. They have started to jump actively again. I'm really afraid that if time delays for another second, something will happen to them.

  So I snatched the barbecue from his hand and asked loudly, "Don't ignore me, let them go quickly, otherwise you won't be able to eat this meat either..."

  "You're quite beyond my expectations..." The black-masked man pulled out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his greasy hands.

  Unexpectedly, this man is so meticulous in doing things, even when eating barbecue, he has prepared a handkerchief to wipe his hands.

  Was I beyond his expectations? What does that mean, could it be said that I can smoothly avoid the limelight? However, this is just my temporary wit, who let my handsome men one after another get into trouble, and those transparent faces are really not easy to see.

  And it feels like a thin mist that doesn't pose any threat, maybe it's because of their underestimation that they get outsmarted by those slick guys!

  "Surprisingly, I was able to find the loophole in your experiment. Shouldn't you be grateful to me? And then..." I wanted to take this opportunity to persuade Masked Man to let them go, because I didn't want anything unexpected to happen to my partners. Moreover, it took great effort to gather these five handsome men, and if they were all gone because of this incident, wouldn't that be a huge loss for me?

  "Oh, you want me to let him go, right?" The masked man wasn't stupid and immediately guessed what I wanted.

  But looking at his calm and composed attitude, it seems that he won't agree with himself immediately either. What to do then?

  "Whether you let him go or not, your experiment has loopholes. If it weren't for my words..." Even though I knew I was being unreasonable, I really feared that the masked man wouldn't let him go, so I intentionally said those words.

  The man in the black mask finally wiped his hands clean, then gazed at my face with a thoughtful expression and said: "You're not stupid after all, you actually thought of how to break the move!"

  The black masked man didn't plan to let me go, so I had wasted my breath trying to persuade him. I opened my throat and said clearly: "As a human being, shouldn't you repay kindness? How can you do this experiment..."

  "That's enough, you want to let someone go, but I'll only release one." The black masked man crossed his arms over his chest, with an expression that said "I'm watching what you do".

  "How can you only let one person in?" I'm so torn, if only one person is allowed in, who should I save? But I've already made up my mind, saving one person is better than none. If he's only going to let one person in, I'll just keep pestering him, after all, he can't do anything to me right now?!

  "You actually think that by closing the door, I won't let any of them go!" The man in the black mask suddenly turned around and took a step forward, looking like he was eager to leave.

  "My heart began to tense up again, and I immediately spoke out: 'Don't go, you clearly said you would let him off, how can a grown man go back on his word like that?'"

  "Alright, who do you want to release?" The masked man couldn't help but smile slyly and asked me with a hint of curiosity.

  "Me?" I suddenly didn't know how to answer. If there was only one spot available, who should I let go?

  Actually, I wanted to save everyone, but I also saw the strength of the masked man and knew that my current self was no match for him. Fortunately, he was still willing to negotiate with me and offered a quota to release someone.

  Xiong Xiaotu, Min Xi, Na Si brothers... I naturally thought of ignoring Bai Mo, after all, these three people are more familiar to me. Xiong Xiaotu is sincere, but definitely not good at plotting. And Min Xi has always been cunning, maybe he can really help?!

  If Min Xi were let out, who knows, she might even be able to help think of a solution together!

  "I choose Meng Xi." As I made this decision, a faint ache began in my heart.

  However, this is an unavoidable measure. If capable people are not released and instead emotional decisions are made, then I won't be able to rescue more people.

  "You're not stupid after all, and this answer is beyond my expectation..." The black masked man picked up the trigram hanging on his chest and said casually.

  What he said twice was beyond my expectation and made me feel even more puzzled.

  Was he like Saikoro, having the ability to predict some things?

  "You must keep your promise, first let a handsome man out for me!" I'm not someone who can be fooled by just a few words, now the most important thing is to rescue Min Xi, only then can we think of a way to save people together.

  "Alright!" The man in the black mask replied crisply, and then his fingers lightly touched the Bagua. A white light escaped from the Bagua mirror, and a shallow glow slowly expanded into a circle. I was waiting for the moment when the white light could bring out Min Xi.

  However, the black masked man once again gave himself an unexpected surprise. Just as I was about to accuse him of not transforming into a human, I suddenly found that my body couldn't move. In a flash of lightning, a dark shadow emerged from the white light at my feet.

  He was bounced back out, flying high, a rainbow of light burst forth, brushing past his body.

  But I was blown far away by the strong wind, and I didn't know where it would end. My body was also chilled to the bone.

  My heart is racing again, I didn't expect to be outsmarted by the black masked man. It's all because of my own carelessness. I have no idea where I'll end up, if it's somewhere dangerous, that would be a big problem...

  Qinggong also failed at this time, feeling a sour numbness all over his body, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't exert any strength.

  It felt like I had entered a dark abyss, with a suffocating feeling, as if I was about to run out of air...

  Is it going to end like this for me, Yan Lirong? It's really disheartening, but what can I do?

  I don't know how long I flew, but I felt my body start falling in a straight line again.

  With a splash, I found myself in the water, feeling the strong pressure, and the warm water instantly wrapped my body tightly.

  It seems like things haven't reached their worst yet, and I've actually fallen into a hot spring?

  I feel like it should be a hot spring, apart from getting wet, there's no discomfort anywhere.

  "Who is it?" A cold male voice sounded, and I couldn't help but feel my heartbeat rhythm becoming chaotic, just like a wild horse galloping on the prairie!

  No way, I shouldn't have fallen into someone else's bathtub, should I?

  I raised an eyebrow, and a face that was astonishingly handsome appeared right in front of me.

  His silver hair was dripping with water, his handsome face like a fairy's, and his upper body presented the masculine beauty of sunshine.

  My goodness, it's really a handsome guy coming out of the bath, but this guy seems to be...

  It's Feng Tengtiao, the master!

  I'm so annoyed, meeting like this is a bit awkward, isn't it?

  "It's me, Yan Lirong. You should still remember me, right?" I asked Feng Tongxu with some uncertainty, thinking that since he was a familiar person, everything should be easy to talk about!

  Feng Tongxu's gaze fell directly on himself, but the light in his eyes was still icy cold, and then it seemed to be jumping with sparks.

  He seemed not to have heard what he had just said and suddenly grabbed himself excitedly: "Qian Er, is that you?"

  "I'm not Qian Er, I'm Yan Li Rong!" I patiently reintroduced myself and asked him back: "Have you forgotten? I am..."

  "Qian Er, don't leave me..." Feng Tong Xu seemed to have not heard his own explanation and started hugging me tightly again.

  What's wrong with him? Why does he look like nothing gets through to him? He seems to have mistaken me for someone else! No, it's his girlfriend or something! (....)