It’s so cool to collect cards in a love game, right?

Chapter 41, Masks

The design of the invitation letter is actually quite ordinary. Except for this line of small words, it can be said that it has no highlights.

"What does this mean?" Shen Ling'er pointed to the small line of characters and asked Lu Zhehan.

Lu Zhehan explained: "Literally, after entering the door, no matter what happens, it is best not to take off the mask. Don't worry, as long as you stay with me, I will definitely protect you."

"In other words, there is danger here? But aren't the people participating in this auction all prominent and wealthy people in Shengjing City? Why would they be willing to put themselves in danger?" Shen Ling'er was very puzzled.

Shouldn’t rich people cherish their lives more?

Why take risks in pursuit of excitement?
Maybe, that excitement is really exciting, right?
At least it can capture the appetite of these people.

Lu Zhehan was silent for three seconds and said, "The Zhong family has a special method that allows people to see their deceased friends."

"Do you want to see my sister Shen Jiayi?" Shen Linger asked.

As for games, it is true that there is no need to talk about realistic logic.

Maybe the Zhong family really has extraordinary means.

Lu Zhehan was noncommittal because Shen Ling'er couldn't see his expression because he was wearing a mask.

It wasn't until before entering the door that Shen Ling'er learned that Qiyu was not allowed to enter, that she started to panic.

Shen Ling'er stood there, refusing to enter.

She really feels insecure without Saitama by her side.

What if there really are some monsters inside?
Didn’t it mean that people could see their deceased friends?

It’s obvious that this Zhong family is extraordinary!
So how can we separate from Saitama at this time?
Of course Shen Ling'er was unwilling.

She felt that at this time, she had to hug Saitama's thigh tightly.

Even if the plot cannot be advanced because of this, you must not let go of Saitama's thigh.

So Shen Ling'er said to Lu Zhehan: "If Qiyu doesn't come in, I won't come in either."

The Zhong family’s requirement is that men and women must be together to enter.

Lu Zhehan had no choice. He couldn't temporarily conjure up a female companion for Qiyu. Of course, even if he had a female companion, Qiyu didn't have an invitation letter, so he could only force Shen Ling'er.

"Ling'er, stop making trouble, this matter is really important to me! As long as you accompany me in, no matter what kind of compensation you want in the future, I will give it to you and I will never break your promise!" Lu Zhehan did not hesitate to offer the best. Conditions to seduce Shen Linger.

But it was useless, Shen Ling'er cherished his life.

She already knew there was danger here, so how could she let go of the life-saving straw so easily?
Therefore, Shen Ling'er would not agree no matter how much Lu Zhehan said it.

"Lu Zhehan, don't waste your efforts. I said, if Qiyu doesn't go in, I won't go in either. I advise you to quickly find a way to get Qiyu in! Otherwise, whatever you say is useless. Even if you promise If you give me the entire Lu Group afterwards, I won't agree." Shen Linger's attitude was very firm.

Finally, Lu Zhehan took off his mask, handed it to Qi Yu's hand, and said coldly: "Okay, let him take my place, and you can go in together! I'll go back and wait for your news."

"Ah? This, isn't this not good? Boss Shen, look at this..." Saitama took the mask a little embarrassed, not knowing what to do.

Shen Linger put it on for him, and then asked Lu Zhehan: "You said before that there is something you must get. Now you can tell me what it is, and I will help you get it."

Lu Zhehan rejected Shen Ling'er's proposal. He said, "No need. I will find a way for what I want, so I won't bother Miss Shen."

His tone became cold, and even his address became distant.

Shen Ling'er, who held Lu Zhehan's five SSRs, always felt that something was not right.

However, it was impossible for her to take care of the paper man's emotions.

Love is precious, life is more expensive!

Only by living can everything have hope.

When you die, there is nothing left.

Any favorability and card collection count will be cleared.

Therefore, you cannot die, no matter what, you cannot die easily.

So, Shen Ling'er and Qiyu entered the No. [-] Villa of the Zhong Family with the number plates that originally belonged to her and Lu Zhehan.

Number 04 is an unlucky number.

Because it was night, and the Zhong family had deliberately created it, the entire courtyard was enveloped in a gloomy atmosphere.

It's as if this place really is the boundary between life and death.

It seems that living people can really see their deceased friends here.

But is this really the case?

Walking into the No. [-] Villa of the Zhong Family, Shen Ling'er found that the Zhong family seemed to love willow trees very much. There were willow trees planted everywhere in the yard.

There was a circle of tree lanterns surrounding some extraordinarily tall willow trees, with green lights on and the willow branches swaying in the wind. This scene was indescribably weird.

Shen Ling'er couldn't appreciate it anyway, she just felt terrible.

"If something strange pops out in a while, it's all up to you." Shen Ling'er whispered to Qiyu.

Saitama agreed immediately.

However, they didn't encounter anything strange until they arrived at the main venue.

The main venue was brightly lit, changing the gloomy atmosphere in the courtyard. As people filed in, it actually became a bit lively.

It's just that everyone wears a mask and each has their own hidden agenda. They communicate very little and mostly just talk in low voices with the people around them.

This excitement is only interesting on the surface.

After Shen Ling'er and Qi Yu took their seats according to the number plates, she began to look around, searching for Xu Xiuhui's figure.

In the afternoon, she met Xu Xiuhui and saw how she was dressed. She thought she could find Xu Xiuhui quickly.

However, after looking around for several times, Shen Linger could not find this old acquaintance.

'Xu Xiuhui didn't come? '

How is this possible?
Xu Xiuhui was dressed up so carefully. If she wasn't here to attend the auction, could she really be attending a sparkling and warm offline party?
This is absolutely impossible.

Xu Xiuhui must be here, but where is she?

Shen Ling'er searched around again, but the people wearing masks in front of her looked strange.

The women are dressed so gorgeously and sparkly that it’s hard to tell who they are.

The men all wore the same suits, with only slight differences in body shape.

There were a total of twelve groups at the venue, and four of them were men of similar figures, all of whom had extremely good figures.

Shen Ling'er always felt that there was someone she knew here.

However, she could not recognize any of them.

As for the other eleven women, she didn't even find any sense of familiarity.

'Xu Xiuhui didn't come. '

But how is this possible?
After everyone entered, representatives of the Zhong family came to the center of the stage.

It was a fox-faced girl about 1.5 meters tall. She walked lightly and walked to the center of the stage with three shaking steps. Then she picked up the invitation and read the motto on it with a smile: "Don't take off the mask, don't take off the mask." If you obey, you will die!"

Shen Linger: "..."

Here we go again, trying to be mysterious!
Really boring.

"You will really die! Just like this..." the fox-faced girl repeated seriously, and then she took off her mask.Just before everyone had time to see her face clearly, she died.

He was bleeding from all his orifices and died suddenly on the spot.

The audience was shocked.

Women's screams rang out one after another, and the men scrambled to stand up.

"what happened?"

"Is this illegal?"

"Isn't it about a charity auction? Is it so bloody?"

……

"Everyone, please be patient!" It was still the voice of the fox-faced girl.

She was "dead" and put on a mask again, and then "lived" again.

She said: "I'm sorry, Xiao Qi is just showing everyone the consequences of taking off the mask. Did it scare everyone? I'm so sorry! Come and apologize!"

As soon as the fox-faced girl who called herself "Xiao Qi" finished speaking, a group of men in black, also wearing masks, walked out from both sides of the stage, each carrying a tray with a wine jar and two wine glasses on it, which looked antique. Yes, there is a red paper stuck on the wine jar with the words "daughter red" written on it.

Xiao Qi said with a smile: "Go, bring this daughter's red that has been stored for 18 years to the tables of all the guests. If the guests accept it, then that's it. If they don't accept it, you can die as an apology!"

She said it with a smile in the first half of the sentence, but changed her tone in the second half and became cold and fierce.

So no one refused this apology.

No one wants to see the scene of "death as apology".

After making sure that everyone had drunk, Xiao Qi clapped her hands again, called out twelve people wearing white masks, and asked them to stand at each table to serve the guests.

No one refused.

Then, she announced: "Okay! Very good! You are really the most obedient guests I have ever seen! Let's not talk too much and let's get started!"

"For sale!" Xiao Qi shouted loudly.

Thus, the first auction item was sent to the stage.

It's a jar of wine, the daughter's red wine on everyone's table.

Xiao Qi introduced: "This jar of wine is different from the one you drink. It is the daughter's red wine that has been stored in the Zhong family for 180 years. Now it has given birth to the wine spirit. This wine has insight into the world and can know everything that happened in the past 180 years. If you all The person you want to meet will pass away within 180 years. You can take a photo of this jar of wine, drink it, and the wine spirit will take you to meet him. The starting price is 150 million!"

What Xiao Qi said was so mysterious that the people below naturally couldn't believe it.

"real or fake?"

"It's just a jar of wine, can it have this function?"

“It’s hard to say what the Zhong family’s wine is!”

"But what the hell is Jiuling? I've never heard of it!"

……

There was a lot of chatter in the audience, but no one bid.

Xiao Qi raised three fingers and then took them back one by one. There was still no one bidding, so she decisively announced: "The first item for sale was rejected. The second item is up for grabs!"

Judging from her crisp look, she didn't seem to care much about whether the item for sale was unsold.

The second piece is a mirror.

Xiao Qi introduced: "Yuanjing, at one o'clock in the morning every night, as long as you pick up this mirror, you can see the person you miss. However, you can only see the dead. The living cannot appear here. In a mirror."

Xiaoqi asked the staff to hold up a mirror and demonstrate it in front of everyone to confirm that this mirror really cannot reflect a living person.

Everyone found that the mirror was really unable to produce images. While they were doubtful, they also believed Xiao Qi's words.

However, when she arrived at Shen Ling'er's place, the mirror clearly reflected Shen Ling'er's appearance.

The whole place was in an uproar, and everyone's eyes fell on Shen Ling'er.

Xiao Qi also stared at her with a scary smile, "I didn't expect that a dead person would sneak into our Zhong family! Come on, catch her! Send her to hell!"

Masked men in black filed in to catch Shen Linger.

But with Saitama around, no one can succeed.

In desperation, Xiao Qi had to evacuate other guests and seal off the venue.

After everyone left, Xiao Qi suddenly took off her mask, revealing a pure and beautiful face. She said to Shen Ling'er with a smile: "Sister, I finally found you."

Xiaoqi said: "The mirror can only reflect our Zhong family."

Xiaoqi picked up the mirror and found that it could indeed produce images.

But this principle may not be explained by scientific methods.

If it weren't for the game, Shen Ling'er would decisively identify the other party as a fraud.

But why?

Shen Ling'er didn't understand either.

She said her name was "Zhong Qi" and she was Shen Ling'er's sister. According to the rules, Shen Ling'er should be called "Zhong Ba".

"But, my surname is Shen, and my sister is also surnamed Shen!" Shen Linger did not accept Zhong Qi's warmth.

Due to Qi Yu's strength, Zhong Qi did not dare to approach easily. He just invited Shen Ling'er to the infield.

"The infield is different from the outfield. Masks are not allowed in the infield." Zhong Qi asked Shen Ling'er to take off his mask and threatened: "You will die if you wear a mask."

Shen Ling'er said quickly: "Then I won't go, I want to leave."

"You will die if you don't obey." Zhong Qi kindly reminded: "Xiaoba, since you are back, you should understand that girls from our Zhong family can never leave the Zhong family. We are born as members of the Zhong family. , death is also the fault of the Zhong family. You can’t escape!"

Shen Linger led Qiyu out of the venue, and Zhong Qi did not send anyone to stop him.

She couldn't stop it either.

None of her people are Saitama's opponents.

So, Shen Linger and Qiyu came to the yard again.

Only then did they realize that the courtyard was specially designed, just like the Bagua array. Once you entered, it would be difficult to get out again.

When they came, someone from the Zhong family led them to the venue.

Now that there is no Zhong family to lead the way, they have to rely on their own ability to get out.

However, it was dark at night, and there were only green tree lanterns in the yard. There were willow trees everywhere, and all roads extended in all directions.

Walking around, Shen Ling'er and Qiyu couldn't get out of this courtyard.

Only the path to the venue is clear.

In the end, Shen Linger and Qiyu had to return to the venue again.

Zhong Qi was waiting for them leisurely. When she saw them coming back, she smiled slightly and said, "Sister Xiaoba, you are back. Take off your mask and follow me! Sister will take you to the infield."

Shen Ling'er refused again: "You are so weird here! Who knows what else is weird in your inner court! I don't want to go! You'd better let me go now! Otherwise, I will let the guy next to me take action and beat you up." head of!"

Zhong Qi smiled lightly and said indifferently: "But you have already come in, and now you can't get out even if you beat me to death! Sister Xiaoba, the truth you want to know is all in the infield, you really Don’t you want to go in and have a look?”

(End of this chapter)