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Jiang Huali didn't know what the clown meant by "special program," but it was clearly nothing good.
Jiang Huali and Zhou Cui continued to follow the person in the white coat, only to find that the three children had been led backstage.
A clown is standing guard at the entrance leading to the back of the stage.
They wanted to follow the man in the white coat inside, but when they reached the entrance, the clown stopped them.
"Ladies, are you lost? The audience seats are over there~"
The clown spoke to them in a sickeningly sweet tone.
Jiang Huali was startled and exchanged a glance with Zhou Cui.
"I'm sorry, we went to the wrong place. Thank you for pointing it out."
Jiang Huali smiled at the clown.
"You're welcome. It's my pleasure to serve such a beautiful lady. I hope you have a wonderful evening here."
The clown bowed to them.
Jiang Huali and Zhou Cui walked to the audience seats and found a place to sit in a corner.
"We just used an invisibility item."
Zhou Cui whispered in Jiang Huali's ear.
"I know, it seems we can only wait and see."
Those three children were most likely involved in the "special program." Since they couldn't get backstage, they could only be audience members.
“Then we’ll have to change seats,” Zhou Cui stood up, a slight smile playing on her lips. “After all, the audience always wants to watch the show from the best seats, right?”
They found a seat in the first row, near the center, and waited quietly for the special program to begin.
About ten minutes later, the clown on stage bowed to the audience and then announced loudly, "Next, please enjoy our special program!"
After saying that, the clown clapped his hands.
The lights in the performance hall suddenly dimmed, and four clowns emerged from a dark red curtain, each pair pushing a steel cage as tall as a person.
Each of the two iron cages was covered with a piece of black cloth.
Jiang Huali stared intently at it, then paused for a moment.
Under the black cloth covering one of the cages, something seemed to be moving.
Jiang Huali suddenly felt a cold touch on her forearm.
"!"
She was startled, turned her head to look, and breathed a sigh of relief when she met Mo Ci's dark eyes.
Why are you here?
Jiang Huali wrote stroke by stroke in the palm of Moci's hand.
"I came to find you after resolving some trouble." Mo Ci leaned on Jiang Huali's right shoulder, a hint of joy on his delicate, pale face. "I missed you so much."
Jiang Huali blinked.
Before Jiang Huali could write anything more in the man's palm, the black cloth covering the cage on the stage was torn off.
As soon as the black cloth was lifted, the audience erupted in excitement.
One of the iron cages contained a large python with a thick body, terrifying fangs, and cold, vertical pupils staring at the humans below the stage.
The other cage contained one of the three children who had just been brought down from the second floor by the doctor in the white coat.
It's that little girl.
She was still wearing the numbered shirt, number 354.
The little girl huddled in the corner of the cage, her purple lips tightly pressed together, her face pale, her body trembling slightly with fear, and her eyes looking around with confusion and terror.
The clown explained, "Later we will merge the two cages together and let the pythons and the test subjects fight each other."
The clown grinned, revealing his sharp teeth. "...The victor will be the main course at tonight's dinner."
Jiang Huali felt a chill run down her spine and looked at Zhou Cui beside her.
Zhou Cui frowned deeply. "They're... going to eat people."
It's obvious who will win between the python and the little girl.
Regardless of which side wins, they will all become the prey of these so-called "distinguished guests".
A feeling of nausea made Jiang Huali's stomach churn. Mo Ci, who was beside her, grabbed her hand and whispered in her ear, "I'll help you kill them?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Huali calmed her breathing and shook her head at him.
【wait. 】
She wrote in his palm.
On stage, the four clowns who brought the cages up walked to the cages and pushed the two cages together.
One side of the cage has a special device; pressing a switch will lower that side of the cage, and then the two cages will be fastened together tightly.
Just as the cage was about to be lowered, all the lights in the performance hall suddenly went out.
Some people were startled by the sudden darkness and let out a piercing scream.
Jiang Huali, who had all the lights turned off at the Mo Temple, kept her merits and fame hidden.
Chaos erupted around them. The performance hall was underground, and now that all the lights were off, it was pitch black.
Amidst the noise, Zhou Cui asked, "What's going on?"
Jiang Huali simply said, "Let's leave here first."
As she spoke, she pulled Zhou Cui up and walked towards the back of the stage.
The clown guarding the entrance collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
Jiang Huali blinked her eyes, which allowed her to see clearly in the dark.
The moment the lights were turned off, Mo Ci placed a kiss on her eyelids.
Although she knew that Mo Ci was helping her eyes see in the dark, Jiang Huali couldn't help but mentally complain to the system.
Jiang Huali and Zhou Cui continued forward until they finally stopped in front of a storage room.
Jiang Huali knocked on the door a few times in a rhythmic manner.
The door opened in response.
Jiang Huali pulled Zhou Cui inside.
A faint light shone into the storeroom only after the door was locked again.
The moment Zhou Cui saw her surroundings clearly, she pulled Jiang Huali back two steps quickly, holding a gleaming knife in front of her.
She looked warily at the four clowns in front of her.
Jiang Huali patted Zhou Cui's tense muscles. "Zhou Cui, this is my friend."
Zhou Cui was stunned for a moment, and saw that the clowns in front of her had taken off their costumes, revealing several unfamiliar faces.
Although they were strangers... they were clearly normal people.
Zhou Cui put the knife away, but still maintained a slightly wary posture.
Qi Man first said to Zhou Cui, "Hello, my name is Qi Man."
Zhou Cui nodded, "Zhou Cui."
Qi Man put down the clown costume in her hand, looked at Jiang Huali, and then shifted her gaze to her back. "Huali, who is he?"
Jiang Huali: "?"
Confused, she turned around and saw Mo Ci standing behind her, quietly watching her.
When did he appear? Jiang Huali's vision went black. No, how could Mo Ci be seen?
After the lights in the performance hall were broken, Mo Ci left a kiss on her eye and then disappeared again.
The surrounding environment was chaotic at the time, and Jiang Huali had no time to pay attention to why Mo Ci had disappeared again. She only thought that he had something else to deal with.
Mo Ci looked down at Jiang Huali, a strange sense of grievance appearing in his eyes.
He merely sensed a strong malice emanating from a corner of the performance hall and went to take a look. Unexpectedly, upon returning, he saw Jiang Huali holding a woman's hand and running backstage without looking back.
In the past, Mo Ci wouldn't have cared where the malice came from; he himself was the greatest malice and danger. But...
His eyes fell on Jiang Huali's fair neck.
But with her here, he was worried that she might be in danger.
Qi Man was still waiting for Jiang Huali's answer.
Zhou Cui also looked at them, wondering who this strange man who had suddenly appeared was.
Yin Mengshu and Cun Ke were busy dealing with something on the side, not paying much attention to the situation here.
Qi Feng sensed the subtle atmosphere and swallowed back what he was about to say.
Even through the door of the storage room, one could faintly hear the commotion outside, but inside the storage room, all was quiet.
Jiang Huali carefully chose her words before speaking: "He is..."
"Boy friend."
Mo Ci suddenly interrupted Jiang Huali.
He reached out and took Jiang Huali's hand.
The expressions of those present immediately varied.
Jiang Huali's eyelids twitched uncontrollably several times, and she smiled at Qi Man, "Yes, yes, he is my...boyfriend."
The last few words were clearly spoken through gritted teeth.
What the heck? How is she going to explain to the main characters that she's found a boyfriend somewhere in just this short time?
Surprisingly, Qi Man didn't ask any further questions. She simply nodded and said calmly, "We don't have much time left."
She looked at Jiang Huali, "How long until the lights are back on?"
Jiang Huali recognized the main characters the moment they came on stage disguised as clowns. Since she was sitting in the first row near the center, Qi Man also noticed her immediately.
Qi Man relayed a message to her through the props, asking her to find a way to turn off the lights in the performance hall and then go backstage to find them.
Jiang Huali didn't choose to use props; she simply had Mo Ci turn off the lights.
After all, having such a useful assistant by my side is a waste of time.
What happened next was that she led Zhou Cui through the chaos to the backstage area, where they reunited with the main cast.
Jiang Huali glanced at the time and replied, "Two minutes left."
"We should go now; Xin Mingqing is still waiting for us outside."
The original plan was for Xin Mingqing to find a way to tamper with the lights in the performance hall, but the moment Qi Man saw Jiang Huali, she changed the plan and told her teammates to activate Plan B.
Jiang Huali is also her teammate. Although she doesn't know why Jiang Huali is also in this instance, she won't abandon her teammate.
So she needs to meet up with Jiang Huali.
Yin Mengshu calmed the three test subjects who had been brought in by the lab coats, led them to a corner, and instructed them, "Hide here and don't come out no matter what, okay?"
The three children nodded timidly.
Zhou Cui looked at Yin Mengshu with some surprise as she used a high-level tool to create a safe zone for the three test subjects, raising an eyebrow.
"Let's go." Qi Man walked towards the door.
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When the lights in the performance hall came back on, only the python was still in its cage on the stage; the experimental subject had disappeared, and there was only a pool of blood on the floor.
The two cages were tightly joined together, and the python coiled its body inside.
The clown's ever-present cheerful voice rang out, "Sorry, there was a little mishap just now. It seems the victor tonight is the python!"
"Please continue to enjoy the next performance! Have a pleasant evening!"
After saying this, the clown went off the stage. The audience, who had just been frightened, were very dissatisfied, but as if bound by some rule, they could only continue watching the rest of the performance.
The clown entered a tunnel backstage, walked for a while, and finally arrived at a spacious and luxurious room.
A man in a suit sat in a chair, smoking a cigar, his voice filled with dissatisfaction, "Number One, your work today was terrible."
"So many little bugs managed to sneak in."
Number One knelt on the expensive carpet, head bowed.
"Please punish me."
The man put down his cigar and revealed a sinister smile.
"Go, catch those bugs and make them into dishes for tonight's dinner."
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