Chapter 3 The Beginning of Shura Field
Huo Shen's words "without my permission" were like a thunderbolt, which struck Su Yan to pieces.
He returned to the Su family villa in a daze. He didn't even have the appetite to eat dinner and locked himself in the room.
"System! He knows! He must know of your existence!" Su Yan held his head and rolled around on the bed, feeling that he was just one step away from "soul annihilation".
[System Analysis: The target character, Huo Shen, is extremely perceptive and may be able to infer a "purpose" from the host's unusual behavior, but cannot directly perceive the existence of this system. Warning: The host must exercise extreme caution to avoid leaking core secrets.]
"Isn't it terrifying enough to infer his purpose?" Su Yan wanted to cry, but the tears were gone. "He's like a gardener with a pair of scissors. He could come over and snip off the little seedlings of love I worked so hard to plant at any moment! My health points are just numbers to him!"
This feeling of having his life controlled by others made Su Yan feel extremely suffocated and angry. He hated this feeling of being powerless.
New Mission: Within three days, persuade Su Chen to invite Lin Qingyu to dinner. Mission Reward: Health +20. Failure Penalty: Health -30.
Looking at the new tasks and harsher punishments, Su Yan took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. Panic wouldn't solve the problem; he had to find a way to break the impasse.
"Why did Huo Shen do this? Was it just for fun? Or... was his obsession with Lin Qingyu so deep that he wouldn't allow anyone (including my brother) to get close?" Su Yan tried hard to recall the details of the original novel, but the book didn't describe Huo Shen's early psychology in much detail.
"No matter what, the mission must be completed. But the method must be changed." Su Yan's eyes flashed with determination. Since secretly trying to match them up would make Huo Shen notice, why not... do the opposite?
The next day, Su Yan changed his previous avoidance and took the initiative to find Su Chen.
Su Chen was processing documents in the study. When he saw him, his expression was still cold: "What's the matter?"
Su Yan acted nervous and a little aggrieved, and whispered, "Brother, yesterday at the gallery... I didn't mean to show up with Huo Shen. It was, it was just a coincidence that we met at the door, and he insisted on going in with me..."
He first explained yesterday's "misunderstanding" to lower Su Chen's guard. Sure enough, Su Chen's expression softened a little.
Su Yan struck while the iron was hot, his tone a bit cautious and tentative, with a pretentious mature analysis: "Brother, I think... Huo Shen seems to be particularly concerned about Mr. Lin Qingyu. He was obviously deliberately competing with you for the painting yesterday. Do you think he also has that intention towards Mr. Lin?"
Su Chen's fingers tapping on the keyboard paused. He raised his head and looked at Su Yan sharply.
Su Yan's heart was beating fast, but his face still showed the sincerity of "I am thinking about my brother": "Brother, if you really like Mr. Lin, you have to hurry up. Huo Shen is... too dangerous. I think you should take the initiative. For example, formally invite Mr. Lin to dinner to show your feelings? You can't always be led by Huo Shen, right?"
His words seemed to be a warning to Su Chen to be wary of Huo Shen, but in fact, they were secretly guiding Su Chen to invite Lin Qingyu to dinner, which perfectly matched the mission requirements! Moreover, the motivation was attributed to "fighting Huo Shen", which was reasonable and logical. Even he was almost convinced by his own wit.
Su Chen was silent for a moment, his deep gaze lingering on Su Yan's face for a long time, as if trying to judge the truth of his words. Finally, he said "hmm" lightly: "I understand. You can go out."
It worked! Su Yan was ecstatic, but he didn't dare to show it, and left the study obediently.
[Ding—Mission completion 50%. Host, please confirm Su Chen's invitation.]
The next step was to wait. Su Yan believed that given Su Chen's personality and the current situation, he would most likely take action.
Sure enough, that evening, Su Yan overheard Su Chen on the phone, asking Lin Qingyu to have dinner the next night. The system notification chimed in: [Mission Completed. Health +20, Current Health 75/100.]
Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief when his health score exceeded the passing line for the first time. But before he could celebrate, he received a text message from an unfamiliar number.
The content was only four short words, but it made Su Yan's blood rush backwards instantly:
Playing with fire will only lead to burn.
There was no signature, but Su Yan could tell who posted it with just a thought!
Huo Shen! He even knew his cell phone number! And he had obviously seen through his little trick of "sowing discord"!
Did this guy install a surveillance camera on himself?!
Fear gripped Su Yan's heart once again. He felt like Sun Wukong in the palm of Tathagata Buddha's hand. No matter how he struggled, he could not escape Huo Shen's control.
Just as he was trembling with fear, his phone vibrated again. It was the second text message, the content of which was even more unbelievable:
[Tomorrow night at 7:00, Blue Bay Restaurant. I'll give you a chance to see for yourself who I'm interested in.]
Blue Bay Restaurant? Isn't that where Su Chen asked Lin Qingyu to have dinner?!
Huo Shen is going too? He even invited me to go with him?! This, this is clearly the Hongmen Banquet!
Su Yan looked at the phone screen, as if he could see Huo Shen's playful and dangerous smile on the other end. He understood that this was not an invitation, but an order.
A Shura battlefield, led by the villain and featuring all the protagonists, is about to begin. And he, a small cannon fodder who only wants to save his life, is forcibly pushed to the center of the stage.
Su Yan gripped his phone tightly, his fingertips turning white from the force. He had no choice but to go to the appointment.
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