Chapter 75
"Yes... why should I stand on the enemy's side?" Old Bear knelt on the ground, his hands clasped around his head, repeating this phrase repeatedly. His aura gradually grew chaotic and frantic, somewhat reminiscent of the black-robed figure from before.
Seeing this, Mo Xuanji quietly retreated a distance.
"No... No, my Lord wouldn't lie to me. He said these were His Majesty's wishes. Yes, that's right. We are all following His Majesty's orders. His Majesty can't be wrong. He must have his own considerations!" The old bear repeated rapidly, as if someone had given it a psychological hint. When it raised its head again, its eyes were dark, and its rationality was completely gone.
"Your Majesty... you can't be wrong. Join us and become one of us." The old bear's body transformed into a demon in that instant. It stretched out a hand towards Mo Xuanji, and a strange black aura continued to emanate from its body.
"It's brainwashing, indeed." Through some means, they influence the minds of the brainwashed, making them work for their own ends. Mo Xuanji had assumed the victims were immature youngsters, but she hadn't expected even thousands-year-old demons could be affected.
At the critical moment, the door of the reception room was kicked open by two feet.
“Here we come!”
“Ah!”
…
On the other side, a group of people were walking slowly.
"Boss, look, it's here!" Fang Ying pointed to the front excitedly, and laughed proudly with her hands on her hips in her heart.
While some people simply cosplay the character's appearance, she's different. She's brought in the character's original prototype. To be exact, the prototype is the character himself. This is a hundred years ahead of the curve!
Fang Ying was skipping and jumping in front, and Lin Xuan was almost unable to stand because of her pull.
"Hey, Xuanxuan, I'm going to make sure you have a great time this time!"
"Wait...wait, I'm going to fall!"
Yuheng gave a faint smile from behind.
This place can be said to be a happy hometown for old 2D fans, with all kinds of characters from anime.
It was clear that the comic "Mo Wen Tian Ji" was really popular. After just a few minutes of walking, Yu Heng saw more than a dozen cosplayers of the main characters. Not only that, he even saw someone dress up their own bird as a magician.
The memory of the dead seemed to be attacking me.
"I'm so jealous. It's a really popular IP. They even have cosplayers for characters that only appeared once." This was referring to a wicked senior from Penglai Academy who pretended to be stabbed and was even lying on the ground not far away.
"But you didn't have a cold push." The companion beside him ruthlessly finished off the enemy.
So the cosplayer was pulled away crying by her friends.
In the sea of consciousness, the system, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly burst into an extremely evil laugh. Yu Heng poked it in confusion, and the system suppressed a smile: "Hahahahahaha, Jizi, look... look at the six o'clock direction, hahahaha."
Upon hearing this, Yuheng turned around and looked, and his vision went dark at a glance.
He really underestimated the netizens' ability to make things happen.
At six o'clock, seven people in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple were walking towards the crowd hand in hand like a gorgeous rainbow, with extremely dignified smiles on their faces.
Actually, everything else is fine, the makeup and styling are all very realistic, and the character design is not broken... right? The most important point is that they are all cosplayers of Yuheng.
I don’t know which genius came up with this idea, since he himself has never worn such a dazzling color.
Yu Heng silently covered his twitching mouth with his fan and frantically poked the system in his sea of consciousness: "System, tell me the truth, when you urged me to change clothes more frequently, did you already anticipate this situation?"
The system complained, "How could I? I'm just an auxiliary system. How can I foresee the future?"
Yu Heng smiled kindly upon hearing this: "Oh, really?"
"Really, I swear on Tongde, if you lie I will be struck by lightning!"
Fortunately, the sky outside was clear and there was no sign of thunder, so the incident was over.
Yuheng sighed softly and looked back at Youlin.
Yuheng had actually done her homework before arriving. Cosplay is nothing new for the demon race. In the past, if demons particularly admired a great demon, they would vie to imitate their form or attire, hoping to resemble their idol. However, as time progressed, the inconveniences became apparent, and the enthusiasm for imitation gradually faded.
Sure enough, apart from being shocked by the magical operations of the silly netizens, You Lin didn’t think much about it.
He gave a barely perceptible smile and whispered, "You are still loved."
Yuheng's presence was too conspicuous, and the Rainbow Team soon discovered him.
"Wow, Teacher Yuheng! It's such a good reproduction. Can I get a stamp?"
"This makeup is really amazing. There is no trace of makeup at all."
"Coach, I want to learn..."
Seeing this group of people surrounding him, You Lin's body tensed up for a moment, and after making sure that these people would not pose a threat to Yu Heng, he silently stepped aside.
Lin Xuan seemed startled and subconsciously clenched her shoulder bag. Seeing that You Lin's attention was not on her, she breathed a sigh of relief and quietly moved aside.
Yuheng smiled and agreed to the cosplayers' request to collect stamps, so a black guy sneaked into the Rainbow Team, and the eight of them got together to take a group photo.
"Eggplant~"
"Hey, teacher, you don't seem to be photogenic." The person holding the camera was a little confused.
The picture displayed in the camera only shows the seven cosplayers, and there is no trace of Yuheng, which is literally not photogenic.
"Ohh ...
In the comics, there's a scene where Yu Heng is secretly photographed by officials. Since the photos don't show his figure, they rely on portraits. Because this is only mentioned briefly, few people have noticed this setting.
Yu Heng chuckled and said, "Yes, but it's still under development."
"It was a mistake. I will never again claim that I have achieved a 100% restoration." One coser muttered to himself.
Yuheng was walking around and exploring, and suddenly he found that except for him and You Lin, all the people who came here to play were ordinary humans, and there was no trace of any monsters or people with special abilities.
It is inexplicably fair. The superpowers and the demons work together to hide the truth about the world, and ordinary people also have their own secrets.
Fair… fair…
"So that's how it is." Yuheng suddenly figured something out and a faint smile appeared on his face.
"gentlemen?"
"Nothing, I just figured out something. Let's go over there and take a look."
Fang Ying, who had returned with a full load, looked at You Lin curiously: "Speaking of which, why does Mr. Lin always address the boss as 'Sir'? Don't good friends usually just call each other by their first names?"
"Hmm?" You Lin was a little confused: "Mr. is already a very intimate name."
Yuheng on the side didn't react much.
"Oh~ yeah, hehe." Fang Ying suddenly showed a strange smile, "hehe" twice, then pulled Lin Xuan over and ran to the side muttering.
Their voices were not loud, and even the two great demons with excellent hearing could only hear a little vaguely.
"...As we all know, 'Mr.' has two meanings. One is a respectful title for men, mostly used in polite situations. As for the other..."
"Good fellow. But they shouldn't be..."
"Whose good friend follows you everywhere? Look at him getting nervous when those people get close to him, and he's always making small talk."
"That seems to be the case."
The way he looked at him was not innocent.
The two people's brain waves overlapped instantly, and they both smiled "hehehe" at the same time.
You Lin: ...
"Sir, what do they mean?" You Lin looked at Yu Heng for help.
"I don't know either." Yuheng forced a calm smile.
Although he didn't understand the strange jargon, the atmosphere between the two was very similar to that of the "cool guys wearing cloth" netizens in the comment section, which made Yuheng feel inexplicably uneasy.
Let’s go quickly.
The stadium, the venue for the comic convention, was quite large, and they had only walked halfway through it after spending most of the day there. However, this section was much busier than the previous ones, with some crews even performing a stage play.
Here stood a statue of a goddess, a full-length figure. Its white plaster form blended seamlessly with the surroundings, creating a striking decorative piece. Her eyes were obscured by a white silk curtain, and in her hands she held a scale, a symbol of justice. Whether due to the design or some other factor, the scales always tilted in one direction.
Lin Xuan lowered her head and gently touched her bag. "There are so many people here."
"Oh, that's how comic conventions are. The more people there are, the more lively it is." Fang Ying patted her little friend's head soothingly.
However, Lin Xuan broke free from her hand and walked straight towards the statue.
"You said, the more people there are, the more lively it will be." Lin Xuan's voice gradually became a little strange.
Fang Ying hadn't reacted yet, so she subconsciously asked, "Xuanxuan, what are you doing there?"
"Snap." The folding fan gently closed, slapping against the palm of her hand with a crisp sound. At the same time, Lin Xuan's body froze in place, as if a heavy burden weighed down her shoulders, immobilizing her.
"How long do you want to stay in this little girl's body, Qiongqi?"
"Oh, how did you know it was mine?" "Lin Xuan" suddenly laughed. She turned around slowly, and the girl held her cheeks shyly, her eyes full of madness and ferocity that did not belong to a girl.
"We've never met before. Does that mean I'm so good that I can rank before you?"
In fact, Yuheng had already unilaterally dealt with Qiongqi several months ago. The bronze mirror Fang Ying had come to him to repair, and the nightmare possessing Lin Xuan, both carried a similar demonic aura. However, due to insufficient information, it was impossible to determine the culprit.
What really exposed its true identity was the ambush that the original character encountered and the information given in the comics.
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