Yue Ya searched the crowd but did not find the masked employer. Instead, she discovered that the silhouette picture had been replaced. Although it seemed no different, the silhouettes had been replaced with a new one, and they looked even more sinister.
The flowers under the picture were also replaced with new ones, which were more colorful than last night.
Lin Ao would put a greeting card for Little Butterfly among the flowers every day. The change of flowers meant the appearance of the third card.
Yueya came to the pile of flowers, slowly scanned it, and found a new card. He picked up the card, which had only one line of words written on it: Dear, welcome back.
A chill crept up his arm, and Yue Ya felt like someone was looking at him. He glanced to the side and saw that a VIP seating area had appeared at the other end of the central dance floor. The man sitting in the honored seat was wearing the same rabbit mask, with long curly hair hanging down on the side of his face. The man raised his black-gloved hand and casually hooked his fingers, motioning them to come over.
"It's Lin Ao." Yue Ya heard the suppressed voice of Little Butterfly. She was afraid of being discovered, so her voice was so soft that it was almost imperceptible.
Wearing the same mask, Lin Ao and Yue Ya have completely different auras, yet are equally dangerous.
Yueya walked slowly towards the VIP area, and guests made way for her wherever she passed.
When they came in front of Lin Ao, they attracted the attention of the whole audience.
Lin Ao held a wine glass in one hand and rested his other hand on the back of the chair. His collar was wide open, and he said with an ambiguous smile: "I really did not choose the wrong person. You did not let me down."
Yue Ya was too lazy to talk nonsense with him: "Where is my reward?"
"What's the hurry?" Lin Ao's eyes were smiling, but his gaze was sharp. "Such a wonderful night, we should enjoy it, right? Sit down, I have prepared the VIP seats with the best view for you."
Even though Lin Ao appeared to be very talkative and friendly, they all knew that there was a horrible evil spirit hiding under this skin, and no one wanted to sit near him.
Yue Ya was sure that Lin Ao was deliberately delaying time, but he didn't know the specific reason. Now Hei Ya was not present either, so he needed to deal with Lin Ao for a while.
"Please sit down." Yueya picked a seat and sat down, and his companions also sat down.
As soon as they sat down, the lights in the ballroom focused on several cages in the middle of the dance floor. All the guests gathered towards the dance floor at the same time. For a moment, the only sound in the ballroom was the sound of footsteps.
The emcee wearing a black mask appeared on the stage and said to the microphone in front of him: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the carnival party. The auction you have been waiting for is finally about to begin!"
The crowd was agitated and whistles were heard from time to time.
Yueya listened and slowly frowned.
"The precious items are right in the middle of the dance floor. I believe you can already smell their wonderful scent. Now I'll leave the rest to the auctioneer!"
As the host finished speaking, the spotlight fell on an auctioneer wearing a suit and a white mask.
There was a table in front of the auctioneer. He was wearing white gloves and holding a cheap-looking wooden hammer, which was out of place in the environment.
Seeing this hammer, several players smiled knowingly.
The guests also noticed the funny hammer and laughed softly.
The auctioneer awkwardly adjusted his mask and knocked on the table with his hammer, trying to appear calm: "Please be quiet. The auction will begin immediately. Please ask the waiter to show lot number one!"
A monster wearing a black cloak and holding a sickle emerged from the ground of the dance floor. It let out an indistinct growl and used the sickle to lift the black cloth of the first cage.
The black cloth faded away, and the spotlight shone on the silver cage, revealing the scene inside - a thin boy with his hands and feet bound by iron chains was curled up in a corner, his mouth was sealed, and his big eyes were exposed, red all over.
Yue Ya felt that this boy looked familiar, and he must have met him once on the first floor. Players who did not complete the purchasing task could not get the room card, and either died or became the item for tonight's auction.
As soon as the boy appeared, the guests became even crazier and made more intense noises, asking the auctioneer to announce the starting price.
These sounds stimulated the boy in the cage. He banged his thin body against the cage. The iron chains rattled, leaving even more horrific marks on his limbs.
The guests at this auction were all crazy evil spirits. They treated the boy's struggle as a performance before the auction and made excited noises.
Listening to these distorted sounds and looking at the crazy and chaotic scene before their eyes, the players felt as if they were falling into an icy cave, as if they were in real hell.
Lin Ao suddenly turned his head to look at Yue Ya, and his eyes outside the mask silently turned scarlet. He spoke slowly: "My wife likes auctions very much. This grand ball and unparalleled auction are all prepared by me in memory of her. What do you think?"
Not only Yue Ya, but all the players sitting nearby got goose bumps after hearing these words.
Lin Ao wanted to speak, but Yue Ya said coldly: "Give me the reward and room card, otherwise stop talking nonsense."
Lin Ao snorted and gestured to the auctioneer.
The auctioneer spoke again: "I believe everyone has already appreciated Lot No. 1. Lot No. 1 has a pair of beautiful big brown eyes. After you successfully bid, our waiter can dig out his eyes for you for free! His starting price is 5,000 ghost money, and each bid will increase by 10,000 ghost money. Please start bidding!"
"What a beautiful pair of eyes, I must take a picture of him!"
"It's still unclear who will be able to take the photo. Let's wait and see."
"I'll give you 20,000 yuan!"
"I'll give you 30,000 yuan!"
"Hey, hey... this is only the first lot. There's no need to raise the price too high. What if the next lot is better?"
"If I were to wear this pair of eyes, I would definitely become more beautiful. I don't care about the items behind. I'll give you 40,000 yuan!"
The bidding became more intense, but Lin Ao smiled happily and continued his nonsense: "My wife often accompanied me to auctions when she was alive. Every time there was such a wonderful moment, she would hide in my arms like a little bird. She was very cute... I really miss her."
After Lin Ao finished speaking, Yue Ya clearly felt the emotional fluctuations of Little Butterfly. He understood that Lin Ao was not sure whether the soul of Little Butterfly was on the pearl hairpin that Yue Ya brought, so he deliberately delayed the transaction and tried again and again.
If Lin Ao was sure that she was there, he would probably continue to provoke her to show up, and the plan would be disrupted. Yue Ya didn't want to follow the rhythm of this madman.
"I think you forced her to participate. What a bad taste." Yue Ya looked at Lin Ao and narrowed her eyes. "But you can only miss her because such a thing will never happen again."
Lin Ao's eyes were filled with anger, but Little Butterfly calmed down. Yue Ya's words pulled her out of the unbearable memories. Whether it was a human or a ghost, one shouldn't ruin the future for the painful past, right?
"500,000 for the first time! Is there anyone else who wants to bid?" The auctioneer's voice echoed throughout the ballroom.
"500,000 for the second time! If no one bids, then lot number one will be..."
Yueya raised her long, beautiful hand and said coldly, "I'll pay 600,000."
When the auctioneer saw the mask on his face, he seemed to be frozen in time and became speechless.
Yue Ya remained silent, as if she had not paid any attention to the auction. But she made a huge bid of 600,000, which even surprised Lin Ao: "You want to buy lot number one?"
Yueya crossed her legs and said nonchalantly, "You invited me to sit in the VIP seat. So many people are looking at me. If I don't buy any items, wouldn't that be a slap in your face?"
These few words abruptly cut off Lin Ao's plan to snatch the items. If he had tried to snatch them, he would have been slapping himself in the face.
Without the boss's signal, the subordinates certainly didn't dare to take action, and no one competed with Yueya for the item.
“600,000 for the first time!”
"600,000 for the second time!"
"600,000 for the third time! Deal!" The auctioneer hammered the deal: "Congratulations to this gentleman for successfully bidding on number one. Now our waiter will take out this pair of beautiful eyes for you!"
The black-cloaked monster standing by raised its sickle and approached the boy in the cage.
The boy in the cage trembled and fled to the corner. Tears of fear welled up in his bloodshot eyes. He wanted to call for help, but no sound came out.
"Wait!" Yueya picked up the wine glass beside her and smashed it to the ground. The sharp sound of glass breaking stopped the monster. Yueya raised his eyes and said word by word: "Did I let you do it? Number One is my property now, so of course I can deal with it."
The black-cloaked monster was driven away, and the auctioneer glanced at Lin Ao, waiting for instructions.
Lin Ao sneered angrily and waved his hand.
The auctioneer received the instruction and said in a loud voice: "This distinguished guest is right. We will hand over No. 1 to you intact after payment."
Yue Ya took out 600,000 ghost money from the player's wallet and slammed it on the table: "600,000, not a cent less, open the cage for me."
The black-cloaked monster opened the cage door and cut the chains that tied the boy. The boy who escaped death rushed out of the cage, tears streaming down his face.
[The host is so handsome! It’s just 600,000, we have money!]
[I believe that all players who survived the disaster will have a bright future! ]
[Lin Ao must be so pissed off hahaha, he wanted to snatch it but he couldn’t]
Yue Ya stood up gracefully, adjusted her sleeves, and looked down at Lin Ao: "Since you have no intention of trading, let's cancel the deal. The pearl hairpin... maybe someone else is interested."
This posture seems to be just invited to attend an auction.
Lin Ao was caught off guard and looked at him in disbelief: "Do you know what will happen to you if you don't have a room card?"
Yue Ya smiled, her eyes curved slightly: "Don't bother, many friends are willing to take me in."
His companions stood up at the same time, ready to leave with him.
Seeing that he was determined to leave, Lin Ao was worried that the duck in his mouth would fly away, so he didn't delay any more and put a few room cards and a box on the table: "Young people are always anxious. Are you satisfied now? Give me the pearl hairpin quickly."
When Yueya touched the box, the system prompted:
[Congratulations to several players for successfully completing the special mission and receiving a total of 3 million ghost money as reward and a boss favor card. ]
[Using the boss favor card can reduce the boss's hatred value by 50%. ]
Not bad, Yueya is quite satisfied.
He put away the rewards and handed the pearl hairpin to Lin Ao.
The pearl hairpin was attached to the scent of a small butterfly. Lin Ao laughed as soon as he succeeded: "My dear, after all the twists and turns, you finally came back... huh?"
Lin Ao's laughter stopped abruptly. He found that the aura attached to the pearl hairpin was just an illusion. There was no soul in the pearl hairpin at all!
"Are you kidding me??!"
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