Chapter 106: Scene 20 [Illusion]
"Special mission?"
Tang Xiqin suddenly stopped chatting and asked towards the door with a look of disbelief.
He Yuezhe, who was just talking about team matters, curiously leaned over and looked at the person who said he had something urgent to discuss with them.
"Yes, a special mission," the man said, wiping the sweat from his forehead and neck with a handkerchief. "She asked me to inform you."
"They said this mission is special, and only a few of you meet the requirements to participate."
"Wait, 'a few of us'... does that include her?" Tang Xiqin pushed the man in front of He Yuezhe and asked again.
"Eh, eh?" He Yuezhe was startled and barely avoided falling off his chair. "Can I participate in a special mission?"
"Well... [She] did say that, but [she] also told you not to ask why," the man said, his lips curled awkwardly, "She said that this mission requires complete secrecy..."
"She actually arranged for a freshman to participate in this top-tier, completely confidential mission?!"
Tang Xiqin seemed unhappy. She stood in the room with her hands on her hips and scolded [her] for dozens of minutes before she stopped.
“…”
"Well, if you are sure to participate... just accept it on the task platform?" The man poked the arm of He Yuezhe, who was sitting nearby eating candy, and whispered.
He Yuezhe glanced at Tang Xiqin, then back at the man, nodded, and said, "Well, thank you for your hard work."
…
"It's still a [Illusion] mission?! Does [she] even know how dangerous [Illusion] missions are?!"
"Captain, calm down."
"That's right, be careful not to scare Minglin."
"...Who is Minglin's cousin anyway?"
"You three, tell the truth! Have you known about this "Dance" for a long time?!"
Tang Xiqin tapped her forehead with her palm and questioned Yu Yuanxiang, Shan Rendong and Ming Jiao who were sitting "obediently" in front of her.
He Yuezhe was being forced by several people to lie on a hammock nearby, watching them discuss this special mission with a look of despair.
News about the dance.
"Captain, didn't you receive the invitation?" Yu Yuanxiang frowned and asked.
"Invitation?" Tang Xiqin's tone suddenly changed. "Did you all receive invitations? But didn't she say that kind of invitation is only for—"
"Captain, as of now, including the [Academy] and [City], a total of more than 1,000 people have been selected."
Mountain Honeysuckle stretched out her hand and shook it in the air, and a series of envelopes fell from the bracelet on her hand, quickly piling up into a small hill.
She emerged from behind a mountain of envelopes and said, "So today, September 5th, at 8:00 p.m., these 1,000-plus people will arrive at the same time."
"Tsk, [she] is quite brave. She actually dares to entrust the lives of so many people to us." Tang Xiqin sighed when she heard this.
Yu Yuanxiang continued, "Yes, Captain."
"Also, although the [Illusion] doesn't cause actual casualties, if one dies too many times in it, the mental damage caused cannot be underestimated."
"So our actions are crucial for these people."
“…”
"Captain?" asked Mountain Honeysuckle.
"Okay, hurry up and pack up and get ready to go--"
“Knock knock.”
"Someone is knocking on the door, Captain, do you want me to open it?" Yu Yuanxiang stopped and turned around to ask.
He Yuezhe saw that Tang Xiqin's hand behind her back trembled.
Tang Xiqin stood up, walked around the table, and stood in front of the group of people who were about to leave.
"Something... was passed in from under the door..." Mountain Honeysuckle reminded.
As soon as she finished speaking, Tang Xiqin kicked the door open.
"Why...is there no one?" She asked with confusion in her tone.
^
On the way to the ceremony hall.
He Yuezhe used the excuse of feeling unwell to walk slowly and fell behind the team.
Only then did she have the opportunity to observe that Ming Jiao, who had not spoken much in Tang Xiqin's room before, seemed to be even weaker at this moment.
"Cousin, are you feeling unwell?" She approached Ming Jiao, who was walking in front of her, and asked in a low voice.
Ming Jiao's body trembled. She turned her head slightly and said, "No, nothing..."
"Do you want me to support you?" He Yuezhe thought, maybe Ming Jiao said this because he didn't want her to worry, so she winked at Ming Jiao and stretched out her hand, saying, "I'm feeling much better now."
"Really, there's no need..." Ming Jiao shook his head, his voice trembling, "I'm fine, Minglin, you can go on your own, don't worry..."
"Bang!"
Before Ming Jiao could finish his words, he suddenly lunged forward and crashed into something that He Yuezhe couldn't see!
"Cousin!" He Yuezhe rushed forward anxiously and supported Ming Jiao who was sliding down, shouting.
The few people walking in front did not...
When the people walking in front heard this, they stopped and turned back to help her lift Ming Jiao up.
"Is she sick?" Tang Xiqin touched Ming Jiao's forehead and asked strangely, "Or was she frightened and fainted?"
"Scared, scared to faint?" He Yuezhe didn't quite understand why someone could be scared to faint.
Mountain Honeysuckle also came over: "Isn't your forehead hot? If you're not sick, then you've probably been in the [Illusion]."
"We're still over 500 meters away from the dance venue, so how could we be trapped in the illusion now?" Yu Yuanxiang continued, "As far as I remember from the books, the coverage of the illusion has never exceeded 100 meters."
"More than 500 meters, then..." Tang Xiqin stopped talking suddenly.
"Captain, what's wrong?" Shan Honeysuckle asked with concern.
Yu Yuanxiang also took a few steps forward to support her.
"Forget it, it's nothing. Let's go first." Tang Xiqin waved her hand and walked forward, talking as she walked.
"And Minglin, if Mingjiao has any emergency, you must release her immediately."
"Otherwise, your life will be in danger."
^
Arrived at the entrance of the ceremony hall.
A man in extremely strange clothing stood in front of a line that stretched a hundred meters. Despite the large crowd, you could hear a pin drop.
"Oh, it's Tang Xiqin, Shanrendong, Yuyuanxiang, Mingjue and Minglin?"
The man suddenly walked through the crowd and came in front of a few people, stepping on his long boots covered with tentacle lotuses.
"Is boring Lai Canyu's [object] curse?"
"Are you the receptionist?" Tang Xiqin crossed her arms, stood in front of everyone, and asked the man.
The man drew his head back and retreated more than ten meters.
He tilted his head, one eye wide open and the other small, and nodded, his tone still strange: "'You are the receptionist'? Oh, yes, Wo is the receptionist."
"So Walker is so angry that you're so bored that you just want to be scolded?"
"Sir, can you please speak properly?" Tang Xiqin stepped heavily on the man's foot. "How can someone like you be a receptionist?!"
"Can't a stomach like this be used as a receptionist?" The man retracted his neck in confusion and looked at his shoes.
"Minglin," a young girl's voice came from He Yuezhe's side, "Do you think the captain is acting strangely?"
When He Yuezhe heard this, he had no choice but to ignore the quarrel between Tang Xiqin and the man. He turned his head and looked at Shan Rendong.
"Why do you say that?" she asked as she pushed Ming Jiao, who was on her back, upwards again.
"She, she has turned into a man and is stepping on her own feet. Isn't that strange?" Mountain Honeysuckle grabbed her collar and said.
"You..." He Yuezhe took a few steps towards Yu Yuanxiang, "Shan Rendong, tell me, are you still awake?"
"I, uh! I don't know..." Shan Honeysuckle's hands were grabbing the clothes tighter and tighter, veins on his hands were bulging, but the clothes were not torn at all.
She raised her eyes and looked at He Yuezhe helplessly: "Minglin... Minglin... Ah, Xiaofu... Save me, save me...!"
"Mountain Honeysuckle, you're—" Tang Xiqin walked over, her voice abruptly stopping, "Damn, another one got caught."
"Captain..." He Yuezhe carried Ming Jiao on his back, and with one hand he barely supported the unconscious Shan Rendong, and gestured to Tang Xiqin who had empty hands.
Tang Xiqin took the honeysuckle, looked around, and asked, "It's so troublesome to go through so many people. Hey, wait, where's Yu Yuanxiang?"
"Forget it, forget about her, let's go in first."
"Remember to follow me closely after you get in. The ball is very complicated, and if you get separated it will be difficult to meet again."
"Also, if you do get separated, stay where you are, alone."
"Remember not to talk to anyone other than me, and it's best not to break the [rules] of the [dance]. Then wait for me to pick you up."
"Next...wish us good luck."
^
After putting on masks and a blank piece of paper, the two finally entered the ceremony hall.
"You're invited to the dance, too. Do you want to join us?" A sleazy-looking man leaned over and asked the two of them, "This street outside is mine!"
"Get lost." Tang Xiqin glanced at him, kicked him away, and then pulled He Yuezhe away.
"Captain, Captain," He Yuezhe staggered as he was pulled, "Where are we going?"
"Let's find a less crowded area to hang out for a while," Tang Xiqin said, "I don't want to carry these two... burdens with me all the time."
He Yuezhe let out a long "Oh" and was pulled by Tang Xiqin into a tunnel with flashing lights.
…
"Minglin."
"Well, what's up, Captain?"
"Are you blind? Ahem, are your eyes not very good?"
"Why do you say that?"
"...Don't you know how many times you stepped on me!?"
"Me? But Captain," He Yuezhe said in the darkness, touching Tang Xiqin's hand and patting her shoulder, "Am I not always behind you?"
"Besides, Captain, your legs don't grow backwards, do they?"
“…”
"……team leader?"
"Yes, it's Yu Yuan——"
^
"Host, are you really okay?"
“…”
"Don't talk to me, idiot."
"Wow, you're so cool!!!"
"???Host!!!"
"Okay, stop talking. I have no interest in any of you." He Yuezhe saw the group of men in front of him stop introducing themselves, then spoke and refused.
"After all, it seems like your brains aren't working very well."
"What?! You—"
“Clatter…”
He Yuezhe poured the liquid in the cup over the man's head, a smile on his face, and said in a light voice: "Please be polite."
"You are so ungrateful, you—"
“Crack.”
"squeak……"
"This is for you, to commemorate your first time at the dance," the unidentified object put down the old-fashioned camera and handed a photo to He Yuezhe, "Please keep it safe."
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