"Stop crying, you're a grown man, aren't you ashamed?" Wang Yao glared at Hui Shuo.
"I...I'm hungry, and my feet are all blistered, sob..." Hui Shuo's eyes were brimming with tears, and as soon as he uttered those words, he actually burst into tears of grievance.
"Don't cry, don't cry, just eat here." Wang Yao frowned and called out, telling Hui Shuo to order the food himself. He stood there, his eyes scanning the tables of diners, nervously searching for Tang Meifeng. According to the instructions on the interface panel, Tang Meifeng should be here.
"Xiaoqiang, your alcohol tolerance has dropped lately? You're already like this after just one jin of liquor?"
"Meifeng, you should drink less too. It's not good for a girl to drink too much..."
"Oh, is that so? Then let's not drink anymore and go home. What a spoilsport. I was going to give you a chance. Are you sure you can handle it? You don't want to end up sleeping on the street?"
"I...I was just worried you'd drink too much, right? How about...we get another bottle? Let's see who ends up sleeping on the street?"
"Fine, let's get this over with. But make this clear first: I've had too much to drink. Where are you planning to take me? Let me make it clear beforehand: I'm not going to those shady little hotels."
"Ahem... well, I think we should stop here. It's getting late, we..."
"Tsk tsk tsk, let me see your phone. Did your wife call you? Stingy and miserly, can't afford to go to a fancy hotel or do you think I'm not good enough for you? Let go! I told you to let go...!"
"...No...that...I rarely go home this late..."
"Hey hey hey, how come you're still a virgin after getting married? Did your wife castrate a pig? You've already castrated yourself, why did you ask me out? What the hell... Huh? What's going on here?"
The neon lights along the street dimmed without anyone noticing, and almost all the girls on the street couldn't help but shiver. The flames on the barbecue stalls flickered and went low.
Ni Zhenlu walked slowly down the street, his clothes covered in dust, his expression numb, and shadows around him dancing like flames, but his eyes were fixed on Wang Yao.
“That…that’s not…” Hui Shuo was holding a skewer of grilled tofu skin and munching on it when he seemed to sense something and stopped unconsciously. He stared in astonishment at Ni Zhenlu, who was slowly approaching, and could hardly believe his eyes.
Amid the clinking of keys, Ni Zhenlu dragged his heavy but determined steps to Wang Yao and Hui Shuo's table.
"Little fellow, what a refined taste!" A rumbling thunderclap sounded, and Ni Zhenlu's lips curled into a ferocious grin. The shadow around him suddenly expanded, and embers, like dust, scattered and danced in all directions. The shadow condensed into a pair of large hands, which slowly crossed the table and reached for Wang Yao.
With a crackling sound, the neon tubes and hanging light bulbs of the food stalls began to flicker intensely, and a series of heart-stopping sparks and explosions erupted between the bright and dim lights. The people eating late-night snacks looked around in surprise and doubt.
Wang Yao raised the interface panel. The "Ascend to Heaven" group was already open, and he had no time to look at the strings of messages on it. He had already typed the five words "Come to Caidu to save my life" in his own chat box, and Wang Yao pointed his finger at the send icon.
The red thread has already been drawn, but what exactly is Tang Meifeng doing? Could it be that the red thread I tied is no match for her old flame whom she's trying to seduce? Damn it, they're all men, and old flames are nowhere near as exciting as this widower. This is a great thing for humanity!
Moreover, the system did not send any information indicating that the connection had been successful. Could it be that the connection had failed? Looking at the hideous hand formed by the shadow reaching for his head, Wang Yao was on the verge of tears, and for the first time, he began to doubt his talent as the matchmaker.
"Make way, make way, everyone, don't panic. Let me check if the fuse is faulty. Oh! You...who are you?"
"Are you blind? You're walking around wearing sunglasses, deliberately not looking where you're going, and you're making this young lady bump into a beggar... Let me tell you... you're not a beggar, are you? Look at all this filth, and this is... dandruff? Black dandruff, I've never seen anything like it before..."
Tang Meifeng, who suddenly stepped out of her seat, was bumped by the restaurant owner who was rushing to check the safe box. She bumped into Ni Zhenlu, who was standing in front of Wang Yao's table. Ni Zhenlu turned around abruptly and stared at Tang Meifeng fiercely.
Tang Meifeng didn't care at all. She was about to argue with the restaurant owner when she suddenly looked at Ni Zhenlu with curiosity and couldn't help but pat him with her hands.
Strangely enough, the shadow around Ni Zhenlu that had left Wang Yao helpless gradually receded as she patted him, and the large shadowy hands that had been pressing against Wang Yao's eyes also slowly dissipated.
However, Wang Yao was not at all relieved. He was still nervously watching Tang Meifeng and Ni Zhenlu, since the system was still silent.
As Tang Meifeng patted him, the embers that had been drifting off Ni Zhenlu's body quickly gathered together, forming a long spool around his body. Like a venomous snake lurking in the darkness, it coiled around Tang Meifeng's hands and body, instantly covering her entire body from head to toe.
Wang Yao saw Tang Meifeng's face rapidly changing in the flickering light and shadow. One moment she was covered in white hair and looked old and frail, the next her hair was completely black and she looked young again. Then dark spots quietly covered her skin, but then they faded away and her skin became smooth and clear again.
Tang Meifeng, however, seemed completely oblivious, continuing to slap Ni Zhenlu as if she were addicted to it.
Ni Zhenlu was like a primary school student who had rolled around in the dirt outside, having his clothes dusted off by his mother. His eyes, which had been fierce at first, gradually became blank, and seemed to be mixed with a little affection, and began to become more and more strange.
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