His facial muscles trembled involuntarily as if he’d seen some horrific scene.
"Grilled meat, I’ve had it many times, but I never thought I’d see someone else being grilled.
That terrifying sensation, and yet I couldn’t move, could only be at the mercy of others. Paralyzed.
I was afraid. Terrified... and eventually, death."
Because it was too horrifying, the hypnosis actually seemed like it was about to wear off.
"It’s okay now, Ouyang, it’s okay, you’re safe now, very safe. What happened after that, do you know what occurred?"
"I don’t know. I only know that just when I was about to die, Han Sheng suddenly got severely injured, and eventually blew up that lab..."
Han Sheng had actually blown up his own laboratory—a revelation that Bai Zhi found intriguing.
"What happened after you woke up?"
"After waking up, I saw Han Sheng again. I thought I was done for. But it seemed like he didn’t recognize me. I had also returned to my younger days.
I had lost my memory, knew nothing, but the memories from my past life were exceptionally clear. I wanted to escape but knew I couldn’t; I could only work under him, as long as it kept me alive."
Who would choose to die? Everyone wants to live well, free from disease or pain.
But if that’s not possible, one would still strive to live on. Not to mention someone like Ouyang who had experienced death once before, he’s even more fearful, even more desperate to keep living, always striving to survive.
Han Sheng is the devil—a particularly dreadful devil. He couldn’t stand against him, but he could become his lackey.
"He asked me to come back here, start causing chaos. I thought about running away, but I knew I couldn’t escape, absolutely couldn’t.
Coming here, I found out everything was different from my memory. I’m not the young entrepreneur I once was, nor is Nan Xi the girl with the space.
Didn’t I come straight here without even trying to find Nan Xi?
My task is simple—to cause the Horror House incident."
After hearing this, they all felt a chill run down their spines—such a ruthless person.
But Moh Li wasn’t surprised—for someone to survive no matter what, completely indifferent to the life or death of his offspring, what kind of person would not be ruthless?
"How many people are there in total, and where are they?"
"50 people, we each have different roles and every one of us has our tasks. We came here under the guise of the food festival, then started the investigation."
The three of them felt a shock at heart—50 people, that was quite alarming.
"Who are they, where are they, and what are they doing?"
"Old Zhang selling trinkets, the ones grilling skewers..."
The names Ouyang leaked were all related to food.
It made them somewhat doubt whether these people were just food enthusiasts. Once they got the list, Xu Yan went down the mountain overnight to submit it.
Meanwhile, Bai Zhi and Moh Li continued.
"Have you seen Nan Xi?"
"No, I’ve been looking for her the whole time. She’s the one with the space, and this time, we just need to protect ourselves."
"Where are you staying?"
"Right at the foot of the mountain across from us, along with others who are actually vendors. No need to look for a place to stay."
"When are you planning to start?"
"We are ready to start causing chaos at any time?"
After a long inquiry, Moh Li finally ended the hypnosis session, while Ouyang was already fast asleep. It let them know that Han Sheng was always thinking of making a move.
Probably just waiting for them to lower their guard, otherwise, why would he arrange everything so meticulously?
But just to let the elders leave? What kind of matter would make them leave Nanning?
Bai Zhi didn’t understand; they just ate in the thatched cottage tonight, having the simplest egg noodles topped with minced meat and sour beans—a particularly delicious remedy.
After eating, Moh Li and Bai Zhi looked at the person on the bed. "What now? Do we take him out to Grandfather, or..."
"No need, just hand him over to the eldest brother. ’Educate him.’"
Moh Li patted Bai Zhi on the head, smiling so happily she could barely contain herself.
"Xu Yan, isn’t he our big brother?" Moh Li said, as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
Now, he was certain that things between him and Xingxing would only get better from here.
So, Xingxing’s big brother was his big brother too, right? That makes sense, doesn’t it?
"How could you so shamelessly claim my brother as yours?"
"Your brother is my brother, no problem with that."
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Bai Zhi looked at him, speaking so matter-of-factly, as if Xu Yan was really his own big brother. Bai Zhi was amazed.
Before they knew it, evening had arrived, and Moh Li, carrying Ouyang, went straight down the mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, Xu Yan was already waiting for them with a car.
He directly threw Ouyang into the car and Moh Li hurriedly took him to the hospital.
The diagnosis turned out to be malnutrition, confusing Moh Li, yet he also felt a bit of sympathy.
It really was time to eat only vegetable leaves.
Ouyang was taken away by people brought by Bai Dan, while Bai Fei and the others rested in their room.
Hearing noise, Bai Fei quickly got up, still bleary-eyed, only to see Bai Zhi and another girl.
"Are you done with everything? Go rest now."
Bai Zhi had been keeping an eye on Bai Fei, noticing she had indeed let go of a lot of her burdens, and her uncle said she was about to go to school soon.
"Okay, since you’re already up, why not rest a bit more? Aren’t you catching a ride to school soon? Good luck, cousin."
They saw Bai Fei off. That thrilling night had finally passed.
Wu Wa finally had some time to chat properly with Bai Zhi.
"Ah Zhi, can we live together?"
Hearing this, Bai Xiang, who was walking to the door, paused.
He hadn’t expected that these days, one had to guard not only against men but also women, especially one’s own cousin.
"That’s fine, we haven’t seen each other for a long time. You’ve grown taller, haven’t you?"
"Not really, I’ve been good, drinking pure milk every day for nourishment. Ah Zhi, I wanted to show you this box I previously gave you."
Bai Fei brought over the box and opened it.
"I’ve re-made the Golden Needle for you, and this thing too. Maybe you don’t remember,"
Bai Fei pulled out a small bracelet and immediately put it on Bai Zhi’s wrist.
She leaned close to Bai Zhi and whispered in her ear.
"This bracelet has an anesthetic needle, the kind that can knock out an elephant, the switch is right here."
Wu Wa showed Bai Zhi exactly where the mechanism was.
"There’s a button next to the bracelet. Just press it, but only during emergencies."
Wu Wa also wanted to properly protect Bai Zhi because in the past, it was Bai Zhi who had protected her. Now that she had grown up,
But Bai Zhi had started protecting their hometown. She wanted to catch up to her, but realized Bai Zhi was moving too fast, and she had to push herself even harder.
"Thank you Wu Wa, I really gift."