CH 153.1

The other party was not only well hidden but even the aura he gave off was incredibly powerful.

Bai Lixin trembled the moment he became aware of the presence, but before he could react, he was pulled into the room.

The room was dimly lit, with only a small orange lamp in the corner.

Before Bai Lixin could see what the other person looked like, the other party’s arm went towards his face like a swimming snake.

Bai Lixin’s eyes flashed coldly, and he flipped midair. His arm which was not held down suddenly reached out, blocking the attack while dodging the side.

The other party gave a “huh,” and then a pair of hands directly clasped the wall, stopping him from leaving.

Bai Lixin paused slightly at the sound of the voice, quickly raising his eyes and staring at the mask before him. He hesitated slightly and was finally trapped against the wall.

The other party had one arm and one knee against the wall, and his other hand was still holding Bai Lixin’s wrist, blocking any way of retreat.

“I didn’t expect you to be that strong.” The low voice came from the mask. Because of the mask’s concealing effects, it sounded hazy and old with layers of overtones.

Bai Lixin gave up struggling, and the man forcefully removed Bai Lixin’s mask, revealing an angry but cautious face.

His features were gorgeous, like an open flame, brilliant, and reckless.

The man’s eyes behind the mask shone with amazement, and his gaze gradually became dark and obsessed.

The young man opened his mouth stubbornly, his lips still trembling from fear: “Who are you?”

Dijia thought for a moment before speaking: “Then let me remind you. ‘You’ll only put yourself in danger if you overestimate your abilities. You won’t always have someone to save you from the fire. I will let you off this time, but if there is another time, it will not be as simple as today’, do you remember those words?”

The young man’s eyes widened in surprise, and he exclaimed, “You!”

Dijia coughed softly, “Keep your voice down, I can’t guarantee the soundproofing of this room. If those outside hear you and barge in, you’ll be sent to the auction stage, understood?”

Fear flashed through the youth’s eyes, his face flushed red, but he lowered his voice obediently: “What do you want?”

Dijia: “Before I tell you, I must say that you have a big heart; you were the fake Yama’s wedding bed yesterday, and today you are on the auction list at the Ghost Market auction house; where do you plan to go tomorrow?”

The youth tried to twist his wrist, but couldn’t break free, so he spoke bluntly, “Whichever way, it will not be in the bed of the real Yama.”

Dijia: “……”

Tsk, that’s really uncertain.

Bai Lixin: “Let me go; I know what to do this time, I’m not in danger, and I have things to do.”

Dijia snorted, “You know what to do?”

He waved his arm in the air, and a shimmering mirror appeared in the originally empty air.

An image appeared on the mirror, showing several rabbit-masked attendants running wildly down the corridor; their footsteps were chaotic, and their eyes were looking left and right for something.

Among them was an attendant in a pure white gauze dress, his mask was off, and his pale face could be seen.

At the moment, that pale face was filled with fear as he sat crumpled on the ground, looking up at the tiger-masked attendant before him.

Bai Lixin faintly heard their conversation.

–“Where did he run off to?!”

–“I don’t know, manager. I was looking for clothes when I was suddenly knocked unconscious.”

–“He took your clothes and mask, so he must be mixed with the rabbit attendants. Find all the rabbit attendants!”

–“Boss! We found the rabbit face mask and attendant’s clothes in the bin in the toilet.”

–“In the toilet? Did he change again in the toilets?”

–“Sir, just now, a customer said he has lost his token, and he recalled bumping into an attendant. Is it possible that he mixed in with the guests in the hall?”

–“Hm, that’s a big problem. Let’s check the auction room one by one and make sure we find it before the auction!”

–“Oh no, it’s not good!”

–“What’s wrong again?”

–“The infant spirit in room 4 is also missing.”

–“The human must have taken the infant spirit, you guys, hurry to the auction house, although they are wearing a mask of concealment, it is easy to identify a man with a child.”

–“And don’t leave out any of the rooms, check them one by one!”

–“As for you ……”

The tiger-masked manager looked down at the pale boy in front of him with cold eyes. He suddenly struck out, and a sharp claw mercilessly plunged into the top of the other party’s head, and a shimmering red gem was withdrawn from within.

The boy didn’t seem to realize what was happening.

He looked up at the manager with dull eyes and fell straight to the ground, his body gradually stiffening and slowly turning into a three-dimensional paper figurine.

The tiger-masked manager put away the red gem, scanned the circle of shivering rabbit-masked attendants, and spoke coldly: “Burn it, you’ll be next if you make another mistake.”

“Don’t forget how much you’ve gone through to come from nothing, since you don’t value it so much, you will go back to nothing again!”

“Hurry up and find them out!!! If the Lord finds out what happened tonight, we’re all doomed!”

The rabbit-masked attendants shuddered and panicked as they picked up the paper figurine on the floor and quickly left.

The group went around the auction hall, half of which remained backstage, and others began to rummage carefully from room to room.

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“It’s all like this; do you still think you can get out in one piece?” The man’s hoarse, old voice rang out over Bai Lixin’s head as the man reached out and pointed to the water mirror, saying, “There are three more rooms before reaching this one.”

A somewhat rough thumb and index finger pinched Bai Lixin’s chin and lifted his head. “What are you going to do?”

The youth’s eyes flashed with confusion, “Hide?”

“But what about Tuanzi? You let go of me, Tuanzi is still out there.”

The youth’s helpless expression made Dijia’s heart, which shouldn’t be beating, twitch. He secretly retracted his waist and patiently began to scare Bai Lixin, “Your scent has started leaking and can’t be hidden, you’ll be like a sheep entering the tiger’s mouth once you go out.”

‘I have to make sure Bai Lixin learns that the world is a dangerous place, so he doesn’t have to be a “savior” every time.’

‘Damn it, why does he always have to go into danger each time? Can’t he just protect himself?’

‘Is his life so worthless in his mind?’

Dijia suddenly became irritated for no apparent reason.

The youth became even more panicked: “Then what should we do?”

Dijia’s eyes immediately flashed with excitement, but he still calmed himself and said coldly: “I can help cover up the scent, and I can also save that infant spirit for you.”

“But why should I help you?”

“In this world, no one owes anyone anything, and there is no reason to help without a reason; you have to pay a price if you want me to help you.”

As the two spoke, the rabbit-masked attendant came out of the third room and entered the second.

Bai Lixin took a look at the water mirror, and his beautiful and stubborn face showed panic, “What price?”

Dijia took a deep breath as he thought for a moment, and suddenly grabbed Bai Lixin’s wrist.

He rolled the cuffs back, revealing an arm that looked like a lotus root.

Dijia paused for a second.

Although Bai Lixin’s arm was very white, it was not the delicate and tender kind. Under the white skin were small muscles and tight tendons.

Though white, it looked powerful, like a lean leopard cat of the grasslands.

No wonder Bai Lixin was so strong, he looked slim but, in fact, was full of explosive power.

Dijia froze for a moment, and then quickly came back to his senses. He pressed his thumb in the middle of Bai Lixin’s arm, and a black mark with a demon face appeared on his otherwise fair arm.

Dijia explained, “I haven’t thought about what I want you to do, but this is my contract mark, and as long as it’s in place, you need to promise me something unconditionally.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t make any boring orders like ‘kill yourself’’.”

The youth closed his eyes, and as if he had made up his mind about something, he gritted his teeth and nodded, “Okay, I promise.”

The moment he finished speaking, the black mark suddenly opened its mouth and roared silently. A black iron chain came out of nowhere and wrapped itself around the black demon face.

In the water mirror, the rabbit-masked attendant stepped out of the second room and came to the first.