Spring Banquet (26)

The Days I Clear Escape Games Pretending to be an NPCCh60 - Spring Banquet (26)

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"Go to sleep." ixNucU

Ren Yifei reach out and brushed the other party's sleeping face as if he was pacifying a temperamental child who was lying on his shoulder; however, his voice was full of indifference.

Following that, he pulled the silk threads, which were the Puppeteer's handiwork, from the top of Qing Hong's head.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

The Puppeteer stared at him coldly and licked the corner of his lips: I really want to turn this tall guy into a puppet, it would surely be a masterpiece.

"I'll gouge your eyes out if you look at me like that again." MUXOT6

Under the other's command, the Puppeteer could only reluctantly withdraw his eye and grumbled, "The anaesthetic is only in effect for an hour, are you sure you don't want to kill him or kept him on the verge of death?"

Ren Yifei lay Qing Hong down on the pavilion bench and thought for a while before taking off his robe to cover the other party, "I won't kill him."

The original owner's blood was stolen and the will he left behind was only to retrieve his blood, not to beat up his junior brother. He would be out of character if he were to act too excessively.

After listening to his words, the Puppeteer pouted and remembered his own miserable experience in the past, "You're very gentle with him."

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"He's not a good guy either, but at least he's not a complete scum."

Not a complete scum? The Puppeteer couldn't breathe when he thought of his own experience of being played to the point of collapsing, "Are you saying that I'm a complete scum?"

Ren Yifei ignored him. He raised his hands to massage his temples and shook his head again, causing him to stumble slightly.

"Are you okay? I can only stay for fifteen minutes, so don't collapse before the problem is resolved," looking at his unsteady appearance, the Puppeteer wanted to be condescending but couldn't help but show concern instead. G0P5Ee

Taking a deep breath, Ren Yifei took out a small knife from his sleeve and directly slashed his arm.

The pain made his vision clearer.

"Enough," he laughed and walked out of the pavilion, "The big problem is dealt with, I can afford this small setback. Besides, I already have the next clue."

When he exited the small courtyard, the first thing he saw was the bodies of unconscious demons peeking through the grass. At that time when he had just come out of the labyrinth, he also saw demons scattered all around in a half-dead state. They were still the same even now when it was almost dusk. 9Zu0hg

"Hua Yu must have the antidote."

Ren Yifei leaned against the wall and gasped for air after only taking a few steps.

The Puppeteer had previous shrunk down to 7 centimetres and was now nestling inside his sleeves. Seeing his appearance, he asked, "How can you continue to complete the task in this state? I'm afraid that you're just serving yourself up on a silver platter."

Ren Yifei also felt that he couldn't continue on like this. He took a few deep breaths and felt that his limbs were no longer listening to him. oIMU92

While estimating the amount of time he has left, he mindlessly raised his hand to smooth out the hair on the side of his head. There was a thin layer of sweat that had formed on his forehead. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, "I have an idea. However, I need your cooperation."

The Puppeteer grabbed his sleeve, "What is it?"

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A minute later, Ren Yifei was walking down the corridor at a faster speed than normal, resembling a breeze passing by.

"You're really cruel to yourself," the Puppeteer was certain. He had struck down even smaller and was now staying inside Ren Yifei's hair crown. He was holding dozens of invisible silk threads in both hands, carefully manipulating the body under him. This body— that's right, the solution Ren Yifei had come up with was to let the Puppeteer manipulate his body to walk.

If that was only the case, the Puppeteer wouldn't think that this person was cruel. The main reason was that Ren Yifei did not allow him to inject any anaesthetics, thus, he could feel the burden of the dozens of silk threads controlling his body.

It would be akin to dozens of needles piercing into your flesh and pulling on the tendons in your body. Every time he took a step, dozens of nerves in his body would be pierced.

Ren Yifei's face was completely white and his lips were pale. However, no trace of pain could be detected from his expression— he still looked so strong and confident.

"Are you alright?" s1gndd

"Very awake," the pain kept him focused.

"You can bear the pain?" The Puppeteer asked curiously.

"No," Ren Yifei said, "I'm afraid of pain, even if it's only a little bit." Apart from acting, he was willing to spoil himself and not be oppressed by any physical or mental pressure.

The Puppeteer was not convinced, he pointed out, "If you weren't afraid of pain, how could you slip on the glass marbles and fall down the stairs so naturally? If that player hadn't caught you, you would've cracked your skull open." CqR3lB

En?

Ren Yifei realised that he was talking about the previous game, "Oh, so you watched 'Song Bozhi' roll down? He is truly your white moonlight." Bah, you bastard.

"Ahem," the Puppeteer was embarrassed for a moment before he smiled self-mockingly, remembering that he still has to live under the other's command, he said, "I had to confirm."

To confirm whether it was a player or the original owner. He would've killed immediately if it was a player, but if it was the original owner... BoDd4T

Alas, he ended up being deceived.

"Where are you going now? There's not enough time to waste," The Puppeteer reminded him, then added, "I don't care about you. I'm just worried that your death will affect me."

Ignoring the second half of his sentence, Ren Yifei looked in a certain direction, "Go to Qian Sui Hall."

He looked towards the courtyard that had appeared in the distance, "The Ghost Card could only be used once per game, so I would naturally want to make good use of these fifteen minutes." 0zykR4

He had deliberately chosen a place very close to Qian Sui Hall when he was baiting Qing Hong to come out, thus, he arrived at Qian Sui Hall in less than two minutes.

He pushed the door open.

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The squeaking sound of the door echoed through the silent night, and Ren Yifei could see the entire courtyard inside at a glance.

Hua Yu was standing in the middle of the huge courtyard with both of her hands clasped in front of her. It looked like she was waiting for him. eu0lsh

"The antidote," Ren Yifei stretched out his hand and went straight in.

Hua Yu raised her head, "The pouch, senior brother, have you looked inside?"

Ren Yifei immediately understood that the antidote was in his pouch, he shook his head, "Not yet."

"Senior brother just came from meeting Qing Hong?" Hua Yu guessed that he had already dealt with Qing Hong, and said, "I'll help." LRXxm

"That would naturally be the best option."

"One more thing, Kong Que went to find senior brother yesterday and fought with Qing Hong. He is currently locked in the wooden prison," after thinking about it, again and again, Hua Yu decided to tell Ren Yifei about this matter.

"What's wrong?" Was it because of the phantom lantern flower he sent out? "You can go unlock the wooden prison."

Hua Yu nodded. i9MBsZ

"You've worked hard, junior sister."

Ren Yifei turned around, his hair swaying like willows caught in the wind.

The sky was darker and the wind brought about a shady odour; it was almost dusk. Ren Yifei left Qing Sui Hall as fast as he came and headed for the lotus pond.

Opening the pouch Hua Yu had given him, he took out a few transparent blue flower buds; they were the same ones he had seen before. SA8iPV

"So that's how it is..." the antidote and the drug turned out to be mutually exclusive.

He plucked out one of the petals and placed it under the base of his tongue. After doing so, he suddenly became much more awake and his head became less heavy.

The runes in Ren Yifei's eyes spun, and without any hesitation, he waved and scattered more than a dozen paper cranes.

"At dusk, quickly come to the lotus pond." EBz0cZ

The paper crane quickly disappeared, while he himself walk steadily towards the lotus pond.

"It's time," the Puppeteer suddenly spoke.

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"En."

Hearing the lack of emotion in his voice, the Puppeteer frowned, "I'm really leaving, are you okay by yourself?" BUXLb

"En," Ren Yifei remained indifferent.

The Puppeteer snorted, "Stubborn." Then, he finally disappeared.

Ren Yifei pursed his lips and stayed in place for a second before continuing to walk.

The Puppeteer's Ghost Card has been used up, so he currently only has the Ring of Truth and a roll of bandages. The anaesthesia used on Qing Hong has a time limit, so even if he was not disturbed, he will wake automatically within an hour. eHIYVG

At this moment, the effects of the psychedelic drugs had not completely worn off and the pain of the Puppeteer pulling on his nerves was lost so the nauseating feeling was coming back.

He felt that his current state was similar to when he was filming late at night while also having a hungover; his head felt heavy and his whole body was shaky.

Ren Yifei's speed slowed down.

"Tsk, this is really embarrassing." Vkn2rd

As he was about to arrive at the lotus pond, a familiar voice sounded up ahead. Ren Yifei looked at the source of the voice, only to find that it was the peacock. The other party was standing on the route towards the lotus pond with both of his arms crossed while staring at him with scrutinising eyes.

Ren Yifei frowned, but before he could open his mouth, Kong Que strode over and grabbed his shoulder with one hand. Suddenly, a power that didn't belong to him started to circulate through his whole body from the point of contact.

"What's the matter with you?" The peacock demon's usual smile disappeared, "Is this Qing Hong's doing?"

Ren Yifei didn't say a word. He just maintained the frosty and jaded expression on his face. OlNGwz

"That traitor. You used to keep him around all the time, and now you've made a huge mistake," the peacock demon stretched out his hand to support him and said mockingly, "He Jun finally made a mistake."

"Traitor is used for subordinates, he is my junior brother," Ren Yifei put his hand on the other party's arm and used it to straighten himself.

The big peacock demon blushed and coughed.

"What's in the lotus pond?" wnK1k

"The key to ending everything," that, and also He Jun's three drops of blood; both his and He Jun's objective.

Kong Que couldn't find any deception in his calm eyes, he said, "Dusk would've passed by the time you reach the lotus pond at your speed. Come, I will reluctantly take you for a ride."

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Ren Yifei suddenly felt that his feet got lighter. It turned out that this big demon had unfolded his dazzling wings and grabbed onto his shoulders, taking him up into the air

There was a cloud of Qi under his feet so his shoulders were not uncomfortable when grabbed. The sound of Kong Que's voice then sounded in his ears. jGCphQ

"He Jun, I'll trust you this once."

Ren Yifei flashed a rare smile, "I won't lie to you."

He only felt the cold wind blowing against his face as the scenery around him quickly recedes. In the blink of an eye, both of them have arrived above the lotus pond.

The dim light at dusk fell on the calm lake, spreading out on its surface. As soon as he lowered his head, he could see the black distorted 'pagoda'. There were still some specks of light scattered at the top of the 'pagoda'. YOzpkB

"This is what you wanted me to see?" Kong Que carried him and landed on the stone by the pond before putting his wings away.

Ren Yifei approached the lotus pond and only saw the sparkling surface of the lake, the new lotus leaves, the docked boat and the reflection of the weeping willows on the shore.

From this point of view, the reflection of the pagoda in the pond could not be seen.

As they conversed, several big demons appeared around the lotus pond. All of their expressions were uncertain as they looked at Ren Yifei with precaution. RFI9ov

No fool could become a big demon. By this time, they should've all realised that they have been plotted against, and the person behind all of it was the host of the banquet— Qing Hong, who was also He Jun's junior brother.

"You don't have to be on guard against me. I also fell victim to his schemes and all of my demonic powers are almost depleted," Ren Yifei said calmly.

All the big demons were all stunned for a moment. For a demon who strives for power, losing it would be more painful than death. How could he be so calm in that situation?

Kong Que looked around for a long time before he burst out in a fit of laughter, however, his laugh was a little distorted, "I can testify to this. Qing Hong actually dared to plot against me, so I must make him pay the price." KZNAXW

Looking up at the sky, Ren Yifei silently calculated the time. According to yesterday's sequence of events, the reflection of the pagoda should appear in about a quarter of an hour. It was almost time.

"Wait- wait a second," a little demon wearing a red feather coat rushed over while panting.

"Who is this?" Several of the big demons present took a closer look and shook their heads, "Where did this little demon come from?"

"Greetings seniors, my name is Ji Yu," the person who had just arrived embarrassedly scratched his head; his red feather coat was as bright as fire. dCjKhJ

Ren Yifei's eyes slowly glanced over the red feathers around his collar.

Although the big demons ignored him, the little demon who called himself Ji Yu was not embarrassed and stood to the side while probing for information, "Are the seniors waiting for someone here?"

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"No," Ren Yifei shook his fan with a meaningful look in his eye, "Can you do me a favour?"

Recognising that he was He Jun, a figure that has quite the presence among all the big demons, the little demon Ji Yu got close and said flatteringly, "My Lord, please tell me." IhpydL

"You jump down."

"What?" Ji Yu eyes widened.

He didn't even have time to struggle before a demonic wind come out of nowhere and pushed him directly into the pond.

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