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Chapter 233: Chapter 233 Scare
Tian Xinyue perhaps knew that her reaction was somewhat excessive. She cleared her throat with a hint of embarrassment and explained to Hong Yun, "That... the mascot is very dangerous. If we enter, we’ll be considered food... Only the leader and his wife can get close to them."
Wang Mengyi’s expression contorted, "Them?... There’s more than one..."
"Cough, cough... Yes, four of them. Hehe..." Tian Xinyue felt quite apologetic, "I originally wanted to take you all for a good tour. I didn’t expect this to happen... Sister Hong, how about I find someone else to keep you company to continue the tour? I need to wait here for Jiaojiao."
Hong Yun shook her head, "Don’t worry about me. There will be other chances to see the scenery. I’ll wait with you."
Han Jiaojiao soon arrived, dressed in a red retro embroidered gown, the hem slightly lifting with her movement like blossoming flower petals.
"Madam!" The two guards saluted her.
Han Jiaojiao hurried over with a solemn expression. She gave a slight nod to the two of them, then turned to Tian Xinyue and asked, "Has anyone come out?"
"We’ve been guarding the door the whole time, no one has entered or exited. It’s just that we don’t know if he might have climbed over the wall to leave."
Han Jiaojiao sighed helplessly, "I’ll go in and have a look. You stay here and make sure no one comes in."
"Okay, if anything happens, just call me. I can hear you," Tian Xinyue replied.
Han Jiaojiao nodded and entered the garden alone.
She hadn’t walked far when she spotted Xiaogua and Xiaodou, each entwined with a corpse. They had grown quite large now, their dark green color very noticeable among the withered yellow. Cotton Candy was nowhere to be seen—it must have gone out again.
Han Jiaojiao felt some anger.
Because Xiaogua and Xiaodou had eaten people again!
If the person had accidentally wandered in and ended up being eaten, how was she supposed to explain to the victim’s family?!
She moved a few steps forward and spotted weapons on the ground. Her anger cooled somewhat.
Okay, they were invaders, she thought begrudgingly... she could forgive them.
However, the weapons looked strange. Silver-gray in color, with fluid arcs like a small, delicate pistol, but the muzzle resembled a pen nib.
Han Jiaojiao picked it up for a closer look. She could affirm that this was definitely not a weapon issued by her base. Since it wasn’t from the Space-Time Base, then it must be a weapon brought by outsiders.
It seemed necessary to send someone to inform Brother Lu and have him arrange for a search among the guests who came to the banquet to see if anyone was missing.
Bringing weapons to a banquet... Was it purely for self-defense, or did they come prepared? If they were prepared... then were they aiming for the Space-Time Beasts? It was a pity they lost their lives before achieving their goal.
The thought that someone harbored ill intentions towards the Space-Time Beast weighed heavily on Han Jiaojiao’s heart. Something like this happening on the day of the wedding was unsettling no matter how one looked at it.
In any case, she needed to inform her brother about this first.
As she turned to leave, Pepper, which had been silent up to now, suddenly made urgent cooing noises.
While calling out, its purple vines lashed toward a certain spot, as if whipping something in the air.
Han Jiaojiao immediately became alert, but before she could react, her body lost control!
No!—
Han Jiaojiao felt like a puppet being manipulated, her limbs unresponsive, step by step moving towards where the vines were striking.
Seeing her approach, Pepper became frantic, calling out even louder, while Xiaogua and Xiaodou extended their vines to wrap around her legs, attempting to stop her advance!
With forces pulling in opposite directions, Han Jiaojiao felt as though she might be torn in half!
She tried to cry out for help, but no sound came from her throat!
The seemingly empty space before my eyes suddenly rippled like water, and out of nowhere, two men appeared?!
Invisibility Ability?!
As soon as the two men appeared, Xiaogua and Xiaodou immediately let go of Han Jiaojiao, and all the vines attacked the two men! The air was filled with the shrill sound of striking! But no matter how Xiaogua and Xiaodou attacked, the opponents remained unscathed!
Han Jiaojiao was shocked in her heart! It was a shield! A Mental Shield just like her brother’s!
Who on earth were they?!
What on earth did they want to do?!
The force controlling her suddenly increased! Han Jiaojiao was yanked over by a strong force, and one of the men grabbed her waist with one hand, his voice husky—
"Miss Han, we meet again."
Han Jiaojiao shuddered violently because the owner of this voice had left a very deep impression on her.
"Long Yueze..." she managed to squeeze out these three words from her throat with great difficulty.
"Oh... you know my name." The voice carried a hint of amusement, and the man’s face suddenly twisted, as if countless worms were writhing violently under his skin! It took only two or three seconds to revert back to Long Yueze’s original appearance.
When Han Jiaojiao saw this face again, almost all the hair on her body stood on end.
Even facing Qin Wenhao, she had never felt so tense and frightened!
Long Yueze’s face wore a smile, like an exceptionally graceful gentleman, he gently straightened Han Jiaojiao’s clothes, his fingers carelessly sliding over her collarbone, his languid gaze as if leisurely playing with prey.
"It’s my honor to be remembered by the beautiful bride... However, you really surprised me. I didn’t expect you to hatch a purple STC..."
Han Jiaojiao desperately tried to break free from the force of Mental Control, her body shaking slightly due to intense resistance, making her look extremely fragile.
Long Yueze’s hand caressed her waist, and outside the shield, the three Space-Time Beasts kept attacking the shield.
But Han Jiaojiao couldn’t move; she could hardly speak, let alone cry out for help! Han Jiaojiao could only scream in her mind: Brother! Brother!
Long Yueze seemed to want to do something, but the man beside him whispered, "Sir... he has arrived, we need to leave here quickly..."
Long Yueze frowned and cursed, "Useless."
He leaned in and bit Han Jiaojiao’s earlobe swiftly, saying, "We’ll meet again."
The next instant, Han Jiaojiao was forcefully ejected from the shield! The scenery around her rippled again, and Long Yueze and the Psychic Type Superpower User vanished in the blink of an eye!
Hurried and scattered footsteps came from behind, as Han Yi and Lu Changyuan arrived with a squad of people.
Han Jiaojiao slumped to the ground, somewhat unable to recover her senses, and Han Yi helped her up, asking, "What happened?"
"Brother... it was Long Yueze, Long Yueze was just here!" Han Jiaojiao pointed in the direction where they disappeared, "But they suddenly vanished just now, brother, Long Yueze can become invisible! He also had a powerful Psychic Type Superpower User with him! They were inside the shield, and Xiaogua and Xiaodou couldn’t do anything to them..."
Han Yi held her in his arms and kept patting her back gently, "It’s over, it’s over... don’t be afraid, your brother is here."
Only in the familiar embrace did Han Jiaojiao’s trembling heart slowly begin to settle.
Lu Changyuan’s face darkened as he hung his head, "It’s my fault, anticipating his arrival, I always had people on alert, but I didn’t expect him to be able to turn invisible..."
Han Yi shook his head, "My Mental Search didn’t detect any anomalies, could his invisibility also shield against spiritual power?"
"He can also shape-shift!" Han Jiaojiao recalled the contorted, changing face, still somewhat frightened, "Brother, his face can change, just like Li Jian! He can take on someone else’s face! I recognized him by his voice, brother... What on earth does Long Yueze want to do? What did he come here for?"
