Chapter 353: How Does It Feel, Comfortable?

Lu Yibei finally managed to calm the emotionally unstable Ah-Hua, coaxing her to try approaching Jiang Li. Turning around to see Liu Seer with a visible bruise, she couldn’t help but sigh.

“Ah, Liu Seer, after all these years, you’re still so unrestrained with your words? Haven’t you been beaten enough over the years? You never seem to learn.”

In her impression, Liu Seer was very accurate with his fortune-telling, and he had been beaten quite harshly for it.

Originally, in Country Z, a harmonious, law-abiding nation that respects the elderly and cherishes the young, people generally wouldn’t easily resort to violence against someone like Liu Seer, even if they’re angry.

But Liu Seer was always getting beaten by customers, and the problem lay in his fortune-telling being too accurate, and almost every time he couldn’t say anything good, starting with a disaster and ending with a streak of bad luck.

Not only did he not say good things, but when customers asked him for ways to resolve their issues, he mostly offered a set of “can’t be resolved, no hope, just wait for death” as his standard response.

Customers would listen, suppress their anger, and go home, only to turn around and face misfortune.

Those with better temperaments would just complain behind his back about Liu Seer’s “refusal to save.”

Encountering a few hot-tempered ones, they might treat him as a “bad luck magnet” and show him some color.

Someone like Ah-Hua was considered rational, only chasing Liu Seer and arguing with him for a bit. As for him being unsteady on his feet and falling hard, he couldn’t blame anyone else.

And there were those more extreme than Ah-Hua, wielding knives and sticks, and even arsonists were not uncommon.

“Here, apply this first?”

“Hiss-!”

Liu Seer took the ice pack Lu Yibei handed him and applied it to the bruised corner of his eye, sucking in a cold breath, then muttered, “Change what? I find that if I discover a disaster for a customer and don’t tell them, it’s my problem. If I tell them and they can’t figure out a solution, that’s their problem.”

“Hmph, blaming the toilet for constipation!”

“Even if I die and am nailed in a coffin, I will shout with a decayed voice… Ow, ow, it hurts, be gentle!”

Lu Yibei forcefully peeled the adhesive from Liu Seer’s face, rolling her eyes, “Since you’re so insistent, then I wish you good health and a long life.”

Lest one day, when you’re beaten again, you suddenly die… Lu Yibei added in her heart.

Liu Seer heard the deep meaning in Lu Yibei’s sarcastic tone and sighed silently, saying meaningfully, “Girl, you don’t understand. When my Shifu taught me this craft, he instructed.”

“Our sect, when telling fortunes for others, can only predict bad things, not good ones, otherwise it won’t work!”

Lu Yibei glanced sideways at Liu Seer and said quietly, “I suppose your sect must be sparsely populated?”

“How did you know?” Liu Seer’s eyes lit up, slapping his thigh, “Could it be that you also understand the art of divination?”

“I’m not very familiar with divination, but…” Lu Yibei pursed her lips, “According to your Shifu’s rules, it’s hard not to be sparsely populated.”

Following this path of fortune-telling, if not for someone like Liu Seer with high physical resistance, he’d eventually be beaten to death… Lu Yibei mused.

Seeing Lu Yibei fall silent, Liu Seer followed suit, his eyes rolling around before he smiled, “By the way, girl.”

“Look, you don’t lack chips now, and you’ve helped me earn a lot. I don’t have much to repay you with, so how about I give you a fortune?”

Upon hearing this, Lu Yibei felt a chill in her heart and quickly stopped him, “No, no, I prefer, um… exploring my fate and experiencing life myself.”

To this day, Lu Yibei still didn’t know if Liu Seer’s fortune-telling was accurate or a curse, so it’s better not to test it personally.

“But…” Lu Yibei’s mind flashed with Jiang Li’s image, her brows furrowing slightly as she asked, “You said earlier that my friend is about to die, is that true?”

“Is there any doubt?” Liu Seer straightened his back, full of confidence, “I won’t be wrong. If I say she’s going to die, she’s definitely doomed.”

It really sounds like a curse; the beatings he’s received over the years are not undeserved… Lu Yibei mused, then asked, “Is there any way to save her?”

“Of course there is!”

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy appeared in Lu Yibei’s eyes, and she asked eagerly, “What way?”

“How would I know?” Liu Seer shrugged, “If I knew how to resolve misfortunes, I wouldn’t have been beaten so much.”

Lu Yibei, “…”

Makes perfect sense, leaving no room for argument.

Looks like I’ll have to figure it out myself; I can’t just…

Watch her die with my eyes open, right?

Just as Lu Yibei was musing, Ah-Hua returned anxiously from trying to contact Jiang Li.

Lu Yibei walked up to Ah-Hua and asked, “How did it go, did you see her?”

Ah-Hua shook her head, her expression gloomy.

“Miss has already challenged the Big Boss, and she’s been taken to the independent lounge on the third floor. There are many bunny girls guarding outside that lounge!”

“I was stopped before I even got close to the door. They said the miss doesn’t see outsiders…”

At this point, Ah-Hua paused, looking at Lu Yibei with a sorrowful expression, “Do you think she really doesn’t remember me anymore?”

“We’ll know once we see her in person, won’t we?” Lu Yibei shrugged.

“Hmm?” Ah-Hua was taken aback, weakly saying, “But how do I ask? I can’t even see my miss.”

“Well…” Lu Yibei rubbed her slightly aching temples, pacing back and forth with her head down, occasionally stealing glances at Ah-Hua, looking deeply troubled and indecisive.

After a moment of silence, she seemed to have made a great decision, suddenly raising her head to look at Ah-Hua, and asked a question that left Ah-Hua utterly baffled, “Would you mind dressing up as a bunny girl?”

“Huh? You mean…” Ah-Hua’s eyes widened halfway through her sentence, sizing up Lu Yibei in surprise, “You’re planning to disguise as…”

“Shh-!” Lu Yibei made a silencing gesture to interrupt, “As long as you understand in your heart, do you really have to say it out loud?”

I’ve made a big decision to do something so embarrassing, okay?

If you say it out loud, I might get embarrassed and give up, Lu Yibei thought.

Ah-Hua nodded, still a bit shocked, looking at Lu Yibei with a strange expression, “Will this really work? Won’t we be found out?”

Although there wasn’t any explicit rule at the Entertainment City about what happens if you disguise as a bunny girl, it probably wouldn’t end well.

“Of course not…” Liu Seer interjected from the side, “Though the Entertainment City doesn’t prohibit guests from wearing bunny girl outfits, and those bunny girls don’t have any special certification, their very existence is special. Whether they’re fake or not, you can tell with a little careful observation.”

Lu Yibei tilted her head towards Liu Seer, “What do you mean?”

“Isn’t it simple?” Liu Seer pointed to a bunny girl passing by not far away, “Look at her ears and tail, they’re real, attached to her body, and they can move. That’s hard to mimic, right?”

Lu Yibei, “…” Well, not really, I’ve seen almost identical ones.

Ah-Hua followed Liu Seer’s direction, scrutinized the bunny girl for a while, and deflated, saying dejectedly, “It seems true, Wang Buliuxing, your plan doesn’t seem to work!”

“…”

Lu Yibei opened her mouth, about to say something, when her jacket started to squirm.

A few seconds later, a pair of cat ears appeared on her hood, and a fluffy cat tail extended from the hem of her jacket, swaying back and forth in front of Liu Seer and Ah-Hua.

Jacket: No one can say Lady Witch can’t do it!

Though I can’t help with other things, I must uphold her dignity!

(.•ˇ‸ˇ•.)

Lu Yibei held her forehead, “Let me explain, actually I…”

Liu Seer patted Lu Yibei’s shoulder, speaking earnestly, “No need to explain, I understand. Young girls, a bit of girlishness, it’s normal!”

“Yes, exactly!” Ah-Hua grabbed one of Lu Yibei’s hands with both of hers, sincerely saying, “Wang Buliuxing, I’ll leave seeing my miss to you!”

Lu Yibei, “…”

Ten minutes later.

Dream Come True Entertainment City, upper three floors, outside the VIP lounge corridor.

The decor here wasn’t as gaudy as the gilded splendor of the main hall. Every corner’s details were carefully designed and considered, carrying a touch of solemn elegance, providing guests with a fully relaxing experience from both light and visual perspectives.

The so-called VIP lounge was open to guests with chips exceeding ten million, featuring private, soundproof rooms with psychic energy-assisted massage equipment and various entertainment facilities. You could even book girls from the competitor Lanruo Inn Customs Shop, starting at ten thousand chips per hour.

Of course, like the carriages Lu Yibei and her group saw in the city outside the Entertainment City, these were things only in-game purchase players could enjoy, and the experience was naturally extraordinary.

After walking through a section of enclosed corridor, the space ahead opened up. The wall near the main hall side was replaced with a one-way mirror floor-to-ceiling window, offering a panoramic view of the entire hall.

After Jiang Li’s “Top Prize” bell-ringing ceremony, the entire hall erupted in celebration. Colorful, shimmering confetti floated in the air, like summer fireworks or swarms of colorful butterflies.

Inside the hall, people stood on card tables spraying champagne around, strangers danced closely together, and some even rushed onto the stage, tearing off the samba dancer’s feather skirt and wearing it themselves, swaying their bodies.

Compared to the chaos in the hall, the revelry among the guests in the corridor leading to the VIP lounge was much more subdued. Most of them were already familiar with each other, gathering in small groups to chat, occasionally bursting into cheerful laughter.

The bunny girl waitresses discreetly served fruit platters, snacks, and drinks to the guests, then retreated to the side, only stepping forward to provide service when the guests signaled them.

In this moment, a bunny girl, relatively smaller in stature compared to most bunny girls, walked expressionlessly across the corridor, heading towards the VIP lounge deep within.

Although her figure seemed less striking and rather youthful compared to other bunny girls, no one found anything unusual about her.

After all, she was dressed in the same red backless corset outfit as the bunny girls in the Entertainment City, accompanied by fishnet stockings and a striped vest. Even the white ears and tail that gently swayed with her footsteps were no different from those of other bunny girls.

The process of sneaking into the VIP lounge was much smoother than Lu Yibei had imagined, thanks to the jacket’s exquisite imitation of the bunny girl outfit in the Entertainment City and the revelry that brought a lot of work to the bunny girls.

The entire upper three floors of the Entertainment City staff were busy, and no one paid too much attention to the movements of any particular bunny girl.

Following the room number given by Ah-Hua, Lu Yibei proceeded all the way and quickly found herself in front of the door of VIP lounge number 48 where Jiang Li was located. She raised her hand and pressed the doorbell.

“Ding dong-ding dong-!”

As the doorbell rang, the small demon sculpture on the door wriggled its body twice, opened its eyes, and a pair of crimson pupils locked onto Lu Yibei’s face.

Inside VIP lounge number 48.

Jiang Li, having removed her pink and white dress, had yet to change into her regular clothes and was only wearing a bathrobe, seated in front of the dressing table mirror.

The girl in the mirror had silver hair styled into a bun at the back of her head, her face somewhat haggard, like a delicate willow swaying in the wind, exuding a certain sickly beauty.

After staring at the mirror for a long time, she untied her bun and instinctively called out softly, “Ah-Hua, help me redo my hair…”

Before she finished speaking, she remembered that Ah-Hua was no longer by her side, and sighed silently.

At that moment, the doorbell rang, followed by a distortion of light and shadow in the mirror. Once the image in the mirror stabilized again, a youthful-looking bunny girl appeared in her view.

She seemed somewhat familiar, had she seen her somewhere before… Jiang Li mused to herself, and softly said, “Is it the service I booked earlier?”

“Uh…” The bunny girl outside hesitated, glanced around as if searching for the source of the voice, and then responded, “Yes.”

Jiang Li frowned slightly, “I remember I booked a water bath SPA therapy, why did you come empty-handed?”

The continuous battles had left Jiang Li’s body and mind extremely exhausted.

This time, she didn’t rush to the No Return Place, intending to take advantage of the time before the outside revelry ended to rest a bit, adjust to her best state, and then challenge the Big Boss.

The bunny girl outside, “…”

When Lu Yibei heard Jiang Li’s voice coming from the small demon statue, she couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows slightly.

SPA, water bath, therapy… Is there such a good thing?

I’ve been laying low for so long, finally, a welfare chapter has appeared?

It seems she hasn’t recognized who I am. In this situation, would it be inappropriate to take advantage of her?

Lu Yibei thought, silently taking out a bottle of Alchemical potion from the pocket of her small jacket.

This was a bottle of external injury potion made from the leftover materials of a Completion Potion. Due to the addition of black pearl as the main ingredient, it had some cosmetic and skincare effects, making it quite suitable to pass off as essential oil.

After taking out the potion, Lu Yibei feigned a flustered look, hurriedly apologized, hoping to bluff her way through.

“Dear guest, I’m terribly sorry, I forgot. I only brought essential oil, I’ll have my colleague…”

“Never mind, why don’t you come in first?”

Jiang Li interrupted calmly, and as soon as she finished speaking, the heavy door of the lounge opened with a “click!”

Lu Yibei, “…”

The door just opened like that?

So, nowadays, girls outside have no self-protection awareness at all.

What if they encounter a bad person like me, what would happen?

Thinking to herself, she gripped the crystal bottle containing the semi-transparent light blue liquid tightly, turned her body slightly, and walked into the room.

Seeing Lu Yibei enter the room, Jiang Li scrutinized her for a moment, puzzled, “Have we met somewhere before?”

“Uh… yes!” Lu Yibei nodded, avoiding eye contact with Jiang Li, “I have served you before.”

“Oh…” Jiang Li nodded thoughtfully, then expertly directed, “Since you didn’t bring all the tools, why don’t you follow me to the sauna room first?”

“While I’m steaming, give me a massage, and later when I come out, you can use the essential oil to give me a back rub.”

Lu Yibei, “…” Really, boss? Are you serious? You really don’t recognize me?

Seeing Lu Yibei still not moving, Jiang Li tilted her head and looked at her, “Is there any problem?”

Lu Yibei shook her head, “No, none.”

Jiang Li nodded slightly, “Then let’s go?”

As she spoke, she headed towards the sauna room in the corner of the lounge, entered the room, removed her bathrobe, and lay down on the massage bed. Immediately, a small wooden door on the wall opened, and clean white towels flew out, gently draping over her body.

Lu Yibei followed Jiang Li into the steam room. Gazing at the alluring figure beneath the towel, half-concealed and half-revealed, she swallowed hard, feeling her head spin.

Even though things had reached this point, running away now would be anything but manly. Still…

I don’t know the first thing about giving a massage!

“What’s wrong? Do you need a moment to prepare?”

“N-no, that’s not it.” Lu Yibei stammered, shuffling over to Jiang Li’s side. She closed her eyes, gingerly reached out, and placed her hand on Jiang Li’s shoulder.

In an instant, the exquisite sensation unique to a girl’s skin traveled from her fingertips straight into her heart, making Lu Yibei sigh inwardly.

So smooth, so soft, so firm, so comfortable!

The silky, delicate skin was beaded with droplets of water, its supple softness carrying a hint of elasticity, making it impossible to let go.

Jiang Li felt the ten fingers rubbing back and forth across her back in a rather odd pattern. She furrowed her brows slightly, turned her head for a look, and was stunned to see the bunny girl behind her with her eyes tightly closed.

What’s going on? Is this a blind massage?

“Do you dare open your eyes?”

“No way!”

Touching is already too much, and now you want me to look too? That’s a bit much, Lu Yibei thought.

Jiang Li, “…” What’s with this bunny girl? She’s kind of weird.

“By the way, what’s your name? The ones who usually serve me are Landis and Xianghe, right? Why is it you today?”

Hearing Jiang Li ask for her name, Lu Yibei cracked her eyes open into a sliver and tentatively replied, “I-I’m called Wang Buliuxing. You probably haven’t heard of me, right?”

Jiang Li frowned.

Wang Buliuxing? That name sounds so familiar. I must have heard it somewhere before.

But why can’t I remember?

This feeling… Could she be someone I used to know well, but have forgotten everything about her?

Lost in thought, suddenly a torrent of fragmented memories surged into Jiang Li’s mind, flooding her consciousness.

Pain… Her head hurt so much!

Bizarre, kaleidoscopic memories full of sinister whispers flashed rapidly before her eyes. Jiang Li felt an excruciating headache, as if thousands of steel needles were stabbing into her brain.

In a haze, light and shadow twisted before her. Then, she heard a familiar voice whispering by her ear.

That person spoke gently to her, “Little girl, don’t be afraid. I’m here to save you. All those bad people have been taken care of.”

“…”

“Little girl, are you worried that if your leg’s lame, you’ll never get married? If that’s the case, leave it to me.”

“…”

“Don’t get the wrong idea, little girl. I didn’t mean you should marry me. I mean, I have a son about your age. If you really can’t find anyone, you can just settle for him!”

“…”

Weren’t these all the things my benefactor once said to me?

Why are these memories coming back now?

Jiang Li wondered, her vision lingering on the image of her benefactor placing a steaming bowl of instant noodles in her hands.

Just as she thought the memories would end there, even more images appeared before her eyes. It felt as if her memories of her benefactor were, for some mysterious reason, branching off in a new direction.

Very quickly, a new scene appeared: a boy with a deadpan face, who somehow gave off a shameless, cowardly vibe, was saying something to her.

“Leader? I think you look even prettier when you’re not angry. Uh, but if you look at me like that, not so pretty anymore.”

“…”

“So, how about it? Isn’t our Old Lu Family’s secret instant noodles delicious?”

“…”

“My home’s in Hua City. I’m not leaving!”

“…”

“Bullshit! A woman like you-I’d never be reluctant to let you go!”

Wang Buliuxing, Wang Buliuxing, Lu… Damn it, she’s Lu Yibei!

Why is she here?

Didn’t I exchange away all my memories of everyone else? Why do I still remember her? I clearly only kept the memories of my mother, Ah-Hua, and the engagement!

Wait, she cooked that kind of instant noodles before, and she lives on Mudan Street… Could it be…

The moment this guess flashed through her mind, Jiang Li’s cheeks instantly flushed with a cherry pink, her heart pounding wildly. But she quickly calmed herself and, without warning, said coldly, “Mudan Street Yanzu, your massage technique isn’t bad!”

“So, how is it? Does it feel good?”

“Of course it does! With a figure like yours, it’s way too comf-wait, what did you just call me?” Lu Yibei’s heart skipped a beat. She opened her eyes and stared at Jiang Li’s now-darkened expression, her pupils contracting.

In those icy-cold eyes, Lu Yibei saw…

“Oh? Since it feels so good, why not keep going a while longer? [heart emoji]”

Lu Yibei, “…”

Damn, she could read words and emojis straight from her gaze, and even sense the hidden threat behind that smile. What kind of supernatural trap is this!?