This cup of cold water completely woke Pan up, clearly making him realize that everything was real. His friends, Cen Zhen and Lian Yu, who were supposed to be far away in the Special Star Campus, are here just like him—too captured in this terrible and strange place by this group of damn brutal star pirates.
The cold water twisted his hair into strands and then rolled down dripping. He recalled the conversation just now. The star pirate leader asked him to identify whether Cen Zhen and Lian Yu were Sentinels or Guides, while Cen Zhen wanted him to wash his face.
What a weird conversation that makes no sense……
Pan was very confused. Even if he racked his little head, he couldn’t figure out what had happened during the time he was captured and locked in the cage. But no matter what, Pan believed that his best friend Cen Zhen would never hurt him.
Choking on the water, Pan quickly wiped his face with his wet sleeves after a moment of coughing. The hot weather and days of fear made his face look sickly red, his lips dry and flaky, and he looked listless. However, these were not problems for the handsome male protagonist. As soon as his face was exposed, the third bro was completely stuck.
“Oh… this,” The third bro, who looks like he’s suffering from kidney deficiency, really lived up to his kidney deficiency-looking appearance and skeleton body. After discovering that the one under his feet was a beauty, his attitude changed faster than his reaction time to turn on. He leaned over and turned Pan’s chin, looked right and left, then said in surprise: “Brother, this one is really good-looking. Can even be compared with that shallow-water mermaid, it is quite interesting…”
The more the third bro thought about it, the more he felt wronged. When he caught this guy, there happened to be a woman with a bit of beauty next to him. He was busy with that woman and missed this treasure covered in dust. If he found him secretly, he could hide it and play it all he wanted, and everything would be fine. But now Man Yun is here, he as the boss gets to pick the people who serve on the bed before he can get his turn. So even if the third bro regrets it, he still looks loyal and sends Pan to Man Yun like a treasure.
Man Yun lowered his eyes and glanced at Pan casually. In an instant, he was inevitably amazed by his appearance. This man with indigo hair is indeed a beauty with a rare charm, and he is exactly his favorite type. Every move and every word hits the most appropriate point.
But the problem lies with the black-haired and blue-eyed man before. Why did he ask to wash the face of this beauty? Does he know his preferences? How can he know his preferences?
The appearance of this indigo-hair is very eye-catching, which is a disaster for him, so he has always made his face dirty to protect himself. Why did he take the initiative to clean his face when the black-haired man said so?
It was deliberate, a trap, a honey trap…
Man Yun could only think of this answer. This indigo-haired beauty was the bait given to him, a time bomb buried by the enemy next to him.
He was startled and a cold sweat broke out on his back. If it weren’t for the blue-eyed man being too stupid and eager for quick success, if the indigo-haired man approached him in a more reasonable manner, if his vigilance was a little lower…Man Yun confirms that he would be doomed.
The indigo-haired man tilted his head back uncomfortably. His deep blue eyes had just cried and were watery and moist, like the night sky after the rain. The twinkling tears were the stars embellishing the night.
Man Yun closed his eyes and decided not to look at this person again. He was a beauty tailor-made for him. Even though he knew it was a trap, he still had the urge to take advantage of the situation.
He was not like the third bro who was willing to die under the peony flowers. The type of personality to give up his life for a little joy in bed. Man Yun smiled coldly, “What’s your name?” He asked Pan.
Pan answered honestly. His real name was not important, and he was aware that he was not very smart and alert. If he gave a fake name, he might not be able to react in the next second and be exposed.
“Pan… Do you know those two people?”
Pan had no idea whether he should know them or not. He wanted to look back and act according to Cen Zhen’s eyes, but before he could move, the third bro fixed his head with his fingers, so that Pan could only look in the direction of Man Yun. The third bro threatened Pan in a vicious voice: “Brother asks you a question. If you know them, you know them. If you don’t know them, you don’t know them. Hurry up and answer honestly, otherwise I will ruin your face!”
“I don’t know them,” Pan answered stubbornly.
Man Yun knew this would be the answer. He raised his eyes full of cruelty and looked straight at Cen Zhen, “Really? Then how did he know your appearance and why did you cooperate with him?”
“…” Pan wanted to say I don’t know anything, would you believe me…
The plot was once again like a wild horse running wild, becoming completely different from the original text, but… Cen Zhen and Lian Yu looked at each other, the latter raised his eyebrows, and the former slightly raised the corners of his lips. After a moment of implicit communication, they continued to put on their respective expressions, one expressionless and the other frightened.
Pan’s confused and innocent look was too convincing. Man Yun’s first reaction was that this acting was too real. While he admired Pan’s acting skills, he thought of another possibility: Could it be that Pan and the other two just knew each other, and after they were all caught, the other two wanted to push him out to save themselves, but Pan was too unvigilant and actually listened to his companions?
After all, the black-haired man said, “My chastity is more important than your life.” He put his interests far above others.
“Pan, do you know why the black-haired guy asked you to wash your face just now?” Man Yun asked tentatively. Pan didn’t know, and he couldn’t make it up. Every time at moments like this, he hated his dullness and weakness. He didn’t have the physique of Yao Jin, nor the brains of Cen Zhen, nor the optimism and never-give-up spirit of Lian Yu.
When he thought of Yao Jin, whose life and death were unknown, Pan felt even more uncomfortable.
“He wants you to show this face to seduce me, sell you to me so that I will let him go.” Man Yun bent down, “You really have two good friends…”
“…” Pan showed an expression that asked [You think I would believe you], and he wiped the tears from his eyes, “What are you going to do?”
“I’ll give you two choices.” Man Yun raised two fingers, “Sell you to the slave market. With your face, I can definitely sell you for a good price. You will be implanted with a high-level slave chip and controlled by your master for life. You may also be given away and traded like an item, and passed around in different people’s beds.”
“Second, I can let you go, but in exchange, your friend will be sold to the slave market. Of course, before that, I will dig out the blue eyes for collection. Disabled slaves can only do the lowest jobs, and slaves are consumables, not to mention the blind ones. Most of them don’t live long.”
“What about me?” Lian Yu was shocked. What he couldn’t stand the most was not having a sense of existence. It was fine if he had nothing to do with the bed, but now even the slave market had nothing to do with him?
The third bro glared at him with disgust, “What business do you get here!” Before he finished speaking, his eyes touched the same muddy faces of Lian Yu and Pan. Suddenly realizing something, the third brother asked the bartender for another glass of cold water. This time, without waiting for Lian Yu to wipe it with his sleeves, he found a piece of cloth and rubbed the mud off Lian Yu’s face roughly.
As soon as the skin color was revealed, the pair of gray-green eyes also became like pearls dusted off, becoming sparkling. The third bro frowned and said, “Damn it!” He grabbed Lian Yu’s collar and picked him up, “Brother, it’s strange, this one looks good too! I heard that the shallow-water mermaids are all beauties, could the Sentinel Guide be the same?”
Even the third bro couldn’t help but shout “strange”, and while he just found something wrong, Man Yun, who was more vigilant than him, had already been in turmoil in his heart. All thoughts of romance disappeared without a trace. He was now immersed in conspiracy theories, thinking that these three were spies who came to assassinate him.
Kill them? It’s a bit wasteful. Keep them? He couldn’t keep them. Although they were all beauties, and one of them was particularly suitable for his taste, there were countless beautiful people in the universe, and there were even more people who wanted to climb into his bed. He didn’t need to get involved with the few in front of him.
Anyway, the slave market would be in three days, and selling them seems to be the best choice…
“Lock them all in the cage, and implant the chip with the mermaid tomorrow.” Man Yun waved his hand irritably. The gentle woman hurried forward to serve, but was pushed aside, “I’m tired, don’t bother me.”
The third bro felt disappointed, but he also knew the eldest brother’s intention. After watching his men push the three away, he sighed, loosened his belt, and returned to his room regretfully to continue his unfinished business.
……
The so-called cage is in a damp and humid place underground, and the conditions are worse than most jail cells out in the universe. Each person has an iron cage that one can only sit in. Once locked in, those with thin bodies are fine, but those with slightly burly bodies can only remain motionless in the same curled posture.
In addition to Cen Zhen, Lian Yu, and Pan, many people, or so say creatures, were imprisoned in the cage, which added unbearable smells to the already airtight space. When Lian Yu was suddenly pushed in, he almost fell unconscious. It was Cen Zhen who saved him closing his sense of smell again in the spiritual connection.
People who newly got here were still barely energetic. The further they went inward, the weaker the breath of life in the cage. Under the dim light, most of them were nestled in the cage with their eyes closed in a very uncomfortable posture. The breathing sound was very faint, and it was unknown whether they were dead or alive.
There was a very special cage inside, a glass cage shaped like a transparent aquarium. It was surrounded by chains on top, leaving only a gap for ventilation. Its location was also very special—it was far away from other cages and independent.
The moment Cen Zhen found the aquarium, he realized that the creatures imprisoned inside must be shallow-water mermaids, who were famous for their beauty. He wanted to see Omega, and he of course wanted to see mermaids too.
After the prisoners left, Pan immediately grabbed the iron bars of the cage and pressed his face against them, looking at Cen Zhen and Lian Yu, who were on the left and right of him in the cage: “Why are you two here too? Yao Jin was captured to save me, but I couldn’t escape either, so, what should we do now? We will be sold to the slave market, why…”
He talked incoherently, waking up a wolf-shaped orc imprisoned next to him. The other party howled twice in his native language, guessing that it should be something like “don’t make noise”, and then closed his eyes. No clue if he has fallen asleep again or else.
“Calm down.” Cen Zhen whispered, “We know where Yao Jin is.”
Original Author’s Note:
Brother Zhen (Expression of the New World’s God): Plan accomplished!
Translator:
Expression of the New World’s God- An expression of everything is in my control. (typically a smile with eyes narrowing along with an almighty aura)
