The man raised his eyebrows, obviously a little surprised, but he didn't have the idea of asking the reason, just nodded, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, like a child who had gotten candy: "If you want~"

Chu Ci paused, and his ears unconsciously became rosy. He lowered his head and ate the fish on his plate, hoping that the heat on his face would calm down.

……

"Xu Yan, you don't want to trick us in, do you? What about Chu Ci? Didn't you say he came in? Lou Ying glared angrily at the man with a yellow-gold mask beside her.

Xu Yan's brows furrowed slightly, obviously feeling that this matter was beyond his control. He said solemnly: "I don't know this time, but I did see him, and I swear by my ability." ”

When the others heard this, they were too embarrassed to blame him, so they had to observe a part of the banquet to find out the important person.

Yuan Xi frowned, looked elsewhere in the castle after scanning the hall, paused when he observed the second floor, and then shifted his gaze and continued to look at other places.

"Nope."

Lou Ying scratched her head irritably. She grabbed the red mask on her face and found that she couldn't shake it.

"What's the deal with this mask? Why can't you take it down? ”

Ji Wu frowned, raised his hand and touched the mask, and said sternly: "There is an ability mark on the mask, unless it is stronger than the sealer, it can't be taken down." ”

When everyone heard this, they were shocked.

"How is that possible?! Can any one of us be stronger than him? Lou Ying said irritably, and then, she looked at Xu Yan and asked hopefully, "What about you?" You can't do it either? ”

Lou Ying didn't know why she subconsciously thought that Xu Yan was the strongest among them, but her sixth sense firmly told her that this was the case.

Xu Yan raised his eyebrows and shook his head.

Qin Li paused: "Who are the people who are stronger than you now?" ”

Xu Yan was stunned for a moment, and the smile that had been maintained on his face no longer existed.

"I know I'm about to replace fate now, so don't hide it, right? What's more, when the faction war begins, you're afraid you'll succeed in seizing power, right? Ji Wu said indifferently.

Xu Yan chuckled lightly and said proudly: "So what? By the way, do you need to ask me? Obviously, they all know it. ”

The crowd was silent and did not refute.

"What do you do now? We can't get out without his consent, and the castle will die out by dawn, including everything inside. Ji Mei said bitterly.

Xu Yan frowned slightly: "It's okay to find Chu Ci, he is the key." ”

The others nodded, and then dispersed, looking for the figure. Xu Yan didn't move, he stood in place, observing the rest of the castle like Yuan Xi, and finally stopped his gaze on the second floor.

Chu Ci's pupils shrank, if it weren't for the man reminding him that the others couldn't see the second floor, he would have thought that Xu Yan had discovered them.

The man finished picking out a plate of fish bones again, and after slowing down the empty dinner plate, he said slowly: "Actually, it's not impossible for you to end this banquet first." ”

Chu Ci looked at him with a wary expression.

The man smiled: "Just let the 'red' disappear~"

Chu Ci's pupils shrank suddenly, and his whole body entered battle mode.

The man sighed lightly, "Don't be nervous, I just want 'red' to merge into 'green'." ”

Chu Ci breathed a sigh of relief slightly, it turned out that he didn't want to annihilate the "red".

"Hehe~" The man smiled, "If I want to do that, I won't leave the 'red' to appear, and strangle the enemy in the cradle before it grows, isn't it?" ”

Chu Ci pursed his lips, agreeing with his idea in his heart, but it was not so wonderful for that idea to appear on the things he approved.

The man raised his eyes, his eyes were slightly bent, and he smiled and said, "I have only one purpose, which is to get you." ”

Chu Ci's face was slightly red, and he didn't know why, he always felt that this man was tuning. It's like playing him, and he always says something that makes people misunderstand.

The man cupped his cheek and poked the fish on the plate: "How is it?" Do you want to think about it? After the 'red' is merged into the 'green', I will protect you, you just need to eat and drink spicy food at home and be a millet worm." ”

"......" Chu Ci lowered his eyes and slashed a piece of fish meat. Damn, he's actually a little excited!

The man chuckled: "Don't worry, we still have a few hours, as long as you give me an answer before dawn, those leaders will be fine~"

Chu Ci raised his head suddenly: "What about the others?" ”

"They stayed here on their own, unlike the leaders. They are unconscious, and as long as they can remember their name, they can leave, but you have met it before, and they don't remember at all, and they also identify themselves as the people in the banquet. The man joked, "You don't want to save everyone, do you?" You have to think clearly, save them, they will also die in the next war, and your efforts are only to make them change the time and place. ”

Chu Ci was silent, and angrily poked the fish on the plate.

"Why are you doing that?"

The man glanced at the leaders who were busy looking for people and smiled, "To speed up the process." I'm getting tired of playing this 'game' because of you. ”

Chu Ci's pupils shrank suddenly, and he suddenly got up, and said in disbelief: "What are you talking about?!" ”

The man sighed slightly: "If you come with me, I will tell you everything, but then you will be in pain, and you will even want to kill everyone." ”

Chu Ci frowned: "Impossible." ”

The man chuckled: "Last time, you said the same thing, and the result is not that nothing has changed." ”

"How do you know? Also, this is the first time we've met, right? Chu Ci said warily.

The man wiped his hands gracefully, got up, and leaned down the hall.

Chu Ci opened his mouth to speak, and found that the man's figure disappeared in place. He walked quickly, nervously searching the man's figure, and then he heard the sudden sound of the door closing at the entrance of the hall, and then the man appeared there, bowed, and said haughtily.

"You are welcome to my castle for a banquet, and when we meet for the first time, I am the owner of the castle, and my name is 'Owl'."

When Lou Ying heard this name, her pupils shrank suddenly, and her body trembled involuntarily. Xu Yan pursed his lips, his eyes narrowed slightly, protected Lou Ying behind him, and stared at the man unkindly.

Qin Li and Ji Mei looked at each other, a little puzzled why he had such a strong reaction, but Yuan Xi and Ji Wu's expressions were very calm, but if you look closely, you will find that Yuan Xi's eyes are full of excitement and adoration; Kuro stared blankly at the man named "Xiao", puzzled and surprised by the aura on his body.

As soon as the man finished speaking, everyone in the castle except the chiefs boiled over, and the scene became more cheerful, as if they were really at a banquet, rather than in a critical moment when they were about to lose their lives.

"Xiao" smiled slightly, took a glass of wine from the hostess's hand, and raised it: "Now please indulge yourself and carnival to your heart's content!" ”

"Oh oh oh oh!! ~”

"Let's have a party!! ~”

"Yes! My lord!! ”

"Ahhh!!h

……

"Xiao" listened to the screams of the crowd, and the corners of his mouth hooked slightly.

Lou Ying pushed Xu Yan away, squeezed through the crowd and rushed towards the man, she had too many things to ask clearly, but unfortunately, the man blended into the crowd after saying that sentence, and he couldn't find his figure anymore.

Lou Ying slammed the ground, but did not make a wave. Xu Yan walked over and wanted to help her up, but his hand was slapped away when he was about to touch her. Lou Ying raised her head, revealing her reddish eyes, and said fiercely: "I don't need your fake kindness!" ”

Xu Yan's hand froze in mid-air, and after a moment it was withdrawn, a gentle smile appeared on his face again, as if all the previous actions were just illusions.

Lou Ying got up, patted her skirt, then stroked the broken hair on her forehead, raised her eyes again, and her mood had returned to calm. She said suddenly, "What's wrong?" Don't you go looking for someone? ”

Xu Yan's brows furrowed slightly, feeling that things were out of his control again. He moved his fingers, looking at Lou Ying's back with some concern, but as soon as he thought of his plan, he closed his eyes and turned around and walked in the other direction.

Lou Ying paused, but in the end, she didn't make any moves, and ran into the crowd, looking for Chu Ci and the traces of "Xiao".

——Second Floor——

Chu Ci looked at the man who appeared again, frowned, and said blankly: "You ......"

"Xiao" sat down, elegantly cut the contents of the plate, and chuckled: "Familiar? ”

Chu Ci looked at him complicatedly: "Where did you go after that?" Why haven't I heard from you at all? ”

"Xiao" took a bite of the contents of the plate and joked, "Why do you want to know? And it's useless for you to find me, it won't help you at all, it's better to leave you outside and experience alone. ”

Chu Ci opened his mouth to speak, but he wanted to speak and stopped.

"Xiao" smiled slightly, and then a waiter suddenly appeared next to him, and he moved a chair over.

"Owl" glanced at him, then looked at the mouth of the spiral staircase.

Chu Ci was puzzled, and then watched the waitress take out a new pair of dinner plates and other utensils, and then heard the "owl" say leisurely: "A guest has come up." ”

Chu Ci was stunned for a moment, followed his line of sight, and then his pupils shrank sharply after seeing the person who came.

The visitor smiled at him, and then naturally sat down on the empty chair and bowed, "I didn't expect you to come out in person." ”

"Xiao" bowed his head, clapped his hands and asked the receptionist to change new food for Chu Ci, and said, "Really think about it?" ”

Chu Ci looked at the person who came in a daze, staring at the yellow-colored mask on his face, a little unable to come back to his senses. He didn't expect Xu Yan to have something to do with "Xiao".

"Xiao" was helpless, and his finger tapped the desktop: "I've come back to my senses~"

Chu Ci looked at him blankly, blinked before reacting, and didn't know how to react for a while.

Xiao chuckled, and then motioned for Xu Yan to continue.

Xu Yan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, he was extremely disdainful of Chu Ci in his heart, if it weren't for the "owl" and fate that had always protected him, he would have done Chu Ci a long time ago; A person who has a little strength, but will be inexplicably soft-hearted, can't completely have a loyal servant, how can he be qualified to continue to live?!

"Xiao" and Chu Ci felt the dissatisfaction in his heart together. Chu Ci frowned, I don't know what the reason is, this is the second time that Xu Yan has such a heavy hatred for him.

The corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and he glanced at Xu Yan teasingly, and then looked at Chu Ci playfully, seeing that he was like a rabbit, burying deeper and deeper, and constantly evading.

"I agree to your request, but please also listen to my terms."

Xu Yanwan said.