Angel Rose Theater, second floor, royal rouge.

royal ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) rouge is a type of rose. All the private rooms on the second floor of the Angel Rose Theater are named in this way. I heard that there are a few more on the third floor, which the boss uses to entertain some special guests, and those are named after the legendary Angel Rose.

Someone who understood the overall layout of the Angel Rose once joked that the entire theater, three floors from top to bottom, perfectly represented "Angel Rose" and "Theater."

Outside the royal rouge room, two Black Hand Mafia members stood stern-faced and ramrod straight on either side of the door, like two stone statues guarding it. However, the attention of these two stone statues was entirely focused on eavesdropping on the movements inside the private room.

The soundproofing in the private rooms on the second floor of the Angel Rose Theater was excellent, but it couldn't stop two Psychic who wanted to eavesdrop.

It wasn't their first time at the Angel Rose Theater, and they knew very well what would happen after a dancer received enough tickets and accepted a customer's invitation to a private room on the second floor.

Although Annie couldn't compare to tonight's host, she was still a top-tier beauty. Spending time alone with such a beauty, even if just listening to the sounds and imagining the scene, was excellent.

It was just like a high-quality, adult-only radio drama!

However, the "show" they had anticipated did not appear...

They had been standing there for almost half an hour, but not a single "interesting" sound came from the private room.

Is this Yu Yinchuan capable or not? The two Black Hand Mafia members wondered.

Behind the tightly closed, lacquered gold soft-padded wooden door, inside the nearly two-hundred-square-meter private room, the small stage with a steel pole stood empty, its lights unlit, hidden in the shadows. On the display shelves nearby, props and costumes prepared for performances were neatly arranged, and the wine in the wine cabinet seemed untouched.

Faint yet dazzling light filtered through the gauze curtain from the inner room.

Behind the gauze curtain, on the round bed in the inner room, Miss Rabbit lay sprawled in an "X" shape, gazing at the starry sky projected on the ceiling, as if struck by some soul-stealing Spell, her expression blank, her eyes vacant.

She couldn't figure out what Yu Yinchuan was thinking at all.

Half an hour ago, after she had changed and reapplied her makeup, when she arrived at the royal rouge private room, Yu Yinchuan had clearly been very enthusiastic, even a little suggestive. As soon as the door opened, he pulled her small hand and headed directly for the inner room with the large round bed, seemingly wanting to skip all the preliminaries and get straight to the point...

Actually, as long as it didn't go to the very last step, Miss Rabbit didn't mind playing along with Yu Yinchuan. Selling her looks was something she had done before when hunting.

She wasn't worried that Yu Yinchuan would force her into close contact. If Yu Yinchuan really did that, things would actually be easier... As a former Witch Seed, she knew how to use human desires to manipulate human behavior.

It was just like Angela the white cat playing Tom like a fiddle.

However, what Miss Rabbit didn't expect was that after Yu Yinchuan somewhat roughly picked her up and threw her onto the bed, turned off the main lights, and turned on the starry sky projection, there was absolutely no follow-up.

Yu Yinchuan just lay quietly beside her, eyes closed, an expression of enjoyment on his face.

Does this guy have some special fetish? Miss Rabbit subtly glanced at Yu Yinchuan's profile and finally couldn't help but speak, "Mr. Yu, we..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Yu Yinchuan suddenly raised a finger to his lips, interrupting her, "Shh! Don't speak, just quietly feel."

"Feel what?" Miss Rabbit asked subconsciously.

As soon as she spoke, Yu Yinchuan's hand rested on her chest, gently pressing.

Heh, men! After all this anticipation, is he finally going to get to the point? Miss Rabbit sneered inwardly.

The next moment, Yu Yinchuan took her hand again and placed it on his own chest, and then Yu Yinchuan's voice sounded in her ear.

"Come, let's feel the rhythm of each other's heartbeats, then slow our breathing, letting them gradually synchronize."

Heartbeat—this was the most precious thing Paper Cicada Immortal had gained after being transformed into a urban legend by the influence of Pink Fluffy Rabbit.

In his heart, feeling each other's heartbeats was the most wonderful thing in the world.

The rhythmic "thump-thump" was like heavenly music.

Miss Rabbit suddenly turned her head, looking at Yu Yinchuan with an expression like she was seeing an alien.

What the hell? Is there something seriously wrong with your brain? You have such a beautiful woman lying next to you, letting you touch her chest, and you want her to listen to heartbeats with you?

Miss Rabbit originally thought that someone as impervious as Suo E was already absurd enough, but she didn't expect that there was an even more absurd person in this world than Suo E.

Just as the prerequisite for a program to run successfully is that the code has no errors, the prerequisite for manipulating someone's thoughts and thus controlling their behavior is that the person is at least normal.

And someone like Yu Yinchuan, a mentally unstable person, is like a program with a ton of problems that somehow still runs, making it impossible to know where to start.

How am I supposed to get close to Blue Yi through him? Miss Rabbit thought, somewhat troubled.

Just then, there was a rapid knock on the door.

"Knock, knock, knock!" 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"Paper... Yu Yinchuan, open the door! I know you're in there. If you have the guts to fool around in a place like this, you have the guts to open the door!"

Judging by the voice, it seemed Blue Yi had come looking for him herself.

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Perhaps due to their extraordinary trust in the Angel Rose's security system, the two Black Hand Mafia members guarding the royal rouge door had Psychic fluctuations so weak they were negligible, posing no obstacle to Lu Yibei taking Paper Cicada Immortal away.

She merely used Mengmeng's dream-entering ability through the Dependent Mark, and with a slight exertion, she made both of them fall into a deep sleep.

Having dealt with the two Black Hand Mafia members, knocked on the door, and called out, she waited for a moment. When Paper Cicada Immortal still didn't come to open the door, she crossed her arms and muttered softly, "This guy, he's completely lost in the embrace of beauty, unable to extricate himself, isn't he?"

If I wasn't worried about Ni Miao causing trouble, I'd definitely break the door down... Lu Yibei added in her mind.

And just as she was grumbling, her small notebook quietly floated up.

【I've already gone in and checked for you. You can't even imagine what those two are doing in there!】

Once bitten, twice shy.

Now it was the third time, and Nanling Yaohua had very proactively completed her reconnaissance mission.

"What else could they be doing?" Lu Yibei rolled her eyes. "What kind of grand scenes haven't I seen?"

Hearing this, Nanling Yaohua quickly wrote words in the small notebook.

【They're both inside, lying together on the bed...】

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"Cough cough!" Nanling Yaohua had only written halfway when Lu Yibei couldn't help but cough twice, interrupting, "Little Hua, it's better not to write it out, otherwise it will be 404. It's not easy for anyone, and besides... we should watch less of such things in the future, it's bad for our physical and mental health."

【What are you thinking? They're just lying there, touching each other's chests and listening to heartbeats. They didn't do anything else.】

After reading it, Lu Yibei said in astonishment, "They're playing it so innocent? Morally twisted, indecent, an insult to scholarship! No, I must stop them quickly!"

As she spoke, she raised her hand, about to knock on the door a second time, but the doorknob turned first.

The door opened, and when she saw Annie, whom she had seen on stage earlier, appear behind the door, Lu Yibei was stunned. Before she could say anything, Paper Cicada Immortal flashed, blocking Annie and spreading his arms.

"Don't... You're not allowed to hurt her. Whatever it is, come at me!"

That wicked woman, Disaster, is dark-hearted, unpredictable, and will stop at nothing to achieve her goals. Can a weak woman like Annie withstand her torment? Paper Cicada Immortal thought.

"Did I say or do anything?" Lu Yibei said expressionlessly, "What made you think I would hurt her?"

"I have no grievances with Miss Annie. For now, if I were to harm her, there's only one possibility: that you stay here and don't leave!"

The child isn't listening, it's exhausting! I can only give a shallow threat.

The principle is like a child not eating, and the parent scaring them by saying a big bad wolf will snatch away disobedient children.

"You, how can you break us apart?!" Paper Cicada Immortal said indignantly, puffing out his chest.

Lu Yibei, "..." Damn it! Why do I feel like I'm playing the role of an evil mother-in-law breaking up a young couple? Is this normal?

Seeing this, Miss Rabbit's thoughts shifted, and she immediately pressed down "Yu Yinchuan's" hands, saying softly, "Don't be like that, don't argue because of me."

"But she..." Paper Cicada Immortal hesitated.

"It's okay." Miss Rabbit shook her head. "You go with her today!"

After saying that, she turned to look at "Blue Yi" and said seriously, "Miss, I know you must have something very important to discuss with him. Can you give us a moment to speak alone? I will persuade him to go with you."

She intended to use Yu Yinchuan to get close to Blue Yi, and then use Blue Yi to deal with the New Elder Council, not to stir up conflict between them. Of course, she had to leave a good impression on Blue Yi!

This girl is quite understanding? Lu Yibei muttered, subtly giving Nanling Yaohua a look, then nodded and said to Paper Cicada Immortal, "I'll wait for you at the elevator. You have three minutes."

After saying that, she turned and walked towards the end of the corridor.

Lu Yibei didn't mind what Miss Annie would say to Paper Cicada Immortal, nor was she too worried about Paper Cicada Immortal playing any tricks. Anyway, after leaving the Angel Rose Theater, stuffing Paper Cicada Immortal into the God Kingdom Prototype, and contacting Nameless Book, she would be setting off to leave Free City.

After seeing "Blue Yi" walk away, Miss Rabbit strolled over to Paper Cicada Immortal, took his hands, lowered her head slightly, and whispered, "Also, your heartbeat is very pleasant to listen to. If there's a chance, I'd like to hear it again..."

When Paper Cicada Immortal heard this, it was as if a bolt of lightning flashed through his mind, and with a "buzz," it turned into a blank slate.

His heart was accelerating, as if something indescribable was constantly emerging... This was an experience he had never had before.

He knew his behavior was a bit strange, but he didn't expect that in this world, there really was someone who could understand him.

Perhaps this is love at first sight, mutual affection? Paper Cicada Immortal thought.

Heh, didn't I get him in the end? Noticing the subtle change in Paper Cicada Immortal's expression, Miss Rabbit sneered inwardly.

She suddenly realized that manipulating someone with a troubled mind seemed much easier if you just went crazy with them, compared to manipulating a normal person.

However, what about a fool like Suo E? Miss Rabbit wondered.

Recalling her thoughts, she pursed her red lips and said, "Shall we exchange contact information? When you have time, contact me, and we can have another proper date?"

"Okay, okay!" Paper Cicada Immortal nodded like a pecking chick, his eyes shining, but then he frowned, "But, I don't have a phone, and I don't have a social media account..."

"Then you just need to have my contact information!" Miss Rabbit said, and then turned around and hurried back into the private room. A minute later, when she reappeared in front of Paper Cicada Immortal, she had a tissue in her hand with a phone number and social media account written in lipstick.

Looking directly into "Yu Yinchuan's" eyes, she smiled faintly and solemnly took "Yu Yinchuan's" hands, placing the tissue into his hand.

"Here, keep it safe! With this, you can contact me anytime."

Nanling Yaohua watched the entire process from the side, shaking her head and sighing silently.

This girl is amazing, Paper Cicada Immortal is probably completely smitten... Nanling Yaohua thought.

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Half an hour later.

At a motel about five kilometers from the Angel Rose Theater.

Lu Yibei's departure from the Angel Rose Theater went exactly as Ni Miao had promised, without any hindrance.

After leaving the theater, she stuffed Paper Cicada Immortal, who kept looking back every few steps, making her irritated, into the God Kingdom Prototype. After checking for the cheapest nearby hotel, she went straight there.

After checking into the room, she troubled Nanling Yaohua to sneak into the room beforehand to deface all the strange logos with a pencil. Upon entering the room, she then destroyed all the strange logos again. After that, she simply set up over a hundred sealing and defensive Spells in the room. Only then did Lu Yibei feel at ease taking out the bao sang cang xiao badge.

She infused a wisp of Psychic into the badge with her fingertip. Once a faint silver glow lit up on the badge, Lu Yibei spoke expressionlessly, "Senior? Senior Nameless Book, are you there? I have an urgent situation I'd like to report to you. Are you available now?"

After sending the message to Nameless Book, she waited for a moment.

Seeing that Nameless Book didn't respond for a long time, Lu Yibei frowned.

That's strange! It should be noon over there. Why no response?

Didn't they say Senior Nameless Book was a model worker among the Guardian, always "online"?

Could the message have been interfered with by some strange urban legend again, like that time in Tang City?

Thinking this, Lu Yibei's eyes darted around, and she turned to contact Zhang Huainan.

"Hello, hello! Old man, are you there?"

A few seconds later, Zhang Huainan's slightly angry voice sounded in her ear.

"What old man? So rude! Spit it out!"

"Tsk, why so fierce? I don't want to disturb you either! I just ran into some trouble and can't reach Senior Nameless Book, so I wanted to ask you about the situation."

"Nameless Book? No wonder..." Zhang Huainan muttered to himself, and then told Lu Yibei a shocking piece of news—Nameless Book had been seriously injured while investigating a case and had not yet woken up.