Chapter 181

The following manga plot began with Yuan Lan’s line, “I don’t like being interrupted when I’m speaking,” kicking off a brief fight scene.

Yuan Lan used puppet threads to attack Ji Chuanze. As Zhou Chenhao stepped forward to help, Xia Xiaoxi also used her special ability to grow vines that flew towards Yuan Lan, trying to stop the attack.

Xia Xiaoxi’s inner monologue read: Although I don’t know this gray-haired guy, he seems to be friends with Bai Xuechao and is injured… Anyway, I’ll help first and figure it out later!

Only Ling Feng from the trio stood still. He thought with a somewhat serious expression: I don’t know what level this white-haired man is, but even at a minimum of level 7, he’s not someone we can deal with. I don’t know if Bai Xuechao’s controlled state can be broken. If it can’t, the 20% of Zhou Chenhao’s personality in his hands will be in danger.

Neither Zhou Chenhao nor Xia Xiaoxi made it in time; Ji Chuanze dodged two puppet threads on his own.

The manga showed a panel from Ji Chuanze’s perspective. At this moment, his vision was so blurry he couldn’t even make out faces, only color blocks. He dodged purely based on perception and years of combat intuition.

Just as the readers thought he could dodge even in this state, in the next panel, a puppet thread pierced through his left shoulder!

【Ah, hiss, that looks so painful. Poor little dog Ji is going to become a dog meat skewer. (Obediently)】

【What the hell is a dog meat skewer, hahaha! I’m going to call the police on you guys for little Ji! (Hello? 11●? .jpg)】

【Ji Chuanze in this state, I shall call him the Blind Monk (.)】

【Hahahaha, is the bullet comment in front of me trying to make me laugh to death! Blind Monk, I’m laughing so hard that even Io●ia can hear my barbell-like coarse laughter.】

【Seeing Brother Hao and Xiao Xi both trying to help little Ji is so touching. You kind babies, I’ll kiss each of you~ But what’s with Ling Feng? Just watching like that is a bit cold, isn’t it?】

【Ling Feng’s special ability is clearly not suitable for use here, and isn’t he thinking about the problem? Stop with the moral judgment, I say.】

【Because Ling Feng has more to consider. He’s the one who cleans up the team’s mess every time, okay? If he doesn’t think about how to escape properly now, you’ll be happy when the whole team gets wiped out, is that it?】

【I noticed that Yuan Lan’s puppet threads always have small words like “in advance,” “just right,” and “preemptively” annotated next to them. Combined with the second puppet thread when he attacked Axue before, if Axue hadn’t leaned all the way back, his head would have been pierced. It seems like many of his attacks are predictive attacks. (=A=)】

【Holy moly, now Yuan Lan has really become a PvP prediction master.】

【I get it now, “Special Ability × Food Chain” is just a huge competitive online game, right? (Doge emoji)】

【It’s not impossible to categorize it like that. Xiao Xi, Xuexue, and Maomao are all elemental mages. Brother Hao is a warrior. Little Ji should be an assassin? Yuan Lan, emmmm, is a mage, right?】

【If we’re going by online game roles, Yuan Lan is definitely a mage-assassin!】

This fight scene in the manga was not over yet.

Yuan Lan raised his hand and pulled the puppet thread on his fingertip. The puppet thread coiled around Ji Chuanze’s left shoulder, and its end flew upwards, hoisting him in place. Next to Ji Chuanze were the words “Difficult to move.”

Immediately after, several puppet threads attacked Ji Chuanze. In the next panel, Xia Xiaoxi’s vines were also cut into several pieces by the puppet threads.

Zhou Chenhao, who had rushed forward, threw a punch at Yuan Lan, which was caught by Yuan Lan with a single hand. Where their fist and palm met, there was an explosion-shaped speech bubble with the character “Thwack.”

Yuan Lan’s eyes widened. “Oh, you’re very strong.”

In the next panel, a puppet thread shot out from where their skin touched, one end of which was about to drill into Zhou Chenhao’s body!

【My Haozi——! (Erkang hand)】

【Although I’m not sure what will happen if this puppet thread gets in, it definitely won’t be good.】

【Am I the only one dying of laughter? Brother Haozi was certified as very strong by Yuan Lan.】

【(Demurely) Don’t mind us. My child might not be good at other things, but he does have a lot of brute force.】

【A PvP master is indeed a master. Attacking little Ji with puppet threads + cutting Xiao Xi’s vines + catching Brother Haozi’s fist, this move looks like a pro gamer’s. (Doge emoji)】

【In this wave, Ji Chuanze is in danger, the male lead is in danger, the female lead is in semi-danger, and the second male lead… what is the second male lead doing?? (Tilted-head question mark face)】

【No, is no one worried that Brother Hao might be done for?! (Grabbing hair)】

【I believe in the thing called plot armor. (Covering face)】

The readers turned to the next page, and the plot development was unexpected.

A high-pressure water stream shot out, precisely cutting the puppet thread hoisting Ji Chuanze’s left shoulder, and at the same time, cutting the puppet thread that was about to drill into Zhou Chenhao’s body. It was killing two birds with one stone!

The manga gave a close-up of Bai Xuechao’s expression, with two panels pieced together to show the change in his expression.

In the first panel, Bai Xuechao’s gaze was sharp and spirited, his beautiful crimson eyes shining brightly; in the second panel, his thick, long eyelashes drooped slightly, and his eyes seemed to have lost their spirit.

Below these two panels was a line of text: Bai Xuechao broke free from control for 1 second.

Yuan Lan called out “Little Xuechao,” asking how he could betray him, but his expression showed no sadness at all, only intense interest. He draped his arm over Bai Xuechao’s shoulder and said this was the second time, guessing that Bai Xuechao might be able to completely break free from control soon, which he looked forward to just thinking about it.

The manga gave a panel of Yuan Lan’s expression here. He stuck out the tip of his tongue to lick his lower lip, his eyes and brows curved slightly, a smile on his face.

【Ahhh, this expression is so perverted and so hot, I love it! It totally hits my kink! (Cupping face) (Shy)】

【Why is Yuan Lan so excited? He even asked, “Do you want to kill me?” as if he’s really looking forward to Little Xuechao killing him? Don’t force me to ship a “love and kill each other” script.】

【Why did you start calling him Little Xuechao too! (Laughing and crying)】

【Wuwu, my Axue is a wonderful baby. He’s so kind. He struggled to break free from control for one second to save little Ji and Brother Hao! (Making a heart sign)】

【Wifey is so awesome! I feel like breaking free from control isn’t the hardest part. The hard part is saving two people with one high-pressure water stream! (Starry eyes)】

【Well, I agree with what was said earlier about wifey being wonderful, but his kindness is debatable, hahaha. (Laughing and crying) (Covering face) One of them is his bodyguard and suspected friend, the other is 20% of his property. He had to save them!】

【20% of his property, hahaha, when will I ever not laugh when I see 20%!! (Laughing so hard I fainted in the toilet)】

The manga finally gave Ling Feng some screen time.

Ling Feng stood beside the spilled milk tea on the floor, picked up the Tang Hengdao, and said, “This is yours, right?” then threw it to Ji Chuanze.

A panel from Ji Chuanze’s perspective was inserted here. He could basically only see a long, strip-shaped color block flying over, but he could vaguely recognize that it was his Tang Hengdao.

In the next panel, he smoothly caught the hilt and swung it. Then, in the panel after that, he charged forward.

Ji Chuanze shouted, “Bai Xuechao!”

Following this were three consecutive horizontal panels. The first panel showed water beginning to condense, the second showed it half-condensed before scattering downwards, and the third showed a puddle of water on the ground.

It was not difficult to see that this was Bai Xuechao attempting to condense a water stream but failing.

【Ahhhhh! As long as you call my name, I will try even through difficulties and obstacles! How is this not love! (Covering mouth and crying)】

【I declare that this is a two-way street! Xuexue and little dog Ji are so shippable! (Covering mouth and crying)】

【I just realized our little dog and Little Xue don’t have a CP name yet. I’ll just tentatively call them the cat-dog CP. (Covering mouth and crying)】

【How about Xuechuan CP? That’s prettier. (Covering mouth and crying)】

【Is this some kind of formation? Do we have to use this emoji? (Covering mouth and crying)】

Yuan Lan used a puppet thread to block the Tang Hengdao.

The next panel was an over-the-shoulder shot. The frame looked past Ji Chuanze’s shoulder to reveal Yuan Lan, who had his hand on the back of Bai Xuechao’s neck, wearing a smiling expression.

Yuan Lan: “It seems you two have a pretty good relationship?”

Ji Chuanze: “Not at all. We’re like fire and water.”

【Yuan Lan seems to really like pinching the back of wifey’s neck. (Scratching head)】

【Maybe it feels good, hahaha.】

【Little dog Ji says he and Axue are like fire and water, but in reality, he’s willing to get beaten half to death to save him without leaving. You call that fire and water? (Doge emoji)】

【Fire and water makes them sound more like a cat and dog, hahaha. Help, I can’t get out of shipping this pair. My damned CP brain. (Slapping self)】

【Now there’s a strange vibe of a three-person tense situation, hahaha. (Covering face)】

【Indeed, Axue’s life isn’t in danger right now, and it looks like Yuan Lan doesn’t plan to kill him. Is he more like a hostage now?】

【I think he’s like a princess captured by a dragon, hahaha. Now brave warrior Little Ji has come to save him! (Laughing and crying)】

【Is brave warrior Little Ji’s full name Ji-da-la-beng-●-ban-de-bei-di-●-duo-bi-lu-weng Chuanze? (Doge emoji) Mentioning a princess and a dragon just fills my head with this.】

【Hahaha, why is someone using this meme here too! (Laughing to death)】

Several puppet threads flew towards Ji Chuanze from all directions. Ji Chuanze dodged based on his perception and combat instincts.

The manga presented two perspectives here. Next to the panel of Ji Chuanze dodging the puppet threads, a smaller panel was overlaid, showing the world in Ji Chuanze’s eyes. Through this, the readers could see what these attacks looked like in Ji Chuanze’s vision and feel the difficulty of him dodging the puppet threads.

In the next panel, just as Ji Chuanze was dodging backward, Yuan Lan had already placed a puppet thread there, waiting for Ji Chuanze to run into it himself.

At this dangerous moment, Zhou Chenhao pulled him over, saving him from disaster.

【6, I can’t see a thing. Little Ji, I’ll never call you trash again. You’re pretty awesome.】

【If it were me, I’d have been sliced into pieces by now, haha.】

【Yuan Lan is truly a PvP prediction master. I hate people like that when I play games. It makes me look so stupid. (Crying)】

【Brother Hao extended a hand of friendship and saved his own kind! Applause! (Clapping)】

【Saved his own kind?? The person who said that, you’re so dirty, hahaha! (Laughed myself dizzy) (Woke up and continued laughing)】

【Bai Xuechao’s two little dogs? (Covering face, laughing and crying)】

Zhou Chenhao grabbed Ji Chuanze with one hand and retreated away from Yuan Lan. With his other hand, he pointed at the leather shoes on Yuan Lan’s feet and asked with a sunny smile, “Why are you only wearing half a shoe?”

The manga gave a close-up of Yuan Lan’s foot here.

The toe of one of his leather shoes had been cut off. The cut was smooth and neat, exposing the front half of his foot and all five toes.

In the next panel, Zhou Chenhao still had that sunny smile. “Your toes have been freed?”

【Yuan Lan’s toes: freedom!!】

【Hahahaha, Brother Hao is indeed naturally black-bellied. That mouth of his, it makes people want to find a sock to stuff it with! (Laughing like crazy)】

【Why a sock? Can’t we find something else to stuff it with? (Doge emoji)】

【You guys are so wrong, why stuff it at all! (Laughing and crying)】

【I know this one! This shoe was lovingly processed by the water-cutting master Bai Xuechao. On the premise of destroying the foot, it allows the customer to experience the coolness of a sandal. (Doge emoji)】

【Water-cutting master is killing me. Let me add, the customer was very satisfied after he finished cutting it and even sat there laughing, haha. (Doge emoji)】

【I’m guessing Brother Hao is about to get a beating. (Lighting a candle)】

The next manga panel was a large, high-angle panoramic shot that included everyone, with the word “Silence” written over the image.

After that was a close-up of Xia Xiaoxi’s expression; she was trying hard to hold back her laughter.

But Yuan Lan laughed out loud, saying, “Little Xuechao did this for me,” and even said he thought it was cute.

Then came several consecutive action panels, with Yuan Lan’s toes as the protagonist. His toes moved flexibly, as if they were performing a dance.

【Help, this guy doesn’t feel embarrassed at all, hahaha!】

【Yuan Lan even said Axue did it and thinks it’s cute. I’d say he’s too in love. (Laughing and crying)】

【My daughter is going to suffer internal injuries from holding back her laughter.】

【Xiao Xi doesn’t dare to laugh, right? She’s afraid if she laughs out loud, she’ll be taken out by Yuan Lan? (Laughing and crying)】

Xia Xiaoxi still couldn’t help but let out a laugh, only to find that Yuan Lan didn’t care at all.

Who knew that in the next panel, Zhou Chenhao’s eyes widened, and he said with a look of amazement, “Oh~~ your toes are so flexible!”

Xia Xiaoxi immediately rushed over to cover his mouth. “Stop talking, stop talking!”

【Hahaha, there’s even a hype man here! (Laughed myself dizzy)】

【Xiao Xi: Help me! (Shut up.jpg)】

【Yuan Lan’s toes are indeed flexible. Has anyone tried to copy the panels from before? I tried, but my pinky toe won’t separate at all. (Covering face)】

【(Afraid to make a sound) I tried too, but I failed at the big toe. My big toe is as stiff as a steel plate.】

【I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Brother Hao also takes off his shoes on the spot and starts a toe dance on the next page. (Knocking on wooden fish)】

Yuan Lan said he also thought they were super flexible, then smiled and wrapped his arm around Bai Xuechao’s neck, leaning against him.

Bai Xuechao seemed unable to stand steady and staggered a step to the side. Yuan Lan calmly pulled Bai Xuechao back and asked with a smile, “Can’t you stand? Do you need me to hold you?”

The manga gave Yuan Lan a close-up of his eyes here; his brilliant golden pupils glanced to the side.

The next panel showed Ling Feng sending a message on his phone.

A puppet thread directly snatched the phone away.

【What kind of wild words is Yuan Lan saying! (Little face all yellow)】

【Can’t you stand? (Yellow heart)】

【Do you need me to hold you? (Yellow heart)】

【If these two sentences were said in a different scene, I would be the yellowest little girl in the entire universe. (Obediently) (Is this something a kitten can watch.jpg)】

【qwq Axue probably can’t stand because he’s not feeling well. He had low blood sugar before, and he hasn’t recovered yet, and he just fought with Yuan Lan.】

【Just now, he also broke free from control and used his special ability to save little dog Ji and Brother Hao… (Hamster crying with a handkerchief)】

【My frail wifey has suffered so much. (Crying)】

【Wait? I agree with sickly, but frail?? (Maomao is shocked)】

【Sorry, my filter is a bit too strong. Please bear with it, everyone. (Doge emoji)】

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep