D*mn it!

Jiang Ye could tell from Lin Ling’s meaningful smile that she clearly wanted him to put on the mask—then let her ask the questions to test if he was lying!

No way was he going to agree to that kind of “experience”!

He quickly waved his hands and said, “Ahem, well, uh… this is a gift for the Administrator, right? Wouldn’t it be inappropriate for me to try it out?”

“Besides, it has to be used with a Disguise Mask, right? And we don’t have a real one on hand…”

However.

Lin Ling gave another pointed little smirk and chuckled:

“‘Elder’? What do you mean by that? You calling me old?”

“……” F*ck.

Big sis, my bad!

You’re not old! You’re forever eighteen, youthful and radiant!

Too late.

Clearly, no matter what he said now, it was useless.

This crazy woman was picking apart his words on purpose—hellbent on forcing him to try on the Deceiver’s Mask!

She gave an assertive little “hmph” and waved her hand grandly:

“Human-skin sand is dirt cheap and everywhere.”

“Come on now, look at all these handsome guys and pretty ladies. Just say who you want a Disguise Mask of, and I’ll make it for you.”

Oh my god, thanks for your generosity!

Jiang Ye wanted to say: I want one with your face on it, big sis—can you make that for me?

He didn’t even bother asking. Obviously impossible.

His eyes scanned past Lin Jing, Ouyang, and the others.

As for Wang Lingling—yeah, she was immediately off the table.

Unfortunately…

This crazy woman was a real psycho.

Her eyes locked dead on Wang Lingling, and she clapped her hands like it was settled:

“How about her?”

“Perfect chance for you to experience what it feels like to be a girl :)”

What the actual f*ck?!

Are you insane?!

In his mind, the little version of Jiang Ye had already stormed over and slapped this crazy woman across the face.

No—eighteen slaps in rapid-fire succession!

But sadly, reality was not fantasy.

In real life, he didn’t dare slap her—but he did have the guts to say:

“Nah, sis, I just think she’s not as good-looking as you!”

“If I have to turn into a girl, then it should be a gorgeous one like you!”

Wang Lingling: “……” Thanks so much.

Lin Ling: cold glare “……” You wanna die, huh?

Jiang Ye: “……” That’s right! Little me wants to die! Come at me if you’ve got the guts!

The atmosphere turned incredibly tense.

Lin Ling’s aura of cold and oppressive pressure poured out like it was free.

Her glare at Jiang Ye was like a machine gun—every second it looked like she’d slice him to bits.

Everyone thought Jiang Ye had clearly said the wrong thing.

It was up to him to apologize and break the ice.

In the end, he did open his mouth to break the silence—

But what he said was:

“How about this—”

“I heard applying human-skin sand to the face is really painful.”

“Wang Lingling just went through the agony of Light Burn, right? If she has to go through this too, she might end up with a trauma.”

“I’m someone who respects and cherishes women.”

“So how about… I take the pain instead?”

As he said this,

Wang Lingling was genuinely surprised.

She hadn’t expected Jiang Ye to not hold a grudge over that little spat they’d had in the Apartment group chat.

And now he was even defending her…

To be honest, Wang Lingling really didn’t want her face used to make a Disguise Mask.

It wasn’t just about the pain.

Lin Ling had just said—no normal person would allow someone to smear human-skin sand on their face.

Even Wang Lingling, who wasn’t the sharpest, immediately understood—

Letting someone make a Disguise Mask of your face was not in your best interest.

And frankly…

If Jiang Ye were turning into some other girl, she wouldn’t have cared. She could sit back and enjoy the show.

But turning into her…?

As the one being copied, it felt seriously weird.

However—

Her gratitude came too early.

Because Jiang Ye immediately followed up with:

“Then let’s use my face to make a Disguise Mask, and let Wang Lingling experience the Deceiver’s Mask’s lie detector function!”

Wang Lingling: “……” Thank you so much!

“Oh, don’t mention it. We’re classmates—no need to be so formal!”

With that, Jiang Ye grabbed a handful of the human-skin sand Lin Ling had thrown out earlier and started smearing it on his face like it was some luxury skincare cream.

That level of enthusiasm—you’d think the stuff was gold!

Lin Ling’s eyes flickered at the sight.

After thinking for a moment, she chuckled again:

“Letting Wang Lingling try out the Deceiver’s Mask in your place isn’t out of the question…”

“But you’ll have to make another Disguise Mask of your face and give it to me as a spare.”

That’s what she said—

But in her heart, she figured:

This brat knows about the Deceiver’s Mask now,

so there’s no way he’d willingly hand out Disguise Masks of his own face.

Surely, he’d rather test the mask himself than risk letting his identity be copied.

Too bad.

What Lin Ling didn’t know was—

Jiang Ye almost burst out laughing when he heard that!

Sure! Take it!

My Disguise Mask? You can have as many as you want!

One for everyone here! Tonight’s batch of Disguise Masks—all on Young Master Jiang!

Good thing he had that human-skin sand covering his face,

so none of his real expressions showed.

Once the first Disguise Mask made from his own face was ready, Jiang Ye sobered up a little.

Giving away Disguise Masks too freely would definitely raise suspicion.

Abnormal behavior always has a reason.

If he acted too strange, people would start wondering.

So he held the peeled-off Disguise Mask with a hesitant, conflicted look.

It looked like he was weighing the pros and cons,

and after some deep inner struggle between testing the Deceiver’s Mask and giving away a mask,

he finally “reluctantly” chose the latter.

With a theatrical sigh, he handed the Disguise Mask to Lin Ling,

then smeared more human-skin sand on his face to make a second one.

After the second Disguise Mask was finished, Jiang Ye embedded it into the groove of the Deceiver’s Mask, then handed it to Wang Lingling.

“Come on, old classmate. This treasure’s all yours—enjoy the experience.”

Wang Lingling: “……” Thanks so much to your whole family!

“I mean… I think…” Wang Lingling looked conflicted, her eyes drifting toward Ouyang, Lin Jing, and the others.

She wanted to say: Turning into Jiang Ye means you can see his Player Panel!

Aren’t any of you tempted by that?!

Truthfully, Wang Lingling herself was tempted to peek at Jiang Ye’s Player Panel.

She just really didn’t want to become a guy—and definitely didn’t want to be put through a lie detector test!

Too bad.

That whole “I cherish women” talk from Jiang Ye? Pure bluff.

He didn’t wait for her to finish speaking before he just… pressed the Deceiver’s Mask onto her face.

Yes—pressed.

Wang Lingling felt like she’d just been slapped across the face.

She seriously wanted to cuss him out!

Since it was already a done deal, she stopped resisting and obediently wore the Deceiver’s Mask.

Sure enough, she completely transformed into Jiang Ye.

From height to physique, from voice to appearance—even the Adam’s apple and…

Uh.

Wang Lingling stood there stiffly and adjusted her posture awkwardly.

Then forced herself to focus on Jiang Ye’s Player Panel.

Of course, the panel displayed was currently fake.

None of the actual abilities were synced yet; the mimicked panel could be seen but not used.

But just seeing it—

Wang Lingling was absolutely floored!

This version of Jiang Ye was Replica No. 1, revived from the Reincarnation Graveyard.

He had previously joined the Mutual Aid Group and registered his talent as C-tier Gold Element Affinity.

But what did she see now?

The C-tier Gold Element Affinity was still there.

But also—

An S-tier Fire Element Affinity.

An S-tier Wood Element Affinity.

And two Glyph Pattern Abilities: Flesh Weaving and Flesh Devouring!

His skills section? Equally dazzling!

Wang Lingling’s heart twisted with envy.

No wonder Jiang Ye became the Rookie King…

Two S-tier talents and two Glyph Pattern Abilities!

So then, what level of power would Lin Ling—who was even stronger—have?

SS-tier talent? Maybe even SSS-tier?

In Wang Lingling’s limited perspective, even two S-tier talents already seemed absurdly powerful.

And she also knew—

Those weren’t Jiang Ye’s starting talents.

Which meant he earned them through hard work and lucky opportunities!

Okay… maybe 1% effort, 99% luck.

Opportunities.

Wang Lingling took a deep breath and looked at the real Jiang Ye.

Jiang Ye thought: Why are you looking at me? I don’t have any burning questions for you.

So he turned to Lin Ling and respectfully asked:

“All right, Boss, your turn to ask.”

Lin Ling gave him a glance, then turned her gaze to Wang Lingling.

Wang Lingling tensed up immediately, terrified she’d be asked something life-or-death related.

Like…

“Do you want to kill Lin Ling for revenge?”

She thought that was the most likely question Lin Ling would ask.

Her mind started running damage control.

And then—

Lin Ling suddenly asked, out of nowhere: “Still a virgin?”

???

“……”

The whole place fell silent!

Well, it had already been fairly quiet anyway—Lin Ling’s presence made sure of that.

Only Jiang Ye had the guts to joke around.

But now Jiang Ye realized—

He had truly underestimated just how twisted and shameless this crazy woman was!

Turning him into a girl earlier was already outrageous.

Now she asked this kind of ridiculous, personal question like it was nothing!

A pervy rich lady like this? Who knows how many “games” she’s played while raising her pretty little boytoys!

Pervert! Total pervert!

Jiang Ye was silently cursing her to high heaven.

Meanwhile, he sat back and watched Wang Lingling, curious to see her reaction.

Wang Lingling’s face—no, Jiang Ye’s face, currently on her—turned completely red.

She looked like the picture of innocent embarrassment.

Then suddenly, she blurted out, lightning-fast in Jiang Ye’s voice: “Nope!”

And right then—

The Deceiver’s Mask’s disguise effect shattered.

Wang Lingling returned to her original appearance.

Oho!

Jiang Ye blinked, then realized—

Classic honor student move. Even in the most mortifying moment, she kept her wits.

She intentionally lied to trigger the lie detection feature of the Deceiver’s Mask.

If she had answered truthfully, she would’ve had to answer the next question too.

Now that the mask was deactivated,

Wang Lingling exhaled in relief and shoved it back into Jiang Ye’s hands as fast as she could.

Jiang Ye re-stacked it with the others,

and as he looked at the full set of six distinct masks, he suddenly asked:

“These six masks are great, but the problem is—”

“I remember that mask-type items can only be worn one at a time.”

“But these six masks feel like they’d work better in combos.”

“For example, this Deceiver’s Mask—if I really wanted to sync with someone else’s powers, I’d have to keep it on the whole time.”

“But that means I can’t use other masks while it’s active.”

“Like the Soul-Stealing Demon Mask with its offensive effects, or the Plague Doctor Mask that grants curse immunity…”

“In fact, I think all six masks being worn at once would yield the best results.”

“So… is there any way to wear multiple masks at the same time?”

If that were possible,

then these six masks would truly be irresistible.

Lin Ling, hearing his question, couldn’t help but remind him:

“You’re not picking gear for yourself.”

“These masks are going to be a gift for the 4444 Administrator.”

Jiang Ye nodded: “I know. But I’m guessing the Administrator probably feels the same—if he could wear them all at once, that’d be ideal.”

Lin Ling thought for a moment, then nodded and said:

“If you decide to go with these six masks, I can include a bonus card called The Mask Master’s Shop.”

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep