I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 242 [Painted Skin]

North City, a bustling metropolis.

Like the Tao Ke Grand Hotel in the South City, Tao Shi is also shrouded in ghostly energy year-round, making it a place where gluttonous ghosts can relax and unpretentious without having to disguise themselves.

However, Taoshi is a 500-meter-long street featuring food, shopping, and entertainment.

Unlike the Gourmet Restaurant, which allows people to explore, the Gourmet Market absolutely forbids the entry of humans and animals.

"Zhizhi! Zhizhi! Over here!"

In the underground shopping mall of Taoshi, at the entrance of the Holy Mother Bar, Mai Yuran waved to Qian Qiongzhi.

This bar was opened by Mai Liang, the first deputy head of the committee's coordinating department.

The purpose wasn't to make money; I just wanted a place to meet and chat with my old colleagues.

However, due to his advanced age, Mai Liang transferred the bar to his great-granddaughter Mai Yuran and Mai Lingbu a few years ago.

The twin sisters naturally also used the bar as a place to meet with friends.

The only way to get into this bar is by being invited by two ladies.

Otherwise, even contemporary committee members wouldn't be able to get in!
"Zhizhi! What did you do this afternoon? Why are you so late? We've already had our turn!"

Reeking of alcohol, Mai Yuran took Qian Qiongzhi's hand.

They pushed and pulled, eagerly leading Qian Qiongzhi into the bar.

"Cough cough!"

Perhaps it was because the smell of alcohol was too strong, but Qian Qiongzhi couldn't help coughing again.

"Don't even mention it! I went to find that guy with the human touch, and he... what?! Isn't that... whoever he was? Has he gone mad?"

There weren't many people in the bar; they were all people of similar age and from Qian Qiongzhi's social circle.

At this moment, everyone was holding their glasses and gathered around an open space in the middle of the bar, cheering and clapping!

In the middle of the open space, a naked person was like a mad pig, making grunting noises and rampaging wildly with both hands and feet!

Because the ground was covered in liquor, he looked as if he had been whipped and ripped off, and was completely unable to maintain his balance!

Coupled with the comical shouts he made, it drew bursts of laughter from those around him!

"Sister Zhizhi!"

Upon seeing Qian Qiongzhi, Mai Lingbu, who was sitting at the bar surrounded by admirers, was immediately impressed and quickly opened a bottle of wine.

"Isn't that so-and-so from the victory celebration banquet?"

"Yes, Xiang Ye, the first one who pretended to confess to Xu Ye, and then harshly rejected him!"

"Is this man crazy?"

Qian Qiongzhi squeezed through the crowd, leaned against the bar with her wine glass in hand, and looked at the crazed Xiang Ye, asking him a question.

"No! Sister Zhizhi! I just broke through to Rank C today, and my [Painted Skin] ability has evolved along with it."

"Now I can directly turn people into the form of a painted skin. For example, this Xiang Ye, he voluntarily let me transform him into a painted skin."

"Then I stuffed a pig inside his skin!"

"Now this is just a pig in someone else's skin! Hahaha!"

Seeing Xiang Ye writhing on the ground in agony, drool and snot mixed with blood flowing out, Mai Lingbu clapped and laughed heartily!
"That's so much fun? Then what about that...that person?"

Qian Qiongzhi's eyes lit up as she asked!

"Xiang Ye? He's still conscious, but right now he's no different from a piece of clothing or a pair of gloves. Pigs are the ones who wear clothes and gloves."

"He could feel the pig inside his body doing anything with his body."

"But as long as I don't use my abilities to free the pig, he can only endure it like that, unable to do anything!"

Mai Lingbo jumped up again and sat on the bar, kicking his legs as he spoke.

"So, you can turn living people into clothes, and the person wearing the clothes is the one in control, right?"

"Yes! And Sister Zhizhi, look, when I put Xiangye's clothes on that big fat pig, it immediately turned into Xiangye's appearance. The skin fits perfectly!"

"Oh...I see..."

Qian Qiongzhi nodded thoughtfully.

"Hey Xiao Bu! If we put a cockroach in there, wouldn't Xiang Ye have to watch helplessly as his body crawls into a garbage dump?"

She suddenly said!
"Yeah, yeah, yeah! Oh dear! Sister Zhizhi! That's what I wanted to do! But I couldn't find any cockroaches! There aren't any cockroaches in the Ghost Realm!"

Mai Lingbu slapped his thigh and said regretfully!

Qian Qiongzhi looked at Xiang Ye, who was exhausted, groaning incessantly, his body occupied by a pig, and had lost all dignity, and a smile appeared on her face!
"Little Bu! Your ability is amazing! This is so interesting!"

"Just thinking about it makes me want to have fun!"

"So if I encounter someone I dislike, can't I just turn them into a mask and dress them up as a dog, making them grovel before me?"

She took a sip of her drink and said excitedly.

"Right, right! Sister Zhizhi, you were the first person I thought of!"

"When I called you this afternoon, it was right after I turned Xiang Ye into a painted mask and stuffed a pig inside his skin!"

"They almost tore Xiang Ye's skin apart when they were putting it in! But once it was in, it was fine, and the skin settled in after a short while."

"Oh my, it was so funny when we were stuffing it in! We even poured wine into the mask to lubricate it, and then the wine ended up gushing out of Xiang Ye's butt! It cracked me up!"

As Mai Lingbu spoke, he burst into laughter again, his laughter trembling uncontrollably.

"Hey Zhizhi, didn't you go to see that guy with the human scent this afternoon?"

"How's it going? Has Brother Humanity apologized to you yet, begging you?"

Mai Yuran pulled Qian Qiongzhi's arm and asked.

"Oh, don't even mention it! Not only did he not apologize to me, he made me apologize to that good-for-nothing Xu Ye!"

"He's so stubborn, it's infuriating! Just wait and see what I'll do to him!"

The moment Lin Xing'an was mentioned, Qian Qiongzhi's face immediately darkened again.

Mai Yuran's eyes darted around!
"Zhizhi, Xiaobu's ability just upgraded. Do you want to use this ability to mess with Human-like Bro?"

She said excitedly.

"Wow, sis! That's a great idea! Let him say those things about Zhizhi at the celebration party!"

"I'm going to find a cockroach in a bit! Then we'll watch it drooling and crawling around! We'll record it and send it to everyone, hehe!"

Mai Lingbu rubbed his hands together excitedly and said.

I can't wait to leave!
But Qian Qiongzhi shook her head.

"No, we can't touch him."

"This guy with a human touch is Aunt Jiang's grandson, unlike Xiang Ye, who's so bad that nobody cares even if he's killed."

"And last time my grandfather scolded me and told me to restrain myself and not go too far."

"This time, it was Brother Humanity who made a mistake, and I just added fuel to the fire."

Qian Qiongzhi coughed twice and said.

"Oh... what should we do? Should we just let him be so arrogant?"

"Ugh! Just thinking about that good-for-nothing Xu Ye hiding at home makes me so annoyed! We don't know what to do with that good-for-nothing anymore!"

"Exactly! Xu Zhe doesn't care about that good-for-nothing, but this complete stranger insists on getting involved. He's sick in the head!"

Mai Yuran and Mai Lingbu talked at once, both showing a hint of disappointment on their faces.

But Qian Qiongzhi slammed the wine glass down on the bar!

"Xiao Bu, Mai Mai, cough cough cough...we can't touch this guy with the human scent, but we can touch that good-for-nothing!"

As if she had a new idea, she raised her glass and drank the wine in one gulp!

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"Slow down, slow down, Zhizhi, you want to... turn that good-for-nothing into a painted skin? And then put it inside..."

Mai Yuran patted Qian Qiongzhi on the back and blinked as she asked.

Mai Lingbo, standing to the side, gasped excitedly!

"Stuff caterpillars in there! Hahaha, isn't that good-for-nothing terrified of caterpillars?"

"Do you remember when she was little, she was so scared of those green caterpillars that she cried!"

"Hahaha, we'll just put a caterpillar inside her painted skin, so she can only feel her body being controlled by the caterpillar. Wouldn't that scare her to death?"

Mai Lingbo clapped his hands, his excitement practically overflowing!
Mai Yuran smiled and nodded repeatedly from the side!

"Let's go! Sister Zhizhi! Let's go now! I haven't played with that good-for-nothing for a week! I can't wait!"

Mai Lingbo jumped off the bar and grabbed Qian Qiongzhi's hand!
But Qian Qiongzhi shook her head. "Putting caterpillars in our mouths isn't good enough. Xu Ye, that good-for-nothing, has been humiliated by us so many times, he's already like a block of wood."

"She wouldn't care even if her nude photos were sent to everyone."

"This is pointless. The effect will probably be the same as when we shoved the caterpillar directly into her mouth last time. It will only scare her a little, but it won't do any good."

Qian Qiongzhi said, pursing her lips.

"Tsk, that's true. Just thinking about Xu Ye's dead fish-like expression makes me lose interest. It's like he's used to being bullied by us."

"We didn't really bully her at all..."

Mai Yuran took a sip of wine, feeling disappointed.

"Ah... then how are we supposed to play? She's already lost all her dignity, so there's no point in playing with her anymore."

After thinking for a moment, Mai Lingbu also sighed, "Sigh, this Xu Ye is really a complete waste; he can't even make a toy properly."

She pouted.

“MaiMai, XiaoBu, who said Xu Ye can’t even make toys properly anymore? It’s just that Xu Ye’s way of playing has changed! We can’t play like we used to.”

Qian Qiongzhi said with a smile.

Mai Yuran and Mai Lingbu both looked at her at the same time.

"Sister Zhizhi, you have an idea? Tell me quickly!"

The two men each held Qian Qiongzhi's arm from either side.

"This piece of trash has already been humiliated by us so many times that she's become numb. So no matter what we do to her, she doesn't care anymore."

“Look, at the last celebration banquet, what hurt Xu Ye the most was Xiang Ye confessing his feelings to her, and then cruelly rejecting her.”

"So this shows that she hoped and expected someone to save her, and now that person is Lin Xing'an, that humane guy."

"So, for Xu Ye, Lin Xing'an is her support, her savior, and the most important person to her, right?"

Qian Qiongzhi said, holding up her wine glass.

Mai Yuran and Mai Lingbu nodded repeatedly, like chickens pecking at rice.

But then, a look of confusion flashed across their faces.

"Sister Zhizhi, do you mean... we should toy with Lin Xing'an in front of Xu Ye?"

"But didn't you just say we can't touch this guy with the human touch?"

The two of them talked back and forth.

Qian Qiongzhi shook her head.

"What I mean is, we can put on Xu Ye's disguise."

Her eyes sparkled, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

"Huh? Put on that useless person's mask?"

"How disgusting..."

"Sister Zhizhi, what are you really thinking?"

Mai Lingbu asked in confusion.

"Oh my, think about it. It's no exaggeration to say that in Xu Ye's heart, that good-for-nothing, Lin Xing'an's status is probably higher than his mother's."

"She must be extremely grateful to Lin Xing'an and really want to repay him, right?"

"What if, at this moment, we put on Xu Ye's disguise..."

Before Qian Qiongzhi could finish speaking, Mai Lingbu suddenly realized and started clapping.

"We can wear Xu Ye's clothes and use Xu Ye's identity to humiliate Lin Xing'an in various ways!"

"Right, right, right! At this point, Lin Xing'an couldn't possibly have figured it out; he probably still thought Xu Ye had said it himself!"

"We can make Xu Ye appear in Lin Xing'an's mind as... an ungrateful, venomous, and despicable person who only knows how to pretend!"

"To make Lin Xing'an completely disillusioned and utterly disappointed in Xu Ye!"

Mai Yuran chimed in!

As they talked, they both jumped up, becoming more and more excited!
"Zhizhi! You're a genius!"

"Yeah, Sister Zhizhi! I can already imagine how desperate Xu Ye will be then! Hahahaha!"

"She could only watch helplessly as the person she was most grateful to said the most vicious words to her, and as she watched herself become a disappointment in the heart of the person she most wanted to repay. There was nothing she could do!"

"Besides, by the time she tries to explain, Lin Xing'an will have already stopped believing her!"

"By then, the only person in the world who was kind to her and helped her will be gone!"

"Lin Xing'an will definitely kick her out!"

"Haha, she's become our personal toy again! It's so interesting! So much fun!"

Mai Yuran and Mai Lingbu took turns talking!

The two men grabbed Qian Qiongzhi from either side and excitedly kissed her passionately!

"Let's go! Let's go now! Lin Xing'an will be off work and going home soon!"

Qian Qiongzhi threw down her wine glass and licked her lips as she spoke.

"go!"

Mai Lingbu and Mai Yuran were already impatient.

"By the way, Xiao Bu, can I use my powers after putting on the painted skin?"

"For example, if I put on Xu Ye's disguise, can I use her [Coldness] ability? And will I know her memories?"

After leaving the house, Qian Qiongzhi asked.

"Wearing it for a short time won't work, but wearing it for a long time might, but I haven't tested it yet."

"After I take off my disguise, will it affect Xu Ye? For example, will it allow her to gain my memories?"

"It definitely won't affect her memory, but it will have some impact, and it will affect her personality to some extent. After all, you are in charge, and once she's put on the costume, all that's left is her spirit."

"Oh, that doesn't matter."

Qian Qiongzhi waved her hand.

"Oh dear! Little Bu, we forgot about Xiang Ye! We haven't gotten the pig out of his body yet!"

Mai Yuran slapped her forehead and said.

"Tsk, it doesn't matter, sis. It's just a toy. It's fine if it dies from playing with it. The most important thing now is to find Xu Ye!"

"Okay, too."

……

"Phew... ten more minutes, hehe..."

At home, Xu Ye, sitting in her wheelchair, watched the countdown on the pressure cooker, smelling the aroma of the ribs, her little face flushed.

Although the steam in the kitchen clashed with her abilities, making her somewhat uncomfortable.

But what does this matter for Lin Xing'an?

"I like Lin Xing'an..."