In Douluo Continent, I am the mastermind behind the scenes.

Chapter 66. A Long Period of Confusion

As Qin Yi watched the figures of Xu Jiujiu and his group gradually disappear into the distance, his gaze grew increasingly profound. The mystery had been solved. As long as it wasn't the system's doing, there were always clues to be found from God's perspective, though it had taken away a lot of the fun.

"At the entrance of the Starlight Hotel, he appeared before the world in Huo Yuhao's appearance, with an Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion tattoo embroidered on the back of his right hand, causing the original owner to fall into self-doubt. Did he want to use this method to replace Huo Yuhao's destined protagonist status, or perhaps plunder his destiny?"

"You're still as unrealistic as ever, Meng Bingyu, the female version of Huo Yuhao. Just how far can you go in this world?"

Coming to his senses, Qin Yi quickly walked up to the figure in wine-red behind him and said with a smile, "Miss, would you like to have a casual meal together?"

An 890,000-year-old auntie: ? ? ? ? ?

Was she... being hit on?

Di Lingxuan said with a strange expression, "Qin Hunyou, aren't you afraid your two daughters will hate you for flirting with other women in front of them?"

Qin Yi said nonchalantly, "What's there to hide? I call this open and transparent. It's a good opportunity for my two daughters to vet her. Come on, Xiaoxue, Mengmeng, wouldn't you like this aunt to be your concubine?"

Qin Xue said thoughtfully, "I have no objection. As long as my aunt is pretty, that's enough."

Qin Mengmeng chimed in, "That's right, Dad, you can't just talk the talk without walking the walk. If you like it, just do it! Marry a few more concubines and try to get Xiaoxue and me to have a few little sisters to play with. Wouldn't it be great if the whole family were together and having a lively time?"

Di Lingxuan: ? ? ? ? ?

A daughter teaching her father how to pick up girls? Is she crazy, or is the world crazy? And the whole family is supposed to be having a great time? Listen to this, is this even human language?

Di Lingxuan pondered, "Eating together, well... that's not impossible. However, I have one condition: the children must come along. I'm their leader, and I can't eat alone."

"Well... that's not impossible. Let's go to the private room; there's a big table over there." Qin Yi nodded and stepped into the Starlight Hotel.

Qin Yi naturally knew what Di Lingxuan was thinking. He didn't mind letting the Body Sect's girl group contact Gu Yuetong and Gu Yueling to restrict the actions of the Soul Beast Clan. If they got involved, it wouldn't be fun if the Sea God Pavilion and the Sun Moon Empire joined forces against a common enemy.

(P.S.: The protagonist's little darling won't get married; instead, he'll bring another little darling home.)

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On the other side, Xu Jiujiu sat in the VIP room of the Starlight Auction House, her slender fingers gently tapping the table in front of her, pondering the case that had just occurred at the entrance of the Starlight Hotel.

There were no witnesses, and no one knew exactly when Meng Bingyu appeared at the entrance of the Starlight Hotel, let alone whether anyone was chasing him. Now... the only clue left was the black market.

Just then, a female guard hurriedly entered the VIP room, came to Xu Jiujiu's side, and whispered, "Your Highness, after extensive investigation, there is no such person as Meng Bingyu among the information dealers who joined the black market a year ago. The registration information of the stall where he works should belong to an information dealer named Tang Sheng."

"It is said that three days ago, a scorpion tattoo suddenly appeared on the back of Tang Sheng's right hand, and his voice became a little more delicate than before. However, since the two men were almost the same size and black market merchants rarely showed their faces, it was not unusual for them to simply change their appearance. No one suspected that Tang Sheng had been replaced."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiujiu hurriedly took out the registration list of the Star Luo City Black Market and carefully reviewed it. After this inspection, he did find some things that were not right.

A year ago, the staff member in charge of registration was a man, but upon closer inspection, it was not hard to notice that... even though Meng Bingyu's handwriting was being carefully concealed, one could still see a hint of delicate beauty.

Has this registration list been altered?

"not good!"

After a long while, he shouted and rushed out of the VIP room to the morgue on the third basement floor. He opened the lid of the coffin containing Meng Bingyu and saw that... the body inside the coffin had disappeared, leaving only a human... no, it should be made of skin-like material, looking a bit like a bodysuit. The male's genitals, even the hair, were restored, but the face was not covered.

"You, try it on." Xu Jiujiu glanced at the female guard accompanying him, pointed to the bodysuit inside the ice coffin, and said with a solemn expression.

Without the slightest hesitation, the female guard quickly took off her clothes, unzipped the bodysuit, and, like putting on pantyhose, slowly slipped her legs in, then her waist, and finally her head.

This bodysuit seemed to have a magical power. After putting it on, the female guard felt the zipper behind her disappear. She seemed to have completely merged with the bodysuit. Her shoulders became much broader, and her two slightly thin pandas were perfectly hidden. When she walked, um... she felt a little awkward.

"Take it off." Xu Jiujiu shook her head, quickly covered her flushed face, and stepped out of the morgue.

She had never seen a male body, but she knew her own body structure very well. After the female guard put on the bodysuit, apart from her face, there were no female characteristics at all.

Back in the VIP room, she sat in a chair for a long time, resting her chin on her hand, her thoughts drifting away.

Three minutes later, the female guard, her cheeks flushed, entered the VIP room, quickly approached Xu Jiujiu, and whispered in her ear, "Your Highness, what should we do next? Should we issue an arrest warrant... for Meng Bingyu?"

After a long silence, she shook her head and said helplessly, "Ying'er, are you so sure that Meng Bingyu only has that one bodysuit?"

"This..." Xu Ying was speechless for a moment. She had already tested the power of that disguise prop. It could even disguise gender. A simple wanted notice would probably not be very effective.

Xu Ying said indignantly, "Then what should we do? Your Highness, are we just going to stand by and do nothing? Perhaps... perhaps Meng Bingyu is too weak and hasn't had time to escape from the Starlight Auction House yet. At the very least, she could search our place!"

"We can't investigate!" Xu Jiujiu said in a deep voice, "The Soul Master Competition has just started, and countless eyes are watching our Star Luo Empire. You don't know if this series of events was orchestrated by the Sun Moon Empire. At this critical juncture, if we make a wrong move, the entire royal family will be mired in trouble."

(End of this chapter)