Lin Chen was originally reading a book in his room. When he heard someone in the Chat Group post a video, he clicked in with the intention of just watching the excitement.
But the scene that appeared in the video left him stunned on the spot.
As the word 'Aunt' was sent out, the previously cheerful Chat Group fell into a brief silence, as if someone had suddenly pressed the mute button.
It took several seconds for everyone to recover.
[Nameless Guide]: "Aunt? What's the situation?"
[Peking University]: "Divine Doctor brother, are you sure this is your aunt?"
[Soldier King Lone Wolf]: "Yeah, little sister... wait, big brother, you can't joke about this kind of thing. If she really is our aunt, then the situation is a bit dire."
Lin Chen was clearly panicking!!
[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine]: "I... I'm not entirely sure, but that profile really looks like her. That dark green qipao, I remember she wore it during our last video call, and I carved that hairpin and mailed it to her myself!"
Although he had been taken into the deep mountains by his master to cultivate since he was a child, his aunt had been the one taking care of him before that.
After entering the mountains, he would still have video calls with his aunt every once in a while.
[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine]: "@Nameless Guide, Brother Ming, can you get a bit closer and let me see her face?"
Fang Ming looked at the message from Lin Chen in the Chat Group, pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and the smile on his face gradually faded.
If it were a stranger, he could just be a bystander, but if it were a group member's family, that was a different matter.
[Nameless Guide]: "Wait a moment."
After replying to the message, Fang Ming quickly straightened his collar and walked out of the restroom as if nothing had happened.
The hallway was covered with thick handmade carpets, making his footsteps silent.
Not far away, Zhou Zihao was half-holding and half-dragging Shen Wanyin toward the elevator at the end of the hallway.
Shen Wanyin seemed to have completely lost her strength; she was practically hanging on Zhou Zihao, her two fair arms dangling limply and swaying gently with his steps.
Two bodyguards wearing black short-sleeved T-shirts, their muscles stretching the sleeves tight, followed behind, scanning the surroundings vigilantly.
Fang Ming didn't approach rashly; instead, he followed at a leisurely pace, like a guest who had just finished a meal and was out for a stroll.
At the same time, he activated the Chat Group's [Visual Focus] function in his mind, and the camera view in front of him quickly zoomed in.
He clearly saw Shen Wanyin's current state.
That originally cold and elegant face was now covered in an unnatural flush, fine beads of sweat were seeping from her forehead, and several strands of hair were soaked with sweat and stuck to her cheeks, making her look exceptionally distressed.
Her eyes were blurred and unfocused, her red lips slightly parted as she panted rapidly, seemingly trying her best to endure some kind of immense pain.
Even so, she was still subconsciously resisting, her weak fingers clutching Zhou Zihao's clothes, trying to push him away, but it looked more like a playful refusal.
"Drugged??" Fang Ming narrowed his eyes.
With a thought, the high-definition images captured by his eyes were instantly synchronized to the Chat Group.
[Nameless Guide]: "[High-Definition Video.mp4]."
Less than two seconds after the video was posted.
[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine]: "It's her!! It's definitely her! My aunt, Shen Wanyin!!"
[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine]: "That beast gave my aunt Li Huo Ecstasy Powder!!"
[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine]: "@Nameless Guide, Brother Ming, please help. Don't let that beast touch my aunt."
[Nameless Guide]: "We're all brothers in the same group. You don't even have to ask; I'll take action."
[Ding!]
As soon as Fang Ming finished speaking, a Chat Group task popped up.
[Detected member "Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine"'s strong desire for help and trust, triggering the group owner's Exclusive Commission Task.]
[Task Name: The Divine Doctor's Worry]
[Task Description: As the group owner of the Myriad Heavens Mutual Aid Group, you should respond to the members' pleas. Please take action to rescue the trapped Shen Wanyin and punish the ill-intentioned villain, Zhou Zihao.]
[Task Reward:??? (To be settled upon task completion)]
[Accept? Yes/No?]
Looking at the light blue system panel in front of him, Fang Ming didn't hesitate for a moment.
Everyone is a group member; helping each other is only right, not to mention a system task has appeared.
[Nameless Guide]: "@Soldier King Lone Wolf, there are three people on the other side. For safety's sake, you'd better get me a stun baton."
[Soldier King Lone Wolf]: "I don't have a stun baton. Do you want a Tranquilizer Gun?"
[Nameless Guide]: "That works!!"
...By this time, Zhou Zihao and his group had already entered the elevator.
Fang Ming didn't follow them directly. While sending a message to Wang Meng, he looked up at the jumping numbers on the elevator.
"You guys eat first, don't worry about me. If I'm not back after you're done, go back to the hotel yourselves."
"What's the situation?? Did something happen? Do you need my help?"
"No need!"
3... 4... 5. The elevator stopped on the fifth floor.
Although Green Rhyme Pavilion is a private restaurant, the owner has a good business mind. The building next door is a boutique hotel under the same brand. The fifth floor and above are guest rooms, and there is a sky bridge directly connecting the two buildings, making it convenient for guests who have had too much to drink to rest.
Zhou Zihao had clearly planned this in advance; he had not only booked the entire floor but also turned off the hallway cameras.
Fang Ming didn't have time to overthink. He quickly turned and pushed open the door to the emergency exit.
He was currently Qin Xiao's follower, and Chen Qian and the others were still waiting in the private room. If he went to save someone with this face, he would not only expose his strength but also bring trouble to the others.
So, while running up the stairs, Fang Ming took off his glasses and reached into his pants pocket. Using the fabric as cover, he took out the thousand illusions mask from the Chat Group's item inventory.
Buzz!
With a thought from Fang Ming, a transparent film as thin as a cicada's wing appeared out of thin air in his palm. It felt cold to the touch, as if he were holding a weightless mass of water.
He didn't hesitate and pressed the mask directly onto his face.
The feeling of wearing the mask was wonderful, like a cool water film on his face, instantly merging with his skin.
Immediately after, a faint, almost imperceptible tingling sensation came from his facial bones and muscles.
Fang Ming quickly constructed a face in his mind. It couldn't be too ordinary; it had to be intimidating, preferably with a bit of a wicked aura, so that people would feel he wasn't someone to be trifled with at a single glance.
In almost the blink of an eye, his originally handsome and refined features underwent a world-shaking change.
His brow bones became higher, his eye sockets deepened, his nose became as straight as a blade, and his jawline became harder and sharper.
If the previous Fang Ming was a gentle and refined boy-next-door, the current him was a cold-blooded killer walking on the edge of the night, radiating an aura of coldness that warned others not to approach.
Bang!
He reached the fifth floor. Fang Ming pushed open the heavy fire door, his eyes quickly scanning both sides of the hallway.
At the end of the right hallway, in front of the door of the most luxurious executive suite.
Zhou Zihao was dragging Shen Wanyin inside while cursing vulgarly, "Damn, this woman looks thin, but she's got some weight... but these legs are truly top-tier..."
Two bodyguards remained at the door. One had his back to the fire door on guard, while the other, a bald man, was facing Fang Ming's direction, preparing to reach out and close the door.
Fang Ming sprinted forward, while reaching behind his back to pull out a Tranquilizer Gun sent by the Soldier King earlier.
"Who's there? Stop!"