Mask

Li Yuanfeng lay sprawled on his bed in the school dormitory. The dormitory supervisor downstairs had already given him the final notice that he would have to move out by tomorrow at the latest. This would mean another expense in renting a place. He had failed his job interview again today. Looking at his classmates on their graduation trips on his WeChat Moments, he could only lie there like a useless piece of trash.

"I'm so envious, Envy, and resentful." Li Yuanfeng tossed his phone aside, his heart filled with bitterness. He also wanted to go on a graduation trip and have fun like his classmates, but he couldn't. His family was poor and couldn't provide him with much support. On the contrary, he needed to find a job as soon as possible and send his salary home.

"That job sounds good, but it's very likely a scam. Am I really going to end up doing factory work? What's the point of going to university then?" Li Yuanfeng sat up. "Forget it, let's pack our things first. We're moving out tomorrow."

"My future is uncertain, and I don't even know how I'll support myself. Why think so much? If all else fails, I'll just go to the factory." Li Yuanfeng started packing his things. The school dormitory wasn't great, but at least it was a place where he didn't have to pay extra for accommodation. Unfortunately, he had already graduated, and the other students had moved out long ago. He was the only one who had stayed until now.

"What's this?" Li Yuanfeng picked up a mask. Next to it was a note saying something about making good use of it. Li Yuanfeng scratched his head. "Did that guy leave this behind?"

The mask wasn't his, and he didn't have the leisure to buy one. His other roommates had also moved out long ago, leaving nothing behind. Had someone else come by these past few days, trying to steal something?

Thinking this, Li Yuanfeng chuckled to himself. Given his current state, a thief probably wouldn't even bother with him. However, looking at the strange mask, he felt an urge to put it on. Just then, there was a knock on the door.

The noise startled Li Yuanfeng. He shook his head, tossed the mask aside, and opened the dormitory door. Sure enough, it was the dormitory supervisor.

"Young man, it's not that I'm being heartless, but there's a notice from above that the school will be closed during the summer vacation. You were supposed to move out a few days ago, and keeping you here for a few more days puts a lot of pressure on me..." The old lady talked for a while, and Li Yuanfeng could only nod and smile apologetically.

Finally, the middle-aged woman swayed her back and left. Li Yuanfeng, enduring his headache, tried to go inside, but then he saw several luxury cars drive by on the school road and stop at the basketball court, where several young men and women were happily playing basketball and laughing.

Li Yuanfeng recognized several of them; they were all his classmates from the same year, well-known rich kids. He glanced Greed at the luxury cars and the beautiful girls cheering around the basketball court, then turned back to packing his things, encouraging himself. "You can't choose your birth. If I can't be a rich kid, I'll be a self-made millionaire. With my hard work, I'm sure I can become rich and live a life of luxury."

Li Yuanfeng chuckled to himself and continued packing. When he saw the mask, he hesitated for a moment, but still put it into his backpack.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, Xiao Zhang and Zheng Long found the contact information of the bald driver from that day through the taxi company. Xiao Zhang didn't expect that the license plate number he had written down that day would actually come in handy.

They dialed the number directly, saying they needed a taxi, and waited for the bald driver to arrive. Soon, a taxi appeared in their sight.

"It's you, sir..." The bald driver remembered Xiao Zhang, the customer who had brought a mask to the masquerade ball, and felt a little strange. How did this person get his phone number?

The bald driver's name was Meng Xi, a rather poetic name that didn't fit his bald, fat appearance at all. He asked somewhat warily, "Excuse me, sir, are you looking for a ride?"

"No, we came here specifically to find you!" Xiao Zhang took out Shadow Mask from his bag and said earnestly to Meng Xi, "You said the other day that you also received one of these masks. I wanted to ask if that's true?"

On the other side, Zheng Long narrowed his eyes, staring at Meng Xi, waiting for his answer. Meng Xi was a little taken aback by Xiao Zhang's question, then breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I thought it was something serious. I just received a mask like this, is there a problem?"

"It seems you haven't worn the mask yet. So, where is that mask?" Zheng Long asked eagerly. They urgently needed strength to fight against the other group. Finding a mask meant finding another reliable person and gaining a powerful teammate.

"Brother, don't misunderstand. That mask is very useful to us. If possible, we'll pay for it." Xiao Zhang quickly said when he saw Meng Xi's questioning look. "Besides, to be honest, you might get into trouble with that mask."

Meng Xi glanced at Xiao Zhang and Zheng Long, nodded, and said, "I left the mask at home. Get in the car, I'll give you a ride there. You can keep the mask; just pay for the fare."

Xiao Zhang's face lit up with joy. He opened the car door, got in, and said, "Thanks, brother. I'll treat you to a big meal sometime."

"That's great. I don't have any problems, I just love to eat and drink, and I just can't lose this fat on my body." Meng Xi drove steadily and said to Xiao Zhang with a smile. From Xiao Zhang and the others' expressions, the driver knew that the mask might not be simple, but it didn't matter. As long as he didn't cause trouble, that was fine. He just wanted to An'an a peaceful life with his wife and children. There was no need to get involved.

Just as Xiao Zhang Zheng Long were driving to the mask in Meng Xi's car, Fu Bin, wearing a mask, sat in a chair in the counseling room, looking at the alluring woman in front of him, and asked coldly, "You just said you found it?"

"Why are you so serious? You've been suppressing too many negative emotions inside. You need to release them. I guarantee you'll forget all your troubles in a pleasant way." The speaker was Luo Yan, the psychological counselor and the host of the Lust Mask, whom Fu Bin had found.

Seeing Fu Bin's cold gaze, Luo Yan shook her head helplessly and said, "That's right, my darlings have already found the location of a mask."

After Luo Yan put on the mask given to her by Fu Bin, she quickly developed the ability of a lustful Beast Species. She could transform into a corresponding beast and control it. Luo Yan transformed into a cat.

The cats controlled by Luo Yan are essentially extensions of Luo Yan herself. The Mask Host possesses the ability to vaguely sense other masks at close range. Upon learning this, Fu Bin immediately ordered Luo Yan to control a group of cats to search for masks throughout the city, and now they have finally found one.

"That mask must be locked in a sealed room; my cat can't get in," Luo Yan said helplessly.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Fu Bin stood up and walked forward, but suddenly turned back to Luo Yan: "You drive."

"Hehehe, how adorable!" Luo Yan let out a queen-like three-part laugh, picked up the car keys, and set off with Fu Bin.