Afterwards, Yuan Wen took out another prop. When he opened it, a swarm of ants scattered over Zhao Yi, burrowing into his wounds.
“Ah— it hurts! Spare me! I was wrong, please spare me! I promise I won’t do it again! I beg you, save me.”
Zhao Yi rolled on the ground in pain, trying to slap away the ants crawling on him. But with his tendons severed, he had become powerless, only able to groan and writhe in agony.
— “My wife is too innocent; he actually worries that Yuan Wen will get his hands on him!”
— “If it weren’t for my wife’s concern for Yuan Wen, I wouldn’t have come to his livestream, and I wouldn’t have seen such a terrifying scene. I can’t take it anymore, I’m leaving. I need to go see my wife’s beautiful face to wash my eyes.”
— “Oh my, this Yuan Wen must be a devil; no wonder the top rankings in the horror zone are filled with perverts! Wuu wuu, my silly wife walked into a den of tigers!”
Yuan Wen seemed to notice the comments on the screen, furrowing his brows and shutting down the livestream.
He couldn’t let his silly wife know his true nature.
After the livestream ended, the viewers who had come to Yuan Wen’s channel because of Song Jin Shi returned to Song Jin Shi’s livestream.
— “Wife, wife, I’ve come to wash my eyes.”
— “Me too!”
— “Wife, you don’t know what terrifying scene we just witnessed. You should never easily trust those bad men! They appear innocent on the surface, but inside, their hearts are dark!”
— “Exactly! Bad men are never to be trusted!”
Song Jin Shi stared blankly at the viewers’ comments.
Before he could ask why they were saying that, Yuan Wen returned from outside.
Yuan Wen walked casually in front of Song Jin Shi as if nothing had happened.
“Come on, silly wife, I’ll take you to find a way out of here.”
“Didn’t you get the thing Zhao Yi had that allows him to leave?”
Upon hearing this, Yuan Wen gently rubbed the small lines in his pocket, then smiled.
“I didn’t get it.”
“Oh.”
Song Jin Shi lowered his head slightly, feeling a bit disappointed.
But then he remembered that it was alright since Yuan Wen had dealt with Zhao Yi already; he shouldn’t ask for too much.
Zhao Yi would certainly prefer to destroy that thing than let them have it.
After that, Song Jin Shi followed Yuan Wen around for a long time.
Until they stopped in front of a painting.
“Why is there still another painting here?”
“The painting looks like a tangle of lines; it’s so strange.”
Song Jin Shi looked at the painting, feeling as if he should know something.
But Yuan Wen stared at the painting for a long time.
“Silly wife, don’t you think this looks very much like the thing Zhao Yi had?”
After Yuan Wen mentioned it, Song Jin Shi indeed felt it looked somewhat similar.
However, he still felt he had seen this thing somewhere before.
As Song Jin Shi continued to ponder, the painting in front of them suddenly began to move.
The threads inside started to dance erratically, each one waving outward eagerly.
The familiar sight stimulated Song Jin Shi’s brain.
“Ah—”
Just as the terrified scream escaped his lips, he covered his mouth.
This was the monster that had been bullying him recently!
He could never forget the sensation of the monster wrapping around him; just thinking about it made him feel as if it were still entwined around him.
Song Jin Shi grabbed Yuan Wen’s arm tightly, wanting to tell him his discovery.
But before he could speak, the threads broke through the glass frame of the painting and rushed toward him.
Quick-thinking Yuan Wen immediately shielded Song Jin Shi behind him.
Seeing its target blocked, the monster angrily pounded the ground, then a mass of threads intertwined, forming a yarn creature.
“Get out of the way, it’s mine!”
The yarn creature roared at Yuan Wen, countless strands of yarn flying around the room.
Yuan Wen and Song Jin Shi found themselves with no way to escape.
At that moment, the situation was very unfavorable for Yuan Wen.
If he ran, this monster would have dominion over this space; they surely wouldn’t escape.
But if he stayed to fight the monster, he might not have the chance to safeguard Song Jin Shi.
If he were to be taken by this monster—
Just thinking about it filled Yuan Wen with fury.
As they were at a stalemate, Song Jin Shi suddenly felt a warmth radiating from his ankle.
His body felt as though it were being pulled by something.
Terrified, Song Jin Shi clutched Yuan Wen tightly, tears silently streaming from the corners of his eyes.
In the next second, he felt as if he were falling from a great height, then landing in a familiar embrace.
“Baby, why are you crying?”
A familiar voice sounded from above, but the tone was much weaker than before.
When Song Jin Shi looked up, he saw the surrounding environment.
He was unexpectedly in the bathroom of a villa.
He was in the embrace of Lin Yan Sheng.
Filled with fear, Song Jin Shi held onto Lin Yan Sheng, tears quickly soaking his clothes.
“Tell your husband what happened.”
Lin Yan Sheng’s voice was slightly strange, as if he was suppressing immense pain.
Song Jin Shi shook his head, unable to speak.
Lin Yan Sheng did not press him; he merely comforted him by patting his back.
Suddenly, a loud sound of shattering glass echoed in the room.
Countless strands of yarn swirled around the bathroom.
Yuan Wen appeared abruptly in place.
“Silly wife!”
Yuan Wen looked at Song Jin Shi with concern.
Upon seeing him in the arms of a stranger, he angrily stepped forward, wanting to reclaim Song Jin Shi.