I was certain that the agent 

had

 the mask. I told him, “You don’t know the power of that thing. Although it can give you 

some benefits

 for a short period, the more you use it, the more dangerous it will become. Sooner or later, you will be trapped to death.” 

The agent’s face turned pale

, but h

e still denied it. Suddenly, Yi Xi 

shouted,

 “Who the hell do you think you are? How 

can 

you keep babbling? You even 

made 

the director your cushion. You stinky swindler! Sister Yin, I feel so sorry 

that 

your man is like this!” 

Yi Xi 

had 

a foul mouth. I really wanted to 

slap him in the face

. However, I remembered 

what had happened to

 the supporting actor

, so

 I didn’t dare to mess with him. I had to 

hold back. 

Yi Xi snorted. Agent Song told him, “We should go! No need to mind them!” 

After the two left the room, the director asked, “M

-

Mr. Zhang, are you sure Yi Xi has something evil with him?” 

“I’m sure

.

” I nodded. 

“What should we do then?” 

I sighed. We couldn’t just force them and seize the item. If we provoked him, the situation would get worse. I told the director, “You should keep an eye on him. Don’t enrage him, no matter what. That is if you don’t want trouble.” 

“You’re 

the expert here

. C

an

 you find

 a

way

 to solve this case thoroughly?” asked the director. 

“It’s similar to giving treatment to a patient. If that patient doesn’t want to be treated, the doctor can’t do anything.” 

But if we waited until his ‘sickness’ became more intense, more unexpected accidents would happe

n here. 

I felt my head swelling up. 

After 

we left 

the director’s room, Yin Xinyue pulled my shirt

 on our way back to the courtyard.

 “Brother Zhang, I have a secret I want to tell you, but you should never spread the news, okay?” 

“Okay

.

” I nodded. 

“Yi Xi is gay.” 

“Impossible!” Li Mazi gawked. “I

used Baidu to search for his information this morning. He’s a playboy! He has a scandal every six months!” 

“Those are fake news. When we worked together in a drama before, he told me that he likes men. He’s been like that since he was young. That’s why he has low self-esteem issues,” said Yin Xinyue. 

“Why 

hasn’t 

he come out of the closet?” I asked. 

“It’s not that easy. No matter what, he’s a celebrity

, and h

e needs to maintain his image. At the same time, he has so many 

fangirls

. If other people 

know

 that he’s gay, all his

 effort might go

 in vain.” 

“It’s tough to live the life of a star,” I said

. 

“All right, if you say s

o. Then, h

is agent and him…” 

“I guess they are a couple,” said Yin Xinyue

. She smiled

 mischievously. 

I thought so, too. Unless they had a close relationship, one would never show that he 

had 

an otherworldly item to 

someone else

. Moreover, the agent kept the mask. 

“Why 

hasn’t

 he consulted a psychiatrist? He doesn’t lack money. Our proverb says, 

‘

Among the three causes that 

keep

 a man from 

completing

 his filial 

duty,

 having no descendant is the worst cause.

’

 If my little Meng 

turns out to be

 gay, I 

will

 break his legs!” said Li Mazi. 

Yin Xinyue and I shot him a despising look. “If you say that to a

n actual

 homosexual person, you will be beaten 

to death

.” 

Li Mazi wore a puzzled face. “Did I say something wrong?” 

I was too lazy to debate with him. Li Mazi belonged to the generation of those 

with 

conservative mindsets. They were not able to accept this. Recently, China has been affected by European 

and 

American cultures. People gradually accepted the existence of homosexuality. 

Even Tim Cook

, 

the CEO of Apple

,

 admitted that he was gay. 

My personal view is that

it's

 people’s freedom and right to like men or women. As for myself, my brain was full of 

Yin Xinyue

! 

We 

returned 

to our rooms

 and boiled 

some water to wash our faces before going to sleep. I

 jokingly said to 

Li Mazi, “I’m going to sleep with you tonight!” 

“Cut 

it

out

! I know 

y

ou will sneak out 

later.

 You should just stay with my sister-in-law. I sleep well alone. 

However,

 please keep it low!” Li Mazi 

said with sadness

. 

“

Go away

!” I laughed

 and 

shoo

ed

 him. 

Yin Xinyue hadn’t slept yet. She was sitting on the bed, playing with her phone. I went to the kitchen to fetch a basin of warm water for her to soak her feet in. 

Yin Xinyue was touched. 

While I was giving her a 

foot

 massage,

 she asked,

 “Why do you treat me so well?” 

“I should do so.” 

While

 we were chatting, the light in our room flashed. We heard 

some movements 

from the back of the courtyard. Yin Xinyue hugged my arm

 and said, 

“Could it be a thief?” 

“Only 

t

he film crew members stay here. I’m going to check it out

,

” I told her. 

“Don’t leave me alone. I’m scared

.

” Yin Xinyue

shivered. 

“O

kay,

 you can 

come

 with me!” I grabbed a wooden stick

 and pushed 

the door open. Yin Xinyue followed closely behind me.

The bright moonlight illuminated the entire courtyard. I scanned around

 and

 heard some noises from the roof. I lifted my head and saw a figure standing on the roof of the house. 

That person 

wore 

shining gold armor

, as well as 

a scarlet cape. His skin was fair and his hair was long

. The

 gruesome 

mask on

 his face was 

especially

 striking

!

Yin Xinyue screamed in fright. I sweated, too. 

He was the Prince of 

Lanling! 

I gave Yin Xinyue the wooden stick and took out my Sirius Whip. The figure jumped from the roof

 and landed 

firmly on the ground. Before he 

got 

up, I 

used all of my 

strength to lash him! However, 

h

e grabbed the whip easily and pulled it

, dragging me

 to the ground. 

He took out his shining sword

 and aimed it at 

me. In this death-or-life situation, I resolutely threw the Sirius Whip aside and grabbed the sword with my bare hands. 

I thought it would be really painful, but when my hands 

got in contact 

with the sharp-edged sword, it didn’t feel sharp at all. I just used a little force and the sword 

broke

… 

Shoot

, it looks imposing, but it’s just a prop! 

The masked man threw the broken sword away

 and stomped

 on my stomach. His kick was strong. I landed on my butt

 and 

almost 

vomited

 blood. 

“Brot

her 

Zhang!” Yin Xinyue wanted to help me. 

“Run!” I urged her. 

The masked man grabbed Yin Xinyue’s arm

 and pushed 

her aside. Yin Xinyue tried to hit and kick him

, but h

e didn’t bat an eye. 

Seein

g the way he was dealing 

with Yin Xinyue, I thundered in rage. “Yi 

X

i, don’t think that I can’t recognize you 

just because

 you

’re

wearing

 a mask!” 

An odd series of laughter arose from under the mask. I was baffled. That voice didn

’t sound

 like Yi Xi

’s

 or his agent

’s voice

. 

He grabbed my neck

 and lifted 

me from the ground. I couldn’t breathe

 and struggled hard

.

How strong 

is this person

?! He 

lifted

 me up 

with one hand

! 

Li Mazi came to help

, but h

e was petrified 

when he saw the

 scene. I had to 

use the last bit of

 my strength to call him. “Help!” 

Li Mazi looked around and picked up a clay jar. He slowly approached the masked man from behind. 

“

Bam!

”

Li Mazi 

smashed

 the clay jar on the masked man’s head. Pieces of the jar 

flew everywhere, but

t

he masked man didn’t react

. It was 

as if he wasn’t hurt at all. Slowly, he turned to 

look at

 Li Mazi. 

Feeling embarrassed

, Li Mazi smiled sheepishly at him. 

“H-

H

ello!” 

The masked man punched Li Mazi

’s 

chest. Li Mazi screeched

 and

 was sent flying to the back 

of the

 room like a 

sandbag

. 

As he was dealing

 with Li Mazi, I sei

zed the time and 

reached to grab the Sirius Whip 

from

 the ground. However, I couldn’t pull it as the masked man 

was

 stepp

ing

 on it. He 

raised

 his other leg to kick me. Luckily, I dodged his attack 

in time

. 

“

We

 have to take his mask off!” 

While I was still thinking, the masked man picked up the Sirius Whip. The Sirius Whip was made of 

wolf-skin

 from Outer Mongolia. In theory, 

zombies

 and ghosts didn’t dare to touch it. If he could grab the whip with his bare hand, it mean

t 

he wasn’t possessed. He still had his sanity. 

I hurried to 

call

 him

.

 “Yi Xi

. H

andsome Yi, we can talk. We’re here to help. We don’t want to harm you.” 

The masked man didn’t react. He wielded the whip

 and lashed 

at my arm. Immediately, a streak of blood appeared on my arm. It was so painful that I had to gasp for my breath. 

I thought

 about 

the

 many ghosts and monsters that I had destroyed with the Sirius Whip

. T

onight, someone was using it to hit me

. Was this karma?