Chapter 176: Human Skin Mask

Happy returned to the game and immediately sensed something unusual in the atmosphere as soon as he logged in.
Xiao Bei, along with his two zombie minions, was furiously chasing a middle-aged man he had never seen before, shouting angrily the whole time. With one person and two zombies pursuing him in tandem, they closed in on him.
Over these days, by following him, Xiao Bei had become skilled at controlling the zombie puppets, and his own strength had also improved significantly. Their combined efforts made them quite formidable—handling two zombies was no problem for them now.
Yet the middle-aged man who had appeared out of nowhere at the graveyard was clearly no weakling either. Alone and with just a sword, he might not be a match for Xiao Bei and his two zombies, but his movements were swift and agile like those of a fairy, sometimes as fast as lightning, sometimes as slow as a turtle. He moved around Xiao Bei with exceptional skill, seemingly having the upper hand.
“Kid, take this sword of mine!”
Xiao Bei was at a huge disadvantage in terms of mobility.
But he wasn’t someone who could be easily defeated…
“You’ll take these two palms of mine!” Xiao Bei growled through gritted teeth.
Over time, Xiao Bei had gained some insights into controlling and defending against zombie puppets. Whenever he showed a weakness, he would immediately have the puppets cover for him. Relying on the zombies’ fearless, strong bodies and their desperate tactics, he could always protect himself at critical moments and avoid being attacked by the stranger.
It was the same this time—zombies with a foul, rotten aura rushed forward from the side, just in time to block the middle-aged man. Their poisonous palms forced him to give up attacking and focus on self-preservation.
Back and forth, neither side could gain the upper hand!
Happy didn’t interrupt the duel. After observing for a while, his gaze settled on the middle-aged man, with a hint of confusion on his face.
The figure seemed familiar…
The movements… even more so! Who could it be?
“…It’s him!”
An idea struck Happy, and he quickly associated the man with someone he had interacted with before. His confusion deepened, and he couldn’t help but exclaim softly, “But how did he end up here?”
The stranger’s movements revealed his true identity…
In the early stages of the game, few people in the martial world possessed such advanced lightness skills at this level. Moreover, with such a similar appearance and demeanor, it could only be the disheveled hero “Universal Medicine”!
“Brother Happy!”

At that moment, the two finally noticed Happy Online. Xiao Bei’s angry expression faded, replaced by surprise as he shouted while waving his hand: “Hurry and help me! That old guy is sneaking around where you were offline—definitely not a good person. Bastard… he runs pretty fast too.”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man he was fighting with clearly trembled.

“Big brother?”

Muttering that, he quickly swung his sword and leaped more than ten meters away, hurriedly explaining, “No! It’s a misunderstanding! I’m not here to deal with Happy…”

“Pah! Still denying it? You’ve already come to my door!”

Hearing the other man call out Happy’s name, Xiao Bei was even more convinced of his earlier suspicions. Without hesitation, he summoned Zombie Baby to launch a joint attack.

“I’m not fighting you. I’m here to catch up with you, Big Brother Happy.”

While speaking jokingly, the strange middle-aged man wiped his face, and his appearance instantly changed—from an ordinary face to that of a lewd middle-aged man, with a clearly villainous look.

Xiao Bei was stunned, staring at the object in the man’s hand and exclaiming in shock, “A human skin mask?!”

The man stopped a few meters away, and the zombie puppet also stood there foolishly, not continuing the attack.

“Is it you?”

Happy pretended to be surprised.

Seeing that Happy indeed recognized him, Xiao Bei finally relaxed, putting aside his hostile expression and stepping back beside Happy.

“Big Brother Happy, you know him?”

“Mm.”

Glancing at that unforgettable face of Yao Shi Wan Neng, Happy nodded, his gaze also fixed on the exceptionally smooth and lifelike human skin mask in the other man’s hand: “Did it come out of the treasure box?”

The other man voluntarily took off the mask, which reassured Happy greatly. If he had continued to hide his true identity, Happy would have had to be extremely cautious, preventing him from getting close and stealing his belongings.

“Hehe…”

Yao Shi Wan Neng smiled: “Not bad, right? One human skin mask can clone three different faces. Where’s your treasure box? Don’t tell me you only got useless gold and silver items—by my intuition, your luck can’t be that bad.”

“How… Mister Skillful Hand, did you travel all this way just to target my stuff?”

“How could that be?”

Yao Shi Wan Neng smiled and put away the mask as he stepped forward: “After all, we’ve known each other once. I wouldn’t dare think of targeting you, right?”

“Then why did you come this time…”

Happy didn’t believe the other man came just to chat for fun. His gaze swept over the man’s face before getting straight to the point.

“I heard you had a falling out with Yipin Tang once.”
Yao Shi Wanneng’s smile remained unchanged as he replied in a casual tone, “Actually, after breaking up with you on Songshan, I also got into a feud with Yipin Tang. Those bastards—a whole bunch of them chasing me for half a day… Just because of that brocade box, they surrounded and pursued me, almost costing me my life… So I thought, why don’t we form an alliance and deal with Yipin Tang together?”
“…”
Kai Xin raised an eyebrow in surprise. In his past life, Yao Shi Wanneng did seem to have had some issues with Yipin Tang over some matter—could it be because of this? With a thought, he replied calmly, showing little emotion on his face, “The fight over that brocade box is over now. I haven’t seen anyone from Yipin Tang giving me trouble, so there’s no reason for me to go after them first.”
“That’s because you think the time isn’t right.”
As he spoke, Yao Shi Wanneng’s usual composure vanished entirely. Gritting his teeth, he spat out, “Besides, you’ve shown remarkable strength by the end of the mission. As for me, damn it—not only did they chase me all day, but they’ve also been secretly tracking my location. Every time I leave the city, someone approaches. If it weren’t for this mask, I don’t know how many times I’d have been killed by them… But don’t think it has nothing to do with you.”
Seeing Kai Xin’s indifferent attitude, Yao Shi Wanneng rolled his eyes. “When I was in Dengfeng City, I encountered someone who said something targeting you… Do you want me to learn it too?”
His mysterious expression piqued Kai Xin’s curiosity.
“What?”
“At that time, they were talking about getting rid of you, but then someone mentioned that their leader temporarily forbade them from touching you, saying you’re from Nanhua University. Coincidentally, one of their high-ranking members is also at Nanhua University. They plan to investigate you in reality…”
At this point, the mocking expression on Yao Shi Wanneng’s face suddenly froze, and he fell silent.
Xiao Bei also sensed a sudden drop in temperature around them. Turning around, he was shocked by Kai Xin’s suddenly darkened expression!
“What was meant to happen will eventually happen.”