They were in charge of being beautiful, and she was in charge of taking the hits.

Chapter 289 Fragrant Slave

A servant carrying a tray with two plaques on it walked straight toward Qi Zexuan and Chu Yu.

Chu Yu pulled Qi Zexuan back cautiously, but then realized that the sign seemed to be for more than just the two of them.

Even among the crowd, there were other selected people, who were all overjoyed as they held their plaques.

There have been instances in the past where those with a badge were exempt from the entrance fee.

You can proceed directly to the second basement level.

Judging from the expressions of the people around him, they didn't seem to be planted or acting.

Chu Yu remained wary and asked, "What does this mean?"

"Our master is happy, so he's giving you free admission tickets to go down and have fun."

There were even some voices of jealousy nearby.

"Why were they chosen to go down and play? We want to go too!"

What's the underlying principle behind this personnel selection process?

"How dare you, the people below, arbitrarily command those who were chosen as seed candidates?"

"You guys should think about how to match the couplets around you to win tonight's prize."

Yes, most people stop at the "matching" stage; some can't even come up with a matching pair.

Those people racked their brains, looking at those couplets, but still couldn't come up with a suitable answer.

Some provocations could result in one or two people withdrawing, but these were all rejected by the judges.

Chu Yu and Qi Zexuan were led to the basement by another group of people.

Accompanying them were four or five young people.

They all wore various kinds of masks, making it impossible to see their true faces underneath.

But they weren't talking to each other and were walking with some distance between them, so they seemed to be strangers.

"Qi Zexuan, I think this basement is definitely not simple. There might be some danger. How about we..."

"You're not suggesting we go back, are you? I'm afraid we can't go back. Look behind us."

When they looked back, they found that the door to the passageway behind them was tightly shut.

They even sent two seemingly skilled people to guard the place.

In this way, they can't go out until they finish playing the game down here.

"It wasn't you who wanted to come and watch the show, but you didn't even leave them a message!"

"They can't be that stupid, right? If we're in danger, they'll come to rescue us, won't they?"

"Boss Qi said we have no sense of crisis, but it seems that you are the one with the least sense of crisis."

"If something happens to us, wouldn't we just be causing them trouble?"

"It's all here."

He was too lazy to speak after being released from prison, and carefully observed his surroundings.

As they walked, they stayed close to the walls and even used the silver ingots they carried to make marks on them.

This mark was one she often used in the army; Chu Qiu recognized it anyway.

After walking down a long flight of stairs, the lower I went, the colder it felt.

There was a cool, fragrant scent emanating from below.

Chu Yu immediately covered her nose, instinctively feeling that there was definitely something wrong with the fragrance.

Qi Zexuan wasn't stupid either; he quickly covered his nose with his hand, realizing there was something fishy going on underground.

Did you bring any antidotes?

Chu Yu shook her head. Who would carry that medicine around on their person for no reason? But she did bring some brain-clearing pills.

It's slightly weaker than that all-purpose antidote, but at least it can refresh and invigorate the mind.

He pulled a porcelain bottle from his chest, knowing that the light was dim and he could keep it discreetly in his hand.

He handed one to Qi Zixuan, the one who was leading the way, but no one noticed their little actions.

The others also found it strange, wondering why there was a fragrance out of nowhere, and secretly suggested going to the basement.

It should only smell musty and cold!

"I believe you can already smell the fragrance."

Those people looked at each other, they could indeed smell the fragrance.

Some people, like Chu Yu and the others, still had doubts and felt that the fragrance must be some kind of trap.

"This is a slut that only those who pay extra in our basement can see."

"They are born with a wonderful fragrance, and each of them is extremely beautiful. By the way, there are both men and women."

Those people were driven by lust, and upon hearing about such a stunning beauty, they all became eager to approach her and started talking more.

"Then how can we obtain this fragrant slave?"

"As you all should know, the rules in our temple are different from those ordinary couplet-matching games outside. Here, we play hide-and-seek."

“Hide and seek is easy, much easier than playing couplets outside,” said a masked woman.

The leader gave a sinister smile: "This isn't your average hide-and-seek; it's a game of life and death!"

When they heard about the life-or-death game, they panicked.

When they came in, they hadn't heard anything about risking their lives; some people were already causing a ruckus.

"We had no idea we were risking our lives!"

"Don't know? The sign we gave you clearly states this on the back: this is the price for getting in for free?"

Only then did they check the signs they were carrying, and there really was something written on the back. It seems that traps are everywhere.

Chu Yu and Qi Zexuan exchanged a glance; indeed, this place was not simple.

"We need to get out now; we don't want to play a life-or-death game."

"Yes, we need to get out!"

"Everyone, listen to me first. Whoever survives those assassins will receive 100,000 gold coins, plus a Xiangnu (a type of female servant)."

Such a huge temptation! Sure enough, greed flashed in their eyes. One hundred thousand gold coins—what an amount!

Seeing that they had all quieted down, the leader paid special attention to Chu Yu and Qi Zexuan who were walking behind.

All those people in front of us were just using the basement as a cover; they were just going to die with us anyway.

We walked down to an underground platform, where the layout was similar to the outside.

Various lanterns were also hanging there, but what was different was that they were enveloped in a strange fragrance.

The slave girls had their feet locked and their hands tied up, but there were no other injuries on their bodies.

Even their faces were adorned with exceptionally exquisite makeup, and a wonderful fragrance wafted from them when they got close.

Some people couldn't contain themselves and were already reaching out to touch the sex slaves.

However, he was stopped by people in uniform around him.

"Gentlemen, the 100,000 gold coins and the beautiful Xiang Nu are all here. Now it's up to you to see what you can do."

“And standing opposite you are the assassins from our temple.”

"If you can evade their pursuit, or even kill them, then all of this is yours."

Those who can enter this temple to participate in the buying and selling of slaves must have some martial arts skills.

Some people even wore very confident smiles.

"Oh, right, I should add one more thing: you people participating in hide-and-seek can also kill each other."

"Because there are only a few prizes available, it's impossible that everyone will survive!"

This is truly treating murder as a game; Chu Yu has never heard of such a thing before.

Qi Zexuan frowned as he looked at the incense slaves, after all, there were people from their Xiaorong Kingdom among them.

Is this some kind of underground deal?