According to this system report, the good news for the trio was that their previous speculation about the Mold Spirit Energy Pursuit System slowly counteracting the suppression of mysterious forces and gradually recovering from malfunction was quite accurate. Indeed, their system was indeed in the process of recovery and could finally provide Mold Spirit Energy detection reports again. However, the bad news was that according to this report, the Mold Spirit Energy level in the vast space imprisoning Han Yun and his companions had reached a level of six stars. Similarly, the Mold Spirit Energy levels of the creatures imprisoned in the iron cages had also reached three stars.
However, upon seeing the delayed detection of Daddy Cat's Mold Spirit Energy level in the system, the three couldn't help but simultaneously utter a questioning sound of "huh." Because according to the Mold Spirit Energy detection report, Daddy Cat's Mold Spirit Energy level was unexpectedly only one star.
"Why is the Mold Spirit Energy level of this Daddy Cat so low when it's also 'contained' here?" Dream Jia asked in confusion.
Master Gu shook his head, saying, "I'm not sure. It seems that this Daddy Cat must be hiding a lot of secrets. If we can establish a good relationship with it, maybe we can extract more valuable information from it."
"Ah! Although this Daddy Cat's expression seems very enthusiastic, it's clear that it still remains cautious of us. Otherwise, it wouldn't have immediately changed the topic and taken the opportunity to leave after Dream Jia raised that question," Han Yun said.
"Could it be that Daddy Cat's ability to lift its prop fee is related to its low Mold Spirit Energy level?" Dream Jia speculated, recalling the question she had just raised.
"Yes, that's a possibility. Of course, the special qualities Daddy Cat possesses may also be due to its role as the steward here and the privileges it enjoys," Master Gu answered cautiously.
Then, Master Gu continued, "Regardless, we will meet Daddy Cat again the day after tomorrow. Since it enjoys chatting, we'll have another good chat with it then. But before that, we should focus on tomorrow's performance. After all, we have to cross that hurdle tomorrow before we have a chance to see Daddy Cat again."
Han Yun and Dream Jia nodded in agreement. At the same time, the three of them once again thought about the various "accidents" they might encounter during tomorrow's performance and the painful experience of being burned alive by the flames after encountering accidents. This made them shiver with fear and intensified their focus when discussing strategies for tomorrow's performance.
Han Yun and his companions continued to study the content of tomorrow's performance, precautions, and possible flaws that could help them complete the performance. However, due to the strong interference, their physical conditions were no different from those of ordinary creatures from the lower realm. This meant that after discussing the performance precautions for most of the day, they gradually became exhausted from excessive thinking. Eventually, driven by someone's snoring, they all stopped communicating and entered into a sweet sleep.
In his dream, Han Yun dreamed of a warm and peaceful beach, where Dream Jia, disguised as a white rabbit, was inviting him, disguised as a pink pony, to jump into the sea and play with her. Master Gu, disguised as an old yellow cow, was hugging a sexy bikini-clad woman with one arm while holding a string of huge grilled meat in the other hand, chatting intimately with the bikini-clad woman while eating.
Han Yun eagerly ran to Dream Jia, holding her hand as they ran towards the sea. Soon, they both dove into the water, swimming among the corals and fish, creating a beautiful and affectionate scene. Just as Han Yun and Dream Jia were about to embrace and kiss underwater, all the sunlight piercing through the sea suddenly disappeared, and the sea instantly turned pitch black and icy. With Dream Jia's terrified scream, Han Yun felt a force tightening around his neck, making it difficult to breathe. At the same time, his body felt as if it were filled with lead, rapidly sinking into the abyss of the sea.
"Squeak! Squeak!" Accompanied by two piercing neighs, Han Yun suddenly woke up from his dream. Han Yun sat up in a panic, gasping for breath, and as his vision gradually recovered, he found himself once again locked inside the iron cage in the tent.
The two loud screams Han Yun just let out were extremely ear-piercing, waking up Master Gu and Dream Jia, who were locked in the other two cages. After they regained consciousness, the three quickly walked to the edge of the iron cage, quickly surveying the surrounding environment, and soon discovered that they were once again imprisoned in the tent, the same tent as before. Because the mark left by Master Gu on the land outside the iron cage where he was detained before was still faintly visible.
"Ah! Back here again!" Seeing this familiar tent, Han Yun anxiously grabbed his hair and sighed. The scenes of the previous day's burning death once again flashed before his eyes.
"Now that things have come to this, let's not think about other things anymore. We should quickly prepare and figure out how to get through today's performance! Everyone must be careful. Who knows what kind of accidents will occur during today's performance?" Master Gu tried to restrain his nervousness and said to Han Yun and Dream Jia in as calm a tone as possible.
After adjusting his mindset with deep breaths, Han Yun checked his Mold Spirit Energy Pursuit System again. Unfortunately, everything remained the same, with most of the functions in the system still malfunctioning.
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As Han Yun and his companions were preparing, the annoying clowns entered the tent again, swinging their whips. Then, after the lead clown pointed at Han Yun and his companions and made some grunting sounds, the other clowns immediately shackled the trio with chains that appeared out of thin air and escorted them out of the tent.
"Remember, stay calm. Everyone needs to pay close attention to the surroundings of the fire rings," Dao Lao reminded them before leaving the tent. But he stopped himself from finishing his sentence when he saw the familiar stage outside the tent, the cheering audience, and the group of clowns dancing wildly on the stage. However, the seven fire rings in the center of the stage had disappeared, replaced by three cylindrical objects covered with red cloth, each about five or six meters high.
"Oh no! Are they changing the performance?" This was the trio's first reaction upon seeing the stage set, and soon their speculation was confirmed.
Because after the three large red cloths were lifted, Han Yun and his companions saw three large glass jars appear in the middle of the stage. At the slightly upper position inside each glass jar, there was a platform. And as the red cloths covering the glass jars were removed, another platform appeared above the glass jars out of thin air. Moreover, after the appearance of the soft ladder, flames ignited around the stage, and three well-built male clowns, dressed in sexy costumes, agilely climbed onto the platforms inside the glass jars. Accompanied by the music of the circus march, they began to twist their graceful bodies, warming up the stage. Under the lead of these three clowns, the audience began to whistle, signaling them to intensify their dance, and some even followed the clowns' lead by taking off their shirts and dancing along with the music.
Seeing this scene, Han Yun and Dao Lao couldn't help but feel nauseous, expressing their disbelief that such a philosophical scene could be designed by the Countess. This was way too hardcore!
But what surprised Han Yun and Dao Lao even more was that what made them feel more nauseous was that as soon as the muscular clowns began to dance gracefully, they were immediately dragged and dragged into the platforms inside the jars by the clowns. And as soon as they stood on the platforms inside the glass jars, the three muscular clowns exaggeratedly twisted their waists and hips, skillfully dancing around them intimately. Han Yun and Dao Lao were so disgusted that they almost vomited several times.
However, unlike Han Yun and Dao Lao, who were repelled by the extreme temptation from the same sex, Dream Jia was excited at this moment. She couldn't help but praise the eight strong abdominal muscles of the clown next to her. Dream Jia even couldn't help but excitedly sway her body along with the clowns, surprising Han Yun and Dao Lao, who were nearby, and expressing that they had never expected Dream Jia to have such a peculiar taste.
While the clowns continued their chaotic dance under the cheerful music and rhythmic applause of the audience, Han Yun and his companions began to feel something was wrong. They could clearly feel that something seemed to be appearing on their bodies and was rapidly wriggling.
When Han Yun and his companions felt something was wrong, they immediately bent down to check their bodies. Then, they saw many thin ropes growing out of their prop costumes. These ropes, like vines, quickly spread over their bodies and gradually bound them tightly.
Seeing the ropes crawling all over their bodies, Han Yun and his companions panicked and tried to pull the ropes off. But these ropes were cleverly tied first from their limbs, and soon tightened around their limbs, making it impossible for them to break free from the beginning. Therefore, unable to move, Han Yun and his companions could only watch helplessly as the ropes tied them up in various styles, binding them securely to the platform.
After the ropes autonomously bound Han Yun and his companions, the clowns finally ended their chaotic dance performance. The clowns first inspected the ropes tied to Han Yun and his companions with satisfaction, then enthusiastically introduced the content of their performance. According to the gestures made by the clowns, Han Yun and his companions quickly understood that the three glass jars would rise into the air once the performance began. Then, the glass jars would slowly descend to the ground. And what Han Yun and his companions had to do at this time was to quickly untie the ropes on their bodies and climb along the soft ladder onto the platform suspended in mid-air before the glass jars, all three of them, had reached the ground. As long as all three of them climbed onto the platform in mid-air, their performance would be considered successful.
Of course, the subsequent actions of the clowns clearly indicated to Han Yun and his companions that this performance was by no means easy and had strict time limits. Especially after the clowns enthusiastically introduced the main content of the performance, a spotlight was specifically shone on a clown on the left side of the glass jar, so that the audience could notice that this clown was the staff responsible for controlling the ascent and descent of the glass jars during the performance.
Seeing that all the attention of the audience was focused on him, this clown excitedly pinched his nose and throat, pretending to be in pain, indicating to Han Yun and his companions that if they failed to escape from the glass jars before they landed, they would suffer a painful death from suffocation. However, because his exaggerated body language was too funny, the audience not only did not feel the danger of this performance, but also laughed out loud. Only Han Yun felt a tightness in his heart after seeing the clown's gesture, because he immediately thought of the terrifying experience he had just had in his dream, and thus confirmed that this performance was definitely full of danger and hidden threats everywhere.
Amidst the joyful atmosphere, the clowns pretended to seriously prepare for the performance of Han Yun and his companions. Then, under the leadership of the lead clown, the audience enthusiastically applauded rhythmically. At the same time, the three glass jars containing Han Yun and his companions began to rise slowly, and after reaching a height of about thirty meters above the ground, they floated and stopped in the air. Then, after the lead clown loudly cracked the whip, the terrifying circus march sounded again, and under the exaggerated efforts of the clown, the glass jars began to slowly descend towards the ground.
"Phew! Looks like we're in luck this time. This act is about escaping from the glass jars after untying the ropes! For us, officials who often use ropes to bind prisoners, it's as easy as pie," Dream Jia said confidently once the performance began, shedding the pretense of being scared.
"Maybe! But based on our experience the other day, we mustn't let our guard down," Dao Lao agreed with Dream Jia's statement but remained cautious in his reminder.
Meanwhile, Han Yun looked through the transparent bottom of the jar at the stage below and asked, "Uh, guys, take a look down there. How come there's suddenly a big pool on the stage? And what are those clowns pouring into the pool?"