023 A World Beyond the Mundane

Mo Bai opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.

Huh? Where is this?

His ceiling at home was nowhere near this white.

Mo Bai habitually tried to sit up, but the moment he tensed his muscles, the icy touch on his wrists and the slight vibration of the bed conveyed a dangerous truth to him.

He was shackled.

"What the hell?!"

With one glance, he saw his hands cuffed to the headboard with high-end, sophisticated platinum handcuffs, while his feet were locked to the foot of the bed.

Mo Bai lay spread-eagled, unable to move, looking exactly like something out of a specialized, risqué roleplay.

This—this isn't right, is it?

Wasn't he just falling asleep in the middle of a fight with a superhuman thug? How did he end up here?

It's a dream. It must be a dream...

He must have opened his eyes the wrong way.

Mo Bai chuckled dryly and closed his eyes, intending to try again. Unfortunately, his hands and feet remained shackled; nothing had changed.

The only difference was that an unfamiliar woman had suddenly appeared by his bedside.

She had an astonishing length of straight black hair. Over a white knitted sweater, she wore a beige coat, and her skirt was so long it almost reached her ankles, though one could vaguely discern that she was wearing black silk stockings underneath.

Most eye-catching of all was the breathtaking, mountainous cleavage on display—a sight that made Mo Bai mentally shout, "Great Thunderclap Temple!"

"Yo, you're awake?"

The woman parted her red lips, revealing snowy white teeth. "Come on, let's start with a registration."

"Name?"

"Mo Bai."

"Age?"

"21."

"Occupation?"

"Security guard at a maid café."

"A maid café?" The woman raised an eyebrow. "Is that a legitimate business?"

"There aren't any 'otaku pleasure balls' or 'otaku pleasure fires' or anything like that inside, right?"

"No! Of course not! The maid ladies and I are all decent people!"

Mo Bai stared innocently at the woman's round, full "basketballs." "Big sister, may I ask which department you're in charge of? What crime did I commit that requires you to shackle me?"

"Don't be impatient, I'm just about to tell you. By the way, my name is Chu Aoqing."

Chu Aoqing licked her alluring red lips. "Flaunting forbidden powers so openly in Dongxia—you’re really asking for it, kid."

"A 'lawless maniac,' are we?"

Hearing this, Mo Bai became anxious. "Big sister, it was self-defense! That thing was terrifying; it turned into a pile of crap with a snap. You can't expect me to just stand there and be a 'manure-sea maniac maggot,' can you?!"

Chu Aoqing giggled. "If it wasn't you who laid that crap, why were you running?"

Mo Bai: "???"

This sounded strangely familiar.

"Of course, none of that matters now." Chu Aoqing’s sharp fingernails grazed Mo Bai’s abdomen through his clothes. "Do you know you've gotten yourself into big trouble, kid?"

With his limbs shackled and unable to resist, Mo Bai, who could only be toyed with by the older sister before him, swallowed hard. "I... I have no idea?"

Chu Aoqing’s expression turned serious. "You have attracted the full attention of the Red Moon."

"This is an unprecedented event in our circle. Your value and existence have risen to an unfathomable degree because you are now bound to the Red Moon."

Mo Bai blinked. "So, what will happen to me?"

"Heh."

Chu Aoqing laughed. "It's a pity to inform you only now, Mo Bai, but your body has been requisitioned by the Bureau of Jurisdiction."

"We will use it to complete our research and containment of the Red Moon."

"Hmm... we'll slice your brain for samples, use your skeleton for a model, transplant your hands and feet to others, serve your large intestine as sashimi, pickle your heart in formaldehyde, soak your 'little friend' in wine, and as for these kidneys..."

Chu Aoqing poked Mo Bai’s kidney with a sharp fingernail, flashing a malicious smile.

"Hehe."

Right in front of Mo Bai, Chu Aoqing pulled out a cold, gleaming scalpel.

Mo Bai: "!"

Oh, hell no! He’d been trafficked to Northern Myanmar!

He had just been beaten to a pulp by the Red Moon, and the moment he woke up, he was going to lose his kidneys and his manhood?

What kind of hellish start is this?!

Mo Bai shook his body frantically, wailing, "Don't! I'm still young, I can't die yet!"

"At least, at least let me get separated from Chu Nan before you do this!"

The entire bed vibrated as if they were doing something scandalous, thanks to Mo Bai's desperate, superhuman struggle.

Seeing that his wailing was futile and the edge of the scalpel was drawing ever closer, Mo Bai let out a final, tragic cry:

"At least give me anesthesia before you cut out my kidneys!!!"

Cutting out kidneys while awake—what kind of torture is this? Even Satan would have a tattoo of you on his back.

"THUD!!!"

The room door was kicked open, and Mo Mo rushed in, looking anxious. "Brother, are you okay... Tsk."

Seeing Mo Bai shackled to the bed and Chu Aoqing standing over him with a scalpel, Mo Mo understood everything.

She walked over to Chu Aoqing with a look of annoyance and snatched the blade away. "Please don't tease my brother, Director Chu."

"Oh my, oh my, your timing is truly impeccable."

Chu Aoqing looked at Mo Mo, then at Mo Bai, her smile becoming increasingly meaningful.

"However, I wasn't just playing around. I was warning your brother in advance about how dangerous the world of the Transcendent is, and..."

Chu Aoqing poked Mo Bai’s cheek. "How tempting he is right now."

"Sorry, little Mo's brother, I scared you, didn't I? I'll treat you to a meal later."

"No, no, it's fine..." Knowing that this "bad" older sister was on their side, Mo Bai relaxed. "Being scared is fine. I actually like it when big sisters like you scare me."

"Heh." Chu Aoqing took a few steps back, leaned in, and whispered into Mo Mo's ear: "Just now, your dear brother was blatantly staring at my chest."

"How perverted."

Mo Mo: "..."

She turned her head and glared at Mo Bai with a resentful look, shouting heavily, "Brother!"

"Is what she said true?"

Mo Bai: "!"

"No, absolutely not!" Mo Bai argued righteously. "I was just observing her inner self!"

"It just happened to be blocked, that's all!"

"I really didn't have any other intentions!"

Facing the excuses of her slightly brain-damaged brother, Mo Mo remained silent, only extending her pink fists.

"Hit you, hit you, hit you..."

Her small fists tapped Mo Bai’s face gently like a massage. Just kidding, how could Mo Mo bear to actually hurt her brother?

Still, she needed to vent her dissatisfaction.

Mo Mo looked down at her own "Class A" scenery and bit her delicate lip. Habits must be cultivated properly; her brother must never become one of those perverts who can't live without big breasts!

Chu Aoqing watched the siblings' interaction with a light chuckle, consciously backing away toward the door. "I have other matters to attend to; I leave your brother in your care."

"Also, remember to write the report."

The door closed softly, leaving only Mo Mo and Mo Bai in the room.

Since his hands and feet were still shackled and he couldn't resist, Mo Bai let his face take his sister's punches. "Sis, what do you mean by 'leave me in your care'?"

"You don't want my kidneys too, do you..."

"Of course not." Mo Mo said something terrifying with a deadpan expression: "Brother's kidneys have been mine from the very beginning."

Mo Mo gently stroked Mo Bai’s face. "Don't you agree, Brother?"

Mo Bai: "..."

Glancing at the [Yandere] trait that was still flickering and could upgrade at any moment, Mo Bai nodded with tears in his eyes: "Ah, yes, yes, yes."

Did he dare say no?

If he said no and Mo Mo started crying in front of him, what then?

His own sister, of course, had to be pampered to the extreme.

"Alright, I won't joke with you anymore, Brother."

Mo Mo pulled out a key from who knows where and unlocked Mo Bai. "Next, I will explain to you in detail."

"About the world beyond the daily routine."

Mo Mo sighed softly.

"A world that is incomparably cruel."