"Come here." Xu Xinās expression was gentle as he gestured to her.
Lou FeiāEr involuntarily walked towards him, but her expression was somewhat fearful: "That... I..."
"Perfect timing, I donāt know if Ma Hongwei has woken up or if his condition has recovered, could you go in and check for me?"
Xu Xinās words almost made Lou FeiāEr cry.
"Youāre... youāre joking, right?" Lou FeiāEr forced a smile, uglier than crying.
"Do I look like Iām joking?" Xu Xin smiled, but there was no humor in his eyes.
"Iām wrong! Iām wrong! Donāt make me go in!" Seeing Xu Xin had no intention of joking, Lou FeiāEr frantically shook her head, but she had already unconsciously stood in front of Xu Xin.
She hurriedly began to explain: "Just now, it was because the Red Mist made me very excited that I said something like that. I would never be like that usually! Please believe me!"
...The Red Mist can also affect the mind, making it excited?
Increasing power, making the mind excited... this Red Mist gives people the feeling of being like a drug taken during war, allowing mutant beings to exert 120% of their power.
This thing always feels a bit unsettling.
Forget it, letās solve the immediate problem first.
"After you go in, check how Ma Hongweiās condition is, whether heās awake, how his injuries have recovered, and try to see if you can talk to him in the handring." Xu Xin was already explaining things to Lou FeiāEr that needed to be done.
Right now, Ma Hongweiās explosive time hasnāt passed, we donāt know what situation heāll be in once he comes out, and if he goes berserk again it wonāt be good. So might as well have Lou FeiāEr take a look.
"I wonāt! I donāt want to!" Lou FeiāEr shook her head fiercely, but Xu Xinās left hand had already reached out towards her, about to pat her shoulder.
Her legs gave way, and she directly kneeled on the ground; at the thought of the scene inside the handring, she trembled all over: "Iām wrong, I truly know Iām wrong... Iāll do anything, just donāt lock me inside..."
She was like a claustrophobia patient about to be locked in a box, so scared she couldnāt stand.
Xu Xin didnāt expect her to be so afraid, his tone softened a bit: "Just let you go in and see Ma Hongwei, thereās another person in there, itās not that scary. Did you hear clearly what I just said?"
"...I heard... heard clearly... but..." Lou FeiāEr looked up, her eyes full of tears, looking pitiful, almost making him abandon the idea of punishing her.
But thinking about how good she was at pretending, he shook his head, and his left hand immediately patted Lou FeiāErās shoulder, instantly putting her into the handring.
Then he looked up again to observe the treehouse.
The treehouse before him was basically taking shape, but it still hadnāt fully grown.
Hasnāt it been growing for six or seven minutes now? If it were a low parasitic treehouse, it should have already fully grown.
After about ten minutes, the treehouse finally grew.
Xu Xin manipulated the roots of the treehouse and entered the second layer of the treehouse.
The four control panels were still in front of the windows in each direction. Xu Xin walked up to a control panel, swiped it, and the control panel lit up.
He showed a satisfied smile.
Finally, he could control this control panel; previously watching Qi Xuefei operate the panel, he had been envious for a long time, now he could finally control the crossbow shooting himself!
Since the crossbow hadnāt been installed on the treehouse yet, there werenāt any weapons on the control panel to operate.
Xu Xin didnāt plan to do the installation himself, after all, it was Ma Hongweiās parasitic treehouse, so he would let Ma Hongwei install some new weapons. This place wasnāt under the protection of the plantās heart, so let him install defenses on his own treehouse.
Xu Xin checked the time.
More than five minutes had passed since Lou FeiāEr was locked into the handring.
Five minutes was also a considerable punishment for Lou FeiāEr.
Xu Xin turned the handring, and in a flash of light, Lou FeiāEr appeared before him again.
She was currently hugging her knees, curled up on the floor of the treehouse, her eyes hollow, her face covered in tears, her reaction similar to how it was last time.
In the moment she reappeared, her body trembled and she slowly lifted her head to look at Xu Xin.
It seemed this punishment was quite severe, enough to make her well-behaved for a while.
"How is Ma Hongwei?" Xu Xin asked.
Lou FeiāEr slowly shook her head, not speaking.
"Did you forget what I told you before you went in? Do you want to go in again?"
"No! I did not forget!" Hearing Xu Xin say this, she immediately looked up and shouted twice.
These two shouts also restored much of her mental state, but she didnāt dare to act up in front of Xu Xin any more, obediently replied: "When I went in, it was still a void inside, I couldnāt see anything or hear any sounds. I couldnāt even see where Ma Hongwei was..."
This handring... is it that exaggerated?
Xu Xin shook his head, since thatās the case, letās directly release Ma Hongwei.
Xu Xin turned the handring, and in a flash of light, the still unconscious Ma Hongwei appeared on the floor.
Lou FeiāEr bit her lip, this guy was just looking for an excuse to lock her up! Clearly, he could just release Ma Hongwei like this, but he insisted she go in and check, keeping her locked for so long!
Wuu wuu wuu, itās so scary... Wenxi save me, I want to find Wenxi, I want to bring him a cuckold...
But, Xu Xin is so strange today, kind of intriguing. Being around him makes me feel relaxed and secure...
Whatās going on, could I have Stockholm syndrome...
Lou FeiāEr lowered her head, her expression changed spectacularly.
Such things naturally happened because of the random buff Xu Xin got today: [Affinity Enhancement].
The randomly generated [Affinity Enhancement] this morning might seem insignificant, but in reality, it has been subtly influencing the thoughts and behaviors of the people around him.
For example, Ma Hongwei, who might have been more cautious originally. Last time, even after finding out about Xu Xinās "identity," he was cautious and did not let him enter the treehouse. But this time, he directly assumed Xu Xin was an innocuous pretty boy, putting all his vigilance on Lou FeiāEr and directly allowed them into the treehouse after confirming Lou FeiāErās identity.
And Lou FeiāEr, her extremely casual behavior and words were also subtly influenced by Xu Xinās affinity enhancement. When someone faces a close person, their behavior naturally becomes very casual.
Affinity enhancement, truly terrifying!
Of course, Xu Xin doesnāt know this; he still feels that the affinity enhancement hasnāt been useful except for raising Li Wenxiās favor towards him a bit, which is frankly disappointing.