Long Chen was startled as he didn’t know these two people. He looked around but didn’t see anyone else. The two of them were definitely coming toward him.

“Ladies…”

Long Chen was about to speak when one of them stuck a small cotton ball to his scarf.

The cotton ball was pink, representing the heart. There were some small barbs that kept it attached to his scarf. If he tore it off, it would rip out some strands from his scarf.

“This…?”

Long Chen was lost. These two women looked like proper ladies, but they actually liked to mess around with people like this.

Before he could finish speaking, the other one also stuck a cotton ball to his scarf.

After finishing, the two women blushed and ran off, leaving behind only their tinkling laughter.

“Something seems off.”

Long Chen suddenly thought of his father’s laughter as he had walked out, as well as his mother’s somewhat odd actions. It seemed that he had been conned.

Continuing on his way, Long Chen suddenly saw a group of men wearing white robes and scholar bands on their heads. They carried white...