Chapter 422 - 346: Then What Am I? (Part 2)
A Gothic-style door appeared not far from the recreation area. The head nurse led Wen Ying over and stood outside. "Director, she’s here."
"Come in."
The voice sounded ancient. The door opened automatically, and the head nurse stood to the side, waiting for Wen Ying.
Wen Ying didn’t stand on ceremony and entered the room.
The room was large, about a hundred square meters, and decorated in a somewhat retro style.
There were also some ancient Flower Country decorative patterns.
"It seems the Director is an enthusiast of Flower Country culture?" Wen Ying asked in surprise.
The head nurse said nothing, standing ramrod straight to the side.
"In that case, wouldn’t you say we’re quite fated to meet?" A chair made of golden-thread nanmu wood swiveled around, revealing a man who looked to be in his thirties.
It didn’t match his voice at all.
’His voice sounded like that of a white-bearded old man, but he looked like a handsome middle-aged guy.’
’The disconnect was jarring.’
"Director, you can’t be that young, can you?" The man had blonde hair and blue eyes, and his features were so defined they looked sculpted.
’If he were on TV, he’d definitely be considered a super-handsome celebrity.’
But the voice that came out of his mouth was truly ancient.
"Insolent!" the head nurse shouted in displeasure.
A smile played on the lips of the handsome, blonde-haired, blue-eyed man. "It’s fine. Since you’re here, what’s the harm in knowing? I am indeed not young. Not like you, little missy, just in your early twenties. Such fresh blood."
"It’s mainly because you look so young, but your voice is so old. It’s a little unsettling. How about you put on an old man’s face instead?"
Wen Ying asked tentatively.
"Heh heh, don’t you Huaguo people like handsome men?"
"So you prepared this just for me? Then what does the Director’s usual appearance look like? May I see?"
The blonde-haired, blue-eyed Director’s smile grew deeper. "Do you really want to see?"
"Of course. They say curiosity killed the cat, but I’m willing to pay the price for my curiosity."
"Even if it means you can never leave here after you’ve seen it?"
"The Director certainly knows how to live well. What’s the harm in staying a few more years in a place this comfortable?" Wen Ying answered nonchalantly.
"HAHAHA! Human, you are the most special human I have ever met." The Director roared with laughter.
"And you’re the most special director of a mental hospital I’ve ever met," Wen Ying shot back.
"Special in what way?" The Director seemed to care about Wen Ying’s opinion, or perhaps he was just toying with her.
"It’s rare for the director of a mental hospital to be so handsome. Oh, that’s right, the Director still hasn’t shown me his true face."
"Alright. Since a beautiful lady wishes to see, I am naturally willing to oblige."
The moment the Director’s words fell, Wen Ying felt the air around her solidify. An immense pressure made her chest feel tight.
But when she circulated the Spiritual Power in her body, the feeling quickly vanished.
However, the surrounding environment seemed to have become shrouded.
The retro-style decorations disappeared, and Wen Ying found herself in a massive cloud of black fog.
The fog was constantly expanding, as if it were devouring territory. Whatever it swallowed became its domain.
Gradually, Wen Ying felt that the space of this place was even larger than the entire floor.
"Director, this Skill of yours is...?"
"How is it? Do you still like it?"
The humanoid figure shrouded in shadow tossed aside its cloak and hat.
The person who appeared before Wen Ying was about 1.8 meters tall. One could faintly make out some of the Director’s features on his face.
But on the whole, he was a monster.
His body was covered in countless tentacles. They coiled and writhed around his body, and each tentacle seemed to have tiny facial features growing on it.
The sight was enough to make one’s skin crawl.
Anyone with a fear of dense patterns would most likely faint on the spot upon seeing this.
"Director, are you a man or a monster?" Wen Ying couldn’t help but ask.
’Of course, she had planned to ask from the beginning.’
"Whatever you’d like me to be, I am." Even the tone of his voice changed due to his true form. It carried a hoarseness and tremor, as if he were being electrocuted, making it very uncomfortable to hear.
"Where’s the head nurse?"
"This is my domain. Only those I wish to enter may do so. What’s the matter, human, you don’t like it?"
"Isn’t the head nurse your lover? You’re even keeping her out of something like this?"
"Lover? She’s merely a plaything."
"So the cockroach monster isn’t the Director’s child."
"Of course. Human, I know what you’re thinking. I’d advise you to be a bit more obedient. Did you really think that just because you know our relationship, you could leave this place unscathed?"