I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 23, December 3: The Secret Mansion and Miss Lily's Toy House

Mu Yin was never a kind person, or rather, there lay countless bones behind him. Because Mu Yin had slaughtered creatures from nearly a thousand planets during his rampage, leaving nothing but desolation in his wake – this was no exaggeration.

You should be flattered if he's usually cheerful and willing to joke around with you; it means he's in a good mood and enjoys playing with you.

But if you anger him...

"You're courting death." His cold, dark gold vertical pupils were filled with killing intent as Mu Yin grabbed Miss Lily by the neck and lifted her up.

[Hey! Don't you dare lay a hand on this little girl! If you do that again, I'll punish you!] Phil cried out in terror.

Miss Lily gripped Mu Yin's wrists with both hands, kicking her legs wildly in an attempt to break free. The suffocating pain made her face turn pale and then purple, her vision blurred, and tears involuntarily slid down her cheeks, dripping onto the back of Mu Yin's hand.

Suddenly, the hand gripping her neck loosened, and she fell to the ground, clutching her neck and gasping for air, but her greed caused her to choke and she began to cough incessantly.

"I'm sorry, he has a bad temper. Did he scare you?" With her cool silver eyes fixed on the poor girl who was coughing and crying, Mu Yegui squatted down and reached out to comfort her.

Miss Lily shrank back in fear, her deep blue eyes filled with terror and dread.

Time passed, and as if sensing the quiet and peaceful person before her, she pursed her pink lips and timidly said, "I'm sorry." For the first time, the willful Miss Lily apologized for her actions.

They have the same face, yet they give people completely different feelings.

very scary……

“You might need help.” Ifa took a white handkerchief from her bosom and handed it to Mu Yegui, speaking gently with a smile.

Mu Yegui glanced at Yifa, took the handkerchief and wiped his face, and said in a serious tone, "A perfect smile is, in essence, the most fake."

Ifa paused slightly, a hint of interest appearing in her mysterious, deep amethyst-like eyes, as if she found Mu Yegui's statement extremely interesting.

“I have been commissioned to become your teacher and am responsible for training you to become the perfect master of the Secret Mansion. However, you have no right to be willful until I acknowledge that you have completed all the courses.” Mu Yegui slowly stood up, walked around Miss Lily to the back of the sofa, and bent down to pick up Mr. Bear, which had just been thrown on the ground.

Mr. Xiong had a broken arm with bits of white cotton showing. Mu Yegui gestured to the broken arm and Mr. Xiong, his expression serious and determined.

“Bear…” Miss Lily looked timidly at Mr. Bear in Mu Yegui’s hand, wanting to take it back but not daring to move an inch, completely lacking the arrogance she had shown when she was throwing a tantrum.

"Come here," Mu Yegui beckoned to Miss Lily and said calmly.

"I...I don't want to!" Seeing Mu Yegui's indifferent expression, Miss Lily suddenly became bolder, shouted at Mu Yegui, and then ran out.

Mu Yegui stared intently in the direction Miss Lily had run off in, her cool silver eyes deep and unfathomable. She murmured softly, "Disobedient children must be punished."

She stuffed the handkerchief and Mr. Bear into the young butler's hands, and was led back to her room by the maid.

noon.

Miss Lily sat at the long dining table, staring at the steak in front of her, but the person sitting opposite her was nowhere to be seen. She wondered where the butler who used to take care of her was. This current butler always gave her a terrifyingly profound feeling, even though he would give her dolls to play with. The young butler carried a tray and placed dessert in front of Miss Lily. His mysterious, deep amethyst eyes glanced at the black-haired doll next to the fruit, and he respectfully reminded her, "Miss, you can play with the doll after lunch."

"No, no, I like him the most! I want him to have dinner with me!" Miss Lily pouted, dissatisfied.

She reached out and hugged the black doll to her chest, watching the young butler warily, afraid that her treasure would be stolen.

Ifa said gently, “Miss also likes Mr. Bear very much, but Mr. Bear’s arm is broken. If Miss doesn’t want her favorite doll to become like Mr. Bear, please give it to me and I will put it back in the toy house.”

"Is that so..." Miss Lily hesitated, looking at the black-haired doll in her hand and then at the young butler, unsure of what to choose.

The black-haired doll in her arms—no, Fei—suddenly tensed up.

Never, ever hand him over to a young deacon!

Unfortunately, his prayers were to no avail. After thinking for a long time, Miss Lily finally agreed to Ifa's request, "Alright, then it's up to you. Make sure you put him back safely!"

"I understand." Ifa reached out to take Fei from Miss Lily's hand. The color drained from Fei's face in an instant. Ifa's perfect and elegant smile was as terrifying as a demon in his eyes, about to lead him to hell.

Suddenly, a soft, unfamiliar voice rang out, "A doll?"

The young butler paused slightly after taking the doll, then withdrew his hand. He walked slowly to the other side, gently pulled out a chair, and said to the person, "This is a gift I gave to Miss yesterday. Seeing that it's inconvenient for Miss to bring the doll to the dining table, I wanted to help Miss take the doll back to the toy room."

Sitting opposite Miss Lily was a girl in a black halter-neck dress. Calling her a girl was a subjective assessment based on her dress; her flat chest almost made one wonder if she was a cross-dresser. Her delicate features made it difficult to definitively determine her gender, but her cool, silver eyes were undeniably captivating.

"W-What are you doing! This is mine!" The lingering fear of Mu Yin still made Miss Lily tremble when she saw Mu Yegui, who had the same face as Mu Yin, and she pretended to be calm.

Mu Yegui stared at Miss Lily silently without speaking, his expression serious and without any disrespect. However, Miss Lily trembled with fear, her head lowered so low that she almost hid under the table.

"Can you read?" Mu Yegui asked.

Miss Lily: "..."

“It seems we don’t recognize each other.” Mu Yegui said knowingly. “After you finish eating, come with me to the library. If you like any dolls, take them with you. Don’t bother others to clean up your messes.” This was something Nalan Xu had always taught her, so she said the same thing to Miss Lily.

Mu Yin is capricious, while Mu Yegui is discerning and reasonable, but both of their personalities can be described as cold and ruthless.

Mu Yin was born high above, the king at the top of the food chain, and he despised all other life. Mu Yegui was devoid of emotion; all her actions so far were merely imitations. Naturally, she was incapable of empathizing with others; she simply chose the most reasonable answer based on reason.

No one can understand this feeling.

My Ye Gui finally took off her cloak.

Mu Yegui is genuinely gentle in her dealings with others, but she can also be incredibly cold-blooded when making choices. She doesn't understand matters of the heart, but she will choose the most rational answer based on reason. In other words, if she deems someone useful, she will save them; if not, she will stand by and watch.

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