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

Chapter 26, December 6: The Secret Mansion and Miss Lily's Toy House

With a 'click,' Fei gripped the doorknob and turned it gently, glancing through the crack in the door at the dimly lit corridor.

A red carpet stretched along the entire corridor to its end, with huge vases lining both sides as decorations, and ancient oil paintings hanging on the walls. At first glance, there was no one there, but the silence was unsettling, as if something might jump out at any moment.

After confirming that there was no one or anything in the corridor, he flew out.

The toy house was on the west side of the first floor. When he was led out, he made a point of observing the surrounding scenery.

The stairs leading down from here should lead to the main hall, but at this moment, no one knows if there are maids patrolling the main hall. Perhaps that is the most dangerous place, but he has no idea if there are other stairs on the second floor that he can take down.

It's a difficult situation. Temporary safety doesn't guarantee permanent safety, but danger often represents opportunity. We have no choice but to take the risk.

The red carpet beneath her feet completely masked the sound of her footsteps. As she walked, Fei would occasionally glance back to make sure she could escape immediately if anyone else appeared.

The hall's staircase is a double-curved staircase, with a large portrait displayed at its intersection. The portrait depicts a noblewoman whose face is veiled by a lace fan, and at first glance, she appears extremely elegant and noble. However, upon closer inspection, one feels as if her eyes are fixed intently on them, an intense gaze that cannot be shaken off, unless one turns a corner and moves completely away.

Looking down the stairs, Fei found that he did not see any maids.

This is strange; it's not normal.

The rules clearly state that the maids will patrol 24 hours a day. It is completely wrong to say that he avoided the maids' patrol routes, since the route he took should be the easiest to be discovered.

If there are no maids on this road, could it have been cleaned up?

Let's go back to the toy house first, at least that's the safest place. Right now, he can't turn into a doll if we don't go back to the toy house.

"Ah—" A miserable scream echoed throughout the first floor, and Fei's pupils suddenly contracted.

It's Ruan Peng!
Without much thought, Fei ran quickly toward the direction of the screams.

the other side.

The three, searching for Fei after leaving the toy house, came face-to-face with the maids at a corner. Overwhelmed with fear, Ruan Peng screamed. This caused the other two maids nearby to run over as well, and for a moment the three faced a chase by the three maids, unable to escape no matter how they ran.

"Are you trying to attract everyone here?" Zhou Hao said through gritted teeth, his face dark.

"I'm sorry... I was scared..." Ruan Peng apologized while crying weakly, her face pale.

"Stop bullying Ruan Peng. Since things are already like this, let's think about how to get rid of these three!" He Huayuan turned around and glanced at the maids holding various cleaning tools, his face darkening.

Although the three maids chased after them like living people, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that they were pale and had dull eyes, like puppets being manipulated, without any vitality.

"Left!" Zhou Hao saw a slightly ajar door at the corner and quickly called out.

Having a door in the way can at least hold them off for a while, but they have to figure out a way to escape! The three of them ran inside and slammed the door shut. Zhou Hao pressed his body against the door and felt it shake violently as it was slammed against. The whole house echoed with the sound of the maid frantically banging on the door.

"Would you call this a narrow escape from death...?" Zhou Hao gasped for breath, his face pale.

"Hmm..." Ruan Peng buried herself in He Huayuan's chest, her body trembling slightly as if she were crying silently, showing that she had indeed been terrified just now.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here. I'll protect you," He Huayuan said, gently patting Ruan Peng's back.

"Hey you two scumbags, why don't you take advantage of Fei's absence and start sleeping together? You even touched my brother's woman!"

"Pengpeng wasn't with Fei! And who knows if he's even alive? He didn't even come back for a day. Pengpeng almost died while playing games with that Miss Lily! Did Fei even care about her?!"

"Damn it! Fei was taken away by Miss Lily this morning, how can he save her! And even if Fei wanted to save her, I would stop him. It's just a game of 'Red Light, Green Light, Green Light,' and she keeps making mistakes, playing the game like a pile of crap. I could play it better with my feet. And she still has the nerve to cry, while I've been dragged down like this and I haven't even cried." Zhou Hao got angrier and angrier. If he didn't want to find the captain, he would have parted ways with this group of idiots long ago.

Of their group, only Ruan Peng had met the captain before his disappearance, so she was the only one who knew his whereabouts. Similarly, Ruan Peng used this reason to negotiate with him and request his protection.

Even though Zhou Hao hated Ruan Peng, he couldn't joke about the captain's affairs. He could only tolerate this foolish woman and be dragged down by her time and time again.

Ruan Peng knew that if she revealed all of the captain's whereabouts, Zhou Hao would immediately turn around and leave. To prevent herself from being abandoned, she could only tell him little by little until they found the captain. She believed that, given the captain's affection for her, he would not abandon her.

A soldier's nature is to obey. They were all students at the Harman Military Academy, and as long as the captain kept him, Zhou Hao would accept it no matter how dissatisfied he was. However, before that, she had to ensure that someone would protect her, so she chose Fei and He Huayuan.

Although He Huayuan was just a side effect, she was initially attracted to Fei's outstanding good looks and abilities. However, since Fei was not around at the time, she had no choice but to settle for He Huayuan instead.

For Ruan Peng, weakness is merely a rope to control her admirers; she can use anything when necessary. Don't blame her; she just wants to survive. After all, martial arts are her natural weakness. If she couldn't use her appearance to get others to protect her, she wouldn't even survive the beginner's dungeon.

This world is so unkind to her; all she wants is to survive.

"Let's find a place to hide without being discovered. This door will probably be broken down soon. Then this little room will be our final resting place." After confirming that the door wouldn't be broken down immediately, Zhou Hao began to scan the room.

This appears to be a study, with various books piled on the desk, while a large section of the bookshelf behind the desk is empty, clearly placed on the desk.

Zhou Hao stepped forward, picked up a book at random, and flipped through a few pages, but was knocked to the ground by a force the next second.

With a dull thud, the book fell to the ground. Zhou Hao stared blankly at his empty hands, feeling the faint stinging pain from being slapped, and a bad premonition welled up inside him.

Could there be something here...?

Ruan Peng (pronounced peng, second tone) is not innocent; she's even a bit shady.

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