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

Chapter 31, December 11: The Secret Mansion and Miss Lily's Toy House

"Ahhh—" The piercing scream seemed to echo throughout the entire secret mansion.

The moment Miss Lily looked up, she saw the maid raising a mop and smashing it down on her head.

It's over.

She might really be going to die.

No……

If this is the price of being a bad kid, she promises she'll never misbehave again!
She'll be a good girl and listen to me...

Someone, please save her...

She doesn't want to die yet!
Miss Lily's face was pale, and the image of the mop was reflected in her deep blue eyes. Her eyes were wide open, and she did not close them until the very end.

Mu Yegui casually took a step to the side, turned slightly, and led Miss Lily out of the attack range. The mop hit the carpet with a heavy thud.

“I…” Miss Lily looked at this comical scene, her face still pale, but her azure eyes were filled with the joy of surviving a disaster.

Was she rescued?
Tears streamed down her face instantly. Miss Lily hugged Mu Yegui's waist and sobbed uncontrollably, venting her fear and dread.

"Stop crying." Mu Yegui looked down at her, then pulled her behind him, standing in front of her as a protector.

"Hmm!" Miss Lily frantically wiped away her tears with her sleeve, while her other hand tightly gripped Mu Yegui's skirt, as if it were her only lifeline.

"I can't move if you keep this up." Mu Yegui glanced back at her and said emotionlessly, "Let go."

"No!" Miss Lily protested fiercely, then, realizing she was being too emotional, added in a low voice, "I'm scared..."

A hand gently rested on her head, which was covered by a nightcap, and Mu Yegui, without feeling a thing, pulled her skirt away from Miss Lily's tightly gripping hand.

"Close your eyes, turn around in place, and count to three." It was a very straightforward way of speaking, and the tone was as calm as ever, devoid of any emotion, but Miss Lily could detect a hidden hint of concern.

Miss Lily nodded vigorously at Mu Yegui and obediently turned her back to her.

"one."

Mu Yegui took a step forward and, for the first time, drew out the short sword that had been sheathed in this world.

Like a scabbard, this short sword curves slightly like a snake, with an odd arc that reveals a unique beauty. The silver blade has a golden groove and a black slit in the middle.

Suddenly, the gap opened slightly.

It was a cold, lifeless, dark golden vertical pupil, exactly the same as the eyes of its master, Ge Muyin, when he appeared. It was now staring intently at the maid writhing in agony before it.

"two."

Mu Yegui glanced at the short sword in his hand, then vanished in a flash, reappearing behind the maid, casually holding the short sword.

The maid's body twitched slightly, a silver light appeared on her neck, and her head fell off and rolled a few times on the ground.

It really was cotton wool.

Looking at the white cotton wool around his neck, Mu Yegui made his final conclusion.

"Three." Just as she finished counting to three, Miss Lily was led by the hand and forced to keep walking forward. "Is it over?" Miss Lily asked疑惑地, trying to turn her head to look back, but a hand blocked her eyes.

As Mu Yegui pulled Miss Lily forward, he said, "Children shouldn't look at these things; they're dirty and ugly."

“But…” Miss Lily wanted to say something, but was startled by Mu Yegui’s casual look and covered her mouth, only her eyes darting around.

Suddenly, Mu Yegui stopped.

"What's wrong?" Miss Lily looked up at Mu Yegui, then looked ahead and suddenly stopped talking. The color drained from her rosy face, and her expression was filled with fear and apprehension.

They didn't know when they had returned to the original place. Standing in front of them was the headless maid who had been knocked down by Mu Yegui earlier. Her body was scattered with ceramic shards, and her hideous head was floating next to her neck.

"Have you ever played with a marionette?" Mu Yegui asked, covering Miss Lily's mouth as she tried to scream.

Miss Lily stared wide-eyed and nodded vigorously.

"One principle: the head can move because it's controlled by wires." At this point, Mu Yegui added, "It's probably because you're usually hated so much that someone is trying to scare you and make you look bad."

"Ugh!" Miss Lily could only let out an angry "ugh" to express her anger and rebuttal, with her mouth covered.

However, after Mu Yegui's explanation, Miss Lily became bolder and was no longer afraid of the headless maid.

The cold, silver eyes glanced at the wire suspending the maid's head, but there was nothing behind the maid, meaning that only the head floating was fake, while the maid was real and could move on her own.

What she just said wasn't really meant to bluff Miss Lily, since she only mentioned that the head was controlled by wires, but didn't say that the servant's body was also controlled by them.

Miss Lily wanted to use a twisted concept to give herself some psychological comfort, and she had no objection to that.

This corridor is strange. She clearly went in the opposite direction but ended up back here, without seeing any doors in between. She came here by turning right after leaving her room, a distance of only about ten meters. Logically, this shouldn't have happened.

Could there be some kind of secret mechanism here?
Mu Yegui grabbed Miss Lily's hand and turned to run back, seemingly wanting to try again.

She ran while feeling her way along the wall. The scenery around her was no different from that during the day. But when she turned a corner, she suddenly paused for a moment. The shadow cast by her in the moonlight seemed a little strange.

If she remembered correctly, this should be the south-facing window. It was only a little past midnight, and the shadow should be very short if the moonlight was shining directly on it. However, the shadow of the vase here was very long. Judging from the direction of the shadow, this should be the west-facing window.

However, she kept running eastward.

"They're catching up." Miss Lily said nervously, gripping Mu Yegui's left hand tightly with both hands.

"Are you scared?" Mu Yegui didn't turn around, but squatted down to look Miss Lily in the eye.

Miss Lily was very nervous, but looking into Mu Yegui's clear, cold silver eyes, she gradually felt relaxed, though her fear had not disappeared.

"I'm scared," she nodded honestly.

Mu Yegui sighed softly as if helpless, picked her up expressionlessly, supported her bottom with one hand and pressed her head into his chest with the other, his attitude firm and giving Miss Lily no chance at all.

"Close your eyes, and don't open them no matter what you hear, or I'll leave you here to fend for yourself." Mu Yegui's emotionless voice came from above, giving people a strange sense of security, as if as long as she was there, she would definitely be alright.

'Knock knock knock' Mu Yegui reached out and gently knocked on the window, then raised his fair and smooth elbow and slammed it hard against the window.

(End of this chapter)