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

Chapter 32, December 12: The Secret Mansion and Miss Lily's Toy House

"Crash!" That's the crisp sound of glass shattering. Under the moonlight, the scattered glass shards sparkled, dazzling like crystals.

Amidst the light, a dark figure descended, leaping precisely and smoothly from a second-floor window to the ground.

She walked barefoot on the shards of glass, making a 'squeak, squeak' sound, and took several steps away from the glass shards before placing Miss Lily on the ground.

"It's so cold!" Miss Lily shivered. She couldn't feel the cold at all inside the house, but as soon as she went outside, she immediately felt the biting cold wind.

Wow, winter really can be really cold.

Miss Lily hunched her shoulders, hugging herself tightly. When she looked up, she saw Mu Yegui standing barefoot in the snow, wearing only a thin, strappy long dress. Her expression was as calm and serene as ever, the cold wind gently lifting the hem of her dress.

Feeling Miss Lily's intense gaze, Mu Yegui looked down at her, a hint of confusion in his expression. "What's wrong?"

Miss Lily: "..." No, aren't you really cold? Just looking at you makes me feel like I'm going to turn into ice. What's the difference between you dressed like this and not wearing any clothes at all?
After thinking it over, she finally decided to ask, "Aren't you really cold?"

"You splashed scalding hot tea on my face earlier, do you think I'm hot?" Mu Yegui asked expressionlessly.

A single, decisive strike, hitting the bullseye!

Miss Lily's health was depleted in an instant.

"I...I...it's all because that person was rude! I didn't mean to!" She turned away in a panic, stammering, and finally chose to shirk responsibility. Although it seemed that was indeed the case, Miss Lily still felt quite satisfied with that cup of tea being spilled.

"So you mean the teacup started it?" His silver eyes had somehow transformed into dark gold vertical pupils, staring intently at Miss Lily's back.

"Of course!"

"Alright, I'll splash some in your face too, and see if the teacup started it." Mu Yin's dark golden vertical pupils grew even deeper as he lowered his voice and spoke in his usual tone.

Upon hearing that slightly lowered voice, Miss Lily trembled, turned to look at Mu Yin, gave a dry laugh, and asked, "When did you...?"

"When you said you didn't do it on purpose," Mu Yin raised an eyebrow and said truthfully.

Miss Lily: "..."

Miss Lily pursed her lips and turned to go back. In that instant, she saw a head staring straight at her from the window. In that split second, Miss Lily no longer cared whether Mu Yin frightened her; she quickly ran behind him, pointed at the window with the head, and exclaimed, "I saw a head!"

A hand frantically pounded on the windowpane, but no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't break it.

Suddenly, as if it had seen something terrifying, the head disappeared with a look of horror on its face.

"I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight," Miss Lily said, hugging herself and shivering in the cold wind.

"I can sleep." Mu Yin said this, then walked towards the door without looking back.

"Wait for me!" Miss Lily jogged after him, following closely behind, as if afraid that she would encounter danger if she strayed even a step too far.

"Did you know this kind of thing would happen at night?" Mu Yin walked to the front door, raised her bare little foot, and gently kicked it forward.

All that could be heard was the heavy, mournful groan of the door. It was kicked open and smashed to pieces on the ground, leaving no trace of its body.

Miss Lily shuddered. Couldn't this person just open the door normally? Doesn't he care that it's not his own door?! If Mu Yegui were there, she would say, "Mu Yin does the same thing at home," and so Xu later replaced the door with a laser door. After all, he's Mu Yin. If he knew what a reasonable way to open a door was, he wouldn't be Mu Yin; violence is aesthetics.

A tall figure loomed in front of the stairs in the dimly lit hall, but his face was not clearly visible due to the surroundings.

However, Mu Yin knew that this person was Yifa. Only this person dared to stand here leisurely and wait in this situation, as if he knew from the beginning that they would walk in from outside.

"Are you cold, Miss?" Ifa slowly stepped forward and draped a cloak over Miss Lily, asking gently.

"If he's already hard, he's probably about done for," Mu Yin said quietly from the side, clearly in a mood to watch the show.

Miss Lily: "..."

"How pitiful," Ifa chuckled and sighed, "Miss, go back to your room and get some sleep."

"No! I want to go with her!" Miss Lily grabbed Mu Yin's leg and said without hesitation.

"Let go, or I'll throw you out if you touch me again!" Mu Yin said with a look of disgust, his lips twitching and teeth bared as he suppressed his anger.

"No." Her grip on his leg tightened even more; she was determined not to let go, no matter what. This person had just saved her; following him was the right thing to do. Who knew if anyone else could protect her!

She'd rather die than let go of him for her own life!
"Hurry up." Mu Yin frowned, seemingly considering whether his expressionless face would be angry after throwing this person out.

Miss Lily shook her head frantically, sticking out her tongue and making a face at him, "I won't! Hehehe!"

Mu Yin sighed, deciding to unleash his ultimate move.

He pried open Miss Lily's fingers one by one, then turned around and squatted in front of her, covering his face with his hands and saying, "Disobedient children will turn out like this!" As he spoke, he released his hands, revealing a terrifying face.

Miss Lily was so frightened by the 'ghost face' that she froze, turned pale, and burst into tears. This time, she was truly terrified.

Mu Yegui: "..."

She had just come out when she saw Miss Lily crying incessantly, hiccuping, and having snot running down her nose, so she couldn't help but take a step back and move away from Miss Lily.

So dirty.

So ugly.

Although Mu Yin was the one who made her cry, she had no desire to comfort her even though she was crying like that.

Despite being a sucker for good looks, Mu Yegui ultimately chose to push Miss Lily towards Ifa. Regardless of whether the maid's affair was related to him, at least he wouldn't expose himself for now.

So what exactly is Ifa's purpose?

Mu Yegui looked up at the huge portrait at the top of the stairs. The noblewoman was wearing a gorgeous long dress with ruffles and was slightly covering her face with a fan. Behind her was a very young-looking butler with a sapphire ring on the index finger of his left hand.

Sapphire ring?
I feel like I've seen this somewhere before...

Sorry for the wait, there will be another chapter shortly.

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