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

Chapter 660, Section 2.5, Chapter 5: The House of Silk and the Dollhouse

He gently twirled the green, round gemstone between his slender fingers, raising it above his head and gazing at it intently.

Qiong glanced sideways at Mu Yegui, who remained silent and calm without any sign of panic. Her thin lips curled slightly, and her tone carried a hint of malice. "Although every player must accept my mission to enter the Puppet Museum, it's different for Yegui. I just didn't expect you to not be trapped inside. For a moment, I don't know whether to praise you for being worthy of Mu Yegui, or... be angry that they're all useless."

Mu Yegui blinked her clear, silver eyes calmly and said softly, "Then, it is indeed an 'eye' without a doubt."

“Yes, it is indeed an eye. So… let’s begin…” Joan chuckled softly, her meaning ambiguous.

Mu Yegui was slightly taken aback, then realized that she seemed to have overlooked a certain clue. After thinking for a few seconds, she asked, "Is this doll related to the dollhouse?"

Qiong raised her index finger, her tone tinged with approval, "You're right. The children in the dollhouse used to be blind, but now, as long as I put eyes in them, it's as if they have eyes. They'll attack any creature they see. This is a gift for Ye Gui."

His eyes remained fixed on Mu Yegui, treating her as prey, as possession… he longed to have her immediately, to wrap her in the most exquisite dress, and to turn her into his most perfect doll collection.

Mu Yegui's expression remained unchanged. She simply nodded to Qiong and said, "Thank you, you're too kind."

"You're welcome~" Joan replied happily, feeling incredibly pleased to be praised by her ideal collectible.

"Can we begin the next mission?" Mu Yegui waited for Qiong's next mission, wanting to analyze what Qiong's purpose was.

There's no easier time to act than when it's in your own territory, and this applies to Joan as well. It's not just a possibility, it's a certainty that he'll do something in this instance, perhaps even achieve his goals.

Although she had always known that Joan wanted to turn her into a doll for her collection, she felt that there was more to it than met the eye. Especially after seeing that picture in the circle's room, she was even more convinced that Joan was hiding some important clue.

"Isn't Ye Gui worried?" Qiong rested her cheek on one hand, tilted her head and looked at Mu Ye Gui. Her tone suddenly became incredibly gentle, so gentle that it made people feel uneasy.

Mu Yegui glanced at Qiong's movements and frowned slightly. Then she shook her head and said softly, "No need. Your spiders were useless to me back then, and they're useless now. At most, they're just a little noisy; they're not even an obstacle."

“I’m not talking about Spider when I say ‘child.’” Joan’s tone turned dangerous in an instant, her eyes filled with cold killing intent and hesitation, as if she was considering whether her decision was right.

Mu Yegui clapped her hands in sudden realization, her delicate and beautiful face remaining expressionless as always, her tone calm and even, "So that's how it is. The spider was just a preconceived misconception; the focus is still on the puppet..."

Qiong pouted and said softly, as if she were being coquettish, "Ye Gui is so smart, I suddenly don't want to talk to him anymore."

"Go on, I can pretend I can't guess." Mu Yegui pursed her pink lips and nodded at Qiong with a serious and earnest expression.

Qiong: "..." He finally believed why Lanlos said Mu Yegui had zero emotional intelligence; she was simply too lazy to even put on the most basic performance.

Joan was lost in thought for a few seconds, but quickly recovered.

He straightened his expression and said again, "My lovely children haven't eaten for a long time, and recently we've had some brothers and sisters, who seem to be in a bad mood."

Mu Yegui frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something serious. Just as Qiong felt that his expression was a little strange, Mu Yegui said to him with a serious face, "Since you have a bad temper, I suggest you give him a beating. As long as you beat him into submission, there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome."

Qiong: "..." Because it made a lot of sense, she suddenly didn't know what to say in rebuttal.

Wait, is that what he meant?!

"Also, I was really concerned about this earlier." Mu Yegui looked at Qiong with a troubled expression, and couldn't help but point to the hand that was supporting his cheek, and asked, "You have so much white powder on your face, won't it smudge if you hold it with your hand? Don't you need to touch up your makeup?"

Joan immediately released his grip, sat up straight, her face contorted with anger, and said coldly, "Don't say anything."

Even Qiong, who has a ten-meter-thick fan filter, couldn't help but want Mu Yegui to shut up, which shows that Mu Yegui really has the potential to drive people crazy, even if the person in front of her is not a normal person at all.

When Mu Yegui noticed that the white hair on his face seemed to have not been wiped away at all, she paused for a second, then put her finger to her lips and made a zipping motion. Her expression was so serious that it was impossible not to laugh; she was just too adorable.

“Although we’ve found one of the eyes, it still needs to be sewn back on with special thread. There’s a kind of crimson spider that looks like a red rose; its silk is especially tough. Could you bring it back for me?” Joan’s tone was full of malice, and her terrifying face, covered in white powder, wore a maniacal, twisted smile.

Mu Yegui blinked and remained silent.

Qiong wasn't disappointed that Mu Yegui didn't react; she simply reminded him, "You can speak now."

"You've described it in such detail, so it's definitely not a common spider. There might only be one in the entire dollhouse. Are you prepared to tell me which areas it frequents?" Mu Yegui pointed out Qiong's deliberate concealment.

Qiong pouted as if deflated, and muttered softly, "The map will divide it out for you. As expected, it can't fool Ye Gui at all."

"Besides that, can you tell me its size?" Mu Yegui glanced at Qiong and held up two fingers to make a gesture about the size of a fingernail. "It can't be this small, can it?"

Qiong: "..." I'm so annoyed, how can you guess everything?

Without even looking at Qiong's expression, Mu Yegui knew what was going on, and it was pretty much what she had guessed.

After all, if Joan wants to trick someone, she has to set a trap, and the spider is a suggestion that it's actually quite easy. So much so that in the end, people will ignore it even if they pass by, because the actual situation is completely different from what they expect.

Players might assume, based on Joan's words, that it's a species of spider with a very large population and a very large size.

However, the reality is that there is only one of these spiders, which only lives in a specific area, and it is only the size of a fingernail. People with poor eyesight cannot see it at all.

It's clearly written very seriously about the game between the two sides, but looking at it closely, I can't help but laugh.

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