Men should be hostile towards her, and women should ignore her.

The ghost bride cannot harm men who are malicious or women who ignore her.

But the men here broke the rules.

They ignored Jiang Zhaodi from the very beginning, not even knowing who she was. She wasn't the third eldest daughter-in-law at all!

Jiang Zhaodi laughed.

Amidst the shrill laughter, the paper figures trembled in fear and instantly crumbled into a pile of scraps.

At that moment, looking at the well not far away, the ghost bride opened her mouth and let out a roar.

"roar!!!"

A heart-wrenching roar, filled with utter rage, echoed through the heavens.

The entire Lu residence heard this earth-shattering sound.

The situation reversed in an instant.

The vengeful demon has awakened!

"Truly, every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its debtor..."

For some reason, Xia Xiaoqin also felt a sense of pleasure.

Perhaps because of their shared experience of being thrown into the well, Xia Xiaoqin genuinely sympathized with Jiang Zhaodi and hoped that she could stage a dramatic rebellion.

So she couldn't help but shout it out.

"Jiang Zhaodi, go do what you want to do, you're free!!!"

The moment she finished speaking, the ghost bride Jiang Zhaodi revealed her sinister teeth to Xia Xiaoqin.

She opened her arms and roared at the well again.

Rumbling--

With a loud crash, the cable above the well snapped, and then the bricks above the well collapsed completely, filling the entire well.

Hearing such a loud noise from not far away, Xia Xiaoqin felt a chill run down her spine.

"Qin Bufei, let's go! If Jiang Zhaodi really fights with Lu Yang... no, with that ghost groom, we might get caught in the crossfire too."

Xia Xiaoqin quickly picked up the butterfly knife from the ground and ran her hand over Qin Bufei's hemp rope, trying her best to cut it.

"Qin Bufei, are you still alive? Can you hear me?"

As Xia Xiaoqin stroked the boy's forehead, her heart sank.

For some reason, the other person's body was burning hot, as if they had a fever.

So she worked hard to untie the other person's ropes, and Xia Xiaoqin let the other person hang on her body as she tried to walk forward.

"Sister, you're amazing... I knew I wouldn't die in this instance. My ending isn't here. I died because of you, ultimately dying in your arms... In the dream, our relationship became exceptionally close. It's strange, knowing the ending, why were we so close?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Bufei seemed to chuckle softly.

However, Xia Xiaoqin was in a hurry to get on her way and didn't have time to hear clearly what the boy was saying.

Because fresh blood was gushing down Qin Bufei's school uniform pants.

"Was this wound inflicted by that monster? Did that ghost groom slash you with a knife?"

In this emergency, Xia Xiaoqin disregarded the cold, took off her outer garment, and carefully bandaged Qin Bufei's injured area.

But after hearing his words, Qin Bufei gently shook his head.

"No...it was the player who hurt me. He looked terrifying, he had no face..."

Xia Xiaoqin was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.

In this instance, there is only one faceless man: Lu Yang.

"What happened? Why...did he attack you?"

Qin Bufei's voice was very soft and extremely weak, but he still pretended it wasn't a big deal and replied flippantly, "Who knows? Maybe they're just jealous of us?"

"That player didn't seem to have entered the main storyline of the dungeon at all, so he thought we were all dead and that he could take advantage of the situation to steal our clues, which is why he stabbed me in the back."

Xia Xiaoqin's heart sank, and she remained silent.

Supporting Qin Bufei, and guided by his voice, Xia Xiaoqin led the boy back to the small kitchen.

"Open the door! It's me, young mistress! Hurry up! Or I'll attract the ghost bride!"

Almost the instant the door opened, the chef grinned and stared at Qin Bufei.

After glancing at Qin Bufei's legs, the chef slowly spoke.

"Young Madam, you're not going to make me treat you again, are you? I'm a cook, not a doctor! No matter how much you threaten me, it won't work."

Xia Xiaoqin ignored him and went straight inside with Qin Bufei.

But Qin Bufei raised an eyebrow and said weakly, "It's alright, I have a doctor."

"I've uncovered a secret about Doctor Zhang in your household. Go and summon him to treat me."

For a moment, Xia Xiaoqin couldn't help but let out an "oh".

Unexpectedly, someone else did the same thing as her.

"Dr. Zhang... well, I guess I'm really unlucky to have run into you guys..."

The overweight chef, speechless, revealed a mouthful of yellow teeth, reached out and pulled Qin Bufei into the house.

But at that moment, the chef suddenly let out a scream.

He seemed terrified and slammed the door shut.

"Hey! What are you doing?!"

Standing outside the door, unable to see anything, Xia Xiaoqin was somewhat annoyed.

But just then, she suddenly heard a murmur.

"Thank you."

As soon as she finished speaking, an extremely cold hand gently grasped Xia Xiaoqin's hand and then placed something into her palm.

[Ding! Congratulations to player "Xia Xiaoqin" for obtaining the main quest clue "The Key to Escape"]

Main Quest: The Secret of the Lu Family Mansion

[Current Clue: 5/7]

[The "Key to Escape" Clue: "Here you go, this is the key to the main gate. I'll help you escape tonight."]

The fourth young mistress was sold into the family by her parents, almost immediately after the third wife died. The second young master of the Lu family felt sorry for her, perhaps because he and the third wife were high school classmates. So he was determined to rescue this new girl. But guess what? Did they succeed?

[Remaining mission time: 100 hours]

[Friendly Reminder: If the main quest fails, the player will die instantly. The next clue points to "Grandpa Lu's Bedroom"]

Holding the key in her hand, Xia Xiaoqin slowly raised her head.

There was nothing left in the air except for a faint, earthy smell after the rain.

It looks like it's going to rain.

"Ooh ooh ooh! Ooh ooh ooh!"

From inside the door came the urgent crowing of a rooster.

Upon hearing the voice, Xia Xiaoqin was overjoyed, and then the door opened.

Qin Bufei weakly covered his wound and looked at Xia Xiaoqin, gesturing for her to come in quickly.

"Sister, it seems you haven't caught anyone red-handed enough, that's why they've locked you out. Come in quickly..."

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