Chapter 25, The Great Changes in the Wang Family Mansion

The bloody hole that Wang Jingjing's father had poked in her eyeball had not yet healed, and blood kept dripping down. Her face was unnaturally pale and speckled with blood. Her black fingernails, sharp and cold, were about to fall on Zhong Bingxuan's neck.

Zhong Bingxuan suppressed her urge to run away, holding a handkerchief she had picked up and wiping away her tears, pretending to be the heartbroken second sister. She ignored Wang Qianqian's rampage and didn't even flinch.

“My dear daughter, don’t be too sad. Your second sister, if she were alive, wouldn’t want you to be heartbroken and hurt yourself by crying.”

Zhong Bingxuan successfully fooled Wang's father, whose tone became kind and gentle, almost giving people goosebumps. Especially when combined with the scene of this person's bizarre and berserk behavior just now, the contrast was so great that it was hard to look at directly.

Wang Jingjing was not so easily fooled. She remained standing in front of Zhong Bingxuan, her sharp black nails constantly tracing patterns on Zhong Bingxuan's neck, as if searching for the best place to strike.

"Really? I never noticed before that you cared so much about Shixuan. Now that Shixuan has just passed away, you've suddenly become so sentimental."

Zhong Bingxuan's heart skipped a beat, mistakenly thinking that her disguise had been seen through. She gripped the Nine Nether Ice Transparent Dart, a dagger hidden under the table, ready to fight her way out if anything went wrong.

Then Mr. Wang said impatiently, "Alright, all day long you suspect this person's motives and that person's ill intentions. Isn't it better to have a peaceful and happy family? Why do you have to make our home so unsettled?"

Zhong Bingxuan hadn't received any notification from the system about her character collapsing, and then Wang's father said something like that, so she immediately realized that the original owner might not be as useless as she had imagined.

In her usual confrontations with her stepmother, the original owner was able to gain the upper hand a few times. Wang's father's attitude towards the original owner was not as bad as imagined; at least he believed in her to some extent.

That's enough. If the player who played Wang Shixuan hadn't been so unlucky as to encounter a refined young lady and hadn't been so careless as to directly violate the death rules, she wouldn't have died so young and so tragically.

"My dear daughter, you did a great job. Next time there's something good, I'll definitely save an extra portion for you."

Wang Jingjing's expression, which had been quite pleased with Wang Qiuling's actions, turned extremely gloomy upon hearing her father's words, just as it had when he said he would share Zhong Bingxuan's spoils earlier.

Zhong Bingxuan felt bitter inside. She didn't want to eat those disgusting things, but she couldn't refuse them outright, lest she anger Wang's father and end up like the player who impersonated Wang Shixuan.

"Yes, Father, I have eaten and will be heading back now."

The stench of blood from Wang Shixuan's tragic death in the hall was too strong. Zhong Bingxuan worried that if she stayed any longer, she would vomit on the spot, which would violate the taboo against death.

Just as they finished eating and with the situation outside still unclear, Zhong Bingxuan said goodbye to Wang's father and left.

"Alright, Qiuling, take care. There are too many evil spirits to deal with in the manor tonight. For your own safety, my dear daughter, please don't wander around the manor, lest you be treated as an evil spirit along with them."

Just by listening to Mr. Wang's words of kindness, an uninformed person might think that Mr. Wang was an exceptionally good father. However, when you see him eating bloody human hearts and livers with excitement and madness in his eyes, no one would believe that Mr. Wang was a good person. Calling him a murderous maniac or a bloodthirsty evil creature would not be an exaggeration.

"Um."

Zhong Bingxuan responded softly and left the hall where the incident had just occurred. She then encountered Butler Li, who was waiting outside. Because he had come to question Zhong Bingxuan privately, he had not aroused suspicion from others and was still safe and sound.

Upon seeing Zhong Bingxuan emerge, he asked suspiciously, "Miss, do you know about trains?"

This is something every player would know, perfect for a code. Unfortunately, Zhong Bingxuan was unwilling to acknowledge other players, to avoid encountering a stupid veteran like Wang Shixuan and getting dragged down with them. Instead, she looked at Butler Li with a blank expression and was about to shout into the hall.

"Father, Steward Li..."

"Don't shout, don't shout, Miss, I'm fine. This is what those evil creatures said."

"Waaah~"

Zhong Bingxuan's face turned red as the housekeeper anxiously covered her mouth. She gestured for the housekeeper to put her hand down quickly, as she was having trouble breathing.

"Young Miss, if you promise me you won't yell like that, I'll let go of your hand."

Zhong Bingxuan nodded, indicating that she would not shout, and gestured for Butler Li to put his hand down.

As soon as Butler Li lowered his hand, Zhong Bingxuan's expression changed. She called for the others to come over and then ran away on the spot.

Do you really think she didn't notice the murderous intent in Butler Li's eyes and let the person who wanted to kill her go so easily? Do you think she, Zhong Bingxuan, is a coward who would stick her neck out and get beaten again after being bullied?

Regardless of the reason why Butler Li came to see her at this time, Zhong Bingxuan was unwilling to let him off easily.

As Zhong Bingxuan jogged back to her room, her eyes flashing with astonishment and horror. She realized that the situation around her had changed.

The once normal Wang residence has now become eerie and sinister. The lanterns hanging in the corridors for lighting have turned a deep crimson, and upon closer inspection, one can see many suffering human faces floating on them.

Just then, a servant ran past Zhong Bingxuan frantically. Seeing the red lanterns in the corridor, he screamed, "It's eerie!"

Behind her were the maids under Granny Wang's command, who had been arresting people. They looked normal at first, but the moment the servant screamed, their faces turned pale, sharp fangs appeared on their mouths, and black fingernails grew out on their hands. They rushed towards the servant who had screamed.

Zhong Bingxuan listened carefully and could still hear the maids chanting, "Evil spirit, evil spirit, it must be executed on the spot to comfort the spirits of our relatives and friends in heaven."

The madness in his eyes and the eerie smile on his lips made Zhong Bingxuan's hair stand on end. She worried that if she lingered in one place for too long, she would attract the attention of these strange creatures and be arrested as an outsider. She walked unhurriedly toward her boudoir.

If it weren't for the maidservants looking around and observing the surroundings, Zhong Bingxuan would have wanted to run away from this eerie environment just like before.

Passing by a small pond, which Zhong Bingxuan had used as a fence around the pond for the past three days, now turned into sharp knives, covered with countless eerie, menacing claws, ready to devour anyone who might harm them.

Zhong Bingxuan's heart skipped a beat. A warning from a dangerous prophecy echoed in her mind. She quickly retreated, dodging the attack of the sharp, shadowy knife, and tried to calm her inner fear.

Unable to sense the fear emanating from the living, the dagger-like figure retreated back onto the fence-like object above the pond.

Zhong Bingxuan was lucky enough to escape unscathed, but the players behind her were not so fortunate. They were chased by the ghost servants and fled in a panic. Before they knew it, they had run into the hunting range of the Sharp Knife Ghost Shadows. They saw that the fence, which looked like a dead object in the morning, had turned into a terrifying scalpel-like creature filled with ghostly shadows at night. They couldn't help but shudder and took several steps back.