Sure enough, the next second, another wave of puppets rushed into the room. They were the housekeeper and the maids they had seen in the castle before.

The housekeeper named Rosta looked at them coldly. She was the only servant in the entire castle with a name, and also the puppet that looked most like a living person in the entire castle.

The housekeeper stood expressionlessly at the door of the secret room, followed by a large army of maid puppets with stiff expressions.

"Guests, this is not the place for you."

"Sorry, sorry, we took the wrong path. Let's leave now..." Tang Mianmian laughed dryly and made a joke, but at this moment, obviously no one could get his joke.

"Since you are here, you can stay." The housekeeper looked at them coldly. At her command, the army of puppets rushed towards them.

The puppet army came with great momentum, and together with the four vanguard soldiers from before, they surrounded everyone at once. Shen Yuan and others did not dare to damage the puppets, and the battle was very difficult. Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian, two weak fighters, tried their best not to hold them back.

Tang Mianmian was alright, after all, he was physically strong and powerful, but Xiao Tangqiu had a hard time dealing with him.

He was a weakling to begin with, and his physical strength was not very good, so he soon became out of breath.

He dodged left and right for a few seconds, and was suddenly tied up like a dumpling by a ball of hair and hung upside down in the air.

Xiao Tangqiu: "..."

Why is it him!

Why is it him again!

Xiao Tangqiu struggled and flapped his arms in the air for a few times, then looked up and saw that long-haired monster again—

The long-haired monster was lying on the ceiling in a strange posture. Although half of its puppet body was exposed, half of its hair was still left. It used all its hair and finally caught Xiao Tangqiu again.

It looked at Xiao Tangqiu with resentment, as if it wanted to tear Xiao Tangqiu into pieces. Xiao Tangqiu struggled hurriedly, but to no avail.

Duan Hongzhen raised his head and sighed, "Why were you caught again?"

Xiao Tangqiu: "...I want to know too!"

Duan Hongzhen raised his hand and shot a flying knife. He didn't dare to damage the puppet directly, so he deliberately shot it a little off target. However, when the flying knife brushed against the long-haired monster's body and pierced into the ceiling, the long-haired monster did not let go of its prey. It looked at Xiao Tangqiu resentfully, and suddenly dragged Xiao Tangqiu to the studio at the other end of the room.

"Qiuqiu!"

Amid Tang Mianmian's screams, the long-haired monster slammed hard into the mirror in the studio, and Xiao Tangqiu subconsciously closed his eyes.

However, the loud noise of glass breaking that he had imagined did not come, only a cold wind blew in his face.

When he opened his eyes again, he found that he had actually left the secret room!

Xiao Tangqiu's eyes widened in disbelief. With the extremely weak light, he finally saw the scene clearly.

Behind the mirror in that secret room, there is actually another secret passage!

This was a dark and damp secret passage, so long that it seemed to have no end. The long-haired monster was lying on the top of the secret passage, crawling forward quickly but in a strange posture. He was hung upside down in the air by the long-haired monster and dragged towards the front of the secret passage.

The long-haired monster is like a giant spider, catching prey with silk and then bringing it back to its lair.

Do spiders have nests?

Xiao Tangqiu didn't know, but he knew that the long-haired monster was taking him to its lair, which might be hell for him, and he might very likely die there.

He immediately struggled violently, using up almost all his strength. He knew that if he didn't find a way to escape, he would probably never have the chance to go back alive.

However, the long hair that looked similar to that of an ordinary human was as tough as steel wire. Xiao Tangqiu's violent struggle had no effect at all, but instead angered the long-haired monster.

The long-haired monster screamed angrily at Xiao Tangqiu, then dragged him against the wall of the secret passage and threw him hard. Xiao Tangqiu's head hit the wall, and his eyes immediately became dizzy and full of stars.

The long-haired monster was not satisfied yet and slammed its prey against the wall several times.

The poor prey finally lost consciousness.

When Xiao Tangqiu opened his eyes and woke up, he was shocked to find a huge snake in front of him. The snake was countless times larger than a human, and its huge head was like a mountain, which made people feel cold. It looked down at him condescendingly, and its vertical pupils, which were unique to snakes, looked at him coldly and ruthlessly, as if it was full of murderous intent towards its prey, and seemed to look down on everything.

The giant snake was still biting its own tail in its mouth. Its huge body stretched for thousands of miles and coiled like a mountain. Xiao Tangqiu stood in the space between its winding body, as small as a grain of sand in the desert, or a drop in the ocean.

Is this the World Serpent Ouroboros?

Xiao Tangqiu was filled with fear and terror, yet he couldn't help but be drawn to the giant snake's size and mystery. This giant snake, a symbol of immortality, was so mysterious, so powerful, and yet so full of deadly beauty...

However, the next moment, Xiao Tangqiu suddenly became dazed, and the figure of the giant snake gradually became blurred in front of his eyes.

He finally woke up from his dream.

When he opened his eyes again and woke up, he realized that everything was just a dream. He did not really see the world serpent, and he was still in the castle copy and had not left. For some reason, his heart was still empty and a little lost.

The surroundings seemed familiar. Xiao Tangqiu looked around and soon remembered where he was. The once colorful but now broken and dim glass windows, the dusty benches that had been unused for a long time, and the huge statue of Our Lady of Lilimarle in front... This was clearly the church in the town of Dimon.

He was actually brought to the church by that long-haired monster? However, they had previously found a secret passage in the church that led to the castle's underground chamber.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that something was wrong with his body. He looked down and immediately found that the clothes given to him by Shen Yuan had disappeared at some point, and instead, there was... a white gauze skirt!

Xiao Tangqiu was shocked. He didn't know who changed his clothes while he was unconscious, and it was a women's dress. Although the white gauze dress that dragged on the ground was very beautiful, it was obviously a wedding dress that the bride would wear at a wedding!

No, the point is why should a grown man be dressed in women's clothes!

He quickly climbed up from the cold floor of the church and reached out to tear off his wedding dress, but at this moment, a voice rang out.

"Those annoying guests ruined my plans. I can only choose a suitable woman from the marriage proposals in advance to be my wife. My dear, today is our wedding."

Lepnobet slowly walked out from behind the huge sculpture. Although he called "dear", his tone was very gloomy and cold. It didn't sound like he was talking to his future bride, but rather a stranger who made him extremely disgusted and impatient.