Bai Qianmo sensed that she had already come to stand in front of her.

"Xu Jin'en, it's you, Xu Jin'en!"

The intense pain in her eyes caused her to completely lose control of herself. Her head felt like it was covered by a thick cloth, making it difficult for her to breathe.

She forced herself to look at the woman in the mirror, who was still smiling at her, but blood was streaming from her eyes.

Bai Qianmo gradually realized that all of this was likely her own hallucination.

She reached up and wiped her eyes, a warm, wet liquid sticking to her fingers.

Looking down, I saw blood on my fingers.

Just then, the ghostly figure reappeared and approached her from behind.

Bai Qianmo's vision was gradually blurring, and she could no longer see anything around her clearly.

Suddenly I felt a sharp pain in the back of my neck, and a strong feeling of dizziness instantly overwhelmed me.

upstairs

Gu Jueye rushed over upon hearing the news.

Jiang Xiaoyu and his men were searching the room for the switch to activate the mechanism. They had been searching for more than half an hour, but they still hadn't found it.

"Brother-in-law, you've finally arrived!" Jiang Xiaoyu looked at Gu Jueye as if she had seen a savior.

"Ye Ge fell into this underground. She disappeared with that guy surnamed Feng. I searched this house thoroughly, but I still couldn't find the thing to activate the mechanism."

Gu Jueye remained silent, his deep gaze sweeping across the room before him.

This is a study, which looks to be only about 20 square meters in size.

Besides a row of bookshelves, there was only a sofa, a desk, and a chair.

A few world-famous paintings hang on the wall as decoration, but there is nothing else.

How did they disappear?

Jiang Xiaoyu pointed to the floor in front of her: "When I led my men in, Brother Ye was standing right here. The curtains in this room were all drawn, and it was originally very dark inside. But for some reason, a blinding light suddenly flashed through the room and shone straight at us. The light was so bright that I had to close my eyes to avoid it. Just then, I heard a cracking sound, and a moment later the light disappeared, but Brother Ye and that guy surnamed Feng also disappeared at the same time."

Gu Jueye squatted down and reached out to tap the ground.

The sound indicates that the space below is hollow, which means that Qianmo and that person are very likely down there.

But where will the switch be located?

"Have the people here asked them?"

"We captured two of Feng's trusted men, who were unaware that the study was equipped with a hidden mechanism. Only their owner knew the switch."

Gu Jueye walked around the room and finally stood on the three world-famous paintings.

I did indeed see a clue in the painting.

When I first entered, I noticed these three landscape paintings and thought they were fake.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that these three paintings were actually genuine.

Gu Jueye recognized all three paintings; they were created by famous contemporary painters.

Last year at an auction in O state, these three paintings were sold simultaneously for 30 million, 70 million and 100 million respectively.

News reports even publicized the package extensively for a period of time.

Unexpectedly, this person was the one who bought the famous painting.

“I just took this painting down and studied it carefully. There’s nothing wrong with it. There’s a white wall behind the painting, so we can’t put the switch here,” Jiang Xiaoyu said.

underground secret room

Bai Qianmo fell into a coma, with a woman's mocking laughter echoing in her ears.

"Fourth Miss? Fourth Miss, wake up! Waaah..." A series of cries came from afar, and Bai Qianmo gradually regained consciousness.

She opened her eyes and found herself no longer in that mirrored space, but in a garden full of flowers.

The garden here is exceptionally large, with vibrant flowers and lush greenery all around.

Then she found herself lying on the lawn.

"Fourth Miss, you're finally awake! You scared me to death!"

Bai Qianmo blinked her still slightly stinging eyes and looked behind her.

There was a young girl standing behind her.

The girl looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. She was wearing a floral shirt and beige trousers, and her long hair was braided.

The person's entire attire exudes a sense of the era.

"Are you talking to me?" Bai Qianmo asked tentatively.

How did I end up here?

Could it be, just like in the novel, that she... time-traveled?

The little maid's face was flushed from crying, and there were still some tear stains on her fair skin.

"Fourth Miss, are you angry with me? I didn't protect you properly, which caused you to trip over the stone and faint. It's all my fault. After your wound is treated, I will personally make you kneel as punishment."

Was she injured?

The thought had barely crossed her mind when, as if by some kind of attraction, a sharp pain shot through her forehead.

He reached out to touch it.

"Fourth Miss, please don't move around too much, or you'll leave a scar. I'll take you back to your room now, and then I'll have Dr. Xing come over and take a look at you."

Bai Qianmo's outstretched hand stopped in mid-air, and she finally listened to the maid and put her hand back.

After leaving the garden, Bai Qianmo followed the maid back to her room.

Looking at the completely unfamiliar surroundings, Bai Qianmo felt for a moment that everything before her was unreal.

"Fourth Miss, I know you're upset. You're engaged to Young Master Yiheng, but the Old Master wants Second Miss to marry him. It's understandable that you're angry; the Old Master is so biased." The maid continued her nagging.

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