Using the key found in the study, they opened the mysterious little door.

Open the small door outwards to reveal a passageway extending downwards.

The passage stretched into the depths of darkness, obscuring what lay within.

He took a flashlight out of his backpack, shone it, and walked inside.

"ah!!!"

A piercing scream rang out, and a red figure swept past her.

Lin Xue, who was prepared, took a deep breath.

She had already covered her body with spiritual energy, and her strange, special abilities prevented her from being harmed in a short time.

"Luckily, I had the foresight, otherwise you would have succeeded in ambushing me again!"

Lin Xue patted her chest and continued walking forward.

The stairs seemed to have no end; I walked for more than 10 minutes without reaching the top.

At this moment, Lin Xue also sensed that something was wrong, and she wondered if she had fallen into a ghost wall.

So he took out the draft notebook he found in the study, tore off a piece of draft paper, and tore it into a small paper figure.

When the paper figure was placed on the ground, it seemed to come to life and began to walk forward step by step.

Lin Xue closed her eyes, connecting her mind with the paper figure, and the little paper figure quickly moved away from her by a meter.

Upon closer inspection, Lin Xue noticed something amiss.

It turned out that after the little paper figure moved away from her by one meter, the scene in front of her suddenly changed.

This is a dirty and messy basement.

The basement was filled with all sorts of odds and ends.

There were also some books scattered on the ground, as if someone had been lying there studying them before.

Lin Xue's mind was closely connected with the little paper figure, and she quickly broke free from the illusion and saw the situation below.

He picked up the pen from a book that had fallen to the ground, put it in his pocket, and then went to the wall.

A huge map hangs on the wall, showing the topography of the entire city surrounding the castle.

There was a red thumbtack stuck in the castle where they were.

A blue thumbtack was stuck into the location of the train station.

On the map, it can be seen that to get from the castle to the train station, one must first enter the city.

This is no easy task.

Once human contestants accidentally enter the eerie city, they will be subjected to a bizarre and relentless pursuit.

While there are rules and restrictions within the instance, it's extremely dangerous to leave the instance's area.

Lin Xue tore the map off the wall, rolled it up, and put it in her backpack.

After leaving the basement, Lin Xue locked the basement door again.

Then he lifted his leg and walked out of the garden.

But as she walked, she realized something was wrong. Why was there another set of footsteps beside her?

He raised the Golden Dragon Scissors above his head and then looked around.

But she didn't see anyone else besides her.

So Lin Xue turned around and continued walking forward. Just as she was about to step out of the garden gate, footsteps sounded again.

This time, Lin Xue heard it clearly; the footsteps were coming from right behind her, and at a very close distance.

"who?"

Holding a dagger and wielding golden dragon scissors, she turned around and roared.

Unfortunately, the space in front of them remained empty, without a single person in sight.

All that remained was a long shadow, perfectly illustrating her actions of holding a dagger and wielding the golden dragon scissors.

"shadow?"

Lin Xue looked at the shadow in front of her; there was nothing else besides the shadow.

Could it be that the guy is hiding in her shadow?

Thinking this, Lin Xue tried to cut the shadow on the ground with the Golden Dragon Scissors.

Unfortunately, her shadow on the ground didn't react at all, even after she scribbled at it several times.

"Isn't it a shadow?"

Lin Xue put away the Golden Dragon Scissors with a puzzled look, quickly left the garden gate, and locked the door behind her.

I ran all the way back to the window. The rope I used to come up was still there. I climbed up to the second floor using the rope.

I sat on the window ledge, looking at the scenery behind me.

In the distant garden, several figures were seen drifting back and forth.

Another figure was perched on the iron gate of the garden, its eyes fixed on Lin Xue.

"Was that footstep sound made by those things?"

"But I clearly didn't see them, so why are they appearing now?"

The doubt was fleeting; these aren't human, so what's there to be bothered about?

After watching for a while, Lin Xue looked away and prepared to go into the room.

But then she saw a figure sitting on a chair by the bed in her room.

Why did you come out?

Looking at the pale-skinned woman, Lin Xue immediately guessed her identity.

The other person's remains are still in the suitcase, but we don't know who this girl was.

If it weren't for her excessively pale skin, she would be a stunning beauty with her features and appearance.

Compared to the plain-looking maids in the castle, the countess's mother and the woman in front of her were both extremely beautiful.

He turned around and closed the window, ignoring the woman sitting in the chair.

Lin Xue went to the bathroom to wash up, changed into her pajamas, and then lay back down on the bed.

Now that we have the map and tickets, the only remaining question is how to get to the train station.

Lin Xue originally thought she wouldn't fall asleep so quickly, but she didn't expect to drift off to sleep so soon after lying down.

From beginning to end, the woman sat blankly in the chair, staring at Lin Xue's sleeping profile with empty eyes.

It didn't disappear from the room until it was fully light outside.

"Thump!"

"Knock knock!"

The familiar knocking sounded, and Lin Xue knew it was Xiao Ya calling her to get up again.

I was busy most of the night last night and went to bed a bit late, so I wanted to stay in bed this morning.

"Miss Xue, the Earl has finished breakfast and left!"

"Our superiors instructed us to ask you for your opinion after you wake up, whether you need to buy some daily necessities?"

"Also, please give us Mr. John's test report from yesterday. We'll use that to create a menu for you!"

Xiaoya kept muttering to herself at the door, which annoyed Lin Xue, who was still a little sleepy, so she irritably threw off the covers.

She went over and opened the door to let Xiaoya in, then began to wash up.

"Miss Xue, you don't look well. Did you not sleep well last night?"

"Could it be that Lord John forgot to prescribe your sleeping pills? Otherwise, how could you not be sleeping well?"

Xiaoya looked towards the bathroom, bombarding her with questions one after another.

"Miss Xue, I heard that a batch of fresh vegetables has been delivered from the food street. Would you be interested? If so, the cook can purchase them for you!"

Xiaoya seemed to have forgotten her animosity towards Lin Xue, and was now talking incessantly to Lin Xue.

Even though Lin Xue barely paid any attention to her from beginning to end, she continued talking to herself with great interest.