(You were driven crazy in the last dungeon, so here's a heartwarming one this time. Super sweet!)
Su Luo carefully examined the old woman who opened the door. Judging from her appearance, it seemed that she was holding a funeral. But if it was a funeral, why were the lanterns at the door red and white? It couldn't be a red and white dragon.
"I'm sorry to bother you, but it's getting late and I'm all alone. I'd like to ask if I can stay here for the night."
Upon hearing this, the old woman raised her hand and held the lantern to Su Luo's face. She then circled around Su Luo to make sure she was alone. With a sigh, she opened the door a little and stepped aside to let Su Luo in.
"Today is my young lady's big day. We don't usually receive outsiders, but seeing that you are a young lady alone outside, I'm afraid you might be in danger."
"The world is in turmoil these days, and all the side rooms are occupied by guests. There is only one vacant room in the west wing for servants and maids. Please make do with this for now?"
After listening to the old woman's words, Su Luo was slightly puzzled. Looking at the architecture of this place, it seemed out of place with modern times, as if separated by thousands of years.
"It's okay, any empty bed is fine, I'm not picky."
"Then I will take you to your place first. But tonight is an auspicious time, so please stay in the side room and don't go out, lest you spoil our young lady's auspicious occasion."
"That's natural."
Su Luo nodded, thinking to herself that she didn't want to get married anyway, so it was none of her business how her young lady got married.
The moment Su Luo entered the vermilion gate, a system notification sounded in his mind.
'Ding! Host detected entering a four-star eerie instance: Min Family Compound. Complete the instance within 72 hours to receive a special reward.'
'Ding! Host has entered a four-star eerie dungeon for the first time, gaining 400 points.'
'Ding! This strange dungeon may have a hidden boss. Triggering it will grant you extra rewards.'
'Ding, notification: Host, this instance has a perfect sweetness level, suitable for entertainment and relaxation.'
Su Luo: ...
A four-star bizarre dungeon is just considered entertainment and leisure in their mouths?
Okay, okay, she wanted to see what kind of leisure it was, and how it was so sweet. This was the first time the system had given her such a prompt.
Following the old woman, we walked towards the side room. Along the way, there were lanterns and decorations, a scene of joyous marriage. However, every lantern was half red and half white, the candles were also half red and half white, and even the double happiness characters pasted on the windows were half red and half white. It didn't look like a proper wedding.
Surely it can't be a ghost marriage?
Su Luo secretly wondered, but seeing this wealthy and powerful family, there was no reason for them to rush their daughter into a ghost marriage with someone else; it didn't make sense.
Let's wait and see.
“Miss, although our Min family is not related to the royal family, we are still a famous noble family in the capital. It’s a pity that the old lady passed away early, and the master is also suffering from tuberculosis, leaving the young lady, who is not even 16 years old, all alone.”
"Today is her big day. Miss and her husband have known each other since they were young. They were childhood sweethearts and had been engaged and exchanged gifts long ago. Now, it can be said that the master and mistress's last wish has been fulfilled, and Miss will have someone to take care of her in the future."
After listening for a while, Su Luo roughly understood that the old woman in front of him was the nanny of their Miss Min, in charge of household affairs, and had watched Miss Min grow up. So, she was naturally very happy that Miss was getting married.
"May I ask, madam, what day is it today?"
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the old woman turned and looked at Su Luo sternly, saying in an annoyed tone, "Young lady, I see you're not injured. How come you can't even tell the days from the calendar?"
"Today is the Great Gan Dynasty, in the middle of July!"
The Great Gan Dynasty? Mid-July!
Dynasties that have never been heard of, eras that did not exist in history, and days that are beyond comprehension.
What young lady would choose to get married on the Ghost Festival (July 15th of the lunar calendar)? That's ridiculous!
With these questions in mind, Su Luo went to the side room, where the old woman brought her a fairly clean cotton quilt. "I'll bring you some hot water in a bit, young lady. If you have nothing else to do, please get some rest."
Su Luo nodded, watching the old woman's departing figure until she disappeared from sight, and then immediately began to check the room.
There were no luxurious decorations, only a few simple cabinets containing some toiletries and a change of coarse linen clothes, and even hair accessories were scarce.
Apart from a slightly yellowed family rule posted on the wall, there were no other clues in the house.
Min Family Rules.
Everything is subject to the head of the family's decision; whatever the head of the family says, I will do.
After midnight, everyone except the maids guarding the rooms must return to their rooms to rest.
During the daytime working hours, one may not return to the side room at will.
Half a month's wages will be paid, with no advance payment. A full month's work is required; otherwise, the entire amount will be forfeited.
...
There's nothing special about it; it's really written for those maids. It doesn't even qualify as rules. A four-star monster dungeon is ridiculously safe.
This instance was found by Su Luo from the Noah Base's data. It seems no one has ever been inside. All that's known is that it has a high star rating, but the star rating level is uncertain.
Half an hour later, the old woman brought in hot water and a bathtub with several maids. One maid stayed to help Su Luo adjust the water, and the rest all left.
"Young lady, my family is celebrating a joyous occasion tonight, so I won't charge you for the lodging. This is food, so please bear with me and stay in the room tonight!"
"You're too kind, Mother-in-law." Since it was free, Su Luo had no reason to rush to pay. After all, she was already there, so there was no need to rush.
Moreover, she became increasingly interested in the "young lady" that the old woman was talking about.
If it was just a reminder at first, the repeated reminders felt like a deliberate act, a deliberate attempt to prevent Su Luo from seeing the eldest daughter of the Min family.
"Your young lady is quite mysterious."
"It's not mysterious," explained the maid who stayed behind to help Su Luo. "It's just that the young master's identity is special, and he can't be shown to people casually, so this is why."
"Son-in-law?" Indeed, this person was also very mysterious. Although Su Luo had never been married, he had seen him before. Logically speaking, if the bride didn't show up, the groom should go outside to greet the guests, right? There should be a banquet, toasts, and suona horns, right? But it was quiet outside, and he couldn't hear anything.
It didn't look like a wedding celebration; it looked more like a funeral.
"With Miss Min's status, her ideal man must be quite something, right?" Su Luo asked tentatively, receiving an affirmative answer from the maid.
"Of course, our young lady has the best taste."
"When the young master returned from his trip this time, he brought many gifts for the young lady, even for the servants and maids. Over the years, there has never been any scandalous rumors about him. He is truly devoted to the young lady."
At this point, the maid even squinted her eyes happily, smiling sweetly and daydreaming, "How wonderful it would be if I could find a similar ideal husband in this lifetime!"
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