Chapter 406 Nightmare of the Red Chamber 2
"What kind of hell is this place?!"
Yinzhi covered the bleeding wound on his arm and hid himself in the crevices of the artificial hill. He had finally escaped the pursuit and had a little time to catch his breath. Yinzhi was almost driven crazy by the torment.
He couldn't understand how things had gotten to this point.
First, she suddenly appeared in a strange, pure white space while she was sleeping. Unable to find a way out, she also missed the time to draw her identity. Then, she was automatically matched into a little maid named "Parrot".
Before he could react, he found himself in an unfamiliar courtyard.
As I said, he's not a reckless man, so naturally he didn't act impulsively.
However, he was neither used to the role of a maid nor had he received the memories of "Parrot". He had only been there for half an hour when his acting error soared to 18%.
Seeing the alarming red warning, Yinzhi was extremely cautious and barely managed to survive until dusk, barely staying within the safety line.
As per the mission requirements, we welcomed the guests from afar. They had arrived, we had eaten, and it should have been over by now.
Relieved, Yinzhi had no objection to Grandmother Jia's choice to give him to her granddaughter as a maid, just to get through the day peacefully.
As a result, just because he relaxed his guard a little bit beforehand, when he learned that Lin Daiyu had come to her maternal grandmother's house only after her birth mother had passed away, he couldn't help but distort his expression and was caught.
"Parrot, what's wrong with you?"
Faced with Lin Daiyu's concerned inquiry, you choose—1. To be a loyal maid: Miss, you are still in mourning, you cannot eat meat, and you cannot wear red or green...
2. Be a mute maid: It's nothing, it's nothing!
3. Be a sarcastic maid: Tsk tsk tsk, old lady, your daughter has passed away, but that doesn't stop you from eating meat at all?
4. Be a rebellious maid: Mind your own business! Instead of pitying me, pity yourself!
5. Be a maid who can improvise freely: ____】
"..." He wasn't stupid, of course he would choose "1"!
He had never been a maid, but he had been a master! What master doesn't appreciate loyal subordinates? Fully respecting his status, Yinzhi confidently chose to be a loyal maid.
Then, he saw Lin Daiyu pause, take a handkerchief and start sobbing softly. Her pitiful appearance made Yinzhi want to say a few words of comfort.
However, before he could step forward, the room suddenly darkened, the sunlight disappeared completely, and a cold wind blew. Yinzhi stiffly turned his head and saw a group of people led by Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang, with black cracks on their faces, deep red lips and dark pupils. Yinzhi couldn't help but take two steps back.
[You have angered the game character. Battle Royale mode has been activated. Good luck.]
"no……"
Before Yinzhi could argue, he suddenly turned his head, and a gold hairpin grazed his cheek before embedding itself deeply into the wooden pillar behind him.
"That's too exaggerated..." Yinzhi said as he backed away, noticing that both Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang had "anger buffs" above their heads, though the specific content of each was different.
Grandmother Jia's buff is "airing dirty laundry in public - anger buff", while Lady Wang's buff is "meddling in other people's business - anger buff".
Yinzhi was indignant that his meddling had caused the scandal to be exposed. He was just a loyal maid, what had he done wrong?
Not admitting his mistake didn't stop Yinzhi from escaping, because if he didn't run away now, he wouldn't be able to escape later!
He rushed out of Rongqing Hall, but the entire Jia family was shrouded in darkness. A chilling wind blew, and everyone he encountered was filled with murderous intent. Yinzhi dodged left and right, and was injured several times. He barely escaped the pursuit and found a hiding place in the artificial hill.
"Huff, huff..."
Yinzhi, panting heavily, looked at the 3-minute countdown on the screen and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
That was close! Just three more minutes and it would be over.
Fortunately, he had studied Arabic numerals and could read clocks. But the person behind this using such numbers to keep time—were they from overseas?
But overseas people probably don't have the ability to suddenly change his location, right?
The Jia family mansion was indeed decorated in a noble style; according to the maid beside him, it was the residence of a Duke. But it didn't match any of the Duke's mansions in the capital he remembered…
Yinzhi's wound emitted a chilling, stinging pain, and in an attempt to distract himself, his thoughts began to drift away.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of light footsteps.
Yinzhi held his breath instantly and remained motionless, hidden in the shadows.
"Ha!" A pair of eyes glowing red suddenly appeared at the entrance of the artificial hill. "Found you—"
...
"call……"
Yinzhi suddenly woke up from his dream, sitting up abruptly as if struck by lightning, his chest heaving violently, panting heavily, as if he had just struggled back from the brink of death.
The heavy breathing sounded particularly abrupt in the quiet night, instantly startling the young eunuch on night watch in the outer room.
The candles were lit, and the young eunuch hurried into the inner room, his voice filled with obvious worry: "Master, are you alright?"
Yinzhi raised his hand to wipe away the dense sweat on his forehead, his fingers trembling slightly. His gaze was fixed on the familiar bed curtains, but his eyes were somewhat unfocused, and for a moment he couldn't help but stare blankly.
Seeing that his master hadn't responded for a long time, the young eunuch grew increasingly uneasy. He mustered his courage and moved closer, cautiously calling out twice more, "Master? Master, were you having a nightmare?"
The repeated calls finally pulled Yinzhi back from his daze.
He slowly shook his head, looked up at the little eunuch, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "It's nothing... Mingde, you've been guarding outside the whole time?"
Mingde nodded: "This servant has been keeping watch."
Yinzhi was somewhat dazed. So, was everything just a dream? Had he escaped a calamity because the countdown had ended, or had he simply woken up from a dream?
He subconsciously moved his arm, but suddenly felt a sharp pain.
"hiss……"
Without thinking much, Yinzhi rolled up his sleeves; there were no wounds. But the familiar cool, stinging pain as he pressed on the wound was real, and Yinzhi's face immediately darkened as he began to examine other areas.
Seeing Yinzhi touching his body haphazardly, Mingde panicked a little: "Master, are you feeling unwell? This servant will summon the imperial physician for you."
"Need not."
Yinzhi shook his head with a dark expression. "I'm fine."
With no visible wounds, and given this strange encounter, Yinzhi didn't believe the imperial physicians could find anything. Even if they could, the situation was unclear, and it wasn't the time to reveal anything.
Yinzhi wanted to hide for a while, but suddenly he heard a commotion outside and a bad feeling arose in his heart.
"What's going on outside, Mingde? Go and see."
"yes."
Mingde hurriedly walked out, and soon returned with a strange expression.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the courtyards of the princes are all lit up, and there's been a commotion in the Sixth Prince's courtyard."
"Yinzuo?"
"Yes, the Sixth Prince must have had a nightmare, because he insists on sleeping with the Eighth Prince."
"Nightmare..."
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