Chapter 420: Deep Mansion (VIII)
The door slowly closed, and the young man in the crack slumped in a chair, his face full of disappointment.
As the footsteps gradually faded away, Yu Huo suddenly sat up straight, walked quickly to the door, and quietly opened a gap.
Seeing that the man had really left with the guqin, he immediately turned around and began to search the house.
His rummaging movements were not rough. He would put things back where he took them from. Even the angle and position of the items were perfectly reproduced one to one, giving off a sense of thievery.
But he didn't take anything, it was more like he was... searching for evidence?
In fact, he had already thought about it when he made the decision to help Yuan get the piano. Whether the other party took him to the main hall or not, he would not lose out.
First of all, the name "Mrs. Ding" is very suspicious, and he must find out the truth.
Secondly, Master Wen Qin's identity has been replaced by Yuan, and there is no benefit in staying with him.
To complete the story of the zither player, we can only find these details from the environment where he lives...
At this time, the side hall was empty except for some tables, chairs and decorations. Yu Huo searched around and went straight to another room.
Of course, he was lucky, as the first thing he opened was the pianist's bedroom!
Master Wenqin’s bedroom is not big. In addition to the table, chairs and bed, there is also a bookshelf that occupies half of the wall.
Yu Huo pulled out a few books and found that they were actually piano scores.
Most of the music scores were brand new, except for one whose pages were slightly curled and yellowed, as if it had been flipped through frequently. Yu Huo couldn't help but take it in his hand and study it.
The title page of the book reads - High Mountains and Flowing Water.
There is a line of calligraphy added later in the lower right corner. The handwriting is clean and the style used is the hairpin-shaped small regular script that is popular among women.
[High mountains and flowing water, a kindred spirit is hard to find—a gift from Liu Ruyin.]
Yu Huo's fingers gripping the music sheet tightened slightly. Liu Ruyin? It sounded like a woman's name.
But there's still a plaque of Liu's residence hanging here...
Yu Huo really couldn't imagine a grown man named Liu Ruyin, nor could he imagine a grown man named Liu Ruyin giving music sheet music to a male musician, even writing the words 'High mountains and flowing water, a soulmate is hard to find'.
He sat on the edge of the bed, holding the music sheet. The quilt was unusually soft, and he couldn't help but rub against it again. One of his long legs was hanging in the air and swinging back and forth, and he used his toes to rub it from time to time.
Along with the fragmented white noise, he suddenly thought of the name "Mrs. Ding" again.
Could it be that the master of this house married into the Liu family?
However, the status of a man who married into the wife's family in this dynasty was generally not high. Why did Liu Ruyin, as the head of the family, take her husband's surname?
If the couple has a good relationship and doesn't care about marrying into the wife's family, why do they have a beautiful concubine in the house?
And the relationship between the musician and his wife...
Yu Huo couldn't figure it out. It was so complicated that his brain was dizzy. His body went limp and he fell directly onto the musician's bed, looking like he had given up.
The main hall at this time.
The melodious and low sound of the piano rang out in the room. Mrs. Ding sat in the main seat. Her sapphire blue dress looked even heavier against the candlelight.
Just like her expression, filled with sorrow and sadness...
But if you look closely at her facial features, you will find that she is not as old-fashioned as you imagined. On the contrary, her skin is very good and she looks to be in her early twenties.
Park Min-sook stood beside Mrs. Ding, secretly bent down and pounded her legs which were beginning to feel sore, praying silently that she would finish playing the piano quickly, as she was almost exhausted!
Especially before entering the dungeon, she had just finished working overtime. Even if the people in Country H could stay up late, she could hardly bear it!
She didn't know how much time had passed, but just as she was about to fall asleep leaning against the wall.
The piano music suddenly stopped, and Park Min-sook quickly opened her eyes alertly.
Mrs. Ding shook her head at the beautiful zither player, a forced smile playing on her lips. "Wen Ruyu, your zither skills have become more refined, but the sound has lost its emotion. Why?"
Yuan looked up, smiled back at the other person, and didn't say anything.
His silence made the sorrow on Mrs. Ding's face more obvious. She sighed and suddenly said, "Are you in a bad mood? Oh, I'm in a bad mood too. Wen Ruyu, the master went to the West Garden again..."
Yuan reached out and pressed the still slightly trembling strings, his voice perfunctory: "I guessed it."
Mrs. Ding lowered her eyelids and wiped the moisture from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. "Since she came into the house, the master has never stayed overnight in my room."
Having said that, she used the hand holding the handkerchief to touch the side of her face, as if she was a little ashamed of herself: "Wen Ruyu, am I really ugly?"
Yuan looked at her carefully twice in the candlelight and said, "Not bad."
Mrs. Ding: "Okay, you mean...?"
Yuan withdrew his gaze and looked out the window: "Mrs. Ding, it's getting late, you should rest."
Mrs. Ding nodded slowly and said softly, "Okay, Master, take care. Thank you for your help..."
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Just as Yu Huo's consciousness was becoming distracted and he was about to fall asleep, a ethereal female voice suddenly sounded in the room.
"In the fire... in the fire..."
The moment Yu Huo heard his name, he opened his eyes in surprise.
In the dungeon, who will know their own name?
He looked around suspiciously. The musician's bedroom was still quiet, with no one in sight.
Just when he thought he was dreaming, that hollow voice came from the bedroom again.
"In the fire... in the fire..."
He suddenly raised his eyes and looked at the bronze mirror standing on the table, and saw a face covered with burn marks suddenly appeared in the palm-sized mirror.
The face was ugly and unfamiliar, but he didn't sense any malice in it.
Yu Huo thought for a moment, then stood up, walked forward, and asked, "Do you know me?"
Looking closer, he discovered that this terrifying female ghost actually had a pair of particularly beautiful eyes.
Big and juicy.
But the ghost girl rolled her bright eyes in an unpleasant way, raising her chin with a hint of pride: "Of course I know you. You even held me in your arms when I was a child."
Yu Huo was a little confused: "'When I was a kid'...How old are you this year?"
The ghost girl immediately realized that something was wrong and corrected herself: "No, I held you in my arms when you were a child."
Yu Huo was confused again, his eyes gradually becoming blank. Although he had seen many ghosts as a child, he was sure of this one.
The ghost girl tilted her head and explained, "When I say childhood, I mean before you were reincarnated as a human."
Yu Huo: "......"
How would he know this?
"Okay, that's not important." The ghost girl seemed a little anxious. She gave up reminiscing and said quickly, "Your master asked me to tell you something. She asked you to work hard to crack this dungeon until it is completed. Then someone will come to seal the abyss.
In terms of time, three to five days is best. During these days, you must also try your best to protect the host in the instance. It is also best not to anger that guy Yuan. Do your best to keep him until the end of your review. Don't let him escape! "
Yu Huo almost laughed out of anger when he heard so many requests. He pointed at himself and looked doubtful about his life.
"Me? Myself?"
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