acquaintance
"Congratulations to all players for entering the dungeon "White Mansion". Please listen carefully to the background story."
"A hundred years ago, there was an old noble family that had fallen on hard times. It wasn't until the current generation's master decided to go against the group's training and start a business that the family was able to find a chance to breathe..."
"The following is a player task: All players are requested to complete the chain of events that occurred in the Bai Mansion within seven days and fulfill Miss Bai's wish. Please note that no one in the mansion can be trusted."
"Well, good luck to you all."
After the system finished introducing the background of the dungeon, the players were dropped directly at the gate of Bai's mansion. The servant at the gate seemed to be dozing off. His eyes suddenly darkened, and he rubbed his eyes and looked up, only to see a row of players.
He stood up hurriedly, "The distinguished guests have arrived! I'll go and inform the steward right away!"
Watching the servant running away in a hurry, one of the players thought, "It seems that this identity is very convenient, distinguished guest, it should be easier to investigate."
There is a tall woman in the team. She has been looking around since she entered the dungeon. The mansions here are magnificent, but they all have some traditions of the old aristocracy. They don't look like nouveau riche, and are indeed gentle with the background of the dungeon. With this kind of background, the most popular setting is that the lady is forced to marry.
When she heard what her fellow players said, her eyebrows unconsciously frowned, "If you are really of noble status, you wouldn't need to report to the steward before letting us in; besides, if you are really of noble status, why don't you report to the master, but instead find a steward to deal with you."
The other party was embarrassed. The woman was very imposing and looked like the most powerful one in the team, so he didn't dare to fight back. He just laughed dryly and shrank back into the team.
Wu Guyun didn't care about the other person's expression. She had fulfilled her obligation to remind him. If he couldn't even listen to her words and didn't recognize his own position, then he deserved to die in the copy.
She looked around at the mansions. On this street, the Bai Mansion was not the largest in area. There was an even more luxurious house at the deepest part, but she didn't know who lived there.
When Wu Guyun was thinking about whether to go up and ask the doorman for clues, the servant who had run into the Bai Mansion and said he wanted to report to the steward came back with another person behind him.
The visitor was wearing a long gown, glasses, and was very elegant. He didn't look like a steward, but rather a young master of some mansion.
Seeing that the players around him had no intention of coming forward, Wu Guyun took the lead and extended his hand, "Hello."
The other party smiled and shook his hand back, "Hello, Mr. Wu, welcome to Bai Mansion. I am the manager of Bai Mansion, my last name is He, if you encounter any problems during your stay in the mansion, you can come to me."
Although she was a woman, "Mr." was a respectful title for people during this period.
Wu Guyun explained the reason for this title in his mind, and then smiled more politely, "Then I'll have to trouble Manager He for the next few days."
He Lizhou withdrew his hand and glanced at the players behind Wu Guyun. He didn't see any familiar faces, so he quickly withdrew his gaze. "Then I will take you to your residence. The master has ordered the house to be cleaned up early in the morning and is just waiting for you to arrive."
Wu Guyun took a half step forward and landed behind He Lizhou, seemingly asking casually: "How is the young lady in the mansion these days? When I think of the young lady's birth, it was already many years ago!"
Wu Guyun's sigh was sincere, so He Lizhou understood that this group of people did not receive their identity information, because Mr. Bai invited a group of immortals to see the strange things happening in the mansion. They had no intersection with each other before, but the doorman's words "distinguished guests" influenced the players' thinking, and they thought they were former friends of the owner of the Bai mansion.
He Lizhou stopped and looked at Wu Guyun in confusion. Wu Guyun did not change his expression, but the group of players behind him were sweating at their temples.
He Lizhou didn't expect that the group of people behind him were so timid. If they continued to act, he would not be able to pretend that he didn't see it, so he spoke quickly.
"How did Mr. Wu know that my master has a young lady?"
Before Wu Guyun could think of a word, He Lizhou immediately said, "I understand. You are indeed the gentlemen that the master has hired with a lot of money. You have even considered the affairs of the young ladies and young masters in the mansion!"
Wu Guyun's eyes lit up, and she also understood why Manager He called her "Sir" before. It turned out that it was not a respectful title, but the role played by the player this time was a Sir, the kind who told fortunes and looked at Feng Shui.
So she continued to inquire: "What is the situation now?"
He Lizhou followed Wu Guyun's words and answered with a worried look on his face, "The situation in the mansion... is very bad. The young lady and the young master are all shouting that there are ghosts, but the servants have been guarding for several days and have not seen anything wrong."
After that, he added with some worry, "Just now, the gentleman asked about my young lady's situation over the years. Could it be that this happened before?"
Wu Guyun himself didn't know the details of the dungeon, so he didn't dare to talk nonsense to the NPC. He waved his hand and said, "No, no, I just thought that the young lady was very beautiful, so I felt sorry for her, so I asked a question."
He Lizhou laughed, looking proud, "My young lady is a heroine, she is good at everything!"
Although he has not seen the lady yet...
Yes, He Lizhou entered the dungeon three days in advance to familiarize himself with his role. Although other aspects of his life were normal, he had never seen any important characters. He guessed that important plot characters would only appear after the players came in.
However, he had already found out about this young lady. Although she was young, she had received an enlightened education, so she helped her father with business in the name of a girl. She even did better than her father and was a very capable person.
Wu Guyun smiled and nodded, agreeing with what he said.
He Lizhou brought them to a large courtyard and said, "This is in front of the young lady's house. I'll have to trouble you gentlemen to take care of it at night."
He waved and asked the people behind him to deliver the extra gold and silver. "I hope the young lady can sleep well tonight."
After He Lizhou left, someone among the players asked Wu Guyun quietly, "Sister, didn't the system tell us not to trust other people? Is what the manager said true?"
Wu Guyun's face was cold. "No matter whether it is true or not, we can only ask more questions and listen more, and finally summarize the main plot ourselves."
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"ah--"
A scream cut through the darkness, and the players immediately stood up and looked at each other, "Why did you fall asleep?"
Wu Guyun also frowned. She was worried about the players who would be on guard tonight, so she planned to join them. However, they both fell asleep without knowing when.
"Something must have happened. Don't wait any longer. Let's go there quickly."
He Lizhou had already prepared for something to happen tonight and had not slept at all, so he was the first one to arrive at the scene after hearing the shouting.
A young woman was kneeling on the ground, holding her head in her hands. Her long hair was draped behind her. She was wearing pajamas, as if she had escaped from the room in a hurry.
He Lizhou stepped forward immediately. He was a foreign man and lived far away from here. Miss Bai didn't know how long she had been kneeling on the ground. The bluestone slab was very hard, and the maids and servants around her didn't dare to step forward to help her.
While He Lizhou was helping Miss Bai up, the players had also arrived. They had probably discussed each other's characters. When one of the players saw this situation, even though he was so scared that his voice was shaking, he still scolded the servant who was standing there stupidly.
"Can't you see your daughter fell down? The ground is so cold and you didn't even help her?"
One of the servants on the verge of collapse immediately burst into tears, "She, she is not a lady! She is possessed by an evil spirit!"
He Lizhou immediately rebuked: "What nonsense! Shut up!"
This is He Lizhou's personality, and it must be stopped.
However, the players did receive this information and were interrupted by He Lizhou. They subconsciously looked towards He Lizhou.
At this time, He Lizhou had already helped Miss Bai up, and her face was exposed under the moonlight.
A very beautiful woman, but she is indeed someone He Lizhou knows.
Bai Yimei.
Bai Yimei obviously recognized He Lizhou's voice. She was shocked for a moment when she looked up, but she quickly concealed it. She stood beside He Lizhou and nodded to the player.
Wu Guyun saw the brief eye contact and shock between the two people. She was a little confused about the relationship between the two people. She paid attention to it later, but failed to find any more infractions.
After Bai Yimei stood up, she reached out and took the coat from the maid and wrapped it around herself. Her eyes and eyebrows were sharp, and even though she looked a little embarrassed, her dignity was not damaged. She indeed looked like someone who had held power for a long time.
"Father asked you to come here to protect us, but you failed to do your duty tonight. This is the first time. I won't punish you. Don't let it happen again."
After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but glance at He Lizhou again. He Lizhou had a stern face, and she couldn't tell what he was thinking, so she turned back to the players, "It's only once a night. I'm very tired. I'm going back to my room to rest. You must pay attention tomorrow night."
The players naturally responded immediately.
Bai Yimei looked at the players again and turned back to the house.
He Lizhou then stepped forward and said, "Miss, what you said is exactly what I want to say. Don't make any more mistakes tomorrow night. In this situation, it would be better for everyone to leave one person to keep watch all night, right?"
Although He Lizhou's last sentence sounded like friendly advice, it was a blatant warning to the players. After all, He Lizhou even knew that no one was awake tonight. Doesn't that mean he was monitoring them at all times?
Wu Guyun's face didn't look very good, but he agreed respectfully and admitted that he had made some mistakes tonight.
He Lizhou was not a real dungeon NPC, and he had no intention of making things difficult for them, so he simply let them leave. If it were any other NPC, one player would have to be killed tonight.
After what happened that night, several players obviously did not sleep well. When they woke up the next day, they all looked listless. However, He Lizhou slept very well. He didn't even have to worry about "going to work" in the hotel. He slept soundly until almost noon.
When he woke up, the players had already scattered to look for clues. Because the setting was the Republic of China, there was an obvious separation between men and women, so only female players were allowed to enter Bai Yimei's yard.
However, since Wu Guyun is among the female players, He Lizhou is not worried that they will get nothing. Instead, it is the male players who need to worry.
He Lizhou asked someone where the male gentlemen had gone, and the answer he got was that they were in the young master's room.
He Lizhou then remembered that Bai Yimei had a younger brother, Bai Qiuliang, but he wondered if that was Bai Qiuliang in the copy.
Thinking of this, he simply walked to the young master's courtyard and saw Bai Qiuliang with a stern and unhappy face.
Bai Qiuliang also saw He Lizhou, and his face became even uglier.
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