Chapter 36
After the feeling of weightlessness, Jiang Lele slowly opened his eyes.
Before my eyes are clusters of gorgeous red roses, swaying gracefully in the sun, and their fragrant scent blows in the wind.
This picture...why does it seem familiar?
Jiang Lele turned around hesitantly and looked around, and found the ruins in the ravine not far away.
The potholes and remains, as if left after a fierce battle, form a sharp contrast with the surrounding sunny scenery.
"Help! I fell into a pit!" Yang Yufei's cry for help suddenly rang out.
Jiang Lele's thoughts were pulled back. She raised her legs and walked towards the ruins in the ravine.
Not long after, Jiang Lele walked to the edge of the big pit, lowered his head slightly, and glanced at the scene in the pit.
Yang Yufei looked up with a devastated expression, "Le Le, quickly pull me up. I don't know what happened, I fell into the pit as soon as I entered the dungeon."
Although her experience was tragic, it was inexplicably funny.
Not long after, Chu Yue'er and Su Rui on the other two sides heard the cry for help and came over.
With the combined efforts of the three, after about a few minutes, they finally pulled Yang Yufei out of the pit.
Yang Yufei dusted herself off and said, "I'm speechless. How come I'm the only one who fell into a pit after entering the dungeon?"
"Sister Yufei, don't think too much. You may be unlucky at first, but your luck will get better later." Su Rui comforted her in a low voice.
Jiang Lele looked at the huge pit in confusion.
How could there be a big pit in such a beautiful rose bush?
Chu Yue'er also noticed something was wrong and took the initiative to ask: "Do you think this pit looks like the remains of a fierce fight?"
Yang Yufei calmed down. She squatted down and dug a handful of soil. "Look, there are charred black objects in this soil. It's obvious that it's been burned."
"Guests! Welcome to our Rose Manor. I am the manor's elf, Cinderella."
A little boy wearing a miniature suit suddenly appeared next to everyone.
He has fine bangs on his forehead and a soft face. Although his facial expression is serious, there is still a hint of childishness in his voice, giving the impression of a little adult.
"If you have no other questions, please follow me."
Jiang Lele lowered his eyes and stared at Xinrila, "How was this pit formed?"
Cinderella was stunned for a moment and shook her head in confusion. "I don't know either. But this pit has been there for as long as I can remember."
The little boy looks young, so this pit must have existed before he was born?
Jiang Lele didn't ask any more questions and looked away at the same time.
Xinruila, Jiang Lele and the other three slowly walked into this ancient manor full of roses.
"The owner of our manor is a very gentleman. He is usually very friendly and kind to us elves. He not only teaches us how to read and write, but also plays games with us to relieve our boredom."
As Xinruila walked and talked, it was obvious that he had great respect for the owner of this manor.
Yang Yufei asked curiously, "So, you're going to take us to see your master later?"
"Of course not." Cinrilla suddenly stopped and turned around with a stern face. "The master has instructed that you can only pass this dungeon if you can discover and find him in person."
Jiang Lele glanced at him and asked, "If we find your master, we can clear the dungeon?"
After hearing this, the other three were stunned.
When they first entered the dungeon, they were quite nervous when they heard that it was an extinction-level dungeon, thinking that there must be many dangers.
The conditions for passing the level are actually so simple?
Cinderella smiled slightly, "Of course. So, good luck to you."
As soon as she finished speaking, before Jiang Lele and the other three could react, Cinrilla disappeared out of thin air before their eyes.
He disappeared so quickly that he didn't even leave a trace.
"Why is the little boy gone?" Yang Yufei looked around in shock.
Jiang Lele said silently: "It's just a trick."
Although Xinrila just said that they could pass the level smoothly as long as they found their master, no one believed that a copy of this level would be so simple.
So, Chu Yue'er and Yang Yufei both summoned their weapons vigilantly.
Su Rui also secretly clenched her fists, guarding her surroundings.
Jiang Lele walked up the stairs to the second floor and saw that all the doors upstairs were locked.
She picked up the mace and smashed down the doors one by one.
Chu Yue'er cooperated and said, "Everyone, investigate the clues in the room separately. We will gather in the manor hall in half an hour."
At this time, Jiang Lele had already walked into one of the rooms.
This is a study room, with bookcases lining the walls, housing at least a thousand books.
There is a small balcony in the room with a rattan lounge chair. The warm sunlight shines on the green plants, adding a bit of vitality to the study.
Jiang Lele walked to the recliner and sat down. Somehow, she subconsciously reached out to take the teacup on the small coffee table next to her and wanted to take a sip.
Her movements were so natural, as if she had done similar movements countless times before.
Jiang Lele was stunned for a moment. After picking up the teacup, he found that it was full of dust. It seemed that no one had used it for a long time.
Jiang Lele frowned and put the teacup down again.
For some reason, she felt a sense of familiarity with many things in the Rose Manor dungeon.
Has she been here before?
Or is it all just her illusion?
Jiang Lele leaned back in the recliner, closed her eyes and prepared to rest for a while.
Before she knew it, she fell asleep.
"LeLe! We found a clue!"
Jiang Lele was awakened by a sudden sound outside the study.
She opened her eyes, stood up and walked out of the study, and saw Yang Yufei and the other two gathered in the corridor.
"Le Le, come and see." Yang Yufei waved at her.
Jiang Lele walked over and looked down at the notebook in Yang Yufei's hand:
Every time the clock strikes midnight, everything in Rose Manor becomes reversed. Black becomes white, existence becomes nothing. Everything has its opposite.
Chu Yue'er deduced, "Since this is what is written in the notebook, perhaps we can wait until midnight tonight to see what happens."
Jiang Lele nodded, "Okay. But I have a question."
She looked at the other three curiously, "Don't you think many things in this manor seem familiar? Or is this just my imagination?"
Su Rui shook her head hesitantly. "I don't feel any sense of familiarity. But some dungeons do give players some inexplicable hallucinations."
Yang Yufei also nodded. "It must be those roses outside that have some hallucinogenic effect. Don't think too much about it."
Jiang Lele thought it made sense and didn't think about it any further.
The four of them found a comfortable living room, collapsed on the sofa and bed, and played with their phones.
Waiting for midnight to arrive.
The long and boring day passed quickly, and the sunset outside the window slowly set.
Night falls.
Yang Yufei stretched lazily. "You know what, this dungeon is actually quite easy. There hasn't been any danger so far."
"It's better to be vigilant. The more relaxed you are, the more likely crises are to lurk." Chu Yue'er remained calm.
Jiang Lele touched his stomach, got up from the bed, and glanced at the three of them. "By the way, aren't you hungry?"
Because players often have to participate in dungeons and have no time to eat, the official store of the Samsara World Trading Platform specially launched dry food pills some time ago.
Eating one will keep the player from feeling hungry for the whole day.
Yang Yufei and the other two had obviously taken the dry food pill.
They shook their heads and said, "Not hungry."
Jiang Lele didn't like the taste of the dry food pills, so she had no choice but to get up and start looking for food in the manor.
Not long after, Jiang Lele came to the manor kitchen with subconscious actions.
"Guest, are you hungry?"
Xinrila, who had disappeared inexplicably before, suddenly appeared behind Jiang Lele.
Jiang Lele turned back hesitantly, "How did you know?"
Cinderella smiled and said, "I guessed it. Come with me. I've asked the chef to prepare your favorite dinner for you in advance."
Jiang Lele always felt something was wrong, but out of curiosity, he still followed Cinrilla.
Not long after, Xinrila brought Jiang Lele to the restaurant.
The three-meter-long dining table was filled with a variety of exquisite and delicious dishes and wines.
Jiang Lele was about to turn around and say thank you to Xinrila, but when he turned around, he found that she was gone again.
Jiang Lele walked to the dining table, checked it, and then sat down to eat.
Time passed second by second, and after Jiang Lele finished eating, he finally realized that something was wrong.
"Little melon?"
There was no response, as if the signal had been blocked again.
Jiang Lele always felt that this copy was full of strangeness.
She ate half of it and decided to go back to find Yang Yufei and the other two.
"Three!"
"don't want!"
Yang Yufei and the other two started playing Landlord in the room out of boredom.
Seeing Jiang Lele coming back, Chu Yueer raised her head curiously, "Did you find something to eat?"
"Well, the little boy just now showed up again and took me to the restaurant." Jiang Lele put the lamb legs he brought back on the table and said, "I brought some lamb legs for you."
"Oh my god! There's actually food." Yang Yufei put down her playing cards and ran over with stars in her eyes.
With the lamb legs to eat, everyone's attention was immediately diverted.
"I think there's still something wrong. Ever since I entered this dungeon, it's like Little Melon's signal has been blocked. It hasn't spoken in a long time."
Jiang Lele said suddenly with a frown.
During this time, she already knew that everyone could hear her conversation with Xiaogua, so she no longer deliberately concealed the matter.
Chu Yue'er put down the lamb leg and said, "Little Melon is blocked again? Could it be that this manor is relatively remote, so there is no signal?"
"Forget it, let's wait until the early morning and see." Jiang Lele also felt that she was overthinking it and took the initiative to stop the topic.
After the four of them shared the lamb leg and ate it, they each lay down in their room to rest.
After waiting for a long time, the midnight bell finally rang.
“Ding Dong…”
Jiang Lele and the other three immediately perked up and regained their alert state.
Jiang Lele held the mace and looked around.
After waiting for a long time, there was no change in the room.
"What's going on? Did we guess wrong?" Yang Yufei asked hesitantly.
Soon, Su Rui took out the previous notebook and looked through it carefully again.
"That's what it says in this note. After midnight, everything will be turned upside down."
When everyone was wondering what this clue was pointing to,
Jiang Lele suddenly walked towards a mural hanging on the bedroom wall.
She raised her mace and reached for the mural.
Something strange happened.
When the mace touched the mural, it penetrated without any hindrance.
"This mural seems to have turned into a door that allows us to travel back and forth." Jiang Lele said with a frown.
The other three came to their senses and hurried to study other murals.
"It's not just the murals that are penetrable. Everything made of glass seems to have become like this." Chu Yue'er said with a serious expression.
Yang Yufei looked at Jiang Lele in surprise, "Lele, how did you find this?"
Jiang Lele shook his head hesitantly, "I don't know either. I feel a sense of familiarity with many things in this manor. When the bell rang just now, I subconsciously wanted to touch this mural."
"Should we try to go through these murals and see what the other side looks like?" Su Rui took the initiative to suggest.
Although there may be dangers on the other side of the unknown, everyone is inexplicably curious.
At this time, Jiang Lele's importance is highlighted.
When everyone was both expectant and hesitant, Jiang Lele was the first to speak: "Let's go and see what the world on the other side is like."
After he finished speaking, Jiang Lele slowly walked into the mural.
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