Alice stumbled closer, giving me a disdainful look that was completely unlike her usual charming demeanor. She then wrapped her arms around mine and pulled my hand towards her stomach, exclaiming, "Of course it's... ta-da!"
The hard, smooth texture brushed against my fingertips, and in the blink of an eye, my slightly protruding belly suddenly returned to its flat state, while a pure gold cup, adorned with intricate patterns and gemstones, was placed directly into my palm.
"This is……?"
"Although I don't know what it is, it seems very precious, so I've been thinking, maybe I should give it to the master for safekeeping?"
Alice smiled and her eyes crinkled, immediately triggering my anti-malicious radar.
Turning the gold cup over to examine it, I squinted at her and said, "Could it be that you can't put it down?"
"Oh no, we've been spotted!"
The rascal stuck out its pink tongue and hopped away to another open door: "Actually, I just don't know why, but I can't fit this thing in! But I feel like it might just be a matter of compatibility, so it would be easy to solve if I put it with the master!"
So, I'm a recycling bin that can't store items, huh?
However, even judging from its appearance and shape alone, the gold cup in my hand is a very valuable item. I suppose even if it is completely useless, it could still fetch a good price. I'll just keep it for now.
After a brief exchange of jokes, we continued onward, urged on by Shenxue. After passing several warehouses where supplies and food were piled up, and what was said to be an upward path leading to the bottom of the wishing well, we arrived at the final exit without any obstacles.
All the corridors were quiet; there were no people left behind as a warning of the deep snow, nor were there any people patrolling around.
"Strange, I'm having such good luck today."
Shenxue muttered softly, emphasizing once again that we must be careful and cautious in the future, before pushing open the closed door in front of us.
Fresh outside air rushed into the doorway, along with moonlight and shadows that streamed in through the door.
We instantly became alert and assumed a fighting stance.
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