Chapter 155: Dark Fairy Tale, Cinderella Makes a Deal with the Devil (13)
Broken lenses mixed with ointment fell to the wet ground.
Chen Yuan withdrew his hand, the light in his eyes trembled again and again, and he couldn't stop feeling scared.
What on earth was that thing just now?
"Wangzai, are you there?"
Two seconds later, Wangzai's soft and cute voice was heard.
[Host, are you done with your shower? ]
Chen Yuan hummed softly, his pale lips almost pressed into a straight line, as if he had been up all night for several nights and couldn't muster any energy.
Her wet hair fell over her shoulders, wetting the fabric of her nightgown.
Wangzai was startled.
[Oh my god, host, what's wrong with you? You look so bad? Did you lose oxygen from taking a shower?]
"Wangzai, I just met someone in the bathroom..."
"No, it's not a person...it came out of the mirror..."
Thinking of what that thing had just done to him, Shen Yuan felt a chill in his heart. The skin on his back felt as if ants were crawling on it, and it was numb and itchy, with his hair standing on end.
That thing had no heartbeat, no body temperature, and even the air exhaled from its nose had no warmth at all. It was extremely chilling.
【Mirror...】
Wangzai murmured softly, lost in thought.
Suddenly, it seemed to have thought of something, and its pupils lit up.
【I know, it's this! 】
"Who is it?"
The background information I received described a character called Argus. He had committed a grave offense and was condemned to Avici Hell, where he would suffer eternally in icy pain. Therefore, he had no body temperature and his body was as cold as frozen ice.
"Argos?"
Chen Yuan had heard this name before in Western classical works.
Legend has it that Argos was a man of brutal temper and terribly greedy. He set his eyes on the treasures of the gods and slaughtered the entire world of gods. Blood was everywhere and the strong smell of blood lingered in the air for a long time, unable to dissipate.
Later, it was thrown into the Avici Hell and tortured, but after tens of thousands of years, it tore through a crack and escaped, and has been missing since then.
Shen Yuan didn't expect that it actually escaped to the fairy tale world and appeared beside her.
Argos feeds on human desire and blood, a vicious and sinister being. Its flesh decayed millions of years ago, leaving it without a body. It lurks in mirrors and in every dark corner of the fairy tale world.
【This is your target for this attack. 】
Chen Yuan's breathing stopped, it was simply unbelievable.
[Host, Argus's hatred for you has reached 30%. It covets your fresh body and pure soul. You can seize this opportunity to capture it and make it fall in love with you.]
"But..."
Before Shen Yuan finished speaking, Wangzi interrupted her.
[No buts, host, I have faith in you.]
Shen Yuan's eyelashes trembled. She was a little unhappy about being interrupted, and finished the rest of her words angrily.
"But it hurts when he sucks my blood..."
Chen Yuan touched her earlobe. The wound had healed, but the bone-gnawing pain still seemed to remain.
The evil ghost bit her earlobe and sucked blood from the tiny wound.
She had a feeling that if Argus didn't show mercy, he would be able to suck her blood dry.
Thinking of this, Chen Yuan curled his lips, looking a little aggrieved.
Wangzai comforted her clumsily
[It's okay, host. If that bad guy we're targeting drains your blood, we'll just leave and go to the next world. We won't pamper him!]
Chen Yuan: “…”
She came out of the bathroom with weak legs, still feeling a little dizzy, and she could only maintain her balance by leaning against the cold wall.
The thin nightgown was wet and felt uncomfortable against my body.
She walked to the closet, intending to find a more conservative pair of pajamas to wear.
Wangzai said that the bad guy Argos was hiding in the mirror and in every dark corner of the manor.
Shen Yuan didn't know whether Argos had left, but she felt safer when she wore more clothes.
She doesn't want the bad value to rise again.
Being killed or tortured would not be a good thing for her.
The moment the wardrobe was opened, Shen Yuan discovered something was wrong.
In the far right corner of the closet, the lake blue jeweled dress disappeared.
The reason why she was impressed by that dress was that it was not Dusula's style, but rather resembled the one Cinderella wore to the ball in the illustration.
So she guessed that the skirt was snatched from Cinderella by Dusula.
But now it's gone.
[Host, I smell Argus. It has been in the bedroom.]
It seems that the skirt was stolen by it.
Who is it for, Cinderella?
Chen Yuan's eyes trembled twice almost invisibly, and her curled eyelashes drooped on her eyelids, covering her clear and beautiful blue eyes. She looked listless and seemed to be in a bad mood.
He is indeed a bad guy, a bad guy who stole skirts.
Although the dress originally belonged to Cinderella, she still felt a little uncomfortable when Argos stole it back in this way.
Chen Yuan said nothing, and silently took out a set of pink pajamas from the cabinet and put them on.
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The ball was held in the royal palace, and the king invited many court ladies as well as noble princes and merchants.
Prince Philip has reached the marriageable age, but he has not found a girl he likes, so the king is worried about his marriage.
This ball was nominally a national ball, but in reality it was to help Prince Philip find a noble and suitable partner.
Join forces and consolidate your power.
Cinderella must have been planning how to attend the ball these days, so she rarely appeared in front of the two of them.
Anastasia was also busy preparing for the ball and had no time to bother Cinderella.
Shen Yuan's ears were almost callused from her noise.
"Dusula, please help me find out which dress looks better."
Shen Yuan looked at the two almost identical skirts in her hands and pointed to the one on the right.
"Really? I think the one on the left looks better."
Anastasia said to herself, then turned back to the cloakroom and changed into two more pairs of shoes.
Her preferences are the same as the original Dusula. They both like pink princess-style long dresses, so her wardrobe is almost entirely made up of this type of clothes.
Chen Yuan was almost dazzled by the choices, and finally picked up a red long skirt to change into.
She was beautiful, with a slender and tall figure, skin as white as snow, and long hair like a waterfall. Even if she wore the most ordinary dress, she would still look incredibly beautiful.
"Oh my god, Dusula, you look so beautiful in this dress. Prince Philip will probably fall in love with you at first sight."
Anastasia took Shen Yuan's fair and slender arm and looked her up and down, unable to hide the amazement in her eyes.
Shen Yuan was pulled around by her, and her long skirt spread out and spun in the air, like a blooming gorgeous rose.
"Sister, didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to be a princess?"
Anastasia chuckled and couldn't help but stretched out her hand and pinched Shen Yuan's soft cheek.
"I was just saying that. Dusula, you are prettier than your sister. Prince Philip must be blind to fall for me. Anyway, it's enough for one of us sisters to become a princess."
Her eyes were bright when she spoke, without a trace of jealousy.
Maybe sometimes she would get angry because Aylas and Blanchette favored Dusula more.
But she would never be jealous of Dusula's appearance, because her sister was just beautiful and no one could compare to her.
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