The Duke in the Castle
"Enough crying, my dear companions." A girl was sitting in the driver's seat which was originally empty.
The girl was wearing a red dress. She crossed her legs and casually admired her manicure.
In the dim carriage, some people had stopped crying long ago, while others were still sobbing.
The person sitting in the front could barely make out the girl's face in the rearview mirror. She had red lips and downcast eyes, as if something was bothering her. Following her gaze, her nails were also a dark red. Combined with the dim light and her sobbing, she looked a bit like a ghost crawling out of the ground to claim her life.
Looking at her, the people in the front row asked tremblingly: "Are you human?"
The girl was already annoyed by their crying, and she became even more annoyed when he asked her if she was a human being. She let out a soft "Tsk!"
She raised her hands and clapped twice, and the light in the carriage brightened. She frowned in annoyance and looked at the person who asked her if she was human: "If I'm not a human, then what am I, a ghost?"
The one sitting in front mumbled, hesitantly, not daring to look at her: "You are a god, a great god."
The girl was speechless. If she could, she really wanted to throw the person out of the car.
The girl put away her crossed legs and got off. She leaned against the back of the driver's seat, lowered her eyes and smiled softly at the man who asked her the question, teasing him: "I'm here to take your life, are you afraid~"
The man said, "I'm not afraid," but his actions revealed that he was actually very scared.
Seeing that the man was about to shrink into the arms of the person next to him, the girl kicked his calf: "Okay, I'm just teasing you."
Qi Jing, who had been crying silently, wiped away his tears and looked at the beautiful girl in front of him.
With the help of the light, he could see clearly, but the more he looked, the more familiar it seemed, but he couldn't remember what it was called.
Many people flashed through my mind, but I just couldn't remember who it was. If Wang Shitou in the back seat hadn't called out, "Big Brother."
I'm afraid Qi Jing will have to think about it for a long time.
"You are big? How did you become so big?"
Zhang Heqian was still wiping away his tears, he was still sad, but compared to all that, he was even sadder when he thought about how he had been cheated out of the game and almost couldn't get out.
He asked with sobs: "Why didn't you explain the rules of our game clearly at the beginning, which caused so many deaths." As he spoke, he was about to cry. When he thought of the many deaths, some of whom were his relatives and some were his lovers, the people in the car began to cry sadly again.
The one being questioned pointed at himself in shock, and looked at Zhang Heqian with disbelief on his face: "Are you talking about me?"
Seeing Zhang Heqian nod fiercely, Dada was immediately furious. She sneered, "Cry, cry, cry. You just cry all day long. You're going to cry away all my good luck!"
She put one hand on her waist and pointed at them with the other hand: "How dare you cry? If I were as stupid as you, I would be embarrassed to see people and cry!"
"Oh my god, how can you all be so shameless and ask me why I didn't explain the rules of the game clearly? Ah.
"Please, I'm a travel guide. I'm only responsible for providing you with survival strategies, getting you in, and then picking you up again! I'm not responsible for teaching you how to get through the levels! That's your problem to consider. Also, if you're not good at it, practice more. Don't always blame others and look for your own problems, okay?"
The more Dada spoke, the angrier he became. He wanted to use his fingernails to dig open Zhang Heqian's head to see what kind of paste was inside. How could he pass the blame on others?
She grinned, gnashing her teeth as she glared at the crying people with hatred. The cries were as if they were her own. Her head was buzzing. She tried to steady herself, then looked at them with what she thought was a friendly smile and said, "Alright, stop crying! If you do, I'll throw you down to feed the wolves!"
Zhang Heqian: "Mmmmm."
The carriage quieted down after he finished moaning. Dada smoothed his bangs, exhaled, and relaxed. Dada stood at the front of the carriage, looking at them with a smile, then snapped his fingers lightly, and the scene outside the carriage suddenly became very clear.
They saw clearly that they were driving on a small forest road. The road was narrow, just wide enough for the car they were sitting in. And the master had not lied to them, there really were wolves out there!
It wasn't the kind of wolf with red eyes and a human body, but a wolf with a complete head and tail, red eyes, drooling, and a huge and fierce wolf staring at them hungrily!!!
The people in the car looked outside and saw that there was almost a wolf next to every tree, and each wolf had a bloody mouth, as if it would rush up and bite through their necks in the next second.
Ma Liangchen touched his neck. Not only him, but everyone in the car was touching it. Even Qi Jing, who was leaning against Shu Yan, touched his neck subconsciously.
"Where are we going?"
She looked at the wolf outside with a big smile. When she heard Ma Liangchen's question, she turned her head to look at him, smiled and said something frightening: "Go and find death."
Seeing their frozen expressions, Dada wanted to laugh. She pointed to the vaguely shaped house in front and said, "The castle in front is your destination. Congratulations on successfully passing the first level. Next is the second level - Mr. Duke in the castle."
She crossed her arms over her chest and scanned everyone in the carriage. After looking at Qi Jing, Wang Shitou and the other two, she smiled and said, "Your mission this time is to find Mr. Duke's lover."
He raised his hand and looked at his manicure, muttering to himself, "My dear, this is really a good person."
As she was speaking, she disappeared, and at the same time, everyone in the carriage received a message:
"Dear companions, the Duke's lover has lost himself in the castle. The Duke's memory is getting worse and worse, and he hopes you can help him find his lover.
In the castle, some servants said the Duchess had secretly escaped because she disliked the Duke. Others said the Duchess was a figment of the Duke's imagination, as no one in the castle had ever seen the so-called Duchess except the Duke. Of course, others said the Duchess was dead, murdered single-handedly by the Duke.
"You can only pass if you find the Duchess. Hint: The Duke has a serious mental illness and could commit suicide at any time. If you don't find the Duchess before the Duke dies, the mission will fail, and you will turn into wolves exactly like the ones outside the car."
The car was driving faster and faster, and just as they lowered their heads to read the message, the car had already driven into the castle.
Without time to think, everyone was forced to get off the bus.
There were guarding soldiers at the castle gate, as well as servants welcoming them. They were wearing vintage clothes and led them with their hands clasped together to meet the owner of the castle.
The castle was very luxurious. Along the way, Zhang Heqian looked around, his eyes full of love for money.
The servants first led them to their living quarters, and after turning left and right, they were led into a large room. It was big enough to accommodate all of them!
Who would have thought! A room that can accommodate 42 people!
After instructing them to go back to their rooms and change their clothes, the servant retreated and waited at the door.
Ma Liangchen looked at the huge room and said, "Is this castle built so casually?"
According to their body shapes, they found clothes that suited them. Zhang Heqian, who was about to change his clothes, agreed: "Of course, at least we have separate rooms for men and women."
Looking at the two girls in the crowd, Wang Shitou also felt that the castle was poorly built, which really damaged the Duke's demeanor. Which good duke would build the boys' and girls' rooms in the same room? Doesn't he know the difference between men and women?
There are four changing rooms in the room, one is reserved for girls, and the remaining three are for the boys to squeeze in and change.
Soon they all came out after changing their clothes. Those wearing tuxedos felt a little uncomfortable. Zhang Heqian tugged at his trousers and asked Shi Yuncheng, "Hey, this is the right way to dress, right?"
Shi Yuncheng was busy fixing Wang Shitou's collar and glanced at him casually: "No problem."
Zhang Heqian tugged at it uncomfortably. Ma Liangchen, who was standing beside him, saw him and asked, "Are these pants biting your butt? Why do you keep pulling at them?"
Zhang Heqian tugged at his pants with one hand and raised his middle finger to his head with the other: "Get out!"
After everyone changed their clothes and came out, the servants guarding the door brought them to the palace. The owner of the castle, the Duke, was drinking a little wine in a depressed mood. When he saw the person brought by the servant, he put down his glass and looked at him carefully.
"Welcome, my dear clients!"
The servants pulled out their chairs, and they sat at a long table, and the Duke came down and sat at the head.
The table was very long but very narrow. Two people sitting face to face were less than four plates apart and could kick each other if they stretched their legs slightly.
When everyone was seated, the Duke clapped his hands, and then the servants outside the door came in one after another, each of them holding food in their hands, some holding beef, some holding dessert bread, and some holding liquor and mutton soup.
But the strong liquor and mutton soup are not for them to drink.
The Duke took a sip of liquor and then a sip of mutton soup, looked at them and said, "My lover used to be very attached to me. At that time, there were many people living here, and my lover and I stayed together every day until one day I woke up and found that my lover was gone.
I searched for it in this castle for a long time, but couldn’t find it. I was very sad and cried for a long time, until I became the Duke of this castle.
"I asked the servants in the castle to look for her but they couldn't find her. I couldn't sleep every day. I heard someone say that my lover had secretly escaped. I thought, how could this be possible? My lover loved me the most, how could he abandon me and run away!
Some people say that I don't have a lover at all, that my lover is something I imagined, which is impossible because the ring on my hand is engraved with his initials - YY. This is not my name, my name is Bernard Schiloff. This must be the name of love!
Some people say that I killed my lover, which is even more impossible. I love my lover the most. Even if I die, I would never kill my lover. "
Qi Jing: "Mr. Duke, are you mixed-race?"
Xi Lefu drank his liquor and said indifferently: "Yes, my mother is Chinese."
"And your lover?"
"Where is my lover from?" Xi Lefu raised his wine glass, as if thinking about this question for the first time.
Alcohol paralyzed his nerves. Maybe it was because he drank too much, but Xi Lefu's mind was in a mess, so messy that he remembered some of his memories for the first time.
He saw his lover complaining about how troublesome it was to wear a tuxedo, heard her complain about how much hair she had lost from staying up late recently, and even saw her secretly eating ice cream behind his back.
He looked at his lover's blurry appearance and said, "He is Chinese."
Wang Shitou caught the word "he". From Dada to the Duke, no one had mentioned him except as a description of his lover.
As a result, they didn't know whether the lover was a boy or a girl. He looked at the almost drunk Duke and asked, "Excuse me, Mr. Duke, I want to ask if your lover is a boy or a girl."
Xi Lefu's eyes were blurry. He drank some mutton soup, and the warm soup made him more sober. "It's a man."
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