"Ah? How terrifying! There's a mermaid hiding outside my room window?" An exaggerated scream suddenly rang out. The little girl seemed to be acting out a drama, dramatically covering her face in horror, which startled Du Jun and Sun Han, who were walking towards her, so much so that they almost stumbled.
"Oh my god! What is it going to do?" The little girl continued to pretend to faint, her face flushed red with fear, or perhaps from screaming, her peach-blossom eyes brimming with tears, looking incredibly pitiful. "Or what do you want to do?"
The silver-haired butler and the entire knightly order instinctively took a half-step back; they couldn't bear such a dishonorable accusation.
The people in the castle were not afraid of the outsiders, whether they were true nobles or thieves, shouting their grievances, begging for mercy, or screaming in agony. But they were simply no match for the noble ladies' frequent screams and fainting spells.
Although the woman in front of me wasn't a noble lady from the Kingdom of Algarde, her behavior was still, well, it was just as troublesome.
The quick-tongued knight rubbed his forehead, feeling immense regret. Why had he used words to provoke a sensitive noble lady? Wasn't he just hurting his own ears?
The older, silver-haired butler, with his extensive experience, tried his best to remain calm and composed when facing Cheng Shuang. He was patient enough to wait, but he feared the one hanging outside the window might not.
Seeing a furrow appear between the butler's calm brows, Cheng Shuang, seeing that things were going well, reached out her hands, sobbing slightly. After Du Jun and Sun Han stepped forward to support her, she took a step back and pretended to be sobbing uncontrollably.
Sun Han immediately chimed in, saying fiercely to the butler, "Go and see for yourselves! Give that merman a good talking to and find out what he was thinking, climbing up to the window of such a noble and pure lady. I'm ashamed of him!"
The butler, who had originally intended to use this as an excuse, had long lost his chance to defend himself. He waved helplessly at the knights, and when they brought out the mermaid who was almost dried out even though she was wrapped up like a mummy, the butler completely lost his gentlemanly demeanor and growled irritably, "What's wrong with Lady Pora's eyes?"
The group looked over and saw a stunningly beautiful mermaid with her eyes tightly closed and two lines of blue blood tears remaining on her cheeks.
The knights shrank back slightly, glancing intentionally or unintentionally at the fragile young lady. Little did they know the reason; successfully rescuing Lady Pora was already an achievement.
The scene I saw looking out the window was truly terrifying. Lord Pola was swinging like a pendulum, drifting without wind, which accelerated the drying process. The fish was on the verge of fainting until it was carefully pulled inside, at which point it finally fainted completely.
This is the first time in many years that Lord Pola has been so miserable.
The butler also looked over, and asked with a forced smile, "My esteemed lady, do you know the reason?"
"I don't know?" Cheng Shuang covered half her face with a fan, blinked her big eyes and asked, "Is it because the moonlight was so beautiful that Lord Pola lingered and shed tears of emotion? In the East, we have a custom called 'weeping in the wind'!"
The players watching the spectacle almost couldn't help but laugh. So that's how "crying in the wind" works here! Hmm, I've learned something new!
"And what's wrong with Lord Bora's mouth?" The butler's tone grew increasingly gloomy, but the players sensed a sense of unease in his gloom.
People who lose their composure are more likely to suffer defeat.
"Butler, how strange!" The little girl raised her head, looking impatient and arrogant. "Why do you always ask me questions I don't know? You should ask the person in charge—Lord Pola. It's not a child who eats shit. It doesn't need others to subtly care for it. If you're really worried about its safety, it's not hard to find a few people to take care of it. Why do you let it idly hide outside other people's windows and cause the room's temporary owner to be questioned rudely!"
Cheng Shuang's little mouth chattered away, as if she were channeling 'Mr. Pea,' adopting the exaggerated aristocratic tone she'd learned from movies, sarcastically remarking, "I should be so glad it didn't swim into the moat! Good heavens! If it had, the entire kingdom would have been disgraced. Does it mean that if it mischievously ran off, I, the younger Pearl of the Orient, have to worry about where it is?" The little girl covered her mouth, elegantly rolled her eyes, and muttered under her breath, "I'm not its mother!"
Du Jun coughed lightly, and Cheng Shuang immediately pretended to have misspoke, covering half of her face with her fan in embarrassment.
Sun Han continued seriously, "Butler, this matter has a great impact on our master's reputation. We hope that you and your Earl can give us a convincing answer, otherwise we will leave the castle immediately. Since your country does not welcome us, I'm sure other countries will be hospitable!"
The butler was momentarily stunned by this hostile attitude. He had never seen any outsider with such a strong presence. They said they were talking nonsense, but the other party did have a reasonable argument. Although Lord Pola was trapped outside the window, its condition was hardly enough to explain what had happened.
It was impossible to get these people to leave; he couldn't ruin the Earl's plans. But both the so-called Pearl of the Orient and her two knights looked furious, as if they had suffered a great humiliation. Their talk of leaving was clearly not just empty words; judging from how they had survived last night, they must have some real skills.
We cannot let other countries snatch up such talent.
Therefore, after much deliberation, the butler finally softened his stance, sincerely apologized, and said that he would investigate thoroughly and give them a reply as soon as there was a result, etc., which were all the usual official excuses.
After carrying the unconscious mermaid away, the two female players couldn't help but express their sympathy for her. Tsk tsk tsk, what a beautiful face! Her golden hair was all ruffled by the wind, and her scales were dry and had lost their original luster. The parts that resembled human skin looked like a dried-out orange, with so many wrinkles that it was terrifying. Not to mention, her mouth was covered in blisters from the heat, swollen like sausages, and she could only exhale and not inhale.
Even though the mermaid's condition was indeed much worse than expected, Cheng Shuang didn't feel anything was wrong in the face of the players' awe-inspiring expressions.
She was lucky to escape the mental spell cast by the white lotus fish; otherwise, she would be the one to be pitied right now.
She didn't believe that Bai Lianyu's hands were untouched by the blood of innocent people.
Especially this kind of horror dungeon.
Watching the group of people who had come to interrogate him slink away, Sun Han couldn't hide his curiosity and asked Cheng Shuang in a low voice, "How did you get those eyes and mouth?"
“It has the ability to bewitch people. Last night, it first tried to scream and break the rules set by the Knight Commander, but I stopped it. Then it tried to control my mental power. So I sprayed some self-defense spray and cleaning spray in its eyes to let it wash its eyes.” Cheng Shuang explained all the mermaid’s abilities. “To let it sleep well, I sealed its mouth and tongue with a candle.”
Actually, it was the baby bear who did it, but since several players had already returned, the little girl concealed the baby bear's presence.
One of the two female players gasped, looking at Cheng Shuang with disapproval in her eyes, and accused her, "You're too cruel! This is a legendary mermaid, so beautiful and cute, how could you be so heartless!"
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