hamster
In the darkness, the rustling sound of clothes could be heard.
That vague gaze once again gently fell on Jiang Nian's face, like a gentle breeze, and the surroundings suddenly fell into silence. The flat-faced man bent quietly, his eyes lingering on her for a moment, then slowly straightened up, his movements so light that they were almost imperceptible.
The oppressive feeling around me immediately dissipated.
Jiang Nian closed her eyes, trying to relax. A talisman array not far away began to glow. Because of her lying position on the ground, a trace of warm air gently brushed across the back of her hand, flowing between her fingers before dissipating.
The flat-faced man stood at the talisman formation for a while, probably checking whether there was any problem with the formation.
Jiang Nian's fingertips under her body moved slightly, and the curse that had been suppressed in the palm of her hand was carefully moved out.
After she returned home yesterday, she followed the spell that Xizhen gave her and painted a few more pictures.
I am worried that the paper is too large, making it inconvenient to take and easy to be discovered.
So she cut the talisman into a few small pieces, a bit like small folded papers used for cheat sheets.
And when she fell to the ground just now, she used her arm to suppress the curse that was pulled out from her sleeve.
At this time, the flat-faced man was leaning over to observe the talisman formation, so she pinched the spell between her fingers and covered it with the curve of her fingers and palm.
After a while, the flat-faced man opposite finished checking the talisman array, then stood up, hooked her collar from behind, and pulled it onto the talisman array. Then, he took out the incense and fumigated her from head to toe.
?
Is it because she applied some flakes?
She didn't smell anything "fragrant".
The sprayed gas was as odorless as clear water. After the slight coolness fell on my cheek, I felt nothing.
If I wasn't lying on the talisman array, this feeling... would be like the refreshing feeling of water splashing on a child's cheeks when playing in the water.
In this case, when she carries perfume in the future and puts it on other people to cover up her tracks, she doesn't have to worry about the smell being too strong or the difference being too big for others to notice.
“…”
Isn't this luck a bit too good?
Apart from the scent of the incense, the spell I was thinking about just now and the powder on my clothes—
She didn't even need to change the spell. When the flat-faced man dragged her onto the talisman formation, the spell in her hand seemed to have found a home, like a child returning home, and disappeared from her fingers in an instant without a trace.
And because she had just sprayed some perfume all over her body, the fine powder on her clothes was invisible in the dim light of the talisman array. Also, because the flat-faced man pulled her collar, her hands were naturally stained with some powder.
She lay on the ground pretending to be dead, and the flat-faced man helped her complete what she wanted to do.
Jiang Nian held his breath, and then when the flat-faced man was observing the reaction of the talisman array, the small spell suddenly came back.
It fell back onto her fingertips where she had originally held it.
The surrounding talisman array dimmed slightly for a moment, then lit up. The light was so bright that even Jiang Nian, who had his eyes closed, could feel the light that seemed to be able to penetrate the darkness under his eyelids.
It seemed that the spell took effect for a moment, and the timing when the talisman array dimmed and stopped working happened to be the same as the time when she finished spraying the perfume and was waiting for the talisman array to respond.
Then, after the curse came back, the timing of the restart of the talisman array and the full exposure to the feedback perfume happened to coincide with each other.
......
The flat-faced man looked at her for a moment, then dragged her back to her original position and touched the left side of her neck with his hand.
When the cold object touched his skin, Jiang Nian subconsciously wanted to dodge it, but remembering that he was still pretending to be unconscious, he had to force himself not to move.
After completing this series of actions, the flat-faced man stood up, no longer looking at her, and walked straight away.
The footsteps gradually faded until there was silence.
The floor of Zuihualou was icy cold. Even after lying on it for a long time, there was no feeling of warming up. When lying down, the skin felt freezing cold when it touched the ground. If you stayed in the same position for a long time, the ground would become even colder.
Just as Jiang Nianxiang opened her eyes slightly and checked the movements around her, a pair of light footsteps came from a distance and stopped in front of her.
The man observed her for a while, and when his eyes fell on her neck, he confirmed something. He raised his hand to lift her up a little, patted her cheek, and then called out in a low voice:
"Wake up."
"Don't sleep anymore..."
The other person paused, glanced back, and murmured doubtfully, "Strange, this layer of enchanting fragrance should have dissipated by now. Is your body uncomfortable with this kind of fragrance? Why hasn't he woken up yet?"
Afraid that the other party would become suspicious because of her restrained strength, Jiang Nian pressed all her weight on her. When she closed her eyes and thought about how to wake up naturally, the other party suddenly thought of something, and then suddenly stood up, put a hand into Jiang Nian's right arm, and then suddenly hooked it up.
"I don't know why you were so stunned by the charming fragrance for so long, but if the extraditionist thinks it's okay, then it's okay."
As the maid spoke, she kept walking towards the windlass, holding Jiang Nian with one hand, and her movements did not slow down at all.
...You Wumi people are all extremely strong. Do you like to carry people around?
Jiang Nian was really uncomfortable with her slender yet surprisingly strong arms, so he was forced to wake up.
She first moved her fingertips, then slowly opened her eyes. When she looked up blankly and saw the maid's face, she was so scared that she was about to scream.
The maid was quick-witted and immediately covered her mouth with her hand. She lowered her eyes and stared at her, saying something very quickly: "Please be silent. Remember that you are a maid."
"Now that you have passed the test of the extradition master, I would like you to have the belief that you are a qualified maid."
"First, don't yell or shout, it's rude. Always smile, and the angle of your lips should perfectly match the goddess' mood. When you see the extraditionist, you should bow as respectfully as you would to the goddess.
Second, we must respect the goddess as we would love a crow and firmly follow her words as our guide.
Third, you must believe that serving the goddess is the highest honor and must not harbor any rebellious thoughts..."
Noticing the bewilderment and dullness in Jiang Nian's eyes, the maid was startled. She then suddenly stopped explaining the rules and spoke again, quickly finishing the rest of her words:
"I have already told you everything I want to tell you. If you disobey me in the future, you will be punished as if you were dead. So there is nothing to worry about."
"I'm your manager, Ling. Your room is not far ahead, so I won't see you off."
Seeing Jiang Nian wake up, her attitude was not as gentle as when Jiang Nian was "not awake" just now. Although her attitude was not as bad as the maid who led Jiang Nian into Zuihua Tower, it was obvious that the attitude of the person in charge in front of her had also deteriorated to the extreme, until it reached the coldest point.
After she finished her last sentence, the faint smile on her face disappeared like a flash in the pan, becoming cold and indifferent, as if all her enthusiasm and patience in receiving guests had been exhausted. Without even glancing at her, she turned and walked towards the windlass.
The wooden pole dropped, and the windlass immediately moved upwards.
Jiang Nian looked up at the place where the windlass was rising. Due to the structural problems of the building, she could not see where it finally stopped, but listening to the "click" sound, the windlass should have stopped at the top pavilion.
“…”
Is there a way to the top pavilion on this line?
Jiang Nian thought carefully about it and then thought of a place he had considered hiding before.
Under the hollow floor, there was a dull, low, and flat road.
Because the troops were not sure whether this road would eventually be put into use or whether it would be shelved, they drew a rough outline on the drawing, but they did not know the details, so for Jiang Nian, it was an unknown area.
If I have the chance later, I will go up there and see what this unknown area has.
However, both the attitude of the person in charge and the maid who led her into Zuihualou were very rude to her.
Is there something about her that makes them wary, or do they simply dislike her identity as the daughter of the Cui family, or her cowardly, timid and somewhat spoiled personality?
Feeling that some parts of his thoughts were shrouded in thick fog, unable to see clearly and sort out, Jiang Nian frowned, paused his thoughts that were trying to think deeply, and turned to look around.
This secluded road is where the maids of Zuihua Tower live.
According to the markings on the blueprint, one only has to use the pulley to reach the first floor, and then take the stairs to the second floor, where one can prepare meals for the goddess, wash clothes, and do some miscellaneous things.
Because the tasks were divided into many complicated and detailed areas, Jiang Nian could only wait until he found his own resting room and then ask the maid in the same room.
I don’t know if the maid who lives with me will have the same bad attitude.
Unable to change his current identity and personality, Jiang Nian had no choice but to take things one step at a time.
Walk straight in from the starting point of this road until you stop in front of a slightly shabby door that looks like it has not been maintained for a long time.
She lowered her head to look at the handle, her eyes falling on the carved frame above the door handle. Thick dust covered the originally delicate patterns, and a musty smell of rotten wood wafted towards her.
...She doesn't even have someone to live with, right?
Although it would be more convenient for her to act, if she didn't know what to do next at what point in time, and had nothing obvious to cover her up, the chances of being discovered and caught would be even greater.
And it restricted her range of movement.
Jiang Nian blinked, then found a place where there wasn't too much dust, placed his fingertips there, exerted a little force, and walked out to open the door.
—
The flat-faced man walked back to the place controlled by his master with stiff limbs, and sat down in the corner. Even if he turned his head, he lost the vitality that seemed to be a living person.
You, who was sitting beside the top pavilion, stretched his body and looked up at the goddess who was sitting in a daze in front of the dressing mirror.
"Sister, I've taken care of the business. Is there anything else I can help you with?"
When he said the word "help", he slightly emphasized his words, sounding cheerful and happy.
The goddess looked at herself in the dressing mirror, placed her fingertips on the mirror, touched it for a while, and then withdrew her hand.
"Any ideas?"
You was startled, a cloud suddenly covering her eyes. Her fingertips unconsciously stroked the paper figurine in her palm, and she smiled meaningfully, "Sister, you are so predictable."
"...There's indeed a very interesting little hamster in the building."
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