Chapter 54: Castle Exploration (Part 12)
The short-haired girl wore those peculiar pants, their long hems dragging across the floor with a soft rustling sound. Qi An closed his eyes for a moment, trying to determine whether this sensation was merely his imagination. But the girl's footsteps soon ceased, and throughout the entire corridor, only the sound of the freckled boy walking remained.
Qi An snapped his eyes open and saw that Qin Ge had already reached the staircase leading to the first floor. The girl stood quietly there, the darkness so profound due to the great distance from the second-floor lighting that it completely shrouded her delicate features.
Qi An could only barely make out her eyes, faintly gleaming from the distant light, and her lips painted with vivid lipstick.
She seemed to have no intention of continuing to walk; instead, she turned her head to look at Qi An. The moment Qi An opened his eyes, their gazes met—and at that instant, the girl's eyes were utterly cold and menacing. Qi An found himself unable to describe this gaze. Just moments ago when she was speaking to him, one could still perceive the emotions stirring within Qin Ge's eyes. But now, her eyes had grown dark and terrifying.
This darkness made her appear frightful.
The corner of Qin Ge's lips curled slightly upward, her blood-red lips curving into a smile. Qi An watched as she turned back around and placed her foot on the stairs.
Ethereally light footsteps rang out once more, tap-tap-tap, sounding less like walking and more like a cheerful melody.
The girl suddenly opened her mouth—she appeared to be singing, or perhaps speaking in a strange and joyful tone about a tale:
"The servants of the castle had always been secretly in love with the lord's wife.
He was handsome, with a gentle disposition, and his body emitted an irresistible fragrance.
Everyone adored him.
But because of the brutal lord, no one could approach him.
They could only suppress these feelings and play the role of faithful servants.
Beneath their loyal exterior, they longed to break free from the bounds of their station, to defile that lady, to snatch her away from the lord.
They wanted to possess her completely.
But alas, the poor servants could not—the brutal lord was far too powerful. With merely a flick of his finger, he could crush these servants to death.
Weak and pitiful servants, all they could do was cower and struggle beneath the lord's oppression.
Until... the brutal lord fell into an endless slumber..."
The girl's voice faltered. She suddenly broke into a sweet smile, her delighted and joyous voice echoing through the villa:
"The servants were overjoyed. They cleaned the decrepit castle spotless and decorated everything beautifully.
They were going to rescue the oppressed lady from the lord...
But then, why..."
The moment that eerie voice sounded, the doors on the second floor began opening one after another.