# Chapter 57: Castle Exploration (Part 15)
The butler's voice suddenly turned hoarse, as if he were suppressing some kind of anger.
"We had already cleaned this place thoroughly. But someone triggered the rules, and a sudden gust of wind blew through the villa, which is why it ended up like this." While everyone was startled by this unexpected voice, Mu Gangnong was the first to speak, "Just give us a little more time, and we'll have this place cleaned up again."
"Clean it up again?" The butler laughed. His aged figure appeared on the second floor. Though no one's eyes had been looking at him during this time, Qi An felt a gaze carrying some deeper meaning, "You triggered the rules. What does that have to do with me? The consequences triggered by breaking the rules are yours to bear."
As the butler spoke, none of the members of the Supernatural Society made any move. Only Zhang Zhaoqi calmly walked from the first floor up to the second, then naturally made his way to Qi An's side.
The remaining smile on the butler's face vanished completely. Qi An heard the old man's voice grow cold instead of gentle. "Look, how terrible the environment is here. Anyone who walks in would嫌弃我们这里脏乱差的吧，更何况……你们……毁了我们整个别墅的门面！"
"Since that's the case, then let you all experience the same."
The same experience. What was that?
Before they could grasp the meaning of these words, the people around them began to change. Their clothes transformed into rags made of torn fabric, covered in dust and carrying a foul odor.
Seeing the delicate makeup on the faces of those around them melt away, turning into灰头土脸的面容, everyone's expressions froze. They immediately lowered their heads to check their own appearance, and their faces contorted.
A girl's soft sobbing filled the air. Qi An glanced down at his own clothes, which hadn't changed at all, and quietly raised an eyebrow. He looked around and discovered that except for himself and Zhang Zhaoqi, everyone else's clothing had changed, becoming extremely wretched.
And more importantly…
Gao Lijun wasn't just more raggedly dressed than the others—a scar suddenly appeared on her face. Long and deep, running from the corner of her eye all the way to her mouth. The crimson, grotesque scar completely destroyed Gao Lijun's delicate features. The scar seemed to carry some intense pain. Gao Lijun immediately trembled and reached out to touch it.
The girl saw the blood on her hand, then saw the horrified looks from those around her. She couldn't help but cover her face and scream.
Only Gao Lijun. Only her face bore the scar.
Watching the butler walk toward him, a flash of deep thought quickly crossed Qi An's eyes. Everyone's gaze was focused on him and Zhang Zhaoqi. The jealousy and anger in their eyes could no longer be hidden.
"As for you…" It seemed that the group's changing expressions had pleased him somewhat, the butler's voice suddenly became gentle, "There's a wedding dress in your room. You've seen it, haven't you?"
"Mm." Confusion still filled Qi An's eyes.
"Then put it on. It was made for a very important person. However, its creator was rather an eyesore, and I want to remodel it a bit. I need someone to help me test it." A smile returned to the butler's face, as if the grotesque expression from before had merely been an illusion, "I want to see how you look in it…"
The butler's voice suddenly dropped very low, as if it contained a multitude of emotions. But soon he returned to his original tone, "Then I'll cut and reshape it. Consider this your punishment."
That wedding dress…
"As for you…" The smile dissolved instantly. The butler's voice became cold and distant as he spoke to Zhang Zhaoqi, "Clean this place up again. Remember, there must not be a single speck of dust!"
"That will be all." As the butler left, he glanced at Qi An once more, "I look forward to our next meeting."
The butler's figure vanished on the second floor. The group's expressions toward Qi An grew even more hostile. They didn't dare provoke Zhang Zhaoqi, but Qi An—despite appearing completely helpless—when everyone else looked like beggars, he remained untouched by any harm in this world full of danger.
He was still wearing those simple-looking clothes. But compared to everyone else, it was already a world of difference.
They still didn't know that when Qi An later walked out wearing that wedding dress, they would feel even worse.
The boy crouching in front of Shao Tian slowly stood up. He turned his head and shot Qi An a resentful look, then bent down to lift the girl who had collapsed on the ground. The moment his hand touched the girl's body, a tap-tap-tap of footsteps echoed from the stairs.
"Let her go."
The voice belonged to Qin Ge. She smiled at the frozen boy, elegantly walking over with measured steps until she stood before him. Her lily-white fingers brushed Shao Tian's fair cheek. Her red lips parted slightly, "What lovely skin. Wouldn't it be a waste not to use it?"
"What?" The boy's expression changed.
"You can't take her away. I want her corpse." Qin Ge giggled lightly, giving the boy a light pat. The boy immediately felt his body become unable to move.
Qin Ge's gaze swept swiftly across Qi An's face. Her speaking tone shifted to the one she had used when singing that day, as if it contained countless emotions, "After all, she was the first person to dare… trigger the rules. Even we wouldn't dare do that."
"Truly… brazenly reckless!"
[An'an, why do I feel like these people are… helping you get revenge?