Chapter 358: Furious Maid
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Chapter 358: Chapter 358: Furious Maid"Itâs you, huh?" Xu Huo didnât rush to submit the truth, instead, he pushed the sword forward, pulling the kneeling man up and pinning him against the wall with a smile, "I was wondering why you disappeared in broad daylight. It turns out you were hiding yourself."
Yu Shuaiâs mouth twitched in pain, but unable to free himself, he could only say, "I found the missing guests, spare me, and I can tell you!"
"Lying?" Xu Huo lifted the sword slightly.
Yu Shuai quickly pressed down, saying hurriedly, "Iâm not lying, I have completed Task One!"
"Then why havenât I received any notification?" Xu Huoâs hand didnât relent.
Yu Shuaiâs baby face crumpled like a wrinkled bun, "Not every playerâs clearance is notified to other players in the copy, itâs normal to have no notifications, donât... donât nitpick!"
Xu Huo barely believed his words, "Where are the missing guests?"
"Most of them have turned into white bones in the pond, but a few have been preserved very well, theyâre in the closet inside the wall of He Puâs bedroom, he turned them into dolls," Yu Shuai said. "If you donât believe me, go and see!"
"You think Iâm stupid, going to find He Pu now is a death sentence," Xu Huo sneered, "You say youâve cleared it, so why are you still here?"
"I didnât pass Task Two!" Yu Shuai knew when he entered He Puâs bedroom that the boss of this instance was not to be trifled with, "Of course I want to complete the tasks and leave as soon as possible, but multiple submissions were useless."
"What is your truth?" asked Xu Huo.
Yu Shuai didnât conceal anything, he told everything because there was no point in hiding, this wasnât the real answer to Task Two at all.
"Whatâs wrong with the castle owner He Pu slaughtering players, and the butler Mr. Dong, and maid Hu Shan conspiring?"
"Maybe they arenât in collusion," Xu Huo said.
"Iâve tried all other possible combinations," Yu Shuai had found the bodies in the closet the day before yesterday, he couldnât just waste two days, he had surely checked all possibilities, he even tried other insignificant servants, but all to no avail.
"Maybe those bodies werenât killed by anyone from the castle at all, but were just a means for He Pu to toy with the players..." Yu Shuai took a deep breath, "If youâre not planning to kill me, could you pull out the sword first?"
Xu Huo ignored him and asked instead, "Other than the Ma Family Couple, have any other players come to find He Pu while you were in the wall these two days?"
"No," Yu Shuai immediately said. "I spent most of my time on the second floor, no one escaped my eyes."
Xu Huo looked at him steadily for a moment before finally pulling out the sword.
Yu Shuai gasped and fell forward, his hand slightly reaching out, then retracted when he heard Xu Huo speak again.
"I think I know what the truth is," Xu Huo was saying.
"You know?" Yu Shuai took a curved needle and pricked it onto his wound, the needle automatically sewed the wound, a tug on the thread, and the bleeding immediately stopped.
Seeing Xu Huo looking, he added, "Itâs just a temporary blood-stopping prop, the wound hasnât healed."
Xu Huo nodded, "Can you still hide in the wall?"
"Of course," Yu Shuaiâs expression was cautious, and he asked again, "You said you know the real truth, what are your terms to tell me?"
Xu Huo now believed that players wouldnât notify each other after completing their tasks.
"Steal a corpse out," he said. "Tomorrow evening, after dinner, all players will go to the music room to attend the appreciation meeting. At that time, you bring a corpse over, complete task one, and I will reveal the truth."
Yu Shuai was half-convinced, "Are you so sure?"
"Do you have a choice?" Xu Huo retorted. "Tomorrowâs music meeting is clearly the last deadline given by He Pu. If we canât clear the game before he makes his move, do you think we can live to see the day after tomorrow when the replicaâs time limit expires?"
"You donât think he hasnât discovered you, do you?"
Yu Shuai showed a look of astonishment but quickly hardened his expression.
The first time he entered He Puâs room, He Pu hadnât played the kind of drum music that came with mental suppression, but afterward, no matter whether he was in the room, the room began to use shielding props to play drum music. It was inaudible from outside, but as soon as one got close, even within the walls, it was excruciating.
"Whether Iâm right or not will be known tomorrow night. Anyway, you donât have another way out, so you might as well try what I said," Xu Huo finished speaking, paused for a moment, and then added, "Donât count on the other players, they are worse off than you, and right now, they are hunting down Mr. Dong. Besides, Iâve said that there are non-task players in the replica, others may not be trustworthy."
After a momentâs hesitation, Yu Shuai agreed.
"Someoneâs coming," Xu Huo signaled for him to leave.
It was only after Yu Shuai had entered the wall that the door was knocked on. After knocking twice in a pattern, Hu Shanâs voice came from outside, "Mr. Xu, are you there?"
In the darkness, Xu Huo raised an eyebrow; he had entered You Qiwenâs room.
"Mr. Xu, Iâm coming in." The other party obviously didnât wait for his response and turned the doorknob directlyâliterally turned it off, as the whole handle was disassembled.
After Hu Shan walked in and tossed the metal handle casually, she stood in the dark and said, "You guests really arenât well-behaved. Wandering around in the middle of the night, disturbing the masterâs rest."
"Youâre hardly any different," Xu Huo replied indifferently. "Arenât you also running around without sleeping? Instead of helping your own ally, youâre picking a fight with me, a passerby. Iâm a pacifist, I donât trouble anyone; you see, Iâve stayed out of other playersâ business."
Hu Shanâs figure slowly grew taller and bulkier, and a massive sledgehammer appeared in her hand.
"Tsk," Xu Huo made a noise, pulled out a cigarette, and lit it with a lighter, "Do you smell something in the air?"
Hu Shan didnât move an eyeball, and her face covered in dimness appeared grim and lifeless.
As if ignoring her, Xu Huo asked and answered himself, "Of course, itâs alcohol."
"Itâs great to be in a historic castle, isnât it? There are lots of spirits stored in the wine cellar, along with a stock of fuel. All of those are flammable, just a spark could set the castle ablaze."
"Most of the castleâs structure is made of stone, so it definitely wonât burn completely, but no matter, many of the flowers and trees in the garden maze seem to have withered."
"Setting that whole area on fire would definitely draw quite a crowd."
Hu Shanâs expression changed, her flat face contorted with intense hatred, "Nobody can destroy the masterâs castle!"
"Ding!" With a flicker of a lighterâs flame, the roomâs bed caught fire, followed by the carpet and curtains. Bright flames filled the room; Xu Huo turned to look towards the maze, just as he raised the lighter, Hu Shanâs massive hammer swung at him from behind. He raised his Sword to block, and the hammer glided and smashed into the nearby sofa, which instantly petrified and showed cracks.
Xu Huo, with only a glance to assess the situation, was kicked into the corner by the close-quarters Hu Shan before he could steady himself. She appeared in front of him instantly, the sledgehammer pinning him down, her other hand reaching for his face!