Nightmare Assault

Chapter 267: One by One

One by one…

Some of the travellers frowned. Then, Shi Liaozhi probed, “Do we have to do this one by one? Can’t we examine the young master together…”

“One by one,” The middle-aged woman repeatedly dully, “This is Butler Zhou’s order.”

The travellers didn’t want to get into an argument with the NPC. After all, the clues were still unclear. That would not be a wise choice. Everyone shared a look before they moved together to discuss the situation. However, before they could say anything, the middle-aged woman asked, “Which Dafu will be the first?”

No one spoke. Jiang Cheng casually glanced out the door. Fatty was even more direct. He lowered his head to look at his toes.

“Why don’t we start with this Dafu?” The middle-aged woman suddenly said. She stared at You Qi with something glowing in her eyes.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Why me?” You Qi, who was selected, exploded. He might be large, but the fear in his eyes was palpable. He quickly pointed at Qin Jian and said loudly, “He is already dressed for the part. Why don’t you get him?”

Qin Jian’s face paled. The middle-aged woman simply turned her head to the side. Everyone followed her gaze and saw the place where the costumes hung earlier. You Qi’s costume was hanged first earlier. That appeared to be the sequence in which the travellers would see the young master. You Qi was filled with regret. He took a deep breath, looked at the rest and turned to go upstairs.

“Brother You,” An Xuan suddenly spoke. You Qi turned back. An Xuan rushed to his side and whispered something into his ear. When he was done, You Qi looked at An Xuan strangely.

There was a wooden staircase deep inside the room. The steps were narrow and hidden. It didn’t match the rest of the manor. Plus, the staircase was old and battered. Due to the humidity, the wood was heavily corroded. Some places were cracked. The bannisters were broken in places. They worried if the staircase could sustain You Qi’s weight.

Thankfully, everything went well. After a series of creaks, You Qi disappeared up the stairs. Everyone held their breath and tried to listen.

“What did you tell him?” Qin Jian looked at An Xuan. In the mourning clothes, he looked severe. This was a question everyone was curious about.

“Don’t worry,” An Xuan narrowed his eyes, “We’ll know when You Qi returns to us.” Qin Jian moved his brows, but he didn’t push. However, he seemed to have guessed the answer.

Several minutes later, the creaking came from the top of the stairs. You Qi reappeared on the stairs. He had a strange expression. His bushy brows were basically squeezed together. He didn’t look frightened… more like confused.

Everyone stared at him as he moved down the stairs, but no one said anything. Some of the gazes were filled with caution.

“That’s far enough, Brother You.” An Xuan suddenly spoke, “You can stay there.”

You Qi snapped out of it. He lifted his head to meet everyone’s wary eyes. Fatty and Jiang Cheng were the most obvious. They stood by the door and looked ready to escape. “My name is You Qi,” You Qi looked at them and recited, “I came from Huang Tu Gao Bo.”

Then, everyone relaxed. It sounded like… this was their code. After everyone returned, they had to reintroduce themselves. If there were discrepancies… They would be the ghost.

Even though everyone knew the next person to head up the stairs was Shi Liaozhi, he refused to budge. It was not until the middle-aged woman openly called him that he moved up the staircase unwillingly. It looked like his legs were shaking. He had to use the bannister to support his movement.

“Doctor,” Fatty asked, “Is he really an old player? How can he be so cowardly? Is it possible…” Fatty asked, “That since we have old players masquerading as new players, is the reverse…”

“No.” Jiang Cheng stopped him. Just as Fatty wanted to ask why, the Doctor stopped. Fatty followed the Doctor’s gaze and noticed a pair of eyes looking away.

Zuo Qing was not far from them. Even though her expression hadn’t changed, Fatty had a feeling she was looking at him or the Doctor. Fatty shrugged and stopped talking.

The travellers continued to go up the stairs. No one took a long time. Xia Meng was the first of the trio. She went up the stairs. She only looked a little bit nervous. She didn’t think An Xuan’s suggestion was reliable. She suspected that there was already a ghost among them. If that were the case, who was the young master? Could… this mission have more than one ghost?

Strange events occurred in deep manors such as this. Hoping that nothing would go wrong, she took a deep breath and went upstairs. To her surprise, the upstairs was a completely different world. The vision of batteredness ceased at the top of the stairs. The upstairs room was… extremely exquisite. It had fine tables and chairs, great china, screen separators and so on. Every place was well-decorated.

It was clear that the owner was culturally influenced and a lover of Chinese opera. Most of the decor had to do with operatic characters. There were also carvings of them near the vanity table. A phoenix crown was placed before a shiny bronze mirror. Pearls were sewn on the top. They shone warmly. They were strung together with silver threads. The exceptional design was captivating.

Her eyes moved to the left until she saw the bed.

Behind a red curtain sat a thin figure. He was tall and lanky. At first glance, he looked like a lady.

Moments later, a hand slowly reached out from behind the curtain.