When Su Man led Bai Youwei and the others to the third floor, the man in the torture chamber was also regaining consciousness.
Upon seeing a group of women in front of him, he didn't seem surprised and introduced himself as the mansion's gardener.
—— The gardener, due to his handsome appearance, was imprisoned by the Duke here. Whenever the Duke wanted to test a new bride, he would let him out, and if the bride had even the slightest contact with the gardener, it would provoke the Duke's anger.
After hearing this, everyone understood that this man was likely a NPC from within the game.
However, it was quite rare for an NPC with its own plot to appear in the game...
Since they were all presumably oppressed by the Duke, and all shared the same tragically unfortunate circumstances, the gardener had a friendly attitude towards them and told them:
"The Duke only executes brides that make mistakes. As long as you don't make any, there is no danger."
