How Si Bei's descendants found the island and traded with Mr. Si in exchange for his life after changing his surname to Bei, that is the subsequent story. Although the information obtained is not complete, based on Rong Zheng's understanding of Mr. Si in the story, he does not seem to be a person who would easily agree to use other sacrifices to remove the curse.
Whether there are other unknown inside stories hidden in it, or whether the transaction itself contains concealment and deception, it is not important. The current problem is to deal with the players in the copy.
Rong Zheng has never investigated how all the things in the castle were obtained, but now because of these three paintings, he has to ask in detail.
Then he learned from Hong there would be a ship coming every once in a while, delivering fresh vegetables and meat before the next batch of sacrifices arrived, and sometimes other interesting things would be delivered on the ship.
It seems this is the annual tribute of the Bei family as the descendants of Si Bei.
As the earliest servant, Hong did not know what happened before she was born, but the three paintings happened to be gifts sent 20 years after her birth. In addition to oil paintings, there were also some gold, silver and jade.
Because the painting was what Lady Maud wanted, she looked at it from time to time when it was first delivered, so Hong hung it in the living room. As for other things, Lady Maud did not show any obvious preference, so Mr. Si took them away and sealed them.
"Sealed them?" Rong Zheng asked in confusion. He had been around the castle for several days, including the tower, and did not see a lot of valuables such as gold and silver.
Rong Zheng looked at Bai Leshui, who immediately shook his head. There was nothing precious in the prayer room he often went to. Except for the bookshelf, there were a few masks that kept disappearing. Because the devil didn't talk to him recently, Bai Leshui would rummage around in the room when he was bored, but he didn't see anything like gold, silver or hidden secret compartments.
After thinking about it, the only suspicious rooms left were Lady Maud's bedroom or Mr. Si's own room.
Rong Zheng had been sleeping in Lady Maud's room since he came to this game. After asking Hong, he learned that the same was true for Mr. Si in the setting. There was no room belonging to Mr. Si in the castle. As inhuman servants, they wandered around the castle every day and worked without a rest room.
Only Lady Maud's bedroom was left.
Bai Leshui and Rong Zheng returned to Lady Maud's bedroom and looked carefully at the room where they had lived for several days.
As the bedroom of the castle owner, its space was naturally quite large and the decoration was quite luxurious. The floor was covered with light yellow carpets, the walls were covered with complicated wallpapers, the ceiling was decorated with elaborate patterns and crystal chandeliers, all of which declared the owner's wealth.
In the middle of the room was the two-meter-long soft bed, carved with solid wood and covered with curtains. There was a footrest in front and a square table on the side. The old-fashioned table lamp on the table would emit a light yellow light at night.
There were no wires or candles, and Bai Leshui never delved into what it was illuminated with.
There was a dressing table by the window, but there was no mirror. There were all kinds of jewelry for women. Even though he wore a little skirt every day these days, he was still a rough man at heart. Bai Leshui didn't like to wear these women's jewelry. They were all scattered in the box. Bai Leshui flipped through them casually. There were pearls and jades, each exquisite, but there was only a pair of rings made of gold.
This was probably the most "simple" thing among the jewelry. The smooth ring face had no patterns or inlaid gems. It looked like an ordinary metal ring. Only a string of very strange patterns could be seen on the inside, like words.
"What do you think this is?"
Bai Leshui handed the ring to Rong Zheng. Rong Zheng took it in his hand and took a closer look. He replied: "Latin." Morever it was a rather sloppy cursive script. If you are not familiar with Latin, you can't recognize it at all.
"What does it say?" Bai Leshui asked with great interest.
"Eternity and true love." Rong Zheng replied. The content was too sloppy, and the spelling was a little different from what he remembered. It should be a relatively ancient spelling, so he could only roughly guess that it meant this. Rong Zheng took out the smaller ring and put it on Bai Leshui's left ring finger.
Bai Leshui smiled, picked up another ring and put it on Rong Zheng's ring finger. The size was just right.
"This is custom-made." Rong Zheng said.
For this kind of ring that cannot be adjusted in size, the size of the ring that fits the finger will be measured first, otherwise the ring will not fit or will be too loose.
Bai Leshui raised his hand and observed: "Not bad." The smooth ring surface was shining with golden light.
"Then just wear it ba." Rong Zheng said.
Bai Leshui hummed, closed the box, just treated it as an ordinary pair of rings. He didn't take it seriously and continued to look for the sealed treasures that were sent to him.
On one side of the dressing table was a square table and chair for drinking tea, on the other side was a whole row of wardrobes.
The wardrobe had been opened countless times. Every night when they went to bed, he would take out pajamas from it, with lace. Then in the morning, he took off his pajamas and took out a skirt from it, with floral patterns. There are all kinds of small underwear in the small drawer below. Bai Leshui has really had the illusion of being a noble lady in the game these days.
This is how life is. Next time he goes to a dungeon, he must promise not to dress up as a women clothing boss. What if he misunderstand his gender or get used to wearing skirts?
The two walked around the house and found nothing.
Bai Leshui was puzzled. Rong Zheng held his chin and observed the house. Suddenly he thought of something. He walked to a corner of the bedroom and lifted a corner of the carpet on the floor.
Then, he was dazzled by the golden light below.
The floor tiles of about 50 centimeters are made of pure gold and are densely laid on the ground.
Bai Leshui only came over to take a look, and was almost shocked by the rich man's behavior. So he stepped on gold every day these days? It's really regarding money as dirt a. He never did this in the parallel world no matter how easy it was to make money.
Rong Zheng smiled, put down the carpet, walked to the bed and lifted the mattress. He took a closer look at the wooden bed. It was indeed equipped with storage function. After lifting the bed board, he saw several boxes inside. He opened a few of them and found that they were all filled with antique calligraphy and paintings, jade vases, etc.
"Suddenly I feel so expensive o." Bai Leshui looked at it enviously, "Can I take out the copy a? So much money..."
Rong Zheng smiled: "It's really interesting."
Bai Leshui: "Huh?"
Rong Zheng explained: "Gold and silver are of no use to Mr. Si or Lady Maud. But he took them all, even if he used them to lay the floor for Lady Maud." It is very likely that these things were originally included in the required sacrifices. The wealth that Si Zhao contributed to the Si family back then, Mr. Si now took back ten times and a hundred times for Lady Maud, squeezed it for generations.
It can be said that he has a strong desire for revenge and will not spare anyone at all.
Like himself, Rong Zheng thought to himself.
Suddenly remembered Bai Leshui's parents in the original world, don't know if they are doing well now.
They must be having a bad time. Before he left, he specifically told his friend Seviara that if they could avoid the pit he had dug, she should treat them well for him.
Rong Zheng was relieved they were not having a good time.
"Are you in a good mood?" Bai Leshui said as he looked at Rong Zheng's slightly raised lips.
Rong Zheng took out a box and covered the bed board and mattress: "I am in a good mood. We have bait now. Do you still have cards in your hand ma?"
"[Devil's Whisper] still has a number of uses. [Sacrifice] is still on cooldown because the last designated player has not been eliminated." Bai Leshui replied.
Rong Zheng said, "Oh," obviously just remembered Huang Pi: "I forgot about him."
Bai Leshui: "Didn't you go to catch him ma? Where is he now ne?"
"I had him locked up. I thought he would be eliminated if no one rescued him for two or three days. Or some servant could understand what I meant and kick him out of the dungeon directly." It was a pity that he couldn't do it directly as a ghost.
Bai Leshui nodded, and suddenly remembered something: "Where is Shi Qiu locked up?"
Rong Zheng was silent. He did not specify the place of imprisonment. Of course, Rong Zheng did not mention how Huang Pi was treated. Now think about it, they could'nt be imprisoned in the same place ba.
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Prison.
Almost every stone castle has a place, usually set underground, but it is different here. Lady Maud's castle prison is located on the top floor, in a small and dark space.
The only place where you can see the light here is two small windows the size of a palm, which are blocked with iron bars. In fact, even if there is no iron bar, no one can get out of such a small gap. Huang Pi has been squatting here for half a day, thinking about how to escape.
To be honest, this is a bit difficult for him. First of all, he is tied up, his hands are tied behind his back, and there are iron chains on his feet. Let alone freedom of movement, it is difficult to even stand up. The card package can be opened, but the escape cards that can be used are all in the CD. In short, he has no way to do anything except waiting for rescue.
He remembered that Ruan Qing had a card to detect players, he only hoped the other party could use the card and rescue him.
Unfortunately, he was destined to be disappointed. Whether the card in Ruan Qing's hand could ensure that Huang Pi's location could be observed without any mistakes was not mentioned. After all, the card had a certain coverage area with Ruan Qing as the center, not the entire copy. Even if it was really detected, Ruan Qing had no intention of coming to rescue him.
Huang Pi was just waiting with false hope, then he heard footsteps and a dissatisfied complaint at dusk.
"I said I didn't do this. What is this? Ankle chain? Can I not use this thing? Wait, I know, don't move a, it's so unlucky..."
The voice was getting closer and closer, then there was the sound of the chain dragging. After a pause, the door of the next cell was opened and a person was thrown in.
"I told you to be gentle. Do you have human rights a? I'm not a prisoner." Shi Qiu's dissatisfied chattering sounded.
The servant who sent him left expressionlessly, there was no sound of quiet footsteps.
"I'm starving because I'm not even allowed to eat a bite of food. Can I make it to dinner in the evening ma..." Shi Qiu sighed.
Huang Pi rubbed the floor and moved over there, saying, "Who?"
"Danm it!!!" Shi Qiu was startled, "Who's here? There are people here, hiding... Ahem, I'm a guest invited here..."
"I'm the same as you, a player. I'm Huang Pi." Huang Pi said.
Shi Qiu was stunned. After thinking for a long time, he matched this slightly strange game ID with himself. He was shocked: "Weren't you eliminated from the copy ma?"
Huang Pi: "No, I used a card to escape. Then I was caught."
Shi Qiu: "Is that so? Now we are all stranded... No, who is the person in the team with you? That's too much. Just play the game ba. We don't interfere with how you play anyways. Why do you frame others ne? It's not fair a. Are you the kind of team that specializes in pitting other players ma?"
Huang Pi was confused: "What are you talking about?"
Shi Qiu continued to hum: "It's useless to say anything now. I came in, but there are two people on our side. Your partner can't deal with them. I will be out soon, then your partner will come in with you. Don't say we are ruthless then."
Huang Pi: ...
What do you mean? Why can't he understand? What happened outside? Who can explain it to him?
The author has something to say:
Huang Pi: I was just offline for one day, what happened in the game? Why do I feel like I can't keep up with the pace??
I'm confused.