Chapter 2 - Manor Mist (2)
Of course Xia Qing was not afraid.
He was rejected by Ye He, and his expression showed a bit of anger, as if to save face, he urged: “Come on.”
However, in Ye He’s eyes, it completely verified his guess.
Xia Qing is really afraid of ghosts!
Ye He whispered in his heart: “If you are afraid of ghosts, you are afraid of ghosts. Why are you so fierce? What’s wrong with being afraid of ghosts?”
System: [Yeah, really double standard. 】
For some reason, Ye He could hear a bit of yin and yang strangeness from the mechanical sound of the system.
Before Ye He could react, Xia Qing had already turned around and continued to walk forward. The tenderness shown in that moment seemed to be just an illusion of Ye He.
Because he was still immersed in the embarrassment of being rejected, Xia Qing returned to the appearance of being too lazy to talk to Ye He on the next journey. It’s just that he secretly turned his head to look at Ye He from time to time, and then turned his head angrily after meeting Ye He’s eyes, like a girlfriend who was angry and wanted to be coaxed.
The two quickly walked to the hall. Compared with the corridor, the light in the hall was much better.
Before he got close, Ye He heard a voice full of vigour: “The host will come with the guests soon, I hope everyone will cheer up and do their own thing…”
There was already a row of people standing in front of the stairs in the hall. There were men and women. The men wore the same standard servant clothes as them, while the women wore maid clothes with long dresses covering their ankles, all with expressionless expressions.
In front of this row of people stood a middle-aged man. Although his hair was gray, he was tall and straight. His blue eyes were cloudy because of his age. He seemed to be aware of it, and suddenly stopped talking, turned his head to look in the direction of Ye He and Xia Qing, and immediately frowned: “Why so slow? Why don’t you come over quickly.”
The others followed the housekeeper’s line of sight, and their eyes immediately stuck on Ye He who was standing at the door.
Xia Qing also noticed their gaze and was inexplicably a little unhappy. He stood in front of Ye He, turned to look at the housekeeper, and said neither humble nor arrogant: “I wasted some time on the road.”
Hearing Xia Qing’s explanation, the butler didn’t say anything, but asked them to return to the team first.
One of the servants stepped aside to make way, Xia Qing walked straight over, and Ye He stood at the end of the line.
The housekeeper saw the two returning to the team, and then resumed the topic that was interrupted just now: “Now I will arrange the task…”
Xia Qing and Ye He and the other two maids were all transferred to greet the upcoming host and guests, while the other maids were called to clean the guest room, or to work in the kitchen or garden.
The housekeeper seemed to remember something, and suddenly warned again: “Some of you are new here. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask the seniors who have worked here for a long time, and don’t violate the taboo of the master.”
As soon as his words fell, Ye He’s ears sounded the system’s voice:
[By the way, the host should treat the tasks assigned by the housekeeper well, and don’t make the master angry, otherwise there is a risk of being dismissed midway, and you won’t get a penny. 】
Ye He, who was still hanging around, suddenly became serious: “It’s too outrageous to say dismissal, how can you not let me continue to shine in this position?”
He thought about asking Xia Qing later to see if he knew what the master’s taboo was.
After the housekeeper finished his instructions, he left in a hurry, and the servants scattered. Ye He noticed that Xia Qing and the two servants were together, murmuring as if they were talking, and Ye He was embarrassed to disturb them.
Just when Ye He was thinking hard about who he should talk to, a pretty maid came over, who was the same one who was chosen to greet the guests.
The other party greeted Ye He with a smile: “Hello, my name is Su Lingling.”
“Are you sure that person is an NPC?” A tall and thin young man who was standing face to face with Xia Qing noticed the other person’s dissatisfied expression, so he reluctantly moved away from Ye He’s back.
Xia Qing deliberately took the two of them to the corridor. After making sure that Ye He could not be seen, he threw a glass ball-like prop out. The glass ball instantly became bigger when it hit the ground, covering the three people, and they could discuss with confidence. , don’t worry that those NPCs or other group members will hear it.
Xia Qing folded his arms and said impatiently, “Of course, I tested it, and he doesn’t even know the background of this dungeon.”
The reason why he suddenly told Ye He about the dungeon was because he wanted to test the other party, and Ye He’s reaction proved that he was just an NPC who didn’t understand anything.
Another girl took over: “Yes, how could there be novices in this dungeon. And looking at Su Lingling’s unfamiliar look when he looked at him, he didn’t look like someone in their team.”
“Okay, don’t forget that in addition to completing the main quest this time, the most important thing is to get Duke Cesar’s notebook. It is a special item rated as SSS, and it cannot fall into the hands of Su Lingling and her team.” When referring to the task, Xia Qing’s expression instantly became serious: “Her captain probably used a prop that can change her identity. I think it is most likely the upcoming host or guest. We have to be careful.”
The two naturally nodded again and again, and when Xia Qing was about to let them leave first to complete the task arranged by the housekeeper, the tall and thin young man suddenly smiled ambiguous: “Deputy team, you are an adult, do you want to try with that NPC? ?”
Xia Qing, who was originally impatient, stiffened instantly. Of course he knew what the young man meant.
They were involved in this horror game for various reasons, and they were running around in the dungeon in order to complete the task and get back to the original world. Therefore, many nervous people poured their desires on the beautiful NPCs. .
Xia Qing has not heard of this kind of thing. If it was changed before, he would have sneered, but now…
If Ye He was a player, it would be a bit tricky, but if the opponent was an NPC, Xia Qing didn’t have to think so much.
Xia Qing wanted to refuse, but when he thought of Ye He’s lover-like gaze when he looked at him, his body softened inexplicably.
There was a strange feeling in his heart, he wanted Ye He to just smile at him, and he couldn’t help but imagine what Ye He’s beautiful black eyes looked like when they were full of tears.
He always felt that Ye He would look good even when he cried. He could casually wipe the tears from the corners of the opponent’s eyes with his fingertips, and then let Ye He stick out his tongue to lick it off. When he was walking at the front because of anger, he turned his head and accidentally saw Ye He sticking out his tongue. The other party only stuck out a little pink tongue tip, but Xia Qing’s mind went blank for a moment, and he hesitated for a long time before looking away with difficulty.
The young man’s eyes have seen through everything, and he whispered in Xia Qing’s ear: “Deputy team, you see that his skin is so tender, it seems that he can leave traces with a little force, where is your opponent… “
Before the youth’s words were finished, Xia Qing’s complexion suddenly sank.
Seeing that Xia Qing seemed to want to punch himself, the young man hurriedly ran away. But Xia Qing didn’t chase after him reluctantly as usual, he still stood where he was, with a slight blush on his cheeks.
Su Lingling is a very talkative girl. She said that seeing Ye He looking for someone with a confused gaze, she guessed that the other party wanted to ask about the master’s taboo. It happened that she had already inquired a bit, so she wanted to share it with Ye He.
Seeing Ye He expressing her gratitude and listening carefully, Su Lingling sneered in her heart.
According to the inertia of the copy, the taboos she heard from other servants were true and false. In order to avoid breaking the taboos and dying, Su Lingling thought of using Ye He and another maid who welcomed the guests to explore the way. NPCs only.
Su Lingling’s eyes fell on Ye He in front of him, and she thought it was a pity for this look.
After talking about the taboo, she stroked her long hair, turned her eyes around the wall, and said with a smile: “It’s strange, there is no portrait of Duke Cesar in this place.”
Ye He had no idea what Su Lingling was thinking. Before, he felt that something was missing in the hall. Now, after Su Lingling reminded him, he realized that the walls were bare, and there were no paintings or photos like other houses.
Ye He: “Probably Duke Cesar doesn’t want to face the brush?”
System: […I seem to have only heard of people who are reluctant to face the camera. 】
Ye He had a smile on his face, pretending not to hear the system.
“But even if the Duke doesn’t have a portrait, doesn’t that lover have a portrait?” Ye He said casually. After hearing Xia Qing’s words, he also became a little curious about the Duke’s lover.
Su Lingling’s fingertips wrapped around the tail of her hair, and she smiled: “Yes, but it’s just hidden, after all—”
She suddenly approached Ye He and breathed like Lan: “That’s Duke Cesar’s lover.”
Ye He’s body froze, and just as he was about to step back and distance himself from Su Lingling, he heard an angry shout: “What are you doing?!”
This familiar voice…
Before Ye He could turn his head, he saw Su Lingling being pulled away and replaced by Xia Qing.
Just now Xia Qing took those few people to where they went, but they didn’t expect to suddenly appear now.
Xia Qing didn’t expect to turn out of the corridor, and the first thing he saw was that scene: Su Lingling and Ye He were so close, and Ye He seemed to be blushing…
Ye He looked at Shang Xia Qing’s eyes full of anger, and felt that the other party’s expression at this time was like a catch/rapist.
Could it be that Xia Qing likes Su Lingling?
Ye He was startled, and turned his head subconsciously to look at Su Lingling who was standing beside him. After realizing that Ye He’s eyes were turned to Su Lingling, Xia Qing also looked at him fiercely.
Su Lingling’s organization and Xia Qing’s organization were opposed to each other. Su Lingling wanted to run, but Xia Qing didn’t want to let Su Lingling go because of old and new hatred.
Seeing that a fight was inevitable, Ye He quickly said: “Wait, Master Xijing, don’t forget this taboo!”
As soon as Ye He’s words came out, Xia Qing calmed down and stood back to Ye He’s side.
And Su Lingling can be considered to have escaped the catastrophe for the time being. She consumed a lot of props in the last dungeon. If she really started, she would not be Xia Qing’s opponent.
System: [The master is not here now. 】
Ye He said solemnly in his heart: “Is the master around, what conflict does it have with me thinking about him all the time?”
System: [If sweet words can be exchanged for money, you must be a millionaire. 】
Ye He’s heart was overjoyed: “I’ll tell you a few more words, can you give me a discounted price to buy my life?”
The system is unselfish: [Don’t listen, I have diabetes. 】
Ye He: “…Then you should look in the mirror less in the future.”
Even though he knew that there were pitfalls in Ye He’s words, the system couldn’t help being fooled: [Why? 】
Ye He: “Because you are too sweet.”
The system didn’t speak for a while, but Ye He felt a lot better.
Xia Qing’s killing intent towards Su Lingling had just died out, but the housekeeper stood at the entrance of the stairs at some point, glanced at the three of them, and said coldly, “What’s the noise? The master is coming soon, and you are not ready to welcome the master? !”
The author has something to say:
System….I am speechless.