I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 42, December 23: The Secret Mansion and Miss Lily's Toy House

"Help me..." Ruan Peng crawled forward on her hands and knees in the snow, turning the pure white into a scarlet stain.

A hallucination suddenly appeared before her eyes. When she was very young, she had kindly saved someone, but it resulted in her never being able to improve her physical abilities again.

When the hospital diagnosis came back, she felt like the sky was falling. Her parents' rejection and the whispers and pointing fingers from others forced her to constantly escape from her inner feelings.

They said she deserved it! Who told her to rush out like that!

But if she doesn't rush out, that child will die!! Why can't anyone understand? They are always so materialistic, they wouldn't even spare a glance for someone who has lost their family.

In her parents' eyes, her only value was in marriage, but her inability to grow made her value almost zero.

Later, Ruan Peng changed. She didn't want to be ignored anymore, so she tried her best to become the kind of person she hated the most, just so she could continue to live.

She didn't want to be selfish, but selfless people don't live long.

From that time on, Ruan Peng became someone who would use anything for herself, and took revenge on all those who had previously belittled her.

But I don't know why, I always feel empty, as if something is missing.

As the snowflakes drifted down from the sky, she watched the snow gradually melt on the back of her hand, and tears suddenly streamed down her face.

Why did it become like this...

She felt her body growing colder, unsure if it was because she was dying or because the snow was so cold. Her vision blurred, and she vaguely saw a pair of bare feet standing in front of her.

Ruan Peng was slightly taken aback. She struggled to raise her head and tried to see clearly, but in the end, she could only see a blur.

"Save me..." Her lips moved slightly, uttering a weak sound.

She crawled forward with all her might, trying to grab those feet; it seemed to be her only lifeline.

"So dirty." So ugly.

Mu Yegui watched the girl struggling to climb toward her, and just as she was about to get close, she took a step back, widening the distance between them once again.

She didn't want to get her feet dirty; her hands were clearly covered in blood.

Hope gradually turned into despair, and she sobbed, soaking the snow in front of her.

"Save...me...save..." Her tear-filled eyes held a mixture of despair and hope as she looked at Mu Yegui with a complex mix of emotions.

"..." Mu Yegui remained silent and did not give any answer. She was just passing by on her way to the 'Silk House'.

Why does everyone want her to save them?

Does she really look like a good person?

Or is it like someone who is easily swayed by others?
There was nothing about this person that made her want to help; at least she really liked the clothes the previous person had made.

"Please...save...me..." Her voice gradually softened, but her eyes remained fixed on Mu Yegui, as if afraid that she would turn around and leave.

Mu Yegui pursed her lips and sighed helplessly, "I really can't do anything with you. You're about to die, but you still want to act cute towards me."

"Help..." Her outstretched hand gradually fell, losing all its strength.

"Reach out." A soft, sweet voice, tinged with seriousness, suddenly sounded in her ear, and she felt her hand enveloped in warmth. Mu Yegui knelt on one knee in the snow, holding her bloodied, wounded hand in both of his. His clear, silver eyes gazed at her quietly, and he murmured, "I'm holding you. Rest in peace."

In her daze, she heard a final, seemingly cold yet warm sound, and her eyes slowly closed, never to open again.

Looking at Ruan Peng's corpse, whose white clothes were now stained crimson, Mu Yegui said softly, "It's filthy."

Even so, she placed a lily in Ruan Peng's palm and used the only tool she had obtained from smashing jars in Rabbit Village to cremate her body.

She picked up the bone diamond that remained in the ashes and tossed it into the palm of the angel sculpture in the fountain. Having done this, she turned and walked towards the House of Silk.

"Does Mu Yegui really have no feelings?" Zhou Hao asked suddenly after watching the whole thing.

No one knows the answer, not even Mu Yegui himself.

Mu Yegui really hates dirty and ugly things, so she usually hands them over to Mu Yin to do, just like when she saved the male master and directly switched places with Mu Yin.

"You don't need to force yourself," Mu Yin said with concern, knowing full well what Mu Yegui was thinking.

“I didn’t force you,” Mu Yegui insisted.

"Really? I didn't notice." Mu Yin was actually a little annoyed. He hadn't even touched Mu Yegui's hand, and that woman dared to make such a request! It was infuriating!
"Are you blind?" Mu Yegui said in a serious tone.

Whether he was blind or not, Mu Yin didn't know, but he was genuinely jealous. Everyone else could get close to Mu Yegui, but he couldn't. Sooner or later, he'd kill them all.

Shan Peining once joked with Mu Yin, asking if he had fallen for Mu Yegui. At the time, Mu Yin didn't admit it, but later he felt that it might be true.

But isn't it too cunning for him to be the only one with feelings?

"If one of us were to disappear one day, who would you choose?" Mu Yin suddenly asked, his tone seemingly somewhat downcast. Their current situation was only temporary; sooner or later they would have to face reality.

"Does Xiao Yin want to disappear?" Mu Yegui paused slightly and asked softly.

"How could that be? Nobody wants to disappear." Maintaining the status quo is best if possible, even if it's impossible.

"I understand." Mu Yegui's cool silver eyes darkened slightly as he spoke in a low voice.

"Hey! What do you know, you expressionless face!" Mu Yin panicked the moment he heard Mu Yegui say that. Could this guy have misunderstood something? Speaking of which, Mu Yegui always easily believes what others say literally, without thinking about the underlying meaning. He is obviously very smart and likes to think, but he is easily fooled in this respect.

"..." Mu Yegui shook his head and did not answer Mu Yin.

"Damn it!" Mu Yin knew he couldn't get Mu Yegui to talk, and couldn't help but yell angrily.

"Xiao Yin, swearing is bad behavior," Mu Yegui criticized seriously.

Mu Yin: "..." He only cares about this aspect the most. Does he seem like the kind of person who would easily blurt out his words?
Being misunderstood.

bad mood.

I want to swear.

Tsk!
“I think this instance will be finished soon. Xiao Yin, I would like to ask you for a favor then.” Mu Yegui said suddenly as he stood in front of the Silk House.

(End of this chapter)