Qin Feichang came to the hall he had been in before. As expected, many people were staying here. Darkness was about to fall, and places with many people certainly made people feel safer, so most of the people who had gone out to look around before had returned.
In this environment, there are many people who are fearful and panic-stricken, but there are also many people who are excited.
"It's so rare to find a castle this big. Even the Earl's house I visited before didn't have a castle this big. Although my family has two castles, they are smaller than this one." The arrogant young man came down from the second floor with a few people, talking nonstop, "My family's two castles are in Aylmer. The money we spend on repairs every year can rebuild another castle. A castle like this is so dilapidated that it's actually not worth much..."
A young lady wearing a designer dress and carrying a diamond-studded handbag sat on a worn-out chair that had been cleaned up. She was already feeling agitated by the strange environment, and when she heard the idiot bragging, she immediately rolled her eyes and said loudly, "Some nouveau riche that I've never heard of think they're great just because they have a couple of dollars at home. What's the big deal about being an earl? They have the nerve to show off their two castles at home. It's shameful."
Seeing that a quarrel was inevitable, the attention of the others was more or less drawn to that side. Qin walked around these people very low-key, walked to the corner and stood, thinking silently and waiting.
She knew too little about this place and the curse, and couldn't make any analysis. Now she could only wait and wait for what would happen next. The curse couldn't have brought so many people here just for them to visit.
In the midst of a meaningless quarrel, dark fell.
When the sun completely sank, everyone heard the sound of the bell. The sound was deep and long, and it suddenly rang, which frightened many people and made them jump up, and they immediately stopped quarreling.
Qin clearly remembered that when he was walking around, he saw a bell tower in the distance, and the bell sound should have come from there.
The dilapidated building, so dark that the interior could not be seen clearly, was undergoing a miraculous change in the aftermath of the bell sounds.
The floor beneath my feet became smooth and clean; the murals on the surrounding walls faded from dullness to bright colors; the dark red double curtains were hooked by golden tassels; the wooden handrails and railings of the stairs leading to the second floor shone with an oily and heavy color; the crystal chandelier was bright and dazzling; the furniture was brand new... even the conspicuous long dining table had completely changed its appearance.
The neat and gorgeous dining table is filled with flowers and fragrant food, waiting for the owner to come and enjoy.
Everyone unconsciously crowded together to find a sense of security. Qin Feichang did not go over. She thought of something and walked out quickly. In just a few minutes, the ruined castle came back to life and became a beautiful dream building in the night.
When night falls, the castle becomes completely different - it is resurrected!
No one spoke in the hall. They waited for a long time but nothing happened, and gradually relaxed. The bright lights and luxury in front of them were too confusing. These people who had been scared and hungry for most of the day were gradually distracted.
At first, no one dared to touch anything around them, until a brave girl touched the flowers on the table and whispered, "These are real flowers!"
The other young men couldn't wait any longer and started looking around.
At this moment, everyone who was still in the hall saw a beautiful girl dressed strangely in a nightgown and a sweater walk to the dining table full of food and sit directly at the top seat.
He sat down like the host here and started to enjoy his dinner very naturally.
The cut steak, with red juice, stained his soft lips. He put down his knife and fork, looked back at the eyes staring at him, and asked curiously and naively: "Why don't you eat?"
After hearing his voice, those who had preconceivedly thought he was a girl because of his appearance, realized that he was a boy.
"How can you be a man when you look like this?"
"Why didn't I notice him just now? He's so handsome!"
"This place is so strange, how dare you eat these things?" A girl who thought he was pretty warned him.
"But this food is fine, it's delicious." He smiled sweetly, his expression was completely harmless and sincere, "If you don't believe me, try it."
He ate in an elegant manner. Although his clothes were strange, his eating posture was particularly good, and people could tell at a glance that he was a well-born, well-educated and polite person.
Under his leadership, several young people who had long felt extremely hungry gave up their insistence and sat down to eat.
People tend to follow the crowd. Once someone takes the lead, most of the others will follow. Soon, almost half of the people gathered around the table. Those who didn't have enough chairs stood at the table to eat, and those who got a chair early were smug.
How could these spoiled little babies, who had never experienced hunger, resist the temptation of delicious food? After eating the food, they quickly relaxed and began to feel that this place was not so scary after all.
The beautiful girl in nightgown sat in the seat at the top, always with an elegant posture, chewing the food in her mouth slowly and steadily, occasionally glancing at other people, her eyes full of joy.
Influenced by his attitude, several young men who felt they were of noble status also began to eat slowly and even poured themselves some wine to toast him from afar.
This peaceful scene, like a banquet, was what Qin Feichang saw when she came back from outside. She looked at the group of people eating and noticed the boy wearing her sweater.
He saw her coming back, smiled at her and invited her, "Everyone is having dinner, come join us."
Qin Feichang didn't even look at the fragrant food and the people fighting for it. He walked up to the boy and asked, "Who was the first to eat these things?"
The boy didn't seem to understand why she asked this question, but he still answered, "It's me."
Qin Feichang looked at him with a deeper gaze, "Why do you want to eat?"
"I was hungry, so I ate. Can't I eat it?" The boy's long eyelashes and dark eyes made him look like some smart and pure little animal when he stared at others. He was ignorant of worldly affairs and full of trust in people.
Faced with such a face and eyes, probably no one would have a bad impression of him, but Qin Feichang looked at him for a moment, and his brows unconsciously frowned.
She picked up a napkin from the table and whispered coldly, "Come out."
She left without caring whether the boy would follow her or not. She wiped her fingers with a napkin and waited outside the door for a while until the boy came out.
Qin Feichang sat down and waved to him. Under her fixed gaze, the boy handed his hand to her, but she pulled him over violently, his stomach hitting her knees, and she put her hand into his mouth without hesitation, pressing his throat - this was a vomiting action.
If it were an ordinary person, he would have vomited it out immediately, or at least retched. But the boy did not react at all. He slowly turned his head, his long hair covering his face, and he was forced to hold her finger in his mouth. His beautiful eyes clearly asked her, "What are you doing?"
When Qin met his eyes at that moment, he felt very uncomfortable, as if he suddenly saw an eye opened in the core of a rose.
She calmly took her fingers out of the boy's bright red lips, wiped the saliva off with a napkin, and said, "I think there's something wrong with the food, so I just want you to spit it out."
He couldn't spit it out, which was consistent with her previous guess. This boy was indeed not right.
"So that's how it is. You want to help me." After listening to her explanation, the boy lay on her knees, lifted the hair that covered his face, and his smile became happy again, "But I can't vomit."
Qin Feichang stood up and gently pushed him away. "It doesn't matter if you can't spit it out. You've already eaten it. Be careful next time."
The boy seemed to trust her, "Then I won't eat it. I'll follow you."
Qin Feichang: "Go to the hall. There are many people there. It's safer for you to stay there."
Boy: "You care about me more than they do. I want to be with you."
Qin Feichang: "In that case, let's stay in the hall together."
Back in the hall, the atmosphere inside was even more relaxed. The people who had eaten their fill had already treated this as a game. They sat together in groups of three or four to chat, and they were visibly relaxed. Some even felt bored and suggested playing games.
Qin didn't show any expression, but she was thinking in her heart, these young people who had never experienced the storms were really like a group of lambs, unable to see the hidden dangers, and easily paralyzed by the temporary safety in front of them. Each of them was much more naive than the little prince beside her.
Noticing the two of them, several "smart people" came up to talk to them. Qin looked coldly at the young master and the young lady trying to strike up a conversation with the boy and inquire about his background and family situation.
Do they think this is a social event? They are all trying to get some useless information in a roundabout way.
The young man talked to them in a disjointed manner, looking uninterested. Qin Feichang didn't say a word, which made those who came to make friends leave in a huff. Most of these young people from well-off families were proud and couldn't lower their posture. They preferred to be admired rather than admire others.
Soon, there was no one else in this corner except Qin Feichang and the young man.
The boy, who suddenly became interested in her, took the initiative to ask: "Why don't you talk to me?"
Qin answered very succinctly: "I'm tired."
This body was originally weak and anemic, and she suddenly came here, and she had been walking around for so long, and she was unwilling to eat the food here. She had been vigilant for such a long time without relaxing, so of course she would feel tired.
"What's your name?" The boy sat upright, his neck slender and elegant when he spoke sideways, and his voice was as moving as a musical instrument.
Qin Feichang slightly perked up to deal with this strange boy. She said the name of this body, "Luolan, what about you?"
Boy: "I...Egbert."
After saying his name, the young man named Egbert suddenly asked, "It's too quiet. What do you think the castle should have at night?"
Qin stared at his face, thought for a moment, and said slowly: "Music."
"Yes, music and dance!" Egbert's eyes lit up slightly.
Without warning, melodious music sounded in the banquet hall. The music came from nowhere, startling the sheep that were resting peacefully.
Click, and the door opened.
Tap, tap, tap, tap, these are the sounds of two people's footsteps.
It was as if two invisible people walked in from outside the door. They could only hear the footsteps getting closer and closer, and finally stopped in the crowd.
"Ah! My feet and my hands! Suddenly they are out of control!"
"Why did I stand up suddenly? Help, what is that?!"
A man and a woman stood up in the crowd, their bodies in the most elegant postures and with the most frightened expressions on their faces, and walked to the center of the banquet hall to the music.
They danced to the music, the girl spun gracefully, crying and almost breaking down, the boy raised his hand to hold her waist like a gentleman, cursing and shouting to ease his fear.
But their wills were separated from their bodies, and the scene was funny yet weird. Everyone stayed away from them and didn't dare to approach them.
When a man was holding the woman's neck, suddenly, the boy exerted force with his hands and broke the girl's neck with a snap. The girl's crying stopped immediately, leaving only a faint hoarse sound in her throat.
She was dead. Her eyes were wide open, and her body was still dancing.
Unable to control his own hands, he killed a man, and the boy who had been cursing turned pale and stopped all sounds.
It was not until he had held the body and turned around several times that he suddenly reacted and screamed, "Oh! No—"
He cried so sadly and was so scared that the next second, the dead girl hugged his neck affectionately. There was another click, and the boy fell silent.
The couple, with twisted necks, danced quietly to the rest of the music, and fell to the ground the moment the music ended.
"ah!"
“Ahhh!”
Screams echoed throughout the banquet hall. The young people who witnessed the death finally realized that this strange world was not safe and was full of malice towards them.
Qin Feichang turned his head and saw the boy Egbert sitting next to him, smiling innocently like a little deer, and said happily, "They dance as well as my dance teachers."