"...However, these first batch of poisoned people are brainless and are a little afraid of light. The stronger the light, the less able they are to move. I want to set up the light in the dungeon and see if it can improve their shortcomings in this area through training."
"...There are a little too few experimental subjects. It seems that we need to gather a batch of people. However, this year's harvest is good and fewer people are selling their children. There are also fewer and fewer lone people nearby. The people in the yamen has recently been keeping a close eye too."
"... Yang Meng-er seems to have discovered something. If it doesn't work out, let her step up first."
Shu Hua was furious, "The Chen Family was actually doing human experiments?! And they want to use the bride as a test subject?! Was Master Chen pretending to be sick?"
"It seems so, they were abducting women." Jian Cang picked up a piece of white cloth on the ground. It was the same as the one with the skeleton in the cell now. It seemed to be torn from the skirt of her clothes. Written in red blood was words.
He spread the white cloth on the stone bed and read, "...I was wrong. I shouldn't have believe Young Master's sweet words. He doesn't love me at all. He only wanted to trick me into being an experimental subject...It turns out that Master Chen and Young Master’s concubines and maids who were accused of elopement, misbehavior, or serious illness, were all framed because the Chen Family needed experimental subjects. I became one of them."
"...Young Madam isn't a jealous woman. She must have discovered something, so she used jealousy as reasons to drive us away. She was saving us! It's a pity that I persisted in my obsession and now ended up like this."
"It hurts too much. It hurts too much. Life is worse than death. If you are the next me, run away before they do anything to you, otherwise you will become a living dead!"
"The Chen Family is very cautious about this secret place that creates poisoned people. It requires two keys at the same time to open the door to the secret passage."
"The two keys are separately kept by the Old Madam and Young Master. They will come to check on the poisoned people every once in a while and will regularly adjust the brightness of the torch to train the poisoned people. When there is only one torch left, the poisoned people's actions will be similar to normal people. You can take this opportunity to get the keys from them."
"But be careful not to be caught by poisoned people, otherwise you will easily become an undying poisoned person. The process will be more painful."
Jian Cang analyzed, "They usually purchase or capture some lone people to use as experimental subjects, when there aren't enough experimental subjects, the men of the Chen Family would falsely accuse women of indiscretions or other behaviors to make them reasonably disappear."
He looked back at the poisoned people, "These should be the experimental subjects of the Chen Family. So they hadn’t died and were hiding here. This one fell off one of the poisoned people."
He puffed out in anger, "So evil!”
Shu Hua was angry, "There are even worse!"
She flipped through the experiment record and read the experiment process:
"No. 13 has already drank the medicine and hasn't recovered from cutting off her hand. The wound has been infested with maggots, but she isn't dead. Seems to only be feeling pain. From the looks of it, No. 14 can try a larger dose..."
"The dose has been increased on the 14th. This direction seems to increase the pain. Although it will not die, the experimental subject is in so much pain, to the point that the rope almost breaks."
……
"... Now I want to test whether the children born by poisoned people can withstand more poisonous drugs. It so happens that Yang Meng-er is pregnant..."
Shu Hua threw down the experimental record, "Ah!!! They are so vicious!! I want to kill them!"
Jian Cang said, "The Chen Family can’t be still doing this experiment, right? That's why people around can always hear all kinds of shrill screams..."
Shu Hua asked, "Is the box that Housekeeper Meng asked us to find related to this poison? Can it be that the Meng Family is a descendant of the Chen Family?"
Jiang Yu said, "Probably not."
The two raised their heads. Jiang Yu pointed at the pile of undying poisoned people in the shadows, "Old Madam Chen and Young Master Chen seem to be there. If they are already dead and Yang Meng-er objects to this, then they shouldn’t have any descendants. Of course, this is speculation. We have to continue to look for clues.”
"What we have to do now is get the keys and leave from here."
Jian Cang and Shu Hua followed her gaze and turned their heads to see two gorgeously dressed people among a group of undying poisoned people. One was a middle-aged woman with a forehead headband. The other was exactly the young man they saw in the ceremony with the bride at the beginning. The two had a bunch of keys hanging around their waists.
Jian Cang was surprised, "The two of them had become undying poisoned people? Who served justice for heaven?"
Shu Hua scolded, "You deserve it, you scum! I want to thank that valiant person."
Jiang Yu listened to the two of them berating out one after another but didn't move. So she had to remind them, "Get the key first."
Shu Hua and Jian Cang paused at the same time.
Shu Hua watched Jian Cang, "Go ahead. They are all standing still. It should be easy."
Jian Cang said, "You got more strength. You go. If they want to attack you, you can throw them out."
Shu Hua was shocked, "You, a man, want me to face danger?"
Jian Cang immediately raised his little finger, twirled his hair, and said with a pinched voice, "Have you forgotten? I am a woman now."
Shu Hua:......
The audience burst into laughter:
【Hahahaha, there’s nothing wrong with that. Shu Hua persuaded him to become a woman. 】
【LOL, Jian Cang, this clown. Does he think it’s better to be a woman now? 】
Shu Hua laughed, "I kind of want to hit you, what to do?"
Jian Cang wanted to delay time, "How about we rescue Elder Sister Yu first?"
When she looked up, she saw Jiang Yu sitting cross-legged in the rope net, seeming to have found her balance. After shaking her body for a while, the rope net moved like a swing. It Iooked quite comfortable.
Seeing the two of them looking at her, Jiang Yu appeared sweetly obedient, "It's okay. I'm not in a hurry. You get the key first."
Jian Cang suddenly said, "Did you know about the mechanism a long time ago and deliberately didn't tell us?"
Shu Hua realized something, "You recognized Old Madam Chen and Young Master Chen at a glance and saw the keys on them from the beginning."
【Huh? This suspicion is very reasonable. I was saying, how could Elder Sister Yu be trapped for so long? 】
【Hahaha, she wanted to reasonably evade responsibility! 】
【This isn’t trapping her, this is protecting her. 】
【Jiang Yu: Thank you Program Team for hanging me up and making me unable to get down. 】
【LOL, every time they think they are united, they are always poking at each other. 】
Of course Jiang Yu refused to admit it. She sighed, pointed to a broken rope about two meters away from her, "Probably pull this one. Can you guys get it?"
Jian Cang and Shu Hua looked up and saw a row of pulley mechanisms installed on the roof. They were used to control the rope net. One of them was broken, leaving only a short length of rope, nearly three meters above the ground. Even if Jian Cang hold Shu Hua, they may not be able to reach it.
Jiang Yu put her arm through the rope net and pretended to reach it. The distance was very far. She pretended to be fuming, "The program team is so bad. They deliberately don't let me go out. I can see it, but can't reach it."
Shu Hua expressionlessly stared at her, "If your tone isn't so relaxed, I can barely believe you."
Jiang Yu obediently leaned against the rope net and reached for the rope, pretending not to hear.
【Hahaha, Elder Sister Yu is so cute. 】
【Bad and cute at the same time, hahaha. 】
Just when Jian Cang and Shu Hua were trying to find a way to get Jiang Yu down, the torches were extinguished again. This time there was only one left. The terrifying "hehe" sound sounded again. The undying poisoned people moved and pounced toward them with agility.
Jian Cang and Shu Hua immediately screamed and ran away:
"Ahhhhh, why would the Chen Family make such a thing!"
"It's simply sick. How many people have been harmed by this!"
Jiang Yu laid down in the rope net again in a horizontal position to avoid the jumping poisoned people below and reminded the two of them, "Get the key!"
"I don't dare!" Shu Hua screamed, trying to avoid the poisoned people who were chasing after her and ran toward the earlier cell as before. Unexpectedly, the cell doors were already closed. With nowhere to escape, she turned around and directly had a face-to-face fight with a ferocious ghostly face.
"Ah!!!" She was so frightened that her hair stood up. She closed her eyes and stretched out her hand to push. The poisoned person who was almost cheek to cheek with her was pushed back a few steps and crashed directly onto the ‘colleagues’ behind her. Everyone stumbled around from the chain reaction.
"Hey hey hey!!"
"Careful!"
"Slow down, slow down!"
The undying poisoned people spoke one after another. The terrifying atmosphere instantly became comical.
Shu Hua:......
The audience couldn’t stop laughing:
【Hahahahaha, Princess Strength is showing off her might. 】
【LOL, to force the NPCs to speak. 】
【Why did I seem to hear a Northeastern accent now? Are the Chen Family from the Northeast? 】
【What sarcasm, hahaha...】
Shu Hua looked a little guilty when she saw them collapsing into a ball and whispered, "I'm sorry, are you okay?"
"We’re okay." The leader of the NPC said before continuing to play the role without knowing whether to change or not. Both sides stared at each other. There was a trace of awkwardness in the atmosphere.
The audience was dying of laughter. Jiang Yu found it amusing. Taking advantage of the lack of scary atmosphere, she quickly reminded her, "Grab the key! Shu Hua, the old lady in front of you is Old Madam Chen!"
Shu Hua stared at the NPC, "Huh?"
‘Old Madam Chen’ instantly turned around and ran away. Other NPCs rushed to cover her.
If she didn’t chase now, then what was she waiting for? Shu Hua started to chase them. They ran with even more energy. Shu Hua said, "Stop, give me the key!"
Although Shu Hua was very strong, she wasn’t good at running. Especially since they were very familiar with the terrain here and could move with agileness. Shu Hua was out of breath as she chased her. Fuming, she asked, "Hurry up and give me the key. You are aiding the tyrants!"
"Why do you do such a crazy sick thing?"
"Do you Chen Family have descendants? What did you do to Yang Meng-er?" As Shu Hua asked, she thought about what they had done and the fire blazed, "Ahhhhhhh!! You old witch!! If you have the ability, come here!!!”
Shu Hua's behavior gave Jian Cang a boost of courage. He chased after the poisoned Young Master Chen, "Beast, suffer death!!!"
……
So when Qin Shiyu trio opened the coffin board in the room and found the passage, they saw the lively scene below.
Shu Hua and Jian Cang drove all the terrifying NPCs running all around like crazy. Jiang Yu sat cross-legged in the rope net and leisurely swung on the swing as cosplayed as female ghost to give them an atmosphere. She solemnly hollered: "Let me down... Let me down..."
Qin Shiyu and the others:...
Xiang Chen couldn't resist laughing, "You guys are having a lot of fun."
The moment they spoke, the torches lit up again, the undying poisoned people retreated. Jiang Yu trio noticed them.
Shu Hua said excitedly, "Elder Brother, Ye Yuanyu, Xiang Chen! It's great that you are here! Waaaa, we were scared to death!"
Jian Cang jumped up and down, "Elder Brother Chen, are you here to save us?"
Xiang Chen smiled, "I don't think you need saving."
Jiang Yu looked curiously at the hole opened above her head."How are you going to get down?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a rope ladder hung down. Qin Shiyu stepped on the rope ladder and came down. When his head was exposed, he asked Jiang Yu, "Are you okay?"
"I’m fine," Jiang Yu reminded him, "Pull the rope on your right hand side!"
Qin Shiyu examined her up and down before turning his head. He saw the cut rope at a glance. He stretched out his hand and pulled. As expected, the rope net hanging Jiang Yu began to descend.
He stepped on the rope ladder and went down a few steps. When he saw that the distance was almost there, he directly jumped down. Shu Hua and Jian Cang exclaimed, "Be careful!"
Jiang Yu was startled, "Slow down, why are you in such a hurry?"
"It's fine," Qin Shiyu casually replied and stepped forward to help her untie the rope net. He directed to Shu Hua and Jian Cang, "You go and pull the rope ladder, one person on each side so they can come down easily."
The two hurriedly went to hold the rope ladder.
Jiang Yu came out of the rope net. Qin Shiyu saw that she was standing still, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Yu quietly hissed through her teeth, "My legs are numb."
Amused, Qin Shiyu watched her slowly beat her legs.
At the side, Xiang Chen and Ye Yuanyu jumped off the rope ladder. Before the group could cheer and reminisce, the torches were suddenly extinguished again. This time, they were completely extinguished. It was so dark that they couldn't see their fingers.
After the battle now, Shu Hua and the others, who were no longer afraid, fell into panic again. They grabbed Ye Yuanyu and exclaimed in surprise, "Again?!!! It's too much!"
Jian Cang hugged Xiang Chen tightly and shouted, "Waa, it's so scary! Waa, Elder Brother Chen, thankfully you came!"
Jiang Yu had been hanging up there earlier and wasn't that scared. Her fear threshold was originally much lower than the two of them. Now that it was completely dark, she was even more frightened and subconsciously grabbed Qin Shiyu's clothes.
Then she remembered that Qin Shiyu didn't like physical contact and tried hard to control herself to not get too close.
However, the next second, she felt a little force coming from her back. The person in front of her seemed to take a small step toward her. She could clearly feel the temperature of the other person. It was as if she was being hugged by someone...
The barrage went wild.