Dream Attempts

On the other side, however, the oil painting was bloody and oppressive; the color of the blood, cast by the torches, resembled congealed blood.

Qin Rang looked around and randomly chose a room, about to open the door, when Bai Yang swiftly stopped him and slapped his hand as he was about to open the door.

"What are you doing?" Qin Rang withdrew his hand, his eyes full of confusion.

"What are you doing! With your luck, you still dare to choose a door to open? Aren't you afraid of dying?" Bai Yang accused.

Qin Rang was speechless, and surprisingly, he couldn't utter a rebuttal.

Tao Yuan chuckled and pulled back the unwilling person, "That's right, we're all having bad luck. You go first."

Besides their room, there were more than a dozen rooms on each side of the Corridor. If they were to search each room one by one, not to mention the possibility of encountering something supernatural, they wouldn't be able to finish searching even if they had another night.

"This one," Bai Yang pointed to the second to last room.

With his hand on the doorknob, he pushed the door open, and the view in front of him suddenly changed.

Suddenly, the room brightened up completely, the light from the candles and lamps illuminating it and dispelling all the darkness.

Inside the room, tall, pointed arched windows were fitted with leaded glass, and the walls were covered with dark gold jacquard tapestries embroidered with the coat of arms of the Rivenhall Family.

In the center of the room was a tall walnut bed with four bedposts carved with exquisite patterns and a light velvet canopy hanging down.

The three of them huddled by the door, too afraid to move or speak, staring wide-eyed at the people inside the room.

"Young Master, is this bright enough?" Inside the room, an elderly woman whispered to the child hiding under the covers, holding up a candle.

The boy carefully lifted a corner of the blanket, his dark gray eyes blinking slightly. "That's enough. When you leave, make sure to lock my door properly and don't let anyone in!"

"Yes Young Master."

"Make sure the door is locked and no one is allowed in!" the boy emphasized again.

The old woman smiled and readily agreed, muttering as she turned to leave, "Why has the Young Master suddenly become so afraid of the dark..."

She shook her head as she walked towards the door. The three of them watched her shadow pass through them, and then the lights went out again, and everything disappeared.

In the darkness, the room remained exactly as they had seen it, except that the furniture was covered in a thin layer of dust, the dark gold tapestry had lost its luster, and the red velvet cushions on the chairs had lost their bright color.

Only the three of them remained in the room.

What were we just seeing? A phantom of the past?

Bai Yang sat in the chair. "I think so? That means this room must be an important area; we didn't go into the wrong place."

Tao Yuan combed her pink hair back and carefully looked around, searching. "You're so lucky. It's been a long time since I've experienced such a simple and efficient normal search for clues. Captain, do you have a flashlight?"

Qin Rang gently closed the door while taking out three flashlights from the Card Box space.

"You've prepared quite thoroughly." Bai Yang took the flashlight he was given and turned it on to test it.

"Wang Ding stuffed it in. He always fills my space with a lot of things, and it just so happens that it will come in handy this time." Qin Rang pressed the switch, and white light shone on the wall.

"Time is limited. This should be the former Young Master's room, and he's also the person we suspect most. Let's search here first."

Wang Ding held up his flashlight, the round beam of light shining on the wall, clearly revealing the mottled scratches on the surface—marks left by a woman's fingernails digging into it.

"Was this once a place where a woman lived?" Bai Ao looked around the room. "The windows are very high, and the ceiling is high too. There's only a bed and a candle in the room; it looks like a place where someone was imprisoned."

Wang Ding adjusted his glasses. "These scratches are concentrated on this wall near the entrance. There aren't many scratches, and they look quite new."

The Bai Ao put its hands on its hips. "How do you know so much... Oh right, I forgot what you do for a living."

If a Minister of Discipline Office doesn't understand these things, he might as well quit.

"There aren't many places to hide things here. Search under the floor tiles, inside the walls, or under the bed board; you should find something," Wang Ding suggested.

As Wang Ding had instructed, the Bai Ao tapped the ground one by one, and he actually found something wrapped in cloth under the floorboards.

He shook off the dirt and then examined it head-to-head with Wang Ding.

The cloth bag was opened, revealing a series of yellowed photographs.

The photo shows two young lovers, one is Kane with the Eldest Miss, and the other is a stranger.

Upon closer inspection, Wang Ding realized that this woman was one of the strange individuals who had been chasing them, and also one of the dead.

Turning the photo over, there were only two names.

Kane ❤ Qing Ge

Qing Ge is the name of the woman in the photo.

"Did they know each other before? Judging from the background of this photo, their family wasn't exactly wealthy before," Bai Ao analyzed. "So they were on good terms when they were young, and then after Kane was brought to Ravenhall, this Qing Ge came looking for him again, wanting to hook up with a rich man and become his mistress?"

"Not necessarily, but they definitely knew each other before."

Bai Ao carefully put the photo away, and Wang Ding also found a blood-stained white glove under the bed. As soon as they put the glove in their hands, their eyes lit up.

The moment Wang Ding and Bai Ao noticed the change in scenery, they retreated to the doorway, only to find two familiar figures inside the room.

Under the bright lights, Kane and Qing Ge slept on the only large bed in the room.

The two appeared to have just experienced something indescribable. The woman, her eyes brimming with tears, asked the man, "Kane, we were together first, so why does the Eldest Miss, who likes you, want me to leave? I'm not reconciled!"

Kane lowered his eyes and comforted her, "Qing Ge, there's nothing I can do. She's the Eldest Miss of Count's family; she's powerful and influential."

"I'm just an Illegitimate Son, yet she's highly valued by the Madam and may very well become the Count in the future. There's nothing I can do about it, do you understand?"

Qing Ge said, "I understand, that's why I'm willing to come here with you to find her. I want to explain things to her! She will definitely set you free!"

Kane's expression changed. "No!"

"Why not? Kane, what's wrong with you?"

"What I mean is, you can't see her, she'll kill you!" Kane stood up and stroked her face. "You just wait for me here. She has no idea I've hidden you here. Don't worry, I'll find a way to get you out."

The scene then disappeared completely, leaving the Bai Ao and Wang Ding, who had just eaten a large melon, wide-eyed until the image vanished entirely and they only snapped back to reality after hearing the notification sound.

[Dream Attempts consumed: 1]

Wang Ding muttered to himself, "So that's how it is, I understand now."

The Bai Ao stared at him with a puzzled look. "How did you figure that out? What did you figure out?"

"Now that we understand the use of these Dream Points, we'll be rewarded with points for encountering key clues, and we'll lose points for triggering key plot points, just like replaying a dream."