I Poisoned the Wine

They tried to run, but the servants ran even faster, crowding together and blocking the exit, so they couldn't get out anytime soon.

The Eldest Miss had been hit in the head with Chainsaw, only lay on the ground for a few seconds before staggering to her feet.

The deflated area had recovered, and she looked as if she had been casually tapped with a stick; she was a little uncomfortable, but not much.

Tao Yuan tried to hit her again, but this time she couldn't bring herself to strike; the Chainsaw came to a steady stop on the Eldest Miss's head.

There's only one chance to launch a sneak attack.

At this moment, Mi Chuchu, standing at the door, had already used her brute force to create an exit for her teammates through the crowd. "Go quickly!"

Wang also pulled Tao Yuan along. "Let's go! You've already been discovered, and you still want to attack the Master? Are you looking for death?"

Tao Yuan translated his words in his mind.

One of the Rules: Servants must not openly attack their Masters, or they may face death.

Does this mean a sneak attack is acceptable, but a direct confrontation is not?

As long as the Master doesn't discover it, the Master won't be able to find out who did it.

The Eldest Miss finally recovered from the heavy blows of Tao Yuan's Chainsaw: "You—"

"Let's go!"

The group squeezed out of the door, but after running a few steps, they looked somewhat bewildered at the long, winding, and Secret Chamber.

What if we reach a dead end? Which way should we go?

The servants fled in panic around them, going in all directions.

Just as the group was about to run off with a crowd, Wang, who had come out later, grabbed Sheng Qingqiao was running the fastest, and stopped him.

"I know there are places she wouldn't dare come to. Come with me!"

Wang identified one of the paths and ran in, and the others followed without much hesitation. Although they didn't want to believe Wang, they had no other choice.

Led by Wang, they continued forward, occasionally slipping into one passage only to emerge from another, then entering room after room, only to find themselves on another path through the back door of each room.

"Are you building a maze in this Castle?" Sheng Qingqiao complained as she ran.

Wang replied, "It's not just my Eldest Sister who built the Secret Chamber; Father and Mother also have Secret Chamber, as does my eldest brother. With so many built, the environment here has become quite complicated."

"With so many Secret Chamber, can't they all be shared?"

Wang, his eyelids drooping, said speechlessly, "Naive. It's Secret Chamber, yet it's shared?"

Sheng Qingqiao looked at Qin Rang: "Captain, was that look he gave me just now an insult, like he was calling me stupid?"

Qin Rang helplessly, "You go your own way."

Sheng Qingqiao pouted and remained silent, while Qin Rang helped An Ying follow the main group. An Ying was still bleeding from the back of her head, but he had a cure for the Weird Object, so he could hold on for a while longer.

"Where's Bai Yang? It seems he didn't go back in time with us," Qin Rang asked.

When he didn't see Bai Yang in the prison, he wondered, since the people in the organization were of a different status than them, perhaps they couldn't go back in time, and only they could?

Tao Yuan said, "I didn't see him either; he most likely didn't go back in time with us."

"We'll find out once we get out. See if he has any memories of what happened before. If not, then the only ones who can rewind time and retain those memories are us."

"Um."

Behind him, the Eldest Miss's footsteps were quick and urgent, her heels tapping on the stone ground, thud, thud, thud—

The sound echoed repeatedly in the deep corridor, layer upon layer, as if it were not just a pair of feet following closely behind.

A cold wind swept in from the depths of the corridor; in the darkness, only the sound of everyone breathing and the clear sound of footsteps behind them could be heard.

The hairs on the back of their necks stood on end; their anxious emotions weighed heavily on their hearts, making it increasingly difficult to breathe as they ran, and they wished they could find a room to hide in.

Wang, however, showed no sign of panic. He skillfully led them through a heavy wooden door, where they found themselves in a corridor remarkably similar to the one they had just passed through.

The stone walls were mottled, the light from the wall lamps was dim, and the torches in front of the door had gone out, casting long shadows on them.

The only difference is that the corridors here don't have cage-like rooms on either side.

The room doors were all open, and the room was fully equipped with everything one could need, just like an ordinary guest room.

Upon arriving here, the Eldest Miss's chilling footsteps abruptly ceased.

"Alright, this is the Secret Passage between Father and Mother's rooms; she wouldn't dare come in."

Wang also breathed a sigh of relief, turning his head to look at Qin Rang and Wang Ding. The faint firelight reflected the unfathomable shadows in his eyes. "I told you to lock your doors when you go to sleep at night, why did you still come here?"

Qin Rang:... Weren't you brought in too?

"Ahem, Young Master, we didn't expect Eldest Miss to actually try to kill us." Wang Ding changed the subject. "Where are we going now? Are we just going to wait here?"

"Where else do you want to go? Let's rest here and wait for someone to rescue us."

Wang chuckled softly and walked to the nearest and largest room to sit down and rest.

The room was unusually ornately furnished, with delicate pastries on silver platters and prepared drinks in pots, as if they had been ready for some time.

"Is the Eldest Miss really not coming in?" Tao Yuan asked as she entered the room, her voice tinged with feigned fear. "Should we leave quickly?"

I opened a bottle of white wine, poured the clear liquid into a decanter, and swirled it, making a soft, pleasant tinkling sound.

He poured himself a glass of wine before replying, "She wouldn't dare come here."

"Perhaps by now, she has already been stopped by her parents. We just need to wait patiently."

It is indeed true that, after arriving here, they all felt that the binding force of the Rules was fading away.

"So this corridor is the Safe House after all," Tang Pin whispered to her teammates.

"Hidden so well, this Instance is shamelessly eerie," Sheng Qingqiao muttered.

Lin Nieran, who was resting in a deckchair covered with a blanket in the Safe Zone, cried out, "Achoo!"

Rubbing his nose, Lin Nieran looked at the cold, snowy wind outside with a sense of sullenness and muttered to himself, "Got a cold?"

Lin Yi sneered, "You've done so many bad things that you're getting scolded, aren't you?"

Lin Nieran then remembered that he had an open Instance, so he calmed down and took a look.

Qin Rang and the others gradually entered the room to rest. The room had many chairs and was spacious enough that it wasn't crowded even when everyone sat at the table.

"Since you saved me today," Wang said, pushing out several glasses of wine that he had just finished drinking. "Why don't you try some? They taste quite good."

The warm yellow light flowed across the glass, giving the wine a warm, light golden hue. It swayed gently in the silver glass, creating delicate ripples.

If you smell it closely, you can even detect a hint of sweet fruity aroma.

The group hesitated before picking up their glasses. Seeing Wang casually take a glass and bring it to his lips, they cautiously sipped a little.

"It's so bitter!" Upon tasting the bitterness on his tongue, Qin Rang immediately put down his wine glass and frowned.

An Ying, Sheng Qingqiao, Mi Chuchu, and Wang Ding all frowned and put down their wine glasses, while Tang Pin, Tao Yuan, Bai Ao, and Luo Jiayu thought it tasted quite good.

The Calamity Crossing Squad, apart from Tao Yuan, had never drunk alcohol, not even wine. The Family Clan members had all drunk alcohol for social occasions, so they were quite accepting of it.

Seeing that they had all drunk it, Wang Jian's expression suddenly changed, and the light from his single earring reflected on the silver cup, shimmering with a beautiful luster.

"It should be bitter, because... I've poisoned all of these drinks."