They Had Been Discovered

Wang Ding analyzed, "The most likely explanation is that our drinking water and the wine at the banquet were poisoned."

Bai Yang retorted, "If it was drinking water and alcohol, then why am I unharmed?"

"I think the poison must have been in the wine you drank in that dream. Since the time travel happened, why can't the dream be real?"

Tao Yuan nodded. "You're right. If it were the water and wine in the Castle, not just a few of us would have died; many more would have perished. It must be the wine."

"We drank alcohol a long time ago, how could the poison have taken effect at that time?"

No one can answer this question. In fact, there may be many answers, but no one can be sure why.

Luo Jiayu frowned and said with a sigh, "But the problem is, no matter how many times we go back in time, we can't avoid the fact that we drank those wines in the Third Loop, and we will still be poisoned."

The Bai Ao then asked, "Are we just supposed to wait to die?"

Mi Chuchu ignored Bai Ao's dejected words. "The poisoned wine killed us on the third day. We just need to 'invite' the Count and Countess back tomorrow and not give them time to eat or drink to resolve this matter, right?"

"That's a good idea." Tao Yuan's eyes lit up.

Qin Rang thought about it carefully and agreed that it was a good idea, so he said, "Let's do it this way. Our bodies can't support us going back in time a few more times, so let's try to resolve this in one go this time."

Bai Yang saw everything. One of the Puppet behind him disappeared in a corner unseen by the others.

The next day, Qin Rang and Tao Yuan personally went to forcibly bring the Count and Countess back using Weird Objects. Fortunately, because they were outside the Castle, the two were not punished according to the Rules.

Although the Count and Countess, who had been brought back bound and gagged, were still forced to listen to what Qin Rang and Tao Yuan had to say.

"You're saying the Butler wanted to kill us all?" Hearing that the real culprit was Qin Rang and Tao Yuan, the Count and Countess, no longer bothered to blame them for tying them up, pressed, "Do you have any evidence?"

"If you and your wife don't believe me, you can try," Qin Rang said.

The Count and Countess frowned. Unless the Du'en Family had a death wish, they wouldn't joke about something so serious without any evidence.

The fact that they dared to forcibly bring themselves back, and were so confident, means that something must have happened.

"No need. After all that's been said, I believe you." The Count calmed down.

"That Butler is someone I've watched grow up. I know what he's capable of, but I never expected he'd actually dare to attack us!"

The Count clenched his fists. He couldn't believe that a servant would actually dare to lay a hand on a nobleman. Even though Qin Rang said it was because their youngest son had instigated it, he still found it hard to accept.

The Countess added, "Thinking about it carefully, he did remind me more than once to be nicer to the Young Master. Who knew he would spoil him to this extent!"

"Go and fetch Wang and the Butler! This is outrageous!"

Upon returning to the Castle, it was already nearing dusk. The Count and Countess did not request to change their clothes and immediately went to find someone.

The teammates who had been waiting at the gate saw them arrive on time and quickly went to greet them and stand with them.

"It's good that you're back in time," Wang Ding said.

Qin Rang and Tao Yuan arrived at the Castle gate, looked at the heavy door, and let out a deep breath.

Bai Yang asked, "Are you very nervous?"

Qin Rang looked at him. "Will things go smoothly for us?"

Bai Yang smiled and reached out to push the door open first.

"Squeak--"

A soft sound of a door opening rang out, and the door swung open to reveal a spacious hall. There, Wang, who had been waiting for a while, sat by the window, drinking red tea and reading a book, along with his Butler.

They seemed to have been waiting here for quite some time.

Before they could speak, Wang had already put down his book, his gray eyes fixed on Qin Rang, who was leading the group, with a smile. As his gaze shifted, it slowly swept over the Count and Countess beside them.

"I heard you found your father and mother, and they said some things I didn't like."

"Mr. Butler, what are we going to do now? We've been discovered!"

The Butler bowed slightly and gripped the longbow beside him tightly. "Young Master, don't worry, I'll take care of these troubles for you."

Thump!

A gust of wind blew in, causing the Castle gates behind them to slam shut, cutting off the light source and plunging the room into darkness instantly.

Only where Wang was present, a few rays of twilight sunlight shone through the window.

Qin Rang and his companions instantly became alert. The next moment, the Butler raised the longbow with one hand and took the Silver Arrow with the other, aiming it.

With a "whoosh," the arrow flew straight at their Shopfront!

Upon hearing the sound, the team members quickly scattered and activated their own Weird Object. Wang Ding retreated while pulling the frightened Count and Countess behind him.

Bai Yang then enlarged the Little Rabbit to protect himself, while the remaining Puppet quickly scattered. The cat Puppet leaped high into the air and shattered the arrow with a single paw.

Without hesitation, Luo Jiayu cut off some more of her Long Hair, scattering it on the ground where it transformed into tiny, transparent blue snakes, which preemptively charged towards Wang Sha.

However, at that moment, five identical Cat Boys suddenly leaped down the stairs, their blue pupils capturing the snakes' movements clearly in the darkness.

The Cat Boy easily swatted away the small, light blue snakes, and they all stood guard in front of Wang and the Butler.

"Bai Yang, whose side are the cats in your organization on?" Mi Chuchu rushed forward in her armor, but was swatted back by the Cat Boy. She then turned to ask Bai Yang.

"The Little Cat isn't very bright; it might have mistaken the Castle's Master for... oh dear, I can't keep this up. Cats are free, and I'm not a cat, how would I know what it's thinking!"

Here, under the protection of the Black Cat, the Butler fired two more Silver Arrows.

Once the Silver Arrow was fired, it automatically locked onto its target, and no matter how Qin Rang and Tao Yuan dodged, the arrow remained firmly attached to them.

As Tao Yuan pulled out his Chainsaw, he turned and braked sharply, swinging the Chainsaw to knock the arrows away.

As the arrow shattered, Tao Yuan's arm went numb; the arrow had been incredibly powerful.

Only the arrow behind Qin Rang was particularly difficult to deal with and agile, and it was quickly deflected by Mi Chuchu.

In less than a minute, the Black Cat had already killed most of the blue snakes, and Luo Jiayu hurriedly and painfully retrieved the few remaining blue snakes.

Sheng Qingqiao's Broadsword took over from Luo Jiayu's snake and charged forward to fight the Cat Boy. An Ying aimed the tip of her Bamboo Umbrella at the Butler who was constantly shooting arrows. The energy was activated, and a long and wide black muzzle was revealed.

Steady the gun, chamber a bullet, An Ying lowered his head and bent down, gathering energy in front of his eyes. The bullet, carrying an electric current, roared out, blowing the white hairs on his cheeks.