Horror Game: What To Do If You're Too Handsome

"No, no... it's not that... it's just that, I..."

Seeing that Vanessa was struggling to speak, An Xinghe decided to stop teasing her.

"Alright, little Vanessa, aren't you supposed to go see your Father King? Hurry along!"

"I'm going now."

Vanessa dashed out of the room like the wind, but not before reminding An Xinghe:

"Don't run around! I'll bring you back something to eat tonight!"

As expected, that evening, Vanessa returned with a platter of shellfish and fish.

An Xinghe took it but didn't touch it. Seeing that Vanessa's complexion wasn't good, he asked:

"What's wrong? Little Vanessa?"

"It's nothing. It has nothing to do with Mr. An."

An Xinghe didn't press further and continued eating.

At this moment, Vanessa asked:

"Mr. An, can you tell me about the human world? My Father King said it's a world full of deceit."

An Xinghe, while stuffing oysters into his mouth, replied:

"Your Father King is right, the human world is indeed a world full of deceit. Countless people will try to deceive you in every way possible. Many would love to drain your blood! But there are good people too."

Vanessa lowered her head:

"Are you also someone who likes to deceive people, Mr. An?"

"Yes." An Xinghe admitted without hesitation. "I'm indeed not a good person."

Vanessa's smile was strained:

"Mr. An is truly honest."

"I just think an honest scoundrel is much better than a hypocrite."

Vanessa looked at An Xinghe, who was eating with his head down, gritted her teeth, and asked:

"Mr. An, do you know about the time humans hunted the Merfolk?"

An Xinghe nodded: "I know, but what does that have to do with me?"

Vanessa's eyes widened in disbelief:

"Don't you feel ashamed?!"

An Xinghe looked at Vanessa:

"Why should I be ashamed? This has nothing to do with me. I'm not a human from this world."

Vanessa didn't understand what An Xinghe meant by that:

"What do you mean by not being from this world?"

Just as An Xinghe was about to explain, the system voice of the Horror Game suddenly sounded in his ear.

[Warning! Warning! If Player An Xinghe informs Vanessa about the Horror Game, An Xinghe will be directly erased!]

[Warning! Warning! If Player An Xinghe informs Vanessa about the Horror Game, An Xinghe will be directly erased!]

[Warning! Warning!...]

The warning sounded three times in a row, indicating how important this matter was!

But this was no challenge for An Xinghe. He changed his explanation:

"You can think of me as someone from another continent! Someone who has nothing to do with the people on this continent!"

For some reason, upon hearing An Xinghe's explanation, Vanessa suddenly became happy:

"So, you are not burdened by the sin of killing Merfolk?!"

"Not even a little bit!"

"That's wonderful... that's wonderful..." Unbeknownst to her, Vanessa had already taken An Xinghe's hand. "Can you tell me more about the human world? I've never left the Merfolk territory and am very curious about the outside."

An Xinghe smiled: "Sure, but you have to promise me one thing too."

"What... what request." Vanessa's face turned crimson, lost in her thoughts.

"Just don't call me Mr. An anymore. Call me Xinghe."

"This..." Vanessa's tone carried a hint of relief, yet also a trace of disappointment. "Xinghe, tell me stories about the human world."

"Okay."

An Xinghe, a graduate of Chinese literature, possessed excellent literary skills and eloquence. As he spoke in his captivating manner, Vanessa couldn't help but fall asleep.

An Xinghe picked up Vanessa and gently placed her on the bed, tucking her in.

Then, after thinking about it, I also squeezed in!

I'm doing this for concealment! Do you understand concealment?!

The next day, before dawn, I saw Jennifer, tears streaming down her face, push open Vanessa's door:

"Vanessa! Something terrible has happened!"

Vanessa wasn't fully awake yet. She rubbed her eyes and mumbled:

"What's wrong, Sister?"

"Father King... Father King has been murdered! Father King was killed by Eldest Brother!"

Chapter 52: I Object!

"Father King... Father King has been murdered! Father King was killed by Eldest Brother!"

This news made Vanessa's vision go black!

She couldn't believe that the Father King who had doted on her so much yesterday was dead today!

And killed by her own Eldest Brother!

Her small world shattered!

She couldn't bother with anything else, put on her clothes, and rushed out!

An Xinghe had no intention of getting involved in this mess. It wasn't his place to interfere in their family matters.

The Royal Palace Hall.

When Jennifer and Vanessa arrived, they saw the corpse of the Merfolk King Byronvis.

And sitting on the throne, holding a trident, was the Merfolk's First Prince, William.

"Father King!"

The two girls let out cries like cuckoos weeping blood, rushing towards the corpse.

"Father King! Wake up!"

"Father King! Father King!"

William acted as if he heard nothing.

Vanessa turned her head, her bloodshot eyes glaring at William, and growled:

"Why! Eldest Brother, why did you kill Father King!"

William flicked the blood off his trident, his tone casual:

"Because this old man wouldn't die. If he didn't die, I couldn't become King. So I had to help him out."

"You... You scoundrel! You're shameless!"

For Vanessa, who didn't know many curse words, "scoundrel" and "shameless" were the most vicious insults she could think of.

"Hahaha! My dear sisters, don't worry. Even if Father King is dead, your wealth and status won't diminish! I will dote on you just like Father King did! Hahaha!!"

"I don't need it!"

Vanessa shouted, picking up Byronvis's corpse, intending to carry it out.

"Stop!" William said coldly, "My dear sister, did I say you could leave?"

"I want to bury Father King!"

"Burying Father King can wait a few days. If I recall correctly, tomorrow is your coming-of-age ceremony, little sister. My general Marlon is deeply in love with you and is still unmarried. I think it would be perfect for you to marry him!"

Vanessa looked at William with hatred:

" I will absolutely not marry him! My heart already belongs to someone else!"

"Heh, are you talking about that pretty boy Father chose for you? I already killed him! So give up on that idea! Besides, whether you marry or not is not up to you to decide!"

William waved his weapon, pointing at the guards beside him:

"Guards, take Vanessa down. You can let her out after the coming-of-age ceremony!"

"Yes!"

Two Merfolk guards forcibly took back Byronvis's corpse and then dragged Vanessa to the dungeon.

Meanwhile, An Xinghe was still lying on Vanessa's small bed.

He truly didn't want to get involved in other people's family matters.

However, when Vanessa didn't return that night, An Xinghe went hungry.

William's rebellion was premeditated. After a day of purging, the royal palace was no longer in an uproar.

Vanessa was brought out of the prison. She was now wearing shackles on her hands and feet that restricted magic, and Merfolk guards followed behind her. Escaping was simply wishful thinking.

She was first brought to the royal palace hall, where William, as her elder brother, presided over a very simple coming-of-age ceremony for her.

This was a ritual every Merfolk had to undergo.

After this, the Red Scale on Vanessa's forehead turned a deep crimson, a symbol that the Red Scale was about to shed.