Little Rosie

It's terrifying when a person with a dagger stuck in their throat speaks with a calm expression, like seeing a ghost.

But if the one stabbing you is also a ghost, then things will be even more chaotic.

Daisy's expression froze on her face. To be honest, as someone who wasn't a living person, there was really nothing to be surprised about, but if she wasn't surprised, she wasn't exactly unmoved.

"You... where did you come from?" With her hands still bound, the vast difference in strength made Daisy give up moving, and after a long while, she managed to utter this question.

"Oh? Judging from your question, you're not surprised by my abilities, but by my origins." Yu Xing said thoughtfully, "So, that Mu Naiyin, and that cook, were both allowed to stay at the inn with your permission."

Daisy: "..."

She asked only one question, but the man in front of her started making a whole bunch of guesses on his own.

This made Daisy less inclined to speak.

However, the person who said he would kill her did not actually do it.

A moment later, Daisy was found bound and thrown to the ground. The ropes binding her were pitch black, emitting black mist, and the dense aura of curse emanating from them was almost bursting forth, spreading out in large patches.

One of the ropes connected Daisy's bound hands to the foot of the bed, ensuring that Daisy could not move.

The instigator clapped his hands, and it seemed to take little effort for him to twist the power of the curse into a rope. After securing Daisy, he walked to the door, his hand already touching the doorknob.

"If you go out now, you'll die a horrible death!" Daisy laughed sinisterly, her words laced with malice. "Hahaha... You think I was just trying to fool you? No matter where you come from, no one can survive in the darkness."

"That's why the residents never go out at night, is that right?" Daisy, who hadn't expected a response, heard "Yuri" ask in return.

"I'm telling the truth," Daisy said, her eyes gleaming with madness. "Go out and see for yourself. I'm afraid you might regret it later."

"It's the truth." Yu Xing nodded with her back to Daisy, drawing out the word, "It's dangerous at night, I could feel it even through the door. But... they only know there's danger, but they don't know who the danger comes from."

Daisy's expression froze for a moment.

Yu Xing pressed down on the doorknob, making a slight sound as the door opened. In her other hand, a portable oil lamp appeared out of nowhere. The light wasn't very bright in the well-lit room, but it was essential for venturing into the pitch-black outside.

Realizing her oil lamp had also been stolen, Daisy's expression changed again, and she said angrily, "How dare you even steal my things?"

"Tsk, who knows? The innkeeper, who claims you can't go out at night, has a portable oil lamp on his table, more than half the oil used, and the handle is gleaming with oil... Tell me, who usually uses this lamp, and when?" Yu Xing finally turned around, revealing a rather wicked smile. "It can't be that the innkeeper is wandering around the room with the lamp in the middle of the night, can it?"

Daisy was speechless.

Yu Xing said no more, pushed open the door, and walked into the deep darkness.

"Click."

He even thoughtfully closed the door for Daisy.

A chilling feeling instantly enveloped them, with only the glowing oil lamp offering a sliver of warmth.

Yu Xing looked around and, as expected, found that he was not standing on the second-floor corridor, but in a larger space. He couldn't see the exact shape because the darkness contained a special power that was so thick it was impossible to penetrate.

Even Yu Xing had exceptional night vision, was practically blind. On the contrary, the oil lamp in his hand, for some unknown reason, was able to pierce through the darkness.

It looks useful.

Yu Xing didn't actually rely on the oil lamp to see. The darkness only made it difficult to see under normal circumstances. As long as he gathered the power of the curse in front of his eyes, he could still regain his vision. He just felt that the oil lamp had other uses and didn't want to waste it.

After pausing for a second or two, Yu Xing, carrying the oil lamp, became the most dazzling figure in the darkness, and walked forward in any direction without any hesitation.

As they walked, they observed their surroundings using the limited light source.

Some fun is best experienced firsthand, rather than feeling like you're playing Yugi with cheat codes, where the momentary thrill is quickly followed by the loss of enjoyment.

After a while, he realized that he was in a hospital, because there were two surgical trolleys and several overturned shelves on the ground where he was walking.

Upon seeing these, a faint smell of medicine pierced through the darkness and entered Yu Xing's nostrils, as if there was some kind of obstruction.

Yu Xing's expression turned somewhat strange for a moment.

Because of these surgical instruments, he was somewhat confused about the time period in which this space was located—was it similar to the Middle Ages? Did such advanced technology really exist?

He didn't live through that era, and he didn't study history properly. His only remaining impression of medicine in that European-background region was that there were Black Doctor.

Bloodletting therapy, balancing the five elements... without any sterilization equipment, directly scalpels patients, and various herbal "treatments" that risk human life have caused the deaths of many patients who were originally not seriously ill.

Even so, Doctor charged exorbitant fees, and most ordinary people could only afford treatment at barbershops... That's right, barbers back then also worked as Doctor, but they didn't have the proper Doctor licenses required by hospitals.

Yu Xing's thoughts wandered aimlessly. He wasn't sure if his impression was correct, because he couldn't really match this period of history with the actual timeline. Perhaps medicine had already developed by the time Daisy's hotel was located...

The answer to this question came when Yu Xing entered the next room in the dark.

The room was equipped with very advanced facilities, at least at the level of the Republic of China era, which was obviously inconsistent with the age of Daisy's hotel.

I just don't know how this space could be described as a hotel after nightfall.

Moreover, Yu Xing didn't have time to think too much, because after a while of silence, a rustling sound came from the darkness ahead.

Yu Xing remained still.

Two more minutes passed, and footsteps sounded in the darkness. They were light yet heavy, meaning that the person with those feet was very light in weight, but took heavy steps with a strange frequency. They weren't walking properly, but rather hopping and skipping.

Like a child.

The image of Little Rosie instantly flashed into Yu Xing's mind.

"Hehehe... Who is it?" The next moment, the little girl's familiar voice came from in front. She stopped skipping and hopping, as if she saw a familiar light and approached, only to find that the person carrying the lantern had changed.

"You are... Brother Yuri?"

The little girl asked in the darkness.

Yu Xing smiled, her gaze gentle, and answered softly, "Yes."

As he spoke, he walked forward and tilted the lamp forward slightly.

A pair of slender, childlike legs appeared first under the light.

Then upwards, there was... another pair of slender legs.