Viola had a lot of thoughts.
But Lu Xiu left her with that speech, then simply pushed the door open and walked out.
Outside the door, the big bear had already disappeared.
The two retraced their steps, picked up the little bear's severed arms and legs from the workbench earlier, then passed through several doors and arrived at the dining room.
Then, following the connected door, they entered the kitchen.
An invisible person, or something like a ghost, was standing in front of the chopping board, hacking away at who knew what.
Viola had read the hint, and instinctively started to take a step forward. "Um—excuse me, do you need any help—"
Smack!
Before she could finish, Lu Xiu slapped her mercilessly on the back of the head, cutting her off.
Lu Xiu looked at her like she was mentally challenged and yanked her back. "The wall says he needs a hand, and you're going to hand him your own so he can chop it off? Go give him the little bear's severed arms and legs."
Viola clutched the back of her head, glanced at Lu Xiu, and obediently did as she was told.
Sure enough, the chef thanked her, then gave her a silver key as a token of thanks.
The two returned to the dining room and tossed the silver key into the pot of thick soup in the center of the table, the one bubbling with an eerie purple foam, letting it soak for a bit.
Along with a burst of hissing corrosion, the originally silver key turned black.
Immediately after—
With a crisp click, the door leading to the back of the mansion opened.
"Let's go."
Lu Xiu strode straight ahead.
One after the other, the two walked along the old wooden staircase.
They had only