When Darkness Falls, Light the Lamp
Chapter 557

Toads, a toddler, a blood-covered figure, and witch hair

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The door was made of stone.

The bed, table, and chairs were all fixed in place. They were also made of stone and could not be moved.

Shangguan Xingyue sat at the table.

A gold dish rested on the table, holding several pills that looked black but actually carried faint streaks of dark gold.

Many days had passed since Dai Zhixiong brought her back.

She ate, slept, and spent all her time in this little room.

Huang Ying was responsible for cleaning the room and bringing her meals.

At a set time each day, someone dressed as a disciple would also bring her these pills.

At first, Shangguan Xingyue refused to eat them.

Two days later, while she was sound asleep in the middle of the night, several people held her down and forcibly made her swallow them.

Not only did she feel no discomfort, but her whole body felt wonderfully at ease.

Eating Emotion Flower Fruit only soothed her mind and spirit, nourishing her soul.

These pills nourished her body as well.

Shangguan Xingyue picked up a pill, slipped it between her lips, chewed, and swallowed.

At that same moment, in another room, Huang Ying huddled in a corner, her face turning pale again and again.

After Dai Zhixiong brought her back and assigned her duties, she had not seen him again.

Their quarters never saw daylight. All illumination came from lamps on the walls. Outside the rooms were corridors with such complicated routes that one careless turn could send someone the wrong way.

Every room had almost the same layout. Just now, she had gone to the wrong place and seen a stone door standing slightly ajar, mistakenly

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