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One of the big men asked, "Is there anything fun happening today? Tell me something to cheer me up."
"What else could it be? Oh... right, have you heard? There’s a Little Princess in Prince Luo's Residence. Apparently, she used to be mute, but now she’s possessed by a monster. Not only can she talk, but she can also cast spells! Even the Princess Consort is afraid of her! The Princess Consort couldn’t do anything about her, so today, while she was out of the residence, she captured the Nursemaid and locked her in the dungeon. I heard she even severed some tendons!"
"Alas... that person is finished. The Princess Consort's methods are quite ruthless!"
"What’s this? I knew about it long ago; my informant told me ages ago. But this time, the Princess Consort seems to have gone a bit too far!" The leading man immediately responded.
After saying that, he looked around as if afraid someone might overhear them.
Hearing his words, another person quickly whispered, "Hey, let me tell you! As the saying goes, 'trouble comes from the mouth,' be careful or you might lose your head!"
"Hehe, I naturally know this, or how could I have stayed in this royal residence for so long? Now that it’s just the two of us here, I dare to complain a little."
"Haha... that's true!"
The conversation gradually faded away as Luo Bingbing withdrew the barrier and floated down to the middle of the path. Just as their figures were about to disappear from sight, Luo Bingbing activated her Ability to freeze them in place and swiftly floated in front of them, casually setting up an invisible barrier.
Inside the barrier, when the two saw Luo Bingbing, they displayed expressions of sheer terror. Seeing them so frightened of her pleased Luo Bingbing immensely.
She said to them, "You don’t need to be so scared. As long as you answer my questions seriously, I won’t harm you. Do you understand? If you understand, nod your heads."
As soon as Luo Bingbing finished speaking, they hurriedly nodded their heads as if fearing that falling behind would cost them their lives.
"Since you've nodded, then answer my questions seriously!" After saying that, Luo Bingbing immediately asked, "Was what you just said true?"
They wanted to speak but couldn’t make a sound at all; they were sweating profusely from anxiety. Seeing their desperate expressions, Luo Bingbing casually pointed her finger and released the restrictions on them. Once freed from the restrictions, they immediately began speaking over each other: "It’s true! It’s true!"
Luo Bingbing immediately asked, "Where is the dungeon?"
"It's right beneath that abandoned courtyard across from the Prince's Pleasure Pavilion," the leading man quickly replied, while another person beside him hurriedly added, "Yes, yes, that's the place."
In order to have more time to find the Nursemaid and reduce unnecessary trouble, Luo Bingbing made them fix their gaze on her eyes, using modern hypnosis techniques on them.
Luo Bingbing gently said, "You are very tired and need to rest. Close your eyes... forget! Forget! None of this ever happened."
Luo Bingbing also had them answer her earlier question while under hypnosis, confirming that they had not lied. She then waved her hand to dispel the invisible barrier and swiftly floated toward the abandoned courtyard across from the Pleasure Pavilion.
The little fox seemed to understand the seriousness of the situation; it remained quiet and lay still on Luo Bingbing's shoulder.
On the small path, only the two Patrolling Guards remained asleep on the ground, and when they woke up, they indeed forgot everything that had happened regarding Luo Bingbing.
Luo Bingbing's small figure darted through the royal residence, heading toward the Pleasure Pavilion.
When she landed on a large tree outside the Pleasure Pavilion, she saw the plaque at the entrance of the loft inscribed with three golden characters: Pleasure Pavilion.
Luo Bingbing couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement; this was indeed the Pleasure Pavilion, directly across from the Nursemaid and Princess. She strongly suppressed her joy, leaped down from the tree trunk, and hurried into the abandoned courtyard across from her.
Upon entering the courtyard, Luo Bingbing instinctively frowned.
It was truly desolate.
The small courtyard was overgrown with weeds everywhere; moss covered the stone steps, and decaying grass emitted a strong foul odor from the dirt.
However, no matter how harsh the environment was at that moment, it could not hinder Luo Bingbing's steps. Because in her heart, there was only one thought: to find the Nursemaid immediately and rescue her.
Suddenly, she saw a very dilapidated house ahead, which was the only building in this small courtyard. Her eyes lit up, thinking that the Nursemaid might be inside, so she hurriedly quickened her pace to approach it.
Upon entering the room, she found that aside from a worn-out chair and a bed that could barely be called a bed, there was nothing else—let alone any sign of the Nursemaid. Luo Bingbing's heart, which had been soaring with hope, plummeted to the depths of despair.
Suddenly, she remembered that the two patrolling guards had said the Nursemaid was locked in the dungeon, so she must be underground. There should be a mechanism to go down here; if she searched carefully, she should be able to find it.
Thus, Luo Bingbing began to look around, knocking and probing here and there. Finally, fortune favored the diligent; in an inconspicuous corner, she discovered a slightly recessed area. She pressed it, and with a loud rumble, a large opening appeared in the middle of the floor like a door. Luo Bingbing stepped forward and noticed there were stone steps leading down. She cautiously descended the stone steps.
When she reached the bottom of the steps and wanted to continue forward, she found that her path was blocked by an iron door. The door was secured with a very sturdy iron lock, and it seemed that no one had touched it for a long time; both the door and lock were covered with thick rust. Seeing this rust made Luo Bingbing realize that they had entered through another secret passage rather than this one. If they had come through here, there wouldn't have been a lock on the door, nor would it have rusted so much; it also wouldn't look so desolate.
She couldn't help but mutter to herself: "This dungeon has more than one secret passage. It seems that Prince Luo's Residence holds quite a few secrets! I need to quickly build up my own power and secretly take control of the entire residence so that the Nursemaid will be safe."
While Luo Bingbing was lost in thought, her hands were not idle for even a moment. She picked up a thin piece of iron wire from the ground and swiftly unlocked the lock. Even modern high-tech combination locks were child's play for her; let alone this outdated ancient lock.
Luo Bingbing opened the iron door and continued down the secret passage. When she reached a fork in the road, she looked for which passage had more footprints and fresher ones, following whichever path seemed more promising.
She knew those footprints must have been left by the princess and her companions; following them would surely lead her to the Nursemaid. Thinking about the Nursemaid's predicament made her quicken her pace.
Suddenly, she saw a glimmer of light ahead and rushed towards it. As she got closer, she heard two guards talking near the dungeon.
One of them said, "Come on, brother! Let's drink until we're wasted tonight!"
Luo Bingbing reached the nearest corner and heard another reply: "Yeah! Cheers! We won't go back until we're drunk!"
Seeing that they were drinking with their backs turned to her and that she was hidden around the corner, they completely failed to notice her presence as they continued to enjoy their drinks. At this moment, there were no other guards in the dungeon besides these two.
Luo Bingbing activated her Inner Strength and used her Ability; with a gentle wave of her hand, she froze both of them in place. Approaching them, their faces still wore cheerful expressions while their eyes revealed sheer terror, indicating their extreme fear and anxiety at this moment.
Luo Bingbing, disregarding what they were thinking at that moment, directly asked, "Where is my Nursemaid?" However, they were still paralyzed by fear at the sight of Luo Bingbing and did not respond to her question. Luo Bingbing furrowed her brows slightly and asked again, "Where is the woman who was selected for the hand tendons today?"
The two of them could neither speak nor move, only able to indicate a direction with their eyes. Luo Bingbing noticed that both of their gazes were fixed on a solitary room to the right, so she immediately ran into that room. Upon reaching the doorway, she saw countless torture devices laid out inside; she knew this must be a Torture Chamber.
Not seeing her Nursemaid, she pressed on into the room. After taking just a few steps inside, she spotted a woman bound to a wooden cross, covered in blood, her clothes tattered and barely covering her body.
Luo Bingbing's face turned pale as memories of her past life flooded back—her mother shot and bleeding. An indescribable fear gripped her heart. Struggling to suppress her trembling hands and feet, she quickly drew out a hidden dagger from her sleeve and slashed at the thick ropes binding the woman to the cross.
The sharp dagger easily severed the wide, coarse rope. Without that tension, the woman’s limp body fell like a rag doll.
Seeing this made Luo Bingbing's heart race. She quickly used her Ability to lift Nursemaid's battered body and rushed forward to catch her.
As she looked at Nursemaid, bloodied and bruised all over, tears involuntarily streamed down Luo Bingbing's face. The glistening droplets trickled down her cheeks, falling onto the ground with soft splashes...
Suddenly, the woman in her arms let out a faint and weak call. "Little... County... Master."
Upon hearing this, Luo Bingbing's body stiffened slightly, and she relaxed her tightly furrowed brows. Looking down, she saw that Nursemaid, who had been unconscious until now, had opened her eyes.
A flicker of joy surged in her heart, causing the corners of her mouth to lift slightly. But before she could say anything, Nursemaid began to cough repeatedly. The smile that had just appeared froze on her face as her brows knitted tightly once more.
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