amaotonovel Chapter 50 The Bloodstained Corridor
Chapter 50 The Bloodstained Corridor
Qiao Xiaomai was afraid of rats. She kept recalling her childhood experiences. The power of the underworld materialized the terrifying memories she had buried deep inside, so she was bitten to death by rats.
Ding Xuehui herself is not afraid of maids; her fear comes from Wang Liang's story and her constant self-construction.
It wasn't that Emma found Ruan Qing hiding; rather, Ding Xuehui imagined a murderous maid who killed Ruan Qing, whom she had locked in a box.
Ji Xingyi had initially wondered why Jiang Lin had given Ding Xuehui sleeping pills the night before. But after understanding the death rules of this instance, everything became clear.
Yu Xiang's cause of death is most likely because he witnessed Qiao Xiaomai's death and was dragged into the other world in the middle of the night out of fear.
Jiang Lin secretly gave Ding Xuehui sleeping pills to prevent her from "overthinking" at night.
Ji Xingyi asked dangerously, "Do you still need my help to enter the inner world?"
The blatant threat made Ding Xuehui cower in fear, immediately closing her eyes and trying to recall the murderous maid.
"Sizzle—" The familiar sound of metal scraping against the floor tiles came from outside the door!
“I bet there’s a maid standing outside with an iron axe in her hand right now. What do you think?” Chen Jiangqiao asked Jiang Jixingyi.
No sooner had he finished speaking than a loud bang echoed as the iron axe cleaved through the locked door.
Ji Xingyi stepped onto the balcony: "Run."
Chen Jiangqiao hurriedly chased after him. The distance between the balconies was not far. He saw Ji Xing take a long stride and easily jump to the next room.
"I go!"
Chen Jiangqiao turned around and helped Ding Xuehui up, then immediately chased after Ji Xingyi. The moment the two jumped onto the adjacent balcony, the door was completely smashed by an iron axe.
Chen Jiangqiao finally saw the true face of the Bloody Maid. Her appearance was indeed similar to Emma's, but upon closer inspection, one could see a slight difference in height. This was because the image of the Bloody Maid was created by Ding Xuehui's brain, and there was a discrepancy between memory and reality.
"Why do you keep thinking about this kind of nonsense? And you even gave her a weapon. I'm speechless!" Chen Jiangqiao couldn't help but complain.
With a broken arm and struggling to escape, Ding Xuehui had no strength left and could only listen to Chen Jiangqiao's scolding. Fortunately, the maid wasn't fast, and the three of them quickly reached the west wing of the castle and shook off the maid.
Ding Xuehui sat on the ground, completely exhausted, unable to even move a finger. Chen Jiangqiao, leaning against the wall, gasped for breath: "Are we still in the Otherworld?"
Ji Xingyi looked at the white plaster statue of the little angel on the wall. Unlike the one he saw yesterday, the angel in front of him had its eyes closed.
They were now on the second floor of the West Wing, next to the library. As Ji Xing stepped inside, just as Ding Xuehui had said, all the books were upside down.
Further inside, large pools of blood appeared, and even the ceiling was dotted with blood droplets. Ruan Qing's mangled body was still inside the small wooden box, exactly as Ding Xuehui had described.
After Ji Xingyi left, Ding Xuehui whispered to Chen Jiangqiao, "What did you mean by what you just said?"
Chen Jiangqiao raised an eyebrow: "Which sentence?"
Ding Xuehui's face was pale, but her eyes were unwavering: "You said, the point isn't who Jiang Lin likes."
Chen Jiangqiao looked at the girl in front of him with amusement. She was quite remarkable that she could still catch the loopholes in his words even after Ji Xingyi had crippled one of her hands.
"Why don't you tell me first, what's your grudge against each other?"
Ding Xuehui frowned, enduring the sharp pain as she replied, "What could an ordinary female student like me do to the eldest son of the Ji family? He's the one bullying me. I just like Jiang Lin, and he threatened me! Didn't you see it all?"
"Do you think I'm stupid? Someone as arrogant as him wouldn't stoop to bullying a woman, even if he liked Jiang Lin." Chen Jiangqiao sneered.
Ji Xingyi's words clearly implied that this woman had done something utterly despicable in private.
"What did you say?" Ding Xuehui's pupils dilated, and her chest heaved uncontrollably.
Even if you like Jiang Lin?
I like Jiang Lin!
Ding Xuehui's expression changed. No wonder she saw an unfathomable killing intent in the man's eyes. She gritted her teeth and spat, "Beast!"
Upon hearing those two words, Chen Jiangqiao's playful smile vanished visibly: "Does liking men make you an animal?"
Ding Xuehui's mind was filled with Jiang Lin, her head was buzzing, and she didn't hear Chen Jiangqiao's whisper at all.
"Hmph!" Chen Jiangqiao scoffed lightly, and in the blink of an eye, he saw Ji Xingyi come out of the library, brush past him, and walk up the stairs to the third floor.
"Hey!" Chen Jiangqiao followed without hesitation.
Ji Xingyi took three steps in two, without even turning his head.
"Don't be so heartless!" Chen Jiangqiao didn't care whether Ding Xuehui was chasing after him or not, and hurriedly sped up. But as soon as he reached the third floor, he bumped into Ji Xingyi's back. He covered his nose and couldn't help but groan. However, the next second he was shocked by the scene in front of him.
This is a blood-stained corridor.
From top to bottom, from left to right, everything visible to the naked eye was soaked in blood.
Even more terrifying is that the blood had not yet dried, and you could even hear the sound of blood dripping from the wall lamp.
The crimson angel's eyes were tightly closed, as if warning visitors that this was a place unblessed by God.
At the end of the blood-red corridor was Count Greenshire's room, fortunately empty and without any maids on duty. Yet Chen Jiangqiao's heart pounded: "Are you sure you want to go?"
Ji Xingyi didn't answer and stepped inside.
With a mind free of distractions, there is nothing to fear.
"Damn it!" Chen Jiangqiao gritted his teeth: "It's you!"
The third floor is different from the other areas; instead of cold tiles, all the paths are covered with carpet.
Chen Jiangqiao didn't know what the carpet was made of, but every step he took felt like he was stepping into a soft pool of blood. This damp and slightly sticky feeling was disgusting. Fortunately, Ji Xingyi's tall figure gave him a great sense of security.
Chen Jiangqiao's gaze involuntarily lingered on the man's inverted triangle physique, and he couldn't help but lick his dry lips.
When faced with danger, the human body undergoes a series of physiological reactions, such as increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and the release of adrenaline. However, this state also makes the senses more sensitive and stimulating.
The place wasn't right, the time wasn't right, but Chen Jiangqiao was itching to get it; his whole body was itching.
Ji Xingyi seemed to sense something and suddenly stopped and turned around.
When Chen Jiangqiao met those beautiful eyes, he felt as if he had been electrocuted, and let out a soft moan with a tingling sensation. He could clearly feel his penis hardening.
Ji Xingyi frowned slightly as he looked at the dazed young man behind him: "Didn't you notice?"
Chen Jiangqiao swallowed hard, looked up at Ji Xingyi's lips, and said in a hoarse voice, "I haven't vented in a long time."
Ji Xingyi looked puzzled: "Didn't you notice how long this corridor is?"