48: Chapter 48 Vampire Castle 4

Luo Yuejian: "I'm just asking, I really want to ask, what do you guys want for you to just let me go?!"

It was a setup, an out-and-out setup. Luo Yuejian deeply felt she had encountered a scam. She was trembling with rage and cold; when would these nonsensical clues ever disappear? She hadn't done anything, so why did a key just pop out?

But the key had already popped up right in front of her. If Luo Yuejian didn't pick it up, the system would probably issue a yellow card warning. She had no choice but to grit her teeth and pick up the key.

She comforted herself in her heart, "It's fine, there are one hundred and nine keys, how could she possibly just casually pick up the real one? This key is definitely fake; maybe she'll even be able to use it to release a Vampire later."

Thinking this way, Luo Yuejian felt much better.

The clattering sounds were extremely jarring in the quiet room. The Short-sleeved Youth and the Stuttering Uncle, who were closest to her, both thought she had encountered something and rushed over.

As soon as he saw Luo Yuejian, the Short-sleeved Youth asked nervously, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Immediately after, he saw the ornate key embedded with a ruby in Luo Yuejian's hand, and his eyes lit up instantly. "You found a key?"

Having just finished suggesting to herself that the key was fake, when she heard the Short-sleeved Youth's words, she subconsciously blurted out, "It's fake."

The Short-sleeved Youth immediately wore a confused expression. "How do you know it's fake?"

Luo Yuejian was speechless. What could she say? Could she say it was because she didn't want this key to be real?

In her awkwardness, she could only look away, pretending she hadn't heard the Short-sleeved Youth's question.

But what she didn't expect was that this glance made the Short-sleeved Youth misunderstand. Seeing the White-haired Girl's gaze directed at a certain spot, he seemed to understand something and immediately followed her gaze, seeing the oil painting above the headboard.

Dim light shrouded the entire room, making the oil painting hanging on the wall appear even gloomier. The few candle flames in the room flickered unsteadily, their weak light unable to illuminate this dark corner, making the already gray painting even more blurred. However, the Short-sleeved Youth could still faintly see that the oil painting depicted a noblewoman holding a red wine glass.

He didn't notice anything wrong with the painting at first glance, and just as he was about to look closer, he was suddenly startled. A chill suddenly rose from his spine, causing him to involuntarily shiver.

The noblewoman in the portrait was actually staring straight at him, as if she could penetrate the canvas and reach deep into his soul.

It was only at this moment that the Short-sleeved Youth discovered that the woman in the portrait actually had a pair of blood-red eyes, exuding a hair-raising aura.

He shuddered violently, and this movement caught the attention of the Stuttering Uncle behind him. The Stuttering Uncle subconsciously glanced at the portrait and was also immediately frightened.

The Stuttering Uncle was timid to begin with, and now, suddenly startled, he let out a strange cry and then retreated violently. He tripped over himself, fell to the ground, and kept saying, "V-Vampire... there's a Vampire!"

As soon as the Stuttering Uncle said that, the Short-sleeved Youth also immediately felt that the woman in the portrait looked like a Vampire; after all, what normal person would have a pair of scarlet eyes? As if remembering something, he suddenly turned his head to look at the key in the White-haired Girl's hand. There was a blood-red gemstone on the key, exactly the same color as the eyes of the woman in the portrait.

He suddenly realized, his eyes widening, and he couldn't help but shout, "I get it!"

He continued with an excited look on his face, "So that's it! The Vampires in this Vampire Castle have all been sealed and are sleeping, which proves that the keys to unlock the floors must have been created by the people who sealed the Vampires. Since that's the case, this key could never be associated with the Vampires, and it is even highly likely to be a magical artifact specifically used to restrain those terrifying Vampires!"

Therefore, this so-called 'key' in front of us is definitely not the key to helping us escape.

Once all the clues were connected, the Short-sleeved Youth's gaze became incredibly fervent. He turned his head sharply, staring intently at the White-haired Girl beside him.

At this moment, he had already faintly realized in his heart that this cold and mysterious girl actually possessed wisdom and insight far beyond that of ordinary people. Perhaps she was the one more capable of leading them to clear the game than that Buzz-cut Man who had already cleared the game twice.

He said to Luo Yuejian in a slightly respectful tone, "You had already discerned the mystery in all this, right? Such observation and associative ability are truly amazing."

Luo Yuejian: ?

What was all that gibberish about? Why didn't she understand a single word? She just watched as the Short-sleeved Youth and the Stuttering Uncle performed a two-man act, and then a big label was slapped onto her head.

Damn it, you two can analyze whatever you want, but why do you keep dragging her into it? If the system hears this and thinks she isn't slacking off properly and rewards her with more items or skills, what then? Is she ever going to die?

Out of sight, out of mind. Luo Yuejian quickly replied, "You're overthinking it." After saying that, she turned and left the room that made her so sad, going off alone to explore the next room.

The current livestream room comments:

[I give this act of showing off 82 points; the rest will be sent in the form of 666.]

[If I remember correctly, Goddess Yue just glanced at the bed, right? And she could discover so many hidden clues? One word: awesome, no explanation needed.]

[Who else? I'm just asking, who, else, is, there?!]

[Isn't this just a coincidence? The White-haired Girl accidentally bumped into the shelf, and then the key popped out. She even said you guys are overthinking it; I don't know what the comment section is hyping up.]

[Yeah, yeah, yeah, coincidence. Finding the key was a coincidence, analyzing that the key was fake was a coincidence, and not being surprised after hearing the Short-sleeved Youth's analysis was also a coincidence.]

[LMAO, how come in every game I can see people saying Goddess Yue's operations are coincidences?]

[This is the blessing of Goddess Yue loving to play the role of a passerby; I understand...]

The viewers in the livestream room were still arguing about whether the last wave was a coincidence, while Luo Yuejian had already entered the next room. This place looked like a living room, furnished with old and luxurious sofas and coffee tables.

Combining the experience of searching the previous room, Luo Yuejian suddenly realized one thing: clues are often hidden in places everyone least expects, and places everyone will search are likely to yield nothing.

It would be better to find something to do for herself, the kind of thing that looks busy but actually doesn't have any real effect. Searching places that everyone would glance at—this way, she wouldn't be slacking off too obviously, and she could still achieve her goal.

She was simply a genius.

This was the second mistake Luo Yuejian made today.