Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Gu Wuji already felt something was wrong when he was being carried by two servants.
The bodies of these two servants were very cold, and they felt stiff when touched. They did not look like normal humans at all. Based on Gu Wuji’s rich experience, it seemed that these two people were already dead bodies.
This was quite normal. It would be shocking if there were not many dead bodies in such a copy. But Gu Wuji also smelled a burnt smell from them, and he immediately thought of the accident that happened that year.
“…This body has been preserved for too long.”
Gu Wuji was observing the surroundings along the way. This building was quite old. Perhaps because it was renovated after the fire, he always felt that there was an imperceptible sense of disharmony in many places.
But he soon had no time to observe, because they had already arrived at Felicia’s room, and the servant brought Gu Wuji in and then left. Felicia was still outside dealing with the situation, which gave Gu Wuji time to observe the place carefully.
“Felicia will probably be back soon.” Gu Wuji took a deep breath. He wanted to investigate more information here during this time, otherwise when Felicia came back, it would become the worst situation – after all, if he, a spy, knew nothing and made Felicia suspicious, it would be worse than being known by other players. He might die on the spot.
Strictly speaking, this mission was much more difficult than the previous side quests.
Of course, the most important thing was that Gu Wuji’s professional ethics did not allow such a thing to happen.
The bedroom was quite large, with two rooms, inside and outside. There was a large window facing the outside next to the bed. Looking out of the window was a meadow. A simple tombstone could be vaguely seen in the mist, but what lay beyond it was completely unclear, leaving only disturbing dark shadows.
Gu Wuji just took a quick glance and began looking for information related to this copy in the room.
Fortunately, this was not a difficult task. He quickly found a notebook on the bookshelf. After taking it and opening it, Gu Wuji was immediately shocked.
This book had a lot of overlap with the captain’s diary on how to summon the evil god that he had read in the Ghost Cruise copy, but it seemed that the results of the ritual were different, so the process was also quite complicated. Moreover, this notebook was relatively new, and the things written on it were rather messy, so it was impossible to directly infer what the ritual of this copy was like.
“Sure enough, this copy is related to that copy.” Gu Wuji closed his notebook, and then he actually found a photo album. He opened it and saw that it seemed to be Felicia’s old photos, and these photos were all in black and white.
“What is the technological level of this world?” Gu Wuji thought to himself as he turned the pages.
It could be seen that Felicia was also a beautiful child when he was young, but he seemed to be in poor health. There were not many photos taken of him outside, most of them were taken around buildings.
When Gu Wuji was about to turn to the next page, he suddenly froze.
The players who entered the dungeon this time actually appeared in this photo. A face that seemed to be terrified could be vaguely seen emerging behind the window in the corner of the photo. Although it was extremely blurry, it was obviously the other player he had just seen while eating.
“What’s going on?”
This was clearly a photo from the past, how could a player’s face appear in it? This player couldn’t be an NPC in disguise, after all, they were all well-known figures in the outside world. Although Gu Wuji didn’t recognize anyone, he was also very clear that a stranger appearing here would definitely make others wary.
“Something is wrong, there must be something wrong here.”
Gu Wuji frowned and was about to turn to the next page, but at this moment, a sense of crisis suddenly emerged in his subconscious. He looked up subconsciously and saw a figure standing not far from him.
Even if the sound of walking was light, it shouldn’t be so quiet that there was not even the sound of pushing the door. Gu Wuji was very sure that the door was locked when he came in.
Felicia stood there with a cold expression, and the look he gave him was extremely gloomy, not like a human at all.
This was completely different from the previous person. Gu Wuji felt that perhaps the photo album he was holding was of vital importance and had turned on a certain switch in the plot. If he didn’t handle it carefully, he might die on the spot.
“What are you looking at?”
Gu Wuji immediately closed the photo album, looked at the other party, and spoke in a respectful tone, “You are finally here.”
Felicia walked over slowly, his tone cold, “You have never been so unfamiliar to me before.”
Gu Wuji: “……?”
Is there something wrong with your master-servant relationship?
Even though Gu Wuji had met many people with problematic sexual orientations, he had never thought about whether he would meet another one. And he still maintained good expectations for the sexual orientation of this character in the copy.
Therefore, Gu Wuji guessed that the relationship between the two people might be too good. This was not a disadvantage to him. At least he didn’t have to worry about being a chess piece that could be thrown away after being used. He immediately said, “I just think that being too intimate in front of outsiders might expose my identity.”
Felicia had already come to Gu Wuji’s side. He stretched out his hand and pressed it on Gu Wuji’s hand holding the photo album, looking at him, “Are you really worried about exposing your identity?”
This sentence made Gu Wuji’s heart jump. Did he reveal something so quickly?
“I don’t think so. There has been something wrong with you since just now. I have already discovered…”
Being carefully looked at by Felicia’s amber eyes, others might still be afraid of exposing their thoughts and be shaken. But Gu Wuji was a man who had experienced so many big scenes, so even if he was a little nervous inside, his acting skills made him look like he was just staring at Felicia with a frank look.
Gu Wuji was already prepared. No matter what Felicia asked, he would try his best to get away with it. Even if he was asked about matters concerning the evil god, he was not completely ignorant.
“Are you attracted to that man?” Felicia said coldly.
Gu Wuji: “…”
Gu Wuji: “?”
“I don’t know what you mean.” Gu Wuji meant what he said, he really wanted to ask this young master what he was thinking!
Is this line, which sounds like catching an adulterer, too mysterious? If this was really a script, Gu Wuji would suspect that the screenwriter was messing around with it. But this was a copy… Maybe the other party simply suspected that he had a tendency to betray because of his feelings.
Although would most people really just assume that two men are having an affair?
“Don’t hide it from me.” Felicia stretched out his hand and grasped the photo album tightly, then threw it hard on the ground beside him, gritting his teeth and saying, “You have been whispering something with that man since we had dinner just now. Do you think I didn’t notice it?”
Gu Wuji: “…”
Why did he suddenly feel that the pressure was gone? But Gu Wuji felt that he still had to deal with it well, otherwise if he caused the anger of such an important character in the copy, who knew what would happen.
Gu Wuji: “He was just asking me about dinner.”
“Humph, dinner is dinner. Why are you getting so close? It’s like you’re saying something shameful.” Felicia was so angry that he slammed the desk next to him, causing the neatly arranged documents on it to scatter in an instant.
Gu Wuji noticed that it seemed to be information about the identities of the players in this copy. He immediately stepped back a little as if nothing had happened and glanced at the information out of the corner of his eye. At the same time, he responded to Felicia and said, “After all, they are afraid of you, young master. They are afraid that saying too much will make you angry.”
During this time, he had seen the information written on several pieces of paper. The information was extremely detailed, including the players’ various experiences. It could be seen that the players were either rich or noble, but everyone had had an almost fatal incident in their life, and it was after that incident that their lives changed.
This information was extremely terrifying when you think about it carefully. If everything that affects their lives is related to that evil god, then how terrifying was the evil god in this world?
The piece of paper at the bottom attracted Gu Wuji’s attention the most. It seemed to be a letter containing some important matters. If he could get it, he would definitely understand the plot of this copy better.
Because Gu Wuji’s tone was very sincere, Felicia understood it as praising himself, and his arrogance seemed to subside a little, but he still couldn’t swallow that breath, “But after that, I was going to take you back to the room, and that man actually grabbed you again. What does he mean! After that, he came to me and said that you have a good relationship with him, and if you are not feeling well, it would be best to rest at his place. Is he deliberately showing off in front of me!”
Gu Wuji: “…”
It seems that Rong Qingman just went to find Felicia, trying to save him in this way. Gu Wuji was touched by this kindness, but the effect achieved was probably very different from what Rong Qingman had expected.
And from this line, it seems that his relationship with Felicia is more complicated than that of master and servant… Maybe, just maybe there is a slight possibility that they might be having an affair.
Looking at the angry Felicia and the letter right behind her, Gu Wuji already had an idea of how to solve the problem.
“After all, for your sake, Young Master, I have to build a good relationship with them so that I can integrate into the group.” Gu Wuji said, slowly approaching Felicia, looking at him with eyes as clear as water, and his tone was very sincere. No matter who saw it, no one could find any flaws. “But in my heart, Young Master will always be the first. Everything I do is definitely for you.”
While saying this, Gu Wuji’s hand was still tentatively touching the letter at the back. He had a vague premonition that he could not miss this opportunity, otherwise it would be difficult to get in again.
“I didn’t trust you enough. Since we haven’t seen each other for such a long time, I couldn’t help but think too much…” Felicia was stunned. Then his anger disappeared immediately. Instead, he felt a little guilty. He wanted to turn his head away embarrassedly, but unfortunately, he turned his head in the direction of Gu Wuji’s hand.
At this critical moment, Gu Wuji leaned forward and hugged the other person directly, feeling as if he was hugging a big block of ice. Although Felicia’s body was also cold, it still had temperature, just like a normal person with a slightly low body temperature. He was not like those servants who looked like corpses.
Only the burnt smell lingering at the tip of his nose could not be shaken off. Gu Wuji couldn’t help but think, logically speaking, that incident happened a hundred years ago, and it couldn’t possibly affect the current heir of this family.
“Why suddenly…” Felicia was startled and didn’t turn his head anymore. Instead, he looked at Gu Wuji in his arms with surprise, as if he was surprised why he was so proactive and seemed a little at a loss.
Gu Wuji was relieved. It seemed that they did not have a closer relationship in the setting. At least the system did not arrange for him to be a subordinate and bed partner. It was kind. Otherwise, no matter how dedicated Gu Wuji was, he would have to consider whether he was willing to make such a sacrifice for his career…
Just when he felt a little relieved, he suddenly felt the evil god’s mark on the back of his hand getting hot.
The next moment, a familiar and disturbing gaze seemed to fall on him from some unspeakable place, making his whole body unconsciously tense.
Gu Wuji: “???”
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