"Welcome to visit Allen Castle."
At the entrance of the huge brown castle, a middle-aged man wearing a crisp suit with a cross hanging around his neck smiled slightly at the 16 people in front of him, half male and half.
"I'm the butler here, Neil."
"Ms. Monica is praying in the church. Please take a break. After the mistress finishes praying, we can have dinner together."
"I have been preparing this meal for you for a long time. I hope you will be satisfied."
After the butler finished speaking, he turned around and entered the castle, standing at the door quietly waiting for everyone to enter.
There were 16 people present, all observing the surroundings curiously.
This is the fourth bloody door.
The sky is clear, the air is cool, the light is light and the clouds are clear.
It didn't look like it was going to rain.
Jun Luyuan stood beside Ning Qiushui, curiously looking at everything around him.
"Did my sister make money in a place like this before..."
Ning Qiushui whispered to Jun Luyuan beside him:
"Keep in mind the Blood Gate's tasks and tips. After entering the castle, don't touch things randomly, and don't look at the same place for too long."
Jun Luyuan nodded.
After everyone found their teammates, they entered the castle gate one by one.
When passing by the housekeeper at the door, they would glance at him unconsciously.
Based on past experience, the first NPC they meet behind the scenes in the Blood Gate world is often more important.
So it's easier to attract their attention.
The butler's skin was pale, so white that there was no trace of blood, and the smile on his face was indescribably stiff.
It doesn't feel like a living person.
When you pass by him, you will feel a hint of coldness.
Ning Qiushui also looked at the butler, but his eyes were more focused on the butler's waist.
This Blood Gate mission requires them not only to survive five days in the castle, but also to find the key to leaving the castle gate.
Where is the key most likely to appear?
Of course it's the housekeeper.
But where the key should have been, it was empty.
After everyone entered the castle, Butler Neil didn't even close the door and led everyone towards the hall of the castle.
Many people looked back and saw the castle door open like this, with no one paying attention.
"Butler Neil, is the gate of the castle usually open?"
A short and slightly fat man asked in the crowd.
This question is also what everyone wants to ask.
When Butler Neil heard this, he said calmly without looking back:
"The castle gates are only closed on rainy days."
When everyone heard this, their expressions showed a strange expression.
Only close when it rains?
why is that?
"Excuse me, why does the castle close its gates on rainy days?"
The steward did not elaborate on the detailed reasons, but only said:
"It's Madam's request."
Butler Neil led everyone to the first hall and said to everyone:
"This is the little master's favorite place in the past. When he was a child, he liked to sit by the fireplace and read on rainy days..."
After a brief introduction, the housekeeper led everyone to continue walking into the dark corridor.
The lighting in this corridor was not very good. After everyone entered this corridor, they felt a little colder for no reason.
"This is a wall gallery...all the paintings hanging on it are painted by the young master. He used to like painting and writing poems..."
Everyone followed the guidance of the butler's words and saw that the walls mottled by time were indeed covered with various graffiti and poetry collections.
Although these graffiti are very random, no matter how clumsy the handwriting is, they are still decorated with precious frames.
Ning Qiushui glanced at it and found that the contents in these paintings were generally similar.
——There is a child sitting in the corner of a room. It is raining heavily outside the window. The door is closed, but something seems to be standing outside the door. There is a twisted and long shadow drawn in the gap between the door.
There are 6 such paintings in total.
Includes 6 different locations in the castle.
It seems like the child in this room is avoiding something...
But no matter where he hides, he will be found.
Ning Qiushui frowned slightly.
He looked at the butler's back.
"Butler, may I ask...where did the young master of this castle go?"
After hearing this question, Neil turned around and said to Ning Qiushui with a smile:
"Please wait a moment, Madam is praying and will be back from the church in the backyard soon."
After hearing his answer, everyone's expressions changed subtly.
Just when Ning Qiushui was about to continue asking, Jun Luyuan beside him actually spoke first:
"What we are asking is...where is the little master?"
The smile on Butler Neil's face did not change at all, and his reply was very natural:
"Please be patient, the prayer will end in ten minutes."
"Dinner is ready for you all."
After he finished speaking, the scene fell into a strange silence.
Everyone felt that something was wrong with this butler.
He was like a puppet on strings.
In such silence, Butler Neil led everyone to the second hall, and then stood under a plaster statue with a smile.
The plaster statue is a very classic crucifix made in 1:1 size.
Jesus, with pale skin, was crucified on the cross.
The big table for eating was placed in front of the statue of Jesus. The tabletop seemed to be a sharp knife, cutting the plaster Jesus into two halves.
This placement is really uncomfortable.
The housekeeper stood under the statue of Jesus, motionless and silent, like a contrasting black sculpture, with a cold aura all over his body.
But although his body did not move, his eyes were moving, looking at everyone from time to time, and there was always a vague and strange smile on his face.
After everyone waited in such a heavy atmosphere for ten minutes, a heavy bell suddenly rang in the distance——
clang--
clang--
clang--
After the bell rang three times, Butler Neil started moving again and said to everyone very respectfully:
"Sorry to keep you waiting for so long."
"Madam has returned. Please take a seat. I will prepare dinner for you."
After saying that, Butler Neil left directly, leaving everyone standing there.
Everyone chatted for a while, and then heard a crisp sound of high heels coming from the dim corridor leading to the west.
Da da da--
The sound was neither fast nor slow, but so clear.
Everyone looked towards the other end. As the footsteps approached, a tall and thin woman wrapped in a black skirt appeared in front of everyone.
The moment they saw this woman clearly, everyone's hearts trembled slightly.
