I Have Yet to Become a Doll Today-Chapter 873 - Dream 5

Chapter 873 -873 Dream 5

“Why?” Fu Miaoxue asked with wide eyes.

Du Lai replied, “The servants say that the Fu Family’s Treasure Room is on the third floor. Anyone who approaches it without permission will be dealt with. There was once a servant’s cat that ran away; she chased it to the third floor and never came down again.”

At this point, Du Lai chuckled, “Miss, I’d like to live a little longer, so I will not venture to the third floor.”

“Why didn’t she come back down? Did she die and become a ghost?” Fu Miaoxue exclaimed in amazement, “My house actually has such interesting rumors. Are there any others?”

“Yes,” Du Lai continued, “It’s also said that old Master Fu has collected the mummy of an Egyptian Pharaoh in the Treasure Room. After 2 a.m., strange noises come from the third floor, which are said to be the Pharaoh scratching at his own sarcophagus.”

“Hahaha! A mummy!” Fu Miaoxue laughed heartily, “That’s a wild tale. How could my grandfather possibly collect corpses? Though he did collect some funerary goods, there’s definitely no mummy… Ah, I know! Could it be those antique armors? As a child, grandpa scared me by pretending that there were ghosts in the armors~”

Du Lai smiled, “Maybe so, these are all rumors I heard, not to be taken seriously.”

“Indeed, they cannot be taken seriously,” Fu Miaoxue said, “There is no Treasure Room on the third floor. I live on the third floor. Why don’t you become my doorkeeper from now on?”

Du Lai bowed, “As you wish, Miss.”

“But…” Fu Miaoxue smiled mysteriously, then continued, “There is one place you really shouldn’t go, or you might risk your life.”

Where is that place?” Du Lai asked earnestly.

“The room at the very end of the east side of the second floor,” Fu Miaoxue narrowed her eyes slightly, her smile diminishing a bit, “Grandpa forbids anyone from getting near there. Even I’m not allowed, as they say there are deadly traps inside. You mustn’t do anything foolish.”

Du Lai, being obedient, nodded, “If the young miss says I shouldn’t go there, of course I won’t.”

Fu Miaoxue showed a satisfied smile, “You’re wise after all~ Come on, show me a few more magic tricks. I have to go to evening class soon.”

…

At a distance, Bai Youwei murmured to herself, pondering. A room, if there’s nothing to hide, why on earth set traps? And the deadly kind at that?

The greater the security, the more it indicates something important is hidden inside the room.

Could it be that the Treasure Room Du Lai mentioned isn’t actually on the third floor, but in that room on the second floor?… Or maybe the room is a secret passage leading to the Treasure Room?

She frowned and glanced at Fu Miaoxue and Du Lai.

Du Lai started performing magic again; a small silver coin brought huge laughter from the young mistress.

After pondering for a moment, Bai Youwei stood up and left the garden.

She had no interest in gold, silver, or jewels. However, Du Lai’s recent actions were clearly meant to get information from Miss Fu, so she wanted to understand what the Treasure Room really was. Whether or not Fu Miaoxue could break out of the loop, was it related to the Treasure Room?

…

Bai Youwei walked unhindered all the way.

With the status of “friend,” every servant in the manor treated her with utmost respect.

She passed through the front hall, went up the stairs to the second floor, then followed the corridor on the eastern side to its end.

On the first floor, a servant stood guard every few meters, but on the second floor, no one was in sight. The hallway was empty, with only the silent sunshine streaming in through the windows, coating the ivory-white window sills with a warm golden hue.

As she approached the end of the corridor, Bai Youwei slowed down and observed her surroundings.

Nothing nearby seemed like a trap.

Could it be inside the room?

She reached the door and tried to open it, but it was locked. There was a faint scent in the air, resembling the smell of a wild animal from a zoo.

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Bai Youwei pressed her ear against the door and listened.

Huff… Huff…

Her feelings were complicated.

She wasn’t sure whether the Treasure Room was inside, but if Du Lai dared to pry this door open, she was certain of one thing… that Du Lai would be torn to pieces.

This Fu Miaoxue…

She really had a taste for mischief.