fynovel Chapter 113 Darkroom
Chapter 113 Darkroom
The once warm and cozy room suddenly became a gloomy, dark, and eerie place in Fang Hongxuan's eyes.
Even the adorable infants were transformed into ferocious and malevolent ghosts.
Holding the sword, he crept forward step by step, closing the distance between them. He only needed to take one more step to draw the blade at his waist and test the mother and child's strength with blood and blood.
However, at this critical moment, a maid's call suddenly came from outside the door.
"Miss, the master requests your presence in the main hall..."
The tense atmosphere, with its chilling wind and menacing air, vanished instantly.
Li Yang, who only reacted at this moment, was like a startled deer, responding hastily and incoherently.
"The baby is crying for milk... I'll be there soon..."
The figure outside the door did not leave, but stood there rigidly guarding the spot.
"I will certainly take good care of the two children, but Master needs to see Miss immediately..."
Li Yang frowned slightly, then whispered to Fang Hongxuan.
"Hide under the bed for now, and we'll discuss this further when I return...how about that..."
"good."
"Don't get discovered, or you won't escape..."
Fang Hongxuan quickly hid himself, and the door was forcefully pushed open. A group of masked servants, armed with clubs, swords, and white masks without any markings on their heads, rushed into the room. After searching without finding anything, they gathered behind the steward.
The steward was named Li Zaisheng. He was a fat, round man, and even the brocade he wore could barely cover his body. Upon closer inspection, the fat that was forcibly stuffed into his clothes resembled sections of overripe lotus root, thick and strange. His face was extremely swollen, and his narrow eyes were almost slits.
"Miss, a thief has broken into the manor. For your safety, I had no choice but to search this place... I hope you will forgive me..."
Maids always travel in pairs, so when they noticed something amiss in Li Yang's room, another maid immediately informed the steward of the Li household.
For Li Zaisheng, even finding the slightest clue about Fang Hongxuan would be a great achievement. Logically and morally, he should come forward and search for him.
"Since there's nothing else, please follow me, Miss... Don't keep Grandpa waiting..."
Lee Jae-sung then instructed two masked servants to stay and guard the children in the room before leading Lee Yang away down the corridor.
As for Fang Hongxuan, who has always disliked being controlled by others, he was naturally unwilling to remain hidden under his bed forever. He seized the opportunity to test the waters, attracting the attention of two guards at the door who came forward to investigate.
'Clang'
The scalding hot sword was suddenly drawn, and the two servants who had gathered together were instantly killed with a single blow to the throat.
Foul-smelling blood was constantly oozing from its neck... Beneath the blank white face, the face was already covered with lividity, with bulging eyes and a tongue hanging out from the lips, a pitiful sight.
Ignoring the filth, Fang Hongxuan had no choice but to pinch his nose and change into the servant's attire, while simultaneously removing the gauze curtain and placing it between his face and the white face.
As for the two rotting corpses, they were hidden under Li Yang's bed.
As he passed the small bed, he saw the two sinister and icy-looking children staring at Fang Hongxuan. They didn't make a sound, they just stared intently.
"If you look again, I'll finish you all off!"
The threat seemed to have worked; the two children, no longer looking sinister, burst into tears.
Fang Hongxuan, who was already somewhat agitated, couldn't help but swing his knife when he saw this, and at that moment the two children showed their pure and innocent smiles again.
After Fang Hongxuan concealed Cuo Jin inside his robe and made sure no one could see through it, he calmly closed the door and headed towards the main hall.
...
"Father, why have you summoned me so urgently...?"
Li Chengxiang sat upright in the main seat with a gloomy expression. His brows were furrowed, and he slammed the teacup in his hand heavily onto the table.
"You still haven't thought it through?"
"If Father is referring to offering my body to the Goddess of Fertility, then I will never agree to it under any circumstances."
Although Li Yang spoke lightly, his expression was extremely resolute.
"Originally, I could have stalled for a few more days for you, but now that Her Majesty has encountered such a terrible situation, you have no choice but to act now... Guards!"
At Li Chengxiang's command, the believers hidden behind the screen poured out and carried a bust of a woman with the same face as the Goddess of Fertility to Li Yang.
Suddenly, the half-figure of the goddess poured out a continuous stream of dark light towards Li Yang. Veins bulged on Li Yang's originally calm face, and she screamed sharply, but everyone ignored her and turned a deaf ear.
Once all the dark light had entered Li Yang's body, the half-statue instantly turned into dust and scattered everywhere.
"Even if she resists and it might cause some trouble for Your Majesty, we can't worry about that now... Fifteen years later, that baby girl can still become Your Majesty's new vessel... Under Your Majesty's leadership, Wugu Town will once again prosper and flourish..."
The believers cheered, but before the excitement could last long, Li Chengxiang turned and slumped into the main seat.
"Let's take her home to rest first... I'm a little tired too..."
However, unseen by everyone, Li Chengxiang's neck was already covered with lividity of varying sizes...
Fang Hongxuan saw everything through the window, but he showed no intention of making a move.
"This place is filled with strange occurrences; we need to uncover the truth before we can take action... Hopefully, there are still living people breathing in Blackbone Town..."
Once the noisy main room fell silent, Li Chengxiang called out towards the door.
"Servant at the gate...remember to latch the door when you come in..."
Looking around and confirming that he was the only one at the door, Fang Hongxuan slowly stepped across the threshold and then humbly bowed to Li Chengxiang.
"Sir...you called me..."
Li Chengxiang then tapped the vase on the table, and a deep, dark passage appeared in the otherwise empty hall.
"Come with me..."
The shadows moved swiftly across the rock face, and the flames between the lamps flickered incessantly.
After climbing countless steps, Fang Hongxuan felt himself descending about six meters underground with Li Chengxiang.
The first thing that came into view was an altar, surrounded by stone pillars bound with chains. Countless desiccated corpses were imprisoned on the pillars, no different from those in the boy and girl statues next to the statue of the Goddess of Fertility.
However, standing in the center of the altar, imprisoned on the thickest stone pillar was Zhang Desheng, who had lost an arm. Although he was on the verge of death, he still stared at the two men with a fierce expression, his eyes filled with hatred as if he were their mortal enemies.
"Go ahead and kill me if you dare!"
"Heh...why are you in such a hurry...you'll eventually become a member of Blackbone Town anyway..."
Li Chengxiang strolled closer to the stone pillar, and Zhang Desheng tried to take advantage of the situation to bite off a piece of Li Chengxiang's flesh. However, Li Chengxiang easily dodged him. Seeing the almost crazed Zhang Desheng, Li Chengxiang's joy grew even stronger. He calmly turned around and smiled at Fang Hongxuan.
"Captain Fang...it's just the two of us here...you don't need to go to such lengths to disguise yourself..."