The moment she stepped on the stairs, Lin Sanjiu thought that she was going to be teleported away again. Her vision blurred, but when she regained her composure, she saw that she was still standing on the stairs covered with a thick carpet.
"Was I being paranoid just now?"
Doubts flashed across Lin Sanjiu's mind. She held Lila's wrist tightly and rushed up the stairs while Lila was bombarding her with questions.
Lin Sanjiu hurried through the corridor filled with portraits. When she reached the large silver mirror, Lin Sanjiu stopped abruptly. Lila almost bumped into her back.
"Hey," Lin Sanjiu swallowed her parched throat and raised her chin at the mirror, "What's this?"
She spoke very quickly as she was afraid that she would be teleported away before she could finish her sentence.
Following Lin Sanjiu's gesture, Lila's gaze fell on the silver mirror. Her expression immediately lightened. Even the anxiety and confusion on her face disappeared, "This is mine!"
"Huh?" Lin Sanjiu looked at her.
"Even though my husband is very rich, even he praised my dowry as a rare item." Lila seemed to have thought of something when she said that. She touched the silver edge of the mirror lovingly, "He said a few times that he wanted to give it to the king, but I refused …"
When Lin Sanjiu heard this, her heart skipped a beat. She seemed to have remembered something.
However, she didn't have the time to think about it. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to stay here for long, so she interrupted Lila, "Alright, come —"
Both of them rushed to the last room and took out the iron key to open the door. The blood seemed to have seeped into the door. It was very dry to the touch, but the dark red color of the blood could be seen in the veins of the stone. Lin Sanjiu ignored it.
Lin Sanjiu ignored it. She pushed the door open and glared at Lila, "Look!"
Lila probably remembered her husband's instructions. She looked uneasy and a little excited at the same time. Lila stretched her fair neck. Not long ago, Lin Sanjiu had seen her neck turn green and blood red. Lila turned her head to take a look. "Is there a woman in there?" she asked in a daze.
"What?"
Lin Sanjiu was stunned. She immediately looked into the room.
When she saw the room, she was stunned. The people who were hanging from the roof earlier had all disappeared. It was as if it had never existed. There was only a deep and shallow light that divided the room into several areas of light and darkness. The person Lara was talking about was sitting in the shadows in the depths of the room.
Lara's face was suddenly pale. He stared at her blankly and said softly, "… That, that seems to be you …"
Lin Sanjiu did not say anything. Her eyes were glued to the man, and every pore on her body was exuding a chilly aura. At first glance, she felt that the woman was somewhat unfamiliar. After looking for a few more seconds, the familiar combat pants and boots reminded her that it was indeed "Lin Sanjiu".
Blood was seeping out from between the fingers of the other "self". It seemed that his arm was injured. Lin Sanjiu didn't seem to notice the commotion caused by the two people at the door. She just stared in another direction with an expressionless face. With just one glance, Lin Sanjiu was sure that "herself" was very tense, and she was on her guard against someone.
But in that direction, there was nothing, nothing at all.
"Too, too strange … Just who are you people …" Lara muttered helplessly to herself. Lin Sanjiu turned a deaf ear to her. She took a step forward in a daze.
"Something's not right," she moved her lips slightly.
"This person, let's put it this way for now, didn't even look in her direction. It was as if he didn't notice that there was someone at the door. Lin Sanjiu couldn't help thinking. "Could it be …"
As if to confirm her thoughts, as soon as she took the first step, the room suddenly became much darker. A forest of corpses hung down from the ceiling, blocking the light and swaying back and forth in the darkness. Lara was taken aback. She let out an ear-piercing scream and fell to the ground at the door. Lin Sanjiu quickly scanned the room. Indeed, "herself" was nowhere to be seen.
"The scene in this room can't be real."
The corpse of "Lila" she saw earlier was now hanging behind the corpses of a few unfamiliar women. Even though Lin Sanjiu had some guesses in her mind, she didn't know what to do. His throat was still dry. Just as he was about to call her, Lara stared in his direction and said with a trembling voice, "… Isn't this Rosa from the neighboring town? How did she die? "
Lin Sanjiu frowned. She vaguely felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure it out for a moment. She could only continue to ask, "… Do you know her?"
"I, I know her! She used to show off to me at dances about what her father had bought her … "Lara's voice was trembling so much that she could scarcely be heard. "Ever since I married Blue Beard, she stopped, stopped …"
"Wait, isn't she your husband's ex-wife?" Lin Sanjiu finally realized what was wrong.
In Blue Beard's fairy tale, the heroine saw the corpses of Blue Beard's seven ex-wives hanging in the room, so she realized that her life was in danger. She hurriedly called for her two brothers to save her.
"Of course not." Lara wiped away her tears. "My husband has never married before. I am his only wife."
As soon as she finished her sentence, she noticed Lin Sanjiu's expression. She was shocked. "W-what happened? You look really scary … "
Lin Sanjiu's face was as white as a sheet. She stared at Lara without saying a word.
Lin Sanjiu counted the corpses hanging from the ceiling. There were exactly seven of them.
In Blue Beard's fairy tale, the heroine's name was never mentioned. Therefore, when Lara revealed her identity, Lin Sanjiu naturally thought that she was the woman in the fairy tale who managed to escape. She was also Blue Beard's eighth wife.
From the looks of it, if the fairy tale continued on its original course, Lara would definitely die. This thought suddenly crept into Lin Sanjiu's heart like a vine. Furthermore, why did the king give the mirror to Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother when Lara refused to give it to the king?
At this point, Lin Sanjiu had more or less understood the situation. Lin Sanjiu bit her lip and lifted Lara up. Her voice was a little hoarse, "Let's go. This room contains … the future."
Lin Sanjiu couldn't bear to let the poor woman witness her death, so she quickly pushed Lara out of the door. In the entire room, only the pool of blood on the floor was real. The iron key was right in the middle of the pool of blood. Other than that, everything else was a projection of the future.
If this conjecture was correct, Lin Sanjiu would probably injure her right arm … Lin Sanjiu was in the middle of a whirlpool, so she couldn't care less about a flesh wound. She sighed softly and thought about the story of "Blue Beard". She took the key from Lila and was about to lock the door again.
Lara's lips were pale. She rubbed her hands anxiously, as if she didn't know what to say. Looking at Lara, she felt that she was a little crazy. She looked at Lin Sanjiu, who wasn't familiar with the medieval European locks. She tried a few times but failed. Just when she was about to say something, a loud bang came from downstairs. Then, a man's roar shook the corridor, "Lara! Where are you? Come out! "
She didn't expect Blue Beard to come back at this critical moment. His voice almost scared the soul out of Lara. She quickly said, "I'll be back soon." Then, she let out a panicked "Hey." She turned and ran downstairs.
The back of her blue dress was stained with a large patch of dark red. It was stained when Lara fell at the door, but she didn't notice it at all.
When Lin Sanjiu saw it, she was so anxious that she started sweating. She said, "Stop —"
However, the door creaked open on its own as it wasn't locked properly.
Lin Sanjiu couldn't help cursing under her breath. She turned around instinctively and saw a person standing in the darkness behind the door.
For a moment, her heart almost froze. Half a second later, she realized that the person standing in the room wasn't a real person.
"Why are you here?" Lin Sanjiu laughed bitterly. She looked at the familiar face and mumbled to herself. For a moment, her mind was a mess. "Are you going to get hurt too?"
Lin Sanjiu quickly looked at her friend from head to toe. Seeing that she was fine and didn't seem to be in any pain, she felt a little relieved. Right at that moment, Lila let out a shrill scream from downstairs. Lin Sanjiu's nerves jolted, and she dashed into the corridor.
"Looks like I have to kill Blue Beard..."
Lin Sanjiu pursed her lips with a cold expression. Just as the thought surfaced in her mind, the scenery not far away blurred. She was back outside Cinderella's door. (To be continued.)
PS:
I'm finally back after half a month! I'm sorry to keep everyone waiting. Is there anyone here?
Two days ago, I had a fever and was lying in bed reading Emperor Kangxi. I feel that my chapter has the style of Emperor Kangxi...
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