Before reaching the top of the wing building, they had to climb up a tower about two meters high. The edge of the tower was covered by jagged bricks, which made it safer for them.
Climbing up the tower was easier since there was also a sewer pipe. Using the pipe, they easily reached the top of the tower.
Coming out of the sewer pipe, Angor saw a narrow, slanted path. This path was considered narrow for the thumb-sized beasts. It was probably only the width of two palms. It was used to collect rainwater and dirty water to prevent it from seeping into the building.
"We just need to keep walking along this path and we'll reach the wing building. More importantly, we're completely out of the detection range of the puppet guards. They won't think we can pass through here, "Rabbit Chacha bragged about how she found the path.
Angor chimed in from time to time. However, just as Rabbit Chacha was getting excited, they heard footsteps approaching them.
Rabbit Chacha quickly covered her mouth and looked around carefully, trying to find the source of the sound.
Across from Rabbit Chacha, Angor was also crouching under the jagged brick and using the shadow to hide his body.
A moment later, the footsteps slowly disappeared. Angor reached out a hand and pointed down.
According to his judgment, the voice just now seemed to have come from below.
After making sure the footsteps were gone, Rabbit Chacha came to Angor and whispered, "There should be puppet guards on the third floor."
As it spoke, Rabbit Chacha quietly poked its head out from the indentation of the jagged brick and looked down.
Two seconds later, Rabbit Chacha retracted her head. "Yes, it's from the third floor. They didn't close the windows, so they were loud."
"They didn't close the windows?"
Rabbit Chacha nodded. "Most of the windows in the castle aren't closed. Count Dark Tea has a habit of rearing crows. When the crows are hungry, they will return to the castle. They leave the windows open so that they can come back. "
"However, generally speaking, those crows would settle their food problems in the Black Tea Forest. I rarely see them back. "
Angor considered. "Since most of the windows are open, we can go inside through the windows?"
When Rabbit Chacha heard that, she said unhappily, "I can do it, but are you sure you can do it?"
"…?"
Rabbit Chacha: "Do you want to climb the wall with your bare hands? Even the windows on the first floor are two meters high. Can you climb up? Also, at night, the wind is very strong here. If you're not careful, you might be blown away. "
At this point, Rabbit Chacha pointed at the jagged bricks on both sides of the sewer. "Otherwise, do you think I would have brought you here? This place is sealed on both sides. Even if there's a strong wind, there's no need to worry about being blown out. "
So Rabbit Chacha kept asking him to climb the pipe because she knew he was weak?
However, was it really as Rabbit Chacha had said, that there was no way to enter through the window? Was there not a pipe that happened to be right next to the window?
Angor also stood up and carefully peeked down from the window.
What he saw made him suck in a breath of cold air.
Previously, he had always thought that the third floor was quite low, but he had forgotten that he had already become a thumb. Comparing his current size with the height of the third floor was like comparing heaven and earth!
Besides, Rabbit Chacha was right. The walls of the castle were very smooth. Even if there were cracks in the bricks, it was hard to guarantee that he could climb to the window from the bottom.
If he accidentally fell down, he would be dead for sure.
"Don't worry. This is still the living quarters of the servants, so there are still puppets roaming around. Once we reach the side building, we won't have to worry about those stupid puppets," Rabbit Chacha thought Angor was still worried about the footsteps and comforted him in a low voice.
Angor did not explain. He only nodded.
At first, he thought that walking in circles through the pipes was too troublesome. But now, he understood Rabbit Chacha's good intentions.
In other words, Rabbit Chacha only chose this path because she considered Angor's safety.
"Let's go," Rabbit Chacha said and continued walking forward.
But after a few steps, it realized that Angor was not following. It looked back and saw Angor holding a cloak made from a saddle bag, rubbing against the brick it used to push against.
"There's a handprint mark," Angor explained.
"It's fine. No one will check this place anyway," Rabbit Chacha said.
"It's always better to be careful," Angor said.
Since Rabbit Chacha was concerned about his safety, Angor did not want to waste its time. However, there was not much he could do to help Rabbit Chacha right now. The only thing he could do was to remove as many traces as possible to avoid future troubles.
Rabbit Chacha felt that Angor's action was unnecessary, but it did not say anything. It quietly waited for Angor to clean up the surroundings before moving on.
…
Soon, they passed through the living quarters of the servants and arrived at the side building, which was even quieter.
What they needed to do now was to climb down the flue of the side building and enter the castle.
The flue of the side building was about half a meter above the ground, and there was nothing to hold onto. In other words, they had to climb with their bare hands.
The climb with his bare hands also helped him understand why it was so difficult to climb through windows. It was only half a meter, but Angor was already panting heavily from exhaustion. When he thought about the height of the third floor, Angor felt completely weak.
Luckily, there were many gaps between the bricks in the flue, which gave Angor time to rest. Otherwise, he did not know how long it would take to reach the top in one go.
When they reached the top of the flue, Rabbit Chacha had been waiting for them for a long time. Before Angor could rest, the rabbit grabbed his hand.
Angor was still puzzled when a cold wind blew past.
Angor immediately felt his body becoming weightless. Both his feet were lifted off the ground. Luckily, Rabbit Chacha was still holding him. Otherwise, he would be dead.
When the wind stopped, Rabbit Chacha released his hand. "Now you know how dangerous it is to climb a wall with your bare hands. You climbed from the leeward position, so it was fine. Think about it. If you were following the wind, or if the wind came from your side, what would happen? "
Angor did not know what would happen. He did not even dare to imagine it!
Rabbit Chacha looked at the dark sky. "There will be more wind later. Don't waste time outside. Let's get inside the castle."
With that, Rabbit Chacha took off its hat and shook it. The teapot hat expanded with the wind and became twice its original size. The inside was filled with air.
"Hold on tight!"
With that, Rabbit Chacha used the teapot hat as a "parachute" and jumped into the flue.
Angor quickly grabbed one side of the teapot hat.
Angor felt weightless for a moment. Then, he slowly floated down. About ten seconds later, they finally landed on the ground.
It took several seconds for Angor's uncontrollable heartbeat to calm down. Angor stood up and began to look around.
They were inside a pile of firewood. It should be an unlit stove.
"Lucky! There's no one here. You can come out now, "Rabbit Chacha's voice came.
Angor looked and saw Rabbit Chacha already walked out of the stove. It was now pacing around the room.
After making sure there was no one in the room, Angor followed it out. Before leaving, Angor did not forget to clean his and Rabbit Chacha's footprints.
"This is the guest room on the third floor of the side building. No one usually comes here." As Rabbit Chacha spoke, she climbed up the corner of a table and picked up a silver fork from the table. "This is not bad. I can make a flag with it when I go back."
Angor saw Rabbit Chacha put the fork into its hat.
Angor did not know how the giant fork disappeared into the teapot hat. But he now understood why Rabbit Chacha followed him to the castle.
Maybe it was not just helping him find the mirror. It was also using the castle as its backup.
He guessed that the things in the rabbit hole were all brought over from the castle.
"If there's anything you like, you can take it too. No one will come here anyway. Even if they do, they won't know what's missing, "Rabbit Chacha said." This is the best place in the side building. "
Angor shook his head. "No. I can't take it away even if I take it."
Rabbit Chacha looked at Angor from head to toe and nodded. "I see. You don't have a place to store things. Speaking of which, if you find the mirror, how are you going to take it away?"
"I don't know. Plus, I don't have to take it away."
Angor assumed that the key to the omen was to find the mirror, not to take it away.
Thinking about it, it was easy to understand. Where could he take the mirror? This was an omen, after all. If he took the mirror outside, it would be no different from leaving it here.
Still, this was only Angor's guess. He would have to see the mirror to know whether it was true or not.
"That's true. You entered the Teapot Nation because of the mirror. Perhaps you can leave the Teapot Nation as long as you find the mirror …" Rabbit Chacha said, "Besides, if you really can't fit it, I can help you fit the mirror. My rabbit hole needs a mirror anyway. "
"… Thanks."
After staying in the room for a while, Rabbit Chacha led Angor out of the door.
From the third floor to the first floor, they did not see a single person. Even the puppet servants were nowhere to be found.
However, as soon as they left the building, they heard the sound of hopping. But they only heard the sound, and did not see the person. It must be coming from the next building. Even so, they knew that leaving from the side building was equivalent to leaving the safe zone. They would have to be careful with every step they took.
"Next, we'll go to the main building. The storeroom, study, and treasury are all in or near the main building. "Rabbit Chacha decided on their next destination and began to lead Angor through" challenges ".
From the building to the main building, there was a straight corridor about 20 meters long.
It was worth mentioning that the corridor was surrounded by walls, while the inside of the corridor was a small open area. The area was designed as a pond. Angor could see the Piranha Teapot Fish in the pond, just like the one in the moat.
If they walked along the corridor, they could easily run into the puppet servants. So, Rabbit Chacha led Angor to the other side of the pond. There was a dry area between the pond and the corridor, which was enough for them to pass through.
However, if he didn't make any preparations, it would be very difficult to reach the end.
The Piranha Teapot Fish were very sensitive to the scent of living creatures. If they sensed Angor and Rabbit Chacha's scent, they would definitely attack them.
Luckily, Rabbit Chacha was prepared.
It took out several green balls from its hat and tossed them into the pond.
The Piranha Teapot Fish in the pond immediately went wild. Angor saw several Piranha Teapot Fish jumping out of the water to fight for the green balls.
When the pond returned to normal, Rabbit Chacha stopped tossing the balls and turned to Angor. "Let's go."
Rabbit Chacha jumped over the railing of the corridor, and Angor quickly followed.
"Let's go. I think I hear the puppet servant's footsteps. Also, my Enigma Teapot Fish can only stun them for two minutes. We have to get away from the pond during this time. "
With that, Rabbit Chacha ran forward at lightning speed. Angor did not think too much and ran after Rabbit Chacha.
About half a minute later, Angor heard some clicking sounds. The puppet servant had arrived at this corridor.
Angor did not know if he should hide or not. But seeing Rabbit Chacha still running, he gritted his teeth and kept running after it.
As the footsteps got closer, Angor picked up his pace.
Another minute later, Angor saw Rabbit Chacha waving at him from behind a big tree. He jumped to Chacha's side. Before Angor could touch the ground, Chacha grabbed him and dragged him behind the tree.
At the same time, a strange puppet servant with a stiff face slowly poked her long head out and looked at the pond.
If Angor was any slower, the servant would have noticed him.
It could be said that he had taken the last step to escape from the maid's gaze.
The puppet servant seemed to be puzzled by the peaceful pond. It stuck out its giraffe-like hat and looked around. Normally, the Piranha Teapot Fish would jump out of the water when they heard its footsteps. Why did they suddenly become listless today?
Did it die?
If it did, should it be fed to the fish? No. If it died, it would probably be sentenced to death by the count. After all, the count sent it here to feed the fish.
As various thoughts flashed through the puppet servant's mind, the pond regained its vitality.
Several Piranha Teapot Fish jumped out of the water, opened their mouths full of sharp teeth, and attacked the puppet servant.
The maid, who was still confused, finally opened her stiff mouth when she saw the Teapot Fish so "alive and kicking".
Great, it seems that the fish is fine … Perhaps, it was sleeping before? Or were they waiting for the attack?
Either way, the servant did not care. As long as the fish were alive, it was fine.
"Lalala … lalala …"
The puppet maid hummed a strange, unpleasant, and hoarse song and threw lumps of meat from unknown creatures into the pond.
The Teapot Fish immediately gave up attacking the servant and began to bite the white meat floating on the water.
In just a few seconds, the meat was gone. Not even the bones were left.
Satisfied with the Teapot Fish's vitality, the puppet servant kept feeding them.
A few minutes later, when the Teapot Fish was about 70% full, the puppet servant slowly left.
"Was that a maid?" Angor asked in a low voice after the maid left.
"Yes." Rabbit Chacha nodded.
Seeing Angor's frightened look, Rabbit Chacha comforted him, "All the maids in Black Tea Castle are like this. They're very scary, so you need to be careful. You'll die for sure if they find you. "
Angor nodded in confusion.
That maid … She was wearing a maid outfit, but her face looked like a puppet's. And that was not all. Her neck could extend for several meters. That was too scary.
Also, the maid had a strange leg under her skirt. She only had one leg, just like the guard puppet. But the guard puppet was hopping around, while the maid seemed to have wheels on her feet. It was as if she was drifting on the ground.
If the entire castle was filled with these terrifying servants, wouldn't the difficulty of this omen be a little too high?
What kind of mirror did he refine for it to produce such a difficult omen?
(End of Chapter)
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