Gu Shengyin came back to her senses and met five pairs of inquiring eyes.

She thought for a moment and said, "Everyone’s nerves have been quite tense today, and we should all be pretty tired by now. How about we take a break, get some good sleep, and explore above once we’ve rested?"

The others agreed that this was a good idea.

Gu Shengyin casually assigned duties: "Starting with me, then Zhang Chao, Qin Chingching, Qing Ge, and Xue Juan, you two lovebirds can decide for yourselves, each takes a one-hour watch. Let’s rest first and talk about other things later." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Even though this place seemed safe, it was not a time to let down their guard.

"Alright."

The Crystal staircase was so spacious that it could easily accommodate a person per step.

Feeling at ease and having shed the heavy burden on their hearts, the group quickly fell into slumber.

Gu Shengyin quietly watched the dreamlike, almost illusory scene, praying in her heart that they would not face any more troubles.

Time passed quickly, and once everyone was well-rested, they stood up, feeling fully energized.

Gu Shengyin took the lead again, holding a dagger, and slowly advanced forward.

No unexpected scenes occurred.

Every nine steps of the staircase led to a turning point.

Gu Shengyin counted each turn until she had turned nine times; finally, there were no more spiraling steps ahead.

The end was reached.

Gu Shengyin gripped the dagger tightly and said softly, "Everyone be careful."

Everyone understood.

Then, they slowly proceeded upward.

What came into view—

was a very large room.

The floor of this room was covered with a thick light purple velvet carpet, and on the left wall hung a huge Western-style clock.

The room was orderly, with each piece of furniture and decoration exuding nobility and luxury that even those present might not recognize but could still see.

It’s easy to imagine that the owner of this room should be someone of very high status who also values quality of life.

Qin Chingching suddenly let out a small gasp.

Everyone followed her gaze, noticing the huge oil painting hanging above what seemed to be the main seat for receiving guests on the right wall.

Due to the group’s position after ascending the stairs, they hadn’t initially seen this.

This was a man who could easily steal everyone’s breath and gaze.

His long black hair was tied high, revealing a pair of eyes more mysterious and enchanting than the most beautiful purple Crystal, with facial features deep and perfect as if meticulously carved.

The corners of his lips slightly curved, as if he had seen something pleasing.

Looking further, the man in the painting was riding a white horse, holding a gemstone-embedded Longbow, evidently hunting.

And from his evidently very pleased expression, he seemed to have caught quite the prey.

The riding gear he wore was clearly from at least several centuries ago, likely captured faithfully by a painter of the time.

"Such a beautiful person..."

Qin Chingching murmured.

Her eyes sparkling: "Compared to the man in this painting, the few male celebrities I’ve chased are nothing but crooked melons and cracked dates!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Zhang Chao mumbled, "Maybe the painter exaggerated his looks to flatter this nobleman?"

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Must complain, today Gao Lengzhi suffered a whole day without electricity, the previous four Chapters survived thanks to a tenacious laptop...

This is the seventh update, three more updates tonight.

Didn’t deceive you guys, the male lead is out~

Not so scary now.

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