A feeling of weightlessness came over, and Shen Baiyue was dumbfounded as she was pulled down by Ruan Qing. Ruan Qing was also in shock.
Ruan Qing had never expected this outcome. He desperately tried to grab the edge of the gap, but it was too late...
If only he had let Shen Baiyue go up first and then let her pulled him up afterward.
But now, it was too late for regrets.
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Both of them fell to the ground, and at this moment, the excited blood shadow rushed towards them.
The blood shadow paid no attention to Shen Baiyue and viciously stepped on her after she fell, then leaped up.
Extending a blood-red hand towards Ruan Qing in mid-air.
Ruan Qing’s eyes widened at the sight, trying to avoid the twisted and bloody hand.
But he was helpless in mid-air.
Shen Baiyue couldn’t save him either because the blood shadow had just stomped on her, causing her to spit out blood.
It was evident that she was seriously injured.
Right before the blood-red hand touched Ruan Qing, he closed his eyes.
However, Ruan Qing didn’t land in the cold embrace he expected. Instead, he crashed into Shen Baiyue, causing her to spit out blood again.
Ruan Qing wasn’t hurt from the fall. He instinctively looked up and saw that the blood shadow, who had tried to grab him, was now split in half by something.
Standing at the gap in the ceiling was someone looking down at them from above.
It was the vice president of the Yong’an Guild.
Recognizing the person, Ruan Qing breathed a sigh of relief and immediately helped the weakened Shen Baiyue up from the ground.
Looking at Shen Baiyue’s pale face, feeling embarrassed and guilty, he whispered, “Are you... okay?”
“Sorry, I just...”
Ruan Qing was genuinely embarrassed; he never thought he would be so powerless that he couldn’t even pull Shen Baiyue. And he ended up crashing into the girl.
Shen Baiyue, with a pale face, shook her head slightly.
In reality, she had the strength to dodge that impact; she just didn’t avoid it on purpose.
The person in front of her was so weak; if he fell to the ground, he would definitely get injured.
The figure of Feng Ye appeared only for a few seconds at the gap, then disappeared. Upstairs came the sound of cracking and banging, seemingly a fight.
Now, there’s less than ten minutes until 5 AM.
Ruan Qing originally planned to wait here until morning but heard a sound nearby again.
Startled, Ruan Qing immediately realized that there might be more than one survivor among the blood shadows.
Ruan Qing and Shen Baiyue, upon hearing the noise, didn’t hesitate and immediately piled up debris, preparing to climb up.
This time, Shen Baiyue went up first.
Without waiting to survey the surroundings, Shen Baiyue pulled Ruan Qing up just before the blood shadow rushed over.
After both of them were up, they realized that, besides Feng Ye, the main hall of the villa was filled with... blood shadows.
There were many more blood shadows here than in the underground passage, almost over a dozen.
Moreover, more blood shadows were continuously rushing over, surrounding the three of them.
It was likely they were attracted by the sound of the explosion earlier.
With more blood shadows coming, even with less than ten minutes until dawn, they might not make it.
Watching Feng Ye struggling against the blood shadows, Ruan Qing even considered retreating back to the basement.
However, it seemed they didn’t have that chance, as the blood shadow in the basement was about to crawl out.
The two could only retreat repeatedly.
The blood shadows in the villa became even more agitated when Ruan Qing appeared, excitedly wanting to rush over.
If it weren’t for Feng Ye protecting them, they might have already been overwhelmed by the blood shadows.
The number of the blood shadows was too large. Even with Feng Ye’s combat power, it was becoming challenging to resist.
It was getting dangerous, so Feng Ye gestured for them to go upstairs.
Seeing this, Ruan Qing didn’t hesitate, immediately pulling Shen Baiyue and running upstairs.
After all, their current situation wasn’t good, and staying behind would only be a burden to Feng Ye. It was better to leave immediately.
The room upstairs was also filled with blood shadows.
Ruan Qing pulled Shen Baiyue, intending to go to the third-floor, but at this moment, the door to the third-floor was already locked.
Even with the key Ruan Qing had with him, it didn’t work.
Not only did the key not work, but even attempting to force the door open was futile.
It seemed that the rule of this instance was that you could not open the doors between floors at night.
Ruan Qing looked at the blood shadows rapidly approaching on the corridor. He had no choice but to give up entering the room, turned around, and ran with Shen Baiyue towards the stairs leading to the fourth floor.
Access to the fourth floor required facial recognition permissions, which Ruan Qing obviously did not possess.
However, Ruan Qing had a photo.
He had previously secretly taken a photo of the steward.
Ruan Qing, watching the blood shadows approaching nearby, remained calm, took out his phone, and let the door scanned the photo.
No response from the door.
It seemed static images were ineffective.
Ruan Qing opened the dynamic image he had compiled when organizing the forbidden items in the afternoon.
“Drip!” The door opened!
In the nick of time, Ruan Qing, pulling Shen Baiyue, rushed towards the open door.
The blood shadows stopped at the entrance.
Even though the door was open, the blood shadows did not follow them.
It seemed they were hesitating about something, or perhaps fearing something, lingering outside the door.
Apparently, the blood shadows dared not go to the fourth floor.
Ruan Qing sighed in relief, disregarding his appearance, and sat on the stairs.
With less than three minutes until five in the morning, enduring these three minutes would guarantee safety.
Shen Baiyue also sat beside Ruan Qing, leaning slightly on Ruan Qing’s shoulder.
Ruan Qing was already exhausted, with no strength left, allowing Shen Baiyue to lean against him.
Perhaps because the two were sitting next to the door, it did not automatically close.
As time gradually reached five o’clock, when there were still thirty seconds left, the blood shadows below began to withdraw towards the depths of the corridor.
In the end, it merged into the darkness.
Even the frozen wild grass on the ground seemed to melt, and the blood shadows seemed to seep into the ground, instantly disappearing.
The dangerous night seemed to have passed.
Just as Ruan Qing helped Shen Baiyue up, intending to go to the third floor, Ruan Qing was caught off guard and pushed down the stairs by Shen Baiyue.
Ruan Qing didn’t react at all and was pushed into the railing by Shen Baiyue.
“Uh...” Ruan Qing’s eyes were slightly red from the pain, but he couldn’t steady himself and continued to fall.
Just as Feng Ye, who had just come up, widened his eyes, he swiftly moved forward and caught the falling person.
Only then did Ruan Qing not fall to the ground.
There was a trace of confusion on Ruan Qing’s delicate face, as if he didn’t understand why Shen Baiyue would suddenly push him. But when he raised his head, he understood why.
The second young master of the Yang family, Yang Chenjin... had appeared.
A feeling of weightlessness came over, and Shen Baiyue was dumbfounded as she was pulled down by Ruan Qing. Ruan Qing was also in shock.
Ruan Qing had never expected this outcome. He desperately tried to grab the edge of the gap, but it was too late...
If only he had let Shen Baiyue go up first and then let her pulled him up afterward.
But now, it was too late for regrets.
<Prev> <ToC> <Next>
Both of them fell to the ground, and at this moment, the excited blood shadow rushed towards them.
The blood shadow paid no attention to Shen Baiyue and viciously stepped on her after she fell, then leaped up.
Extending a blood-red hand towards Ruan Qing in mid-air.
Ruan Qing’s eyes widened at the sight, trying to avoid the twisted and bloody hand.
But he was helpless in mid-air.
Shen Baiyue couldn’t save him either because the blood shadow had just stomped on her, causing her to spit out blood.
It was evident that she was seriously injured.
Right before the blood-red hand touched Ruan Qing, he closed his eyes.
However, Ruan Qing didn’t land in the cold embrace he expected. Instead, he crashed into Shen Baiyue, causing her to spit out blood again.
Ruan Qing wasn’t hurt from the fall. He instinctively looked up and saw that the blood shadow, who had tried to grab him, was now split in half by something.
Standing at the gap in the ceiling was someone looking down at them from above.
It was the vice president of the Yong’an Guild.
Recognizing the person, Ruan Qing breathed a sigh of relief and immediately helped the weakened Shen Baiyue up from the ground.
Looking at Shen Baiyue’s pale face, feeling embarrassed and guilty, he whispered, “Are you... okay?”
“Sorry, I just...”
Ruan Qing was genuinely embarrassed; he never thought he would be so powerless that he couldn’t even pull Shen Baiyue. And he ended up crashing into the girl.
Shen Baiyue, with a pale face, shook her head slightly.
In reality, she had the strength to dodge that impact; she just didn’t avoid it on purpose.
The person in front of her was so weak; if he fell to the ground, he would definitely get injured.
The figure of Feng Ye appeared only for a few seconds at the gap, then disappeared. Upstairs came the sound of cracking and banging, seemingly a fight.
Now, there’s less than ten minutes until 5 AM.
Ruan Qing originally planned to wait here until morning but heard a sound nearby again.
Startled, Ruan Qing immediately realized that there might be more than one survivor among the blood shadows.
Ruan Qing and Shen Baiyue, upon hearing the noise, didn’t hesitate and immediately piled up debris, preparing to climb up.
This time, Shen Baiyue went up first.
Without waiting to survey the surroundings, Shen Baiyue pulled Ruan Qing up just before the blood shadow rushed over.
After both of them were up, they realized that, besides Feng Ye, the main hall of the villa was filled with... blood shadows.
There were many more blood shadows here than in the underground passage, almost over a dozen.
Moreover, more blood shadows were continuously rushing over, surrounding the three of them.
It was likely they were attracted by the sound of the explosion earlier.
With more blood shadows coming, even with less than ten minutes until dawn, they might not make it.
Watching Feng Ye struggling against the blood shadows, Ruan Qing even considered retreating back to the basement.
However, it seemed they didn’t have that chance, as the blood shadow in the basement was about to crawl out.
The two could only retreat repeatedly.
The blood shadows in the villa became even more agitated when Ruan Qing appeared, excitedly wanting to rush over.
If it weren’t for Feng Ye protecting them, they might have already been overwhelmed by the blood shadows.
The number of the blood shadows was too large. Even with Feng Ye’s combat power, it was becoming challenging to resist.
It was getting dangerous, so Feng Ye gestured for them to go upstairs.
Seeing this, Ruan Qing didn’t hesitate, immediately pulling Shen Baiyue and running upstairs.
After all, their current situation wasn’t good, and staying behind would only be a burden to Feng Ye. It was better to leave immediately.
The room upstairs was also filled with blood shadows.
Ruan Qing pulled Shen Baiyue, intending to go to the third-floor, but at this moment, the door to the third-floor was already locked.
Even with the key Ruan Qing had with him, it didn’t work.
Not only did the key not work, but even attempting to force the door open was futile.
It seemed that the rule of this instance was that you could not open the doors between floors at night.
Ruan Qing looked at the blood shadows rapidly approaching on the corridor. He had no choice but to give up entering the room, turned around, and ran with Shen Baiyue towards the stairs leading to the fourth floor.
Access to the fourth floor required facial recognition permissions, which Ruan Qing obviously did not possess.
However, Ruan Qing had a photo.
He had previously secretly taken a photo of the steward.
Ruan Qing, watching the blood shadows approaching nearby, remained calm, took out his phone, and let the door scanned the photo.
No response from the door.
It seemed static images were ineffective.
Ruan Qing opened the dynamic image he had compiled when organizing the forbidden items in the afternoon.
“Drip!” The door opened!
In the nick of time, Ruan Qing, pulling Shen Baiyue, rushed towards the open door.
The blood shadows stopped at the entrance.
Even though the door was open, the blood shadows did not follow them.
It seemed they were hesitating about something, or perhaps fearing something, lingering outside the door.
Apparently, the blood shadows dared not go to the fourth floor.
Ruan Qing sighed in relief, disregarding his appearance, and sat on the stairs.
With less than three minutes until five in the morning, enduring these three minutes would guarantee safety.
Shen Baiyue also sat beside Ruan Qing, leaning slightly on Ruan Qing’s shoulder.
Ruan Qing was already exhausted, with no strength left, allowing Shen Baiyue to lean against him.
Perhaps because the two were sitting next to the door, it did not automatically close.
As time gradually reached five o’clock, when there were still thirty seconds left, the blood shadows below began to withdraw towards the depths of the corridor.
In the end, it merged into the darkness.
Even the frozen wild grass on the ground seemed to melt, and the blood shadows seemed to seep into the ground, instantly disappearing.
The dangerous night seemed to have passed.
Just as Ruan Qing helped Shen Baiyue up, intending to go to the third floor, Ruan Qing was caught off guard and pushed down the stairs by Shen Baiyue.
Ruan Qing didn’t react at all and was pushed into the railing by Shen Baiyue.
“Uh...” Ruan Qing’s eyes were slightly red from the pain, but he couldn’t steady himself and continued to fall.
Just as Feng Ye, who had just come up, widened his eyes, he swiftly moved forward and caught the falling person.
Only then did Ruan Qing not fall to the ground.
There was a trace of confusion on Ruan Qing’s delicate face, as if he didn’t understand why Shen Baiyue would suddenly push him. But when he raised his head, he understood why.
The second young master of the Yang family, Yang Chenjin... had appeared.
