Free Web NovelChapter 185: Chapter 185: The Corruption Country’s Audience is Thrilled, the Orphanage Doesn’t Even Exist
However, Yun Zhenyue soon realized she was mistaken.
She had misjudged the difficulty of the gardener’s job.
The manor’s flowers weren’t ordinary roses.
They were a rather special type of strange plant.
As Yun Zhenyue drew a little closer, she saw the roses squirm and stretch, exuding a viscous, blood-red sap. They revealed serrated white thorns hidden within their petals, which looked just like teeth.
As a red mist spread, tongues emerged from the pistils of the flowers, licking their ghastly white fangs.
When an insect or small bird happened to land on one, the flower would extend its stem and swallow it in a single gulp, completely ignoring the creature’s struggles. The blossom would then become visibly more vibrant.
These were clearly Cannibal Roses!
She couldn’t even get close to them, let alone prune them.
Yun Zhenyue could only hold her watering can and cautiously dodge the attacks of the Cannibal Roses.
She took a photo and posted it in the group chat.
It immediately drew astonished replies from Luo Huan and the others. freewebnoveℓ.com
Si Qin had also been pulled into the group chat some time ago.
She immediately asked if Yun Zhenyue needed help, saying she could head over right away.
’Letting the City Lord be a gardener?’
’That would be too outrageous!’
Yun Zhenyue knew she meant well, so she decisively refused.
’They’re just a bunch of Cannibal Roses. There has to be a way.’
...
Seeing this situation, the global audience had mixed reactions.
Overall, Yun Zhenyue’s job was the most difficult.
She was working under the threat of death.
And because she was making no progress, the Blood Race butler even came over to criticize her personally.
He said she had to have the garden trimmed neatly before the master’s return, or she would be used as flower fertilizer. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
Looking at the others,
The participant assigned as the cook was frequently beaten and berated for her poor culinary skills.
The Blood Race butler had lost all of his initial elegance, threatening to kick her out if she didn’t do a better job.
Han Sumei was doing her old job.
Her work efficiency was extremely high.
In just one day, she had cleaned the entire manor spotless.
But this only earned her a bland "passable" from the Blood Race butler.
Yamada Aiko had a relatively leisurely job, only needing to manage the manor’s books. She hardly saw anyone all day, which, for that very reason, made it extremely difficult for her to learn the etiquette required to complete her mission.
The Blood Race butler even offered her some hypocritical words of comfort.
Even so, their conditions were extremely harsh!
Their daily food consisted of only a few pieces of dry, hard black bread.
As for payment for their work?
’Didn’t you come here voluntarily to learn?’
’Why would we possibly pay you?’
The Blood Race butler accepted their free labor as a matter of course.
Only Bonnie.
She was assigned the job of a maid.
All she had to do was serve the young master and young miss of the manor.
Not only was the work simple, but a head maid was also teaching her etiquette.
At this point, the global audience had a general understanding of the manor.
There were three important figures in the manor.
First was the master of the manor, the Blood Race Marquis, who was not currently present.
He had a son and a daughter.
The son’s name was Sam. He was mischievous and added a lot to the women’s workload.
The daughter’s name was Loli. She had a quiet and reclusive personality, rarely leaving her bedroom.
For Bonnie, this was practically a godsend!
She just needed to follow the manor’s rules.
Then she could simply wait for the mission to end.
For the first time, the audience from the Corruption Country felt this thrilled!
The more miserable Yun Zhenyue and the others appeared, the more their hearts pounded with excitement!
[Miss Bonnie chose the right person. This holy blood is better than any gift.]
[Aren’t the women from the Dragon Country supposed to be so capable? How can she not even handle a flower?]
[Hahaha, she’s probably still waiting for that so-called orphanage to come help her.]
[Hmph. Let her wait. I’d like to see if that orphanage even exists!]
[Even if they came, they’d probably just be a bunch of minor ghouls. It’s not even certain they’d help her.]
...
It was impossible to tell if it was day or night.
The sky above Eternal Night Manor was always gloomy.
Yun Zhenyue was at a complete loss with the Cannibal Roses.
She sat on a chair in the garden to rest.
Just then, Yun Zhenyue saw an unfamiliar figure walk up beside her.
It was an exquisitely flawless young girl.
A cold breeze lifted the hem of her gothic dress. The dim light made her porcelain-white skin seem almost transparent, and the depths of her melancholy eyes were as pure as red wine.
The girl gazed at the roses and gently reached out, as if wanting to touch them.
Yun Zhenyue immediately stopped her. "Be careful!"
"Those flowers eat people!"
But upon hearing this, the girl simply turned her head slightly. She placed her palm on the edge of a rose, and surprisingly, the flowers didn’t attack her. Instead, they relaxed their petals, allowing her to touch them freely.
"Huh?"
Yun Zhenyue murmured in surprise.
"How come these flowers aren’t attacking you?"
Hearing this, Loli turned her gaze to Yun Zhenyue.
"Are you... the new gardener?"
"I raised these flowers, so of course they wouldn’t attack me."
’Oh, so that’s how it is.’
Yun Zhenyue had a sudden realization.
She walked curiously to the girl’s side.
"In that case, could you help me? I want to prune these flowers."
"Mm."
Loli nodded lightly, agreeing to Yun Zhenyue’s request.
Under Loli’s intimidating presence, the Cannibal Roses instantly became like obedient puppies. Although they were unhappy with Yun Zhenyue and some wanted to attack her, they all ceased their movements with a light pat from Loli.
Before long, Yun Zhenyue finished the work she hadn’t been able to complete all day.
She let out a long sigh of relief.
She took out a lemon tea from her ghost painting.
She pushed it directly into the stunned Loli’s arms.
"Thank you. You’re a good person," Yun Zhenyue said, taking a happy sip of her own ice-cold lemon tea. "Go on, drink it. This is a thank-you gift for you."
After taking a couple of sips,
Yun Zhenyue realized she still didn’t know the girl’s name and asked casually,
"By the way, what’s your name?"
"Loli..."
Loli said hesitantly.
She looked at the lemon tea in her hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
’This girl, who looks about my age, doesn’t seem to be afraid of me at all.’
’I’m a member of the Blood Race, after all!’
’I usually only drink the fresh blood my father carefully prepares for me.’
’I’ve never drunk anything else!’
But under Yun Zhenyue’s expectant gaze,
Loli felt too embarrassed to refuse the kind gesture.
So, she mimicked Yun Zhenyue, inserted the straw into the cup, and took a small, gentle sip!
"Ooh!"
In an instant!
Loli’s eyes lit up!
’A sweet and tart flavor!’
’Wow, this is actually really good!’
’It’s even better than any blood I’ve ever tasted!’
She quickly finished the entire cup of lemon tea and licked her lips reluctantly, revealing her sharp fangs.
"Do you like it? I have more here."
Seeing this, Yun Zhenyue took out several more cups from her ghost painting.
These lemon teas were all still in the same frozen state as when she’d put them in!
’Everyone back home loves it!’
’Even Gu Yuan likes it!’
While she was at it, Yun Zhenyue felt a bit hungry herself, so she also took out a few plates of pastries from the ghost painting.
Loli stared blankly at Yun Zhenyue’s ghost painting.
She felt a profound sense of dread emanating from the painting.
’This painting...’
’Could it be... a Calamity Star Ghost Artifact?’
’Using a treasure of this level to store drinks and pastries.’
’This strange girl is no simple character.’
’She’s so loaded!’
’Could I ask her to help me with that matter...?’
Loli was hesitant.
In the end, she didn’t say anything.
’Forget it.’
’She’s just a human, after all.’
’To accomplish that thing, I would need to defy my father, a high-level Evil Star and Blood Race Marquis.’
’Without outside help, it’s impossible.’
’Unless a group of bold, rule-defying ghouls just happens to fall from the sky.’
’But...’
’How could that be possible?’
