Congratulations, you have found the "True Key."
So, are you willing to share it with your companions?
And will your companions share the "Fake Keys" they've found with you?
The fewer people who pass, the richer the rewards. Who among them will become a traitor? Who harbors wicked intentions?
The Gardener quietly watched the changing expressions on Yu Yaqing's face.
At this moment, her inner turmoil, doubts, struggles, regrets, and suffering all became his delightful seasoning!
Women…
Selfish, greedy, vain, and foolish! No matter how independent or strong they become, they are destined to be playthings!
Women! Either use strength to make them submit! Or use gentleness to make them lose themselves!
In the end, they will obey men's words!
So next, which bride shall I go see?
He couldn't wait to savor their pain…
The Gardener left the room and walked unhurriedly down the corridor.
Passing a room, he saw Zhu Zhu standing on tiptoes, trying to take down a decorative painting from the wall.
He walked in and asked kindly, "Do you need help…"
Before he could finish, Su Man suddenly came from the other side, deftly took down the painting, and said, "You're too short. Be careful the frame falls and hits your head."
"I'm 163cm, not too short. It's just that the painting is hung too high…" Zhu Zhu looked behind the canvas, her face showing disappointment, "No key. I used to hide things behind paintings."
"There are a few more paintings over there. You can take them down and have a look." Su Man turned around, saw the Gardener at the door, and asked suspiciously, "What are you doing here?"
The Gardener gave a gentle smile: "Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Strange…" Su Man frowned, took two steps closer to examine him, "Why do I think you look… um, look a bit like Li Li?…"
"You say he looks like Li Li?" Zhu Zhu looked at Su Man in surprise, then at the Gardener, "Doesn't look like him. Which part looks like him?"
The Gardener bowed slightly: "The sun is setting. I have to go back to the torture chamber, otherwise the Duke might be troubled if he finds out. I hope you find the key as soon as possible."
He turned and left, leaving the two women looking at each other.
"This NPC is so strange…"
"Forget it, never mind him. Let's keep looking for the key! Sigh, where would the Duke hide the key? So troublesome…"
…
The Gardener continued down the corridor, looking back with slight frustration.
He had clearly told them to split up to find the key, but he didn't expect those two to still be together.
Which bride is alone now?
He narrowed his eyes slightly and saw Bai Youwei ahead.
She was sitting in a wheelchair, all alone, quietly staying at the spiral staircase entrance, her eyes fixed on the floor below, not knowing what she was looking at, or what she was thinking.
No relatives, no friends, no healthy body, and inherently arrogant and sensitive! Which woman is a more suitable candidate for "contact"?
The Gardener walked towards her.
"Why are you here alone?" he asked with a smile, "Everyone is looking for the key. Aren't you looking?"
Bai Youwei frowned and closed her eyes.
The Gardener took a few steps closer and asked her gently, "Do you need my help?"
"I hate it most when someone talks to me when I'm thinking," Bai Youwei opened her eyes and looked at him unhappily, "Can you get lost?"
The Gardener: "…"
After a two-second pause, he rephrased his words:
"A thorny shell may protect you from harm, but it often hurts yourself. You're here alone. Once the key is found by someone else, you'll be very passive. Do you want the situation to become like that?
Haven't you had enough of those passive days? You're clearly very smart, but because of your body, you have to passively accept all arrangements. No one asks you if you like it, if you're happy, if you're willing… Now, you've finally tasted the taste of initiative. Are you going to give up?"
Bai Youwei looked at him expressionlessly:
"I said, get lost."