Chapter 214: Chapter 214: Arriving at the Territory, a Super-Luxurious Castle, the Group is Insanely Jealous

After the movie.

Yun Zhenyue took the children and Loli for a walk around the area.

In the blink of an eye, it was late at night.

The children were all tired from playing. They were listless and yawning repeatedly.

"We’re planning to head back to our territory. Loli, why don’t I take you home first?"

Yun Zhenyue asked, stroking the supernatural bird’s feathers.

"No need," Loli said, shaking her head. "I can turn into a bat. I’m very fast, so I’ll just fly back. No need to make an extra trip for me. They’re already exhausted."

"Alright..."

Yun Zhenyue thought so too.

As a top-tier Crimson-robed Ghost,

no strange entity would dare to bully her.

Too much had happened today, and everyone was exhausted. Yun Zhenyue didn’t press her to stay. Besides, this mission wasn’t over yet, so they would have a chance to meet again.

Just as the group was settled on the supernatural bird,

Loli pursed her thin lips and said, "When spring comes, can you all visit my manor?"

"I’ve planted many cherry blossom trees there. They’re beautiful when they bloom."

Cherry blossoms?

Yun Zhenyue nodded.

Beside her, Meimei also agreed, smiling faintly. "Okay~ I love looking at flowers. Big Sister, let’s go on a spring outing together then."

"That’s still a long way off," Yun Zhenyue said casually.

It was just the beginning of winter now.

It would be at least four or five months before the cherry blossoms bloomed.

...

The supernatural bird soared through the sky.

Although it wasn’t as fast as the paper airplane Shoushou drew, the ride was extremely smooth.

Yun Zhenyue could even hear the children’s soft snores.

「Half an hour later.」

She saw a castle in the distance.

Lights flickered within it.

It was certainly no match for Eternal Night Manor in terms of size, but it was fully equipped.

Yun Zhenyue had just ordered the supernatural bird to land inside the old castle.

When she saw a group of blood servants run out, weapons in hand.

They only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw it was Count Yun Zhenyue.

"Help me with this. They’ve all fallen asleep. Carry them inside."

Yun Zhenyue said to the female blood servant in the lead.

"Yes, My Lord Count!"

The female blood servant replied respectfully.

Soon, Yun Zhenyue had seen all the children to their bedrooms.

Only then did she have time to explore her own territory.

Let’s not even talk about the rest!

Her bedroom alone was a full one hundred square meters!

The velvet quilt felt as smooth as silk.

A crystal chandelier made of diamonds cast thousands of fractured rays of light onto the walls.

A glass of champagne sat on the bedside table.

Yun Zhenyue opened the wardrobe.

Inside, hundreds of gowns were neatly arranged.

Under the cover of night, she took a walk around the perimeter of the old castle.

That lap alone took her several hours!

She also took a look at every room.

The banquet hall, living room, study, swimming pool, wine cellar...

The expansive views and idyllic pastoral scenery, combined with the ancient, massive castle—every glimmer of light smelled of money.

The total area was estimated to be over ten thousand square meters!

All told, it was the size of several soccer fields!

’This is the super-duper-ultra-mega-mansion I’ve always dreamed of!’

Yun Zhenyue’s eyes were dazzled.

"If I hadn’t entered the Eerie Marriage Matching,"

"I probably couldn’t afford a castle like this in ten lifetimes."

Yun Zhenyue sighed.

Although the Blood Race Marquis hadn’t said he was giving her this castle,

if she were to ask, he surely wouldn’t refuse. In fact, he would likely agree with pleasure and perhaps even offer more valuable treasures to furnish the slightly empty castle.

’Is this the charm of high status?’

’It’s all thanks to these children!’

If she hadn’t met the children on this mission,

she might still be working as a gardener at Eternal Night Manor.

But there were no ’what ifs’.

Yun Zhenyue took out her phone, snapped a picture, and sent it to her group chat.

It didn’t take long for envious replies from her group members to pour in.

Mengmeng: "Cat-staring-intently.jpg."

Si Qin: "I’m relieved to know you’re safe, City Lord."

Luo Huan: "What a huge castle! Miss Yun, did you buy this? Boss, please carry me! It must have cost a ton of ghost coins! Puppy-dog-eyes.jpg."

Yun Zhenyue: "How could I possibly afford a castle this big? Do I look like that kind of rich person to you? I’m just staying here temporarily. Where have you been lately? Want to come visit?"

Luo Huan: "I think you *are* a rich person, ahem. Anyway, I don’t have much going on recently. I’m even tired of traveling. Do you have any work you can recommend for me over there?"

Yun Zhenyue: "The castle isn’t short on staff right now. I’ll see what I can find."

She placed her phone on the bedside table.

Yun Zhenyue went to take a bath.

A maid had originally been offered to attend her,

but Yun Zhenyue blushed and refused.

Lying in the enormous bathtub, she closed her eyes, feeling the warm water flow over her skin. The weariness in her body slowly dissolved into the swirling steam.

Yun Zhenyue fell asleep as she soaked.

She felt very calm now.

There was no rush with the mission, anyway.

As for learning etiquette,

she could get that done just by finding any random maid.

...

「Meanwhile.」

Han Sumei and the other marriage candidates were sleeping in the servants’ quarters.

The servants’ room was small and cramped.

The quilts smelled musty, as if they hadn’t been aired out in ages.

On top of that, they hadn’t bathed in days.

And they were forced to work tirelessly.

Their bodies reeked of sour sweat.

Han Sumei was on the verge of a breakdown.

But Yamada Aiko, beside her, wore a cold expression.

"You should just bear with it. This is much more comfortable than a storage room."

Hearing Yamada Aiko’s icy voice,

Han Sumei, who was tossing and turning, unable to sleep, retorted indignantly.

"Why do we have to be Yun Zhenyue’s servants?!"

"Isn’t she just relying on those little brats?!" Han Sumei complained, gritting her teeth in frustration.

"You call them ’little brats’?"

Yamada Aiko said with disdain.

"I estimate that any one of them could slaughter your marriage partner."

"..."

Han Sumei fell silent.

She had mostly figured it out by now.

The reason that Blood Race Marquis wanted Yun Zhenyue to move here was very likely because he was afraid of those children.

Although the truth was right in front of her,

how could she be resigned to it?

Every mission, a great opportunity would practically fall into Yun Zhenyue’s lap!

The rest of them were just along for the ride.

"Can’t you get me a different quilt?"

"This one has been sitting here forever. It’s full of bugs and it stinks."

Seeing the head maid pass by, Han Sumei snapped at her.

"No."

The Blood Race head maid said coldly.

"If you don’t want to use it, then don’t. The castle is currently short on daily necessities. Everything must be supplied to the Lord Count first. You rats should just do your work quietly and not think about unnecessary things."

"Hmph."

Han Sumei sat back down on her bed.

When she heard about the shortage of necessities,

her anger subsided a little.

She thought of Yun Zhenyue.

’That bitch must be having a rough time, too, right?’

’Maybe she’s also sleeping on a cold, hard bed right now.’

’Those Blood Race servants definitely won’t listen to her!’

’She must be so miserable, probably crying her eyes out.’

"You..."

Yamada Aiko watched as Han Sumei was angry one moment and snickering the next.

She had no idea what was going on in her head.

But if she thought Yun Zhenyue was having a hard time, she was dead wrong.

The woman was just taking a milk bath a moment ago.

A blood servant had struggled to carry over a huge barrel of milk for her, and it was all poured out after she was done bathing.

It could only be described as the height of extravagance!

Just then, they heard a system notification.

[Ding! Bonnie’s death has been detected!]

[Viewers from the Corruption Country are prohibited from entering the live stream!]

[Current number of surviving players: 5]

Yamada Aiko’s heart sank when she heard this message.

There were fewer and fewer marriage candidates left.

Yet she still hadn’t managed to raise her favorability with Yun Zhenyue.

’Things are going to be difficult from now on.’