I, a Mental Patient, Was Chosen to Participate in AnalogHorror-Chapter 541 - 507: Do You Really Think I’m a Fool?

However, one thing was certain, that familiar mischievous aura definitely belonged to Shi Shi.

Upstairs?

Jiang Xiao looked up.

He noticed the castle had a total of five floors, if there was no basement space.

After a bit of thought, Jiang Xiao decided to go look for Shi Shi first, as for the master of this place, there was no rush to meet him.

’Bang bang bang~’

"I’m busy, don’t come in."

"What are you busy with?"

"None of your business! I’m telling you, even if I..."

Shi Shi’s words got stuck in her throat as she recognized the familiar voice outside... wasn’t it the person who haunted her dreams every night?

Though it was only four short words, there was absolutely no mistaking it!

Jiang Xiao had been planning to tease her a bit, but the next second the door was flung open from the inside.

"Daddy!"

With a barbaric charge, Shi Shi burrowed into Jiang Xiao’s arms like a little pig.

It made him grunt from surprise, murmuring to himself that the little girl had quite the strength.

"Daddy, how did you get up here? Weren’t there always people guarding the outside?"

Shi Shi peeked outside, yet didn’t spot the two familiar figures.

She had tried to escape before, but each time those two combat maids had stopped her.

"Oh, there were indeed two girls downstairs chattering none stop, not letting me come up."

"Then what?"

"Then I just knocked them out, what else could I have done?"

Jiang Xiao complained, indicating those two were really a nuisance, always needing to report this and that.

"Why don’t I see them anywhere?"

Jiang Xiao pointed towards the tower downstairs, where there were two large barrels.

"You, you stuffed them into barrels full of wine?"

Shi Shi’s voice trembled a bit, hearing that weakling talk about how their family had cherished those aged wines for centuries, a beautiful vintage.

They wouldn’t even allow servants to fetch it for consumption.

Instead, they would have servants bring the barrels directly to their dining table, and they would drink directly from the barrels for that fresh-out-the-barrel kick.

Afterwards, they would immediately reseal the barrels and carry them back to their original place.

Now that there were people stuffed in those barrels, could the wine be...

Seeing the worried look on Shi Shi’s face, Jiang Xiao immediately patted her head to comfort her.

"Relax, do you really think your daddy is a fool? Would I do something that brainless?"

Huh?

Could it be daddy didn’t actually stuff the people into the barrel?

"Aw, they’ve taken care of you for so long, how could I have the heart to stuff their servants into a wine barrel?"

"Phew, that’s good then, or else it would have been troublesome..."

"Everyone was knocked out by me, and if I’d stuffed them into a barrel full of wine, wouldn’t that have drowned them?"

"No worries, daddy, as long as..."

"I poured out all the wine; they’re empty barrels, don’t worry, no one was hurt."

Jiang Xiao was full of confidence, feeling like he was getting more meticulous in his actions lately.

Heh, to say or not to say, Jiang Xiao really is a rare kind of man~

Watching the self-proclaimed clever Jiang Xiao, Shi Shi’s intended words got stuck again.

Never would have thought, huh, Daddy, we haven’t seen each other for so long, and your way of thinking is still as... abstract as ever. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

People dying might not be such a big deal, but if the wine’s gone, the Earl would surely rage!

"Daddy, maybe we should first..."

"Eh, so you were here? I’ve been looking for you for a long time, what are you running about for? The Earl is waiting for you to come over."

A woman in a pure black dress with furrowed brows also arrived at Shi Shi’s door.

"Thirteen, fourteen, where are they? How could they let a stranger wander around!"

The woman’s voice was somewhat stern, and she seemed to hold a high position.

"She . . . they . . ."

Shi Shi stammered. How was she supposed to explain this?

"Hmph, I’ll deal with their dereliction of duty later. For now, please come with me to the dining room."

The woman in the black dress stared expressionlessly at Jiang Xiao.

"May I go with him?"

Shi Shi raised her hand, worried that Jiang Xiao would misspeak and provoke the wrath of the Earl’s family, which could ruin him.

The woman stared at Shi Shi for a few seconds before slowly nodding her head.

"Very well, the young master has been wanting to dine with you as well."

After giving instructions, the woman led Jiang Xiao and Shi Shi to the Earl’s family dining room.

The Earl was somewhat displeased at the moment.

As a gift of nourishment from a friend, it was quite impolite to wander about so freely.

"Hmph, later I’ll ask who recommended them, and why they didn’t brief us beforehand,"

The Countess also sounded unhappy, but thinking about the nourishment improved her mood slightly.

"Later, we’ll feed our son the heart and intestines. His own are too soft; he needs to strengthen them."

"I’ll have the liver," the Earl stated flatly, reserving a portion of the offal for himself.

The Countess frowned slightly, displaying her displeasure.

"So that leaves me with only the lungs and kidneys? The texture of the lungs has always been poor, as you know . . ."

"How about I take the kidneys?"

Hearing that the Earl wanted the kidneys, the Countess’s eyes immediately lit up.

"Just wait here a moment, I’ll announce your arrival."

The woman in the black dress addressed Jiang Xiao and Shi Shi before entering the private dining room of the Earl’s family.

"Lord Earl, they have arrived."

"They? There are two of them?"

"No, just now I found the nourishment outside Miss Shi Shi’s door, and Miss Shi Shi wanted to join, so . . ."

The woman looked up at the Earl, hmm, her expression unchanged.

The Countess snorted coldly, displeased.

"A little cunning one, probably tempted as well."

"Mother, we can share some flesh and blood with her, since we don’t like it anyway . . ."

The young Earl was very happy; he had always wanted to have dinner with Shi Shi.

"Then let them both come in."

The Earl spoke, the woman in the black dress nodded in agreement, went out, and allowed Jiang Xiao and Shi Shi to enter.

Hmm?

As soon as Jiang Xiao stepped in.

The Earl’s body involuntarily tensed.

It was an instinctive reaction of their ilk when faced with danger.

This man . . .

The Earl squinted, sizing up Jiang Xiao carefully from head to toe.

In appearance . . . apart from being handsome, there seemed to be nothing special.

If there had to be one difference, it would be the confident aura he carried, seemingly oblivious to the dangers within the castle.

Normally, when facing the Earl, people couldn’t even maintain their confidence, let alone withstand his authoritative pressure without kneeling. It was commendable in itself.

"Not bad~"

The Countess spoke first.

This man’s skin appeared tight and resilient, and even clothed, the Countess could feel his distinctly defined muscles.

Such a body, whether flesh or organs, was all of the highest quality premium goods.

In terms of texture and taste, impeccable.

"Really quite excellent~"