Weird story about rules: I rely on magic to kill people

Chapter 20 Windsor Castle (19)

Xu Zhinian had been observing the micro-expressions of the two guards. From their looks, it didn't look like they were telling lies.

It seems that the current countess is very careful, and even the sender does not know who the letter is addressed to and what is written.

The more careful you are, the more important it is to prove something.

Xu Zhinian did not put the two guards down, but picked up the letter with the fire seal and opened it in front of the two guards.

Although the two guards could not protect themselves, they still sighed: "Oh, my God, you opened the letter, the countess has to kill us."

A very ordinary sentence, but Xu Zhinian smelled something unusual.

She stared and raised her head slightly, and asked: "Kill you? Is the countess usually so angry?"

The two guards nodded excitedly even though they were hanging upside down.

"Not only that! Once the countess is angered, she will kill people without mercy!"

The one on the right took a few seconds and added: "Yes, several of our brothers were killed by her just because of trivial matters that angered her."

"Damn it, the current countess is too cruel..."

"6! Just kill me if you tell me to!"

"Oh my God, I can't imagine that if it weren't for Sister Xu, wouldn't this group of people be wiped out if they met her?"

……

Xu Zhinian nodded slightly and responded to them while opening the envelope: "Then the count doesn't care?"

"Earl?" The two guards shook their heads and smiled: "The earl has no intention of caring about our life and death. He himself..."

"What do you want?" These words aroused Sidney's curiosity, and he asked impatiently.

The guard on the right answered him: "You can't protect yourself."

Hearing his answer, even Xu Zhinian was startled.

Sidney asked continuously: "Isn't the earl the owner of the entire castle? What does it mean that you can't protect yourself?"

The two guards looked at each other, smiled contemptuously, and did not answer him.

Another moment of silence.

……

Xu Zhinian opened the letter and took out the writing paper inside.

The recipient of the letter has no name and is only addressed by a code name "X".

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The content inside is roughly as follows:
X,

Our plans must move forward quickly.There are less than three days left. If I can't find the ring that symbolizes the identity of the castle's mistress, I won't be able to inherit the entire castle.

Count, this bad old man, still wants to deal with me?Dream on!
I've poisoned his diet, and unless I give him the antidote, he won't survive this month.

……

It wasn't until the letter was fully unfolded to the last line of text that everyone's eyes gradually turned elsewhere.

"Damn it! This countess is poisoned!"

"That ring is the gift she wants?"

"So the count is under control? Only then did he tell Sister Xu that he must find the gift the countess wants within time?"

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The barrage started arguing about the Countess' poisoning, and the four people present were equally angry.

Eliade was the most impatient and said angrily: "Damn! I didn't expect that the countess wanted to inherit the entire castle!"

Balu also cursed loudly: "Damn it! So we are asked to find gifts so that we can inherit the entire castle!"

"That

Balu glanced at him: "What?"

In the end, Xu Zhinian took the topic back.She clapped her hands to signal everyone's attention, and then said: "Okay, the gift the Countess wants is the ring. The first priority is to find the ring."

"However," she paused briefly, as if observing everyone's reaction: "After we find it, we will also face a choice."

"Huh? If you find it and hand it over to her, won't it count as clearing the level? What other options are there?" Balu asked, confused.

Xu Zhinian frowned: "Well... there are two choices. One is to find the ring and hand it over as you said; the other is to figure out the cause and effect of the matter and help the count defeat the current countess."

Seeing no response from everyone, Xu Zhinian added an explanation: "Choose the first option to be sure, and the dungeon will definitely pass."

"However, I want to choose the second option. The countess has done too many bad things. If I give her the ring and let her inherit the castle, wouldn't she be helping the evil?"

After two seconds of silence, everyone in the room raised their hands at the same time: "We also choose the second option."

Balu used his "dog leg" specialty and approached Xu Zhinian and said: "We can find these important clues all because of you, Sister Xu. Since you choose the second option, we will follow you to defeat the Countess!"

"That's right," Eliade on the other side waved his swollen hand: "I have long disliked her. Just act for God and don't let bad people do bad things. There will be good rewards, right?"

Xu Zhinian was a little at a loss after listening to their words.

She looked at everyone and asked again seriously: "Have you made up your mind? This is a paradise for ghost stories, and it concerns the people of your country. Once it fails, something weird will happen."

"As long as you are here, Sister Xu," Balu clapped his chest and said proudly, "We will not fail!"

"Yes."

Xu Zhinian nodded with certainty: "Yes."

"Wow! Sister Xu, and everyone else are so touching!"

"To be honest, I have changed my opinion of them a little bit. We can obviously speed through, but we still have to punish the bad guys."

"Everything goes well! Sister Xu posts and defeats the bad guys!"

Now that you have a choice, you have to take action.

Xu Zhinian had already made a very detailed plan in just a few minutes.

First, you need to find the key, and then find out who the person codenamed "X" refers to, and work with the count to defeat them one by one.

She reached out and removed the beams from the two guards above her head, and put them down.

The two guards thanked him gratefully and promised to do their best if they could help.

Then they quickly picked up the things that had fallen on the floor and left as if they were running away.

Xu Zhinian shook his head helplessly: "Let's go, let's go back to the third floor first."

The three nodded.

Soon, the four of Xu Zhinian returned to the corridor of the guest room on the third floor.

Wentu, who had been sleeping in the bedroom, woke up when he heard the sound in the corridor outside the door.

He opened the door and saw the four of them, Xu Zhinian and Balu, who were also alive in the team. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

But soon, he returned to the posture of a superior, and shouted contemptuously: "Where have you been? You came up so slowly, why can't you share the clues?"

Wentu's eyes inevitably turned to Balu, and when he met Balu's eyes, Balu gave him a fierce look.

In the copy of Windsor Castle, there were a total of five passers from five countries. Three of the passers went to find him. Only Wen Tu was greedy and afraid of death.

Balu still had a good face towards him, and replied impatiently: "Share nothing, we have already finished sharing. You are a coward."

"Who are you calling a coward?" Wentu from Furong Kingdom is the most petty person. He doesn't allow anyone to call him a coward. He rolls up his sleeves and wants to have a fight with Balu.

Balu didn't tolerate him either, so he stretched out his hand and was ready to respond.

Xu Zhinian was speechless and stepped forward to pull the two apart: "It's late at night now. Don't forget that the housekeeper specifically said that you are not allowed to disturb the count and countess' rest at night! If you don't listen to her..."

Both of them have seen something strange happen to them, and for a moment they were like a deflated rubber ball, speechless.

Xu Zhinian shook his head helplessly: "Let's go and talk to my room."

(End of this chapter)