Chapter 37.3 (1/2)

Xiao Tangqiu couldn’t believe his ears, but he soon reacted by pulling Tang Mianmian towards Shen Yuan’s room. Shen Yuan merely stood motionless in front of the door. He glanced at Xiao Tangqiu and said faintly, “You stay, your friend goes with Duan Hongzhen.”

Duan Hongzhen?

Windbreaker man was called Duan Hongzhen?

As Xiao Tangqiu pondered over his words, Windbreaker Man gave a grunt of disapproval. “Older brother, it’s not like you don’t know that I don’t like other people sleeping in my room.”

Shen Yuan said coldly, “Then sleep in their room with him.”

Windbreaker Man reluctantly shrugged his shoulders.

The woman was still unwilling to give in, “Older Brother Shen! How can you allow them to push their luck! And Older Brother Shen, aren’t you particular about cleanliness… “

Shen Yuan looked at her impassively. “Who’s the captain?”

The woman puffed her cheeks, “…You.”

“Then listen to me.”

Shen Yuan lowered his gaze, “Go back to your rooms. We’ll go to Daemon Town tomorrow.”

After that, he went straight back to his room but didn’t bother to close the door behind him, apparently leaving it open for Xiao Tangqiu.

Xiao Tangqiu’s heart started to pound wildly. He didn’t expect Shen Yuan to actually agree to his request. After a moment of rejoicing, he couldn’t help but wonder why Shen Yuan had such a change in attitude. Could it be that…

Right then, Windbreaker Man, Duan Hongzhen, smiled at Tang Mianmian as he played with his scalpel and said, “Be careful, I sleepwalk at night. I have killed several people accidentally while sleepwalking before.”

Tang Mianmian, “…Ying!”

Tang Mianmian, who had just felt a hint of relief after an extended period of fear, panicked again. He hugged Xiao Tangqiu’s arm, “Wuwuwu! Qiuqiu, let me share a room with you! I am willing to sleep on the floor!”

But before Xiao Tangqiu could say anything, Duan Hongzhen continued with a grin, “Older brother sleepwalks at night and doesn’t kill anyone, but he’ll do something more horrible than killing.”

Tang Mianmian immediately turned around and said, “Goodnight, Qiuqiu! See you tomorrow Qiuqiu!”

Xiao Tangqiu wanted to laugh and cry at the same time. When Tang Mianmian saw Duan Hongzhen head to his room, he quickly scampered behind him like an overgrown puppy, the words “great god” falling off his lips endlessly as he tried his best to kiss up to the latter.

The two women saw Shen Yuan return to his room and turned to leave. One of them looked at Xiao Tangqiu and gave a cold snort.

Xiao Tangqiu touched his nose wryly. Seeing that everyone was gone, he cautiously walked into Shen Yuan’s room and gently closed the door.

Shen Yuan’s room wasn’t any different from the other rooms. He sat at the head of the bed, looking down at a thick book with a black cover, which seemed very old.

Xiao Tangqiu didn’t recall seeing it anywhere in the old castle. He guessed that it belonged to Shen Yuan. He brought it in from outside. What was worth Shen Yuan bringing to such a dangerous place?

He didn’t dare to disturb Shen Yuan, so he quietly went into the bathroom and showered first. According to his observation, Shen Yuan seemed to be obsessed with cleanliness. He and Tang Mianmian had been fighting with the monster for so long. Of course, it was only natural that they were dirty.

When Xiao Tangqiu went back into the bedroom after taking a shower, Shen Yuan was still looking at his book. He hesitated for a moment before saying, “Thank you for saving my life and my friend’s tonight…”

Shen Yuan remained motionless, not even lifting his head.

Xiao Tangqiu simply climbed into bed. Regardless of whether Shen Yuan accepted his thanks or not, he had already said it… Fortunately, the beds in the guest rooms were large enough for three or four people. Otherwise, how embarrassing would it be for him to sleep next to Shen Yuan!

The temperature difference between day and night in the castle was extremely large, and the temperature at night was as low as below zero. Hence, Xiao Tangqiu decided that unless Shen Yuan opened his mouth to drive him out of bed, he wouldn’t take the initiative to sleep on the floor. Fortunately, Shen Yuan merely watched him climb into bed and didn’t drive him away.

Xiao Tangqiu quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and then lay down at the side farthest from Shen Yuan. Today had been a thrilling and exciting day. He thought that he would be too excited and scared to fall asleep. He didn’t know why, but watching Shen Yuan’s silhouette somehow relaxed his originally tensed nerves.

Gradually, he fell into a deep sleep.

Xiao Tangqiu had a dream.

He dreamed of Meng Xinghe again.

In his dream, Meng Xinghe was still young and beautiful. He was walking towards him with a smile from across the road. Meng Xinghe seemed to be saying something but all of a sudden, Xiao Tangqiu felt palpitations and started shouting in the dream.

There’s a car coming! A car is about to lose control and crash in this direction! Get out of the way!

However, in the next second, Meng Xinghe stood in the middle of the road and started to bleed out of his seven orifices. Amidst the flow of dark, almost black blood, countless strands of hair started pouring out as well.

From his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears, poured out a mass of hair and dark red blood.

His expression was horrible, showing intense pain as he held out a hand towards Xiao Tangqiu, veins throbbing violently.

“Save me… Save me…”

“Why… won’t you… save…”

“You’re… leaving me to die!”

Xiao Tangqiu suddenly woke up from his dream, his heart beating wildly.

Meng Xinghe’s bleeding face was still before his eyes. Suddenly, he saw the man, who looked identical to Meng Xinghe, at the foot of the bed. He was so scared that he almost rolled down to the floor. But he managed to react in time – it was Shen Yuan.