CHAPTER 788: CHAPTER 488 MURAL

Seeing Sui Yi and Cao Ling glance over, Fatty Gao’s interest was piqued, and he stroked his chin as he said what came next.

"To think there are no naked women! I heard that Western art is all... Hey, listen to me~"

As the banquet gradually moved into its latter stages, the Grand Prince of Yale and Natasha, along with other influential figures, had disappeared. The people present didn’t expect them to stay here the entire time, but Sui Yi couldn’t shake the feeling that someone was watching her, prompting her to stand up...

She walked out to the arched balcony outside the large French windows, beholding the entire splendid night sky, its stretch marked by brightly lit ancient castle estates patrolled by guards and the glistening sea waves.

From the current view, it was hard to associate this ancient castle, with its terrible hidden history, with times past, because it was too beautiful. Its beauty brought a sense of tranquility and safety to people’s hearts, as if time could indeed dilute everything... Yet, it was exactly people with her capabilities who felt uneasy...

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from behind.

Yi Chilian appeared before her, holding a black coat, which he lifted towards her. "I thought you’d prefer to put on this coat yourself... Don’t worry, it’s not mine."

"Don’t you know that people like us aren’t afraid of the cold?" Sui Yi asked in response.

"I know, but I just felt you might need it now... Men have intuition too," Yi Chilian spoke softly, seemingly perceiving something...

Sui Yi didn’t speak, but she reached out to take the coat.

He had already said so much... There was no need to refuse anymore, especially since she indeed needed the coat.

Seeing Sui Yi wrap herself in it, Yi Chilian breathed a sigh of relief, walked over to her, and said softly, "Even though you are strong, try not to walk alone in this place."

Sui Yi looked at him, and he leaned on the railing with a smile, "Do you think my visit this time is for business or personal matters?"

Wasn’t it business to be here with people like Zhong Lang?

"Personal matters."

"Why do you say that?"

"You would not let people guess such an obvious question."

"Heh, indeed it’s a personal matter. I was invited here privately... As for who invited me, you guess~"

Sui Yi turned her head, silently telling him, no guessing!

"I know you are also here for personal reasons, and you’re after something big. It can’t just be trashy money... You won’t tell me, and I won’t tell you my business," Yi Chilian said.

Here it comes! The unique pride of a first encounter sprang up again!

Sui Yi couldn’t help but smile wryly and said, "But as for your business and mine, all that’s missing is time. Once time comes, everything will be clear... Neither of us is someone who can’t wait for time..."

Now, Sui Yi’s words weren’t a problem in itself, and they sounded fine to Yi Chilian, but to some who happened to overhear just this one sentence, it sounded like—Take your time with your feelings for me; we can both wait, and eventually, we will be together...

Imagine the mental backflips!

"Cough cough cough, we didn’t hear anything."

Sui Yi spotted Wei Feng and Nalan behind a curtain, her eyes flicked to the left balcony, and the woman of mysterious origin, who commanded much respect even from Landis, looked apologetic.

But the biggest issue was on the right.

Sui Yi turned her head and saw a man and a woman on the balcony about four or five meters to her right... Hidden behind a floating curtain, their figures were indistinct, but she had noticed them due to their voices.

As the wind rose, and then fell, the curtain dropped, revealing Yi’s impassive face and Kaso’s unflustered expression... He raised a glass to Yi Chilian, toasting—Good luck.

Yi Chilian raised an eyebrow. Who the hell was this guy?

He had his eyes on Yi? Yi wasn’t any easier to handle than Sui Yi.

And as for their childhood friends calling each other "suckers," the two men couldn’t really imagine the women blushing and teasing each other or trying to insert themselves into each other’s business...

Their reaction was...

As calm as if nothing had happened.

And they simply left the balcony.

They genuinely didn’t care, or else, with their hearing, it was impossible not to know there were people on the balconies to their left and right.

Leaving behind two men with "ulterior motives" blowing in the cold wind...

Wei Feng and Nalan were clearly not here for anything significant. Their objective was straightforward: those five jade mines.

Even Ghost Teeth seemed interested...

Sui Yi refused as always; the two seemed to have expected it, and it was only a formality.

And now, the banquet finally came to an end... Sui Yi looked at the clock; it was ten o’clock at night.

Obviously, these people were not going to leave in the dark unless there was an emergency. Otherwise, it would be quite disrespectful not to give the Grand Prince of Yale that recognition...

Moreover, the night was actually riskier; psychologically speaking, it lacked a sense of security, regardless of the security measures of their private planes or luxury yachts...

So, many people probably stayed the night. Nearly three hundred rooms in the vast estate were arranged, Sui Yi and others were allocated into one region, now walking through the long corridor within the massive ancient castle.

In fact, this castle had a quadrangular layout, similar to a quad, with giant pyramid-shaped structures erected at the junctions, only that the one on the front was the largest...

Behind the mountain was a bit smaller....

The place where Sui Yi was staying was a room inside the castle on the left.

When Sui Yi walked out of the front gate of the castle and through the connecting corridor, he watched as one wall lamp after another lit up, revealing the patterns of the murals. There were European and American wartime scenes as well as Chinese landscapes—very diverse, and each one was a masterpiece. Sui Yi, being a person with an appreciation for art, became increasingly amazed as he looked at them.

However, as he passed through a corridor of portraits, the previous admiration transformed into the unnatural feeling that had been vaguely there before.

"Who are all these portraits of?"

"Oh, they’re some famous people, along with some relatives and friends associated with the castle," the attendant replied.

Fatty Gao and the others didn’t find it strange, but Sui Yi and Cao Ling quietly observed this attendant...

Feeling that something was off.

Just as they were about to leave this corridor, Sui Yi turned his head and saw that the wall lamp was still on. Since it was sound-controlled, it would turn off after their footsteps left... And in the moment it turned off—

Sui Yi saw the face of one of the portraits about ten meters away seem to change...

Sui Yi blinked, and the corridor had already sunk into darkness.

Turning his head back, he continued walking forward without showing any emotion, while in his mind he recalled the face of the portrait just now... an illusion? But it seemed that was the real thing.

If her Magnetic Sensation was still effective, perhaps this wouldn’t be so dangerous. Involuntarily, she moved her left hand... it was getting colder and colder.

Before long, they finally saw that square garden...

A complete garden with towering Ancient Trees, lakes, waterfalls, and rockeries—nothing was missing. In short, it was an ultra-ecological garden... no, it should be called an ecological park.

It was night now, but the main paths of the garden were lit with streetlights. The group was led by a host of attendants into the park, admiring the ethereal natural beauty in the night...

Many people couldn’t stop praising it, and people like Cao Ling were also secretly astonished. Was this the real Hellfire Castle? It felt completely different from their original understanding.

So Cao Ling took the initiative to ask one of the lead butlers guiding them.

"The layout of this castle was remodelled after the one where the Melancholic School Scholar Kamusitode from the previous generation lived, with some of His Royal Highness Prince’s own design ideas added, including this garden in the center..."

The prince’s design ideas?

Wow, if that’s the case, then this prince is quite talented.

Although the architectural drawings of the first, second, and third generations of Hellfire haven’t been preserved, those of the following generations are available. For example, the sixth generation, which belonged to the sixth Castle Lord who died of depression. Sui Yi had seen the drawings of the sixth generation, and he believed that people like Cao Ling had definitely done their homework in advance, but there was quite a difference compared to the current appearance of the castle.

One could imagine the capability of the Grand Prince of Yale.

As they walked along...

Suddenly!

Ah!

Someone screamed in horror!

It startled everyone present! Yi Zixu and others reflexively went on guard, but then they saw it was Fatty Gao... sitting on the ground with his rear end, clutching his head, "What the hell just hit me!"

The team leader said hurriedly, "That area is off-limits... Teacher, you are not allowed to go there."

"Off-limits?"

"Yes, because it’s all separated by glass... Inside, there are some natural animals. His Royal Highness has always loved nature, so he set up many natural areas in the garden. Inside, he’s nurtured many species on the verge of extinction, and this area is one of them. Usually, it’s blocked off with glass, so you can see inside during the day, but not now... I just deliberately didn’t lead you all there for fear of bumping into something..."

"Then why don’t you set up lighting, to let people see clearly?" Fatty Gao got up from the ground, complaining...

"Sorry, because the light would disturb the rest of some animals inside..."

Fatty Gao was about to make a scene, but Sui Yi gently called out, and Fatty Gao stopped talking, only muttering to himself on the side....

The rooms were reached, a row of them, over a dozen rooms.

The room assignments were to each their own, but most of Sui Yi’s group were skilled in martial arts, and people like the Duke and Duchess had their own dedicated protectors. Each room was adjacent to the others, so if there really was danger that could get past people like Sui Yi, then banding together would be of no use. Therefore, seeing these connected rooms, the Duchess and the Duke’s Son expressed great satisfaction.

Chark: "Mummy, may I request to sleep with Aunt Sui Yi?"

Duchess: "You may request, but the one who decides isn’t me, oh~~ and take me along."

Duke: "Please look here, your husband is right here!"

Duchess: "Oh~ Losar, your six-foot-three height and biceps aren’t enough to give me enough sense of security... Sui Yi is better~"

Chark: "I think so too."

Enough!

The Duke immediately pulled his wife over for a hot, passionate kiss.

Enough!

The singles hurriedly entered their rooms. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to cast your recommendation and monthly tickets at Qidian.com; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)