TYPnovel Chapter 289 - 291: Burial Goods
Chapter 289 - 291: Burial Goods
It was as if something snapped in that instant. The smug look on Lego’s face completely crumbled.
"What! What did you say?!"
The bullet comments were filled with cheers.
[This is so satisfying. I never expected this kind of ending.]
[I don’t know whether to praise the grandma for being amazing or for being ruthless.]
[How is the rich grandma planning to take him with her? Don’t tell me she’s going to kill him?]
[Is she planning to become a ghost and take him away?]
[I think that’s very possible. I mean, murder? The grandma is over 90, how could she kill him? But becoming a ghost is totally possible.]
Lego’s lips trembled. He suddenly remembered that the old woman had been making him drink a certain kind of milk every night recently.
No wonder he always felt drowsy and wanted to sleep after drinking it. He never knew what happened during the night.
Then he thought about the huge crowd of men who had tried to seduce the old woman, yet she had chosen only him.
Panic began to set in. ’This wasn’t about choosing a husband at all, it was about choosing a burial offering!’
His lips trembled, and for a moment he was speechless. He wanted to run, but he had no idea where to go.
He was living in the old woman’s manor, a place as magnificent as a castle, and there was absolutely no way for him to escape.
From outside, the soft, scraping sound of a wheelchair could be heard.
"Darling, are you there?"
The voice was extremely old, yet it had a gentle quality to it.
[Is that the grandma?]
[No way. Is the grandma really here to kill him?]
[I called the cops, but the officer just said Lego is overseas.]
In reality, Lego wasn’t just overseas; he was on a small island, and this island was the rich woman’s private property.
[So the rich lady has a castle abroad?]
[Rich! So rich it’s inhuman!]
[Oh my god, that makes her sound even richer. I’m almost tempted myself, but when I remember she wants to take this guy’s life... I think I’ll pass. That’s not money I have to earn.]
[I’d better stay away from a rich lady like that. If you’re not blessed with the luck to handle it, don’t even try.]
The knocking at the door, which usually made Lego feel blissful and happy, now made his lips tremble uncontrollably.
He didn’t know what the rich woman was here for, but he was certain it was nothing good.
And after what Su Nian had said, he immediately realized something had been wrong lately.
Before anyone had pointed it out, everything had seemed fine. But once the truth was revealed, he wasn’t an idiot. In an instant, he understood exactly what was happening.
"Master! Master, what do I do?"
His lips trembled. He was all alone on this remote, isolated island.
And the woman he had relied on for his survival, the old woman he thought he had wrapped around his little finger, had now become a Demon who could take his life. He panicked instantly.
The thought of inheriting a huge fortune vanished in a flash.
In that moment, he was completely jolted awake.
"Master, I know I was wrong! Master, please save me!"
But before the words were even out of his mouth, an extremely impatient knock echoed from the door.
"Darling, are you asleep?"
That "darling" sounded like a death knell. The gentler and kinder her voice was, the more terrifying he found it.
He stared desperately at Su Nian on the screen, as if grasping at his last straw.
"Master, save me! Her business empire is very complex, I heard it even involves the mafia! She’ll really kill me! Save me, Streamer!"
Su Nian gave a haughty nod, her eyes turning toward his window.
"There’s a ledge by your window."
Although Su Nian was speaking to him, her eyes were fixed on the huge window behind him.
The house, which netizens had jokingly called a princess castle, had a series of ledges built onto its windows, extending high up the walls.
Lego was already past waiting. Hearing Su Nian’s words, he scrambled up in a flash.
He didn’t forget to shut the window behind him.
[Gotta say, the fact that he could get a sugar mama shows he’s got some skills.]
[Yeah, so quick-witted!]
[And smart, too!]
Meanwhile, the person outside the door was also growing impatient.
"Darling, open the door!"
Her words were laced with anger. Though her tone was gentle and affectionate, it carried a forceful edge.
By now, Lego had already scrambled frantically onto the ledge Su Nian had mentioned.
The ledge was high up, and standing on it, he could roughly see the entire manor below.
Lego panted, not forgetting to cover his mouth.
From his earlier smugness to his current state as a cornered dog, everything had happened too fast. There was no transition, making him wonder if he was in a dream.
He cautiously glanced down and nearly fainted.
It was so high up!
But Su Nian’s instruction to him was:
"Keep climbing up!"
"It’s too high, I’m scared."
Su Nian propped her chin on her hand and took a bite of a peach.
She said nonchalantly, "You may be a sweet-talking swindler, but you’re also incredibly lucky. Don’t worry, you’ll be fine."
Lego shivered. He glanced back at the window one last time, then steeled his resolve and continued to climb upward.
The ledges were spaced far apart, and the higher he went, the greater the distance between them.
Lego felt like he was pushing his absolute limits.
’I shouldn’t be out here! I should be in my room!’
And a minute later, the bedroom door was broken open, and the sound of a wheelchair rolling in followed.
An old woman was sitting in it. Her hair was completely white, and she carried an air of elegance.
Even the passage of time hadn’t stripped away her grace, yet her eyes held a vicious glint.
"Where is he?"
"Find him for me now. I want to see him, dead or alive."
"Master Li said his Bazi is the most compatible with mine. Only with a burial offering like him can I rest in peace!"
Her tone was still the same gentle, affectionate one, but her expression had become somewhat twisted.
Meanwhile, Lego was still struggling to climb higher.
[This is no different from an extreme challenge.]
[Shocking! To escape the rich lady, he’s actually doing this!]
[Why is he climbing the house in the middle of the night!?]
Lego was panting heavily, but he was glad that he had closed the window when he left. For now, no one would think that he had escaped through it.
Inside the room, the bodyguards were still searching his wardrobe and under the bed.
At this point, Lego had already climbed up the ledges toward the top of the castle.
He continued to climb, but suddenly he heard Su Nian’s voice again.
"Hide!"
Su Nian spoke very quickly, and he reacted instinctively, following her command.
Before he could even figure out why, he heard the sound of the window below being opened.
"Ma’am! He most likely climbed out of here!"
"Lock down the manor immediately! Don’t give him any chance to leave. Master Li said he must die tonight, or my fate in the next life will be ruined!"
[Whoa, I didn’t expect this old lady to be such a ruthless character.]
[So even such a wealthy old lady is superstitious!]
[What can I say? I’ve got four words for Lego: He had it coming!]
[I’m speechless. Neither of them are good people, but I think the guy is pretty disgusting too.]