The Zerg Queen, who is assigned to me, wants to kill me!

Chapter 171 Qi Min can only be hers...

Rupert squinted and glanced back before explaining to Aurora.

"Her name is Lilia, she's the daughter of one of your personal maids, Miss. What's wrong?"

Miss Rupert was somewhat puzzled by the maid's sudden attention and couldn't help but ask her about it.

"She makes me feel uncomfortable, and I don't want to see her again."

Aurora spoke without any emotion on her beautiful face, her voice calm, yet her words carried a cruel undertone.

"Yes, I will handle it. Miss, please go to the study to rest. I will have them prepare a bedroom immediately. Your bedroom can no longer be used for the time being..."

Rupert reassured her, but with a hint of worry in his eyes, he led Aurora to another room.

Qi Min was helped up by Lilia. Out of the corner of his eye, he only saw their departing figures. After calming Lilia down, he did so.

Qi Min quickly treated his wounds and immediately went to find Aurora.

"Miss! Were you hurt anywhere? It's all my fault. I was so focused on preparing dinner for you that I didn't notice a thug had entered your room. Luckily, you weren't hurt, or I would have been in real trouble..."

As soon as Qi Min entered the study, he rushed to Aurora and looked her up and down. Then he began to explain himself with overwhelming guilt.

"What is this? Steward Qi, it seems the villain this time is still the gardener. What are your plans?"

How could you let him into the young lady's room! Do you know that if anything happens to her, even if you die a hundred times, it wouldn't be enough to atone for it…”

Rupert's deep voice spoke coldly from the side, his words full of accusations and dissatisfaction towards Qi Min's dereliction of duty. By the end, he revealed a strong sense of rejection towards Qi Min.

"I'm so sorry, Miss. Please rest assured, Steward! The servants have already searched in the direction he fled, and we should have results soon. I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly!"

Qi Min bowed deeply, displaying extreme humility, which made Aurora frown slightly. She couldn't help but speak up to shield him from Rupert's sharp words.

"Alright, this time we can't entirely blame Qi Min. Who knew my room would have a passageway?"

That scoundrel happened to come in while I was away. If Qi Min hadn't arrived in time, I might have been hurt by him.

Butler Rupert, you must go and find out what happened to that villain right now. You absolutely must find out what's going on.

Who is that scoundrel? And where does the passageway in my room lead?

Aurora spoke to Rupert in a commanding tone, her expression completely different from the soft and charming look she had when she was alone with Qi Min.

She looks dignified and serious, perfectly befitting the identity of a lady from a castle.

Qi Min lowered his head, secretly observing the effects of the cards. When he entered the castle, he took advantage of his invisibility to use a card on Aurora alone, a card that forced hypnosis and bewitching.

These cards come in a wide variety of types, and their effects vary depending on their level. The one Qi Min used is a rare type, and it is particularly effective against monsters in the main storyline of the dungeon.

However, although these cards have excellent effects, they have a time limit, ranging from ten to twenty hours.

Out of caution, Qi Min used up his only two cards before finally revealing himself, which led to the subsequent arrangement of him as a trainee butler.

"Yes, miss, I'll go right away..."

Sensing the protective intent in Aurora's words, Rupert didn't say anything more and nodded in agreement.

He glanced at Qi Min, who was still hanging his head and looking dejected, and snorted coldly in his heart before leaving the study.

Qi Min watched him leave without looking up, still looking extremely guilty and apologetic.

"Alright, stop it. I'm not blaming you. I think I heard you were injured earlier. Come here and let me see where you're hurt..."

After Rupert left, Aurora went up to help Qi Min up and looked him over with concern.

"I'm fine, it's just a minor injury, Miss, don't worry. By the way, weren't you painting? Have you finished? Or were you dissatisfied with the model?"

Qi Min got up with her help, smiled reassuringly, and acted as if he was strong and fine, then asked with some doubt.

"Nothing, I just suddenly didn't feel like drawing anymore. You said you were preparing dinner for me, what is it?"

Aurora gave a simple reason, then changed the subject and asked a question.

"I'm still hesitating and haven't made a decision yet. Is there anything you'd like to eat, Miss?"

Seeing that she clearly didn't want to talk about it, Qi Min had no choice but to ask her.

"Let's have some barbecue, but you don't need to cook, just keep me company. I'm a little unhappy because I didn't finish my painting."

Come with me to the dollhouse for a while, I want to see the new dolls.

After making her decision, Aurora took Qi Min's hand, a happy smile returning to her face, as if the matter had been resolved. It looked strange and abrupt.

Qi Min lowered his eyes and agreed, appearing obedient and compliant, but in his heart he was looking forward to the night. He no longer wanted to play along with this young lady.

He wondered how Ling Yi was doing. Aurora's sudden return was completely unexpected. He had planned to rush to the art studio after he finished collecting the items.

However, Qi Min had only been out of the bedroom for a short time when he saw Aurora rushing back, so he had no choice but to turn back.

But to his surprise, he saw something unexpected: there were other players who also knew about this hidden passage.

Logically speaking, the people in this alien world should all be novices.

This hidden passage is something that only experienced players, or those who know about it in advance using cards, would know about.

How did that player find out?

'Interesting. Could it be that besides him, there are other people in this world who...?'

and many more!

Qi Min suddenly realized something: since he had managed to survive and even come to another world.

Could the instance that came with him also bring those people from back then into this world?

No, no, no, that's unlikely...

He has a dimensional card, but those people were brought here by the dungeon.

The most likely scenario is that they were assimilated into monsters, rather than remaining conscious humans.

But how do we explain the player who also discovered the passage?

"Qi Min, what are you thinking about?"

Aurora turned around at some point and saw Qi Min frowning unconsciously as he was lost in thought. She suddenly asked him a question.

Her calm eyes held a sharp glint in them; she disliked Qi Min's absent-mindedness beside her.

She loved the way Qi Min's eyes were always on her, and she wanted to get rid of anyone who diverted Qi Min's attention.

Whether it was the model who inexplicably carried Qi Min's scent or the daughter of her personal maid, no one could take away Qi Min's gaze from her.

Qi Min can only be hers...