Chapter 41.2

Moments later, they arrived in front of the door to the secret chamber which was left locked yesterday. They finally encountered todays first challenge this locked door. No matter how Xiao Tangqiu turned and twisted the door handle, the door handle still wouldnt budge.

Xiao Tangqiu let Tang Mianmian, who was stronger than him, give it a try, but the result was still the same.

It wont open.

Duan Hongzhen arched an eyebrow. Let me do it.

Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian quickly stepped aside and saw Duan Hongzhen move towards the door. His back was facing the two of them so they couldnt see what Duan Hongzhen did. Anyway, in the next second, the door was opened.

Xiao Tangqiu had already seen Duan Hongzhens lock picking skills before, so it wasnt much of a surprise. Shen Yuan and the others didnt even blink an eye. They had obviously grown accustomed to it. Tang Mianmian originally wanted to scream and make a big fuss about it, but when he saw the players calm reaction, he couldnt appear too surprised and could only silently suppress his amazement.

Duan Hongzhen pushed the door and the others followed.

When Xiao Tangqiu clearly saw the appearance of the secret chamber, he was immediately shocked. The underground chamber was filled with mirrors! From the four walls to the floor, from the floor to the ceiling; every inch of the whole room was filled with mirrors of different sizes!

Mirrors

of different materials and sizes reflected their image into numerous people. At first glance, there seemed to be tens of thousands of them standing in the room. When Xiao Tangqiu looked at the Xiao Tangqiu in the mirror, the reflection in the mirror also looked at him.

Xiao Tangqiu instantly felt a chill crawling up his spine. Tang Mianmian felt his hair stand on end as well. Fuck! I think Im going to have agoraphobia!

No wonder there arent any mirrors in this castle, Xiao Tangqiu laughed dryly. It turns out that Lippinobert has placed all the mirrors in this underground chamber.

Tang Mianmian, Does this guy have some sort of weird hobby of collecting mirrors?! Every time he comes to this secret room and sees so many mirrors and so many reflections of himself, doesnt he feel creeped out?!

Xiao Tangqiu looked at his reflection in the mirrors and suddenly thought of something. He turned to Tang Mianmian and asked, Do you remember what I said about narcissism earlier?

Tang Mianmian blinked. I do, why?

Xiao Tangqiu looked at his reflection in the mirror and frowned slightly. Narcissus was a beautiful young man in Greek mythology who fell in love with himself and died after chasing after his own reflection in the water. After his death, he turned into a daffodil

In short, he died because of his narcissism! Tang Mianmian interrupted him and asked incredulously, But what does this have to do with Lippinobert? But then again, for that guy to have so many mirrors, he is definitely a big narcissist!

Xiao Tangqiu hesitated for a moment before asking Tang Mianmian, If a person hasnt seen a mirror from birth, when he looks in the mirror for the first time after hes grown up, would he think that the person in the mirror is another person?

Tang Mianmian blurted out subconsciously, How is that possible? Even if that person hasnt seen a mirror since young, how can he not know that the person in the mirror is himself?

Xiao Tangqiu laughed bitterly. How would he know that the person in the mirror is himself? No one has ever told him about it, no one has ever taught him so. Do you think if a six-month-old baby or an isolated primitive man were allowed to look into a mirror, they would think that the person in the mirror was themselves?

Tang Mianmian was shocked by that notion. He paused for a moment, then went on to say, But even if that person has never looked into a mirror, he has seen his reflection in other things, hasnt he? Like his reflection in the water

Xiao Tangqiu shook his head. According to the mirror stage theory, children between 6 and 10 months old have no way to recognize their own images in the mirror. They will think that the person in the mirror is someone else. At this time, he hasnt yet formed an understanding of the self. Later, with the intervention of his parents and family, he is taught to recognize his reflection in the mirror. Only then can he gradually separate himself from the many others and finally form an understanding of the self

But what I was thinking just now is, if there is no such intervention and guide from this stage onwards, would there be such a situation where that person cannot successfully complete the transformation from others to self, thus always treating the person in the mirror as another person?

Tang Mianmian listened and froze from the realization, while Duan Hongzhen raised his eyebrows. Its a bit interesting, so do you think this is the case with Lippinobert?

Its hard to say, Xiao Tangqiu looked at the countless reflections in the mirrors. At least so far, we havent found any material evidence related to Lily Marlene Does Lily Marlene really exist?

Tang Mianmian was confused by the implications made by Xiao Tangqiu words. Why is it that I seem to understand less and less about what you are saying? Why havent we found any clues about Lilly Marlene? Yesterday in the town of Daemon, didnt you say Lily Marlene might have died due to the ignorance of the towns residents? You also said that there might have been a plague in Daemon town, so they burned Lily Marlene alive for being a witch who brought disaster

Xiao Tangqiu grinned. I did say so. I didnt say that Lily Marlene never existed. She couldve existed and indeed suffered from her ill fortune. But the witch hunting era happened hundreds of years ago. Unless Lily Marlene was really a witch, she couldnt have lived to this day, right? So how did Lippinobert know her?

Tang Mianmian finally got his point. I see what you mean. Do you mean its possible Lily Marlene exists, but the Lily Marlene married to Lippinobert never existed?

Xiao Tangqiu nodded, Yes, thats what I mean.

Lily Marlene may really exist, but the poor woman was burned alive by the ignorant residents of Daemon town as a witch who spread the plague Who was the Lily Marlene married to Lippinobert?

We found the pocket watches and photos of Laura, Maria and Veronika, as well as Alice. These things can at least prove that they really existed, but we have never found anything related to Lily Marlene

Xiao Tangqiu had wondered before why they couldnt find Lily Marlenes pocket watch.

Now the answer to this question was before them.

Because this castle never had Lilys Marlene pocket watch to begin with.

This poor woman was dead for hundreds of years, and everything about her had already turned to dust with the passage of time.

What about the paintings in the castle?

Tang Mianmian looked incredulous. There are portraits of Lily Marlene everywhere in this castle, and I even have to be stared at by her when I go to the toilet But now youre telling me that this Lily Marlene may not even exist at all?

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out, I found it! Theres another door!

Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian turned around and saw the aloof woman take down one of the mirrors on the wall. Behind the mirror was a door!

Theres a door! Xiao Tangqiu was immediately excited. Theres actually a third underground chamber!

Duan Hongzhen flipped his knife and walked towards the door: This room is so hidden. It seems that its almost time for the truth to be revealed

Older sister, youre amazing! How did you find this door? There are so many mirrors here! Tang Mianmian excitedly asked the aloof woman.

She merely gave Tang Mianmian a cold look. Obviously, she intended to ignore Tang Mianmian. She returned to Shen Yuans side. Older brother, I just looked at it. There should be only three underground secret rooms in total. This should be the last one.

Shen Yuan nodded and said lightly, Be careful.

This last door was obviously a little difficult to open, Duan Hongzhen stood in front of the door for a long time. Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian also nervously waited for quite some time before a clear and crisp noise sounded from the lock.

Click

The door opened.

Duan Hongzhen smiled and said, Well, then its time to find out the truth-

As soon as he said that, he resolutely pushed the door and entered.

When Xiao Tangqiu stepped into the last secret chamber, he was immediately stunned by the scene before him. Even if he had already done a good job in mentally preparing himself, he couldnt help feeling stunned.

This room wasnt big, but it was filled to the brim. Half of it was a bedroom, full of all kinds of furniture such as bedding and wardrobes, while the other half was a studio with easel frames and all kinds of paintbrushes, paints, as well as many paintings that h