Chapter 68: Luck or Calamity?
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After a sumptuous dinner, Tantra came over and said calmly, "The master's belongings have been placed in the hall. Please follow me."

Tantra led the adventurers to the hall and pointed to two gilded chests on the floor. The chests were engraved with rose patterns, as if the castle owner was very fond of roses.

"Here are the items my master has prepared for all of you."

The adventurers were puzzled. This castle owner was treating the guests to dinner and letting everyone take the items. The adventurers think that this 100,000 Bella was too easy to earn.

There were about a hundred people who came to this castle, so the owner of the castle have to pay 10 million Bella, which is not a small amount.

Tantra ordered the maid to open the box. Then countless jewels, jewelry, paintings, and other items such as New Moon of the Ocean were displayed in front of the eyes.

New Moon of the Ocean can make the mage under forbidden spell are 100% sure to make breakthrough in cultivation successfully, usually used to break through the high level cultivation, or to break through the forbidden spell.

One of the eye-catching is the blood rose. The blood rose is said to absorb the blood of Queen of the Blood and then grow up. If one can absorb the strenght of this blood rose, he will have a qualitative leap in his strength.

Compared with the Scarlet Rose, New Moon of the Ocean looks dark.

The adventurers' eyes were fixed on the Scarlet Rose. They all wanted the Scarlet Rose, because maybe this Scarlet Rose could make them squeeze among the ranks of S-class adventurers.

"Ahem! Take my Lord's items in order. What you can get is up to your luck. This is my master's command." Tantra said.

The crowd began to count the number of people who could get it in order to compete for the Scarlet Rose.

"Night White, why don't we take it first!" Ye Li suggested.

Night White nodded slightly. He had wanted to leave here for a long time. As soon as he entered this ancient castle, his felt restless, and always felt that something was going to happen.

"How can I take away one of the things!" Night White's stern gaze looked at Tantra. Tantra made a bad impression on Night White. So Night White considered him as an enemy.

Night White hates this kind of person. Although this kind of person smiles and seems to leave a good impression on people, he is more likely to be a ruthless person.

With the surrounding emitting icy cold air, a roulette wheel made of ice appeared in front of Night White.

"Draw! For you, there are good and bad things in here. These items are classified into five qualities by the master, S, A, B, C and D. S is the top quality, which is this blood rose, and the least ranked one is a valuable painting." Tantra explained.

"Pour magic power into the wheel, and the wheel will turn. Begin! Child." Tantra pointed to the ice-made roulette wheel.

Night White looked at the roulette wheel divided into five classes, with S occupying the smallest area and D being the largest.

For Night White D is the best item, but he absolutely can not draw S or A two items, otherwise his own life will be in danger. Night White can’t beat one of adventurers here, and he doesn’t know if there are others hidden in this castle.

Night White randomly injected his fire magic into the wheel. Then the wheel's pointer runs so fast. Its speed is getting slower and slower with time passing. Finally the pointer landed on the S.

Night White dumbfounded. This probability can let himself win the big prize. Night White never expected his luck so great.

With a faint smile on his face, Tantra shouted, "Congratulations to this adventurer for winning the Scarlet Rose."

The voice was so loud that all the adventurers could hear it.

Night White received the Scarlet Flower and looked at Tantra with grim eyes, and Tantra still looked like an amiable butler.

"Can I leave now?" Night White asked.

"Of course! Provided you don't die outside."

"What do you mean?" Night White felt great dismay.

Then the maids opened the gate of the castle. Outside the snow was flying and the wind was gusting, making people shiver unconsciously.

"As you wish! If you do not leave, they will take you to rest."

Helplessly, Night White could only agree.

...

Two hours later, the items have been distributed, "Outside the snow was flying and the wind was gusting, you can leave if you want to leave. But if you want to wait for the wind and snow a little less, I will arrange a room for you."

About a dozen people chose to leave here, perhaps someone were at home waiting for them, perhaps they could master their desires. The rest of the eighty people chose to stay overnight, each with a malicious plan.

Night White has guessed why these people refused to leave, mostly because of the blood rose in his hand.

Tantra left after arranging rooms for these guests, while Night White placed the Scarlet Rose at the door and went back to bed, thinking about everything today!

...

Outside the castle, the snow was flying, and the thick blood stained the white snow on the ground. In no time, the blood was covered up by the snow.

The man shook off the blood stains on his hands and smiled, his hands glowing with a faint blue-white light! The man waved his hand and the corpses on the ground turned into ice crystals bursting and floating away with the wind.

"Knock, knock, knock! Knock, knock, knock!"

"Who is it!" A lazy voice came from the room, and a black and red flame flared up in Night White's hand.

"I'm Ye Li! Your grandmother~"

Hearing that it was Ye Li's voice, the flame in Night White's hand gradually extinguished. Night White looked at Ye Li with a disdainful face: "Still want to take advantage of me? Believe it or not I can kill you now!"

"I am your grandmother. Do you want to kill me? That is unfilial! I believe that you will not do that kind of behavior that is taboo to the world." Ye Li looked at Night White seriously, and then she looked like a naughty child again.

Ye Li pinched Night White's face and said, "Do you want this thing?" Then she took out New Moon of the Ocean and placed it in front of Night White.

"No need!" Night White refused without hesitation.

This made Ye Li a little dumbfounded. New Moon of the Ocean is a good thing, is it not tempting enough?

Then Night White directly took away New Moon of the Ocean and threw it at the door with a disdainful face, and then locked the door of the room tightly.

"What are you doing? This is a grade A prize. This thing can make you break through the cultivation level definitely. Do you understand?" Ye Li's tone was tinged with a hint of anger.

"How about compared to life?"

This question made Ye Li confused, because she obviously did not expect this point, "You tell me your thoughts, or you will compensate me at the market price."

Night White made an inviting gesture, "Take your New Moon of the Ocean and go away."

"How dare you! I'm your grandmother!"

"What the hell! I'm still your fucking ancestor!" Then he forced Ye Li to get out the door.

"After tonight, I will educate you properly, so that you understand what respect for the elderly is!" Ye Li muttered, a look of exasperation.

There was a man in the shadows, seemingly waiting for something.

Ye Li walked towards the wall and was instantly transported to the third level of the castle, while the black shadow followed.

"What about the group?"

"All of them were killed!"

"Your Highness, did that guy make you angry?" The black shadow emerged from the ground and knelt on one knee in front of Ye Li.

Ye Li's eyes were faintly scarlet: "What? Do you want to die? Is she something you can call like this at will?"

"I feel so sorry for overstepping the mark!"

"He is just a human. Why Her Highness the Empress Dowager is so attached to him? I don't understand." The dark guard was puzzled.

"I don’t need to tell you about what I have done! Or do you want to go to the hell?" Ye Li's eyes became more and more scarlet.

The dark guard was so pressed by Ye Li's royal bloodline that he couldn't breathe, and then he was covered in cold sweat.

"Anyone can be a dark guard! I hope there won't be a next time, right? Yalman!" Ye Li's tone became surprisingly gentle.

"No...I won’t do that next time, Your Highness." Yalman stammered.

He was afraid that the Empress would take his life.

The dark gu"Retreat!"

"Thank ...the Empress Dowager." The dark guard then left as black shadows.

After the dark guard left, Ye Li said to herself in a black and gold framed mirror, "No anger! Our grandson is still waiting for me!"

Not long after, Ye Li's eyes gradually changed from scarlet red to light blue.