The Yellow-Haired Villain in Soaring Phoenix’s Novels Also Desires Happiness

Chapter 49: Life is Full of Surprises… and Frights

Although I don’t know how An’s mindset has changed over the years, turning the righteous into a game of bondage play, Mu En knows he must escape.

Because he truly doesn’t know what other dark tricks An might pull on him.

After being locked up for a few days, he was already struggling to cope.

His heart was weary, and his kidneys were even more exhausted.

He wanted to live, and even more so, to live freely.

If he could live, it would be best to live happily.

The blonde-haired villain did not want to yield just like that.

“Come on, Tarta, let’s go!”

…

The greatest advantage of recognizing a familiar place is the sense of reassurance it brings.

What Mu En feared most was that An would lock him in a complex and unfamiliar location; in that case, he might not even find an escape route.

Fortunately, An is his personal maid, and her actions have certain limitations.

So transforming an abandoned basement around the duke’s residence into a cage was probably her limit.

Otherwise, Mu En had no doubt that An would directly build a castle in the center of the lake to imprison him forever.

Turning him into a “princess” who would never see the light of day in the castle might be what An wanted most.

“Too bad, I’d rather be a prince.”

Mu En casually pulled a rusty hatchet from a pile of junk in the corner, gripping it tightly as he carefully advanced toward the exit based on his memory.

At the same time, he remained vigilant for any potential traps.

Fortunately, there were no traps.

This made Mu En breathe a sigh of relief; he currently lacked the ability to discern traps, especially magical ones.

If An were a bit more ruthless and set up various trigger traps or alarm systems in the exit passage, then Mu En would definitely be done for.

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But upon closer thought, this is still technically within the Duke’s residence.

If someone from the household were to accidentally stumble in and trigger a trap, it could lead to quite a serious situation.

For An, who had imprisoned the Duke’s son, it was certainly not something she would want to deal with.

“By the way, do the other maids in the house know about this?”

“Are they kept in the dark by An, or are they… accomplices?”

…

Mu En wasn’t walking particularly fast, but it was clear that the passage was nearing its end.

After turning a corner, the sudden brightness nearly blinded Mu En’s dog-like eyes.

But he was unwilling to close his eyes; even if tears streamed down from the stimulation, he had to stare directly at the dazzling light source not far away.

Like a dying person seeing hope.

The exit!

That was the exit!

He was about to succeed in his escape!

In that moment, Mu En thought of the sky, thought of the sea, thought of himself galloping across the endless grasslands!

Ah, freedom, this is the taste of freedom.

Freedom was right there…

Snap.

The crisp sound of footsteps suddenly rang out.

Along with that brightly shining place, a shadow suddenly moved, blocking most of the light.

Just moments ago, Mu En was fervently exclaiming about freedom, and now it felt as if he had been teleported to an icy snowfield, doused with a bucket of cold water.

He quickly hid around the corner.

At this moment, the footsteps that could suddenly appear could only belong to one person.

An.

But how could she be back so quickly?

Mu En roughly estimated the time; from when he unlocked the door to arriving at this spot, it had barely been half an hour.

Half an hour!

For a girl in love, half an hour might not even be enough to touch up her eyebrows.

How did An manage to finish bathing and changing clothes so quickly?

Could this be the specialty of a maid? To be able to wash herself up to be fragrant and pristine in just half an hour for an impatient master?

This kind of cuteness is unnecessary!

“Damn it.”

At this point, Mu En had to admit that he seemed to be a bit anxious.

Perhaps it would be better to endure for a while longer and wait until evening.

But once the bow is drawn, there’s no turning back. Even if he actively returned to the cage and pretended nothing was wrong, it would probably still raise An’s suspicions.

He could only seek another way.

Mu En’s gaze swept around, and in a dark corner, he discovered an abandoned cabinet.

“Maybe…”

Mu En’s eyes lit up.

……

Tap.

Tap.

Tap.

Amidst the silence, the crisp sound of footsteps grew closer, each step seeming to tread on Mu En’s heart.

Mu En struggled to control his emotions, trying not to let his heartbeat race, while tightly covering his mouth and nose, temporarily holding his breath.

He was now hiding in the cabinet.

The abandoned cabinet was about a person’s height, just enough to conceal him.

Although he didn’t know who had left it there, it was truly a great help.

After all, there was only one path here, and if there hadn’t been a hiding place, he would have certainly run into An head-on!

That would be disastrous.

Thank you, cabinet god, whose existence I’m not sure of.

May every scene about to be caught have a wardrobe to hide in.

Mu En silently prayed in his heart.

“Here she comes.”

Sensing An’s approach, Mu En peered through the gap in the cabinet to observe her movements.

An slowly walked into Mu En’s line of sight.

Her posture remained poised and elegant, each step taken with just the right distance.

She had just taken a shower and changed into a new maid outfit, but her hair was not pinned up as usual; it hung damply behind her, exuding a different kind of allure.

Yet, looking at An, Mu En’s heart felt like it was lodged in his throat.

At this moment, An, in Mu En’s eyes, was no longer the charming and captivating maid, but had transformed into a ferocious, man-eating monster.

I was just a pitiful person forced to hide in the cabinet to escape the monster.

If discovered, I would be doomed!

Thinking this, Mu En’s heart involuntarily raced a few beats faster.

He stared intently at An, watching as An walked step by step from the right side of his vision to the left.

“Hmm hmm hmm…”

An seemed to be in a good mood, softly humming an unknown tune.

Mu En remembered that tune; when he was a child and couldn’t sleep, An would gently hum it.

How nostalgic, it seemed like An hadn’t hummed in a long time… Wait, is this really the time to think about that?

Miss An, you might as well stop humming your tune; don’t you want to see me? Hurry up, I’m right at the deepest part inside!

Mu En kept silently pleading for An to move a little faster, because every second of this time was torture.

“Mm?”

An suddenly let out a surprised gasp and then stopped.

Seeing this scene, Mu En nearly had his heart jump straight out of his throat.

Huh? What? Did An discover me?

But I hid so well, how could she have found me?

It’s over, it’s over, if I’m discovered while trying to escape, An will definitely chop off my limbs and turn me into a human pig!

My freedom, my galloping on horseback, my life is over!

“Strange, why is my shoelace loose? I clearly remember tying it.”

An suddenly bent down to tie her shoelace.

“…”

“So it was… just a shoelace?”

Seeing this, Mu En couldn’t help but let out a long sigh of relief.

I almost got scared to death.

Fortunately, none of the disastrous scenarios I had imagined came to pass.

After tying her shoelace, An walked away with elegant steps, disappearing from Mu En’s sight.

Soon, even the sound of her footsteps faded away.

“Did she leave?”

It seemed she had.

“So… does that mean… I survived?”

Mu En couldn’t help but show a wild joy of having survived a catastrophe.

He almost really thought he was doomed!

Thank heavens, the worst outcome did not happen.

“Surviving a great disaster brings future blessings; things are looking up!”

Mu En thought happily, then prepared to push open the cabinet door and leave this cursed place.

“Eh, strange.”

Mu En’s smile suddenly froze.

“Why can’t I push the cabinet door open?”

Could it be…

Mu En’s neck stiffened as he raised his head and saw…

A very beautiful eye was peering through the gap where he had just been spying.

Noticing Mu En’s gaze, the eye instantly curved into a crescent.

“Young master~ what are you doing in a place like this~”