Death Game: Starting as a Trickster, Pretending to Be a God

The Sleepless Night Family’s mansion was situated on a high slope in the northern part of the Inner City. In the Sleepless City, filled with skyscrapers and a sense of technology, this classically elegant and tranquil estate looked extraordinary.

CEO Paris’s private car stopped in the courtyard, and the driver opened the car door for Lin Yu.

”Respected Mr. Furbollo, we have arrived at the Sleepless Night Family,” the driver said respectfully as Lin Yu hopped out of the car.

The interior of the estate wasn’t particularly extravagant. There were ordinary white walls and black tiles, with a few asparagus ferns and osmanthus trees simply planted along the walls.

A straight white jade stone path led to a quaint single-story wooden building. Bronze bells hung from the corners of the eaves, chiming softly, blending with the faint sound of flowing water, creating a crisp and cool atmosphere.

Standing before the car, Lin Yu looked at this elegant courtyard and actually felt a sense of solemnity.

Although the Sleepless Night Family was the Peerage Nobility with the shallowest roots in this Sleepless City, the architectural style here was very ancient, as if it had a long history.

Being here felt like traveling back to ancient times.

”Hah, why isn’t there anyone to greet me?” Lin Yu muttered to himself, when a voice drifted over.

”There is, Lord Furbollo.”

Turning around, he saw a young woman slowly walking out from the doorway. She wore a wide white robe and a silver-white mask without facial features, and even her hair was dyed snow-white.

Seeing her, Lin Yu understood who Paris’s maids had learned their dressing style from.

CEO Paris was probably imitating his master, deliberately dressing his servants and attendants in this manner.

After all, this maid’s entire outfit looked much more like the genuine article than Paris’s two attendants.

Old Zheng also offered his commentary on this.

”Using this method to erase the servants’ individuality and thereby increase their obedience... Tsk, the nobles of this city really know how to play.”

Lin Yu pursed his lips.

”I just find it creepy. Having these faceless, all-white things serving me every day would trigger the uncanny valley effect... Seeing something like this at home in the middle of the night would be just like the White Impermanence coming to claim your soul.”

He didn’t really agree with these nobles’ aesthetics or psychology.

However, he still offered a smile to the maid.

”Ah, I knew it... Is Lady Huo Le in?”

”Of course the young lady is in,” the maid said softly. ”The young lady was very happy to hear you were coming and is already waiting for you in the tearoom.”

”The tearoom? Then let’s hurry, we mustn’t keep Lady Huo Le waiting too long.”

As Lin Yu spoke, the maid gave him a somewhat strange look.

”You wish to go directly to the tearoom... It would be best if you bathed and changed clothes first.”

As the maid spoke, Lin Yu felt surprised internally, but remained calm on the surface.

”Truly nobles... so many quirks.”

Muttering this in his heart, Lin Yu spoke without changing his expression, ”That’s exactly what I meant, to go bathe and change.”

The maid gave a slight bow and then walked steadily ahead of Lin Yu.

She led Lin Yu across the stone path, then past the covered walkway in front of the house, guiding him on a winding path through the courtyard.

Although Lin Yu had anticipated that the Sleepless Night Family’s estate wouldn’t be too small, he hadn’t expected it to be even larger than imagined.

”Feels like it would take someone from the Sleepless Night Family twenty minutes just to walk from their room to the main gate...”

Lin Yu mentally grumbled again.

However, he was just teasing.

These noble lords and ladies, young masters and misses surely had all sorts of methods if they didn’t want to walk—even having servants carry them would work.

Passing through corridor after corridor, crossing bamboo groves and gardens, passing by several studies and main halls...

Lin Yu couldn’t help but admire the maid’s sense of direction.

There were no signs anywhere, the architectural style was highly consistent, and with the doors closed, you couldn’t tell the function of the rooms.

If it were him, he’d have been completely lost long ago.

And also...

”Even if the architectural style is quite imitative of antiquity, how can there be not a single trace of modernization?”

Lin Yu felt very puzzled.

The Sleepless Night Family’s estate, at least from the outside, seemed to have no ”convenient” modern technological equipment in sight.

Forget about the Truth Corporation’s cutting-edge products; even ordinary civilian modern devices were nowhere to be seen.

Only the lighting used embedded cold light lamps; other things like elevators, display screens, smart devices... none were present.

Soon, the maid stopped before a door.

It was a sliding wooden door with carvings featuring metal wire inlays.

”Please bathe and change,” the maid said softly, and the two leaves of the sliding wooden door moved in response, pulling open to both sides.

Lin Yu initially thought he had finally seen some automated equipment, but he soon discovered...

There were two tall attendants in white robes and masks behind the door who had pulled the wooden door open.

They both took a step forward, made a ”please” gesture, and repeated the maid’s words.

”Please bathe and change.”

Lin Yu stepped inside, feeling the air become somewhat humid and hazy.

The bathing area was an open-air hot spring. There were six natural hot spring pools of varying sizes built with stones, each with two white-clad attendants standing ready before it.

High, thick wooden walls surrounded this courtyard, with some bamboo and orchids planted in the corners.

The door behind Lin Yu slowly closed, and then the attendants on both sides prepared to step forward and start undressing him.

He immediately felt a wave of discomfort.

Regarding the matter of others helping him bathe, Lin Yu was instinctively somewhat resistant.

Especially since there were fourteen attendants standing around this bathing area!

Lin Yu cleared his throat lightly and spoke clearly.

”Could everyone please step aside? I’m used to bathing by myself.”

”I’ll call you if I need anything!”

As Lin Yu spoke, the attendants remained silent for two seconds before responding in unison.

”As you command, Lord Furbollo.”

”Please place your changed clothes in the bamboo basket over there.”

Then, these white-clad attendants, like robots, filed out in perfect unison through a small door at the very edge of the hot spring courtyard.

Instantly, the courtyard became empty, leaving only the quiet ”gurgle gurgle” sound of the hot spring bubbling up.

Although Lin Yu had given the order, the sight of the attendants completely vanishing within seconds made Lin Yu feel even more creeped out.

”Really quite frightening.”

Although the hot spring looked very comfortable and there were different types, Lin Yu wasn’t in the mood to experience them in detail.

He walked to the shower area by the wall and simply began rinsing off.

Then, Lin Yu heard a ”ding” sound not far away, and clean towels and clothes appeared on a metal shelf extending from the wall.

The clothes were the ones he had worn, only they had been cleaned and dried.

Lin Yu touched the soft, warm garments. After changing into them, he found them light, comfortable, and fitting perfectly, with a hint of fragrance.

”It seems the Sleepless Night Family does have dryers and such... they’re just hidden in deeper locations.”

Just as Lin Yu was preparing to leave, he suddenly heard the sound of water from one of the hot spring pools.

”Splash!”

At the same time, a male voice sounded.

”Furbollo, stay a moment.”

Lin Yu turned around and saw, in the center of the largest hot spring pool, amidst the rising steam, the blurred figure of a man had appeared.

After a brief half-second of thought, Lin Yu decided to leverage the greatest advantage of him currently being ”Fu Luo.”

He spoke without hesitation.

”Holy shit, who the hell are you?!”

”Why didn’t I see you just now, were you holding your breath in the bath pool... Are you out of your mind?”