After a moment, the sound of the mechanism ceased, the key automatically ejected, and the tightly shut door slowly opened.
Seeing this, Uncle Xia, the old butler, along with other stewards, servants, and maids, all bowed to Xu Xingguang, nearly calling her "madam."
The Gothic architecture inherently carried a mysterious, ancient, and eerie aura. The gray-black walls, paired with crimson furniture and curtains, gave Xu Xingguang the illusion of stepping into a vampire world.
And she was the vampire's food for tonight.
"This house is so eerie, just like..." Xu Xingguang thought the upcoming words were inauspicious and stopped herself in time.
Huo Wen'an continued for her: "Just like living in an ancient tomb, right?"
"You said it, not me."
