Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Murderous House

Of course, this is just counting the cash that Zhao Xi carried, if all kinds of things were sold, Zhao Xi would still be able to rent for a year.

But even if he could rent it, what if they had to go and borrow money after they had used up all their money?

Although according to Buffy's current attitude, as long as Zhao Xi opens his mouth, the money will definitely be borrowed.

But Zhao Xi can't pin his hopes on others, right? What if it's too late?

Thinking of this, Zhao Xi suddenly dispelled the idea of buying a manor, and was ready to take a look at other houses, or whether it would be better to buy a more remote shop.

Just as he was in a quandary, Dorothy called out to him next to him.

"Donne, look at this!"

It turned out that when Zhao Xi was thinking, the old clerk turned another page of the album in his hand, showing a new manor.

This manor is different from other manors, it only sells and does not rent, and the full price only costs 5,500 gold coins, which is almost like a free gift compared to the other rooms.

Even a better shop can't be bought at this price, let alone a manor area where every inch of land is expensive.

And looking at the description, this manor is no worse than the previous two manors, and even exceeds the luxury of the decoration.

"How can this manor be so cheap?" Zhao Xi asked, pointing to the manor in the atlas.

"Which one do you say is cheaper..."

The old clerk thought it was strange at first, and looked down at the atlas, wondering which of these expensive manors would look cheaper, until he saw the manor shown in the current album, and then he showed a look of sudden realization.

"That's what you say! I suggest that guests don't covet this little bargain. ”

"Is there anything wrong with this house?"

Hearing the old clerk say this, Zhao Xi immediately thought of the price reduction of the murder house in the previous world, and suddenly wondered if this manor was so cheap that it would be the scene of some homicide.

"Guest, you guessed it right!" said the old clerk, clapping his hands.

"Then can you please tell me in person?" Zhao Xi was also interested at this time, wanting to know what had happened in this house.

"This..."The old clerk's face showed a look of embarrassment: "There are some things that are inconvenient to say in my line of work, so you just don't buy this anyway." ”

Zhao Xi nodded slightly when he heard the old clerk's words, although the old clerk didn't say it thoroughly, but the meaning was already very clear.

Since others were kind enough to remind him, he was embarrassed to make it too difficult for the kind person on the other side, so he didn't force the other party to say anything.

Just when Zhao Xi wanted to ask the clerk if there was an ordinary room with a larger place, the manservant, who had been silent on the side, opened his mouth.

"If Donn is interested in this manor, I know a little bit about it. ”

This sentence made Zhao Xi pause his thoughts and look at the manservant with a puzzled gaze.

The old clerk on the side looked at the manservant with some surprise, but he didn't expect that the ordinary manservant would know some inside information.

"This clerk is right, this estate is really not a good option to buy because it is haunted!"

The manservant said with a mysterious face, and when he said the word haunting, he deliberately lowered his voice, as if he was afraid that others would hear it.

"Haunted?"

When Zhao Xi heard the word ghost, he suddenly remembered the ghosts of those elves in the forest, as well as the terrible deformed monster.

When Cornelia and Dorothy on the side heard the ghost, they suddenly raised their eyebrows, as if they were very interested in this matter.

"Yes, haunted, there are already three batches of victims in this house!" said the manservant, continuing to lower his voice.

Zhao Xi glanced at the old clerk, but when he found that the other party was also shocked, he knew that what the clerk said might really be the truth.

"Can you elaborate?"

Zhao Xi's interest was even stronger at this time, he wanted to know what kind of ghost could live so well in Xiudraea.

"I don't know too much, but I know that the ghost of the manor is a woman who looked very miserable when she died, so she haunted the night and took the lives of others. ”

I have to say that after this manservant lowered his voice, he did have a little talent for telling ghost stories, but the time was a little wrong.

"Can it only be found at night? It doesn't seem to be a very powerful wraith. Cornelia said to herself.

But her voice was so small that only she could hear it, and the others couldn't hear it clearly.

"Then can you tell me more about the victim?" Zhao Xi continued.

The manservant shook his head and said, "Mr. Donne, you must know that I am just an ordinary manservant, and I may not be able to do it in detail, I can only tell you some things I know." ”

"Then you know what to say. Zhao Xi was now more interested in that manor, and he also wanted to know what was going on with that female ghost.

"I heard that the manor was once owned by a great nobleman, and was later bought by a caravan of the Church Federation as their resting place. ”

The manservant slowly told the story to everyone, and even the old clerk on the side showed a very interested expression and looked at the manservant who was telling the story.

"But the strange thing happened after the caravan left. The manservant paused and said, "It was a small local merchant who took over the manor, and he bought the manor at a very low price at that time, and the friends around him also said that he was lucky enough to buy such a large manor." ”

He was also very happy, so he took his friends to the high dining room to celebrate his step into the upper area of Shyderea. ”

After eating, he couldn't wait to move his whole family into the manor, and patted his chest to promise that after he was tidy up, he would definitely have a big banquet and invite many of his friends to come. ”

When he said this, the man's face was straight, as if he had talked about the important thing, and the people around him knew that the main event was coming after seeing the manservant's face.

"Terrible things happened that night, and the next day the merchant ran out of the manor with his pajamas covered in blood, and his face covered with madness. ”

"He shouted, it's not me, it's not me, it's not me, it's not me, it's not me, it's not me, it's not me!

This fierce action attracted the attention of the passers-by, especially when there was a nobleman on the road, and when the lord saw this, he was about to order his men to stop him, when he saw the merchant bleeding in the middle of the road. ”

"What about his family, are they all in trouble?" asked Dorothy aloud.

"Yes!" said the manservant, glancing at Dorothy, "and the people rushed into the manor to find out what had happened, only to find that the merchant and his family had died in the manor, even the servants who had brought them with them. ”

"Didn't the city guards send out people to investigate something so big?" asked Cornelia with a frown.

"Of course it's dispatched!" the manservant suddenly raised his voice and said, "But the investigation results given by the city guards are that someone broke into the house and committed murder, and it has nothing to do with ghosts or anything." ”

"Huh?" Zhao Xi raised his eyebrows and said, "Is there any evidence for making conclusions so easily?"

"Hey!" the manservant laughed and said, "Is there any evidence of what the adults of the city guards have decided, and we little people don't know. ”

"What about the other two?" asked Cornelia as she turned to the valet beside her.

"The other two groups," said the manservant, with a thoughtful expression, "I remember a greedy merchant and a group of mercenaries who were not afraid of death, but they ended up with the same fate as the first merchant, who was found dead in the manor the next day. ”

"Huh?" Cornelia frowned even deeper, "Is the final result or something investigated?"

"It may or may not come out. The manservant shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's not for me, a little man, to know." ”

"Anyway, after the accident, everyone speculated that the Church Federation caravan did it, but they had already left, and there was no place to ask. ”

"Is the story told by this gentleman true?" the priest asked, turning to the old clerk who was listening with relish.

"Uh-huh?" the old clerk reacted after a while and asked himself, cleared his throat and said, "It's a very good story, but I don't know if it's true or not, anyway, the locals of Shudrea more or less know that this manor is not very good, so no one buys this manor if the price is too low." ”

The old clerk didn't give a positive answer, just said a little from the side, and then leaned back in his chair and didn't speak.

"If what the manservant said is true, is it a little irresponsible for you to put this manor up for sale?" asked Cornelia continued.

"This young lady, if someone else gives us information about the manor, we will hang it out, this is my job. The old clerk lowered his voice when he said this: "As for whether you are responsible or not, haven't I already reminded you?"

Hearing this, Cornelia did not continue to ask questions, but fell into deep thought.

"So after these three batches, no one will live in this haunted manor anymore?" Zhao Xi asked, rubbing his chin.

"As far as I know, no. The valet replied.

"Then can I ask, who is the person who sells this house now?" Zhao Xi turned his head to the old clerk.

"Hmm...... I want to think...", the old clerk tapped his finger lightly on his temple and said, "It seems to be the remaining teammates of those mercenaries, I don't remember the specifics." ”

When he heard this, Zhao Xi understood that the manservant was not lying.

The old clerk also confirmed that a mercenary had bought the manor, and the remnants of the word "remnant" also indicated that the other party seemed to have been killed.

"Did anyone have an accident in that manor during the day?" said Cornelia, to the manservant.