Chapter 101: Exploration
With a creak, the dusty door was slowly pushed open by the old clerk, and even the dust flying in the air was clearly visible in the sunlight.
"How long has it been since this was lived?" the manservant covered his nose in disgust.
"How long has it been since there been a human habit?" said the old clerk with a smile, "It's been about two or three years, but the other creatures have always lived here." ”
"Uh-huh???"
After hearing the old clerk's words, the manservant almost jumped up in fright, and looked around vigilantly, for fear that something like a ghost would suddenly appear around him.
"Look at your little bit of interest. The old clerk laughed disdainfully.
Zhao Xi and the three of them on the side saw that the manmaid reacted so much, and a smile appeared on their faces, but because the manmaid showed them the way, they were embarrassed to smile too obviously.
"What do you mean by me!" said the manservant, blushing, "It's obvious that you took the initiative to scare people." ”
He, a big man, was so frightened in front of two girls that he almost lost his face.
"Where did I take the initiative to scare people?" said the old clerk, pointing to the ground with his hand, "I said that there are other creatures living here, and the evidence is in front of you." ”
Everyone was startled by the old clerk's words, and then looked in the direction of the old man's withered fingers.
I saw that after the manservant's violent jump, all kinds of insects that were originally in the dilapidated house were instantly awakened, and suddenly many insects of various colors appeared on the floor that looked quite tidy.
Seeing this scene, Dorothy on the side screamed directly into Zhao Xi's suspicions, covering her eyes tightly, and didn't dare to look at it at all.
And Cornelia looked at the many insects in front of her, the expression on her face did not change, if she had been a little more emotional, maybe she would have sneered.
The manservant also kept backing away, as if he didn't want to let these insects that didn't look good contaminate him.
Zhao Xi frowned directly after seeing this scene and said, "It's a bit abnormal that there are a lot of insects." ”
"Who knows. The old clerk was also a little surprised and said, "Although I saw some of them last time, the number is really far from this." ”
"If the situation of insects is really so serious, can people still live here?" Zhao Xi said as he looked at the insects all over the ground.
"I'll see..."
The old clerk reached out and touched the wooden sofa next to him, pressed it lightly, and finally knocked on the wooden structure in it.
After these few small movements, a large cloud of dust was raised, and several people around them choked and coughed.
"There shouldn't be any problem, the quality of the sofa is still quite good, I'll call some people to clean it up for you tomorrow, if you really buy it." ”
The old clerk said as he walked, and investigated the furniture in the living room one by one, without the slightest fear.
And after walking so far, he didn't even step on a single bug, as if he judged the trajectory of the bug every time he landed.
You know, just now, even the manservant hurriedly retreated and there were a few corpses of insects under his feet, and what he didn't even dodge was easily done by an old man when he moved forward.
However, everyone present was not in the mood to observe an old clerk, but focused on what they were interested in.
Zhao Xi's gaze scanned the surrounding furniture to see how much was still usable.
Cornelia closed her eyes and carefully felt the fluctuations around her, trying to find out where the ghost was.
The manservant looked at the insects all over the ground with a disgusted expression, if he wasn't afraid of being alone, he would probably have to go out of the door by now.
Dorothy hugged Zhao Xi on the side, which made Zhao Xi very surprised, she didn't expect that Dorothy, who was already extraordinary, would be afraid of such a small thing.
And in the past two months of exercise, the girl is very decisive about the prey, killing pigs, slaughtering sheep, plucking hair and bloodletting, such a comparison makes people wonder if the two are the same person.
"Huh. ”
The old clerk tore open a white cloth covering the furniture, and the violent dust directly made him unable to open his eyes.
"Ahem, ahem, it's really dirty. ”
The old man covered his mouth and nose with his palm, as if he was very uncomfortable by the violent dust.
However, the sight behind the white cloth surprised everyone, especially the last manservant, who had begun to cover his mouth with his hand to prevent himself from calling out.
I saw that behind the white cloth was a large dining table, but there was no food on the table, but it was dissatisfied with the black-brown bloodstains, and even through the outline of the bloodstains, it could be faintly seen that it was a human form.
At first, the white cloth had black stains on it, and everyone thought it was stained with dirt, but they didn't expect it to be dried blood.
"I didn't expect these stinky boys to be lazy for me, and they didn't clean up for me, so I have to scold them when we meet in the future. ”
The old clerk's expression was very rich at this time, but not because of the blood stains on the table, but because of the person who cleaned up the blood stains.
"Is this the bloodstain from the previous victim?" said Cornelia with a grim face.
"Maybe?" said the old clerk, shrugging his shoulders, "I don't know very well, after all, I haven't looked at their deaths too closely." ”
"Do you see anything unusual?" Zhao Xi asked Cornelia beside him in a low voice.
"No," Cornelia shook her head, "it's been too long to feel anything." ”
"What about the breath of the resentful spirit?" Zhao Xi asked again.
"No," Cornelia said lightly, "I don't feel the presence of resentful spirits here. ”
"Hey! Zhao Xi touched his chin and said with a smile.
Although the two talked quietly, the old clerk in front of them could still hear clearly.
Of course, Zhao Xi and the two did not mean to carry people behind their backs, but just lowered their voices slightly.
"The second floor is the various rooms, and the third floor is the master bedroom. I won't show you around, but if the furniture doesn't work, I can give you a new one for free. ”
The old clerk looked at the dusty staircase, turned his head and said to the people behind him.
"I'll also call some people to do a simple cleaning of the manor, which is limited to noon, and of course, you will have to pay for this part of the house. ”
"Don't buy such an unlucky manor, anyway, my master knows a lot of friends, so it's good to inquire for you when the time comes, there's no need to buy here." ”
Before Zhao Xi and the others could make a decision, the manservant on the side spoke first, repulsing this manor.
Zhao Xi was about to speak, but he felt Dorothy, who was lying in his arms, gently tugging him.
"Huh?" Zhao Xi glanced at the girl in his arms in surprise.
I saw the girl in her arms shaking her head at him and nodded, if it was an outsider, she must have looked confused, but the two had been together for so long, Zhao Xi only thought about it for a while and understood what the girl wanted to express.
"We still want to think about it again, okay?" Zhao Xi raised his head and said.
"Of course, after all, you're a guest. The old clerk's originally cloudy eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of essence: "But you guests should not come at night to try it easily, after all, life is only once, and it is very precious for everyone." ”
The old clerk's words directly hit Zhao Xi's inner thoughts, and Dorothy's expression in his arms at that time also meant the same, but he didn't expect to be seen through so easily.
"How so, hahahaha. Zhao Xi smiled awkwardly and said.
"Although it is said that several of you are extraordinary, but extraordinary is not invincible, I believe you yourself should understand this truth. The old clerk said casually.
The tone was flat but with a hint of warning, and Zhao Xi and the others could still hear it.
"Thank you, sir, we won't be so reckless. Dorothy replied politely.
"It's good to know. ”
The old clerk staggered to the door with his hands behind his back, and the bugs on the ground had quieted down after such a long time, and began to hide in an unknown corner of the house.
Everyone slowly withdrew from the house as the old clerk left, especially the manservant, who walked the fastest, as if someone was chasing him behind his ass.
And Dorothy was in a state that was not right at this time, she almost turned back step by step, as if there was something in the house that was worth her memory.
Zhao Xi naturally saw that the girl was inappropriate, but there were too many outsiders now, and he was embarrassed to ask directly, so he just put his doubts in his heart, thinking that he would ask when there was no one after he went back.
Cornelia's expression did not change in the slightest, but her brows were tightly knit without the slightest stretch, as if there was some discovery in this house.
Soon everyone returned to the shop under the leadership of the old clerk, and after such a toss, the sun that had been hanging high in the sky was gradually setting, and the sky gradually began to darken.
As the backs of the crowd faded into the manor, a carriage appeared around the corner of the street, and a pair of eyes appeared in the window, staring at the people in the distance.
"Young Master, we should go back too. The driver turned to the car and said.
"Let's go, then. A young voice came from the carriage.
With a crisp whip, the carriage slowly disappeared into the street.
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"Alright, old man, I'm going to get off work too, so you can go if you don't have anything to do. ”
The old store looked at the sky, turned his head and said to the group of people behind.
"Then don't bother you, it's time for us to go back. Zhao Xi said to the old clerk.
"Guest, you go slowly. The old clerk said without looking back.
Although the words were very polite, the tone didn't sound polite at all.
Zhao Xi and the three slowly returned to Buffy's manor under the leadership of the manservant.
Along the way, the valet tried to say something many times, but in the end he couldn't say it.
In such an atmosphere, Zhao Xi and his entourage returned to Buffy's manor.