The mysterious power entrenched in the mystery house has been partially eliminated.

It hadn't been completely cleaned, but at least in the halls of the Mystic House, there were no more mystical distractions, and it was quiet enough for Merlin to sit by the warm fireplace and listen to an ancient tale from a 16th-century spirit.

"You, do you have a name? What the hell are you? ”

Merlin threw a cleansing charm on the couch by the fireplace, and after the couch stained with blood and strange substances was clean again, he sat on it, crossed his legs, and looked at the purple female spirit standing in front of him.

"My name is Xuanlan."

The purple spirit replied in a gentle voice:

"I am the center of the Mystic House, its spirit, you can understand me, my existence, represents the consciousness of this house. I was created to serve the owners of the House of Mysteries. ”

"Hmm."

Merlin nodded, he could understand what Xuanlan meant, although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he had heard similar examples in some magic books.

Some wizards will use special methods to give birth to thoughts from inanimate things in order to serve them better.

"What's that?"

Merlin pointed to the decomposing mass of flesh on the floor, the corpse of the alchemist that had been hacked to death earlier.

It is not a naturally occurring life, its existence violates the laws of nature, it should not have appeared, and it should not exist, so after the integrity of the body is destroyed, it begins to decompose rapidly.

Fragments of silver, oddly shaped and bizarre mechanical objects were scattered among the flesh and blood, representing its strange vitality and not simply magic.

"It's the gatekeeper."

Xuanlan calmly explained:

"It is an alchemical work made by Leonardo da Vinci's master from ancient texts when he was idle, and it was created to serve as Da Vinci's master's experimental assistant and to maintain the normal operation of the mystery house. It used to be not berserk, and its appearance was not distorted by flesh and blood, but when the spirit infection occurred, it was also infected by mysterious powers, and became irrational and insane. ”

"In hundreds of years of killing, it has become a node of filthy spiritual power in the mysterious house, it has a mind of its own, it still faithfully fulfills its former mission, but it no longer banishes the intruders, but brutally kills them, and traps the ghosts who have nowhere to go, transforming them into the ghosts guarding the mysterious house."

Merlin nodded, and he asked again:

"What do you mean by a spirit infection?"

"It's a secret study."

Like a true and dutiful housekeeper, Xuanlan said:

"It was the study that attracted the Unknown Spirit, which descended at midnight and took possession of the Mystery. Da Vinci's master left, and the spirit followed. But just the smell of it left here completely infected the mysterious house. ”

“”

Merlin didn't continue to ask questions, instead, he raised his head and looked at Xuanlan in front of him, a spirit that claimed to be the spirit of consciousness of the Mystic House. There was a hint of scrutiny in his gaze, but Xuanlan didn't have any more expression because of this gaze.

It wasn't until dozens of seconds later that Merlin spoke:

"You've also been infected by the remnants of that 'spirit'?"

Xuanlan didn't answer.

"You obviously have emotions of your own."

Merlin flicked his fingers and said:

"Despite your best efforts, when I appeared, there was still unconcealed joy and anticipation in your voice, just like an object that had been abandoned for a long time and finally found its user again."

"Have you been looking forward to a new owner? Xuanlan, tell me, don't hide it. ”

In the face of Merlin's questioning, the spirit of the mystery house finally nodded.

The purple spirit looked up at Merlin, and she said:

"That powerful spirit occupies the mysterious house, it gives birth to wisdom, I don't know if it's good or bad, but I feel that a room, if it doesn't have an owner, then it loses its meaning of existence."

There was an emotional glow in the eyes of this purple spirit, but she had been trapped in the mysterious house with the wisdom she had cultivated, she was very smart, but she didn't have much experience communicating with other people, so she was still very simple, she hadn't learned to lie yet.

After Merlin noticed it, she frankly admitted her anomaly.

"I knew it."

Merlin rubbed his forehead, and he said:

"The gatekeepers are also under your control? The triple test of cold, wraith, and gatekeeper was set by you? Why? ”

"This mysterious house was built by Leonardo da Vinci's owner, who used it to store knowledge."

Xuanlan Says:

"Although Leonardo da Vinci's master eventually left, this does not mean that anyone who breaks into the mystery house can become my master. I'm not strong, but I have my dignity. ”

"Then why didn't you choose Konstantin?"

Merlin asked curiously:

"If I'm not mistaken, he's made it through the cold."

"He's a hard guy to describe."

Xuanlan's anthropomorphic face finally had a hint of humanized expression, and she said to Merlin with some confusion:

"He used deception to get the key to the mysterious house from the descendants of Leonardo da Vinci's master. But the first time he entered the house, he didn't want to explore the secrets and knowledge of the house, but instead he was just looking for a tryst with his vampire girlfriend to not be disturbed. ”

The purple spirit said with a disgruntled expression:

"He doesn't have a respect for knowledge, and he doesn't qualify to be my master, so I let the gatekeepers chase him away."

"Okay."

Merlin said helplessly:

"That's Konstantin's style. But Xuanlan, you said I was your new master, but you obviously hid a lot of things from me, and frankly, I didn't trust you. ”

"My existence is to serve the Master."

Xuanlan said expressionlessly:

"Time will tell."

"Okay."

Merlin shrugged, he got up from the couch, and said to Xuanlan:

"Tell me about the Mystery House, what's the use of this house? You just said that Mr. Leonardo da Vinci stored a lot of knowledge in this category? Are they still there? ”

"The House of Mystery was badly damaged when the spirit infection broke out."

Xuanlan pointed to the messy ground around her, and replied to Merlin:

"I can try to repair the mystery house, but it will take more magic and some time, in addition, when the owner of Leonardo da Vinci left, he took most of the books with him, and the rest were put in the basement, and the basement, where the spirit infection first broke out, there are still very dangerous forces entrenched there, I do not recommend that the master clean it up now."

"In the current state of the Mystery House, what I can provide to the owner is an alchemy laboratory left by Leonardo da Vinci's owner, as well as the most basic 'arbitrary door'."

Xuanlan pointed to the closed door, and she said to Merlin:

"As long as you hold the key and open the door, the master can reach this dimension, anywhere you want to goOf course, until the mystery house is completely repaired, the opening of any door may be skewed, so I don't recommend that the master rashly try to open the door to the dangerous place."

"Oh, is it so amazing?"

Merlin walked to the door with great interest, he looked back at Xuanlan, and said:

"Can I just think about where I'm going and open the door?"

"Yes, master."

Xuanlan put her hands together, put them on her abdomen, and said to Merlin in a very professional housekeeping posture:

"The more you know about your destination, the more precisely any door can be opened. Also, during the time you are away, I will clean up the mystery house and help you prepare the equipment of the alchemy laboratory, do you have any other instructions? Master. ”

"Change your appearance, Ran."

Merlin twisted the door open and said to the spirit butler:

"Maybe you can change it to make me feel more comfortable, and we'll see you next time."

"Click"

Merlin twisted the door open and walked out.

In the hall behind him, Xuanlan savored the words left by Merlin, the spirit butler opened her hands, her appearance changed rapidly, and soon, her face changed into a mixture of Carol and Spirit Butterfly, her hair was very similar to Hill, and her body was extremely similar to Elsa, and the body of that kind of person was also dressed in the black and white tuxedo of the 16th century butlers.

Xuanlan, a strange and mysterious spirit, snapped her fingers, and a mirror appeared in front of her, she looked at herself in the mirror, and then stretched out her white-gloved hand and clipped a gold-rimmed monocle to her left eye.

Looking at the image in the mirror, she nodded with satisfaction, then turned around, picked up the bell at her waist, and shook it as she said to the empty hall:

"All out! It's work! ”

"Be sure to complete the cleaning of the mystery house before Master Merlin returns! And Master Merlin doesn't like the appearance of spirits, so change your appearance. ”

Under the order of the housekeeper Xuanlan, one after another ghosts floated out of the walls, floors and oil paintings of the house, and under her orders, these spirits changed their shapes very well-behaved, and after a few minutes, the servants of men and women, dressed in suits and maid clothes, were busy under the command of the housekeeper.

The interior of the Mystic House has been swayed with spatial magic, it is much larger than it looks, and it hasn't been cleaned properly in over 300 years.

All in all, this cleaning is estimated to have lasted for a long time.

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Merlin stepped out of the Mystery House, and the destination he chose was his home.

The 'Arbitrary Door' attached to the Mystery House worked very well, and Merlin didn't feel the bump that teleportation should have, and stepped on the wet ground.

Wait, soggy?

Merlin looked at the water flowing under his feet, and when he looked up, he saw that in the mist rising in front of him, Elsa with her eyes closed was standing under the warm water, enjoying her bathing time.

“？？？”

Looking at the white landscape in front of him, Merlin activated the shapeshifting charm almost immediately, and before Elsa could open her eyes, he disappeared into the bathroom.

"Huh?"

Elsa in the bathroom wiped the water from her face, she turned her head, looked behind the empty thing suspiciously, and said:

"I just felt like someone was there. Did I feel wrong? ”

On the other side, Merlin, who appeared on the streets of Queens, New York, patted his chest with some fear.

It's really hanging, I almost found out.

Although it doesn't matter if he is discovered, Elsa can't beat him, but the problem is that this kind of peeping at his subordinates is too tasteless.

"Hell, the trendy-looking 'Any Door' doesn't work at all!"

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief, he looked at the quaint key in his hand, and for a moment, he even wanted to throw it into the trash can at hand, but after thinking about it, he still gave up the idea.

Speaking of which, Elsa's figure is unexpectedly good

Stop! Can't think about it anymore! Merlin! When did you become so nasty!

Merlin reached out and twitched at the side of his cheek, trying to make himself forget what had just happened.

He looked up at the street in front of him, and found that the place he had chosen in his desperation was very close to his cousin's house, so Merlin planned to go to his cousin's house and sit down and play with little Peter by the way.

But just as he was taking a step, he suddenly remembered something else.

If he remembers correctly, Professor Charles's mutant academy should also be in Queens and it's not very far from here.

"Professor Charles helped me last night, and without his help, I'm afraid I'd have become a plaything in Raven's hands by now."

Merlin thought:

"Maybe I should visit him. Counting the last time he woke me up from my coma, this was the second time he saved me. ”

Thinking of this, Merlin no longer hesitated, he reached out to stop a taxi, opened the door, and sat inside.

"Go to Xavier's Talent Academy."

"Ah, Mr. Merlin! What a coincidence. ”

A familiar voice came from the front seat, and Merlin looked up to see Chas's chubby face.

It's good not Dupende.

"Alright, Chas."

Merlin greeted the fat driver and said:

"It seems that we are quite fated, but speaking of which, I remember you didn't say that you should rest for a few days? Why do you come out to work in the afternoon? ”

"Oh, that's right."

As he flicked the steering wheel, Chas said to Merlin:

"This car is newly changed by Du Pengde, he went to watch a movie with his cousin today, so he asked me to help him lead the class."

"Dupponde's new car?"

Merlin looked left and right, and sure enough, the interior of the taxi was very new. He thought for a moment, stretched out his hand, and without hesitation, ripped off the music player on the bridge.

Then he said in an exaggerated tone:

"Oh my God! Look at me, clumsy me, accidentally broke this beautiful music player but it's okay, I'll pay for it. ”

After speaking, Merlin was under the stunned gaze of Chas, Shi Shiran handed a few banknotes to Chas, and said:

"Chas, we're friends, aren't we? So you just don't see anything, okay? ”