Chapter 6: The Devil's Lair
After the little episode just now, we also knew that even if we asked the old butler in front of us for information about the owner of the manor on the other side, it seemed that it would not be possible to get a satisfactory answer, so we didn't say more, and silently followed him into this huge castle manor. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
I have to say that this castle called the Manor of the Other Side is really big. After passing through the main entrance, there is a very large garden, and the grass and trees in the garden are neatly manicured, and it can be seen that someone has been taking care of it for many years. There is a huge fountain in the middle of the garden, but it is not turned on at the moment, so only the pool at the bottom of the fountain has a pool of clear water.
"This is the venue for tomorrow's celebration, I wonder what the three of you think?" Liu Zhen, the old housekeeper who walked in front, opened his mouth and said.
"It's incredible that there is such a large medieval European castle in such an inaccessible place." I was truly amazed.
"This is a real European medieval castle that my master bought from France and moved from there as it is. Of course, the original name of this castle could not have been 'Manor on the Other Side'. The old butler said proudly.
"It's truly breathtaking." It can be seen that Mu Zihan is also very surprised at the moment. As for Wang Xinyan, her eyes were full of envy and excitement, and she was no longer afraid, listening to the introduction of the old housekeeper, while looking around. It seems that the book says that every girl has a princess dream in her heart is true, and it is estimated that she has now imagined herself as the princess of this castle.
When we came to the room arranged for us on the third floor of the castle, the old butler's words suddenly changed, and although his words were still respectful, his face became very serious: "Three, although you are our honored guests, there are still a few points to pay attention to. ā
"Oh? Please make it clear. Mu Zihan, who was about to open the door and enter the room, paused slightly after hearing this, turned around and asked.
"Although the three of you are the host's guests, it is impossible for me as a butler to restrict your freedom of movement, but for your personal safety, please also remember the following points......" The old butler began to tell us some precautions for living in the manor on the other side.
It turned out that the building on the west side of the castle on the other side of the manor house belonged to the housekeepers and maids, so if you needed their help with errands, you could call them through the internal telephone set up in each room.
The two towers on the opposite side of the butler's house, on the east side of the castle manor, belonged to the mysterious owner of the manor and his family. Therefore, during the Midyear Festival, the two towers have been locked, and there are housekeepers outside the door who take turns to guard them, even if they are the guests of the owner of the manor, they are not allowed to go inside.
In addition, the guests of this celebration are arranged to stay on the third floor of the main building of the castle of the Manor on the other side, and the second floor is the restaurant, and after all the guests have arrived, the first dinner will be held there, and of course, the main process of the celebration will be announced at that time.
However, after all, this is an ancient castle in medieval Europe, and there are many unknown mechanisms in it, even he, an old butler who has been working here for decades, does not know all the mechanisms, so it is best not to run around in the main building of the castle before and after the celebration, once you get lost in the castle mechanism, it will be very dangerous.
Hearing this, Mu Zihan and I looked at each other and smiled, saying so much, in fact, this old housekeeper simply wanted the guests to stay in their rooms obediently except for celebrations and dinners.
Finally, the old butler added a special sentence: "Especially the forest not far behind the main building of the ancient castle, please do not enter it anyway." ā
"Why?" Mu Zihan asked, for the points that the old housekeeper said before, we can still understand that he doesn't want us to run around in the manor castle, after all, it will bring him a lot of trouble, but why can't he even go to the forest behind the castle?
"Three, this is not far from the 'Fengdu Ghost Town', and legend has it that many lonely ghosts who want to enter the ghost town but can't do it will wander around. Especially the forest behind the castle, which is a lair of evil spirits. I won't let you go, it's for your own good, after all, you are the host's guests, and I don't want you to have an accident because of this. Tomorrow is the mid-year festival on July 15, the door of the underworld is open, and the hundred ghosts travel at night, and they can't go there. The old housekeeper replied with a frightened face, seeing his terrifying expression, and what he said was the truth, which scared me to feel cold in my back all of a sudden, and Wang Xinyan hid directly behind Mu Zihan.
"Nonsense, although I do not deny the existence of ghosts, the so-called underworld, ghost towns, or ghost lairs are simply the products of human imagination themselves." Muzi said with a cold laugh. I can see that he is really not afraid, probably because he does have a deep understanding of the existence of "ghosts".
"Mr. Mu, don't believe in evil, someone had an accident three years ago because of not believing in evil. Since then, even people like us, who have lived in the castle for many years, have not dared to come near it again. The old butler said.
"Three years ago? What happened then? Seeing the old butler's rhetorical attitude, although Mu Zihan still couldn't believe in the existence of the "devil's lair", he was obviously interested in what happened three years ago, what happened? It can make the old butler in front of him believe that it is a place where evil spirits gather.
"Well, three years ago, one of the manor's maids ran into the forest. But we didn't know where she was at the time, so when we found out she was missing, we all searched everywhere for her, but we couldn't find her anywhere in the manor. At that time, we thought that she had left the manor and returned home alone, because, during that time, her friends who worked as maids on the manor seemed to have been listening to her muttering about wanting to leave the manor. The old butler sighed and recalled.
"Who knows, on the evening of the third day after her disappearance, we found her body so hungry that she was only skinned and bones, and that she was actually hanging from a tree in that forest. At that time, her terrifying appearance is still fresh in my memory even now. When the old butler said this, his tone couldn't help but become gloomy.
"Didn't you call the police?" Mu Zihan asked suspiciously.
"Of course, the police called the police, but the police came to the conclusion that she might have lost her way in the forest, and in the end, she could not get out of the forest, and she could not bear the pain of hunger and cold, so she chose to hang herself." The old butler said, "However, she is an old maid who has worked in this manor on the other side for many years, how could she be lost if it were not for the evil spirits?" Moreover, we searched almost every corner of the manor, and of course we went to the forest, but we couldn't find her. ā
"Oh, I see, thanks for the reminder, we'll take notice." Seeing that the old housekeeper only had a few words over and over, Mu Zihan didn't ask any more questions, and said instead.
"Well, that's good, then please rest well, I'm going to meet the next guest." With that, the old butler turned and prepared to leave.
(To be continued)