"Hee-hee, master, this matter is really important!" Carrie let out a rare laugh in her mind.

"Shut up!" Ashrufat scolded viciously in his mind. The task was really important - he was in charge of carrying a torch in his hand and providing light for the group.

There were more than ten people in their group, six of them were armed, and the leader was a strange man. The man was forty or fifty years old, bald, with a pointed chin, and a pair of rat eyes that seemed to be constantly turning, and there was cunning in the eyes from time to time. Ashrufat didn't understand the identity of this man for a while, but since the steward was respectful to him, then this person should be the lord's assistant, agent, or relative, or maybe even Hassel himself. However, according to Neil, Hassel is a degraded nobleman, but this one does not have the slightest aristocratic temperament. That kind of temperament and look, not so much a nobleman, is more of a profiteer - or a particularly black-hearted kind.

They were now walking on the stairs of a basement, from which they smelled of all sorts of things, including feces, urine, and rotting flesh. If Ashruphat is not mistaken, this is a dungeon. There were two torches in the whole procession, one in front and one behind, and Ashrufat walked at the back of the line.

The staircase was not long, and soon Ashrufat's feet were on the ground. With his dark vision, he could easily see the scene of this place: it was indeed a dungeon, and the thick rusted iron railings on both sides spoke for itself.

"Ashrufat, don't be sluggish, move quickly!" the butler urged. Ashrufat paused to look around and quickly followed the group. A brief look had made him notice that the dungeon was almost empty. There were only rats running around in the various rooms, and there was no one in sight.

"Is that the woman?" he heard voices from ahead, as the group stopped in front of a cell.

"Yes, host...... Lord Hassel. The butler replied. This guy was actually Hassel, much to Ashrufat's surprise. His goal is right in front of him.

"Master, I don't recommend doing anything here?" In her mind, Carrie sensed Ashrufat's thoughts.

"The goal is to kill him, and it doesn't have to be poisoned. Ashrufat replied. There is only one exit to this dungeon, and Ashrufat occupies a good position after the break at this time. If he chooses to do it at this time, then he can definitely kill all of this group, and even make the people outside unable to hear the sound.

"But that would expose you. This is not our goal, our goal is Pinod. If you use violence to solve the problem, it will attract unwanted attention. If nothing else, if you complete the mission this way, CapitaLand will definitely be on the lookout. ”

Ashrufat stopped talking, and Carrie was victorious again.

Someone in front took out the key and opened the door to the cell. A group of mermaids rushed in, and the cell was quite large, and even if a dozen or so people entered, it would still not look crowded.

A female prisoner with pale red hair is firmly trapped against the wall of the room with her hands and feet wide open, handcuffed and shackled. The other end of the handcuffs and shackles was buried deep in the rock wall. In the light of the torches, anyone could clearly see the miserable appearance of the female prisoner. The female prisoner's clothes were tattered and dirty from the fighting, her face and body were covered with small wounds and bruises, and one eye was completely black because of the heavy blow (I don't know if it was torture or fighting).

But when the female prisoner raised her head in the firelight, her eyes were still full of anger, and even Hassel, who was in front of her, took a half step back.

"I thought it was you!" Hassel finally spoke, and he seemed to recognize who the other person was.

Ashrufat, who was standing in the back, also recognized the identity of the female prisoner—the reddish, flame-like hair was the best feature. That's scarlet.

Scarlet glared at the man in front of him, clenched his teeth, and said nothing.

"Heh, what kind of place do you think this is? You can find me when you touch me in at night? Do you think a nobleman like me would actually leave guards and bodyguards in his house? I don't know where you learned these combat skills, but with such a little ability, you can't kill me! What a stupid girl with no heart. Haha......ha The last time I heard that you were dead, it turned out that rumors were often unreliable. ”

"Traitor!" Scarlet spat out the hateful word from between her teeth.

"Tsk......" Hassel shook his head, revealing a compassionate face that was purely trying to tease the other party. "That's not the right word, how am I a traitor? Who have I betrayed? I'm not a Bin, and I don't owe any allegiance to you. If you want to trust me, it's your dead father's own fault. You see, I never swore allegiance to him. ”

"And really what to say!" Hassel continued. "It's because your Bin clan is too disunited within itself, otherwise where would I have the opportunity?"

Hassel held out a finger and pointed at Scarlet's face. Scarlet tried to bite that finger, but Hassel retracted his hand in time, and this bite missed.

"But it was because of your disunity that I was promoted from a knight...... Now he has the title of Earl. Hey, bring that one. Hassel's last words were addressed to his entourage. Scarlet's gaze turned to the person beside Hassel, and the gaze full of indescribable, resemblance of hatred made people feel a tingling of the scalp, and the butler even couldn't help but take a step back under Scarlet's gaze.

Scarlet's gaze turned to Ashrufat's face, her expression seemed to freeze, and her eyes stared at Ashrufat for a long time without moving. At the end of the day, Ashruphat himself moved to the side, avoiding her gaze.

By this time, Hassel had already taken a small bottle from someone else's hand.

"So, to thank you, and of course, your dead father. Hassel shrugged, "I've decided to deal with you in a more merciful way." He opened the bottle and placed it in a position where Scarlet could see it clearly but couldn't reach it. "See this? Don't be afraid, it's not poison. In fact, this thing is a kind of ...... Anesthetics, which can immobilize you for days. But other than that, there are no adverse effects. ”

The content of what he said was nothing terrible in itself, but the vicious tone and look in which he spoke made Scarlet change his face.

"What do you want to do?!"

"It's nothing, it's just sending you to meet the ghouls! I'm sure they'll take good care of you! It's the last time we've ever met, and it's a shame. ”

With that, he handed the bottle to one of the guards. "Let her drink it all. ”

Two guards came up and grabbed Scarlet, no matter how much she struggled, it was impossible to resist the two strong men in this situation. The bottle of potion was all poured down, and Scarlet could only barely cough up a little.

"Alright, let's go. Hassel was satisfied, and said to one of the people beside him. "I'll leave the rest to you, and when the drug takes effect, just follow the old rules. ”

Two or three stayed, while others followed Hassel out of the dungeon. The other torch was left behind, so Ashrufat could only lead the way with a torch in front of him.

"The moonlight tonight is nice. "Hassel stepped on the ground and looked in a great mood. "Put out the torch, such a lovely moonlight just in time for me to walk back. You can go back. His last words were to the butler. With that, he walked to the other side, followed only by two heavily armed bodyguards.

"You guys," the butler turned his head to face some of his men. "It's been hard today, let's go back and rest. As a bonus, take a day off tomorrow!" After saying this, he didn't care about the others and walked outside by himself. In the blink of an eye, only a few servants remained, including Ashrufat. They also quickly dispersed separately.

"Master, it's a pity to watch Scarlet die like this. In her mind, Carrie reminded again.

"Remember what he meant, 'Send you to the ghoul,' a hidden phrase?" Ashruphat asked.

"I don't know what to do. Carrie replied. "But looking at it like this, especially giving her an anesthetic, it doesn't look like you're going to kill her right away. It takes at least a little while for the anesthetic to work. I recommend you ......"

Carrie's voice paused, and Ashrufat stopped. Because at this time several people were standing in front of them. As you can tell from their dress, they are the guards who patrol at night.

The lord's mansion in Via City, like most cities in this world, includes not only the lord's own residence, but also a series of buildings, such as an office hall, a lobby, a prison (and even the secret dungeon just now), a garden, and so on. Ashrufat was in the courtyard between the lord's residence and the lobby at the moment, and it stands to reason that it was normal to run into patrol guards on duty here.

However, the expressions and postures of these guards were very abnormal. It was a provocative stance.

"You're the new Ashrufat. The guard in the lead asked.

"Yes. Ashrufat looked at the other man, making sure he didn't know the man. The man was about thirty years old, unusually tall, with muscular bare arms. "Excuse me, do we know each other?"

"It doesn't matter if we know each other or not. The big man said in a strong tone. "The important thing is that I'm going to see you fuck off tonight!"

"May I ask why?" said Ashrufat, who was genuinely curious. He's just here, and he hasn't even had a chance to offend anyone.

In the next second, a powerful fist smashed into his body, knocking him backwards and staggering several steps, and he sat on the ground with his ass.

"That's why!" the big man withdrew his fist, the effect of this punch was normal, but there was something wrong with his hand. It's not like hitting a human body, it's hitting a stone wrapped in cloth, tough and wonderfully elastic. But he immediately threw the thought away. It's just a delusion. He told himself.

"Three of our brothers were killed, and you shamelessly moved into their house!" the big man pointed to Ashrufat, who was sitting on the ground. "Get out of here! If I see you again in the middle of the night, it won't be like this. What, not convinced?" he let out a ferocious cry. "If you want to sue, just sue! Even if you sue the earl, it doesn't matter! Anyway, before you get out, I'll see you beat you up once!"