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Meijia took the two of them around the mansion, and Duanmuhuai finally understood why Meijia invited them.

This place really makes people feel very uncomfortable.

In fact, to be honest, from the outside, this mansion looks quite good, and it also has a lot of lighting. It's not as dark and gloomy as many foreign mansions. The glass dome and floor-to-ceiling windows bring enough light to the entire mansion. If you just take a photo and look at it, you will only think that it is a very gorgeous and bright scenery.

But what to say when you actually walk inside...that's another matter.

To use Duanmuhuai's analogy, the entire foreign hotel feels like an operating room or a morgue. There is plenty of light, but there is always a vague chill, and this feeling lingers even during the day. go. Meijia said that before they came, she had been reading in the garden outside - no wonder she didn't like staying here.

Moreover, Meijia's parents were unable to come back because they went abroad, so now Meijia is alone here - the two maids are obviously not her companions. Duanmuhuai and Shajiuye also met another maid. According to Meijia, the other maid was the daughter of Granny Sanchuan, a middle-aged woman in her thirties. She also had a straight face, rarely spoke, and looked solemn. It's like being in a mourning hall...

Is this your birthday or a wake?

"This is not the right place for a birthday."

After walking around for a while, Duanmu Huai sat on the sofa in the reception room and gave his opinion unceremoniously.

"If you ask me, this place is more suitable for a mourning hall."

"elder brother…………!"

"Ah hahaha, it doesn't matter, Shajiuye, actually I feel the same way."

Meijia smiled bitterly and stopped Shajiuye from complaining.

"Actually... everyone doesn't like it here... Unless it's a birthday, no one will come."

"Then why do you still have to celebrate your birthday here? Couldn't it be better to change the place?"

Duanmu Huai doesn't believe that there is no rebellious person in this big family. Are they all as obedient as sheep?

"………………"

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai's complaint, Meijia's expression darkened slightly, and then she looked around uneasily.

"Actually... there was also a person who thought this tradition was too stupid, so he gave up the ceremony, but then... he died."

"died?"

"Yes."

Meijia nodded vigorously, her wrists holding the hem of her skirt turned white.

"That was a distant cousin of mine. When he was sixteen years old, he decided not to come here to celebrate his birthday. Instead, he went to a KTV with his classmates and sang all night long."

Well, this is in line with the characteristics of modern students. It is common to go to KTV to celebrate birthdays.

"But early the next morning, when the waiter opened the door to the box, he found that his cousin was dead. Not only him, but his classmates who were in the box with his cousin also died. I heard that at that time The scene was very cruel, everyone was disemboweled..."

"Is there such a thing?"

Hearing this, Shajiuye also turned pale, while Meijia nodded silently.

"Yes, the Bai Fan family spent a lot of money to suppress this matter and claimed that they overdosed on drugs and killed each other in the box... But we all know that this is not true. Because after this, everyone They say this is the cousin’s punishment for violating tradition..."

So, no wonder everyone followed this rule even though they were reluctant. After all, the sixteenth birthday is only celebrated once in a person's life. No matter how reluctant it is, it will be over with gritted teeth. Although I don’t know if it’s true or not, it’s still better than losing my life.

Of course, you can also call it a coincidence, but this is a matter of losing your head. You only have one life, and no one is willing to gamble with his life, right?

Not only that, according to Meijia, there are actually three rules.

The first one is what she said before. Everyone in the Baifan family will spend their sixteenth birthday in this mansion.

But this doesn’t mean you just find a place to celebrate your birthday in a foreign hotel. There are two other rules.

The second rule is that the person celebrating the birthday must come to the mansion one day in advance and then stay in the innermost guest room on the east side of the second floor of the mansion.

Yes, it's a guest room.

The mansion has a total of three floors. The first floor is mainly for dining room, kitchen and entertainment room, the second floor is for guest rooms, and the third floor is for study and master room. Meijia is from Bai Fan's family, so she naturally has her own room in the mansion, but... it's useless.

She had to stay in the guest room on the east side of the second floor on the day before her birthday. Moreover, there was only one guest room on the entire east side, located at the end of the corridor. Moreover, one person must live alone, and no one is allowed on the entire east side, not even in the corridor. And in order to prevent guests living on the west side from breaking into the east side, an iron gate is used to separate the middle. Only Granny Mikawa has the key.

"That guest room must be huge, right?"

Hearing this, Shajiuye asked curiously. There were six guest rooms on the west side of the mansion. Meijia had already shown them. Basically, the layout of these rooms was similar to that of hotel rooms. They all had a bathroom and a large bed. Bed, bedroom, and then daily necessities such as desk and TV.

Well, to put it bluntly, this is actually no different from a hotel double bed room.

There are three guest rooms on each side of the west corridor, making a total of six rooms. There is only one guest room on the east side, and the entrance is still at the innermost side. So it is natural to imagine that the guest room should be much larger than Duanmuhuai's.

However………

"No, actually the guest room I live in is no different from the guest room everyone else lives in. They are all the same size."

"Huh? Really? But it's such a big place..."

"I don't know either………"

Meijia shook her head and continued.

Next, the third rule is that after entering the guest room at ten o'clock on the night before the birthday, the birthday girl is not allowed to come out again. You can't leave the guest room until 12 noon the next day. Then the maid will open the closed iron door and take the birthday boy to the chapel in the annex, where he will celebrate his birthday.

And after celebrating his birthday, the birthday boy must return to the guest room on the east side before ten o'clock in the evening and stay for another night. You can't leave until 12 noon on the third day.

"……………………"

After listening to Meijia's introduction, Duanmuhuai and Shajiuye looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

Is this a birthday?

Is this not some cult ritual?

And if you want to celebrate your birthday well, why should you go to the church in the annex? Not a restaurant?

No wonder Meijia is so nervous, because that rebellious cousin happened last year, and this year it's her turn!

Originally, Meijia just thought it was a weird ritual, but if someone dies, the situation will naturally be different!

But at this time, her parents had not returned from abroad because of their busy work, and they could not count on the relatives they could not see a few times a year. The maids here were also more and more weird, so Meijia had no choice but to invite Duanmu Huai and Sha Jiu. Yay is coming. Even if you can't help, it's good to be brave.

"That church is the one in the annex? Can we go in and have a look?"

"no."

Meijia grimaced and shook her head.

"The key to the church is in the hand of Ms. Ayabe. She said it can only be opened on her birthday."

Ms. Ayabe is the daughter of Granny Mikawa, the unsmiling woman in her thirties that Duanmuhuai and Shajiuye saw before.

"Well……………"

Shajiuye was speechless. This was the first time she had seen such a weird birthday.

Duanmu Huai is the same, what kind of crazy thing is this.

"Ah, by the way, Meijia."

Sensing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Shajiuye decisively changed the subject and took out a gift box from his bag.

"This is a birthday present. Happy birthday to you."

"Thanks!"

After receiving the birthday gift, Meijia's originally depressed expression became somewhat more relaxed.

"can I open this?"

"certainly."

After getting Shajiuye's consent, Meijia opened the birthday gift box and saw a pair of quite unique earrings inside - well, a gift for a very young girl.

Duanmuhuai nodded, then saw Sha Jiuye looking at him, and couldn't help but be startled.

Do I want to send it too?

"Well……………"

Faced with Sha Jiuye's silent urging, Duanmu Huai reached out his hand, dug through his arms, then took out something and handed it over.

"Happy birthday to you."

"Thank you, Mr. Duanmu, is this... a pendant?"

Meijia curiously accepted the gift from Duanmu Huai, somewhat surprised. Obviously, this is a pendant, but the decoration on this pendant is a bit strange. Hanging under the metal chain is a symbol of a metal skull, and in the eye sockets and mouth of this metal skull, there are several tentacles. Extending from it, it was wrapped around a warhammer. The positions of the suction cups on these tentacles are open eyes one by one...

"Brother, only boys will like this thing..."

Seeing this, Shajiuye couldn't help but complain. No wonder she said this. After all, this looks like the death heavy metal that boys with chuunibyou like the most... For a gentle and intellectual girl like Meijia, To me, it's really a mismatch.

"You're a kid, what do you know? This is a talisman."

Duanmuhuai rolled his eyes at Shajiuye and joked. This thing was an accessory infused with his own magical power. It would not be an exaggeration to say it was a divine weapon. Unless Meijia encounters a being at the level of the Three Illusory Gods, relying on this pendant alone, no matter what empty ghost ghoul or snake-man Baiyaki comes, it will be a human blocking the killing Buddha and the Buddha blocking the killing Buddha, which is the next level. Even the outer gods are useless.

Of course, you have to meet Shub Nicholas or Nyarlathotep or the like... Go to bed early.

I hope I have better luck in my next life.

"Amulet? This doesn't look like an amulet, does it?"

Shajiuye's expression is also very exciting. After all, this thing looks like a cursed item - well, that's actually true.

After all, it was Duanmu Huai who used the old divine power to transform it.

"Thank you, Mr. Duanmu, I will accept it."

However, Meijia obviously didn't seem to care about these little things. She directly picked up the necklace and hung it around her neck, then put it under her coat, so that she was not afraid of being seen.

Seeing this, Shajiuye wanted to say something, but suddenly there was a burst of chaotic footsteps, and then the door of the reception room was violently pushed open.

"Yo, hello, everyone."

Then, a man walked in laughing.