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Duanmuhuai didn't find any useful clues in the ancestor's bedroom, which is normal, it happened more than a hundred years ago, and it has been lived by many people since then, if there is anything useful, It was not Duanmu Huai's turn to search, at least on the surface, there were no clues here.

But Duanmuhuai didn't care either. Clues were mainly used to improve mission evaluation. If you could find the best one, if you couldn't find it, you wouldn't look for it.

After all, he didn't come here to find any clues.

"...You want to live in the yard?"

It has to be said that when the old housekeeper heard Duanmuhuai's request, he was also shocked.

"Please don't do this, sir, we have enough rooms..."

"Is this a problem with the guest room?"

Duanmu Huai waved his hand and interrupted the old housekeeper.

"We are here for the magic dog. You don't think that the dog will knock on the door and then go into the house. It is easy to catch it only outside. If it is in the house, It won't be so easy."

"But...that's what it says..."

The old housekeeper also had to admit that Duanmuhuai's words were indeed reasonable, but the problem was...

"Where do you intend to live?"

"Whatever, it's best to have a good view, shelter from the wind and rain, and see the yard at a glance."

"This... we have a hut where the guards live in the forest..."

"There it is."

What the old butler was talking about was a hut located on the back hill of the Baskerville Manor, which was halfway up the mountain and could have a panoramic view of the entire manor. Originally, it was a place to guard the forest, and hunters also lived here. But after the previous incident, no one dared to live here anymore. For Duanmuhuai, this place is just right.

However... for the next few days, everything was peaceful.

"What a ghost."

Sitting in front of the window, looking at the dark forest outside, Duanmu Huai really couldn't help but want to complain, he finally wanted to do something, but the dog stopped coming? Could it be that he was frightened and ran away before? shouldn't be...

To be honest, Duanmuhuai has not been idle these days, he went out for a walk in the mountains and forests every night, but he didn't even meet a ghost. Lorena didn't have any good news either. She just said that during this period of time, the lady seemed to be more relaxed because of the companionship. As for the magic dog... she must have never encountered it.

I don't want to stay here for a year or so...

While stroking the black cat and white rabbit in his arms, Duanmuhuai also complained. The Baskerville family hoped that they could stay here. Anyway, their family had plenty of money. If they could hire someone to protect the manor, it would be nothing to them to spend a little money. But Duanmuhuai obviously didn't have so much time to waste.

It's impossible to really stay here for a year and a half.

In this case......

"Let's go, Bell Girl, let's go out for a walk!"

Thinking of this, Duanmuhuai also stood up, pushed open the door of the wooden house again, and walked out.

It was already late at night, and because of the dense clouds, the moonlight could not shine into the forest, and the entire forest was pitch black. But for Duanmuhuai, these were obviously minor problems. Holding a flashlight, he strode in the forest, making a series of footsteps. It was obvious that Duanmu Huai was trying to lure his prey into the bait. If the magic dog was really lurking in the forest, it would definitely not be able to let him go.

Although I thought so, but... It has been going around for several days, but Duanmu Huai didn't even notice a dog hair.

"It doesn't make sense???"

Walking in the forest, Duanmuhuai was really speechless. I have swaggered so much, why hasn't that magic dog come out to die? I can't really let myself piss and mark the territory, or is this guy gone to another place?

"Woo meow!"

Just as Duanmuhuai was thinking, he saw the black cat that had been lying in his pocket suddenly poked its head out and barked into the distance. Hearing the cry of the black cat, Duanmu Huai was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look to the other side.

Could it be that this guy went somewhere else?

……………… In short, just go and have a look.

"Crash!!"

Hot water poured down from the shower head, covering the girl's body. Mary let out a deep breath, then she lowered her head and soaked her body in the bathtub.

The guest room at Xia Li's house is bigger than the apartment she rented in Fog City, not only that, but also the bathroom... But I'm used to it, anyway, being able to soak the whole body in the bathtub is still a very important thing. comfortable thing. Xia Li also seems to be in normal condition, and her recovery is going smoothly, so...

"Wow."

However, at this moment, Mary suddenly heard something outside the window, which made her startled, and hurriedly raised her head, looking in the direction of the window.

"who is it?"

“……………………”

There was silence outside, only the sound of the night wind blowing through the forest. Could it be that the leaves were hanging on the window?

“……………………”

Recalling that Donna reminded them that there might be wild beasts in the mountains, Mary also became nervous. She hurriedly wiped her hair, changed her clothes, walked out of the bathroom, came to the window, and looked out carefully. It was dark in the forest outside, only a few dim street lamps illuminated the nearby ground near the mansion below. But under the light of this dim street lamp, everything around seemed even darker.

Maybe I just heard it wrong.

Thinking of this, Mary shook her head, then turned to leave, but at this moment, she suddenly heard a hasty knock on the door.

"Boom boom boom, boom boom boom."

"who is it?"

"Yes, it's me, Axie..."

"Axie??"

Hearing her friend's voice, Mary was stunned for a moment, but she still came to the door of the bedroom and opened the door, and then Mary saw her friend, the petite and lovely Aselika standing at the door with a pale face, feeling uneasy. looking at her.

"What's the matter? What's the matter? Ah Xie?"

"I... I don't know..."

Aselika looked a little nervous.

"I seem to have seen something terrible outside just now... just outside the window, there seems to be some monster..."

"monster??"

Hearing what Aselika said, Mary couldn't help but jump in her heart. Perhaps to Aselika, this was just an illusion, but to Mary... this is not something that can be laughed off.

"Where is it? Take me to see it."

"Um……………"

Aselika nodded, and then took Mary to her room—her room was next to Mary's, and it also had a bedroom and bathroom design. At least from the outside, there is not much difference between this room and Mary's room. Aselika led Mary into her room, and then pointed to the window with some anxiety.

"Just, just now, Ah Xie was about to do his homework after taking a shower, when he suddenly heard a strange sound coming from outside, and then Ah Xie raised his head, and saw what looked like a terrifying monster jumping out of the window ...Although Ah Xie also thinks that maybe he is wrong......"

"..."

Mary took the flashlight, went to the window, looked outside, but still couldn't see anything. Under the dark window, only the slightly pale faces of the two girls and a ray of light were reflected.

"Probably you read it wrong."

Mary carefully looked out the window, then turned her head to look at Aselika, showing a smile.

"Don't worry, Axie, I think it's just an illusion. You may have seen the shadow of the light or something, and mistook it for..."

"Roar-----!!"

However, Mary hadn't finished speaking when suddenly, there was a deep roar from outside. It was obviously not a human voice, but more like the roar of some kind of terrifying monster. This also surprised both Mary and Aselika. Mary hurriedly turned her head and looked out of the window again——however, she still saw nothing.

So she stretched out her hand without hesitation, opened the window, and leaned out her whole body.

"Mary, Mary, be careful!"

Seeing her friend's bold move, Aselika was even more shocked. Regardless of her fear, she ran to Mary's side in a hurry, and stretched out her hand to grab her dress.

"........."

However, Mary carefully observed the outside, but still found nothing.

"No, is there nothing?"

"Ugh... didn't see anything..."

Mary shook her head, and closed the window again, and at this moment, Aselika grabbed Mary's pajamas anxiously and watched her.

"Mary, why don't I sleep with you tonight."

"All right."

Mary was not surprised by Aselika's request. After all, Aselika was still young, and... the voice just now did not sound like an unexpected wind. Although he didn't know what was going on, but just to be on the safe side, he let Aselika sleep with him.

The reason why I didn't tell Xia Li was because after all, Xia Li herself was recuperating, and it would be bad to disturb her for such a pretentious matter.

Soon, Aselika packed her things and followed Mary out of the room. However, just as Mary left the room, she suddenly saw a black shadow flashing by on the wall in the corner of her eyes, which made Mary suddenly panic. Dazed, subconsciously turned his head and looked behind him.

However, it was still pitch black outside the window, and nothing could be seen. Mary stared at the darkness outside the window. For some reason, she always had a bad feeling, as if in the darkness, there was something staring at her viciously, as if it would come from the next moment. Jump out of the dark, smash through the glass, and...

"...Mary?"

Aselika's voice came, bringing Mary back to her senses.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, let's go."

Concentrating her mind, Mary glanced at the dark forest outside the window again, then retracted her gaze, and left the room with Aselika.

"Tch, are you a step late?"

Standing in the depths of the forest, looking at the mansion not far below, Duanmuhuai smacked his mouth. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the trunk next to him——on the trunk several meters thick, there was a trace that seemed to be torn by the sharp claws of some kind of monster. It's just a pity that Duanmu Huai seemed to be one step too late. The monster seemed to have sensed his approach and had already fled away.

"What a hassle, I'm not good at this."

Duanmuhuai stretched out his hand, knocked on the tree trunk next to him, and sighed helplessly. Compared with tracking, he is actually better at sitting on the sidelines and waiting for rabbits. Duanmuhuai is not afraid that the enemy will not come, but he is afraid that they will go around him. Just like this monster now, it is obvious that it can detect the existence of Duanmuhuai, so it will slip away early before Duanmuhuai arrives. This is actually quite normal, just like tigers and foxes in the mountains, the latter will not be so stupid as to jump directly at the tiger's face.

But if it didn't directly pounce on Duanmuhuai's face, it would be very difficult for Duanmuhuai to catch such a monster in the deep mountains and old forests.

Just like just now, Ling Nu had already warned the police, and Duan Muhuai also arrived in the shortest time. But the monster still seemed to sense the approaching danger, and turned around and slipped away without hesitation, not even a moment's hesitation. This is enough to make Duanmu Huai half dead, but as long as it stays a few more times, Duanmu Huai will have barbecue to eat tonight.

From this point of view, this thing is more like an animal than a monster. Even if a subspace creature like Konggui encounters danger in such a thing, it will come out and try to die. Only animals have no dignity, run away from danger without worrying about any strange reactions.

This monster is like this, it sensed Duanmu Huai's aura, knew that the opponent was very strong, and he couldn't beat it, so he turned his head and ran away without feeling ashamed at all.

But this was Duanmuhuai's biggest headache.

But fortunately...... This guy is not without weaknesses. Monsters have monster countermeasures, and animals have animal countermeasures... After all, when humans catch prey, most of them don't directly attack them, do they?

At least for now, he still has bait to use.

Thinking of this, Duanmuhuai glanced at the mansion not far away again, and looked away.

For now, so be it.

Time passed day by day. For Mary and the others, that night seemed to be just an accident. After all, they never encountered a similar situation after that. Christmas was also approaching, and people in the small town The festive atmosphere gradually became stronger, as if the riots caused by the magic dogs did not exist in themselves. Lanterns were lit in the streets, people hung mistletoe outside their doors and decorated Christmas trees.

And Xia Li and the others also received an unexpected invitation.

"The Baroness of Baskerville invited us to a Christmas dinner?"

Looking at the invitation letter in her hand, Mary was obviously quite surprised.

"Yes, I plan to go to the banquet. In any case, this is also the territory of Baron Baskerville's family. I am taken care of here, so I must thank you."

"But Charlie, your body..."

"Don't worry, Mary."

Hearing her friend's uneasy question, Xia Li smiled slightly.

"I know my body very well. Hasn't it gotten better and better recently? And the other party also said that it's just a private banquet, and not many people will attend it."

"I don't think there's anything wrong with participating. It's not bad for everyone to have a lively Christmas together."

Aselika also happily raised her hand in agreement, and Mary also glanced at Ashe and nodded. Of course she understood what A Xie meant. Logically speaking, Christmas is a day for the whole family to reunite. But there was no one on Xia Li's side to congratulate her. Although she and Aselika were there, it was inevitable that she would still feel a little lonely. If it was going to the Baskervilles' Christmas party, maybe... eh?

Baskerville?

Speaking of which, have I heard of this name from Mr. Duanmu before?

Remember that before I left, Mr. Duanmu seemed to have received an entrustment from the Baskerville family? ?

There will be no problem.

"What's the matter, Mary?"

"Ah, nothing."

Hearing her friend's inquiry, Mary also shook her head hastily. In fact, she didn't hear about the specific situation from Duanmu Huai, but she only heard that it seemed to be related to the legend of Baskerville's magic dog...Maybe she will meet Mr. Duanmu at the baroness?

If that's the case, then ask him what's going on then.

In the middle of the night, the blizzard intensified.

The lively festive atmosphere in the small town did not have any impact on the hut on the mountain. Duanmuhuai sat at the table, gnawed on the turkey, and looked at the howling snowstorm outside. Since yesterday, the blizzard has gotten bigger and bigger, wrapping the entire land and forest in a blanket of silver.

There was nothing unusual on Lorena's side, and she said that the lady had already started planning for the Christmas party... Well, it's somewhat understandable, after all, she's the only one left now, if it's not lively, I'm afraid she will die of loneliness. But this has nothing to do with Duanmuhuai, he doesn't plan to attend any dinner party, and he has an instinct that in these two days, that monster might appear again.

"call-----!!"

The blizzard intensified again, and at the same time, the black cat that was lying on the side eating the turkey suddenly turned over and jumped up. It turned its head, stared out the window, and let out a low moan at the same time.

"Meow————! Meow—————!!"

"Um?"

Seeing Ling Nu's reaction, Duanmu Huai tensed his nerves hastily. He raised his head and looked out of the window——under the whistling snowstorm, a black shadow flashed by in the distant forest. .

Seeing this scene, Duanmuhuai narrowed his eyes immediately.

Got you!