Chapter 543 Waiting for the dog


    Duanmuhuai did not find any useful clues in the bedroom of her ancestors. This is normal. It was a matter of more than a hundred years ago, and many people have lived here since then. If there is anything useful, it is not the turn of Duanmuhuai to search. At least from the surface, there are no clues here.


    But Duanmu Huai doesn''t care. The clue is mainly used to improve task evaluation. If you can find the best, you won''t find it if you can''t find it.


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


    “……You want to live in the yard?”


    I have to say that when the old butler heard Duanmu Huai’s request, he was also shocked.


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


    "Is this a guest room problem?"


    Duanmu Huai waved his hand and interrupted the old butler''s words.


    "We came here for the devil dog. You wouldn''t think that dog would knock on the door and then go into the house. Only when it''s outside can it be easy to catch it. If it''s in the house, it''s not that easy."


    "But... that''s what I said..."


    The old housekeeper also has to admit that Duanmu Huai’s words do make sense, but the problem is...


    “Where are you planning to live?”


    "Whatever you want, it''s better to have a good view, shelter from wind and rain, and you can see the place in the yard at a glance."


    "This... we have a small house to protect the mountains and forests..."


    “It’s there.”


    What the old butler is talking about is a small house located in the back mountain of Baskerville Manor, which is located halfway up the mountain, allowing you to see the entire manor situation. Originally, this place was a place to protect the mountains and forests, and hunters also lived in it. But after the previous incident, no one dared to live here. For Duanmuhuai, this place was just right.


    However……………In the next few days, it was a calm.


    "I''ve seen a ghost."


    Sitting in front of the window and looking at the dark forest outside, Duanmuhuai couldn''t help but want to complain. He finally wanted to do something, but the dog didn''t come? Could it be that he was frightened and ran away before? It shouldn''t be...


    To be honest, Duanmuhuai has not been idle these days. He went out to stroll in the mountains and forests every night, but he did not even encounter a ghost. There was no good news on Lorena, but it was said that the lady seemed to have become much more relaxed because of the company of her. As for the magic dog, she must have not encountered it.


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


    While touching the black cat and white rabbit in his arms, Duanmu Huai also complained. The Baskerville family hopes that they can stay here. Anyway, their family has money. If they can hire someone to protect the manor forever, spending some money is nothing for them. But Duanmuhuai obviously didn''t have so much time to waste.


    It’s impossible to stay here for a year or two.


    Since that''s the case...


    "Let''s go, 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. Because of the dark clouds, the moonlight could not shine into the forest, and the whole forest was pitch black. However, for Duanmu Huai, these were obviously some minor problems. He carried the flashlight and walked in the forest with big strides, making a series of footsteps. It is obvious that Duanmuhuai is luring prey to take the bait. If the demon dog really lurks in the mountains and forests, it will definitely not be able to let it go.


    Although I think so,......... It has been several days since Duanmu Huai, but he has not even noticed his dog hair.


    "It makes no sense???"


    Walking in the forest, Duanmu Huai was speechless. I am so swaying, why doesn’t the demon dog come out to die? You can''t really let yourself pee and mark your territory or something, or is this guy running to another place?


    “Woo meow!”


    Just as Duanmu Huai was thinking, the black cat that had been lying in his pocket suddenly poked out his head and shouted in the distance. Hearing the black cat''s cry, Duanmu Huai was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look to the other side.


    Could it be that this guy went to another place?


    …………Anyway, just go and take a look.


    “Crazy!”


    Hot water spilled down from the shower head and enveloped the girl. Mary breathed a deep breath, then she lowered her head and soaked her body in the bathtub.


    Xia Li’s guest room is larger than the apartment she rented in Wudu. Not only that, the bathroom is also... But I have become accustomed to it. No matter what, it is still a very comfortable thing to be able to soak your whole body in the bathtub. Charlie seemed to be doing well and her recovery was smooth. In this case...


    "Crash."


    However, at this moment, suddenly, Mary heard something sound outside the window, which made her stunned. She hurriedly raised her head and looked towards the window.


    "Who is it?"


    “………………”


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


    “………………”


    Recalling that Dona had reminded them that there might be wild animals in the mountains, Mary became nervous. She hurriedly wiped her hair, changed her clothes, walked out of the bathroom, came to the window, and looked out carefully. I saw that the forest outside was dim, and only the place below was close to the Western Restaurant, a few dim street lights illuminated the nearby ground. But under the dim street lights, everything around seemed to be darker.


    Maybe I just heard it wrong.


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


    "Dongdongdongdongdong, dudongdongdongdong."


    "Who is it?"


    “Yes, it’s me, Xie…”


    "Ah Xie??"


    Hearing the voice of her friend, Mary was stunned for a moment, but she still came to the bedroom door and opened the door. Then Mary saw her friend. The petite and cute Asherika was standing at the door with a pale face, looking at her uneasy.


    "What''s wrong? What''s wrong? Ah Xie?"


    “I…I don’t know…”


    Asherika seemed a little nervous.


    "I just seemed to have seen something terrible outside... It was outside the window, and it seemed like there was a monster..."


    "monster??"


    Hearing Asherika’s statement, Mary couldn’t help but feel her heart beat. Perhaps for Asherika, this was just an illusion, but for Mary... this is not something that can be laughed at.


    "Where? Take me to see."


    "Um………"


    Ashelica nodded and then took Mary to her room - her room was next to Mary, and it was also designed with a bedroom and bathroom. At least from the outside, there is not much difference between this and Mary''s room. Ashelica took Mary into her room and 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 from outside. Then Ah Xie raised his head and saw that something terrible monster jumped out of the window... Although Ah Xie also felt that he might have read it wrong..."


    “………”


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


    "You probably saw it wrong."


    Mary looked out the window carefully, then turned around and looked at Asherika, showing a smile. "Don''t worry, Ah Xie, I think it should be just an illusion. You may have seen the shadow of the light or something, and mistaken it for..."


    "Roar——!"


    However, before Mary finished speaking, a low roar came from outside. It was obviously not a human voice, but more like a roar from some kind of terrifying monster. This also surprised both Mary and Asherika. Mary hurriedly turned her head and looked out the window again - however, she still saw nothing.


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


    "Ma, Mary, be careful!"


    Seeing her friend''s bold move, Asherika was even more shocked. She even ran to Mary regardless of her fear and reached out to grab her clothes.


    “…………”


    However, Mary looked around carefully and found nothing.


    "No, is there nothing?"


    "Woo... I didn''t see anything..."


    Mary shook her head and closed the window again. At this moment, Asherika also grabbed Mary''s pajamas uneasy and looked at her.


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


    "All right."


    Mary was not surprised by Asherika''s request. After all, Asherika is still young, and... the voice just now does not sound like an unexpected wind. Although I don’t know what happened, I still let Ashelika sleep with me to be on the safe side.


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


    Soon, Asherika packed up her things and followed Mary out of the room. However, just as Mary left the room, she suddenly saw a black shadow swaying by the wall at the corner of her eyes, which made Mary stunned and subconsciously turned her head and looked behind her.


    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 this darkness, something was staring at her viciously, as if the next moment, it would jump out of the darkness, break through the glass, and...


    “……Mary?”


    Asherika''s voice came, causing Mary to come back to her.


    "What''s wrong?"


    "It''s nothing, let''s go."


    Restrained his mind, Mary looked at the dark forest outside the window again, then withdrew her gaze and left the room with Asherika.


    "Tsk, is it a step late?"


    Standing deep in the forest, looking at the Western Restaurant not far below, Duanmuhuai smashed his mouth. He reached out and grabbed the trunk next to him - he saw a trace that seemed to be torn by the sharp claws of some monster on the trunk several meters thick. Unfortunately, Duanmu Huai seemed to be a step late, and the monster seemed to have noticed his approach and had already escaped.


    "It''s really troublesome, I''m not good at this."


    Duanmuhuai reached out and knocked on the trunk next to him, sighing helplessly. Compared to tracking, he is actually better at waiting for the rabbit. Duanmu Huai is not afraid of the enemy not coming, but is afraid that they will walk 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 very normal, just like tigers and foxes in the mountains, and the latter is not so stupid that they pounce on the tiger''s face.


    But if it does not pounce directly on Duanmuhuai''s face, it will be difficult for Duanmuhuai to catch such a monster in the deep mountains and forests.


    Just like just now, the bell girl had already warned her, and Duanmu Huai also arrived in the shortest time. But the monster seemed to have noticed the approaching danger and turned around without hesitation, without even hesitation. This is enough to make Duanmu Huai irritate. If it only stays for a few more times, then Duanmu Huai will have barbecue to eat tonight.


    From this point of view, this thing is more like animals than subspace creatures like monsters and hollow ghosts. Even if they encounter dangers in such things, they will come out to try to kill themselves. Only animals will have no dignity and run away directly when encountering danger without worrying about any strange reactions.


    This monster was like this. It sensed Duanmu Huai''s breath and knew that the other party was very powerful and could not beat it. So it turned around and ran away without feeling embarrassed at all.


    But this is the most troublesome thing about Duanmuhuai.


    But fortunately... this guy is not without weaknesses. Monsters have methods of dealing with monsters, and animals have animals... After all, most humans do not directly attack when catching prey, right?


    At least for now, I still have bait to use.


    Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai looked at the western restaurant not far away again and withdrew his gaze.


    For the time being, that''s it.


    As time passed day by day, for Mary and others, that night seemed to be a simple accident. After all, they had never encountered a similar situation again. Christmas day was approaching, and the festive atmosphere in the town gradually began to become stronger. It seemed that the riots caused by the magic dogs before did not exist in themselves. Lanterns were lit on the street, people hung pavilions outside the doors, and decorated Christmas trees.


    Xia Li and others also received an unexpected invitation.


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


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


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


    "But Charlie, your body..."


    "Don''t worry, Mary."


    Hearing his friend''s uneasy inquiries, Xia Li smiled slightly.


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


    "I think there is nothing wrong with going to participate. It''s good to have a Christmas together."


    Asherika happily raised her hand and agreed, and Mary also glanced at Asheri and nodded. Of course she understood what Ah Xie meant. In theory, Christmas was the day for the whole family to reunite. But no one came to congratulate her on Charlie. Although she and Asherika were there, she might still be a little lonely. If you were going to attend a Christmas party at Baskerville, maybe... well?


    Baskerville?


    Speaking of which, did you hear this name from Mr. Duanmu before?


    Remember before I left, Mr. Duanmu seemed to have received a commission from the Baskerville family? ?


    There will be no problem.


    "What''s wrong? Mary?"


    "Ah, nothing."


    Hearing his friend''s inquiry, Mary shook her head quickly. What is the specific situation? She actually didn''t hear it from Duanmu Huai, but she just heard it seems to be related to the legend of Baskerville''s magic dog... Maybe she would meet Mr. Duanmu at the Baroness?


    If that is the case, then I will ask him what the situation is.


    Late at night, the snowstorm was getting heavier and heavier.


    The lively festive atmosphere in the town did not have any impact on the huts on the mountain. Duanmuhuai sat at the table, gnawing on the turkey while looking at the howling snowstorm outside. Since yesterday, the blizzard has been getting heavier and heavier, wrapping the entire earth and forest in a piece of silver.


    There was nothing unusual about Lorena and said that the lady had started to organize Christmas party... Well, it was understandable, after all, she was the only one left now, and if it wasn''t more lively, I''d be lonely. But this has nothing to do with Duanmu Huai. He doesn''t plan to attend any dinner, and he has an instinct that in these two days, the monster may appear again.


    “Huh———!”


    The blizzard intensified again, and at the same time, the black cat, which was originally lying beside him, was chewing a turkey and suddenly turned over and jumped up. It turned its head and stared out the window, while making a low moan.


    “Meow——! Meow——!”


    "Um?"


    Seeing the reaction of the bell girl, Duanmu Huai also quickly tightened his nerves. He raised his head and looked out the window - under the whistling blizzard, a black shadow flashed by in the forest in the distance.


    Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai suddenly narrowed his eyes.


    I caught you!


    (This chapter ends)