Chapter 543 Waiting for the Dog

Duanmu Huai didn't find any useful clues in his ancestor's bedroom. This is normal. It was more than a hundred years ago, and many people have lived here since then. If there is anything useful, It's not Duanmuhuai's turn to search. At least on the surface, there are no clues here.

But Duanmu Huai doesn't care. The clues are mainly used to improve the task evaluation. If you can find the best ones, you won't look for them if you can't find them.

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

"…………You want to live in the courtyard?"

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

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

"Is this a guest room issue?"

Duanmuhuai waved his hand and interrupted the old housekeeper's speech.

"We are here because of the devil dog. Don't you think that the dog will knock on the door and then get into the house? It is only easy to catch it outside. If it is inside the house, That’s not so easy.”

"But... that's what I said..."

The old housekeeper also had to admit that Duanmu Huai's words did make sense, but the problem was...

"Where are you going to live?"

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

"This... we do have a cabin where the caretaker lives in the forest..."

"There it is."

What the old butler was talking about was a small house located on the back hill of Baskerville Manor. It was halfway up the mountain and had a panoramic view of the entire manor. Originally this was a place to protect the mountains and forests, and was also home to hunters. But after what happened before, no one dares to live here anymore. For Duanmu Huai, this place is just right.

However.........the next few days were peaceful.

"What a ghost."

Sitting in front of the window, looking at the dark mountains and forests outside, Duanmu Huai 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, Duanmu Huai has not been idle these days. He goes out for a walk in the mountains and forests every night, but he doesn't even encounter a ghost. There was no good news from Lorena's side. She just said that the lady seemed to have relaxed a lot because she was accompanied by someone during this period. As for the devil dog or something... she definitely hadn't encountered it.

I don’t want to stay here for a year and a half...

While stroking 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 a lot of money. If they can hire someone to protect this manor all the time, it is nothing to them to spend a little money. But Duanmu Huai obviously doesn't have so much time to waste.

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

In that case…………

"Come on, Suzume, let's go out for a while!"

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

It was already late at night, and because of the dark clouds, the moonlight could not shine into the forest, and the entire forest was dark. But for Duanmu Huai, this was obviously a minor problem. He held a flashlight and strode through the forest, making a series of footsteps. It was obvious that Duanmu Huai was luring prey into taking the bait. If the devil dog was really lurking in the forest, it would be impossible for it to let him go.

Although he thought so,...it had been going around for several days, but Duanmu Huai didn't find even a single dog hair.

“It doesn’t make sense???”

Walking in the forest, Duanmu Huai was really speechless. If you are so arrogant, why doesn't that devil dog come out to die? You can't really allow yourself to urinate to mark your territory, right? Or is this guy going somewhere else again?

"Meow meow!"

Just when Duanmu Huai 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 black cat's cry, Duanmu Huai was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and looked to the other side.

Could it be that this guy went somewhere else?

………………In short, just go and have a look and you will know.

"Crash!"

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

The guest room in Xia Li's house is larger than the apartment she rented in Fog City. Not only that, but the bathroom is also... But I'm used to it. Anyway, being able to soak your whole body in the bathtub is still a very special thing. Something comfortable. Charlie seems to be fine and recovering smoothly. In this case......

"Wow."

However, at this moment, Mary suddenly heard something sound coming from outside the window, which made her stunned. She quickly 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 on the window?

"……………………"

Recalling that Donna had reminded them that there might be wild animals 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. The forest outside was dark, and only a few dim street lights illuminated the ground near the mansion below. But under the dim street lights, everything around seemed even 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.

"Knock, knock, knock."

"Who is it?"

"Yes, it's me, Ah Xie..."

"Ah Xie??"

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. Then Mary saw her friend, the petite and cute Ashelika, who was standing at the door with a pale face, looking at her anxiously.

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

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

Ashelika seemed a little nervous.

"I just saw something scary outside... Just outside the window, there seemed to be a monster..."

"Monster??"

Hearing what Ashelica said, Mary's heart jumped. Perhaps for Ashelica, this was just an illusion, but for Mary... this was not something that could be laughed off.

"Where is it? Take me to see."

"Well..."

Ashelica nodded, and then took Mary to her room - her room was next to Mary's, and it was also designed as a bedroom and bathroom. At least from the outside, there was not much difference between this and Mary's room. Ashelica took Mary into her room, and then pointed at the window with some uneasiness.

"Just now, Ashelica was about to do his homework after taking a shower, and suddenly heard a strange sound from outside, and then Ashelica looked up and saw that it seemed that some scary monster jumped out of the window... Although Ashelica also thought that he might have seen it wrong..."

"……………"

Mary took a flashlight, came to the window, and 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.

"Maybe you saw it wrong."

Mary looked out the window carefully, then turned around and looked at Ashelika, revealing a smile.

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

"Roar---!"

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

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

"Mary, Mary, be careful!"

Seeing her friend's bold move, Ashelika was even more surprised. She even ran to Mary's side regardless of fear and stretched out her hand to grab her clothes.

"……………………"

However, Mary looked around carefully, but still found nothing.

"No, nothing?"

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

Mary shook her head and closed the window again, and now Ashelika was also anxiously grabbing Mary's pajamas and staring at her.

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

"Okay."

Mary was not surprised by Ashelika's request. After all, Ashelika was still young, and... the sound just now did not sound like an unexpected wind sound. Although she didn't know what was going on, she let Ashelika sleep with her for the sake of safety.

The reason why she didn't tell Charlie was that after all, Charlie herself was recuperating, and it would be bad to disturb her for such a groundless thing.

Soon, Ashelika packed up her things and followed Mary out of the room. However, when Mary left the room, she suddenly saw a black shadow suddenly flashing on the wall in the corner of her eyes, which made Mary stunned for a moment, and subconsciously turned her head to look 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 something was staring at her fiercely in the darkness, as if it would jump out of the darkness and break the glass in the next moment, and then...

"……………Mary?"

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

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, let's go."

Collecting her mind, Mary looked at the dark forest outside the window again, then retracted her gaze and left the room with Ashlica.

"Tsk, are we a step too late?"

Standing deep in the forest, looking at the mansion not far away below, Duanmuhuai smacked his lips. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the tree trunk next to him - he saw that the tree trunk, which was several meters thick, was leaving a mark as if it had been torn apart by the claws of some kind of monster. It's a pity that Duanmuhuai seemed to have arrived a step too late. The monster seemed to have noticed his approach and had escaped long ago.

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

Duanmuhuai stretched out his hand, knocked on the tree trunk next to him, and sighed helplessly. Compared to tracking, he is actually better at waiting for the enemy. Duanmu Huai is not afraid that the enemy will not come, but is afraid that they will go around him. Just like the monster now, it is obvious that it can detect the presence of Duanmuhuai, so it will slip away early before Duanmuhuai arrives. This is actually normal, just like a tiger and a fox in the mountains. The latter will not be stupid enough to jump directly into the tiger's face.

But if it didn't pounce directly 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, and Duan Muhuai also arrived in the shortest possible time. But the monster seemed to be aware of the approaching danger, and turned around and ran away without hesitation, not even a moment's hesitation. This is enough to make Duanmuhuai almost mad. If it only stays a few more times, Duanmuhuai will have barbecue to eat tonight.

From this point of view, this thing looks more like an animal than a monster. Subspace creatures like Void Ghost will come out and try to commit suicide even if they encounter danger in such a thing. Only animals have no dignity and run away when in danger without worrying about any strange reactions.

This monster was like this. It sensed Duanmu Huai's aura and knew that the opponent was very powerful and couldn't beat it, so it turned around and ran away without feeling embarrassed at all.

But this is Duanmuhuai's biggest headache.

But fortunately... this guy is not without any weaknesses. Monsters have their own methods of dealing with monsters, and animals have their own methods... After all, when humans capture prey, most of them don't directly attack them, right?

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

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

For now, that's it.

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

And Xia Li and others also received an unexpected invitation.

"Baroness Baskerville invites us to Christmas dinner?"

Looking at the invitation 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 the Baron Baskerville family. I am taken care of here, so naturally I want to say thank you."

"But Charlie, your body..."

"Don't worry, Mary."

Hearing her friend's uneasy inquiry, Charlie smiled slightly.

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

"I think there's nothing wrong with participating. It would also be nice for everyone to have a lively Christmas together."

Ashelica also raised her hands happily and agreed, while Mary also glanced at Axie and nodded. Of course she understood what Ashay meant. Logically speaking, Christmas was a day for family reunions. But no one came to Charlie to congratulate her. Although she and Asherika were there, she might still feel a little lonely. If we were going to the Baskerville family's Christmas party, maybe... hmm?

Baskerville?

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

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

There won't be any problem.

"What's wrong? Mary?"

"Ah, nothing."

When she heard her friend's question, Mary quickly shook her head. She actually didn't hear about the specific situation from Duanmuhuai, but she heard that it seemed to be related to the legend of the Baskerville Devil Dog... Maybe she would meet Mr. Duanmu at the Baroness's place?

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

Late at night, the blizzard got worse.

The lively festive atmosphere in the town did not have any impact on the hut on the mountain. Duanmuhuai sat at the table, gnawing on the turkey and looking at the howling snowstorm outside. Since yesterday, the blizzard has gotten bigger and bigger, covering 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 organizing the Christmas party... Well, it was somewhat understandable, after all, she was the only one left now, and if it wasn't more lively, she would probably die of loneliness. But this has nothing to do with Duanmu Huai. He doesn't plan to attend any dinner, and he has an instinct that the monster may appear again in the next two days.

"call-----!!"

The blizzard intensified again, and at the same time, the black cat that was lying next to it and gnawing at the turkey suddenly jumped up. It turned its head and stared out the window, humming at the same time.

"Meow——————! Meow————!"

"Huh?"

Seeing the reaction of the bell girl, Duanmu Huai also tensed up his nerves. He raised his head and looked out the window. He saw a black shadow flashing in the forest in the distance under the howling blizzard.

Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes immediately.

Got you!