Waiting for the dog

Author: Xibeimao

Waiting for the dog

Duanmuhuai 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, if you can't find them, you won't look for them.

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

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

I have to say that when the old housekeeper heard Duanmu Huai's request, he was shocked.

"Please be sure not to do this, 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 going to be that 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 hut located on the back hill of Baskerville Manor. It was halfway up the mountain and had a panoramic view of the entire manor. It was originally a place to guard the mountains and forests, and hunters also lived there. But what happened before

After that, no one dared to live here anymore. For Duanmuhuai, this place was just right.

However...the next few days were peaceful.

"What a ghost."

Sitting in front of the window, looking at the dark forest 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? 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 is no good news from Lorena, but that the lady during this period

It seems that because of the company of someone, my mood has become a lot more relaxed. As for the devil dog or something... I definitely haven'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 hoped that they could stay here. Anyway, their family had a lot of money. If they could hire someone to protect this manor, it would be a good idea for them.

Spending a little money is nothing. But Duanmuhuai 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…………

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

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

It was already late at night. Because of the dense clouds, the moonlight could not shine into the forest, and the entire forest was pitch black. But for Duanmuhuai, this was obviously a minor problem. He held a flashlight and strode forward.

Walking in the forest, a series of footsteps were heard. It was obvious that Duanmuhuai was luring prey to the bait. If the devil dog was really lurking in the forest, then it would definitely not be able to let him go.

Although I thought so, it has been going on for several days, but Duanmuhuai hasn't found a single dog hair.

"It doesn't make sense???"

Walking in the forest, Duanmu Huai was really speechless. He was so arrogant, why didn't the devil dog come out to die? He couldn't really let himself urinate to mark his territory, or should I say, this guy was

Went somewhere else?

"Meow meow!"

Just when 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 black cat's cry, Duanmuhuai was stunned for a moment, and then turned his head

Looking 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 at 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. Everything seems to be normal with Xia Li and her recovery is going 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?"

"……………………"

It was quiet 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 warned 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. All she could see was outside.

It was dark in the forest. Only a few dim street lamps illuminated the nearby ground near the mansion. But under the dim street lamps, everything around seemed darker.

Maybe I just heard it wrong.

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

"Dong dong dong, dong dong dong."

"who is it?"

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

"Ashe??"

Hearing her friend's voice, 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 Ashelika, standing at the door with a pale face, uneasy.

looking at her.

"What's wrong? What happened? Ashay?"

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

Ashelika looked a little nervous.

"I seemed to have seen something scary outside just now... There seemed to be some kind of monster just outside the window..."

"monster??"

Hearing Ashelika's statement, Mary couldn't help but feel her heart skip a beat. Maybe for Ashelika, this was just an illusion, but for Mary... this was not something that could be laughed off.

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

"Um……………"

Ashelika nodded, and then took Mary to her room - her room was right next to Mary's, and it also had a bedroom and bathroom design. At least from the outside, this room was not the same as Mary's room.

There was not much difference. Ashelika took Mary into her room, and then pointed to the window uneasily.

"Just now, A Xie was about to do his homework after taking a shower. Suddenly, he heard a strange sound coming from outside. Then A Xie looked up and saw what seemed like some terrible monster jumping out of the window.

...Although Ah Xie also felt that he might have seen it wrong..."

"…………"

Mary took the flashlight and came to the window. She looked outside, but she 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 back to look at Ashelika, showing a smile.

"Don't worry, Ah Xie, I think it's just an illusion. You may have seen the shadow of the light or something and mistaken 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 a roar from some kind of terrifying monster. This also made Mary and Ashelika both

Startled, Mary quickly turned her head and looked out the window again - however, she still saw nothing.

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

"M-Mary, be careful!"
To be continued...