George was suddenly startled. If he saw it correctly, this man was at least about the same age as him, and judging from his unshaven appearance, he might even be older than him.
He actually called him uncle?!
Not to mention George was stunned, Jordan and Dulu both looked over in surprise.
"Who are you? I don't have a junior like you." George still didn't put down his sword, and the tip of the sword even went further.
"Uncle George, you are still as lively and energetic as before." Angel continued.
But this time, George's expression suddenly changed. Because he heard a voice that was completely different from before. It was clear and sweet, like a gurgling stream or gentle mountains; it instantly brought him back to a few years ago.
, there seemed to be someone calling him with this accent.
However, in his memory, that person was a short man who loved to drink milk.
But the person in front of him was slovenly, with wrinkled clothes and sallow skin. It was completely different from the person in his memory.
"Who on earth are you?" George frowned and looked at Angel with suspicion.
Angel smiled slightly, and suddenly the light around him evaporated, like a mirror being broken, with countless cracks appearing. The light and shadow were dreamy and misty.
In everyone's surprised eyes, the mirror was completely shattered.
A handsome man wearing an elegant black dress, a short hat, and a blood-red lining and a dark cloak appeared in front of everyone.
The extremely exquisite black color forms a strong contrast with the fair skin.
Angel took off his hat, revealing his golden, soft short hair, and said with a smile, "Uncle George, you're welcome."
George took a breath and looked into those eyes as blue as the clear sky, his cheeks were trembling with excitement, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.
"An'an...Angel? You are Angel!"
George was so excited that he wanted to rush over and hug Angel, but looking at him dressed elegantly, it seemed that there was something wrong with him hugging Angel. He could only squeeze Angel's hand excitedly to express his excitement.
.
"Uncle George, it's me."
"You've grown up so well!" George looked Angel up and down: "Didn't I say you went to the capital to study? Why haven't you come back all these years... Also, why did you suddenly change your appearance just now?"
Angel: "Oh? Brother told others that I went to school."
"Didn't you go to school? Didn't you say you went to Plantagenet Royal College?"
Angel put on his hat and said, "I went to school, but not in the Old Continent. I went to school in another continent. As for the things I learned, they were just these little tricks."
The broken mirror is reunited, and the image of the lazy uncle is back.
"This is……"
"This is an illusion, a trick to deceive your eyes." Angel explained simply.
"Oh, oh." George didn't understand, but nodded subconsciously, and then pulled Angel into the living room: "I haven't seen you for a long time. I've had a conversation, but it's not as smooth as before. When I get back,
Take good care of it. I happened to hunt a wild boar yesterday, come in quickly and I will replenish it for you."
"I haven't tasted Uncle George's craftsmanship for a long time. But I'm not busy. I always have to go home first when I come back." Angel: "Just now, I saw that the Jordanian guard seemed to be hiding something from Pat Manor.
Don’t know what exactly happened?”
When Pat Manor was mentioned, George's expression also changed.
When Angel saw this, he became even more worried and said quickly: "What happened? Did something happen to my brother?"
George shook his head: "Don't worry, your brother should be fine."
"Should? Why use uncertain words."
"Come in and drink some water first, and I'll explain it to you." George said as he led Angel into the inner hall.
"Dad... er, Mr. Sheriff! Is he the young master of Pat Manor?" Jordan took advantage of the opportunity and asked secretly.
When George saw Jordan also coming in, he roared: "What the hell does it matter to you! Why are you still here, you brat? Go back and be on duty!"
Jordan moved for a moment and responded with a weak voice: "I understand."
After Jordan left, George went to fetch water. Angel and Drew sat cross-legged by the fire in the center of the room. Angel's expression was silent, and his eyes looked south from time to time, where Pat's Manor was located.
Drew maintained a "shocked" expression, with a look of surprise on his face. It took a while before he came back to his senses and said, "Mr. Pat, was that your true face just now?"
Angel just glanced at him coldly and didn't reply. With this threatening look in his eyes, Dulu explained in fear: "I just felt that I didn't expect that you would be so good-looking."
"Angel was more beautiful when he was little, he was plump and plump." George smiled and served two cups of milk tea. He knew that Angel didn't like to mention that he likes to drink milk in front of outsiders, so he just served the tea, but there was nothing.
explain.
At this time, Dulu did not dare to answer the conversation. He glanced at Angel fearfully, lowered his head and drank tea consciously, disguising himself as a transparent person.
"Uncle George, what happened to Pat Manor?" Angel's expression was very serious. Just when Drew asked him before, he looked at Pat Manor. He felt an obvious strange aura, and this
A breath seemed to notice his gaze, and a powerful energy suddenly penetrated the clouds and mist, and glanced at him lightly.
Although the other party quickly retreated, the feeling of gaze made Angel feel a little troublesome.
The most important thing is that this feeling of being stared at obviously comes from Pat Manor.
His previous hunch was correct, something really happened at Pat Manor.
George sighed: "Well, I don't know where to start. In fact, we don't know what exactly happened at Pat Manor, because Pat Manor was closed since the Recovery Month three years ago.
.”
"Closed? Has no one come out since then?"
"Of course someone came out, otherwise we would have reported to Waterford long ago." George paused: "The so-called closed garden means that except for people from Pat Manor, other outsiders are not allowed to enter. By the way.
, do you still remember Edgar?"
"Remember, Edgar seems to be an old hunter from the south of town."
"Yes, a few years ago, Edgar's bastard son, Little Sam, came back. He was rebellious. Hearing that outsiders were not allowed to enter Pat's Manor, he decided to go. No one stopped trying to dissuade him, and he sneaked in secretly that night.
Pat Manor." At this point, George's expression suddenly became heavy: "The next morning, we found Sam's body near the manor."
"When he saw Sam's body, the old Orion Edgar instantly aged ten years. He later left Gru Town and heard that he went to other provinces... I don't know what is going on now. However, since that day,
Since then, no one will dare to violate the ban again."
"It's definitely not my brother's character to kill someone so carelessly." Angel frowned, wondering if it might have something to do with the strange aura he noticed before.
"We are also surprised, but it has happened."
"You just said that outsiders are not allowed in. Didn't you ask after the people from Pat Manor came out?" Angel asked.
"Of course I asked, but no one said anything."
Angel recalled the servants in the family. In Angel's impression, they were all kind-hearted people. Especially the maids such as Ollie, who loved gossip and were by no means indifferent.
"Are you sure they are still the same people as before? Have their personalities, conversation, and habits changed?"
"I don't know what you suspect, Angel, but they must be the same people from before. Although they come out much less frequently than before, their behavior has not changed much." George paused: "As long as we ask about the manor,
They all kept silent about it. However, when everyone saw that they were living as usual, they didn’t care."
"Nothing has changed?"
"Indeed not."
"Then, has my brother appeared before?" Angel asked again.
"Of course there is. But the frequency of coming out is not high. Sometimes it only comes out once every half a year. Basically, it is to inspect the subordinates and express condolences to some people in the town. It is precisely because the Viscount will show up that Gru Town can maintain its current stability.
.”
"My brother hasn't changed much either?"
George thought for a moment: "It doesn't seem to be the case. He has become more dignified than before. But that's normal. After all, after taking over the title, you really have to put away your past outgoing personality."
Angel: "Then it's impossible that no one has looked for my brother in these years, right?"
George shrugged: "There are people looking for it, but it's useless. Even if you let the servants come out to report the message, the Viscount may not come out. Just because the Viscount's time of coming out is uncertain, we can't enter the manor to report the message. That's why Jordan dissuaded you."
The news he got from George made Angel feel a little relieved. From the current point of view, at least his family was fine. However, the doubts in his heart were not explained.
Why is the garden closed? Why are the servants so secretive about what happens in the manor? And what is the strange smell lingering in the manor?
The manor began to change during the Resurrection Moon three years ago. At that time, he should have just left the Old Continent on the Redbud, and had not even left the Baleen Sea.
In other words, not long after he left Gru Town, something happened to his back. What happened here?
"Don't you have any doubt about what happened in the manor?" Angel asked again.
George's face changed several times, and finally he sighed: "It's useless even if you have doubts, we can't go in after all. Anyway, people in the town are a little bit dissatisfied when they talk about the manor, so let's just not talk about it and live their own lives. At least.
, the Viscount's taxation of the territory is the same as before, and he does not exploit everyone."
Angel thought for a moment and stood up.
"Uncle George, he will stay with you for now. I am going back to the manor to check on the situation." Angel pointed at Dulu and said to George.
George frowned: "But, the manor is closed now, would it be wrong if you just go in like this..."
"Pat's Manor is closed, but outsiders are not allowed to enter, but don't forget my identity."
George was right when he thought about it. Angel was the young master of Pat Manor, and that was all the others. He could go in no matter what, so George didn't stop him.
After Angel left, George looked at Drew who was bowing his head and said nothing, and asked curiously: "I just saw that you respect Angel very much, and you even called him "sir", what is your relationship with him?
?What kind of deception has he learned over the years, and what is it..."
George asked a lot of questions, but Drew didn't dare to answer any of them. He said bitterly: "These things must be kept secret. I can't answer them without Mr. Pat's permission."
George took a serious look at Drew and saw his firm eyes, so he finally gave up the inquiry.
George stopped asking, but Drew said curiously: "Mr. Pat looks quite young, I wonder how old he is this year?"
George thought for a while, "I remember that Angel had just turned fourteen when he left. Now, he should be almost eighteen."