For a moment, Shade thought that Oxenfurt was going to pick up something and hit Mr. Watson from behind. Judging from the expression, Hela in the illusion felt the same way, but Stone Oxenfurt
Te endured it again.
He clenched his fist, and the forced smile reappeared on his face:
"How about we sign here? I'll have the servants bring chairs and tables, and prepare pens and ink."
The illusion continued, and the old housekeeper of the manor, whom Shade was familiar with, and the maid in an old-time maid dress appeared, carrying tables and chairs.
The group of people just sat down at the door in the snow - of course, judging from their attire, they were still in summer.
Old Mr. Watson took out the parchment contract. Stone Oxenfurt took a look at it, and then finally slapped the table angrily and stood up:
"What does this mean? Why is it different from last time - if the two get divorced, all the family property will belong to Haila Watson. If Haila Watson dies during the marriage, she must be buried in Watson
Family Cemetery.”
"Father."
Mrs. Haila also held her handkerchief and looked at her father angrily, while old Watson calmly explained to his future son-in-law:
"I can't trust you, so I'm going to increase your losses when you get divorced. The Oxenfurt family cemetery is too shabby, even worse than this house, and there are some rude people in it. Die for my daughter
After calming down, she wants to return to our family cemetery. Of course, if you want, you can also be buried in the Watson family cemetery. I will not make it difficult for you."
"you"
Oxenfurt's illusion raised his hand as he spoke. Although he stopped his movements, his eyes were really murderous. This is no joke, he was definitely thinking about killing people at this time.
Shade suspected that this incident was the trigger for the subsequent massacre at Watson Manor.
But what happened next proved that his guess was wrong.
"Once you sign, I agree to your marriage."
Old Watson said, then reached outside the illusion screen and took out a wine bottle:
"Although my wife didn't come due to illness, she asked me to bring a bottle of wine to celebrate your engagement. I don't like you, but for Haila, I will still bless you."
He seemed to be sure that Stone Oxenfurt would definitely sign, so he handed the bottle to the old butler beside him, who opened the bottle and poured a glass of wine for each of the three people at the table.
Oxenfurt sat there with the corner of his mouth twitching, looking at the parchment and wine glass in front of him. To be honest, Shade actually admired his self-control at this time.
In the end, he picked up the pen and signed his name. The width of his signature was as if he wanted to kill someone with a pen.
While Old Watson smiled, Stone Oxenfurt dropped the pen, didn't toast to anyone, directly picked up the cup and drank it, and then started coughing uncontrollably:
"Oh, Stone."
Haela was patting his back, but Oxenfurt bent over and coughed twice, then spit out a mouthful of blood on the table.
Everyone, including Shade, was shocked.
Stone Oxenfurt stood up and looked at Old Watson:
"Poison? Can't you help it now? Do you want to kill me and get all the property?"
"What, me."
Old Watson looked equally surprised, but he had no chance to explain. The wine glass was thrown over by Oxenfurt. Because he was too angry, the blow was not accurate enough, and the wine glass rubbed Mr. Watson's ear.
Flying over. Then the old man stood up and ran out of the illusion screen range that Shade could see.
"Stone!"
Hella Watson, who still existed in the illusion scene, wanted to explain, but Stone Oxenfurt pushed her away and left the scene.
The man with a fierce face, whose facial features seemed to be twitching, stood on the steps in front of the mansion, looking at the direction in which Old Watson was leaving. He bent down and pulled out the dagger from his boot, and stabbed it hard on the table behind him.
On the parchment contract:
"Do you really think I'm a good person?"
The illusion ended, leaving Shade at the door of the mansion holding a candlestick and looking at the empty snow:
"Haha~"
He laughed dryly, not knowing what kind of opinion he was going to express. He knew what happened next. As a result, the Watson family was destroyed and turned into a haunted house. The members of the family, the unlucky lodgers and all the servants became
He became a half-demon and a wandering spirit, and was only liberated by Shade not long ago.
Of course, Shade believed that the glass of "poisoned wine" was most likely not brought by old Watson. As a bystander, he had the clearest view of the scene just now. Moreover, according to his many inquiries about the Watson family,
, the Watson family's reputation in the local area is quite good, and they will never use this method to seek the property of their future son-in-law.
Although the tracking of blood dripping from the eyes in "Echo of Blood" lasts only one hour, this thaumaturgy is essentially related to time, so although a lot of time is wasted watching the illusion, the duration of the thaumaturgy has almost reached an hour.
hours, but the increase in the power of time also affected the continuation of the echo of blood, so Shade could continue to follow the footprints and the bloody figure into the interior of the mansion.
The area where the footprints wandered this time was between the two stairs on the left and right, next to the long dining table under the patio of the house. This can also be used as the banquet hall of the mansion. The long dining table faces the fireplace covered with spider webs, and is flanked by corridors and doors.
When Shade came for the third time, it was here that he talked to Haela Oxenfurt.
This time the stone pieces were hidden in the fireplace, and when Shade was about to activate the illusion, the ground shook slightly, causing the magnificent chandelier above his head to make a very scary "squeak" sound.
There was another earthquake nearby.
The demonic runes on the stone fragments were activated, and the fourth illusion appeared. In the picture were the Oxenfurts and their two demonic servants.
Helena Watson, who was not wearing a veil, was sitting at the table. In front of her was a table full of delicacies and gold and silver utensils. Oxenfurt was standing aside. Judging from the light and shadow displayed by the illusion, it should be night at this time.
There is a flame in the fireplace, and candles are lit on the table, but no other lamps on the indoor walls are turned on:
"We are getting married next week. I received a letter from your father. None of his family will come. He is probably afraid of me."
"Stone, what on earth did you do to your father? I have never seen him again since then."
The woman with her head lowered asked questions to her soon-to-be-married husband, with an almost pleading look in her eyes.
"Did not do anything."
Oxenfurt said with his hands on his chest. The sitting woman continued to look up at him, while the two servants stood aside like sculptures. This illusion continued for five minutes, and no one moved, which made
Shade was quite disappointed:
"On the eve of the wedding, she realized that her family had been destroyed."
Shade whispered softly, tracing the footprints and the bloody figure as he continued up the stairs. But this time, he returned to the bedroom on the third floor again. The last piece of stone was hidden under the pillow next to the body on the bed.
Just before picking up the stone piece, Shade suddenly turned his head and looked out the window with squinted eyes. There seemed to be something big flying in the night sky in the direction of the mountains, and a light spot was chasing behind him.
Shade activated the fifth stone fragment.
The illusion of this piece of stone enveloped the entire room, and the dilapidated room instantly turned into a carefully organized and cleaned bedroom. Helena Oxenfurt, wearing a white wedding dress, was lying on the bed, with the real girl holding a rose in her hand.
The positions of the corpses overlapped, and the godless eyes were looking at the roof with tears; Stone Oxenfurt, wearing a gorgeous dress and robe, stood by the window, with a wine glass on the windowsill, his back to his wife, holding his hands on
Looking at the night from the window frame.
Shade put the candlestick back on the desk, and then saw a new envelope appearing on the phantom table.
The letter looked like it had just been opened. There was no letter paper inside, but a palm-sized cut newspaper section. That was the top page, so Shade could see the name of the "Randall Valley Evening News"
, you can even see the headline of this edition of news——
"The Massacre at Watson's Manor!"
As for the content of the news, it is generally that Watson Manor was brutally massacred without any survivors. The police are actively investigating this and collecting clues from all citizens.
Shade sighed again, and at the same time heard footsteps coming from the corridor.
The door was pushed open, and the real Stone Oxenfurt appeared outside, followed by the old housekeeper and maid. Because the illusion was still continuing, Oxenfurt could see his newlyweds after opening the door.
In the bedroom at that time, I could see the illusion and corpse on the bed, and I could also see the back of "myself" in front of the window.
He showed a slightly sad look, was silent for a moment, and then said to Shade:
"Why do you have to satisfy your morbid curiosity? Wouldn't it be better to just take the cards and leave?"
Shade put down the newspaper in his hand:
"That's not possible. The devil promised to give me more things and let me teach you a lesson. Neither I nor it will be satisfied if you leave like this."
He raised his sword:
"It's interesting. You went in such a big circle and let me see your marriage story. You don't want me to sympathize with your experience, resonate with you, and then let you go because of it, right?"
"I know people like you very well, and I also know very well that you probably won't sympathize with people like me."
Oxenfurt was still standing outside the door:
"I just hope you can understand these stories. After all, you have been too deep into my life, and you have decided to end it all as a 'messenger of justice.'"
Shade shook his head:
"If there is nothing else, can we start playing? I have other things to do tonight and I don't have time to spend time with you here. As you can see, there is a lively fight outside, and I want to join in the fun."
Stone Oxenfurt blinked and took a step forward to truly walk into the room, while the maid and butler behind him also followed him.
[He has become a ring sorcerer, now a ring.]
"She" reminded softly.
Shade will not let down his guard just because he only has one link. After all, when he met Joey Barton last year, he also had one link.