Chapter 1409

For a moment, Xia De thought Osenfort was going to pick something up and give old Mr. Watson a blow from behind. Judging by the expression, Hela in the illusion felt the same way, but Stone Osenfort endured it again.

He clenched his fist, and a forced smile reappeared on his face:

"How about we sign here? I'll have the servants bring chairs and a table, and prepare pen and ink."

The illusion continued, and the manor's old butler, whom Xia De was very familiar with, as well as a maid wearing old-era maid skirts, appeared carrying tables and chairs.

The group sat down at the entrance in the snow—of course, judging by their attire, the time point they were in was still summer.

Old Mr. Watson took out the parchment agreement, Stone Osenfort took a look, and finally stood up, slamming the table in uncontrollable anger:

"What does this mean? Why is it different from last time—if the two divorce, all family property belongs to Hela Watson. If Hela Watson dies during the marriage, she must be buried in the Watson family cemetery."

"Father."

Lady Hela also clutched her handkerchief and looked at her father with some anger, while old Watson explained to his future son-in-law very calmly:

"I don't trust you, so I have to increase your losses when you divorce. The Osenfort family cemetery is too dilapidated, more dilapidated than this house, and it's full of rude people. For my daughter's peace after death, she must return to our family cemetery. Of course, if you are willing, you can also be buried in the Watson family cemetery. I won't make things difficult for you."

"You..."

Osenfort's phantom said and raised his hand. Although he stopped his action, there was real murderous intent in his eyes. This was no joke; he was definitely thinking about killing someone in his heart at this moment.

Xia De suspected that this incident was the fuse for the subsequent massacre at Watson Manor. But what happened next proved that his guess was wrong.

"Sign it, and I will agree to your marriage."

Old Watson said, then reached out toward the outside of the illusion scene and took a wine bottle:

"Although my wife didn't come due to illness, she let me bring a bottle of wine to celebrate your engagement. I don't like you, but for Hela's sake, I will still bless you."

He seemed to be certain that Stone Osenfort would definitely sign, so he handed the wine bottle to the old butler on the side, who opened the bottle and poured a glass of wine for each of the three people at the table.

Osenfort sat there with his mouth twitching, looking at the parchment and the wine glass in front of him. To be honest, Xia De admired his self-restraint at this moment.

In the end, he picked up the pen and signed his name, the stroke of the signature almost looking like he wanted to kill someone with the fountain pen.

While old Watson smiled, Stone Osenfort dropped the fountain pen, did not toast anyone, picked up the glass and drank it directly, and then began to cough uncontrollably:

"Oh, Stone."

Hela patted his back on the side, but after Osenfort bent over and coughed twice, he actually spat a mouthful of blood onto the table.

Now everyone, including Xia De, was shocked. Stone Osenfort stood up and looked at old Watson:

"Poisoning? You can't wait to kill me and get all the property now? What, I..."

Old Watson looked equally surprised, but he had no chance to explain at all before the wine glass was thrown over by Osenfort. Because he was too angry, the aim of this blow was not enough, and the wine glass flew past old Mr. Watson's ear. So the old man stood up and ran out of the range of the illusion that Xia De could see.

"Stone!"

Hela Watson, who still existed in the illusion scene, wanted to explain, but was pushed away by Stone Osenfort, making her leave the scene as well.

The man with a fierce look, his facial features seeming to twitch, stood on the steps in front of the mansion, looking in the direction old Watson left. He bent down to pull a dagger from his boot and stabbed it fiercely into the parchment agreement on the table behind him:

"Do you really think I'm a good person?

"

The illusion ended, leaving only Xia De at the mansion entrance holding the candlestick and looking at the empty snow surface: "Haha~"

He chuckled twice, not knowing what opinion to express. He knew what happened afterward; the Watson family was destroyed because of this and became a haunted house, and the family members, the unlucky lodgers, and all the servants became semi-demons and wandering spirits, until they were liberated by Xia De not long ago.

Of course, Xia De believed that the "poisoned wine" was most likely not brought by old Watson. As a bystander, he saw the scene just now most clearly. Moreover, according to the things about the Watson family he had inquired about from many sources, the Watson family had a very good reputation locally and would definitely not use such means to seek the future son-in-law's family property.

Although the tracking duration of "Blood Echo" by dripping blood into the eyes was only one hour, this sorcery was essentially related to time, so although watching the illusion wasted a lot of time, making the duration of the sorcery almost reach an hour, the enhancement of time power also affected the duration of Blood Echo, so Xia De could continue to follow the footprints and the blood-colored figure into the interior of the mansion.

The lingering range of the footprints this time was beside the long dining table under the house's atrium, between the left and right stairs. This place could also be used as the mansion's banquet hall, with the long dining table facing the fireplace covered in spider webs, and corridors and doors on both sides. When Xia De came for the third time, he was talking to Hela Osenfort here.

This time the stone shard was hidden in the fireplace, and when Xia De was about to activate the illusion, the ground trembled slightly, causing the grand chandelier overhead to make a very terrible "creaking" sound.

There was an earthquake nearby again.

The demonic runes on the stone shard were activated, and the fourth segment of the illusion appeared, showing the Osenfort couple and two demon servants in the scene.

Hela Watson, without a veil, sat at the table, with a table full of delicacies and gold and silver utensils in front of her, while Osenfort stood on the side. Judging from the light and shadow shown by the illusion, it should be night at this time, the fireplace was burning with flames, and candles were lit on the table, but other lamps on the indoor walls were not turned on:

"We will get married next week. I received a letter from your father, and none of his family will come. He is probably afraid of me."

"Stone, what on earth did you do to my father? I haven't seen him since then."

The woman with her head down asked her husband-to-be, her eyes filled with a look that was almost pleading. "I didn't do anything."

Osenfort said with his arms crossed, the seated woman continued to look up at him, while the two servants stood on the side like statues. This illusion continued for five minutes, and no one moved, which made Xia De quite disappointed:

"On the eve of the wedding, she realized that her family had been destroyed."

Xia De muttered softly, following the footprints and the blood-colored figure along the stairs and continuing upward. And this time, he returned to the bedroom on the third floor again. The last stone shard was hidden under the pillow next to the corpse on the bed.

Just before picking up the stone shard, Xia De suddenly turned his head again, squinting his eyes and looking out the window. It seemed that some big guy was flying across the night sky in the direction of the mountains, followed by a point of light.

Xia De activated the fifth stone shard.

The illusion range of this stone shard enveloped the entire room, and the dilapidated room instantly turned into a bedroom that had been carefully organized and cleaned. Hela Osenfort, wearing a white wedding dress, lay on the bed, overlapping with the position of the corpse holding a rose in reality, her dull eyes shedding tears as she looked at the ceiling; Stone Osenfort, wearing a gorgeous ceremonial robe, stood by the window, with a wine glass on the windowsill. He had his back to his wife, his hands supporting the window frame as he looked at the night.

Xia De put the candlestick back on the desk, and then saw a new envelope appear on the illusion's desk.

The letter looked like it had just been opened, and there was no letter paper inside, but a palm-sized cut-out newspaper section. That was the top edition, so Xia De could see the name of the "Randall Valley Evening News," and could even see the big headline of this news edition--

"Watson Manor Massacre!"

As for the content of the news, it was generally that Watson Manor had been brutally massacred and there were no survivors, and the police were actively investigating this and collecting clues from all citizens.

Xia De sighed again, and at the same time heard footsteps coming from the corridor.

The door was pushed open, and the real Stone Osenfort appeared outside the door, followed by the old butler and the maid. Because the illusion was still continuing, after Osenfort pushed open the door, he could see his bedroom when he was newly married, could see the illusion and the corpse on the bed, and could also see the back of "himself" in front of the window.

He showed a slight look of sadness, was silent for a moment, and then said to Xia De:

"Why must you satisfy your morbid curiosity? Wouldn't it be better to take the card and leave?" Xia De put down the newspaper in his hand:

"That won't do. The demon promised to give me more things if I taught you a lesson. If I leave like this, neither I nor it will be satisfied."

He raised his sword:

"It's interesting, you went such a long way around to let me see your marriage story, surely you don't hope that I will sympathize with your encounter, resonate with you, and therefore let you go?"

"I know people like you very well, and I also understand very well that you probably won't sympathize with people like me." Osenfort was still standing outside the door:

"I just hope you can understand these stories. After all, you have already gone too deep into my life, and you have also decided to act as an 'envoy of justice' to end all this."

Xia De shook his head:

"If there's nothing else, can we start fighting? I have other things to do tonight, and I don't have time to waste here with you. You've seen it too, it's lively outside, and I want to join in the fun."

Stone Osenfort blinked, took a step forward and truly walked into the room, and the maid and butler behind him followed him.

【He has become a Ring-Warlock, currently at the first ring.】 "She" reminded softly.

Xia De would not lower his guard just because he was only at the first ring; after all, when he met Joey Barton last year, the other party was also at the first ring.