Weird story about rules: I rely on magic to kill people

Chapter 9 Windsor Castle (8)

Listening to what the gardener said, Xu Zhinian tried his best to suppress the surprise on his expression.

She really didn't expect that such a strange thing would happen in the castle.The original countess mysteriously disappeared on the third day after the current countess came to the castle, and then the current countess married the count and took over.

Something big must have happened 11 years ago.

The gardener continued talking about what happened 11 years ago: "I remember that at that time, the count seemed to have suddenly changed. He used to be so amiable and always treated people like us with enthusiasm."

"But since the current countess became his wife, he has become violent and cruel. He has no opinion of his own. He does whatever the lady says."

Xu Zhinian was stunned again. Why was the earl mentioned by the gardener so different from the one she met in the study?
Is it a deliberate cover-up?
Just don't want Xu Zhinian to understand the mystery?

"Damn it, why does it feel like there was a big story 11 years ago!"

"Logically speaking, you can't believe everything an NPC says."

"But what the gardener said, I feel that it's all true! That countess just now doesn't look like a good person."

Xu Zhinian hesitated for a moment, looked down at his shoes, and said, "But, I just met the count in the study. The count didn't seem violent and cruel, and he even ordered the countess to do things!"

The gardener picked up the garden shears that he had just left behind, and gave Xu Zhinian a thoughtful look: "Young man, some things are not as simple as you think."

He started pruning the bushes again, with his newly plowed soil next to it, and a layer of freshly pruned branches and leaves spread on top: "I want to continue working, Miss Longguo."

Xu Zhinian thanked her politely and left along the garden path.

After hearing so many clues, she needed to digest them.His thoughts were spinning wildly, and he suddenly thought of the name of the book in the count's study - "She Is Not Her".

It was just a guess before, but now after hearing what the gardener said, the so-called "she" must be referring to the countess.

She is not her, and the current wife is not the original wife.

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Xu Zhinian spent a few minutes sorting out the existing clues in his hand.

It was still a while before dinner time, and she heard from Sidney that she could leave the castle, so she thought about visiting the towns around the castle.

There will always be people in this town who have seen and heard about what happened 11 years ago.

It happened that just after leaving the gate of the castle, the chefs from the castle were going to the town to buy ingredients for tomorrow.

Xu Zhinian blinked softly and smiled at them: "Everyone, are you going to a small town?"

The image of the cute little white flower stuck in their hearts, and they replied: "Yes, miss."

"I also want to visit the town. Can I give you a ride?"

"of course can."

Xu Zhinian kept smiling. It was really troublesome to be a capable "vase". A casual smile can make people fascinated!

"I smile, Sister Xu's smile is full of meaning."

"Sure enough, if a person is beautiful, anything can be done easily."

"If I were those chefs, I would be willing to send them directly to the destination, not to mention giving them a ride!"

Soon, she followed the chefs to the small town of Windsor next to Windsor Castle.

After thanking the chefs, she got out of the carriage and began to look at the surrounding environment of the town.

The roads in the town are very winding and winding like a big maze.

The people in the town had happy smiles on their faces, talking and laughing about various things.There are those who buy persimmons at the market entrance, and there are those who ask for a drink on credit in front of the tavern and are kicked out...

Without exception, there is only blue magic surrounding this place, and there is no red magic that represents a danger signal.

Xu Zhinian thought for a moment, and found that there were two places with the most people coming and going in the town: one was the market, and the other was the tavern.

If people want to eat and live, they have to go to the market for equivalent exchanges; and entertainment after eating and drinking comes from the alcohol effect in the pub.

She thought for a while and chose to enter the tavern.

The tavern in Windsor Town was different from the tavern in her original world.You need to pay a part of the fee first to prove that you have the ability to spend before you can enter.A penny stumps a heroic man.

Xu Zhinian didn't have the money in this dungeon of Ghost Story World, so she had to find a way to get into the tavern.

"I suddenly thought, does Sister Xu have no money?"

"You're right. Thanks to her lack of money, it's rare to see her frowning!"

"Anthracene...but we have to pass the test, otherwise something strange will happen..."

"Shh! See what Sister Xu is doing?"

As soon as the scene changed, Xu Zhinian felt that it was too laborious to think of a way, so he might as well go in directly. He had already reached the door of the tavern.

She opened her eyes wide and stared straight at the little brother in front of the door.

The boy stretched out his arm to stop her: "Miss, you don't have any money, so you can't go in."

She was still staring straight at him, stretched out her hand and drew a circle in front of her face: "Hypnosis."

The little brother closed his eyes suddenly, and suddenly opened them again, as if he was a different person: "Miss, please come in."

"???what's the situation?"

"Who said Sister Xu's magic can only attack, but it can also hypnotize!"

"Damn it, can you still get in like this?"

"Sister Xu: Why not?"

Xu Zhinian even said thank you arrogantly. When the hypnotic effect of the young man wore off and he reacted and put her in, Xu Zhinian could no longer be found.

He could only curse.

The tavern is no different from any other tavern.

There were people standing in the center of the stage singing and dancing, and naturally there were also people in front of the bar, drinking specially blended wine.

She took a few casual glances and quickly placed her gaze on the table near the wall.

Several people at the table had beards and were drunk.This kind of person looks like an old drunkard at first glance.

And old drunkards are the people who often hang out in taverns, and they should be the most familiar with the gossip in the entire tavern.

You have to find a way to talk to them.

Xu Zhinian glanced at the boy bartending at the bar, and also used "hypnosis" magic to make him make a glass of lemonade without alcohol.

She didn't want alcohol to get in the way at this juncture, so she took the glass of lemonade and walked straight to the table.

"Excuse me, is there anyone here?" Xu Zhinian pointed to the empty seat near the aisle and asked bluntly.

The drunkard at the end rolled his eyes at her: "Where did you come from, little girl? Go away!"

"That's right, don't disturb me drinking." The person next to him also echoed.

Xu Zhinian was slightly speechless.

Without him, but familiar with you.

She used "hypnosis" magic again, forcing the three of them to agree, and then sat down.

She felt very tired after using magic three times in a short period of time.

Xu Zhinian got straight to the point and asked directly: "Excuse me, do you know what happened at Windsor Castle 11 years ago?"

The three of them looked at her with disdain: "What happened 11 years ago? Everyone in this town doesn't know about it, right?"

The drunkard who just rolled his eyes at the end added: "That's right, even children have heard it from adults."

(End of this chapter)