Chapter 146 The Viscount and the Mysterious Human Couple
couple?

Ailin grasped the key words and stopped closing the door instantly. He leaned against the door and listened carefully.

Vesemir: "Human?"

Bob: "Yes, they are a human couple."

"I know the man. His name is Hod. He is a middle-aged knight under Master Hudson."

"He was originally a groom for Master Hudson, just like me. He was promoted after making several military achievements."

"I have never seen that woman before. Although she is plain-looking, she is elegant and generous. She looks more like a lady from an aristocratic family than Miss Lysa. Miss Lysa is Mr. Hudson's daughter. She must have eloped from a noble family."

Mary then added: "She does look like a young lady from a noble family."

"The woman never went out, so Bob, who was in charge of the stables at the time, had no idea."

"But in addition to helping Madam Reina prepare meals, I also clean the rooms for the host and guests."

"Every time I cleaned the couple's room, the woman would straighten her body, hold her head high, and look at me with her nose when she thanked me, as if thanking me was a great gift."

"Even the Viscountess and Miss Lisa wouldn't do this to me..."

It can be heard that even after so many years, Mary still has a lot of resentment towards that unidentified woman.

Vesemir got the point: "Elope?"

It can be heard that he does not quite believe this speculation. The story of a young lady from a noble family eloping only appears in stories written by bards.

Besides, the two of them had said before that the woman was picked up from the battlefield.

Vesemir wondered, "What battle did Viscount Hudson accept the call to battle for eight years ago? Who was the enemy?"

This question seemed to stump Mary and Bob.

About a minute later, Bob said in an uncertain tone:

"I'm not sure about that. The conflicts initiated by the king have been quite frequent in recent years, but the enemy should be either the elves or Aedirn."

Vesemir did not dwell on this point. A long time had passed, and for the servants of the two noble families, these were not things they needed to worry about.

So he then asked: "But what is the relationship between this couple and Viscount Hudson's castle?"

"The entire castle can't be lost just because of two humans, right?"

There was silence.

Maybe Bob and Mary are organizing the language.

"We suspect that it was that woman who brought disaster to Master Hudson... The master is such a good man, such a rare and upright nobleman, and the young lady and the lady..."

As Mary spoke, her voice began to sob.

After Bob and Vesemir consoled each other for a while, Vesemir tried his best to get back to the topic:
"What disaster did they bring?"

Bob said, "I...we don't know either. It was almost the same month of the autumnal equinox ten years ago. We got married with the blessing of the goddess Meritelli."

"The Viscount seemed to have anticipated something. He gave us this hotel as a wedding gift and then arranged for us to move out of the castle."

"Many servants were also driven out of the castle by Master Hudson. Then a few days later, a fire suddenly broke out in the castle. People in the castle died or disappeared overnight. No one survived."

"When we wanted to go back and look for the remains of the Viscount and his lady and bury them properly, news came out that the castle was haunted." "I...we had Little Mike at the time, so we didn't dare to go in."

After listening to this, Vesemir comforted them, "You were right not to go in. Even if Hudson knew, he wouldn't blame you."

"But why do you need to go and look for the remains? What about the other members of the Viscount's family? What about the Council of Nobles of Kaedwen?"

After another silence, Bob lowered his voice and trembled in his tone, as if he was afraid of being heard by someone:

"It's just... it's strange because no noble knights came... well... only a group of wizards in robes came..."

"But we didn't dare to ask them because of their gloomy and terrifying appearance..."

Mary interrupted again: "Vesemir, do wizards like to use fresh human hearts to make soup? Do they like the blood of babies to prolong their lives?"

“Um… I haven’t heard of that. Please continue.” Vesemir said helplessly, trying to get the subject back to the point.

Bob said: "Oh~"

"We suspect that the woman must be the daughter of some great noble who eloped with that foolish boy. Otherwise, how could a family as big as Viscount Hudson's not have anyone come?"

"It must be the revenge of that noble family. After they took away my daughter, they killed Mr. Hudson's family and burned down the castle to vent their anger."

"That haunted news must be from the angry and unwilling spirits of Master Hudson and his men!"

"That stupid guy Horton should have been killed too," Mary added.

"Vesemir, you are a demon hunter, so you should be able to find the bodies of Master Hudson's family, right?"

"They are all good people. We would like to entrust you to let them rest in peace and then bury their bodies in the cemetery of Goddess Meritelli."

After a pause, Bob asked a little embarrassedly: "Um...how much does the commission cost..."

Vesemir interrupted, "No need. Viscount Hudson is also my friend. I have received a lot of care from the Viscount's family in those years."

After pondering for a moment, he made up his mind:
"Well... after a little preparation, I will go to the castle to check the situation."

After listening to the entire content, Ailin found that he had listened, but it seemed as if he had not listened.

There was a lot of information in the conversation, but the only information about the couple he was most concerned about was the husband's name, and the information about the suspicious woman was all Bob and Mary's guesses and conjectures.

The most important thing is that the whereabouts of the couple is unknown.

To sum up, Viscount Hudson took in a couple on the battlefield, and some major changes may have happened in the process, which made the Viscount realize that the situation was not good, and he arranged for servants such as Bob and Mary to leave the castle.

Finally, a huge fire broke out in the castle, and after rumors of hauntings arose, no one came to clean up the bodies of the Viscount's family.

This is indeed strange. The castle is a valuable asset to the nobles. This is a village near Ban Ade, not a place where there is war on the border. In addition, there is the orchard under the castle.

Viscount Hudson's noble relatives were so busy trying to get it that how could it have been shelved for so many years?
“Unless there is someone more powerful or a force that prevents them from doing so,” Ailin thought.

In Kaedwen, near Ban Ard, the only such power seems to be wizards... No, it is more likely that the king...

Viscount is already a very high title. Even if there are many conflicts within the aristocracy, they will not allow wizards to kill... At least there will be no trouble afterwards...

In addition...

"Is this the couple the red-haired elf is looking for?"

(End of this chapter)