Soul echo

294 The Earl

Wearing glasses and walking on crutches, the old butler led Zhong Ye and the others into Earl Marta's residence.

In fact, before entering the house, Zhong Ye and the others saw the artworks that filled the garden outside the door.

For example, the sculptures placed on the fountain, the statues erected on both sides of the gate, and even the flowers planted in the flower garden all present a gorgeous beauty.

The manor is full of artistic atmosphere everywhere, which can be called a 'work of art' in itself.

Standing in front of the door, the old housekeeper straightened his collar and knocked on the door.

Waiting behind the door, the neatly dressed and beautiful maid immediately opened the door. When she saw Zhong Ye standing behind the old housekeeper, a strange look flickered in her eyes.

Zhong Ye keenly noticed this, and thinking about the butler's previous attitude, he can basically be sure that the person Earl Marta wants to see is himself.

But at that time, he had just arrived at the main gate of the manor, and the gate opened. How did Earl Marta know that he would come?
The servant brought a few pairs of shoes, and after Zhong Ye and the others changed them, the old housekeeper walked them up the stairs slowly with a cane.

Even though nearly ten years have passed, the layout of the house has not changed in any way, except for the artworks placed in the corridors, hung on the walls, and installed on the handrails.

The house was very big, but the old housekeeper didn't intend to take them to other places for a visit, and took them directly to Count Marta's room.

Standing in front of the mahogany gate, the old housekeeper straightened his collar again and raised his hand to knock on the gate.

There was no sound coming from behind the door, and the old butler didn't feel strange either. He turned the handle, pushed the door open and walked into the room.

"Master, that Your Excellency is here."

There are no beds, no tables and chairs in this room, only paintings on easels and sculptures erected one by one.

The room is well lit, with huge floor-to-ceiling windows forming one wall of the room, from which the skylight shines in, illuminating the entire room.

An old man with all his hair fell out was sitting on a blanket, with piles and piles of books randomly placed around him.

He is located in the center of the room, and all the artworks are centered around him, forming a circle after another.

Hearing the old butler's voice, the old man raised his head from the book and turned to look over indifferently.

Then, the moment he saw Zhong Ye, his cloudy eyes lit up, and he suddenly stood up, not looking like an old man.

"What's your name?"

Earl Marta strode towards the door. At this moment, only Zhong Ye was left in his eyes.

Zhong Ye also looked at the old man thoughtfully.

"My name is Zhong Ye."

The old man froze for a moment, "Eastern native?"

"Yes." Zhong Ye nodded.

"Then what do you know? Painting? Calligraphy? Singing and dancing?" The old man was full of urgency.

It's not like the emotions that a person who is 'obsessed with art' will show... How about, 'patient'?
Zhong Ye was not surprised that Earl Marta was able to say those words in the Eastern dialect, he keenly noticed Earl Marta's attitude.

"I don't know any of these." Zhong Ye clenched his fists, "As you can see, the only thing I know is martial arts!"

"Martial arts, martial arts..."

Earl Marta muttered a few words in a low voice, then suddenly clapped his palms together and laughed, "Martial arts are also art—no! Rather, your 'martial arts' has reached a level enough to be called an 'art'! "

Hearing this, both Lily and Lilian felt a little surprised, but this time, they also understood why Zhong Ye was invited by Count Marta to enter the manor.

"Can, can you show me a show?" Count Marta grabbed Zhong Ye's arm violently, "I need it! I need it!"

Zhong Ye pondered for a moment, "Can you make a deal?"

"what?"

Count Marta paused, "What do you want?"

"Nemo's painting." Zhong Ye cut to the chase.

Count Marta opened his mouth slightly, and glanced back at the paintings behind him.

Zhong Ye glanced at it, and Nemo's painting might be hidden among those paintings.

"There was a case before where Nemo's painting turned its owner into a cultist - can you understand what a 'cultist' is?"

After a moment of silence, Earl Marta nodded and said, "...I know."

Then he asked again: "Are you going to destroy them?"

"Yes." Zhong Ye didn't hide anything either.

"...Then it will be destroyed."

Count Marta was silent for a moment, then sighed: "Anyway, I won't live long."

As he spoke, he turned around and walked towards the easel in the room.

Earl Marta accurately took out the part belonging to Nemo from the easel, and there were five of them.

He handed those paintings to Zhong Ye, and then, in front of him, Zhong Ye crumpled the paintings, poured holy water, and stuffed them into his backpack.

Count Marta remained silent, without any reaction, as if what was destroyed was not a rare treasure, but something ordinary.

"I need a large space, and at the same time, I also need some weapons."

After doing all that, Zhong Ye looked at Earl Marta again, and met the old man's gaze.

Earl Marta nodded, turned to look at the old housekeeper, and ordered, "Get ready."

"Yes, sir."

The old butler hung his head and walked out of the room.

Before leaving, he also said to Zhong Ye and the others: "Please wait a moment."

After the old butler left the room, Earl Marta walked back to the blanket, picked up the open book, and continued to read, leaving Zhong Ye and the others aside, regardless of it, and he couldn't see the previous fanaticism at all. look like.

—what a queer one!

Seeing his appearance, Lilian and the audience in the live broadcast room had such a thought in their hearts.

"Lord Earl, please forgive me, I have a question I want to ask you."

At this moment, Zhong Ye opened his mouth: "I want to ask you, is there a demon hunter who came to you before?"

"That should be a witcher." Count Marta replied in a low voice without looking back.

"Where did he go?" Zhong Ye asked again.

"died."

As soon as this remark came out, the atmosphere in the room became weird.

Lilian and Lily Lieber quietly pressed the handle of the weapon, and their mood became tense.

Zhong Ye took a light breath and continued to ask, "How did you die?"

"Killed by me."

The air froze all of a sudden.

"……why?"

Zhong Ye pulled out the long knife and gestured for Lilian and the others to face the door.

Lily pursed her lips, took a deep look at the old man sitting in the middle of the room, and then turned to face the door.

"He wants to destroy my sculptures, my paintings, my books."

After the irises lit up and the [Spiritual Vision] was activated, in Zhong Ye's eyes, Earl Marta was no longer a thin, crooked old man.

——Although, when he entered this room, he already felt that Count Marta was 'not human'.

It was a twisted chaos, a monster without a shape!

"What if I also want to destroy your paintings, your statues, and your books?"

Hearing this, Earl Marta slowly raised his head, turned his stiff neck, and looked at Zhong Ye.

"Isn't it enough for you to destroy Nemo's paintings? Isn't it only Nemo's paintings that can turn people into heretics?"

"Because that witcher also wanted to destroy your paintings, sculptures and books—I trust the judgment of that expert!"

As he spoke, Zhong Ye swung his knife directly, smashing a statue beside him into pieces.

Immediately, the old man stood up.

The skin bulges, and something surges beneath it...

The body shape is also rising layer by layer, and the sounds of bone deformation and muscle peristalsis are heard one after another.

"You seem to have stored a lot of evil things here!"

A pair of eyes became chaotic, looking directly at Zhong Ye's face, his expression gradually became ferocious and distorted.

"no need……"

Layers upon layers of phantom sounds echoed in the room.

"I want you to die!"

(End of this chapter)