I just want to give the elves a home. What's wrong with that?

The entire villa is made of marble and there is almost no damage on the exterior. Only the windows visible to the naked eye are broken beyond recognition.

As we approached the thick door, the first strange thing happened.

The villa, which exuded an old-fashioned atmosphere, was actually equipped with advanced technology, like a sensor door. When they were less than one meter away from the door, it opened by itself.

The two looked at each other and dared not say a word because the power had been out for many years.

After entering, they were greeted by a long-dusty smell of wood. Hong Pang didn't feel anything, but Li Ran was still a little surprised.

The owner of this villa must be a wealthy man. There is a long red carpet starting from the gate, leading straight to the stairs leading to the second floor. The space is so large that a party for a thousand people will not be too crowded. A huge crystal chandelier is hung on the ceiling of the first floor. Although it is already covered with cobwebs, it is definitely worth a lot of money.

The stairs leading to the second floor are divided into two directions, left and right. There is an ink painting hanging above the rest platform in the middle, but Li Ran couldn't see it clearly because of the bright light.

Bang!

Less than three minutes after the two entered, the door closed again. The loud noise made Hong Pang swallow nervously.

"Come out, Candlelight Spirit."

The light blue flame instantly made the two men's vision much easier. At least they didn't have to stumble every two steps.

shuh~

Perhaps someone in the darkness realized this, and when the candlelight spirit appeared, all the lights in the villa were lit up neatly. This surprised Li Ran a lot.

He moved closer to a lamp and took a closer look. Inside the lampshade was something similar to candle oil, so it should have been done by an elf that could use fire skills. And considering that it could do this, the elf should not have any malicious intent.

"How come you're not afraid at all?"

When Hong Pang saw that Li Ran actually touched the lampshade, he looked at him in disbelief.

What can I say? I can't say that if you had watched more than a thousand episodes of Death God, you would be so calm.

Li Ran didn't say anything, but explored around, trying to find the elf hiding in the dark, but unfortunately he didn't find anything.

"Let's go to the second floor and take a look."

Hong Pang quietly gave a thumbs up, and then had to follow. He pushed the door, but it wouldn't open.

When passing by the rest platform, Li Ran took a close look at the oil painting.

The painting was not a famous one, at least he did not understand the signature in the lower right corner. The painting showed a man wearing a duke's costume. Although the elf world was also divided into countries, the overall history was similar, so the duke's costume was not strange. In the painting, he looked solemnly ahead with a faint smile on his face.

But this smile is still creepy in this environment.

"The person in this painting must be the owner of this villa."

Hong Pang's sudden words won Li Ran's approval and appreciation. Although he was a young master, he was still very serious.

"Well, I can tell from the look of this painting that it is often taken care of. I guess it misses this person too."

Hong Pang's cheeks twitched visibly. Can you not make such a joke in broad daylight? Care? Who is taking care of it? This villa doesn't look like anyone lives there!

Thinking of this, Hong Pang inexplicably felt as if someone was staring at him. All of a sudden, all the hairs on his body stood up. He quickly turned around, but there was nothing behind him.

"Is it possible that I'm overthinking?"

Seeing Li Ran continue to go upstairs, he accidentally saw that the person in the painting actually blinked at him. He rubbed his eyes violently, and the painting stopped moving again. His heart was beating fast, and he hurriedly trotted to catch up, feeling a little dazed.

Li Ran roughly counted one side of the second floor and found that there were eight independent rooms, which means a total of sixteen rooms. From this, it can be analyzed that the villa should have had many family members before.

At the same time, one cannot help but sigh. Such a wealthy family, but fifty years later, even the old house was left unattended and even became a haunted house.

"It's better not to open it, just in case..."

Hong Pang saw Li Ran trying to open the door and wanted to stop him because if there was a dead body lying inside, how would the two of them explain it?

Unfortunately, Li Ran had already opened a door, so he had no choice but to follow him in.

There wasn't actually much in there. The closet was almost empty, and even the bed was left with only a few wooden boards. The only things left were some uniforms.

After looking at several rooms in a row, Li Ran could almost confirm that these were the rooms where the servants of the villa lived. All that was left were some yellowed maid clothes and butler clothes covered with cobwebs, which showed how wealthy the owner of the villa was in the past.

"Let's go up to the upper floors and find the villa owner's room first."

Li Ran was unusually excited. This place felt so exciting, like he was playing a script-killing game.

"No, why should we go to find the villa owner's room?"

When Hong Pang heard that he was going to go, he felt a little uncomfortable. Li Ran spoke to him earnestly.

"I have to criticize you for this. It's like chasing a girl. How can you chase her if you don't get to know her first? Since we are here to complete a mission, we must first understand the situation here and find out why this place is haunted."

The boss with his mouth wide open wondered if there was any connection between the two. However, he nodded in agreement with the latter part of the sentence.

"This floor doesn't look like it's meant for humans to live on, does it?"

The two of them paused and were already on the fifth floor. After opening the door, there was no bed, but the floor was littered with small toys, sketchbooks, and scattered crayons.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be where the villa owner's elf lives."

This doesn't look like a place for children to play. Normally, there would be some small tables and beds for them to rest temporarily. Everything is spread on the ground, and the light here is not sufficient. The black footprints that have just appeared on the wall further illustrate this problem.

The little guy seemed to be following them all the way. Li Ran muttered to himself but did not explain it, because Hong Pang was in a very tense mental state at the moment. If he was not careful, he might really be scared sick. So he deliberately reminded Hong Pang that it might be an elf, not a ghost.

"It seems we are not far from the truth!"

Li Ran rubbed his hands excitedly, causing Hong Pang to wipe the sweat off his head. Why did Xiao Ran act like he was out on an adventure...