As noon approached, a dark yellow taxi turned onto an old dirt road, its tires crunching over gravel and kicking up a faint trail of dust, through which the distant high-rise buildings could be vaguely seen behind, while another perspective showed the scenery in front of the taxi.

A somewhat misty mountain peak was visible in the distance, below which lush valleys and plains stretched, with an ancient estate faintly visible at the edge of a forest.

Hiss-click!

The taxi driver, a corpulent middle-aged Caucasian, quickly pulled the car up in front of a massive iron gate.

Before getting out of the car, Tang Qi couldn't help but chuckle at the driver named Mr. Ravis; though he was quite obese, the amount of sweat trickling down his body was excessive, his clothes nearly soaked, and his complexion very pale.

After Rose Madeline also exited the car, Mr. Ravis, fighting back his fear, took the fare from Rose's hand, and without any hesitation, he stepped on the gas, kicked up a large cloud of dust, and sped away from their sight as quickly as possible.

"Looks like your family estate is quite infamous?"

Tang Qi looked at Rose, who had just sobered up from her "drunken" state, and quipped with a smile.

Dreamland Bar operates around the clock, 24 hours a day; Tang Qi had scooped Rose out of the bar at only ten in the morning, using "How to Become a Member of the Upper Ten Thousand Spirits of the Mysterious" as bait, successfully piqued Rose Madeline's curiosity.

Then, in her excited state, Rose dragged Tang Qi from the urban area of Holy Eagle Nest City, took a taxi, and directly came to this remote and desolate suburb.

Judging from Mr. Ravis's reaction, the family estate owned by Rose Madeline had a terrifying reputation.

Tang Qi turned and first looked at the name.

"Madeline Manor!"

A row of Ancient Federation letters was arranged above the large iron gate.

Details all around indicated the antiquity of this vast estate, some long-abandoned complex decorations under rust marks, various mysterious symbols; inside the estate, aside from the main castle, almost all other buildings were nearly decayed to ruins.

"Not a single person?"

While unable to see the entire view of the estate, anyone who glanced over could tell that the estate might have been neglected for a long time, not maintained and seemingly uninhabited.

That his good friend owned a family estate was not surprising.

What was surprising was that the estate was neglected.

Could it be like the Loring Family, the Madeline Family also had no successor, leaving only Rose Madeline?

After paying the fare, Rose, leading towards the large iron gate, responded to Tang Qi's doubts as she walked, "There are still many people in the Madeline Family, several of whom precede me in the line of succession, but they all chose to give me this estate, the reason..."

Creak!

Just as Rose Madeline finished speaking, the tightly closed big iron gate suddenly opened on its own.

A chilly, abrupt wind carrying fallen leaves blew towards them.

Although it was the middle of a sunny noon, Tang Qi felt a bone-chilling coldness penetrating as if it wanted to seep into his marrow. Feeling something, he looked down.

He saw his skin's surface, with raised granules, starting to show some mossy green rust, and blurring, fierce-smiling skull heads along with handprints mixed with fresh blood and dirt.

"Ghost, and a very ancient one at that."

Tang Qi didn't activate his Special Ability; he made a judgment based solely on his knowledge of Mysticism.

At the same time, a cold smile appeared on his lips as he was about to do something when Rose said with a strong tone of warning:

"Strazan, Tang is a very respected friend of mine, and he's also a Melter Wizard."

She hadn't even finished her speech, not even uttering the word "Melter" completely when Tang Qi saw the "Anomalies" on his body retreating like receding seawater, quickly dissipating and soon condensing into a figure in the air—it was an elderly man with white curly hair dressed like a farmer from the Old Calendar Era.

His figure was transparent, with a large nose, heavy dark circles, forcibly squeezing out a comical, albeit ingratiating expression.

Tang Qi glanced over, still not activating his Special Ability, merely deriving a judgment based on his own knowledge of Mysticism and experience.

"An old farmer who died in the Old Calendar Era, never underwent Extraordinary Profession training, but through some special conditions and many years, accumulated some powerful Extraordinary Power."

Just as Tang Qi was making his judgment, Rose took Tang Qi and headed directly into the estate.

She did not look back at the Ghost farmer, but only left a sentence: "Strazan, go tell the other old guys, I'm hosting a guest, no more pranks."

Behind them, the Ghost farmer named "Strazan" watched Tang Qi's back, a cunning smile appeared on his face as if he had thought of another funny prank, but soon he heard Rose's instruction.

"How boring, now I can't prank Faber, Lucien, Eve, Brad, Rubens, Belon; he's a live Melter Wizard after all."

After muttering helplessly for a while, the Ghost farmer dissipated in the air.

His speed was obviously faster than Tang Qi and Rose, who were just walking.

So, while Rose was introducing the situation of her own "Madeline Manor" to Tang Qi, he immediately sensed the chaos inside the manor, with shrieks erupting everywhere.

As the two stepped into the castle's main hall, Tang Qi had already learned the real situation of the manor:

Madeline Manor, built 300 years ago, is an ancient construction from the Old Calendar Era, established by the Madeline Family's Ancestor, the renowned Gold Seeker and pioneer, Bennett Madeleine.

During the Old Calendar Era, the Madeline Manor didn't have any anomalies; back then it was just a normal luxurious manor in the Eagle Nest Region, which was not yet the largest city in the Federation.

But when the Spiritual Tide was cut off and entered the New Era, one day, a burst of gray light exploded from beneath the manor, lasting a very short period. The owner of the manor at that time, Rose Madeline's grandfather, didn't care much.

However, weird incidents began to occur one after the other.

Since the Madeline Family was not an "Extraordinary Family" but just a lineage left by a gold-digging tycoon, especially with the new era, the world of the Extraordinary was completely concealed under the combined propaganda of the official and the Church.

The Madeline Family didn't understand the meaning and merely thought their family manor became haunted.

Though it didn't cause too much death or injury, even during the broad daylight they couldn't stop the occurrence of "Mysterious Events," forcing the Madeline Family to abandon the estate and move out collectively.

The Madeline Family also tried to sell the manor, but the wealthy buyers who could afford it were obviously not ignorant enough to be unaware that it was a Ghost castle.

Thus, over the years, Madeline Manor has always been the least conspicuous and least valued asset in the family's property list.

Until the Mysterious Side revived and Rose Madeline, a genius with potential to become a Great Polymath, appeared, she immediately took notice of her family's ancient estate and acquired it for a very low price.

In a very short time, Rose figured out exactly what had happened to Madeline Manor.

"Due to an unknown accident, a Mysterious Crack appeared underground, making the manor a connection point between the real world and a 'Mysterious' Undead Kingdom, and although that entrance was almost closed, the sporadic overflow of Undead Aura formed a Barrier inside the manor."

"People who died inside the manor, or Ghosts that died nearby and were caught by the Barrier, had a certain probability of being permanently imprisoned in the manor."

"Those mysterious events were caused by those Ghosts."

"That old farmer Ghost called Strazan, was actually the gatekeeper during Bennett Madeline's time; lacking hands, the Madeline ancestors casually recruited a local old farmer, who, on the first day on the job, while opening the door for a guest, was killed by a misfired bullet from that guest."

"His soul refused to leave, and afterwards, as the manor transformed, he, with the overflow of the Undead Aura, became a Ghost endowed with some power, developing a habit of scaring every visitor."

"An unlucky yet fortunate place."

After Tang Qi understood the whole situation, he thought to himself, and then as if sensing something, he looked ahead and saw two rows of Ghostly figures gradually appearing.

The leading two were an elderly man with white hair and beard, who although aged, stood upright with a meticulous expression, dressed like a butler from the Old Calendar Era, and the other was a disgustingly fat black maid with bright red lipstick, smiling at Tang Qi.

Rose's introduction came right on time: "Faber is the most loyal butler in the history of the Madeline Family, died two hundred years ago… Eve was originally the maid in charge of the kitchen during ancestor Bennett Madeline's time, and she is still responsible for the food in the manor."

As Tang Qi nodded towards them following Rose's introduction.

That black maid called Eve, as if touched by something upsetting, pursed her lips, suddenly switching from laughter to wailing, "Miss, you finally came back, Eve thought you didn't want us anymore, wuwuwu…"

The black maid's massive voice, along with her own Extraordinary power, shook the whole manor.

The other Ghosts, even though they obviously no longer possessed real ears, also unconsciously covered their heads, while Rose Madeline by Tang Qi's side, displayed helplessness on her face, and also a flash of guilt and moved sentiments.

Tang Qi had already heard from Rose, during the period she took over the manor, these Ghosts in the manor recognized her as the new owner, and she also stayed in the manor for a while, but later focused on rescuing her husband, and also because of missing him, moved back to Lovcek 426.

It just never occurred to her that when her husband finally returned, it would be such an outcome.

ps: Second update, I saw some readers feeling it's lacking substance, Fat Fish must earnestly say a word, with the new volume starting, the main character coming to a new environment, and new characters appearing, necessary characterization really cannot be lessened, it's truly not filler. Everyone just watch, Fat Fish will try my best to write the plot well. Lastly, requesting a monthly ticket, I've been left far behind, please support.

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