When this matter was brought up, the butler frowned, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped himself.
The allure of an unlimited bounty is immense; it was snapped up by a human bounty hunter shortly after it was posted.
But……
There were continuous rumbling sounds not far away. It must be that team of bounty hunters starting their operation. He had heard of that team. Although they were very powerful, the highest-ranking member was only an eight-star woman. It was certain that she would struggle against a nine-star [Time] domain expert.
However, those hunters aren't fools who rely solely on brute force; they might actually have a way to subdue that Doctor Su.
Just as the butler was pondering, Young Master Hong, who had been lost in his fantasies, seemed to remember something. He stood up, hesitated, circled around the room, and listened intently to his surroundings.
"How can we keep things quiet tonight?"
"They're not even calling him Little White anymore?"
Upon hearing Hong Shao's words, the butler realized that the mansion was indeed too quiet tonight. Usually, Xiao Bai would be waiting at the door by this time, but there was no reaction at all today.
Has something happened?
However, within the territory of Bailing Main City, who would dare to attack the Hong family? It wouldn't make sense, nor would it be worthwhile.
"Young Master, I'll go out and take a look!"
Upon hearing this, Hong Shao waved his hand, signaling him to hurry up. Then he looked at the pets and beckoned to one of them that was reasonably good-looking, "You, come here, dressed like this..."
"Little White? Little White?"
The housekeeper called out a few times in the living room on the first floor, but there was no response. The little nest that had been built for Xiaobai was nowhere to be seen, as if Xiaobai had vanished into thin air.
The chandelier above suddenly flickered a few times, emitting a crackling sound of electricity. The butler frowned. This was the main residence of the Hong family, and such a situation never occurred under normal circumstances. He wondered what these servants were doing, making such a basic mistake!
"Trick! Trick!"
After calling out several times, a chubby man with a fat head, wearing a chef's uniform, came running over hurriedly, panting heavily.
"Master Butler? What are your orders?"
The butler glanced at the fat cook and asked unhappily, "Where are all the servants on this floor? And where are all the livestock that work?"
The fat chef was completely baffled by the question. He had been in the kitchen and thought the young master was hungry and needed some food, so he rushed over, only to be scolded instead.
"I don't know either!"
"It was just here!"
It's not his fault. After all, he had just prepared food for the servants in the main house, and they were all sitting in their dirty little hut eating. It's impossible for them to disappear in the blink of an eye.
The butler snorted coldly, flung his hand in annoyance, and went to the first floor, where servants and livestock lived, scolding the fat cook beside him all the while.
“Every day, if you treat them even slightly well, they take advantage of you. I always said that these servants and livestock can't be spoiled. The better you treat them, the more they push their luck. Look at them now, lazy and good-for-nothing, they won't even listen to you when you call them…”
"Starting tomorrow, reduce the food supply for these servants' livestock. Do you understand?"
Upon hearing this, the fat cook was curious whether the so-called servants and livestock included him, but he could only agree for the time being; otherwise, even more serious consequences awaited him.
Just as the butler was about to approach the servants' room, he suddenly felt a heavy smell of blood in the air.
The strange creature was already very sensitive to blood, and out of suspicion, it turned to look at the fat cook, "Did you just slaughter a two-legged sheep in the kitchen?"
The cook shook his head upon hearing this, "No, tonight's supper is already prepared, and the Hong family always has external suppliers of ingredients, so there's no need for us to do it ourselves."
This means that there are plenty of swindlers outside who will do the slaughtering, so they don't need to lift a finger. He's just a chef; all he needs to do is turn the ingredients into dishes and serve them up.
The butler nodded; he understood what the cook was saying, but the smell of blood…
After being reminded by the housekeeper, the cook also noticed that something was wrong.
The stench of blood seemed far too strong, and it all seemed to be emanating from one place…
"This, this is..."
Realizing something was wrong, the two ghosts rushed to the servants' and livestock's quarters, opened the iron gate, and crimson blood flowed out in the direction the gate was open.
Behind the iron gate, all the servants and livestock living on this floor of the main house died in a bizarre way. It was as if someone had slashed their throats while they were asleep, and they passed away peacefully.
The fat chef was the first to scream. Although he was a chef, he had never seen such a scene before. However, before he could finish his sentence, he felt his head tilt to the side, his vision go upside down, and his voice became like the whooshing sound of air being blown through a trachea. Then his body collapsed and he stopped breathing.
"The 27th one."
In the darkness, whether it was a human or a monster, after dealing with the fat chef, it uttered a number as if counting, which was exactly the number of people and livestock on this floor, including the fat chef who had just been killed.
"This won't do. We only have 27. The [Shanli] team next door has already killed 40. If this continues, won't we get the fewest?"
"And they're all servants and livestock, not a single one of the real core members. Isn't it possible that this commotion could lure out the core members of the Hong family, then lie in wait and strike them down?"
"What's the rush? What's the rush? We're here now!"
The butler overheard a group of assassins, who appeared to be human, discussing in front of him how to kill the entire Hong family. Judging from their tone, it seemed that other assassins were also carrying out this task at the same time.
Something's not right. Could it be that someone posted a bounty on the night of the underworld?
What? Are you kidding me? This is the Hong family, the Hong family of Bailing Main City! Who's so bold as to issue a bounty in Mingye? Even if they did, what about the bounty? Would those ghosts from the Golden Cave allow a bunch of ghost hunters and bounty hunters to issue a bounty on a top-tier card owner in Bailing Main City?
That's outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!
In the darkness, a figure emerged from the room, holding something that seemed to gleam in the shifting light and shadow, before stopping just in front of the butler.
"Judging from your appearance, you're dressed quite well. Are you one of the managers here?"
Hearing this man's words, the butler frowned in displeasure and sneered, "Insolence! A bunch of ants, do you even know where you are?"
"Yes, I know, the Hong family."
"We're professional bounty hunters, don't insult our professionalism!" From the darkness, another younger boy emerged, waving his fist to prove himself.
"Mission, objective: the entire Hong family, not even a dog will be spared. We have a strong sense of professional ethics and will never kill innocent people indiscriminately."
"So, you are a manager in the Hong family...?"
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