In front of the carriage.
Amos was very unhappy with the butler's tone. Just as he was about to retort, he remembered everyone's plan and was afraid that getting angry rashly would have some negative consequences, so he had to hold back his anger.
But Thor handed Lingling to Triton and walked over with Josiah.
Thor glanced at the butler calmly and said to Amos:
"Amos, let Josiah go with you and make sure everything is settled before returning."
The butler's body stiffened for a moment, then he replied cheekily, "Of course, I'll definitely make the arrangements."
The housekeeper, who originally wanted to take the opportunity to deal with Amos, had to give up his thoughts for the time being and entered the manor first with the "supervisor" Josiah, the tree people and the orcs.
Duke Norton watched the whole process and saw that Thor valued the orcs so much and was afraid that something might happen to his goods. He sneered in his heart, but his face was as hypocritical as usual.
"The Elf King is nothing but a money-grubber!"
Seeing Thor coming back, he smiled and said, "Elf King, the dinner will be over in a while. Please go to the greenhouse with the Mermaid King for some tea and snacks. I will come and pick you up in person when the dinner starts."
Thor waved his hand, squatted down, looked at Lingling, and asked, "Baby, didn't you just say you wanted to walk around the manor? We just ate, so why don't we have afternoon tea for now?"
Lingling looked at the Duke, then at Thor. Bai Jiudi's reminder finally brought home Thor's intention, and she said softly, "Okay, Father, Lingling wants to visit the manor."
As he spoke, he looked at Duke Norton, his round eyes like black grapes staring at him without blinking, waiting for Duke Norton's answer.
Duke Norton choked. He had never expected the Elf King to act so unconventionally, and he was a little hesitant.
Thor knew what he was hesitating about by looking at his expression.
Josiah told him before he got off the carriage that this manor was the one with the abnormalities that Josiah and his friends had discovered.
Before, they were unable to go in and take a look due to the numerous guards. Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered the city today, the Duke invited them to a banquet here, which saved them a lot of effort and went even more smoothly than planned.
Moreover, the guards were withdrawn.
Wait! Maybe tonight doesn't have to be a dinner party.
A cold light flashed in Thor's eyes.
His expression was still noble and reserved. He looked at the guilty Duke Norton and asked, "Why, since we were invited to a banquet, we can only go to the banquet and not wander around?"
Thor didn't know whether Duke Norton was a human or an undead under his skin. If he was a human, he must be a ruthless person since he could cooperate with the undead.
Therefore, both sides are on guard against each other at this time, and it depends on who will be exposed first.
Suddenly, Huhu took advantage of everyone's inattention and suddenly rushed out, flapping his wings and flew towards the manor.
"Ahhh~ Huhu~ Wait a minute Lingling!"
The little dumpling ran by with a whirring sound.
This action shocked everyone.
The few tall and strong men with ordinary looks accompanying Duke Norton subconsciously wanted to rush over to catch Huhu, but were stopped by the Duke:
“Stop!”
He looked at Lingling, who had followed Huhu into the manor gate, and said with a somewhat apologetic look:
"Sorry, sorry, I was just thinking about something and forgot to answer. Since you don't want to have afternoon tea and want to go shopping, please feel free to do so."
As he spoke, he pointed at Huhu and Lingling, who had run to the door and then looked back furtively, and said jokingly, "Besides, your children and pets can't wait, so I don't want to spoil your fun, do I?"
Thor and Tritton exchanged a secret glance, looked meaningfully at the Duke who smiled kindly, and said nothing more.
Thor, who had been expressionless until now, finally showed a look of satisfaction. He smiled faintly and replied, "Then we won't be polite. With such a large manor, I'm sure Lingling will have a good time."
"My child is still young and doesn't have many opportunities to go out and play. This time I went to capture some orcs for her to trade for some gold coins so that she could have some fun in the city. I didn't expect to run into the Duke first. I think she'll have more fun in the manor than in the city. After all, everything in the Duke's house is good stuff."
Upon hearing this, Duke Norton's smile widened, and he replied modestly, "The Elf King truly loves his daughter. Apart from anything else, my manor is filled with good things. Your child will surely have a great time."
There was something hidden in the words of both of them. Tritton wanted to frown, but he finally held back.
"Okay, Lingling is still waiting, let's go!" Triton said impatiently.
The Duke was still afraid of Leighton, and when he heard him urging him, he quickly moved aside.
"It's my fault. Please come in."
Once you're in, don't even think about getting out.
I was just worrying about the raw materials for the magic circle, and now they are delivered to my door. I won’t be polite.
......
Inside the manor gate.
Lingling, who usually only cared about having fun, now had no mood to have fun.
While the adults were talking, he released his mental power and began to cooperate with Bai Jiu in the investigation.
When the little dumpling entered the door, he keenly felt a slight fluctuation on the door, which seemed to be some kind of formation. However, because there was nothing wrong with his body, Lingling did not say anything. He just squatted on the ground holding Huhu and secretly communicated with Bai Jiu.
Based on everyone's plan, Bai Jiu has developed a method to find the undead during this period.
Before he set out, he taught Lingling how to use her mental power to detect the active mental power of living things.
He used the system's functions and high-tech power - thermal imaging, a dual method to detect living things, and then compared the two with Lingling's findings to see if there was anything that had mental power but was not detected as a living thing.
If there is, it must be the undead, because the lowest level, skeleton soldiers who seem to have only the killing instinct actually have a trace of mental power, not to mention the high-level undead.
So, Lingling started to detect frantically as soon as she entered the room, and then told Bai Jiu to compare.
The two had already tested it on the way here, and even explored it after entering the city. Fortunately, no different "creatures" were found.
But now...
When Duke Norton entered with Thor and the others, they saw Lingling squatting on the ground holding Huhu, seemingly looking at the ants on the ground.
There was a hint of disgust in his eyes.
"Such a silly girl, I don't know what's wrong with the Elf King, he loves her so much."
Triton was sharp-eyed and saw the emotion in the Duke's eyes. He narrowed his eyes slightly and put a big cross on it in his heart.
Meanwhile, seeing that the last of Thor's group had already entered the manor, the Duke felt slightly relieved and spoke with a false smile:
"Okay, everyone. I'll let my servants accompany you around the manor. I still have to prepare for the evening banquet, so I'll take my leave now."
"Goodbye, you guys, have fun."
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