Chapter 262 Danger
Bang!
The double-barreled shotgun roared.
The gunpowder inside the seamless steel pipe burned , turning into terrifying kinetic energy, pushing the iron-lead bullet forward.
In the reeds not far away.
Colorful feathers fluttered, and a mallard duck fell down.
“Woof woof!”
The black, slender-waisted hound immediately pounced and brought back its prey.
"Good job, doggie!"
Fang Xian dismounted and touched the hound's head.
"This dog is well trained...very smart...where did you buy it?"
Next to her, a young girl dressed very handsomely in hunter clothes and deerskin boots asked.
She is Ness Morrenfell, a daughter of a noble family, who was also invited to this hunt.
"Old Jack's ranch... is said to be the descendant of the Northern Solenus dogs..."
Fang Xian rubbed the dog's head and answered casually.
He looked not far away and saw that other noble men and women had set up camp with the help of grooms and servants, apparently preparing for a picnic.
Pete was in the center, and occasionally his hearty laughter could be heard.
He seemed like he hadn't laughed so happily in a long time, probably because the long-term pressure was finally released.
"By the way, I haven't congratulated you yet."
Nisi walked beside Fang Xian, holding the horse, and suddenly smiled: "I remember that you were not like this when you were a child..."
"After six years of studying and entering a mysterious world, there will always be some changes, right?" Fang Xian asked back.
"That's true... After that investment, the Roland family began to decline. My father even made a bet with someone that your family would not be able to afford normal social expenses in ten years and would become a fallen noble... But everything is getting better now."
Niss was not shy about talking about these things, apparently because she had a good relationship with the original Daniel, who was her childhood playmate, and the news of the Roland family's sudden wealth had already spread.
"This is my father's foresight..."
Fang Xian answered very humbly.
"Yes... Most of these private investments end up with nothing, and the middle class may even go bankrupt... because they don't realize it, and don't want to spend a lot of money to get it notarized by an official notary office... Of course, if you insist, the scammers will most likely give up..."
Niss added: "Only we nobles realize the importance of standardization and acting according to the rules."
'What does this seem to suggest to me?'
Fang Xian silently complained in his heart: "Can the sincere friendship of childhood not be worth the price of growing up?"
He laughed dryly and put the shotgun on his shoulder: "There is no more prey. Let's go back. Pete is waiting anxiously..."
In the camp.
A fawn had been skinned and was slowly spinning on the grill.
Fang Xian picked up a drink and came to Pete: "How do you feel?"
"That's great! I mean... I haven't felt this kind of enthusiasm since that investment, you know? I've already had three ladies invite me."
Peter's face flushed and he lowered his voice.
'No wonder your wife wants to go back to her parents' home...'
Fang Xian glanced at Pete with disdain: "Lisa is back..."
"I know, I know, I'm just a little excited..." Peter scratched his head embarrassedly, and then his expression became a little distressed: "Actually... I don't like the feeling of being a nouveau riche. You know, nobles value history, tradition, subtlety, and low-key... The real nobles, I don't know how they are laughing at us at this moment, as for them!"
He looked at the young men and women present, and his voice became even lower: "The private property of the Mornfell family has been losing money year after year. It is said that they are already selling their real estate. The pollution emissions of the Bogin family's factory exceeded the standard and have been closed for rectification. And the Isha family, their ranch was used as a nest by a group of underground worms, and they suffered heavy losses... We are all nobles who look glamorous on the surface, but are in a mess behind the scenes..."
'Why are you so sad? Are you feeling something?'
Fang Xian rolled his eyes and comforted him, "Everything will be fine..."
"Yeah... Besides, there are the troubles that come with it, such as... my father's illegitimate child who appeared out of nowhere..." Pete shrugged.
Fang Xian was glad that he didn’t drink the water, otherwise he would have sprayed it out: “You know?”
"Isn't it normal for nobles to live a dissolute life when they are young or to have several mistresses?" Pete looked at Fang Xian in surprise, as if he thought he was making a fuss out of nothing.
'So, if you weren't so poor these past few years, you would have found a few lovers? Well... maybe you already have one?'
Fang Xian, with an expression of 'your social circle is so chaotic' and 'I don't understand' on his face, retreated in defeat and went to the campfire to cut a piece of venison.
"We have also prepared a coastal-style thick soup, we just need to add some more water... Hank, where is Hank who got the water?" Niss suddenly asked while stirring the iron pot in front of her with a smile.
"Hank...he walked for a long time. Maybe the scenery was so beautiful that he couldn't help but stop and look?"
The men looked at each other and showed an expression of understanding.
"He's coming..."
Niss glanced over and saw Hank coming from the direction of the stream. She raised her hand and greeted him, "Where's the kettle?"
Hank, who walked out of the forest, was a man of medium build, with regular features, wearing the clothes of a groom.
At this moment, he had a weird smile on his face. He suddenly stopped and looked at everyone present with his deathly grey eyes.
Soon, his clothes rotted rapidly, revealing his flesh and blood.
Pieces of flesh and blood fell off, followed by bones and internal organs...
The corpses scattered on the ground melted rapidly and turned into a pool of black and red liquid emitting a foul smell.
It seemed as if his entire body was corroded in an instant.
"ah!"
The girl's scream broke the silence of the camp.
The horses snorted nervously, and the hounds dared not move forward, but barked madly in the direction where Hank was coming, as if there was unparalleled danger lurking there.
"It's a mysterious incident!"
Niss’s expression was grim: “We have encountered a mysterious incident!”
In this world, the existence of extraordinary people is made public. People know about the existence of mysterious people and also know some basic mysterious knowledge.
For example...when ordinary people encounter mysterious events, the best way is to escape, otherwise, there is a great possibility of encountering terrible danger!
"bodyguard!"
Several nobles hurriedly tried to escape on horseback and called for their guards.
Those who can become noble guards are naturally extraordinary people, capable of handling ordinary mysterious events!
But the next moment, several hounds whimpered, fell to the ground one after another, and quickly rotted, and the terrible stench of corpses continued to spread.
A bodyguard standing in the front suddenly grew stiff in expression, turned around and looked at the noble men and women, his body beginning to rot.
He is dead!
