Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 236 I Have a House of Horrors
The Imperial Tax Department is located in the Crown District, the most central part of the imperial capital, adjacent to the Imperial Palace.

Bringing a convoy full of goods to pay taxes, such a laborious and laborious task, naturally does not require the noble official Xiahou, who is the lord of Shuangfengling, to personally do it.

When the Igor family was still in Eagle's Rest, Knight Commander Cousins, who had already traveled frequently to the imperial capital and was familiar with taxation, took Bob Brook and other accounting documents and hurried to pay taxes.

Accompanied by Juan Clement, Master Laurie, Alice Comstock and several female companions, the lord passed through the Griffon area behind the "Splitting Skull Gate" and headed straight to the mother of the imperial capital. Travel to the Unicorn District along the river Hadrian.

Due to its superior geographical location and proximity to the Crown District, the Unicorn District has always been the elite and wealthy district of the imperial capital. Lords and nobles from all over the empire often buy mansions here as their family base in the imperial capital.

The Igor family, which was once brilliant in the Western Territory, also had a mansion in the Unicorn District.

And the most important thing for the lord to come to Beijing is to find a way to take this family mansion back into his hands-no matter how bad the Soul Breaking Land is, their Igor family is also an imperial noble in charge of one territory after all, and they still have to live in the imperial capital. What's the matter with the hotel?

The location of Igor's former residence is not difficult to find.

The crowd walked through the shade of the maple trees along the banks of the Hadrian River, and watched the common people in the streets and alleys hang ribbons on the roofs for the upcoming "St. Augustus Festival", with little effort , I found the old house of the Igor family just beside a marble bridge.

The first time Xia Houyan saw this house, he wanted to turn around and run away.

On the left side of the old house of the Igor family is the official residence of the Minister of Finance of the Empire. The magnificent marble tiles and the sculpture of the goddess extending from the capital of the house have now been hung with colorful ribbons, which is solemn and majestic without losing the festive atmosphere;

On the right side of the old house of the Igor family is the house of an imperial nobleman. Judging from the coat of arms on the door plate, its owner is probably a high-ranking duke. It is inhabited by people, but it looks tidy and brand new under the careful cleaning of the servants who stayed behind in the imperial capital, almost shining under the sparkling light of the Hadrian River.

As for the Igor family mansion sandwiched between the two...

Anyway, up to Lord Lord and Master Laurie, down to Lena Leslie, they all staggered when they saw this building.

If the exteriors of the houses on both sides are so pompous and beautiful that it would be considered too much in "Little Times", then the old house of the Igor family is undoubtedly only suitable for appearing in horror B-grade movies full of plasma, ghosts and murders. Li——The tone of the whole mansion is gloomy and gloomy, most of the black bricks on the wall surface have been broken and decayed, and most of the dirty and dusty crystal windows are broken.

The last time Xia Houyan saw a house in such a miserable condition was in Heishui Town, the former residence of Simon Adrian.

"I'll wipe it!" Master Laurie opened his mouth wide, revealing his jagged yellow teeth, "We...how did our Igor family's mansion turn out like this?"

Katerina on the side covered her mouth in shock:

This young lady of Eagle's Rest Castle clearly remembers that when she was a child and lived temporarily in the imperial capital with her father, the Igor family's mansion was still as magnificent as other buildings in the Unicorn District!
Xia Houyan also vaguely remembered that the structure and layout of the house in front of him was indeed the same as the Igor mansion in his memory;
But the problem is that the dirty and gloomy atmosphere pervading the whole house is like being slapped hundreds of times by a novice artist who just learned Photoshop!

"This..." The lord looked around in a daze, "I haven't seen you for a few years, how did our Igor's house become like this?"

A burst of silver bell-like laughter came from not far away, making the already heavy-hearted Igor and the others even more depressed, making it worse.

"Ah! Elliott, my dear fiance!" Isa Sandria trotted over with her skirt in her hands, and then she didn't jump on the lord under the threat of Katerina's warning gaze, "Isa just guessed You will come to look for the old house, so you waited for a long time on the corner of the street!"

"You ran to wait for us at the gate of my former residence?" Xia Houyan stared at this chick in surprise.

Isa Sandria covered her lips and smiled slightly:
"That...not really. After all, my family is also here, so let's drop by when I come back...Speaking of which, we are still neighbors!"

"Neighborneighneighneighneighneighneighborneighborhood?!" Lena Leslie was at a loss for words.

Isa glanced at the fiery female mage, curled her lips, and then took the lord's arm without caring about other people's eyes:
"Eliott, that's right, isn't my home at No. 13 Lombard Avenue... This is the east bank of the Hadrian River. After this row of houses, the east side is Lombard Avenue! Next to your Igor family Behind this house is the mansion of our Sandria family - No. 13 Lombard Street... After I left Eagle's Rest and came to the Imperial Capital, I bought the house next door to your house on purpose..."

When Isa Sandria said this, her pretty face suddenly flushed, and she said in a "whispered voice" that everyone could hear:

"Eliott, do you want to buy this house back? It would be great, the backyards of our two houses are connected together! You don't have to go around, you can come to me at night by climbing over the fence... Hee hee... "

Katerina, who has always been gentle and kind, obviously hardened her fist this time.

"Uh... that... we may have to think about whether to buy it or not..." Xia Houyan quickly changed the subject, and calmly pulled his arm out of Yisha's chest, "But Yisha Sha, do you know how our house became like this?"

"'This look'?" Isa was stunned, followed the lord's eyes to look at the gloomy mansion behind her, and suddenly realized, "Oh, you said this mansion of your Igor family! Hmm... ...These changes are all after Uncle Vincent's death..."

Even Lena Leslie became curious and pricked up her ears regardless of jealousy.

Isa Sandria's expression finally became a little more serious:
"Hmm... Uncle Vincent's conspiracy... Uh... After the incident, it stands to reason that this mansion of your Igor family will be taken back by the empire like Eagle's Rest Castle, and redistributed to other nobles... "

"It seems that our Eagle's Rest Castle and the former Igor Territory of the Western Territory were handed over by the empire to a new nobleman named 'Kukuluz'..." Master Laurie whispered, and the lord nodded.

Isa Sandria continued:
"However, your Igor family's mansion in the imperial capital has not been wanted for a long time."

"Ah? Why?" Xia Houyan was stunned for a moment, "I remember that house was pretty good before?"

Isa is beautiful even when she smiles wryly:
"Eliott, this is the capital of the empire. The nobles who live here must consider their reputation... My dear Uncle Vincent was killed for treason. If any of those nobles dared to take over his house, wouldn't they say so? Isn't there a suspicion of following in the footsteps of the Igor family?"

Xia Houyan and Master Laurie looked up at the sky, speechless.

"In short, this house has been vacant for nearly half a year, and then it was bought by a wealthy businessman in the imperial capital at a low price." Since Isa was wearing a strapless top, when she shrugged, the eyes of a certain unscrupulous lord looked at him. Straightforwardly, "But the residents in the Unicorn District are all nobles with titles, how dare a nouveau riche live in it? So that rich businessman listened to someone's idea and transformed your house into an amusement park."

"To... Amusement Park?!" Xia Houyan was dumbfounded.

"Yeah, haunted house!" Isa pointed to Igor's old house, which was dark and looked like an African native digging coal at night. The noble children love to play this game very much, they especially like to bring a few female companions in, then discuss with the owner of the haunted house, and send someone to dress up as a ghost to scare the female companions into unconsciousness, and then..."

Yisha stretched out her hands helplessly, her left hand clenched into a fist, her right hand stretched out her index finger, and poked into the hole of the fist.

"Damn it!" Xia Houyan exclaimed, "This... is this a fucking crime? Master Laurie would not dare to do that!"

A certain chief mage was still jumping, but Yisha rolled her eyes and said:
"Do you really think that those female companions are fainted by fright? Maybe who will take advantage of it!"

"Uh……"

"Actually, Elliott, you can take me to the haunted house later..." Isa stretched out her little finger, and stroked the Lord Lord's palm very discreetly.

"There is something to talk about!" Katerina frowned, "And then? What happened to our Igor family's mansion?"

"The rich businessman's haunted house has been in business for nearly half a year, and it can't continue." Isa pouted, "It was probably more than a month ago, the rich businessman ran away, and your old house was left unused, but Elliot you It can also be seen that the decoration that the rich businessman made for your house is still left..."

Looking at the eerie old house of his family, Xia Houyan cursed silently.

"So why can't the rich businessman go on?" Master Laurie stroked his beard curiously, "I think the business of this haunted house...is pretty good..."

Several girls, including Katerina and Alice, glanced at the old wretch with contempt.

Yisha looked around, then sneakily lowered her voice and said:

"Because, this house seems to be really haunted, and it's useless to even invite several magicians to exorcise ghosts..."

Xia Houyan and Master Laurie looked at each other meaningfully.

"In a sense, dealing with undead is really my specialty." Xia Houyan touched the crowbar at his waist, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Who owns this house now? I'm going to buy it and go in to see the situation. "

Isa giggled and turned around:
"Eliot, guess who bought your old house after the rich businessman left?"

Katerina obviously didn't want to hear the answer to this question, and turned her head bitterly.

"My dear fiance, there are many payment methods!" Yisha blinked slyly.

(End of this chapter)