"Obviously, this is a creepy hand!"
Seeing this, the expressions of the crowd changed slightly. Except for Chen Mu, they were seeing something creepy for the first time!
As the gate swung fully open, the owner of this arm walked out—
An elderly man with white hair, dressed smartly in a butler's uniform, looking eerie.
This eerie old man was the Duke's butler.
"Another new guest has arrived, please come in quickly."
Although the butler's tone was friendly, his expression remained calm, showing no particular warmth, just going through the motions.
It was evident to Chen Mu that the reason for this was clear.
The reason was simple: there were just too many guests arriving!
Since this place turned into a creepy scene, within just half a month, there had been twenty to thirty batches of guests.
Receiving so many guests, the old butler had gone from initially being enthusiastic to now being numb to it.
Furthermore, the image of these guests in the old butler's mind wasn't good at all.
It's commonly known that it's impolite to visit empty-handed, and this applies even in eerie situations.
Yet, of the twenty to thirty batches of guests who had arrived, without exception, all of them came empty-handed!
Showing no manners or respect!
In reality, the old butler misunderstood these people.
These were all here to undertake eerie tasks, struggling to survive on the brink of death. Would they bring gifts?
Not coming armed was already a sign of respect for the eerie!
The old butler remembered back when the Duke was still in power, the guests who visited would all bring lavish gifts.
Even he, as the old butler, would receive a share of the bounty, with hundreds of dark coins in gifts.
It was truly a case of a tiger falling from grace and being bullied by dogs. After the Duke fell from power and retreated, the guests became so disrespectful.
Green hair, yellow hair, Wang Dafu, and Xiao San, the four of them entered through the gate one after another.
As the old butler was eerie, the four of them were quite wary of him, not daring to look at him, keeping their heads down and staying far away.
This action, in the eyes of the old butler, further appeared as a display of distancing and disdain.
Another group of disrespectful guests...
The old butler shook his head helplessly, preparing to close the gate.
Just then, the old butler suddenly realized that there was still one guest who hadn't entered—
Chen Mu was standing outside the gate, smiling at him.
"Why aren't you coming in yet? If you don't come in soon, I'll close the gate, and you'll never get in again."
The old butler furrowed his brow, speaking without any courtesy.
Not being able to enter the gate meant not being able to complete the eerie task, which would mean waiting for death. It was clear that the old butler also didn't have a good impression of Chen Mu, who was part of this group of guests.
"Don't be angry, Mr. Butler. I'm coming in now."
Chen Mu chuckled, taking a couple of steps forward and walking through the gate, standing in front of the old butler with a smile on his face.
"Why are you still standing here? Go sit in the hall. What are you doing standing in front of me? Don't hinder me from closing the gate."
"Hehe, Mr. Butler, please don't be in a hurry. This is my first time here, and I apologize for the intrusion. Here's a little something from me, consider it an apology."
Chen Mu spoke smoothly, taking out a small box from his spatial ring and handing it to the old butler with a smiling face.
A spatial ring? The old butler could recognize it at a glance. Someone with a spatial ring must have an extraordinary background.
Seeing Chen Mu being so considerate again, giving him a gift right from the start.
The old butler's eyebrows immediately relaxed, and his impression of Chen Mu improved a lot.
This young man was quite good, with a background and manners.
"Oh, it's nothing, don't worry about it. Why so polite?"
The old butler showed a charitable smile, taking the small box from Chen Mu and gently opening it to take a look inside.
Not looking would have been fine, but when he did look, he was shocked!
Lying quietly in the exquisite and luxurious box was an extremely exquisite watch.
Gücida Cui Fei!
The top luxury brand in the eerie world!
The old butler had seen much in his life, and at a glance, he could tell that this watch was valuable, a high-end product from Gücida Cui Fei.
With a price tag of over a hundred thousand dark coins!
At this moment, the old butler's mood couldn't be described as anything other than shocked.
You see, during the peak of the Duke's power, the gifts that the guests who came to visit would give to the old butler were only a few hundred dark coins.
There was only one time when it was a gift of a thousand dark coins.
For someone to give such an expensive watch worth over a hundred thousand dark coins to him, a mere butler, with just one gesture?
Was this young man really so generous?
No, wait, could it be that he got the gift wrong? Wasn't this gift meant for the Duke?
Thinking of this, the old butler hurriedly closed the box and handed it back to Chen Mu:
"I think you've got the wrong gift, this should be meant for the Duke, right? I'm just a butler, how could I accept something so valuable?"
Unexpectedly, Chen Mu smiled and put the gift back into the old butler's hands.
"I gave it to you correctly; this gift is indeed for you, Mr. Butler. You've toiled and labored for the Duke for most of your life, and I deeply admire that. This small gift is just a token of my appreciation."
Upon hearing that the gift was indeed for himself, and being praised by Chen Mu once again, the old butler felt a sense of relief. He couldn't help but look at Chen Mu with a higher regard, finding him more pleasing to the eye.
"Mr. Chen, rest assured. Although I am just a butler, I still have some weight in the Duke's household. You can be a guest here, and I guarantee that you will leave the Mist Museum alive. If Mr. Chen suffers even the slightest injury, it will be due to my inadequate hospitality."
The old butler spoke earnestly, making a solemn promise to Chen Mu that he would absolutely survive in this eerie setting.
Chen Mu believed the old butler's words; indeed, the old butler held a certain status. Even if Chen Mu were to slap the Duke, the old butler could ensure Chen Mu's safe departure.
"By the way, Mr. Chen, are those people with you? If so, I can also take care of them."
"I just happened to meet them, we don't know each other," Chen Mu replied.
Chen Mu wasn't a saint; it was obvious that those people didn't like him. How could Chen Mu possibly use his favor to help them?
In other words, by not letting the old butler trouble them, Chen Mu was already a great benefactor in this eerie task.
Upon hearing Chen Mu's words, the old butler naturally understood what he meant.
Since those people didn't know Chen Mu, there was no need to take care of them.
Carefully putting away the watch, the old butler warmly gestured for Chen Mu to come inside:
"Mr. Chen, please come this way. Those few people are already sitting in the hall. The Duke's banquet will begin shortly, but before that, there will be a little game to entertain the guests before dinner."