"Lanjiang City's most haunted house."
The name alone sounded pretty frightening.
The most haunted house-just how sinister did it have to be?
But I was a local too. How had I never heard of any so-called most haunted house in Lanjiang City?
"Do you mean Splendid Embroidery Manor?" Seventh Master asked the wealthy man.
The man nodded. "Yes, Splendid Embroidery Manor, though that's what people call it. The original Mountain Villa wasn't called that."
Splendid Embroidery Manor...
I had never heard of that place either.
Despite my curiosity, I didn't interrupt and kept listening.
Seventh Master said, "I have heard of that place. Thirty years ago, a family was murdered at that Mountain Villa. All seven members died violent deaths. The place was abandoned afterward, and reports of a series of hauntings spread. Two more murders happened there later."
"The place is still abandoned, but the name 'Splendid Embroidery Manor' seems to have been made up by someone. The Mountain Villa was originally a private estate."
A private Mountain Villa...
People could own private Mountain Villas in this country?
I had always thought those only existed abroad.
But it made sense when I thought about it. This private Mountain Villa dated back thirty years. Regulations might not have been so strict then, and with the owner's connections, building a private Mountain Villa wouldn't have been difficult.
After all, anyone who could build a Mountain Villa certainly had considerable financial resources.
"That's right. It is indeed the place you mentioned, Master."
The man introduced himself. "My surname is Tan, and my name is Tan Chongming. The owner of that Mountain Villa was Tan Wannian, my eldest uncle. The seven people murdered at the Mountain Villa thirty years ago were all my relatives."
Mr. Tan was calm as he recounted this. Thirty