The Hu family lived in Tingsong Garden.

Backed by a lush pine forest, the building extensively uses logs and bluestone, and features a viewing platform and a covered walkway for listening to the rain.

Where the wind blows, the pines rustle and the sound is like a distant tide.

This is also the origin of the name Tingsongyuan (Listening to Pine Garden).

The car drove into the designated parking space on the second basement level of Tingsongyuan.

The underground parking garage connects directly to each household's private elevator. Two people swipe their cards to enter, and the elevator car silently ascends.

A few seconds later, the elevator doors opened, revealing a bright, clean, and tidy main hall.

"Young Miss, you're back."

Outside the hall, a figure dressed in a dark butler's uniform came to greet them.

This is a middle-aged woman with deep-set eyes, a high nose, and slightly curly blonde hair.

A pair of blue eyes were hidden behind delicate silver-rimmed glasses, accompanied by a professional and gentle smile.

Hu Zhao handed his coat to the maid beside him and introduced it to Hu Long: "Wendy, the new housekeeper."

Wendy turned to Hullon, her hands naturally folded in front of her, and she bowed slightly, her demeanor impeccable.

"Young Master, it's a pleasure to meet you. Please feel free to ask if you need anything in the future."

Hu Long simply nodded and replied with a single word:

"it is good."

"I'm a little tired now and need to rest."

"Okay, go and rest for a while. I'll have someone call you when dinner is ready. Mom and Dad might be back later."

Hu Zhao responded.

She turned and walked towards her room, intending to take a shower first.

"Second Young Master, please come with me."

Wendy bowed slightly and led Hu Long out of the main hall.

The courtyard is very large, with artificial hills, flowing water, pavilions, and towers—everything one could want.

Several red-tailed carp were also seen wagging their tails in the water.

The two walked through a gently lit corridor, ascended a dark carpeted staircase, and finally stopped in front of a door on the east side of the second floor.

"The bathwater has been prepared for you."

Wendy bowed slightly.

Thank you for your trouble.

Hu Long thanked him and pushed open the door to enter.

However, when they passed each other...

Hu Long swayed slightly, as if he were about to lose his balance.

At that moment, a hand shielded Hu Long; it was Wendy standing to one side.

"Second Young Master, be careful."

Wendy smiled.

"Thanks!"

Hu Long nodded.

Then, the door closed gently behind me.

Seeing the door close, Wendy didn't linger and turned to leave.

……

inside the room.

Hu Long stood up.

Before his eyes appeared lines of text.

[Target: Wendis]

Skill 1: Butler Knowledge (Proficient)

Size: 4MB (Status: Downloadable)

(Note: Includes fine wine tasting and serving, fine dining, and various etiquette services)

Skill 2: Hand-to-Hand Combat (Master)

Size: 6MB (Status: Not available for download)

(Note: This refers to the efficient use of one's fists, feet, elbows, knees, head, and even torso to transform into means of attack and defense, including straight punches, hooks, uppercuts, kicks, knee strikes, elbow strikes, and other power-generating fighting techniques.)

Skill 3: Pistol Shooting (Mastery)

Size: 4MB (Status: Downloadable)

(Note: Master the techniques of holding, aiming, firing, and quickly reloading various common handguns; be able to consistently hit vital points on stationary targets within 15 meters; and possess basic predictive shooting ability against moving targets. Includes single-shot rapid fire, troubleshooting, and basic maintenance knowledge.)

"He actually has three skills. This person is no ordinary individual! It must have been intentionally arranged by the original owner's parents."

Hu Long's eyes flickered slightly, somewhat surprised.

Based on these days of exploration.

Let him understand the difficulty of mastering a skill.

It might take an ordinary person ten or even several decades to reach this level.

Clearly, Wendy is no ordinary butler.

However, considering the family background of this body, it makes sense. It's normal for a billionaire's butler to have some fighting skills.

……

The room was clean and tidy, and the bed was made neatly.

One side of the wall is covered by a huge anime poster that takes up almost the entire wall.

On the other side is a bookshelf embedded in the wall, with books neatly arranged on it.

Everything was pretty much the same as I remembered.

Hu Long glanced at it briefly before walking straight into the bathroom on one side.

The white porcelain bathtub was filled to seven-tenths full, and the water temperature was just right, transmitted through the rising steam.

On the low table next to the bathtub, a plate of washed grapes and sliced ​​orange segments were carefully placed.

In addition, a layer of clean clothes was neatly folded on the side.

Seeing this, he didn't delay any longer. He took off his clothes, submerged his body in the water, leaving only his head resting on the edge of the vat.

The warm water instantly enveloped every inch of my skin, and the tension in my nerves from the past few days seemed to gradually relax in this warmth.

Hu Long closed his eyes and slowly exhaled.

During my time in the mental hospital, although I could wash up, I never had such a relaxing moment.

Lying like this, taking a bath.

A sudden feeling of drowsiness arose.

Suddenly he felt a slight chill.

This feeling was quite jarring in the bathtub.

Hu Long opened his eyes immediately.

next second.

I looked toward the shoulder that felt cold.

It was a clump of black hair.

That couldn't be his hair, even though he spent three years at Chenguang Mental Hospital.

However, the facilities inside are complete, and regular haircuts for patients are naturally included.

Therefore, his hair was not that long at all.

Moreover, the hair appears to have come from water.

These thoughts flashed through my mind.

A chill ran down my spine.

Without a second thought, Hu Long immediately stood up and got out of the bathtub.

However, it was still too slow.

The strand of black hair that had been hanging down suddenly came to life, surging out and tightly binding him, before being violently pulled into the depths of the bathtub.

At this moment, the bathtub seemed to transform into a deep pool.

Hu Long felt his body sinking downwards, as if falling into an abyss.

The next moment!

Deep beneath the water, a pale, swollen, enormous woman's face slowly emerged from below.

Its size is about the size of a house.

She opened her mouth, which was as black as ink, like a bottomless cave.

A terrifying suction force suddenly came, dragging Hu Long straight into it, and no matter how much he struggled, it was to no avail.

……

—Splash!

The sound of flowing water could be heard.

Hu Long suddenly opened his eyes and sat up abruptly from the bath.

The bathroom was still brightly lit and warm.

There wasn't a single black hair on his body.

The bathtub remained the same, as if everything that had just happened was merely his illusion.

However, Hu Long's expression turned ugly.

Because he possessed the original owner's memories, he understood that this was a sign that the evil thing was intensifying its erosion of him.

This is caused by continuous hallucinations.

This inevitably leads to a weakening of the original body's spirit.

But the problem is...

The original owner experienced hallucinations a year after this strange thing appeared.

But now, it's happened so much earlier than expected.

This also means that the situation was much worse than he had imagined.

Thinking of this, he lost the desire to continue taking a bath.

He stood up immediately.

After drying off, I changed into brand new clothes.

Upon entering the room, he glanced around and then sat down by the window on one side.

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