IN THE SUBURBS OF CHINA :
"How much is this bundle of fish, Big Uncle?" Lin Xuan raised the bundled fish of about four to five pieces, inspecting any damages.
"That would be forty-five yuans, miss," the store owner answered. He looked around for a bit before he turned to Lin Xuan again.
"Miss, I heard you were taken in by the Mysterious Mountain Master! Did you personally meet him?" the store owner asked. Gu Nuan is so old, but he wouldn't miss details of such gossip if he had the chance.
Lin Xuan just smiled at him shyly, she, of course, couldn't disclose any information about the man who took him in. If the Master remained a mystery all this years, he must have a reason. She came here and the master has accepted her into his home, so as a sign of her gratitude, she will maintain his lifestyle to remain an untold story.
"I didn't meet him yet, sir. Actually, I was only living on a portion of his house. I eat and live by myself. The person who brought me to him told me he should never be seen."
The old store owner laughed so hard that a few sprinkles of saliva flew into the air, scaring the flies away.
"I knew it! Little Miss, did you know of the Mysterious Mountain Master's legend?"
"No, sir." Lin Xuan indeed haven't heard any stories of the Mountain Master before. Well, maybe, that was because she once lived a privileged life and she didn't take time to look around and listen to people.
"Aiyoo! Haven't your parents told you? People who have claimed to see the Mountain Master all died of an unidentifiable disease not long after seeing him."
Lin Xuan's eyes widened with fear. She felt shivers down her spine, but she still managed to ask the store owner, "What does he look like?"
"That ~ They say he looked like a terrible mixture of a human and a monster. His skin is pale green, his bulging eyes are burning red and will blind you like laser beams, his long hair is pure grey and his feet were that of a tiger's claw. There is also a big slit on his lips, making you want to squirm when you see it."
"Okay. Here's your money, I'll take the fish and go now, uncle." Lin Xuan hurriedly scurried away as she tried to calm her breathing that has been sped up by her fear.
"Make sure not to see him, Little Girl! If you do, then it would be the end of you!" The store owner even shouted after her.
Lin Xuan rested herself a few steps away from the house by the hill. The Mountain Master's house stood proudly near the forest areas of the small provincial village.
Before she came here, her aunt told her that the Mountain Master would take care of her like her own father, but alas, now she wouldn't dare return back to that house.
She indeed stayed in the Mansion for two days now, but she only meet the servants whom she gladly volunteered to help. What if what the store owner said was actually true?
What if the Mountain Master is actually hideous and ugly? And dangerous?
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