Chapter 81 Who Is to Blame?

"Welcome, what kind of pet do you need... Oh! Isn't this Lu Yunkai! Why are you here?"

After staying in the bar room for most of the day to sort out the sundries, Lu Yunkai finally waited for the opening of the Magic Zoo in Diagon Alley.

It was almost evening, but the witch boss wearing thick black-framed glasses still looked like she hadn't woken up yet.

"Boss, I have something to ask you."

"Go ahead!" The old witch sat casually on a recliner near the fireplace in the store, took off her glasses, and rubbed her eyes with her hands.

"Do you know if there are any creatures that attack souls besides Chris... um, the soul-eating lynx?"

Lu Yunkai asked with a little caution.

The boss was stunned, stopped his hand movements, put on his glasses again, and looked at Lu Yunkai strangely.

"What are you going to do?"

"I want to know what creature attacked Chris."

"Chris's soul is lost again?" The boss seemed to understand all at once.

"Again... um." Lu Yunkai smiled helplessly.

"Did it fall into the hands of another creature this time? Impossible! In the field of soul, no creature can deal with the Soul Devouring Lynx!" The old witch shook her head seriously, "Even the Basilisk avoided it, what other creature dared to attack the Soul Devouring Lynx with its soul! You must be mistaken!"

"Basilisk? What is that?"

"Oh, it's a monster that appears after a rooster egg is hatched by a toad." The old witch explained, "It looks like a snake, so it's also called a basilisk..."

"Basilisk??" Hearing this word, Lu Yunkai's eyelids twitched wildly.

Snake? ? ?

"Its attack method is to extract the soul of the creature that looks at it. Of course, compared to their eyes, their venom is actually more deadly. This thing is easy to cultivate. In the past, many wizards used it to guard their homes. Later, because the Ministry of Magic strictly investigated spells and creatures related to the soul, no wizard dared to raise it openly."

"Rooster eggs... toads?" Hearing this absurd hatching method, Lu Yunkai was confused.

"Well. There has been no basilisk in England for hundreds of years." The old witch smiled, "and although this thing is easy to cultivate, it is also easy to deal with. Just get a few roosters and you can easily kill it."

"Roosters?" Lu Yunkai's eyelids twitched faster.

He suddenly remembered the blood letter when Mrs. Norris was petrified. Malfoy mentioned a detail, the chicken feathers all over the ground...

"You don't really think that the basilisk can attack Chris, do you?" The old witch laughed happily, "One hundred basilisks are no match for a soul-eating lynx. Just like a cat dealing with a snake, it's easy!"

"What if it's a sneak attack?" Lu Yunkai asked.

"A sneak attack? Basilisks are stupid animals, how could they sneak attack Chris who is smarter than a monkey?"

"What if someone commands them?"

"Basilisks are not soul-eating lynxes, they don't understand human language!" The old witch explained to Lu Yunkai seriously: "The most they can do is not to attack their masters. How can you command them? Unless you have a Parseltongue."

"Parseltongue? What is that?"

"A skill that can communicate with snakes, such as the famous Salazar Slytherin is a Parseltongue, but this skill that is transmitted through blood is very rare."

"Slytherin?" Lu Yunkai's eyelids twitched wildly.

"The last descendant of Slytherin is You-Know-Who, but You-Know-Who never married and had no children, so it's impossible for anyone to speak Parseltongue now." The old witch nodded, "If Chris's soul is really lost, it's more reliable for you to go to the Ministry of Magic. Jesse helped them successfully imprison a wizard who used the Imperius Curse on Chris, so maybe it's okay now."

"Jesse can do it, but I may not! I'm just an apprentice wizard..."

"No. Jesse used the Unforgivable Curse to accuse that wizard back then. The people in the Ministry of Magic won't slap themselves in the face and leave such a thing alone." The old witch smiled and comforted Lu Yunkai. "Of course, if you are afraid of involving Chris who no longer has a soul, it doesn't matter if you wait. Soul-eating lynxes are very long-lived. They can live until the wizard who used the Imperius Curse on them dies. At that time, they will still be Chris."

"Well, thank you."

Lu Yunkai smiled and bowed to the old witch, then turned and left the magical zoo.

Standing on the empty Diagon Alley on Christmas Eve, Lu Yunkai was in a much better mood than before. Of course, this good mood also contained a little self-mockery.

Yes! He was just a wizard apprentice who had been exposed to magic for less than two years. Even with the help of the system, he was still shallow. Why did he have to bury his head in books to find information?

Chris left him such a big network of contacts, why didn't he use it?

Stupid! Too stupid! !

Lu Yunkai reached out and knocked on his head.

The problem that I couldn't solve after reading books for so long in school was solved by chatting with a few old men and women today!

Parseltongue, Voldemort, the heir of Slytherin, the bloody scene and the mess that appeared for the first time, the soul was lost...

All the things were connected at once!

All the clues pointed to the legendary creature, the basilisk.

Although the owner of the Magic Zoo did not tell Lu Yunkai what the basilisk's habits were, he at least told Lu Yunkai a way to deal with the basilisk.

For Lu Yunkai, it would be much easier to know what the enemy is and then find a way to deal with it.

Books are effective when used at such times! !

Without stopping on the street, Lu Yunkai walked directly back to the Leaky Cauldron Bar.

In the next few days during the Christmas vacation, he must research all kinds of information about the basilisk. When he returns to school after the vacation, Lu Yunkai will search for the monster's bad luck! !

…

"Tom."

"Oh! Yun Kai! What, is something wrong?"

Time flies by a few days later, and the Christmas vacation is quickly coming to an end.

After asking Isabella, the owner of the Magic Zoo, Lu Yunkai locked himself in the bar room and read various information related to the basilisk every day.

The more he investigated, the more convinced he became that the Slytherin monster must be a basilisk.

Now, Lu Yunkai dared to say that no one in England knew this kind of monster better than himself.

He even thought about how to destroy the monster in one fell swoop after seeing it, so now he finally had some leisure time to think about other things.

"I want to ask, if I want to go back to my house from the bar, what should I do?"

Lu Yunkai asked with a slightly embarrassed smile.

Hogwarts is about to start school the day after tomorrow, and Lu Yunkai plans to go to that house again before going back to school, and then give some advice to the skinny house elf.

After all, he was really satisfied with that house.

Facing the sea, spring flowers are blooming...ahem.

"Your house?" Tom was stunned when he heard Lu Yunkai's words, "Do you have a home?"

"Well, I made some money."

"He is indeed the person that Chris has chosen!" Tom showed no doubt at all and nodded with a smile, "Then just use Floo powder to shout your family's name from the fireplace!"

"Home name?"

"Oh! Haven't you named your family yet?"

"...I forgot." Lu Yunkai then realized, "Then I just talk about my home, okay?"

"No." Tom shook his head, "But since you are the owner of the house, it is very convenient to change the name. Just say the name of the family in front of the fireplace at home."

"oh……"

"Are you leaving?" Tom saw the depressed look on Lu Yunkai's face and changed the topic with a smile.

"Yeah. School starts the day after tomorrow, and I want to go there to tidy up."

"Then will you come to the bar again in the future?"

"What, you're not welcome?"

"How could it be?!" Tom smiled and shook his head, "I'm waiting for you to bring Chrissy to live with you again!"

"……must!"

Hearing Tom talk about Chris, Lu Yunkai suddenly felt warm in his heart.

It seems that he is not the only one who is still thinking about the dead cat! Well... this is half of my home.

He will definitely come often in the future.

After bidding farewell to Tom, Lu Yunkai put on his backpack and walked out of the Leaky Cauldron, and the touch in his heart disappeared instantly.

In this cold weather, we have to fly again...

Lu Yunkai could only take out the piece of paper that was more like a navigation note than a password, and rode his broom all the way south.

This time, there was no need to stand on an empty grassland and recite a spell. From a distance, Lu Yunkai saw the small house that looked rather shabby. It seemed that after identifying the owner last time, he could enter and exit the house at will.

After falling into the stone wall, Lu Yunkai noticed that the previously messy courtyard had become orderly in just a few days.

He even saw a pond dug out in the corner, with fish in it. This pond actually didn't freeze in the middle of winter. I think Xueli used some magic on it.

Not to mention, this fish pond still has some charm!

Lu Yunkai suddenly felt that all kinds of vegetables were grown in this huge yard. He would go to the ground and grab a handful of whatever vegetables he wanted to eat every day. If he wanted to eat fish, he would go catch one on the edge of the cliff... That day must be very pleasant.

Ahem.

Lu Yunkai reached out and knocked on his head. The talent for farming in his bones could not be washed away.

In fact, this land might be more suitable for growing those rare medicinal materials, right? Although Lu Yunkai can theoretically buy various medicinal materials from the system, if there is such a place to provide proper cover...

Well, I will definitely make arrangements for it during next summer vacation!

Lu Yunkai walked into the room with appreciation for Xue Li's work. That appreciation disappeared instantly with the picture displayed in front of him.

Is this... the same house he saw before?

its not right! !

Before, it was clearly a standard English castle interior decoration, just like the Malfoy family, but now...

What the hell is that huge screen with the word "福" engraved on it at the front door? !

Also, have you ever seen anyone hang an upright plaque in the main hall? ?