It seems that what Vivienne said is correct, although the haunting incident in Yoofold has attracted many supernatural lovers from other places, but the peak flow of people here has not yet reached the peak, and there are still three vacant rooms in this small hotel—only There are three empty rooms left. Originally, the ideal situation was to have four rooms, so that Hao Ren and the others plus Nangong could have one room without disturbing each other, but now depending on the situation, Vivienne and Lily have to make do with each other for one night. Full of resentment: she noticed that Lily was snoring standing up, so she was 100% sure that the werewolf girl would wake up in the second half of the night, and then run around the house like last night, with this jet-lagged guy One piece, don't even think about sleeping well.
After getting the room key, Nangong saw that there was no one at the counter, so he leaned against the counter and chatted with the fat boss here: "Hello, I saw you on TV, Mr. Angus, right? ? It is said that there is a haunted castle near you?"
"Oh, your English is pretty good, much better than that Indian monk upstairs," the fat boss smiled. As a businessman who runs a hotel, he has the easy-to-get-together traits that fit his identity, and he can chat with people from all over the world. , "Are you also here for the castle? This is the latest big news in this area. Hey, that castle was almost forgotten before. If it weren't for the recent haunting, I'm afraid people wouldn't even use the old name of Yoofold. I can’t even remember it, but it’s a big enough relic, and I’m afraid it will become a popular attraction after this incident.” “I’m an expert in this field,” Nangong straightened his collar and said solemnly, "I'm from China and I'm a professional demon hunter. This time I came here to eradicate the evil spirits in the castle."
Hao Ren couldn't help but whispered to Vivian: "This guy is really high-profile with everyone, so tell whoever you catch."
The vampire girl snorted noncommittally, then put her shoulders on Lily, who was staggering around and seemed about to crawl on all fours, and said hello to Hao Ren: "Let me send this guy upstairs first, you can talk for a while." Hurry up and come up, let's discuss something."
Vivienne dragged Lily upstairs, and the fat boss looked at Nangong in amazement: "Oh, it really comes from the mysterious China—but I remember that your ghost-catching experts are called... what are they called, Taoist priests? "
The fat boss turned out to be half a China hand, and he pronounced the word "Taoist" with a very clear Chinese pronunciation.
Nangong didn't bother to explain the problem of the demon hunter to others this time, just smiled and shook his head: "I'm not a Taoist priest, although I also know the technique of exorcising ghosts from Taoists. By the way, if you have time, can you tell me about Jofor We are very interested in the story of De Gubao." The fat boss was overjoyed immediately, his fat body came out from behind the counter nimbly, and he dragged Nangong and Hao Ren to the side table where guests could rest temporarily. At the table: "Of course you can, of course you can, let's sit down and talk slowly, I've only talked to people these two days, where do you plan to start listening?"
"Uh, let's start from the beginning, starting with the story of the castle." Hao Ren felt a little funny seeing the enthusiastic appearance of the fat boss, and felt that the other party was like a tour guide who hadn't opened for half a year and suddenly got taken advantage of. I don’t know anything about that castle, and I didn’t even know where it was before I came.”
The fat boss was surprised at first: "Hey! Your English is better than mine..."
Hao Ren: "...cough cough, talk about business, talk about business."
Then the fat boss began to tell the story of the castle. What he said was eloquent and detailed. From the time when a British nobleman established a territory here hundreds of years ago, he just talked about the family history of that nobleman. For more than ten minutes, there were ups and downs of love and hatred in the middle, making a country lord talk like a knight of the round table. In the description of the fat boss, the nobleman and his family have lived in Old Joofold for less than two hundred years. Due to the rebellion in the territory and the war from outside, the whole family finally fell apart under the opposition of the three heirs. The eldest son of the last generation of heirs died on the throne of the castle, the second son died in the battle of the rebellion, and the whereabouts of the youngest son was unknown, leaving countless legends—then the prosperous Yoofold Castle became the biggest waiting place in this place. Demolition works.
"Yofoldland used to be very prosperous, but in the end it was completely abandoned in an internal rebellion. Many knights and soldiers died inside and outside the castle. Some of their remains were buried by later generations, but it is said that there are still many people whose bones are not Found that those soldiers were trapped in the underground passage and basement of the castle. After the lord's family died, no one knew in detail how many hidden rooms there were, so the soldiers who died in the basement and passage We were not buried," the fat boss smacked his lips, and his tone became gloomy. "It is said that these soldiers who were not buried back then became ghosts. They were trapped and died underground by the rebels, and they could only listen to their own words. The lord was slain over their heads, so full of hatred…”
Hao Ren looked at Angus' chubby face with a rich expression, and felt that this uncle must have been a tour guide with broken wings in his previous life.
"Are there secret passages and basements under the castle? The ones with a large scale?" Hao Ren asked curiously. Before Angus could answer, Nangong explained on his behalf: "Normally, castles in those days were not just The residence of the nobles is the last bastion to deal with the war. Generally, there will be very large underground cellars and secret passages extending in all directions. Some castles will even dig underground tunnels that can span the entire territory, so that the lord can escape to the castle in an emergency. far enough away."
Angus nodded, indicating that what Nangong said was very reasonable, and then he added: "Most of the tunnels have collapsed, and Yeofold Castle has been forgotten for so many years, and no one really went to it. The situation there has been investigated, so no one knows how much secrets it has underground."
"Have you ever seen a ghost?" Hao Ren looked at the fat boss's big red face, and couldn't help being a little curious. This guy's expression really didn't look like he had dealt with a ghost before—how could he be so elated after bumping into a ghost?
"Of course I have!" The fat boss's voice suddenly rose, "You are not the first person to suspect, but I can swear on the Bible, I saw the ghosts of knights and mysterious fire near the castle... Oh, It was a horrible night, but it got me as many guests as I have now, so I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing."
Seeing the excited look of the fat boss, Hao Ren could only express that he believed the other party's words, and then he chatted with the other party about the recent situation of the castle. Seeing that it was getting late, he left.
The room he booked was at the west end of the third floor, Vivian and Lily's rooms were just opposite to him, and Nangong's room was at the other end of the corridor, far away. As soon as he arrived at the door of his room, Hao Ren saw Vivian waiting for him at the door.
"Let's talk in your room," Vivienne said, and then pointed her finger at her room, "The big dog is dreaming, and now he is gnawing on someone's table leg. Be prepared, you will have to lose money tomorrow."
Hao Ren: "...why didn't you stop me!"
Vivienne raised her hand to indicate the string of teeth marks on her arm: "Hehe."
Hao Ren: "..."
Of course, the conditions of this small country hotel are not as good as those of a star hotel in central London. Each room only has a few necessary furniture such as a bed, table and chairs, but such a room makes Hao Ren feel relaxed. He sat on the bedside with Vivienne, roughly said what he heard downstairs, and then he was a little worried: "I heard that there are already many people on the other side of the castle, and many crazy guys are simply driving an RV Or they came with tents—they don’t live in the town, they just set up camp outside the castle and wait for the hell, it’s probably not realistic for us to sneak over and find the ‘people’.”
"That is to say, the departure tonight is the same as the departure tomorrow?" Vivienne blinked, "Just now I used my own method to investigate the situation over there, and I found something interesting."
Hao Ren: "?"