The pudgy man on the TV was in his forties or fifties. Just as Hao Ren had guessed, he was a local. He lived at the edge of Brewshire and was the owner of a small hotel in town. His name was Angus. The person who first discovered the haunting of the castle and spread the news was this pudgy man who looked like a shrewd businessman.
The interview was still going on. Hao Ren's attention was completely focused on the news. He did not even notice that Lily was scratching him with her claws. The werewolf maiden could not understand a word. She was in a frenzy.
"... I was cleaning up the room on the second floor. It was night time." Angus was glowing in front of the camera. Even though he was telling a haunted story, he seemed to be very excited. The recent haunting had made his hotel famous, which was a good thing for him. "My hotel is at the edge of town. It's called 'Angus' Cottage '. It's the first place you'll see when you come from the highway. There's a row of windows at the back facing the direction of the castle. However, it's too far away for the naked eye to see the stones clearly. But that night, I saw a fire in the direction of the castle from behind the window! There was no forest, no houses, only a pile of stones. I didn't know what was on fire, but I still called 999... "
"Did a lot of people see that flame?" The female host asked to prevent Angus from going too far. Angus obviously wanted to stay in front of the camera for a while longer. There was no end to his nonsense.
"Yes, a lot of people. I saw many lights in the windows of the town facing the direction of the castle." Angus nodded. "And the next day, I confirmed that many people saw the fire. However, it only 'burned' for more than ten minutes before disappearing all of a sudden. The forest fire brigade couldn't find anything and they said that there was only a pile of dry and cold rocks there. However, I'm sure that I didn't make a false report. I'm an honest businessman and the reason why Angus's Cabin has been running for so many years is because of my honesty … "
"I heard that you drove here to check it out yourself?" The female host quickly changed the topic.
"Yes, I came here many times after that, and I purposely chose to come here at night." Angus finally showed a little fear on his face. "After that, I encountered those strange things. There were soldiers in full armor who swaggered in front of my car lights. There were also strange shouts. The car's engine turned off for no reason. I heard a very strange voice on the car radio … It's too scary."
The hostess put down the microphone and faced the camera. "The story of Brewshire's' haunting 'is spreading like wildfire. More and more paranormal enthusiasts and adventurers are flocking to this small town. Even experts in the field of electromagnetism and geology are interested in this place …"
Hao Ren was not interested in the rest of the story. Basically, it was just a bunch of nonsense, asking people to believe in science and talking about ghosts. Hao Ren turned off the TV and stared blankly with his fist on his chin like a thinker.
Lily finally went berserk. She jumped on the sofa and scratched Hao Ren's shoulder. "Mr. Landlord, Mr. Landlord, what was on the TV just now?"
"Our 'new friend'..." Hao Ren said in a heavy tone, "is most likely a ghost. Do you still remember the haunted castle that Mr. Nangong mentioned? The TV was talking about this just now. If it's not a group of locals trying to fool tourists, it must have something to do with the 'newcomer' arranged by Raven 12345. Tsk, tsk. Why is it such a troublesome guy? "
Vivian did not understand the TV, but she could see the situation on the TV. "Wait, if that's the case... there should be a lot of people around Yorkford Castle! And everyone is looking for ghosts in that area?! "
"Yeah, we're in big trouble." Hao Ren sighed. "What I'm most afraid of is attracting attention. God knows if the newcomer will be as easy to deal with as you guys … Err, I mean, he's sensible. If he's a reckless hothead, things will get interesting."
Lily squatted on the sofa and thought for a long time. Suddenly, she clapped her claws and said, "I'm sleepy. I'm going to bed."
After saying that, the werewolf girl strutted into her room under the stunned gaze of Hao Ren and Vivian. It was not until she slammed the door shut that the two of them realized that she was still jet-lagged. The sky was bright outside but it was already her bedtime.
"I'm a little sleepy too." Sleepiness was contagious. Seeing that Lily had gone back to her room to sleep, Hao Ren's fatigue began to spread. "I'm going back to my room for a while. Aren't you sleepy?"
"I have a different routine from you guys." Vivian shrugged. "Plus, my biological clock has been messed up trying to match your routine for the past few days. Anyway, I'm not sleepy now."
"Alright, I'll go back to sleep. Wake me up if I don't wake up in the evening. Let's go down for dinner. Lily probably won't wake up. She's a good sleeper. Bring her some food." As Hao Ren spoke, he stretched and walked to his room. Vivian was the only one left in the living room, spacing out. She looked at Lily's room and felt very sad. It was not easy to be away from home. Tonight, she, a noble member of the Blood Clan, would have to sleep with a dog...
Hao Ren slept until eight or nine o'clock local time before he woke up. Vivian said that she did not want to disturb him as he slept too soundly. Lily, on the other hand, was just as Hao Ren had predicted: the silly werewolf had no intention of getting rid of her jet lag. She slept soundly even when Vivian circled around her.
As they had things to do early the next morning, Hao Ren and Vivian went to the restaurant downstairs for a quick meal before returning to their room. Lily was still sleeping soundly and did not seem to have any intention of eating. Hao Ren placed a few snacks on Lily's bedside table and went back to his room to rest. He swore that he would sleep like hell to get rid of his jet lag in one day. As a vampire, Vivian's sleeping habits were not quite the same as a human's. Moreover, she messed up her biological clock at Hao Ren's house. That was why she only felt sleepy in the middle of the night. Well, by now, some of you should have guessed what happened in the middle of the night. That's right, Lily woke up...
A normal human, a werewolf who had no intention of getting rid of her jet lag, and a vampire who had messed up her biological clock. Such a magical trio finally had an intense collision of sleep patterns in a foreign country eight time zones away. When Hao Ren and Vivian were awake, Lily was asleep. When Vivian finally felt sleepy, Lily was awake. At the same time, when Hao Ren slept for two-thirds of the time, Vivian was awake. When Vivian and Lily woke up at the same time, Hao Ren was still asleep. Do not try to figure out the relationship between the three of them by drawing time tables and connecting diagrams. It was so messed up that even they could not figure it out! The sleeping time of the three of them corresponded to each other by two-thirds and three-quarters of the time. Basically, when one of them was asleep, at least one of them was wandering around the house like a ghost...
Early the next morning, Hao Ren came out of the house with a dispirited look on his face. He saw Vivian, whose eyes were bloodshot. The vampire maiden complained to Hao Ren the moment she saw him. "Hao Ren! I will never sleep in the same house with that big dog again! She woke up in the middle of the night, screaming for breakfast and walked around my bed for two hours in the dark! "
Hao Ren probably had the best sleep among the three of them. He had slept for more than ten hours and was only one doctor away from passing out. He looked at Vivian with sleepy eyes. "Ugh... I felt really cold in the house last night. I turned off the air conditioner, but it didn't work. Do you know what happened?"
Vivian blushed. "Ugh, I couldn't sleep for the first half of the night, so I did two sets of slimming exercises in the living room. Maybe I didn't notice."
Hao Ren's hair stood on end. He thought about how scary it was last night: a vampire was doing exercises in the living room in the first half of the night, and a werewolf was patrolling the house in the dark for two hours in the second half of the night!
What happened in the room last night was only one film crew away from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio!
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