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Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Hao Ren was enjoying his meal when Anna started rambling.
"Tannagost... High-energy polymer... You can't kill that thing..." Anna's eyes were slightly shaken, but Igor quickly stopped her crazy words. "Anna, pay attention to your table manners. Also, don't disturb the guests with your messy memories."
"Wait a minute," Hao Ren quickly waved his hand at Igor. "I'm very interested in what Anna said. What is the Tannagost she mentioned?"
Igor's face showed a stiff smile. "It's the whisper of the evil spirit. Master, you don't have to care about these crazy things. The evil spirit under the castle has been whispering some knowledge from the Abyss of Evil in my poor daughter's sleep. These things have been mixed with Anna's memory, making it difficult for her to distinguish between reality and illusion. She'd better not mention these things. Otherwise, sooner or later, she will be completely occupied by the thoughts of the evil spirit, just like those unlucky family members in the past. "
"It was the wrath... the evil spirit that told her this?" Hao Ren showed a very interested expression, and at the same time, tried to act like an expert. "I think these things are very useful. Maybe we can infer the source of the evil spirit's power based on this knowledge."
Igor spread out his hands. "Master, you can try, but I promise you won't get any useful information. My daughter's memory is messed up, and the evil spirit will not allow its secret to be leaked so easily."
Hao Ren turned his head to look at Anna. "What is Tannagost? What are the Tannaeans? Are those the names of those evil spirits? "
Anna brushed away her messy curly hair. Her brown eyes were muddled. "They have infiltrated this world from the other side of the crack. Their invisible power is beyond your knowledge. You can't kill them … unless we pay back the treasures we swindled three hundred years ago …"
Igor's voice suddenly rose, "Anna, your memory is confused again. Have a good meal and then go back to your room to rest. "
Anna put down the knife and fork without saying a word and left the room like a wandering ghost. Lily watched the girl stagger away. She could not help but look at Igor and said, "You have to tell us the truth. We are experts. What does Anna mean by the treasure swindled three hundred years ago? "
Igor sighed. "This was what the evil spirit told her, but I think the evil spirit amplified the negative information to make her feel that her family was built on evil, when in fact, all of our businesses are legal. Since my ancestor obtained the initial wealth from a fortuitous encounter three hundred years ago, the Andrea Family has been following the strict family precepts to be cautious with the money in our hands. This money is by no means cheated. "
"The adventure 300 years ago refers to the witch?" Hao Ren asked casually.
He knew that the portrait of the witch was hung in the castle, and the records about the witch were also in the manuscript in the library. This mysterious existence may be a topic worthy of respect for the Andrea Family, but it was by no means a secret — at least it was not something that could not be mentioned. Otherwise, it would not have been hung outside.
Igor nodded slowly. "Yes, the witch. If I had not been in this castle and experienced everything in my family, I would not have believed that there would be a witch who made the Andrea Family what it is today. My ancestor became acquainted with a witch. He helped the witch and received a gift from her. The gift consisted of a magical stone and an ancient incantation. The stone brought the treasure, and the spell brought the evil spirit: everything in the world was exchanged for equal value. "
Vivian could not help but mutter, "This story is so vulgar... It sounds so familiar."
Hao Ren laughed dryly. He looked up at Igor and was ready to continue asking about the witch. But before he opened his mouth, a strange sound suddenly came from below. It was a snoring sound that sounded like breathing, but it was unusually deep and loud. Every sound seemed to knock on their hearts. It seemed that there was a huge cave system under the castle, and the wind was resonating in the countless caves.
Igor's face suddenly changed when he heard the sound. "It's the evil spirit! It's moving again! "
Nangong Sanba pushed the plate in front of him and took his silver-white crossbow from his waist. "Take us to the crypt — you can tell my friend the story about the witch and the summoned evil spirit on the way."
Like all century-old castles, this building had a huge underground structure. In order to suppress a certain dark creature, the underground structure of the castle was unusually large, like an underground palace. Igor led Hao Ren and the others to a chapel at the back of the castle. The entrance to the underground was in the chapel.
Under Igor's command, several servants pushed open the pulpit of the chapel. Under the thick red planks, there was a downward slope. The entrance was wider than expected, and there was a dim yellow light below. A series of strange breathing sounds came from below.
Nangong Sanba looked at the stairs and smiled. "I went down from here the other day."
Igor was braver than he looked. Living in this godforsaken castle for most of his life had probably made him familiar with the strange things deep underground. Maybe it was because he trusted the "experts", he did not let the trembling servants lead the way. Instead, he walked in front with a cold light in his hand. "I'll take you down."
They went all the way down. At first, Hao Ren thought that he would see outdated matchboxes and candlesticks hanging on both sides of the tunnel like in the movies. However, after going down, he found that the walls were inlaid with electric wall lamps. It turned out that the Evil Spirit Castle could also keep up with the times.
However, it was obvious that the owner of the castle had only made very limited changes to the underground part. Apart from the wall lamps on both sides, some electric ventilation fans, and ventilation pipes, there were old traces everywhere under the stairs. The rough rock walls, steep stone stairs, and the mottled plaster ceiling made them feel as if they were walking into hell.
Lily felt that the atmosphere here was depressing, so she decided to say something. "The evil spirit was summoned by your ancestor himself?"
Igor's low and weak voice echoed between the rock walls. "... Greed is a sin. The earliest records are not very clear, but my ancestor probably became greedy after discovering that the 'Witch's Stone' could bring him great wealth. He thought that since they were both gifts left by the witch, the stone and the spell should be equally important and effective. Although the witch had warned him not to use the spell, he still performed the summoning ritual... "
Going down the stone steps, the road ahead gradually became flat, and finally, they walked into a long underground corridor.
"... The summoning ritual opened a crack to the abyss, and a powerful spirit escaped from it. It was the evil spirit that had been haunting the Andrea family for 300 years."
Both sides of the underground corridor were inlaid with wall lamps that were not very bright. Under the dim light of the wall lamps, they could see the heads of Andrea's ancestors hanging on both sides of the wall. The family seemed to be particularly fond of hanging the images of their family members on the wall. Hao Ren did not know whether it was because of the ancestral teachings or something else.
"We're cursed, cursed because we disobeyed the witch's warning. The Andrea Family can't leave this cursed fortress for more than seven days. Those who try to escape will eventually die on the eighth day. We have great wealth, but this wealth can't let us leave this world of ice and snow. The evil spirit whispered under the fortress all night long. I still remember the countless sleepless nights before I turned 18, and even until recently, I was haunted by nightmares. The evil spirit let me see the horror from the other world, and told me that the death of all living beings in the world was the real end... "
At the end of the row of portraits of Andrea's ancestors, the portrait of the witch appeared again. Her face was covered with a black veil, making it difficult to see her true face.
"Why did the witch cover her face?" Hao Ren asked casually.
Igor paused for a moment before slowly answering, "This was a modification made by my grandfather's grandfather. Before that, the witch did not wear a veil. Until one day, a legitimate heir saw the witch's face in his sleep. The next day, he went crazy and jumped from the top of the castle. From that day on, all the portraits of the witch in the castle were covered with a veil."
"Because you disobeyed the witch's warning, you were afraid that she would come after you with the evil spirit." Nangong Wuyue looked at the gloomy portraits in the underground palace and said, "Is the historical truth of that year really like what you said?"
"At least that's all I know," Igor pointed to an iron door next to the witch's portrait. "That thing is behind the door. I'm sorry, but I have to leave."
Igor's slightly bloated figure disappeared on the ramp. Hao Ren turned his head and looked at the iron door of the underground palace in front of him.
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