The longer he got to know the bat, the more Hao Ren felt that the maiden was a miracle of the malice of the universe. What happened before him made him more convinced of it.
Vivian was poor, but the bat that fell from her body became a demon and became rich. Her landlord, who worked for God, made a billion dollars. Even a piece of broken stone that she gave to her sidekick contained tons of gold and gave birth to the Andrea Family. This maiden was simply a personal mobile lucky charm. If used properly, she could exchange her bad luck for the safety of the people around her.
Of course, this auspicious sign rarely played a positive role. Most of the time, she was better at making the people around her as unlucky as she was. Those who were with her without high resistance would easily lose money when they walked or sneezed when they sneezed. The Romans and Egyptians had something to say about this. Hao Ren felt that even the Trojans could put the blame on this auspicious bat spirit. Who asked her to run around the city of Troy as a thug?
Perhaps the Andrea Family was one of those who had subtle resistance. They had gained amazing wealth from the gift left by Vivian, but they had also been tormented by a deadly evil spirit for 300 years. The value of the 300 years of torment was probably far beyond the value of the few tons of gold.
Lily patted Vivian on the shoulder, not letting go of any opportunity to provoke the bat. "Your smurf is doing better than you, and now even your teammates' smurf is doing better than you. I think the greatest value of your life is probably to set off all kinds of smurf."
"Is this a dimensional storage device?" Hao Ren picked up the triangular gadget curiously. His fingers moved quickly on its ridges, and the dimensional opening closed. It seemed that even after such a long time, it was still very agile.
The MDT floated over and studied it for a while. "It should be said that it has a dimensional storage function, but this module only occupies one-third of its volume. The rest is in standby mode. It seems that it needs to resonate with other devices to work. I scanned its structure and found that it is like a wireless device. "
"The other stone..." Hao Ren looked up at Vivian. "Where is the other stone now?"
Vivian shrugged. "I don't know. Now I only know that my little brother No. 1 has become the ancestor of the Andrea Family, but I don't know if little brother No. 2 is dead or alive. The other 'stone' doesn't look the same as the one in your hand. It may not bring wealth to the holder. Little Brother No. 2 probably didn't have Andre's good luck … He may have died in the ice and snow of Siberia. "
"Do you know?" Hao Ren turned his head to look at Igor and told him about the two humans who followed Vivian in Siberia. "There should be two people who followed the witch. Besides your ancestor, there was another guy who also got a 'stone'."
Initially, Hao Ren did not expect much, but Igor nodded. "… A mysterious man, living in St. Petersburg. He should be the descendant of the man you mentioned."
"Mysterious man?" Hao Ren was a little surprised.
"For 300 years, the Andrea Family has been in intermittent contact with another hermit family." Igor grabbed the button on his chest, which seemed to be his habit when he was thinking or slightly nervous. "We don't know the actual situation of the other party. We don't know whether they are rich or poor. This intermittent contact has been passed down from our ancestors. We exchange bits and pieces of recent information, such as whether the family members are healthy, whether some kind of 'dark force' is showing signs of losing control... Other than that, I dare not say much. The letters are very vague, and sometimes even we are not quite sure about the content of the letters — this is to prevent triggering the evil spirit's curse. And no matter when, the other party will only send a representative to exchange letters with the Andrea Family. Everything we know about the hermit family is limited to that person, so I said it is' a 'mysterious man. "
"Why is it so troublesome?" Nangong Wuyue was a little puzzled. "Why not directly contact them? Since they are the descendants of the witches' servants, there is no need to be so secretive with each other, right? "
"They are also troubled by another curse, maybe it is related to the content of their curse," Igor spread out his hands. "This is a habit left by our ancestors. Although our ancestors worked together 300 years ago, after the terrible curse took effect, our ancestors chose to separate from each other. After that, the descendants do not know the reason, but they do it cautiously. With the evil spirit above our heads, we have to be careful in everything we do. "
Then Igor took a large pile of letters from another small room nearby. "This is what we communicate with."
Now that the evil spirit in the castle had been expelled, Igor was no longer afraid that these things would provoke any evil force.
The letters were carefully kept, old and new. From the degree of weathering on the yellowed paper, it could be seen that they came from a large number of years. Even the coat of arms of Catherine's reign could be seen on the oldest paper. Hao Ren randomly pulled out one of the letters and found that it was full of obscure code words and metaphors. "... Friend from afar, I am in a stable situation. The voice of darkness has never left, but it has never spread from the nightmare to the outside world. This year is more difficult than the previous years. The wind in the north has an ominous atmosphere. Two of the younger generations in the family may not survive this winter: their bodies are gradually becoming empty, and an indescribable darkness is replacing their souls. Maybe next month, I am not sure if they are still themselves under the skin... "
Hao Ren pulled out another letter. It was written more than ten years ago and seemed to be sent from St. Petersburg. "... To my friend from afar, please allow me to introduce myself. I am Ogyust, and I continue to contact you on behalf of my father. My father has left this suffering world, and the nightmare has finally left him. I hope that the dark force will not continue to entangle his soul in the other world. My recent situation is a little bad. The hungry voice has begun to ring during the day, but this may be because I am not proficient enough... "
Hao Ren randomly pulled out a few letters and found that they were basically cryptic and ambiguous. These letters were very cautious in mentioning the evil spirit that haunted them, and tried not to go into too much detail about their own situation. From the lines, it was easy to see the writer's fear. However, looking at them, Hao Ren only felt uncomfortable. He asked Vivian, "How many vengeful spirits are there in total?"
"One," Vivian pointed at her feet. "The one we just dealt with."
Nangong Wuyue frowned. "If there is only one vengeful spirit, then this Ogyust, what is haunting his family?"
"That will only be known when we find him." Hao Ren held up the last letter. It was written a few months ago. "At least we have his contact address. Let's go to him and get the stone back. Igor, can you help us? "
Igor rubbed his hands and looked a little embarrassed. "Maybe I can write a letter... but other than that, I'm afraid I can't help much. Ogyust and I have been relying on these obscure letters for more than ten years. We know very little about each other's family, and we don't have any personal friendship. Due to the ban passed down from our ancestors, the two families don't even dare to meet each other. But if the witch reveals her identity in front of him, it should be useful. "
Vivian did not think so. "You can't pin all your hopes on this. He may not be like you..."
At this time, Nangong Sanba suddenly interrupted. "Wait a minute, let me confirm. Igor, you said that Ogyust lives in St. Petersburg? Was his full name Auguste Ftoriak Lechikh? "
Igor nodded in surprise. "Yes, you know him?"
Wuyue looked at him in surprise. "Brother, you know this person?"
"The world is really not that big," Nangong Sanba grinned. "August, I helped him with a soothing ritual three years ago. He is a lonely man who lives in an old house in the suburbs of St. Petersburg. He is in his forties or fifties."
Everyone was surprised. Igor felt that it was a dramatic turn of events. He eagerly asked about the other family that had served the witch. "What's the situation with the Lekikh family? Their family... "
"Family? They don't have a family anymore. "Nangong Sanba shook his head." Just as Vivian worried, the other party is different from you. Ogyust is an old man who lives alone in the suburbs. He has no relatives or friends. I didn't see anything related to the witch in his old house. I'm afraid the family has declined to the last step. It's hard to say if he still knows about the witch. "
Igor's eyes widened. Finally, all his emotions turned into a long sigh.
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