Three hundred years was already a long period of time for humans who lived their lives in a hurry. Clans rose and fell in these three hundred years, and their legacies were distorted and tampered with. For a group of short-lived species, it was almost impossible to predict what would happen after a hundred years.
Three hundred years ago, two ordinary people waiting to die in a Siberian penal colony were involved in a supernatural event, and since then, they ushered in a completely different fate. They had also received a gift from the Witch. One of them had gained an astonishing amount of wealth from it, but because of that gift, he was targeted by the vengeful spirit. His entire family had been cursed and tortured for three centuries. So what had the other person and his descendants experienced in those three centuries?
Perhaps only when they went to St. Petersburg and saw the last member of the Rakikh family with their own eyes could they be sure.
Andrei Castle ushered in an unprecedentedly peaceful day. Since the castle was built, for the first time, there was no strange wind and endless murmurs echoing everywhere. The poor people who lived here could finally sleep in peace.
The next day, Hao Ren and the others were about to leave for St. Petersburg — it would be a very fast journey, but Igor and his family still came to the castle hall to see them off. Hao Ren saw that Anna looked better than yesterday, and behind Anna stood a pale, thin teenager. The teenager's eyes were a little evasive, and his appearance was younger than his actual age. This was Akim, the only male of the new generation of the Andrei family.
"Looks like you slept well last night," Nangong Sanba looked at Igor's face and teased him with a smile. "How does it feel to have a good sleep?"
Igor stroked his slightly fat belly and laughed very comfortably. "Aha, I haven't felt this way for decades. I remember that the last night I didn't have nightmares was the day before my sixth birthday."
"We will confirm the situation of Ogyust and get the other stone no matter what," Vivian looked at Igor. "We will probably be back soon. In the meantime, keep an eye on the castle — especially the crypt. The evil spirit has already left, but behind that iron gate is still a strange space that ordinary people can't understand. It's easy for ordinary people to get lost if they enter rashly. Send some people to guard the entrance. "
Igor was still a little nervous when he looked at Vivian. The stories about the witch that had been passed down from generation to generation had accumulated a lot of pressure on him. He grabbed the buttons on his chest and bowed slightly. "Yes, as the witch has instructed..."
"Relax." Vivian sighed. "Don't be so restrained. I have no intention of taking over anything in this castle. The Andrea Family is free. Don't be trapped by the legend of the witch anymore. I'm very sorry. It was my negligence when I laid down the seal that caused you to be entangled for hundreds of years. "
"But it was also the gold that you left behind that gave the Andrea Family the initial capital to develop to this day. Without the protection of the witch, it would be difficult for anyone to survive in this world of ice and snow — including my ancestors," Igor smiled. "Everything is an equivalent exchange. I know that many people are willing to exchange half of their lives for the wealth that the Andrea Family has. You have to pay a price to enjoy such wealth."
Although Igor said so, he could not help but feel relieved when Vivian mentioned that the Andrea Family was free. This was human nature. No one would like to suddenly have a master out of thin air, even if the master was the witch that had been passed down from generation to generation.
Of course, if Vivian just wanted the Andrea Family to provide some help within their ability, he would be quite willing.
"Well, there is one thing I have to clarify." Hao Ren raised his hand. "Vivian is not interested in your family's property or commanding your family's men. However, there is a strange space in the basement of your house. We want to use that place. It's something related to the supernatural. "
"Of course, I'm happy to guard the underground palace for the witch," Igor laughed. "Even my family and this castle are willing to listen to her orders at any time."
He agreed readily because there was nothing to hesitate about. After all, no one had been able to enter the underground palace for hundreds of years. Even if the evil spirit had been expelled, it was still not a good place. He could not wait for a group of experts to help take care of such a hot potato. As for the whole family waiting for orders, it must be a formality. Judging from the looks of Hao Ren and the others, they did not look like the masters who were going to unify the world...
"Let Anna have a good rest. We will try to come back in a day or two. Hopefully, she will be able to sort out the knowledge about Tannagost by then," Vivian turned to Anna and said with a smile. The crazy lady was still a little confused. The whispers of the evil spirit had left her mind. However, after so many years of insanity, her spirit was still traumatized. She still needed some time to fully recover. Nevertheless, she had no problem communicating normally with people now. Anna nodded at Vivian. She seemed to be calmer than Igor in the face of the witch who had only appeared in the family legend.
"It's still a long way to St. Petersburg from here," Igor said as he saw Hao Ren and the others turning to leave. "I can arrange a flight..."
Hao Ren waved his hand without looking back. Then, the group disappeared directly into the teleportation light curtain.
Igor and the servants in the castle looked at this incredible scene in amazement. After a long time, Anna muttered to herself, "This... this is the witch?"
Igor thought for a moment and suddenly passed out.
Hao Ren and the others appeared in the suburbs far away from the city. They were directly teleported from the warm castle hall to the cold, windy wilderness. They could not help but shiver. Lily sniffed in the cold wind and said, "The smell of being far away from human habitation!"
"Ogyust is a strange man who is eccentric and hates crowds." Nangong Sanba looked up in a certain direction in the wilderness. "He lives in an old house far away from human habitation. I suspect he has lived there for half his life and intends to stay there forever. The last time I saw him, I briefly talked about his situation. Like the members of the Andrea family, he is also trapped by continuous nightmares and mental disturbances. But obviously, it is different from the influence of the vengeful spirit. He is simply troubled by dreams. I should have talked to him more last time. Maybe I could have found out the truth earlier. "
"Fortunately, you didn't talk to him more." Nangong Wuyue glanced at her brother. "You didn't know Mr. Landlord and the others back then. With your combat ability, you would have died if you had encountered the vengeful spirit."
Nangong Sanba shrugged and said, "You're right."
The MDT's fuzzy landing point this time was more accurate. Under the guidance of Nangong Sanba, Hao Ren and the others soon found the old house where Ogyust lived. The last generation of the Rakikh family lived in seclusion. His large wooden house was several kilometers away from the nearest town building. This place was still under the jurisdiction of St. Petersburg, but to be honest, Hao Ren felt that this place was almost like the wilderness.
There were wild thorns and cold-resistant shrubs around the wooden house, which made people wonder if it had been abandoned for many years. But there was still a wide road leading to the front door of the wooden house among the plants, which made people believe that there was still someone living here.
Nangong Sanba went up and knocked on the rotting door, but after a long time, there was no movement inside.
"He went out." Lily sniffed around the door. "He just left not long ago. He should be going to the town to buy something."
Vivian crossed her arms and looked at the old house. She shrugged indifferently and said, "Then let's wait... We've waited for 300 years anyway."
Lily looked up at her and said, "You have the nerve to say that. You slept most of the time for 300 years, and even when you woke up, you didn't think of him."
Vivian was speechless.
Hao Ren took the opportunity to ask Nangong Sanba about Ogyust. "Does this person have any hobbies? Or any other personal characteristics that we can cater to? "
From Nangong Sanba's words, Hao Ren had a general image of Ogyust: old-fashioned, eccentric, difficult to communicate with, and very neurotic after being tortured by the evil spirit. It would be very difficult to deal with such a person. Plus, Ogyust's heritage was obviously not comparable to the Andrea family's. The word "witch" might not work. So it was better to ask about Ogyust's personality and preferences, and be prepared.
Nangong Sanba thought for a moment and curled his lips. "This person is unyielding."
Hao Ren and the rest looked at each other. This was not going to be easy to deal with. It would be easy to deal with a person who was good at cheating and deceiving, but unyielding... To be honest, Hao Ren was not willing to deal with such a person. It was too difficult.
"Alright, leave this matter to me." Nangong Sanba did not let the others continue the discussion. Instead, he smiled and took out a large bag of things from his big box. "I've already prepared it. After all, I've met him before. The greeting gifts are ready-made."
Hao Ren looked at the Chinese herbal medicine gift bag in Nangong Sanba's hand and felt confused. "... This is what you've prepared? Didn't you say that person is unyielding? Why did you prepare so many gifts? "
Nangong Sanba nodded. "Yes, that person has anal fissure."
Hao Ren felt that between him and Nangong Sanba, at least one of them was a clown...
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