The old man was stunned when he watched Pandora drink all the hot water, but fortunately, Richard spoke up in time to pull the old man's gaze over, and said loudly: "This old gentleman, let's talk to me about the castle, just now you saw the two of me walking out, and the reaction was a little abnormal, what is going on?"

"Well, that's it. The old man froze, then hesitated, "How can you say this......

"Say whatever you want. Richard said.

"Okay...... old man took a deep breath and said slowly.

After a while, Richard learned a lot.

The old man in front of him is the head of the current Arubak village, according to the old man, the castle existed before the village, and no one knows when it was built.

Strange to say, although the castle has always existed, it has never seen people come and go, as if it has always been vacant, but at night, you can occasionally see some of the castle's windows shining brightly, as if it is haunted.

Some of the brave young people of the village had the courage to go into the castle and explore it to see what was going on...... But......

"Boom-" The old man swallowed, a frightened expression on his face, and slowly said the result, "but...... As long as you enter that castle, no one will come out alive. ”

"And this kind of thing?"

"Yes. The old man tried to calm his emotions, picked up the cup of wheat tea that belonged to him, took a sip, and said very seriously, "That's why I was so scared when I saw you and this little girl coming out of the castle just now, and I thought you were ...... Gollum ...... Ghost. ”

"Ghosts?" Richard smiled, "we're not ghosts, ghosts can't be active in the daytime, sir?"

"That's right. The old man nodded and agreed, "No matter how bold the ghost is, it won't come out until night, so who are you, and why did you enter that castle?"

"It's a bit more complicated, but in a nutshell, someone told me an address, and I followed it all the way to find it, and then I saw the castle and went in and had a look. After reading it, I found that the castle was empty, so I had to come out, hoping to find some other clues, and then I saw you. ”

"If you're really looking for clues or people, I recommend you visit a few of the big cities nearby. The old man said, very kind to give advice.

"A big city nearby?"

"Yes. The old man nodded, "For example, the city of Argar in the north, the city of Dur in the south, or the city of Morton in the east." There are a lot of people there, and there are all kinds of characters that might help you find the person you're looking for. ”

Richard's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he nodded after some thought: "It makes sense, then thank you." ”

"You're welcome. The old man said, "But please allow me not to send you away." After all, my old bones can't stand the toss, and just now because I was afraid to run, the whole person felt like it was going to fall apart. Now the whole body hurts badly, and the cool air keeps drilling into the cracks of the bones, so I have to drink more hot tea to warm up my body. ”

As he spoke, the old man's hands trembled slightly and he picked up the wooden cup, and kept taking small sips.

Richard stood up with a smile and said to the old man: "Yes, old man, you can rest well, I won't bother you, just leave." By the way, please accept this silver coin, which is my thanks. As he spoke, Richard placed a silver coin on the table.

Old man: "Uh......"

The next moment, Richard nodded at the old man, said no more, pulled Pandora, turned and walked out of the thatched hut, and walked into the distance.

In the thatched hut, the old man saw Richard leaving, slowly stood up, glanced at the silver coin on the table, reached out to pick it up, and then walked to the door.

Seeing the direction Richard had left, the old man's eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking, but the silver coin kept turning in his hand.

After a moment, the old man suddenly remembered an insightful matter, his face changed slightly, and with a "snap", the silver coin in his hand was instantly crushed.

"Oh no," the old man cried, "I'm saying the wrong thing......! That kid probably didn't notice. ”

"Well, I shouldn't have noticed it. The old man said in a deep voice, slowly retreated, closed the door, sat down at the wooden table, and said with a cloudy expression, "There should be a high probability that you didn't notice it, you should ...... it."

......

The other side.

Richard and Pandora walked out of the village, and Richard was thinking about whether he should go to a nearby city and settle down, as the old man had said. In this way, you can research things and explore the secrets of the Black Spirit King, while looking for Heidi, a cat slave girl.

Thinking like this, Richard blinked his eyes and suddenly said, "No!"

"Huh?" Pandora, who was following, tilted her head, looked at Richard suspiciously, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"That's not right with the old man. "I don't remember telling him I'm looking for someone, I just said I'm looking for some clues." In that case, how did he know that the purpose of my search for clues was to find someone, and he also told me that he could find the person he was looking for in the cities of Agha, Dur, and Morton?"

Pandora's eyes widened and she hesitated: "Are you ...... Asking me?"

Richard didn't respond, turned his head to the side, and muttered to himself: "There is obviously only one explanation, that old man should have known my purpose a long time ago, he deliberately pretended to be like that." Maybe he was the man in the castle, and he knew where the people in the castle had gone, and he deliberately led me to the wrong place. ”

After saying this, Richard looked at it certainly, pulled Pandora and headed back the way he came.

"Let's go!"

......

A few minutes later.

Richard reappeared in front of the familiar thatched hut and pushed the door open with a "creak".

In the thatched house, the old man sat behind a desk and was drinking tea. Hearing the sound of the door opening, he slowly lowered his teacup and looked up. After seeing that it was Richard, his expression did not change, but he slowly asked, "What are you doing here?"

"I want to be sure of one thing. Richard stared into the old man's eyes and said, "That is, old man, how did you know that I was looking for someone without telling you 'I'm looking for someone'?"

The old man was silent, and said in a faint voice, "Do you want to be sure of this?"

"So, you admit you're lying to me?"

"Boy, since you can see it, the smartest thing to do is not to expose all this. The old man said, the rickety's body gradually straightened, and a gloomy and cold aura emanated from the body, "All existence has its rationality, and doing things recklessly like you will only make things worse." ”

"How bad is it going to be?"

"It's as bad as it is now!" the old man roared, and with a wave of his hand, a large amount of black gas poured out.