Chapter 42 Demon Hunter!
"You're looking for a place called Jofold?"
The unfamiliar tall and thin man seemed to ask casually, but it made Hao Ren and Vivian nervous for a moment. The latter controlled his expression with years of concentration, but Hao Ren couldn't hide the surprise on his face: "You how do you know?!"
At this time, Hao Ren was ready to draw his sword and take five steps with blood splattering - even if there was no sword nearby, he could just pick up a stool. In fact, to be honest, there is no need for him to be so nervous. It's just that this guy usually watches too many blockbusters. Ever since he accepted such a mysterious mission from Raven 12345, he has put himself into James Bond. Now, with the mentality of a plain-headed ordinary citizen, it is the first time to come into contact with this kind of "secret mission". To say that he is not nervous is to be bluffing. Hao Ren is currently in a state of complete panic. Everyone within two hundred meters around him will gasp. All upright creatures are considered imaginary enemies...
However, the strange man in front of him just smiled broadly and pointed at Lily, who was still eating and talking: "Just now, this girl was looking for someone to ask about Yoford, but the Chinese she spoke, except for the waiter here, No one can understand it except me, so I’m curious as to why you are looking for that place?”
Hao Ren immediately glanced sideways at Lily - the latter was staring at the vegetable salad on the plate, so she didn't see it at all. But it's not surprising that Lily acted so boldly, because Hao Ren and others can now almost confirm that "Jofold" is not a place name that exists on the current British map. They can only roughly judge it through the vague information provided by Raven 12345. Where is it and how far is it from London? In order to find that place, there seems to be no good way except asking locals.
It's just that it's a bit hard to understand this idiot who speaks pure Chinese and asks for directions. Does she think that the translation function of the data terminal is shared by the team?
"We are tourists." Vivian had been trying to maintain an elegant eating style before. At this time, she stopped to help Hao Ren. "But I don't like those tourist attractions that have been overused. I like Finding those small places that few people have visited is like exploring. We learned about the name of Jofold in a book a while ago, and it happened that we were going to stay in the UK for a while on our travel route, so we decided to take a detour here. Check it out. But no one seems to know where this Jofold is exactly?"
Hao Ren secretly gave Vivian a thumbs up: This good-for-nothing vampire finally worked for once. This lie comes as soon as he opens his mouth, and look how well he makes it up!
Vivian calmly made a victory gesture under the table: She has been sensible since humans carved cuneiform characters on clay tablets. I dare not say anything else, but she still has some skills in deception.
The strange man looked at Hao Ren and the other three, but he didn't seem to have any suspicions. He looked astonished: "Oh, tourism, that's right, that place is also a bit famous recently, but you will definitely not be able to find it if you look for the place name 'Joford' Arrived."
"Do you know that place?!" Lily's ears suddenly stood up. She raised her head with half a vegetable in her mouth and almost threw the salad dressing in her face, "You want to go there too?"
"It looks like we can go together," the tall and thin man laughed, "Jofold is the name of that place a long time ago, at least a few hundred years ago. Nowadays, no one remembers this place name, so it is more professional. You can find it in geography books or reference books, but I don’t know how you saw this name. It used to be the fiefdom of a certain decorated noble, and then it was abandoned for a period of time, and a new small village slowly grew up next to the old fiefdom. Town, that town is called Broussard - if you want to see Jofold, the closest place should be Broussard, which is south of the old site of Jofold. I want to go there too. "
"I'll go... around like this..." Hao Ren couldn't help but be speechless, "How bad can that white-haired witch be? The name of the place hundreds of years ago, and the old site is still abandoned now..."
Vivian also shook her head and complained: "The information is outdated and unreliable."
Hao Ren glared at her: "Shut up if you can only speak Old English from eight or nine hundred years ago."
Vivian immediately lowered her head in embarrassment, while Lily looked up curiously with her mouth hanging open and asked: "Old English? What Old English?" When Vivian lost her chain before, this wasted werewolf was sleepwalking, so She couldn't remember what happened.
"Eat yours, so many dishes can't stop your mouth." Hao Ren pushed Lily's head back, and then looked at the stranger across the table with a little surprise, "This is really a coincidence, I didn't expect it. When I met a fellow traveler, I was worried about how to find that place. What did you do in the past? Are you also a tourist? "
Hao Ren was really surprised. He thought he might have to spend a whole day tomorrow to find where this "Joford" was, and he might not be able to find it, but he didn't expect to meet the right one so soon. For fellow travelers who are also going there, to be honest, this good luck seems to have fallen from the sky, and the coincidence is a bit suspicious.
According to the introduction of the strange man, Jofold is an old noble territory that was abandoned hundreds of years ago. It can be said that it is almost lost in the dust of history. Even the newly built town on the old site is also about The south side of Fuld's old site actually has no cultural or historical inheritance relationship with the old site. For such a tortuous clue, you have to slowly inquire through normal methods, or look up information without any goal. You don't know what you will find. Only when the time comes can we find out, is this person in front of me... really a coincidence?
Hao Ren calmed down from the initial surprise and became a little more confused about the stranger in front of him, but he didn't show it this time. He just kept the eager look on his face. The tall and thin man in front of him also looked at it. With an unsuspecting look, he pointed at himself: "It's because of my job. The nature of my job is quite special. I have to travel around the world a lot, looking for places with history and stories."
Hao Ren's mind twitched: "Are you a tomb robber?"
Then he felt Vivian next to him stamp on his feet with all her strength.
"It's my job..." The tall and thin man seemed to be trying to show off, "Speaking of which, you are going to meet Fuld. Do you know what news has been out recently?"
"What news?" Hao Ren's heart suddenly jumped, because he knew that no matter what news there was, it meant that his mission was about to encounter a trap! He was there to pick up an "abnormal creature". The place must not attract anyone's attention!
"The most famous thing about Jofold is an abandoned ancient castle. It was left by the old nobles. Now it has almost completely collapsed," the tall and thin man said in a mysterious tone, "It should have been like this. If it continues to be abandoned, it won’t even have the value of a tourist attraction. But recently, news suddenly spread from the locals, saying that there were strange movements under the ancient castle. At night, some people saw mysterious fires burning over the castle, and some people were wearing knight armor. Strangers are running in and out of the castle at dusk - in short, some people say that the old nobles and knights in the castle have turned into ghosts and come back, and that the place is haunted... It is becoming more and more famous. The bigger.”
The tall and thin man conveyed the atmosphere very well. Although his words and sentences were very ordinary, he managed to outline a sinister atmosphere in just a few sentences. However, Hao Ren was always facing werewolves and vampires day and night. He wasn't too afraid of someone who had changed his mind, but he suddenly thought of a possibility: Could it be related to his new tenant?
Hao Ren slowly thought about it: If the rumors about the haunting of the ancient castle are not false, then there is a high probability that his new tenant will be... Damn it, can't that white-haired witch give him some normal customers?
Thinking about it carefully, it's really impossible... how could a normal person live in his current home.
"So what is your job?" Hao Ren glanced at the tall and thin man curiously. The other man emphasized that there must be a reason for telling this haunted news, and it should be related to the reason why he came here.
The tall and thin man chuckled, a little embarrassed on his face: "You may think it's ridiculous to say it, but actually I am a demon hunter, specializing in exorcising ghosts all over the world..."