Chapter 346 (1/2)

The housekeeper's face suddenly turned red and said angrily, ”Sir, do you suspect that some of us deliberately made some noise to intimidate Miss Xia?”

Jiang Ying quickly waved his hand, ”no, no, No. That's not what I mean. You're mistaken. I heard the sound of footsteps the day before yesterday, specially ran out to check, but found no one. Last night, not only heard the sound of footsteps, but also heard a woman crying. I felt so weird that I didn't dare go out to see it. I don't mean what you've done, but what you think is in this castle. Therefore, Yiping came to you to inquire about the history of the ancient castle and see if the news is related to the past history. ”

The housekeeper looked at Qiao Yiping suspiciously, ”is that so, sir?”

Qiao Yiping said with a smile: ”you should not doubt Miss Xia's words. It's been several years since I bought this castle. I know very well what you think of me and this castle. So, I really don't mean that. Don't think about it. I just heard Miss Xia say that, and I feel strange to ask you for advice. ”

”Is that so? That's my worry! I'm sorry The housekeeper slowed down a little, thought about it for a while, and then said, ”the castle has experienced hundreds of years, 12 generations of owners, and also the replacement of dynasties. It seems unrealistic to say that there is no bloody or fishy thing here. In short, in the era of chaos, almost every generation will have a few bloody things. But there is one thing that has a great impact and even caused a nationwide sensation. ”

”What's the matter?” Qiao Yiping and Jiang Ying asked in unison.

”It is said that there is a generation of masters here, a countess. She is beautiful and social. She is famous in the upper class for her beautiful appearance and superb boudoir skills. Up to the princes and nobles, down to the common people, no one does not admire her. The strangest and most interesting thing is that when time goes by, the feelings around her become old one by one, but she is still beautiful and energetic. Her youth has aroused the envy of all women, and they all want to get the secret of her eternal youth and beauty. But the countess never talked about it, and when asked, she always skilfully avoided the subject. It makes her more and more mysterious and makes men all over the country crazy about it. The husband of one of the ladies was seduced by the countess. He fell in love with the countess. Even when he went to the countess's side to pour tea and water, he was so happy that he didn't even go home at night. The lady was very desperate. In order to get her husband back, she decided to steal the secret recipe of keeping the countess young and beautiful, so she designed to send her maid into the castle. The maid was clever, sensible and observant. She soon won the countess's trust and was able to stay with her frequently. After a long time, the maid gradually found that at midnight every day, the countess would quietly get up, carry the lantern and push open the long closed door

”The maid was very strange, thinking that it must be the countess who secretly went there to eat the soup which can keep her youth and beauty forever. And the secret recipe must be in it. So, one night, she quietly followed the countess through the door. After entering, I found that behind the door was a long and narrow secret road. The stairs spiraled down like a snake, deep into the earth. It was dark below, and she could not see what was there. She could even feel a cold wind with a strong blood. The fishy air was coming towards her face. The maid was a little afraid and instinctively wanted to turn away and go back to the bright world. But when I think about the lady's request, and I'm curious about the secret recipe, I finally decided to follow her and have a look. ” At this point, the housekeeper stopped for a breath, his face full of fear in his eyes.

Jiang Ying leaned back towards Qiao Yiping in fear, nervously holding his hand and exerting himself again and again.

Joe gave her a safe smile and handed the housekeeper a cup of coffee. ”Don't worry, speak slowly.”

”Thank you.” The housekeeper whispered his thanks, adjusted his mood, and then continued, ”the maid was counting silently as she went down. When she saw the lights at last and saw a huge underground hall suddenly appear in front of her, she had already counted to 1880. The maid hid herself in the shadow of the wall and peered out. There were seven or eight wooden cages in the hall. There is a beautiful young girl in every cage. They had been thrown into the wooden cage, and were staring at the countess in the middle of the hall, who was slowly taking off her robes. After taking off her robe, the countess caressed herself pitifully. Then she opened her lips and said to the strong man beside the wooden cage, ”let's go!” The strong man answered, opened the wooden cage, grabbed all the girls one by one like a chicken, and then pushed them to a huge and strange thing like a wheel. The girls recoiled in horror. The strong man was not in a hurry. Then he grabbed a young girl and pushed her hard towards the wheel which was covered with huge thorns. The girl screamed, and the thorn went deep into her chest. The countess walked to the middle of the ship with a smile, opened her arms, and raised her beautiful and delicate face. Blood trickled down on the countess's face and body... ”

No matter how bold Jiang Ying was, she couldn't help exclaiming, ”is that how she keeps herself beautiful? Blood bath? Fresh, steaming blood? ”

”Yes. That's her secret recipe. The blood of seven pure girls every night. I heard that at the time of the crime, there was a room with a hundred Ping outside the hall, which was already full of corpses. ” The housekeeper nodded.

”My God! It's bloody. It's cruel! ” Jiang Ying murmured.

Qiao Yiping reached out and gently hugged her in his arms, ”don't be afraid! That's all in the past! ”

The housekeeper took a look at her and continued: ”at that time, the maid was paralyzed on the ground. When she realized it was too late to run away. The countess seized her and made her the number of seven for the next day. She also gave birth to the blood bath. The sudden disappearance of the maid made the lady realize that something was wrong, so she boldly sued her. So the countess's secret was revealed. The king who had a relationship with her could not protect her, but he was not willing to take her life, so he ordered her to be locked up in the underground hall, never to see the sun for a lifetime. Before long, she starved to death. This is the end of the matter. But her beauty is still talked about by people, and this ancient castle has not been abandoned, but has been preserved until now. ”

Jiang Ying listened and gave a long breath, ”so, does the underground hall still exist? Is there anything she used in this castle? Or her portrait or something? ”

The housekeeper shook his head. ”The underground hall has long been filled up by the owner who bought it later. So we can't see it. But the castle does have things she used. There are also portraits. Because I think it's unlucky, I sealed all her things in a room on the third floor. ”

”Now I think of a room on the third floor that I've never been in.” Qiao Yiping said suddenly.

Jiang Ying took a look at him, stood up and said to the housekeeper, ”now please take us to have a look.”

”Good. Please follow me The housekeeper also stood up and took the lead to go upstairs.

Qiao Yiping also helped Jiang Ying to go upstairs.

Finally, they stood in front of a room with a big lock at the bottom of the aisle on the third floor.

The housekeeper took a bunch of keys from his waist, found one, poked it into the keyhole, turned it and opened the door.