Chapter Twenty-Nine: A Visit to Dunweigen Castle and the Discovery
Bai Yujing and Emma woke up early and started running, and after running a big lap around the surrounding roads, they exercised in the gym of the hotel, and Emma also taught Bai Yujing some basic essentials of fighting.
"Shouldn't you Chinese know Chinese kung fu? Bruce lee! While eating breakfast, Emma asked Bai Yujing curiously, and also made a fist fighting pose.
Bai Yujing is very embarrassed, as a Chinese, I can't know Chinese kung fu, I'm really sorry, "This Chinese kung fu is not every Chinese can, because most of them have to be practiced from an early age, I am a little old at this age, it is difficult to achieve!" ”
Emma shrugged her shoulders and stuffed the cheesecake from her plate into her mouth, "Okay! ”
Bai Yujing looked at Remel Gulliver's notes, "Let's go to Deng Weigen Castle today to have a look, I feel that there may be something to be gained there." ”
Emma nodded, "Yes, there's a big farm and a huge garden over there, we should go over and take a look." ”
Bai Yujing waved his hand: "No, not only that, I also found something else in the note, according to the record in the note, Remel Gulliver was invited here by the locals, and the Isle of Skye was just a small island at that time, it was still three centuries ago, it was not an important port, most of the islands are high-level marshland, and it is not suitable for reclamation and planting, so this area is a very desolate place, the residents of the island mainly live on fishing, with scattered small farms, Generally, only ships sailing on the ocean will need a doctor on board. ”
Bai Yujing pointed to a sentence on the note, "The captain took me into the castle and reported to the lord the items and food needed. ”
"Based on these, we can be sure that the hot air balloon airship that was looking for Sky Island at that time was probably hired by the local lord, otherwise ordinary people would not have the ability to build this kind of hot air balloon airship, let alone spend so much financial and material resources to seek an inexplicable legendary place."
Emma understood what Bai Yujing meant, "You're talking about the MacLeod family?" This is a very old family, and a large part of Scotland's north-west coast is the MacLeod family's domain, including but not limited to the Isle of Skye and the Outer Hebrides. ”
The MacLeod family was the owners of Dun Well-Root Castle, an ancient family that had been stationed on the Isle of Skye for eight hundred years, and built one of Scotland's oldest giant castles in such a poor, swampy and sparsely populated place, which became their family centre, and where they lived for centuries until the 19th century.
Bai Yujing nodded: "The castle mentioned in the note should be Deng Weigen Castle, although Remel Gulliver deliberately concealed the names of relevant people, most of them are nicknames, or job titles, such as captain, vulture, etc., but it is not difficult to guess that these people are hired by the MacLeod family to find the legendary Sky Island." ”
Emma nodded, convinced of this statement: "I have always wondered why Rimel Gulliver would withhold the name of the person in question? ”
Bai Yujing thought for a while, and said with some uncertainty: "Maybe it's because many of the relevant people in the notes were still alive at the time, and even had a lot of influence, and Rimmel Gulliver is a more cautious person, in order to avoid trouble, try to avoid mentioning their names in any situation." ”
Emma hugged Bai Yujing and said in surprise: "I found that you can always find clues at critical moments, whether it is a diary, Rimmel Gulliver's notes, or saving Alice, you can always stand up at critical moments, it's really amazing." ”
Bai Yujing was triumphant: "Yes, but we should pack up now and go to Deng Weigen Castle, I feel that we will definitely be able to discover something this time." ”
The hotel where Bai Yujing lives is very close to Deng Weigen Castle, so it didn't take long to get here, and the nobles in the West know the heritage and history of his family by looking at his castle, because the castle built of stone is not built overnight, and it generally takes several generations or more than ten generations of continuous operation and construction to finally complete it.
Deng Weigen Castle is a castle that looks very old, looking at it from a distance, you can feel its weathered, through the rise and fall of the historical heritage, although it has a history of 800 years, it looks a little dilapidated, but the whole is still very well preserved, the heavy stone walls are mottled, the MacLeod family who originally lived here is no longer here, only a few managers are stationed here.
The castle is divided into interior and exterior, the castle interior and exterior garden gardens, the exterior garden is very large, the overall design is very comfortable and leisurely, the entrance fee is a little expensive, the park plus the castle package ticket costs 11 pounds, and the interior of the castle is not allowed to take pictures.
There is also a seal speedboat program that goes out to sea with a dinghy to see seals, which is a bit expensive, it costs forty pounds, Bai Yujing decided to take a good look around the entire Deng Weigen Castle to see if there are any clues, so although he is very interested in going out to sea to see seals, he still put it down, if he is busy with business, if he still has time in the afternoon, he can go and see it.
Deng Weigen Castle is a closed castle, when it was designed, it was also the same as Edinburgh Castle, as a war fortress to design, but the size and Edinburgh Castle is not comparable, much smaller, Deng Weigen Castle still has fish ponds, farms, fields, if the castle is blocked, it is an independent small world, even if it is a heavy siege, it is enough to hold on for a long time.
Outside the castle there are lakes and swamps, which glow in the morning sun, and from a distance, they complement the castle and give the castle a layer of charming color.
The avenue of the castle is very spacious, lined with greenery, Bai Yujing can even imagine that you can feel the knights and carriages of the medieval period stepping on this street, the gate of the castle is not large, the entrance is a little narrow, the handrail has been washed and peeled by the years is very serious, and at the top of the castle, there is also a family flag fluttering.
Entering the castle, the strange creature system on Bai Yujing's body sounded, it seems that the radar scanned here, there are items related to the mission, which further confirms Bai Yujing's guess, sure enough, the MacLeod family should be related to Remel Gulliver's exploration of the Sky Island.
Entering the castle, since it is confirmed, Bai Yujing is not in a hurry, on one side of the hall is a wide escalator leading to the upper floor, at this moment there are already many tourists gathered inside, scattered around, admiring this historic castle.
The interior of the castle is home to many important MacLeod family relics, the most famous of which are the "Fairy Flag" and the "Dunvegan Cup", and the castle is not open to the outside world, only the first and second floors can be viewed.
Bai Yujing and Emma went to the second floor, where there is a spacious living room and study, and the MacLeod family treasures and historical artifacts are displayed.
Idyllic brown houses and triangular roofs, brown chimneys rise high, and next to the cottages, a road leads directly to the lake, the blue of the lake, the rippling water, and the colorful shallows.
Under this piece of blue sky and white clouds, Bai Yujing saw the most primitive ecological environment, far away from high-rise buildings, away from exhaust and pollution, which made people feel like they had entered a fairyland for a moment.
Emma watched the treasure of the MacLeod family in the exhibition hall on the side, the fairy flag, which is a tattered piece of cloth, but there are many legends about it, according to legend, the fairy flag is an artifact with mysterious powers, it is the head of the Macleod family, obtained from the hands of the fairy, can protect the MacLeod family three times, has been used twice, all of which make the Macleod family turn the corner at the most critical moment.
However, Bai Yujing did not pay attention to this, but Bai Yujing found that as soon as he got close to here, the sound of the radar became louder, and it was known that this was probably an item related to the mission, but Bai Yujing could not bring this out, this is the treasure of the MacLeod family, and it is also a famous legend and cultural heritage of Scotland.
Bai Yujing decided to carefully check the origin of this fairy flag and the history of the MacLeod family, and after visiting the castle, Emma couldn't wait to ask, "How is it?" Did you find anything? ”
Bai Yujing shook his head: "I didn't find much, but I have some ideas, but I need to go back and check the information." ”
"That's it!" Emma nodded, and immediately said, "There is a dungeon under the castle, should we go down and have a look?" ”
Bai Yujing felt that there was nothing to go down and see, if it weren't for the fact that many places were not open, Bai Yujing would also want to take a look at every corner of the entire castle, and try not to miss any clues.