After receiving the signal, the guards in the bunkers on both sides immediately began to turn the levers at the same time, only to hear a heavy, long muffled squeak, and the middle of the three planks blocking the city gate was slowly lowered.

I immediately breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the sturdy and thick walls made of rock bricks around me, if it wasn't for Zhao Qiqi thinking of a way, we wouldn't have been able to enter the castle anyway.

I got on my horse again and led the rest of the people up to the wooden bridge about four or five meters wide, and about halfway through, the huge and heavy gate on the opposite side was slowly pushed open with a gap of about three meters.

Zhang Qiang and Zhao Qiqi and I glanced at each other a few times, and I couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of shock in my heart.

Soon, we were inside the city gates.

It turned out that we had just entered the outer city, and there was a stone bridge inside the gate, and after walking across the stone bridge, the guards just now ordered others to push open the inner gate of the castle, and we finally entered the inner city.

The windows in the inner city buildings are not as wide as expected, but rather very narrow.

As soon as we entered the inner city, the gate behind us was immediately closed. I don't know if it's because of the psychological effect, but the moment the heavy door was closed, I felt an extremely depressed feeling of discomfort in my heart.

The light seemed to dim for a moment.

"Why do I think this battle is a little too scary, right?" Zhang Qiang swallowed, walked up to me, and whispered in a low voice.

"It's like you've entered a cave." Du Deming agreed.

"yes, how do you feel like there's no going back?" I couldn't help but speak.

With that, I got off the horse with Zhang Qiang's support.

I wanted to say something, but I received Situ Cao's eyes.

I was immediately silenced.

Sure enough, in a few seconds, the leader of the guards just now walked over.

"Your Excellency Count Turso, it's been hard to come all the way!" As he spoke, several people, led by the guard, bowed to me very solemnly, and then he looked up at me: "Someone has been sent to inform the Countess, now you only need to hand us the invitation, and you can go to the parlor to rest first, and the Countess will come later." ”

I kept reminding myself of my current identity, tried to manage my facial expressions, made a majestic appearance, nodded lightly, and then looked at Wang Yi.

Wang Yi immediately understood, he turned his head to look at Du Deming: "I am the housekeeper of the countess, leave these things to me!" ”

Du Deming tacitly handed the invitation to Wang Yi, and then bowed his head and stepped aside, minimizing his sense of existence.

Seeing this, the person who seemed to be the head of the guard didn't say anything, and let two of the guards follow Wang Yi into the ancient castle from the corridor on the right side first.

At this moment, a familiar and emotionless dull mechanical voice suddenly came from overhead: "The quest 'Successfully Enter the Castle' is complete, move on to the next task." ”

"Lord Count of Turso, please." Just as I was stunned for a moment, the guard on one side bowed to me and made a gesture of please.

I immediately came to my senses and walked forward with a blank face.

Bypassing the half-moon-shaped pond in front of us, we were led all the way to the east, passing through several corridors, during which we occasionally saw people carrying dye barrels or turning dyed cloths that were dipping.

Before we could see the surrounding buildings, we were ushered into a hall that was extremely luxurious and large.

Elegant and noble, gorgeous and solemn, as soon as I stepped into it, I felt like I was in the palace.

I was taken by the guards to a guest seat at the long dining table in the middle of the table, and it was only after taking my seat that I observed the inside of the hall.

Most of the buildings here are in the Gothic style of the European Middle Ages, giving people a strange and brutal beauty.

In the hall, there are four fireplaces at intervals, but none of them are lit at this time. The surrounding walls and ceilings are painted with strange patterns, which looks very magnificent.

There is a huge portrait of a woman hanging behind her, the woman is born with an inexplicable aura, the corners of her mouth are slightly hooked, and her eyebrows and eyes are smiling, but if you observe it for a long time, you can taste a trace of condescending contempt and contempt from that smile.

I guess it couldn't be the legendary Bloody Mary, the bloodthirsty Countess herself?

There was a piercing coldness in my heart, and I subconsciously shivered.

Just now, in addition to letting Du Deming stay and guard by my side, Zhao Qiqi and Situ Cao were taken to the backyard by a middle-aged woman who looked to be in her early fifties to assign tasks, while Zhang Qiang was called to help in the kitchen because of his status as the earl's accompanying cook.

Just as I was about to get impatient with the wait, the door was suddenly pushed open.

In addition to the guards who took the lead, the second person to walk into the hall turned out to be Zhang Qiang?

Not only that, but behind him were Zhao Qiqi and Situ Cao?!

At this time, Zhang Qiang was wearing a chef's clothes and walked towards me proudly.

And Zhao Qiqi and Situ Cao each carried a few pieces of silver tableware.

The two of them set things on the table in front of me and left.

Just as Zhao Qiqi walked around behind me, she suddenly whispered: "Be careful of meat." ”

Before they could realize what it meant, the two of them had already left the hall.

Zhang Qiang clapped his hands outside the door at this time, and the four uniformly dressed women outside immediately served the dishes.

I leaned slightly and looked over the table.

These things are very exquisite.

A beautifully decorated plate of bloodied steak, a bowl of soup, a hanging of crystal clear purple grapes, and a few slices of toasted golden bread.

I looked at Zhang Qiang, and I didn't know what this meant.

He took my eyes and smiled and walked up to me.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he took a step, he almost tripped over the corner of his clothes.

I was a little embarrassed, looked at Zhang Qiang, who hurriedly stabilized his body, and glanced at the other people around me.

Fortunately, the others didn't have any superfluous expressions, and I was relieved.

I saw him cough, and then he looked at me solemnly: "The captain of the guard said that the countess was worried about your long journey, and considering that you may not have eaten yet, he asked people to arrange food first." ”

As he spoke, he paused, and his eyes looked at the bloody steak intentionally or unintentionally: "Considering your taste, the kitchen specially asked me to go over and make food together, except for that steak, the rest are cooked according to your usual preferences." ”

"I see." I nodded slightly, motioning for someone next to me to bring a napkin for me.

I picked up a knife and fork that I wasn't actually used to, but I forced myself to pretend to be good at it.

His gaze wandered over the bloody steak for a moment, but he decided to silently push it away.

After a few bites of bread and a bit of soup, I was looking for some reason to meet the legendary Bloody Mary and start the game.

The door to the hall was pushed open again, and this time it was Wang Yi, who was the butler Uyiwari, who walked in.

At this moment, he was walking towards me without squinting, as if he didn't know me at all.

I couldn't help but secretly admire Wang Yi's composure, and just as I sighed, he had already walked in front of me.