Chapter 25: The Father and the Son
"It's very important, it's very important, it's very important!" Jones repeatedly stressed to Dora, "If something goes wrong, I'm done! Everything I do will probably be in vain! I'll be locked up at home in the future!
"Master Jones! Dora understands!"
As soon as it got dark, Dora set off. Even before it was dark, Dora had already set off. Because there was a blizzard.
The weather on the Colin Peninsula is so capricious, but it's also a good thing.
The blizzard, combined with the polar night at the location of Jones' House Castle, meant that Dora could leave more than an hour early.
At a critical time, this could be a life-saving hour.
Snow is secondary, the wind is really terrible for bats, and Dora can only flap her wings desperately and struggle through the blizzard. Finally, she saw a glimmer of light on the horizon in the distance. This meant that the Polar Night area and the scope of the blizzard were coming to an end, and she would have to wait until it was dark to move.
So, Dora waited in the snow in the form of a bat, and from time to time, large snowflakes would fall from the sky and bury her directly. And she always struggled to get out of the snowdrift, and then continued to shiver and wait.
......
"Are you ready, Jones?" said Count Dracula, knocking heavily on Jones' door. Next to her stood Susan, and the Countess of Dracula.
"Not yet! Wait a minute!" Jones' voice came from inside the door.
"What the hell are you doing?"
"Get ready to go out!"
"Is it going to take so long to get out of the house?"
"Going out with Cousin Susan, I think it's a very grand event, and you have to be well prepared. And, father, don't you think it's snowing too much? Maybe we should change the time. ”
"No, I think today is a perfect fit. Hurry up for me!"
"Okay, wait a minute!"
Turning his face sideways, Count Dracula looked at the Countess and Susan beside him and spread his hands: "He is usually very fast, I don't know why he is so procrastinating today." ”
Susan's brow furrowed slowly, a look of confusion.
......
Finally, the glimmer of light on the horizon finally disappeared. With a "snap", Dora emerged from the snow, flapping her wings and continuing to fly in the blizzard.
......
"If you don't open the door again, I'll crash in!"
"Alright, just right!" said Jones, who opened the door and stood before Count Dracula, the Countess, and Susan. Smiling.
Three pairs of eyes were looking him up and down.
Jones was dressed very ordinary, very unusual, and even his hair was not necessarily combed better than usual.
Count Dracula asked coldly, "What have you prepared for so long?"
Jones pointed to the flower on his chest.
"Is there anything special about this flower?"
"It's ordinary, I'm just figuring out how to make myself look ordinary. I have to say, it's easy to want to be special, but it's really easy to want to be ordinary!"
Before he could finish speaking, Count Dracula had already knocked on Jones's head with a shudder.
Jones clutched his head and looked at him cautiously.
Gritting his teeth, Count Dracula said viciously, "You'd better not play tricks on me. Now, now, now, let's go!"
......
At this moment, Dora finally rushed to Adair, out of breath.
Looking at the letter sent by Dora, Adair's eyebrows furrowed: "I...... I don't really understand. Why pretend the castle is mine?"
"Because the lord will not agree to the young master Jones to buy the castle, especially to borrow money to buy it. They may have set off for the castle by now. ”
"Why would Count Dracula not allow Jones to buy a castle?
Dora was stunned by such a question, and she didn't know how to explain it for a while.
"Okay, I'll change the question. Adair continued, "If it's so urgent, why didn't he go back and tell me again?
Dora hesitantly said, "Because...... For Master Jones felt that if you could send a butler over as a witness, it would sound more credible. Can solve the problem once and for all. ”
"Why don't I go over myself, I just happen to have something to find Jones anyway. Tell me where that castle is. ”
"Thank you, thank you, Master Adair! By the way, Master Adar, there's a hydra in the castle, and that's yours too!"
"Huh?" said Adair's expression froze.
......
Jones and his party were already on their way to the little castle in the snowstorm.
Count Dracula flew in front, followed by Jones, followed by the Countess and Susan. Four bats fluttered and fluttered.
At this moment, Jones's mood was simply terrible, and Count Dracula's face was a little ugly.
This is probably the tacit understanding between father and son. The father was resolute, because he had already smelled something "unusual". The son was submissive and did not dare to say anything.
This has happened in the past. If you want to cite previous cases, it is probably this: Count Dracula disbanded Jones' knightly gang with zombies, Count Dracula destroyed Jones's secret base dug under the castle, and Count Dracula cracked a major case of Jones's theft of his own ore veins...... In short, things like that. Every great project of Jones in the past seems to have come to an abrupt end after this situation abruptly abruptly abrupt. Except for one.
It was when he ran away from home to conquer the world, and as a result, he became Gray's adopted son. However, in the eyes of Count Dracula, it remains to be seen whether it is "Jones going to conquer the world" or "Jones running away from home in anger".
"Father, the snow is so heavy, why don't we fly slowly?"
If you confess now, I can reduce the punishment a little. ’
"Father, I'm ...... I don't understand what you're talking about!"
"You're starting to stutter and you don't understand, or are you going to deny it?"
"Father, I really don't have ......"
"You must have done something bad, I can tell. There's definitely something in the castle. If you think the snow is heavy, you can go a little slower with your mother. I'll go over and have a look!"
As he spoke, Count Dracula picked up his speed slightly.
"No, father, wait a minute, I'll wait!" Jones was frightened, and hurried up with all his strength to feed.
If Jones has anything to say now, it's probably regret, very regretful, regretting that he shouldn't have given the coordinates directly to his father when he shouldn't have set off. If he doesn't give the coordinates, then he will have to wait for himself.
Countess Fei explained to Susan from behind, "It's normal, isn't it? Every blood clan will have some ridiculous things when they are young, and every family will have some small disputes. ”
"No, aunt, we don't have it in our family. Susan replied, "Not every family, but yours are special." ”
"Well, our family is really special, and I don't know why it's so special. The countess could only shake her head helplessly: "Hopefully, no matter what happens for a while, I hope you don't tell your mother about this, okay?"
Susan's eyes flickered, smiled, and did not answer. This made the Countess even more worried.
Soon, they finally got out of the area of the blizzard. Or more accurately, Count Dracula and Jones were out of the blizzard area, as the Countess and Susan had been left far behind. The point is, Count Dracula is still accelerating......
After another hour, Jones was on the verge of collapse, and the little castle finally appeared before them.
Under the blue moonlight, the hillside castle stands quietly surrounded by a small river, exuding a tranquil beauty.
Of course, at this moment, it could well be an impending disaster for Jones.
Not far from the castle, a bonfire was lit in a newly formed dwarven village, and the dwarves were singing and dancing.
"What is this? a dwarven village?"
"Uh...... Yes. ”
"There is actually a dwarven village in the territory of the Blood Clan?"
"Oh no, these are dwarven slaves. ”
"But I don't see anyone watching over them. ”
"Because...... Because Adair had a special agreement with them, there was no need for care. ”
After two glances from afar, Count Dracula flew in the direction of the castle.
"Father, wait a minute!" Jones hurriedly followed closely.
"What's the matter? Can't I go inside the castle and have a tour?"
"No, of course you can. But there is a hydra in the castle. I'll have to warn you about that. ”
"Hydra?" Count Dracula gave Jones a meaningful look, "The dwarven slaves in the Blood's territory are not guarded, and there is a Hydra in the castle?" ”
"But father, it's true!"
"Get out of the way! If you don't get out of the way, I'll do it!"
Jones had to step aside.
Appearing in front of the castle gates, Count Dracula rushed into the castle despite Jones's obstruction. However, when he angrily stepped into the castle hall to see what Jones was doing behind his back, his heart instantly went cold and his eyes widened.
Because he really saw nine huge snakeheads staring at him condescendingly. The eyes glowed green in the darkness.
Here, there really is a living hydra......
The two sides were at a stalemate. After all, the Blood Clan broke into Hydra's castle at midnight, and this not fighting already shows that both sides are very polite.
"Ma'am, ma'am, this is my father, and he wants to visit the castle!" Jones hurried between the two, "just to visit the castle." I work here, and as a parent, I'm always worried about it, and I want to see it, right?"
Jones spread his hands, smiled, and looked at Hydra in a cold sweat.
After another moment of stalemate, the nine heads of the hydra slowly began to shrink back, continued to roll up in the hall, and whispered, "Understandable, let's visit." I don't block. ”
Hearing this, Count Dracula slowly breathed a sigh of relief, staggered one step, and almost fell to the ground.
"Father, do we start from the third floor or do we ...... from the first floor?"
Before Jones could finish speaking, Count Dracula had already turned around and walked out.
Jones had no choice but to hurry out.
Hydra opened his eyes slightly and took a look.
......
Back in front of the castle gate, Count Dracula grabbed Jones and roared in a low voice, "Why is there a hydra here!"
"Father, I just told you that there is a hydra. ”
"I thought you lied to me, but I didn't expect it to be!"
"Isn't that great? ”
"No, it's worse than lying to me! Do you spend time with it here every day? There are no magic restrictions, it's an adult hydra, it can swallow you in one bite! You can't even find a bone!"
"But it won't, you see, it's very kind. ”
Count Dracula's eyes widened, "You just spoke to her with honorifics. You don't often use honorifics to others. This means that either it has a higher status than you here, or it has a bad temper and you are afraid of it. ”
Jones's heart chuckled: "Uh......"
Count Dracula then asked, "Why is there a free-roaming hydra in the castle of Adair?"
"I don't know, maybe you can ask Adair yourself for a chance. Probably his friend. ”
"Is it crazy to be friends with a hydra? I ask him, I have hardly ever met him. Am I going out of my way to ask him this question, why do I want my son to help him run a castle with a hydra?"
"There's always a chance to meet it, isn't it? Of course, not today. Jones replied with a smile. I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hello, Lord Count. Nice to see you. Suddenly, a voice came.
All of a sudden, Jones's heart that had just been put down came up again.
I have to say that people sometimes get unlucky, and they are really afraid of something.
While Count Dracula was talking to Jones, in the distance, Adair had already flown towards here with Dora, his butler, and several Blood Clan guards.
Jones's expression froze.
Showing his true form, Adair landed in front of Count Dracula with Dora and the butler, as well as several Blood Clan guards, and silently saluted as a sign of respect. Then he was stunned for a moment.
"What's wrong? Did something happen? Why are you all looking at me like that?"
Jones was starting to break out in a cold sweat again.
Count Dracula turned sideways and pointed to the castle behind him: "There's a hydra inside." ”
"Yes, I raised it. Adair replied without hesitation.
"Young Master Adair, you have a hydra?"
"Yes, it was my father's birthday present. A very special gift, isn't it?"
"It's really special. Don't you think it's dangerous?"
"No, it's not dangerous. There is a magic ban, and it does not harm anyone. ”
"There are no magic bans. ”
"Yes. ”
"Nope. ”
"Yes. What you can't see on the outside, you won't find until you go inside. But I advise you not to go in. After all, security isn't too much to ask, isn't it?" said Adair.
"I've just been in, no. Count Dracula replied with a blank face.
Adair's smile froze.
Jones Khan rained down.
Silence, silence for a long time, the atmosphere was a little wrong.
Dora's head was buried low, low.
After a while, Adair said embarrassedly, "Uh...... Maybe I forgot to install it. Yes, that's it. Sorry I forgot. ”
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