Chapter 11 Chapter 10 The Castle

The gate of the castle is made of oak, and it looks decent. The stone steps in front of the gate are also completely occupied by weeds. When we walked up the stone steps, many thorny grass seeds had been attached to the trousers. above. When he came to the door, Di Jiadu pushed the door hard, and immediately backed away, and a large amount of dust fell down. Under such circumstances, even though it was a sunny day, one couldn't help but feel a chill. After the dust fell, we came to the gate again. Among the large bunch of keys, Di Jiadu found the handle of the gate, inserted it, and twisted it vigorously.

The lock on the wooden door was not rusted. After twisting, it made a "click" sound, and Di Jiadu hurriedly said: "Get ready!" For a while, I didn't know what he meant when he called me "ready", I just saw him covering his head with one hand and pushing the door open with the other. The door was pushed open with an extremely unpleasant "squeak" sound, and the door was only pushed open a foot, and an extremely unpleasant, indescribable smell came to the nostrils—or, it was He rushed towards me head-on, and the smell, like a tangible force, knocked me and Di Jiadu into involuntary steps back.

I really have no way to describe that smell, but in terms of feeling, it is very appropriate to call it "the smell of death"! After Di Jiadu took a step back, he stepped on the wooden door again, and the door was pushed open again. At that moment, I saw the spectacle of the magnificent lobby inside, and above it, there were thousands of bats, probably frightened by the sudden light, they flew up together, flapping their wings, chaotically Fluttering, and with the fluttering of thousands of bats, the dust fell down like heavy snow. When I saw this situation, I was taken aback, and immediately said: "You can't go in, there are too many bats inside!"

Di Jiadu shook his head: "When I came last time, I also tried to drive all the bats out, but in the end, I couldn't do this, so we had to go in like this!" I was still hesitating: "Bats can infect rabies, and you don't even have to touch bats, just breathing the air where bats live together will cause accidents!" Di Jiadu nodded again and again: "I know, but I was here last time, and there was no accident afterwards." I didn't know that there were so many bats in this castle. If I knew, I could at least bring some precautions. But now, we had no choice but to cover our heads with only our eyes exposed, and walked forward slowly.

As soon as we walked into the hall, we closed the door immediately, and the hall became dark immediately, and the thousands of bats gradually settled down. We went all the way to the center of the hall, which had six huge columns, and in the center was an extremely tall figure, with one foot on a half-sunken ship, and the other hand, holding a sword. This portrait may be a hero in the Digardus family, or it may be Vestigadu himself. It is impossible to get to the bottom of it, because the body of the portrait is full of bat guano, and his face cannot be seen clearly. Behind the portrait, there are two doors, and on both sides, there are stairs.

Di Jiadu said: "There is no internal picture of this castle!" I said, "When you came last time—" Di Jiadu shook his head: "Last time, I only came to the place where I am standing now, to see if the situation is wrong, and then backed out!" I don't blame Di Jiadu for not having the spirit of exploration, because anyone who enters the lobby of this ancient castle, if they don't have any unique purpose, will definitely withdraw after seeing this situation. But now, we have come here with a special purpose, and of course we will not leave. I looked around and said, "Generally speaking, the room behind the lobby is the master's study. We can start there first."

Di Jiadu agreed with me, and we walked around the statue together and came to the two doors. Originally, there was a velvet curtain between the stone statue and the door, but now there are only a few fragments under the dust.Seeing those fragments, I smiled wryly and said, "It seems that our crisis is not limited to bats. I dare to conclude that there are at least ten thousand rats in this castle!" Di Jiadu didn't make a sound, just lowered his head and picked up the key. The light is very dark, only a few windows on the top are able to provide light. Those windows are enough to provide sufficient light, but the outside is blocked by vines and the inside is covered with dust, so the light can only distinguish human figures. .

Tigadu finally found the key, and turned the key in a short while. The door was moved to both sides, and he moved to one side. The inside of the door was very dark, but it didn't look like there were bats. We didn't even bring a flashlight, and he and I walked in. In order not to disturb the bats in the lobby, we moved the door again, and then groped and walked forward. I fumbled on a table, and Degardo took out the lighter and lit it. Under the faint light of the lighter, I saw the thick curtains. I walked over and tried to pull the curtains open. Who knew that when I stretched out my hand, a whole curtain fell down and covered my window. Above my head, in an instant, I felt as if I had entered hell. Unprepared, a large cloud of dust attacked my nose, mouth, and eyes all at once.

I coughed vigorously and tore my hands apart. The situation was the same as diving in the sea and suddenly being entangled by a sea snake. Me, and Digatto helped me, and it took me two minutes to tear off the curtains, which were so old that they were easily torn, and for several minutes, I couldn't see anything, just dripping. tears. When I calmed down and gasped for breath, Tigadu patted me on the back: "In the castle that has been closed for hundreds of years, almost every place is a trap, we have to be careful!" I have just eaten thatch tou, and hearing his warning, I can't help but laugh. Although I have spit dozens of mouthfuls, I still feel that my mouth is full of dust, and I am extremely embarrassed.

I smiled bitterly: "Forget it, let's start working!" The curtains fell, and light came through the window, but it was only to the extent that the objects could be discerned. I saw that it was an extremely huge study room, surrounded by shelves, but on the shelves were not books, but models of various ships.The models of those ships are all two meters long. I believe that when they are new, they must be extremely exquisite, and all the things on the big ships are available.But now, it is not easy to recognize them as ships! There are at least seventy or eighty models of ships, and in the middle is a huge desk.

The dust on the desk is very thick. It can be seen that there is something covered under the dust. I waved to Di Jiadu: "Let's take a look, what's on the table?" At this time, Tigadu was looking at a model of a ship. When he heard my call, he turned around and came to the table. The dust accumulated on the table was so thick that it was even like a layer of sponge, which could be lifted off the whole layer.I brushed away a layer of dust with my hand, and saw a quill under the dust. The quill was placed on a piece of paper. On that piece of paper, there was a line of writing that could still be seen clearly. That line of writing read: "I am the greatest of all human beings!" Below that line is a signature. Di Jiadu was shocked first, and then said: "This is his signature, I have seen it." I also naturally know that the "he" in Tigadu's mouth refers to Vestagadu, and I looked at the line: "He has a big tone, and he claims to be the greatest man!" Di Jiadu smiled wryly: "This is the manifestation of his arrogant character!" I picked up that piece of paper, it was quite a tough piece of parchment, so after hundreds of years, I took it up, and the paper didn't crumble, and I felt very strange in my heart: "He left this The cursive words, as if lest people would not know his greatness!" After saying this, I paused for a while: "If he is really still living in water up to now, then I also admit that he is the greatest person!" Tigadu smiled wryly, and brushed away the dust on the table, and we found some navigator's rulers and a thin book.But that book, as soon as I picked it up, was almost broken into pieces of paper. I quickly held the paper in both hands. The content of the book was beyond our expectation. It was a book on marine life at that time. Di Jiadu and I removed the drawers on the desk one after another, but we didn't find anything special. There were a few gold coins and some insignificant sundries. Di Jiadu said disappointedly: "It seems that there is nothing to be found in his study!" I frowned: "If he had any secrets when he supervised the construction of the three ships, then unless there are no secrets left, it must be in his study!" Tigadu straightened up and looked around. At this time, our eyes had already adapted to the dim light, and I saw his eyes resting on the models of many ships. I walked over and picked up one of them, and as soon as I picked it up, the hull broke apart. After the hull was disconnected, I realized that those ship models were so exquisitely made, not only the things that can be seen from the outside, but also the details and details, and even the compartments of the cabins, and the furnishings in the cabins.I lost my voice: "Di Jiadu, come and see how exquisitely these boats are made!" Di Jiadu came over and said, "It would be great if we could find the models of the three ships." I knew what he meant, because until now, we only know the shapes of the three ships. I have entered one of them, but there is nothing in the cabin. If we can find the models of those three ships, judging from the exquisiteness of these models, the secrets of those three ships will definitely be revealed! So we carefully observed ship by ship, but the result was disappointment. After I also agreed with Digado, it was impossible to find anything in this study, and two or three hours had passed. We exited the study and went upstairs on the stairs that made a terrible noise when we stepped on it.There are many rooms upstairs, and we spent about half an hour in each room. After arriving at the sixth room, it was already getting dark quickly, and we could hardly see anything! We still didn't find anything, and after it got dark, the castle looked extremely scary, and the thousands of bats in the lobby below made a strange and inexplicable sound. I said: "We should leave temporarily. I can't imagine the situation in the castle. It's so bad. When we come back tomorrow, we need to bring some necessary tools to continue working!" Di Jiadu seemed to have never heard my words, until I said it again, he said: "You go, I won't go!" I was taken aback: "What did you say? Not leaving? What do you mean?" Di Jiadu said: "Yes, I won't go, I want to spend the night here!" I raised my voice: "You are crazy, you can't spend the night here, although this castle is big, there is no place where you can sleep!" Di Jiadu said stubbornly: "Yes, the wooden chair in the study below can still sit on people!" I said again: "Why don't you leave here and come back tomorrow?" Di Jiadu said: "This is your idea. You have no feelings for this fortress, so you want to leave when it gets dark, but I am different. This is built by my ancestors and belongs to me!" When he was talking here, he paused for a while, and said: "You can drive the car away and come back tomorrow." I tried to persuade him seventeen or eight times with all kinds of words, but Digato just didn't listen, so I sighed and went downstairs with him, when I wrapped my head in my coat and rushed out of the hall When I saw him standing behind the portrait, he looked like a statue in the dark. An hour later, I was drinking a beer in a bar in a small town.In this kind of small town bar, the customers can be said to be fixed, so after adding a stranger like me, everyone's attention was paid attention to, and after a while, someone came to me with a glass of wine. The man was very young, and he looked at me with a friendly smile: "We are a small place, few foreigners come here, your car is very beautiful, we have never seen it before!" When the young man spoke to me, the whole bar fell silent.I also smiled: "The car is not mine, it is Mr. Degardo's. He is my friend." When I said "Mr. Dijiadu", I saw the young man shake suddenly, and the wine in the glass was also shaken out, and the others also showed expressions of horror. I paused for a moment: "Why, what's wrong?" The young man forced a smile: "It's nothing, but your friend's surname is related to an ancient castle not far from here. I'm talking about the ancient castle of Digadu." I nodded and said, "Yes, I spent the whole afternoon in the castle of Digardo, which is the property of Mr. Digardo." When I said these two words, the young man backed away in such a hurry that he knocked over a chair.And an old man, as if he was here to protect him, immediately came over and supported him, and everyone looked at me with extremely strange eyes! I stood up, and the young man stabilized his body and shouted hurriedly: "You are lying, no one dares to go to that old castle, there are ghosts in that old castle, anyone who goes there will die!" I smiled, and sat down again: "Then you are wrong, young man, I have been there, and I am not dead, and Mr. Digado, who is still staying in the castle, I believe he will not die either! " All the people in the bar were silent, but there was an old woman who clasped her hands together and prayed to herself. I am not surprised that the people in the bar have such an attitude. There are always legends about ghosts in all ancient houses, and if If it weren't for the locals who firmly believe that there are ghosts there, then the castle has already been destroyed by people, and no one has entered it for hundreds of years. Not wanting to spoil the atmosphere of locals having fun in bars, I paid my bill and went back to a small hotel where I slept very well.I woke up early the next morning, and after a busy morning, I bought some useful things in this small town. I drove the car, and at noon, I came to the gate of the ancient castle, and I shouted loudly: "Di Jiadu, look what food I brought for you!" The food I brought for him was quite rich, but I called twice, but couldn't get his answer. I put a bamboo basket over my head, held a flashlight in my hand, pushed open the door, and walked in. It was much better to have that bamboo basket over my head, and I came to the door of the study. When he opened the door, he saw Di Jiadu sitting on the chair with his head tilted, and seemed to be in a deep sleep. I took off the bamboo basket, came in front of him, and shook him: "You must be hungry!" Di Jiadu slowly raised his head, until then, I saw that his face was terribly white. I frowned: "You must not have slept well yesterday, I have already advised you not to spend the night here!" Di Jiadu moved his lips, and after a while, he said, "Is there any wine?" I saw his situation was not quite right, so I helped him stand up, put the bamboo basket over his head, half dragged and half supported, and dragged him out of the hall to the sunny grass. As soon as I let go, he fell down immediately, and the bamboo basket rolled away. He put his hands on the ground, panting rapidly. I hurriedly took out the hot water bottle from the car, poured out a cup of hot coffee from the thermos bottle, and delivered it to him. His hands were still trembling. , finally looked a little alive, struggling to stand up. I hurriedly said, "What's the matter? What happened last night?" Di Jiadu took a deep breath, then shook his head: "It's nothing, I've been staying in that study!" I looked at him: "Your face is so scary!" Di Jiadu smiled bitterly and said: "To tell you the truth, shortly after midnight, I fell into extreme terror because of my fantasy, and I was almost in a semi-comatose state. You know, a person, In a castle like this, it's inevitable!" I didn't intend to laugh at him, but I still couldn't help but said: "This castle belongs to you, you have feelings for this castle, will you do the same?" Di Jiadu smiled wryly: "You don't know how many weird voices come out of this castle in the silent night!" I smiled and patted his shoulder: "What didn't you see?" Di Jiadu's expression has gradually returned to normal, he said: "I wish I could see something, but I didn't, I was just blinded by extreme fear!" I looked at the old castle full of vines under the sun: "Then do you still have the courage to continue searching?" Di Jiadu immediately replied: "Of course, I won't be afraid if you are with me!" I nodded, spread out a mat, ate the food I brought together on the grass, drank almost a bottle of wine, and then went into the castle again. Today is different from yesterday. With some tools I brought, it is much more convenient to explore. We opened the windows of all the rooms, most of the windows, and the entire window frame fell down together with one push. Yes, but time passed slowly and nothing was found. Finally, we put our hope in the cellar, the castle has a huge cellar, there are wines in the cellar, there are many sundries, but there is nothing we want to find. Then, it gradually darkened. I said, "Okay, let's come back tomorrow!" Di Jiadu seemed to have completely forgotten the half-dead situation that I dragged him out of the study this morning, and he said again: "You go back alone, I will stay here!" When I heard him say that, I couldn't help being angry and funny: "When I found you this morning, you were half dead. I don't want to drag out a dead body here tomorrow morning!" Di Jiadu shook his head stubbornly and said, "No way!" His irresponsible and stubborn attitude made me furious, and I said loudly: "You stay here, there is no other benefit except that you will gradually become a lunatic!" But Di Jiadu gave me a bad face: "I can do whatever I like, you have no right to interfere with me!" At this time, I didn't understand why Di Jiadu's attitude suddenly became so bad. Moreover, judging from his situation this morning, he was obviously not feeling well last night. Insist on spending the night in the castle. After this incident was over, for a long time, some friends and I talked about this incident, and talked about the situation of Dijiadu at that time. A doctor of psychology analyzed Dijiadu’s psychology at that time. It was caused by the influence of the environment, and in the depths of his heart, the honor of the family was intertwined. He was saddened by the situation of the castle, so subconsciously, he had a strong sense of love for the castle, even though he In one night, I was terrified, but I still didn't want to let go.I don't know if the psychologist's analysis is right or not. It happened a long time later. At that time, I didn't even have time to think about it. I just sneered and said, "You don't need to speak loudly. Tonight I will definitely send you take away!" As I said that, I grabbed his arm and pulled him away! Although he was struggling, his strength was not as strong as mine. We were in the cellar at the time, and he was dragged away by me involuntarily, throwing a tantrum and kicking the debris in the cellar. I ignored him, and pulled him straight up to the cellar, and then through a passage, until I came near the statue in the hall, and then let go. I thought he must know that he is no better than me, and after I let go, he will definitely follow me out of the castle! Unexpectedly, things were completely beyond my expectation, and as soon as I let go, Di Jiadu yelled and punched me! This was something I hadn't expected at all, and this blow must have been a full-strength blow for Di Jiadu, and the force was very strong. I punched my jaw and let out an angry cry. Has fallen backwards. Unable to stabilize my figure, I fell backwards and just bumped into the portrait. When I tried to support myself on the portrait with my backhand, there was a loud "boom", and the portrait followed. Knocked down by me and fell to the ground. The figure fell down like a stone statue. If it was in a new house, it would be nothing, but at this time, it happened in an old castle that had been abandoned for hundreds of years!In an instant, as if the end of the world was coming, with the loud noise of the figure falling, a staircase suddenly collapsed, and then, the ceiling above the hall collapsed, and a large piece fell down. , Thousands of bats, flying around, the ceiling is down, and some rooms on the second floor are affected. I don't know what has collapsed. This ancient castle will turn into ruins in a moment! I was really frightened, and I guess Di Jiadu must also be frightened, I heard him calling, as if he was calling my name, but I couldn't hear it clearly, I would not be too far away from him , but I couldn't hear him at all, because the dust raised from the ceiling was so thick that it was indescribably thick, I had to close my eyes tightly, cover my head with my hands, and squat down. The chain collapse caused by the fall of the portrait did not stop until ten minutes later. When I heard no sound and opened my eyes again, I found that the wall at the gate had also collapsed. a large piece.