Wizard

"Are you looking for a place called Yorkford?" The stranger, a tall, slim man, asked casually, but it immediately made Lin Feng and Vivienne nervous. While the latter managed to control her expression with years of practice, Lin Feng couldn't hide his surprise. "How did you know?!"

At that moment, Lin Feng was prepared to draw his sword and splash blood five steps away—even if there was no sword nearby, he could make do with a chair. To be honest, he didn't need to be so nervous. It's just that this guy was usually watching too many blockbusters. Since he received this mysterious task from Crow 12345, he had imagined himself as James Bond. Dealing with such a "top-secret mission" for the first time with the mindset of an ordinary civilian, pretending not to be nervous would be a bluff. Lin Feng was currently in a state of high alert, considering every breathing upright creature within a 200-meter radius as a potential enemy...

However, the stranger just smiled and pointed to Muyun, who was still eating messily. "Just now, this young lady was asking everyone about Yorkford, but she was speaking Chinese. Except for the waiter here and me, no one could understand her. I'm curious, what are you looking for in that place?"

Lin Feng immediately glanced at Muyun—she was staring at the vegetable salad in her plate and hadn't noticed anything. But it was not surprising that Muyun acted so boldly. Lin Feng and the others had almost confirmed that "Yorkford" was not a place on the current map of England. They could only roughly determine its location and distance from London based on the vague information provided by Crow 12345. To find that place, besides asking the locals, there seemed to be no other way.

It was just a bit difficult to understand why this idiot was asking for directions in pure Chinese here. Did she think the translation function of the data terminal was shared by the team?

"We are here for tourism." Vivienne, who had been maintaining an elegant eating posture, stopped to help Lin Feng explain, "But I don't like the tourist spots that have been overexposed. I prefer to explore lesser-known places, just like an adventure. We learned about Yorkford from a book some time ago, and since our travel route also includes a stay in the UK, we decided to take a detour to see it. But it seems that no one knows where exactly Yorkford is?"

Lin Feng secretly gave Vivienne a thumbs up: this useless vampire finally came in handy once, spouting lies so easily, and look how smoothly she made it up!

Vivienne, on the other hand, made a victory gesture under the table without changing her expression: she had been sensible since the time humans were carving cuneiform on clay tablets, and while she wouldn't say much, she had some skill in deceiving.

The stranger looked at Lin Feng and the others, seemingly without any suspicion. He looked enlightened and said, "Oh, tourism, that makes sense. Recently, that place has indeed become a bit famous. But you won't find 'Yorkford' as a place name. Do you know that place?" Muyun's ears suddenly pricked up, and with half a piece of lettuce in her mouth, she almost sprayed salad dressing on the man's face. "Are you also going there?"

"It looks like we can travel together." The tall, thin man smiled, "Yorkford is the name of that place from many years ago, at least a few hundred years ago. Nowadays, no one remembers that name. Only in relatively specialized geography or reference books can you find it. It used to be the fiefdom of a knighted nobleman, and after being abandoned for a period, a new town gradually emerged next to the old fiefdom. That town is called Brushall. If you want to see Yorkford, the closest place should be Brushall, south of the old site of Yorkford. I'm also going there."

"Good grief, what a roundabout way..." Lin Feng couldn't help but be amazed, "How tricky can that white-haired witch be, using a place name from hundreds of years ago, and the old site is still abandoned..."

Vivienne also shook her head and commented, "The information is outdated, really unreliable."

Lin Feng glared at her, "Shut up, you who only knows Old English from eight or nine hundred years ago."

Vivienne immediately lowered her head in embarrassment, while Muyun, with a mouth full of vegetable leaves, curiously looked around and asked, "Old English? What Old English?" When Vivienne had a slip-up before, this idiot werewolf was sleepwalking, so she had no memory of what had happened.

"Eat your food, so many vegetables won't fill your mouth." Lin Feng pushed Muyun's head back, then looked at the stranger across the table with a slightly surprised expression, "It's really fortunate to meet a fellow traveler like this. I hadn't expected to encounter someone heading to the same place. I was worried about how to find that place before. What are you

 going there for? Tourism as well?"

Lin Feng was genuinely a bit surprised. He had thought that he might have to spend a whole day tomorrow looking for where "Yorkford" was, and there was no guarantee he would find it. But he didn't expect to meet someone who happened to be going there so soon. To be honest, this stroke of luck seemed a bit suspicious, almost as if it had fallen from the sky as a coincidence.

According to the stranger's introduction, Yorkford was an old, abandoned castle from hundreds of years ago, almost disappearing into the dust of history. Even the new town built on the old site of Yorkford was south of the old site. In fact, there was no cultural or historical continuity between the new town and the old site. With such a convoluted clue, it would take a long time to investigate through normal means or search for information without a target. This person in front of him... was it really just a coincidence that he happened to be going the same way?

As Lin Feng calmed down from his initial surprise and joy, he became a bit more suspicious of the stranger in front of him. However, he didn't show it this time and just maintained his eager look. The tall, thin man in front of him also seemed completely without suspicion. He pointed to himself, "I'm here for work. My job is quite special, so I often travel around the world, specifically looking for places with history and stories."

Lin Feng's mind went blank for a moment. "Are you a tomb raider?"

Then he felt Vivienne next to him stomping on his foot with all her might.

"My job..." The tall, thin man deliberately teased, "Well, since you're going to Yorkford, do you know about the recent news there?"

"What news?" Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat, because he knew that whatever news there was about that place, it meant his mission was about to hit a snag! He had accepted a task to investigate an "abnormal biology," and that place must not attract attention!

"The most famous thing about Yorkford is an old abandoned castle left by the old nobility. Nowadays, it's almost completely collapsed. Originally, it was just going to decay and have no value as a tourist attraction. However, recently there have been reports from locals saying there are strange noises coming from beneath the castle. People have seen mysterious flames burning over the castle at night, and strangers in knight armor running in and out of the castle at dusk. In short, there are rumors of the old nobility and knights from the past returning as vengeful spirits, causing a haunting... and the rumors are spreading."

The tall, thin man created a very convincing atmosphere, despite his ordinary choice of words. In just a few sentences, he painted a chilling picture. However, Lin Feng, accustomed to facing werewolves and vampires day in and day out without flinching, wasn't particularly frightened. He just thought of a possibility: could this have something to do with his new tenant?

Lin Feng pondered: if the rumors of the haunted castle were true, then his new tenant was most likely... Damn, couldn't the white-haired witch have sent him some normal clients?!

Come to think of it, she probably couldn't... Normal people wouldn't even consider living in his current place.

"What is your job?" Lin Feng glanced at the tall, thin man curiously. His emphasis on the haunted castle news must be related to his reason for being here.