Chapter 160: Beauty and Wild Beast!

Looking down from the air, the castle looks like a sleeping beast, lying in the dense jungle.

The tall city walls cast long shadows in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The main buildings of the castle are well-arranged, and the pointed towers are towering into the clouds. However, they are now in ruins, and some of the towers are even missing a corner.

Weeds grew wildly, and the dried-up fountain pool was filled with fallen leaves and dust.

The entire castle was like the gaping mouth of a giant beast, waiting to devour everything.

There was a dead silence, without a trace of life.

Rhodes slowly descended from the air, his feet stepping on the weed-covered stone road in front of the castle.

Looking at the gloomy castle in front of him, he took a deep breath and pushed open the heavy and rusty door.

As you enter the castle, the first thing that catches your eye is a spacious corridor.

On the walls on both sides of the corridor are hung tattered portraits. The faces of the characters in the paintings are blurred, as if they will disappear from the frame at any time.

The chandelier on the ceiling was crumbling, and the few remaining oil lamps swayed in the wind, casting strange shadows.

The interior of the castle is quite complete.

Walking along the corridor, we came to a study.

The bookshelves in the study were tilted, books were scattered all over the floor, and the papers were yellowed and covered with dust.

A huge desk was placed in the middle of the room, piled with miscellaneous items, with ink bottles overturned and dried ink leaving black marks on the table.

Rhodes' eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at a row of huge footprints on the ground.

It doesn't look like human footprints, but more like some huge beast's footprints.

Moreover, it seems that the footprints were not left for long, probably within these few days.

"Beast?"

Are there still wild beasts in this kind of ghost place?

Rod walked from the study into the kitchen.

The stove was cold, pots and pans were placed in a mess, and there was rotten food piled up in the corner, emitting a foul smell.

However, there are also signs that someone has used it.

Rhodes looked at a piece of uneaten raw meat, dripping with blood and with traces of being bitten by wild beasts.

It was obviously something left behind in the past two days.

Through the kitchen is a spacious banquet room.

The huge dining table took center stage in the room, covered in cobwebs and dust.

The bloodstains on the ground and the messily placed chairs were all proof that a chaotic banquet had taken place here before.

It is estimated that it is most likely related to the traces of the wild beasts before.

After wandering around the castle, Rhodes finally came to the castle's hall.

The hall had a towering dome and shattered colored glass windows. The moonlight shone through the cracks in the windows, forming irregular spots of light.

Rhodes keenly noticed that there was a statue of a beast placed in the corner of the hall.

That hideous face looked even more terrifying in the shadow.

"This thing looks pretty real."

Rhodes walked over and looked at the statue closely, and suddenly felt a faint fluctuation of magical power on the statue.

Just wanted to reach out and touch it.

Just then, night fell and the last ray of light in the sky disappeared.

Bang!

The castle gate that he had pushed open before suddenly closed automatically.

In an instant, the entire castle hall was dark.

Just as Rhodes was puzzled, a fire suddenly ignited in the castle.

Swish, swish, swish!

Then, rows of candles were lit around, making the entire castle brightly lit.

Rhodes, standing in front of the statue, suddenly felt like he was being watched.

It was as if there were a pair of invisible eyes staring at him in the dark corner behind him.

Rhodes frowned and slowly turned around to look back.

There was nothing in the dead silent hall.

Suddenly, all the furniture in the hall began to move automatically as if under a spell.

A pair of strange eyes grew out of the candle wick, staring at Rhodes. Twisted mouths also appeared on the back of the chair, making creepy sounds.

Tables, cabinets

Everything in the hall came alive.

Just as Rhodes was surprised, a gust of wind came from behind him.

He turned around quickly and saw a huge figure suddenly swooping down from the shadows.

It was a nightmare-like beast, tall, muscular, with tangled and straight hair like steel needles.

A pair of copper bell-like eyes flashed a ferocious red light, and the fangs in the bloody mouth were sharp, as if they could bite everything to pieces in an instant.

The beast opened its bloody mouth, which was big enough to swallow an adult's thigh, and brandished its blade-like claws, rushing towards Rhodes with violent momentum.

The beastly eyes were filled with bloodthirsty madness, as if it regarded him as prey.

Rhodes frowned slightly, and with a flash of his body, he nimbly avoided the beast's swift attack.

"Roar!"

The beast missed its target, growled angrily, and turned around to continue attacking Rhodes.

Rhodes looked at the beast expressionlessly, then raised his hand and grabbed the beast's neck with one hand in a lightning speed.

Bang!

The powerful force made it impossible for the beast to break free, and Rhodes pressed it against the wall with one hand.

"You treat me as prey, and that gives you the courage? Bastard!"

Rhode's word "beast" instantly made the beast pressed against the wall furious, and it struggled even more violently.

The beast struggled frantically in Rhodes' hands, trying to break free from Rhodes' grip.

"Struggling, is it useful?"

Rhodes raised the corner of his mouth slightly, raised it high with one hand, and suddenly a blazing flame burst out from the palm of his hand, instantly enveloping the beast.

The beast in the flames struggled and wailed in pain, its voice shrill and desperate.

Just then, the furniture began to speak.

A candle said in a trembling voice.

"Great wizard, please forgive my master's offense."

Rhodes frowned, thought for a moment, dispersed the flames, and threw the seriously injured beast heavily to the ground.

Rhodes stretched out his hand and clenched it, and the speaking candle flew over involuntarily.

"What are you?"

Rhodes asked with cold eyes.

He could feel that there were faint fluctuations of magic in these pieces of furniture, but they were obviously not real magical creatures.

It's more like someone cast some kind of magic on it and turned it into this.

Feeling the terrifying aura so close at hand, Candle began to explain tremblingly.

After a moment, Rhodes roughly figured out what happened.

The owner of this castle was originally a noble baron.

But the baron was arrogant and aloof.

One day, during a banquet, a witch came to the door and begged for some food to fill her stomach.

But because of the witch's ugly appearance and shabby clothes, the baron not only rejected her, but also laughed at her.

The mocked witch was so angry that she cast a curse, turning the baron into the beast he is today.

Moreover, all the servants in the castle were implicated and turned into various kinds of furniture.

The only way to lift the curse is to find someone who doesn't care about the Baron's appearance and truly falls in love with it.

Someone who is truly in love with this guy?

Rhodes smacked his lips and looked at the half-dead beast on the ground.

With this damn look, what kind of woman with a sexual fetish could be attracted to this guy?

So, basically there is no hope.

In fact, it was almost as he guessed.

Judging from the dilapidated state of the castle, the curse has lasted for at least dozens or even hundreds of years.

Over the past hundreds of years, many people must have passed by this castle.

However, the curse has never been lifted.

Doesn't this explain it all?

"The beast, the castle…"

Rhodes pondered it for a moment, and suddenly realized that this was the story of beauty and the beast.

Suddenly, he looked at the beast on the ground with a strange look.

If the story goes as it is, one day in the future, perhaps a girl will walk into this castle.

Then he fell in love with the beast and eventually lifted the curse on the beast.

It turns out that in such a big world, there will always be one or two unexpected people.

"The owner was cursed and turned into a beast, so it often cannot control its wildness and attacks others."

"However, my master has never killed anyone. He usually just hunts wild animals from the forest to satisfy his hunger."

"We were also surprised to see you attacked today."

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Rhodes raised his eyebrows. He had guessed a little bit about why the beast attacked him.

It might have something to do with his werewolf bloodline.

When different beasts intrude into another beast's territory, this behavior is basically equivalent to provoking the other beast.

Now that he knew the story, Rhodes was too lazy to kill the beast.

After all, everything happens for a reason.

Moreover, it was he who took the initiative to intrude into someone else's territory, so the attack was mainly his fault.

He almost beat this guy to death, and he felt a little guilty.

Looking at the beast lying unconscious due to serious injuries, Rhodes squeezed out a drop of blood containing rich vitality from his fingertips.

It dripped gently onto the beast's body.

brush!

The powerful vitality contained in the blood burst out and was quickly absorbed by the beast's body.

In an instant, the beast's wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it soon woke up.

The beast woke up and looked at Rhodes with confused eyes.

The next second, his mind instantly recalled what had happened before, and all the hair on his body stood up.

Swish! []

The beast's body suddenly retreated, putting some distance between itself and Rhodes.

The look in his eyes as he looked at Rhodes was full of vigilance, and the fear in his eyes was hard to conceal.

It stared at Rhodes intently, as if it would run away if he did anything out of line.

Seeing this, Rhodes smiled slightly and said casually.

"Don't be afraid. I mean no harm to you, otherwise you would be dead now."

Although the words are a bit arrogant, it is indeed the truth.

There was a thoughtful look in the beast's eyes, and the hair on its body slowly fell down, but the look in its eyes was still full of vigilance as it looked at Rhodes.

"I can make you a deal."

At this time, Rhodes spoke slowly.

There was a hint of doubt in the beast's eyes, but due to the difference in strength, he still patiently listened to what Rhodes said.

"I will help you get rid of the curse on you, but in return, you must become my slave and be loyal to me."

Rhodes' idea was simple. Since this beast used to be a baron, he must be a noble with some background.

Add to that the slaves who were turned into furniture, and it was considered a pretty good fortune.

He had now just become a baron and had almost nothing.

By taking over the family fortune of this beast, I at least have some noble roots and am no longer a country bumpkin.

Of course, this castle naturally belongs to him.

After hearing what Rhodes said, the beast's heart was suddenly moved.

A beast with a castle, or a human with nothing?

Its heart naturally leans more towards the latter.

After all, lifting the curse and turning back into a human has been its wish for hundreds of years.

Although the price paid is a bit high, it is not unacceptable.

After hesitating for a moment, the beast nodded and agreed.

Although it was just their first meeting, based on its judgment of this guy, it knew that if it refused, this guy would definitely not give up.

If things go wrong, I might even kill it with brutal force.

There was no way for me to resist anyway, so rather than refusing and getting killed, I might as well agree to it for now.

As for other things, it won't be too late to talk about them until it really turns back into a human.

Seeing the beast nod in agreement, Rhodes nodded with satisfaction.

As for the solution to the curse, it is actually very simple.

As long as you stay with him, the curse will gradually be lifted.

This is a special blessing given to him by the dwarves.

Although the effect of just following someone around is not as quick as in-depth communication, there is no other way.

We can't let him have in-depth communication with the beast, right?

It's okay to go slower, it's acceptable.

Just as the transaction was completed, Rhodes was about to put the entire castle into his personal space and move away.

Suddenly, a woman's gentle voice was heard outside the castle gate.

"Is anyone there?"

It's so late, and there are still people coming to this deserted castle?

Rhodes frowned, glanced at the furniture around him, and whispered an order.

"Don't make any noise."

Rhodes walked out of the castle hall.

Crunch!

The tightly closed castle gate opened automatically as if driven by an invisible force.

Rhodes walked out of the castle gate and saw the girl standing at the door.

She was wearing a blue long skirt with a low-cut design that perfectly revealed her plump cleavage. The white semicircle was faintly visible, exuding an alluring charm.

Below the corset is a waist that is so slender that it seems as if it cannot be grasped with one hand. Further down, the curve suddenly expands, revealing the curve of the plump and perky buttocks, exuding the exquisite sensuality of a young girl.

The girl is wearing high heels and looks pure and charming.

Her fair skin is as smooth as mutton-fat jade, her delicate facial features are perfectly distributed on her face, and her big eyes are clear and bright, like a clear spring in the mountains.

The long eyelashes trembled slightly, adding a bit of agility.

The woman was startled when she saw Rhodes coming out. She obviously thought that there would be no one in this dilapidated castle.

Rhodes glanced at the woman, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

I didn't expect to meet such a beautiful woman in this damn place.

Although surprised, he still asked.

"What's the matter?"

The girl looked at Rhode's handsome face, blushed instantly, and then said cautiously.

"It was raining outside, and I got lost in the forest. I found this place by accident, so I wanted to hide here from the rain."

Rhodes looked at the woman's clothes which were half soaked by the rain.

The skirt clung to her body, revealing her perfect curves, with the flesh color faintly visible, giving people an inexplicable impulse.

Turning my eyes to outside the castle, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and the inky clouds seemed to be pressing down.

The raindrops as big as beans fell densely, splashing water all over the ground.

It did rain heavily.

He glanced at the woman again.

The woman felt uncomfortable under his fiery gaze, and felt that these eyes were like invisible hands, caressing her body wantonly.

Rhodes looked at the woman for a while and then spoke slowly.

"Come in."

Rhodes turned and walked towards the castle. The woman hesitated. The man's eyes just now were too strange, which made her a little worried.

What if, there was no one else in the castle except him?

If this man wanted to do something to her, she seemed unable to resist.

But, thinking of that handsome face, even if something really happened, it doesn't seem to matter, right?

Thinking about this happening, Belle was not afraid at all, but even felt an indescribable anticipation.

I was shocked by my sudden bold idea.

When did she become so bold?

I actually wanted to have an in-depth conversation with a man I had just met.

"It's crazy."

Belle bit her lip lightly, hesitated for a moment, and finally followed Rhodes into the castle.

The candlelight in the castle was dim, and the weak light flickered in the darkness, as if it would go out at any time.

Rhodes waved his hand casually, a surge of magic power occurred, and the firewood in the fireplace instantly ignited into a blazing flame.

The warm breath gradually spread, bringing a little comfort to Belle's cold body.

Rhodes looked at Belle's body soaked by the rain, took out a clean piece of clothing from his personal space and handed it to Belle.

"Put it on, don't catch a cold."

Belle was about to say thank you when she realized that the dress looked a little strange.

The fabric is a bit pitiful.