I became a cannon fodder villain. If I want to survive, I must take care of my baby first.

Should I have taken advantage of the nightmare to act coquettishly with Luo Shiqi, asked him to stay with me, and then found an opportunity to make the matter a fait accompli?

No, no, I just decided to reduce my dependence on Luo Shiqi, why am I thinking about this kind of thing now?

Dracula William thoughtfully prepared spacious rooms for everyone, with soft big beds and fragrant pillows, which are perfect for relieving fatigue from the journey.

It’s a pity that Manjushage couldn’t sleep at all, which let him down.

She left the castle and walked into the town.

Lengyueling has a pleasant climate, cool moonlight, and undulating mountains of varying heights.

I thought the sight of this empty city at night would be very scary, but I never expected that there were people cleaning the road.

No, the round and plump body, the little wings flapping hard, the conspicuous pair of horns on the head and the barbed tail are obviously not the characteristics that humans should have.

A bat - it should be a bat, but it looks a little fat.

It rolled up a delicate little broom with its tail and worked hard to clean.

As if it sensed the presence of Lycoris radiata, it turned around, flapped its small wings that didn't match its chubby body at all, flew in front of Lycoris radiata, and made a strange sound: "Hum~"

"So cute!" Lycoris radiata hugged the cute little creature in front of her tightly in her arms and rubbed it on its round face.

The hairless, soft body made entirely of fat is so appealing.

"Miss Manjusawa, you scared it." At this time, the familiar voice of Count Dracula came from beside.

"Sorry." She quickly let go.

As soon as the cute little creature saw Dracula William, it immediately flapped its little wings and flew up to act coquettishly, looking quite frightened.

"It's okay, Miss Manjushage is not a bad person." Dracula William said softly like a mother comforting her child.

"They are magical beasts born from the castle under my influence. The child's name is Ding Ding. He has never seen outsiders and is quite shy." He explained.

"This type of magical beast is really rare - no, magical beasts generally cannot come out of Junyin Mountain, and I can't see them at all." Manjushage said.

"They are dependent on me and are not bound by the laws of Junyin Mountain." Dracula William said.

With him around, Ding Ding gradually became bolder. It flapped its little wings and flew to the shoulder of Lycoris radiata, rubbing its round face against it, which was so cute.

"It likes the smell of your blood." Dracula William said with a smile.

"How can this guy fly with such small wings and such a fat body?" Manjushage gently stroked Ding Ding's soft body.

Her remarks seemed to have inadvertently hurt the little guy's fragile heart, and tears welled up in his eyes, which were almost invisible due to the fat.

"I'm sorry, I meant you are cute." Manjushage quickly admitted her mistake.

"Um~" The little girl seemed to like being praised like this. She was so happy that she circled around Lycoris radiata several times and finally put something in her hands.

That was a bag of grape seeds.

"This is its gift to you." Dracula William smiled.

"Thank you, Ding Ding." Manjusaka pinched its little wings and said, "The town is so well preserved because of it. It's incredible."

"Besides Ding Ding, there are many similar bat monsters, but they look too scary. I was afraid of scaring you, so I hid them on the chandelier on the ceiling of the castle hall." Dracula William said.

Manjushage's mouth twitched: "Fortunately, Doyle and Luo Shiqi are not curious enough to find out."

If Luo Shiqi lit a fire to provide some light, they would be burned to ashes in minutes.

"Count, have you just come back from your friend's place?" Manjushage vaguely remembered that he said he was going to visit a friend before leaving.

"Yes, Pal is taking care of it over there. I was afraid that you might have any inconvenience, so I came back early." Dracula William said, "It's so late, Miss Manjushage is still outside, is it because she can't sleep?"

"Well, I sometimes have nightmares, very terrible ones." Lycoris radiata's beautiful face showed a bitter expression under the soft moonlight.

But this is not the real reason for insomnia.

"Haha, I always feel that this scene is familiar." Count Dracula laughed.

It seemed that she had had this experience before. Manjushage had had nightmares twice in total. Every time she sneaked out for a walk, she would happen to meet Count Dracula.

Wait, what if it wasn't a coincidence?

Even Doyle and Luo Shiqi who were sleeping could follow the breath of death to find them. There was no reason why Dracula William, a vampire, could not feel it.

Could it be that he came here specially to check?

Manjushage looked at Dracula William suspiciously, and the smile in his eyes seemed to confirm this guess.

"Come to think of it, I also wanted to thank you for what happened before." Manjusaka bowed and said, "Count, if it weren't for your help, I would have fallen into Grusel's trap a long time ago."

"You're welcome. Besides, hasn't Miss Manjusawa paid the corresponding reward?" Dracula William seemed to have said before that he wanted to ask her for blood as a reward. He didn't want to make things difficult for her.

"You are really kind, Dracula."

"You, the nosy Manjushage, have no right to say that to me. Also, be careful with your wording. You should be a great vampire."

The two smiled at each other,/They were really alike in some ways.

After chatting for a few sentences, Manjushage couldn't help feeling sleepy, and Dracula was also mentally exhausted from working day and night.

Although they claim that they can be resurrected on the spot by drinking a sip of Lycoris radiata's blood, if vampires do not get enough sleep in time, their blood will not circulate normally, which will cause more damage than normal people staying up late.

It was late at night when they returned to the castle.

"Is that Pal?" Dracula William saw a figure from a distance.

"He seems to be very flustered. Is he worried about you?" Manjushage joked.

"I'll go ask him." Dracula William spread his wide bat wings behind him and flew to Lingxi Pal. The two exchanged a few words and their expressions immediately became extremely serious.

"Manjusaka, Lord Mekalos is missing." Dracula William said solemnly.

There was a long period of time between Manjushage leaving the castle and Pal returning, and Mekalos should have quietly left at this time.

They checked Carlos' room and carriage separately, but found nothing. All traces disappeared completely.

"I don't understand. Wasn't she being targeted by a group of people? Why did she sneak away alone?" Dracula William said anxiously.

"Maybe he's afraid of causing us trouble." Manjusaka frowned.

Mei Carlos always claims to the outside world that he doesn't care about the annihilation of the entire Yang Caique family.

But in fact, she resented the mistakes made by her family more than anyone else.

For twenty years, she had tried her best to make amends to those who had been persecuted by the Yangcai family.

There are many people like Tethys who were wrongfully imprisoned, and there are countless people who were forced into desperate situations by the Yangcaiqiao family.

The more she understood about the sins of her family, the more remorse she felt.

She resented herself for not being able to prevent the tragedy from happening. As the perpetrator, she often regarded herself as a victim.

No wonder many people around her always looked at Meikalos with hatred, wishing they could drink her blood and eat her flesh.

This dilemma reached its peak the moment Thesis appeared.

If in the past I could numb myself with the excuse that “even if I wanted to atone my sins, the person is no longer here.”

Then when the victim appeared before her twenty years later, Carlos instantly realized how ridiculous her idea was.

If sins are destined to be unforgivable, then fight to the end against this rotten life.

With this idea in mind, Mei Carlos didn't want to implicate Manjushage and the others anymore, so he chose a time period when no one would notice him and quietly left Lengyue Ridge.