Castle Banquet

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Outside the castle, the two children who had successfully escaped were still holding each other's hands tightly.

Girls seek protection because they are afraid; boys try to calm down because they are worried.

At the moment, they are each other's only companions.

Late at night, the bright moon casts shadows of trees under my feet.

The girl who walked out of the castle for the first time never knew that it was so deserted outside the walls.

Stepping on the ground full of weeds, I can't tell the road.Perhaps no one has ever set foot in the dense forest, and they are the first guests.

But the young man knew that in fact, not all the outskirts of the castle were such barren lands. There were several small villages in the southeast of the castle, but he would not take Yuki there, because during the previous few escapes He has already seen it. Although all the people living there are human beings, it is actually like a vegetable garden for vampires.

So this time, the boy chose the most desolate road. Walking from here, the village might not be seen for several days, but because of this, they would not be so easily spotted by the vampires.

The girl was dragged and ran all the way, and gradually began to be unable to keep up with the boy's pace, especially, in such a dark night, walking in unfamiliar mountains and fields was already a very difficult task, for the girl who had been living in the castle For girls, it is even more difficult.

"Zero..." the girl panted with difficulty, "You, walk slowly! I can't run anymore."

The boy slowed down when he heard the sound.

It was him who was too nervous.

When he escaped from the hall, the face he vaguely saw made him tense up.

However, the middle of the night passed, and there was no sign of anyone catching up. That must be my own illusion.Could he actually imagine his face?It's ridiculous, how is it possible!

The boy finally let go of the girl's hand, and found a tree to lean against, maybe because he was tired from running and wanted to relax, or maybe it was because of something else.

"It's almost dawn, you should rest for a while." The boy looked up at the sky, and told the girl expressionlessly, "They won't chase you today."

The girl who was already exhausted sat down on the ground immediately after hearing that she was finally able to rest. She really wanted to fall asleep immediately, even if she was in the wilderness, it didn't matter, she was too tired.

Sure enough, the girl fell asleep peacefully.

The moon is hidden in the canopy, and the memory flows out gently.

In the dark, the young man recalled a certain night creature that he didn't want to mention. It was a king who was fed with blood. Their meeting was so coincidental, yet seemingly inevitable.

The teenager's parents are travelers, and "travelers" is of course just a prettified term, but in fact they are just some people who have left their homes.

Such people are always incompatible with the surrounding residents, even if one day they suddenly disappear, no one will care.And people like them are the most favorite hunting targets for vampires.

The teenager's family is no exception.

On a moonless night, the parents who had worked hard all day and the younger brother who was born weak became the prey of those beasts.

As for the boy, luckily he defeated the guy who came to prey on him.

He cut his body into several sections, and the red liquid was spread all over the floor. The young man lay there exhaustedly, his eyes were dark red.

It was the blood of vampires, consuming the lives gained by humans.

Only then did the boy realize that vampires are actually not as difficult to kill as the legend says, and they don't need any special props at all.

Because they also have the same physical body as human beings, the only difference is that they seem to be stronger.

No matter how strong you are, you need a doctor's help to pick up a broken limb, and if you accidentally break your head, no one can save it.

However, that person seemed different, he lived longer than other vampires; most importantly, his strength was beyond the understanding and imagination of the teenager.

When he appeared in front of the young man, the young man knew that he could not defeat him.

The boy was completely unable to kill him like he slashed the previous hunter.And he stood like that in the sea of ​​blood, with a compassionate expression on his face.

At his feet, lay two other predators.

He killed his own kind, in an instant.

Before the teenagers present even noticed his arrival, he had already cleared the target.

Was he here for game hunting too?

The condescending king wiped his red-stained fingers, and his gentle but majestic voice passed through the slender fingers.

"One, take him back."

"Huh? Does Lord Shu also want to adopt a pet?" A young man with a gentle smile appeared following the voice, but the young man could smell the bloody smell of predators from him.

The response to the youth was silent denial.

The young man leaped to the side of the king, "Although these guys hunted illegally, Lord Shu has already cleaned them up by himself, so there is no need to adopt orphans, right? Besides, such an old pet is not familiar with it." of."

"He might well be one of us," said the vampire king, and turned to leave.

Before the boy could make a sound, he was dragged up from the ground by the youth.

"Companion candidate?" The young man looked at the young man with danger in his eyes, "Since Master Shu said so, then we all have no choice."

The boy was brought back to the castle. The man said he would turn him into the same kind, but the boy would never agree anyway.

He still clearly remembered the tragedy of his parents and brothers being devoured, and he still remembered the appearance of that beast with claws and claws pounced on him.

Smelly fangs, a twisted expression of excitement, a stupid and terrifying monster.

How can I be such a creature.

Although, that person is different.

However, in the castle, if you can't be them, you can only be their livestock.No matter which one it is, it is not the choice the teenager is looking forward to.

What he wanted was to leave here, and he tried again and again for this, and now, he finally succeeded, at least half of it.

The boy lowered his head to look at the sleeping girl, even though the moon had returned and the starlight could not conceal her innocent and brilliant smile.

This is the world that should belong to him, the young man told himself in his heart.

Close your eyes and wait for the dawn.

When the two children woke up, it was already afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, and the trees were full of shadows.

The journey has only just begun.

Between the clear sky and the wilderness, two thin figures, one in front and one behind, moved quickly.

The two of them rarely stopped to rest. First, they had to stay away from the vampire's range of activities as soon as possible, the farther the better; second, there was no one around, even if they stopped, they would feel too desolate.Therefore, they only stop occasionally to eat something, or to sleep for a while when they are really tired.At first, the girl couldn't help complaining a lot, but as time passed, even the strength to complain was exhausted.

On the fourth day of rushing like this, farmland finally appeared in the field of vision, and soon, the outline of the village was also revealed.

The girl who saw the village for the first time happily proposed to live with the farmer's house. The boy strongly opposed this, but he couldn't stand the girl's various tricks and pleadings, and finally compromised.He thought that after many days, they should be far enough apart that it shouldn't be a problem to stop for just one night.

According to the previous experience, every time the boy fled, he would be captured on the same day, but at this time, several days had passed since they left the castle, and most of the vampires had given up.

After all, there's really no need to go to such lengths for a disobedient livestock.

Thinking of this, the boy also relaxed a lot.At this time, the lively girl had already chatted with the nearby farmers.

Under the setting sun, the old and the young seem to be chatting vigorously.

The boy didn't know what they were talking about, but he really admired the girl's vitality and carelessness.

I don't know whether it was moved by the girl's sincerity or the enthusiasm of the heart, but the single old man happily met the needs of the two children to stay, and provided what can be regarded as a sumptuous dinner.

For the girl, this is the first time to experience life outside the castle; for the boy, it is also the first time in a year to re-experience the normal life that should belong to him.

Both of them were very happy. After taking a hot bath and then getting into the warm bed, they became more and more convinced that all the darkness would be a thing of the past.

In the distant castle, there are visitors.

Therefore, the two who planned to travel at night on the second day failed to dispatch in time.In this regard, Lantang was very anxious and dissatisfied, and once proposed to the king to go out alone to hunt down the escaped pet, but the 'pet's owner' did not express anything.

Yi Yi, who was busy dealing with the visitors, just smiled, but refused to speak for him.

In fact, one is guessing that Shu is probably tired too.

Although the young man said that he had good aptitude, but he strongly resisted, so there was no need to force it.After all, there are so many people who are willing to be partners, and there are many individuals with excellent qualifications.

However, Shu did not take back the order, and even gave him another gift, which was exactly the same as the one he gave himself, to that little ghost who hated the Night Clan from the bottom of his heart.Why?

Since the kid was brought to the castle, in just one year, he tried to escape no less than ten times.

For such human beings, they should have directly wiped them out, but when Lan Tang proposed this, they were punished by Shu.Could it be that, in Shu's eyes, that guy is not just an alternate companion?

One is not clear about what Shu is thinking, but it must be a dangerous thing, at least for one, it will not be a pleasant thing.

The official who sent off the humans with a smile turned around and saw the king he was thinking of standing behind him.

"Sir Shu? Finally sent him away."

It is a habit to start with an irrelevant topic, because no matter what the topic is, the other party will quickly end it.

"It's just a greedy bug. Thank you, one."

"Where. However, if next time the Priest can receive them in person, our cooperation will definitely be more pleasant."

A very sincere suggestion.

And his king, just called his name lightly, signaling not to be joking.

One suddenly felt that there was indeed an insurmountable distance between the monarch and his ministers, even if they were once intimate.

One often reminds me of my childhood.

He was pivoted into a vampire when he was unconscious.