the culprit

Facing Felix acting alone for the second time in silence, Cyril was no longer as good-tempered as last time.He strode forward, asking the vampire for an explanation with a cold face.Felix didn't expect that Cyril would chase after him overnight, and shook his head, saying that he didn't want him to see this.

"who are they?"

"This is Jinti." Felix pointed to the coffin next to him, in which lay a middle-aged man with a handsome face, "Here is Drizzt, Uncle Heken." He said He pointed to the fat man lying in another coffin.

There was another coffin between the coffins of Jinty and Drizzt, which was empty.

"Molly died of illness when she was very young, and the dead must be buried." Felix said while holding a candle and walked to the other two empty coffins. "This is Heken's coffin, this one—" He looked up Looking at Cyril, he said softly, "This is for you."

Cyril couldn't help being startled when he heard the words, and subconsciously looked in the direction Felix pointed.The coffins are all made of pear wood, the black paint is evenly painted, the workmanship is fine, and the inside is all covered with dark red velvet.

"If you and I hadn't left here, after becoming my new master, you would have to start preparing the coffin for the child who will succeed you."

The first thing to become a vampire master is not to learn how to tame this unpredictable monster, but to personally arrange an expensive coffin for the future nephew or niece.It's a hilarious metaphor, everyone is a victim and an executioner at the same time.

Cyril understood.The people lying here used to be Felix's "masters". After being replaced, they lost their use value for the Muller family, and Felix will replace the new head to solve these useless problems. trouble--

But he noticed one thing.

Jin Ti died at least 30 years ago, but the skin in the coffin showed no signs of decay at all, just like a man just fell into a deep sleep.And Felix also said just now, "The dead must be buried." Does that mean that the things lying in the coffin at this moment are actually—not dead?

is it possible?

"Are these people..."

"Not dead." Felix saw through the confusion in Cyril's heart, and explained without waiting for him to ask, "Not dead, nor alive."

The person in the coffin has no heartbeat and breath, but still dreams.At this time, they were lying in coffins, living a long dream and never waking up.And they don't experience death anymore—living things die, and they don't.

Dreams are given by Felix.What you can't ask for in life, you will get what you want in your dreams.So everyone is very serene, with a face of calm and contentment.

"You know what they want?"

"The Muller who was sent here probably has a similar long-cherished wish." Felix was staring down at Jin Ti when he spoke, as if he missed this gentle old master very much.That expression made Cyril's chest suffocate suddenly, jealous and sad for a moment, stepped forward to take the candlestick from Felix's hand, and walked around him to the depths of the cellar.

But within two steps, Felix grabbed his arm.The vampire took back the candlestick and motioned him not to go into the dark.

"You haven't told me the purpose of your coming here. Isn't it written in the letter of appointment that I will act with you?"

"Would you be happy to see a coffin prepared for you earlier?" Felix's rhetorical question made Cyril speechless.Holding the candlestick, he has been standing next to Jin Ti's coffin, almost never taking his eyes off him, "Go back first."

"What about you?"

"I must stay here."

"Are you determined not to tell me what happened?"

Felix shook his head, he didn't want to say anything, he just gave Cyril a slight push.Young people have always been stubborn, so naturally they will not compromise because of this rejection.He simply sat on his own coffin, and if Felix didn't leave, he wouldn't leave either.Seeing this, the vampire showed a rare expression of irritability and anxiety, and wanted to chase away people, but Jin Ti, who was lying in the coffin, suddenly opened her eyes and slowly sat up from the coffin.

Seeing this, Cyril stood up immediately in shock. Before Felix could speak, he rushed over to stop him, and put one hand into his waist pocket.This time he remembered to bring the rune book, which is the most effective against this kind of undead zombies.

There was a sigh behind him, and a cold hand rested on the back of his neck and squeezed it a few times.This sudden movement strangely comforted him who was emotionally agitated. The young man couldn't help but look back at Felix. The vampire stepped forward and shielded him behind him without a trace. He said in a calm tone, "Long time no see, Jin Ti." He stretched out his hand Help him stand up.

"Fei...Felix?" Jin Ti hesitated, looked at the vampire in front of her, then looked down at the coffin under her, stepped out, and looked around, "Where am I?"

"Not in a dream."

Felix's words startled Jinti.He is the person who faces the end of the world most calmly among the old masters of Felix. He said that he once lost his love, and if he could grow old with her in his dream, it would be his long-cherished wish.He ushered in the end of his life when his niece was 20 years old, and Felix was as cold and indifferent as ever on that day.He stroked the white porcelain vase by the door, closed his eyes and begged the vampire to grant his wish.

"How did you wake up?"

"It's not clear yet."

"How will you be here?"

Felix held up the candlestick so that Jin Ti could see the coffins around him clearly.Besides him, there were also a few people who should have been sleeping here, but they disappeared, and the coffins were empty.

Should have been asleep, woke up.

Jin Ti was even more surprised. He turned his head to look at Felix, touched his lips subconsciously, and pressed his fingertips to his teeth through his lips, wanting to confirm whether he had also grown sharp canine teeth.

He wanted to make sure that he, too, had become Felix's kind.

"You won't become my kind," Felix said, breaking Jin Ti's worries, but he continued, "But you can't last long in this state. Your heart has stopped beating long ago, The blood is already cold, Jin Ti."

Jin Ti heard this, raised her hand and patted her chest.

Yeah, there's no heartbeat.

He even forgot how to breathe.

It's all unnecessary.

"How many days can I last like this?"

"Within five days you lose all memory and consciousness, your body decays and you start attacking other people and taking their hearts."

Felix spoke slowly, flatly, and sounded unfeeling.Jin Ti frowned frequently, and when Felix talked about the decay of his body, he subconsciously looked at his hands.

"Sounds bad." He smiled wryly.Before asking Felix to deal with himself as soon as possible, his eyes finally fell on Cyril.The young man had an unforgettable face, and he was taken aback when he ran nervously to block Felix just now.He also saw Felix's act of quietly protecting the young man. It seemed that they had a very close relationship.

"Is this Molly's nephew?" He didn't want to make the following time too painful, so he tried to change the subject.Felix shook his head, said it was a long, long time, that he had slept too long.

"I don't know who woke me up, it's spoiling the scenery." He said with a smile, and looked at Cyril again, "I hope you can become his friend, maybe after me, he will never make any friends again Already." Seeing that Cyril was stunned, without waiting for a response from the other party, he demanded, "Let the person whose heart can't beat for a long time have the appearance of a dead person."

Everyone present understood what Jin Ti said.

Felix still had that indifferent expression, but Cyril behind him stared with disbelief.From Jin Ti's words, he heard that he and Felix were friends. At this moment, he let go of his childish jealousy, and felt that Jin Ti's request was too cruel for Felix.Since no one knows why the living dead who slept here woke up one after another, everything has not yet been settled, and maybe the current problem may be solved.

"Maybe there's something else to do..."

"You go out first, Cyril." Felix said suddenly.

"Felix!" Cyril shouted sharply, grabbing the vampire's hand and trying to pull him out of the cellar as well.

The hand was flicked away.

"Go out, it's best not to wait for me."

Cyril gritted his teeth and stared at the vampire, the indifferent monster had made up his mind.The living dead who woke up looked at them, frowned in distress, walked towards Cyril, and whispered something in his ear.The young man was slightly startled, and looked at Jin Ti with surprised eyes, the middle-aged man smiled helplessly, and patted him on the shoulder.

Cyril finally compromised.The steps to the prayer room were heavy. He covered the wooden boards, looked up at the standing cross, and walked out.

Jin Ti also let him go.

Ginty said Felix didn't want him to see them in disgrace.

A young man doesn't know how to kill a man who isn't alive, but a monster will know.Perhaps Jin Ti also has thousands of imaginations about this, and none of them will surely make them dignified and noble like gentlemen.He suddenly realized that maybe this was the reason why Felix left him and came alone.

He looked back into the prayer room and up to Felix's window.It turns out that what vampires often look at is not the cross tree on the roof, but the coffin under the cross.

Cyril was suddenly curious about what the vampire would think whenever he stared at this place.

But he didn't let his imagination continue to ferment and expand.

Just wait quietly.

And the wait was longer than he expected.There is something to say about the reunion of old friends, Jin Ti's dream, Felix's reality, and the farewell between them.

Jin Ti's words "he didn't make any more friends" suddenly came into mind, and Sirel froze there for a moment, and when his consciousness gradually returned, his legs had already spontaneously led him back to the prayer room.

He did it wrong.

He shouldn't have listened to Jin Ti.

He shouldn't have left Felix there alone.

He shouldn't have let Felix do it.

He couldn't let Felix kill his same buddy again.

That has nothing to do with decency and nobility.

He did it wrong.He allowed himself to do a cruel thing.

Monsters also have a sense of pain, they have heightened senses and feel pain better than humans.

Cyril walked around the cross, bent down, and was about to lift the wooden board, when a force pushed it away from below.

Felix came up from the ground, still holding the candlestick in his hand, and embracing Jin Ti's body wrapped in a cloak.He didn't look sad, his face was expressionless, his lips and hands were clean.

Only the front of the shirt was stained with blood.