[Blood] Shura's Castle

The feeling spread all over the body in an instant.

The man in black slowly took off the finely carved silver-white mask on his face, and then took off the black hood that covered his hair and forehead.

"It's just that this is her own business, so it's better not to let too many people know about it!"

Amid the exclamation of everyone seeing his true appearance, the man in black grabbed Duke Rose's arm and disappeared in an instant, just like the last scene of the engagement ceremony that day.

Flame-flaming red hair, blood-red pupils, and a handsome and evil face full of playful and cruel expressions, that person is impressively: the long-lost prince of the Le Senbai family—Oston!

The author has something to say: At this point, in the sound of such a huge bomb explosion, all the truth is revealed.

In fact, this ending should not be surprising. After all, I also said in the declaration earlier that Auston's affairs are not over yet, and he will have a very important role in the future.And the lines between the lines have already hinted that that person is him, and Chapter 1 has a foreshadowing.

Students who have not thought clearly should not ignore such a practical question: Judging from the description, Oston's ability is much higher than that of the Duke, why was he the one who was killed in seconds?

This article is not stupid, let alone Mary Sue.This is conspiracy.

The truth about the Duke has been revealed, and the struggle between Auston and his brother McKee will be dealt with later.

Regarding the next chapter of "Sword Unsheathed", the Duke's last whisper and her painting, everyone should have guessed what it is, right?If you have an answer, please leave a message~~~ This can also explain why in Chapter 1, in such a dangerous situation, the Duke would stare at the falling ribbon in a daze.

Chapter 37 The Big Conspiracy (Part [-])

No one can choose their origin.

—Prince Auston

(Note: This chapter is the self-report of Auston No.1.)

She and I appeared in Shura Castle at the same time.No, it should be said that she was coerced by my spiritual power, because she was so surprised to see me that she even forgot to resist my spiritual power.

This is the house of the Ines family built by her grandfather, His Royal Highness Prince Flumine. Since the twelfth century, this huge project has begun.It took nearly two centuries for this magnificent castle to be built.Shuluo Castle was built on the mountain, facing the magnificent abyss of the canyon.Few people know that under the abyss is a blue lake, which is said to lead to the deepest part of the castle.Countless people once wanted to attack Fort Shura by water, and challenge the Innis family as the royal family of the Ventrue, and even the status of the power behind Camarilla, but they all disappeared in the bottomless lake.Over time, the beautiful lake under Fort Shura has a chilling name——Magic Lake.

As far as the eye can see is the magnificent and gorgeously decorated hall. The flying buttresses and slender and tall beams unique to Gothic architecture can be seen everywhere, creating a light and slender sense of flying.Looking at the pointed ribbed vault, I actually had the illusion of going upwards until I went deep into the clouds.Shuluo Castle is majestic from the outside, but the interior is spacious, and the rose windows are surrounded by delicate and complicated window lattices... What a work of art building that doesn't match its name!I looked around, and her surprised expression with pupils suddenly narrowed.I am not surprised by this.

I was a person who disappeared inexplicably, or even died, how could I meet her again?

Thinking of this, I really want to laugh.Everything is just a game between me and my brother, and this fuse, one of the reasons why our brothers killed each other is her, the woman with peerless beauty and powerful spiritual power in front of me, the goddess of hunting of Vanjoy—— Duke Rose.

Her blue eyes were looking at me warily, and her long silver hair fluttered gently with the faint wind.

I suddenly didn’t know how to speak, so I could explain everything to her in an orderly manner—the seal on her body, her family history, and that night... Yes, this is all a terrifying conspiracy, and we were all coerced into it , there is no escape, even though centuries have passed, the ending is still the same.As powerful as I am in spiritual power and as resourceful as I am, I'm just a small pawn in this game of fate.

"I'm Auston." I said with difficulty, looked at her complicated eyes and turned my head, looking at the abyss directly opposite Shuluo Castle.

"I know." She responded, her voice was cold, completely different from the gentleness in front of the human girl, "Actually, I should have thought of it earlier, you are not dead."

I hooked the corner of my lower lip helplessly.The feigned death was just to save her life, otherwise how could she escape from me after she narrowly escaped Cole's pursuit?Even McGee didn't know that my spiritual power equivalent had leapt to [-] million, almost twice as much as his.

At that time, she was just an ordinary duke.

Of course, doing so also has the benefit of me being able to deal with McGee secretly.

"Yeah, it's really easy to think about it, isn't it?" I laughed at myself, and looked back at her again.

"I'm just a duke, but you're a prince. We're all purebloods, and your ability to control the magic circle is better than mine. It would be ridiculous to say that you were defeated by me because you were distracted."

However, there was no smile on her face, and it was still covered with a thin layer of ice.

We're all used to wearing masks in front of everyone, and that's pureblood's sorrow, and ours.

"Oston, actually, it's not that I didn't suspect that it was you. You can change your voice so that everyone can't hear it, and you can also use hoods and masks to cover up your appearance, but your temperament-you can never change it."

She paced back and forth, her wide cuffs fluttering with the wind around her, and the flame totem seemed to be alive.

"You have an extremely evil temperament that cannot be imitated by other blood races. But, I want to know, why is all this?"

"Why? Are you referring to my suspended animation, or the truth I just said?"

I see what she means.As the backbone of the opposing party, I have no reason to help her. She is very smart, and the moment she saw me, she knew that I was releasing water that night.Deliberately pretending to let her live, and rescued her at the engagement ceremony, why?

She won't know.What a simple, yet unbelievable reason.

I stared obsessively at her beautiful eyes. Those brilliant sapphires were a symbol of Satan in the hearts of other blood races, but in my eyes, they were more beautiful than any scenery I had ever seen.

"Both. You can kill me, why do you want to fake death? In the Proseus manor, why did you obstruct my engagement with McGee? These two things are obviously not good for you."

Unlike the previous silence, she actually asked directly.

This is not like her who calmly plans and carefully responds to the enemy.

"Why isn't it good for me? Feigning death can make me less attacked by you. I know your true level very well. Five elders can be killed in one go. So what if I'm as small as me? Stop you and McGee The engagement, of course, is because between McGee and me, only one can become the leader! If you marry him, he will have more help, and of course it will be very bad for me!"

That's true, but I'm hiding the most important reason.

Because it's good for her, and besides, it's not all bad for me.

She still looks skeptical, her sapphire eyes wandering here and there.After thinking silently for a while, she spoke. I knew it was because her memory had not been fully recovered.Regarding the widely circulated "Xueyue tragedy", in fact, the only person who is still alive, she in front of me probably has no impression at all.After a while, she frowned and said, "Fan Zhuo and Le Senbai are at odds with each other. It is better for you if I die."

She is really stubborn, and once she decides on something, it is difficult to change it.I understand what she means—she and I are the representatives of the new factions of the Le Senbai family and the Vanjo family respectively, in other words, we are also the future leaders of Camarilla and Sabat, and sooner or later we will compete, if she dies Yes, then I will definitely feel a lot easier.

"I need your strength."

Facing such a thoughtful person, too many lies will be seen through sooner or later, so I simply told the truth, originally I came today to tell her everything.

"You need me? Le Senbai and Fanzhuo have always been against each other, why do you think I will help you?" She sneered, as if she was watching a funny play.

However, her calm mask was broken by my words little by little.I know that she has lost her composure, this is not like her before, the Duke Rose who is so rational that she is almost cold.

Why on earth?

"Because, I know the secrets in you, the hidden truth, and the sealed memory, and this will be the key to unlock everything. Moreover, I can unlock your seal."

She stared intently at my eyes, her blue eyes were like drills, trying to dig out some valuable information from my eyes.

There was a long silence.

"Say." She answered with only one word, and I knew the deal was done.

"Actually, you also found that your memory seal is being released little by little, right, my dear Duke?"

"Don't call me dear." She said coldly.

"Then how should I call you? Your Highness Rose? Duke Rose? Or, Grand Duke Rose?"

A trace of panic flashed across her face, and then disappeared in an instant.

"That's right, I'm already the Grand Duke."

Her voice seemed to sigh helplessly, passing by my ears like the wind.I really don't understand her more and more.Why?In the eyes of other blood races, the rapid improvement of spiritual power is like a poor man winning the lottery, which is enough to be ecstatic.For the blood race, strong spiritual power is the goal they pursue all their lives, just like human beings desire to get promoted and get rich.But what about her face?Hazy, heavy, and... a trace of guilt, as if tasting something bitter.

Her spiritual power equivalent has exceeded [-] million.I know that this is the relationship between the spiritual power seal being untied little by little.But, what kind of power is it that can break the spiritual power seal set by Daphne so quickly?

"Remember the curse I cast on you that day?" I approached her step by step, and she couldn't help but back away.Maybe it's because my unrestrained spiritual power is too powerful, but with her current level of spiritual power, she still feels very uncomfortable.

"Why don't you remember?" Her words were squeezed out between her teeth, as if she hated me so much.

The effect of the curse seal is very strong, and the cursed person will be extremely painful, because it will continue to gather and absorb your spiritual power, which can easily cause a spiritual riot.Strictly speaking, it is also a kind of magic circle, but it has been improved by me.

"You have more than one seal on your body."

"I know that my memory and spiritual power have been sealed."

"Apollo sealed your memory, because it was not conducive to your survival at that time; Daphne sealed your spiritual power, because you were not strong enough to control your huge spiritual power; and Proseus, His seal is not worth mentioning, it has been untied long ago, otherwise you would not know that your memory was sealed."

In fact, there is a seal on her body, which I sealed with my own hands.However, I promised that girl that I would never tell anyone, including her.

"Apollo and Daphne, who are they? Why are they always mentioned?" She frowned and shouted, and finally couldn't help but burst out. I believe this feeling of being kept in the dark is not good.

"Let's talk about the seal first. I believe you are in pain, aren't you?"

She gave me a resentful look and didn't answer.

"Actually, the superficial function of the curse seal is to absorb a large amount of spiritual power, so that you can't easily use the magic circle, so that I can use the shadow double to pretend to disappear in my appearance. But it also has another function..."

I leaned closer to her, red eyes staring at blue eyes, her body trembling slightly.

"Continuously gather your spiritual power, and finally gather it at the center of the seal, thereby unlocking the seal."

In essence, the seal is also a magic circle, and there are only two ways to undo the seal—directly use the anti-seal magic circle, or use a little bit of spiritual power to cancel each other out.All the seals on her body can be gradually lifted by counteracting with spiritual power, I think this is also in the calculation of Apollo and Daphne.

They were originally geniuses, but lost to fate.

But even though Apollo and Daphne have left, they still guard her with their powerful spiritual power so that she will not be killed by others.Why am I not?It's just that this will always be a secret that cannot be told.

"That is to say, in fact...you unlocked my seal?"

"It can be said this way, my dear Grand Duke. Come, appreciate your own memory, all doubts will be answered; all confusion will disappear..."

This time, she didn't correct me coldly.

I held out my hand to her, and the fingertips radiated a blue light.Immediately, spiritual power began to flow through her whole body, and then——

Dazzling silver light exploded around her, and Apollo's seal was lifted.As for Daphne's... I don't have the ability to crack it all at once.

There was a blank expression on her face, as if her eyes were at the end of the vast and distant world, and she seemed to be just staring at the complicated patterns on the pillars that were only a short distance away.I know, she's stuck in memories.

The vampires live forever, but one thing is the same as the humble and insignificant human beings, that is, none of us can lose our memories.We who have lost our memories are like blind people who have been stripped of the past and can't see the future, helplessly groping.who I am?Where am I from?Where are you going?There is no way of knowing and no way of finding out.

Therefore, I understand your panic, your urgency, and your helplessness.You need your memories to perceive your own existence, even if you are a duke who has everything that is enviable but has no name, even if you don’t have that insignificant logo that symbolizes your own existence.

It’s just that I couldn’t tell you everything at that time, because——

As your father, the great Prince Apollo, said, time will make you grow, all you have to do is wait.

The author has something to say: "So, I understand your panic, your urgency, and your helplessness. You need your memories to perceive your own existence, even if you are a person who has everything that is enviable but has no name Duke, even if you don't have that insignificant sign, it symbolizes your own existence."

Auston's words have a deep meaning. First of all, fear and urgency are the real emotions in the Duke's heart that he sees through, just like she broke out and asked who Apollo and Daphne were, and being kept in the dark made her very insecure feel.

It needs to remember and perceive existence, even if it has everything but has no name.This sentence shows that the Duke is not a god, she will be helpless and confused, and it also expresses the sadness of the Duke-she has no name (the name symbolizes self, which is everyone's label. Not having a name actually means that she has never been She has never really had herself. She has everything, but she was lonely in her childhood, sad in her youth, deceived in her adulthood, and never really controlled her own destiny).Even without the insignificant label that symbolizes self-existence means that even if the Duke does not have this label, it does not mean that she does not need it. Her mask is actually suppressing her own needs (she said to Leng Xing that it is strange not to have a name Is it?) The Duke ultimately needs self-identification, so even if there is no "superficial self", she still needs memory (a part of the real self, because memory is unique), which also reflects the Duke's desire for Leng Xing to give her a name that paragraph.

I added a little description of the scenery inside and outside Shuluo Castle. To be honest, the description of the environment is not my strong point, but in the second part, the lake is very important, so I will mention it here first.

Chapter 38 The Great Conspiracy (Part [-])

The author has something to say: Let me explain in advance that the content of this chapter is the same as the incident described by Alston earlier, but from a different perspective, which implies a lot of things.If you don't have the patience to read on, you can skip it, but... it may have a little impact on the back.

In the upper and lower parts of this chapter, I specially adopted the way of Alston and the Duke’s self-narration respectively. If you compare them carefully, dear readers, you will find something strange, haha~

(Note: This chapter is the self-report of No.1 Duke of Rose.)

The violent spiritual power that rolled up was like a monstrous weather wave on the sea, bringing me to my own territory.The man in black, no, Prince Auston has an extremely evil and charming aura.

I once again experienced the scene a few months ago, no, to be precise, two months and three days ago.

The moment I saw his true face, everything that happened in the past four months, Cole's pursuit, his inexplicable disappearance, the confrontation at the engagement ceremony, and the phrase "don't trust Proseus"... ...everything has an answer.

Just why?

It's not that I haven't considered the possibility that Auston did it all.Since I was brought back to the castle by Gavin that day, and met the damn McGee to make things difficult for me, I have been thinking hard about what is wrong.There is always a faint sense of weirdness in my heart that reminds me that the truth is by no means what it seems on the surface, and the truth is not that simple.Auston can't beat me?A joke, just like you say a boxer can't beat a child, if you just compare spiritual power, maybe the gap between us will be bigger than a boxer and a child.

At the later engagement ceremony, the man in black who appeared inexplicably was completely beyond my expectation.I thought I would fall into McGee's hands and be tortured by him from now on, just judging from the undercurrent of the conversation in Shura Castle that day - he hated me so much, he kept setting traps, trying to use the law To end my life after that inexplicable assassination incident, you must know that Alston was the first to do it!However, I have no evidence. If he proves my crime, then being tried by the Supreme Court of the Blood Race—a ruling body higher than the Supreme Court of Camarilla will become my foreseeable future.Although I don't know the reason, whether it was the making things difficult that day, or the truth about the assassination that I learned later - he was behind the scenes.Just because of the confrontation between Le Senbai and Fanzhuo?I don't think there must be something hidden here.Later, my memory recovered a bit, and after the investigation of McGee showed that his father was killed by me, I understood the reason why he deliberately did all this.

It is the revenge of killing the father.

The Chinese once said that the two major hatreds are unforgivable, the hatred of killing one's father and the hatred of taking one's wife.It's just that even if I really killed his father, I can't feel guilty about it and wait to die. After all, at that time, either I killed him or he killed me, and only one of them could live.

Besides, it was war.Everything in war, even massacres, is legal.

The Duke of Rose will not feel guilty.

It's just that I didn't expect it to be so simple.

Auston looked at me with a strange expression. After we looked at each other for a while, he finally broke the silence and said, "I'm Auston."

He seemed to be speaking very laboriously, and there seemed to be a handful of sand in his voice.

"I know. In fact, I should have thought of it earlier, you are not dead."

I have a feeling of being fooled.The truth of such a simple question is only now revealed, and it's not that I didn't think about this possibility before, but I let it go lightly!Maybe it's because I really thought he was "dead", so I didn't think about him anymore, even if I really had doubts.

Who cares about a dead man?Very rarely, politicians all say that "only the dead can't speak", so the guard is much lower. This is his real brilliance.

He hooked the corners of his lips, his expression was as elusive as ever, his face was cold, but his red eyes were like boiling magma, and I could even clearly feel the heat emanating from those eyes.

Like the gaze that Duke Vincent stared at me that day, as if he wanted to burn me to ashes.

"Yeah, it's really easy to think about it, isn't it?" He smiled, and his unmoved indifference turned into irony.

"I'm just a duke, but you are a prince. We are all pure blood. Your ability to control the magic circle is better than mine. It would be ridiculous to say that you were defeated by me because you were distracted."

I've always thought something was wrong, and now I finally have an answer.He wasn't dead at all!Disappearing is just for better action in the dark, as for his real purpose, I don't know.Perhaps, all the answers must be found in my memory.

But my memory is sealed!Who the hell did it!

Even though I can obviously feel the rapid changes in my spiritual power these two days, the seal still maintains the basic framework, only fragments leaked out, just like a solid city defense, despite the wind and rain, just falling rubble and bricks .It's driving me nuts with this feeling of ignorance - the feeling of being pitied by everyone else knowing the truth and you being kept in the dark.

Poor because of ignorance.

I will never allow others to manipulate me wantonly!My destiny is in my own control!

"Oston, actually, it's not that I didn't suspect that it was you. You can change your voice so that everyone can't hear it, and you can also use hoods and masks to cover up your appearance, but your temperament-you can never change it."

My voice was as cold as a steel wire, but it was my own neck that was strangling.

"You have an extremely evil temperament that cannot be imitated by other blood races. But, I want to know, why is all this?"

Since he is here to tell me the truth, let's go straight to the point.

"Why?" He raised his eyebrows and repeated, "Are you referring to my suspended animation, or the truth I just said?"

More than that, I actually want to know why he helped me.It's obviously an opposing party, but he went through so much trouble to cover up his appearance and change his voice, just to help his enemies?

I was thinking hard, and suddenly remembered what Leng Xing had said to me.

"Yes. According to common sense, the relationship between a father and his daughter will definitely be closer than that of his son-in-law. There is only one reason for a father to break this relationship and force his daughter."

"Benefit."

"Benefit."

I blurted out at the same time as her.

"The prosperity of the world is all for profit; the hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit."

Leng Xing likes this sentence very much. I understand that it's not that she cares too much about money and interests, but because she thinks that this sentence expresses the essence of people in the world, or even the essence of all things.

Since interests can turn so-called relatives' father and daughter against each other, why can't interests unite two people who stand on opposite sides?But, what benefits do I have to gain?I need to think.

In fact, I have already planned how to deal with these two people, but only by brainstorming and choosing the best solution can I be sure that nothing will go wrong.I can't act rashly until I get my memory back.In the vortex of political struggle, one wrong step will result in a total loss.

Those memories are the most important pieces of this astonishing puzzle-like jigsaw puzzle. With them, all mysteries will be revealed, otherwise, everything is unknown, making it difficult for me to make a decision.So, no matter what Auston wants, as long as I can get my memory back without causing major damage, what's the matter?

In this way, we are silent with each other, and we are calculating with each other.

"Both. You can kill me, why do you want to fake death? In the Proseus manor, why did you obstruct my engagement with McGee? These two things are obviously not good for you."

Kill me, one less potential opponent.But obstructing my engagement and appearing in front of everyone violated his plan of feigning death.Since he wanted to feign death, he would definitely have to play disappearance. If he came out at this time, if he was discovered...wouldn't all previous efforts be wasted?

I asked truthfully, not because I messed up.I figured he was just waiting for me to ask the question.Since there is an exchange, how can both parties reach an agreement in silence?It's better to be proactive, at least I'm leading the conversation.

"Why isn't it good for me? Feigning death can make me less attacked by you. I know your true level very well. Five elders can be killed in one go. So what if I'm as small as me? Stop you and McGee The engagement, of course, is because between McGee and me, only one can become the leader! If you marry him, he will have more help, and of course it will be very bad for me!"

It turned out to be the case.

His answer was so crisp and clear that I actually became skeptical.

Oston spoke very fast, like a machine gun "tack-tat-tat-tat", and I listened to his answer while thinking about the deep meaning.

"I know your true level very well. Five elders can be killed in one shot, so what if you are as small as me?"

Can I instantly kill five elders?Even the so-called "end of the world" predicted by the Mayans more than a year ago is more believable than this.I know my level very well, I always have spiritual power, how can I instantly kill an elder?No play.

"The reason for obstructing your engagement with McGee is, of course, that between McGee and me, only one can become the leader! If you marry him, he will have more help, and of course it will be very disadvantageous to me!"

It seems that the rumors of internal discord in Le Senbai are indeed true. Although there will be power struggles among every family, there are not many people like Le Senbai who have risen to the point where they can do everything they can. Zhuo will not be the case.

But it didn't take long for me to realize how ridiculous the so-called "Vanjo won't be like this".

It's just that he was able to set up such a big game, doesn't he know the grievances between me and McGee?I will help him?It would be good if he and I didn't kill each other, even in my own territory that day, I was actually made things difficult by him... In the end, I'm not strong enough, sooner or later, I will trample all those who hate me!

Just, I need time.

However, the most important thing now is not to seek revenge on McGee, but Auston's answer.

He must have concealed the most important of these reasons.

I quietly mobilized my spiritual energy and stared straight at his blood-red eyes. However, the mind-reading technique failed, and even a powerful wave rushed towards me——

I turned my head quickly, because it was probably a mind-reading technique that was bounced back, and if I looked directly at him, I might be able to see through my thoughts!

"Vanzhuo and Le Sendou are incompatible. It is better for you if I die."

I couldn't help but frowned, not only because of the failure of mind reading, but also because knowing the truth would never be an easy task.As Leng Xing said, this is still an exchange of benefits.

Time passed by, only the wind brushed against my cheeks, raising my robe embroidered with flame totems.

He wanted to be the leader, but he was able to feign death, which showed that he was not yet strong enough.

He needs help, he needs my strength.

Thinking of this, I calmed down.If that's all he wants, give it to him.There is no free lunch in the world. He helped me with the engagement ceremony and the assassination, and it is normal to give it back to him. Besides, I can still get my own memory, the truth about me.

"I need your strength."

"You need me? Le Senbai and Fanzhuo have always been at odds, why do you think I will help you?" I sneered, looking at his black robe that was exactly the same as mine.

After all, he said it out, as I expected, the question is, how did he remember it for me?Tell me directly?Or break the seal?I know that his spiritual power is strong, but the strength of that seal...I don't think even those elders may be able to break it.

He raised his eyebrows and smiled coldly, as if mocking the fact that I knew very little about him.That's right, the rebounding mind-reading skills, how powerful the prince of Le Senbai has become, I actually... have no idea.

"Because, I know the secrets in you, the hidden truth, and the sealed memory, and this will be the key to unlock everything. Moreover, I can unlock your seal."

In the last sentence, he squeezed out word by word from his lips very slowly, as if he could see through my thoughts.

He actually knew! ! !

Auston is indeed a worthy partner. Just based on his trick of feigning death, I know that he is at the same level as me.

Outsiders don't know about the battle between Prince Le Senbai's brothers, and it's just rumors, but I know it all.

Why?Because I investigated everything about McGee.He and Auston are half-brothers, but they are fighting openly and secretly for the highest power, and they both want to destroy each other.By manipulating the Elders, McGee asked Auston to kill me, so that we could kill each other, and he benefited from it.After I knew the truth, I understood that McGee wanted me to disappear completely from this world. He would rather use his own blood as a reward to make one of the most powerful assassins in Assama - Nine-headed Snake Cole came after me, and I knew he hated me for nothing.If Auston kills me - which is very likely, almost certain, then he just happened to get revenge; if something should not happen - I kill Auston, he has an excuse to kill me , such as the scene that night.What a good plan!It's just that from the moment Cole came to kill me, I had already told Gavin that if anything happened, he must arrange everything to prevent me from falling into the hands of others.

I am not a vegetarian either, but he was defeated by me.

It's just that Olston has already figured out a way out.He escaped from McGee's design by feigning death, so he could hide in the dark to better manipulate the situation. By the way, he exposed the matter at the engagement ceremony, and used my reputation and supporters' discussions to embarrass McGee.

Conceal when it's time to hide, and be honest when it's time to be honest. This is the style of a qualified politician and ruler.

When the other party has already understood your purpose, it will only be ridiculous to cover up; and since both parties know that it is just a transaction, it is better to be open and honest than to pretend.He knows what I want, I know what he wants, and we can both afford it.

A good deal.

"Say."

"Actually, you also found that your memory seal is being released little by little, right, my dear Duke?"

"Don't call me honey." I replied coldly.We are just partners, not lovers.Honey?Only Leng Xing can call that.

"Then how should I call you? Your Highness Rose? Duke Rose? Or, Grand Duke Rose?"

There was a panic in my heart, how did he know?

"That's right, I'm already the Grand Duke."

I doubt very much that the rapid development of spiritual power has something to do with Leng Xing's blood.

Ever since I met her, I have been strongly drawn to her blood.Can you imagine that feeling?It is simply more alluring to an addict than the highest purity of meth.Yes, she is my wife.

After tasting her blood that day, I was almost tormented to death by my own guilt. Even though it was my heart's longing, because I hurt her, there was still no sense of joy for me.

What's even more frightening is that I'm attracted to her blood, and so are other vampires.How many times has she been targeted by other bloods since we officially met?I can't tell, her blood is a huge temptation to me, just like my blood is to those lowly commoners, and it may also be a magic weapon to quickly increase strength.Because the power of her blood is extremely strong, I can feel it.If she is a blood race, she must be stronger than me.

Perhaps, she even has the power to rival Thirteen Bloods.

"Remember the curse I cast on you that day?" He approached me step by step, and I couldn't help but back away.The huge spiritual force on Auston made me almost breathless. No wonder he was so confident that he could let me get the memory. Self-respect does not allow me to kowtow to anyone.If there is, it is only a stopgap measure.

"Why don't you remember?" Thinking of the bad influence of that curse seal afterwards, I simply hated him to death.I'm very vengeful