kiss the night

Perhaps it was the perennial darkness of Red Moon Castle that made Yan Zhao feel the sunlight was extremely glaring when he opened the curtains. He frowned and subconsciously raised his hands to block the sunlight.

Seeing this, the maid in the room stepped forward and closed the second layer of gauze curtains in the heavy curtains. The sunlight was filtered and became relatively soft, and Yan Zhao's physical discomfort was weakened. However, he did not I don't thank the maid for her actions.

fear.

This word surrounds Yanzhao all the year round. When his adoptive father was seriously ill, he feared that the middle-aged man who depended on him would leave him, and when he stayed at Si's house, he began to fear Si Qi's uncertain mood again, until now In a foreign land, Renal City, there are still many places that scare him.

Originally, Yan Zhao thought that the sense of fear would fade with age, but it seems that this is not the case. He is now an adult, but the anxiety of childhood is still with him.

For example, now, Yan Zhao is watching the cup of bright red liquid brought in by the maid outside the door. The sweet smell quickly spreads throughout the room accompanied by an indescribable and wonderful smell. It is difficult for Yan Zhao to describe the similar smell. In other words, to the hungry Yanzhao, the breath from this liquid is like a sailor on a long voyage to the sea listening to the mermaid's voice—very charming, but extremely dangerous.

"Take it away." Yan Zhao turned around, his hands beside him had already clenched into fists.

If it was true, Yan Zhao would never have imagined that one day he would speak to women in such a blunt tone, and now he really has no energy to argue with them.

This kind of thing has been going on in the castle for several days. Every meal, someone will serve him such a glass of red drink. Yan Zhao doesn't know what it is, but he can be sure that it is definitely not some damn strawberry juice. Reminiscent of the scene I saw in the dungeon that day, the room was full of blood, needles and tubes that had not been cleaned...

Yan Zhao made up his mind not to touch that thing... In fact, he had already vaguely guessed what it was.

The maid had gotten used to Yan Zhao's reaction, and left with the plate. When she came up again, she had normal food in her hands: meat, all kinds of steaks, sausages and so on.

Yan Zhao would not refuse those things, he didn't even care about his image at all, he used both knives and forks to feast on them.

He was hungry, always hungry.

In the past, this hunger can still be filled, as long as he eats high-calorie and high-protein meat, but now, this hunger is tormenting him like a bottomless pit. Yan Zhao suspects that it is because of the wine he once drank. It was caused by that weird red drink, after all, he had never seen this kind of drink anywhere else.

Yanzhao finished eating the last bit of food on the plate, and the maid standing next to him stepped forward to clear the plate with great eyesight.

However, when she picked up the plate, Yan Zhao suddenly pinched the edge of the plate with his hands.

The maid failed to take the plate away, and cast a puzzled look at Yan Zhao, but, being well-trained, she soon lowered her gaze again.

Yan Zhao wanted to ask her about the castle, so he tried his best not to sound so nervous. He asked the maid's name, then cleared his throat and said, "It's thanks to you for taking care of me these few days."

"My name is Jenny, sir." She kept her expression unchanged, "These are what I should do."

"I've been really in a bad temper recently. You know, I've been locked up in the house. Maybe this will make things difficult for you. I'm really sorry." Yan Zhao lowered his head. He is not good at acting, so he tried his best to Maybe he could avoid meeting the eyes of the maid, which made him look a bit pitiful... The Asian group was originally young in age, and Yan Zhao looked very quiet and well-behaved.

It's hard for anyone to take offense at such a poor and lovely "child", and it's the same for Jenny.

To be honest, she originally followed the arrangement to take care of Yan Zhao, but she was not happy in her heart. First, the freshmen usually don’t have the ability to control themselves, and second, Yan Zhao seems to have a special status. Although no one mentioned it to her, she is about It is guessed that the growth experience of this newborn is not the same as that of most vampires - he does not identify with his own identity, and even rejects normal eating.

A boy with many things to do.

Jenny thought so.

However, when faced with Yan Zhao's apology, she found that it was difficult for her to complain, so she bowed slightly to show that she didn't take it to heart.

Yan Zhao glanced at her secretly, and saw that although she was on guard, she was not prepared to keep silent like watching the prisoner, so he tentatively said: "Staying in the room all the time is really boring, maybe I should go out for a walk Once you go, you will get sick if you don't touch the sun for a long time, right?"

Jenny didn't know why she smiled.

However, she quickly adjusted her expression and replied: "This is His Highness's instruction, sir."

"Trap me in this room?" Yan Zhao couldn't help raising his voice.

Jenny didn't speak.

Yan Zhao sighed, and said in a slow tone: "I didn't intend to embarrass you, Jenny, I just went out for a walk, it's too boring to stay in one room every day, at least I need some fresh air... the castle is so big , I can’t go out, do you think so?”

Jenny's expression was a little shaken.

Yanzhao knew that there was something going on, so he raised his head and looked at Jenny with a sincere expression: "If you are worried, you can also follow me. After all, I just went to the garden for a while."

Maybe it was because Laurentine did not give a clear order not to leave the house, or maybe Jenny herself was tired of staying in one room every day and night. Even if the room was not small, it was still very stuffy.In short, after 10 minutes, Yan Zhao finally appeared in the courtyard of the castle.

From this point of view, the Red Moon Castle indeed occupies an astonishingly large area. After following Jenny around a few times, Yan Zhao even forgot the way out.

In front of him is a garden full of shrubs. Yan Zhao doesn’t know what kind of shrubs they are. There are small yellow flowers dotted in the middle, and the branches are thin and leaves like vines. Even though it’s not midsummer, it still looks very dense.There are roses planted in the courtyard, as if they have been carefully cared for. The rose buds are delicate and dripping, and the morning dew is still hanging.

Surrounding the center of the flower garden is a fountain, a white marble sculpture depicting an unknown woman with a plump body covered in a tulle, holding a water bottle with a round belly and a slender neck upside down in her hand, the water from the fountain It's from here.

Regardless of the current situation, everything in the Red Moon Castle is well-groomed, which is in line with Laurentine's temperament.

Yan Zhao even felt that his hunger subsided.

He sat on the grass under the sun, and slowly closed his eyes. He sat like this for a long time, as if he fell asleep.

Jenny sat under the shade of a tree, looking at Yan Zhao from a distance, a little distracted.

As time passed, Jenny gradually let go of her vigilance. She thought, anyway, Yanzhao couldn’t leave Red Moon Castle anyway. As an Asian who didn’t know the way, it was impossible for him to go around the whole mountain and go back. Going to the urban area, after thinking about it like this, Jenny fell asleep and even snored under the shade of a tree.

Yan Zhao opened his eyes, and after confirming that Jenny had fallen asleep, he tiptoed out of the courtyard.

Although he doesn't know the way, he can rely on the towering castle to judge his position. Yan Zhao's current position is in the backyard. He sticks to the wall of the castle and walks all the way to the front yard.

Yanzhao's luck was very good, and he didn't meet anyone along the way.

Just when he was secretly rejoicing, he suddenly heard footsteps, and Yan Zhao stepped sideways into the shadows. He saw a priest in black robes walking into his field of vision, and the nuns who followed the priest looked familiar, as if they were walking Where have I seen it before... Yan Zhao frowned and thought about it carefully, and soon he realized that it was the nun he had seen in Meridell Cathedral, Layla, who should be called by this name.

Leila followed the priest, and suddenly turned her head to look in Yan Zhao's direction. After being surprised, she chased after the priest and said something, and the priest also looked at Yan Zhao.

That should be a real priest. The first time Yan Zhao saw him, he realized how outrageous it was that he had mistook Laurentine for a priest—although that priest was not like Laurentine. Dazzling, but there is a kind of peace and kindness in his eyes, even though he is looking at Yan Zhao, there is no offense at all.

Just when Yan Zhao was about to go forward and say something to the priest—he hadn't talked to anyone outside the castle for several days, this choice was almost subconscious.

However, just as he was about to do this, another figure suddenly appeared in the front yard of the castle.

Laurentine.

He was wearing a black formal suit, and intentionally or unintentionally turned sideways in Yan Zhao's direction.

Yan Zhao was so frightened that he flashed back into the shadow of the corner, his heart beating fast - he didn't want to meet Laurenting face to face, his thoughts were confused, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

But even so, Yan Zhao still couldn't take his gaze away from Laurentine. He watched Laurentine send the priest out of the castle, and then walked towards Yanzhao.

Theoretically speaking, Yan Zhao should not be visible from Laurentine's perspective. However, Yan Zhao has an inexplicable intuition that that person, oh, maybe he is not human.In short, Laurentine’s way of judging people is not only visual. If he had to make a metaphor, that Mr. Duke is more like a wild beast. In the past, he just retracted his claws when he was quiet, which did not mean that he was not in danger.

Yan Zhao choked for breath, he backed up and wanted to escape, but was a step slower.

Laurentine did not know when he had appeared in front of him. The duke's long golden hair was scattered on his shoulders due to exercise. When he looked at Yan Zhao, there was a smile on his mouth, as if he was looking at a mischievous child. .

"Zhao." He pronounced Yan Zhao's name correctly, "Why don't you eat obediently?"