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

"There really is a castle." Luo Shiqi's face was full of disbelief.

Doyle on the side became excited: "I was right, this is how it feels like an adventure!"

Manjushage looked resentful: "We didn't come out to play this time."

"Let's not talk about this for now. There seems to be someone inside." Mei Carlos pointed inside the door with trembling hands.

There seemed to be a figure beside the dim blue fire.

"Could it be that this is actually a ghost's lair?" Doyle has already started to imagine various scenarios.

Manjusaka mercilessly broke his fantasy: "No, that's clearly a living person."

Her magic is to manipulate blood, and she is best at distinguishing between ordinary humans and monsters.

The person inside had a very weak breath, but was in an unusually calm state. He really felt like a ghost. No wonder Doyle made a mistake.

Manjushage knocked politely on the castle gate: "Hello, my name is Manjushage, I am a traveler passing by here by chance, may I come in and take a look?"

The figure beside the fire raised his head. He was thin, his clothes were wrinkled, his long black hair was mixed with mud and oil, and his whole body gave off a bad smell, as if he had just crawled out of someone's grave.

"Where is this place?" he asked in a slightly ancient tone.

The voice was deep and hoarse, and it was obvious that he was a middle-aged man.

"Aren't you the owner of this castle?" asked Lycoris radiata.

He shook his head and pointed slowly toward the dark hall behind him.

"Tap, tap, tap..." The sound of heels tapping on the ground came from the shadows.

"This gentleman is a guest like you, Miss Manjusaka." The man dressed in black clothes, with handsome appearance, tall stature and short silver hair said with a smile.

This person is Count Dracula's personal attendant, Lingxi Pal.

Just as Manjushage was about to go up and say hello, she was protected behind her back by two hands, one on the left and one on the right.

"This guy has a strong shadow aura." Doyle immediately opened a green barrier.

"I'll deal with him." Luo Shiqi ignited the golden flame in his palm and prepared to launch an attack.

"Wait, he is my acquaintance." Manjushage immediately pushed away the hands of the two and stopped them loudly.

"Do you know him?" Luo Shiqi and Doyle stopped casting magic and turned to look at her.

"Well, Count Dracula is a vampire I met on the border battlefield. He is kind-hearted and has helped me a lot both openly and secretly. The one in front of me is his servant, Lingxi Pal." Manjushage explained hurriedly.

"So that's how it is." Doyle and Luo Shiqi both let down their guard.

Manjushage was very surprised: "You believed it so easily?"

"Ever since I met the overlord of Junyin Mountain, I will believe you if you say you have a friend called the Elf Queen." Doyle said with a tired look on his face.

It seemed that it took him a long time to accept that incident.

"I believe everything Manjushage says." Luo Shiqi nodded with a smile.

"Wait, what vampire? Miss Manjusawa, you just said Count Dracula..." It was obvious that Mekalos was unable to understand the current situation for a moment.

And what about the Junyin Mountain Overlord that Doyle just mentioned?

It felt like I heard something extraordinary.

"Actually, it's like this. Doyle and I once fought alongside these two on the border battlefield, but he forgot everything because of his amnesia."

Manjushage explained: "After that, Count Dracula helped me a lot."

Manjushage told her all about rescuing Marianne's soul which was on the verge of becoming a demon and was about to disappear in pain, finding out the news about Grusel, teleporting Luo Shiqi to Manjushage in the moment of crisis, and the special nature of his vampire identity.

"It turns out that I was hypnotized at that time. It's impossible that my alcohol tolerance is so bad." Doyle didn't care about Count Dracula's vampire identity at all. Instead, he paid more attention to himself.

"No wonder I can't use teleportation since then. It turns out that this is the ability of Mr. Count Dracula." Luo Shiqi accepted it quickly.

Since you are a friend of Lycoris radiata, there is no need to worry.

"It's unbelievable that he has been missing for so many years because he turned into a vampire." Carlos was obviously still in shock.

"Where is Count Dracula?" Manjushage asked subconsciously when she noticed that Dracula William had not appeared yet.

This is his home. Everyone's attention is focused on Count Dracula, but he is not here.

"The Earl knew you were coming early in the morning and is now tidying up the room. He said he would personally make preparations to welcome the guests. If you want to see him, please follow me." Lingxi Pal always maintained a decent smile.

After Manjushage's introduction, everyone else became very curious about Count Dracula and couldn't wait to meet him.

Especially Doyle and Luo Shiqi, they were in an excited state the whole time.

Lingxi Pal looked at the long-haired man and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Tethys, I will receive these guests first and then give you a bath and change clothes later. Please be patient."

"Hmm." Thesis' voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible.

Lingxi Pal walked in front holding a candlestick burning with a faint blue flame, followed closely by Manjushage and others.

They slowly walked up the stairs. The upstairs was pitch black, exactly as everyone expected of a vampire's life.

However, when they went up to the second floor, they found a man in a dark black suit and with dazzling blond hair with his back to them.

The candlesticks on both sides of the wall lit up one by one, and the long and narrow dark corridor was filled with faint blue light.

Dracula William turned around slowly, his handsome face pale.

He opened his arms, his eyes were charming, and his voice was low: "Dear guests, welcome to the kingdom of vampires!"

“……”Everyone looked at him in silence.

"Give me some reaction. This is very tiring." Count Dracula hinted with his eyes.

"Well - what kind of reaction?" Luo Shiqi asked with his head tilted.

"Fear, terror or ecstasy, the more excited the better." Dracula William said without moving.

"Count Dracula, I am very grateful that you welcomed us so warmly, and I also want to cooperate with your performance, but your legs are shaking too much." Manjushage smiled helplessly.

"What!" Count Dracula fell to the ground because of his unstable balance.

"I thought I had finally succeeded after practicing so many times," he said dejectedly.

"It's okay, I can feel your sincerity." Manjushage said with a smile.

In fact, Count Dracula's welcome ceremony was quite atmospheric, the horror atmosphere was rendered just right, and the action of his first appearance was also very oppressive.

He just couldn't stand steadily, and his body kept swaying from side to side while he was talking, making it difficult to concentrate on what he was saying.

After returning to the hall, Lingxi Pal took Tethys to the bathroom to clean up. He was already so dirty that he looked unrecognizable.

"Haha, I was wondering why Mr. Thesis appeared here covered in water. Turns out he was hiding from the rain." After hearing what happened to Carlos and others just now, Dracula William laughed uncontrollably.

"But then again, this really seems like Lord Mekalos' style," he said with a smile.

"We haven't seen each other for many years. A lot of things have happened since then, but I'm still the same, and you're still so handsome." Carlos joked.

"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle--" At this moment, someone's stomach growled with hunger.

"Luo Shiqi, don't just eat all day long." Doyle immediately seized the opportunity to tease.

"It's not me." Luo Shiqi felt aggrieved. Although he was indeed a little hungry, the sound did not come from his stomach.

"I'm sorry, I was busy thinking about something and didn't have time to eat." Manjushage smiled embarrassedly.

"Haha, Pal and I have prepared fresh food and a resting room for you. We can have dinner once Mr. Tesis finishes cleaning—"

Just as he finished speaking, Lingxi Pal's terrified cry came from the direction of the bathroom.