What to do if your crush is the Earl

"Sir, are you really going?" Xiao Sheng asked worriedly.

"Of course, it's already here. Is there any reason not to go?" Martin looked at him.

Xiao Sheng pursed his lips tightly and narrowed his eyes.

"You worry about that legend?" Martin asked.

Xiao Sheng lowered his eyes and said nothing, this attitude was the default.

Martin was a little amused: "We have a lot of people, so what's there to be afraid of?" Just to be on the safe side, Martin even contacted the police force of the police station, as a protection, and went through the clues of the previous case again.

For the police department, this is also killing two birds with one stone.

The time was set at six o'clock in the afternoon.

This is also the time when the missing relatives of Dr. Tarnay's patients entered the site.

As for why they know.When the police station initially intervened in the investigation, they found a dropped cloth bag in the ruins, and inside it was a diary half soaked in water, which recorded in detail what happened between the owner entering the ruins and losing the notebook. There are also detailed records of other places to visit, which looks like a travel book.

The handwriting was confirmed by relatives, and it was indeed written by the missing person.

Now that the note has fallen into the hands of Martin, the local police station has searched for all the clues that can be extracted from the note, but it is obviously of no value.

"No one has come here since the last century." Police officer Brado said, "There are also folk rumors that this place is controlled by sorcerers who know black magic, and anyone who comes here will be cursed." Brado smiled. , "—but it is more likely, I think it is because there are always cases of missing travelers here, and they have never been solved, and they all become unsolved cases in the end."

In front of them, under the red sky, rows of ruined stone pillars stood on the beach, the tallest of which was five or six meters high. Standing in front of them, there was an illusion of going straight into the sky.

Banser Stone Forest is said to be by the sea, but in fact it is on a small island tens of meters offshore in the big bay of Danzi City.

The white fine sand on the small island paves the ground, and all the human remains are in the shape of those strange stone pillars.

"The taste of the people who built these buildings was really unique." Someone in the crowd said.

Martin and his party consisted of a dozen people, several entourages and adjutants of the governor's mansion, and guards and investigators sent by five police stations.

Xiao Sheng was not interested in those stone pillars, all his attention was focused on the figure in the middle, tall and straight with blond hair and blue eyes.

Occasionally, Martin's eyes would meet Xiao Sheng's, but they would quickly move away as if nothing had happened.

Deep down, Martin didn't know what to do.The angel clamored to be soft-hearted, forgive him, that is the person you care so much about.But the devil said, how can those betrayals and deceptions be easily let go like passing clouds?What about your principles and bottom line?

There was no other way, when Martin was in the chief official's mansion, he could only ask for an adjutant to accompany him, and tried not to think about it as much as possible.

And now that young guy is following him very attentively, as if he was afraid that he might make a mistake, while chatting very lively, he laughed a few times to match himself.

Martin reacted lightly, and looked towards Xiao Sheng, but that man looked towards Shi Lin, looking pensive.The black hair and black eyes seem to be able to blend with the night, but the sense of light under the light is even more profound and mysterious. At some point, the monocle is no longer on the bridge of the nose, revealing a pair of slightly narrow but very Handsome eyes.

When did this person slowly become someone he didn't know.

Martin smiled, and was greeted by the young adjutant: "My lord, be careful here."

The gaps between the stone walls are full of green grass and trees. Some trees are slanted across the road, and entangled vines are winding out, blocking the way forward, making the already gravel road even more difficult to walk.

When everyone slowly came back to their senses, they found that they were surrounded by trees and stone pillars.

The sky gradually darkened, and the trees were even more opaque.

The oil lamps brought were lit one by one, and moths in the forest came looking for the light and flew around the oil lamps.

A warm light was created around it, and beyond that fell into layers of deeper darkness.

"Why did the missing gentleman come here at this time?" A very timid attendant in the Governor's Mansion was already a little timid. He looked around vigilantly and asked some complaining questions.

"According to the relatives of the missing person, he is an adventure lover and likes to explore some dangerous and strange places." Brado replied.

"..." The attendant was silent, but judging from his expression, he must not be thinking of any good things in his heart, most likely he was slandering the troublesome missing person.

In the dim light, Xiao Sheng slowly approached Martin without any trace, and followed him obliquely behind him.

Martin naturally felt it, but he didn't say anything.

There is a rocky beach clearing ahead, and a clear stream meanders from the side.

"Pause for a moment." Martin said.

He took out the notes in his arms and looked through them again.The young adjutant cleverly lifted the oil lamp to a suitable height for him to watch.

There are not only texts on the notes, but also hand-drawn small maps.

On the page Martin read, the terrain was very similar to this one.Looks like he hasn't chosen a path since here.

"Was the note found here?" asked Martin.

"Yes." Brado replied, "We also searched here for a long time, but found no other clues."

They have searched the entire island except for the densely forested mountains.

"Upstream."

Suddenly there are people.

Everyone looked for the voice and found that it was a black-haired man who was not very eye-catching at first.

"Upstream," he said, "there is probably a larger complex upstream, judging from the traces of scattered stones."

"What's the reason, I've never heard of it?" Someone expressed disdain.

"You mean in that jungle?" Police officer Brado also thought about his words seriously. If there is any other hiding place for the missing, then it can only be in that jungle.They also have more or less a premonition of this, but they have never dared to think about it.After all, that kind of wild land is not a good place to work. I ignored it before, and searched it scribbled.But this kind of thing is not easy to come up with.

"What do you think, my lord?" Prado couldn't make up his mind, so he asked the person in charge here for his opinion.

Martin looked at Xiao Shengwu's determined expression, and said, "Look upstream."

"it is good."

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Fancheng.

The tower bells rang throughout the city.

The layout of Fancheng was very particular at the beginning of its construction. The axis where the imperial palace and cathedral were located was the main axis, and the roads diverged to the surroundings.If you look at it from mid-air, you can see the respected status of the imperial palace, which is located at the most conspicuous end of the main axis, and the forest gardens, trees, and lakes with beautiful scenery all around are all assets of the royal family.

Just a few days ago, there were battle reports of invasion from neighboring countries.

Originally border frictions were very frequent, and there were quite a few cases involving sergeants, but this time the friction made many people with a keen sense of smell feel unusual.

Breman had just finished praying in the church when he saw Antoine coming behind the old king.

The strange thing is that it was his own father who walked in front, but the first thing he saw was the soft blue-haired young man behind.

Prayer is a royal ceremony, expressing respect for religion, and also the foundation of civil society.

The father and son of the royal family chatted lightly, and then passed each other.

Antoine, who was following the king, walked over without looking sideways. Regret and dissatisfaction appeared in the eyes of His Royal Highness, but in the eyes of outsiders, His Royal Highness was still very serious and respectable.

It's just that the lost pine cone is not very respectable.

Antoine almost stumbled, and finally turned his head and gave the instigator a look. This look made His Royal Highness feel elated, and he immediately compared a rose to his heart.

Antoine sighed and turned his head away.

I don't know how the relationship between the two became like this, it was obviously so tense before.Antoine was sure that this was not the Highness he knew at first.

Do you still want to return to the calm and ruthless Highness before?

Was it stimulated by Master Sade's departure?

Antoine thought secretly.

island.

Ya——, Ya——, Ya——

In mid-air, several crows flew up from among the trees.

Everyone's eyes turned back to the ground from the momentary horror, and looked at the person who fell on the ground.

"How is it?" Martin leaned over to check first.

The injured person was an attendant of the chief official's mansion. He looked about 50 to [-] years old, his beard was a little gray, and cold sweat was already breaking out on his forehead.

"It's okay, my lord, I..."

"I can continue to walk" before he could say it, the adults in front of him frowned.

An extremely deep cut was made on the attendant's calf, and blood flowed out continuously, possibly injuring a small vein.

"Give him a bandage first." Martin said.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, no one here is a doctor.

Xiao Sheng took a step forward, squatted down in front of that person, and took out the cloth towel in his arms: "The poison can't be eliminated, so we can only do this first."

As Martin watched, he surveyed his surroundings.

They walked up the creek for about 200 meters, and now there is still time to go back.

It was completely dark, and the surrounding lighting could only rely on the oil lamps they brought.But the oil lamp will always be burned out, and there is no way to know if there are any undetected dangerous creatures hiding in the darkness.

Martin sighed: "Let's come here today, and we'll go back after his wound is bandaged."

Many people breathed a sigh of relief, and even felt a little narrow escape.

Xiao Sheng treated the wound very quickly, and soon tied a beautiful knotless button on the cloth strip, and the bleeding from the attendant's wound also stopped a little.

The woods were quiet again.