[comprehensive] not human

Yan Bai and Lester had already left the Vampire Theater and Paris.In the next few years, they wandered around the European continent, going east from Spain all the way, staying in a small country in Eastern Europe for a few years, and finally returned to France under the protest of Leicester.

Yan Bai now believes that it is true that Lester calls himself a fallen nobleman.At least he is more particular than a nobleman, Yan Bai has never seen a guy who is more picky than him: he does not drink the blood of a virgin, he does not drink blood for more than 3 minutes, he does not sleep in a carved coffin, he does not wear silk clothes... in company Eight years later, Yan Bai finally couldn't stand the more and more vicious tongue, the worse temper, and the tendency to become the second Leicester of Magnus. Thinking of his relatives whom he hadn't seen for a long time, he didn't even pack his luggage He left Leicester and went back to the UK.

The reason why he didn't say hello to Lester was because Yan Bai tried to travel separately from him before, but Lester immediately objected.If Lester sees that the objection is ineffective, he will make a big fuss—close to the words of leaving, in short, wherever he goes, Lester will follow him, and then kill people at will in that place, making people panic and guard against outsiders By.Under such circumstances, Yan Bai could only compromise and leave, taking along Lester, a guy who couldn't be shaken off no matter what.

This time, Yan Bai knocked Lester unconscious before leaving.

In the first few days, he was really worried that Leicester would come out of some corner and follow him to England with a shameless face.But when the boat docked, he believed that this time Lester did not know why he changed his mind and did not follow.

Yan Bai is not interested in exploring the reasons, in his opinion, this is the best.The days of being like a child sticking to his parents should have ended long ago, not to mention that he is not Lester's parent.

However, when he returned to his hometown, he found that both his house and the nearby Malcolm family had long been empty.

The two manors looked abandoned for a long time, the gardens were in disrepair and neglected, and there were weeds and overgrown vines everywhere.My house still looks as gloomy and old-fashioned as when I was a child, but the white Rococo three-story building looks much more decadent: some windows are missing half of the glass for some reason, and some are nailed with wooden strips from the inside. The traces of rainwater spread downward from the relief on the top.The green walls of the giant labyrinth in front of the building were also withered, and the ground was covered with fallen leaves and dead vines.The head of the white sculpture in the middle of the maze disappeared, and the stagnant water in the water pan below was pitch black, floating and immersed in countless larvae of insects and dead branches and leaves.

Coming out of the maze, stepping on the knee-high weeds, Yan Bai stood on a path looking at the white building.The night is dark, all the windows are dark, and the surroundings are quiet.

Returning to his home again, Yan Bai found that the furniture inside was covered with a layer of white cloth, and as soon as he walked in, he heard the sound of mice running %0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0 in the shadows, There is a layer of dust on the ground, and if you step on it, you will leave a footprint.He stood in the living room and looked up, and found that the various religious portraits that had hung on the walls had been removed, leaving only square marks on the light-colored wallpaper.Yan Bai didn't go upstairs, and guessed that the second floor was the same as the first floor, except that the large pieces of furniture were still sleeping quietly, and those daily necessities, portraits, photos, and record players were all removed.The breath of life that had once been lived has disappeared completely.

Walking out of the house, Yan Bai sighed, turned his head to look at the two buildings and prepared to leave.At this moment, a ray of light shone on him, and an old and alert voice shouted at him: "Who!"

Being stabbed by the light, he had to raise his hand to cover his face, Yan Bai squinted his eyes and saw that the person holding the light was a thin and stooped old man.The other party held a lantern in one hand and a wooden stick in the other, trembling with fear: "Who are you? Are you a thief? There is nothing left to take from here! Go away!"

Yan Bai rushed in front of the old man, this action obviously shocked the man, he raised his hand and wanted to smash the wooden stick while screaming, but a cold hand directly grabbed his wrist, quite skillful With a pinch and a push, the stick fell from the old man's hand.

The old man was so frightened that his legs went limp, and he regretted that he didn't take out the pistol.If the thief hadn't been anxious to stop him because he was afraid of damaging the owner's property, how could he not be fully armed in time.It's good now, his own old life is going to be here!

However, the imaginary attack did not land on him for a long time.The old man only felt that the hand holding the lamp was pushed, and the light changed, and then a familiar indifferent male voice sounded: "Don't you remember me?"

The old man was stunned and thought for a long time before he searched the owner of the voice from Meng Chen's memory.With courage, he looked closely with his cloudy eyes for a long time, and suddenly his eyes widened: "You, you are...Master Ward!"

Under the light of the flickering lantern, the tall and tall young man had a handsome, compelling face, black hair, and gray eyes that could easily appear cold and arrogant.

Unexpectedly, the other party could really think of him, Yan Bai smiled slightly: "Mr. Butler, long time no see."

From the housekeeper, Yan Bai learned that the two had broken off their diplomatic relations five years ago.Because his sister Vanessa seduced Mina's fiancé, they were caught by Mina during their affair, and the iron gate connecting the two gardens was closed forever.Later, Vanessa suffered from hysteria, and Mrs. Eves died of a sudden myocardial infarction while taking care of her. As a result, Vanessa's hysteria further aggravated and was sent to the madhouse by Master Eves.Mr. Eves himself died three years ago, and Vanessa escaped from the insane asylum immediately and lost the news.

As for the Mina family, Pitt died of dysentery during an expedition with Sir Malcolm, Miss Mina broke her engagement with her fiancé after his betrayal and moved to London, and Mrs Malcolm married Malcolm after the scandal. The Sir is divorced, and Sir Malcolm is living in London after returning from the expedition in which his son died.The houses of the two families were left vacant.

"..." This is the old butler who couldn't help but start wiping tears when he talked about the emotional part.

"..." This is the confession that I feel that I have heard a long drama with ups and downs.

I didn't expect so many things to happen in just eight years.

Sometimes Vanessa herself finds it incredible in retrospect.She knelt in front of the cross, clasped her hands tightly in front of her chest, stared at the cross on the wall, and said her prayers quickly.Now she is no longer the little girl who was afraid of dreaming that her brother turned into a monster eight years ago. After experiencing madness, psychic, and face-to-face confrontation with demons, she is braver and more dangerous than ordinary men.Now Vanessa has a thin face and cold eyes. When she opens the tarot cards in front of you, you will mistakenly think that you saw a medieval witch.

"Vanessa." There was a knock on the door, and Sir Malcolm stood in the doorway looking at her.Time seems to be particularly partial to this man, he is no different from eight years ago except that his hair has turned white, and he is still burly and imposing.

"What?" Vanessa stopped praying, her voice was cold.

"You said you were channeled to a vampire?"

"...No, not a vampire." Vanessa looked away from Malcolm's face, she stared at the cross and said, "It's my brother. He's a vampire."

"Different?"

"It's different. That's the key." Knowing that she couldn't pray anymore tonight, Vanessa stood up from the floor and straightened her skirt. She stared at Malcolm sideways, "My first psychic When I was young, I thought vampires and vampires were the same creature. But now I understand, they are two. Vampires have reason, vampires don't."

"Then Mina?" Malcolm's heart ignited a new hope.

However, he saw that Vanessa closed her eyes and her mouth was tightly pursed: "This is my mistake. I told Mina to make him think that my brother has become a vampire, but in fact he is a vampire."

"..."

"Mina was seduced by a vampire. She wanted to find my brother, but she went in the wrong direction and put herself in danger. It's my fault." Vanessa opened her eyes and said to Malcolm, "It's me The reason for coming to you."

Malcolm sneered: "Yeah, if you hadn't seduced Mina's fiancé, she wouldn't have moved to London."

"We're all at fault." There was a certain sarcasm in Vanessa's voice, and her gray eyes were hard. "You too."

"...So we all lost our family members." Malcolm turned his head in embarrassment, not daring to look directly into those cold eyes, and took the initiative to take a step back, "Don't forget the party tomorrow night."

Vanessa walked around to the window and looked at the empty square outside: "No."

"I'm going to London tonight." Yan Bai stepped on the carriage pedal, turned to the butler who came to see him off, "I'm going to see Malcolm."

The butler took off his hat, exposed his head with thinning hair, and bowed his head: "I wish you a smooth journey, young master."

Yan Bai got into the carriage and stared at the old man who had served the Eves family since he was a child and was still stubbornly staying there alone to take care of the house.He thought for a while, then took off a ring and handed it over: "Please put this ring away and take it with you. It will keep you safe."

The butler accepted it suspiciously, the ring was completely different from the usual ones.The size is set on the thumb, which can completely wrap the fingers, and the front end is extremely sharp. It is more like a nail made of iron than a ring.Some patterns are hollowed out on the top.Make the whole nail set look beautiful and dangerous.

Since it was a serious request from the little master, the housekeeper obediently accepted it even though he felt a little nervous, put it in his pocket, and patted it: "Don't worry, I will keep it safe."

Yan Bai nodded, the dark world has been a bit turbulent recently, and wearing this ring with his aura can at least guarantee that the old man will not be harmed by low-level monsters.

The carriage shook and began to move forward.I don't know when the sky began to drizzle, and the lights on the carriage flickered, making it look even more dim in the night rain.

Yan Bai rested his head on his hands, looking at the trees receding from the window, lost in thought.His gut told him that if he found Malcolm he would find Vanessa.