scepter

Yannick twitched the corners of his mouth, but in the end he didn't push him away. After all, without this man, it would be an impossible task for him to get out of the ghost castle and drag two burdens.

So he rarely softened his heart.

But soon, the silver-haired priest will regret it because of his soft heart.

The Blood Duke didn't actually suck much blood. Under his licking, the tiny wound healed long ago, but his fingers were still in his mouth. The man licked from his fingertips all the way to his knuckles, Finger pulp, slowly swallowing it in, and slowly spitting it out again, the silver-haired priest almost didn't even need to think about it, knowing that he was imitating a certain obscene action.

The blond man raised his head and seduced the priest with his eyes.

It has to be said that his teasing was very skillful, even if it was just being played with his fingers like this, Yannick could feel his whole body starting to feel hot, and the winter sleeping in his lower abdomen began to show signs of waking up.

Yannick: "...Okay, please stop."

The man's body froze, he resisted for a while, and finally had to give up.

He glanced at the priest faintly: "Are you still a man, can you stop like this?"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Yannick's reaction, he shrank slowly and turned back into a black kitten. He grinned at him, then jumped off the bed, jumped onto the window sill, and disappeared from the priest's sight.

Also lost his temper.Yannick twitched the corners of his mouth again. He felt that what the man said to him just now could be given as it is. He is still a thousand-year-old vampire. He is getting more and more childish.

"Okay, Anna, I know you've been here, don't peek, come out," he said.

With the sound of flapping its wings, a gray bat no bigger than a palm flew down from the cabinet, and turned into a woman in a red dress when it was about to land.

"Dear Yannick, I'm not eavesdropping, I'm just following Your Excellency the Duke openly." She blinked and found a chair to sit down. "But I really don't understand. The sex skills of the blood race have always been superb. It is a kind of enjoyment to have sex with the Duke. Why do you resist it so much? Of course, I know that priests cannot marry wives, but your Goddess of Light did not stipulate that you cannot be priests." With a man!"

Yannick never thought that he would explain his views on sex to a vampire: "What I resist is not the behavior itself, but the way to achieve it. What is love, of course, both parties must be willing."

"Oh," the female vampire blinked again, not quite understanding. In her opinion, the priest's body had obviously been aroused just now, and that was enough. "That is to say, you are actually flirting with His Excellency the Duke. Is this a kind of fun?"

"..." Yannick felt that he really shouldn't discuss such a topic with a vampire.

"I don't have any prejudice against the blood race, but you'd better be careful, after all, there is a paladin standing outside the door." He decisively changed the subject.

"With his fighting power, he can't threaten me," the female vampire snorted at this, and after thinking about it, she flattered her: "But he is your paladin, so of course I won't hurt him."

"I'm not just referring to him," the silver-haired priest rubbed his brows, "You know, there is a deep hatred between the Holy See and the blood race, and I still can't understand the thoughts of everyone in the team."

"Who are you referring to, the priest who swore allegiance to you just now?" The female vampire thought for a while, "Actually, I think he looks pretty good, no wonder the group of vampires wanted to auction him off, you said if he knew I have no malice towards him, will he treat me differently?"

"Yes, he will immediately use 'Brightness' on you." Yannick broke her fantasy without hesitation.

"I still want to have a romantic relationship like the duke and you!" the female vampire said regretfully.

"Which eye of yours saw us falling in love?"

Looking at the female vampire's expression of "I see with both eyes", the silver-haired priest couldn't control the twitching of the corner of his mouth.

"I think you are thinking about this, why not worry about what to do if William finds out that you have changed your allegiance to Ans?"

The female vampire snorted, and there was indeed some worry on her face: "You are right, William is a very vengeful person!"

Yannick said: "I guess after he ran away, he would go to his parents and complain immediately. Then it's time for Duke Walter to come forward. William will definitely hide behind him."

The female vampire frowned: "No, William will personally deal with the traitors. My father Heinz is his descendant, so I am also his descendant. This kind of betrayal is something he cannot tolerate."

Yannick said: "As long as you stay by Ans's side honestly, there will be no danger. After all, I heard that the blood oath is the most severe oath among blood clans. For your loyalty, His Excellency the Duke will definitely reward you."

The female vampire smiled: "Ah, then please, Your Excellency the Duke, reward me with Priest Augustine. I will love him very much."

Yannick: "...I don't need his approval, I can reward you with Darwin immediately."

The female vampire wondered: "Who is Darwin?"

Just as Yannick was about to explain, there was a knock on the door, and Anna turned into a bat with a whoosh and hid again. Every time she saw her transformation and thought about someone's kitten shape, the priest thought that this world really Still more normal people.

"Please come in."

The door was gently pushed open, saying Darwin, and Darwin would arrive, but the fat priest did everything lightly, which did not fit his body type, just like now, he still looks cautious.

"Hello, Your Excellency Hill, I didn't disturb your rest, did I?"

"A little bit."

"Ah?" Darwin didn't expect the other party to answer so directly, he was dumbfounded for a moment, and smiled awkwardly, "Then, how about I go out first and come back tomorrow, I just want to report something to you..."

"Then tell me."

"Okay, okay." To be honest, Darwin's image has nothing to do with a proud priest. Instead, he looks like a businessman who can easily lower his posture, so it looks very inconsistent when he is wearing a priest's robe . "It's like this. I just passed by that elf's room and saw Priest Alexander seems to be inside."

"Alexander?"

"Yes, I saw him lower his head, as if he was studying the collar on the elf's neck." Priest Darwin smiled flatteringly, "Actually, there is one more thing, I have to tell you that Priest Alexander has already secretly pledged his allegiance to Fanshe. Archbishop Rich."

Vanserich gave Yannick a badge in St. Mar, and wanted to sneak into his cardinal.

"How did you know about this?" Yannick raised his eyebrows.

"Forgive me for not being able to tell you the truth, but please believe me, Alexander is a nail placed by His Excellency Vaserich in the Holy See, seemingly inconspicuous, but actually helping him monitor the people that His Excellency Vaserich wants to monitor. "

"You mean he was sent by Vanserich to spy on us?" Yannick raised his eyebrows even higher, "We are just a small team, what's the use of spying on us?"

"You may not know much about it," Darwin rubbed his hands and smiled awkwardly, "Actually, before you received this task, there were quite a few disputes among the archbishops. With all due respect, everyone wanted to I want this credit, but I feel that the task is too difficult, and I refuse to send elites to die, so the task fell to you in the end, but you don’t belong to any faction, and some people don’t want you to get the fruit of this victory.”

"What about you?" Yannick asked back, "Who ordered you to spy on me?"

"Ah! I, I didn't..." Darwin blushed to defend himself.

"Okay, Priest Darwin, I don't mean to blame you, I just think that you are more likely to have this kind of task than Alexander."

Darwin pondered Yannick's words, it didn't sound like a sarcasm, but it certainly wasn't a compliment.

"This, this," he thought quickly with a stammering image, and then made up his mind, "Your Excellency Hill, Your Excellency Gustav sincerely invites you to go and enjoy afternoon tea with him after you arrive in the Papal State."

Finally revealed his purpose.

Gustav?The person who competed with Vanserich for the position of the next pope?

Yannick said calmly, "Your Excellency Gustav? I heard that he is a strong contender for the next pope, and also a prestigious cardinal. Why would he like a little guy like me?"

Darwin laughed and said: "You are too modest. Your reputation has now spread to the Pope, and many archbishops have heard of you. This time, thanks to Your Excellency Gustav who spoke for you, you can Received this task, Your Excellency Gustav also said, even if you become the bishop of the Garter Empire, it would be too wronged for a talent like you, and you should have a higher position to match."

As soon as Bishop Lahe used the position of bishop of the Garter Empire to form an alliance with him, this Gustav threw out a bargaining chip that was more attractive than the bishop, and Yannick felt that he was a little flattered.

But at this stage, he doesn't want to get involved in the power strife at the highest level at all. He formed an alliance with Bishop Lahe because his personal position is neutral. Dive, why go around a big circle and return to the original point?

"I am very grateful to Your Excellency Gustav for recruiting, but I think my personal ability is not enough to make him so favored. Please allow me to continue to work hard for a period of time, and I am more qualified to look up to Your Excellency Gustav. Consider that."

Darwin didn't expect that after he promised the position of archbishop, there would still be people who were not moved. He was stunned for a moment, and quickly smiled: "Of course, of course, I will truthfully convey your response to His Excellency Gustav, so please Be careful with the rest of your team, IMHO, even if they pledge their allegiance to you, there are always intricate forces behind them, and they can't really be loyal to you, no matter what you want, power, dream, or whatever, Gustav Your Excellency can help you achieve your wish.”

He really shouldn't underestimate this Darwin. Although he looks clumsy on the outside, he is very eloquent and provocative.Yannick responded with a smile, and was more polite to him: "Okay, thank you, I will think about it carefully."

After Darwin left, the female vampire came out, covered her mouth and said exaggeratedly: "His smile looks very hypocritical and disgusting. You even compare him with the lovely Augustine priest and want to give it to me. Does my taste look that bad!"

Yannick lazily said: "Let me remind you, Ms. Anna, your lovely priest Augustine doesn't even know you exist. If he knows a vampire and describes him as cute and has a crush on him, I don't know what expression I will have!"

"Just wait, he will fall under my skirt one day!" The female vampire winked at him.

"I wish you success!" The silver-haired priest shrugged heartlessly.

"By the way, are you going to accept his invitation and be recruited by that Gustav?"

"No, I don't accept anyone's solicitation, I only belong to myself." The priest glanced at the window sill, "Look, our master cat is back, and he's gone?"

"Meow~" The black cat raised its chin and jumped off the window sill, then jumped onto the bed, its arrogant cry seemed to say that I don't want to talk to stupid mortals.

The priest's eyelids twitched, watching it deliberately step on a few black footprints in the shape of plum blossoms on the white bed sheet.

The female vampire held her face and looked dreamy: "Every time I see it, I can't believe that the tall and mighty Duke can turn into such a petite and soft creature! Oh, it's so cute!"

She wanted to touch it but dared not, so she could only stare at the cat.

"It's so stupid, isn't it!" Yannick picked up the soft flesh at the back of its neck, "Don't you think his IQ plummeted after he became a stupid cat?"

The black cat's limbs hung limply, pretending not to hear, pretending to be dead.

Yannick chuckled, put it down, and gently scratched its chin and belly. The black cat didn't struggle, and lazily spread its limbs on the bed and let him serve it.

The female vampire was dumbfounded. She had seen the Duke of Blood turn the entire ballroom into a sea of ​​blood hell, and she had also seen him accept her allegiance with a cold face. The contrast in the scene before her was too great.

To be honest, Yannick prefers his cat state, there is no other reason, it is cute and flirtatious, and coupled with the bondage of the contract, there is no need to worry about it doing bad things in the short term.

"Then, if Your Excellency the Duke finishes enjoying my massage, go to sleep obediently, and don't let me find out that you intend to do something bad secretly." The priest nodded its head, lifted the quilt and got out of bed.

"Where are you going?" asked the vampire.

"To visit our dear elf, he should be awake too."

The kitten jumped onto his shoulder.

"Papa papa!" The female vampire who turned into a bat jumped into his sleeve.

"..." Why are you all following me, adding to the chaos!

Of course the elf hadn't woken up yet, and the spell on the collar did have a restrictive effect, but it didn't bother Yannick, all it needed was a small light shining on it, and the collar melted immediately.

As the collar disappeared, the elf reacted almost immediately, his eyelashes fluttered, and he slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were a little confused at the beginning, but after he saw the person in front of him clearly, he immediately stared round, with disbelief, surprise and suspicion, and various emotions flashed in his eyes.

Then, he found himself unable to move.

"In order to prevent you from doing something harmful to me on impulse and hindering the future friendship between me and the elves, I don't intend to release your imprisonment until you clearly listen to what I have to say. For my question, you just need to nod and shake your head to answer, I don't think you have any objection, do you?"

The silver-haired priest sat on a chair, crossed his legs, and said gracefully.

The male elf stared at him for a long time, then nodded reluctantly.

Yannick: "Very well, let's start then. You know that you were captured by the blood clan, right?"

Shaking his head.

Yannick: "Okay, then you know now, you were captured by the blood clan, and I saved you."

Male Elf: "..."

Yannick smiled slightly: "Don't look at me like that, I didn't make a special trip to save you, it happened that they captured one of my companions, and I saw you at the auction, so I rescued you together. I I hope you don't get misunderstood because of this, thinking that I'm secretly in love with you or something like that."

Male Elf: "..."

Yannick: "Are you the only one arrested?"

Shaking his head.

Yannick: "Your companion was also arrested?"

Shaking his head.

Yannick frowned: "Where's the elf baby, you didn't send it back to the land of elves?"

Still shaking his head.

Yannick saw that his face was flushed, as if he had something to say, "Okay, I will release your imprisonment, I hope you will remain rational and restrained, in order to save you, I was seriously injured, and now I have no strength Fight with you."

nod.

Yannick unlocked the spell, the male elf gasped, and finally regained the right to speak.

"Illus, we have already sent back to the elf territory, but there have been a lot of elves missing recently. Her Majesty the Queen asked us to investigate. I am with Bella, the female elf you saw last time. We have arrived Jasmine Port in the Principality of Ceylon, my last memory is resting in the hotel, so I don’t remember anything.” The male elf paused, “Also, thank you for your generous help, I apologize for the misunderstandings I caused to you before. deeply apologise."

"Oh, it doesn't matter." Anyway, I have already taken revenge, the priest thought.

The male elf wanted to sit up, but the scars on his body and face swelled up, and he gasped in pain.

The vampire who caught him regarded him as a precious auction item, so apart from using the spell to put him into a long-term coma, he didn't cause any scars. He didn't know that the color on his body was left by the silver-haired priest.

"Did you see Bella when you rescued me?" he asked eagerly.

Yannick shook his head, "I only found my companion, and you, that's all. The disappearance of your people, excuse me, is it related to the Holy See?"

The male elf didn't hide anything, "I don't know yet. Although many clansmen think so, Her Majesty the Queen doesn't agree. That's why she asked us to investigate. Unexpectedly..."

"I didn't expect that I almost became a plaything of the blood race." Yannick helped him finish.

The male elf frowned: "Yes, this is really embarrassing. I am most worried about Bella. I don't know how she is."

"I don't think she will be in the hands of a vampire," Yannick said.

"why?"

"Because the vampires around Troon Town are almost wiped out by us. As you said just now, if the vampire catches her, they should not kill him, but will be sent to the auction like you, but not , maybe you should look in another direction."

The male elf was a little surprised when he heard that the blood race had been wiped out, and then looked at the priest carefully, and it was not difficult to find that his magic power seemed to have improved a bit compared to the last time we met. "Thank you for your guidance. If possible, I hope to go back and report this matter to Her Majesty the Queen as soon as possible."

He was a little thankful now that Bella had a complete falling out with the priest, otherwise they would have recklessly brought in a very troublesome enemy for the elves.

"Of course, I have no intention of restricting your actions, you can do whatever you want." Yannick spread his hands. "However, I remember I told you last time that I hope that one day I can visit Her Majesty the Queen and visit the lovely elves in the elves' territory, but the elves seem to have a deep-rooted concept of priests. If I go alone, I'm afraid even Can't you get in from the outside?"

Changing this sentence into another meaning is: Don't forget that you already owe me two big favors, should you pay them back, dear?

The male elf was obviously a rectal star, and couldn't hear his hints, but he finally knew that he should show something as a thank you, or he couldn't justify it, so he took out a strange leaf that looked like a six-pointed star.

"This is the starlight tree, which is only produced in the elves' territory. It is also a token between us elves. Please accept it. When the time comes, as long as you arrive at the elves' territory and show it in front of the guards, you can be received."

"Thank you very much." Of course Yannick would not be polite to him, and accepted it with a slight smile. "We may be leaving here tomorrow. If you don't mind, you can go with us. Although the Holy See is not friendly to elves, I still have at least some restraint on my companions. They won't do anything to you." Something bad happened."

The male elf shook his head: "No need, I will go directly to the elf territory."

Yannick didn't force it, he said something like "you have a good rest", then got up and left.

When passing Darwin's room, Yannick heard a short exclamation, followed by silence.

He knocked on the door, but no one answered, so he opened the door and went in.

There was no one in the room, only the windows were half open, and the wind was blowing in from the outside, and the curtains were blown up and down.

A roll of thin parchment was spread out on the desk, and a quill was placed beside it, and the letter was half written.

Yannick glanced at it and saw only the beginning.

Dear Sir Gustav: We

The spelling of our word stopped abruptly, as if the writer of the letter suddenly encountered something and left without warning.

Open the curtains, this is the second floor, the downstairs is full of traffic, noisy and lively.

"Did you also hear the voice just now?" he asked the only non-human creature present.

The little black cat meowed, and the fluffy bat pecked at his hand in his sleeve in agreement.

Yannick walked around the room again and found that Darwin had indeed disappeared.

He returned to the room and did not mobilize others to look for Darwin. He was only planning to call everyone together the next day and tell them the news of Darwin's sudden departure.

It is very unwise to mobilize everyone to search for a less important priest and put everyone in danger, even if the priest is backed by Archbishop Gustav.

But beyond his expectation, the next day, just before dawn, Priest Darwin came out of that room, and it seemed nothing had happened.

"Darwin," Yannick asked casually, "did you sleep well last night?"

"Of course, thank you for your concern, I slept very well!" Darwin seemed a little flattered and excited.

But Yannick was very sure that he never came back last night.