Children Raised by Vampires [Western Fantasy]

It has been snowing heavily for almost a month, and there is frozen frost everywhere. The old people in the village say that they have never encountered such a severe ice disaster. Many people died of starvation and freezing even if they were not infected with the plague.In the streets and alleys of the city of Vioieto, there are corpses that have not been cleaned up everywhere. The city is as quiet as dead, and occasionally a few passers-by look panicked and terrified.

In the Papal Palace of Pergata, sacred music has not been played for a long time, and there are no black-robed monks and nuns under the corridor of the palace. The snow in front of the door was cleaned every day at first, and then it accumulated more and more. The huge square was covered with snow. No more footsteps of pedestrians.

This place is full of decadence, as if human beings have disappeared, at least no one has come out during the day.Lucius Mark and three tall and strong servants were struggling to push the carriage. They were wearing black fleece jackets, leather boots, black gloves, and leather armor on their upper bodies, with bright swords hanging from their waists. .

There were not many pedestrians on the road, but as long as someone passed by and took a look at it, the servants would draw their swords and warn them.

The wheels got stuck in the thick snow, which had been ground into ice skates, and the car was covered with a thick black oilcloth, which contained high-quality flour, fresh-looking vegetables, half a fan of beef, sugar, tea leaves, etc. Food, piled high.

The draw rope was tightly stretched, and it was strung on the horse's forelegs. It pushed forward vigorously with its front legs, but the snow was wet and slippery, and the wooden cart behind it remained motionless. It neighed and snorted heavily. , thick white mist spouted from its mouth and nose.

"I have to clear the ice from under the wheels," Lucius Mark said, panting.

He was a loyal grain merchant who provided food for the Pope's palace and the cathedral of Galloia.Since the outbreak of the plague and the fall of ice and snow, the order in the city was chaotic, and the monks themselves sent people to him to collect it.

But this time it has been a week, and none of the people from the Pope’s Palace in Pergata went to carry the food. Lucius remembered that they should have sent people out the day before yesterday. There were a lot of people in the Pope’s Palace. He calculated that their food was just right today. will finish.He was a little worried, so he sent it himself.

Originally, they were supposed to bring food in through the small door at the back of the Pope's Palace, but when they got there, no one answered no matter how hard they knocked on the door, so they changed to enter through the front door. sink in.

The servants took out their daggers and chipped away the ice cubes under the wheels bit by bit.

Lucius wiped the hot sweat from his forehead, straightened his waist and looked at the vast white Pope's Palace. Her doors and windows were closed tightly, and there was no sacred breath. Even the angel sculpture at the door felt cold and ominous, as if it was closed inside. What a terrible beast.

"Master, it's all right, let's pull the horse." A servant said.

"Okay." Lucius walked up to the horse, stroked its head and shoulders, took out a small apple from his pocket, and fed it. "Come on, my good chap!" he said to the horse.

The horse seemed to understand, and after eating the apple, it snorted heavily again.

Lucius took the reins and patted the horse's butt.

The horse got up again to pull the cart, and the servants behind him also helped it push it. The wooden cart finally got out of the pit and could continue driving.

When they walked to the front hall, Lucius said to the servants: "You wait here, I will go and have a look."

"He sent a lot of people over recently, and we can't get close to that house. They will know anything that happens in the manor." In the study, the former new prince of Gangolo, Bliss Wall, said.They came here a week ago under the leadership of Heslet Lesenbra.

"What are you afraid of? We can just attack directly. Among those people, only Adrian, the left servant, is more difficult to deal with." Bradley McAvian, the former prince, sat on the only sofa, his attitude was still crazy.

"It's not the time yet." The former Prince Hezlet Lesenbra sat in the black plush chair behind the desk, where the Pope was supposed to be.His voice is not loud, but has a heavy power.But this force is not enough to make Bradley succumb.

Bradley sneered disdainfully: "Tell me, arresting that child is much more useful than holding the Pope hostage."

Prince Pullman Nofele opened his mouth, but finally closed it again. He had no intention of rebelling against Winster. He joined them under Bradley's lobbying. He originally thought that Winster's rule could be overthrown. Who knows that Gusjoy is not the real king, and now his family is ruined, and Viaken probably will never go back.

"In Vinmons, the role of the Pope is much greater than that of Blue Smoke. As long as we can get him to let go of his promise to summon other cardinals to come here and make a public statement of accepting us, Winster can't violate the precepts and wait to be brought here." People are here to catch us." Heslet said slowly, his blood-red eyes scanning every vampire in the room. "As for Lan Yan, he was infected with the plague a month ago, and now he doesn't know whether he is dead or alive. If we go to war with great fanfare, and what we get back is only a corpse, then it will be nothing. Before the Pope's statement, we all It cannot be exposed, and it cannot cause panic among humans."

"After he issued the statement, even if Lan Yan is still alive, as long as he orders the bishop on the border to ban all Viakon blood races from entering, then Lan Yan can only be handled by us, and Winster, his kind Under the circumstances, if you bring people into Vinmons, and have no intention of declaring war on Vinmons, the bishops will naturally organize all humans to fight against him."

At this time, the door was pushed open, and Gusjoy Rhodes who had turned into a vampire came in.

Heslet frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

Gusjoy pinched the corner of his clothes and said in a low voice, "He still refuses to drink human blood."

"Trash." Heslet said contemptuously.

Gusjoy trembled slightly and lowered his head even lower.

The other vampires watched coldly, and finally Bradley laughed nervously: "Look, Heslett, how frightened this child is, don't be so heartless, he was also your first embrace anyway. Well."

Heslet was deeply offended, but had no intention of provoking another dispute, but anyone with a discerning eye could see the anger gathered in his eyes.

"Someone is coming," said a vampire standing by the window.

This bad weather helped them conceal their whereabouts. At this time, the Pope's Palace undoubtedly no longer welcomes humans to enter.

"Four humans, and a carriage pulling things." Bliss Wall walked to the window.

"Let them in," said Huslett.

The people Adrian sent to the next town to buy food came back, and they brought back a lot of vegetables and flour. They stopped going to Ovieto to buy ingredients a week ago, because the supplies in that city Not much more.

Sally was sitting on Lan Yan's bedside, holding a book and reading.During this period of time, the most he sat on was watching Lan Yan, and looking forward to him waking up.

The book he read was the history of Viaken 600 years ago, which recorded many deeds about the real king Winster, about his parents, about the changes his birth brought to Viaken, which was still in civil strife at that time, As well as the reform of Viaken after he came to power, and the suppression of the opposition party.

When he read about the Earl Daniel Dewey Vanjoy who almost became the Queen of Winster, he felt Lan Yan's fingers move, but when he put down the book to check it, he felt that it was his own illusion .

"His Majesty Winston Rancho Toledo Van Zhuo is as kind and affectionate as his father. When he fell in love with Earl Daniel, he personally embraced him and planned to Had a big wedding," Sally read. "At that time, King Ni was strong, young and vigorous. They were such an enviable couple, but fate was so ruthless. On the eve of the wedding, Earl Daniel hanged himself because of world-weariness. Since then, His Majesty Ni Passionate..."

Lan Yan opened her eyes suddenly, and made a hoarse and weak voice. "No, no, that's it," he said.

Sally closed the book and rushed to Lan Yan's side. "You're awake! Lan Yan! You're finally awake!" He choked up excitedly.

"No, that's not the case." Lan Yan looked at him and said.

"What? Your throat is too dry, let me give you some water." Sally tried to help him up, but he grabbed his hand.

"What's written in this book is wrong. When Winster met Daniel, Daniel was already a newborn after being embraced for the first time. He had just inherited his father's position at that time, and he was still immersed in the sadness of his parents' departure. He didn't treat Daniel at all. Tempted." Lan Yan argued seriously.

"Okay, okay, this book is wrong." Sally threw away the history book. "Don't get excited, drink some water, your voice is too hoarse."

He raised Lan Yan and fed him some warm tea. "Great, great," he exclaimed again happily. "Do you still feel uncomfortable? By the way, I will call Huber Chris to come over, and by the way, tell the left servant and John the good news. They are also very worried about you!"

Lan Yan shook his head, he just felt weak and weak. "Why is Adrian here?" he asked. "Which one is Harper Chris?"

"When you were sick, John wrote a letter to His Majesty the King, and then the left attendant came with people. Hubble is a freshman, and he knows medical skills." John put down his cup and helped him lie down. "You wait, I'll call someone right away."

Lan Yan looked out the window and thought, why is it snowing.After Sally left the room, he tried his best to support his body, got out of bed, first picked up the history book that Sally threw on the ground, and threw it into the fireplace happily, then walked to the window and looked at the In a world of ice and snow, he opened his mouth slightly in surprise.