murder poppy

The main city was under martial law, and countless merchants returning home drove out of the city in horse-drawn carriages. The crowds who used to rush into the southern district now changed directions and left in a hurry.

The surrounding manors became a good place to stay, and the merchants who were rejected by the manor lit a bonfire halfway to survive the cold night.The once quiet and desolate outside of the city was lit by piles of bonfires, while the bustling streets inside the city disappeared, leaving only an empty brick road.

Among the well-dressed merchants, there are occasionally a few ragged beggars, holding a broken china bowl, begging for a piece of jerky or a sip of brandy.

"Your brown bread looks tastier than others'." A tall man wrapped in a cloak and a hood stood in front of the "beggar" in the corner, accosting.

The "beggar"'s wandering experience is obviously not rich enough. Except for some accumulated dirt, there are not even patches on the cold cloak, and fine patterns are rusted.The black bread in his hand was not crumbs obtained through begging, but a whole piece.

"I haven't been back to the main city for a long time, so I don't know what happened here." The tall man took out a piece of high-quality jerky and a small bottle of brandy, and said, "Would you like to chat with me?"

The beggar slightly put away the hard black bread in his hand and raised his head.After the windshield hood fell down, he revealed his long brown-gray hair and a pair of beautiful eyes that were raised up.

"Doctor, I'm not interested in acting with you." The beggar looked up and met a pair of soft pale faces of a foreign race.In the shadow cast by the hood, a bunch of blood-red pupils stared at him with interest.

"You weren't so boring in the past, Baron Samuel." Dai Zhu put the food and brandy and said regretfully.

Dai Zhu took off a button on his cuff and put it in front of Samus.

The buttons are bronze in color and engraved with a crow standing on a branch.

"It's a coincidence, but it's kind of a kindness to provide food and spirits to the hungry and cold nobles." Dai Zhu clapped his hands, and was very satisfied with the restoration of the pristine cuffs, "Well, the feeling of being in debt It sucks, especially the debt of favor."

"No one reciprocates according to his own preference." Samus ignored the brandy and food in front of him, and took a bite of the black bread.

The dry and hard taste made him frown, and some bread crumbs hung on the corners of his mouth.

The brown bread that has not been sprinkled and rebaked in winter is simply not something a human can eat. Samus melted the bread in his mouth and stuffed the rest back into the bag he carried.

Bernal IV's investigation of the morning crow was very sudden, without any warning.Even Samuel's contacts only got the news the night before.There is only time to destroy valuable information to avoid leakage, and there is no time to prepare for escape.

The morning crow has been showing off its power on the branches for a long time, and when disaster strikes, it is also the first to be unlucky.Bernal IV cut off the title of Samus, but also hanged.Samus spent a week in prison, and escaped from the southern district with the help of other nobles the day before his execution.

But after fleeing, he kept squatting at the city gate because he had other intentions.

"I thought it would be Lions or Andre." Samus stood up and patted the dust off his body.

"Am I disappointed?" Dai Zhu picked up the disgusted "return gift" and stuffed it back into the bag.

Samus glanced at him, and replied unabashedly: "A little bit. You look like a guy who just wants to find a prostitute to spend the night with. Talking to you is an inferior choice."

Dai Zhu tilted his head and raised his eyebrows: "Except for looking for a prostitute, you understand me quite well. If you don't need my gift, I will leave first."

"Wait!" Samus's usual upturned eyes opened in astonishment, he gritted his teeth and stared at Dai Zhu, never thought that this vampire really didn't care about what happened in the southern district, "What if it's about the vampires?" ?”

"I have been away from the blood clan for a long time, Baron." Dai Zhu said.

"Bernal wants to control all the blood races to establish a new country." Samus breathed out, "Including your favorite humans and yourself."

"..." Dai Zhu looked around, then looked down at the furious fox, stroked his forehead and said, "Don't let me know these secrets, it's very stressful."

"I just flew over from Andre..." Dai Zhu sighed, and pointed to the bushy forest beside him, "Follow me."

"Are you going to see Andre? I can contact the carriage..."

Dai Zhu followed Samus, and when the two of them disappeared into the deep forest, they suddenly approached the back of Samus' neck: "It's better to rely on the wings of a bat than to rely on four horseshoes."

The cold breath of the vampire seeped in from the neck, and Samus shuddered. When he came back to his senses, he found that his feet were far away from the ground, and the one holding the clothes on the back of his neck was a small bat.

"..." Samuel covered his mouth, realized that Dai Zhu was flying smoothly, and turned his head slightly, and saw a... a bat struggling to flap its wings.

For some reason, there is always a sense of guilt for employing "child labor" in the blood clan...

Even with one person, Dai Zhu's speed is much faster than that of a carriage.Returned to the castle in less than a day.

The castle is gloomy and quiet, and Andre seems to be absent.

Dai Zhu and the watchdog Miza looked at each other, and threw the meat Samus didn't want: "Where's Andre?"

Mi Sa took away the jerky with a whimper, and meowed in the direction of the attic.

Dai Zhu left Mass and walked up to the attic. The door of the attic was ajar. There were a lot of messy books inside, as well as dusty wooden stakes and witchcraft dolls. It looked like a murder preparation scene.

"Andre...?"

"Hoo--" A silver arrow passed by Dai Zhu's ear.Andre put down the crossbow and leaned out from behind the debris: "Why are you back?"

"Meet you again, Your Excellency Andre." Samus walked out from behind Dai Zhu.

Andre looked at Samus for a moment and asked, "What happened in the South District?"

"Bernar IV came back from the dead, and the Dawn Crows were disbanded." Samus said, "The royal family is preparing to transform bloodlines in batches."

Andre walked out of the attic and nodded to the sofa downstairs: "Tell me carefully."

"After the military exercise, Bernal IV has been under house arrest. I learned through a special channel that the blood in his body has not been stable. Coupled with the healing and starvation of the church, it eventually led to the death of Bernal IV. Bernal's The body was stored in secret, but one day later he suddenly appeared in the public eye and was enshrined as the Son of God by the church." Samuels said, "The Pope trusted him as the messenger of God because he was resurrected from the dead, and Bernal So he won. Bernal quickly suppressed the nobles and won over the regime in the southern region."

"These are not the main points." Samus exhaled and said, "The reborn Bernal IV is even more crazily conducting divine blood experiments. In addition, he is still looking for a specific person. Neither human nor blood race , the chosen child of God."

Andre's face darkened.

Samuels was not surprised by his transformation, and asked: "I know that Lions is not an ordinary person. Bernal IV's target is likely to be Lions."

Dai Zhu glanced at Andre, thought for a moment and said, "Gavin..."

Andre nodded.

Bernal IV is just an ordinary person who doesn't know spells and is a newborn blood.It is normal to die young under the oppression of holy water and starvation.Therefore, his resurrection must be strange.

Research and development of divine blood, and finding a body beyond the curse of the vampire are all things that Gavin can do.

"Who is Gavin?" Samus asked.

Andre interrupted him, looking towards the round window on the top floor.Dai Zhu also became vigilant.

The bad breath seeped in through the crack of the door, appearing very suddenly.Andre got up, stared at their bats outside the round window and said, "It seems that your whereabouts are also a part of their chess game, Baron Samuels."

A small group of soldiers stood outside the door, their whole bodies were wrapped in black cloth, only a pair of eyes were exposed, all of them were mixed red.

Samuel saw their backs in shock: "It's the soldiers of Bernal IV..."

Andre watched the bat on the round window land on the shoulder of one of the soldiers, and said, "Elder Gavin."

The bat's bright eyes turned a few times: "It's really difficult to find you, Prince Andre."

"I'm not interested in chatting with you about your purpose for coming here," Andre said.

"Come to cooperate with you." The bat smiled, "I can see your potential, Prince, Waldron is just a fool. If you can't escape the thinking of the blood race, you will never be able to create a new world. I think you can understand me .”

Andre sneered and looked at the bat sarcastically.

"Well, but it doesn't matter if I'm self-indulgent. I need your help, Andre, even if it's for the human being you cherish, you will be willing to help me."

Andre narrowed his eyes, his killing intent made the soldiers tremble, he asked coldly, "Where is Lyons?"

"Secret." The bat laughed twice, "But to show my sincerity, I can let go of the curse on the other vampire. It's a small gift."

Andre looked at the bat and raised the corners of his mouth, "After being silent for so long in the blood race, he showed up at the last moment. For a timid mouse, being forced out of the cave is a very scary thing."

The two fangs exposed by the bat elongated suddenly, and its eyes looked at Andre fiercely.

"You urgently need a body to survive. Manda's soul exchange technique also came from you. Since then, your body has been declining. The reason why you haven't taken action against Lyons is because soul exchange can only happen to dead things. With living creatures, or between the same race."

"You ordered Manda to kill Nord to stimulate Lyons' bloodline," Andre sneered, "The awakening of the bloodline in his body is not a perfect body that can escape the curse. Your efforts are just a humorous short play."

"It's not a good thing to be too smart," said the bat grimly.

"You need a healthy body that can resist desire." Andre said, "How about we make a deal?"

"Andre." Sensing Andre's intention, Dai Zhu frowned to stop him.

Andre ignored him and looked straight at Gavin: "The blood prince who is used to suppressing desires is a better choice, isn't it?"

The author says:

For the foreshadowing of Kikyo, you can go back to Chapter 84, but in fact, there are already class representatives in the comment area!The memory is so good that it deserves to be awarded the Medal of Master of Memory by Wiesenor!