kiss the night

They spent several days at the castle, during which time the Prince Austen Rodgery never appeared.

Yan Zhao's physical condition is not very good, his face has become very pale, without blood, although this is still within the normal range for a vampire, but the blond prince obviously cannot accept such a thing When it happened, he began to attack the maid in the castle, asking what Austin meant.

"If Austin doesn't want to see us, he can refuse to agree at the beginning." Laurentine didn't bother to use any more honorifics, and he called the other lord by name, "In this case, I don't mind using some tougher means to solve the problem." The problem, but the current situation is that he promised in the letter, but he himself has been avoiding the meeting. I think that matter has passed long enough, and even a peerless lover should come out, and it is still A vampire who has lived that long."

"His hundreds of years are like a waste!" Laurentine finally ended in this way.

The maid still had that indifferent look, she just nodded in a businesslike manner, and then told Laurentine that if she had the opportunity, she would convey Laurentine's opinion to His Royal Highness Austin.

Noah was listening to the adults' quarrel, and he didn't make a sound. His bright black eyes were keenly observing everything around him. Perhaps influenced by his growing environment, Noah had a very strong ability to perceive words and colors.

It only took him a few days to figure out the general situation: Yan Zhao should be in a relationship with that very-looking vampire.

Couples, although in Noah's cognition, they are usually a man and a woman, but when Laurenting and Yan Zhao stand together, they are still a good match, so Noah doesn't intend to hold on to this matter. You know, children have always been much more receptive than adults.

And the identities of these two people seem to be very special. The blond vampire should be a prince, and Yan Zhao, who is closer to Noah, should be more than just a prince's partner—they are looking for A thing, that thing can help Yan Zhao heal a certain condition of the body.

"What are you looking for?" Noah lay beside Yan Zhao's bed, his beautiful eyes looked at the face of the Asian on the bed, for some reason, he always had an inexplicable sense of closeness to Yan Zhao, he liked this The sweetness of fruit mixed with flowers on this young man, and the gentle smile on his face, all of these gave Noah's long-silent heart a new beating rhythm.

He thought, he is willing to do anything for Yan Zhao, after all this person gave him a second life, as for Laurentine... Oh, Noah always likes to selectively ignore him.

"A ruby." Yan Zhao spread out the book in front of Noah, "New Moon Talk", this is the book that Yan Zhao used to understand the world of vampires when he first split up, and now he is taking this book again To Noah, "There are some special blood vessels hidden in my body, and I need that ruby ​​to suppress the excess energy."

"Why, I thought it would be a good thing to have more energy." Noah took off his shoes and climbed to Yan Zhao's side, he bared his growing fangs, "It means being able to get rid of disease, death and more Things that humans fear."

Yan Zhao smiled and did not deny Noah's opinion: "Sometimes it is like this."

"There's something else in your words, sir," Noah said.

"Don't call me Mr., just call me by my first name."

"Okay, Zhao."

At night, the setting sun sinks from one end of the skyline, and a small group of vultures hover over the wilderness. There is no fog, and the sky shows a dry blue-purple color. The evening wind begins to blow the land, and shrubs and thorns grow together, shaking , making a fine sound like crumbling kraft paper.

Vampire bats were originally nocturnal animals, but after a long period of time, they began to adapt to human's work and rest, and the sunlight became less frightening to them.

In the next room, the prince and his partner had already fallen asleep.

The night is getting darker and darker, like vines spreading around, constantly dormant, growing, and devouring.Noah opened his pair of red eyes, and looked around in the dark. This is an ordinary room, and it has almost no redeeming features except for being clean and tidy.

Children would easily become bored in such an empty room, Noah's thoughts began to wander, and his ears seemed to become extra sensitive, sensitive enough to hear some unusual noises.

It's bagpipes.

The voice was mixed in the evening wind, and it stretched like a wisp of thin smoke, as if it was deliberately covered up. Even with vampire ears, Noah still couldn't hear it completely.He could only hear that it was an ancient tune, long and melodious.

He shouldn't have heard a tune like that—the ordinary boy from the slums.

But the moment he heard the bagpipe, it was as if sea water poured into his body from the ear canal and nasal cavity, and a large number of fuzzy fragments filled his mind, and all memories were like the thickest fog, Noah Don't know what's behind this mist.

He accidentally got out of bed, wearing only a thin white nightgown, and walked out of the castle barefoot.

The green grass tickled the soles of his feet, and the jagged blades scratched his tender skin, and then healed instantly under the powerful self-healing ability of the vampire.Noah walked in the direction of the voice, he walked faster and faster, and finally turned into a trot.

Nearly.

He stopped under a tall tower on the side of the castle, raised his head, and looked up at the building that looked like the Tower of Babel. Noah had never discovered that there was such a tall building here. It was like Jack's pea vine in fairy tales. Rising from the ground is infinitely attractive to children on the ground.

The sound of the bagpipes came from above, and as it got closer, Noah could already hear the movement, which was calm and grand, but also empty and mournful.

Who is playing the flute?Why play such music in the middle of the night?

The strange name jumped into Noah's brain almost instantly, and he thought that he might be able to find that important ruby ​​for Yan Zhao.

The young child pushed open the heavy door and stepped on the stone steps with bare feet. He ran in the direction of the spiral staircase. It was a very long staircase. Noah couldn't count how many steps he had stepped on, and he didn't know how many steps he had stepped on. How long has he been running, his body seems to be controlled by the sound of the flute, controlling him to keep running upwards.

When he felt the evening wind on his cheek again, the sound of the flute stopped abruptly.

The first thing Noah saw was the robe dragged to the ground, revealing half of the bare/bare soles of the feet. The black robe was dotted with dark patterns of ancient totems, and a belt embroidered with gold thread hung down, and then went up, Noah raised his head to face an unfamiliar face.

This is a young face, but you can easily read the vicissitudes of life from his eyes. The years have left traces in the corners of his eyes, like stones that are constantly eroded by the wind. His temples have turned gray and long. Hair was tied and braided.

He has a steep brow bone, pressing above the eyes, outlining extremely deep eyes, a high nose bridge, thin lips, and a firm chin with light blue stubble.

That is an extremely "high latitude" appearance, which makes the sense of distance in him more obvious.

His brown eyes turned and looked at Noah, his eyes were calm, neither surprised nor angry, he was like a ruthless and cold stone, fused with this towering tower. as one.

Noah opened his mouth slightly, fixed his eyes on the man's face, and broke the silence first after a long while: "Sir." He said, not knowing what to answer for a while, so he returned to silence.

To his surprise, the strange man quickly pronounced his name accurately: "Noah, you are the child they brought." After the man finished speaking, he turned his eyes to the balcony again far away.

A bright moon hangs in the sky.

Noah hesitated, but finally decided to move forward. He walked slowly to the side of the prince—yes, he had been able to guess the identity of this person, Austin Lodgery, the owner of the castle.He is the only one who can come and go freely in the castle, who can blow the bagpipes in the middle of the night without any scruples, and is also the only one who can hide on such a high tower to thank guests behind closed doors.

"Looking down from here, you can see the land of Lapleve, whether it is peaceful or war-torn, you can see the land and people here." The prince's voice was low and hoarse, just It's like a gear that hasn't turned for a long time, struggling to turn again.

"...Yes." Noah said, his immature eyes flashed with sadness that didn't match his age, "From here you can look down on all the sufferings in the world, all the hunger, pain, separation and death, and you will Stay young forever, like a true god, never caught by time and history."

"You sound like you have a lot of dissatisfaction with me."

"The only thing that makes me dissatisfied is injustice." Noah raised his head and looked up at the tall man beside him. That man was like a sculpture, carved on a high tower without any emotional fluctuations. "Who brought The war that came, made it protracted."

"Then you should go into the chapel and ask the leader there."

"I've never understood why human beings fight for gods that don't exist, maybe because I'm just a child."

"Because they're profitable."

"But who can benefit from it, Your Royal Highness." Noah put his hand on the marble railing of the terrace, and with his height, he could only stick his head out of the railing, and the evening wind blew his black hair.

After the silence, Prince Austin suddenly turned around.

Noah was taken aback by the opponent's sudden action, and he quickly stepped back.

"You're afraid of me." Austin nodded slightly. "But you have the courage to complain to me. It's very interesting, my child. I should say that he deserves to be his adopted child... But you haven't known each other for long."

"Him?" Noah said, "You mean Laurentine or Zhao." He didn't shy away from calling the two big shots by their first names.

"Laurentine?" Austin had a little smile on his face when he heard the name. Of course, the smile was not very friendly, "Oh, this kid, when he was still in his infancy, I've met him before, and he's a qualified lord, I must admit that...but I'm not talking about him."

"You know Zhao?" Noah was surprised, obviously, the part about Duo Yunxue was not within his cognition.

Austin didn't answer his question directly. He put away the flute in his hand, bent down, and looked at the child in front of him again. When he moved his gaze to Noah's face, his pupils shrank suddenly—he froze. .

Noah stared at the prince as if he had been cast a holding spell, and froze for a few seconds. Then, the prince suddenly stretched out his fingers and gently touched Noah's eyes.

The boy quickly bounced away like an electric shock, he looked at Austin vigilantly, and showed his immature fangs reflexively, Noah let out a low growl in his throat: "What are you going to do, Your Highness! You shouldn't even have one Children will be bullied."

Austin came back to his senses, he straightened up, and looked away: "Oh, I didn't understand how a lonely guy like Laurentine would be willing to adopt a child, but now I understand that he has a good intention and wants to give himself My partner left a qualified little wolf dog."

"Don't compare me to animals!"

"Humans are animals, and vampires are also animals. We live in the same universe, why do we have to distinguish between high and low." Austin brushed off his robe, and picked Noah from the ground, oh no, it should be mentioned More appropriately, "They see us as enemies, and we see them as prey." He dragged Noah back to the front of the tower's stairs.

"The dispute did not start because of me alone, and it will not end because of me alone. And you, as a child, instead of talking to me here, you should think about how to sleep well."

The heavy door closed in front of Noah. After he realized it, he panted heavily and slapped the door vigorously with his palm: "You should give him something, Zhao needs it very much."

"It's my stuff, I decide what to do with it." Austin's voice came through the door.