[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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At midnight, the air was chilly.

Plum Tess walked out of the ruins slowly, the faint starlight cast a holy halo on her body, making her look like an inviolable goddess.

Perhaps it was for this reason that several of Mera's subordinates did not act for a long time.It wasn't until Mera yelled angrily that they stepped forward to make a move.

Mei Tess did not resist, because several of them had guns.Besides, she can see that Mera doesn't know her real identity yet, and taking advantage of this, she has the confidence to move back to the situation.

They marched her toward Mera's carriage.It was an extremely gorgeous carriage, carved with exquisite sea wave patterns, and coated with a layer of gold paint on the outside, even if it was the carriage of the "Queen" of the carnival.When she got to the car door, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure hiding behind a pine tree, as if hesitating whether to come and rescue her.

That man is Busani.He was far less skilled than Edmund, and lost Edmund when he was tracking the Duke of Buckingham.Fortunately, he was smart enough to follow Mera's people all the way and finally found the clue.

Mei Tess has already guessed his identity, but she doesn't need him to save, he should help the captain in the ruins.She looked at the ruins with some concern, hoping that Busani could understand what she meant.

One of his men tried to push her through the door. "Don't touch me, I'll go in by myself," Mei Tess said angrily.

After getting into the car, Mera ordered to one of her subordinates, "Setus, tie her hands."

Mei Tess only knew that Mera called her girls in the water castle in Venice mermaids, but she didn't expect that she also named her men sea monsters.She reached out obediently, but as he tied her wrists, she tensed her muscles to give more room to struggle.

When all this was done, Mera ordered the carriage to set off.Setus drove the chariot, and two other men accompanied him on horseback.Mei Tess still wanted to see the ruins where the captain was hiding, but the car windows were tightly covered with thick curtains.

The curtains were embroidered with sea monsters and maidens, and Plum Tess knew that they depicted Andromeda.Fortunately, Satus used a rope instead of a chain like Andromeda.She tried to hook the noose with her fingers to make one of the loops bigger so that it could be removed from her hand.

At this moment, no amount of powder could block the blushing of joy on Mera's face. She never expected to catch Salome so easily.

Now, the carriage is heading to the outskirts of Rome. If there is no accident, she can hide Salome in her water castle before the Duke of Buckingham gets the news, so that she can claim credit for him, and maybe she can also let the The always proud Duke brother had no choice but to bow his head to her.

Thinking of this, a thought suddenly appeared in Mera's mind. If Salome was not as beautiful as the rumors said, the Duke would definitely blame her.Just as curiosity killed Pandora who opened the box, the same emotion killed Mera.

If there is a painter who is good at sketching and depicts the change of her expression at the moment when she uncovers the mask of "Salome", you will find that it is even more exciting than the most popular play "Parisiana".

"Venus!" It was too late when Mera found herself catching an extremely dangerous figure.She only had time to cry out before being gagged by Mei Tess.

In fact, Plum Tess had just untied the rope at this time. She planned to stop the car and play it by ear, but Meera's actions forced her to do it in advance.Setus, who was driving, heard the movement in the carriage, and just poked his head in to check, when Mei Tess slashed his throat with the dagger hidden on his body before, and fell off the carriage.

Mera fainted on the spot.Seeing the situation, her other two men immediately rode up to catch up.One of them tried to climb into the car, and while May Tess wrestled with him, the other fired, only hitting the door.However, the horse pulling the cart was frightened by this, and ran out of control, throwing the two men far away.

Plum Tess tried in vain to restrain them, and the carriage drove straight off the Avenue of Appiars into a barren meadow covered with long red grasses.

Several sudden gunshots forced Mei Tess to lower her head, but she soon realized that the gunshots were far away from her, and they didn't seem to be aimed at her.But she didn't dare to poke her head out to investigate the situation rashly, and kept the posture just now.

After the carriage rushed down a slope, it finally stopped.Plum Tess gently lifted a corner of the curtain to peek out, and she was surprised to find that the two horses had led her to an ancient mausoleum.

After several minutes, Mera's two men still did not catch up.Mei Tess faintly felt that something was wrong, she tied Mera with the rope that those people tied her just now, and then carefully jumped out of the carriage with a dagger in hand.

It was St. Sebastian's tomb, but she had never been there before.The surroundings were surprisingly quiet, and under the pale moonlight, this ancient cemetery looked even more eerie.Plum Tess saw a shadow flash past the doorway of the mausoleum in a trance, and then reminded herself that there were no ghosts in the world.

Just when she relaxed her vigilance a little, a voice suddenly sounded behind her, "Madam, throw away the weapon in your hand, you have to follow me."

Plum Tess didn't look back because she felt a gun against her back.She had to obey the man's command, throw away the dagger, and then walked behind a bush according to the man's request.

She saw an entrance that only accommodated a person in the middle of a pile of stones.

"Go on, ma'am."

"From here?"

"Yes," said the person behind him in an impatient tone.

Plum Tess hesitated for two seconds before slipping in through the crack of the rock, but after walking a few steps, the tunnel opened up.

A square hole appeared in front of them.

"We'll go in here."

Plum Tess made no further objections.The place is not open enough, and the light is very dark, she dare not resist rashly, so she can only bite the bullet and sneak in.The man came in after him, and she caught a glimpse of him wearing the clothes of the Rathfell, so he should not be one of Mera's men.But that's not much better, he's probably a robber.

That passage could allow two people to walk side by side, and it sloped slightly downwards, getting wider as it went down, but she had to bend down to move forward.They walked like this for about 100 steps, when they suddenly heard someone's shout.They stopped immediately.Meanwhile, in the reflection of the torches, Mei Tess saw the barrel of a carbine.

"Have those subordinates been dealt with?" A voice came from a distance.

"It's settled," the person behind Mei Tess yelled, "tell the boss, I caught the Countess G he wanted!"

"I'm not some kind of Countess," Mei Tess retorted.

"We will see the result when we get to the boss," the person behind said with a sneer, "You killed the boss's beloved woman Teresa, and he has seen your face, and he will never forget you for the rest of his life."

Now Plum Tess felt relieved, it must be a misunderstanding.After coming to Rome, she and Haidee stayed in the city and had no contact with these robbers.

They descended a flight of twenty steps to the crossroads of the cemetery.Five paths spread out like the rays of stars, and coffin-shaped niches were dug in the walls, which showed that they had finally reached the inside of the mausoleum.Further on there were three interlocking arcades, and they entered through the middle one, which led into a large square room.

This was obviously used as an altar in the past, because the cross is still on it.There were four other big stones in the room, and the "boss" that the robber called was sitting on one of the stones, examining Mei Tess.He looked young, but Mei Tess could tell he was the leader because the other bandits looked at him respectfully, as if waiting for his order.

He frowned tightly, and asked the subordinate next to Mei Tess, "Is this the Countess G you mentioned?"

"Yes, Monsieur Vampa. We managed to kill some of her men and bring her to you," said the robber hastily.

"But she's clearly not the woman I've seen!" the leader named Vampa said angrily.

"It's impossible, her carriage is parked outside." The robber turned pale with fright, like a person who has done something wrong and is eager to make up for it. "That carriage is very ostentatious, we won't admit it."

Plum Tess realizes it's time to clarify everything. "Listen, I think there is a misunderstanding between us. I don't know any Countess G, and it was a Venetian woman named Mera who grabbed me into that carriage..."

"Where is that woman now?" Vampa asked at once.

"I've knocked her out, and she's in the carriage now," Maisie Tess explained.

Vampa immediately ordered his men to arrest people.Mei Tess did not know how they got through those narrow caves, but the unconscious Mera was quickly brought before them.

"It's her!" Wampa's eyes were burning with rage, "I finally caught her!"

Mei Tess noticed that Vampa was about to draw his gun, and immediately stopped her, "Mr. Vampa, I have to remind you that I was the one who caught this woman."

She didn't want to save Mera. This woman did no less evil than the Duke of Buckingham, but she probably held a lot of the Duke's secrets.

"Is that so?" asked Vampa suspiciously.

"When we found this woman, her hands were indeed tied with ropes," said a robber.

Vampa looked at Mei Tess with a threatening look in his eyes, "This woman is my enemy. Although you captured her, my men also captured you. Now I set you free, we Evened out."

"No, you can't just kill her like this. The secrets she holds may be able to bring down the Duke of Buckingham. He has committed no less evil than her." Mei Tess shook her head disapprovingly.

"That's none of my business!" Vampa folded his hands indifferently.

"Besides, your people didn't catch me openly," Mei Tess pondered for a while, "he sneaked up on me from behind."

"Miss," Vampa frowned slightly, "You are able to catch this woman, you have some skills, but if you want to fight a man, a robber, in an open and honest manner, you will definitely suffer."

Realizing that Wampa is still an aboveboard hero, Mei Tess immediately said, "That's not necessarily the case."

Reluctantly, Vampa ordered his subordinates to fetch two swords, and handed one of them to Mei Tess, "Miss, since you don't give up, I promise to replace my subordinates and compete with you. But I don't want to Combat or carbine to decide the outcome, that will definitely hurt you. We compare this, if I beat you, or knock off your sword, you have to go away obediently, and I will let my men escort you back to Rome. "

"What if I win?" Plum Tess raised her eyebrows.

"According to the rules you will be the chief here," Vampa laughed, "but that's impossible."

His men laughed too, but they did not forget to give the sword to Mei Tess.

"Miss, do you know how to hold a sword?" Vampa asked with some concern.

"of course."

The two lined up.

Seeing that Plum Tess could hold the sword steadily, Vampa's eyes flashed with surprise, but he still said in a gentlemanly manner, "I'll let you make the move first."

"No need", plum Tess flatly refused.

Vampa nodded, then lunged quickly.This blow was deftly dodged by Plum Tess, and then she met another blow from Vampa from bottom to top, and the sound of iron and steel intersected.

After a few tricks, the bandit leader finally realized that the woman in front of him was not easy to deal with, so he exerted all his strength.His attacks were violent and swift, up and down, left and right, but Mei Tess blocked them one by one.After figuring out Wampa's sword-drawing routine, Mei Tess quickly struck down his sword.

"What's going on?" Vampa said incredulously, "It's impossible, it must have hit a rock wall..."

"We can do it again," Mei Tess blinked.

Vampa took the advice.

They changed to a more open place and fought again.This time Wampa drew his sword more cautiously, but in the blink of an eye, Mei Tess pulled away Wampa's sword and pointed the sword in his hand at his throat.

Vampa stared at the shimmering sword in surprise, "I..."

"Are we coming again?"

"No need." Vampa turned around with a stern expression.

He drew a gun from his belt.