[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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A meteor falls.

For some reason, Plum Tess felt faintly uneasy.

That night, she couldn't sleep at all.

While tossing and turning, Plum Tess faintly heard a noise, she drew out her sword suddenly, and pointed at the shadow in the darkness.

"It's me," a female voice as soft and elegant as a violin came from the darkness.

"Saturn?" Mei Tess finally let go of her guard, "It's so late, what's the matter?"

"Yes, come with me."

Saturn walked towards the garden, plum Tess put on her clothes, and followed closely behind.Together they came to the sycamore tree by the pool.

There was a chill in the air, which forced Mei Tess to hug her hands to keep warm. She waited quietly for Saturn to speak, but the other party seemed to be hesitating.

"I don't know...I..."

"Speak," said Plum Tess, "there may be ears in the stone walls, but it's safe here."

"Plum Tess, if I want you to run away with me, would you like to?" Saturn gently grabbed her hand.

Plum Tess opened her eyes wide. This was something she had been longing for for a long time but did not dare to hope for. "But...if we are caught..."

"I know, maybe we won't survive the gate of the castle." Saturn took a deep breath, "That's why I'm asking for your opinion."

Plum Tess thought for a few seconds.In the several years of life-and-death espionage career, she and Saturn saved each other's life several times, and when they worked for Buckingham, they both adhered to their principles and bottom line.She believed in Saturn, but the proposal came too suddenly.

"But the Duke of Buckingham has promised..."

"Forget about his promise, that's the only bargaining chip he has to tie you up, he will never let you get what you want easily," Saturn insisted, "Mei Tess, if you don't want to go, I won't force it, I will Will run away by itself, no matter what the cost!"

"Saturn, I am willing to escape with you." Mei Tess's amber eyes flickered, "Actually, I have been waiting for this day for a long time."

"I knew it," Saturn gave Mei Tess a hug.

"But why do you suddenly want to run away?" Mei Tess asked suspiciously.

"Just tonight, the Duke of Buckingham assigned me a mission," Saturn said with a sneer, "Can you guess who the mission target is?"

Plum Tess shook her head.

"He wants me to kill my former lover!" Saturn clenched the corner of his skirt, tears gleaming in his eyes.

"But why...it shouldn't be..." Plum Tess frowned tightly.

"I think he is beginning to doubt my loyalty," Saturn explained. "During the last mission, I killed the Marquis, but let his young son go."

Plum Tess remembered that mission.They were sent to London to assassinate a Marquis.The Marquis was indeed guilty, but his children were innocent.

She found him under the table and told him to be silent.Unexpectedly, the child was still seen by Elise who was traveling with her.Élise insisted on killing the boy because it was the order of the Duke of Buckingham.In the end, Saturn came forward to settle the dispute.

She knocked the dagger out of Élise's hand with a swing of the sword, pointed the point of the sword at her throat, and shouted to the little boy, "Run!"

Eventually the boy disappeared into the dim London night.

She knew that it must be Elise who told the returning Duke of Buckingham.That vicious woman, she pretended to be crazy and stabbed Jean in order to win the chance of her own escape, and then tried to kill Plum Tess several times.Elise has been coveting the positions of the remaining two planets. If she succeeds, she will have countless jewels to enjoy, and she will also have an equal status with Saturn and Mars in the castle.

They should have gotten rid of Élise long ago, but it was too late to say anything.Now that they have decided to escape, they must prepare within a limited time.

Plum Tess hurried to the base of the juniper tree, and with the hilt of her sword dug out the little box buried deep in the root of the tree.She took out the ring and put it back on her necklace.

Then she came to the corridor to meet Saturn.

Saturn had drugged the panther Bofors and all the hounds in the castle, and she told Mei Tess to prepare the horses, and deal with the keykeeper, Uhura herself.

Plum Tess was not at ease, so she followed quietly.

When she saw Saturn sneak into Uhura's room, she cut off the candle with two throwing knives.But in the dark Saturn was not dominant either.Ursula, the steward of the castle, was the best shooter in the last Dark Star, even with her eyes closed, she could hit the target accurately.

Before she could fire, Mei Tess slammed on the coat of arms hanging on the wall.Sure enough, Uhura was disturbed by the noise, and the bullet missed and hit the coat of arms.Then Plum Tess heard a groan of pain.

When Saturn came out of the darkness, blood was on his hands and on the skirt in front of him. "She is a cruel female assassin, but she is also my teacher..."

Mei Tess also felt sad. It was Uhura who taught her Italian and Greek, but their choices doomed this long night to bloodshed.

She suddenly caught a glimpse of the Greek mythological murals on the wall, just like in the myth, the second generation of god king Saturn finally killed the first generation of god king Uranus.

After opening the castle gates, they came to the stables.Saturn used throwing knives to kill the servants of the eunuchs in charge of the stable one after another, and they fell to the ground without making a sound.Then they drove out all the extra horses, lest the people in the castle should find out and chase them.

When Mei Tess stepped onto the horse, a gunshot sounded behind her. She glanced back and saw the Duke of Buckingham.Behind him were Mars and the other two Dark Stars, who had discovered Uhura's death.

Saturn's horse, frightened, kicked up its forefeet and threw her off.Plum Tess turned immediately and drew her on her horse.

They rushed out of the woods and drove out at full speed.

It seemed that after running for a long time, Mei Tess suddenly felt the hand holding her behind her back relax. She stopped the horse, and finally found that Saturn had been shot, and her blood-stained hand left scars on her clothes. Two blood marks.

Plum Tess helped her companion off the horse with tears in her eyes.At this moment, Saturn's face was pale and he was panting slightly.She suddenly understood that Saturn had been silent all this time to let her escape from the castle without any worries.

"Let's go back to the castle," Mei Tess cried, "there are medical equipment that can cure you."

"No," Saturn showed a bleak smile, "Mei Tess...Actually, I never thought of leaving here alive. On the day I became Saturn, I swore that I would never disobey Buckingham's orders." , until death. I am the death star, this is my final destination, I am very happy to send you out safely."

Plum Tess tried to speak, but found that nothing came out.She watched her companion mortally wounded, but could do nothing but hold Saturn's hand tightly, as if to seize her life.

Saturn took off the brooch with difficulty and stuffed it into Maisette's hand, "His name is Sedrian, and the Duke of Buckingham said that he is a major in the Paris Cavalry Regiment. Find him and give this to him, and he will understand." .”

"I will," plum Tess put the brooch on solemnly.

"Mei Tess, I have one more thing to confess to you," Saturn said with difficulty, "I actually killed Jean. She was seriously injured at the time, and the Duke of Buckingham thought she was useless. Just left her. I killed her with one arrow before the panther charged and tore her apart."

"Actually, I have already guessed the answer in my heart. You once said that death is a gift, and now I can fully understand it." Mei Tess said sadly, "Thank you for saving her from suffering too much." pain."

"Also, don't call me Saturn from now on. I'm still Catherine of Marseille...Mestes Tess. During the time with you, I seem to have really found the innocence of Marseille. If Time can go back, I really hope that I, you, and Miss Saint-Méran can meet and become friends earlier..." Saturn's voice became weaker and weaker, and he almost lost the strength to continue.

"Catherine", Mei Tess nodded, "You are my friend now, we will always be friends, and Renee will definitely be willing."

"I don't know if the rest of my family are still alive... I haven't been back to France since following the Duke of Buckingham... Now, I'm probably going to reunite with them..." Saturn Showing a sweet smile, her hand suddenly dropped down.

Plum Tess stood there in a daze for a full minute before finally recovering.She bent down, suppressed her grief, and kissed Saturn's forehead lightly.Then she picked a bouquet of violets from around and placed them on Saturn's chest.

Although extremely reluctant, she understood that it was time to leave now.

Mei Tess stepped back on the horse and took a last look at Saturn lying among the flowers. Her expression was peaceful and serene, as if she was in a deep sleep.

After slowly taking a deep breath, Mei Tess raised her whip and rode her horse forward without looking back.

A meteor streaked across the sky.

Is that Saturn?

Plum Tess recalled seeing a shooting star at dusk, too.

Everything was foreshadowed.

She suddenly remembered Wu Ji's prophecy that Jupiter and Saturn had fallen one after another, and perhaps there would be more meteors in the future, all destroyed by the death of the Duke of Buckingham.And I finally left that vicious "sun" as I chose in Wu Ji's tent.

A longer dream appeared in her mind, and the words of the goddess Best still echoed in her ears, "Only the light emitted by oneself will not produce shadows, and such light can only be found in the dark."

Plum Tess understands that from now on, she will go on a dark and rough road, and she must find her own light.Now, she is going to Marseilles, where Renee, old Dantes, and Edmund...

There is everything about her!