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【three】

Joseph opened his eyes, and there was silence in the dark room.

The werewolf can see directly without lights at night, so he casually took off the coat hanging on the hanger, buttoned the clothes, and walked out slowly.

There was always another person in his own castle, Joseph casually tugged at the collar that was buttoned too tightly, thinking of the little rabbit he brought back.

There was a slender figure standing in the corridor, Joseph raised his eyebrows, and saw the girl standing in front of the window, holding on to the window sill with one hand, her loose black hair fell from her shoulders, like fine satin under the moonlight.

"Gah!"

When the crow's cry came, she was suddenly startled, and subconsciously took a few steps back.

Joseph walked behind her calmly, and glanced at the red-eyed crow on the branch outside the window: "What's wrong?"

She was startled, turned around and almost bumped into him. Joseph held her shoulders, and the faint scent of the girl's body entered the tip of her nose, and then drifted away.

"I'm sorry..." After seeing clearly that it was him, the girl calmed down, took two steps back and opened the distance: "I heard a sound, so I came out to take a look..." She explained in a low voice, and Joseph heard a sound coming from outside. The howling of wolves does not sound very far away, one after another in the mountains and forests.

The crow flapped its wings outside the window and flew away, but the wolf howling that woke him up from his sleep continued. Joseph could hear the meaning contained in it, that someone was driving the wolves.

Joseph glanced at the girl, tapped the wolf's head on the cane a few times, and quickly made a decision: "I'll go out for a while."

The girl froze for a moment, obviously the howling of wolves outside made her a little uneasy.Her face was a little pale, her violet-like eyes stared at him silently, her eyelashes trembled a few times, and swept over the tear mole at the corner of her eyes, which made people feel itchy.

Being alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous place is obviously unsettling.If someone was soft-hearted, he would have taken the initiative to stay with her at this time, but Joseph just lowered his eyes: "Of course, you can go back to your room and continue to rest, or..."

He raised the corners of his mouth little by little, with a half-smile: "Take the opportunity to escape."

As soon as the words were finished, the girl's eyes widened subconsciously, and her bloodless lips moved slightly, but before she could argue, Joseph smiled without changing his expression, and finished speaking slowly: "However, only the castle is safe of."

These words sounded like warning her, the girl was speechless for a moment, looking at him with purple eyes.

Was it right, or did you become angry from embarrassment?

Joseph thought subconsciously, but saw her pause, her chest heaved violently a few times, and the little rabbit took a breath: "I won't run away."

After finishing speaking, she pursed her lips, simply ignored him, and turned her head back to the room.

It's... cute.

He couldn't help but curled his lips, watched the girl's figure disappear at the other end of the corridor, and smiled silently.

There is no reason to let go of the prey that was brought to his mouth, but... you can take your time to tease the little rabbit, Joseph casually glanced at the dark night outside the window... Now, he still has things to do.

[Four]

In the dark forest, tall trees block the moonlight that may pass through the head, and everything is shrouded in darkness, which makes people feel uneasy.

You don't know what kind of existence exists in the darkness, ahead, around, not far away, you can only stand there blankly, unable to distinguish a familiar road.

rustle.

She panicked inexplicably, and looked around in bewilderment.

Something approached, wrapped in thick darkness, devouring the faint light around her, her heartbeat started to speed up, and a strange breath came over, she seemed to hear the faint sound of footsteps, walking in front of her step by step .

She couldn't see her fingers, she tried to open her eyes, but she couldn't see anything.

The air fell into a dead silence. The sound of heartbeat and blood flow echoed in her ears like a hallucination. It seemed that there was a hand lightly placed on top of her head. She heard a man's voice that seemed to be sighing with emotion:

"……my daughter."

The voice was full of gentle emotion, and somehow hit the restless heart. The darkness began to recede like a tide, and she blurted out subconsciously: "Dad?"

"quack!"

The cry of the crow became clear in the ear, awakening the hazy consciousness, and Beth Fenli suddenly opened her eyes, and found that she had actually walked into the forest.

The moonlight shone faintly through the branches on the open space in front of me, and the cold night wind penetrated into the skin with a hint of coolness. Beth Fenli looked around blankly, but the goal she entered was an unfamiliar forest.

where is she?

Beth Fenli clearly remembered that she should have slept in Joseph's castle, and she remembered that she had a dream in a daze... Unexpectedly, she came here when she opened her eyes.

Joseph said that the forest at night is very dangerous, and she has indeed experienced it before... She must go back quickly, and if she stays here for a second, her situation may become more dangerous.

Beth Fernley glanced at the crow perched on a tree. Those blood-red eyes were staring at her, especially eye-catching in the darkness.

She collected herself and began to seize the time to distinguish the direction.

Beth Fenley hoped that she hadn't gone too far. She remembered that she didn't have the habit of sleepwalking, but in this mountain forest called the Cursed Land, nothing seemed impossible.Even though Joseph told her that the castle was safe, she still ran out inexplicably, which made her very disturbed, especially since she heard the howling of wolves before falling asleep.

There were wolves in the mountains, wild beasts, and other cursed creatures, each of which could easily have killed her.Beth Fernley can only hope that she can go back to the castle, and Joseph can come back quickly...or find her.

Fortunately, she didn't seem to go too far. Beth Fenley managed to make out her direction in the darkness. After walking for a few minutes, she finally saw the sharp corner of the castle.

Subconsciously want to breathe a sigh of relief, but the voice not far away makes people feel like falling into an ice cave for a moment.

Howling of wolves—

Her face turned pale all of a sudden, and she desperately ran towards the castle, but the wolves came too fast - they shuttled through the dark jungle, and their speed of attack was beyond human comparison.A pair of animal pupils glowing with green light quickly locked on to the fleeing prey, and the wolf that rushed to the front quickly passed the bushes and rushed towards her——

"careful!"

A crossbow/arrow shot out from the woods, accurately shot into the wolf's forehead, and brought out a bloody arrow.Immediately afterwards, the second wolf was also shot to death. Beth Fenley stopped, and saw a man in a red shawl coming out of the woods, holding a crossbow/arrow in his hand, striding towards her: "Excuse me, is this Miss Yeager?"

"it's me."

"I'm an exorcist hired by Yegel's family." The man was wearing a mask and a small box on his back. Beth Fenley saw that he was wearing many silver ornaments: "I'm here to rescue you. Miss Yeager, please leave with me."

(To be continued)