"Are you still going so late?"
Aqina was reluctantly pulled up from the sofa by Li Ang, and kept complaining: "Lack of sleep is a taboo for a woman. Not only will her skin deteriorate, but it will also accelerate aging."
Li Ang was not interested in listening to the lady's maintenance tips and forced her out of the castle.
The weather is very good tonight, the sky is full of stars, and the cold moonlight covers the entire valley.
The conscientious vampire servant has parked the harnessed carriage at the door.
By the way, due to the evil reputation of the lady and her daughter, the plan to replace these slaves with ordinary people was temporarily shelved because no one dared to come to the castle to apply for jobs.
And this situation is expected to continue for a long time...
Amidst the crack of the whip of the driving slave, the carriage slowly advanced, carrying the two people to their destination.
Behind the car were a dozen slaves with weapons in their hands, and there were vampire banshees with bat wings in the air who were on guard, with great fanfare and momentum.
It seems that after experiencing the bloody wedding, Aqina left some sequelae, and her behavior is much more cautious than before. Almost every time she travels, she arranges for a large number of people to follow her.
As the instigator, Li Ang had no idea and thought that this was the scene when the Di family's mistress went out.
The carriage deliberately bypassed the village and came to the altar of the Mother Goddess in the center of the valley.
There are four doors hanging with the Black Wings logo around the altar, each door representing a family.
Li Ang helped his wife, who had difficulty moving due to her size, out of the carriage and opened the north door with the key she gave her.
The gate is usually locked and villagers are not allowed to pass, but the major families are not affected.
The carriage behind them could not pass, so the slaves waited in place while Leon and Archina walked to the Benevento family's old house.
Not long after walking along the narrow mountain road, the terrain opened up and a forest appeared in front of us.
This forest is very strange, like entering the set of a thriller. The environment suddenly becomes dark, and the unpleasant cries of crows can be heard one after another. The tree trunks are twisted and abrupt, and the shrubs are crisscrossed. Every few steps, several ancient tombstones appear on the ground.
Countless wooden dolls hang on the tree trunks as if hanging.
Ashy mist spread everywhere, and there was a strange sweetness in the air.
Aqina pushed the doll away from her head and slapped her nose in disgust: "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have come to this hellish place."
Li Ang could only smile and say: "Yes, it's all my fault. You have been wronged, my dear madam."
"That's pretty much it." Aqina snorted proudly: "Remember to make it up to me in the future."
"Make it up, I'll make it up for you every day!" Li Ang pulled her through the woods and then walked across a suspension bridge. The surrounding fog still did not dissipate, but became thicker.
"After passing this cemetery, we are almost there." Aqina opened the wrought iron gate in front of her and explained to Li Ang.
This used to be the village's public cemetery. In addition to tombstones scattered everywhere, there are also several abandoned houses.
Deep in the cemetery, there is a huge circular flower bed, densely planted with a strange plant, which is vibrant and green even in winter, and emits a dim yellow light.
These glowing plants are essentially infected with mold, and their pollen is highly hallucinogenic and the source of the sweet smell in the mist.
Donna uses them to kill the intruders and defend Miranda's laboratory while protecting herself.
However, it is difficult for pollen to have a great impact on mutants of the level of Li Ang and Aqina, not to mention that the two of them have consciously reduced their inhalation from the beginning.
In the center of the flower bed, there is also a tomb, surrounded by countless luminous plants.
Benevento is written on the grave, but the name before the surname is obscured.
"It should be Donna's parents who are buried here." Archina was moved by the scene and lamented: "She was born with facial defects, but her parents still love her very much. Angie was made for her by her father, but unfortunately..."
"From then on, Donna shut herself away and only communicated with Angie."
Leon added at this time: "In the end, she was discovered by Miranda and conducted inhumane mold experiments, which aggravated her mental problems."
Aqina thought for a while: "You are right to say that...but from another perspective, Miranda saved her and prevented her from dying quietly."
"What if this is what she wants?" Li Ang repeated meaningfully: "To die quietly."
"..." Aqina didn't know how to answer for a while.
Li Ang continued: "Don't worry about this, let's go in first."
After finishing the conversation, the two walked around the circular cemetery and came to a tower-like building backed by a mountain.
It can be understood as the courtyard gate of Donna's house.
Because the old Benevento house is built on a cliff next to a waterfall, it can only be reached through the elevator in the tower.
There is a notch in the tower door to indicate the visitor's intention.
Aqina pulled out a milk-scented envelope from her chest. The envelope had the family crest of the Ti family printed on it, but before throwing it into the gap, she deliberately left her own bright red lip print next to the family emblem.
"It's not necessary." Li Ang said.
"It's not necessary, but I like it!" The lady smiled and threw the envelope in, waiting for the other party's response.
The next second, the building door opened in response.
The reason why it was so timely was that the dolls and luminous plants that could be seen everywhere along the way were actually Donna's "eyes", allowing her to know the situation below the mountain even though she was far above the cliff.
When Li Ang and Aqina came out of the elevator, Angie was already waiting outside.
"You are really here! You are indeed Angie's good friend!" The puppet bride jumped in front of Li Ang and shouted excitedly: "Hurry up and take you to visit my and Donna's home!"
Aqina thought it was a bit noisy and couldn't help but frown.
But Li Ang looked happy: "Yes, this is a promise between good friends, how could I forget it."
"Promise? That's awesome!" Anji danced happily after learning another new word.
There is a path between the tower elevator and the old house, which is less than 50 meters away. It is not a problem at all for Leon and Aqina, especially Aqina.
But for Anji, who is less than half the height of an ordinary person, it is quite a long distance.
In order to save time, Li Ang simply bent down and held it in his arms.
Seeing this, Aqina couldn't help but feel a little sour in her heart: "That's so considerate, when will I get this kind of treatment?"
Li Ang looked at her stalwart figure: "It's almost the same if you hug me. Don't you think so, Anji?"
Strangely, the puppet bride, who was very active in the past, did not respond at all. She lowered her head and remained motionless, as if she had turned back into an ordinary puppet.
Aqina couldn't help laughing: "You scared her."
Then he pointed vaguely at the old house not far away, making a scissor gesture: "She cut off the contact with Anji."
