In the middle of the dark and cold underground altar, a solitary lamp could not illuminate the two people.
Yu Tangzhi stared at the young man in the darkness opposite, waiting for his reply.
Venus was killed by Adams and reduced to this, which can be said to be an unreasonable disaster, and he must not be able to swallow this breath. If she can get his help, and maybe a way to crack it, she can escape the wedding and complete the side mission.
The existing clues have been self-consistent to form a closed loop, and she can submit the truth about the main mission of Salzburg Castle to the system.
But when it came to the end, she felt vaguely that something was wrong, but she couldn't find a specific reason why.
So when the system popped up to show that answers could be submitted, she was silent.
8019: "Host, you can submit the main quest now~"
Yu Tangzhi: "...wait a little longer."
On the underground altar, there was only surging blackness between the two.
To her surprise, Venus did not respond immediately, but stared at her quietly in the darkness.
Until the confusion and uneasiness in her heart expanded infinitely, and her frail body couldn't stand the coldness underground and shivered.
In the flickering light, Venus's pale red lips opened slightly.
"Sister, do you want to help me?"
"It would be fine if I just ran away secretly after knowing the truth."
"Help me, why?"
Venus' caution dispelled some of her doubts. After all, there is no such thing as unreasonable kindness in this world.
Seeing this, Yu Tangzhi handed over the reasons he had already thought of in his mind.
"I'm not helping you, I'm just saving myself."
"Adams must have planned the sacrifice carefully. Even if I discover the truth about the wedding now, it will be difficult for me to escape from the Salzburg Castle on my own."
The girl has long hair like a waterfall, a pale face, the fingertips holding the lamp are trembling slightly, but her lips are as red as petals, and her black eyes are as bright as fireflies.
Her tone was firm, "Besides, Adams should pay for the crimes he committed."
"Let's work together to end this."
After she finished speaking, 8019 in her mind laughed out loud and complained about her, "The host is too stupid."
Unexpectedly, before it finished speaking, Venus suddenly chuckled and said: "Okay, all this should be over."
The young man's heavy gaze seemed to be ignited at this moment, and his whole person (ghost?) became much more energetic.
Yu Tangzhi: "What's wrong with the second grade? It just works."
8019: "..."
Yu Tangzhi: "Be sincere!"
8019: "...Is it enough to be sincere?"
Facts have proven that it really does work with sincerity.
The underground wind blew up the boy's white shirt, revealing a corner of his skin. There was a scar on the fair skin, which was still shocking even though it was old.
Just for a moment, under the corner of his white shirt, Yu Tangzhi also lowered his eyes to catch the strange color in his eyes, pretending not to see it and then brought up another topic.
"What do I need to do to stop Adams' sacrifice?"
Venus showed a mysterious smile.
"It seems that my sister is really sincere."
"Do you know why my brother Adams invited you all the way here to get married?"
Yu Tangzhi also had some speculations about this issue. Since Miss Yu was destined to be sacrificed, there must be something unique about her, such as her identity.
"Because you are his fiancée."
really.
The word "fiancée" was like a big mountain, shaking the girl's shoulders.
"The half-demon needs to sacrifice his bride to gain eternal life."
After Venus finished speaking, the wind on the underground altar suddenly became stronger, making a whimpering sound, which seemed to be the whine of countless innocent people who were sacrificed.
Yu Tangzhi, who was at the center of the storm, shuddered. She seemed to be able to see the altar covered in blood.
"We have to stop him!"
The young man's voice in the darkness was low and hoarse, as if he was bewitching or warning.
"At the bottom of the lake behind the castle, there is a dagger made of pure silver. It was the relic of a highly respected priest. He came all the way to get rid of the devil. Unfortunately, he failed to fulfill his wish and his body sank to the bottom of the lake."
"Legend has it that the only way to wipe out Adams is to dip the dagger in the blood of Adams' bride and stab him in the heart."
"ha?"
Yu Tangzhi didn't expect that this key prop was so outrageous. There was no diving equipment here, how could she go into the bottom of the lake to look for Lao Shizi's dagger.
The key is that she can't swim at all because of her physical weakness!
"The moon will guide you, follow the moonlight in the darkest hour of midnight and you will find the answer."
"I'm trapped in this castle and can't get out, otherwise I wouldn't let you take the risk..."
The boy opposite suddenly coughed uncontrollably, and his face turned pale, as if he had inhaled cold air or consumed too much energy.
Yu Tangzhi really felt the same at this moment. It was too cold underground, and her weak constitution couldn't bear it. She just didn't expect that Venus was weaker than her.
"I know, I'm going to look for the dagger tonight."
Yu Tangzhi returned to the closet again with the kerosene lamp that was about to burn out.
As soon as I opened the closet door, I heard a knock on the bedroom door. Vincent's voice came from outside. It had obviously been knocking for a while.
"Miss Yu, are you okay?"
Yu Tangzhi hurriedly extinguished the kerosene lamp in his hand.
At this time, there was a soft sound of a key chain outside the bedroom door, followed by the sound of a key being inserted into the hole.
Fortunately, Yu Tangzhi locked the door before entering the secret passage. She took advantage of this short interval to rush to the big bed in three steps and two steps at a time, lifted up the quilt, and lay down in it.
The gauze bed curtains flew up and fell down with her movements.
At the moment it fell, the bedroom door was opened.
The sound of the man's footsteps was heard, and the slender fingers wrapped in black leather gloves lifted the bed curtain.
5,4…1.
After thinking silently for five seconds, Yu Tangzhi slowly opened his eyes, his brown eyes filled with misty tears as he just woke up. Less than an arm's length away, she met the man's blue eyes.
"Um?"
The girl couldn't react for a moment, and she unconsciously let out a confused groan from her nose.
Vincent looked at the girl so close and was stunned for a moment. Her fluttering eyelashes seemed to be blowing up and down like a hurricane, inadvertently setting off a huge wave in his heart.
"Sorry, I was too sleepy in the afternoon and fell asleep."
"What's the matter?"
The curtains were drawn in the room, and the sun was about to set. Vincent's face was half bright and half dark in the light and shadow. Yu Tangzhi felt guilty and held his breath slightly to observe his expression, for fear that he would find something abnormal.
Vincent half lowered his eyes, his thick eyelashes hiding the expression in his eyes, not revealing anything.
"Dinner is ready. Please come down and eat."
He rolled up the gauze bed curtains and picked up the plush stockings on the low stool.
Yu Tangzhi wanted to put it on by herself and stretched out her hand to stop her, but Vincent gently resolved the problem. The man knelt down on one knee and put on the stockings for her with his own hands.
The girl was sitting on the edge of the bed, her delicate feet resting on the man's firm thighs. The fabric of her suit pants was not very soft, making her skin as white as jade.
Yu Tangzhi stared at the top of his golden hair in a daze, trying to ignore the feather-like touch of the cool leather gloves on his legs.
The length of the socks was just above the knee. The girl's bones were slender but not skinny, and there were some areas where there should be flesh. The flesh on her legs was stretched slightly, leaving a little trace.
Vincent waited for her to finish tidying up, and finally covered her with the red cloak. The collar of the cloak is surrounded by a white fur collar, which looks warm and cozy.
Yu Tangzhi wanted to refuse, but the man walking in front said calmly:
"Miss Yu should pay more attention to keeping warm. Your hands and feet are very cold."
This innocuous sentence made Yu Tangzhi's heart skip a beat, and he secretly cursed it.
She stayed in the secret passage all afternoon, and naturally no part of her body was warm due to the cold wind!
