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A little while later.
"Lulu! Are you alright?"
If Coco finally returned to Ludwig's side, she would have been waiting by the building for a long time.
"Coco! Ah, and the Eternal Night Witch..."
Ludwig waved casually.
"I've already taken care of the enemies on my side. It didn't even take much effort."
As she spoke, she took the hand of the Eternal Night Witch, and the dark blue witch vanished instantly, returning to her body.
"It didn't take much effort?"
If Coco looked at her suspiciously, although it was not very obvious because her clothes were originally wine red, she could still vaguely see the bloodstains on her clothes and skirt.
Ludwig looked down at herself and chuckled.
"It was just a little accident during the battle that got some blood on it, but it can be washed off with the vampire's special detergent. It's better than tearing it."
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"Then what is all this blood on the ground...?"
Ruo Keke peeked behind her.
The rooftop behind her clearly showed signs of a fierce battle; aside from the mess, the bloodstains everywhere were a shocking sight.
These signs of damage were undoubtedly the work of "artillery." But judging from Ludwig's relaxed expression and undamaged clothes... at least the massive amount of blood was definitely not hers.
"Where are the 'artillery' that attacked Lulu? I can't see it."
Ludwig suddenly pouted: "Coco is actually concerned about the enemy first? Doesn't she care about the others at all?"
Coco sighed, "I just saw that you weren't hurt."
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"Then the result is obvious, isn't it?"
The silver-haired girl smiled, pursing her lips.
"Alright, delving into how that guy was defeated isn't good for Coco's mental and physical health. I've already sent the Blood Shadow Squad to clean up the mess. Now, let's head back home in peace."
The brown-haired maid looked around: "But, 'Cannon's' accomplice, the one who used the 'Mirror Barrier' ability, hasn't—"
The silver-haired, alluring girl suddenly pressed her index finger lightly to the maid's lips and took her hand.
"Alright, alright. My dear Coco. That guy ran away a long time ago... after witnessing what happened to his accomplices."
"So, let's go home, okay?"
Ludwig stretched and lay down on Ruoke's back, quickly falling asleep.
"Phew... Coco... wake me up when we get home..."
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Although Ludwig's endurance is much greater now than before, she still retains the habit of going to sleep immediately after everything is over.
After all, this is the quickest way to relax your mind and body and get them back to working efficiently.
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Meanwhile, at the Eternal Night Castle.
Someone knocked on the door, but Dr. Zhou, who was engrossed in writing in his notebook, didn't even look up.
"Please come in."
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"Hello, Dr. Zhou."
"That's what the visitor said."
"I am Yin Shang. What do you want with me?"
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“Norris Spyr’s eldest son, right?” Dr. Zhou asked.
Yin Shang was startled: "How did you know?!"
Dr. Zhou said, "Your identity is no secret in this castle. You don't think you can hide it from those centuries-old folks, do you?"
He cleared his throat.
"Back to business."
"I have something to tell you about the Spier Group. In fact, I have investigated the Spier Group for a long time. The group has given a lot of sponsorship to the medical community to fund our medical research in various fields, but in reality, the group wants to use this money to silence the medical community and prevent the entire medical field from investigating any products developed by the group."
"Money makes the world go round, and that money is enough to shut up any ungrateful doctor... except me."
"I'm not that honest. Not only did I take their money, but I also used the money they gave me to conduct in-depth research on all kinds of products sold by the group. Ha, I investigate everything. Who knows, I might actually find something out?"
“But I did go a bit too far, which is why I slipped up and got targeted by the corporation. A few days ago, I came into contact with vampires while handling some family business, and naturally, the corporation’s assassins assumed I had evidence against them.”
He leaned back in his chair.
"And so, I ended up here."
"Of course, what evidence do I, Zhou, have of any criminal organization? I'm just a lousy doctor. Mr. Yin, I'm here because someone recommended you to me, saying you could help my medical research."
"The group's secrets you possess, along with your unique physical condition, will undoubtedly allow us to make significant progress in the reverse engineering of the group's technology."
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Yin Shang remained silent for a moment.
"Yes, I can... I'm willing to do anything to bring them down."
"So what do I need to do?"
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Dr. Zhou looked coldly at Yin Shang.
"Look up and look at me."
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"..."
"Mr. Yin, what's wrong with your eyes?"
Chapter 191 Family Hatred
Late at night, the young vampire queen returned to the Eternal Night Castle.
After showering and changing, she slowly tied her hair up by the bedside.
Her long, knee-length silver hair cascaded like a magnificent silver waterfall in the moonlight, but such beauty came at a price.
This means she needs to spend a lot of time caring for it and presenting her subjects with her silver hair in its most perfect condition.
When she was a modern homebody, she could be indifferent to this, but now she can't help but care... This is one of the few "disadvantages" of becoming a queen.
Moreover, the inconvenience of long, flowing hair doesn't stop there. If she tosses and turns in her sleep, her disheveled hair will undoubtedly wake her up in pain. For every girl with long hair, tying it up before bed is something that cannot be taken lightly, otherwise, if it comes loose, even a slight pressure will cause excruciating pain.
"Hmm...is it almost done? Coco, can you take a look?"
Ruo Keke gently shook her head: "This method is easy to come apart. I recently saw a more secure binding method online... Lulu, let me try it?"
Ludwig sat obediently on the edge of the bed, her back turned.
"Then I'll leave it to Coco."
The silver-haired girl's body still carried the scent of shower gel. Her freshly dried silver hair had been carefully maintained, so smooth that it was almost entirely free of split ends.
They slid down her smooth, soft skin, sliding off her fair shoulders without stopping.
This caused Ludwig to involuntarily twitch, because it was indeed a little itchy.
"Hurry up, Coco. I... feel a little sleepy."
Taking a bath can relax you, but it can also exacerbate physical fatigue. Ludwig had some energy to begin with, but as soon as she sat down on the bed, she started yawning incessantly under the influence of psychological suggestion.
The haughty and alluring vampire queen in front of outsiders is now just a somewhat willful young lady in front of Ruo Keke.
Coco wished this dreamlike moment could last forever.
However, she thought again that she could still comb her hair like this tomorrow... so this idea was a bit redundant.
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The first rays of dawn were beginning to appear on the horizon, and a day for the vampires was about to end.
But at that very moment, someone still knocked on the door of the Queen's boudoir.
"Who is it? Please come in!"
Ludwig rubbed her eyes and glanced at the person who came in.
"Oh, it's Solid... Ah... What's up?"
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Considering she was also a girl and an acquaintance, Ludwig didn't put on any queenly airs and continued to sit on the bed with a sleepy look on her face, enjoying the hair-combing service from her maid.
Solid said, "Uh, what should I call you again, Your Majesty..."
“Just call me Ludwig, no need for honorifics,” she said.
Solid nodded: "Okay... Ludwig."
Solid recounted the medical records she found at the hospital, which documented Yang Jin'er's past treatments.
Incidentally, when Coco and Lochina hurriedly escaped with the wooden box and the injured Dr. Zhou, Solid, who couldn't find her teammates, waited patiently for a long time before returning to Eternal Night Castle after being notified by Ye Liuli.
It can only be said that she is easily overlooked, which is undoubtedly a kind of talent...
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"Miss Ludwig, you said... considering the wooden box was intercepted by the assassin, is it possible that the Spire Corporation is looking for your information?"
Ludwig categorically denied this conjecture:
"That's impossible. They don't know that 'Yang Jin'er' is the former me, and the information was placed in such an obvious place, they would have found it long ago if they wanted to look for it."
Ludwig glanced at the wooden box next to the bedside table.
"Hmm... I was originally planning to have a good night's sleep and then open it to take a look. But the group's inexplicable actions are really too puzzling. I can't sleep peacefully until I figure it out."
She took her heart-shaped metal pendant from under the exquisite silk pillow and inserted it into the hole in the wooden box, where it fit perfectly.
Then, the wooden box, which had been sealed away for nearly a hundred years, opened with a click. It appeared to have used an ingenious mechanism, which allowed it to function properly even after a century.
Unexpectedly, inside was a thick stack of documents, along with a tightly wrapped envelope.
"Signature...no signature?"
Ludwig took out the yellowed letter from the envelope and carefully unfolded it.
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[My dearest Yang Jin'er, I hope this letter finds you well.]
How are you doing in the West? By the time you read this letter, will you have grown into a beautiful young woman?
This is not a farewell letter. By the time you read this, your parents may already be living in anonymity somewhere. You don't need to look for us anymore; we are doing well.
[As parents, we are not abandoning our daughter. We hope Jin'er will read this letter carefully.]
Although you were intelligent at that time, you were not yet old enough to understand these things.
Now that you've grown into a young woman, it's time you knew these things...
Then, do whatever you feel like.
met free