Chapter 256 Really? I don't believe it.

Mrs. Lisa, without any suspicion, told Jiang Liyue everything that had happened at the ball the night before.

She actually brought Merry with her at the beginning, and the girl was especially anxious after she learned that Lucia had found the nobleman before her.

She also assured Lady Lisa that once she found the nobleman, she would never leave like Lucia did.

So Lady Lisa took Mary out to socialize, and Mary soon met a handsome nobleman.

“I saw them go into the room with my own eyes!” Mrs. Lisa whispered.

Although it sounds a bit lewd, she had to be sure that Mary had really won over that nobleman.

"When I went to that room again this morning to look for them, the nobleman and Merry were gone. The servant said they had left Terence Castle and returned to their own territory."

Lady Lisa grew angrier the more she thought about it, but Jiang Liyue took the opportunity to ask her about the room where Merry and the duke had gone.

After lunch, Jiang Liyue said goodbye to Mrs. Lisa. Herlo was busy with something and hadn't appeared yet, so Jiang Liyue decided to go to that room to check.

Terence Castle was very large, but there weren't many servants. Jiang Liyue didn't encounter many people on her way there.

The weather here is gloomy, but for some reason, the thick curtains in the castle are always drawn, which makes the already weak light even weaker.

The long corridor was lit by dim wall lamps on both sides, making it feel like some kind of legendary horror world.

Jiang Liyue quickly arrived at the room that Mrs. Lisa had mentioned.

The door wasn't closed, so Jiang Liyue could simply push it open and go inside.

Inside, there was a putrid, damp smell mixed with a faint odor of blood.

Jiang Liyue stepped into the room and found that it had not been tidied up. The bed was still messy and there were some bloodstains on it.

Something particularly intense must have happened here last night. In other words, the other party didn't go straight for Mary, but did some adult things first before proceeding to the next step.

This was something that had never happened to any of the strange occurrences Jiang Liyue had seen in previous dungeons.

The eerie only had a thirst for flesh and blood, while the other kind of desire she had only seen in her boyfriend, a monster who was completely unlike the eerie.

The eeriness in this instance is clearly different.

Jiang Liyue looked at the nearby rooms again and found that they were all in similar condition.

In one of the rooms, she discovered a black coffin standing upright with a cross symbol on it.

Standing in front of the coffin, in a flash, Jiang Liyue seemed to finally connect the clues.

A dimly lit castle with its curtains always drawn, pale-faced nobles and servants, a ball among the nobles, and beautiful girls who have disappeared, as well as coffins that appear in the castle.

All these clues point to a legendary creature—the vampire.

Looking at all the literary works Jiang Liyue has read, vampires are definitely a special existence among them.

It possesses endless life, handsome appearance, weaknesses to light and silver, a love for blood, and the true form of a bat.

This would explain how the two people disappeared silently in the rose garden.

The sound of flapping wings that she heard was their transformation into the prototype of bats.

So, is Herlo also a little bat? Jiang Liyue blinked.

The last instance was a little octopus, this one is a little bat, and her boyfriend seems to be going further and further down the path of inhumanity.

She was even somewhat looking forward to seeing her boyfriend in person.

However, if the eerie creatures in this instance are vampires, then the meaning of the ball becomes even more intriguing.

Just like the two people in the rose garden speculated, if the Duchess was really dead, then what was the Duke's purpose in holding this ball?

Realizing she couldn't stay there any longer, Jiang Liyue quickly left the corridor and went to the ballroom from the previous night.

The place was already being set up, presumably in preparation for tonight's dance.

She was standing on the second floor.

Because there weren't many people, Jiang Liyue finally noticed that the floor of the ballroom was covered with huge red patterns, and even the stone pillars on all four sides had the same intricate designs.

It was impossible to discern the exact pattern, but the red color resembled that of fresh blood, giving the entire ballroom an ancient and mysterious aura.

Vampires are always associated with mysterious summoning rituals, demons, churches, and other such elements, and Jiang Liyue had a vague sense of unease in her heart.

Is this the secret of this ball?

"What is Yueyue looking at?" Just as Jiang Liyue was thinking, a sticky voice came from behind her, followed by a hand that wrapped around her waist.

He gently pulled her back, and she fell into the man's broad embrace.

Jiang Liyue looked up and saw Herlo looking at him warmly.

He wasn't wearing the same clothes as he did this morning, and his hair was still a little damp, as if he had just washed it.

She exudes a refreshing, slightly sweet citrus scent.

Jiang Liyue sniffed him twice and praised, "You smell very good."

"As long as Yueyue likes it." Herlo laughed cheaply, even though it was worth taking a shower and spraying perfume to cover up the unpleasant smell of blood on his body.

Hehe, Yueyue likes him even more now!

He quickly asked again, "What was Yueyue looking at just now?"

Jiang Liyue pointed downwards: "I noticed that there are many strange patterns painted in the hall. I've never seen them before, and I'm a little curious."

"This?" Herlo glanced down casually. "Just the work of an idiot."

For some reason, Herlo's expression even showed a hint of joy and schadenfreude.

"The fool will find that his plan was all for naught; who told him to disobey?"

He paused, then looked at Jiang Liyue: "Only obedient children get rewards, don't you agree, Yueyue?"

Jiang Liyue always felt that Herlos had an inexplicable sense of familiarity and jealousy when he mentioned the "idiot" he was talking about.

Under Herlo's questioning gaze, she nodded afterward: "Yes, yes, there is a reward."

"Monthly is the best reward for me." Herlo smiled smugly again.

Hermer deserved to cause trouble because he was disobedient, while he, being obedient, could wait for Yueyue first.

How can this not be considered a reward for him?

"And that idiot doesn't deserve the reward at all."

Jiang Liyue found it even stranger. She blinked and asked, "The idiot you're talking about, is it His Excellency the Duke?"

After all, the Duke had prepared this ball, and Herlo had said that setting up the ball was a "fool's" plan.

Connecting the two, it's hard for Jiang Liyue not to make a guess.

Herlo's previously pleased expression twisted for a moment when she heard her mention the Duke.

How could Yueyue bring up that guy when they haven't even met yet?

Faced with Jiang Liyue's probing gaze, he could only reluctantly nod: "It's him."

"But Yueyue, he's a disobedient idiot, a stubborn and gloomy bastard. If Yueyue ever meets him, she should stay as far away from him as possible."

"Besides, he's incredibly ugly, has a terrible temper, and loves to swear. Everyone in Terence Castle is terrified of him. He's a total villain. If Yueyue stays away from him, she might get entangled with him, since Yueyue is so beautiful."

"It would be really angry to be entangled with that kind of thing, right? So it's better to avoid seeing him."

Herlo spared no effort in slandering his older brother Hermer, trying to make a bad impression on Jiang Liyue before she even met him.

Jiang Liyue felt he was talking nonsense, so she questioned him: "But I heard that the Duke of Terence Castle is very handsome."

Herlo's expression twisted even more, his eyes filled with unspeakable jealousy: "Who told Yueyue that? That's definitely a rumor."

"Just believe what I say."

Jiang Liyue replied expressionlessly: Really? I don't believe it.