This is not a normal phenomenon!

However, Song Mengmeng didn't say much. Firstly, she wanted to figure everything out herself, and secondly, she wanted to observe the situation quietly and didn't want to alert the enemy.

"Maybe it's because the environment here is too harsh?! The wind is too strong!" Hu Yue didn't think too much about it; her first thought was to attribute it to the terrible environment.

Although the sun was shining brightly, I still couldn't feel any warmth standing on the beach. The sea breeze that came my way was cold, and it felt like knives on my skin, which was really uncomfortable.

The sea breeze on the beach was too unbearable, so Song Mengmeng and her friends didn't stay long before turning back to the town.

The bar on the first floor of the hotel is not open during the day. When Song Mengmeng and her companions entered, they happened to run into the bearded bartender who was yawning and stretching as he walked out of the main entrance. He was clearly surprised to see Song Mengmeng and her companions. He subconsciously took a big step back, quickly adjusted his expression, and greeted them with a somewhat ingratiating bow.

"Why are you all back so early? Is the scenery by the sea not very nice?"

As the bartender made way for Song Mengmeng and her companions to enter, he carefully inquired, afraid that they might show any dissatisfaction.

Judging from this, it seems that Prince Wilson must have given some instructions before leaving.

"The sea breeze here is too strong; I don't really like it."

Song Mengmeng didn't hide her true feelings. She glanced at the bartender before speaking in a low voice, "The environment here can't be this bad, can it?!"

When I came back, I saw a sign on the beach that looked like a natural bathing area!

Although it looks like it's been abandoned for a while, since this place was once used as a bathing beach, the environment couldn't possibly be so bad that standing on the beach for a while would feel like being on a glacier, right?!

That chill was real.

At first, Song Mengmeng and the others thought it might be due to the sea breeze, but after they left the beach, the chilling feeling disappeared immediately.

so……

What went wrong?!

Originally, Song Mengmeng intended to avoid trouble, but since the bartender had brought it up, she figured it wouldn't hurt to learn more since she had nothing better to do than pass the time.

"this……"

The bartender clearly hadn't expected Song Mengmeng to bring up this question so directly. He hesitated, seemingly with some concerns, but he was obviously worried that not answering would upset Song Mengmeng and the others.

His hesitation clearly did not escape the scrutiny of Song Mengmeng and the others. The girl smiled and calmly assured them, "We were just curious, so we were just asking!"

If you tell us, we'll just hear another story; we won't tell anyone else.

"Actually, there's nothing to hide about this; it's just a long story." After weighing the pros and cons, the bartender ultimately chose to compromise with Song Mengmeng and the others.

Because his story was rather long, at the bartender's suggestion, the group moved to a table by the window. The bartender even brewed a pot of black tea, indicating that they were ready to have a long chat.

"As you can see, this wasn't always the case here."

Our town used to be very lively! It was once a very attractive tourist destination, just like the surrounding cities!

Although this is a sacred place for vampires, it is protected by a seal. Even if ordinary people come here, they will not disturb the peaceful rest of our ancestors. On the contrary, they will bring us considerable benefits.

The changes probably started more than ten years ago!

I remember it was a summer.

Many tourists come here because of its reputation. Back then, our town didn't just have one tavern. When you came, you saw that this street outside was lined with taverns and inns on both sides.

Not far away, there is also a small port.

Everything looked prosperous and bustling.

But on that stormy night, a woman came to our town.

To be precise, she was a pregnant woman.

She looked very disheveled, wearing a thin dress and barefoot, as if she had encountered something terrible. She braved the pouring rain to come to our town.

It was already past midnight, and most of the hotels and inns in the town were closed due to the heavy rain. But she seemed oblivious and kept knocking on the doors of the hotels in our town.

Even if we're in business, being disturbed by that kind of awful weather can never put us in a good mood!

Not to mention that the woman didn't have any money at all!

What's even more infuriating is that she knocked on the door not to ask for help, but to look for someone!

"Were you there at the time?!"

After listening to the bartender talk for a while, Song Mengmeng took advantage of the bartender's moment of drinking water and asked him a question with some curiosity.

If I hadn't been there, I probably wouldn't have been able to recount the whole story so vividly!

"Hmm. But for some reason, the woman didn't knock on my hotel door. She said she was looking for the father of her child, that her father had carried her here, and that she had to find him and take him back, because the child couldn't be without a father."

This kind of thing, hehe, you know, we vampires have seen a lot because we live a long time!

So I didn't pay too much attention to it!

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