Chapter 42: Blood Clan Ancient Text (Bloodstains) 18 Come, sit down...
The condescending perspective made it possible to clearly see the panic on the girl's face when she saw him.
She must have escaped from the manor. She was wearing a cloak, and the hood that originally covered her head had slipped down, revealing her fragile and beautiful face, and her eyes that looked at him pitifully.
Hades was not surprised by the girl's fearful and uneasy reaction when she saw him. Having been in a high position for many years, he had already seen many different kinds of vampires or humans who were afraid of him.
However, the vampire's keen intuition allowed Hades to vaguely realize that her fear was slightly different.
It's more like the fear of uncontrollable factors in a chess game.
Such an expression obviously should not appear on the face of a vulnerable character like her.
In fact, Song Qingqing was indeed afraid of Hades, because this character was not mentioned much in the plot outline. She only knew that this pure-blooded prince played a background role and was the ruler of the Geshil family.
There is no mention of Hades in the plot, it only says that Karan became the final victorious heir.
What frightened Song Qingqing even more was Hades' eyes. They were dark red in color, but covered with a layer of watery gray. The mist made it impossible to see his emotions clearly. There was a hint of melancholy between his eyebrows, like a cloud that would not dissipate.
From the bottom of her heart, Song Qingqing felt that Hades' face was like a cold and perfect sculpture, surrounded and set off by pure black curly hair.
And now, this terrifying and indifferent pure-blooded prince slowly squatted down in front of him. The pure black wool coat he was wearing was stained with rain on the ground, but he didn't care.
Hades calmly and indifferently asked the girl who was kneeling on the ground.
"Tell me what happened, Sif."
In the hazy light of dawn, Hades's gaze was sharp, like an arrow. He didn't even ask a question, but used an imperative tone, which carried the majesty of a high position for many years, but surprisingly did not repel people.
Song Qingqing lowered her head under his gaze, pursed her lips and said nothing.
What was she going to say? That she had been locked up in a tower by your wonderful, perfect twin, and had tried to escape several times without success?
It was obvious that she shouldn't have told Hades such words in person.
Because Song Qingqing knew that people in high positions would be somewhat unhappy after being slapped in the face, although she didn't know whether Hades was the same.
Hades followed the girl's movement of lowering her head, his gaze moving downwards and then stopping at the pair of silver bracelets on her wrists.
The chain also comes with a small and exquisite nameplate engraved with the names of the two brothers, Karan and Anks. This immediately changes the nature of these two ordinary bracelet jewelry, revealing the possessiveness.
Her palm might have been cut, and the sweet and tempting smell of blood lingered and spread. There was no ripple in his dark red eyes, even though he had not eaten for some time.
Hades calmly withdrew his gaze, stood up, and ordered his servants to take Song Qingqing to his carriage.
Song Qingqing sat silently beside the tall Hades, shrinking into the corner without making a sound, looking like she wanted to stick herself tightly to the wall of the car.
Hades naturally noticed her little movement, but did not react. Instead, he lazily supported his forehead with one hand, unfolded a letter with the other hand, and read the contents of the letter again with an expressionless face.
It was filled with the Lehman family's dissatisfaction with the Gesier family's desire to cancel the engagement. Of course, the wording used was very tactful and polite.
Song Qingqing huddled in the corner and touched the handkerchief wrapped around her hand. This was the handkerchief Hades had wrapped around her hand after he pulled her up. He had wrapped it without even taking off his gloves, without hesitation, as if he had not smelled her blood at all.
This was a bit strange, as the last person who had no interest in her blood was Percy, who was only aroused by her constant teasing.
She raised her eyes cautiously to observe the reaction on Hades's face.
But Hades, who was sitting quietly reading the letter, was like a cold and dead sculpture, and nothing could be seen.
The handwriting on the letter was densely packed, but Song Qingqing couldn't see the content clearly. She just vaguely felt that such unrestrained handwriting was familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it.
The curious gaze from the side could not be ignored, and Hades turned his head and glanced at it lightly. Song Qingqing was frightened by his sudden look and trembled. She quickly tightened her hood to hide herself tightly.
The light of dawn poured into the carriage through the small window. The girl clenched her fingers tightly around the edge of the hood, and shrank inside it like a frightened little animal, as if the cloak was her safe space. It looked a little funny.
Hades withdrew his gaze, folded the letter in his hand and put it away with an indifferent expression.
The carriage drove smoothly into the vast estate of the Geshier family. The long hair on the horse's hooves fluttered in the wind. The horse with pure black and shiny fur stepped on the still wet ground and was led back to the stable by the servants.
Song Qingqing was taken by the maids to take a hot bath. The bathtub was filled with rose petals and aromatherapy oil was dripped into the water. After the bath, Song Qingqing changed into a clean and tidy dress, which was still three layers inside and three layers outside, making it hard to breathe.
Song Qingqing, who was about to go back to her room to rest, suddenly heard faint conversation coming from the living room downstairs. It was Hades's low and mellow voice.
Song Qingqing stood on the second floor and thought for a while, then quietly walked to the roundabout of the stairs. This was a very safe corner where she could see and hear what was happening downstairs, but would not be discovered by people downstairs.
Then Song Qingqing saw Hades sitting in the main seat. He took off the pure black woolen coat he was wearing, revealing the slim vest and shirt underneath. The armbands of his shirt were still on, showing the clearly visible muscle lines on his arms.
His slender and powerful fingers slowly and methodically fiddled with the silver bracelet in his hand, and his fingertips stroked the nameplate. It was taken from Song Qingqing's hand, and it even retained the girl's body temperature.
The brothers Karan and Anks lowered their heads and knelt on one knee in front of the man.
They had received news yesterday that Hades was coming back, so they had been waiting in the living room.
"Good day, father."
The same greeting as usual, respectful but emotionless.
Hades did not look at his twins, nor did he ask them to get up.
The atmosphere in the hall was a little stagnant for a moment. Song Qingqing nervously hid herself in the corner again, blinking gently and looking.
Karan lowered his head and frowned slightly. When he was about to break the suffocating silence, Hades finally spoke.
"Look up."
A cold command.
Karan and Anx looked up in confusion, but before they could react, two crisp slaps were heard in the hall.
Hades, who was sitting in the main seat, did not move his upper body at all. He raised his hand expressionlessly and slapped his twins twice without any warning. Bright red fingerprints soon appeared on the sides of their cold pale faces.
Song Qingqing stepped back in shock with her eyes wide open, but remained silent.
Karan was even hit so hard that his head tilted to the side. His long platinum hair slightly covered the side of his face, casting a shadow, making it impossible to see his expression.
Neither brother asked why.
Hades indifferently pushed the letter on the table in front of the two brothers with his index finger. The upper right corner of the letter was covered with the Lehman family crest. "You did a good job."
Karan and Anx quickly finished reading the contents of the letter, their expressions somewhat subtle.
They had anticipated what would happen today, so they wrote to Hades in advance to explain their ideas, but it was obvious that the letters from the two brothers were intercepted.
And there is only one vampire in the Geshier family who can do this.
Their father's half-brother, their nominal uncle, Percy.
But Karan knew that now was not the time to argue, because his father Hades looked down at the two brothers with a gaze so cold that it was chilling to the bone.
In response to the twins' reckless and mistaken actions, Hades commented without emotion: "The Geshier family does not need fools who plan with many loopholes.
"I don't care about your desire for a bride. Your mistake was that you touched upon the interests of two families and acted rashly without a thorough plan. I will choose a new bride for this marriage."
"go out."
It was still such a cold and unquestionable order.
Anx opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped himself, as if he wanted to explain himself, but Karan stopped him silently and took him out.
The air in the hall suddenly returned to deathly silence.
Song Qingqing carefully lifted her skirt and prepared to go back to the second floor to sleep, but she saw Hades, who had been sitting quietly downstairs, suddenly looked up at the corner where she was. She froze.
Hades seemed to have discovered that she was here, but Song Qingqing was not very sure, because she knew that from Hades's angle, he could not see her.
It was still the same mellow and elegant voice, like a cello played at midnight, dangerous and deadly.
"Sif, go to the study later."
My heart finally settled down. It seemed he had discovered it a long time ago.
Song Qingqing lowered her head and no longer took the precaution of light footsteps. Holding the handrail of the stairs, she moved reluctantly towards the study upstairs.
Just like the first time she met Hades, Song Qingqing felt nervous instinctively. She stood in front of the closed study door for a long time, took a deep breath, and finally reached out to open the door.
The eerie castle is actually quite warm inside, as most rooms have fireplaces for heating, and the walls are hung with gorgeous thick blankets. However, it is these gorgeous tapestries and bloody and dark-toned oil paintings that add to the horror atmosphere of the room.
The curtains were drawn tightly.
The candles on the wall in the study were not lit. The only thing that was lit was the gap in the curtains, which let in a dim light. Song Qingqing saw Hades sitting on a single sofa, his facial features hidden in the darkness.
Hades didn't call her, so Song Qingqing didn't move.
While she was carefully observing Hades, he was also observing the girl standing timidly not far away.
Hades was sincerely curious about what kind of charm such a beautiful and weak girl had that could induce the twins he raised to disobey orders, destroy the engagement between the two families, and trap her in a high tower.
However, Hades did not know that in human emotions, the desire to explore a person is the fuse that leads to love.
At this moment, this pure-blooded vampire was just observing indifferently, and gave orders to the girl in a calm and deep voice.
"Come here and sit down."
Song Qingqing was stunned. Where did he want her to sit? In the study, apart from the sofa where Hades was sitting, there was only a classic retro red velvet chair further away. She didn't think Hades meant for her to sit in the main seat that symbolized power and status.
Her eyes fell carefully on the other's slender and powerful legs, where his bony hands were resting quietly, as if waiting.
So, what does he mean?
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