Chapter 259 Wait a little longer
The butler knew, of course, that the "he" Hermer was referring to was Herlo.
The steward felt a pang of anxiety as he recalled the boy's hurried departure after interrogating the traitor in the dungeon, the girl named Liyue he had found yesterday, and the boy's instructions.
In the end, the butler decided not to say anything for now.
After all, Herlo is a little rascal, and if things don't go his way, he'll always find a way to make things difficult for people, while Hermer is always silent and calm.
"He... he must have gone to paint. You know, that's all Young Master Herlo has had since then," the butler lied, trying to remain calm.
But Hermer noticed a subtle difference in his emotions.
He was nervous.
"Xilan, what are you so nervous about?" Hermer remained expressionless, but his deep eyes held a probing look.
Like a god who holds the power of life and death, a single glance from him is enough to instill fear in people's hearts.
The butler looked even more nervous; cold sweat was almost dripping from his forehead.
How could he forget that Hermer was silent and calm, but the madness he secretly harbored was no less than that of Herlo.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have massacred the entire kingdom's vampire clan a hundred years ago, nor would they have guarded a corpse for a century, and even held this ball, all for...
But the decision to keep it a secret had already been made, and the butler couldn't go back on his word at this point. He shook his head and said, "It's nothing, sir. Perhaps I've been overworked because of the many things that happened at the ball these past two days."
"Is that so?" Hermer neither said he believed it nor he didn't, but his gaze swept over the butler again.
Hermer only looked away when the butler was almost about to give instructions: "Thank you for your hard work, Xilan."
The butler breathed a sigh of relief as the terrible pressure on him disappeared.
Waaaaah, he's just an honest butler. Shouldn't he only have simple lines like "The Duke hasn't laughed like that in a long time" and "You're the first woman the master has brought back," and be invisible the rest of the time?
Why has being a housekeeper become a high-risk profession?
Hermer seemed to have brushed aside the question from before: "How's the ball going?"
"The ball is going very well," the butler quickly reported. "Sir, there are a total of 543 girls at this ball. 53 girls died last night. It is estimated that the girls' blood will be enough to hold the ceremony in three days."
"As for Fernan, they are currently trapped in the castle and do not know what is about to happen."
"That's fine then." Hermes thought of the girl who had been lying in bed for over a hundred years, and a slow smile appeared on his lips.
Wait a little longer, wait a little longer...
We'll see each other again soon, baby.
The butler noticed the madness in his eyes and inwardly groaned.
Young Master Herlo, you've really put me in a difficult position! Hurry up and bring that young lady out, or she might really go crazy and take us all down with her.
“Oh, right, there’s one more thing.” Hermer suddenly continued in a deep voice, “After Herlo finishes his painting, have him come to me.”
He wanted to see what Herlo had asked the butler to cover up.
The butler respectfully lowered his hands and said, "Yes."
Herlo felt that today was the happiest day of his life in a hundred years.
Just sitting quietly beside Jiang Liyue watching her eat and read filled his heart with joy, and he even wished he could stay like this forever...
Of course, it would be even better if he could get closer to Yueyue and do something more exciting. ///A\\\
However, when he saw the bats flapping their wings outside the bat enclosure, Herlo became particularly annoyed.
His emotions also affected Jiang Liyue, who was quietly reading. Following his gaze, she also saw the bats outside the window.
"Are there still bats inside the castle?" Jiang Liyue blinked.
Herlo said without a hint of guilt, "Of course, after all, this place has been around for many years and there are many dark places, so it's normal to have bats."
Jiang Liyue looked like she believed him and nodded knowingly: "I see."
The bat outside the window flapped its wings twice more, then flew away.
Herlo's expression, however, became even more displeased.
That bat was the butler. He came specifically to call him because Hermer wanted to see him.
Herlo couldn't possibly not go, otherwise he would expose Jiang Liyue's existence.
But he was also reluctant to part with her.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Liyue noticed his depressed expression.
Herlo sighed and looked at her pitifully, "Yueyue, I just remembered that I still have some official business to finish. Do you remember the way back? How about I come to find you after the ball?"
Jiang Liyue only needed to think for a moment to know that the bat must have informed Herlo of something.
So she just smiled and waved her hand: "Don't worry, even if I don't remember the way, I can ask the servants. You can go and do your own thing."
Herlo stared at her longingly.
Jiang Liyue: ...
Herlo remained silent and continued to watch her.
Jiang Liyue could only sigh, lean over and kiss him on the cheek, then said, "See you tonight."
Herlo immediately covered his face with satisfaction, looking as if it were worthless: "See you tonight, Yueyue."
He then kissed Jiang Liyue on the cheek and quickly left.
Jiang Liyue watched her retreating figure and silently withdrew her gaze.
Her boyfriend in this alternate version seems silly and easy to fool, but in reality, he's still the same person with an extremely strong possessive streak.
He looked at her with eyes that seemed to want to devour her whole, but he acted like an ordinary, innocent young man.
Jiang Liyue didn't believe he was truly innocent; if he were, he wouldn't sneak into her bed in the middle of the night.
But Herlo was indeed deliberately hiding something, a secret that made him try hard to suppress the desires and dark thoughts in his heart, and behave exceptionally normally in front of her.
That secret also seems to be related to the Duke and Duchess of Terence Castle, but unfortunately, it also lacks key clues, making it difficult for Jiang Liyue to connect the dots.
Perhaps, she will only know the answer after she meets the Duke.
But Herlo wouldn't let her meet him, and the Duke's whereabouts were unknown.
Jiang Liyue still needed to think about how to meet him.
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