Chapter 84 The So-Called "Corpse Bride" Hello, Ophelia...
The moonlight on a summer night should be full, but tonight the moon is thin and jagged, emitting a blood-red light, pressing coldly over the cemetery, and the wind blows the wet and cold fog, making a tiny whimper.
Dracula wrapped his black robe tightly around him and strode forward, the mysterious man following behind him. The two stopped in front of a white cross covered with roses. Dracula said stiffly, "I can agree to your terms, but you must resurrect my love for me, and don't forget what you promised me..."
The latter sneered: "Of course, I have been preparing for this for a long time... Now we will begin the resurrection ceremony on the night of the blood moon..." He took out a glass bottle filled with blood from his pocket.
But soon he seemed to sense something was wrong, his expression changed drastically, and he pointed at the tombstone with a trembling finger: "Is it empty there?"
Dracula was shocked. He went around to the back of the cross and found that the soil where the coffin was originally embedded had been turned over. Because it had rained, the newly turned soil had a damp and fishy smell. The bottom of the pit was empty, with nothing at all.
"She's not here anymore..." Dracula turned around suddenly: "Where is she!"
The mysterious man pondered for a moment. "Didn't you go to the palace during the day? Perhaps they took Ophelia away to prevent you from resurrecting her."
Dracula's face twisted violently, and he instantly fell into a state of shock, anger, and even deeper despair. He clenched his fist and pounded the century-old tree next to him. "How dare they... I will make every inch of Calmette hear wailing, and turn the Holy Rose Palace into a crow's nest!"
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On the other side, Ye Wan looked at the girl in front of him, then looked at Rose whose face was ashen, and was very confused: "What's wrong?"
Rose broke out in a cold sweat. "She's... Merlin, it must be her, but how is this possible? Is it really possible for the dead to return..."
The "Corpse Bride" walked in confused, mechanically found a chair, and sat down carefully. Her arm accidentally touched the edge of the table, and then the arm fell off with a "click".
Justin was holding a beer glass and complaining about the rainy weather. He was so frightened by this scene that he immediately shut up. The whole tavern fell into a terrible silence. Then the people in the tavern, including the guards with weapons, Katya who was drinking in the corner, the timid businessman, and Emma who was reading a book, stood up and shrank into the corner in unison.
The "Corpse Bride" looked at them helplessly, as dazed as a child. Her knuckles were abnormally bluish-white, and her whole body was trembling slightly. She stood up and took a step forward, and everyone took a step back.
There was another "click" sound, and her eyeballs fell out.
Then she quietly picked it up, stuffed her eyeballs back into her eye sockets, and said to everyone with a slightly apologetic look: "Sorry... I scared you..."
Emma was about to faint from fright, and Lily crawled directly under the bar. Grandma Katya patted her chest vigorously and kept shouting "Holy Mother".
Ye Wan quietly tugged at the corner of Rose's clothes: "Is she a real zombie?"
Rose seemed to want to say something, but after thinking for a long time, she only managed one sentence: "You know her. You saw her in the painting at Twilight Villa, remember? It's the huge painting near the stairs."
Ye Wan thought about it and found that there was indeed a painting there. It was a beautiful red-haired girl with powder on her face, pearl earrings, and a gorgeous pink satin dress. She was sitting among the rose bushes with a book in her hand.
Ye Wan suddenly knew who she was.
But but...hasn't she been dead for over a hundred years?
It's rare that Dracula finally found a way to resurrect Ophelia, but where did Dracula go?
In short, the current situation is that Ophelia is standing alone on the opposite side, at a loss, while everyone else is shrinking on the opposite side. She looks a little lost: "Don't be afraid of me..."
The kind-hearted Katya couldn't bear to watch. She keenly sensed that the visitor had no ill intentions, only helplessness and confusion. So she suppressed her fear and ran over to wrap her cloak around Ophelia: "Poor child, your clothes are torn."
"Thank you," Ophelia said politely.
Rose was even more confused than Ye Wan. "That shouldn't be possible. According to the book, the undead resurrected through an evil ritual are cold and emotionless. It's even more impossible for them to talk to people or even say thank you."
But Ophelia on the opposite side not only started chatting with Grandma Katya, but even managed to move the incomplete muscles on her face, and her mouth curled up into a strange arc.
The old lady was startled.
Ye Wan let down his guard and went to bring her a cup of hot water. Ophelia tried to take it clumsily, but because her fingers were too stiff, the glass fell to the ground.
"It's okay." Ye Wan said quickly, then went to the kitchen to get a broom to deal with the broken glass.
Ophelia looked ashamed. She looked around and then locked her eyes on Rose. "Your scent is so familiar. I woke up in the cemetery and followed your scent all the way here."
In fact, Rose's father is the child of Ophelia's sister. Her sister died early and was adopted by Ophelia. Rose didn't have much feelings for this aunt who died at the age of 18, but when she actually stood in front of her, she still felt close to her.
Ophelia said kindly, "I feel like you are very familiar, but I seem to have forgotten a lot of things."
"That may be because you and I are related by blood." Rose felt that the other party could communicate normally, unlike the evil spirit in the legend.
Ophelia's face was clearly filled with confusion. "Is that so? I just remember that I had to come here for some reason, and then I woke up. When I looked closely, I saw that you had the same red hair as me."
She said with a hint of regret: "I'm sorry that I passed on this ugly red hair to you."
Rose quickly shook her head: "No, no, no, I think this hair is very beautiful..." She tentatively asked: "Are you doing this for Dracula..."
Ophelia tilted her head, she seemed to have really forgotten everything: "Who is Dracula you are talking about?"
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After closing, Ye Wan did not drive Ophelia away. Although Rose rented a small room in the royal capital, Ye Wan hoped that they would not leave for the time being and asked Ophelia to stay with Rose in the attic on the third floor.
Youan hasn't returned home yet, and Ye Wan wants to discuss something with him. After all, it seems that only Ophelia can stop Dracula from going crazy.
"But obviously Ophelia doesn't remember him. She came to me, and I must be the only person in the world who is related to her by blood," said Rose.
Ophelia's expression relaxed as she fastened the string of her nightgown with stiff fingers.
"Thank you for your help. Please stay here for the time being. We will consider Dracula's matter tomorrow." Ye Wan sighed.
It was already midnight when Youan came back. It was raining outside, and the raindrops were hitting the eaves like pearls from a broken string. Amidst the sound of the rain, Ye Wan slept soundly.
He bent down and kissed the side of her face, afraid of disturbing Ye Wan's rest. After thinking about it, he decided to go to the attic to sleep.
Youan raised the brass candlestick a little higher and stepped on the shadow of the stairs. It was still raining outside. "What a horrible weather."
A strange wind blew from the third floor, and the sound of a door creaking came from the attic. Youan's body stiffened for a moment. He was wondering if his little sweetheart had been kind again and took in some strange guest.
While he was hesitating, someone came down from the third floor. Youan held up the candle. It was a rainy day in midsummer. A flash of lightning struck, illuminating Ophelia's gray-green skin.
The brass candlestick in his hand fell to the ground.
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"Sorry, sorry." Ye Wan felt a little ashamed: "But I don't know where you are, and I can't even send a signal bird to tell you."
Youan had already taken a shower and softened his pillow in a somewhat speechless manner. It was still raining outside. The warm yellow light from the bedroom spread through the beige curtains. Muffin was sleeping soundly in the small cradle.
Ye Wan gently wrapped her arms around Youan. She raised her hand to pat his back, put her face in the crook of his neck, and spoke in a slow voice: "Are you scared? Hug me, you won't be afraid if I hug you."
Youan was just startled by the sudden appearance of Ophelia. It was impossible for him to be frightened, so Youan was a little amused by Ye Wan's comfort.
But Ye Wan hugged him tightly, wrapping the two of them in a small area of warm darkness. He liked such moments very much.
"Well, I'm not afraid anymore." He kissed her forehead and hugged her again.
The next morning, Ophelia still looked ashamed: "I'm sorry..."
Rose was eating her fried eggs nonchalantly: "Don't worry, a grown man wouldn't be scared by you so easily."
She turned to look at Ophelia, who was fiddling with the big hole on her face again. Rose choked in fear and then drank the milk.
Ye Wan took out her makeup box, which she had bought for her date with You An on Cupid's Day. "Come on, let me touch up your makeup."
Ye Wan took out foundation and whitened Ophelia's gray face. She put a flower sticker on the broken hole. Grandma Katya knocked on the door and came in, presenting a floral dress from her youth. "I thought about it yesterday. This poor child doesn't even have a decent set of clothes. This is my floral dress from my youth. Anyway, she can't wear it now."
Ophelia looked very touched: "Thank you..."
In short, after she dressed up, put on that beautiful floral dress and wore a huge straw hat, she looked no different from an ordinary girl.
Rose was also very happy: "I'll take my grandmother out for a walk."
Grandmother was a strange word to use for Ophelia, but she looked very excited and nodded expectantly before following Rose away.
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