(a)

"Bang dang!"

The heavy iron door fell with a bang, and the three of them stepped out of their legs and stepped over the threshold.

"This is the thirteenth gate. Nalan shook off his right hand that was used to cut off the door, and said, "Does it make sense, this kind of thing?"

Entering through the main entrance of the White Castle, there is a straight white stone corridor, the walls of the corridor are made of the same material as the castle façade, all spotless, white without blemishes. There were wooden doors lining the two sides of the hallway, and Nalan Twilight wasn't even interested in opening them for a look. There was only one destination, and that was the end of the hallway, where there was a staircase that led to the upper floor, and every floor above was, of course, the same white stone corridor.

The corridors were large enough to accommodate two large trucks traveling side by side, and there was an oil lamp hanging on the wall every ten meters or so, which was dim enough for the three vampires with excellent night vision. The three of them thought that the castle was full of danger and wanted to make a big move, but they didn't even see a ghost along the way. The corridor was quiet and cold, and every now and then a cool breeze swept by, which was quite alarming.

In any case, it is a good thing that there is no enemy who comes to obstruct it. The three of them made it to the seventh floor unharmed, and the only obstacle they encountered along the way was the large iron gates. In this castle, each floor of the corridor is equipped with two black iron gates, one at the head and one at the end, which are forty centimeters thick, and are engraved with dense and complex runes. The most important thing is that the locks of each door are blocked by lead water.

This meant that all the doors could only be broken by violent means, not opened properly, and no one had ever opened them before Nalan Twilight - every floor of the corridor was a confined space that had been completely sealed.

"It's not like a 'castle' at all......"

Maybe it's because the atmosphere is too depressing, you have to find something to talk about, or you can't press the urge to talk about it, Yanhua in the fire said as he walked:

"Isn't the castle a place where the ancient nobles lived? Even if it's not particularly luxurious, it must have a proper appearance, right? But you see here, it's gloomy and bare, and there's nothing, even if it's okay, but these iron gates ......."

"It feels like the people who built the castle want to lock something up in it and never see the light of day. She said, turning her head to look into Nalan Twilight's eyes, "This place...... It's like a prison. ”

"Do you know 'Brown Castle'?" Nalan Twilight didn't follow the topic on, but asked such a puzzling question.

"This, I know, I know!"

As soon as she heard this, Remilia raised her hand happily.

"I didn't ask you, stay there!"

Nalan pressed her down, and Remilia stuck her tongue out at him, picked up her hands, pursed her mouth, turned her face away, and lost her temper.

"If you're not familiar with this," Naranyu continued, "as a reminder, it has an alternate name, 'Fort Dracula.'" It's the castle where the vampire Count Dracula lives, and of course, that's all in the novel. In fact, there has never been a Count Dracula, and there are no vampires in Brown Castle. The castle is quite close to here, and it's a tourist attraction. ”

"The real place where vampires live is this castle. Little is known about it, and rightfully so, because it wasn't a castle built by humans, and it wasn't built to defend against foreign enemies. What's more, the existence of the people who inhabit this castle has also been deliberately erased from history, and only a very few high-level vampires know about it, and those in the know have kept silent about it. ”

"Why?" Yan Hua asked.

"Because of the struggle for power. Nalan said, "You are still young, so you don't know that in the world of vampires, there was a great war, and the emerging forces, led by the third generation, raised the anti-flag to the five true ancestors. In the end, the battle ended in a resounding victory for the Third Generation, with two of the Five True Ancestors killed and the remaining three expelled. The order of today's blood society is a product of that war. ”

"And the one who was imprisoned in this castle was the loser of the great battle. Of course, it was not the True Ancestor, but one of the first humans to receive the first embrace, the tenth of the fifteen third-generation vampires, Catherine Pagos (Catherine Pagos) Pagos）。 At that time, she stood with her creator and witnessed his death. ”

"Then, why is she still alive?" Yan Hua asked again, "I mean, since it has been determined that she is an enemy, why not just kill her, is there any special purpose in keeping her in such a place?"

"The reason is simple," Nalan said, "the price is too high. ”

"In the entire blood world, there is no one who can win against Catherine, even if it is the 'one' who killed the two true ancestors, he will have to lose a layer of skin against her. At that time, the battle was decided, and no one was willing to risk their lives to fight such a 'icing on the cake' battle, so the matter was put on hold until now. ”

With that, the three of them had already come to the next iron door. After this door, there is a staircase that leads to the fifth floor. Yan Hua could feel that the extremely dangerous aura that permeated the air was getting stronger and stronger, and even the iron door as thick as the wall could not lock it—the end of this trip was already in sight.

If she was the only one, Yan Hua would not dare to come here no matter what, it would be tantamount to asking for her own death. Now that Nalan Twilight is the most famous hob meat among the three generations of vampires, it shouldn't be a big problem...... Probably so......

She couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, watching Nalan Yu wave her big hand and remove the door completely, her heart beating faster and faster.

"Boom!"

"I remember as if I said that in the entire Bloodline world, this is the only 'ally' we can win. ”

Nalan Hao kicked over the crumbling iron door, and the dark and deep road appeared in front of him, which was full of yin qi, like the gate of the underworld. I saw him pass the door first, then turned around, and said with a smile:

"Be prepared!"

(b)

"Boom!"

The sound of breaking the door came down the straight corridor into the dark stone chamber and into the girl's ears.

"Meow!"

The white cat, lying on the floor, was frightened and jumped up and jumped onto the girl's lap.

"There's a guest coming......"

The silver-haired girl sat in a rocking chair with her eyes closed, whispering, caressing the cat lying on her lap.

"Don't be afraid, Chakolos, don't be afraid, everything is fine, it's going to be fine......"

In the darkness, only the pair of blood-red cat's eyes, always flickering, stared straight at the big iron gate in front of them. Outside the door, the sound of clear footsteps continued, and from a distance, gradually approached the residence of the girl and the cat.

"It's okay, Chakolos, I'll protect you, I'll protect everyone's ......"