John was not the only one who also possessed the mark of a puppet. Du Yuhan still remembers the marks on Bane's neck vividly. And......

Looking up at the gate of the lavish manor, he smiled at the butler who had come to greet him.

Moreover, when John was controlled, Bane's empty and godless state made it impossible to do it without thinking.

Due to Jesse's invitation some time ago, Du Yuhan became a frequent visitor to the Prince's Mansion. The strength is strong, but there is no arrogance of ordinary high-ranking people, the old housekeeper has a very good impression of this handsome man, even if Jesse is sick in bed, he still respectfully receives the two.

Once upon a time, young David was a regular here. In order to allow his nephew to play freely, the regent was designed to divide several areas into children's playgrounds of various styles. Since the princess moved in, the lord of the castle rarely came to visit, and those areas have been converted into a meeting room for the princess to hold various tea party salons.

But as soon as they entered the door, the two of them felt strange. The subordinates were in a hurry, everyone's face was tense, and they didn't dare to say much after taking a look at their faces, and uneasy whispers filled the entire mansion, completely losing the usual relaxed and happy atmosphere.

"Lord Bane isn't here?" Du Yuhan frowned.

"I'm so sorry, Your Excellency." The old butler saluted, "Recently, the city has been busy with official business, and the lord has been going out early and returning late in the past two days, so I am afraid that I will not be able to receive you recently." ”

The most beloved brother was seriously injured in bed, and the princess washed her face with tears every day. As the head of the family, Bane avoids his wife when she needs support the most, and the reasons are intriguing.

It is even rumored that on the night of Jesse's injury, a heated argument broke out in Bane's study. Although the content is unknown, this does not prevent the civilians in the city from increasing the conversation after tea and dinner.

"My lord's day is full of opportunities, and this is the prosperity and stability of Doba City." The smile on Du Yuhan's face was still the same, "I also hope that adults will pay attention to their work and rest, and don't get tired of their bodies." ”

Busy with business? He secretly sneered.

John is in prison, and he has little use value, so I'm afraid he's looking for a replacement puppet, right?

Last night, David sent someone to deliver the news that the activities of the shadow mages outside the city were becoming more and more frequent, and it was estimated that they would take action in a short time. Du Yuhan has not forgotten the conditions set with the other party at the beginning, if he doesn't hurry up and investigate, when they start to do it, I'm afraid there will be no chance.

Just as he wanted to say goodbye, he saw the servants around him hurrying back and forth with medical equipment, Du Yuhan frowned slightly, "How is Jesse's condition?" ”

On the afternoon of the accident, Dai Li invited all the holy priests in the city into the mansion, and not surprisingly, Kevin was not on the invitation list. After a night of treatment, Jesse was able to save his life. Although he was still unconscious in bed, he was finally out of danger.

As a shadow witch, Dai Li must have many life-saving skills in her hands, not to mention that there are so many holy priests to take care of, knowing that there will definitely be no major problems. However, as half a teacher, Du Yuhan was very worried about this headache student.

"Thank you for your concern." Speaking of which, the wrinkles on the old butler's face finally stretched a little, "Young Master Jesse is in a very good state of recovery, and the wound has not been infected due to timely treatment. I was awake for a while earlier today, and I heard from the priest that I would be cured soon. ”

"That's good." Hearing this, Du Yuhan also breathed a sigh of relief, "Now the princess should be relieved." ”

Unexpectedly, the old butler's eyes flickered, and he actually stopped talking a little, "This-"

Well? What's wrong?

Just when the two of them were puzzled, a tired female voice suddenly came from behind them.

"You go and heat up the doctor's potion, and wait for Jesse to drink when he wakes up. Also Is the stew cooked? Why is there no news? You go to the kitchen and see. You, come here, let the pharmacy send some gauze quickly, a lot. Be quick! You know? ”

Turning around, Dai Li walked briskly surrounded by servants.

I saw that she was dressed in simple furniture and clothing, and her soft curly hair was messy, and she was only tied up with a hairband at will. She has always attached importance to her image, but now her face is haggard, her eyes are blue, her lips are dull, and her face is even more morbidly pale, with an indescribable tiredness.

"Ma'am." Seeing Dai Li coming towards her, the old butler hurriedly bent over and saluted.

"Butler, didn't you go to contact the priest? How can it be—" Dissatisfied with the butler who was still in the living room, Daily frowned and was about to get angry, but she paused when she saw the person behind him.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Honorable Princess." The two of them bowed slightly.

I didn't think that Dai Li twitched her cheeks, turned her head and scolded the housekeeper, "Who allowed you to let them in?!" ”

I had never seen the other party lose his temper so much, the old housekeeper was shocked, and the whole person was frightened, "Return, back to Mrs. Hui's words, Your Excellency Du Yuhan, he is looking for the master, there is something important-"

"I don't listen for any reason! In the future, this person must not set foot in this place for half a step! Do you know?! Dai Li's expression was even more ugly, her eyes burned with anger, and a green tendon on her sideburns was beating gently.

"Yes! Be! The little one understands! The old butler trembled and didn't dare to raise his head, but he responded with promises.

"What are you doing here!?" Dai Li turned around abruptly, glared at Du Yuhan fiercely with a red face, and pointed at the tip of his nose tremblingly, "You get out...... Get out of here! You're not welcome here! Someone! Fork this guy out for me! ”

The piercing shrill roar made Kevin frown, and he narrowed his eyes coldly.

Swept away by her azure eyes, like a locked prey, Dai Li trembled, and the fear that penetrated into her bones made her involuntarily take two steps back. But he quickly bit his lower lip again, and stubbornly resisted the urge to turn around and run away, and looked straight at him.

The corners of his mouth were hooked and chuckled.

Du Yuhan raised half of his eyebrows, but he was not angry, "Since the princess has something to do, then we won't bother——"

"Get out of here! Get lost! No modelers are welcome! Deli scolded hysterically, and her former elegance was completely gone. When the maid next to her saw it, she couldn't help but take two steps back in fear, but no one dared to step forward to dissuade her.

Glancing at Kevin, Du Yuhan shrugged helplessly, and left the room in a hurry under the leadership of the old housekeeper.

After walking a long distance, the old butler dared to slow down and look back, but the corridor still echoed with Dai Li's heart-rending roar. He sighed softly, "I'm so sorry, Your Excellency. ”

"It's really irritating to encounter this kind of thing." Kevin smiled understandingly, "I can see that Princess Daili is very nervous about Jesse." ”

The old butler sighed heavily. "This time it's different."

"What's wrong?" Du Yuhan was very puzzled.

After a pause, the butler lowered his head and pondered for a long time before he came quietly.

Dai Li was born into an aristocratic family in the Outlands and received a good education. In her eyes, a modeler is something that does not learn and does not have the skills, neither the strength of a magician nor the delicacy of a craftsman. Even the most powerful node manipulation is a field that only high-level professionals can reach, and the value of mid- and low-level modelers is not worth mentioning at all.

But Jesse is just hard-hearted about the model and disdainful of other professions, and the siblings have a lot of disputes about this.

The accident on the field this time turned Dai Li, who originally did not support her, into complete opposition. As far as she is concerned, it is the profession of model artist that makes this obedient and well-behaved brother become rebellious, and he does not hesitate to work against her, and even caused him to almost lose his life.

"After Master Jesse was out of danger, Mrs. ordered someone to burn all the model books and destroy all the model materials." The old butler wrinkled his face worriedly. First, he was worried that Dairi's emotions would be more intense, and secondly, he was worried that Jesse would be even more devastated when he woke up and found that all his cherished items were gone.

No wonder the woman could be so crazy.

Du Yuhan's eyes rolled, revealing a worried look, "Then Lord Bane must be very worried." ”

"Alas, in order to let the lady feel relieved, the lord has to worry a lot." The old butler shook his head, "Since the lady came, the lord and her have been in love as before, and they have also restrained their temperament, and they have become gentle. I didn't expect this to happen. I've been here for years, and this is the first time I've seen my lord and his wife quarrel. ”

Du Yuhan half raised his eyebrows.

It seems that the rumors are true, and Bane and Dairi have had an argument.

I heard Kevin say that under that Shadow Altar, there are high-level model artists who want to make sandman puppets. If Bane is also controlled by the black hand, it means that the black hand and Dai Li know each other and stand together because of some common interest.

But the other party actually let John seriously injure Jesse, which made Dailie Thunder angry.

But then again, he didn't have to kill Jesse for any reason, why—

Suddenly, John's angry and unwilling look flashed in his mind, and Du Yuhan couldn't help but be stunned.

…… No way?

Unsure of why, he scratched the back of his head.

Kevin pondered for a moment and decided to ask for some more useful information, "Mr. Butler, I wonder where Lord Bane met the princess?" ”

"My lord went on an adventure deep in the desert to find a cure for the queen, and I didn't accompany him at that time." The old butler raised his head and stroked his beard and recalled, "Later, I heard from the old man that he encountered many difficulties and obstacles on the way, and all the men and horses he brought with him were wiped out, and he almost died several times. Fortunately, with the help of his wife, he was able to get out of danger. ”

Annihilated?

Du Yuhan gave Kevin a look without a trace.

"That's pretty thrilling." Kevin, who came over, smiled, "I don't know if you remember which area Lord Bane went to?" In the future, when we travel, we can also have a precaution. ”

"My lord went to a lot of places at that time, and I can't remember exactly where I was old." The old butler smiled, "But it's also in the area of the sand-built Gobi, if you want to enter there in the future, you must try to avoid it." For it is a place where even the most seasoned hunters will hear about it. ”

Du Yuhan blinked his eyes and showed a hearty smile, "Thank you for the reminder, we will definitely keep it in mind." ”