Chapter 37: Natural Charm
"Lyle, where does your family live?" The young man behind me was silent for a moment and asked again. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ info
Hearing his questioning, I hesitated slightly, I knew that of course I could not tell him where my home was, perhaps, there, my grandmother was looking for me everywhere, my sister, was also looking for me sadly, and I could not tell them the truth.
"My family doesn't live nearby," I said, "I came to visit a friend whose family lives in a nearby village, but I hadn't arrived yet, and I was just trying to walk around the mountains for a while, and this happenedγγγγγγ "I pretended to be grief, acting like I couldn't speak.
Huck saw that I was sad and immediately stopped.
"Lyle, alright, now, everything is alright, it's okayγγγγγ" Just as Huck was speaking, his hand tapped me on the shoulder again, "Lyle, you're so cold. β
This time, he felt it, and I felt a pang of horror in my heart.
"Are you feeling unwell?" He asked me with concern.
"It doesn't matter," I quickly explained, "I've been lying on the ground for so longγγγγγγ Of course...... Will it be like thisγγγγγγ β
Huck and I had a casual conversation. Our topic didn't attract the attention of the others, and now, some of them were riding horses, some of them were walking on foot, and their main concern was time and the fading sky, so that almost no one noticed my conversation with Huck.
However, among these people, there was still someone who noticed me, and that person was the old man who had just spoken.
When he heard me speak, his eyelids, which had been lowered to look at the road not far away, lifted slightly, and through those small eyes, he shot some glances at me.
I noticed his gaze, and although it was hidden, I caught his expression as well.
And at this very moment, my heart was completely alerted, yes, this old man, now he must have discovered something. It's just that there may still be some uncertainties.
Isn't it?
Since I'm no longer human, with a little caution, someone with a little experience can see through me almost at a glance.
In this forest, who has survived being tied up for so long and has not been eaten by wild beasts, except for vampires, has this ability? And, under the weight of that mass of rocks, my abdomen was almost deformed, and still didn't damage a single bit of skin and internal organs, who else but a vampire?
And, with a little closer look, they should see my pale, bloodless face.
When the old man quickly flashed his eyes and moved elsewhere, I made up my mind that as soon as I got out of the mountain, even on the mountain, if I could, I would look for an opportunity to escape.
If the old man had made the facts public, I don't think they would have let me go. Because, as they just said, there have been no vampires in this area for a long time, and the heavy price of half a century ago would have made these people kill me at all costs.
So, here, I can't stay any longer.
But now, I can't suddenly choose to escape. Because, this is too obvious, if I run now, as soon as I come, my injury will let me fall into their hands as soon as possible. Second, I also know that so far, the old man is only guessing, not completely sure, because, after all, the incident happened too much ago, after all, it only happened when he was five years old, so his brain will not be so professional and quick to deal with this matter, he needs facts to digest his thoughts, and this undoubtedly gave me a chance.
"Lyle, this time to visit a friend, did you come alone?" Obviously, at the moment, Huck behind me seemed to be uninterested and enthusiastic about me, and he asked me with great interest.
"Oh yes," I replied, "my sister is still young, and she needs to take care of my grandmother. "Speaking of which, I can't help but feel some heartache, sister, brother is not at home, are you okay? Also, my grandma, will she be sad?
"Oh, I see, I'm glad we saved you, Lyle, it seems that today, our team did a good thing." Huck laughed, and looked at the others, and some people heard our conversation, and they all agreed, and they all said, although I was not very lucky, I met the bad guy, but, after all, in the end, I was rescued, in fact, this chance of being rescued in this forest, is not too big, because the forest is too big, and there are too few pedestrians. So, in light of that, they all said I was lucky.
And I, too, echo them.
However, as I spoke, my eyes never completely left the old man.
And all the way the old man had not spoken, his eyes were downcast, and he was obviously thinking of something, except for the occasional glance that made me feel very uncomfortable as if he had swept over where I was.
However, the more this happened, the more worried I felt.
"Lyle, I have some silver here, take it with me, give you half of it, I see you, it's quite hard, and, it seems, I like you a little? You seem to have a very intimate feeling, and you can't help but get closer. As he spoke, he put his hand into his pocket, and took out a bag from it.
However, at the sound of Huck's words, the old man's eyes suddenly opened, and suddenly he looked at me.
In an instant, my heart went cold.
He realized, the charm of vampires!
For ordinary humans, vampires have some natural charm that attracts humans to approach unconsciously and, then, everyone knows, what will happen.
"No, Huck, thank you, I can handle my own affairs." I reached out and pushed the bag of money back from him, "Still, thank you." β
I spoke casually to Huck, but my eyes never stopped keeping an eye on the old man, who was now sitting on another horse, walking slowly not far from me, and now he was looking at me with a dangerous glint in his eyes.
"I said, let's stop for a moment, and then we'll go back on our way." The old man looked at me for a while, and then finally he looked away, and after looking elsewhere, he said to everyone.
Obviously, this group of people was in a hurry, and when they suddenly heard the old man say this, most of them were stunned.