At night I slept in the guest room on the right side of the chapel, and Anne learned through the teachers in the town that a large number of police had been evacuated, and it was not convenient for me to return to the secret room, so I arranged to stay here, although I was suspicious of the situation on the surface, but since it was arranged by Anne, I agreed to it, and I should leave here the day after tomorrow, after all, I would attract many mortal dangers, and if I caused damage to the lives of Anne and Alice, it was the last thing I wanted, and I didn't want it to happen.

The morning was sunny, and Anne brought me a dress worn by the godfather's apprentice, a black coat with a red rim at the placket, which looked ridiculous.

When I got dressed, I asked Anne, "There should be a priest in this church, right?" Otherwise, what about the red and white joys and sorrows in this town? ”

Anne said with a gloomy expression: "There was a priest two years ago, but he died, and no one has come to this church to be a priest since then." ”

I was tempted to ask the priest about the cause of his death, but I didn't say anything when I saw Anne's sad look.

The weather was surprisingly fine today, and when I walked out of the church, the sun was shining on my face, and I was a little uncomfortable with it, but I liked the feeling of warmth, maybe I always liked it but didn't notice it.

The church is located on a small hillside of the town and has a view over the town, making it obvious and lonely.

Suddenly I noticed someone standing behind me, and when I looked back, I saw a pair of eyes like night, looking at me for a moment, Alice standing in the shadow under the eaves of the church, I stretched out my hand and smiled at her, "Come, do you want to come out and bask in the sun?" ”

Just as I was about to touch her arm, she instinctively dodged, as if she was scared, and when I tried to pull her, she quickly turned and ran away.

I looked at her and felt confused, and then I saw Anne cleaning in the church, and I ran in and said, "Anne, I'll help you!" ”

After that, we swept the floor, wiped the glass, wiped the long chairs, and laughed when I saw the inside of the church that had been cleaned up.

Anne asked, "What are you laughing at?" ”

I took the rag and smiled at Anne, "I don't know why, but when I see the results of my labor, I feel so cheerful that I want to smile." ”

Anne smiled knowingly and said, "Oh, this way, the sun is very high, it's almost noon, I'm going to prepare lunch, we haven't eaten in the morning, make more." ”

I patted my stomach and said, "I'm hungry for a long time, do I need to help in the kitchen?" ”

Anne shook her head and said, "No, you may not have cooked before, so you won't get in the way." ”

I scratched my head and said, "Can I go find Alice then?" ”

Anne suddenly changed to a very serious and strange look and said to me: "Although she saved you, but she has a disease, you should not touch her, there are books left by the former godfather in the attic of the church, you can go and see it." ”

Strange as I was, I replied, "Okay." ”

In the attic of the church, it was clean and tidy, except for a simple single bed, and at the foot of the bed was a large bookshelf with many thick books neatly arranged.

Looking at the clear blue sky outside the window, Alice's shadow and her beautiful eyes always appeared in my mind, and I was a little crazy for a while.

I don't know how long it took, but I heard Anne shout, "Mark, are you in the attic?" It's time to eat! ”

I answered, "Okay, come." ”

At the dinner table, there was no Alice, only Anne with a plate of French fries and ketchup, and a plate of curry rice and milk.

Anne said apologetically, "I was supposed to make breakfast in the morning, but in the morning a child in one town got sick, so I went to see it." ”

I picked up my meal and asked, "Aren't you still a doctor?" ”

Anne smiled and said, "Then I'm not a doctor, but I used to be a nurse for a while, and I would deal with any minor illnesses, so the people in the town would call me there." ”

I continued, "Then why didn't Alice come out to eat with me at noon?" ”

Anne explained to her, "Alice has always been in poor health, and she is seriously ill, so it is better not to see her." ”

I couldn't help but say, "Then what's wrong with her, can I help?" ”

Anne looked at me seriously and said, "No one can cure her illness, and you don't have to think about it." ”

As soon as I thought that a young girl might be waiting to die, I stood up and said, "Now that the technology in the hospital is so advanced, can't there be any way to cure it?" If it's a matter of money, I can help her, trust me! ”

When Anne saw that I was about to get to the bottom of it, she sighed and said helplessly, "Okay, you sit down first, I have a story to tell you." ”

I sat down and wondered, why do you want to tell any story, so let's listen to it first.

Anne recounted: "Legend has it that centuries ago, in the war-torn era, there was a great general, he made countless military exploits, he was a hero in the hearts of the people, he was the king's most important minister, he established a huge family, and gradually formed an influence in the country, but he was able to win a hundred battles on the battlefield, there is also a reason, it is said that he sold his soul to a god of death, in exchange for superhuman strength, and then the king knew the secret, fearing that he would usurp the throne, and finally cut him into pieces." In fact, this seems to belong to a kind of myth, but when he died, because he consumed the power of the god of death, his descendants suffered a curse for the rest of their lives, that is, every full moon night, the god of death will come and take away a certain amount of their lifespan, until the family dies cleanly, this is the legendary god of death contract. ”

I was amazed that someone like Anne would say such a thing, and look like she was not lying, and asked, "Is this true?" Could it be that Alice is from that family? ”

Anne replied: "Yes, there is also a kind of alien power in the person who exists in this curse, and anyone who touches its body will die, and my original godfather and I are members of the Holy Cross, and in the past, the people of the Holy Cross would burn such people as witches or wizards, and in modern times, Alice may be the last person to exist in this family, and they will also burn her, in order to find out how to lift the curse and the mystery of the curse, at that time, we felt that the church's decision was contrary to the doctrine, so we rescued Alice, who was 13 years old at the time,Hiding here to find a way to find ancient books,Until two years ago, because the godfather touched Alice's hand,He died three days later.,It's like a natural death.,So Alice usually doesn't dare to see people.,Gloves on her hands.,She's also very dangerous.,That day Alice went to the cemetery because it was the godfather's death day.。 ”

Anne continued to sigh: "Alice doesn't know how long she can live, hey, God is really unfair to her, she can't be like a normal person." "It's embarrassing.

After hearing Anne's words, and such a strange thing, normal people can't accept it, including me, but I still asked, "Is there no way to break the contract?" ”

Anne had already lowered her head, raised her head, and said, "Yes, but who would want to?" Not to mention that it may not be successful! ”

I continued to ask, "What method, I want to hear it." ”

Anne looked at me quietly and said: "It's life for life, sign a contract with the god of death from the beginning, every full moon night, contact with Alice, and if you succeed, the curse will be attached to you, if you don't succeed, you will die like the previous godfather, because he just wanted to save Alice before he died, before he died, he said that people who don't have much life left, the contract will not be chosen again." ”

I asked two of the most critical questions: "So that means anyone younger than Alice is likely to succeed?" Then How old is Alice this year? Is it a full moon today? ”

Anne looked at me in shock and said, "She's 19 years old, do you want to save her?" No, you're still so young, and besides, she may not have much left in her life, so you can leave her to fend for herself! ”

Anne continued to sigh, "Tonight is the full moon, but those who bear the curse are in pain, and every time the moon is full, Alice cries out in pain!" ”

I thought about my future life path, in fact, it is better to die and be hunted down by a huge organization, if I can only live in exile for the rest of my life, then what is the fun of life? Having embarked on a path of no return since childhood, isn't death already predestined? Thinking of this, I decisively explained my identity and the situation of being hunted down and killed to Anne, and then said: "Anyway, I may not be able to get out of this town and be killed, take my head to receive the reward, it is better to sacrifice her life for her, didn't Anne say that you can't see death without saving?" Didn't you tell me that it wouldn't be great to dedicate to someone who is worthy of your own efforts? ”

Anne didn't speak, but listened quietly.

I decided, "Tonight, I'm going to lift her curse and let her live happily and like a normal person, even if she only lives for two years or a year, I don't want her to die here!" ”

I continued to convince Anne, "I really want Alice to live as an ordinary person, I want to do something that I find meaningful before I die, please promise me." ”

Anne stood up and hugged me with tears in her eyes and said, "Good boy, although you were a killer in the past, today you are born again at the call of God!" ”

I'm going to rescue an unfortunate girl tonight, and tonight is the night of the full moon

In a house in the distance, a deep voice said: "If you find the target, it's in the church, if it's not necessary, you can not kill the old nun and the masked girl, the main thing is to get the target's head, and I can leave." ”

A male voice in the shadow said: "I haven't been active for a long time, the brothers will go to get his head tonight, and they all have a good rest." ”

The other two voices replied at the same time, "Okay." ”