13. Chapter XIII
Ji Tang was a little confused, "May I ask if you are ......?"
The man did not answer her. The umbrella in his hand was received in the blink of an eye. When his hands were empty, the cat deftly jumped up and hung on his arm. He walked in with the cat in his arms, his black cloak swept up in an elegant arc by the wind, "Miss Sinderitang, are you hungry?" β
"Well, it's a little ......" After all, she hadn't eaten properly since she came through. Of course, the daily food of the city that never sleeps, pan-fried rats and cheese-baked bats, is no different from β‘β‘ to her, not to mention the bags of blood that are delicately packaged with the expiration date and price tag.
Although she was hungry, she didn't plan to eat. Anyway, the body of the blood clan is very tough, and if you don't eat for a while, you won't die, at most you will be a little weaker.
The man smiled and said, "With all due respect, Miss Sindretang, you are too thin, and girls should still have some meat." β
Ji Tang followed him through the dark corridor. Both sides are covered with ancient and exquisite oil paintings, and there is a dim lamp and candle every few dozen steps. If it weren't for the fact that she now has the night vision of the Bloodline, she would definitely feel extremely weird.
The cat named Miao Miao was lying on the man's neck, squinting at its pair of bright eyes, which made Ji Tang a little flustered.
Maybe he was sent by the city lord to guide him, which is why this cat is so close to him. She thought to herself.
Before I knew it, I was at the restaurant. It's much brighter here than it is outside. The glittering chandeliers and the two rows of gold candlesticks set off an illusory light, although Ji Tang still felt cold, but at least it was not so gloomy.
In the center is an extremely long snow-white dining table, as she saw in a medieval film. Fortunately, there were no dead rats or dead bats on the table, only fresh fruit.
"Nowadays, girls seem to like these snacks from the human world, and I heard that they are sweeter than virgin blood." "Although it can only make them suffer from indigestion, they have no nutrition at all." He obviously noticed Ji Tang's small action of constantly swallowing saliva.
He threw an apple to her.
She was in a hurry, and finally caught it and held it in the palm of her hand. But she also knew that it was very rude for the master to start eating before he arrived. Maybe the city lord will secretly hide in some corner to see if she has the qualifications to be a princess.
This is an interview about the golden job, and it's not okay to lose a big deal because of a small loss.
She politely said, "Fruit is better to eat after a meal." When will the lord arrive? β
"Oh, he's already here." The man pulled open the chief's golden chair and sat down on it himself with her stunned expression.
As if he liked to see her deflated, he crossed his hands and pressed his chin against his chin and laughed softly.
You can see that he is a person who doesn't smile often. Therefore, when smiling, the tips of the eyebrows are unconsciously raised, and the ripples at the corners of the lips are negligible.
Ji Tang's mind was chaotic, could it be that Prince Will not only didn't have his own mother, but even his father was also a stepfather? No matter how you look at it, this handsome guy who is so wicked that he explodes is only a few years older than the prince!
"What are you thinking?" The lord of the castle folded his long legs, his eyes narrowed dangerously, "Are you thinking about Will?" β
She originally wanted to nod her head, but under his creepy gaze, she subconsciously turned into a side-to-side sway. Seeing the city lord bowing his head in satisfaction, she actually carried the luck of the rest of her life after the catastrophe, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"No Will today." The lord pulled open the chair beside him and motioned for her to sit down.
Before Ji Tang could come back to his senses, he was already sitting on his right hand. She rubbed her hands a little uneasily, the meaning of this sentence ...... Don't you want her to marry Will?
At this point, one of the attendants silently served two dark red drinks.
"The blood collected an hour ago was preserved by the secret method of the palace, and the taste was only ten percent less than that of the blood that was immediately absorbed."
Ji Tang politely refused: "Thank you, I still don't need it." β
"It's a pity." The city lord picked up the crystal cup and took a sip, his lips, which were originally slightly pale, were stained with a trace of red blood, which added a bit of charm to the plainness. His eyes that were as dark as night seemed to have a faint red color, "Miss Xinderuitang, why did you deliberately drop those high heels?" β
Ji Tang's face turned white all of a sudden. Is it seen? So he thinks she's a scheming girl who can't marry Will?
Seeing her uneasiness, he smiled softly: "Don't be nervous, I didn't mean to criticize you." After all, it's a clever little trick - 'want to get away with it', isn't it? There seems to be such a saying in the East. β
Just as Ji Tang was about to explain, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door. The attendant hurriedly came in and replied: "It's Prince Will." The city lord wiped the corners of his mouth with a white handkerchief, and said slowly: "Let him enter the ......" Before he finished speaking, Will, who was drenched, had already broken into the door.
Ji Tang stood up from his seat in surprise.
She didn't notice at all that the moment she set her eyes on Will, the city lord's eyes were slightly cold, his thin lips were quietly pursed, and the hand resting on the table gradually became stronger, almost crushing a corner of the hard mahogany.
He said coldly, "Will, you're so rude. β
"I'm sorry, father." Will said as he turned his gaze to Ji Tang. His eyes were blazing at first, then sad and helpless, and ...... Deeply hidden resentment.
Ji Tang was very puzzled by his changes. She desperately glared at Will from an angle that the Lord couldn't see, but Will ignored her completely.
"But I have something very important to tell you." Will took a deep breath, "I've found my sweetheart, and I want to marry her right away. β
"Oh?" The city lord shook the blood in the crystal cup and looked at him playfully, "Is it the girl you met at the ball?" β
"Yes." Will nodded.
The city lord smiled and asked, "Which lady is it?" β
"It was the first girl I danced with, named Katie."
ExcusemeοΌοΌ She heard her right, right?
Ji Tang rubbed his eyes and made sure that the person in front of him was Will. Could it be that she looked away, this kid is actually a flirtatious girl who pedals a few boats, the kind that makes every girl mistakenly think that she is his only girlfriend?
"I'm sure Miss Katie will make a good wife." The City Lord stepped forward from his seat, hugged Will Xu, attached it to his ear, and chuckled, "I'm glad you made the right decision. β
Will gritted his teeth and said word by word, "Thank you, father." β
The city lord let go of him, patted him on the shoulder, and walked in front of Ji Tang, who was already petrified. The cold fingers swept behind her ear, stabbing Ji Tang back to his senses, shivering, and looking up at him with a little fear.
She looked very helpless at this time, her eyes were moist, her nose was red, and her petal-like lips were slightly open. A dirty streak of charcoal ash smeared from her chin to her neck and extended to her collarbone, making that part of her skin whiter and more tender. Make people ...... I can't help but want to take a bite and taste what it tastes like.
"Miss Sinderitang, would you like to be a guest at the castle for a while?" The voice of the lord of the castle carried a special magic, like a demagogic siren on the sea, "Miss Katie is about to enter the palace to learn etiquette, and if she has a family member with her, she should be able to adapt faster." β
Ji Tang's mind was blank, and he nodded blankly.
"That's good." The city lord pressed against her face, stretched his slender fingers behind her head, pulled her messy long hair, slid it down her spine to her waist, and smiled dotingly, "Good boy." β
In the eyes of outsiders, the intimacy between the two simply transcends ambiguity!
Prince Will's hands hanging on his sides slowly clenched into fists, his eyes red, and he left without saying a word-
Until Ji Tang lay down on a huge bed in the palace, he still didn't understand, how did things become like this?
Will wants to marry Katie, and she is inexplicably left in the palace by the city lord.
Ji Tang is a person who was a little slow to react at the time, but afterwards he would think about it and make up a lot of things in his brain. She opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling. Cats, princes, castle lords, high heels, chief guards......
Foggy, as if sleeping in a non-sleeping room, she suddenly had a thrill and figured out all the joints! He sat up sharply and grabbed a handful of hair.
Damn, the lord of the city is the one who picks up high heels! So the chief of the guard didn't say a word about Prince Will.
She looks like ...... Got the wrong target.
But this city lord is so terrible, where is it like a gentle loyal dog, is it a system bug?
After calling the system a hundred times, but there was no response, Ji Tang still couldn't hold back and fell asleep-
Katie, as the future princess, moved into the palace proudly. Especially when I saw Ji Tang, this sense of pride with raised eyebrows was simply overwhelming.
Ji Tang was wearing the dress prepared for her by the maid, not too gorgeous, but not shabby, simple and exquisite, just the style she liked, and even more in line with her than the one prepared by the little fairy.
Blood women take black as beauty, advocating the ultimate luxury, and the ultimate publicity. For example, the dress that Katie changed into after entering the palace was the kind of large puffy skirt full of lace and ornamentation, and her neck and wrists were full of precious jewelry with black onyx and black pearls.
When Katie saw Ji Tang's inconspicuous clothes, she directly regarded her as a maid in her heart. And rumors such as that she was treated differently by the city lord must be false.
"I'm going to drink fresh virgin blood." Katie said sarcastically.
"Nope." Ji Tang rolled his eyes, "That's a special offering from the prince and the city lord." β
Katie said unreasonably: "I don't care, I want it anyway!" Now is it! Go get it for me. β
When Ji Tang heard this, he suddenly blurted out like a bolt of electricity in his mind: "Jingjing." β
Katie crossed her arms and snorted coldly: "Don't think that if you call me by my nickname, I will be soft-hearted." I am now a quasi-princess, and in the future, the whole palace will be Will's, that is, mine. I'm the future mistress here. β
"......" Ji Tang looked at the sky speechlessly.
System, system, do you want to be so poor that you even have a circular cameo as a female partner?