Fifteenth century, Renaissance Rome.

When I set foot on this land belonging to Cizer, Duke of Valentine, I couldn't help but be amazed by her prosperity.

Also in the Middle Ages, Rome, the cultural center of Europe, was clearly not on the same level as Hungary, where the vampire countess was located. The surrounding buildings are full of ornate and extravagant Renaissance style, with Greek colonnades and Romanesque vaults, beautiful marble sculptures standing symmetrically on both sides of the building, beautiful reliefs of the Virgin Angels adorning the columns and walls, and flowers blooming on both sides of the streets.

But at this time, I was not in the mood to appreciate all this in front of me, all I wanted to know was where the birds were?

For now, I have to summon nearby spirits and ask them to help me find the whereabouts of the birds.

I looked around, there were too many people here, and I was going to find a remote place to summon spirits. As soon as he took two steps, he suddenly heard an extremely familiar voice behind him: "Xiao Yin! ”

I was shocked, this voice, it can't be so coincidental, right? I slowly turned my head and there was a four-wheeled ebony carriage parked behind me, and my eyes widened in disbelief at the people who were getting out of the carriage. Although this man was dressed in the men's clothes peculiar to this period, Pulboan, that face was what I wanted to see most now.

"Fly, fly!" I screamed in surprise and ran over and plunged into his arms.

"Scared the hell out of me, Asuka Bird. Master and I thought something had happened to you, and I was scared to death, but it turned out that you were fine, so good, so good! I spoke incoherently, with a long sigh of relief in my heart.

Asuka gently touched my hair and said, "Fool, how could something happen to me." ”

I glanced up at him, his smile was still the same, I don't know if it was because I was sensitive, his eyes seemed to be much deeper than before.

"Why don't you go back? Have you accomplished your mission? I asked in a hurry.

He let go of me, nodded, and said, "It's done, but I still have some things to do, and now I'm going to Duke Valentine's palace, so you can come with me." ”

"What!" I was amazed to see a bull on the carriage, painted on a brilliant gold and vermilion background, representing the god Ababs and the coat of arms of the Porkins, the most famous poison family, ------.

Suddenly my heart sank.

I grabbed his hand and said hurriedly, "Asuka, are you confused?" Master has repeatedly told you not to have anything to do with the Porkins, why do you have anything to do with this Duke of Valentine? It's not that we don't know his character, you definitely can't afford to provoke this kind of person, you go back with me immediately! ”

Something suddenly flashed in his eyes, and a strange feeling suddenly welled up in my heart, and the bird seemed to be a little different from usual.

"Xiao Yin, I know that this time it has been delayed for a long time, so that you and Master are worried, but I will go back with you soon, Duke Valentine has helped me a lot this time, I will at least go and say goodbye to him."

"It's better to have less contact with him, his poison is famous."

He smiled and patted me on the head, "Don't worry, when have you seen me fall for someone else's trick." Besides, he's not as bad as the legend says, and everyone has times when they are helpless, don't you want to see this legendary character? ”

As soon as he said this, my curiosity was also a little aroused, what is this cruel and ruthless poison man with unparalleled talent in the mouth of historians? And most importantly, this man is Asuka in his previous life.

When he was hesitating, he laughed again and said, "I really didn't expect that Master would be worried about me, but let you come over, even if something happens to me, it seems that you won't be of much use, haha." ”

"You!" I glared at him, I underestimated people, "How come, Master even handed over the Yin-Yang Mirror to me, how could I not beat others, I thought you were defeated by that witch Du Lian." ”

A hint of surprise flashed across his face: "Do you know Du Lian? ”

I nodded and said, "Master has already said that Du Lian's witchcraft is very strong, but how could we Asuka fall for a little witch's trick, right?" I smiled and glanced at him.

"Of course, hehe." He smiled, and for some reason, I saw that look in his eyes that I couldn't see clearly, and there seemed to be a hint of mockery.

"Get in the car, why are you still stunned?" As he spoke, he pulled me into the carriage.

"Are you really going back with me right away?"

"Stupid, when did I lie to you."

"You seem to lie to me a lot."

"Huh."

"Asuka, you're still handsome in this dress," I tugged at his puff sleeves, "It's fun, it's like a fairy tale prince's costume." ”

"Xiao Yin?"

"Huh?"

"Did Master really give you the Yin-Yang Mirror?"

"Yes, this power is even more powerful than your Soul Crossing Lotus."

"Is it ----," he replied, not speaking again.

Before you know it, the carriage slowly marches into the palace of Duke Valentine. As soon as I got out of the carriage, Asuka pulled me straight into the palace. The palace's gilded beams glittered, the fine tapestries were gorgeous, the marble floors were shiny, and the spacious hall was a pool where clear water trickled down from the mouth of the white goddess's bottle, and the sun shone golden from the tall colonnades and Romanesque vaults.

When I passed by the edge of the pool, I heard a "plop" sound, and I didn't know what was falling from the bird.

"Asuka, your stuff has dropped." I quickly stopped him.

He stood there motionless, "Forget it." ”

"How can you do that, you're so lazy, I'll pick it up for you." I bent down, there was a copper-colored ring lying in the clear water, I reached out and fished it up, the pool water was cold, and I couldn't help but shiver.

It's a ring carved with a nine-headed goddess, the pattern of the Polkin family, but, in my memory, Asuka never liked to wear these jewelry.

"Here you go." I handed it over to him.

"Thanks," he said, holding out his hand and placing it on his middle finger.

"Where's Cizer?" I asked.

Asuka smiled and said, "The Duke is probably busy, let's wait in the next room." ”

I followed Asuka into the room, and for some reason, I always felt that something was wrong, but I couldn't tell what was wrong.

Asuka doesn't seem to have any dislike for Cizer at all, perhaps because Cizer is a relationship in his previous life. Well, that should make sense. But what is Master worried about? Is it because he is afraid that Cizer will be bad for the birds? But that doesn't seem to be the case.

"If you're thirsty, drink a glass of grape juice." He said suddenly, and when I looked up, a maid came in with two crystal cups, filled with grape juice with a red agate-like sheen.

I suddenly felt nauseous and wanted to vomit,

"Drink." He picked up his cup and drank it, "Very good taste." ”

The feeling that something was wrong in my heart came back to me, Asuka, did he forget? Ever since I came back from the Vampire Countess, I wanted to vomit at the sight of the red drink, so after that time, they never bought the red drink to go home.

But looking at the bird's expression, it doesn't look like it's playing tricks on me.

"Asuka, it's a red drink." I said.

"Yes, of course the grape juice is red, what's so strange, drink it." He said disapprovingly.

Something is wrong, something is really wrong.

I slowly lifted the glass, and when I got it in front of me, I stopped, and on the crystal surface, the eyes of the birds staring at me were clearly reflected, and there was a hint of eagerness in the waiting. Yes, I guess I read that right, it was the waiting look.

Wait for me to drink this glass of grape juice.

Suddenly, I was taken aback by my own thoughts, I was actually suspicious of Asuka, I was actually suspicious of Asuka who grew up with me, Asuka who loved me like a sister since I was a child. I quickly shook my head, I was thinking about something, I was wrong, I must have been wrong.

However, this glass of grape juice still seems to be better not to drink.

"Drink." He smiled.

I thought about it, put down the glass, and said with a smile: "I still don't drink it, I'm not thirsty at all." ”

He looked at me, put down the glass, stood up, walked to my side, put his hand on my shoulder, and said with a smile: "I really underestimate you, I can't let you drink it like this." ”

I was stunned and looked up at him, and a very strange smile appeared on his face.

"Asuka, what are you talking about?" I was a little puzzled, and I felt inexplicable fear in my heart because of that strange smile. He smiled brightly suddenly, and after laughing for a while, he smiled, staring into my eyes without saying a word, but his eyes as clear as the sea shone with a strange sheen.

Asuka he,Never look at me with such strange eyes.。。

Everything that had just happened suddenly replayed in my mind like a movie, why did I happen to come across a bird so coincidentally? Why wasn't Asuka surprised to see me, as if he had been waiting for me to show up? Why did he forget that I was afraid of red drinks? Why would he wear such a ring? Why does he have such strange eyes?

I felt my whole body tremble, and the answer seemed to be on the verge of being answered, and I quickly grabbed his hand, pulled up the puffy sleeve, and stayed there for a moment. Crystal bracelets, he doesn't have crystal bracelets!

I immediately took a few steps backwards, frightened and shocked beyond my ability to speak, "You, you...... No, it's not a bird! You, who the hell are you! "

He looked at me firmly, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and a crisp and tactful female voice came out of his mouth: "I didn't say that I was a bird." ”

This shook me so hard that I saw the bird slowly grow shorter and shorter before my eyes, and unbelievably transformed into a girl of only seven or eight years old.

I looked at the scene in front of me in disbelief and squeezed out a few words from my mouth with difficulty: "--- shape-changing --- technique!" ”

The little girl was lovely and innocent, except for those eyes that were so deep that they did not match her age at all. She suddenly clapped her hands with a smile: "It's amazing, my sister even knows this." ”

I gradually came back to my senses, stepped forward and grabbed her wrist, and said angrily: "Asuka, what did you do to him, you dare to touch him, even if you are a little girl, I will not let you go!" ”

She still looked at me with a smile and said, "How can I do anything to Brother Asuka, he is good to me." ”

I was anxious and angry in my heart, listening to her words, I knew the whereabouts of the bird, this little girl with the appearance of an angel, what kind of person is it, at such a young age, she can use transfiguration! Asuka, he won't really have an accident.

I let go of her, took out the charm, and said viciously, "If you don't say it again, don't blame me for being rude." ”

She showed an innocent smile and said, "Sister, why are you not welcome?" ”

"You!" I was so angry that I trembled, "I sealed you first!" "I sealed my hands and began to chant the mantra, and the charm gradually glowed green, enveloping her entirely, and the green light became stronger and stronger. Halfway through my reading, I suddenly felt a chill in my lower abdomen, and my heart cramped violently, and a sharp pain pierced through my body, and in an instant, the green light disappeared, and the charm turned to ashes, and I couldn't move.

"Hehe, sister," she looked at me with a very amused smile, "you have already been poisoned by me." ”

"Poison?" I looked at her in amazement, "No way, you poisoned that glass of wine, but I didn't touch it." ”

"Well, it's down there, but I'm down somewhere else just in case." She looked at me with a smile. "Somewhere else?" I was stunned.

She raised her hand and looked at her ring, a strange smile flashing across her lips: "Thank you for picking it up for me." "Picked up the ring? My scalp tingled, "Is it pool water?" ”

"Wow, my sister is so smart, I guessed right, but the poison in the pool is still much worse, it took so long to attack, I was almost sealed by my sister, I'm so afraid." But it's a pity that now my sister has been sealed by my poison. ”

"You ......"

"But sister, don't worry, this poison is just a spell to seal you, and you won't die for a while."

Won't die for a while? The corners of my mouth started twitching, so what about the future?

She bent down, took out the yin-yang mirror in my arms, and said with a smile: "Great, there is another treasure." "One more? My heart tightened, and I blurted out, "Crossing the Spirit Lotus? ”

She looked at me with a smile and said, "Sister knows too?" ”

As soon as I heard her answer, my heart sank again, if the Lotus Flower was also in her hands, then wouldn't it mean that the birds were also ...... How is it possible, Asuka is calmer than me, smarter than me, how can he be easily hit.

However, in order to manipulate these two weapons, one must be able to recite incantations.

"It's useless if you take it." I said coldly.

"So I'm going to trouble my sister to teach me."

I couldn't say anything, just glared at her with the most vicious gaze. Who the hell is this demonic little girl! Poisoning, she is good at poisoning, is she ......

There was a steady sound of footsteps outside the door, and her voice interrupted my thinking again, "Lord Duke, everything is settled, what are you going to do with it?" ”

Lord Duke...... Isn't the Duke here a ......

I took a deep breath and looked up at the man who walked in.

Beneath his long black hair was a handsome and cold face, and the moment he saw me look up, a look of surprise flashed in his narrow light green eyes. What kind of green is it, like the fresh green of the willows blooming in early spring, and as if the blue lake is dissolved into the initial snow water, but the transparent green is glowing with a cold and dark luster, wafting with a kind of death atmosphere, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.

Cizer Polkin, the most feared careerist, powerhouse and conspirator in all of Italy. In the history of 15th-century Europe, was there no second ruler who bore so much notoriety, but who was sympathized with and praised without hesitation by his contemporaries, was the man in front of me?