The fire in the fireplace was burning, and the whole room was bathed in a dim red glow.

Hard and thick, it looks a little rough, but in fact the walls are polished delicately.

Lifelike sculptures, beautiful paintings. The candlestick made of pure gold shimmers brightly.

The whole hall is basically dark in color, revealing a cumbersome and melancholy beauty. Yes, this is a pretty standard Bloodline style. Melancholy wind.

On the table, there are sumptuous dishes, but in the end there is only one ingredient.

Count Dracula sat at one end of the long table, smiling.

On either side sat the Countess, and the Earl's sister, Sarah, Jones' aunt. Further back, there is Jones, and Jones's little cousin, Susan.

Jones sat expressionlessly, and Susan, the little cousin opposite, looked at Jones and smiled sweetly. It looks like a girl from a fairy tale.

Yes, a beautiful blond curly hair, a beautiful girl like a doll, the kind of little girl who can arouse all the male hormones and make people full of protection. Unless...... You've been with her in private.

Unfortunately, Jones was the one she had been with in private.

After coughing dryly twice, Count Dracula said softly, "Uh...... We've thought it over and decided to get you engaged to Susan. It's going to be a wonderful marriage. ”

"But father, I'm too young! I'm only 73 years old!" Jones quickly retorted.

"73 years old is not young, I got engaged to your mother when I was 21 years old. I got married just after I turned 160. Count Dracula whispered, taking the countess's hand, with a happy smile on his face: "You see how harmonious and sweet my relationship with your mother is. ”

The Countess covered her lips and smiled happily, blushing with shame. Yes, at the age of more than three thousand, she blushed with shame.

Jones looked blankly.

The Earl said solemnly, "The marriage of our superior blood clan is extremely important. It is not only about the relationship between husband and wife, but also symbolizes the relationship between each other's families. My marriage to your mother, for example, is a testament to the friendship that has existed between our Dracula family and the Gangero family for generations. Your marriage will represent the intimacy between our Dracula family and the Torredot family. ”

Joneston was stunned for a moment, feeling that things were not so simple.

"So...... What kind of crisis has we had with the Torrets, or are we about to turn to them?"

"No, nothing, don't think about it. The Count shook his head and said, "I'm just just looking for an excuse to find you a wife." ”

Is it so frank? Jones was stunned.

"No, my brother. Aunt Sarah spoke: "It's important enough to get the children married early, and there's no need to make excuses. ”

"My sister is right, there is indeed a problem with my statement. I apologize for my inappropriate use of words. The Count replied solemnly.

"Jones, Susan. Listen. Glancing at each of them, Aunt Sarah shook her little fan and said seriously: "From the moment you were born, I vaguely felt that you were destined to be a couple. After all, you're only two years apart, which is so rare. I had a deep premonition. And my hunch is absolutely not wrong. ”

"Yes, sister, I also believe in your hunch. The Count replied earnestly.

"I trust your hunch too. The Countess nodded in satisfaction.

The three of them also exchanged a look of mutual trust.

Jones was starting to roll his eyes.

"Oh, yes? I remember the last time you said that you had a hunch that the child of the Rivno family must be a girl, and it turned out to be a boy. Of course, Jones could only think about this in his heart. After all, if you say it, it may be a disaster.

Taking a deep breath, Jones said cautiously, "Perhaps...... We should listen to Susan's cousin. ”

"I'm very happy. Susan replied with a smile.

Jones's eyes straightened.

"Since you all agree, then the matter is settled?" asked the Earl.

"No, father!" Jones panicked, and hurriedly said, "I...... I need a little more time to think about it. After all, it's such a big thing, can I give me a little time to think about it?"

"Yes, we are both very enlightened parents. The Count smiled and said, "Tomorrow is the engagement ceremony, you can think about tomorrow night." ”

"Engagement ceremony?"

"Yes, it's all ready. The Countess smiled and said, "All the relatives have also been notified, and after you have finished your service, the engagement ceremony will be held." It's convenient and fast, and you don't have to make two trips. ”

"Madame's idea is fantastic. ”

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. My lady has always been so smart, beautiful, and elegant. ”

"That's because I love you. ”

The Counts and Counts have begun to "overflow with love".

Jones on the side was stunned!

Is this called giving time to think about it? This is simply ready to make him jump on the kang!

During the whole meal, Jones stopped talking and buried himself in eating.

Count Dracula and Aunt Sarah chatted happily, and the Countess interjected occasionally. The maid brought the dishes, and Mr. Tom, the butler, helped them divide the dishes back and forth, and delivered them one by one.

Jones was silent the whole time. Even if he ate all the dishes on his plate, he didn't say a word, just sat quietly.

Or else?

They had already started talking about Jones' married life...... Even if Jones had agreed, it would have been almost a hundred years from now!

Finally, the dessert was finally served after the meal. Jones quickly took a bite, then immediately stood up: "Father, mother, Aunt Sarah, Cousin Susan, I'm full." ”

As he spoke, Jones bowed slightly, turned and left.

Everyone was watching him silently.

"Stop. Count Dracula spoke.

Jones quickly stopped, turned around, and said embarrassedly, "Father, is there anything else?"

"I haven't seen Aunt Sarah for so long, why don't you have a good chat with your aunt?"

"I ...... I don't have anything in particular to tell Aunt Sarah. ”

"There's nothing special you want to say, so let's tell you all about the past few years. ”

"All said...... Again?"

"Isn't it possible?" Count Dracula's face turned cold, and the scene was very embarrassing.

Just as Jones was racking his brains and thinking about what to do, Aunt Sarah spoke: "Forget it, he certainly doesn't have nothing to say to me." How can life outside compare to that at home? I guess I just came back, and I don't quite adapt to it. Let him go out for a walk. I've just finished eating, so it's good to exercise. ”

Hearing this, Jones slowly breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had been granted amnesty.

"Is that so?" said Count Dracula, after a moment's thought, "well, then you can go out for a walk." ”

Susan immediately stood up and said, "I'll go out for a walk with my cousin!"

Jones was startled, but the Countess looked intoxicated.

"Susan would be a good daughter-in-law, sir, you see, how considerate she is. ”

The Count nodded approvingly.

Aunt Sarah looked smug.

......

A few minutes later, the castle courtyard by the pond.

A teenager in a sea-colored costume and his fiancée in an orange and yellow dress...... Confronted, staring intently at each other.

The dark clouds in the sky were rolling, and in the roar, a bolt of lightning swept by. The white light illuminated Jones's face: expressionless, one might even say hostile. Also lit up Susan's face: a sly smile.

The wind whistled past them.

This posture looks like a fight.

Looking at Susan, Jones asked word by word, "What the hell is going on?"

"Which one do you mean?" asked Susan with a smile.

"How many pieces?" Jones was stunned for a moment.

Susan replied with a smile, "Not much, just two." One is why I didn't refuse the engagement, and the other is why I came out with you. ”

"You even came out with me for a purpose?" Jones' eyes widened.

"Haha!" Susan covered her lips and let out a bitter laugh with her eyes wide open, and the crows next to her were scared away. After laughing, she looked at Jones and said, "Yes, I was here to laugh at you to your face." ”

"Mockery...... Laughing?"

"He said he was going to conquer the world, but he left for a few years and came back with nothing, and became the adopted son of the lich. Not only that, but you have also taken refuge, I heard that you have to pray before eating, and you have to pray every week. Why didn't you pray? Because you're embarrassed? If I'm not mistaken, you've started drinking pig's blood, right?"

Jones was stunned, gasped, and couldn't recover for a while.

Susan continued to talk to herself, walking back and forth as she spoke, and at the same time making a weeping expression: "Is it fateful that my mother should wronged me to marry you, a waste? Is it God's jealousy of my beauty and kindness?"

Immediately afterward, she screamed with righteous indignation: "No, I will never agree! I will resist! I will fight like the protagonist of a fairy tale! I cannot let myself fall into your clutches! Even if you resort to vicious plots and dangerous tricks! I will not give in! I will fight the evil forces to the end!"

Tears!

Jones was stunned again!

"Don't you have anything to say?" the little girl, who was still sobbing just now, instantly returned to her normal expression.

"Uh...... Excluding the part of your imagination and the adjectives that praise yourself excessively, I agree with your idea on the whole. ”

"What are you for?" asked Susan.

"Approve of rebellion against this marriage contract. Jones replied.

"Really, you're in favor of rebelling against the marriage contract?"

"Of course, do you think I'll want to marry you? ”

Susan's brows jumped twice, but she still stubbornly maintained a decent expression: "Okay, okay, cousin, you can rest assured about this matter." It's up to me to arrange. ”

"Really?" Jones looked at her suspiciously, "I always felt that something was wrong." ”

"As allies, shouldn't we trust each other? ”

"Okay, then I'll believe ...... for the time being"

Before he could finish speaking, Jones was suddenly stunned for a moment, because he noticed that Susan's expression was a little wrong. It was a frightened expression, as if looking behind him.

Jones was so frightened that he quickly turned around.

A bolt of lightning flashed through the sky, illuminating the surroundings.

The "quiet" night, the sparkling pond, the surrounding grass and trees trembled slightly in the wind. Nothing.

Just when Jones was puzzled, he suddenly felt a kick coming from behind him, and his body involuntarily threw himself forward, plunging into the pond!

"What are you doing! You just said the Alliance! You defected so quickly!"

Screaming, Jones managed to poke his head out of the pond, only to find that Susan was no longer there. There was silence all around, nothing.

I don't know why, he suddenly had a sense of foreboding, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly got up from the pond. Regardless of the rest, he turned into a bat and rushed desperately to the living room where his parents were.

As soon as he entered, his expression froze.

Because he saw Susan, who was wearing a torn dress, crying in Aunt Sarah's arms, and his parents were looking at him angrily.

Jones was still wet.

In this situation, even a fool knows that something bad is about to happen.

Jones's mind spun wildly, frantically, and then pointed at Susan and shouted, "She kicked me into the water!"

"I'm sorry. Susan raised her head, sobbed, and said, "Uncle, aunt, I was nervous for a moment to strike so hard. I really didn't expect my cousin to molest me. ”

"Lewd ......" Jones's mouth twitched twice.

Aunt Sarah's face was already full of anger, and even Jones's parents had very wrong expressions.

"No! No, listen to me!" Jones quickly screamed, "I didn't do anything! I'm only 72 years old, and I'm not an adult! How could I molest her!"

"Yes, I don't think that's what my cousin intended. Possible...... It's because the human world is tainted with some vulgar habits. It's not my cousin's fault...... He just said that he was going to spread the teachings to me, and I thought that he was so religious, and I should support him. Then he said that he would take me to do what he often did with human girls, and he was very happy......" Susan cried aggrievedly: "Mother, please don't worry! Although my cousin is a failed high-ranking blood clan, he was not only adopted by the lich as an adopted son, but also converted to human religion and tainted with human vices, but for the glory of the family, for the sake of my mother's wishes, I am still willing to marry him!"

Aunt Sarah's hands were trembling, and her eyes widened and she looked at Jones in horror.

"No! what are you talking nonsense! Nothing happened!" Jones snarled.

"Let's act as if nothing happened...... After all, it's not good for my cousin's reputation to spread it. Susan choked up.

Count Dracula had slowly walked towards Jones, and the Countess turned her face away angrily from Jones.

"Father, father, what are you going to do?"

"I didn't believe it when she said it just now, but when it comes to spreading the doctrine, I do!"

"Wait! What kind of logic is this!"

Jones was already screaming and was lifted up by Count Dracula.

"That's enough!" said Aunt Sarah, slapping her face on the table, stood up, took Susan's hand, and said, "I think we should also think carefully about this marriage." See you again for a chance. ”

With that, he turned around and left.

As they staggered, Susan quietly stuck her tongue out at Jones.

"Sister, sister, wait a minute, sister!" Count Dracula threw Jones aside and chased after him.

The Countess gave Jones a helpless look and left.

Jones was left alone to sit on the ground, his eyes dropping.

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