Chapter 517: Rudemeth
"What kind of rumor is it that even those in power are helpless?"
Funa continued to lean on Xing Han's shoulder, half-closed eyes and said, "Since the beginning of the last century, at that time, the Chrissy family was only a small family among many vampires, and one night, when a Chrissy vampire had just returned to the family, he suddenly died in front of his bedroom door. β
"Dead?"
"Well, when he was found during the day, he was lying on the floor holding his own heart, which was inlaid with four canines of his own, and the people of the family were very concerned about it, but the murderer was slow to catch it. A vampire would not be interested in eating his own heart, no matter how hungry he was, so his death was judged to be murder in a very strange way, and it was not understood why the vampire's canine teeth were pulled out and inserted into the gouged out heart. Since then, such incidents have continued to occur, and while the murderers are at large, there have been more than a dozen cases of vampire being killed. It seems to happen once every ten years on average, and it looks like someone is going to die again this year, so I hope it won't be my sister......"
Xing Han tilted his head and glanced at Funa, who was about to fall asleep, and asked, "Funa's sister, isn't she a pure bloodline?"
"Haha, that's stupid, don't you know what the word pure means? Pure bloodline can only be continued by two orthodox Chrissy vampires, my parents both have pure blood, but they are long dead. My sister was the child of my father who gave birth to a vampire from another family before he knew my mother, and then the woman died, and my father found my mother and gave birth to me with her. β
"But why have you never heard anything about your sister?"
"Chrissy's family has always forbade Orthodox people to have relationships with vampires from other families, and my father violated this family rule by marrying her mother after the woman's death. My sister is only two years older than me, but she has a talent for leadership, and if nothing else, she is now in charge of the Chrissy family. Funa's eyes were closed, and her voice was getting softer and softer.
Xing Han stared at the light of the campfire and thought, if that kind of thing is still happening now, it means that the murderer must be a vampire, only vampires can live for so long on this continent, it seems that this time to go to the Chrissy family is not only to find the source of the zero moment, maybe you will encounter all kinds of troubles.
It's late enough to send Funa back to the tent, and I wonder if Fei'er will stomp her feet in anger when she learns about her and Funa's actions, but she doesn't look like such a stingy guy either.
A day later, in the morning, Hoshihan was led by Funa to Besian, a city of magic just like Tomelokaya, and the mansion of the Chrissy family was in the middle of a gorgeous castle to the southeast of Besian.
The Chrissy family seems to have learned of Funa's return, and as soon as they arrived at the gate of Besian, they met the guards who had been sent to receive Funa. It was a young squire, wearing a uniform with the coat of arms of the Chrissy family, and he looked at Funa with a nervous look in his eyes, probably a newcomer who had just arrived.
"Miss Funa, Lord Ludemeth is already waiting for you, please come with me. The young guard bowed and swallowed his saliva and walked ahead, for fear that Funa behind him would eat him in one bite!
"Is that your sister's name?"
"Well, because my sister is not an orthodox Chrissy vampire, only I am Chrissy IV, and my sister's name is Chriss61 Ludemeth61 Wall, and I have inherited part of the bloodline of the two families of Chrissy and Wall. What Funa said seemed very interesting, and she made an analogy with two fingers.
Follow the guards to the castle's hall, which is similar to Dracula's castle, and may even have the same layout. The guard told Xinghan and Funa to sit in the hall and wait, and he hurried up the stairs to inform Ludemeth.
Funa summoned Zero Moment again, so frightened that the servant who was preparing the cup almost broke the tray.
"Hoshihan, can you really find a way to talk to this guy if you come here?" Funa put the scythe on her lap horizontally, taking up the length of the entire couch.
"I don't know, but if you can find anything useful in Chrissy's old house, I'll be hoping for a little bit anyway. By the way, every time you try to communicate with it, do you get distracted? Even if the forbidden device listens to you nagging you for two days, it's time to come out and say the same thing back to you......"
"How could I not have ......"
"Funa!" a voice from the stairs interrupted what Funa was about to say, and Hoshihan looked up to see that there was a young girl standing there, who did look only two years older than Funa, but was far taller than her.
"Sister...... Uh, you're here. Funa put away the zero moment, stood up and ran towards Ludemeth.
Ludemeth is very beautiful, her charming eyes are always on the high-voltage current, and her long pink hair like Funa is scattered behind her, and she dresses very casually, after all, she is at home, and she doesn't need to wear some formal clothes.
"Didn't Father tell you not to come back?" Ludemeth's first words aroused Xinghan's curiosity, and he frowned and planned to continue listening, "It's this year...... You're the only pure blood in the Chrissy family, why are you back here?"
"Sister, I ......"
"You should know that the vampire slayer has set his sights on you, right?" Ludemeth suddenly glanced at Xinghan, and then stopped, "Funa, is he your friend?"
"Well, his name is Xinghan, we came here to find the birthplace of Zero, the war in Samaria is about to start, sister, you won't sit idly by, right?" Funa looked at Ludemeth, of course she wouldn't sit idly by as Bethian's manager.
"Is it cold...... "Ludemeth looked at him, then quickly walked over to him with a sad look on her face, and pulled his arm to where Funa couldn't see.
"That...... Miss Ludemeth, is there something wrong?" Xinghan asked in a panic.
Ludemeth bit her lip, as if she was hesitating about something, and only when Xinghan was about to lose patience did she say, "Mr. Xinghan, about that incident in the Chrissy family, Funa already told you when she came, right?"
"Do you mean vampire homicides?"
"That's right, if you sacrifice a vampire of Chrissy's branch every ten years, and keep Funa away from this cursed family, Chrissy's bloodline will be passed on. But this year is different from other times, the vampire killer must have targeted Funa, she is the last hope of the Chrissy family, can you please promise me one thing?" Ludemeth's almost pleading tone made Xinghan unable to refuse, she seemed to be sincere for Funa's good, and she could only agree.
"It's about protecting Funa, right?"
"It's great if you understand, I hope you can follow her every second, this is my father's last wish and request, please. Ludemeth poked her head out to look at Funa, who was still in the hall, and turned around and asked, "By the way, do you have a good relationship with Funa?"
"Well, probably, it's not that intimate, but it's not bad. β
"Well, oh, Funa just said that you are here to find the birthplace of the zero moment, right? My father once said when he gave the zero moment to Funa that Funa will use its power one day, and that only at the source can we grasp the truth. Maybe Funa doesn't remember this sentence very clearly, she was still very young at that time, and it is unlikely that she will remember it until now. Ludemeth returned to the hall, and Funa tried to communicate with Zero again on the couch.
"Didn't you say what the source was...... That's a problem. "I thought that coming to the Chrissy family would be even if I found the birthplace of Zero Moment, but it seems that this idea is still too naΓ―ve, that ethereal thing did not exist from the beginning!
"I've heard from Ahir about the specifics, the power of the forbidden weapon is very important to Semaria now, if you think this place is helpful to Funa and Zero, stay there forever, but I must ensure Funa's safety first, otherwise I will not be able to explain to my deceased father. Ludemis glanced at Xinghan, it wouldn't be good news if that creepy thing happened to Funa.
"I see. Xing Han nodded, and then called Funa: "Hey, Funa, let's go to the library, maybe we can find the materials that record the zero tick there." β
"As for the library, let Kent take you there, I still have some unfinished business, and I am temporarily out of company. Ludemeth glanced at Funa worriedly, and then ordered the maid to take Hoshihan and Funa to the library.
"Hmm...... Is my sister so busy now?"
Kent Waner, who led the way in front, smiled: "Of course, Lord Ludemeth is the dual role of the ruler of the Chrissy family and the manager of Besian, and has much more affairs to deal with than ordinary rulers!"
"Has she always been the one who handles these things?" Xing Han asked suddenly.
"Well, Lord Ludemeth is not at ease to be left to someone else, and it is rare for someone to do such a dutiful job. Oh, the library has arrived, call me if you need anything. Kent opened the door to the library, and it was well lit and stocked with so many books, it was like a royal library!
Kent closed the door and left the library, while Xinghan took advantage of the time when Funa was flipping through the books to observe the surroundings. The vampires who died in previous years had no scars on their bodies, which means that they were fatal by a blow and took straight to the heart, so the favorable environment is the most critical part for a killer, and the layout here is very complicated, with a large number of bookshelves placed in the library, and in the blink of an eye, Funa's shadow is lost.