The bright moon in the sky sprinkled a glimmer of light, like a thin veil, shrouded the whole castle, like a dream, like smoke and fog, in the back garden of the castle, a grand banquet is about to begin.

The long mahogany dining table pressed against the lawn, covered with bright red cloths, silver cutlery, and fine wine soaked in ice, surrounded by flowers and rich aromas, diligent waiters shuttled back and forth like industrious bees, and elegant bands played light tunes to welcome every incoming guest.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the guests had already arrived, seated at either side of the table, with Berugett, Ponsei, Dean, Lucy Lee, and Sam sitting at the left table, and Rabelais, Davis, Off, Mrs. Ettle, and Douglas at the right table.

The strange thing is that until this moment, the host of the banquet, Monsieur Pierre, has not appeared, in fact, he has not been seen for a whole day.

After more than half an hour, just when everyone was waiting impatiently, a dark cloud cleared, and Monsieur Pierre finally appeared at the banquet.

Unlike his previous white outfit, he wore a black tuxedo today.

"I'm sorry for being a little late for something, I apologize and welcome you here, my esteemed guest, I am very happy to have you here, it's ......" said Mr. Pierre, standing in the main seat, with his hands propped on the table, in a hoarse voice.

"Mr. Pierre, is this sick?" Lucy Li muttered in a low voice.

"This guy is a little weird......"

Pang Xie glanced at him, and said secretly in his heart, his "medical Dao" magic power has been completed, and his understanding of the human body is unparalleled in the world, and it can be seen at a glance that the benevolent brother in front of him is not only not sick, but also has good qi and blood, and his body is better than when they met yesterday, and he does not feel sick at all.

"This concludes the speech, and our grand banquet is about to begin, in which we have prepared enough surprises that I am sure you will have a night you will never forget, but before we celebrate this grand banquet, I have a small request, I hope Miss Yuling can help me with it. ”

Speaking of this, Mr. Pierre turned his head to look at Li Yuling, looked at her with a strange look, and said: "Miss Yuling, according to the traditional customs of our Pierre family, whenever an important banquet is held, an unmarried woman needs to come forward during the banquet and recite the ancient proverbs of the Pierre family.

"Me? Okay. Li Yuling was slightly stunned, looked around the banquet, and found that she was the only unmarried woman, so she did not excuse herself and stood up generously.

"Come with me, Miss Jade, I have prepared a reading table for you, and by the way, Mr. Dean and Mr. Sam will also be there, as required by our ceremony, two men are needed as knights to protect the princess. Mr. Pierre continued.

"Really?" Dean said.

"That's true, please cooperate a little. Pierre said.

"Okay. Dean got up and walked towards Lucy Li, followed by Sam, who had not worn their usual overalls today, but had changed into black dresses, which had been prepared in advance by the waiters in the castle.

The reading platform is located in the deepest part of the garden, about 20 meters away from the main table, and is a stone platform about three meters away, with a stone staircase to go up.

On top of the reading table are four stone pillars the size of bowls, supporting a round-arched canopy.

Ponsei sat in place, looking at the back of the three of them walking step by step towards the high platform, and felt that something was wrong for no reason, and turned his head to look at Beirut, and found that he also had two strange words written on his face.

"Is there some conspiracy?"

Pang Xie's heart moved, and he wanted to stop it, but there was no reason, and after thinking about it, Dean and Sam were both chosen ones, and no one could hurt them, so he didn't stop them in the end.

"Madame Ettel, do you have any impressions? How I don't remember that the Pierre family had this tradition. Sitting on the other side of the table, Professor Douglas, who had been silent, asked.

This is a big man who is a full two meters tall, and he talks slowly, and since he came to the castle, he rarely speaks, and according to Ponciet's observations, this guy is Frankenstein the Frankenstein.

"This girl is good, maybe Pierre the boy has done something new. Mrs. Etel said.

......

A few minutes later, Lucy Lee was standing on a high stone platform at the back of the garden, while Dean and Sam were standing on either side, one on the left and one on the right.

"What do I need to read?" asked Lucy Lee.

"Wait a minute, we need to do some preparations. Monsieur Pierre smiled, and then asked the waiter to bring a thumb-thick steel chain on a silver plate.

Monsieur Pierre took the plate and walked up to the stage with the chain in hand.

"Mr. Pierre, what is this going to do?" asked Lucy Lee.

"It's part of the ritual called the Chains of Soul and Life, and it takes the three of you to be tied together in chains, representing the sharing of life and soul. Mr. Pierre said.

"Very strange ritual. Li Yuling said, but did not refuse.

Mr. Pierre came to the trio, locked one end of the chain on Dean's right hand, locked it with an iron lock, circled it around the stone pillar on the high platform, then around Lucy Lee's hands, and finally, locked the other end on Sam's left hand, which was also locked with an iron lock.

Then, he put the key in his pocket, took out a piece of historical parchment from his bosom, handed it to Li Yuling, and said, "Miss Yuling, just read it according to this, after reading it, you will get a surprise beyond imagination." ”

"Oh, I don't want any surprises, just eternal peace. Lucy Li took the parchment.

"You'll get calm. Mr. Pierre said.

"In my short life, I deeply realized that life is the only thing we should cherish, in our short life, youth is as fleeting as morning dew, and the energetic body is like a flower, quickly drying up, we ......" Li Yuling read slowly.

"Why is this prayer so strange, is it like that on the continent of Europa?" asked Ponchet, turning to Berugut.

"I thought she was reading poetry. Berugette said.

"Isn't it Europa tradition?" asked Ponche.

"Hmph, all the prayers of Europa are prayers to the Lord, and only creatures of darkness can recite such prayers. Berugette said.

"When have you ever heard creatures of darkness sing the praises of life?" Rabelais chimed in.

"And what does this prayer mean?" Ponsie felt a little strange.

The prayer was not long, and in just a few minutes, Lucy Li read to the end: "Let us feel the miracle of life, be reborn in the withering, be resurrected in the ashes, let my friends cheer for my return, and love your ...... forever."

"Elizabeth Bathory!"