A man.

A face that I have been looking at with my eyes closed for sixteen years, and it is all too familiar.

The skin is whiter than snow, the eyebrows are long, and the eyes are cold. Gorgeous. Majesty.

The mask was lifted, and the Bloodline, the Lord of the Red Fortress, and the man I called "Lord" appeared in front of me.

It turned out to be an adult!

Completely, utterly, beyond my expectations.

How can you be an adult?!

My neck could not turn, and my mind was empty: if this black-robed boy was an adult, how could he be so obsessed with a girl who was not a lady?

Could it be that I'm dazzled?

Or was it hallucinations?

There seemed to be a torrent rushing in my heart, and in an instant, it passed through both arms and went towards my fingertips. As if out of control, I raised my hand, stumbled over, and grabbed the boy's face.

"Big ...... My voice trembled.

My fingers ran over his cheek, and there was a vicious swelling in his chest, and I hated to tear his skin off: It's not you, it can't be you! Madame is obedient and docile to you, but you are searching for a soul that refuses to stay and wanders away in this land of annihilation!

The young man's face was pale, there was coldness in his eyes, he didn't pay attention to my question, opened my hand, and slapped me on the shoulder, pushing me away, and he jumped and rushed towards the girl on fire!

I flew out uncontrollably - he actually did it to me!

"Meiyi!" I was grabbed by the elf tweed and the little phantom fluttering their wings, and the three of them staggered.

“...... The man...... It's my Lord of the Red Castle!" I couldn't bear it anymore and cried out loud.

"I've seen him in the Bloodline...... At that time, when we were fleeing from the Blood, we had a face-to-face with him, and he ...... He let us go, didn't make a sound, and turned away. I was impressed with that face...... It's actually an adult in your clan. Xiao said cautiously.

"It's him. Xiao Huan said indifferently, "At that time, Kyauk was still alive. ”

I was in a state of confusion, I thought this black-robed young man with a mask was ...... The whole world suddenly seemed to turn upside down, and I was a little dizzy.

"The girl was turned into a white bone again. Xiao Phantom turned his head and said in a light tone.

We suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of the scarlet girl, yes, the crimson turban on her shoulder had spontaneously combusted, and the white bones spread rapidly from the bottom to the top, and the girl was only left with the upper part of her body. Forget the words, the dragon ring and the wind surrounded the girl, helpless.

The black-robed boy - to be exact, an adult, acting ghostly, fanned his sleeve robe, drove the three of them away, stretched out his arms, and seemed to want to hug the girl who was turning into white bones.

The white bones quickly sanded, unable to support the girl's body, and the girl quickly paused, but her face, which had not yet turned into white bones, was desperately tilted up, and her eyes were staring at the young man in front of her who had taken off his mask.

What kind of eyes is her?

I was amazed.

Unbelievable.

The heart is like ashes.

I could feel the change in her eyes and the struggle in her heart!

Who is she? What is her relationship with adults, what secrets is she hiding?

The white bones had melted into her chest, and they dissipated only in an instant!

The adult had his back to me, and could not see him, but his black-robed back was like a taut bow, his whole body was silently screaming, and he could not help but stretch out his hand to the short girl in front of him—I had never seen him so crazy in sixteen years!

"Stop!!!!

The adult's hand paused. The girl turned her face sideways, looked at me, and smiled.

My heart was hit like a boulder, and tears burst out, and I didn't know if it was pain or something else, and I didn't have time to discern it.

"Hold him!" I whispered, and I was in front of the girl.

I didn't have the time to explain it more clearly, but out of the corner of my eye, I saw the dragon ring and forgot to say that they had deceived me, and they knew what I meant: restrain the adults and buy me and the girl a little more time left.

The white bones spread upwards to the girl's neck, and she struggled to raise her arms as if waiting for me.

I crouched down, level with her, and suddenly felt an urge to take her into my arms - but I couldn't, I couldn't do anything, I had to keep my distance from her.

"Tell me, you know what I want to know. My voice was trembling, and I didn't know if I could wait for her answer.

"Everything has a spirit, and heaven and earth also have a heart. The girl, with her eyes blazing and her expression clear, looked at me and said in a low but clear voice.

"No, no, no......," I said, shaking my head, flustered and incoherent, "that's not what I want to hear, tell me quickly, why do you appear in my dreams every night......?" I...... Who is my mother? Who is my father?"

I was heartbroken, and finally asked the question.

From the moment I knew I was the Witch Shadow, I had thought about it vaguely countless times in my mind. Who am I? Where do I come from? If I am not a human being, but a descendant of a blood intermarriage with a human race, then who is my father? Who is my mother? If I am not the firstborn of a pair of human parents, how can I be sent to the Red Fortress with all my might?

"Please tell me, please tell me!" I pleaded in a low voice.

The girl looked at me, pursed her lips, silent, unmoved.

The girl's neck and arms were gone, replaced by white bones that shone with a cold glow.

Somehow, I suddenly had a feeling that if I couldn't get the answer from her mouth at this moment, then these secrets would be annihilated forever.

"Speak quickly!! "I have lost my temper, and my voice is as sharp as a snake out of a hole.

"You, come closer. The girl suddenly said softly.

I lunged forward, almost hitting her head.

The girl's hand slid down with the white bones and rested gently against my cheek - she held my face with her hands!

I was full of excitement. The moment her fingers touched my cheek, it was as if the mountains were overturned, the rivers were flowing backwards, and time was frozen, while her palms, warm and familiar, seemed to have rubbed on my cheeks a thousand times!

"I don't ask anything, I just want to know who you are?" I whimpered, forcing her one last time.

She looked at me, and her eyes were her whole world, and that whole world was me.

The white bones finally climbed into her palm, and the warm touch disappeared and was replaced by cold white bones, which instantly turned to ashes, and disappeared without a trace.

At the same time, her still preserved face drew closer to me, her lips almost touching my ear, and I heard her whisper.