Tanisel looked at Ethan in surprise, "Is there another person?"
"It was when I was sleeping that I could hear a breathing sound that wasn't mine." Ethan seemed to feel very embarrassed to disturb Tanisel because of such a thing. "I don't know if it's because of my ears."
Tanisel came directly to Ethan's room without saying a word, first turned on the light and searched inside and out, then stood in the center of the room and closed his eyes, but opened his third eye. The sound of the previous breathing could not be heard in the quiet air, and there were bursts of strange insect sounds in the night outside the window.
After a long while, Tanisel slowly opened his eyes and closed the eyes on his forehead. His expression seemed a little dignified, and he looked at Ethan with some uncertainty.
Ethan smiled when he saw how nervous he was, "What's wrong? Is there a ghost in your house?"
As a result, Tanissell replied, "It's almost like that. It's just that I didn't expect you to feel it."
Ethan thought Tanissell was joking, so he laughed twice, only to find that the priest didn't. He opened his mouth slightly, "Huh? Are you serious?"
"This castle has a history of hundreds of years. There are many people who have owned it, and they are all princes and nobles who played an important role in Eve at that time. Most of these people died in this castle in the end." Tanisee Er looked around, as if seeing this room for the first time, "You know that the spiritual power of Eve people is stronger than that of Earth people. The more powerful a person is, the more powerful a person is, the spiritual power can remain or adhere to after his death. For a long time on something familiar or important to him, even after they dissipate completely, these things will leave their imprint on them forever."
"You mean, the nobles who died here left their mark on this castle?"
The priest nodded and looked at Ethan with a look that looked a little eerie in the night, "Because I was born with strong spiritual power, I have seen it many times. They are attached to every stone in this castle, In every shingle, every inch of floor tile. It has become part of this castle. In a sense, this castle is alive." He said, suddenly leaning forward slightly, looking down at Ethan, revealing A quirky smile, "And the person who died recently was my father, and I can still feel his breath here until now."
Ethan looked at him with a frightened look, and Tanithel couldn't help but let out a series of laughter. The clear laughter echoed in the quiet room, dispelling the strange atmosphere that had just condensed in an instant.
Ethan's face flushed with anger, "How old are you to make such a joke! Childish!"
"Because you have always looked calm from now on, trying to scare you~" The priest hugged Ethan's waist smoothly and naturally, and took him to the bedside to sit down, "I like when you are frightened the most. That expression is gone, it looks like a rabbit. It's a pity that you are getting more and more courageous now, and the chances of scaring you are getting less and less, what a pity. "
"You're a rabbit!" Ethan pushed the priest aside with his elbow, "So what the hell did I hear!"
"It may be the sound of the wind, it may be the sound of the vent, or it may be that you have been under too much mental stress recently." The priest thought for a while, then suddenly reached out and rubbed Ethan's hair familiarly, "Wait for a while, I'll go get something. ."
A moment later the priest came back with a crystal glass in his hand, which contained some amber liquid. He handed the glass to Ethan, "This is a liquid extracted from herbs. Drinking a little bit every day can help you sleep and temporarily relieve your mental stress."
Ethan took it and took a sip. It was sweet, with a hint of rosin, and the taste was a little strange. He drank the contents of the quilt in one breath, but heard Tanisel laugh and say, "So simple, you are not afraid that I will poison you?"
"With my current physique, I doubt that there is any poison that can poison me." Ethan smiled bitterly, thinking of his body that healed quickly after being penetrated by the laser beam. Although he could still feel the pain, at that time Under such circumstances, he could actually ignore all the pain, and even somewhat liked the feeling that should have brought disgust.
Although Ethan always knew that he had a bit of a masochistic desire, but it was limited to the bed, he never knew that he could even like the pain of burning flesh like that.
Tanisel took the wine glass in his hand, reached out and wiped the corner of his mouth for him, and then touched his unbearable frown.
"Don't worry, I'll go to the temple tomorrow." The priest comforted Ethan, who was obviously worried.
But Ethan is not only worried about his own physical condition, "Is Theo'Neal back too?"
"Well... I should be back..."
"Then... he'll guess you brought us back."
"I think he should have guessed."
"Will you be in trouble?"
Tanissell shrugged, "I have it, I have always been a troublemaker since I was a child."
Ethan was amused. Sincere laughter hadn't come out of his mouth for a long time. When he didn't wear glasses, his smile was extraordinarily innocent, not like a 30-year-old man would have. The priest stared at him tenderly, as if fascinated.
Ethan was a little embarrassed, "Don't look at it, I got goosebumps!"
But the priest seemed a little stunned. After a while, he suddenly hugged Ethan's body tightly, "I'll sleep with you tonight, okay?"
Ethan was stunned for a moment, blushing, "Uh... ok... ok..."
"What are you thinking?" Tanisel knocked on Ethan's forehead, his face full of teasing, "I just want to hold you to sleep, you are weak now, I'm afraid you will not be able to bear it."
Ethan's face turned even redder, like a carrot, "What nonsense are you talking about! How can I be so fake!"
"Of course, if you want it very much, I can also reluctantly satisfy you."
"Who wants it! Get out!"
"No, let's sleep together!"
"Then don't touch it! How can you sleep!"
"Shh... it's late at night, don't talk..."
"you… "
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Early the next morning, Ethan was woken up by a melodious chirping of birds, the cool wind blowing in through the window with the dry warmth of the sun. Ethan let out a comfortable sigh, turned around and wanted to hug the person next to him, but he was empty.
The priest is gone.
Ethan's heart suddenly felt empty, and most of his sleepiness disappeared.
He sat up from the bed, suspiciously suspicious that he was still dreaming. Not long ago, he was a prisoner in the forbidden city, getting up at 5 am every day, doing endless hard work, never having a chance to come out, and he might die at any time in a redemption mission or in a non-human struggle. But now, he slept until he woke up naturally, and he could even stare at the lavender sunlight scattered all over the ground for a while.
He went to the bathroom in this bedroom, washed his face and brushed his teeth, clumsily put on the clothes that Taniser had prepared for him, and stuck the two ear clips that could change his face to his ears. Ethan left his room hesitantly and walked towards the first floor.
The restaurant is located on the west side of the first floor. A hearty breakfast has been set on a long table. Samuel is already drinking a cup of warm crimson while watching the news displayed on the table when he hears him coming in. The sound just raised his head and glanced at him.
"You know, something happened to the forbidden city?" Samuel's smile was indescribable. Ethan frowned, "You mean after we leave?"
"Yeah." Samuel hummed, "I really admire Chen Zeng a little bit. Before the matter of the benefactor was known by the upper management, it seemed that Chen Zeng was to be executed in secret, but the news leaked, and many people outside the city knew about it. The devout believers are demanding his release and planning a siege operation. Apparently, many guards who had become his followers shut down the lock system of the forbidden city, so the "mob" drove straight in, almost literally saving Chen Zeng to "rescue" "Get out. This time there was a lot of trouble, and a lot of guards and civilians were killed."
Ethan tentatively took a sip of the warm liquid that looked like red wine in the housekeeper's quilt, and it was unexpectedly mellow, "And then?"
"President Abiya was provoked and decided to publicly execute Chen Zeng. Moreover, it was still hanging." Samuel was still smiling, but his eyes were filled with unrepentant coldness.
Ethan frowned, "What? But the Earth Alliance has long since had no death penalty!"
"Hmph, is there any difference between the forbidden city and the death penalty? It's just to make more use of us scum." Samuel casually threw a light green fruit from the star of Eve into his mouth, "The most interesting thing is that there are Benefactors outside the city sent an anonymous warning letter through a web domain, saying that if the government really wanted to persecute their leaders, they would pay 'blood debt', and some commented that they were likely to terrorize innocent citizens ."
Ethan didn't expect the benefactor to be so troubled.
When breakfast was about to end, Ethan saw the butler walking outside the restaurant with something that was probably a quilt in his hand. Ethan quickly chased after him and asked in Eve, "Hello, may I ask, Tani... Has the mentor left?"
The butler nodded, still looking serious and alienated, "He asked me to tell you that he has gone to the temple and will come back as soon as possible, remember to drink medicine every day."
Ethan nodded, relieved. He didn't even realize he was worried before.
Just as the housekeeper was about to leave, Ethan seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly called the housekeeper, "I'm sorry, can I ask you one more thing?"
"Please say."
Ethan pursed his lips and asked, "The mentor's father... Grand Duke Nishikawa, what disease did he die of?"
The housekeeper raised his eyebrows slightly, "It would be better for the young master to tell you about this matter?"
Ethan sighed in disappointment, said thank you and left. But this time it was the housekeeper who stopped him.
Probably seeing Ethan's expression of disappointment on his boyish face at the moment, he looked pitiful, and the butler softened, "Actually, it's okay to tell you, it's never a secret. At that time, the archduke got a rare ' Pale syndrome', the body functions of the sick person will gradually disintegrate, just like the various organs that originally cooperated suddenly decided to stop cooperating. It seems that his mental power has also been infected in some way." The old housekeeper said, always rigid. His face finally showed a bit of nostalgia and sadness, "In the last period, the Grand Duke's temperament changed, he often talked nonsense, and the whole person was thin and skinny. At that time, the young master stayed by his bed day and night, and tried his best. All kinds of methods, even the egg of the Sequence God has been used, and there is no way to stop..."
Ethan nodded, imagining the still-teenage Tanisel lying helplessly beside his dying father, his eyes full of despair and fear. His heart suddenly throbbed.
If only he could be by the priest's side at that time.
However, this information is not enough, what he really wants to know is, "So... in which room did the Archduke die?"
The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, his eyes showing alertness, "Why are you asking this?"
Ethan nodded humbly, "The room I stayed in last night was decorated in a different style than the rest of the castle, and both the walls and floors looked newer. It was like... completely renovated. Yes." He raised his green eyes and looked at the housekeeper sharply, "Is the room where the Grand Duke died the same room where I lived?"