Dark night enveloped the earth.
The sound of insects one after another embellishes this secluded courtyard with vitality.
Although the tail of winter has not completely left, Oak Manor seems to have entered the season of spring.
The cold moonlight shone on the huge ancient oak tree that almost enveloped the entire manor, shining a fascinating faint light.
The dance party has long since ended, and the guests have all returned to their residences and are sleeping.
Only Ke Lin quietly came to the ancient oak tree in the center of the manor, looking at this life that had gone through thousands of years of vicissitudes, full of awe in his heart.
Of course, apart from being in awe, Ke Lin felt more curious and inquisitive at the moment.
He always felt that somewhere, there seemed to be a voice calling him to come here.
It's just that when he really stood under the ancient oak tree, he was a little confused.
What should I do
Colin touched his head, hesitated for a moment, and then pressed his hand on the trunk of the oak tree.
Rough and hard to the touch, no different from ordinary oak.
Colin closed his eyes, restrained his mind, and felt it carefully, but still found nothing.
A breeze blew by, and the oak branches and leaves rubbed against each other to make a slight rustling sound, as if they wanted to tell the bewildered young man in front of him something.
Colin looked up at the treetops that covered the sky and the sun, and finally decided to try again.
In the next second, Ke Lin's black eyes instantly turned red, and bloody patterns crawled across his face like spider webs, as if a mask had been put on him.
Bursts of bloody smoke evaporated from him, slowly enveloping him.
The wind in the manor suddenly picked up, and the branches and leaves of the oak tree shook even more violently, as if excitedly welcoming the long-lost old friend.
call-
A pair of black bat wings spread out from the blood-colored smoke, and then, Ke Lin's figure, which had grown more than twice as large, was gradually revealed.
The silver moon in the sky turned red at some point, and the moonlight, which was originally as cold as water, also carried a bloody aura.
The branches and leaves of the ancient oak tree swayed more violently, driving the surrounding air to ripple like water waves.
For a moment, the whole manor seemed to "live".
Ke Lin was not at all happy, because the commotion was too great!
The next moment, he vibrated his bat wings violently.
call-
The aroused dust flew in all directions, and Colin also took advantage of this counter-shock force to soar into the sky, and soon disappeared into the night.
Just after Colin left, an afterimage flashed in the air, and then Duke St. Grian appeared in the place where Colin was originally standing.
She took a few sniffs with a solemn face, and then focused her gaze on the ancient oak tree.
At this time, the ancient oak tree has returned to calm, as if the huge movement just now was just an illusion.
"What's going on?" Soon, Emperor Reinhardt also rushed over.
"I don't know." Duke St. Grian shook his head, his eyes lingering on the ancient oak tree, "It seems that someone touched this ancient tree."
"How is this possible?" Emperor Reinhardt looked disbelieving, but the movement just now could not be faked. He thought about it, and immediately ordered the guards who came to block the manor immediately and search carefully.
However, as for what or who to search, Emperor Reinhard himself couldn't say clearly.
The guards had no choice but to lead the order to leave in a daze.
Immediately, the Oak Manor was in a state of chaos again, and the nobles who were awakened gasped and cursed the guy who did all this.
And Colin had already sneaked back to the residence under the cover of night and put on his pajamas. At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
When Colin opened the door, he saw a guard standing outside the door, saluting:
"My lord, I'm sorry to interrupt your rest. May I ask if you noticed anything unusual or saw any suspicious people just now?"
Ke Lin pretended to be woken up, and said in a muffled voice, "I heard a noise from the windows just now. I thought it was a storm. Why does it seem to have calmed down now?"
Seeing Ke Lin's confused look, the guard probably couldn't ask anything, so he apologized a few more words, then turned and left.
Colin was about to close the door when he saw a slender figure squeeze in through the crack of the door.
His muscles tensed up, but when the familiar fragrance penetrated into the tip of his nose, Colin relaxed again, and said helplessly:
"Your Highness, it's so late, what do you want?"
Queen Midella walked into the room, closed the door without any hassle, then stared at Colin with profound eyes, and said with a smile:
"Count Angelet, let me finally catch your little secret now!"
Ke Lin's heart trembled, but he still pretended to be calm and said: "Your Highness, I don't know what you are talking about."
Queen Midella took a step forward, stretched out green fingers, pressed against Ke Lin's chest, and said:
"I'm talking about the Winged Knight, I just saw him get into the room through the window with my own eyes.
So, Count Angelet, is there another person hiding in your room, or are you the Winged Knight yourself? "
Ke Lin didn't speak, but stared at Queen Midella with cold eyes, constantly changing various thoughts in his mind.
Queen Midella seemed to guess what Colin was thinking, and continued with a smile:
"Count Angelet, you're not thinking of murdering people, are you? This really terrifies me!"
Queen Midella said she was afraid, but she didn't show any fear on her face. Instead, she looked at Colin with provocative eyes.
Ke Lin smiled faintly, and said: "Your Highness, you are joking. I am going to kill someone just for such a trivial matter.
That's right, Wing Knight is indeed a good friend of mine, but it's just not convenient to come out to see you now, please forgive me. "
"Really?" Queen Midella obviously didn't intend to let Colin go so easily, "But why didn't I sense that there was another person in the room?"
"He just left again." Colin decided to play a rogue, anyway, Queen Midella has no real evidence, and it is even more impossible to force Colin to transform.
Queen Midella glared at Colin, as if she was dissatisfied with his perfunctory lying behavior, but she was not discouraged, but spoke again:
"Count Angelet, do you know
As a unique profession of high elves, druids cannot be inherited by normal humans.
Unless, that person has elven blood in his body and is a half-elf! "
Ke Lin's face changed, and he forced himself to calm down and said, "My friend is indeed a half-elf. I met him in Silvermoon City back then."
"That's it." Queen Midella leaned forward, leaned closer to Colin, stared into his eyes, and exhaled like Land, "According to the "Glory Code", only pure-blooded humans can be the lords of the empire.
So Earl Angelet, if you are not a Winged Knight, do you dare to do a blood test in public? "
(end of this chapter)