Half a month of training gave Salman an instinctive fear of this young man.
Every word John said was engraved in his body, making him tremble involuntarily when he wanted to resist.
"Raise your head." Although Erlande's tone was a little indifferent, the elegance and tenderness unique to nobles in his voice made Salman involuntarily raise his head and look at the person in front of him.
"Tsk, no matter how similar it is, it is a fake after all."
Casually looking at the person in front of him, Erlande smiled mockingly, even if she looked like Sister Sheila again, there were some things in her bones that were different.
Although they are aristocrats, they lack the unique temperament of the blood race, elegant, decadent, with a smell of corruption that is satisfied and neglected, because time can never leave traces on their bodies, so the blood race always carries a kind of The smell of corruption.
The word "counterfeit" is an insult to Salman, and his pride does not allow him to be anyone's substitute.
He raised his head and looked at Erlande, his eyes were full of anger and humiliation, but John's training for this month made him instinctively afraid of the young man in front of him.
Proud and cowardly, when two completely different feelings appear in one person at the same time, it finally makes Erlande a little interested. Maybe this human being is not so annoying.
Seeing the interest in the master's eyes, John took a step back and swallowed back the original scolding words. For him, as long as the master likes it, even a slight faux pas is not unbearable.
"Sit down." Having seen enough of the other party's contradictory gestures, Erlande nodded, and then ignored his existence.
Seeing such a scene, Salman bit his lips, with a look of humiliation flashing in his eyes.
Sometimes complete ignorance is more unacceptable than verbal insults. After coming to Fort Collins for more than a month, the young man in front of him gave him no more than ten looks. No one has ever dared to ignore him like this before!
But John's "education" made him deeply remember that this person is his master, and he can't have any resistance no matter what the other party does.
"What's the matter today?" After breakfast, Erlande used the handkerchief in his hand to request each of you, tapped twice at the corner of his mouth, and then asked John about today's schedule.
"Master, you accepted the Countess' invitation half a month ago, and you are going to Longtrell Castle today." His master doesn't like dealing with humans, but he will not miss necessary social interactions.
Hearing John's words, Erlande frowned. Obviously the news was not to his liking, but he still nodded and glanced at Salman who was still having breakfast.
"Help him change and let him go with me."
After saying this, Erlande turned around and went upstairs to change clothes. The other party warmly invited her, and she must not be rude in her clothes.
When Eland walked down the stairs, he saw Salman standing there in humiliation, looking at his clothes, Eland seemed to understand something.
It is estimated that only John can do this kind of thing to let a person who was once a prince wear the clothes of a waiter.
It seems that John really wants to train Salman into a decent little pet.
"Master, everything is ready."
He nodded towards John, motioned Salman to follow him, and then the two got into a car.
In less than half an hour, the two arrived at Castle Longtrell. Seeing everything familiar, Salman's face instantly turned pale.
He has been here more than once, but every time he is a guest, he does not know how humiliated he will be today.
"Get out of the car and follow me." Seeing the motionless person in the car, Eland frowned a little displeased.
Hearing Eland's voice, Salman shuddered, and subconsciously followed his words. After realizing what he had done, Salman's face turned pale.
"If you don't want to go in with me, I will send someone to send you back to the Harlan Empire."
After saying this, he didn't care about Salman's reaction, and walked directly to Castle Longtrell. He was not joking. If this little pet is not obedient today, he will naturally send him back, but not It was sent back to the Harlan Empire, but back to Doron.
At this time, Salman didn't care about his dignity and face. He must not be sent back to the Harlan Empire now!
When he followed Eland into the back garden, he really regretted it, because the people here today are not only the countess, but also many ladies from aristocratic families, and even many who used to be his admirers, now...
"Duke of Cumberland, long time no see, you are still as handsome as before." Countess Holman, who was sitting on the main seat, stood up and saluted Eland.
Salman, who was on the side, was shocked when he heard her words. He had lived in Fort Collins for more than a month, and he didn't know the person's name at all.
On the night when he was sent, those two people always called him His Highness, and John only called him Master. Even if there were occasional visitors, everyone was always very humble when they saw him, and respectfully called him Your Excellency. No one dared to call him by his name.
At this time, Salman knew that this person's surname was Cumberland.
Although each generation of the Cumberland family is only a duke, in fact their strength even exceeds that of the emperors of many countries. The surname Cumberland is a symbol of strength and wealth.
But there are very few people in this world who know about the Cumberland family, because the Cumberland family has always been the most mysterious family, and its business spreads all over the world, but there are very few people who have met the head of the Cumberland family. And less.
Even in the upper circles, if you don't have certain real power, it is extremely difficult to meet that person.
And the husband of the Countess of Holman is a person with little real power, so he was able to invite him here today.
Thinking of this, Salman looked around, and he realized that almost every family behind the people who appeared here today has a lot of real power.
"Mrs. Holman, you are as beautiful as ever. If you hadn't been married to Earl Holman for many years, I would definitely have fought him. It is every man's dream to marry a beautiful woman like you." After speaking, Erlande gracefully took the gloved right hand of the other party, and gently kissed her.
Some frivolous but not overtly explicit compliments, elegant manners, and kisses to the end made it impossible to hate this person, and even a little more jealous of Countess Holman.
But everyone knew in their hearts that Mrs. Holman was the host of today's banquet, and she deserved such treatment.
"Sorry, I'm late." After Erlande took his seat, he realized that there was someone behind him, so he couldn't help being curious about the other party's identity.
It's not too late, but it's not too early either.
The visitor was dressed in a black robe with a silver cross hanging on his chest. He walked slowly. Although there was no expression on his face, it made people feel a sense of compassion from him.
priest
This realization made Ireland frown involuntarily.
Heh, the blood race and the priest came to the banquet together, isn't Countess Holman really afraid that something will happen soon
Looking at the person standing opposite, Erlande felt hungry and really wanted to... take a bite.
For a moment, Erlande was startled by his own thoughts, and the canine teeth that had already started to grow retracted.
It seems that because I have been hungry for too long, my self-control has been reduced a lot, and it seems that I should go foraging.
"Father Broad, it is a great honor for you to come here." Seeing the visitor, Countess Holman felt extremely pleasantly surprised. She originally thought that the Duke of Cumberland's presence today was already an unexpected joy. , I never thought that Father Broad would also accept the appointment.
"Countess Holman, you are very polite. It is my honor to be invited by you." Although she did not smile, the breath on her body eased a little.
He nodded towards Mrs. Holman, and then walked up to Erlande, "Hi, sir. I'm Lance Broad. It's an honor to meet you."
In fact, Lance didn't want to come here today to meet the appointment, but for some reason, he had a feeling that he must come today, because there would be unexpected surprises that he couldn't think of.
But now he was lucky to trust his intuition, he didn't expect that the vampire he saw that day that made him feel different was the one who attended Mrs. Hoffman's private banquet.
To his surprise, he saw vampires during the day.
Vampires after the fifth generation can hardly walk in the sun. Could it be that this young man is a fifth generation vampire, but the aura on his body does not make him feel threatened.
"Hi, I'm Erlande Cumberland. It's an honor to meet you." Erlande just introduced himself to the other party politely, but he didn't expect the other party to sit beside him.
Eland: Hehe, don't get close to me, don't you know that we are sworn enemies
Lance: So they fell in love and killed each other
001: Hehe! Why are these two people able to get so close even after losing their memory? I don’t know if the races are already sworn enemies this time! ? Don't think that I didn't hear you emphasize the word love!
Sensing a message of wanting to get closer from the people around him, Erlande felt that his whole body was going to be messed up.
He didn't believe that the other party didn't feel that he was a blood race, just like he could know that he was a priest at the first time, and he was a powerful priest, so the other party could also know that he was his blood race at the first time.
That being the case, the feeling of intimacy is a ghost!
Mrs. Holman on the side was also very surprised when she saw this scene.
Father Broad is a very powerful priest in the church. According to legend, he is the person who is most likely to become a cardinal before the age of thirty, and some people even say that he is the man closest to God.
All along, he had no relatives with anyone, and no one dared to get close to him, but now, Father Brod took the initiative to approach someone, this... Is this something wrong with her eyes
Of course, if Mrs. Holman speaks out the doubts in her heart, the ladies and ladies present will definitely tell her that their eyes have no problems!
Lance and Erlande talked quietly from time to time, making people around them look at them with different eyes.
This... These two people should have met only today, how could they be so close.
Because he was able to talk to someone who was special to him, Lance looked very happy, and even his lips, which had been pursed all the time, were slightly curved in a very subtle arc. If you didn't look carefully, you probably wouldn't notice it at all.
On the other side, Erlande was suffering a bit.
Because of the close location, Erlande could smell a very fragrant smell from this person.
It is not the taste of artificial spices, but a kind of its own fragrance, a kind of sweetness derived from flesh and blood.
Feeling that his canine teeth protruded again, Erlande felt that something was getting worse and worse. Looking at the other's neck with a Roman collar, he suddenly had the urge to jump over and bite his neck fiercely.
This sudden impulse surprised Erlande himself. If he really bites someone here, he will have to change his identity again, which is actually quite troublesome.
And there is another thing that puzzles him very much. He has always known himself very well.
If he hadn't been extremely hungry, he would never have such an urge, and most importantly, even if he was hungry, he would never have the urge to bite. I don't know why, every time at the last moment, he wants to bite Whenever I fuck someone, I always wake up and have a feeling of disgust.
So, Erlande rarely needed blood, no, maybe it should be said that he never had to "move his mouth", but now, when facing a priest, he actually had the urge to "move his mouth".
Is this a crime? If this priest who is most likely to become a cardinal is really bitten, the relationship between the blood race and the church will definitely be completely tense!
After holding back for a long time, I finally resisted the urge to jump over and bite.
But the person next to him who "escaped a catastrophe" didn't seem to know that he was from the gate of hell, no, he was spared from the mouth of the blood clan, and even measured his body to get close to Eland.
For a moment, Erlande frowned fiercely due to the strong aroma due to the approach.
What's the matter with this person, do you despise yourself and refuse to bite him!
In fact, Lance didn't mean that. The reason why he approached him was because he was worried about some irreversible damage to his body due to too much sun exposure.
"Are you... not feeling well?" Although the vampire's face was always pale, the one in front of him seemed to be even more wrong, as if he was enduring something.
Erlande shook his head, he is not uncomfortable now, but...
Seeing such an intimate conversation between the two, the people around felt a little uncomfortable. Although they were not ignoring them, today's banquet was aimed at these two.
Who doesn't want to make friends with Father Broad, who doesn't want to join the Cumberland family, and now many noble ladies want to be so close to the two, but they don't have any chance, how can they not feel sad
At this time, even Mrs. Holman seemed to be losing her composure. She was naturally very honored to have these two come today, but now that they are not very able to speak, this... seems not very good up.
"Father Broad, do you have time in a month?" Mrs. Holman asked with unusual hesitation.
She knew that Father Brod had always disliked presiding over weddings. In fact, no one would have the guts to ask this priest for presiding over a wedding.
Now she has no choice but to marry her younger sister, and she is afraid that her younger sister will not be taken seriously after marriage, so she has to come up with such a method.
Hearing this, Lance frowned. Although he didn't show it, Erlande, who was sitting next to him, could already feel his displeasure, and raised his eyebrows slightly, ready to see how people refused.
"Sorry, Mrs. Holman." Although Lance said sorry, his tone was kind and indifferent, and even the original calm disappeared without a trace.
Lance also knows about the marriage of Mrs. Holman's sister a month later, and his rejection attitude is also very clear.
Seeing Lance like this, Mrs. Holman felt a little worried, but she couldn't give up easily. After all, this was the only chance to raise her status for her sister.
However, her plan seems to be unable to succeed now, after all, the refusal on Father Brod's face is so obvious.
but…
Mrs. Holman glanced at Erlande who was sitting next to him, and knew in her heart that this was the only chance. If it succeeded, there would be no problems for her sister's future.
It's just that he has forgotten what the consequences will be if he fails.
How could the people of the Cumberland family be so easy to use? The reason why Erlande appeared here today was because he had been doing nothing at home during this period of time, indifferently, and more importantly, to train and train his little pet.
And now some people are so blind, which makes him feel very unhappy.
Mrs. Holman's glance just now let him know what the other party was thinking.
"Duke of Cumberland, I don't know if you will be available in a month. If you attend my sister's wedding, I think she will be very happy." Mrs. Holman said carefully, she knew that Cumberland The duke was rather sympathetic, so it shouldn't be too late to get him to agree.
But what she didn't expect was that after hearing her words, Erlande smiled lightly, and then said the words of rejection, "Mrs. Holman, I am very honored to be invited by you, but after a month I will I am afraid I am no longer in Fort Collins, and the orphan cannot accept your invitation."
With a gentle voice, a sincere tone, and a proper reason, his answer was so perfect that people couldn't force it.
Hearing such an answer, Mrs. Holman secretly felt bad, and her eyes fell on Lance again.
Sure enough, the people who had some interest at first have completely lost interest, and the realization once again fell on Erlande.
In fact, Lance felt a little strange now.
Because his mood today was really abnormal, and even at that moment, he felt that if the Duke of Cumberland agreed to Mrs. Holman's invitation, then it wouldn't matter if he agreed.
This... is not like him!
It's just that this feeling is not annoying at all, and it even makes him feel a little bit happy.
No one in this world could touch his emotions since he was born.
Everyone thought it was because he was pious and dedicated everything he had to the God of Light, that's why he was so powerful.
But only he knew that he didn't believe in God at all, and the so-called prayers he said every day were not very sincere, but the light power in his body was always increasing.
But he felt that this was a matter of course, as if all this should be the case.
Over the years, he has seen too many so-called beauty and ugliness, but there has never been anything that makes him happy or disgusted.
But this special vampire in front of him aroused his interest, and made him want to get closer involuntarily.
Looking at Lance with a bit of interest in his eyes, Mrs. Holman understood that the Duke of Cumberland's help was still needed to make things happen.
"Your Excellency, you can spare one day, as long as one day..."
Hearing this, the corners of Erlande's smiling mouth slowly drooped, and his lips were pursed into a straight line. He didn't have any affection for this kind of stalker who wanted to take advantage of him.
Glancing at Mrs. Holman again, Erlande chuckled lightly, and then said something that broke her heart, "It's getting late, I have something to do, so I'll take my leave first, I hope Madam and all the ladies have a good time afternoon."
After saying this, he bowed to the host of the banquet, Mrs. Holman, and then turned and left regardless of the obstruction.
Ireland's behavior today has clearly told everyone present that he has listed the Holman family as objects of refusal.
"Mrs. Holman, even if you want to take advantage of others, please don't make your intentions so obvious." After saying these words, Lance bowed and left.
At this time, neither of them noticed that Salman, who had been standing beside Eland, had not left.
Now he is hesitating whether to leave now.
He knew in his heart that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to completely break away from that so-called master.
As long as he stays here now, he will be able to use the power of someone here to be completely free, and maybe he can even answer the Harlan Empire.
But…
Thinking of the Earl of Cumberland that Mrs. Holman called him, he suddenly felt cold. Although the people here are all ladies and wives from aristocratic families, there is probably no one who is willing to confront the Cumberland family for him.
Thinking of this, he shuddered, and then hurriedly chased him out. If he was misunderstood if he didn't go out for a while, what should he do
At this time, Erlande also found that Salman hadn't come out, but he didn't care. Instead, he waited for his little pet to appear with a smile on his face. Sometimes arrogance doesn't bring him any benefits. On the contrary, it will bring disaster.
If the little pet doesn't understand this truth by now, he doesn't mind sending him back to Duo Lun at all.
It's just that what Erlande didn't expect was that the person who came out was not his little pet, but another person—Father Lance Broad.
"Duke of Cumberland, could I trouble you to give me a ride?" Perhaps because of leaving that unpleasant occasion, Lance looked very relaxed now, even with a faint smile on his face.
Send... give him a ride!
The expression of the villain in Erlande's heart has been distorted. It's fine for him to be a priest who wants to share a room with him, a blood race, but now he even wants to get in his car and ask him to send him back to the Holy See.
Does he want to take him home and eat him, or does he want to abduct himself to the Holy See and kill him
Seeing that Erlande didn't respond for a long time, Lan's tone was a little disappointed, "If it's inconvenient for you, Duke of Cumberland, that's fine."
Eland: Hehe, if you think so, please get away from my car immediately, instead of standing in my car and looking disappointed!
Seeing that Ireland still didn't agree, Lance gritted his teeth, and when he was about to use his trump card, Ireland finally nodded in agreement.
This made Lance couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and finally agreed.
"Wait for another three minutes. If Salman still doesn't come out, drive directly." Originally, he still had some thoughts to tease the little pet who was not sensible, but now that such a person is by his side, how could he have time to wait? !
"Yes, master." After saying this, the driver actually took out his pocket watch and stared at the time, planning to leave immediately after three minutes.
As a result, in two and a half minutes, Salman ran out in a hurry, looked at the car that was still there, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After Salman got into the car, the car finally drove away.
Lance, who was sitting in the back, frowned when he saw the person in the front seat. For some reason, he didn't like this person, very much.
"B...Father Brod, what advice do you have?" Feeling the burning eyes behind him, Salman felt a sense of fear. Now, for the first time, he realized what kind of a man who is closest to God is like. Existence made him shudder.
The carriage was unusually quiet, and finally, after half an hour, Lance finally arrived at the place he was going to.
Before getting out of the car, he dropped another "bomb" on Eland, "Thank you, Duke, if I have the chance, I wonder if I can visit Fort Collins?"
cannot! What are you a priest doing in Fort Collins! ? That's not where you should be!
"Naturally, it's a great honor." No matter how much Erlande wanted to shout out the above sentence, he still had to say it against his will when facing Lance.
Regardless of whether the other party can see his identity now, since the other party doesn't want to break this false peace, he can't do so.
The current situation is getting more and more tense, and he doesn't want to attract the attention of those little guys who are making trouble outside.
"My lord duke, I'll see you next time." After saying this, he took Erlande's hand and kissed the back of it.
Kiss... Kiss a hand!
What does this person mean!
Who taught his etiquette, unexpectedly made such a mistake!
Looking at Lance going away, although Erlande still had a faint smile on his face, the two people in the car felt a sense of depression.
Both of them knew that Erlande was angry.