Chapter 20
"He...what did he say."
"He gave me a drop of blood and asked me to deliver it to you."
Carstein's breathing suddenly became heavy. He struggled to sit up from the coffin and faced Fang Qingyan, but he was blind and could not see anything.
His wrinkled face was full of desire for life.
"Please open your mouth, Your Majesty."
Carstein opened his mouth obediently, and all the teeth in his mouth were gone, including the two fangs he was proud of.
Fang Qingyan's expression was indifferent, he took a step forward and stretched out his slender right hand.
The nail of his thumb easily made a cut on the pad of his index finger, and a drop of blood seeped out and fell into Carstein's mouth.
Extremely huge life energy exploded in his body, like spring rain nourishing all things. This energy flowed along the limbs and bones.
A drop of the Marquis' blood brought great changes to the dying man!
The corpse spots on the old count's face slowly faded away, and his skin became rosy, finally gaining some color.
"It's really the blood of the Marquis!"
Carstein even spoke fluently and said excitedly, "Thank you, Edward."
"You're welcome. This is what I, as a butler, should do."
Fang Qingyan said lightly.
Although Carstein did not have any great kindness to him.
But after all, he has lived in the castle for many years, so he is more or less an acquaintance.
He is not a stingy and unsympathetic person like the Margrave Bruch.
Fang Qingyan could still do it by giving a small favor to a poor dying old man.
It's just a drop of essence and blood, and it can be cultivated back in a few days.
"Alas~"
A long sigh sounded in my ears.
Carstein said with a lonely face: "I don't know what the meaning of hanging on like this is. Edward, do you think I am too greedy for life and afraid of death? Will I be a better person by taking the initiative to end my own life?" choose?"
Fang Qingyan shook his head: "Everyone has their own choice. You are not like a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. You endure torture that is worse than death every day, but you still live in pain. You must have your own reasons. I am just a housekeeper. It’s inconvenient to ask more.”
Carstein fell silent.
After sitting there for a full minute, I heard him sigh.
"Actually... this castle used to have a mistress. I... I also have a daughter."
Fang Qingyan's eyes widened.
Expressed his deep shock!
"Then why have I never heard Albert mention anything about the countess and the lady?"
Carstein shook his head: "How could he reveal the biggest secret of my life to others? I don't want to die because I don't want to go to the grave with such regrets."
"What regret?" Fang Qingyan's heart was burning with gossip.
"I want to see my daughter, Elizabeth Capet again."
Carstein said with a wry smile.
"Cape..."
Fang Qingyan was stunned for a moment. He felt that this last name was very familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it.
Suddenly, his expression became extremely wonderful: "My Lord Earl, is your daughter a member of the Cape clan, one of the seven clans?"
The Capet clan, like the Bruch clan and the Reifno clan, are among the seven royal families.
"Well, are you surprised? The legitimate daughter of the royal family and the princess of the Cape clan, her father is actually an ordinary noble."
Count Carstein said with a sigh on his face, "The story begins twenty years ago...".
Chapter 26
As soon as Fang Qingyan heard this tone, he knew that it would not be over for a while.
He simply pulled up a chair, sat down and listened patiently to what he had to say.
"Twenty years ago, something happened. On the day of the wedding of Marquis Morpheus of the Cape clan, the bride ran away from the wedding. This incident caused a sensation in the entire city of Lahmia."
"I had just returned from the battlefield victorious, and then I met her, my beloved Camilla!"
"I have lived for more than eight hundred years, and this is the first time I have experienced the taste of love. We are inseparable and happier than any couple in the world...I didn't know at the time that she was the fiancée of Marquis Morpheus."
…
When Fang Qingyan heard this, he was shocked that Carstein had cheated on a marquis boss. At the same time, he had basically guessed the direction of the story.
Not surprisingly, this is another version of "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl" from another world.
Sure enough, the sweet love is not over yet.
Due to the pressure, intimidation, and intimidation from her family, Camilla had to end her underground love affair with the old count, succumbed to fate, and married into a "rich family."
But no one knew that Camilla was actually pregnant with Carstein's child.
This child was Elizabeth Capet.
The princess of the Cape family, the sweet daughter of heaven!
…
After Fang Qingyan heard Carstein's experience, he immediately admired this old guy.
Not only did he cuckold the Marquis, but he also asked him to help raise his daughter for twenty years. It was like a heifer riding a rocket, so awesome!
"My Lord Earl, when you tell me such a thing, aren't you afraid that I will leak it?"
Fang Qingyan asked him interestingly.
Carstein shook his head firmly: "No, you won't. Revealing this secret will not do you any good, and you are not that kind of person, otherwise you don't have to ask for blood essence for me... Even if you get the blood essence, You can keep it for yourself, there is no need to give it to me. Your character is worthy of my trust."
Fang Qingyan shrugged his shoulders and wanted to say: That's my blood essence!
"Your daughter Elizabeth, doesn't she know her own life experience?"
"I don't know, and I must not let her know." Carstein shook his head without hesitation, "Let her know that her biological father is dead? Or let her know that the father who raised her for twenty years has no blood relationship with her? No, that would only make Elizabeth miserable."
"Then how can you fulfill your last wish to see your daughter? How about... write a letter to Madam. She should still love you and ask Madam to take the young lady out."
"Camilla has passed away. After marrying into the Cape clan, she became depressed. On a sunny noon, she walked into the sunshine with her longing for me."
Kastein choked with a painful expression, "Camilla is a woman who believes in love. Marrying someone she doesn't love is an extreme insult to her. She would rather die!"
Fang Qingyan was speechless.
It turns out that in the world of vampires, there are also such romantic and touching love stories.
Although he wanted to help the old count, unfortunately, he had no experience in this kind of thing.
He has never cheated on anyone else, nor has he ever let others help him raise his children.
"After I died, Elizabeth no longer had any real relatives, so I have been waiting for the opportunity... I don't know if I can survive until that day."
After Carstein finished speaking, he said to Fang Qingyan sincerely, "I tell you this in the hope that after I die, there will still be people in this world who remember that I, Carstein von Aldrich, have a Beautiful daughter, her name is Elizabeth.”
Fang Qingyan nodded and chuckled: "Don't worry, I will remember that Elizabeth is your daughter, not Marquis Morpheus's! Well, I won't forget."
"Hmm~ I will pay attention to the news about Elizabeth, and if there is a suitable time, I will take you to see her."
Carstein was greatly moved: "Thank you, Edward."
"You're welcome, this is just a small thing... By the way, do you have a portrait of the lady?"
"In the cabinet on the left, the bottom shelf."
Fang Qingyan walked to the cabinet and after groping for a while, he found a rolled up painting.
After opening it, a lifelike girl came into view.
She has silver hair as pure and innocent as moonlight, and under her long eyelashes is a pair of beautiful blue eyes. These eyes seem to have infinite magic power, and her soul is trapped in them if she is not careful.
The girl is also beautiful in appearance and has outstanding temperament, like a proud and beautiful swan.
She indeed has a beauty that will captivate the entire country.
Fang Qingyan stood up, put the chair back together, and then said with a smile, "Continue to rest, Lord Earl, I will cover the coffin board for you."
…
After returning to his room.
Fang Qingyan wandered around for a while before making a decision.
Bang~
He snapped his fingers.
Petsha soon appeared at the window, her gorgeous feathers shining purple in the sunlight.
"Do one thing for me."
"Chirp~"
Fang Qingyan took out the portrait, spread it out on the table, and showed it to Petsha: "This girl."
It tilted its little head and looked at it carefully for two seconds, and then chirped to indicate that it had remembered it.
Fang Qingyan took the map again and pointed to a location: "This place is the Capet Clan and the Marquis Castle."
"Chirp~"
"You will stand guard outside the castle. As soon as you see the people in the painting appear, come back and tell me, can this task be completed?"
"Chirp chirp chirp!"
Petsha flapped her wings confidently, indicating that it was a piece of cake.
"Go ahead."
Fang Qingyan smiled.
It flew out, soared into the sky, and disappeared into the clouds in a blink of an eye, flying towards the direction of the Cape clan. .
Chapter 27
Another nine months passed unknowingly.
With the help of a drop of the Marquis' blood, the old Count Carstein's health improved a lot, and he forcibly extended his exhausted life.
But the good times didn't last long.
At first, the old count could eat, drink, and move around, but five months later, he was back in a wheelchair.
Now, it’s time to burp again!
The most ridiculous thing is that his daughter Elizabeth has not left the castle once for nine months!
The true nature of a super otaku is exposed.
Fang Qingyan once took the opportunity to carefully examine Carstein's body and found that his blood had been completely integrated with a very overbearing toxic energy.
If it was just poisoning, then Fang Qingyan could still save him, but now it can be said that Carstein has turned into a poisonous person.
The qi and blood have been completely destroyed, and all the internal organs, including the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys, are all necrotic.
It is a medical miracle that I can survive to this day!
If you want to save him, you have to carry out a thorough exchange of blood. Unfortunately, Carstein's current state cannot withstand such a violent torment.
Fang Qingyan didn't know if the Duke had any way to help Carstein change his fate, but he was really helpless.
The old count can survive for another half month at most.