13 Mink Street

"I thought you wouldn't come back to the manor."

Pu'er, who was sitting in the passenger seat, said while playing with his tail.

Karen turned around and looked in the rearview mirror at the hearse following behind, and asked, "Why don't you go back?"

"Awkward, guilty, troublesome..." Pu'er counted his claws one by one, "Then I just wanted to escape."

"I don't have any of the things you mentioned."

"Oh, okay, so why would someone ask what the weather is like today?"

"Isn't this supposed to be the way Venn people communicate every day?"

"Okay, are you a Venn again now?"

"It's Ophelia who has arrived in Vern."

"Ah, yes, yes."

"She was not originally from this region. She was just transferred here. It seems to be preparing to receive the delegation from the Moon God Sect."

"Generally speaking, there is often no friendship between people from the same sect, but they bite each other more fiercely, just like those churches after the split of Poseidon. They have been unable to fight against each other in recent years. In the early years, they almost lost their brains. Typed out.

Oh, by the way, you also said that the two gatekeeper sculptures you encountered in the tomb of Kangjies, Dark Moon, are actually goddesses, and they probably have a blood feud with Artemis. "

"It's not a matter of blood feud now, but the arrangement of the Moon God Sect, which makes me a little suspicious of the Moon God Sect's real purpose of letting Ophelia come to receive her."

Pu'er said: "It must be that the fruit is ripe."

"The Luna Cult regards Ophelia as a ripe fruit?"

"Why don't you have the Eye of the Dark Moon?"

"I?"

"Be careful, Karen. Oh no, you don't have to be careful, you're in order."

"You mean, the person the Moon God Sect is looking for is me?"

"Just like the remnants of light who stayed with Piaget waiting for the chosen one, I always felt that that person was not Bede, but you."

"Then this will be interesting." Karen smiled, "I also have to work as personal security for them."

"be safe."

"I know."

“Hey, hey, meow, I’m talking about paying attention to safety measures.

You see, last time to protect the Princess of Darkmoon Island, she was allowed to get on the ship with a pregnant belly. This time, to protect the Son of the Moon God Sect, she was not allowed to go back holding a baby in one hand? "

"For the next month, you won't be able to eat fish anymore."

"Meow!!!!!!"

…

After entering the manor, I found that there were no changes inside, no special preparations, and no welcome ceremony where all the male and female servants were gathered together.

Pu'er muttered: "Why is little Anderson so ignorant?"

Karen stretched out his hand and rubbed its head, and said amusedly: "With your temper, you still have the nerve to say that this person doesn't know how to behave?"

The second-hand pens and the hearse all drove to the back of the castle, and old Anderson and his family stood there to greet them.

Although Karen said on the phone that the men he brought this time were basically young men and young ladies, old Anderson still made preparations in the same way as before to welcome Karen.

"Master Karen, welcome back." Old Anderson was very respectful to Karen, and looked at Pu'er in Karen's arms with flattery.

"These are my friends."

"Yes, the young master's friends are VIPs in the manor, and we will treat them seriously."

Old Anderson waved to the people around him and motioned them to entertain the young master's friends. He walked upstairs with Karen and did not stay to greet these distinguished guests.

When he reached the second floor, Old Anderson stopped and whispered: "Her Royal Highness Ophelia should be waiting for you in the patriarch's study now."

"Okay, I know."

Instead of going to the study, Karen went to Eunice's room first.

When the two maids at the door saw Karen coming, they immediately bowed and left.

Before pushing the door open and going in, Karen put down the Pu'er in his arms and warned: "If you peek again, you won't be able to eat fish this year."

Pu'er said sadly: "You can't always use this matter to tease me, it's really too much!"

"I keep my word."

"I keep my word. If you don't want to look at it, I won't look at it. Hmm, I'm tired of looking at it a long time ago. I really don't know what the point is of holding a pair of legs and touching them around."

Pu'er turned around and ran back angrily. She was going to find old Anderson to arrange her afternoon tea.

Karen straightened her clothes, opened the door, and was stunned when she walked in. She saw a woman sitting behind the desk in the bedroom, but that woman was not Eunice.

The door of the bedroom has materials to block exploration, but this kind of barrier can only be called better than nothing. The main reason is that Karen will not explore inside before opening the door when he comes here. Isn't it good to keep the mystery of opening the door?

But in fact, it is better to be more cautious in the future.

Ophelia turned around. Today she was wearing equestrian attire, which highlighted her already impressive figure.

"I think even out of respect for your friends, you should restrain the disappointment in your eyes at this time."

"Nice to meet you, Ophelia."

Karen stepped forward and opened her arms generously.

"hehe."

Ophelia smiled, stepped forward and gave Karen a polite hug.

At this time, Eunice, wearing a long black dress, walked out of the cubicle with a pot of tea in her hand.

Ophelia pointed at Karen and said to Eunice: "Look, as I said, what he is best at is pushing people away in a very decent way."

Eunice also smiled. Obviously, the two women had chatted before, but they just didn't know how much.

Karen walked up to Eunice and helped take the teapot. He naturally put his left hand around Eunice's waist and asked, "Did I wake you up?"

"I'm still a little sleepy now, but I have more time to wake up than before."

"Things are getting better."

"Yes, I can feel it clearly."

Karen sat down on the sofa, Eunice started pouring the tea, and Ophelia sat down opposite Karen.

"What's wrong with your forehead?" Karen pointed to Ophelia's forehead. There was a scar there, which should have been covered by bangs before.

"What was scratched by the dagger contained some poison."

"Didn't you deal with it? Or did you just keep it as a personality?"

"I originally made an appointment for a restorative treatment surgery, but I received an order and was dispatched to York City. I will have the scar removal surgery after I return."

"They arranged such a dangerous mission for you?"

If the wound at that location is rubbed deeper, a craniotomy can be performed.

"I took the initiative to ask you to exercise. You must go to a more dangerous place, otherwise it will be of no value."

Karen picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and asked, "Guessed it?"

"Yeah." Ophelia nodded calmly and picked up the tea cup, "Actually, it's not hard to guess. You and I both know that this is where we have been, plus you have described it to your fiancée many times. "

Eunice got some more snacks and put them down, then sat down next to Karen.

"Your Highness has been here for two days. We get along very well. She is helping me design a saddle."

Ophelia said: "I'm going to have some unicorns transported to the island. Eunice also happens to like riding horses."

"Thank you," Karen said.

"It's not for your sake, this is the friendship between me and your fiancée. Don't look down on a two-day friendship. Some people seem to be born with the ability to make people feel comfortable. If I were a man, I would Can't live without her.

But I heard that you don't come back often. "

"Karen is very busy and what he does is very dangerous," Eunice said.

"Yes, yes, but you can't always be so gentle. It's like making a movie. It's easy to have no role or sense of presence."

Eunice smiled and said: "Anyway, you have me."

Ophelia smiled and nodded when she heard this.

Eunice said to Karen: "After grandpa knew that you were coming back, he woke me up early, which made me very sleepy now. I'll go to sleep first. When I wake up and it's dark, I'll do it for you." Late night snack, I learned something during this time.”

"OK."

Karen stood up and said to Ophelia: "Let's go to the study. I need to communicate with you about this Lunar Cult delegation."

Ophelia stood up and said to Eunice: "Then I will go to the study with him. He needs to communicate with me about this Lunar Cult delegation, haha."

Eunice smiled too.

Ophelia went out first, and Karen helped Eunice lie down.

Eunice looked at Karen and whispered: "Will my existence make you not free?"

"What is this nonsense."

"For example, will it make you feel restricted?"

"It's not you who restrains me, it's the tutor of the Immelais family. My family always comes first no matter what."

"You know, my mother has always wondered why my father has not had a lover for so long, which makes her feel a little embarrassed sometimes."

"I guess your mother must have a smile on her face when she said this."

"I'm not being sarcastic."

"Neither do I."

Karen lowered his head, kissed Eunice gently on her forehead, and said, "Have a good rest. I'll come back to you in the evening."

"Aren't you tired?" Eunice blinked with some concern.

"I came here after a good rest this time. I just finished a mission and am on a short vacation, so I can prepare a few more items at night."

Eunice bit her lip and asked curiously: "Are you really not tired of it?"

“The only thing I hate is the style and color.”

Karen stood up, helped Eunice lower the bed curtain, and then walked out of the bedroom.

In the patriarch's study, Ophelia was admiring the portraits of the past patriarchs of the Allen family on the wall.

She must have been here before, and she must have seen it. Now she is just passing the boring wait and embarrassment.

After Karen walked in, he walked straight to the desk and sat down, and rang the desk bell. He believed that the attentive Alfred would bring pure water and ice cubes immediately.

Immediately afterwards, Karen took out the cigarette case, took out a cigarette, and lit it.

"I remember you didn't smoke before." Ophelia walked over to Karen, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

"The smoke can block the view and relieve the embarrassment."

"hehe."

"You also have to participate in this reception mission. I want to know the extent of your participation first."

"The mission instructions I received are to accompany and protect me. The specific details and measures are not yet known."

"I am responsible for their security, so you may be temporarily included in my security team."

"Oh, that's it. I'm not too familiar with some of the rules in the Cult of Kosmos. If that's the case, do I have to stand up now and say to you, Captain Cullen, please take care of me?"

"No joke, you have to be more careful this time."

"Huh?" Ophelia stopped smiling.

"Has the Moon God Cult always had plans for Dark Moon Island?" Karen asked.

"The Moon God Cult is the orthodox lunar faith, and it has intentions for all lunar faiths. However, Dark Moon Island was too weak and had not yet developed. In addition, the outer sea area where Dark Moon Island is located is the circle of influence of reincarnation.

However, after the defeat in Samsara, the power shrank, and the Moon God Sect became much more 'enthusiastic'. However, after that peace meeting, the island had already made its own choice to rely on.

In fact, this is almost a consensus among the elders on the island, because we have a natural feeling of rejection towards the Moon God Sect. "

Karen nodded and said: "One more question, is the Dark Moon not manifested?"

On Darkmoon Island, Karen did not see any elements related to the manifestation of the Dark Moon. Of course, creations that "personify" the Dark Moon do not fall into this category. It mainly depends on the definition of the Dark Moon royal family.

"No."

"Really do not have?"

"I answer you as a member of the Dark Moon Royal Family, no."

"Dark Moon Goddess."

"Huh?" Ophelia was confused for a moment, then froze, and then she stood up, "What did you just say?"

Karen pressed her hand on Ophelia, signaling her not to get too excited.

But Ophelia couldn't help but be excited. She approached the desk and asked cautiously: "What did you investigate?"

"Sit down and talk."

Ophelia took a deep breath, finally nodded, and sat back.

She lost control of her emotions because she heard that Karen seemed to have found some secret or clue that could help the Dark Moon manifest. For believers, this was countless times more important than finding their own genealogy.

"What I'm going to tell you next, you can't pass it back. It needs to be kept secret first. You have to promise me this."

"I promise, I swear by my blood, my soul, and my life!"

"Okay, Dark Moon's inheritance comes from the Dark Moon Goddess."

"goddess?"

"What you, Dark Moon Island, have inherited is a damaged and lost inheritance of the Dark Moon Goddess."

"It's no secret that the beliefs we inherited are incomplete. Researchers on the island have made such speculations for generations, but we don't have the ability to trace it back. No, to be precise, we have put in a lot of efforts to investigate, but to no avail. .”

"The mother of the Dark Moon Goddess was once sacrificed to the Moon God Artemis. The Dark Moon Goddess and the Moon God Artemis had a blood feud. I can grasp the authenticity of this passage.

Next, it is my guess. I suspect that the Dark Moon Goddess has launched revenge on the Moon God in the long history, but she ultimately failed, which not only led to her own fall, but also led to the collapse of her Dark Moon Goddess Cult. .

Strictly speaking, the current Dark Moon Island is very similar to those small churches that appeared after the collapse of the Poseidon Cult. "

Ophelia's eyes widened. What Karen said was enough to change the history of faith on Darkmoon Island.

However, Karen did not wait for her to slowly digest the news, but continued to add:

"There is another possibility, that is, the current residents of Dark Moon Island and the Dark Moon Goddess are from the same clan. Essentially, you are both a family belief system. The ancestor is the source, but it was modified by the Dark Moon Goddess."

Ophelia's face was full of doubts.

"This is just my guess. I know it sounds ridiculous, but it is indeed possible."

For example, in the belief system of the Immelais family that I now own, Dis is the ancestor and the first-generation inheritor. As the second-generation inheritor, I have directly organized it. Even "Dis" has put on the temple elder uniform. .

Considering that the mother of the Dark Moon Goddess was sacrificed to Artemis as a sacrifice, there may be blood factors involved. In that picture, the Dark Moon Goddess and her father beside her are both wearing aristocratic clothes, which proves that the Dark Moon Goddess at that time was The Yue clan has probably formed a relatively large clan size.

"I need to digest what you just said."

"Please keep it confidential and I will continue to investigate."

"Thank you, Karen, but I also want to ask... Are there any documents or leftovers that can be investigated?"

"No."

"Okay, I understand, thank you."

Ophelia stood up. She knew Karen would not make up lies to deceive her. She bent down and bowed to Karen.

"You have to worry about people from the Moon God Sect investigating you during the reception mission. Maybe with the continuous development of Dark Moon Island, the Moon God Sect has renewed its interest in Dark Moon Island and the bloodline of the Dark Moon clan. It's like Go to the vegetable market and check how fresh the food is.”

"You mean, the people from the Moon God Sect want to investigate me?"

Karen hesitated for a moment. From a self-interest perspective, Ophelia was indeed suitable to stand in front to attract attention to him and block the gun for him, but he didn't want to do this in his heart.

Therefore, Karen finally shook his head and said, "It's very possible that the person they want to find is me."

"I am a royal."

"You sound like a tenderloin saying to a rib, I'm more tender than you."

Ophelia smiled and said: "You misunderstood what I meant. What I want to express is that I know what to do to ensure your safety."

Karen shrugged and said, "You also misunderstood what I meant. What I want to express is that you only need to do what I ask, so that I can be safer."

"Okay, I get it, Karen."

"Call Captain."

"Understood, Captain."

Alfred knocked on the door and came in, bringing pure water and ice.

Ophelia stood up and said, "I'll go back to my room to calm down first."

"Okay, pay attention to rest, I won't ask you to have a dinner party."

Ophelia left the study.

Alfred, who was adding ice cubes to the water, noticed that his young master looked thoughtful and asked, "Master, what's wrong with you?"

"Alfred, I suddenly figured out something. Maybe every time Neo reiterates to call him squadron leader in front of me, it's not because he has such a big official addiction."

"What's the reason, Master?"

"He looked at my self-righteous expression and tried not to slap me."