Chapter 263: Open and Honest (Revised)
Chapter 261: Open and Honest (Revised)
"Now, it's time for us to leave." Clark turned around and drifted in the opposite direction to the balcony.
Allen saw that as she passed through, a square door appeared in the room. He quickly followed, groping through the invisible wall.
On the other side of the door, Allen found a staircase. Going down the stairs, Allen came to the hidden bushes in the manor yard. When he touched the place where he came from, he found that this illusion was actually one-way. , only going out but not entering.
After walking out of the bushes, Allen looked up into the sky. The sunlight shone directly into the balcony on the second floor, and it was completely invisible. It also passed through an invisible secret room.
Allen took the book he just got more seriously.
"Alan!" came a familiar voice, the voice of his father, Owen Harris.
Allen looked over and found Aunt Josephine standing next to his father, looking at him with a complicated expression - there seemed to be relief and guilt...
"Alan, are you okay? Where is the Duke of Night? How is he?" Aunt Josephine walked over quickly, the velvet flowers on her hat trembling slightly in the cold wind with her hurried pace, " I can’t feel its presence anymore…”
"Yes, the Duke of Dark Night is dead and will never appear again." Allen nodded and confirmed.
The dazzling afternoon sun made it difficult for Alan to see Aunt Josephine's expression clearly, and he couldn't help but squint his eyes.
"Aunt Josephine, are you a vampire?" Allen revealed his aunt's identity in front of his father - although theoretically she could no longer be controlled by a superior vampire, he still couldn't help but hold his wand and secretly be on guard. With.
Owen's mouth fell open in astonishment, his eyes fixed on Aunt Josephine.
"Josephine?" he shouted. "Josephine, is what Alan said true?"
Aunt Josephine turned around in a daze for a moment and nodded slightly tremblingly. After her identity as an undead creature was revealed, she didn't dare to look at other people's expressions - a heavy sadness arose in her heart. This sadness was heavy. Too bad, she might lose this brother.
"Please forgive me for hiding it." Her eyes were filled with deathly gray, and her voice was trembling faintly. "I was also controlled - when I got married, I had no idea what would happen to me -"
Years of secrets were revealed for a moment, and Aunt Josephine couldn't control herself, sobbed sadly and was speechless.
"Oh, Josephine!" Mr. Harris rushed forward and threw his arms tightly around Aunt Josephine. He hugged her for a long time. Discovering your abnormality, so many years - so many years -"
Owen's lips trembled violently, regret and self-blame engulfing his heart.
Aunt Josephine raised her head in surprise. She had a crying expression on her face, but she could not shed any tears because of her status as a vampire.
"You are so stupid, why didn't you tell us? Will we dislike your identity?" Owen complained to his sister sadly.
"I can't say that if Allen hadn't eliminated the Duke of Night, I wouldn't have revealed anything. His one thought was enough to wipe me out." Seeing her brother's words and deeds, Aunt Josephine seemed to have taken a sedative, and gradually The ground calmed down.
"That notebook, Clark's notebook, was it that you deliberately placed on the bookshelf in Daisy's room?" Allen suddenly asked.
"Yes, I originally wanted Daisy or Albert to discover it, but I didn't expect that it would be you who was discovered in the end." Aunt Josephine looked down at Allen with a sigh: "Nephew, you are far better than me. What you learn is much better.”
And Owen is confused now. He has too many questions.
"It's not a good idea to talk in the cold wind. Dad, Aunt Josephine, why don't we go to the room to talk." Although Allen knew that everyone's behavior was completely out of true feelings, he still felt that the three of them were It's a bit silly for a person to stand in the cold wind like this, shouting and screaming with excitement.
"Come with me, we can go to the study to talk." Aunt Josephine took the lead and walked indoors.
The three of them walked through the vast and majestic hall, walked directly to the stairs at the end facing the door, and then went up to the second floor.
Aunt Josephine took them straight to the western end of the corridor on the second floor. A door with exquisite patterns appeared in front of them. The vampire witch had just grasped the brass door handle with her hand, and suddenly a large amount of blood flowed from the top of the door. , instantly dyed the three people in front of the door red.
Owen was shocked. Just when he wanted to check carefully, the blood had disappeared without a trace.
"Clark, you are naughty again." Aunt Josephine looked at Clark who suddenly appeared calmly, with a hint of endearment in her helpless expression.
Allen stood aside, dumbfounded. This female ghost recovered very quickly.
Owen looked at the sudden appearance of the female ghost in shock. After being frightened, he recognized the identity of the other female ghost.
"I saw it on the second floor. You were crying and laughing just now. I just wanted to change the atmosphere and ease your mood. Did I do something wrong?" At this time, Clark was at a loss. In her memory, Apart from her parents, Josephine was the best person to her.
"No, you did a good job." Aunt Josephine smiled lovingly at her. Although Josephine was a vampire, it was precisely because of this that in the years when she had to hide her identity, she would be more interested in the only person who could The little ghosts who confided their secrets to each other developed a deep feeling - Josephine, who was actually infertile, regarded each other as her own child to a certain extent.
Clark smiled shyly, turned around, and disappeared without a trace.
They were finally able to enter the study smoothly, and Allen calmly looked at the surrounding environment.
This is undoubtedly a comfortable study room. Not only does it have library-like bookshelves, there is also a tea table and chairs on the north side for people to read here. Various books are piled together, and some are placed diagonally. On the bookcases, some are simply piled on the ground.
The books here are mainly books related to magical creatures and architecture and some literary works. Although they are scattered, they are neatly packed.
Allen guessed, UU Reading www.uukanshu. net This is probably where Aunt Josephine spent her time.
The floor was covered with faded but very clean carpets, and sofas were stacked against the walls.
"Josephine, Allen, what is going on?" Owen asked impatiently as soon as the three of them sat down on the sofa.
Allen told his father exactly what he discovered and experienced after entering the manor. He was articulate and logical. Soon, Mr. Harris understood what happened.
"Anyway, Alan, you guys are so reckless! Why didn't you wait for us to come back?" On the one hand, Owen was proud of Alan and Daisy's bravery and excellence, but at the same time, he was also a little angry, angry at these children for making their own decisions. Taking risks without permission.
"Because I guessed that Aunt Josephine might be controlled by the Duke of Night. In order to prevent my family from beating my own family, I can't wait for you to come back before taking action." Allen blinked, his expression was quite innocent, "Besides, I just have the control In order to deal with the ancient magic of these undead creatures, I am completely confident that I can deal with them - in fact, this is the case."