Kou Dong approached the candle fire and stared at the painting on the wall.

The outline of the person in the painting made him feel somewhat familiar. It's just that his face is indifferent, the corners of his lips are slightly pursed, his eyes are as smooth as ancient wells, and they are particularly pale and gloomy. Staring into his eyes for a long time, even his mood was affected unknowingly, and he fell heavily like a weight on a scale.

From the other end of the corridor, there was the screeching sound of the fabric rubbing, and the slight creaking of the good leather boots on the stairs, as if someone had come up.

Ye Yanzhi's breath got closer, he quietly blew out the candle, and said in a low voice, "From this side."

They turned to a more hidden stairway, and they didn't know where this stairway led. It circled all the way up, rather like the tower of an ancient castle.

The two poked their heads slightly from the wall and caught a glimpse of a bright red cloak.

The man who came was a baron.

His platinum-blond curly hair protruded from under the cloak, he stayed outside the room where Kou Dong lived, and knocked gently on the door.

He didn't hold a candle, but because his skin was too pale, he was very conspicuous in this darkness. Through the moonlight cast from the rose window, he could see his profile like a knife.

Naturally, no one responded, and the baron knocked for a few minutes before withdrawing his hand and staring directly at the door.

Kou Dong just wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, but found that the other party was holding something in his hand—like a key.

Immediately afterwards, he smoothly inserted the key into the lock hole, twisted it slightly, and opened the door.

Kou Dong's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Ye Yanzhi.

None of them expected that NPCs would be able to enter and exit their rooms without hindrance.

This also means that the room is not safe - the ghost knows that this group of vampires is very hungry at night, will they bite him in the room from the heart.

Afraid that the baron would go out to look for something wrong, the two did not stay at the stairs. The previous candle had been blown out, and the eyes were pitch black, and the outline could not be discerned.

Kou Dong's movements down the stairs couldn't help a little hesitant. He stretched out his feet and tried carefully at the edge.

——If this falls, he may become the first player in the game to be killed.

It is also in the history books.

Ye Yanzhi's breath came over, and he didn't say anything, just silently clenched his hand, letting him put all the weight of his body over, assume the role of the leader, and lead him down.

"..."

Kou Dong was a little surprised, glanced at the other party, and realized that the vampire's eyes might be able to see at night. The baron who had just knocked on the door did not have a candle in his hand.

The stairs are so long that there is almost no end in sight. Each step of the stone steps is high and steep, and Xu Xu can only put the next foot on the side.

He could only rely on Ye Yanzhi.

The baron's muffled voice seemed to come from above, but the two of them could not hear clearly. The thoughts of people in the dark are also complicated. As if stepping on ice cubes, Kou Dong supported Ye Yanzhi's arm, feeling the lines under his hands, and couldn't help but be a little absent-minded.

The opponent's arm is not thick, but strong and powerful. Kou Dong and Ye Yanzhi had already been lying on the same bed, and he knew that the other party was the kind of body that looked thin and fleshy, with a thin layer of muscles smoothly covering it, exactly the kind he wanted to have.

Unlike himself, the hair is not strong, and it looks like a white chicken when stripped...

He thought about it, but his feet slipped suddenly, almost slipping off the steps. Fortunately, Ye Yanzhi responded quickly, as if he was always paying attention to his movements, he held his waist and pulled him back again.

"What are you thinking?" The young man's voice was indifferent, but it seemed to be a little more gentle than in the daytime, "Be careful."

Kou Dong also lowered his voice: "Let's go down?"

I don't know where the end is, so rushing around in the castle like this is actually quite risky.

"No," Ye Yanzhi said, "Let's go underground. - There should be no one there."

Kou Dong: "...?"

Ye Yanzhi: "I asked them when I was serving outside the door. That's the kitchen."

He glanced at the young man beside him.

"Aren't you hungry?"

Kou Dong: "..."

It was only then that he remembered that he ate nothing after entering the game.

It was a lie to say that he was not hungry, but just watching the scene of people eating blood and fur, somewhat diluted his appetite. After being brought up at this moment, my stomach seems to have just remembered that I was empty, and I immediately screamed aggrieved.

There was a smile in Ye Yanzhi's eyes, Kou Dong clutched his stomach, and he hated that iron was not steel.

It's too incompetent, and if you don't eat a meal, you will scream!

Can't you learn a bigu?

only……

He hesitated, "Would it be too hasty to go looking for food on the first day of your arrival?"

Shouldn't you be looking for clues?

Ye Yanzhi glanced at him in the dark and said, "Those are not as important to you."

What a filial baby!

The old father was almost beaming with joy, touched his nose, and was about to say something when he saw the young man bend his long legs and squat down in front of him.

This is obviously a gesture for him to go up.

Kou Dong didn't move, his mouth was still modest: "This is not good, I'm serious."

He's not the kind of parent who oppresses their children.

There seemed to be helplessness in Ye Yanzhi's voice.

"Not yet?" He paused, then added, "Dad?"

This sentence Dad completely made Kou Dongle blossom, and he didn't care about squeezing or not squeezing, and jumped directly on the other party's back. Ye Yanzhi held him firmly, carried him on his back, and taught him to wrap his arms around his neck.

In this way, they only need Ye Yanzhi's eyes to see the road clearly. The speed of the two people's walking suddenly accelerated. The vampire's physique was slender and strong, carrying Kou Dong as easily as a bag of noodles, and walked down with his long legs.

The further down you go, the more you can perceive a strange dampness. It was as if something mist was coming towards them, almost smearing their pores.

"Tick-"

"Tick-"

The sound of water was monotonous and repetitive, and gradually became clearer. It's just that the sound is not as crisp as the usual water sound, but rather sticky, with a slight, elongated pop when it falls.

They were already close to the basement.

Ye Yanzhi's throat became thirsty a little bit, and finally it became painful like a fire. This unexpected burning sensation made him realize that something was wrong, and before he could speak, Kou Dong on his back had already opened the basement door.

At that moment, the oncoming blood made both of their heads dizzy—

Kou Dong: "..."

Ye Yanzhi: "..."

They finally realized what was wrong.

Where could there be an ordinary kitchen in this ancient castle - this is the kitchen of the blood clans!

Where can the blood clan eat normal food?

There are people hanging in front of them.

Their feet were drooping, their bodies were hung high, their wrists were fastened with ropes and fastened to the wall, and they were bleeding drop by drop, and the cuts seemed to never heal. The sound of water droplets heard just now probably originated from this.

Kou Dong looked at the shoes hanging in front of him, his appetite just now disappeared, and he couldn't help saying quietly, "I really lost weight."

Not only can't eat anything, it even makes people feel sick.

Ye Yanzhi hummed softly and regretted it a little.

"Let's go up."

"No hurry," Kou Dong said, but remembering something, he got off his back, "We still have a friend who writes letters, let's see if we can find it."

That friend named Selin was an opportunity to attract him, and he should also be a key NPC.

Kou Dong then cleared his throat and whispered, "Salin? Selin?"

"..."

The hanging people did not answer. Everyone's face was pale and there was no trace of blood, and their eyes were tightly closed. Occasionally, there are two eyes open, and those eyes have no focus at all, but they seem to be floating in the air.

Most of their expressions were dazed and sluggish, and there was no response even when they reached out to push. Ye Yanzhi frowned, but saw many blood holes in their necks.

Those holes are all in pairs, sharp, and have already turned blue-purple.

——It was obviously left by the fangs of the blood clan.

The blood of the blood clan itself can help to repair, but there should be only some low-level ingredients hanging in the kitchen, and no blood clan is willing to do it. Their wounds have been exposed for a long time, and even the blue blood vessels have been sucked out, and they look particularly hideous.

Kou Dong shouted twice, and simply went to find them one by one. He skipped over the women and looked for young people about his age. Finally, when he was searching for a young man with brown hair, he took out a handkerchief in his pocket with the English word "Salin" embroidered on it.

Ye Yanzhi probed his breath and whispered, "Alive."

It's just that people lost consciousness, and don't know if they were frightened or because of excessive blood loss.

He took a glass of ice water from the side, poured it all over the young man's face, and finally saw that the eyes opened a gap. Serin slowly opened his eyes, and when he saw the face in front of him, his body trembled.

"Is that you," he said in a low voice, full of disbelief that he wanted to reach out and touch Kou Dong's face, "My friend?"

Ye Yanzhi, who was standing beside him, had a cold face. Seeing that he really wanted to touch him, he opened his hand with a snap.

Serin didn't pay attention either. In fact, after he saw Kou Dong, there was no other person in his eyes - he just stared at Kou Dong, his voice earnestly: "Why are you here! I only entrust my wife and daughter to me. For you, I told you not to set foot here—"

This looks like a normal NPC.

Kou Dong also looked back at the other party, and his voice was equally emotional: "My friend! How can I not worry when I see a letter like yours!"

...I don't want to come, I don't want to come, I want to get off the carriage and run, then the system must be willing...

Serin's eyes were wet.He excitedly said, "My friend, how did you find me?"

Kou Dongxin said, how else can find it, went the wrong way to find food.

He didn't change his face or heartbeat, and said nonsense: "I heard that you are locked here, and came to save you at night!"

He also followed with moist eyes, and grabbed the NPC's hand.

Ye Yanzhi, who knew the inside story: "..."