Vol 4 Chapter 5: Rose Manor (below)

Late at night.
Most of the returning travelers have fallen asleep.
In Christine's luxurious bedroom, Xiu was sitting on the sofa alone, and Christine was walking anxiously in the room.
"Xiu Yi, please, don't ask me."
In the end, the daytime conversation broke up.
Christine and Karen Weston had a big fight.
For most people, this is not unusual. Although everyone strives to maintain superficial peace, in private, they fight with each other and can't wait for the other to die early.
What surprised Xiuyi was why, when Karen mentioned the name of Hidden Castle, Christine was so scared. When he asked Christine, she shook her head and reluctantly said the answer.
This makes Xi a bit dissatisfied.
It is difficult for him to imagine that when the cooperation between them has reached this point, there is any secret that Christine needs to hide from herself.
He originally thought that this secret was not suitable for public disclosure, so he came to Kristin's room now to see her alone for an answer, but Kristin still refused to answer.
"Why?" Xiu asked.
"I'm doing it for you," Christine begged.
Good for me? Xiu Yi put a disdainful sneer in the corner of his mouth: "I'm sorry I don't believe you."
This ruthless answer surprised Christine.
"I always thought that trust is the basis of cooperation. But I just realized that I can't really trust you. The Count Weston is not a good person, and you didn't ask me before Point it out. You didn't even tell me he was an alchemist. From this point on, you are not trustworthy, but I am not angry about it, because you and I are just a mutual use relationship. But Madam Please don't use the words "being good to me" to describe the friendship between you and me in the future. It will make me feel that you only have feelings for me, not interests. "
Christine's face became extremely ugly, and she didn't expect Xiu to say that.
For Xiuyi, feelings are feelings, and interests are interests. The two must be clearly distinguished. He didn't care that there was only a relationship of interest between them, but he never accepted that people with only a relationship of interest played emotional cards against themselves.
This is because since coming to this world, his emotions are mostly in hatred and anger, and he receives too little care. He will cherish all those who love himself.
Because of this, he could not accept the factor of emotional integration.
Christine just wanted to use his hand to settle all the troubles. Xiu didn't care that she was used by her, but at this time she told herself that she cared about him, and he had a kind of anger that was deceived and ignored.
At this moment, Christine looked at Xiu Yi for a while, and finally sighed: "Yes Xiu, I admit that I was wrong, I should tell you the whole situation from the beginning, but I am very I'm worried that it will make you raise the price. Maybe it's the nature of the merchant, and I conceal the true strength of Weston. "
"You still have a chance to correct it," Xiu Leng said coldly. "In fact, even if you don't say it, I have found a way to find out. It can be seen that there is no secret about Wuyin Castle."
Christine's complexion changed, and for some reason her heart twitched.
She gritted her teeth and said loudly, "Yes, you're right, this is not a secret. I really shouldn't hide you. If you want, you can easily find out. In this case, I will tell now You, Hidden Castle ... it is the castle left by Electra. "
Xiuyi stood up.
Wuyin Castle is a castle located on the outer edge of the old castle area on the southern outskirts of Warrington. It is located under the Hidden Moon Peak under the Rigula Mountains and has been for hundreds of years. Although the castle is under the mountain, it has been covered by smoke for many years, so it is known as the foggy castle.
But Wuyin Castle also has a name, called Death Castle.
The origin of Death Castle is simple.
This is the only castle left by Electra in the world. According to legend, Electra's laboratory is in this castle.
The reason is just a legend, completely because no one can find Electra's laboratory here. On the contrary, everyone who tries to find this secret is dead.
In the last three hundred years, Wuyin Castle has changed over 70 masters, of which more than 40 are famous or non-famous alchemists of all periods. However, none of these alchemists could finally reveal the secret of Wuyin Castle. Most alchemists disappeared mysteriously in the process of living, and have never appeared again since then. A few died strangely and died for various reasons.
Wuyin Castle has become a death castle. The masters here have changed one after another. As long as the alchemist enters the castle, almost no one can live a year. On the contrary, some ordinary people who are not alchemists can Live here for a long time. But even ordinary people are not necessarily safe, and a small number of ordinary people have since disappeared into the castle.
Therefore, Wuyin Castle finally became a forbidden area for people's death.
According to legend, when the rose monarch established the capital here, he wanted to reveal the secret of Wuyin Castle. As a result, he sent twenty of the most famous alchemists at the time to explore there. Only three people left the castle alive after three days.
He has gone crazy.
Kristin whispered at this moment, and Xiuyi was stunned.
There was indeed a prominent mark on the map of Electra he had obtained, which was in Warrington. The reason why Xiu Yi readily agreed to come here is also to find the purpose of this laboratory. But he didn't expect that this time he didn't need to find it at all, because it was there, in front of everyone, but no one could open it.
Almost everyone believes that there must be a laboratory left by Electra in the Hidden Castle, but again, it may be near, but it is far away from the sky, and it is even more accessible than other laboratories looking for nothingness. difficult.
After getting the answer provided by Kristin, Xiu Yi lowered her head for a while and then asked with a low voice, "Why is it that you didn't want to tell me at first?"
Kristin's expression became more and more sad, and tears flashed in the corners of her eyes: "The reputation of the Castle of Death has been spread not for a year or two, but for hundreds of years. But why have there been alchemists for hundreds of years? Why is the reputation of Death Castle only growing stronger? Why do people still know that they cannot fight the alchemy left by the legendary alchemist, and still want to die? "
Xiu Yi froze slightly.
Christine has said: "Because there is a fatal attraction for any alchemist."
Yes, deadly appeal. To the alchemists, Electra's laboratory is like a huge treasure trove of knowledge. As long as anyone gets a star, it is enough to become the world's top alchemist.
Just like the Dardanelles family, relying solely on the production technology of scout bees, they can be favored by countless business families.
In this magical world, a top alchemy can indeed be exchanged for unimaginable wealth.
What Xiu has is a collection of countless knowledge. It's just that he lacks enough strength and time to turn this knowledge into strength and wealth, but for the Lance Empire, everything is very different. If Shuiglair fell into their hands, with the technology in his hand, he could help the empire complete a century-long leap. Because of this, even if it is difficult for Hugh Iglell to deal with it, the empire still has to try to catch him for the same reason, which is a fatal attraction.
Therefore, although Wuyin Castle is the death forbidden area of ​​the alchemists, the alchemists rushed one by one in an attempt to uncover the secrets and flew Huang Tengda in one fell swoop. For Xiuyi, Fei Huang Tengda may not be his pursuit, but his enthusiasm for alchemy did not let him avoid such challenges.
There are many traps in this world. Instead of relying on secrets, they rely on confusion to win.
Christine understands Xiu Yi too, so she is reluctant to tell the origin of Wuyin Castle. She was afraid that as soon as she said it, Xiuyi would immediately buy the castle, and then rushed into the death trap without a second thought.
At this moment, Xiu Yi was a little sluggish about Kristin's answer.
His stagnation is not the bizarre castle, not that the Count Weston can restrain the greedy desire for the laboratory, not whether he can unlock the secret of the castle and find another laboratory in the legendary Electra, but ... Christine cares about him.
After biting a bit of his lower lip, Xiuyi asked softly: "Why do you care about me so much? Isn't there only interest between us? If you are uneasy about my task, I can help you kill Karen Weston first. Then go explore that castle. "
"Because ..." Christine opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.
Xiu looked at her seriously, somehow, Christine throbbed in her heart, and she finally made up her mind and sat down next to Xiuyi.
She took Xiuyi's hand, put his hand on her face, and whispered softly, "Because I love you, Xiuyi."
As if a thunderbolt, hit Xiuyi's heart heavily.
"Remember your first meeting at the Lanya Grand Theater ..." Christine's words sounded leisurely, bringing the two back to their first meeting.
For Christine, she can never forget the scene she saw Xiu Yi for the first time, the cold, proud, and intelligent teenager, killing himself in the way of Lanya Grand Theater, even if it is kill , Also shows his unique elegance.
Christine has never seen a wanted fugitive counterattack like that, but behaved so calmly.
He defeated her suitor in front of himself, but dismissed her inquiries about her name, making her unable to stand in public.
He looked at him with contempt and disregard.
This annoyed her, because no one had ever been able to treat her like this before. Even Count Weston, who has been trying to gain her fortune, has not attacked her in part because of the fluke of fortune.
Christine couldn't tolerate this failure, so she told her suitor who would get the head of Hugh Iglell, and I would marry. She thought it was the best magic weapon to defeat this boy, but did not expect that they met again in the city of Royo.
Kristin thought she would be scared, but she did not expect to be excited at the first sight of Xiu Yi. Of course, at this time, Christine hadn't fallen in love with Xiuyi, so in the negotiations with Xiuyi, she refused to give up and fight for her own interests, while also concealing Weston's true strength.
However, after that, Xiuyi's aggressive pursuit of offensives not only made the entire city of Royo crazy, but even Christine was shocked. The garden full of flowers throughout the hotel, the beautiful birds flying in the sky and the frozen fountain flowers each time caused a huge impact on Christine's heart.
A woman's heart is beautiful, and romantic means is the best way to impress a woman. Xiu Yi's imaginative pursuit means, although it is only shown to outsiders, but the impact on Christine is profound and huge.
Many times when Christine was lying on the bed, she would repeatedly think that if a teenager really pursued himself in this way before marrying himself then, he would probably not be called Countess Weston.
However, the teenager who can use these many pursuits does not really have his heart on him. On the contrary, his side is bright, romantic, and gentle, while the other side is cruel, cold, and murderous.
It's like a combination of angel and demon, full of fatal confusion, which makes Christine gradually get fascinated by Xiuyi's contact with her and cannot extricate herself.
Although she repeatedly told herself that she and Xiuyi were just a combination of interests and a relationship that they used each other, but the relationship was never governed by reason, so that in the future, Christine had to think about Xiuyi almost every day to fall asleep .
But the woman said nothing, but just fulfilled her duties and covered the identity of the Dardanelle family. On the surface, she didn't feel Xiuyi, but she was full of contradictions deep inside.
So when Humblen said that today, Christine half-truthed that he entered my atrium. She used false acting to cover up the true emotions. At this moment, the lies and the truth are perfect. Integration into one.
Christine originally thought that she could continue to deceive herself like this, but the arrival of Count Weston and the appearance of the name of the Hidden Castle made Christine panic.
At this moment, she finally realized that she could not lose Xiuyi.
From utilization to love, this is a gradual process, but everything is so natural that Christine can't avoid it, and can no longer avoid it.
Kristin didn't know that she had inadvertently passed a test.
Count Weston was a very cautious person. The reason he told Xiu Wuyin Castle was because he doubted whether the Dardanelles were invited by Christine to help his own helper. The Weston family provided a guarantee for the Dardanelle family, so that the Dardanelle family bought 60% of the materials in Royo City for one-tenth of the price. He could not help not knowing. In his opinion, Christine is not a person who can be so generous. So he wondered if Christine had made the decision because she fell in love with the heir to that family. If that's the case, he can rest assured, but if not, then he has to be careful because there may be some secret collusion among them.
It must be said that Count Weston's ideas are comprehensive and accessible by mobile phone: 1 wisdom, but Christine's performance just shows that she really fell in love with Catherd Darnell, but she did not intend Cheated the other. No one had thought of this.
At this moment Xiu Yi exhaled a long breath, after Christine confided.
Suddenly, he felt an additional burden in his heart.
If he could, he would be more willing to keep each other's previous relationship of mutual use, in that case, at least not emotionally.
Instead, Christine felt much better.
She put herself completely into Xiu Yi's arms and buried herself in Xiu's arms.
She grabbed Xiuyi's hand and said, "You will go, right?"
Xiu Yi smiled bitterly.
He couldn't deceive or conceal each other in this matter, he could only nod.
"Yes, I will buy that castle and use it as a base for the Dardanelles. Since the castle is only dangerous to the alchemist, at least I only need to worry about my own safety."
"but……"
"No, but Christine, as you said, it has fatal confusion for any alchemist who loves alchemy enthusiastically."
"Just as if you knew me and fell in love with you, I won't have good results, but I still ..." Christine choked a little. She is no longer that witty widow, but more like an ignorant girl who first tastes her feelings.
For Xiu Yi, she has an inexplicable fascination.
"I don't want to lose you, Xiuyi," she said softly.
Raising his head, the tears in his eye socket were clear, and Xiu Yi's heart was full of compassion.
The flamboyant red lips were shaking in front of his eyes, making him unable to bear to want to taste.
In the stories that outsiders know, there have been countless exciting disputes between Xiu and Christine, but in fact, they have never been as close as they are today.
Xiu could no longer restrain the fiery heat rising deep in his heart, he kissed Christine heavily.
In the fire-like tenderness, even the Iron Man was to be melted. The two of them forgot everything at the same time, what Hidden Castle, Count Weston, let them all go to hell. Alchemy's confusion, the danger of death, has become a catalyst for emotions at this moment. If there is a danger waiting for you, then let yourself at least once before you break into it. Even if you die, you can't leave regrets.
A pair of men and women, who were very sane, let go of all their concerns at the same time.
Xiu Yi's hands walked unrestrainedly over Christine's body, quickly tearing at that precious piece of Chinese clothing. Christine's lips did not leave Xiu Yi, and likewise scrambled to remove Xiu Yi's clothes. The two men kissed each other unwillingly to separate, and miraculously completed the task of undressing. Xiu stood up and threw Christine on the bed, throwing her hard, and the whole person was pressed on her.
With that fierce stabbing, there was a breath of contentment from Christine in the room. !! ~!