Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1033 Not Not
It was completely different from Avalon—the Duke of Iris was much richer than even the great nobles of Star Antimony.

The Duke of Vendôme's "house" was actually a castle, and not just a huge house.

The estate covers an area of ​​approximately 800 hectares, roughly equivalent to the size of eight Shanghai Disney parks - for the former Edwards, it was the largest amusement park he had ever visited.

The top of the castle, which is mainly cream-colored, is decorated with dark green tiles. There are also a lot of green plants for decoration. The garden alone requires at least ten gardeners to barely meet the daily maintenance.

The left and right sides of the castle were only villas for servants or guests to live in. They were composed of eight slightly lower two-story villas connected in a square frame, totaling sixteen villas - any one of them was larger than Moriarty's mansion in Avalon.

The manor is surrounded by forests on three sides, and only the side where you come in has a road.

At this moment, they had stopped in front of the bridge in front of the castle - the place ahead was where carriages could not enter. Anyone had to walk across this short bridge to enter.

This castle is even bigger than the Red Castle of Xingti. After walking across the not-so-long bridge, you have to walk up three steps - this is obviously a structure prepared to prevent moisture caused by high tide.

There are more than 60 steps in total. After walking through these stairs, there is no fountain at the entrance like the Red Castle, but a whole lake on the other side. This lake is connected to the sea through a long waterway. The water from the lake is introduced inward, forming a structure similar to a "moat", placing the entire castle body in the protection of flowing water.

Of course, there is no way such a structure could exist in the Red Fort.

——Because this is used to prevent the Moon Child from entering.

The Moon Children cannot pass through flowing water, which makes them extremely frightened, just like walking on a cliff, where they can only walk on a narrow piece of transparent glass that is only two or three centimeters wide.

When walking on the ground, people can actually do this "walking on the line" very easily. In fact, it is about the same width as the curb on the roadside. If people can walk on the curb, they can theoretically also walk on the cliff log. However, the fear in the heart will make people unable to move forward. If people force themselves to walk, they will only fall off the cliff with weak legs.

The Moon Child's fear of "flowing water" is also of this nature. It all comes from the fear engraved in their instincts.

When Moonchildren attempt to cross moving water - especially when they realize they are trying to cross moving water - they feel an intense fear.

It’s just that people can overcome fear of heights through training… that comes from the habit of “adaptation”, the experience of “balance”, the education of “authoritarianism”, and the transformation of “instinct”.

But the Son of the Moon cannot resist the instinct of his own race, just as the Son of the Moon cannot stop himself from sucking blood... because the path of love advocates indulgence, and the "desire" here refers to instinct - and fear is also a kind of instinct.

Even if the Moon Child transformed into a bat, he could not fly over the "moat". Even if the Moon Child transformed into other people, he could not cross the long bridge, and he would even be exposed in fear.

The only way to enter and exit is to sit in a carriage and rely on others to transport you. For this reason, even if the carriage is transporting distinguished guests, no one is allowed to enter.

But even the main body of the castle itself is not very high. The main body of the castle is only three stories high. But there are many gargoyles on the roof of the castle... These gargoyles are on their own "piles", guarding the safety of the castle.

They can expel the undead and attract curses, and a large group of gargoyles can invalidate the effects of barrier spells and prophecy spells on the castle - this is actually the most primitive use of gargoyles.

Inside the castle, there are sculptures and paintings by the master everywhere.

Carpets and tapestries are intricately decorated, and ceilings are carved with paintings or decorated with glass.

This is not even the most valuable estate of the Duke of Vendôme... It is just the largest and most frequently lived estate. After all, the environment here in Les Sergents is high enough - another reason is that it has a constant supply of running water.

But when Aiwas saw this scene, he raised his eyebrows.

He felt something strange for a moment. The Duke of Vendôme's architectural style and his caution towards the Moon Child gave him a strange sense of disharmony... but he couldn't tell what the problem was.

On the way, Anne kept trying to communicate with Aiwass. She tried to bring up topics from time to time, and Aiwass just smiled gently and responded. It seemed gentle and polite, but in fact it was distant - because even Aiwass herself didn't know how to get along with this "mother".

"Come to think of it, when I first met Julio..."

Finally, when Anne mentioned her father, Aiwass's ears moved slightly and he became completely quiet.

Anne also realized the difference, so she happily talked about the interesting things that happened when they were in college: "You know, Julio was actually a bad and childish guy. Although he looked polite and gentle, he always liked to play scary jokes or do pranks like a child. He made me cry several times... Every time I said in my heart, 'I don't want to pay attention to him', but after he apologized... I still forgave him. After all, what can I do? He looked like he was about to cry...

"When he was in front of outsiders, especially in front of teachers, he always appeared calm and reliable. People always regarded him as an idol, and many people worshipped him. It seemed that he could do anything. But in front of me, he became like a child..."

Once she started talking, Anne began to talk nonstop.

She seemed to have a lot of emotions and words squeezed in her heart, but she never had the chance to tell anyone. Even after twenty years, her memory of Julio was still so clear.

Ten years is enough for people to forget the past, but after such a long time she still remembers it in her heart... That is the proof of her immersion in dusk.

She recalls the past all the time, which is why she has such a clear memory now.

Judging from her strong and sincere feelings for Giulio, no matter which of the two Annes is the Swamp Man... at least the time point when the two split up must have been after she fell in love with Giulio. Even her split itself may be related to this incident.

Because of this, Aiwas felt even more subtle.

This Anne also has extremely sincere feelings for her father, and the "Swamp Man" is an exact copy of the original... It seems that except for "not giving birth to Edwards" and "not being killed", she is Anne, Edwards' biological mother, not a substitute or a fake.

But these two points are the most crucial, making Aiwas feel more and more torn and more clearly aware that Anne is not his mother. But she may not have no love for him whom she has never met.

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Neither Aiwass nor Anne mentioned the secret of the Swamp Man. This was not a secret that could be casually mentioned in the corridor, and Aiwass did not want others to know it, and the same was true for Anne.

Except for Anne and the Grand Duke, perhaps no one else knew the secret - Aiwass even saw the "Abigail" he had seen in his dream yawning as she passed by, and after seeing Anne and Aiwass, she suddenly turned back and stood there in a daze, revealing an extremely shocked expression.

Should I say...it's worthy of the role originally played by Isabel?

Although Aiwass no longer had any impression of his mother, Anne's character, which was soft and timid on the outside but strong and persistent on the inside, was indeed somewhat similar to Isabel.

If you think about it carefully, the role arrangement for the promotion ceremony was done by the "Lord of Scales and Feathers"... I can only say that the boss has some ideas when selecting people.

Or to put it another way—He did it on purpose.

As they traveled, they came across huge portraits from time to time on the road.

In a trance, Aiwas even felt like he was back home... because every person on the wall here looked somewhat similar to Aiwas.

Finally, they arrived at the main hall.

It was almost midnight.

The old man with white hair and beard sat in the reception room quietly waiting for the distinguished guests. Sherlock sat next to him, wearing only a thin silk shirt, drinking black tea slowly.

The old duke was not wearing the elaborate and gorgeous duke's dress, but a red pajamas with warm fur. Even though it was summer, his hands and feet were still cold, his purple skin looked abnormally cold, and there was even a stove on in the room.

——At that moment, Aiwass was stunned.

…Although the color was different, it was the same fox fur pajamas that Aiwas was familiar with.

He has one, almost identical.

It was given to him by his adoptive father Moriarty.

(End of this chapter)