Dang, dang, dang …
The dull sound of the funeral bell came from the church in the center of Floral City.
In the church, the Duke Of St. Hilde's coffin was opened again for the members of the Morrison Family to mourn for him.
When the ceremony was over, everyone left the church with a heavy heart.
The dead were gone, but the living had to move on.
Colin and Vera calmed down and went to the Butterfly Castle under the lead of Count Morrison.
The castle of the Morrison Family was located in the southeast corner of Floral City, covering an area of more than 800 acres. The main body was made of solid granite, and the outer wall was made of precious white glazed rock. Looking from afar, it looked like a white jade castle.
There were all kinds of gorgeous courtyards and rows of buildings in the castle. Of course, there was also the signature of the Morrison Family, the tulips.
From the most common white, red, yellow, to the rarest and most precious black tulips, they could be found here.
The multicolored tulips decorated the Phoenix-Butterfly Castle beautifully, giving it a lively scene.
Colin couldn't help but take a deep breath, and his nose was immediately filled with the fresh and elegant fragrance of the flowers … Huh?
Why is there a trace of blood?
Colin frowned and turned to look at Vera.
However, she didn't seem to notice anything unusual, and she was still intoxicated by the sea of flowers.
Knight Roger, who was behind him, also didn't have any reaction, and Count Morrison was still enthusiastically introducing the relevant information about the tulips.
Colin sniffed carefully again, and found that it was not an illusion just now, and the castle was indeed filled with a faint smell of blood.
This smell may be hidden from others, but it couldn't escape the nose of the vampires.
What's going on?
Could it be that the tulips were the same as the blood roses, and they needed to be cultivated with blood?
Colin temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart and followed Count Morrison to the castle's inner court.
After settling the guards and servants, Colin and Vera comfortably took a hot bath.
When they were dressed, the butler of the Morrison Family, Monton, had been waiting outside for a long time.
"Lord Viscounts, the banquet is ready."
"Okay, please lead the way."
Colin held onto Vera's hand as he followed the butler, Monton, through a long corridor before they finally arrived at the banquet hall.
Hundreds of fragrant incense candles lit up the elegant and luxurious hall. However, the atmosphere of the banquet was not very lively. After all, everyone had just observed a moment of silence for the Duke Of St. Hilde.
The Morrison Family didn't even have a band, so tonight's banquet was bound to be cold and solemn.
When Vera held onto Colin's arm and walked into the room, everyone's eyes immediately focused on the Viscounts couple.
Colin was wearing a wine-red Viscounts suit and there was a black tulip on his chest that was given to him by a servant of the Morrison Family. It was a perfect match for Vera's black strapless dress.
Vera's attire tonight wasn't too grand, and there weren't too many decorations on her body. Her golden hair was casually draped over her shoulders, and her snow-white and exquisite feet were wearing a pair of silver high-heeled sandals. There was a hint of laziness in her appearance.
Earl Morrison hurriedly greeted Colin and his wife warmly and introduced several important people of the Morrison Family to them.
It had to be said that the Morrison Family really had a fanatical love for the daughter of the House of Saint Hilde. Colin had already greeted several ladies of the House of Saint Hilde.
However, they were all branch family members of the St. Hilde House. Even though their seniority was higher than Vera's, in terms of status, they couldn't compare to a daughter of the first wife like Vera.
The only exception was the old earl's wife, Grace St. Hilde.
This Lady Grace was also the Duke Of St. Hilde's aunt. Therefore, Vera had to address her as grandaunt.
During the rebellion of the lords of the Northern Frontier last year, the old earl was publicly stabbed to death by Kahn Suduo because he refused to betray the Duke Of St. Hilde. After the news spread to the Butterfly Castle, Lady Grace insisted on going to Winter City despite the dissuasion of her family. She wanted to ask the Duke Of St. Hilde for an explanation for her husband's death.
As a result, the Duke Of St. Hilde personally came to Floral City and attended the old earl's funeral. He even became one of the four pallbearers.
Many people thought that this kind of courtesy was because the Duke Of St. Hilde felt guilty towards the old earl.
However, some people thought that the reason why the Duke Of St. Hilde was so humble was entirely because of Lady Grace.
In short, if there was a family that was least likely to betray the House of Saint Hilde in the current chaotic situation, it had to be the Morrison family.
This family had already been deeply entangled with the House of Saint Hilde. It was not an exaggeration to say that they were a side branch of the House of Saint Hilde in Floral City.
Therefore, marriage was still useful, but the premise was that there were enough marriages.
As long as you could make the wives of the important members of the other family become members of your own family, then this kind of bond would inevitably exceed the limit of interests.
This was also the reason why Colin dared to accept the invitation of Earl Morrison to enter Floral City. Anyone could be roped in by the St. Theon family, but it was impossible for the Morrison family.
"Because time was too tight, I couldn't make it to your wedding, and I don't have any good gifts. I can only give you this bracelet that has accompanied me for most of my life."
Lady Grace smiled as she held Vera's hand and tied a golden wheat bracelet on her hand.
"Thank you, grandaunt!" Vera's face was flushed.
The meaning of wheat in the Empire of Light was "many children", and it was quite appropriate to give it to the newlyweds.
According to the customs, the bride generally needed something passed down from her mother or maternal elders. However, the Duchess had passed away many years ago, and Vera's biological mother had always been a mystery. At this time, Lady Grace's gift just made up for Vera's regret.
Lady Grace smiled and patted Vera's hand, indicating that she did not need to be so polite. Then, her face became serious.
"I am very sorry about your father's death. However, I am more curious about how he died. "
Vera told her about the situation at the wedding and added her own speculation about the Duke's death.
"Is it a forbidden spell similar to the Eyes of Petrification?" Lady Grace thought for a moment and nodded. "You guessed it right. It must be a forbidden spell that can kill a Paladin! And it is very likely that the one who did it is Mr. Si from the St. Theon family. "
"I don't think so." Earl Morrison shook his head and said, "Casting a forbidden spell requires the sacrifice of one's life. However, Mr. Si has been planning for so many years to take over the Northern Frontier, and he is about to succeed. Why would he be willing to exchange his life for the life of the Duke Of St. Hilde at this time?"
"I think so too." Scholar Dwayne nodded and agreed with Earl Morrison's words. "If the St. Theon family was at an extreme disadvantage, then Mr. Si might have made such a desperate counterattack. However, the current situation at the Northern Frontier …"
Scholar Dwayne did not continue, but everyone knew that the St. Theon family should have the upper hand in the current situation at the Northern Frontier.
Lady Grace coughed twice to attract everyone's attention. She then sighed and said, "Perhaps, the cost of this forbidden spell is not borne by Mr. Si."
Scholar Dwayne curiously asked, "Oh? Respected Madam Grace, could it be that you know something? "
"Just before the banquet, I just received a piece of news —" Lady Grace looked dignified. "Fallen Eagle City has been burned to ashes a few days ago!"
"What?"
Everyone was immediately shocked by this news.
Except for Colin.
Of course, he already knew about this news, but he never said it.
Thus, Madam Grace's news did not surprise him at all. However, Colin discovered something else that was very interesting.
Even Count Morrison had only just found out about it.
It seemed that Lady Grace was the real master of the Phoenix-Butterfly Castle.
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