Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 160 At this moment, the curtain gradually rises

Queens, in the luxurious villa of Earl Hall's family.

Audrey stood in front of the full-length mirror, staring at herself in a daze, with a worried look on her face.

At this moment, she suddenly heard a familiar voice behind her.

"Audrey, what are you worried about?"

Through the mirror, Audrey saw the embers appearing with a burst of blue light. Audrey was not surprised by the sudden appearance of the embers, but felt a little relieved from the bottom of her heart, because this was what she asked for - the so-called old place refers to her home, after all, they seldom meet in other places.

"ember,"

Audrey considered her words and asked, "What do you think of Mr. Fool's suggestion?"

Ember said succinctly:
"It has nothing to do with the ceremony planned by the royal family."

"I think so too."

Audrey nodded and said softly, "Mr. Fool knows what the royal family is going to do, and he also knows your plan, Ember. If he wants to remind other members about this matter, the hint should be about the broader 'Augustus', not specifically about Edessac Augustus and individuals."

"But Prince Edessak is a member of the royal family, and what happened to him must be related to the royal family's plan."

After hearing Audrey's analysis, Yu Jin pondered and asked:
"What's your impression of Edsak?"

"I never liked him."

The girl frowned slightly and analyzed seriously, "He had pursued me for a long time before. At a dance a few months ago, he enthusiastically stopped me to talk about some boring topics and played self-righteous and clumsy humor. But a few days after that, his attitude became quite cold, and he even deliberately avoided me. This may be related to what happened to Edsak."

After a pause, Audrey asked hesitantly, "Yu Jian, what do you think?"

There are many reasons why Audrey dislikes Edsak, the most important of which is that as a believer of the 'Goddess of Night', she cannot accept the Augustus who believe in the 'Lord of Storms' for generations. This means that their arrogance, conceit, contempt and extremism towards women have penetrated into their bones and it is difficult to change them, which is what Audrey cannot tolerate the most.

So she was quite repulsive to Edessak's pursuit and diligence, and even a little disgusted. The change in Prince Edessak's attitude made Audrey feel a little strange, because it was too abrupt and there was no sign at all!
After listening to Audrey's analysis, Yu Jin said slowly:

"Your analysis makes sense. Edessak is obviously not Nantong. He was still pursuing her fiercely two days ago, but became extremely cold when they met again. He was dismissive of Backlund's most dazzling gem. This is completely out of common sense."

Audrey rolled her eyes and said angrily:

"I was serious."

"I'm serious too."

Yu Jin remained calm and said seriously:

"Edessak is obviously not the kind of person who can remain calm in the face of beauty. His attitude towards you has changed from diligent pursuit to extreme indifference in just a few days. There is only one possibility, that is, he already has a better candidate, and he is deliberately keeping a distance from you because he is afraid of being misunderstood by the other party."

"A better candidate?"

Audrey frowned slightly. She thought that the man who made Edessak feel that he was a better candidate than her was at least as good-looking as her, or even better. But Backlund's aristocratic circle was neither small nor big. After so many years of socializing, Audrey knew almost all of Backlund's aristocrats.

The fact that she was named Backlund's most dazzling gem showed how outstanding she was. At least among her peers, there was no one prettier than her in the aristocratic circle. This was not arrogance, but a fact. Although Audrey was not proud of this, she could not ignore the objective facts.

Moreover, there has been no news in recent months about Prince Edessak being in love with a noble lady. You know, in the past, even if the other party said a few more words when chatting with you, sometimes people would talk about it with relish. If Prince Edessak was in love with a noble lady, there would be no news at all, unless...

Audrey whispered:

"Unless the better candidate in Edessak's mind is not a noble, but a commoner, so he dare not reveal any information."

Of course Audrey was a little curious about the candidate who was better than herself in Edsak's eyes. But she still felt a little strange, because a commoner was destined to not become a princess, and only nobles could become princesses. Even if the other person was outstanding in appearance, she would only be a concubine in the end, which was not enough to make Edsak give up pursuing her for her.

After all, Edessak was obviously not a love-struck person, just like Audrey's impression of Augustus - the arrogance of this family towards women was deep-rooted, and it was impossible for them to change for an ordinary woman, no matter how beautiful she was. Unless this woman had other "magic powers".

For example, if Edessak really decided to pursue Audrey, he would probably give up contact with other women. But this was not because Audrey was so beautiful, not because she was the most dazzling gem in Backlund, but simply because her father was Earl Hall, and because of the power and wealth her father possessed!

Even if Edsak gave up his pursuit of other women, it was only to show his devotion to Audrey and win the support of Earl Hall, nothing more.

As a commoner woman, without power and wealth, her appearance alone is not enough to win Edessak's heart. And now Edessak's change has only one other possibility...

“Extraordinary ability.”

Yu Jin tapped the tabletop with his fingers and spoke slowly, "The royal family has been cooperating with the 'Witch Church', and a witch can definitely make Edessak completely devoted to her!"

Audrey obviously thought of this, but she still frowned and asked back:
"Can't it be because of love?"

Yu Jin thought about it, nodded slightly and said:
"That's possible, but I still think the possibility of extraordinary abilities is higher."

Audrey nodded silently, tacitly agreeing with Yu Jin's guess. There must be people who would do anything for love, just like her. But Edessak, or Augustus, would never have such a person. Their arrogance towards women was deeply rooted in their bones, and they would never believe in so-called love!

So just like what Yu Jin said, the possibility of extraordinary abilities is indeed higher.

Even though she had guessed some of the information, the girl still frowned and asked in confusion:
"But this still doesn't explain what happened to him? The Witch Church and the royal family are in a cooperative relationship. He...they would never harm Edessak. The royal family would never allow such a thing to happen."

Yu Jin calmly shook his head and said slowly:

"That's not necessarily true. Without the royal family's tacit approval, would the Witch Church dare to let the witch seduce Edessak? The fact that Edessak could be seduced by the witch already shows that he is a discarded pawn. The only question is, where will this discarded pawn be used?" Audrey frowned and thought silently in her heart:
"Dad and Hibbert should know more. We can ask them when they come back in the evening."
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Chorwood District, Minsk Street 15.

After finishing the tarot meeting, Klein went downstairs and sat in the living room, feeling the warmth radiating from the fireplace. He rocked quietly in the armchair, not reading newspapers, magazines, or books. Everything was so peaceful and silent until the doorbell rang.

Klein, who was wearing a home shirt and a cashmere vest, stood up and walked outside. He found that the visitor was somewhat unexpected. He opened the door and laughed:
"Good afternoon, Emlyn. Shouldn't you be helping out at the Harvest Church at this time?"

The visitor was none other than Emlyn White, a handsome and feminine vampire with his hair combed back. Upon hearing Klein's greeting, Emlyn's expression, which had been arrogant, suddenly froze, and it took him a long time to recover.

"I have something to consult you about, Sherlock, Moriarty, Detective!" Emlyn spat out word by word.

After inviting him into the living room, Klein returned to his armchair and asked with a smile:

"What is it? The consultation fee is 1 pound, but it cannot exceed 1 hour."

Emlyn White didn't pay attention to his words, and said thoughtfully:

"An important person asked me to do something... Although that thing can indirectly help me solve hidden dangers, it also contains high risks. I don't have many friends, and I'm afraid my parents will worry. You are a knowledgeable Beyonder detective... What do you suggest? Reject or accept?"

Solve the hidden danger? Clear the psychological suggestion? Klein said after careful consideration:

"With just the word 'thing', I can't give any advice."

Emlyn White was silent for several seconds, gritted his teeth, and lowered his voice:
"It's about that fool."

“Huh?” Klein almost raised his hand to pick his ears.
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In the evening, Earl Hall and Hibbert returned home one after another, and the family gathered at the long dining table in the restaurant. The sumptuous dinner shone with attractive colors under the light of many candles.

Audrey cut a piece of steak and asked with undisguised curiosity:

"Dad, has anything happened to Prince Edsak recently?"

Earl Hall paused with his knife and fork, raised his eyebrows and said:

"What did you hear?"

Audrey, who understood what she wanted from her father's reaction, smiled and responded:

"Some rumors, which seem to be true?"

Earl Hall rubbed his forehead and said:

"It's nothing serious. Audrey, I know what you're thinking, so there's no need to hide it from you. This involves a relatively common royal scandal. To put it simply, Prince Edessak fell in love with a commoner. This led to the death of a descendant of the nobility. The royal family blocked the spread of the matter, not wanting it to cause too much impact."

Audrey felt a chill in her heart, as if she were running cold all over.

"It's just like what Yu Jin guessed! That civilian girl is most likely a witch! There must be a bigger conspiracy behind this!"

Audrey considered it and said:

"My impression of Prince Edessak is not that kind of person, and the rumors have spread that what they really want to cover up may not be this matter."

"Maybe not?" Earl Hall chewed on this sentence, his brows unconsciously frowned.

Audrey stopped at the right time and unobtrusively changed the topic to another direction. Her eyes revealed a hint of confusion and bewilderment as she asked:

"Didn't Alfred say he was coming back half a month ago? Why is there no news until now?"

"It's a good thing."

Earl Hall's expression suddenly relaxed, and he said with a smile, "Alfred has been transferred by the royal family to perform some confidential missions. After the mission is completed, he can get huge benefits. For example, a hereditary title of at least Viscount!"

"The Viscount."

Hibbert paused while cutting the steak, with a look of obvious envy in his eyes. Although he could inherit the title of earl without any effort, he was extremely envious of Alfred's achievements. Because if the trend continued, it would only be a matter of time before Alfred became an earl, and even a marquis!
Audrey frowned, because she felt something was wrong! When her father and mother secretly discussed this matter a few days ago, they were still worried about Alfred's safety, and even clearly expressed that they did not want to be too deeply involved with the royal family. In order to prevent her and Hibbert from being involved, they did not even reveal the news to them, in order to protect them from possible changes in the future.

But now, his attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees. He was not worried about Alfred's participation in the royal secret mission, but happy. This undoubtedly made Audrey smell something unusual!
Especially the possibility that Edsak was influenced by the witch made Audrey instinctively associate that the change in Earl Hall's attitude might also be influenced by extraordinary power! And to influence Earl Hall, who is just an ordinary person, you don't even need too strong extraordinary power, even Audrey herself can do it. As a psychologist, she can completely use psychological suggestion to hypnotize Earl Hall, who is just an ordinary person, without him knowing it!
Of course, she would not do such a thing to her father, but what about the royal family? ! The royal family has Hvin Bilans, who is suspected to be a demigod!
Audrey suddenly frowned and said in a low voice with some complaints:

"Then, won't Alfred be able to make it to the New Year's Eve party?"

This is in line with the character of a slightly willful noble lady and will not arouse anyone's suspicion.

The Countess soothed:
"Audrey, think positively..."

Before she finished her words, Earl Hall interrupted her and frowned:

"Audrey, you are almost an adult and no longer a willful child. How can you still be so ignorant? This matter concerns the future of Alfred and the entire Hall family. How can it be delayed by a New Year's Eve party?"

As soon as the voice fell, the eyes of the Earl's family were all focused on Earl Hall, and there was some doubt in their eyes. This time, not only Audrey, but also the Countess and Hibbert found it incredible.

Audrey pursed her lips and lowered her head, looking like a little girl who was being scolded, trying to hide her inner nervousness and fear. If she just suspected that Earl Hall was affected by extraordinary abilities, now it was completely confirmed!

"If it was Dad in his normal state, he would never say such a thing! He would comfort himself like Mom did, instead of scolding him in an unkind manner. Something influenced Dad, making him put Alfred's "secret mission" first, and not allow anyone or anything to contradict it!"

Audrey is very familiar with this ability, because it is basically a psychological hint for the audience!
(End of this chapter)