novelden Chapter 169 This medicine works (9)
Chapter 169 This medicine works (9)
The same thing happened inside the dead dog as it did inside the horse.
Several people came to the small garden, and Moro asked Gu Chang nervously, "Your Highness, is this the work of mutant bats?" He thought that bats were the only animals that could suck blood.
It is said that bats like to suck the blood of animals the most and often appear at night.
"Can a bat suck dry a horse that is so many times bigger than it? Viscount Moreau, there are no mutant bats. If there were, they would have captured you long ago. You have such a rich imagination." Zephir retorted to him rudely. It was Moreau's fault for being so arrogant towards his teammates.
Moro showed a deflated expression. Now that Gu Chang was here, he didn't dare to argue with Zephir.
"It's certain it was done by some kind of beast, but finding them won't be easy," Gu Chang said coldly. When he saw the two bloody holes, he was almost certain the perpetrators were vampires. But he couldn't tell Moreau about the vampires directly. If he told anyone else, the news would spread like wildfire, and the entire city would be plunged into panic.
Moro breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't some mutant bat, it was fine. The Beastman could still be caught, but the thought of a blood-sucking mutant bat was terrifying.
Gu Chang felt that he had to go find Cedric. He thought it was strange that there was a bloody hole in that part of the horse's abdomen.
After the three left Moreau's house, they went to Rhodes Tavern.
Rhodes was very happy about Zephir's arrival and wanted to treat them to a drink.
"Master, we are here just to announce a message." Zephiel quickly stopped Rhodes from pouring wine.
They discussed it on the way to the tavern. They first came to the tavern to write down the specific content, and then asked the knights to post a notice on the bulletin board to pay attention to the presence of wild beasts.
"What news?" Rhodes stopped what he was doing and asked in confusion.
"A horse and a dog raised by Viscount Moro were killed by wild beasts. They might have escaped from the nearby mountains, so we wanted to write about the wild beasts on the bulletin board to remind the residents of the city to try not to go out at night." Zephiel took the empty wine glass in front of Rhodes without leaving a trace.
"Beasts? The residents really need to know about that." Rhodes nodded, then bent down to open the cabinet underneath, took out a stack of blank paper and placed it on the table. "Here, write."
Zephir looked at Yasuk as if asking for help, "Yasuk, your handwriting is beautiful and neat! You write it."
There were eighteen bulletin boards in the royal city. Yasuk thought about it and felt that there were not many words, so he could write a few.
Gu Chang was sitting at the wine table. He looked around and felt that without Saminos, the knights in the tavern were much more normal.
Half an hour later, eighteen sheets of paper were marked with the words "be careful of wild beasts and do not go out at night", and then stamped with the official seal of the Knights Templar, and it was completed.
Zephir wanted to find Neve. Neve was on vacation today, so he could take Neve for a walk in the royal city.
Yasuk took people to the bulletin board in the city to post notices.
Gu Chang took a carriage to Cedric's place.
When Gu Chang arrived at Cedric's residence, he learned that Cedric was out, so Gu Chang had to wait for Cedric to come back.
On the other side, Zephir had already arrived outside the house where Neve lived. He knocked on the door and said, "Neve, it's me, your brother Zephir."
With a creak, the door opened.
Neve looked at Zephir happily, "Brother, you're here. Come in and try the cookies I baked."
There was a white-haired old lady sitting at the table. Zephiel was slightly startled and looked at Neve, "Who is this old lady?"
"Grandma is our neighbor next door. I invited her to come over and try the cookies I made." Neve said excitedly and went to the kitchen to get the cookies.
"Hello, grandma." Zephir nodded slightly and smiled.
The old lady laughed and said, "What a handsome young man! Come and sit here."
At this time, Neve came to the dining table with freshly baked cookies. She put the plate with cookies on the table and then went to get the teapot and cups.
"It's still a little hot, don't eat it yet." Niv poured each of them a cup of sweet and delicious floral tea and said with a smile.
"Neve, your cooking skills are getting better and better. These cookies smell so good." Zephir gave Neve a thumbs up and said with approval.
Neve pulled out a chair and sat down, saying proudly, "That's right, I wasn't a maid for nothing." As soon as she finished speaking, she remembered that it was the cook at Croft Castle who told her the recipe for these cookies. Now, whenever she mentioned this, she would think of Sidse.
Noticing that Neve's face was getting increasingly depressed, Zephir quickly said, "Neve, I'll take you out for a walk later and buy you some perfume, dresses, and other things. If you want anything, you can talk to me, your brother. If you want to pick stars, that's out of the question."
"Oh, this boy speaks so cutely. If I were younger, I might be attracted to you." The old lady teased Zephir.
Zephir scratched the back of his head and said nothing.
Neve raised the corners of her lips. After being interrupted by Zephir, the sadness in her heart dissipated a lot. She smiled and said, "Then I need a lot of things. Brother, you must bring enough money."
The three of them were chatting happily when suddenly there was a violent knock on the door.
Zephir held Niffe's shoulders, his face slightly cold, "I'll go."
He walked to the door, unlocked it, and opened it, only to see a man standing outside, dressed in gorgeous clothes and with jewelry around his neck.
The man didn't expect that it was Zephir who opened the door. He was stunned and then said in a bad tone: "Is my mother here with you?" He was the old lady's son, Gray.
When she heard Gray's voice, the old lady's face changed obviously. She got down from the chair and Neve hurried to support her.
Seeing the old lady coming out, Gray frowned and said unhappily: "Didn't you know I was coming over today? Why are you running around everywhere? It made me have to come find you."
The old lady looked at her son and she was a little unhappy. "What's wrong? You are not a king. Why should I welcome you to my home?"
"Hey! I'm your son, what are you doing here? Are you adopting her as your goddaughter?" Gray stared at Neve with a bad look. He knew that his mother often came to see Neve, and his mother had a large sum of money. If his mother adopted Neve as her goddaughter, then there would be one more person competing for the inheritance.
If his mother made a will and gave all the inheritance to Neve, he would not be able to pay back the money he owed.
"Please speak with respect." Neve frowned slightly. She was just taking care of the old lady out of kindness. Wasn't Gray slandering her by saying this?
Moreover, he spoke loudly, attracting many people to stop and watch.
"You have no right to speak here, Mom. Come back with me." Gray reached out and grabbed the old lady's arm, pulling her away forcefully.
Neve was about to say something, but Zephir looked at her and she subconsciously shut up.
"My sister has nothing to do with your mother. She just felt sorry for the old woman who had no children to take care of her, so she kindly took care of your mother. If you dare to speak rudely to my sister again, you know the consequences." Zephiel was still wearing his knight's uniform, and what he said made Gray a little afraid.
"I didn't ask you to take care of her, so don't rush here." Gray said stubbornly, then quickly pulled the old lady away.
Watching the old lady being pulled away by Gray, Neve glared at Zephir, "Why won't you let me speak?!"
Zephir sighed, brought Neve into the house, and closed the door. "That man doesn't look like a good person at first glance. If you get into a conflict with him, you might get retaliated against. Besides, you live here alone, and I asked you to move in with me, but you refused."
Zephir had originally wanted Neve to stay in this house for a few days before moving in with him. However, Neve felt that his place was too far from Kalisna's home. She was also carriage-sick, and it would take a long time to walk there, so she chose to continue living here.
What Zephiel said made sense, and Neve understood it. But she was still furious. Why did Gray treat his mother like that? From what he said, it sounded as if Neve was trying to steal his inheritance.
"Hmph, I don't want to go shopping now, Lord Glory Knight, you go and do your own thing." Neve pushed Zephir to the door.
Zephir was helpless about this. He felt that he was right. If Neve and Gray clashed, she would be the only one to suffer.
When it was evening, Neve invited the old lady to dinner as usual, but Gray had already left.
She helped the old lady to her house, and after bringing her to the dining table, Niv smiled and said, "Would you like some fish soup?"
The old lady took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Neve, you are such a good child. My son Gray slandered you, and I apologize to you on his behalf. Alas, Gray only cares about the money in my wallet. He doesn't care about my health. He just wants me to die soon."
"It's okay, you will live longer. I asked someone to make a potion for you that can relieve your knee pain. If you believe me, you can try it." Niv thought it would be better to tell the old lady about this. She didn't have any rejection reaction after drinking the medicine.
The old lady laughed and said, "I'm already old, and medicine has long been useless to me. But since you've been so kind as to get me some painkillers, I can't let you down."
After Niffe brought the fish soup to the table, she went to get the water cup and potion.
She didn't notice someone sneaking up to her outside the window next to the dining table.
Neve only thought that she had to add three drops of the potion, so she came to the dining table and poured three drops of light blue potion into the cup of water in front of the old lady.
Neve picked up the spoon and stirred it in the cup, then took a sip to taste it.
Then the cup was in the hands of the old lady. She drank it in one breath, but did not feel the pain in her knee relieved. The old lady wanted to comfort Niv, but suddenly she felt her knee getting slightly warm, so she reached out and touched her knee.
Then she got down from the chair with swift movements. The old lady took two tentative steps and found that her knees, which had been stiff before, were not stiff at all.
"Oh, this medicine is really effective." said the old lady happily.
Niv was also happy, "As long as it works, it's good."
The person hiding outside the window saw all of this. There was a vicious look in his eyes. Seeing Neve and the old lady chatting happily, his anger grew.
He had to tell Gray about this.