Chapter 51 The Duke is coming.

The road ahead was dark and eerie, and the sound of insects could be faintly heard among the shadows of the bamboos.

Yu Zhizhi hurt her knee, and she felt a sharp pain every time she took a step. She endured it and limped towards the front yard of the library.

but……

She walked too slowly.

Without awakened spiritual power, he couldn't even run faster than ordinary orcs.

Turning back, he caught a glimpse of a dark shadow approaching him with a bloody rapier. The smile on the young man's face was blurry and a little weird.

Woohoo——

How did Earl Grey become so terrifying? Was his usual appearance just a disguise?
He deceived everyone!

Yu Zhizhi was still worried about Ping An, afraid that something might have happened to him. Tears welled up in her eyes and a few drops fell in the wind.

This long trail seems to have no end.

"thump!"

Yu Zhizhi was tripped by a stone and fell to the ground.

Earl Grey didn't even need to use his mental strength, he easily caught up with the weak little rabbit.

The sword in his hand, the bloodstain solidified in the wind.

Came to the front of this little female.

Seeing her miserable appearance, the killing desire in his heart became more and more uncontrollable——

Earl Grey killed many females.

But this is the first of its kind, a distinguished S-class.

The taste of a corpse might be different from those mundane things.

I am looking forward to it more and more~
Yu Zhizhi looked at Earl Grey in horror as he came up to her. His amber pupils glowed with a sinister and vicious light.

"Don't be afraid, I will be very gentle."

The young snake man laughed.

He slowly raised the silver rapier in his hand and aimed it at the little female's heart.

"Right here."

Lord Grey's voice was extremely gentle, as if they were meeting for the first time: "I promise, I will kill him with one strike."

【There is no point in killing people. 】

【Only corpses are interesting.】

[Those female fans who came to me, their rose-like bodies, are all frozen deep in the ice cellar. Every time I look back, I can inject new white pigment into them.]

——Who could believe that Earl Grey, who is of noble status and great reputation, would do such a thing behind the scenes?

When Yu Zhizhi heard his thoughts, she felt a tingling sensation in her spine. Her legs were out of control and she was completely unable to move.

She closed her eyes tightly, her whole body trembled, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

dying……

That was the only thought in her mind.

"Ding!--"

Just hear a crisp sound.

A gust of wind blew, and Yu Zhizhi smelled blood.

The rapier that was originally pointed at her was deflected by the force of gravity, and Earl Grey cut his own body.

Yu Zhizhi sat on the ground, opened her eyes tremblingly, and saw Guard Captain Geo in black guard uniform. He appeared behind Earl Grey at some point.

The sounds of many footsteps were heard in the previously quiet bamboo forest.

Guard Captain Geo bowed and said, "Sorry, Miss Zhizhi, I'm late."

His duty is to protect Yu Zhizhi.

It's just that she has been locked up in the study during this period of time, and with today's dinner, relatives who haven't seen her for a long time came to the Duke's Mansion, and she drank too much.

Fortunately, we were able to stop it in time——

[If the Duke hadn’t reminded me…]

The outcome is disastrous.

The orcs gradually gathered together.

They all came from the banquet, or rather, they came with His Excellency the Duke.

Most of them were wearing evening gowns, and the skirts of many females were wide and fluffy, which made it very difficult for them to walk, and they needed servants to hold the corners of their clothes behind them. Yu Zhizhi stared at the familiar figure who walked through the crowd and came to her.

Tonight, the Duke wore a dark purple robe with a black belt embroidered with a python. His golden vertical pupils passed over Earl Grey and fell on Yu Zhizhi.

The little female's white gauze skirt was covered in dust, her cheeks were dirty, her nose was very red, and her clear eyes were staring at him blankly, like a pool of spring water, trembling and slowly overflowing.

Her tears fell one by one.

He must have been terribly scared.

A face as pale as paper, trembling eyelashes, crying silently.

"what happens?"

"I don't know—"

The guests who gathered around did not come too close, but just stood far away and whispered to each other.

The snake girl Mu Mu stood in the herd, pinching the hem of her sky blue skirt with both hands, looking at Yu Zhizhi in astonishment.

I heard that she was neglected by Lord Bolan and had been locked up in a remote courtyard.

She was not even allowed to attend the dinner party.

I didn't expect that when I saw her again, she was in such an embarrassing situation.

She and Earl Grey?

Is there something wrong?
"Brother!" White Snake Nicole squeezed through the crowd and came to Earl Grey's side: "You...what happened to you?"

The young man from the snake tribe showed a gentle smile on his face. He put away his rapier and said softly:
"A misunderstanding."

Guard Captain Geo frowned suddenly. He arrived the fastest, so he saw everything clearly.

What a misunderstanding!
It was obvious that Earl Grey wanted to assassinate Miss Zhizhi!

However, the onlookers arrived late, and could only see that Earl Grey's arm was scratched, and the blood kept flowing down like a thread...

Lord Grey was fearless.

He just smiled gently, facing the Duke, and saluted without arrogance: "Lord Bolan, I can explain to you what happened tonight. I received a letter from Miss Zhizhi, so I came here at night--"

"Oh?" The Duke glanced at him with interest, "And then?"

"When I passed the utility room, I noticed something unusual happening - a male dog was trying to do something indecent to Miss Zhizhi."

Earl Grey looked serious. He said word by word:
"I severely injured the wild dog, and Miss Zhizhi took advantage of the chaos to escape. I was afraid that something might happen to her, so I chased after her. But Miss Zhizhi misunderstood. Maybe she saw the blood on the sword in my hand, or maybe she was frightened--"

He looked at Yu Zhizhi again, his face full of apology:

"I'm really sorry for scaring Miss Zhizhi. I'm willing to accept the punishment."

Lord Grey is lying.

He knew that without evidence, no one could convict him.

No one would believe that wild dog was just a slave.

Even if Guard Captain Geo saw him holding a sword, it couldn't prove that he wanted to kill Yu Zhizhi. After all, there were no wounds on the body of this little female rabbit.

In addition, there were red marks on her knees from the fall.

Not to mention——

The little female rabbit has fallen out of favor.

The Duke would never harm his own people for her.

Even if he is guilty...

Lord Bolan will also cover up for him.

Seeing Earl Grey's sincere attitude, Guard Captain Geo even thought he was seeing things.

The Duke listened quietly to everything Earl Grey said.

He looked at the little female sitting on the ground, crying softly. She was all dirty, her white gauze skirt had turned gray, her two rabbit ears drooped in grievance, and pearl-like tears rolled down her pale cheeks. She kept crying.

"Miss Zhizhi, do you have anything to say?"

There was no emotion in the Duke of Platinum's voice, which was still slightly hoarse, with a hint of indescribable laziness.

Yu Zhizhi was very scared.

With misty eyes, she raised her slender jade finger and pointed at the white figure in front of her.

"he--"

The little female rabbit's voice was still a little choked up, and her tone was soft and weak, but with an unprecedented firmness:
“…He lied!”

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