There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

"Ah, what am I thinking?"

Recalling the scene of feeding her just now, Lu Qing buried her face in the pillow. The shame she felt afterwards was overwhelming, making her wish she could die on the spot.

"But it doesn't feel so bad..."

The girl lay in bed, wide awake, thinking.

A gentle maid, speaking in a motherly tone, fed the girl lying on the bed spoonful by spoonful.

"Oh no, I can't think about this anymore, I need to go to sleep!"

Pulling the blanket over her head, Lu Qing tried to clear her mind of all thoughts and find the feeling of sleep.

Fortunately, Lu Qing had developed the ability to fall asleep in harsh conditions by sitting on the stone chair in the prison. Now, lying in the warm quilt, she soon felt waves of fatigue and her consciousness began to drift off.

.......

Waking up from her sleep, Lu Qing opened her eyes and found herself in a comfortable and warm house.

As she gradually regained consciousness, Lu Qing recalled what had happened before she went to sleep.

"Oh right, I've already been released from prison," Lu Qing thought as she got out of bed.

It was only then that Lu Qing realized that she had changed into a pink and white nightgown, which she must have been put on when the maid brought her over.

After carefully looking around, Lu Qing found the wardrobe placed not far from the bed.

Putting on the slippers that had somehow ended up by the bed, Lu Qing opened the wardrobe and found only one set of clothes inside, the same one she had bought at the tailor shop.

I quickly put on my clothes, and suddenly the urge to urinate surged up.

"Speaking of which..."

Feeling the urge to urinate, Lu Qing suddenly thought of something else.

Because the time she spent in the past was not very long, and because she spent most of her time in dreams, she subconsciously forgot one thing.

"I hope I won't get my period again...."

Of course, nothing will happen in dreams, but in reality, this is a problem that we will definitely have to face in the future.

"I'll think about that when it happens. Anyway, nothing will happen in a dream," Lu Qing thought with a hint of trepidation.

Putting the matter out of her mind, Lu Qing went outside the room and found Vina standing quietly by the door of her room.

Seeing this, she asked with some curiosity:

"Have you been waiting here the whole time?"

Nodding, Vina looked at Lu Qing and said, "Because I didn't know when you would wake up, and you didn't know where the toilet was, I've been waiting here."

"Um, thank you for your help." Lu Qing said somewhat embarrassedly.

Vina shook her head and said, "It's no trouble at all. So, do you need to use the restroom now?"

"Yes, I need to." Lu Qing nodded without hesitation.

"Then, please follow me."

Vina turned around and walked in front of Lu Qing, leading the way.

The toilet won't be located far away. After all, even in the largest building, if people are going to live inside, the toilet can't be placed too far away.

After walking for about two minutes, Vina led Lu Qing to the restroom.

Seeing the familiar male and female symbols on the door, Lu Qing chose the right side without hesitation and went into the women's restroom.

A minute later, Lu Qing came out of the bathroom and asked, "Where do you usually wash up?"

“Each room has a sink and a private shower,” Vina said.

"There are sinks and showers, but aren't there toilets?" Lu Qing asked, puzzled.

"Toilet?" Vina was also stunned. She thought about it carefully for a moment and said, "Toilet, what is that?"

"Oh, you don't have it?"

Lu Qing thought back carefully. There should be toilets in Fenghua City. Didn't there also have toilets in the prison before?

Is this a bug in the opera world? Or do demons not have toilets, and the one in the prison was made by an alchemist?

"Just pretend I didn't say anything," Lu Qing said with a hint of helplessness after thinking for a moment.

“I understand. Now, please follow me. You just woke up and haven’t eaten yet, have you?” Vina said, extending an arm.

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I'm taking leave (I have exams coming up soon, please understand. Updates will definitely resume normally after the exams).

We have exams next Friday, and I heard there's also a physical exam and blood test. To be honest, I'm a little nervous...

I don't have time to write today because I have some things to take care of.

Um, so I'll take a day off.

To be honest, I'm a little embarrassed, since you all gave me your votes but I didn't update...

But now that I'm in my senior year of high school, there's just too little time. I've even started writing outlines during evening self-study sessions at school.

I'm very busy because I have exams coming up.

After the exams on Friday, my time should be back to normal, and I should be able to find two hours each day to write.

After all, I'm a night owl; I don't go to sleep until after midnight.

I definitely won't stay up late anymore after graduating from high school. Right now, I can only barely keep up with updating by staying up late.

That's it for today, I'm taking a day off. Love you all~

Thank you to everyone who voted and tipped.

I will definitely repay you with even better storylines.

I know the plot might seem a bit boring right now, but please believe me, once the next dream begins, it will be time for the protagonist to shine.

Xiao Lu Qing will become very handsome then!

Yeah, so cute!

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Chapter 96: They've Arrived

After dinner, Vina took Lu Qing for a stroll around the Demon King's castle, mainly introducing the various departments and places within the castle.

Some places are off-limits, such as warehouses, armories, and treasuries. However, these three places are usually guarded by demons, so you can't get in even if you want to.

Aside from that, there's nothing else noteworthy, since the castle was originally built to defend against war.

However, because nothing happened for five hundred years, it was gradually transformed into what it is today.

“This is roughly the layout of the castle. Although I will be by your side most of the time, it would be better to familiarize myself with the terrain since we are living here,” Vina said, walking in front of Lu Qing.

“Hmm.” Lu Qing, who was walking behind Vina, nodded and said, “In that case, getting familiar with the entire Demon Castle is also an important thing, right?”

Vina thought for a moment, and felt that she understood what Lu Qing meant, and said:

"Would you like to take a walk in Dracula's Castle?"

"More or less," Lu Qing nodded.

There are still more than ten days until the next full moon. She can't possibly wander around the castle all the time; that would be far too boring.

“If you wish, I will take you out, but you cannot leave my side while we are out. I hope you understand,” Vina replied.

"That's fine." Lu Qing nodded, understanding.

She wasn't a real guest after all; the Demon King needed her bloodline, so there was absolutely no way he would let her escape.

Vina is her current maid, and also the person responsible for looking after her.

However, she didn't seem to want to run away. She couldn't fly, and the Dracula Castle was right below the sea. Even if she could run, where could she go?

It would be better to just wait patiently for Fang Qingrou to come over.

"Xiao Rou should still be performing now," Lu Qing thought.

Compared to Laura, Ella, as the main character, has significantly more screen time; she probably only has so-called free time when traveling.

.........

"Um, it's pouring rain outside..." A soldier's somewhat troubled voice came from beside her. Lu Qing snapped out of her daze and looked at the situation in front of her.

After Lu Qing said she wanted to go out for a walk, Vina agreed without much hesitation and took her to the castle gate, where they were negotiating with the soldiers.

"Let's skip it if it rains," Lu Qing said after hearing the soldier's words.

In a downpour, even setting aside whether there are people on the streets outside, the wet ground alone is enough to make walking uncomfortable.

Moreover, they didn't have umbrellas with them, and even if they did, it would be very inconvenient to walk in the rain.

“If you’re worried about the rain, I can handle that,” Vina said, looking at Lu Qing.

As soon as Vina finished speaking, a special aura gathered around her.

Her clothes suddenly began to flutter even though there was no wind, and countless wisps of air swirled around Vina and converged towards her arm.

Finally, these air currents gathered in Vina's slender palm. She gently raised her palm, and the air currents, held in her hand, were thrown towards Lu Qing, enveloping her.

She subconsciously closed her eyes, and only after the air currents around her disappeared did Lu Qing reopen her eyes and look at her side.

A circular, light green shield had enveloped her, making it look like a protective barrier.

No, it should be a protective shield.

“With this on, rainwater won’t get on you, not even from the ground,” Vina said, looking at the protective shield on Lu Qing.

"Is this magic?" Lu Qing asked curiously.

“Yes, this is a fourth-tier magic storm shield,” Vina nodded.

"Oh, can I learn it?" Lu Qing asked.

She was still somewhat curious about magic, and compared to fighting enemies in close combat with melee weapons, she preferred to use magic to bombard them from a distance.

The main reason is that the latter is safer. Melee combat with cold weapons sounds romantic and cool, but in terms of safety, it's really hard to say.