Chapter 25 Chapter Twenty-Four

He didn't know where he could go.He can no longer stay in the "land under the waves", that's for sure, but he can't stay in the Demon Realm Space either.Because the other party will find him sooner or later.He had already killed two mermaid soldiers—although it was unintentional, but he felt ashamed to see Theodore again. He unconsciously thought of the girl in black again.Audrey.He remembered that she had been there when he died.But he didn't know where she was now.He hoped she was okay. His younger brother Radu is now seated on the throne that belonged to him.Wallachia had become an Ottoman province in Turkey, and Radu must have put a bounty on his head across the land.He didn't want to see the other party's hateful eyes again.And Moldavia, which is a grass on the wall, had declared its allegiance to Muhammad a few months ago.The only country that can still resist the Turkish cavalry is Hungary.Although the Hungarian King Magash, who has received the Pope's military expenses, has not yet sent troops, at least he will not defect like his cousin Stephen.

He runs under the stars in Transylvania.He ran so fast that it was as if someone was chasing him behind him. He sprinted along the shepherd's path, and saw the fields under his feet receding rapidly, and the trees beside him blurred into an illusory shadow.This is not right.He stopped suddenly.He stopped too quickly, lost his footing and fell out.He rolled down in the endless wheat field by the side of the road, facing up to the sky, and the plump ears of wheat bent down to kiss his face. Never in his past life had he looked up at the sky.The sun rose and the moon set, the tides came and went, and he, like many people, took it for granted.He never imagined what kind of world it would be on the other side of the sky, above every star.He didn't have time to think about these seemingly insignificant things.But now when he is lying in the wheat field and looking up at the night sky, he thinks those stars are very beautiful.Each of them is so big, so bright, burning with fearsome eternity in the vast universe.

He had never had any affection for the night before.Because the enemy often uses the night as a cover to attack.Of course he will too.Because the night is the protective color of disaster.Darkness often portends unknown dangers.He had never liked a dark night.But when he propped himself up on his hands and sat up, he was shocked again by the scenery around him. It had never occurred to him before that the night had color. He saw that under the dark blue night sky like sapphires, there were mountains of blue in different shades. The cedars on the mountains were so deep and clear in green, and it was this brilliant piece of green that meandered out from the foot of the mountains. Lush orange-yellow wheat fields.The breeze blew up the wheat waves one after another, and he saw the solid golden shell on each ear of wheat, and saw a red ladybug perched there, with seven beautiful black spots on the carapace.

He rubbed his eyes.He thought it was an illusion caused by his own vertigo.How could he clearly see the beetle attached to the blade in the dark night more than ten yards away?But when he looked again, he saw the same ladybug spread its transparent wings, and fly away with a sudden swoop. Not only that, but his hearing seems to be improving by leaps and bounds.When he was in the Demon Space, all he heard was the distant footsteps of the mermaid soldiers, but now he can hear the sprouting of wheat ears around him, the fluttering of ladybugs' wings, and the sound of other people in the wheat field. On one side, in the forest on the mountain, a rabbit ran quickly, and there was the chirping of crickets in the grass on the other side of the mountain.

He heard the snows melting in the Carpathians, he heard the river flowing in Arges.He heard the wheel of fortune spinning round and round in his ears, slowly unfolding the entire glorious and unknown world before him. He buried his face deep in his hands and wept at the beauty of the night. He had heard that Magash, King of Hungary, was stationed with troops in Brasov, which was already on the border of Transylvania.He didn't have a weapon with him, so he simply changed into a local farmer's costume on the way, and arrived at the city gate of Brasov carefully in the dark. Of course the gates were closed.Wallachia under Turkish control was not too far away.

He slammed on the door.After a long time, a sentry on the tower who was too sleepy to keep his eyes open finally poked his head out grumbling. "I'm Vlad Dracula." D hesitated, "The Grand Duke of Wallachia." He raised his head and shouted, "I'm here to seek His Majesty's protection." He knew that the sentry would never open the door to an ordinary farmer.As long as you report your real name, maybe you can still gamble. Sure enough, after hearing this name, the distressed expression on the sentry's face disappeared immediately.He leaned out half of his body and carefully looked at the person standing under the city gate.When he could see clearly, his eyes widened, and he almost fell down in fright.His face was pale, as if he had seen a ghost.

He drew back immediately. D stood there waiting.He heard the flustered footsteps of sentinels behind the huge city gate.The other party stumbled and ran down the stairs, and when he turned the corner, he staggered and fell.The sentry cursed, got up in a hurry and continued to move forward, not even having time to dust off the dirt on his body. The sentinel ran up to a senior officer, gasping for breath, and incoherently reported his reappearance. "He's not dead?" the officer asked in surprise. "I can never be mistaken, my lord," said the sentinel tremblingly. "How many men does he have?" asked the officer.

"He's all alone," replied the sentinel. "No pursuers?" "No." "Does he have a weapon?" "It does not appear to be carrying a sword." "Then let him settle down first. I will report to His Majesty tomorrow morning." "Can you let him in?" the sentry said anxiously, "He's Dracula..." "He was indeed a dragon before, but now he is no different from a loach." The officer on the opposite side said contemptuously, "At least in name, he is still our ally, and it is unreasonable not to let him enter the city. But if he enters the city Well, he is alone, and how we deal with it depends entirely on us."

"My lord's advice." The sentinel suddenly realized, "This subordinate understands." Then he heard the sound of the other's thin footsteps all the way back, and the scabbard and belt buckle clattered against each other in the empty street, and then came to an abrupt stop at the city gate.He heard the light click of the latch, followed by the creaking of the heavy door. "Your Highness, please come in." The sentinel leaned out half of his body again from the gap just now, and he bowed, with a fake and humble smile on his face, "The superior has already reported the news to His Majesty the King, please go ahead City rest."

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