Summary: The male protagonist is always wrong

He clearly didn't want to hurt anyone.

He let his body lean back against the bench.

He stared blankly at the rose skylight in the church, and the breeze blew his long hair, making it feel a little itchy.

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Yin Li has packed up his things. Since he has decided to stay away from Kuran Shu, he might as well just leave. Today will be his last day in Kuran Shu's territory.

He made up his mind firmly.

The two of them had a bad conversation yesterday, so Yin Li had no intention of saying goodbye to him.

When it is broken, it is broken; when it is continued, it is chaotic.

He looked at the sky through the window.

The sky was thick with gloomy clouds, and it looked as if it would rain soon, but it did not. All around was a stillness, and the weather was not hot, but rather dull.

No one would come in such weather, Yin Li thought, and closed the church door.

The wooden door closed with a dull sound, but the next second the door was knocked again.

The visitor didn't wait for a response and opened the door directly.

Zero Kiryu, dressed in aristocratic attire, hurried in with a letter in his hand.

He brought bad news, a visiting card from the church.

The timing was too coincidental. Just as Zero Kiryu returned to the territory, a visiting card arrived at his doorstep. The church was keeping an eye on him. The two exchanged a glance, both knowing that this was a Hongmen Feast.

The boy took the letter and lowered his head to read it. A strand of hair slipped from his ear. Looking at such a quiet boy, Kuran Shu's heart suddenly softened. He whispered, "You should leave quickly."

Yin Li threw the letter on the bench and said in a serious tone, "You don't understand them, and you can't deal with them. I will stay."

Jiulan Shu stared at Yin Li for a while, then lowered his eyes.

He didn't understand why Yin Li cared about him so much and was willing to take risks for him.

He also didn't understand why Yin Li was so fickle. Sometimes she was like an angel, helping him solve his problems. But other times, she was like a cold and ruthless devil, stinging him with disgust and resistance.

He hoped to see Yin Li's irresistible and touching beautiful smile, but he was more afraid of the sudden coldness.

His heart was being torn like this day and night, and he actually hoped that Yin Li would give him a quick death and stop torturing him.

Kuran Shu nodded. He did not refuse. Perhaps it was because when he heard Yin Li's words, he was secretly happy, as if an invisible bond connected them and allowed them to share hardships.

In the afternoon, the church's carriage drove through the forest path, crossed the river along the wooden bridge, and the isolated lord's mansion hidden in the forest came into view.

Shu Kiryu had just returned the day before, and he didn't have a servant to serve him on weekdays, so he hired someone to clean his mansion this morning.

Although the residents of the territory were afraid of this "monster" lord, the kind-hearted young priest was also there, so some brave people agreed to do the job for the reward.

When the church members knocked on the door of the lord's mansion, it was Zero Kuran who opened the door himself.

There were three people standing outside the door, and the person knocking was a young and beautiful maid.

The one in the middle, wearing a slim black robe and a cross pendant, is the leader among the three.

The man was neither tall nor short, with a chubby belly and a kind smile on his face. He didn't look like someone who came to question or purify heretics. Instead, the smile on his face seemed like some great joyful event.

The third person was a young agent, in his early 20s, looking a little immature.

Yin Li stood behind Jiulan Shu and watched him welcome the people in.

The priest also saw Yin Li in his casual clothes and smiled again. "Oh, Father Yin Li is here too. I was just about to send someone to invite you. What a coincidence. As a fellow priest, I have many questions I want to discuss with you."

He narrowed his small, narrow eyes and scanned Yin Li's body. It would not be an exaggeration to say that his eyes were shifty.

After looking at her, he took a few steps forward and held Yin Li's hand with one hand, then he pouting his greasy lips and leaned over, as if he wanted to offer her a kiss on the hand.

A surge of anger rose in his heart, and Zero Kuran quickly stepped forward to interrupt his slightly insulting action.

There was a snap.

Jiulan Shu held Yin Li's hand, pulled it back from the priest's grasp, and said in a low voice, "I think you must have seen it wrong. Although our priest is beautiful, he is a real man."

But his actions were not as calm as his words. His hands were clenched so tightly that it hurt Yin Li a little, and she began to struggle.

Jiulan Shu let go of his hand, took a step forward, stood in front of Yin Li, and said to the three of them, "Please follow me, the study is over here."

Yin Li rubbed his aching wrist, then wiped his palm in disgust, thinking secretly about the current situation.

That priest was not a combatant and had no magical powers. He was probably just an ordinary priest who relied on the Holy Church to make a profit.

Among the three, only the agent is capable of fighting.

But behind them stood the behemoth that was the Holy Church. To mess with the Holy Church was as disgusting as having chewing gum stuck to the sole of one's shoe.

Yin Li sighed silently in his heart. It is easy to see the King of Hell, but it is difficult to deal with little ghosts.

Then he followed a few people into the study.

Kiryuu Shu and the priest sat opposite each other. After the maid poured the tea, she and the agent stood behind the priest. Yin Li sat on the sofa on the other side, and the three of them sat separately.

The priest sipped his tea leisurely, savoring it for a moment. "Hmm, good tea. I didn't expect the lord to have such good tea. It must be fresh tea leaves picked within the territory. Really good management."

He knew clearly that this tea had nothing to do with Zero Kiryu who had just returned to the territory, but he still made hypocritical boasts.

"Thank you for your compliment. Since you like it, please take a few cans with you when you leave." Zero Kiryu smiled modestly.

Yin Li never liked to hear these flattering official words, nor did he want to see the two people pretending to be polite. He got straight to the point and asked, "What are you all here for?"

The priest looked at him with an "ignorant" look, "Oh, Father Yin Li is really anxious, young man, you should be more patient."

His fatherly behavior made Yin Li even more impatient. He released his coercive power, and the magic power in his body poured out, knocking the decorations in the study into pieces.

"Young man? Your eyesight doesn't seem good. Didn't this agent tell you my identity?"

The priest's face was pale and the fat on his face was trembling.

The only agent who still had the courage to speak bowed with difficulty, "Please calm down, Master True Ancestor. Forgive my poor eyesight, but I didn't recognize you at first and thought you were just an ordinary vampire. We have no intention of offending you, and we are here for serious business."

True Ancestor? True Ancestor!

The priest's face turned even paler. He quickly stood up and wanted to salute, but was stopped by Yin Li.

"Enough, what on earth are you doing here?"

The priest sat down again in shock and wiped the cold sweat from his face with a handkerchief. This time he dared not look down on Yin Li again.

Their purpose was simple: to collect taxes.

Zero Kiryu's territory is a famously peaceful territory. He does not abuse humans, but instead helps them create and produce. This lord is a "peace-friendly" person.

The people of his territory rebelled against him and even greedily demanded his blood, but he never got angry. Instead, he almost starved himself to death.

The priest found it both ridiculous and ridiculous, and also made a judgment on Zero Kiryu, that he was a kind, cowardly, and stupid vampire lord.

When encountering such a lord, collecting taxes becomes a good job, and he is naturally "happy to do it" and also wants to ask for a commission from it.

"I'm here to pay last year's taxes. You know, the church is pressing for them."

The priest smiled embarrassedly, and he paused on the word "church", obviously wanting to use the cathedral church to put pressure on them.

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The two of them wanted to discuss tax issues, so Yin Li consciously left the study and returned to the guest room to rest.

In the evening, Zero Kuran knocked on his door.

At that time, Yin Li was reading a book in the room. He put down the book and opened the door.

The melancholy noble lord stood in the dim corridor, the flickering candlelight shining on him. He whispered, "Dinner is about to begin."

Yin Li walked out of the room and walked side by side with him to the restaurant, and asked casually, "Have you settled the matter?"

The sun had already set outside the window, the orange-red sky had darkened, and candlelight flickered in the corridor.

"I've already taken care of it. They'll stay here tonight and leave early tomorrow morning." After saying this, Kuran Shu was silent for a moment, "You should stay here tonight too."

"Okay, I'll watch here." Yin Li nodded, and the half of her face illuminated by the candlelight looked as holy as an angel.

Kuran Shu's eyes were a little dim. He didn't invite Yin Li to stay overnight for this reason.

But Yin Li always misinterpreted his meaning and only talked about work in a cold and stiff manner.

Then neither of them spoke, the air fell silent, and only the sound of footsteps echoed in the corridor.

When the two arrived at the restaurant, they happened to see the priest being led downstairs by the temporary servant of the lord's mansion. He was now polite and respectful, with a smile on his face. It seemed that he was very satisfied with the results of the negotiation.

The three of them sat down at the dining table, with a sumptuous meal in front of them. Human food was also placed in front of Zero Kuran.

Listening to the priest's self-boasting and boring flattery, a dinner party that was "enjoyable to both guests and hosts" finally ended.

The priest stood up from his chair with his fat body. Perhaps he was the only one who enjoyed this meal.

After politely declining the priest's invitation to take a walk, Yin Li slowly walked back to his room along the corridor.

He thought his last night would be peaceful, but there was a knock on his door late at night.

He opened the door unhappily, and Zero Kiryuu outside the door happened to withdraw his hand.

Yin Li leaned against the door frame and didn't want to invite him in. "What's the matter so late?"

The noble clothes that Kiryuu had worn all day were still neat and without a single wrinkle. He had been busy all day and still hadn't rested.

His soft brown hair reached his neck and shoulders, his handsome face was filled with fatigue, his eyelashes cast shadows, hiding the look in his eyes. The candlelight from the doorway reflected on his profile, revealing an inhuman and breathtaking beauty.

Zero Kuran stood in front of the door in silence.

Looking at the tired Jiulan Shu, Yin Li couldn't bear it anymore, and finally let him in out of relenting.

Candles flickered inside the house.

"Can you tell me now? What do you want to see me about?"

Yin Li sighed in his heart. He really felt that he treated Kiryuu like a teacher treated a problem student. He wanted to enlighten him and help him solve his problems out of a soft heart, but he was also afraid that he would develop other feelings for him.

"I just sent a servant to go there," said Zero Kuran as he sat down on a single chair, "to your church."

Yin Li's breathing stagnated when he heard this. He lowered his eyes and turned his head away without looking at Jiulan Shu.

I didn't expect that Zero Kiryu would find out that I was leaving.