Summary: The male protagonist is always wrong

Watching the children running to the restaurant as if they were familiar with the route, Yin Li had a smile on her face.

Kuran Shu was organizing textbooks at the podium, his eyes falling on Yin Li's smiling face.

He rarely saw Yin Li smile. When she was with the children, Yin Li was so warm and gentle, with a smile as beautiful as a flower.

Yin Li looked at him and asked politely, "Lord, would you like to stay for dinner?"

"If you don't bother me." Zero Kiryu concealed the look in his eyes and said politely.

"It's just a simple lunch. I hope My Lord won't mind." Yin Li turned sideways and prepared to lead Kuran Shu to the restaurant.

"Wait a minute." When Kiryu Ran saw that there was some stain on his face, he wanted to wipe it off with his hand.

His hand brushed across the boy's face, immediately leaving a red mark on his fair cheek.

This sudden action broke the social distance, and Yin Li subconsciously took half a step back.

Jiulan Shu also realized his offense. He pulled away and apologized immediately. He took out a handkerchief and handed it to Yin Li, "I'm sorry, I saw some dust on your face. I offended you."

His action was abrupt and offensive. Yin Li was puzzled. While silently observing the movements of Shu Jiulan, he took the handkerchief and wiped his face casually. "Nothing, thank you for the handkerchief, lord."

The two walked to the restaurant side by side.

When they arrived at the restaurant, the children sat in their seats obediently but did not touch their food, just waiting for Yin Li to arrive.

"Okay, let's eat quickly. You don't have to wait for me next time." Yin Li said to them with a smile.

After the meal, the older children took the food home, while the younger ones who were not yet able to do farm work would usually stay here in the afternoon and be looked after by Yin Li.

Yin Li was clearing the table, but saw that Jiulan Shu, who had finished lunch, still had no intention of leaving. "Lord, aren't you busy?"

Jiulan Shu helped Yin Li put the plates into the basket. "I haven't had any official business recently. Did I disturb you? Then I'd better leave."

"That's not what I meant. It's just that my lord has been very active in recent days. I guess you are busy with your affairs, and I am worried that these trivial matters will waste your time." Yin Li watched Jiulan Shu diligently cleaning the table.

The children didn't understand the polite words the two people were saying, but they also wanted to help clean up the table, so they used their little hands to pick up the dishes on the table and put them back in the basket.

The children picked up only one knife and fork at a time, and then put them into the basket with all their strength. Looking at their cute actions, Kiryuu's heart softened a little. The whole day was filled with calculations and quarrels, but such an ordinary daily life was full of fun, which made him particularly moved.

"The children are so cute. I want to see more of them."

After saying this, he looked at Yin Li again and said, "You have done a lot for the town, and I came here to repay you."

Hearing this, Yin Li raised his head and looked at Jiulan Shu, without stopping his hands, wiping the table all the time, "Repay? You're putting it too seriously, I'm just doing my job."

Seeing a strand of white hair slipping from his ear, Jiulan Shu's fingers moved slightly, and he felt an itch in his heart, as if the strand of hair was tickling his heart. He said seriously, "You don't have to be modest. I, an incompetent lord, have been absent from the territory for too long. The town now depends entirely on you."

Yin Li put the rag back into the basket and carried the children back to the ground. "It seems that I can't dissuade you. If you want to repay your kindness, you might as well donate more books and stationery. The church library is still very empty."

Because he had to cook, he was wearing a gray cloth shirt and his hair was simply tied up with a thick hairband and hung behind him.

He bent down and persuaded the children who wanted to help him carry the basket.

When he took off his black monastic robes, he seemed to have lost his solemnity and dignity, becoming friendly, gentle and youthful.

Looking at the now kind and gentle Yin Li, Kuran Shu couldn't help but start to have a lot of thoughts.

Jiulan Shu stepped forward to take the basket from Yin Li's hand, but his fingers accidentally brushed across the back of his hand, "Let me do it."

Yin Li immediately withdrew his hand as if he was scalded. He stroked the burning skin and stared at Kuran Shu thoughtfully, but saw that he had bent down and started coaxing the child.

After taking the children to the bedroom for a nap, Yin Li persuaded Jiulan Shu to stay and look after the children, while she took the basket back to the kitchen to wash.

When he returned to the bedroom, Zero Kiryu had already coaxed the children to sleep.

The curtains were drawn, and the dim room was filled with charming sleepiness, making Yin Li feel a little sleepy.

Outside, a light drizzle started to fall, making slight noises against the windows and leaving streaks of rain.

Yin Li lit a bonfire in the fireplace. The burning wood made crackling sounds from time to time, dispelling the chill of early spring.

Seeing this, Zero Kuran was about to say goodbye. He lowered his voice and said, "I've stayed long enough. Thank you for your hospitality, Father."

Seeing that he proposed to leave so straightforwardly, Yin Li's doubts were reduced a little. Perhaps the intimate actions before were just his illusion. After all, they were open-minded Europeans.

He also lowered his voice and said, "It's raining. Let's wait until the rain stops before leaving."

"No need, it's just a little rain. Don't worry about me, I'm a monster after all." Zero Kiryu said in a light tone, with a hint of self-teasing.

Yin Li took two steps forward, wanting to send Jiulan Shu out the door.

Seeing Yin Li taking a step to see him off, Jiulan Shu shook his head to refuse his farewell and looked at the child sleeping in the crib with a gentle expression, "You stay here, there's no need to see me off."

With the dull sound of the wooden door closing, Zero Kiryu left the room.

Zero Kiryu stood in the corridor looking at the rain outside the window. The rain came at the right time.

He walked into the rain, the spring rain brushed across his cheeks with a chill, and the breeze lifted the tips of his hair, leaving a gentle arc in the rain.

Even when walking in the rain, he still does not look down and out, but remains elegant and calm.

Kuran Shu turned his head and saw that the curtains in the bedroom where the children were sleeping were slightly open. Yin Li was looking at him through the raindrop-covered window.

The mist blurred his eyebrows and eyes, making his eyes look watery.

Zero Kuran curled his lips and smiled at him, then turned around mercilessly and never looked at him again.

Yin Li stood in front of the window, thinking about Kiryuu's attitude towards him, and a trace of water crossed his shadow on the window.

Chapter 201 Jiulanshu 19

It rained for several days in a row, and it finally cleared up today.

Birdsong filled the church garden, and the morning mist lifted from the garden. Everything around was shining with the spring morning light, as if smiling. Under the caress of the warm sunshine, the whole garden became full of vitality, and dewdrops sparkled like diamonds on the leaves.

Servants were busy unloading piles of books from the carriage and carrying them into the church library.

Kaname Kuran was standing beside the carriage, checking the accounts with the butler.

Unlike his usual heavy noble attire, he was dressed simply today, a lace shirt and a reddish-brown robe the same color as his eyes.

Yin Li looked at the servants coming and going in the church. They moved the boxes from the carriage skillfully and in an orderly manner.

Kiryuu Kiryu has now reorganized his force. Yin Li keenly felt his transformation. He is now full of energy and fighting spirit.

Finding Yin Li standing in front of the church in a daze, Jiulan Shu waved away the butler and walked towards the young priest, "Did I disturb the morning service?"

"No." Yin Li shook his head. The morning breeze blew the boy's white hair, bringing with it a whiff of rose fragrance. He raised his hand to brush the long hair by his ear, vaguely revealing the white skin on his neck. "The service hasn't started yet. My Lord has come so early, I guess he hasn't had his meal yet. Why don't we go together?"

Upon hearing this, Zero Kiryu couldn't suppress a chuckle from his lips. The boy really thought of him as a human being.

Jiulan Shu guessed that Yin Li probably didn't prepare breakfast, so he didn't plan to bother him.

"No, you know I'm not human. Breakfast means nothing to me."

"Since you know my situation, why did you come to deliver the book so early in the morning?" Yin Li said jokingly, but she didn't agree with his behavior in her heart. Reversing day and night is not a good habit, not to mention that Jiulan Shu has a criminal record and he has never cared about his health.

Jiulan Shu noticed Yin Li's stern gaze. He knew he was in the wrong, but he felt happy in his heart. "I am taking care of your daily routine. How dare I disturb your rest with these trivial matters?"

"This is my fault." Yin Li turned around, his long hair flowing gracefully behind him. He said quietly, "Please come in, my lord. I will prepare a breakfast that will satisfy you, in return for your care."

Kiryuu Kaku didn't expect that there would be an unexpected surprise this morning. If Yin Li lifted her long hair, slightly tilted her head to reveal her beautiful neck with white and pink colors, and willingly offered her blood, it would indeed be a satisfying breakfast for him.

The servants were still busying around, but Yin Li and Jiulan Shu had already moved to the restaurant.

The bottom of the wooden cup filled with blood made a slight collision sound when it touched the dining table. Kuran Zuru looked at the cup blankly.

"Please come in." Yin Li smiled and gestured. Seeing Jiulan Shu's aggrieved expression, he thought for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "My Lord, is it possible that you dislike this wooden cup? Lead cups are poisonous. For the sake of your health, you'd better endure it."

Then he sat down and started to enjoy his breakfast.

Naturally, Kiryu Ran Shu didn't dislike the cup, but the blood in the cup, which was low-quality artificial blood. This was the blood that Yin Li materialized using his ability. It had a dry taste and a very light blood flavor. It was more like an energy drink than blood. It could maintain vitality, but it couldn't satisfy people.

Zero Kuran missed this blood a little. When he fainted, it was this low-quality blood that filled his mouth.

The stomach did feel full, but the hunger in the heart could not be satisfied.

For a vampire, only the blood of a loved one can satisfy their thirst.

The blood in the cup is just a temporary solution to quench thirst. When the hunger in his heart can no longer be suppressed, the beast in his heart will "eat him alive."

The slippery tongue licked the blood off the lips, and the bright red eyes stared at Yin Li with burning eyes.

The descriptions of the True Ancestor given by those people from the Holy Church were still vivid in his mind.

Its nature is close to that of an elf, it has a blood-sucking urge, and it longs to suck the blood of the "humans" it should restrain. It does not rely on blood-sucking to survive like the vampires people imagine. The "blood-sucking urge" of the True Ancestor is not a basic physiological need, but a spiritual need.

If a True Ancestor cannot fundamentally resolve the urge to suck blood, its desire will accumulate. When the urge to suck blood becomes uncontrollable, the True Ancestor will enter an eternal sleep.

The abilities of the True Ancestor include: materialization of fantasy, storage of phenomena, light body, and...

The enchanting eyes possess the power to confine, brainwash, and manipulate memories without destroying the opponent's spirit.

From that moment on, he realized that Yin Li was something completely different from himself. No one in the world could restrain him. Once he escaped from the territory, Zero Kuran would have no way to deal with him.

An immortal elf, his only weakness is kindness.

He originally wanted to proceed step by step, but the situation forced him to make a choice, so he had to take a radical approach and resort to this bad strategy.

As Kuran Shu thought so, he stared at Yin Li with burning eyes.

A chill ran down his spine, like a prey being stared at by a wild beast. Yin Li knocked on the table uncomfortably, reminding him to be more restrained.

"I'm under the order of the Church to monitor the Lord, and I can't bear to see him starve. But I'm not in the habit of sacrificing myself to feed a tiger. I hope the Lord won't covet my blood. I still want to live in harmony with the Lord."

"I naturally wish to live in harmony with you, Father. However, your blood is too sweet and alluring. This is an uncontrollable instinct for a monster like me. Please forgive me."

Jiulan Shu's intentions were clear. He wanted to live in harmony with Yin Li, but his body's instincts were uncontrollable. He knew he was wrong and would do it again next time.

"My Lord, you are very smooth-talking."

Yin Li put down his knife and fork and wiped his mouth.

Under the burning gaze of Zero Kiryu that seemed to want to swallow him into his stomach, Yin Li was not brave enough to continue eating.

Seeing him stand up and prepare to clear the table, Zero Kuran said considerately, "Leave it there, I'll ask the servants to help clean it up later."

Since someone was taking care of things, Yin Li was naturally happy to be a hands-off boss, but he still kept bullying Jiulan Shu.

"It's so early in the morning, and I have to move boxes and clear the table. Being a servant in the lord's house is really tiring."

Yin Li's sharp words actually made Jiulan Shu curl his lips and smile, "Accordingly, the reward is also sufficient. Please rest assured, Father, I will not abuse my subordinates."

After breakfast, Zero Kiryu didn't leave in a hurry. He went to watch the servants move the goods.

It's no wonder he was worried, because both the books and food donated to the church were high-end goods.