The vampire heiress is two-faced

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"Later, the three of us left our residence in Baling City and, without the knowledge of the council, went to Western Europe to search for our ancient homeland and people from a thousand years ago."

"This is the truth behind... that old house in Bailing City doesn't seem to be inhabited regularly."

"Although the hope was slim, we never gave up the search. Finally, perseverance paid off. Following clues found in a local museum, we made our way deep into the Alps..."

Ludwig raised an eyebrow, suddenly realizing what was going on.

"...You mean here?!"

...

Ye Liuli sighed bitterly and pointed ahead.

"Welcome to...the final resting place of the homeland."

Chapter 131 Regret

Three years ago, Lingxi, Xiliote, and Ye Liuli followed the clues and found this place.

After a thousand years, this hidden paradise deep in the snow-capped mountains has been visited once again.

They walked through the lush hot spring valley, and then followed the passage leading to the underground canyon deeper into the valley—

Along the way, some fragments of armor and rusted weapons appeared, which the vampire queen identified as belonging to the standard uniform of her homeland's soldiers!

“We’ve come to the right place…!” Lingxi exclaimed in surprise.

Looking up, the three of them stood there speechless and stunned.

The vast underground cavern is filled with moss-covered ruins;

Apart from these hundreds of still identifiable house ruins, the traces of human habitation here have been almost completely swallowed up by nature.

Clearly, the residents here have been gone for a very, very long time...

As long as the eternal vampire queen.

"These are...the people of the Kingdom of Mona..."

At this point, Hilliot could no longer maintain her composure, and her voice trembled slightly.

"But where did they go?"

Ye Liuli pointed and said, "Look, there's another road over there."

...

They walked through the ruins of the village, but saw no remains along the way; the dark, underground village ruins were eerily silent.

Even the vampire queen, who was used to darkness and silence, could not hide the slight trembling in her body.

What exactly happened? If the village was destroyed, why are there no signs of a fight here?

If the village was abandoned by its inhabitants, why were important daily necessities left unattended in the ruins, allowing them to rot and decay?

Even after a thousand years, the power of nature cannot completely erase these traces, because this is an underground canyon that is not afraid of wind and snow. Unlike the above-ground canyons like the Hot Spring Valley, which are always affected by geothermal activity, nature would find it difficult to completely swallow up such an underground canyon that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

The vampire queen was unable to reach a conclusion.

"in the end..."

Snapped.

Lingxi took her hand and nodded gently.

"This must be the ruins left behind by a group of former inhabitants of the kingdom."

"The road ahead of us, judging from the layout of the village, is clearly an important main road. It is very wide, as if the entire village... was built around this road."

There must be something very important ahead.

She smiled slightly.

"Little Shirley, don't be afraid. We've come this far, what's there to be afraid of?"

Ye Liuli also looked at her solemnly:

Yes, we're here with you.

Hiriote sighed, regaining her arrogance as the vampire queen.

"Hmph, this queen is not afraid... Let's go then."

"Let me witness the end of my homeland with my own eyes, so that I can finally put an end to this matter in my heart."

But clearly, all three girls underestimated the “weight” of the truth.

...

At the end of the road is a stone gate almost completely hidden among vines and plants.

Even after more than a thousand years, its solemnity and grandeur remain undiminished.

The exquisite carvings on the stone pillars have peeled away beyond recognition, and the seams between the gates have been buried by sand and vegetation. Clearly, without special means, the gate can no longer be opened.

Above the stone gate are deeply carved ancient lost characters to ensure that it will not be lost to the wind and sand even after a thousand years.

King Carlos Mona I

[With his loyal soldiers]

[Here he rests in eternal rest]

...

"This is... my father's mausoleum..."

The vampire queen trembled as she turned to look at the two of them.

"In other words, they are..."

...

Yes, the three of them had long ago

I saw it.

Seeing through the darkness on both sides of the road is not difficult for vampires at all.

Countless skeletons clad in armor were scattered along both sides of the avenue in front of the mausoleum.

Stretching for tens of meters on both sides, they were so neat and uniform that they were awe-inspiring.

They all died in a sitting position, and although they have become crooked and disoriented under the erosion of time, their formation remains solemn and orderly.

It was... an extremely decisive and resolute collective sacrifice.

The soldiers' remains were all facing away from the only entrance to the mausoleum, and towards the exit of this square.

It's as if it's still guarding this mausoleum, watching over any visitors.

Even though they were nothing but bones, their imposing presence still made the three of them tremble with fear.

...

"Fifty, one hundred, two hundred, three hundred..."

The vampire queen was counting the number of soldiers' remains.

"A thousand...a thousand! More than a thousand soldiers have been buried alive with my father?! My...homeland has no such barbaric custom! What on earth has happened?!"

The vampire queen pondered the connection between those clues and this place.

"The homeland is indeed located in the northern part of these snow-capped mountains, but my father died for his country when it fell. How could he possibly be secretly buried here... And these soldiers—"

...

"Little Hilly!"

Lingxi tugged at her, interrupting her increasingly difficult thoughts.

"Come over here, do you recognize the words on this?"

She followed Lingxi to a stone tablet, and for some reason, the words on it were still clearly legible.

It stood in a relatively hidden shadow on one side, and even with their night vision, they didn't spot it immediately.

“I recognize it,” Hilliot nodded firmly.

"It's written in the language of our homeland. Let me read it to you."

She frowned and then translated the inscription on the stele into a language they could understand.

King Mona and his loyal soldiers are buried here.

The king died in the palace, sacrificing himself for his country. His guards secretly led him away.

[Along the way, the guards gathered all the scattered loyal soldiers. The journey was fraught with danger, and they finally arrived at this snow-capped mountain gorge.]

[A thousand loyal soldiers then encamped here. Several years later, a scout sent out returned with news that the country had fallen and their homes destroyed. The loyal soldiers all wept bitterly.]

[Even greater fears are looming. The princess who survived the fall of the capital was captured by the empire and tried and hanged several months ago.]

[As per the king's secret order, the soldiers will remain hidden here. When the time is right, the princess's personal guards will inform us of the existence of this gorge, and the princess will then lead us away from here to reclaim our homeland.]

The princess is dead, and there is no way to reverse the situation. Those loyal men who cling to this life are nothing more than stray dogs.

[Therefore, it was decided to build the king's mausoleum here, and upon its completion, he died for his country.]

[This inscription was carved by later generations. Since the loyal soldiers lost their country and their families, no one else had inscribed their names. Therefore, this inscription was carved to warn those who have the chance to see this tragic cemetery.]

...

After reading the inscription, Hilliot was so shocked that she felt dizzy.

"What..."

"I'm the one who killed them?"

She never imagined, nor could she have imagined—

As the progenitor of countless vampires and the vampire queen for a thousand years... she one day felt guilty about her vampire identity.

Although she has forgotten many things over the past thousand years, she can never forget the time a thousand years ago when she was first embraced by darkness and transformed into a fallen monster.

Because at that time, she was already immersed in killing and madness.

Her sole purpose was to exterminate the bloodline of the Empire, drink its blood, and grind its bones to dust—just as the Empire had done to the Kingdom of Mona.

Over the millennia, the empire has long since vanished, and her flames of vengeance have been extinguished.

But she could never forget this regret.

Originally, Lingxi went to great lengths to find this place with the intention of settling her past.

But unexpectedly, the truth of history was too heavy, too painful, and too regrettable—

The vampire queen's pupils dilated as if in an earthquake; she hadn't felt such pain in a thousand years.

So painful, so painful...

"If only my personal guards hadn't been implicated back then..."

"in case

At that time, I wasn't immersed in the killing...

She looked up, tears streaming down her cheeks.

She had never hated herself so much.

Standing before the soldiers of their homeland, standing before the king's tomb—

She realized that, as the vampire queen, she was utterly filthy in the eyes of her soldiers.

For a thousand years, she has been bloodthirsty, contemptuous of life, cold and inhuman.

It was as if she had woken up from a very, very long dream.

It turns out, she was nothing more than a purely evil monster, indulging in and enjoying the thrill of killing in the name of revenge...

He wishfully believed that the gentle princess was himself.

He wishfully wanted to "settle the past" for her.

They wishfully wanted to pursue their own "happiness" after committing countless crimes.

She is now the Queen of the Vampires, no longer a frail princess who died a thousand years ago...