"Alright, it's done. I don't feel any pain at all, right?"

The captain clapped his hands and looked at Karun, who was sitting next to the stone coffin.

There were several fresh bloodstains on Karun's clothes, as well as burn marks on his skin. In addition, various minor scratches were also arranged. The captain even broke two of Karun's ribs.

When it came to "faking injuries," the captain was definitely dedicated.

"Captain, you can't use your own pain standards to judge me."

"Don't worry, these injuries are easy to recover from. Even the two broken ribs won't affect your mobility for the time being. Once the people from Dark Moon Island rescue you, they will definitely give you the best healing potions and techniques, ensuring that you won't even have a scar."

"Is it over now?"

"Yes, it's over. We can't make it too disabling after all. Your body is going to be used by me in the 'story,' so I can't make it too damaged."

I've already arranged everything else—the statues, the position of the stone coffin, the burnt remains, the lingering aura of light, the traces of the fight outside, and even the bloodstains on the ground from dragging you into this cave.

Alright, just sit here and wait for someone to rescue you.

Oh, by the way, there's one more thing I want to remind you. Miss Ophelia might help you conceal the reason why you appeared in that villa. I guess she might have come here with you by appointment and then ran into me, who had infiltrated the villa. I activated the formation, and the two of you followed my formation to get here.

Anyway, she should try her best to erase your conservative secrets.

You never know how far a woman will go when she truly loves you.

So, when you are rescued and learn about the situation, you better be cautious."

"I understand."

The captain nodded and looked at Karun with a disdainful smile, saying, "Huh, you're really a scumbag who plays with other people's feelings."

"..." Karun.

"Hehehe." The captain burst into laughter again. "I'm leaving. Take care of yourself and don't get eaten by pythons. You still have the ability to move and fight."

The captain walked out of the cave.

Karun continued to lean against the stone coffin, feeling somewhat helpless. If it weren't for the captain's impulsive actions, he would probably be lying on the soft bed in the hotel room by now.

But now, he had to continue waiting, relying on the cold stone coffin.

At the same time, Karun silently remembered that he must be more cautious when going out with the captain next time and not let the captain continue to act recklessly.

The waiting time was destined to be long because they had to wait for Ophelia to return to Dark Moon Island and then bring people over. As for the teleportation formation in the master bedroom of the villa, it required a specific activation method, similar to a key, which the people from Dark Moon Island might not be able to decipher. Therefore, they couldn't teleport from the formation again.

Karun wanted to lie down and take a nap, but his injuries, although not severe, were made quite rich by the captain, making it impossible for him to fall asleep.

He turned his head and looked at the stone coffin next to him. He remembered that the captain had briefly called out the name "Jenifer" when he was momentarily lost. This was her stone coffin.

The lid of the stone coffin had been pushed open by the captain before he left. For "him," it was the most normal reaction to look at his wife's corpse while taking over a new body.

Karun came to the side of the stone coffin again. The last time he was standing, but this time he was squatting. The two different perspectives allowed Karun to discover something special on the back of the stone coffin lid.

He immediately lowered his body even more and even put his head inside the stone coffin. With the stimulation of the ancestral Ellen's fire attribute bloodline, he produced a small flame-like fire, illuminating the inside.

Under the stone coffin lid were bloody scratch marks.

This meant that the woman was "buried" in the stone coffin while still alive, struggling but ultimately futile.

Karun reached out and picked up one of the woman's arms, wanting to carefully observe her hand. Because she had already become a mummy, her hand had shrunk and withered, but he could see that there were marks of nails being pried open at the position of the fingertips. Some of the fingers even had no nails left, indicating that they had fallen off long ago.

These were details that Karun hadn't noticed when he first pushed open the stone coffin.

He turned his head and looked at the stone sculpture of Bernard next to him. He smiled as if he was looking at Karun.

Suddenly, Karun realized that the reason Bernard had set up this stone sculpture here might not be to create an atmosphere where they were still good friends. He deliberately brought "Miss Pall" here to admire his work.

It was a kind of showing off.

That's why the smile on the stone sculpture and the gesture of the other hand gave people an uncomfortable feeling when they first saw it, as if they were saying:

"Look, look, how foolish they are, hahaha."

It was hard to imagine what kind of anger the "him" inside the captain felt when he saw this scene again in his old haunt, but even so, the captain still controlled his loss of control.

Fortunately, Puerh was not an ordinary character back then. She was hailed as a genius of the family and had absolute confidence and self-preservation abilities. This allowed her to clearly express her impatience in the face of Bernard's pursuit.

If it were any other woman, facing such a man, the outcome...Perhaps what Bernard truly liked was not Puerh, but the feeling of being rejected by Puerh. This feeling of unrequited love gave him a sense of frustration and self-satisfaction. He was addicted to this kind of happiness.

If he had actually pursued Puerh, there might not have been such a "touching" love story passed down.

A woman's sixth sense is indeed powerful.

Karun believed that the Puerh at home had no idea about Bernard's true nature. Otherwise, it would have definitely told him instead of annoying him repeatedly.

Now, he had a plan to support Puerh. After it regained its strength, he would personally go to the Dark Moon Island and dig up Bernard's grave.

The most pitiful one was the captain, who had experienced the pain of losing his loved ones twice.

But the captain had strong mental resilience. He was a man who could tear off his own face and engage in a cognitive battle, successfully maintaining his dominance and sense of self. His perseverance was truly admirable.

So, this was probably why the captain insisted on leaving something behind for himself.

He suppressed his grief, awakened from a brief moment of confusion, but he couldn't be unaffected. His influence was that, because he had experienced the pain of losing his loved ones twice, he subconsciously wanted to find solace in Karun.

He ignored Karun's opinion and forced himself into the play, staging this life-saving act to leave an indelible impression on Ophelia's heart.

The reason was that he was feeling bitter and couldn't wait to have a piece of candy.

Time passed by, and Karun's thoughts gradually spread. In the end, he became exhausted.

Karun lay down in the empty stone coffin beside him. This was not the first time he had lain in a coffin, nor was it the first time he felt comfortable lying in one.

Normal people had a taboo feeling towards coffins, but it wasn't like that. The environment inside a coffin could provide a sense of psychological and physical security.

In this narrow space, you were the master, and no one would disturb you. You were finally isolated from the world and could enjoy the tranquility.

Karun closed his eyes and fell asleep, but he was also awake because a part of his consciousness was always paying attention to the outside.

Every hunting dog had this ability, commonly known as "keeping one eye open while sleeping."

He didn't know how long it had been, but he knew that the sky outside was about to brighten. There was movement at the entrance of the cave, and a group of people were coming this way.

Karun still had his eyes closed, but his heart was calling for his symbiote.

The coffin lid closed, and the formation left by the captain started to operate, emitting a white light. After the white light appeared, the formation dissipated.

The captain always paid attention to details and never left any mistakes.

The white light was guided by Karun and condensed into a figure, the figure of Puerh, in human form.

She lay on the coffin lid, as if she was sleeping with Karun. Everything felt so natural because this was Puerh's daily life now.

The group of people who had just entered the cave outside exclaimed in surprise and excitement.

Karun heard Ophelia's voice, "Karun..."

Alright,

He could finally sleep.

...

In the master bedroom of the funeral home in Vienna, Puerh suddenly opened its eyes. It sat up, rubbed its eyes with its cat paws, and looked at the slightly brightening sky outside the window, wondering, "I couldn't sleep as soon as Karun left, meow?"

...

Karun didn't know how long he had been sleeping. He had forgotten the passage of time, and he had woken up several times during his sleep, each time with different people beside him. But soon, Karun closed his eyes again.

Among them, one brief moment of awakening was particularly memorable. It was when Ophelia personally changed the dressing on his wound. However, this woman, who was only skilled in wielding a sword, was clumsy when it came to taking care of others. She accidentally tore open Karun's wound, causing him to flinch in pain.

After that, he could sense that he had been given a lot of potions and felt his body being enveloped in warm healing magic.

Finally, when he was fully rested, Karun slowly opened his eyes.

Ophelia was not sitting by his bedside, exhausted from taking care of him.

On the opposite side of his bed, there was a chair with a person sitting on it. This person had a cold and stern face, with very fair skin, and his hands were resting on the armrests of the chair.

To some extent, he resembled the statue of Bernard in the cave, not in terms of specific appearance, but in terms of aura.

Although Karun had hidden behind the curtains that time and didn't see his true face, he had a feeling that he was Ophelia's uncle, General Tuffman, who had voluntarily given up the position of clan leader to his own brother.

As an island power, the Dark Moon Island's geographical situation determined that its strongest force would undoubtedly be its navy, and he was the leader of this force.

When Tuffman saw Karun wake up, he didn't show any particular surprise. He silently picked up the pre-cut cigar from the coffee table in front of him, lit it with a lighter, took a puff, and exhaled the smoke, not caring at all that this was a patient's ward.

Karun slowly propped himself up with his hand on the bed.

I have always heard that the treatment effect of the church hospital is amazing. The treatment I received this time is definitely more advanced than that of the church hospital. The wounds all over my body have already scabbed, and I can feel them healing because I feel itchy all over.

Without taking the initiative to get close, without speaking first, Karun just sat there, slightly lowering his shoulders.

Taufman continued to slowly smoke his cigar, not hiding the fact that he was observing Karun.

Karun maintained a certain expression. After lying down for a long time, he felt comfortable sitting up.

The captain only reminded himself that Ophelia might help him hide the fact that he appeared behind the curtain of the other garden. As for the rest, the captain didn't say.

Because what Karun needs to do next is to play the role of a talented member of the "ancestors" who is blessed and chosen.

As for how to play the role of a genius, the captain didn't think it would be difficult for Karun. Just act naturally.

Finally, Taufman put the cigar on the edge of the ashtray, adjusted his sitting posture, and spoke:

"I am Taufman, Ophelia's uncle, and the commander of the Dark Moon Island Fleet outside the sea."

From this sentence, Karun knew that Ophelia had helped him hide it, otherwise Taufman would not have introduced himself like this on purpose.

"Hello, General."

Taufman stood up and walked in front of Karun, overlooking him, and said:

"The Dark Moon has guided the arrival of a genius for us. Although he was once stranded overseas, he eventually returned to the embrace of the Dark Moon."

Karun had nothing to say, just silently looking at him.

Taufman smiled and said, "Karun, do you believe in fairy tales?"

Karun still had nothing to say.

"Most of the fairy tales that have been passed down are false, but they are fascinating. In other words, as long as they are fascinating, it doesn't matter whether they are true or false.

Just like... you."

Karun remained silent.

"I believe in the Dark Moon and admire our ancestor, Bernard, but I'm sorry, I have been drifting on the sea for a long time, and I have seen too much dirtiness and meanness, witnessed too much despair and numbness.

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I think faith is something we pursue hard, and getting that bit of comfort is a reward.

But I really didn't expect that faith can deliver gifts to our doorstep in such a direct way, and even thoughtfully ring the doorbell.

What do you think?"

Karun continued to remain silent.

"Do you have anything you want to say to me, Karun?"

Karun shook his head and finally said, "I don't know what to say to you."

"You can start with a reason, such as why you don't want to address me with respect."

"Why should I address you with respect?"

"Because if you consider yourself as Ophelia's peer, then I am your elder."

"But, General, do you treat me as your junior?"

"Not yet, for now."

"Then why should I consider you as my elder?"

"Well, that's true."

"If we consider our identities, you believe in the Dark Moon, and I believe in the God of Order. Although the Church of Needs and Dark Moon Island are in a period of cooperation now, I disdain your faith and therefore disdain your identity.

So, why should I address you with respect?"

"Is this what you truly think?"

"Yes, it's my true thoughts. From the beginning, I have never been happy about having the bloodline of the Dark Moon. Oh, maybe the only thing I'm happy about is that I can get some support in terms of points from Dark Moon Island, but this is also based on the foundation of mutual use. I'm not taking advantage of your points for nothing, and you also expect to get investment returns from me in the future.

It was you who took the initiative to come to me for support, not me who actively sought you out.

I'm sorry,

When you compared me to a gift sent by the Dark Moon and felt somewhat unreal and uncertain, I really wanted to laugh.

Because in my heart, there is only order, not the Dark Moon."

"I can understand your feeling of not considering yourself as a member of the Dark Moon clan. But even from the perspective of a cooperative partner, you shouldn't speak so bluntly. Are you sure I won't get angry?"

"You will get angry, but what can you do?"

A silence fell between the two.

"I like your personality. It reminds me of my youth."

Karun knew that General Taufman was giving both sides a way out.

"I can tell that you are different from the others on Dark Moon Island, so I can speak my mind in front of you."

"Hehehe."

Taufman laughed for a while and said, "Ophelia's original arranged marriage partner was the grandson of the chief bishop of the York City District."

"I know, he and I live in the same courtyard in the hotel."

"It's an interesting arrangement." Taufman hinted.

Karun smiled slightly and did not explain.

"Alright, next, I want to talk to you as Ophelia's elder."

"Please."

"I have always supported Ophelia's own choices, including marriage. She is the pearl in my heart. I have no children, and she is my daughter.

I think if you and she can get married, it will be a continuation of the love story between our ancestor Bernard and Miss Pall. You may not know the status of our ancestor Bernard and his story on Dark Moon Island. In short, in this way, Ophelia will be destined to be the next leader of the Dark Moon clan."

"I already have a fiancée.""I allow your fiancée to become your lover in the future, and I believe Ophelia would also accept this compromise.

In the near future, she will become the clan leader, but considering your temperament and your own bloodline, whether the clan leader is her or you, both are possible, isn't it?

You will have the chance to become the first person under the Dark Moon."

"Hehe..."

"What are you laughing at, Karun?"

"Do you know, I often dream of a woman, sometimes she appears as a woman, sometimes as a black cat. She always repeats a sentence in my dreams, do you want to hear it?"

"What did Ms. Pall do to you?"

"She regrets choosing the family belief system, she didn't expect the ancestor to be so weak, it limited her."

"So, what you mean is?"

"The Dark Moon, is only fit to reflect the shadow of order."

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Due to the schedule issue, there is one less update during the day. I will try to finish the next one before twelve.

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