Everyone had arrived, so Earl Charlie was no longer in such a hurry.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill and almost everything was arranged, he suggested that those who had driven go for a stroll around.
Most of them had rarely been to Europe before, so the local customs and practices here still intrigued them.
Especially little Niannian.
She had only been out for less than half an hour, but it was obvious that she had become shy.
The reason was simple: the big sisters here were too enthusiastic.
Back in China, many young ladies and big sisters would praise her for being cute and beautiful when they saw her.
However, since Chinese people tend to be more reserved in expressing their emotions, few of them would actually touch her.
But here, just a few steps out of the door, she could hear a big sister shouting “Beautiful,” then coming up to pinch her cheeks and ruffle her hair.
Niannian smiled like a Chinese New Year picture doll.
She never refused the kindness from strangers.
That was why the brighter she smiled, the more women came to pinch her cheeks to show their affection for her.
Ah, it was really a sweet trouble~
“Hehe, there are too many people here. You must not be used to being so in the spotlight. I'll take you to a quieter place.”
Earl Charlie watched as Niannian's eyes almost turned into spirals. He couldn't help but show a naughty smile.
He was a bit of a prankster. He waited until Niannian couldn't take it anymore before suggesting they go to a quieter place.
Letting the little girl meet more people was also the idea of Taoist Qingyun. So even though he knew Earl Charlie had a bit of a mischievous streak, he didn't say much.
“Then please lead the way.”
Taoist Qingyun looked at the dizzy Niannian with a smile and finally agreed to change places.
But this so - called quiet place wasn't really that quiet.
Earl Charlie led them into a bar.
The bar's owner was also a vampire and a descendant of Earl Charlie, so there was no age - restriction for entering the bar.
It was like strolling in his own backyard.
It was Niannian's first time in such a place.
There was the red lights and green wines, handsome men and beautiful women, the noisy music, and the unrestrained cheers and banter.
It was even livelier than the previous place.
Earl Charlie led them to a private room with good soundproofing.
The transparent glass allowed them to see the hustle and bustle downstairs, but it could block out most of the noise.
He leaned back on the sofa, lit a cigar, and enjoyed the puff of smoke to his heart's content.
“Living for too long has its drawbacks. I always feel so lonely and cold around me. I like places like this. Every time I come here, I have the illusion that I'm still alive. What do you think? Do you like it here?”
This question was really hard to answer.
Niannian and the others preferred a quiet environment. Coming to such a noisy place, they couldn't say they hated it, but they didn't like it very much either.
But seeing Earl Charlie looking so intoxicated, they didn't want to spoil his mood.
The little girl was too honest to lie. She could only frown, pout her little mouth, and use silence to show her resistance.
“Beautiful little princess, cheer up. If it weren't for my connections today, you might not be able to enter such a place for the next decade or so. I'm just showing you the world. Why are you still unhappy?”
Earl Charlie's gaze fell on the little girl. Seeing how cute she was even when she was annoyed, he couldn't help but smile.
“I don't like places like this either. I don't think it matters even if I can't enter such places for the next few decades. Big bat, when are we going to get down to business? I miss home. I want to go home.”
There were people with strange looks everywhere here, just like Earl Charlie.
Niannian rarely had contact with foreigners. To be precise, Earl Charlie was the first foreigner she had ever met.
There were unfamiliar faces all around. Whether it was the eating habits, speaking habits, or living habits, they were completely different from what she was used to.
The little girl, who preferred to stay in her comfort zone, suddenly lost all her sense of security.
She wanted to escape from this place and go home quickly. Only in a familiar place could she feel free.
“Don't be impatient. The thing is, I don't know where those werewolves have gone recently. I'm just waiting for them to show up. Don't worry. If they know I'm back, they won't be able to hold back. At the latest, it'll be next week. Those werewolves have always been very impatient. They're always like this.”
Earl Charlie drained the glass of wine in front of him. He couldn't actually taste it or tell whether the wine was good or bad, but he just liked to imitate everything humans did.
Whether it was falling in love and getting married or eating and sleeping, these were things that vampires didn't need at all, but he was enthusiastic about them.
Only in this way could he forget his identity as a vampire and feel that he was no different from others.
“Why do you like to imitate... humans so much?”
Shen Weixun didn't quite understand Earl Charlie's thoughts either.
Ordinary people wanted to have extraordinary abilities and endless lifespan, while some people who were born with these things wanted to become ordinary people again.
Sure enough, as long as one had a brain, they were extremely complicated, and their thoughts were more and more strange.
“Do you know what it means that I'm the first - generation vampire?”
Earl Charlie took another puff of his cigar. Looking at the slowly rising smoke that became fainter and fainter in the air before finally disappearing, his eyes were unfocused.
“It means that I'm the first vampire born in this world, and it also means eternal loneliness. Have you ever heard of the origin of vampires? I used to be human.”
There were various theories about the origin of vampires.
The most classic one was about the Garden of Eden.
After Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden, they came to the wilderness and had many children.
Among them, Cain was the eldest and also the third human in the world.
He was a farmer and lived with his shepherd brother.
Once, as usual, the two of them offered sacrifices to God. Since his brother was a shepherd, he offered sumptuous meat, while Cain's vegetables and radishes displeased God.
Cain was so angry that he murdered his brother.
The way he killed his brother was by sucking all his blood dry.
This ability of his was innate, but he didn't know how to use it. It was later that a witch named Lilith taught him how to absorb the power from blood.
Some people also said that Lilith was also a blood - clan and that she was the ancestor of the blood - clan.
However, these were all unsubstantiated legends.
Earl Charlie told them another story. Similar to the legend of the Garden of Eden, this story was also related to a witch.
But it wasn't that the witch taught him how to obtain power from blood.
Instead, it was about a curse.