Chapter 752

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Leaving?

Shen Yao's eyes brightened and brightened again; she walked quickly to Weilan's side and stopped. "Are we going back to Saint Tiana School?"

It seemed only by returning here would Weilan come to pick her up.

Weilan nodded. "Matters here have reached a stopping point. If there are no other arrangements, I still need to go handle things on Saint Tiana's side."

After all, Saint Tiana's safety depends entirely on Weilan. Now that Weilan is gone, Saint Tiana has become a back garden where certain people can come and go as they please without any scruples.

Weilan indicated that there has never been anyone who ran wild on his turf and retreated safely. Before, it was because certain matters tied his hands and feet; it doesn't mean Weilan actually has a good temper.

Just like Shen Yao's cheap cousin who died who knows how long ago, Weilan has always been ruthless and unscrupulous in his actions. Showing leniency? That doesn't exist in Weilan's dictionary at all.

Shen Yao listened, then lifted her head and tapped her own chin. "What about Xize'er's side?"

Weilan raised a hand and rubbed Shen Yao's head. "He has already gotten what he wished for. However, whether the final ending is good or bad still depends on how he himself chooses to think."

Matters have two sides. Some people like to look at the merits; some people like to look at the flaws.

Xize'er cooperated with Weilan to gain the upper hand in the clan dispute. Weilan keeps his word — what he promises, he does. For an arrangement like this that only looks at results and not the process, can Xize'er really be satisfied? Weilan expressed neither agreement nor disagreement on this.

Shen Yao: ……

What's going on? Listening to the implications of Weilan's words, they still seem somewhat different from what she had imagined.

Could it be that Weilan and Xize'er have a rift, only able to maintain surface harmony while secretly still guarding against each other or ready to stab each other in the back at any moment?

Mm.

That truly fits the noble playbook — insidious and cunning, stopping at nothing.

She silently badmouthed Weilan two sentences in her heart, not wanting to be caught red-handed by Weilan, with whom she shared a telepathic connection.

"Junior Sister, it's not that I can do whatever I want. Everything was Xize'er's intention." Of course, the blame for botching the bad deed also falls entirely on Xize'er.

Weilan raised a hand and rubbed his head, then conveniently opened the car door, signaling Shen Yao to get in.

As for the luggage at the manor, servants were already responsible for organizing and packing it. Long before Shen Yao returned, they had already neatly arranged and placed all those things.

Shen Yao raised her eyebrows, tugging at Weilan's sleeve with a slightly embarrassed air.

Weilan neither stopped her nor said more. Instead, he quietly explained that on the way back to Saint Tiana, they might still stop over for several days in some places in the Sins Empire.

"I'm fine with anything." She didn't mind. It would be a good opportunity to learn more about the Sins Empire.

She got in smoothly. The black partition in front rose slowly.

Weilan sat beside Shen Yao, raised a hand, pulled her into his embrace, and patted her.

It was actually rather marvelous. Weilan and Shen Yao seemed not to have spent much time together, but every time he saw Shen Yao, Weilan felt completely satisfied.

Is this what feelings are?

Something she once sneered at has now become a treasure that warms him.

Shen Yao leaned in Weilan's embrace and softly spoke of her days at the manor — what she ate, what she did. "The scenery really isn't bad. If there's a chance, Senior can come stay here for a longer period."

Shen Yao recommended it sincerely. After all, vampires possess very long lives. If they don't find more things to do, the final ending is falling into eternal slumber.

You should know those very famous pureblood vampires from early on were all like this. Who let purebloods be immortal?

Weilan didn't speak, just quietly held Shen Yao in his arms until her expression grew somewhat drowsy and she fell asleep lying in his embrace.

She truly fell asleep. After waking up from a single sleep, the sky outside had already turned dark. The car beneath her was still driving forward. The stopping destination was temporarily unknown.

Weilan was currently leaning sideways, looking at the notes in his hand. Beside him, a not-too-glaring warm light was lit.

She rubbed her eyes. Shen Yao leaned close to Weilan, her head naturally resting on his arm.

"Awake? How do you feel?" Weilan had already freed one hand to touch Shen Yao's face. While helping tidy her hair strands, he didn't forget to explain they were still on the road. In several dozen more minutes they would reach a manor, where they would need to live temporarily for a few days.

Shen Yao was like a little kitten just woken up. She lifted her head and rubbed against the palm beside her face. "Fine. Senior, have you not rested for such a long time?"

"I'm a vampire. Not sleeping is no problem." Vampires really have a natural advantage in this regard. Even as long as basic food is guaranteed sufficient, they can persist like perpetual motion machines until death.

Tsk.

Weilan rarely mentioned his own identity, but after being together with Shen Yao he no longer avoided the taboo. He even used himself as an example to verify, letting Shen Yao know how to use the fastest, most direct means to kill a vampire.

Shen Yao: ……

Shen Yao sometimes strongly suspects Weilan's own mental state. After all, this kind of living person seeking death situation is still relatively rare.

The car beneath them slowly decelerated. Before Shen Yao could open her mouth to ask what was wrong, the rising partition suddenly lowered. The bodyguard spoke. "Young Master, there are people ahead."

People?

Who could block them?

Shen Yao was still lying on Weilan. Through the window to the side, she looked outside.

Mm. There were indeed a few human figures ahead.

The Bloodthirsty Rose she carried had no reaction at all. Shen Yao knew — these were all humans.

Humans!

Even stranger, okay?

She raised a hand and scratched her head. Shen Yao sat up. Weilan to the side told her to wait a moment, then opened the car door himself.

"Host, aren't you going to join in the excitement?" The system began urging its own host to actively participate.

Shen Yao: ……

"With you here, would I not know the situation outside?" This system, this big sieve — what can't it say? Whether it speaks or not, it nags and mutters everything completely clean.

System: …… Just treat it as the host praising herself!

Weilan got out of the car, followed by a retinue of bodyguards; rows of black-clad muscular men exuded a strong sense of oppression, especially since these bodyguards also carried the scent of fresh blood.

The few people at the very front bowed respectfully to Weilan.

"Young Master Weilan, long time no see."

"So it's Teacher Night Wing, long time no see."

Weilan smiled and greeted the middle-aged man, then asked this usually extremely busy important person why, instead of going everywhere to hunt vampires, he had come running over to his side.

"I heard Young Master Weilan returned to the Sins Empire, so I wanted to see you."

Night Wing did not explain the concrete reason he came running over to intercept Weilan, merely indicating he currently had time; moreover, the relationship between the two was extraordinary, so regardless of the reason, he could not pretend to be unaware.

Upon hearing this, Weilan smiled and raised an eyebrow; behind Night Wing followed several hunters also from the Hunter Association, all individuals Night Wing valued, and also the rising stars the Hunter Association poured its efforts into cultivating.

"Teacher Night Wing has worked hard, bringing so many people must be very tiring."

Hunters are not easy to cultivate; after all, vampires won't wait for their opponents to grow up and come for their lives, therefore the Hunter Association's hunter mortality rate is quite high; except for encountering a vampire like Weilan who clearly stands on the human side, any vampire running into a hunter won't be able to resist tearing them to shreds.

Night Wing smiled without answering, instead stepping forward, using the opportunity of speaking with Weilan to further shorten the distance between them.

The several bodyguards behind Weilan moved; they explicitly refused Night Wing's approach, but were finally stopped by Weilan waving his hand with a smile.

"My relationship with Teacher Night Wing runs deep, it's fine," Weilan waved his hand, casually pointed at the empty space not far away, and arrived there a step ahead of Night Wing.

Night Wing:...

Night Wing sighed inwardly, feeling some pity; it seemed he could only tell the truth.

Weilan:...

"Teacher Night Wing, out of respect for my teacher, I still advise you not to meddle in other people's business; Xize'er's temper isn't very good, the hunters you've cultivated won't be able to withstand Xize'er."

Moreover, Xize'er is currently worried about finding no one to establish his prestige; he isn't a vampire standing on the human side, so it's fundamentally impossible for him to show mercy to hunters.

Night Wing expressed helplessness, stating this matter was the Hunter Association's command; even though he holds a pivotal role in the Hunter Association, he cannot disobey the Hunter Association's command.

Upon hearing this, Weilan could only shrug his shoulders, "That is truly ten thousand pities."

He could only silently pray for Teacher Night Wing in his heart, hoping Xize'er doesn't play too crazy this time, letting a few more of the Hunter Association's fresh blood survive.

In fact, Weilan's prayer was useless, but the Hunter Association indeed survived quite a few people, because the female lead belonging to Xize'er was inside.

'Is it that girl?'

Shen Yao hid inside the car, staring at the system's broadcast feed on one hand, while searching for the most outstanding girl from within on the other.

Mm

A head of beautiful golden hair paired with an angelic face; Shen Yao very easily discovered the female lead's existence.

The system nodded its head very quickly this time, indicating the female lead is exactly in this encounter with Xize'er, and the two people will from now on be entangled with each other, loving and killing each other.

'Oh, then it's really not unexpected; it's indeed something Xize'er would do.'

From the matter of herself being kidnapped by Xize'er to the Sins Empire and used to threaten Weilan, Shen Yao already knew what type of person Xize'er is.

'Vampire noble and vampire hunter, huh?' Truly a match made by heaven; hope they get along well and compose an earth-shattering beautiful tale.

Weilan returned to the car, and as the car started moving, the group quickly departed.

The hunters outside had already left; they aren't ordinary people either, their skills are no different from ordinary vampires, at most they just lack the vampire's sturdiness and durability; after all, the human body is still flesh and blood, completely unlike those cold-blooded vampire creatures that have no reason at all, entirely driven by instinct.

"Those Hunter Association people came for the purpose of testing."

Weilan told Shen Yao the situation outside, and by the way explained he hadn't favored any side; but with Xize'er and the Hunter Association's capabilities, the Hunter Association would most likely suffer losses.

"Hunters and vampires are irreconcilable, Senior," Shen Yao's words weren't finished, but Weilan understood; this was worry for him.

"There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests."

Even the Toweier Family, which chose to stand on the human side, still harbors small calculations that cannot be told to outsiders.

Reaching out to hold Shen Yao's palm, the warm touch made Weilan unable to help revealing a smile.

"Since the pureblood vampires chose to slumber, internal strife among the vampire world's nobles has been severe; the remaining nobles are few.

Vampire nobles are mainly distributed in a few empires; there are only three nobles inside the Sins Empire," the Toweier Family stood on the human side early on, and is the most powerful of the three.

Because his family is too overbearing, Xize'er has always had the intention of swallowing another; this time kidnapping Shen Yao to seek cooperation with Weilan is merely the opening foreplay.

"The Toweier Family is bound to the Sins Empire, trouble won't easily happen," of course, if trouble truly happens, it's both sides collapsing together.

This probability is only slightly greater than the Sins Empire being destroyed, but the Sins Empire is already one of the most powerful empires on the entire continent; the fact that the novel story was arranged to unfold in the Sins Empire shows a thing or two.

This is also why Weilan has such confidence; let Xize'er and the Hunter Association make a fuss, anyway after both suffer heavy losses, the beneficiaries will still be their Toweier Family.

Shen Yao:...

Somewhat understand; isn't this just the snipe and clam struggle, the fisherman gains?

Yet Xize'er and the Hunter Association know this, yet still will rush forward without hesitation, because the trouble they need to resolve is far more serious than benefiting the Toweier Family.

Tsk

Choosing the lesser of two evils? Always feel saying it out loud is a bit weird.

The black car underneath continued forward, finally stopping at a manor located at the mountain foot.

Compared to the manor Shen Yao lived in before, this one earlier was quite gloomy and remote; placed in a ghost story it would be the crime scene location.

When Shen Yao got out of the car she was still a bit careful; fortunately Weilan was right beside her, hand directly placed on Weilan's arm, Shen Yao raised her head looking left and right, afraid a ghost shadow might suddenly appear here.

Weilan:...

As the manor's scenery was opened up, the gloomy environment instantly receded.

"This is a manor not many people come to; daily someone comes to clean," but servants won't be arranged to stay guard here.

Weilan could think of temporarily stopping here because of Xize'er's side.

"Xize'er is coming?"

"Probably, up to his intent."

After all, no one can guess what Xize'er thinks; this person acts entirely on preference; like in the early years when he had friction with another vampire noble family, Xize'er personally took action, directly hunting and killing two direct-line offspring of the other side, stirring up trouble until he nearly lost his own life.

At that time Weilan knew Xize'er was a crazy person; crazy people have never been able to be calculated with common sense.

The two entered the manor and went up to the second-floor bedroom to stay overnight.

Shen Yao had slept enough on the carriage and wasn't very sleepy, so since she had nothing else to do, she decisively began exploring up and down inside the manor.

Weilan had already washed up and gone to the study; the bodyguards she brought were scattered around the manor, protecting the safety of the two Owners as best they could.

Shen Yao walked along stopping and starting; good news, there was nothing in the manor, and those things that existed in Shen Yao's imagination were merely imagination; bad news, the manor was large and boring, Shen Yao couldn't sleep, and could only go find Weilan to pass the time.

Weilan:...?

Weilan casually handed Shen Yao a book, and the two sat facing each other until Shen Yao turned the pages and saw the dark red name on the title page.

Non-human Species Origin