Chapter 758

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

"Let's go."

Weilan wore a smile, extending her palm forward.

Shen Yao smiled and placed her hand inside, then stepped forward into Weilan's embrace, whispering, "What's the purpose of this banquet this time?"

There wouldn't be a simple invitation for Weilan without a purpose; after all, Weilan's status is what it is, and her years of painstaking management at Saint Tiana haven't been in vain — all those clans are watching closely.

"It's still the same old matter, but some people don't want to settle the deep hatred between vampires and werewolves, and have jumped out on their own."

Weilan raised her beautiful eyebrows, her pair of emerald eyes brimming with gentleness.

Every time she saw Weilan's face, Shen Yao would marvel at Heaven's unfairness — this is a vampire? No wonder so many people are obsessed and unable to extricate themselves.

"Host, this sentence refers to yourself, right?" Other people can't reach Weilan's level either.

But speaking of it, the Host and Weilan really have some fate; they met by chance, and under various karmic premises things escalated, finally achieving a happy ending.

Tsk tsk tsk

Come to think of it, the Host counts as a novel protagonist, so why does she feel even more dazzling than the original novel protagonist?

"Jumped out? Then tonight's banquet might be more lively than imagined."

Someone went to great lengths to set up a stage; actors will definitely come forward to perform, and people with ulterior motives will take the stage one after another — Shen Yao dare not imagine that scene.

Weilan:...

Weilan couldn't help raising her hand to flick Shen Yao's nose tip, signaling not to anticipate these things too much; otherwise if an accident happens midway, Shen Yao will definitely be disappointed for a long time.

Huh?

There can still be accidents midway?

Is there some inside story she herself doesn't know about?

Shen Yao blinked her eyes, but Weilan kept silent on this matter, revealing no information at all.

Shen Yao:...

"Alright, once we get there, everything will naturally become clear."

Raising her hand to lightly pat Shen Yao's little head, Weilan then led Shen Yao away.

The two walked to the bottom of the dormitory building and, under the bodyguards' protection, entered the black car.

Boom—

With a humming sound they left Saint Tiana School, and under the black car's full-speed advance, they arrived at a bustling ancient castle just as night fell.

This is the venue for this banquet; the host of this banquet is also someone they both know.

"Xize'er"

"Weilan, Miss Shen"

Xize'er stood at the ancient castle's entrance wearing a well-tailored suit; seeing Weilan and Shen Yao approaching hand in hand, he immediately greeted them with a smile.

How to describe the relationship between the two sides? Say it's good — impossible; say it's bad — but they've cooperated quite a lot these years.

Weilan and Xize'er have a seeming-enemy-not-friend state, yet both can endure it and very naturally scheme against others.

That's right, the one referred to here is that unlucky bastard of the Sins Empire, the vampire noble isolated by the two; even though he previously had a few decent allies, in the past two years not only has the number of allies sharply decreased, but his own power has severely shrunk, forcing him to tuck his tail and behave.

"Has that person come?"

"Of course."

"This banquet's theme — there won't be any accidents, right?"

"How could there be? Causing trouble in front of three vampire nobles is more painful than death."

"..."

Xize'er couldn't help baring his teeth; however you look at it there's a smile-that-doesn't-reach-the-eyes aura, especially paired with that head of dazzling red hair — truly don't know how to write the two words "show off."

Weilan lowered her eyes and lightly patted Shen Yao's hand back, then bypassed Xize'er and entered the ancient castle.

He and Xize'er really have nothing to say; being able to say this much is thanks to Shen Yao being present. "If there's trouble later, just stay put; I'll rush over in time."

At a banquet like this, Weilan inevitably needs to socialize; Shen Yao herself doesn't want to face them, so she'll find a place where others won't easily disturb her to rest.

Hearing Weilan's words, Shen Yao gave an "Mm," "I understand."

After the two entered the ancient castle, they faced a crowd of bowing vampires, among them quite a few ordinary human nobles who acted even more nervous than the vampires.

As for why this banquet has ordinary nobles — because when werewolves and vampires, two non-human species, fight, the ones most harmed are ordinary people. These ordinary nobles hold no small authority in the human world; they can manage human society to a certain extent — that's why they appear.

Weilan led Shen Yao to a high platform; this is where the female guests gather.

There are vampires, ordinary people, and even vampire hunters.

Shen Yao saw the female lead Victoria's figure — golden long hair coiled up, a very beautiful crown atop her head.

Mm

This person has stayed by Xize'er's side for several years, right? It seems the Hunter Association can't do anything about her either; Xize'er's strength is tyrannical, and in a sense even more unreasonable than Weilan. The Hunter Association habitually bullies the weak and fears the strong — how could they possibly offend this great evil god who shouts for killing at every turn?

Weilan delivered Shen Yao to the place and then left on his own, but before leaving he didn't forget to instruct the bodyguards to do their job; a banquet like this definitely won't lack trouble. Shen Yao's current self-preservation ability comes entirely from the Bloodthirsty Rose on her body; regarding accuracy, after Weilan's long-term nurturing, not to mention a hundred shots hundred hits, but it's at least nine out of ten. However, once facing that kind of extremely capable ruthless person, Shen Yao still only has the option of tying her hands and waiting for capture.

Leaving the bodyguards, Weilan isn't really counting on them to protect Shen Yao — it's just to buy time for him to rush over. When it comes down to it, regarding matters involving Shen Yao, the only one Weilan can trust is himself.

Shen Yao ignored the bodyguards hiding in the surrounding corners; she stepped to the dining table, raised her hand, picked up a cup of clear sweet beverage, brought it to her mouth, and sipped.

Mm

The taste is really not bad~

Don't mention it, what Shen Yao likes most are the wines and beverages at banquets; although the banquets she attends most are hosted by vampires, not every banquet has those bloody disgusting scenes.

Just like now, the big shots dressed in fine clothes gathered in twos and threes to chat; if not for knowing their identities, no one would think these were not human.

Shen Yao picked up the fork beside her, carefully speared a small piece of pastry, and put it into her mouth.

Soft, glutinous, with a hint of fresh fragrance, Shen Yao nodded in satisfaction, finally put down the fork, picked up her wine glass, and walked toward the nearby window-side balcony.

The windows there were fully open, allowing a view of the scenery outside.

Not far away, black sedans were speeding discreetly toward them; Xize'er's fiery red hair was striking and dazzling in the night. Shen Yao knocked on the window frame, her expression thoughtful.

"Miss Shen."

Hearing someone call her, Shen Yao turned her head to meet Victoria's gaze, and also spoke softly, calling out, "Miss Dolun."

Victoria gestured for Shen Yao to just call her Victoria; as for Dolun, she was no longer in the Hunter Association, so how could she still flaunt the family name?

Shen Yao:... Huh? Did they fall out again?

But this wasn't hard to understand; after all, the Dolun Family and the vampires had some unspeakable melodramatic past, and Victoria was currently mixing with vampires, which the Dolun Family could not accept.

The Hunter Association could do nothing to Victoria because of Xize'er, but the Dolun Family was the family Victoria was born and raised in; they could actively dislike Victoria and cut ties with her, but Victoria could not speak ill of the Dolun Family.

Shen Yao felt some sympathy for this female lead; she was truly pitiful. Being with the male lead brought few benefits, and she had to endure the family's constant backstabbing.

"Host, this isn't the Dolun Family's fault; who could forget a blood feud?"

"Didn't Victoria forget? It was Xize'er's line of vampires who killed so many of the Dolun Family."

System:...

Fine fine fine, the Host wants to play it like that, then it really doesn't dare say anything more.

After exchanging a few words with the system, Shen Yao continued to ask about Victoria's purpose; surely she didn't just want to say hello?

Victoria:...

Of course not just to say hello to Shen Yao; even if she wanted to, Xize'er wouldn't agree.

No matter what strange attitude Victoria currently had toward Xize'er, their interests were currently aligned: to win over more allies and smoothly reclaim the stakes they had laid out.

"Miss Shen, I..."

Victoria's words hadn't landed when suddenly a series of shattering sounds came from behind—the noise of wine glasses and other artifacts falling to the ground.

Turning to look, not far away was already in chaos. Victoria was about to tell Shen Yao to leave with her, but when she turned back, she saw the elusive Weilan had already wrapped Shen Yao in his arms and was softly soothing her.

Victoria:...

What the hell, from so far away, how did Weilan get here so fast?

She muttered that Weilan truly valued Shen Yao; she must win over Shen Yao well, not only to complete Xize'er's instructions for her but also to leave herself a way out.

At this moment, Victoria apologetically nodded to the two of them, then turned and hurried toward the place where the trouble had broken out to maintain order there.

Shen Yao curiously asked, "What's happening?"

"Someone made a move and lost face," Weilan patted Shen Yao's shoulder, "Are you scared?"

Shen Yao shook her head, "No."

She had just heard the noise, and the next second Weilan teleported; her sense of security was full.

Not only was she not scared, Shen Yao was also a bit curious, especially after Weilan said that, she was even more interested.

Weilan raised his eyebrows, taking Shen Yao with him to teleport over and join the liveliness.

This left the bodyguards hiding around all at a loss; should they follow or stay in place? What if they followed and got scolded? What if they didn't follow and something happened?

Before they could figure it out, an explosion suddenly came from ahead.

The entire brilliantly lit hall suddenly lost power, and screams rose and fell.

Shen Yao:... Huh?

Shen Yao suddenly felt Weilan holding her tighter, her whole face buried in Weilan's embrace, and she even put on the coat Weilan had taken off.

The coat still carried Weilan's scent, which greatly dissipated the tension Shen Yao felt from the change in environment.

Huff.

"Don't be afraid."

Weilan bent down and said a word, then had Shen Yao hold him, followed by a period of teleportation until the lights above lit up again, and Shen Yao was able to see the situation before her.

Mm.

Unsurprisingly, it was very dirty and messy, with all sorts of things scattered on the ground, and a hard-to-ignore smell of blood.

The bodyguards scattered around had already gathered, surrounding Shen Yao and the other person in the very center.

Weilan patted Shen Yao's shoulder, then turned his head to signal the bodyguards to step forward and check, while he stood far away on the high platform, not participating in the right and wrong below.

Shen Yao had to hold back the words she wanted to say; after all, at a time like this, saying more might not all be right, but saying less was definitely safe.

Leaning against Weilan, her ears still heard the noise from not far away.

The system was shouting in Shen Yao's mind, mainly because things outside were too stimulating; she didn't expect this danger to actually be a fight on the spot—this banquet was interesting.

"Injured! Injured!" The system's words were cut off, exclamations accompanied by a flat mechanical sound, leaving listeners bewildered.

"Oh no, didn't fight, this Xize'er, is he worth swallowing?"

"Wrong, how does Xize'er still have helpers? The female lead's status doesn't look good."

How could one be used like this? At least there should be some true feeling between the male and female leads; isn't that how novels are written? Even if there's no ups and downs on the surface, in the heart it hurts like being pricked by needles.

Shen Yao:...

Has the system read too many novels lately, ruining that not-very-useful brain? Otherwise how could it say such stupid things.

Novels?

Now it has become a real story, and with the original novel's female lead dead, a new female lead had to be replaced; she really thought the male and female leads had halos and could go smoothly together all the way?

The system was left speechless by the host's inner thoughts; after all, what the host thought was not wrong, and besides, the male and female lead halos in the real world were not great, and even when facing force majeure, the risk of death was no less than for ordinary people.

"This Xize'er person is no good."

"He wasn't human to begin with, just a vampire," a cold-blooded animal.

System: ……

The System stopped speaking, whether it had run off to watch the spectacle or gone silent from being talked into a sulk, anyway Shen Yao's mind cleared considerably in an instant.

Hah

With no disturbing noise, Shen Yao slowly lifted her head from Weilan's embrace.

Outside was still a scene of chaos, but the situation was obviously much better than before, specifically shown in Xize'er having brought people in, and vampires moving with crisp efficiency constantly clearing away the wrecked mess before them.

Whether startled male guests or female guests, all received Xize'er's concern, though this concern they obviously did not want.

Weilan's side remained uninvolved; Xize'er merely glanced over once before hurrying away, because matters outside were not yet fully resolved, Victoria had been abducted, and next he still had to rely on his ability to rescue her.

"Tsk tsk tsk, so the female lead really is miserable, personally delivered by the male lead into enemy hands as a hostage," simply more ruthless than mutual love-hate.