Chapter 760

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Is a motley crew like this really of any use?

Naturally, they are of no use.

Even Saint Tiana has Weilan's people; how much more so the Toweier Family's base camp.

There was no need for Weilan to return home; the relevant news was sent out a step in advance.

At this moment, Weilan was sitting in the carriage, with Shen Yao leaning in his arms beside him.

Hm?

Shen Yao looked up, blinking her eyes, wondering what was wrong with Weilan just now? Could there be some good news?

Weilan: ……

"Mm, it should count. I originally just wanted to find an opportunity to purge them, but as it turns out, they saved me the trouble and jumped out ahead of time," delivering the handle straight to Weilan's doorstep without Weilan needing to lift a finger.

Handing the already opened letter to Shen Yao, Weilan stroked Shen Yao's smooth long hair, indicating that aside from these parasites, the rest of the Toweier Family had always performed well; it was just the right opportunity to use this wedding to purge both inside and out completely.

Shen Yao: ……

"Wouldn't that be a bit too severe?" It would harm Weilan's reputation, right?

Even though most vampires don't care much about blood ties or the lack thereof.

"Didn't Xize'er do this kind of thing? I'm merely giving them a lesson; it hardly counts as extermination," even though Weilan's words were light and airy, Shen Yao could still hear the true meaning he wanted to convey from his tone and demeanor — that this bunch of good-for-nothings in the Toweier Family who eat without working and love to drag things down, this time they would be cut off from the family no matter what, left to fend for themselves.

Shen Yao returned the read letter to Weilan, expressing that she would follow Weilan's arrangements; no matter how you put it, it was the Toweier Family's internal affair, and since Shen Yao hadn't formally married in yet, it would be improper for her to participate.

'Host, is it that you can't participate?' Clearly, it's that the Host doesn't want to participate.

The system complained; during these days, because Weilan and Shen Yao were both on the road, there wasn't much excitement for the system to watch, and it was in a state of being nearly driven crazy.

As long as the Host spoke, regardless of whether the words were addressed to the system, it had to chime in with a clang to assert its presence.

Shen Yao: ……

'Whether it's unwillingness or impropriety, the Toweier Family's matters are all handled by Weilan; why would she go to the extra trouble? Isn't lying flat and resting comfortably much better?'

'System, what about Xize'er and Victoria? Xize'er's injuries should be healed by now, right?' Vampires are a group of creatures with formidable capabilities; as long as they don't die, they can tenaciously survive.

Xize'er had been backstabbed and stabbed with a knife by Victoria during the previous operation, causing his strength and power to suffer greatly, forcing him to withdraw and recuperate.

Given Xize'er's vindictive attribute, Victoria was bound to suffer physical injury; in a novel, this might become a subsequent angst and fluff point for their interactions, but in real life, it's a living, breathing violent maniac — whoever encounters them is unlucky.

The system stalled upon hearing this, and only after a long while did it reply in a bewildered tone, 'I didn't pay attention.'

Xize'er and Victoria's affairs are old news from who knows how long ago; in the system's records, if there's no news for a few days, they automatically retreat to who knows where.

'You need to pay more attention; after all, they are the male and female leads; who knows, they might still provide us with extra information.

You know, the halo of the original male and female leads is even larger; certain stories will definitely revolve around them.'

Shen Yao coaxed the system to go investigate quickly, while she herself closed her eyes, intending to rest.

Sigh

Traveling really consumes the body; Shen Yao is fragile, and this journey has long been hard to bear.

For the sake of taking care of Shen Yao's condition, Weilan specially had the car fleet slow down, but time was limited; even setting out early, they still had to reach the Toweier Family within a certain deadline.

Raising his hand to lightly pat Shen Yao's arm, "Sleep, I'm here."

Weilan lowered his eyes and kissed Shen Yao's exposed fair temple; Shen Yao couldn't help but smile, gave a cold, indifferent "Mm," and fell asleep.

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The car fleet traveled during the day; even if there was no town to lodge in at night, they could set up a temporary residence.

Shen Yao opened her eyes again; the time had already arrived at dusk. The setting sun not far away hung in a corner of the sky. The car beneath her was parked by the roadside. Weilan stood not far outside the car, conversing with the bodyguards, but in a moment, the bodyguards vanished.

Click—

She raised her hand and pushed open the car door; the sound unsurprisingly startled Weilan.

He raised his hand and beckoned to Shen Yao, "How is it?"

Shen Yao moved her body, "All good. What are they going to do?"

The surroundings were a park with lush vegetation; inside came the sounds of small animals, but hardly any human habitation appeared.

Weilan raised his hand and rubbed his temple, "Originally this was a small town, but for some reason it has disappeared now. I sent them to look for people," to see if they could discover any hidden clues.

Shen Yao let out an "Oh," "Did they move away?" If they could build a park, it shouldn't be especially small.

Weilan frowned tightly, "Hope they moved away," otherwise it bodes ill.

After all, this world is truly dangerous; non-human creatures act as they please, and ordinary humans have all sorts of forces pressing down on them; daily life can be called arduous.

The two didn't wait too long; the dispersed bodyguards returned very rapidly.

Good news: the surroundings are very quiet, no danger; bad news: it truly is desolate and uninhabited, not a single human shadow was seen.

As for the town Young Master Weilan once mentioned, it has already become desolate and abandoned; like pressing an accelerator, whoosh whoosh whoosh, making everyone panic.

Shen Yao looked up at Weilan beside her, patiently waiting for Weilan's arrangements.

Weilan was also decisive, directly ordering everyone to get in the car and leave here, best to drive out of the town's radiation range at the fastest speed.

'? Is this fear?'

No, Weilan has moments of fear too? This simply isn't Weilan!

The system poked its head out again; before Shen Yao could retort, the system took the lead and told her the information it had obtained regarding Xize'er and Victoria.

Mm

This is also the system's confidence to speak up; it has helped the Host investigate the news.

Shen Yao: ……

Fine, just treat it as investigating for her sake.

"Weilan isn't afraid, but avoiding some unnecessary trouble in advance."

Being able to make everyone in the entire town disappear, it obviously wouldn't be some simple figure, especially since they currently have the flavor of the enemy being in the dark while we are in the light.

Furthermore, the town residents aren't Weilan's inseparable interest group; Weilan would never delay her time for mere revenge or to uncover the truth.

The most important thing right now is still to bring Shen Yao back to the Toweier Family safely, arrange the wedding matters as early as possible, and push everything else back.

The wedding guests quickly boarded the vehicles; in just a moment, a buzzing sound was heard, and the cars shot forward like arrows leaving the bowstring, quickly disappearing from sight.

The moment the car fleet vanished, the originally empty street suddenly showed a fluctuation; it lasted only a few seconds, yet was still captured by the system.

System: ……?!!!

Holy crap, that's really scary!

"……You're not human either, what are you afraid of?" Those things can't threaten the system; at most, only Shen Yao would be targeted.

"You can't put it that way, Host," the system's mechanical sound fluctuated, aggrievedly expressing that even if it's not human it has its own thoughts (?), the Host didn't know the situation just now, otherwise you would definitely understand its reaction.

Hm?

Looks like the culprit who destroyed the town shouldn't be a vampire or werewolf.

Sure enough, the system couldn't hold its tongue; after seeing the Host's inner heart become frequently active, it threw a high-definition screenshot right in the Host's face.

Shen Yao: ……

"What's wrong?" Weilan suddenly noticed Shen Yao's pupils had a momentary change.

He pulled Shen Yao into his embrace, while his expression turned vigilant as he stared at the surroundings; scenery continuously drifted past the car window, and Weilan used his own capability to seriously sense, but there was not the slightest rustle of wind or grass.

"Nothing, just suddenly thought that tonight we'll probably be more bedraggled than usual," Shen Yao smiled, then asked about this world: besides the common few categories of non-human creatures, are there any relatively special kinds?

Weilan pinched his chin, didn't pursue why Shen Yao suddenly asked, but drooped his eyes and seriously thought for a bit, "Indeed there is still one relatively special creature species; they eat everything, not limited to humans or non-human species."

Shen Yao was curious, both hands resting on Weilan's legs, lifting her head to continue, "What is this again?"

So there really is this kind of creature? Can't really count as a creature anymore, right.

After all, the thing in the picture looks more like a pile of soft rotten mud, hung with various severed limbs and broken arms, like a special mobile display cabinet.

Hm

Anyway, Shen Yao can't describe this appearance; a glance at something that makes one's SAN value drop.

"It's a creature called Xiao, not an animal; it's a bit like, a soft-bodied monster?"

Weilan tilted his head, a pair of emerald-green eyes hiding complex emotions.

Shen Yao: ……

Matched up, everything matched up!

So the monster the system discovered, the culprit that caused the entire town to disappear, is this guy called Xiao.

"It exists?"

"Of course"

Weilan obviously detests this thing very much; without saying much, he instructed Shen Yao that this type of creature hates all living creatures the most; they choose to devour and dissolve; they were very active during a past period of time; right now, unknown which remote corner they're hiding in.

"They are the enemies of the entire world; once discovered they will be eliminated."

After all, no one likes the existence of a natural enemy, even if they are vampires and werewolves.

But this monster appeared not far behind them; should she remind Weilan?

Shen Yao rarely hesitated, turning her head to look at the person beside her.

Weilan: ……?

"Any discovery?" Weilan had never underestimated Shen Yao, even if Shen Yao outwardly appeared merely an ordinary noble young lady who lost her father and mother.

"Doesn't count, just feel a bit empty and uncomfortable in my heart.

Our choice to leave was a very good choice."

Shen Yao leaned close to Weilan again, stuffing her whole self into Weilan's embrace, "The situation on the town's side might be even more complex than what we saw."

Weilan didn't refute, but nodded up and down with a "Yeah," "Perhaps the truth inside isn't what we want."

Otherwise Weilan wouldn't have just opened his mouth and left; he sensed something was off, only unlike Shen Yao who has a cheat and directly caught the culprit.

No longer mentioning the town behind them, the car beneath them drove under dim light; by the time it stopped steadily, they had already arrived at a new city.

However the hour was somewhat late; although the city still had sporadic lights, what was seen more were homeless people with nowhere to go and workers who had just gotten off the night shift.

Weilan signaled the car fleet to go to a hotel in the city; by coincidence, they ran right into a few little hoodlums surrounding a young girl.

Shen Yao: ……

The bodyguards' tall statures stood behind the little hoodlums; without needing to speak they could scare them away.

The young girl revealed a panic-stricken face, smiling as she thanked the people who reached out to help.

"The hour is not early; better hurry home," Shen Yao looked at the young girl's thin coat and a pair of sneakers washed white, and pulled Weilan into the nearby hotel.

Young Girl: ……

After Shen Yao and the others left, the young girl suddenly changed face; she turned and walked into a nearby small alley to secretly meet up with those hoodlums.

"How is it? That's a noble young master; as long as we climb him we'll strike it rich."

"Drop it, the chosen target is hard to move on; change to another one."

In just a few seconds they switched strategy; the young girl left with the little hoodlums, and the backpack she had been carrying on her back suddenly moved outward.

"Is it really a werewolf inside?"

"Absolutely true; should be injured, temporarily unable to recover."

"Then they"

"Won't have an accident; moreover even if there is an accident, it's their own fault."

Actively scheming wealthy nobles isn't something ordinary people would do.

In the hotel room, Shen Yao and Weilan were discussing the girl who had just appeared.

It was indeed too coincidental; the girl might not have noticed their situation, thinking they were just ordinary nobles coming to stay at the inn, but in reality their ears and eyes were sharp — the girl's and the thugs' little schemes were known to them clearly.

As for why they knew yet still acted, wasn't it just to cooperate and see what methods the other side could unleash?

Didn't want the girl to retreat so rapidly; it was the werewolf in the backpack, tsk, rather too audacious, daring to take in anything, not worrying about personal safety at all.

"Host, that's the Second Female Lead, no, she's already risen to Female Lead."

The Original Female Lead directly kicked the bucket, the Male Lead can't perform the whole novel alone, a new Female Lead must appear to carry the important storylines forward.

"Oh, so that werewolf who temporarily can't resume human form is the Male Lead?"

Indeed somewhat fitting; after all, for a werewolf to intersect with an ordinary person, without some encounter it's simply impossible — you know werewolves are even more arrogant than vampires.

"Right, amazing, originally it was vampire and werewolf love-hate entanglement, now it's become werewolf and ordinary girl's story again."

The System felt humans are truly divine in some aspects; although most count as background boards, because the base is truly too large, novel-like plots will always appear.

"Perhaps novels are novels precisely because they need this and that explosive point setting?" What meaning do two powerhouses of the same clan have; one strong one weak, one up one down — that's the setting for novels to endure.

System:...

Fine, taking those novels it's read as examples, it had to admit the Host's words were reasonable.

Tsk

This pair of Male and Female Leads' story — just where can it go?