Chapter 1959: Experience

As a Saintess of the Pope, she was not allowed to have contact with any man; that one experience was already enough to satisfy her.

As for the rest, it was better to just think about it; she and Chen Yu were not people of the same world to begin with, and it was impossible for the two of them to walk the same path.

At the Commander Mansion, An'er was very happy to see Chen Yu return.

"Mr. Chen, I have been worried about you all this time, but now that I see you are safe and sound, I am relieved," An'er said with a chuckle.

"Has everything been alright during the time I was away?" Chen Yu asked.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Chen, everything is fine. My old rival is no longer managing matters on Milan Street; it seems he has already accepted the facts," An'er nodded.

"That is good. How is Aili doing?" Chen Yu asked.

"Aili..." Mentioning his daughter, An'er's expression became complex. He sighed and said, "Mr. Chen, ever since you left, Aili has been unwilling to go out."

"She is like she was before, not interacting with anyone, and very cold to everyone, including me, her father."

"Do you know the reason?" Chen Yu was slightly stunned.

"I don't know, but I suspect it is because of Mr. Chen," An'er sighed and said. "She considers Mr. Chen a confidant; during the time you were away, she had no one to talk to."

"Alright, I will go see her," Chen Yu gave a bitter smile.

Aili should have been a lively and cute little girl, but ever since she was granted the Initial Embrace by the Blood Clan and became a member of the Blood Clan, her personality changed.

Before Chen Yu came to the Commander Mansion, Aili almost locked herself in the Ancient Castle every day, never stepping outside.

After Chen Yu arrived here, she seemed to be happy for a short time; during that period, Aili had almost resolved all of her inner conflicts.

But with Chen Yu's departure, she gloomily locked herself away again.

There was almost no light to be seen in the dark Ancient Castle.

After Chen Yu walked into the Ancient Castle, it took him a long time to adapt to the light before him.

After Aili became a member of the Blood Clan, her personality became reclusive, so An'er spent a huge sum of money to build an Ancient Castle for her.

But when this Ancient Castle was first built, it was brightly lit, yet now it was pitch black, giving people a hair-raising feeling.

"Aili." Chen Yu called out, but there was no response from within. He strolled a few steps inside and then walked to the depths of the Ancient Castle.

Suddenly, a sound of commotion came from mid-air, and immediately after, a group of creatures with wings whistled down from above, attacking Chen Yu.

Chen Yu joined his right hand into a Sword Finger and, without hesitation, swept it horizontally forward.

Chi... A burst of finger force was suddenly released, and countless unknown creatures were sliced into two halves.

Chen Yu gave a light shout, pointed his two fingers forward, and a streak of finger force whistled up in mid-air; intense brilliance soon filled the Ancient Castle.

The interior of the Ancient Castle lit up instantly, and by the light, Chen Yu saw the situation in the room.

He saw thousands of infant-sized bats hanging upside down from the ceiling; these bats had wingspans of over two meters when spread.

With ferocious faces and blood-red eyes, they did not look like what normal creatures in this world should look like.

The bright light startled all the bats; with a rustle, a dense black mass of bats flapped their wings and pounced toward Chen Yu.

They were ferocious in appearance, each with their mouths wide open, screeching as they pounced toward Chen Yu.

Chen Yu did not indulge them; the brilliance on his right hand changed, and a strand of azure Nether Fire formed.

Whoosh... The Nether Fire shot into the sky. When these flames met the dark-element bats, with a hum, it was like sparks flying into gasoline.

With a hum, the azure brilliance turned into flames, and almost in an instant, it surged in all directions.

All the bats that came into contact with the blue brilliance turned into ashes in an instant; with a whoosh, a blue light flashed in the Ancient Castle, and all the bats completely disappeared.

And at this moment, the lights also turned on.

A pungent odor permeated the air, a smell that was nauseating.

But Aili's figure could not be seen in the Ancient Castle. Chen Yu followed the stairs of the Ancient Castle down to the next level.

This place was incomparably cold; once he reached the basement, even Chen Yu could not help but shiver.

It was too cold; this place was almost like a different world from the outside, with the temperature nearly ten degrees below zero.

Moreover, this kind of cold was not just simple cold; it was the kind that chilled one to the bone marrow.

In a corner of the basement, Chen Yu saw Aili; she was curled up in the corner, tearing at something in her hands.

"Aili." Chen Yu tentatively called out, but the other party did not react, still frantically tearing at the thing in her hands.

"Aili, it's me, Chen Yu..." Chen Yu walked a few steps closer and called out again.

Aili turned her head abruptly; her eyes were full of panic, and her body began to tremble.

"Chen Yu... help, help me." Aili saw Chen Yu as if she had seen a savior.

Chen Yu stepped forward and helped her up.

The scene before him stunned Chen Yu; he saw several animal carcasses in front of Aili, and in her hands was a snow-white Persian cat.

Now, this cat had been clawed into a bloody mess, and a lump of flesh and blood lay on the ground.

As for the other animals nearby, some had been skinned, and others had had their heads twisted off; the entire scene looked too ghastly to look at.

"Let's go." Chen Yu took her hand and left, then went to his own residence.

He washed the bloodstains off her hands, and her white dress was also covered in blood.

Aili lowered her head, like a little girl who had done something wrong.

Regarding her previous behavior, she herself felt it was difficult; she did not understand, as she was clearly a woman full of love.

But her temper would become increasingly irritable; even the small animals she usually liked most, she could not help but kill, and her personality had become increasingly irritable. She knew this was not a good thing for her.

But she had no way to deal with it, because she simply had no way to control her emotions.

"You are not like this, and this version of you is not the real you," Chen Yu comforted her, saying, "Aili, you are being influenced by the nature of the Blood Clan."

"I... am being influenced by their nature? What does this mean?" Aili looked at Chen Yu in astonishment.

She had always been well-protected; her father had built the Ancient Castle, and no danger could approach her.

But she had dragged it on for too long; her emotions were becoming increasingly irritable, and she really did not know what was happening.

"After you were given the Initial Embrace, have you ever consumed human blood?" Chen Yu asked.