Chapter 448

"Just a joke."

Seeing Kaisus still stunned, Li Ang masked his emotions with a light laugh.

Even if he truly intended to take the other as a dog, he could never rashly reveal that he could break the Blood Pact of that Noble Lord.

After all, under the current circumstances, it was best not to draw too much attention.

Hearing those words, Kaisus snapped back to reality and silently exhaled in relief.

He'd always thought there must be dragons behind this dragon—how else could a fourth-tier practitioner break the Noble Lord's Blood Pact?

With a slightly eased heart, the vampire smiled deferentially: "You're quite witty, but what is your opinion of my proposal?"

"Do you know what Christine paid for it?"

Li Ang did not directly answer Kaisus's question, but instead posed another.

Before the other could think, he gave the answer: "Life."

At these words, the black-haired vampire's expression darkened instantly.

Even though he had suspected this before, when the suspicion was confirmed, he could not help but hesitate.

After a moment's thought, Kaisus spoke with solemn tone to Li Ang: "My lord, could you grant me two days to consider?"

In response to his request, Li Ang nodded slightly: "Fine."

This was a lie.

No matter what choice the black-haired vampire made, his ultimate fate was to be turned into a 【Simulated Follower】—his destiny had been sealed the moment he set foot on Morabys Star.

This high-ranking executive of the Secret Blood Company knew too much; Li Ang could not allow him to leave the planet uncontrolled. His agreement to the request was merely to create the illusion that he truly had dragons behind him, so as to make the Noble Lord hesitate in the short term.

Hearing this, Kaisus bowed slightly in respect: "Thank you, my lord. I shall give you my answer in two days."

With that, he turned into a cloud of black mist and vanished into the shadows.

Seeing this, Li Ang made no move to stop him, letting him disappear from view.

Perhaps the black-haired vampire believed he could evade his scrutiny, but under 【Great Luo Insight】, a mere fifth-tier practitioner was utterly exposed.

If Kaisus tried to contact the Noble Lord within these two days, death would be his only reward.

At this moment, Christine, who had said nothing since Kaisus's arrival, suddenly spoke: "Master, should I go watch him?"

As a 【Simulated Follower】 personally modified by Li Ang, she naturally knew there was no such thing as "dragons behind him"—her former superior had simply thought too much.

But since the Master wished to play a role, she could only obediently cooperate.

"No."

Li Ang waved his hand slightly, declining Christine's suggestion.

After brief contact, he had already seen through Kaisus's true nature.

People like the black-haired vampire, even if you say nothing, will fabricate countless things in their minds—certain actions might only make him suspicious.

Of course, for Li Ang, being wrong didn't matter—it would just take a little more effort to clean up later.

Seeing that the Master had his own plan, Christine said nothing more, only nodded in acknowledgment, playing the part of a dutiful and obedient servant.

As Li Ang had guessed, shortly after leaving, Kaisus hid motionless in the shadow of a tree.

Recalling the earlier conversation, his gaze began to flicker.

'Death.'

What the black-haired vampire feared now was not being hunted down after escaping the Noble Lord's control, but what if those dragons broke their promise.

After all, life is only once—die, and you're truly dead.

Kaisus wanted to sign a contract with some restrictions, but he knew he had no bargaining power.

Yet soon, he realized he had fallen into a misconception—given the planet's current power level, capturing him would be effortless.

'Of course, those dragons don't care about me at all.'

Believing he had found a reasonable explanation, Kaisus perked up instantly, completely unaware he was under constant surveillance by 【Great Luo Insight】.

Thinking this, the black-haired vampire no longer hesitated—he immediately turned back.

But when he returned to the place of their earlier conversation, he found the fourth-tier little dragon still standing exactly where he had been, as if expecting his return.

'Terrifying… did he even predict my reaction?'

As this thought flashed through his mind, Kaisus's fear intensified.

Unfortunately, the truth was worlds apart from his assumptions—Li Ang had not left merely to level the ground and make a new toy for Ilis.

Still, he was not surprised that Kaisus had returned—after all, the man had never left his "sight" from the start.

Before Kaisus could speak, Li Ang asked without turning: "Have you decided?"

"Yes, I've decided—I'm willing, even if the cost is my life."

Hearing the voice, Kaisus responded quickly, then fell into a long silence.

One second, two seconds, three seconds…

Seeing the young dragon ahead remain silent, Kaisus grew increasingly anxious, yet dared not urge him.

Finally, with a crisp clap of hands, Li Ang looked with satisfaction at the now perfectly flat ground before him.

'This should keep Ilis busy for a while. When I get the chance, I'll bring her some local specialties.'

The so-called local specialties were naturally soil from various planets of the 【Journey world】—he still didn't understand why the black dog-dragon loved eating dirt so much, when Li Ang and Sophia had never stinted on her dog-food.

Not planning to delve into this, Li Ang turned to Kaisus, who seemed about to speak: "I'll inform my elder brother of this matter. Whether it succeeds or fails, I'll notify you."

"Then I'm in your debt, my lord."

Kaisus let out a long breath—he finally had a chance to escape certain death.

The "elder brother" didn't exist—it was merely Li Ang's excuse to deceive him.

Besides, he did have an older brother—but not in this world.

'Guess I'll have to make old Tang suffer a little longer.'

……

Two days slipped by in the blink of an eye.

Following the instructions in the message he had received, Kaesius arrived at the agreed location — the metal Viceroy's residence that was known to the public.

Only this time, unlike his last covert infiltration, he could sense with perfect clarity a Chuansong Sect emanating spatial ripples.

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Gazing at the fissure before him, which glowed with a faint blue light, Kaesius hesitated briefly before stepping through.

As his vision blurred for a moment, the environment around him instantly changed.

'So this is the 【Alchemical Kingdom】?'

It was merely spatial teleportation — Kaesius, having lived so many years, had naturally experienced plenty of similar things, and even the space before him hardly struck him as stunning.

The black-haired vampire could easily name more than ten extraordinary buildings far grander than this place.

【Glory Arena】, 【Hall of Truth】, 【Long Zhi's Nest】. Though most of those places he had only ever seen pictures of online.

But no matter how splendid those places were, none of them could mask the awe welling up inside Kaesius at this moment.

The reason was simple: at this very instant, a powerful professional who was not concealing his aura in the slightest was standing not far away, watching him coldly.

Looking at the other's pair of golden pupils — identical to those of the planetary Viceroy he had seen two days ago — Kaesius's Adam's apple bobbed unconsciously.

But very quickly he forced a smile onto his face and said, in a most humble tone: "You… you must be His Majesty Norton, right?"

To tell the truth, before entering the 【Alchemical Kingdom】, Kaesius had never expected this kind of situation. The aura radiating from the dragon before him nearly made him faint on the spot.

Especially under the gaze of those golden pupils, the black-haired vampire felt as though he were being stared at by the sun itself, about to be burned to ashes along with his very soul.

The sun.

In Kaesius's memory, his own kind had once feared that celestial body that illuminated all things beyond measure — yet clearly, after the Sovereign had remade their bloodline, they should no longer possess that weakness.

'Could a Sovereign of such terrifying Sixth Energy Level possibly be an opponent?'

Just as Kaesius was drenched in sweat from head to toe, the dragon who had been exerting such tremendous pressure on him spoke: "Follow me."