Chapter 108: The Slowly Unveiling Mist
[Thank you, Lady Vivian, your reply was very helpful. I don’t know how to express my gratitude.]
Su Jiu’s fingers quickly typed out the message. As she scanned the line of text the other party had just sent, she felt as though her previous confusion had been resolved.
The Sub-Dragon Flame Crystal was something the K Organization wanted, and the descendant of the Blood Clan Viscount who knew the Sub-Dragon Flame Crystal could be used for monster mutations was also here. This was enough to prove that the K Organization had an undeniable connection to the Lianyun Song Troupe.
And they might be secretly conducting the experiment from the Bear Country last time, which could likely be the reason for the Siren’s rampage!
However, the Siren’s fondness for tearing kimonos remained a deception. After arriving at this Lianyun Song Troupe, she found that no one wore kimonos. If those singers on stage could make those monsters so furious, it would be ridiculous.
[Glad to know. When you have time, play a few rounds of ‘lo’ with me. That’s what a subordinate should do. (Blood Princess puts hands on her hips)]
This time, Vivian did not retract the emoticon. It seemed she felt that since Su Jiu had no reaction, she should still be respected, so she became indifferent.
Just as Su Jiu was about to interrogate Huang Erhua, another message came. She glanced at the reply, finding it somewhat amusing. A smile then curved her lips, and she lightly typed four words:
[As you wish.]
‘lo’… Even when she reached thirty in her previous life, she still had the strength to enter the pinnacle of the canyon. Playing with this silly girl wouldn’t make her break a sweat, would it?
“Is there anything else you’d like to know, my lady?”
Huang Erhua handed over a Bloody Mary, swallowing hard. In her eyes, Su Jiu’s smile was like the whisper of a devil, terrifying and chilling.
“Tell me, what’s the reason you and Viscount Andrew came here? You can’t possibly say it was for tourism, can you?” Su Jiu picked up the cocktail on the table, sniffed it, and then recoiled with disgust. She looked up and asked.
Not as good as my happy water for otaku…
“In March this year, I was still in the northern border of the Dragon Country assisting Lord Andrew in finding some girls to be blood food…” Huang Erhua said.
Upon hearing “blood food,” Su Jiu’s eyebrows shot up. She looked at Huang Erhua coldly and asked, “Don’t higher-level vampires only need food with sufficient energy? And were those high school students the blood food you’re talking about?”
“Uh, magic crystals are very expensive, and only great nobles have special supplies. Those high school students are the blood food for us subordinates and the corpse demons.”
Seemingly noticing Su Jiu’s increasingly cold expression, she quickly added, “I usually control them mentally before drawing blood, so I don’t let the corpse demons directly consume the infected ones.”
Su Jiu waved her hand and said softly, “Alright, continue.”
“…Later, for some reason, Lord Andrew suddenly decided to go to the neighboring Cherry Blossom Country.”
“Then we met a group of Cherry Blossom People. They traded some information with Lord Andrew in exchange for enhancing their Blood Clan bloodline… After she was busy there for half a month, we followed them to Fuzhou near the territorial waters of the Dragon Country.”
Huang Erhua looked up at Su Jiu, seemingly waiting for her next question.
Su Jiu glanced at her, sighing inwardly: This woman is probably a vampire pimp. To find the truth, I have to sneak into the basement Yuuyuu mentioned.
She then asked, “Do you know where the basement of this song troupe is? Take me to see it.”
“The basement? I think I heard Lord Andrew mention it. It seems to be behind the VIP lounge, but to get there, you have to pass through the song troupe owner’s private lounge. I only saw it opened once from afar, and it seemed to be coming from…”
“Coming from what?”
Huang Erhua was slightly stunned. Seeing Su Jiu’s displeased blood-red eyes, she quickly spoke, but then became a little uncertain at the end.
“The sound of seawater hitting glass.”
“Sound of seawater?!”
Su Jiu’s pupils suddenly contracted. This was exactly what she needed to investigate! As long as she could get a general idea, it should be fine. What she needed to do now was to contact Yuuyuu and ask her to send someone to meet her.
Su Jiu picked up her phone and explained the general content. Before she could get a reply, there was a knock on the door, followed by a slightly magnetic male voice.
“Lilith, how is that girl? I heard she is as beautiful as those unspeakable things. Lord Andrew is already impatient.”
Su Jiu signaled Huang Erhua with her eyes to handle it, then her gaze fell on the Gothic dress beside her. She picked it up and casually put it on behind the sofa.
Huang Erhua dared not hesitate further and said with a forced smile, “She’s changing clothes, she’ll be ready soon.”
“Still changing clothes? What about the talent show later? Although they will serve the Lord in the end, the large-scale performance for the Cherry Blossom owner cannot be missed.” The male voice sounded a bit serious.
“It’s almost time to start, hurry!”
“What’s the rush? We’ll be controlling them to put on the performance anyway.”
Just as Huang Erhua finished speaking, Su Jiu had already changed her clothes and walked directly towards her, shoving an unknown object into her mouth.
“Mmm–”
Huang Erhua covered her mouth and tried to spit it out but had already swallowed it. A sour and sweet taste spread through her esophagus, and she looked at Su Jiu in horror. Many monsters’ toxins have a sweet taste for hunting.
Looking at the other party’s face, Su Jiu gave a cold smile and said ruthlessly, “This is a poison from the southern Gu demons. Without an antidote within three days, even a vampire will die. Do you understand what I mean?”
Huang Erhua quickly nodded, not daring to make any other gestures. She didn’t even notice the “strawberry-flavored” candy wrapper Su Jiu was holding in her hand.
“Do as you were doing.” Ignoring Huang Erhua, who was in a daze, Su Jiu slowly walked to the door and pushed it open.
“Click!”
The lights suddenly turned on. A young foreign man in a Western-style gentleman’s suit and a black fedora appeared. Unlike Huang Erhua, he had an innate noble demeanor.
Su Jiu didn’t speak. She knew he was scrutinizing her. After all, the shock in his eyes was undeniable. He looked at the ring on Su Jiu’s hand and then scanned the rose mark on her hand.
Sensing a similar aura around her, he narrowed his eyes, somewhat uncertain, and asked jokingly, “Are you a certain Lord?” This rose series flower mark belonged exclusively to that person. He was a genuine Blood Clan knight, not some half-baked person like Huang Erhua. That past fervor had shocked the entire Blood Clan. Although after her severe injury, most of her subordinates were no longer seen, the people of the other three dukes would defer to her when they met.
“What Lord?” Su Jiu asked faintly, seeing the bloodline flash in his eyes.
“You have the Blood Clan’s…”
As the man was about to ask more, Huang Erhua’s voice sounded, “William, don’t act up. The reason she has the aura of a Blood Clan is that I ’embraced’ her with the Lord’s alchemical item.”
“Go to the stage.”
