Chapter 162: Who is the Deceased? (2.5k)
Hearing Su Jiu’s words, three people who looked like Blood Clan turned to look. Seeing that Su Jiu also looked young and her attire was similar to Yun Xi’s, their eyes lit up.
The young man who had intended to attack Yun Xi turned around and chuckled, “Little sister, don’t tell me you want to join…”
Before he finished speaking, a flash of blood-red light streaked past his eyes, a腥风 filled his nostrils, and the entire world turned upside down, red filling his retinas.
What is this…?
What happened?
The pupils of the two people beside him enlarged as they watched their companion’s head fly off, blood splashing onto their faces. They looked in terror at Su Jiu, who now stood in front of Yun Xi. The oppressive aura emanating from her made it difficult for them to breathe.
“War General Level?!”
Without waiting for them to make a move, Su Jiu frowned, the veins on the back of her hand bulging slightly as she tossed her short sword up.
“Whoosh!”
She caught it with her right hand and, with a move like an antelope hanging from a horn, thrust it directly into the temple of the other man. Then, pressing one hand on his head, she pushed hard. “Pfft!” Blood spurted out, splattering her entire hand and even her face.
Her sleeves and collar were all covered in blood. As if annoyed, Su Jiu didn’t even use an energy shield and resorted to close-quarters combat to kill him.
Seeing Su Jiu’s ruthless methods, the woman was so terrified that she collapsed onto the ground, continuously crawling backward. She fiddled with a metal box and cried out, “Sir, spare me! I’m just a nobody guarding outside, I haven’t done anything bad!”
As she fiddled, a small, hexagonal box in her hand unfolded like a Rubik’s Cube. A faint blue light emanated from its sides, and a blue shield enveloped her completely.
“Doing business? Did you people do this to these dead bodies?” Su Jiu asked coldly, looking at the countless corpses on the ground.
Upon hearing this, the woman shook her head repeatedly and pointed at the two dead men, hastily explaining, “The three of us were on guard duty outside. During our communication, they said they were ambushed by a demon and asked us three to bring the alchemical artifacts.”
“But as soon as we arrived, we found this little vampire here. Everyone else is dead. We suspect she’s the demon…”
At this point, she suddenly fell silent, her body trembling slightly as she looked at Su Jiu’s increasingly cold eyes.
She felt that if she continued, the protective shield that could withstand the vines outside might be broken by the person in front of her.
“Who are you… what are you here for?” Su Jiu asked calmly.
Then, she turned to Yun Xi, looking at her tear-streaked face. With a hint of heartache, she took a “handkerchief” from her pocket and handed it over, saying softly, “Are you okay? Wipe your face.”
“No… I’m fine.”
After speaking, she turned to look at the woman, but she didn’t notice Yun Xi’s surprise and daze upon receiving the “handkerchief,” nor did she notice the look of disbelief on her face—
Don’t you notice I’m only wearing one shoe?!
Yun Xi touched the slightly cold “handkerchief” and looked at the blood on Su Jiu’s face. Her eyes narrowed, and she smiled, covering her hand with the “handkerchief” to warm it.
“You like collecting? Handkerchiefs, huh? Here’s your handkerchief!”
Her expression didn’t resemble a vampire’s, but rather that of a fox demon.
The little fox squinted – a plan forming in her mind, she was about to do something mischievous.
Su Jiu was unaware of Yun Xi’s thoughts. Her gaze fell on the woman’s conflicted face, and she said calmly, “You should think carefully. This blue alchemical shield won’t withstand many of my attacks.”
Just by sensing the aura on the blue shield, Su Jiu concluded that it was far inferior to the divine descent of the Ancient God Sect and only had the strength of an ordinary Battle King Level.
Meeting Su Jiu’s gaze again, after a moment, the woman, being just an ordinary person, couldn’t withstand the pressure. She confessed like pounding garlic, “Sir, we are subordinates of Count Zian. We are here to help him retrieve something important. As for what it is, I don’t know. Only a few leaders know.”
“Count Zian… you’re a subordinate of a vampire?” Su Jiu pondered slightly and continued, “Why are you vampires so active lately? On the plane, on the ground, the entire Ver City is almost occupied by those corpse demons.”
She had a hunch that the Bellor Family’s affairs were somehow connected to this vampire riot.
The woman nodded. Seeing that Su Jiu and Yun Xi were together, she naturally assumed they were also Blood Clan and said with some confusion, “Sir, aren’t you also Blood Clan? Aren’t you here to participate in the sacrifice?”
“Sacrifice? Explain clearly, what does this mean?” Su Jiu had never heard this word before.
“I only know that the Blood Clan’s goal is sacrifice, but I, being at the bottom, have no way of knowing what they are doing.”
The woman shook her head, indicating her confusion. Just then, Yun Xi spoke, her voice filled with suspicion, “Blood Clan sacrifice? But the time hasn’t come yet, and that Lord is still asleep. What are they sacrificing?”
“Blood Clan sacrifice?”
Hearing this, Su Jiu also turned her head, only to see Yun Xi blinking her eyes, giving Su Jiu a look that said, “Don’t ask, I don’t know anything.”
Su Jiu: Stare—
Seeing Su Jiu still looking at her, Yun Xi reluctantly emphasized that she had overheard something in a bar before beginning her explanation:
“It’s not something rare, the Blood Clan sacrifices to the Progenitor once every hundred years. Before sacrificing to Lord Progenitor, they must satisfy the seven precepts of the Blood Clan, and then a Duke will lead the sacrifice to seek blessings.”
As she spoke, a hint of solemnity gradually appeared on Yun Xi’s small face. She looked down at the corpses at her feet, her voice tinged with fear:
“But obviously, the conditions for sacrifice are not met now. Chaos, riots, and lust fill the streets. Furthermore, according to that bald uncle, the leader of the sacrifice is an Earl, which is clearly unreasonable.”
“Unless they are going to…”
Yun Xi suddenly reached a crucial point and abruptly stopped. With blood-red eyes, she said with a watery gaze, “Sister Jiu, I… I’m hungry.”
This move made Su Jiu gasp. If there wasn’t anyone else, she would have definitely spanked that bouncy little backside, making Yun Xi cry out “Meow.”
But now, Su Jiu could only take out a small magic crystal from her pocket and hand it over, flicking her smooth forehead fiercely and saying, “Hurry up and say it, unless you’re going to do what! Otherwise, I’ll spank your butt.”
Covering her forehead, Yun Xi took the magic crystal with a wronged expression. She opened her mouth slightly, revealing two small fangs, and popped it into her mouth like candy, saying somewhat indistinctly, “Unless…”
“Someone wants to worship the deceased.”
At first listen, Su Jiu thought it sounded quite grand. But in reality, it was incredibly cryptic. Helplessly, she continued to ask, “The deceased? Who does that refer to? Is it a Blood Clan or some other big shot?”
Seeing Su Jiu begging her, Yun Xi’s small mouth curved upwards. She loved teasing Su Jiu so much. Happily, she said, “It’s the people who died in the last Blood Clan civil war. You should know who it is specifically.”
She was certain Su Jiu wouldn’t know, but out of mischievousness, she liked to say it like this.
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu’s forehead instantly showed a black line. Before Yun Xi could react, she grabbed her body and raised her hand high towards the other’s little backside, saying indifferently, “You like to keep me in suspense, huh? You like to cut things short, huh?! You’re asking for a beating!”
“Hey, hey, Sister Jiu, what are you doing?!”
Being held so shamefully, Yun Xi tilted her head and asked blankly.
“Slap!”
“Ying—”
The next moment, a crisp sound echoed in the basement, accompanied by a muffled, shy girl’s cry.
Su Jiu raised her hand and looked, thinking to herself, this feels too good! Soft and bouncy, indeed a little fairy.
She looked at Yun Xi again and saw her lowering her head and remaining silent. Su Jiu, worried she might have hit too hard, quickly moved to her side.
She lifted the other’s hair and found Yun Xi, just like a drunk person, blushing from the base of her neck to her face. Tears welled up in her eyes, those little tears seeming to swirl, with a wronged expression that said, “I’m not wrong, why are you hitting me?”
Su Jiu remembered Yun Xi talking about her background last night – an orphan and a natural-born vampire, always hungry. Her heart softened immediately. She picked up the “handkerchief” in Yun Xi’s hand and gently wiped her face.
The more she wiped, the more Yun Xi started crying, “Wuwu~” Those little pearls had truly fallen. She really wanted to ask Su Jiu, “Big sister, don’t you notice I’m only wearing one stocking?”
