Chapter 807: An Encounter Across Bloodlines (3k)
Above the azure sky, lazy clouds occasionally rolled and unfurled, only moving slightly when the sea breeze blew. Sunlight poured down from the clouds onto the ocean below, making it shimmer.
Suddenly, a humming sound arose from the distance, and a black shadow appeared in the sky. Moments later, the shadow arrived with the wind, finally transforming into a small passenger jet with a lion’s head logo on its tail wing.
It was evidently a specialized passenger jet from the Law Enforcement Hall.
Inside the passenger jet, there was a specially designed lounge. The center of the lounge was furnished with two large round tables, where a group of people were sitting and eating. Among them were members of Baibyeo, as well as outsiders like Zhou Zhizhi and Su Xiao Yu, all dressed in casual clothes.
The atmosphere seemed quite relaxed.
Suddenly, Tong, standing in the center, abruptly stood up. Dressed in casual wear, she raised a cup of fermented rice wine, swirled it around, and then finally turned to the Blood Clan girl directly in front of her, speaking in a clear and solemn voice:
“This trip is thanks to Elder Jiu. Tong will toast you. If you ever need anything from Tong in the future, just call out, and I’ll be there immediately.”
On the other side, Su Jiu sat side-by-side with Bairnis, with some special small desserts from the South China Sea placed on the table in front of them. Chilled air emanated from the coconut slices.
“Senior Brother Tong is too polite. Just give me more merit points, and you all saw that I have some Shadow subordinates. They need seven top-grade Magic Crystals to be equipped.”
Waving her hands repeatedly, Su Jiu immediately stood up, raising her paper cup to reciprocate the toast. For her, the harvest from this trip far exceeded her imagination.
She had made a fortune this time. Besides blood, she had also gained a substantial amount of merit points, which could almost upgrade her Shadow Guards to true War God Level.
When she returned to her room later, she could use the bottle of blood marked “Royal Hall.” She was very curious whether she would gain any talents upon fully advancing to Duke.
She had asked Bairnis before. Bairnis explained that excluding herself, the Countess Blood Butterfly, the other four Dukes in the open actually had different innate skills. For example, the clownish one had the Blood Droplet Avatar and combat-oriented talents, while Lord Piercing was known for his ferocious offensive methods…
“Good…”
Tong was taken aback by Su Jiu’s address, then smiled and nodded, tacitly acknowledging their relationship. It meant that if Su Jiu needed help in the future, Tong would cover for her.
Then, Tong fumbled in her ring and took out two shimmering top-grade Magic Crystals, tossing them towards Su Jiu. She then said with a smile:
“I have two more on me. You can take them first. As for exchanging merit points for Magic Crystals, you can transfer the merit points to me later. Night Watcher Elders have a special discount…”
“Thank you, Senior Brother.”
Su Jiu nodded slightly, said thank you, and then transferred all the merit points that had been temporarily sent to her via mobile phone.
Tong didn’t question how Su Jiu would use them, but quietly utilized the special privileges of an Elder to get a discount. Su Jiu didn’t doubt it either. When everyone is an adult, some conveniences within the system are understood by everyone.
“Well, if you have any difficulties in the future, just ask us from Baibyeo.”
Tong nodded, then withdrew her gaze. According to the information, Su Jiu was not old, not even having graduated from college yet. However, her handling of tasks and interpersonal relationships had earned his great approval.
At such a young age, she could handle a War God Level opponent alone, stronger than herself when she was younger, yet she had no arrogance. This was rare among the millennial generation.
In his opinion, for someone like this, perhaps the Red Tide incident was not enough for her to advance to the Elder level, but it was only a matter of time.
At this moment, Liuli and others also stood up and raised their glasses towards Su Jiu. They didn’t speak, but their meaning was clear.
The life-and-death camaraderie among Night Watchers was more valuable than many other relationships. As long as it didn’t violate righteousness, they would even help with murder and arson.
The banquet continued. Later, the discussion shifted from this matter to procedural reports. Su Jiu found it uninteresting, so she excused herself with Bairnis and returned to their private room.
As she walked through the corridor, she specifically asked the waiter to prepare a glass of iced black tea with milk, just in case of such abstract requests.
Upon arriving at the room, they sat opposite each other at a small wooden table. Su Jiu slowly took out the bottle of potion. With her Blood Eye lowered, she exchanged a glance with Bairnis before opening the cap…
A rusty smell emanated. The visible liquid was like mercury, with a fiery color, rolling like liquid metal. However, the quantity was only as much as a fingernail.
“Miss…”
Looking at the blood, Bairnis’s eyes suddenly turned crimson, and her voice became heavy, “This blood is strange. You still shouldn’t try to take it easily. It might only be used for setting up formations.”
As a Duke of the Blood Clan, she smelled a Duke’s aura she had never heard of before. But this blood was not purely Duke’s blood; it was mixed alchemical blood, which was somewhat dangerous.
This looked like a special liquid designed with a restriction.
“It’s alright, Little Sisi. If there are any abnormal situations, aren’t you a Priest?”
Su Jiu reached out and squeezed Bairnis, who was still in her lolita form, and giggled. Her ring had never made a mistake, so this blood must be the path to becoming the sixth Blood Clan Duke.
“Miss, ancient alchemical artifacts are very dangerous…”
Feeling the coolness on her face, Bairnis called out helplessly.
Boss Su: “But you’re here, Little Sisi.”
“I really can’t do anything about you, Miss.”
Seeing Su Jiu smiling at her, the little maid lightly batted away her hand, then could only take out a carving pen and begin setting up some Healing Arts on the table.
As more and more talismans were written, the little maid seemed to even include things to revive the nearly dead. The entire table was densely covered.
“Crack!”
“Hello, this is the afternoon tea you ordered.”
The door was opened, and the waiter placed the glass of iced milk tea on the table. Glancing at the runes on the table, he was completely stunned.
Su Jiu blinked: “Is there anything else?”
The waiter shook his head repeatedly and quickly left. He had heard that everyone on this flight were important figures, and he thought it was bragging, but he didn’t expect it to be true…
To have afternoon tea, they even had to carve a pile of formations.
After the waiter closed the door, Su Jiu somewhat excitedly picked up the small medicine bottle, swallowed hard, and glanced at Bairnis, who was diligently carving.
“Drip…”
She poured the blood into the water glass. The blood seeped into the milk tea. At first, there was no effect. The next second, a small vortex began to spin from the center, and the entire cup of milk tea slowly became viscous…
Su Jiu was stunned. Tears inexplicably welled up at the corners of her eyes. The scene before her began to ripple, as if she had traveled from the plane to another place.
As the milk tea’s color became more enticing, a strange floral scent emerged, like a seductive hand that directly grabbed the young girl’s arm.
The young girl’s vision became increasingly blurry, and the surrounding scenery kept changing, as if she had arrived at the entrance of a garden. Night-blooming jasmine and roses lined both sides of the path. She looked up and could only see a silver-white plaque above.
It was written in English:
“Layla’s garden”
Outside, Su Jiu drank it directly as if unconscious, and then stood frozen, her pupils widening, her irises shrinking, as if she had collapsed.
“What a strange taste.”
Meanwhile, Bairnis wrinkled her nose. Suddenly, as if thinking of something, she looked up at Su Jiu. Seeing her state, her face immediately changed!
“Miss, you just ate it?”
Boss Su was drooling…
“No, why are you so greedy, Miss!”
Muttering under her breath, the little maid gritted her teeth, summoned a scythe in her hand, and stood it in front of her. With a slight stomp, several formation light rings emerged from beneath her feet…
At the same time, on the other side.
“Huh? A thousand years later, and someone is still taking my secret medicine? Oh right, there’s a bottle of medicine, a pact I made with those humans to bestow upon pure humans…”
In the garden, a voice suddenly resounded. It didn’t sound like any language from Earth, but Su Jiu could understand it. This kind of thing only happened to the Others…
Hearing the voice, Su Jiu was startled. She knew it was an illusion caused by the blood, but the other party could talk to her. This was too bizarre.
The voice spoke again: “No, that’s not right. You are my descendant. That woman said that the secret medicine would be obtained by future humans.”
Listening to the madman’s rambling, Su Jiu tried to wake herself up using her mental power, but it was all in vain. The surrounding floral scent became more and more real, and she could even hear the chirping of some insects.
The voice then sounded with suspicion: “How strange, too strange. Your fate is filled with omens of death. By rights, you should be dead.”
Su Jiu was also stunned by the voice—a person who should be dead? If she followed the plot of the novel, she would indeed die during the first attack by the Ancient God Sect.
The owner of this voice seemed to know many things.
She then tried to communicate: “Your junior is a Blood Clan member from later generations. I took the blood you left behind and accidentally came here. I apologize if I have inadvertently disturbed you. You said I am a person who should be dead. Could you reveal some reasons?”
“You…”
The owner of the voice hesitated for a few minutes, as if contemplating something, then continued, “You have some fragments of light on you that I cannot see through. But strangely, you have traces of them.”
“What does Senior mean?” Su Jiu was completely bewildered. The other party’s words were convoluted and made even less sense.
“In another world, various large and small regions and races are constantly fighting. The three major tribes of the Seven Royal Halls, [War], [Plague], and [Death], wanted to obtain more fertile regions and began an endless expansion war.”
The voice seemed quite patient and began to explain.
“But where there is war, there are naturally resistance forces. An organization called [Abyss] was born. They are composed of wandering heroes and titled nobles from different regions. Their strength is exceptionally strong, and they united small regions to resist the wanton invasion of the three major tribes…”
At this point, the owner of the voice suddenly stopped speaking.
“Are you saying I have the aura of [Abyss]?”
Su Jiu found it somewhat amusing. Except for the “Cloud Piercing” skill, which was an Other’s ability, she had nothing else…
Suddenly, she stopped thinking. Her eyes trembled slightly. How could this Abyss sound so similar to the founding history of the former [Night]?
“Similar, but not the same. You have the aura of their core skills…”
The owner of the voice seemed to be getting closer. Then, a girl with mixed Eastern and Western features appeared under the plaque. The girl wore a white dress, had pointy ears, closed eyes, and silver-white hair and eyebrows.
She looked like an elf straight out of a comic book.
“It seems her name is—Elegy?”
