Trembling, Daniel's carriage unswervingly approached their destination - Lord Adrian's castle.
As the team got deeper and deeper into the hinterland of the blood race, the team encountered more and more blood races, but what was "surprising" was that these blood races just glanced at the carriage and turned away, without any intention of hunting at all, which really made everyone feel excited. It is timid and at a loss.
All the way to Adrian's territory in a calm and peaceful way, I saw the towering black spire in the distance, I only felt that the attendants who survived the catastrophe looked at each other, and finally vaguely agreed with their master's "crazy words".
—It seems that the blood lord did not leave, but has been secretly protecting them. Otherwise why didn't a single vampire want to trouble them
—Could it be that my master didn't suffer from severe paranoia, but was wise enough to see the subtleties, and saw clearly the passion hidden under the indifference of the blood lord early on? !
In this regard, everyone's mood is really very complicated. They were relieved that the blood lord did not abandon their master, but they didn't really want their future "mother" to be a blood—this was like the difference between dying immediately today and dying slowly in the future.
Of course, no matter what they think in their hearts, they don't have any say in their master's relationship.
The carriage stopped in front of the gate of the castle. After a while, the dark and heavy gate slowly opened, and several blood races came out. The young man at the head was faintly excited in doubt, and his eyes kept scanning around the carriage.
Bai Duan searched the original body's memory to find the figure of the young man, and called softly, revealing his figure: "William."
"Lord Adrian, it's really you!" William's eyes lit up, and he quickly walked up to him, bowing and saluting. After looking up and down and confirming that Bai Duan was not seriously injured except for a little weakness, he finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank God, I hope you come back safely!"
"Well, I'm back, William." Bai Duan's tone was low, his eyes dimmed, "I'm sorry, I was the one who led the wolf into the house..."
"Your Excellency, you don't need to blame yourself!" William quickly interrupted Bai Duan's words, and smiled wryly, "Not only you, but none of us thought that Reed... would be such a person."
—Reid is indeed too good at disguising and pleasing people. Most of the vampires in the castle have a good impression of him, otherwise they wouldn't be completely defenseless when the other party suddenly attacked.
"How about the casualties last time? I was too angry and worried about Marceline, so I left without asking anything..." Bai Duan pursed her lips.
"Everyone's casualties are a bit serious. More than a dozen people fell into a deep sleep because of their heavy injuries, and died..." William told the situation softly, with a very heavy expression. However, the Carlisle family that Adrian inherited was the duke after all, so although the battle was badly damaged, it wouldn't hurt the bones. Afterwards, William changed the topic, "How is Miss Avril?"
"She is still in the hands of those vampire hunters." Bai Duan narrowed her eyes slightly, "Since you are here, William, I am at ease. From now on, you are still fully responsible for everything in the territory, and I have other things We have to do it." While speaking, a cold light flashed in his eyes, with a murderous intent.
"My lord!" William's complexion changed, he was afraid that the lord who had finally returned from his family would continue to die.
Bai Duan was naturally aware of his concerns, so she calmed down a little: "Don't worry, I won't be so impulsive this time. I'm going to the central area to see the elders' house."
William froze for a moment: "So serious?"
"Yes, this matter may not only be a grievance between our family and the vampire hunter, but also involves the safety of the entire blood family." Bai Duan said in a deep voice.
William didn't dare to continue to inquire, and quickly promised in a low voice: "This subordinate understands. The subordinate here in the territory will definitely not let you have any worries!"
"Thank you." Bai Duan raised his hand and patted William's shoulder with soft eyes, "Then please."
William looked up at Bai Duan, his fair and handsome face gradually turned red, and he was almost unable to restrain the boiling love in his heart—however, this tenderness was interrupted by a terrible cough.
William frowned, followed the sound and looked in the direction of the carriage, only to see a human man standing there with exquisite and gorgeous clothes and a handsome face not inferior to that of the blood race, looking at him with naked hostility in his eyes.
The rivals in love met each other and were extremely jealous. William and Daniel looked at each other, and their sharp gazes wished to tear each other to pieces immediately.
Sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, Bai Duan... silently removed his paw from William's shoulder, and distanced himself from him calmly.
"My lord, this is...?" William was the first to stop looking at each other, and turned to look at Bai Duan.
Bai Duan's Adam's apple twitched, hiding his embarrassment: "The people I met in the vampire hunter's territory, it can be regarded as... helping me a little."
Keenly aware of the unspeakable ambiguous entanglement between this sudden human being and his lord, William's brow creases deepened. Just as he was about to remind Reed of this "lesson from the past", Bai Duan raised his hand and interrupted: "I understand, don't worry, I will never make the same mistake again."
Hearing Bai Duan's decisive answer, William was relieved. He cast a provocative and disdainful look at Daniel from an angle that Bai Duan could not see, and secretly hooked the corners of his lips.
Daniel... Daniel turned into a puffer fish again.
At this moment, he really wished he could grab that damned Reed immediately and have his cramps peeled off—if it wasn't for the other party's deceit and betrayal, he would have already been in love with his sweetheart by now. I have some good feelings, but I keep restraining and rejecting this feeling, and I dare not take that step.
Really... so angry! Daniel smiled and gritted his teeth.
Of course, if Bai Duan knew what he was thinking, he would definitely tell him unceremoniously: "You really think too much."
In short, no matter what he thought in his heart, Bai Duan, Daniel and their entourage all lived in Adrian's castle. After resting and reorganizing, they set off for the central territory where the Blood Race Presbyterian Council was located.
Due to receiving the request for meeting in advance, the members of the Presbyterian Church have already come from all directions, and they took the lead in meeting and discussing in the Presbyterian Court. They had known for a long time that Adrian's family had clashed with vampire hunters and suffered heavy losses, but the vampires have always been proud, and the sufferer did not speak, so they naturally would not intervene, not to mention that as the highest ruling institution of the vampires, the elders' house also I don't think it's worth their attention.
However, the news from Adrian indicated that there may be a deeper danger hidden behind this incident, and the elders of the blood clan had to pay attention to it—at least, listen to what Adrian said.
After discussing a rough idea, the elders of the blood clan finally summoned Bai Duan who had been waiting in the central area for several days. And Daniel also followed up with a shameless face, expressing with a serious face that he could also help.
Bai Duan: "... No, you just need to shut up obediently and pretend that you don't exist."
"Please believe me, I will never hold you back." Daniel grabbed his sweetheart's smooth white hand with well-defined knuckles, and secretly rubbed it twice.
Bai Duan tried to pull his hand out: "………………"
— No, of course I know you can help me, but I don't need any help from you! I'm going to tackle this task alone! Please shut up!
Daniel, who was repeatedly ordered by his sweetheart, had to compromise aggrievedly, saying that he would try his best to stand on the sidelines—of course, he silently added a condition before this promise, that is, "if it is not necessary."
Bai Duan, who didn't know this premise, was very satisfied with his lover's obedience. He settled his entourage, put on an exquisite and elegant dress, and took Daniel to the elder's house of the blood clan, and walked into the ancient, magnificent building. And dark building.
The elders have long been sitting in their seats, staring at the white satin in the empty hall from above. Seeing a human being following behind him, the elders frowned slightly in displeasure, but did not speak out to criticize. They believe that after this battle, Adrian will definitely have a deep hatred for vampire hunters and even human beings, and there must be a very important reason for bringing such an "enemy" to the elders' house. They just need to wait patiently .
The elders of the House of Elders come from different ancient families, and it is naturally impossible for these families to be harmonious, there are always some big and small problems left over from history—not to mention the original Carlisle family, which is really a blood noble One of the wonders.
The nobles of the blood race despise humans, and even many radicals advocate abolishing the self-awareness of captive humans and turning them into pure food production machines. Although the Carlisle family also raises blood slaves, their attitude towards blood slaves is extremely gentle. Apart from taking blood from them regularly, supervising their healthy diet, and adequate exercise, they will not deliberately enslave education for blood slaves. Willing to give them some freedom and autonomy.
In addition to the different attitudes and ideas towards human beings, the Carlisle family is also very different from other blood races in terms of partners. When the vampires were having fun, indulging in sensuality, and being unscrupulous, the Carlisle family was accompanied by husband and wife and had a stable relationship—probably because of this precious loyalty. When most vampires had no heirs and could only rely on their first embrace to reproduce, However, the family gave birth to a son and a daughter, becoming the only family in the blood family with a prosperous offspring.
—For the heirs of the Carlisle family who came out one after another, the rest of the family were really envious and jealous, and their greedy eyes were red.
… Oh, and vampires have red eyes to begin with.
"Hmph, I knew a long time ago that sooner or later your Carlisle family will suffer a big fall at the hands of humans!" An elder who had a bad relationship with the Carlisle family sneered coldly, "Now, this hunch has really come true. Low stature, making friends with humans? Oh, this is the consequence of you abandoning the noble status of the blood race!"
Bai Duan raised his head and glanced at the elder who was speaking, his red eyes did not show the slightest anger of being insulted by the family, but they made the elder stunned for a moment.
— The original body has always been gentle, and has never shown such an indifferent expression, Bai Duan is considered OOC. However, the elders of the blood clan did not have the slightest doubt. After all, it is only natural for their personality to change in a sudden disaster, and it is really strange that they remain unchanged.
"I admit that this time I was ignorant of people and lured wolves into the house, but I will not change my attitude towards human beings because of this." Bai Duan replied calmly, expressing his meaning lightly, but he was not prepared. Too much entanglement in this matter, "Besides, I came to the elders' house this time not to confess, but to report on more important matters. As for such meaningless and time-wasting ridicule and bickering, let's save it. "
"You!" The elder who was ridiculed looked ugly, and raised his hand to slap the table, but was stopped by the elder next to him with a frown: "Okay, please be quiet. We have not gathered here to listen to you!" Quarrelsome!"
The flushed elder was indignant, but he kept his mouth shut under the pressure of the other elders, but his eyes on Bai Duan became even more unfriendly.
But Bai Duan ignored him, bowed to the elders, and threw a thunderbolt as soon as he opened his mouth: "Because I was worried about my sister being taken away by the vampire hunter, I went deep into the territory of the vampire hunter not long ago, but I never thought about it." I accidentally discovered an important secret. The vampire hunters' attack on the Carlisle family this time is only the first step of their plan, and the ultimate goal is all pure-blood nobles—I suspect that they have invented and even mastered Means enough to threaten pure blood!"
Following Bai Duan's loud words, the eyes of the elders shrank involuntarily. For a moment, the entire elders' house was silent, only the sound of Daniel's gentle breathing echoed and stretched in the empty circular hall.