After a long time, after digesting the shocking news, the elder who had previously quarreled with Bai Duan was the first to react, and finally managed to slap the table down hard, sternly accusing: "You are simply... alarmist!"
When Bai Duan heard this angry rebuke, her face didn't change at all. The rest of the elders who were carefully watching his expression couldn't help but feel a sinking heart when they saw that Bai Duan wasn't feeling guilty at all.
"What do you say... Is there any basis?" The elder who had the most right to speak in the elder's house slightly closed his eyes and asked.
"After all, this is the most important secret of vampire hunters. It's not easy for me to just get the news. Where can I find any real evidence?" If it exists, it cannot be believed that it does not, right?"
"Even so, it's impossible for us to break the contract with the vampire hunter just based on your hearsay." The elder's eyes were sharp.
"Aren't they the ones who broke the contract first?" Bai Duan snorted coldly.
"After the incident, the headquarters of the vampire hunter sent an explanation to the elders' house, saying that it was a 'personal grievance' - your Carlisle family kidnapped and imprisoned a vampire hunter's lover, and their action this time was just to rescue their own Lover." The elder narrowed his eyes, "As far as we know, that human named Reed has indeed been active in your Carlisle family's castle for a long time, and he is indeed a childhood sweetheart of a vampire hunter. At the same time, the Carlisle family has not refuted this matter."
Bai Duan's face was gloomy, and she was about to be laughed at by the vampire hunter's shamelessness. He took a deep breath: "After all, I am young. This is the first time I have encountered such a thing. My mind went blank, and I set off to chase those hunters. I didn't remember that I needed to report to the Elder's House. I never thought that I would be turned upside down by them." Opportunities in black and white!"
Pursing his lips, Bai Duan calmed down for a moment, opened his mouth to tell the whole story of the incident, and then looked up at the elder calmly: "You should know our Carlisle family, we have always had goodwill towards human beings, how could we do something Forcibly abducting human beings and imprisoning them? Reed has indeed lived in my castle for a long time. You only need to inquire about his living conditions in the castle—he is free, and even stays in the castle voluntarily. In the process, I did not take any action to restrict his movement."
The Great Elder nodded slightly: "Although I heard that love can make people crazy, I also believe that you are not overwhelmed by this kind of emotion."
"So, all of this is a conspiracy! The Carlisle family fell into the trap only because of their kindness to humans!" Bai Duan gritted her teeth, "I believe that the Carlisle family is not the only family that was infiltrated by vampire hunters, but The attitudes of other nobles towards human beings are all contemptuous and contemptuous, and they have not found a chance to attack!" He glanced around, with a slight hint in his tone, "Please think about it, everyone in your family is Didn’t there also appear beautiful, clean, gentle and pleasing humans?”
Bai Duan's spiritual power is too strong, even the elders who have lived for thousands of years can hardly resist, not to mention that he did not directly implant his thoughts into the minds of the elders, but only imposed Induction makes it easier for people to think along their own words and to have a sense of identity.
Not to mention that maybe there is indeed such a thing, even if it doesn't, with the temperament of the blood race who likes beautiful boys and girls, it is inevitable that they will hunt for beauty when they go out, and bring back beautiful humans that suit their own aesthetics, as their bed companions and friends. Toys, love for a while.
This kind of thing is too common in the blood clan, and it was impossible to arouse the slightest vigilance of the blood clan, but now Bai Duan's allusion and temptation immediately shocked the elders, and they became conspiracy theories.
A beautiful, clean, gentle and lovable human being? Yes, I have! Great! Just thinking about it casually, seventeen or eight suitable images popped up in the minds of the elders, and a cold sweat broke out on their backs.
Fortunately, fortunately, they are different from the Carlisle family's respect for humans, and they just treat these beautiful humans as toys and pets. Pets belong to pets, but they are never allowed to act at will, or even trust them. Otherwise...the fate of their family would be about the same as that of Carlisle today.
Rejoicing so secretly, the elders wished they could send a message to their family immediately to let them investigate and kill these suspicious humans. They would rather kill ten thousand by mistake than let one go!
Seeing the ferocity and fear in the eyes of the elders, Bai Duan knew that her hint had worked, and immediately pursued the victory: "If the vampire hunters really use these humans as undercover agents to sneak into the blood clan's castle, then what is their purpose? The so-called 'revenge' is nonsense. Marceline is kind by nature and has never hurt Reed. However, the vampire hunters spent a lot of manpower and material resources and planned for a long time to take him away alive. It must be because of Ivy What is unique about you that they value.”
"Then what do you think is the uniqueness of Marceline?" The elder elder's eyes flashed, as if he had realized something.
"Of course it's because... she's pure blood." Bai Duan's eyes dimmed, "Even when I tracked down those hunters and entered their territory, they clearly had a huge advantage and were able to kill me, but I chose to trap and kill, trying to consume my strength, probably because they want to capture me alive—because I am also a pure blood."
The status of pure blood and mixed blood is very different in the blood clan. This is not only because pure blood is rare and precious, but also because pure blood is much stronger than mixed blood.
Ordinary vampire hunters can hunt and kill mixed blood at most, but pure blood nobles like the original body need more than a dozen or even dozens of hunters to work together to possibly cause harm to them.
Therefore, the pure-blooded vampires never cared about vampire hunters, thinking that they were just ants who were a little more difficult to deal with than humans. After the original body found that the castle was breached by vampire hunters, he chased after him without even thinking about it. In addition, there is no reason why he thinks highly of himself and does not really put this group of hunters in his eyes.
However, once a vampire hunter masters a power that even pure blood cannot resist, it must be a huge threat to the entire vampire.
"So, I have reason to believe that this group of vampire hunters must have mastered a new method that can cause more serious damage to pure blood. That's why they have the courage to provoke the blood race first, and even attack the pure blood nobles." Bai Bai Satin gritted his teeth, "They kidnapped Avril, they probably wanted to use her as an experiment, to test the real effect of this method on pure blood, and even make further improvements to increase its lethality!"
After a pause, Bai Duan raised his head to look at those tall elders with livid faces, and raised his voice: "If my guess is correct, the consequences will be terrible! I urgently suggest that our clan act quickly to find out The truth, stop the experiment, and rescue Marceline!"
The passionate ending of Bai Duan echoed in the empty hall, while the elders' seat was completely silent.
The elders did not speak, but fell into deep thinking. Even the elders who were not used to Bai Duan before put aside their personal grievances, frowning and weighing the pros and cons.
The great elder raised his hand, set up soundproofing around the elders' seat, and then started talking in a low voice with the surrounding elders. After a while, he removed the sound insulation and said in a serious tone: "If this matter is true, we really can't just sit idly by. However, once the contract with the vampire hunter is broken, it will be difficult to end it. Once, The blood race and the vampire hunters have been fighting for more than a thousand years, and both sides have suffered heavy losses. If your guess is wrong, neither you nor the blood race can afford the consequences—we need careful observation and discussion before we can make a final decision .”
"I understand." Bai Duan clenched his hands into fists, with an anxious and worried expression, "but I'm worried... the vampire hunters have planned for a long time, and the time left for us... may be running out!"
The elders frowned, obviously aware of the urgency of time, but the matter was of great importance, and they really couldn't just listen to Bai Duan's one-sided story without evidence.
Just as the scene was deadlocked, a cough broke the silence. Daniel raised his head and smiled slightly: "I think I probably need to say a few words."
Bai Duan's expression froze, and he couldn't help turning his head and glaring at Daniel, his eyes were full of grievances, "Why don't you say anything after you've agreed?" However, in front of the elders, he really couldn't obey his will Make the other party "shut up".
The elders also stared intently at the human being who spoke suddenly, only then did they realize that they had ignored him for so long. The Great Elder raised his eyebrows: "Are you...?"
"I'm Daniel Conrington." Daniel introduced himself, took a step forward, and performed a noble etiquette.
"It turned out to be Your Excellency Conrington." The elder nodded slightly, adjusted his facial expression, and removed his previous contempt, "I have also heard of your name, and I know that you are the most trusted minister of the Human Queen. I have also played a lot. I didn't expect to be so young and handsome, I really am young and promising."
—Even if they look down on humans and regard them as food, the blood race still has to show some superficial respect for the leaders of humans.
"It is said that His Excellency Conrington also has some eyes and ears with the vampire hunters. I wonder if you have any news?" The elder asked seriously.
"Just as there are soft factions, neutral factions, and radical factions among the vampire hunters, there are also different factions among the vampire hunters. I once received news that the radical faction among the hunters has been secretly researching something, but the specific situation , I, an outsider, don’t know about it.” Daniel’s expression was a bit regretful, but this ambiguous sentence made the elders’ hearts tremble.
"Also, I probably want to apologize to you all." Daniel didn't care about the expressions of the elders, but turned his apologetic eyes to Bai Duan, "Everyone should know that although the vampire hunters and the human government are in a cooperative relationship, there is also a relationship between the two sides. There are many contradictions and conflicts of interest. Vampire hunters rely on their own power to deal with blood races, occupy a pivotal position in human society, and even once overridden the government's imperial power, acting recklessly and willfully. Her Majesty the Queen is very troubled by this, and I As a subject, it is natural to help His Majesty solve problems, so he took a series of measures and successfully suppressed the vampire hunter, making him bow to the imperial power... "
The blood races also understand this experience. The elders nodded slightly, and had to admit the cunning and tricks of Daniel, a human being.
"Because of these measures, the social status of vampire hunters has suddenly decreased. The hunters are very angry and even unacceptable to this, and the radical reaction is even stronger." Daniel shrugged and spread his hands, "Obviously, The vampire hunters are not willing to succumb to the imperial power, and if they want to return to their former glory, they must... acquire more powerful power." After a pause, he smiled wryly, "Perhaps it is precisely to regain status and the right to speak The radical faction of vampire hunters took the risk and chose to capture the pure-bloods in such an aggressive way and complete the secret experiment as soon as possible. And once they have mastered an effective method to deal with the pure-bloods, Her Majesty the Queen is bound to do so under the pressure of reality. Take a step back when it comes to vampire hunters."
Like Bai Duan's speech, Daniel also did not give any tangible evidence, but verified Bai Duan's guess from another angle.
After listening to his words, the expressions of the elders became more serious. The Great Elder was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly: "I understand. Adrian, Your Excellency Conrington, do you two have anything else to say?"
Bai Duan turned her head to look at Daniel, thought for a while, and shook her head: "I have nothing to say."
"Me too." Daniel frowned.
"Then, next, our Elder's House will discuss this matter in detail, the two of you should leave first." The elder raised his hand and made a gesture of seeing off the guests, and with his movement, the heavy gate of the Elder's House also opened Respond to open.
Bai Duan and Daniel bowed their heads in agreement, then turned and walked out of the gate. The door slammed shut behind the two, isolating everything in the elders' courtyard.