Zhou Yi brought Selene to a hotel.
He obviously couldn't take Selene to his mother's house, so a place like this naturally became his first choice. Although it wasn't particularly hidden, with him there, whether it was concealed or not didn't matter at all.
As long as it was comfortable and could provide a place for someone to stay, it was more than enough.
This hotel met everything Zhou Yi required. The only problem was that the receptionist's gaze had been a little strange.
But Zhou Yi didn't find it difficult to understand. He had seen looks like that many times before, so he had long since become used to them.
After entering the room, Zhou Yi sat down on the sofa first, then gestured toward Selene.
"Sit wherever you want. Until those people come looking for us, this place will be your residence."
Selene sat somewhat nervously on another sofa. She carefully watched Zhou Yi, her eyes filled with caution and fear.
In her eyes, she was like a rabbit, while Zhou Yi beside her was a sleeping lion.
Even if the lion promised it wouldn't hurt her, a rabbit sitting beside a lion could never truly relax.
This was the difference between their levels of existence. It was not something that could be erased with just a few words.
Zhou Yi noticed Selene's feelings, but it did not matter to him.
All he needed was to find out what he wanted to know.
Whether Selene feared him or not had nothing to do with him.
He lit a cigarette. Through the smoke, his sharp eyes stared at the vampire woman.
"Everything I promised you, I have already done. Now, can you tell me where the Holy Blood is?"
"I don't know, my lord."
Selene lowered her head as she said this.
This answer was obviously not what Zhou Yi wanted.
He frowned and looked at the short-haired woman with a heroic appearance.
His fingers tapped lightly against the wooden armrest of the sofa, producing a crisp sound.
"Miss. This is not what we agreed on. Should I assume you are playing with me?"
The tapping sound was not loud.
But to Selene, each knock felt like a war drum striking inside her heart, almost making her chest jump.
How many years had it been since she last felt this kind of fear?
She herself had forgotten.
But now, suddenly remembering the feeling of fear again, it became extremely difficult to endure.
Time seemed to slow down.
Selene felt as if her thoughts had completely frozen.
During this endless moment, she didn't even know how to explain herself.
Fortunately, Zhou Yi was patient.
He continued waiting for Selene's answer.
"My lord… I only have one guess. If that thing truly still exists, then this is the only possibility."
After a long while, Selene finally gave Zhou Yi an answer while trembling.
Zhou Yi raised his eyebrow and gave her one final chance.
"Speak."
"The treasures of our clan are usually held by the three elders.
After an elder awakens for a hundred years, they hand over their authority and awaken another sleeping elder to take control of the clan.
Two of our elders, Victor and Marcus, were forcibly awakened and killed by members of the Dark Council while they were sleeping.
But the Dark Council did not obtain what they wanted.
Therefore, there is only one possibility…"
"The item is in the hands of the awakened elder who currently holds power.
And that elder is Amelia."
"She rarely contacts us. Only her personal followers know her whereabouts."
"Perhaps because of this, she managed to avoid the Dark Council's attention while carrying the artifact, and escaped their attack."
Zhou Yi was naturally not satisfied with this explanation.
After thinking for a moment, he asked again:
"Do you know where this Amelia is now?"
"I don't know!"
Selene shook her head.
"Elder Amelia has her own group of followers within the clan.
She never manages the clan's internal affairs.
Even when she holds power, she simply delegates authority to the clan's administrators.
Other than her original people, she does not pay attention to anyone else."
After hearing all this, Zhou Yi realized there was very little useful information.
Aside from knowing that the Holy Blood might be in the hands of this elder named Amelia, he knew almost nothing else.
Suppressing his impatience, he continued questioning her.
"Then do you know any other clues about this elder?"
Selene thought for a moment.
Suddenly, her ice-blue eyes lit up.
"There is one more thing.
In one month, it will be the day when the elders change positions.
Elder Amelia may not yet know what happened within the clan.
She must already be secretly returning.
If we wait at the clan's headquarters, perhaps we can discover her whereabouts."
Waiting.
Waiting.
Zhou Yi discovered that he had begun to hate this word.
Could he really do nothing except wait?
What was the difference between this and wasting time?
Thinking of this, his expression became darker.
Seeing Zhou Yi's gloomy expression, Selene became even more frightened.
She had personally witnessed Zhou Yi's terrifying methods.
Other vampires like herself had been completely burned into ashes by mysterious flames.
Werewolves, whose bodies were much stronger than vampires, had been crushed to death by some invisible force.
Although Selene considered herself an elite warrior, she still feared that mysterious power.
It was something she could never fight against.
Fortunately, Zhou Yi had no intention of making things difficult for her.
He calmed the emotions in his heart, stood up, and threw a phone into her hands.
"From now on, you will stay here.
Also, the mission of monitoring whether Amelia returns will be yours.
If anything happens, contact me immediately.
I will come here as soon as possible."
"I understand, my lord."
Selene lowered her head and carefully placed the phone into her pocket.
Looking at her actions, Zhou Yi suddenly said:
"You should understand that right now, I am the only person who can protect you.
No one else has the ability or the willingness.
So you don't need me to teach you what you should do, right?"
"Yes, my lord."
Selene understood the pain of having her fate controlled by another.
But she had no other choice except to quietly submit.
And that was exactly what Zhou Yi needed from her.
"I only want the Holy Blood.
After obtaining it, I will give you the freedom you desire."
After saying that, Zhou Yi disappeared from the room without a sound.
Only after he had been gone for a long time did Selene finally dare to raise her head.
She looked at the empty room and let out a long breath.
Then her entire body collapsed onto the sofa, as if all her strength had been drained away.
Vampires normally did not sweat.
But at this moment, she felt as if she was covered in cold sweat.
Talking with Zhou Yi was simply too terrifying for her.
Meanwhile, on an ancient castle in Europe…
A blood-red moon slowly rose.
The moonlight poured onto the castle, dyeing the entire structure with a faint crimson glow.
It looked enchanting and strange.
The entire castle appeared gloomy and terrifying, like a haunted place from a horror movie.
In reality, this place truly was a haunted place.
But what haunted it was not ghosts.
It was vampires.
Below the castle, a group of people wearing black robes surrounded a massive pool and sat in a circle.
Among them were men and women, vampires, werewolves, and even talented mages who possessed mysterious powers.
They had lived on this continent for more than a thousand years.
They hid in the darkness where ordinary humans could never discover them.
They managed the darkness.
Therefore, they called themselves the Dark Council.
However, even they were only managers.
The creatures hidden beneath the darkness had another master.
And now…
Their master was awakening.
When the blood moon's light entered the pool surrounded by the council members, the entire pool suddenly began boiling.
The originally clear water became murky.
A disgusting smell of blood slowly spread.
Soon, the entire pool transformed into a pool of blood.
The crimson liquid surged before gradually calming down.
Finally, the surface became completely still.
Like a mirror carved from a blood-red gemstone.
But this was only the beginning.
As the blood moon grew brighter, a beautiful red glow appeared within the blood pool.
Seeing this light, everyone surrounding the pool immediately fell to their knees.
They raised their arms and began chanting ancient words whose meaning no one knew.
As their voices grew louder, the light within the blood pool became brighter.
Finally…
A hoarse yet seductive female voice came from within the blood pool.
"Enough."
The moment this voice appeared, everyone present lowered their heads deeply.
No one dared to speak.
They feared this existence from the depths of their souls.
Before her command, they did not even dare to have their own thoughts.
"How did the matter I assigned you proceed?"
The seductive female voice sounded again.
But her words caused most people to tremble in fear.
Finally, someone stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, please forgive our incompetence.
We destroyed that family that was not of our kind.
But the clue we obtained was taken away by an outsider."
"Hmm?"
The seductive voice instantly became majestic and domineering.
Although it was still a woman's voice, it carried an untouchable authority.
"So you are saying…"
"The mission I gave you…"
"You failed?"
The blood pool instantly erupted.
The crimson blood moved like living snakes, crawling out and wrapping around the person who had spoken.
The moment the blood snake touched him, smoke began rising from his body.
His flesh began melting and corroding.
Slowly.
Painfully.
But he could not stop it.
"Forgive me, Queen! Please forgive me!"
The man screamed in pain.
He did not dare resist.
He could only beg.
After several breaths, the blood snakes suddenly turned back into liquid and quickly retreated into the pool.
Then the queen's voice sounded again:
"This is your final chance.
Next time, I will show no mercy.
Now tell me…"
"Why did you fail?"
"Was it because you were too incompetent?"
"Or was there another reason?"
Looking at his companion lying on the ground, barely alive but still breathing, another person swallowed nervously and answered:
"Your Majesty…"
"A powerful individual interfered with our operation."
"Our people were no match for him."
"He took away the only person who possessed the clues…"
"And he wants us to tell him the purpose of the Holy Blood."
"Interesting…"
"Very interesting."
The queen's voice carried curiosity.
"Someone dared to steal my Holy Blood…"
"Yet he does not even know its purpose."
"Then he is not from Heaven…"
"Who could he be?"
"Now I am interested."
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