Quick Wear: This Cannon Fodder is Delicate and Expensive

Chapter 234: Legend of the Blood Clan (18)

After Ling Li detected the girl's aura, which was the same as that of an ordinary person, he breathed a sigh of relief, put away his knife and said, "What are you doing in this dangerous place, a weak woman? Don't you have anyone to accompany you?"

For some reason, Ling Li felt that the girl in front of him was familiar.

Seeing that his neck was finally free, Lan Xiao quickly jumped to a distance of one meter from Ling Li, patting his neck and panting, seeming to be still frightened: "Yes, yes, they will be back soon."

"Well, I'll leave first." Although he was curious about the girl's background, if he didn't leave now, he would not be able to leave after the party was over.

"Okay, okay, hurry up and leave... ok?" Lan Xiao had just calmed down and was about to turn around when he heard the system's prompt.

'Ding! The capture target Ling Li has appeared.'

Lan Xiao: Are you playing with her? Shouldn't Ling Li be staying in the room waiting for the male and female protagonists to rescue her?

He ran out by himself...ah, how embarrassed would the male and female protagonists be?

"Wait... wait a moment, please wait a moment!" Lan Xiao withdrew his thoughts and quickly turned around and ran towards the man's back.

Due to inertia, and Ling Li's sudden stop and turn.

Lan Xiao fell straight into Ling Li's arms.

Ling Li groaned when he was hit, frowned, and quickly pushed the girl away.

But strangely enough, his body did not reject her approach.

"What's the matter? I don't have time to waste here with you." Ling Li frowned, a little impatient.

"I came here with Ding Che and the others. You... should know him, Ling... Li?" Lan Xiao raised his head, wanting to see the other person's face clearly, but the environment was too dim and it was lucky to be able to see a human silhouette.

"Who are you? How do you know my name?" Ling Li was stunned and very alert.

"Ah, I'm Ding Che and Shangguan Qing's friend, my name is Lan Xiao."

For an instant.

Ling Li's whole body trembled. This name... had appeared in his mind many times.

Lan Xiao!

Lan Xiao? Perhaps she could help him escape from the shackles of this world...

Ling Li: "Lan Xiao? It's a nice name. What about Ding Che and the others? Why aren't they with you?"

Lan Xiao scratched his head awkwardly: "Emm, they should be here soon. How about... we two brothers sit for a while?"

Ling Li: …?

……

At the same time, the two people who had just sneaked into the room easily retracted the rope.

The room was quiet, and a faint scent of vanilla filled the air, making people feel refreshed.

Ding Che groped his way towards the bed: "Ling Li, are you there? Are you okay? We are here to take you back."

Finally, he felt the bulge on the bed. Ding Che was quite moved and said self-reproachfully, "I'm sorry, I failed to protect you. Wait for me. When I have the ability, I will never let you be controlled by your father again..."

"Ah Li, it's only been a short time, wow...how come you're so skinny that you don't even have any muscle left, but you're being sucked of blood every day?"

The more he talked, the more uncomfortable he felt. Ding Che even wanted to cry.

"I know you blame me. Can you move and talk to me? I'll take you back right away."

Shangguan Qing crossed her arms and listened to the man's faint crying, her mouth corners stiff.

"That's enough, Ding Che. Stop dithering and cry. Are you crying?" Shangguan Qing said as she found the switch with her backhand.

With a "click", the light came on.

Ding Che buried his head and continued sadly: "Qing'er, you don't understand. A-li has had a hard life since he was a child. Now I have left him alone in the blood clan for so long. I feel so sad."

"Ling Li, get up, we'll go back now. I'll talk to you and Xiaoyu and let them live freely..." Ding Che raised his head, wiped his slightly wet eyes, and pulled up the quilt.

Then, when he saw the quilt wrapped in the blanket, his whole body froze and the words on his lips could not come out.

Shangguan Qing wanted to laugh, but her thoughts raced, and she said calmly, "Oh no, Ling Li is not here."

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw soldiers patrolling the castle and frowned slightly, "Ding Che, the situation is not good, let's go!"

Realizing that she might have fallen into a trap, Shangguan Qing felt a little angry.

"No, Ling Li must still be here, I have to go find him..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Master Ling, I haven't seen you having dinner yet. Do you need any?" The male servant knocked on the door and asked politely.

The servant was a little nervous at this time. The queen had said that no one was allowed to disturb Ling Li today. There was not a single guard in the entire building.

Then... it's a great opportunity for him to suck blood.

It must be exciting and wonderful to taste the blood of the Queen's blood servant without telling her!

Thinking of this, the servant outside the door showed his sharp fangs, ran his tongue across the tips of his teeth, breathed greedily, and felt the breath of high-quality human beings.

"... "

"Master Ling? If you're tired, I'll bring the food...in?"

"I'm in...?"

Seeing that they were about to be discovered, Shangguan Qing pulled Ding Che and ran out of the window. At the same time, the door was opened.

The next second, the servants’ screams could be heard throughout the building: “Oh no! Oh no! The Queen’s blood servant is missing!”

The moment she landed, Shangguan Qing saw the guards not far away moving upstairs and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Qing'er, you go first. I must find Ling Li today and can't let him suffer anymore." Ding Che said firmly. Just as he was about to return to the castle, he saw the flare fired by Lan Xiao not far away.

"Ding Che, it's too dangerous. We can't let you go alone. Something's going on over there with Lan Xiao. We have to go back!"

"Can…"

"Don't hesitate. If we delay any longer, we will all be caught. Even though we failed to rescue anyone today, the kid didn't lie to us. Even if he understands the structure of the castle, wouldn't it be better for us to attack it in the future?" Shangguan Qing stopped Ding Che and analyzed seriously.

As more and more servants arrived, the lights outside the castle were lit one after another.

Ding Che could only nod, and the two of them quickly ran back.

……

In the woods.

"you…"

"I…"

"this…"

"Um…"

The four people opened their mouths at the same time in the dark and looked at each other.

"Ling Li, how did you... run away?" Ding Che spoke first, very excited.

"The castle is not well guarded today, which surprises me too, but I have found out what my godfather wants to know. It's not convenient here, so let's go back and discuss it together." Ling Li said softly.

"They've noticed that you're gone. We have to leave quickly." Shangguan Qing stepped forward.

"Well, let's talk about it when we get back."

The three of them rushed back first, and Ling Li turned around and looked at the familiar room in the castle, his eyes flashing slightly.

After a long moment, he withdrew his gaze and whispered softly, "So the blood mark... moves according to the master's will."

……

At this time, the second item of the ceremony was taking place in the hall.

The vampires were gathered together, listening to Shi Qi talking about the new rules and changes.

"I believe that as an ancient and powerful clan, we have been able to survive the struggle among the four clans until now because of you and the people."

"In the past, we centered our power around the nobles of the blood clan. Although we have developed well over the past thousand years, we can also see that the blood clan has not made any breakthroughs. My people are still in poverty, which is also an important reason why more and more vampires have fallen. In order to survive, they have to suck human blood."

"This has also caused the conflict between the human race and us to grow. It was also an important reason for the last war."

"So, if we want peace, we must first resolve the conflicts within our tribe. Do you understand what I mean?"

Shi Qi's voice was neither loud nor soft, but sonorous and powerful.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a murmur of discussion from below.

"Your Highness, what do you want to do according to your wishes?" An old man stood up and spoke with a gray beard.

"First of all, the annual salary of the nobles will be cut in half and the money will be transferred to the market so that the people can buy and sell freely." Shi Qi said with a smile.

As soon as these words came out, the crowd exploded instantly.

The first article directly touched upon the interests of the nobles, and immediately someone stood up to oppose it.

"Your Highness, we, the noble princes, receive the salaries we deserve. Every year, we spend a lot of money on the maintenance and repair of the border town, the operation of the market, and the taxes paid to the royal family. Reducing it by half is ridiculous!" said an earl.

"Yes, yes. Besides, there are not many official positions among us. If there is no generous treatment, who would want to stay in this position for hundreds or thousands of years with no benefits?"

Shi Qi raised the corner of his mouth slightly, clapped his hands and said: "Marquis, what you said is very good, which happens to be the second point I want to make... abolish the blood inheritance system to be able to confer titles."

"The blood clan, the bloodline constitutes the royal family. For thousands of years, power has been fixed in the hands of people like us. But the strength of a clan is definitely not based on your escape on the battlefield with the power of official titles, profit control in the market, and the increasingly decadent blood servant game!"

"It must rely on ability, wisdom, character, and sincerity!"

"Well... I say, everyone, as a duke, you should do what you should do, right?" Shi Qi said, standing up and walking to the vampire who objected.

"Otherwise... just give it to someone more capable, right?" Shi Qi stretched out his hand, leaned over and patted the marquis' epaulettes on the man's shoulder, smiling.

"I... Your Highness, how do you know that we won't do anything practical! Abolishing blood inheritance is ridiculous! You are denying the contributions of our ancestors!" The man was so angry that he stood up and glared at Shi Qi with dissatisfaction.

Suddenly, the hall became quiet and the atmosphere became tense.