Chapter 289 - Reunion of Old Friends

Both of them were panting exhaustedly from the continuous running. Tang Xia was almost on par with Ye Yifan physically, which caused him to be puzzled. He felt that there was something different between both of them, but he could not pinpoint exactly.

After catching her breath, Tang Xia looked around her surroundings and examined the castle. She felt that the whole castle was decorated very luxuriously in an old vintage vibe.

A crystal chandelier, a painting in gold frame, a red carpet on the floor. Tang Xia could not help but to be amazed that since a long time ago, vampires have always been rich.

Most importantly, all the windows in the castle have been blocked by curtains that blocked out the sunlight. Although the castle was very bright, it was due to the extensive amount of lights.

As if he suddenly thought of something, Ye Yifan pulled her hand and quickly hid at a corner. Tang Xia looked at him, feeling lost. “Wait for me over here. Remember, don’t let anyone notice you!”

After saying so, he dashed out immediately. Tang Xia wanted to stop him, but it was already too late. Seeing how quiet the environment was with no one walking around, she guessed that the vampires were all resting in the morning.

Not long after, Ye Yifan came running back. Tang Xia looked at him and asked in a confused tone, “Where have you been? Why did you leave me alone?”

Ye Yifan pulled out a pair of black contact lenses and passed it to her with a smile.

Tang Xia received it and looked at it. Ye Yifan said softly, “Put it on quickly. Luckily, we have this here. Your eyes are too special, you can’t let others see them. Otherwise, you’ll attract their attention and bring trouble upon yourself!”

”Bring trouble upon myself? Why?” Although Tang Xia was confused, she still wore them. She blinked her eyes and Ye Yifan nodded in satisfaction before pulling her out.

“This castle is not as peaceful as it seems on the surface. Actually, there is an on-going raging war on the inside. Every vampire is part of a clang. It is a full-on war.”

Tang Xia nodded understandably. After all, she herself had seen many vampire movies. At the end of the day, she was someone who once mingled among the rich.

At that moment, she suddenly heard an overjoyed voice from behind her. “Tang Xia! It’s you!”

Tang Xia could not help but turn around in confusion. She saw Katherine running towards her excitedly. At that instant, Tang Xia felt like it was a big family reunion. She also smiled and welcomed her.

However, Katherine’s face started to twitch. Tang Xia was shocked and did not know what to do. Katherine started to come for her.

Ye Yifan’s face fell. He tried to go forward to stop her, but at that critical moment, the flustered Tang Xia managed to defend herself, although she hit Katherine so hard that she stumbled a few steps back.

The trio were all dumbfounded. Tang Xia looked at her own hand in disbelief. Katherine looked like she was in great discomfort as she grasped onto her chest and coughed twice. Tang Xia quickly ran over to help her up.

“Are you alright? How are you feeling? You’re not hurt by me, right?”

Ye Yifan also ran over to check on Katherine. Seeing that she was fine, they then heaved a great sigh of relief. Katherine finally regained her composure and shook her head.

”I’m sorry for what happened earlier. To some extent, I can’t control myself, but luckily you’re fine.” Tang Xia could not help but look at her in confusion. Just as she was about to ask her why, Ye Yifan, who was standing at a side, snatched to explain.

“Katherine has been bitten by an elder among the vampires, called War king. Hence, she has inherited the strong battle genes in his blood. Often times, she will lose control of herself and want to fight with others.”

Katherine slapped her forehead annoyedly. Tang Xia nodded her head after understanding the whole situation.

At this moment, Ye Yifan examined Tang Xia with an interrogating look. Katherine also looked at her with great suspicion. This caused Tang Xia to be embarrassed.

Katherine could not help but to grab onto Tang Xia’s next and examined her eyes in detail. “Your power is so strong! You can even defeat me so easily! You’re really so powerful, totally unlike a vampire newbie!”

Hearing this, Ye Yifan nodded in agreement. Tang Xia smiled embarrassedly and pushed her hand away. “I’m also a little embarrassed. I didn’t know that I was this strong.”

Katherine and Ye Yifan stared at each other solemnly and she turned to Tang Xia with a serious look and said, “Do not show your powers here, understand? It is very easy to bring trouble upon yourself by outshining others.”

Tang Xia was also shocked at how serious both of them were. The trio fell silent instantly.

At this moment, two people came towards them. Ye Yifan and Katherine made way for them immediately while Tang Xia looked at them in a daze.

Ye Yifan said softly, “They’re here to bring you to the elders. Don’t worry, it’s just to say hi.” Tang Xia then sighed in relief and let them lead her away.

She did not know how long they walked for. She only felt that they went through one corridor after another. Each place looked almost exactly the same. Tang Xia could not help but feel worried.

If she were to walk around alone, she would definitely get lost. Just when she was starting to feel tired, the two people suddenly stopped in front of a door.

They pushed open the door slowly. Tang Xia had no choice but to follow them in. What entered her eyes was an even more luxurious room.

The room was full of antiques as decoration. After examining the room, her gaze fell on the two people playing chess on the table in the center of the room.

The butler bowed to them and said respectfully, “Elders, this is a newcomer.”

A man who seemed quite mature slowly lifted his head. He must be the so-called War King. He side-glanced at her and gave her a nod. The other person was a woman who was back facing her. Tang Xia could not see her face at all.

The room fell silent instantly, and the only sound came from their ‘click-clack’s from playing their chess.

For some reason, Tang Xia felt a little awkward. She was contemplating whether or not she should step forward and introduce herself. She took two steps forward slowly and coughed gently, “Greetings.”

At this moment, the woman then had a reaction. She slowly turned around and looked at Tang Xia. At that instant, both of them froze.

Tang Xia almost shrieked in surprise. The woman was obviously Jiang Yu, whom she had worked alongside in the zombie game!

“Jiang Yu! It’s you! Fancy meeting you here! This is awesome!”

The people around her all looked at her in shock. Tang Xia herself also realized instantly that something was not quite right.

War King, who had been thinking about the game all this while, finally lifted his head and took a proper look at Tang Yu. On the contrary, Jiang Yu turned around with a cold look on her face.

Tang Xia could not help but be confused. However, she made not another sound. Recalling how Ye Yifan kept on reminding her to be careful of the people in the castle, she stood there obediently without saying another word.

Funnily enough, the War King placed the chess piece in his hand aside and looked at Jiang Yu playfully. “Why? You know this kid?”

While saying so, he looked at Tang Xia with an interrogating look. Tang Xia quickly lowered her head. For some reason, she did not dare to meet him in the eye.

Jiang Yu frowned. Looking at the chess game on the table, she replied coldly, “I don’t know her.” After which, she looked up and glanced at War King. “Your turn.”

War King froze for a moment before laughing. He lowered his head and continued to assess the game. After giving it some thought, he looked up helplessly at Jiang Yu.

“Can’t you force me to the extreme? It’s just a game, why are you so serious!” After which, he made his next move.

On the other hand, Jiang Yu looked at him and shook his head with no expression. She did not say anything.

At this moment, Tang Xia realized that something was not quite right. Jiang Yu must have her reasons for doing so. Once she thought of it this way, then everything made sense. Just when Tang Xia thought that they would not pay any attention to her anymore, War King suddenly looked towards her with a harsh gaze.

Tang Xia got a shock. War King asked playfully, “Why are you over-reacting? She doesn’t even know you.”

Jiang Yu was just about to make her next move when she stopped in her path for a split moment before continuing her move as per normal.

Tang Xia’s palms started to sweat. She lowered her head and pondered for a second before saying excitedly,

”I’ve heard of Elder Jiang Yu since a long time ago, now that I finally met you in person, your aura is indeed one-of-a-kind. I’ve admired you for a long time.” After saying so, the two butlers all looked at Tang Xia in shock.

Jiang Yu raised her brows so slightly that it also went unnoticed. On the other hand, War King was a little lost. Looking at Tang Xia, his face fell. For some reason, he began to flare up. His whole person was emitting a powerful aura, causing Tang Xia to not know what to do.

Jiang Yu said in a lowered voice, “What are you? It’s your turn.”

War King glanced at Jiang Yu a little unwillingly and Tang Xia finally realized the reason. She quickly added, “When I was outside, I’ve also heard of how great War King is. When we hear of your great works, we lose our courage and were fear-stricken.”

After hearing all these, his expression turned better and the corners of his lips curled up. The butlers also heaved a sigh of relief and wiped away their sweat.

“Not bad, this child can think on her feet. Alright, ask them to prepare you a room and the other stuff.”

After saying so, he waved his hand to ask them to get into action right away. The butlers nodded and Tang Xia naturally greeted the elders happily and turned around to leave.

When she was just about to leave, she turned around to look at Jiang Yu, but she had no reaction at all.

Tang Xia walked out with a heavy heart. The butlers brought her to Ye Yifan once again. Seeing him, she quickly ran to him and held his hand.

Ye Yifan could not help but be worried.

After contemplating for a moment, Tang Xia said, “I just saw Jiang Yu, but why did she pretend like she doesn’t know me? What’s going on?”