CH 60

TL: Moonlit

“High priest, over there, there’s an extremely powerful vampire. It’s really terrifying. If it weren’t for him and another vampire fighting each other, we wouldn’t have been able to escape. I don’t know what kind of damage he might cause to our town. If he intends to capture and feed on people, our town is done for.”

The man speaking was filled with fear.

He was the mayor of the town and felt extremely troubled by the presence of vampires in his town.

After all, there had been incidents of vampires harming people in this town before.

Anyone caught by a vampire didn’t survive; they were all drained of their blood to the last drop…

So, humans harbored a deep hatred for vampires!

Unfortunately, these vampires were incredibly powerful, so powerful that they couldn’t help but feel fearful.

If it weren’t for the vampires’ ability to give birth to new life being relatively weak, humans wouldn’t stand a chance against the vampire race.

They would simply exist as food for them.

The priest furrowed his brow slightly and reassured the man, “Don’t be afraid, I am here.”

As he spoke, he pulled out a shining silver cross from his sleeve.

This cross had been passed down to him by the previous high priest and possessed extraordinary powers.

With this cross, most vampires in the world wouldn’t dare to approach him.

The priest held the cross in his hand and examined it, a smile forming at the corner of his mouth.

With this item, he could eliminate any vampire that crossed his path.

“Let’s go. I’ll help you get rid of him.”

The mayor respectfully bowed to the high priest and said, “Very well, High Priest. Please come with me.”

The mayor hurriedly walked, aware that compared to humans who traveled on foot, vampires possessed wings. In normal circumstances, humans couldn’t possibly match the speed of vampires.

He was afraid the vampire would fly away. If that happened, they wouldn’t know when and where he would appear next.

A group of people followed behind the man and the high priest, proceeding forward.

However, when they reached the square in the center of the town, there was no sign of the vampire.

There was only a person lying on the ground with his eyes closed. It seemed that he had fallen into a coma.

And that person was undoubtedly Bai Yu.

“Bai Yu!”

The mayor called out when he saw Bai Yu, his brow furrowing tightly as he walked over quickly.

The people nearby started whispering.

“Could it be that the vampire drained him of blood?”

“Doesn’t seem like it. Have you ever seen anyone drained of blood like this? You haven’t seen it; they turn into husks. Besides, Bai Yu even protected that vampire before. How could the vampire possibly drain his blood?”

The person’s words silenced everyone.

In this era of hostility between humans and vampires, anyone who sided with a vampire was considered an enemy of all humanity.

“And didn’t you all see that vampire get injured and take shelter at Bai Yu’s house? When we asked him, he didn’t admit it. Now he’s defending that vampire, which can only mean he saved that vampire back then!”

As soon as the people nearby heard him say this, their expressions changed instantly when they looked at Bai Yu.

“He actually saved a vampire. If he gets drained of blood, it serves him right!”

After all, even though the vampire was powerful, he was heavily injured at the time.

They feared vampires, but a heavily injured vampire was nothing to be afraid of.

If it weren’t for Bai Yu saving that vampire, they would have been able to capture him.

Upon hearing someone say this, the people nearby began to join in. Most of them had only heard of vampires but had no real understanding.

In their minds, vampires were all cruel and unreasonable.

However, they didn’t know that the vampires who actually drained people dry were only the lowest-level vampires.

The higher the vampire’s rank, the more they disdained drinking human blood.

Vampires like Shi Yunyi only drank unicorn blood.

At this moment, the mayor placed his hand on Bai Yu’s nose, feeling a faint breath coming from him.

He then looked at the bite marks on Bai Yu’s neck; it was indeed the mark left by a vampire.

“He’s not dead yet. But he was indeed bitten by a vampire.”

After saying this, the mayor turned to look at the high priest.

Here, although he was the mayor of the town, in terms of prestige, only the high priest held the highest position.

At this moment, the high priest also looked at the scene in front of him, his face appearing extremely unpleasant.

“The vampire race is cruel and unreasonable. I have never seen anyone survive from their hands. It’s simply unbelievable that this young man named Bai Yu could survive from a vampire. However, since he saved a vampire, he is the enemy of all of us. He shall be punished with immolation.”

As soon as the high priest finished speaking, everyone gasped in horror.

Immolation meant tying a person to a cross and burning them alive.

It was an extremely cruel form of punishment.

During the burning process, the person being executed wouldn’t die immediately. They would be slowly burned by the scorching flames, experiencing extreme pain before finally dying.

Only when they turned to ashes in the flames!

However, because this punishment was too cruel, it hadn’t been implemented for decades.

But now, it was to be carried out on such a young person.

Everyone looked at each other, and although they had said those words earlier, they felt a sense of fear at the thought of implementing such a severe punishment on Bai Yu.

At this moment, someone quietly spoke up in defense of Bai Yu:

“But just now, Bai Yu also prevented that vampire from attacking us. If it weren’t for Bai Yu, someone here might have already died.”

The person’s words made sense.

However, the high priest didn’t waver in the slightest. He lowered his gaze, his eyes filled only with hatred towards vampires. He could never forgive anyone who sheltered vampires.

The high priest snorted coldly, “You all said it yourselves, if it weren’t for him, that vampire would have already been captured by all of you. Now that he’s coming forward to protect you, it’s just him trying to make up for his own mistakes. Since I have already decided on this matter, there is no room for further discussion. The immolation will take place three days from now.”

Since the high priest had spoken, no one dared to utter a word of objection.

Bai Yu’s fate was thus easily decided…

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Three days later.

The vampire’s castle was surrounded by enchanting roses.

Green rose branches entwined the corridors, and the vibrant flowers bloomed in competition.

The corridor was long, with blue pillars standing tall, almost every one of them adorned with these flowers.

The fragrant scent in the boundless night air brought a sense of tranquility.

The moon hung high in the sky.

Golden moonlight bathed the castle, adding a touch of mystery to its ancient structure.

As the owner of the castle, Shi Yunyi had disappeared without a trace a week ago.

Normally, everyone would be accustomed to Shi Yunyi’s disappearances. After all, as a rebellious Blood Emperor, he often left the castle without a word, and everyone had long gotten used to it.

However, this time, both he and Worcester vanished during their fierce battle.

Both of them disappeared simultaneously.

So, the castle was filled with unease…

Fortunately, Shi Yunyi had returned, unharmed.

At the same time, Worcester, who possessed similar abilities, remained missing. This served as clear evidence of who the victor in the battle was.

The castle seemed livelier than usual today.

When they heard that Shi Yunyi has returned, many vampire nobles have come to congratulate him.

Without Worcester, from today onwards, the only Blood Emperor among the vampires is Shi Yunyi alone.

He is now the king of all vampires.

In the spacious hall, almost every vampire noble is present.

On the long table, each person’s wine glass is filled with the rarest unicorn blood.

Unicorn blood is difficult to obtain and can only be enjoyed here.

These people greedily drink this kind of blood, almost indulging in it.

Only two people at the scene did not show a high level of enthusiasm for this blood.

One of them is Shi Yunyi, and the other is Mo Yun.

Mo Yun had previously smelled Bai Yu’s blood in the air, and that scent astonished him.

Drinking this kind of blood now, his eyes were filled with a sense of resentment.

After smelling that kind of blood, even unicorn blood seemed to have lost its taste to Mo Yun.

Mo Yun’s eyes looked at Shi Yunyi with great resentment. He had pretended to leave earlier and then witnessed Shi Yunyi drinking Bai Yu’s blood.

That damn Shi Yunyi, he’s really too selfish. He enjoys it alone and doesn’t share with others.

He didn’t even finish drinking and returned that person to his original place.

Originally, Mo Yun had planned to take Bai Yu away and drain his blood.

However, he didn’t dare to.

It was the first time Mo Yun had seen such a strong killing intent in Shi Yunyi’s eyes.

But with such delicacies, Mo Yun couldn’t bear to leave.

He was in the dark not far away, witnessing everything. He also heard about the plan to burn Bai Yu to death.

Just thinking about it, Mo Yun felt even more regretful. He looked at Shi Yunyi with a more resentful gaze.

“Why are you glaring at me?” Shi Yunyi picked up his wine glass and took a sip. The taste was bland, making his already irritable mood even more restless.

“Hmph!” Mo Yun looked at him somewhat annoyed and said without reservation, “Look at you. You have such good blood, but you won’t let me drink it and make me drink this kind of blood instead.”

Of course, Shi Yunyi knew that Mo Yun was talking about Bai Yu’s blood. The moment he thought of Bai Yu, his expression instantly darkened.

Ignoring Shi Yunyi’s change in expression, Mo Yun continued to chatter on.

“Really, instead of letting that person be burned to death, it would be better to let me drain his blood. It’s simply a waste.”

“What do you mean burned to death?”

Shi Yunyi furrowed his brow and suddenly stood up from his seat. Indescribable pain filled his heart.

He grabbed Mo Yun’s hand, his face showing an indescribable urgency.

Mo Yun, on the other hand, thought Shi Yunyi regretted not draining the person’s blood completely and said somewhat displeasedly, “Humans, you should know how much they despise our kind. Anyone associated with vampires will be subjected to extreme punishment. When you left that day, I heard them talking about burning that person to death. Tsk tsk, what a pity. I haven’t tasted his blood yet…”