Monarch of Evernight - Chapter 749

Chapter 749: 749

“Kidnapped?” Qianye raised his voice slightly . “You’re from the Xue family . Who would dare kidnap people from your hands? Or do you really think I’m that easy to deceive?”

Xue Haiyang laughed ruefully . “I wouldn’t have believed it if it didn’t really happen . Here’s what happened, we invited Elder Cui over here quite smoothly, and he wasn’t injured, either . Additionally, his equipment truly broadened our horizons . As he was an important character, who also happened to be related to you, we weren’t quite confident in ensuring his safety . So, I dispatched some of my best subordinates along with Elder Cui to mix in with a merchant caravan, hoping to send him to the main family . ”

“Then?” Qianye knew that Xue Haiyang was acting out of prudence . Even if he hadn't sent Cui Yuanhai away immediately, he would certainly do so after hearing of Qianye’s exploits in the Dark Grove .

“Then, the caravan was robbed midway . No survivors . ”

Qianye frowned . “Who did it?”

An entire caravan had been robbed and killed—as a powerful family in the neutral lands, it wasn’t plausible if the Xue family didn’t even have a clue .

Xue Haiyang seemed hesitant, but the slight movement of the vampiric blade on his neck greatly facilitated his obedience . “The clues at the scene point to the Throne of Blood, but in truth, I suspect it’s the work of the Spider Emperor and Moonlight Demon . ”

Qianye fell into silent contemplation .

Xue Haiyang’s suspicion was reasonable . The Throne of Blood was the main camp of the vampires in the neutral lands . Unlike the other mixed races, the higher echelon of the Throne of Blood was made up of only high-ranking vampires . The one on the throne was at the grand duke level many years ago, but there has been news that he had long since ascended to become a prince . His rank, however, was only secondary . The most important point was that the Grand Magnum, Shattered Time, was in his hands . With a magnum in his possession, he was gradually able to contend with heavenly monarchs and dark monarchs . Even Zhang Buzhou wasn’t as famous as he was .

However, that person on the Throne of Blood was in the central region of the Neutral Lands and had no interest in a desolate place like the Eastern Sea . The forces of the Spider Emperor and Moonlight Demon, however, were adjacent to the Wolf King’s lands . They had been trying to wrest control of Port City for many years now .

As for Moonlight Demon, it could be considered the stronghold of all deviants and fugitives . Even in the lawless neutral lands, their reputation was the worst of the worst . Everyone was troubled by these lawless, arrogant and unyielding evildoers . It was difficult to predict their operational habits—there was nothing they wouldn’t do .

Only a power at this level would be able to wipe out a Xue family caravan so quietly, leaving no survivors behind .

“Did you find Cui Yuanhai’s corpse?”

“No . ” Xue Haiyang’s reply gave Qianye a bit of hope .

Realizing that he could get no more information, Qianye said with a cold smile, “Your Xue family is quite bold . I let your people off last time, but not to mention repaying me, you actually dared to capture my men . How do we settle this score!?”

Xue Haiyang’s expression shifted drastically . In the end, he said, “The Xue family’s roots lie in the Wolf King’s territory . We cannot offend the king and harm the entire family for you . ”

Qianye said indifferently, “Offending me might not be better than offending the Wolf King . ”

Seeing Qianye’s calm face, Xue Haiyang suddenly recalled his massacres in the Black Grove . As a person who had seen the winds and waves, he said, “We didn’t want to harm Elder Cui, either . We invited him over politely and without causing him any distress . The Xue family suffered the greatest loss regarding the attack on this caravan . We’re actually the victims here . ”

Qianye continued to stare at Xue Haiyang in silence .

The man knew that he couldn’t get past this with words alone . “We were indeed in the wrong regarding this matter . I’ll represent the Xue family and offer you compensation for this mistake . ”

“Compensation!? Haha . ” Qianye sneered, “Not to mention my relationship with him, how are you going to pay for a grandmaster who can build grade-seven weapons and ammunition?”

Xue Haiyang’s expression shifted drastically . “Grade-Seven!?”

“Correct . ”

Xue Haiyang was livid . He said in frustration, “I should’ve known earlier! Dammit! Those equipment were definitely not for use in middle-ranking guns! Why didn’t I give it more thought?”

He calmed himself down and gritted his teeth . “There must’ve been a spy in the family who recognized the equipment . Otherwise, how can it be so coincidental? Only a handful of people are privy to this information . I already have a faint idea of who it is!”

“Seize that person, I must meet him,” Qianye said as he beckoned for Nighteye to retract her blade . He was confident in getting information out of the person as long as a meeting could be arranged .

Xue Haiyang was finally able to stand up . The first thing he did was knock the woman beside him out cold . Only afterward did he get off the bed to dress . He called out through the door, “Men, summon Xing San to the side hall . I have something to ask him . ”

The guard replied, “Master, Captain Xue left yesterday, saying he’ll be away for a few days on a secret mission . ”

Xue Haiyang’s expression turned ugly all of a sudden . He said with a deep snort, “Withdraw, all of you!”

The first thing he saw after coming to was Qianye’s frosty face . This shook him badly for a moment .

“Mr . Xue, you don’t think I’m that easy to drive away, do you? Why don’t you take the time to think why I did what I did at the Black Grove?”

The corpses belonging to hundreds of mercenaries and assassins hung from wooden stakes in the Black Grove . It had almost become a local attraction because there was no lack of famous people among the dead . Xue Haiyang was not stupid . Understanding Qianye’s intentions after some thought, he uttered, “Establishing might . ”

“It’s good that you know . ” The meaning behind his words showcased his intention to make an example out of the Xue family .

Xue Haiyang responded immediately, “The Xue family will definitely give you an explanation regarding this matter . I’ll do my best to get to the bottom of this matter and inform you immediately once I have any news . Additionally, this is just a small token of my respect, please accept it . I only have this much in my hands, but I’ll mobilize more resources as soon as possible to compensate you . ”

Xue Haiyang produced an exquisite wooden box from a secret compartment in his bed and presented it to Qianye with both hands . The container was filled with neat rows of high-purity black crystals and was worth at least fifty thousand gold coins .

“The Xue family is quite rich, but this isn’t enough . ”

“Of course it’s not enough, the bulk of it is yet to come . ” Actually, Xue Haiyang’s expression wasn’t very good as he said this .

Qianye nodded and shot Nighteye a glance . The vampire princess rubbed the blade edge with her finger, producing an eerie red glow upon it . Then, she stabbed Xue Haiyang in the stomach!

The strike was as fast as lightning . At the same time, Xue Haiyang sensed a terrifying aura surging up from Qianye and suppressing his every movement . All he could do was watch as the vampiric blade entered his body .

Nighteye withdrew the blade after this stab and didn’t finish the man off . Although the blade had left, Xue Haiyang could feel a wisp of burning energy left behind inside his body . Moreover, it dispersed into several streams that drilled into his limbs and organs, where they went into dormancy .

Xue Haiyang gasped . “Blood poison! The blood poison from an ancient vampire clan!”

Knowing what this poison was proved just how knowledgeable he was . That was also the reason why his expression was ashen as he looked at Nighteye like he would a demon .

There were ways to dispel the blood poison left behind by ordinary vampires, but that of the ancient clans formed the foundation of their bloodline power . It was countless times more powerful than ordinary blood poison . It was useless even if Xue Haiyang was several ranks more powerful .

Meanwhile, when the poison would flare up and whether it could be retracted would depend on the source’s control .

Xue Haiyang seemed to have aged ten years in the blink of an eye as he fell back into the chair .

Qianye naturally had no sympathy for the man . He said coldly, “Mr . Xue, I’ll be waiting for the remaining compensation . Additionally, I have some things I need you to help me with . I hope you won’t refuse . ”

Xue Haiyang responded with a wooden nod and watched as Qianye and Nighteye left .

While the two were running side by side through the night, Nighteye said softly, “Elder Cui isn’t someone you can trade for compensation money . ”

Qianye sighed . “I know . This is just an early price the Xue family has to pay . They won’t know how to handle things if I don’t have them feel the pain . After finding the old man, humph!”

It was already late at night, but there were still many lively places in Port City . Many taverns were still open and full of patrons, most of whom were drunk and boasting about their gains during the day . This was a unique characteristic of Port City—the people here would earn large amounts of wealth every time the Earth Dragon flipped over .

Qianye and Nighteye appeared at the doors of a certain tavern . This establishment was located inside a small, dark alley, and the dark lamp at its entrance gave off an eerie sensation . The place seemed rather cold and deserted even when the entire city was in good cheer .

Qianye looked up at the rusty jug hanging on the doors before entering with Nighteye .

There were a few tables with guests inside . Some were sprawled over the table, drunk, while others were sitting together and whispering amongst themselves . The waiters delivering alcohol were all strong, burly men suffused with intense killing intent . The man behind the bar was leaning forward with his hands on the counter and observing the entire tavern .

Qianye and Nighteye sat down at a table . They were briefly frozen as their gazes moved past the man behind the counter . They could see that the man’s tattoos contained the blood of various races, including humans and vampires .

A muscular man arrived beside the table and said, “What’s your order?”

Qianye put two gold coins on the table . “Two glasses of your most expensive alcohol . ”

The burly man put the gold coins away and said in a sinister tone, “I’m sorry, but two gold coins is only enough to buy one . ”

“I thought I heard it was one gold coin per glass . ”

“The price has risen . ”

“When did that happen?”

“Just now!”