Chapter 213 Red Emperor, Vampire War
"Why, you called me up so late?"
The bearded man yawned, as if he had just woken up.
He was wearing a priest's garb, which was wide and long, and the brown monk's robe reached to the top of his feet.
He was floating in the air, pacing slowly as if his feet were on the floor.
Seeing Benjamin, he was full of smiles at first, but after seeing Yin Xiu, a trace of doubt appeared on his face.
"Why, you were threatened by the mafia in Hong Kong Island and asked me to come to negotiate?"
Yin Xiu replied calmly: "The people on the streets here in Hong Kong are not called mafia, they are called brothers."
"What? Aren't you scared when you see me like this? Brother."
The bearded man bent down and his nose was almost touching Yin Xiu's nose.
"I'm not a brother either. You can call me a Taoist priest."
Yin Xiu stretched out his hand, and touched the bearded face with a hand exuding purple energy, causing ripples that looked like water lines.
"Holy Gift Crab! Damn it! You can actually touch me!"
The bearded man looked even more surprised when he did this, and almost fell into the air.
"Okay, okay."
Benjamin stepped in between the two of them, separating them in time.
"Let me introduce, this is my good friend, the monk of the Dunling Tribunal, Juan Zasak."
"Hello, my name is Yin Xiu. As I said just now, I am a Taoist priest."
Yin Xiu stretched out his hand to shake hands with the other party, but Huan suddenly took a step back as if he was electrocuted.
He looked at Benjamin with a suspicious look on his face, "Old friend, when did you meet such a Taoist priest with great magical powers?"
"Great magical powers?" Benjamin smiled, "No offense, but Brother Yin didn't even use any skills just now."
Juan was stunned for a moment. After realizing that Benjamin was not joking, he spread his hands and said: "Okay, I heard that Eastern mysticism has always been profound and profound, but their monks don't like to show off."
As he spoke, he looked at Yin Xiu. After all, he didn't have the guts to extend his hand, so he just nodded as a greeting.
Then he said to Benjamin: "By the way, when you woke me up so late, did you not consider whether it would disturb my sleep?"
"You have been sleeping for a long time, it is not too late for this moment."
In fact, from the very beginning, Yin Xiu recognized that the ashes in the wooden box were someone's.
But it wasn't until Juan appeared in the form of a soul that Yin Xiu confirmed that Benjamin should have used the other person's ashes to perform a simple psychic technique.
This practice is similar to how a necromancer uses someone's bones or relics to summon the soul of the dead.
It's just that the method is much purer, and there is no servile relationship between the two parties. Therefore, although it is not orthodox, it will not be accused of heresy.
"Stop talking, I called you here this time because I want to ask you for some help."
Benjamin pointed to the button on the table.
Juan put his hands behind his back and floated over it lightly, almost putting his face against the button, and then raised his head with a serious expression.
"The coat of arms of the Nicholas family, or the core members, are you in conflict with them?"
"That's right." Yin Xiu's two fingers were almost stuck together, "a little friction."
"I see what you mean, boy."
Juan glared at him and then looked at Benjamin, who spread his hands to show that it had nothing to do with him.
"Well, if you had dared to kill their core personnel before, no matter which island in the South Pacific you went to, their killers would definitely find you!
For no other reason than for a little face, members of your own family have been killed. If they don't kill you, they will lose face.
But I also said that this happened in the past. Now they are unable to protect themselves and cannot spare any money. ”
"Can't protect myself!?"
The one who reacted even more than Yin Xiu was Benjamin,
Compared to Yin Xiu, who only knew a little bit about the Nicholas family, Benjamin had studied European vampires for a long time. Otherwise, this "Witcher's Manual" would probably be half a volume thin.
The Nicholas family, as one of the four blood families with ancient heritage, not only has their hands and eyes in the vampire world.
Even in the human kingdom, senior members of the family often have close contacts with the kings and bishops.
As mentioned before, in most European countries, vampires have entered a corner of human society. If the Inquisition had not been maintaining the balance between the two sides, some countries would have fallen into darkness.
Benjamin would not believe that such a great family would fall into the so-called "self-defeating" situation.
"It's true."
Juan patted the old man on the shoulder, and every time his hand passed through the other man's body, leaving a shadow.
"The four major blood families are extremely noble, and the strengths of the several parties are also equal, as well as the intricate marriages. This peaceful state has been maintained for many years, and there will be no change in the future.
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But a few months ago, there was a man who claimed to be the [Red Emperor]. He didn't know where he came from. He killed Dracula and the head count of the two Magnus families one after another, thus breaking the darkness. The balance of the world for nearly a thousand years. ”
Kill two earl-level vampires, or two leaders backed by huge families?
Benjamin kept shouting that it was impossible. He had never heard of such a turbulent thing.
"What can you, a missionary in the Far East, know?"
Juan rolled his eyes, "You are not from the Tribunal, and you are not a demon hunter. A monk like you has long been isolated from the many secrets and rumors of this world."
"Okay." Benjamin spread his hands, "Maybe you are right. For a bad old man like me, no one would expect me to do anything or help."
After a pause, he said calmly: "But, at the very least, tell us first, who is that Red Emperor?"
"Red Emperor..."
Juan touched the beard on his chin, and under the gaze of Yin Xiu and Benjamin, he paced back and forth in the void.
Finally, when Yin Xiu was about to lose control, Huan finally spoke: "I don't know either."
Yin Xiu and Benjamin looked at each other, and then made a friendly gesture to Huan.
"Na!"
Juan wiped the "sweat" from his forehead and said helplessly: "There is no way, vampires will go to hell after death. How can an upright Inquisition priest like me have any chance to interact with those fallen souls?" ?”
"I know, I know."
Benjamin said and was about to open the box. "Don't worry, I finally came up, why did you take me back so quickly!?"
Juan became anxious and added: "Although I don't have much information, I have heard from others that the Red Emperor seems to claim to be the spokesperson of a certain dragon. I don't know if someone heard it wrong.
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Anyway, it only took him a short period of time to defeat two legendary vampire families, and now he is pressing harder to bring other vampire families under his command.
Those vampires can only choose to destroy or surrender, either to join the vampire war or to escape. There is no other way to choose. ”
Only then did Benjamin let go of his hand on the wooden box. He thought for a while, and his face changed into a smile.
"In your opinion, is it possible that this war will reach Pan-Asia?"
Juan shook his head, "The homeland of vampires is Europe, the Americas, and even North Africa and Pan-Asia? I think their hands are not that long. The reason why you meet some vampires here is just because they escaped here. ”
Benjamin then said happily: "That is also a good thing. If they come to Hong Kong Island, it is inevitable that a lot of people will be affected."
But Yin Xiu's expression was not relaxed. The amount of information in Huan's words just now was too much.
Red Emperor, the spokesperson of a certain dragon?
Yin Xiu couldn't help but think of that again, and had a dream for a long time.
In his dream, a white dragon loomed, sometimes soaring in the sky, sometimes right in front of him, sometimes big and sometimes small, sometimes appearing and disappearing. When he reached out to touch it, the giant white dragon turned into another It disappeared quickly like a transparent bubble.
This dream was too strange. He wanted to ask Uncle Ming. Uncle Ming only knew how to fight monsters and catch ghosts.
I would like to ask Liu Banxian. The latter is just a fortune teller and Feng Shui reader and cannot interpret dreams.
Liu Banxian suggested to him: "If you think about it every day and dream about it at night, if you always dream about a dragon, it means you have some kind of needs. Your young body and mind are restless. I have a few pictures of Bolan Street here. Maybe you can find the business card of the best technician, they also have a team..."
Before he finished speaking, Yin Xiu left.
He still remembers the last words Liu Banxian said a few days ago.
"Hey! Don't take away all the business cards! I still want them!"
Since several people were unreliable, Yin Xiu had no choice but to put things down.
And besides the two spiritual officers who fought against Qin Tianjian last time, they were Yuan Tianwang and Li Chunyang.
At the critical moment, there seemed to be some different feelings, but there seemed to be nothing unusual at other life-and-death moments, which made Yin Xiu not put this matter first.
He doesn't cultivate immortality, so things like "the Dao mind is hindered" and "the spiritual platform is impure" have no interference with him.
He eats wine and meat every day, and occasionally glances at the girls on the street. If the mourning platform is clean, there will be ghosts.
"Brother Yin, did you think of something?"
Benjamin leaned his head over suddenly, startling Yin Xiu.
"No, I was just wondering if this Red Emperor is also a vampire, and the kind of monster that has been hidden in the world for many years and has a prince-level strength."
As soon as he said this, Benjamin and Juan's expressions became solemn.
But after a moment of silence, the two of them shook their heads, indicating that this was impossible.
"Except for the few pharaohs in the black pyramids in North Africa who have not seen the light of day for nearly a thousand years and are trapped by quicksand and time, it is impossible for such old monsters to exist in this world.
After all, no matter how powerful a creature is, it cannot withstand the erosion of time. ”
After the two of them sighed, Benjamin turned to another page in the demon hunting manual and pointed to a paragraph of text on it.
He seemed to be asking and explaining, "According to records, the last blood prince was also sealed by the paladins in the Battle of Chateauneuf du Pape a thousand years ago, right?"
Juan was a little stunned, "You ask me, who am I asking, old friend, we are about the same age, I just died a few years earlier than you. Where do you want me to verify records from thousands of years ago?"
"Bah! You'd better bless me with a long life, otherwise who will pray for you?"
Huan shook his head and said to Yin Xiu: "Brother Yin, I can assure you that the Red Emperor can never be a vampire prince. In comparison, I think he is more likely to be an [ordinary] like you and me. ”
"Human!?" Benjamin was surprised.
"Human? Human!"
Juan's beard and hair spread out, and he said impassionedly: "What's wrong with humans? Those vampires, werewolves, lichs, and half-human, half-ghost wizards. Are those guys powerful enough? Are they scary enough?
The result is that we, mortals who are like ants in their eyes, have been swept into the garbage heap of history with a hammer and a sword?
If we humans weren't the strongest creatures, those vampires would be all over the streets now!
Humans! Our courage and sacrifice are enough to illuminate the deepest night! The hymn of mankind is..."
"Okay! Okay! Don't get excited!"
Benjamin quickly opened the box, and Juan suddenly turned into dust again, scattering everywhere in the air.
"Hey, use it once or less. I usually can't bear to use this spirit summoning box."
Benjamin looked a little apologetic and patted Yin Xiu on the shoulder.
"Sorry, that's all the information we can provide."
"That's enough. Thank you, priest." Yin Xiu nodded.
A visit to the church at least gave Yin Xiu some confidence and preparation.
Since he doesn't have to deal with the opponent's entire family, he can also relax his hands and feet and don't have to think too much about some big actions.
As for the Red Emperor who was unifying vampires in Europe and causing chaos in the dark world, Yin Xiu was not that worried.
Just like Juan said, if they are fighting a civil war over there, they can still fight it as far as the Far East.
Even if it does come, it’s not certain who will win.
When Yin Xiu was about to leave, Benjamin stopped him again.
"What, is there anything else?"
"I have something to ask you to help me with."
Benjamin took out a black-and-white photo from his sleeve and pointed at a man wearing a monastic robe.
"This is a trainee priest sent by the Holy See to Hong Kong Island to study. This child was supposed to have reported half a month ago, but the person I sent didn't pick him up at the pier, and there was no news about him after that. , I even called private investigators, but they couldn’t help.”
Yin Xiu glanced at the photo, looked up and asked, "Do you suspect that his disappearance is related to vampires?"
Benjamin sighed, "I hope it doesn't matter, but even if it does, this is Grandpa's arrangement. Anyway, please help me. If you see anything, just pay attention and take a look, so that I can follow him." Dun Ling has an explanation.”
"I know, it's on me."
Yin Xiu patted his shoulder, opened the door and walked out.
(End of chapter)