CH 120

Bai Lixin had the good sense not to stay long after having discussed the matter.

Performing a departing ritual, Bai Lixin suddenly smiled, “Revered Father Calmeron, thank you for voting in favour of me.”

Calmeron’s expression froze, but he did not refute, just flung his sleeve, “Go, just go.”

Bai Lixin smiled again and left with a brisk step.

After Bai Lixin left, Calmeron sighed, “This child… I don’t know if he is just confident in himself or if he is just a newborn calf that is not afraid of the tiger, but can still laugh. From the clues we got yesterday, he will be against a Fourth generation Blood!”

“Haha,” the Pope laughed, running his hand along the soft surface of the sofa, “not to mention that Yaphisor’s nature is somewhat similar to yours when you were young.”

The gravity on Calmeron’s face eased for a moment, and his eyebrows arched slightly. “It is surprising that more than sixty years have passed since then.”

The Pope nodded, “Yes, time does not stand still. There is an end to the years, and I am nearing the end.”

Calmeron lowered his eyelashes, a gloomy expression appearing on his face.

After a moment, the Pope said, “Calmeron, I hope that Yaphisor will grow up quickly enough to take on the duties of Chief Cardinal. Once he has that ability, I wish he would take up his post as soon as possible because I want you to be the next Pope. “

Seeing that Calmeron did not speak, the Pope reached out and pulled Calmeron to sit opposite him, saying at length, “Calmeron, you have the ability.If we were to look through the whole church, you are the only one most qualified to be the successor. “

There was a long silence before Calmeron nodded and half-kneeled before the Pope and kissed the back of his hand, “As you wish, Your Holiness.”

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Bai Lixin pushed open the door to his house, and in addition to the expected Curtisno, there were two more unexpected guests in his cramped house-Prince Wales and Prince Joey.

Prince Joey’s face was pale and he looked extremely weak, while beside him, Wales looked worried and whispered something reassuring every now and then.

“What’s wrong?” Bai Lixin closed the door behind him, not forgetting to release a shielding spell with his hand, completely isolating the house so that an outsider could not hear the slightest sound or feel a hint of breath from inside.

Seeing the long-awaited Yaphisor, Wales hurriedly said, “Yaphisor, Joey was attacked and I asked Curtisno to help take a look.”

“Attacked? By what? A priest? Or an alchemist? “ Bai Lixin took two steps closer and observed Joey’s pale cheeks.

“It was an alchemist,” Joey breathed, “I had just moved outside the city yesterday, to a nondescript house in the east. Towards the end of the night, I went out alone, intending to investigate what happened to Orvis. However, not long after I had stepped outside, a dark shadow suddenly attacked me and…”

“Was it Orvis?” Bai Lixin asked out loud, cutting off Joey’s words.

The house was small, and the round table could only seat four people. Now that all three were seated, Curtisino naturally reached out and pulled Bai Lixin into his arms for a hug.

Seeing Yaphisor glance at him, Curtisino gave a light smile and replied, “Yes, it’s Orvis.”

The two men looked so intimate that even a blind man could feel it, not to mention the perceptive Prince Joey and Prince Wales, and when the two princes saw this, they looked at each other, and Wales suddenly took Joey into his arms as well.

Joey could not break free, so he had to pretend to be calm and continued, “Curtisno is right, it looked like Orvis, but he could actually use alchemy in addition to powers of the Bloods. He was so strong that I was no match for him. And at the end, I don’t know what attack he used, but my brain hurt so much that I fell for his move, and if Wales hadn’t arrived in time, I would have become a dead bat. “

Although Orvis was Orvis on the outside, only Curtisno and Bai Lixin knew, but Joey and Wales did not.

After hearing Joey’s account, Bai Lixin and Curtisno made eye contact for a moment before Bai Lixin asked, “Orvis didn’t say anything when he saw you?”

Joey tried to recall and eventually shook his head, “No, probably because I had used the drut and he didn’t seem to recognize me at first. I guess he was out looking for food and mistook me for a human. The moment we exchanged blows, he showed some surprise, but that was it. “

Bai Lixin was silent, sizing up Joey, as if pondering the truth of his words.

A silently entered his mind and softly said, “I just got probed into his mind, baby. He wasn’t compelled by the Blood King. “

Bai Lixin nodded at an almost invisible margin and remembered an important point. He had to ask Curtisno through telepathy, “You quietly entered my mind again. Can you probe into my thoughts and memories like you did to prince Joey?”

“Not really, baby. Your mental powers are no weaker than mine, and I can enter your mind and communicate with you because you unconsciously accept me. To be honest, aside from the first time we met where I could see your memories, I never know what you are really thinking. “

Only when he received this answer did Bai Lixin breathe a light sigh of relief.

There were some things that only he could carry for now; there was no need for both of them to carry the same burden.

His lover should just remain knowing himself as a powerful second-generation Blood Curtisno.

He did not need to know things like being the Lord God, let alone a soul fragment.

When the time is right, when enough soul fragments have been accumulated, his lover would naturally be able to slowly come to his senses.

But for now, he did not want his lover to recall the pain and hatred of having his soul torn apart so early.

Bai Lixin turned to look at the two men and said, “And then what, you continue, Prince Joey.”

Prince Wales stopped Prince Joey, “I’ll say the rest. Because Joey used a Blood curse, it alerted the church and the Alchemist’s League in the Imperial City. It left a trail on the ground, and he was pursued by both forces at the same time. Add to that the fact that Orvis is hostile to Joey, there was a wolf in front of us and a tiger behind us at that moment, so the only person I could think of who could help us is you, Yaphisor.”

Bai Lixin was a little speechless after listening to Wales’ account; it was only one day and Joey had managed to attract the pursuit of both the Church and the Alchemists’ League.

No wonder the Pope and Calmeron’s expressions were so grave and worried when he met them at the temple today.

Now that he thinks about it, he believes they knew his opponent was a “fourth generation blood,” but they didn’t tell him because they were didn’t want to freak him out

Mr. Curtisno, please help Joey first. He can’t go on like this. “ Wales stroked Joey’s pale cheek, his eyes locked on Curtisno anxiously.

“You be the one to heal him, Prince Wales,” Bai Lixin said, waving his hand. “You might as well save us the trouble and do it yourself. “

“What do you mean?” Wales asked with a frown as his hand on Joey’s cheek stalled.

“Bloods restore their strength through blood. You give him a few sips of your blood and his injuries will naturally heal. Don’t worry, I have just put down a boundary. Even if there is a scent of blood, it will not spread outside. “

Hearing Bai Lixin’s words, Wales clapped his hands and said excitedly, “Yes, why didn’t I think of that?”

Without waiting for Joey to object, he drew the dagger from his waist and slit into his wrist. Blood immediately flowed from the cut.

And with the appearance of the wound, Prince Joey’s eyes suddenly changed, his already scarlet eyes now almost blood red. He greedily stared at the wound, and his throat kept rolling, wanting to drink, but not daring to do so in fear of something.

He didn’t dare open his mouth. He was afraid that if he did, he would not control himself and bite into the cut.

All Joey could do was bite the corner of his lip, using the pain to awaken a glimmer of clarity within himself.

Bai Lixin bellowed, “Prince Wales, why don’t you get the blood into Prince Joey’s mouth? Do you want to bleed to death before you do it?”

Wales shuddered and, ignoring Prince Joey’s objections, placed his wrist on Joey’s lips.

The moment he touched the blood, as the sweet taste of his lover’s scent ran into his mouth, Joey could no longer control his senses. He grabbed Wales’ arm with both hands to hold it in place, and swallowed in great gulps.

He swallowed fiercely, but was careful not to let a single drop of blood escape from his mouth.

After swallowing dozens of mouthfuls and realizing Wales was feeling a little dizzy, Prince Joey took the initiative and released Wales’ hand.

His scarlet tongue licked the cut, using the Blood’s unique saliva to cause it to heal rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Only when he saw that no more blood was flowing from the wound did Joey raise his head, covering his cheek in shame and choking out, “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have drunk your blood.”

Wales hurriedly lowered himself to comfort his lover. Bai Lixin, who was watching the two men, one sad and the other comforting, suddenly smiled and raised his wrist to Curtisno, “It’s been a while since you drank blood. Would you like a sip too?”

Curtisno clutched Bai Lixin’s wrist and used his sharp teeth to bite two small indentations before letting go. He looked at Bai Lixin with a smile and said, “Wait until no one is around, it doesn’t feel right to drink now.”

Bai Lixin understood what he meant with just one expression and one sentence. With a laugh, he whispered, “Rascal.”

As the two flirted, Wales also comforted Prince Joey.

Only then did Bai Lixin look at Prince Joey again and said, “Prince Joey, do you know why you couldn’t beat Orvis?”

Joey nodded his head, “I was already weaker than him.”

Bai Lixin held out his index finger and shook it, saying, “Nope, it’s because you rarely had human blood. While artificial plasma can sustain you, it can only give you a little energy. How could you be weak, Prince Joey, when you are a direct child of the most powerful third generation. Tell us, how long has it been since you drank human blood? “

Joey said, without much thought, “About three thousand years.”

“Bloods drink blood; it’s in your nature. As horrible as it sounds, it is what it is. You can’t stop drinking blood just because you love humans. You are perfectly capable of drinking a little blood, within moderation, to replenish yourself. “

He pointed to Curtisno and continued, “This fellow, too, had not drunk blood for a long, long time and had been weakly sleeping in his coffin for awhile when I found him. From the moment he drank a few mouthfuls of blood, he became a different person. And I, on the other hand, am still as fine as ever. What about Prince Wales, whose blood you drank? “

“You stopped drinking just in time, and Prince Wales is only temporarily anemic and will be fine as soon as I use a recovery spell. So what else are you afraid of, Prince Joey? Without sufficient power, what capital do you have to capture Orvis, and what capital do you have to rule the Blood clan? “