Singri led Night White to Count Karami's mansion and quickly instructed a nearby maid to prepare a new outfit for Night White, as Night White's current appearance was no different from that of a street beggar.
"Hey hey!" Night White had not had a chance to speak before Xinglui shoved her into the bathroom.
"What's your name?" Xinglui turned to the elf.
"Ruya." The elf replied coldly.
Xinglui reached out her hand and smiled, "I'm Xinglui, and we're friends now."
Ruya, seeing Xinglui's warmth, didn't mind her cold demeanor and shook hands with Xinglui.
"Don't worry about what Night White did to herself. She was just short on cash at the time, and...you're in charge now."
"Head maid, this is my friend. Please try to fulfill her requests as much as possible."
"Yes, Miss." The head maid respectfully replied.
After Xinglui left, Blanc whispered to Ruya's ear, "Order a table of food. I'm hungry."
"Um...I'm a little hungry too. Can I...?"
The head maid smiled, "Of course, Miss Ruya. I know your request."
Meanwhile, Linda returned home with a look of disappointment. "I've lost all my wages! Sob sob..."
Upon hearing her crying, Xinglui rushed out to ask, "What's wrong, sis?"
"Today was the exchange match with the Sun Moon Empire. We only won two out of the six solo matches, and I lost all my money. You know, Mom and Dad had already cut off my allowance. Now, with no wages for this month, how will I get by?" Linda said with a mournful face.
"What?! Sis, it's only been a third of the month, and you've already spent all of last month's wages? I remember the teachers at Tiandu Academy are paid quite well! Did you go and gamble?" Xinglui asked, suspiciously looking at her sister.
"Hehe." Linda scratched her head awkwardly. "Uh, the remaining wages I bet for our country...and then I lost it all."
"Then you lost it all," Xinglui said.
"In fact, we could've won. Our country has always been victorious against the Sun Moon Empire. And you know my expenses. It's all because the three schools didn't do well." Linda continued to grumble sadly.
"Ah~ losing is part of the game! We'll win the team matches back." Xinglui comforted her.
"The main problem is that the exchange match was held in our country, and losing is too shameful. At the same time, this also shows that our country's younger generation is not as good as the Sun Moon Empire's." Linda said.
"Our younger generation used to be so much stronger than the Sun Moon Empire's. In terms of solo matches, we used to win five points out of six, even losing on purpose once, just to not embarrass the other side. I don't know why their strength has increased more than ever this time." Linda said.
"Their country seems to have a new national teacher, who has drastically reformed their country, not just the school system but also the resources for society's magicians to practice. It has helped to increase the Sun Moon Empire's national power." Xinglui said.
"National teacher? How do you know all this?" Linda asked curiously.Xinglui held her forehead, feeling extremely speechless. "My father told me! You were also there at that time, sister."
"Uh... I... well..." Linda stumbled and couldn't come up with a good reason.
Night White walked over in a black dress decorated with intricate silver patterns, looking both luxurious and elegant.
"This guy is pretty handsome. Xinglui's admirer? Why isn't anyone chasing after me?" Linda thought to herself.
Linda peeked at his right sleeve, which was empty. "So he's disabled!" Linda didn't say it out loud, but muttered to herself in secret.
"What are you guys talking about? Linda looks so sad." Night White walked over and said.
"Teacher? Have I taught you before?" Linda looked puzzled, carefully staring at Night White's eyes. "Hmm... these eyes do look a bit familiar..."
"I am Night White, and I am back." Night White smiled faintly, revealing a row of bright white teeth.
Linda immediately hugged Night White, tears of joy swirling in her eyes. "They all said you died in the secret realm. What have you been doing for the past three years? And what about your right hand..."
Night White looked at Linda with a worried expression, feeling slightly moved. "My hand was eaten by a demon in the secret realm. After the secret realm ended, I was sent to a place filled with the power of darkness, where I absorbed all the power of darkness. And then I came back." Night White narrated the past three years of his life in a very plain tone.
"I'm sorry! I made you worry, teacher." Night White bowed to Linda.
Linda quickly stopped Night White. "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."
"By the way, what level of magic has Night White reached?"
"Forbidden Spell!" Night White calmly replied.
"That's great, that's great! There is hope for us to win the team competition this time, and we can win back the money we lost." Linda said excitedly.
"Lost money???" Night White looked at Linda in confusion.
"Sister!" Xinglui looked at her sister disapprovingly.
"Uh... cough cough, Night White, can you participate in the team competition between White Stork Empire and Sun and Moon Empire tomorrow?"
"Well... actually..." Night White hesitated.
"If you win, you can obtain practicing resources worth 200,000 Bella." Linda interrupted Night White.
"Okay, no problem. I promise I can win." Night White's attitude changed a lot when he heard that he could obtain practicing resources worth 200,000 Bella.
"I'll take you there at six tomorrow morning." Linda said and then left.
Xinglui looked at her sister with a disdainful expression, already knowing what her sister's next move would be. "Be careful, the people from Sun and Moon Empire are not weak," Night White warned.
"Okay." Night White nodded.
...
Bai Zhuo ate the food on the table with his mouth greasy, while Ruya ate delicately, cutting the meat into small pieces and slowly savoring it.
Bai Zhuo hadn't eaten anything better than this in the last three years. During these three years, he had hunted deer and pigs, and could not risk getting injured or involved in battles with monsters, otherwise his mother would have been caught.
Similarly, Ruya also had her difficulties. Since the Elven Queen was captured by the Blood Clan, every day was lived in fear of being caught by a Blood Clan soldier, let alone this feast. Usually, she only ate fruit or raw meat, but her upbringing didn't allow her to savor food as recklessly as Bai Zhuo did.
After Bai Zhuo was full, he lay on the dining table to rest."Are you full, Bai Zhuang?" Night White patted Bai Zhuang's head and asked.
"Yes." Bai Zhuang nodded.
"Night White, can your summoned beast speak?" Xingli asked curiously.
"Yes!" Night White replied, without letting others know that Bai Zhuang could only speak because he had eaten fish eye pills. After all, only ninth-order magic beasts can speak, and he could make everyone subconsciously think that he had a ninth-order magic beast as his summoned beast, which could scare opponents if necessary.
"Um, can I touch your summoned beast?" Xingli rubbed her hands, as if she could not resist Bai Zhuang's cuteness.
"Sure!" Night White replied.
Xingli cautiously touched Bai Zhuang. Its body was smooth, with a cool feeling that was very comfortable. Xingli immediately fell in love with this summoned beast.
"Can I take it out to play?" Xingli asked.
Bai Zhuang immediately perked up when he heard this. "Let's go, let's go out and play!" It was not Night White speaking, but Bai Zhuang.
Xingli looked at Night White, and Night White shrugged. "Bai Zhuang agreed. What else can I say?"
Xingli then left, holding Bai Zhuang.
“Speak up, what do you want me to do?” Ruya asked straightforwardly.
"Madam, I have something to discuss with her. Can you leave us alone for a while?" Night White looked at the maid next to her.
The maid hesitated for a moment, "Okay!"
After the maid left, Night White sat on a chair and looked at Ruya. "No wonder you look so familiar. You look a lot like the elven queen from the vampire prison. I think you should be the elven princess."
Ruya was slightly surprised, wondering how he knew she was the elven princess.
"You sent me to the blood race, and I think I should be rewarded with a lot of money." Night White's face was smiling lightly, which made Ruya very uneasy.
"Hehe," Ruya sneered. "Since you can recognize my mother, I think you are not an ordinary person. After all, not everyone can enter the prison where my mother is held."
"I need blood to drink, so I want you to be my blood bag." Night White's tone was requesting, but his eyes were fierce, as if he had everything under control.
Ruya inwardly groaned. No wonder this guy didn't sell her out. He wanted her to be his exclusive blood bag. Damn vampire! He also had a ninth-order summoned beast. Could she beat him?
At present, she was not his opponent, and the little girl Xingli had a close relationship with him. Ruya had to compromise for the time being.
"I agree." Ruya gritted her teeth and thought to herself, she had to endure it for the sake of her mother and the restoration of the Elven clan.
Night White smiled satisfiedly. "You're a smart person!" He then bit his finger, and the bright red blood flowed down. He extended his finger to Ruya and said, "Drink this."
Ruya did not hesitate and took the finger, opening her mouth and swallowing the blood.
Night White smiled. "From now on, you are my exclusive blood bag. Don't think about running away. The blood race's secret technique is not just limiting mobility."
"I know, no need to remind me." Ruya glared at Night White hatefully.
Night White didn't care, as he had achieved his goal. In fact, he also admired the elf in front of him. As an Elven princess, she was willing to put aside her dignity and become his blood bag. Such courage, he could not learn.
"Here is fifty thousand Bella. You can use it to buy clothes and buy some blood-replenishing food. My blood bag cannot wear clothes like a country bumpkin." Night White said.
"I don't need your charity." Ruya stubbornly replied.
"This is not charity. You are my blood bag, and it is reasonable for me to pay you a salary. When I need blood, I will find you." After saying that, Night White left.
Ruya felt a little dazed. She wondered, was this guy a human or a blood race? Did humans need blood? Clearly not. If he were a blood race, why didn't he have any blood race features? Was he a half-blood?"Now he should consider himself a mixed-blood!" Night White flashed a sly smile.
She must not reveal her identity as Princess of the Blood, even though she had been stripped of her title. That face of hers, nobody would believe she wasn't the Princess of the Blood. If exposed, the elves would fight her to the death, as the Bloods and the elves were archenemies. Moreover, Lilith almost exterminated the entire elven race and now the elven queen was imprisoned in the Bloods' dungeon.
Being a mixed-blood might make the elf less hostile towards her and even willing to serve her voluntarily.
Although Night White could control Rhea and force her to do such things, he didn't want to. The present Night White was not the same as before- once a selfish, despicable, and wicked guy. Three years of "careful" education from a certain scheming silver-haired vampire had thoroughly transformed Night White, making him benevolent to his servants and dedicated to the people.
Lilith once groomed Night White to become the next Blood king, constantly improving his perverted views, so he would no longer be self-serving. When necessary, Night White still resorted to ruthless and vicious means.