Yun Zhe looked around, then lowered his head and asked, "Where did you come from? Where are you going?"

Akdina replied in a low voice, "We were being chased by vampires and escaped from Dorin. I don't know where we escaped to."

Yun Zhe couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. There were even vampires chasing after them? It seemed that things were really not going to be peaceful here.

Yun Zhe looked at Akdina, an elf who had become a vampire.

"Why are we chasing you?" Yun Zhe abandoned his gossipy thoughts and continued to ask.

"I have no idea."

Yun Zhe frowned slightly, then looked at Debini, who was trying to escape.

"Don't move!" Yun Zhe and Debini exchanged a glance and gave the order.

"Do you know which vampires are chasing you?" Yun Zhe asked again.

Akdina shook her head on the ground, "I don't know."

Yun Zhe, with her strong sense of integrity, turned out to be a clueless, naive girl.

"Why did you attack us? Were those bandits sent by you?"

"I'm thirsty. I don't know anything about the bandits. There are only three of us..."

Yun Zhe suddenly looked up, narrowly dodging a crossbow bolt aimed at him. The silver arrowhead grazed his cheek, leaving a bloody mark.

Yun Zhe turned around, drew his crossbow, and fired in the opposite direction while dodging.

More crossbow bolts shot out from the depths of the woods, their silver arrowheads gleaming with a dangerous light.

Yun Zhe narrowly dodged again. He hadn't expected there to be another person on the other side, and being suddenly attacked caught him off guard.

However, Yun Zhe never strayed far from the two vampires who had already been subdued. Their purpose was clearly to save people, but it seemed to lack any real strategy.

A figure flashed past and ran into the depths of the woods.

Yun Zhe was taken aback, stunned by the other party's simple idea. Instead of following the other party in circles in the woods, Yun Zhe calmly tied up Debini and Akdina.

Sure enough, a short while later, Hamelin appeared in front of Yun Zhe.

Yun Zhe stood behind the two vampires, cautiously watching Hamelin's every move.

Hamelin never imagined she would end up rescuing her two children. She had even been waiting for them to return victorious from the carriage at the very beginning.

After all, they had already used a passing female vampire to test the waters. Although it hadn't been effective, Akdina, who had gone to observe the results, clearly hadn't explained everything clearly. It wasn't that she was unwilling; it's just that Hamelin's questions were simple—only asking if it had succeeded—and then nothing more. If she had calmed down and talked to Akdina properly, they would have known that things were far more complex than simply failing.

Hamelin was now like a frightened bird; if it were before, he would never have made such a basic mistake.

Hamelin had been waiting for too long and was starting to get annoyed with the children's inefficiency, so he leisurely came over to check on things. What he saw there was quite a surprise; the situation, while not exactly drastically different, had been completely reversed.

In his panic, Hamelin lost his composure and tried to lure the enemy away, but they didn't fall for it. After running around in the woods, Hamelin realized that no one was chasing him and could only return dejectedly to the two children.

But Hamelin wanted to make one last attempt. She stared at Yun Zhe and said something that made Yun Zhe laugh out loud, "Let my child go!"

Yun Zhe's uncontrollable laughter plunged Hamelin into utter despair; she knew she was now at his mercy.

"Stand there and don't move," Yun Zhe shouted, staring at Hamelin. He realized Hamelin's intention to escape and hurriedly called out.

Hamelin's body swayed and he froze in place. His mind went completely blank; he was clearly under complete control.

It felt like an eternity before Hamelin regained consciousness. To her astonishment, she discovered that she and her children were still alive, only bound tightly together.

Yun Zhe squatted on the ground, looking at the three people in front of him with a rather helpless expression.

He had asked the same questions to Akdina to the other two people, and received similar answers. Clearly, aside from their own situation, they knew nothing about the enemies who attacked and threatened them.

It was clear that the other party harbored no grudge against him. Their attack on Yun Zhe and his group was solely due to their thirst.

Yun Zhe looked at the three people in front of him, who gradually regained their senses.

Debini wore an embarrassed and fearful expression. Hamelin was nervous and cautious, while the elven vampire seemed somewhat different; her eyes revealed anger and pain, and the object of her anger was clearly not Yun Zhe, but Hamelin.

"Could it be that she only just realized she was an elven vampire?" Yun Zhe thought, feeling a pang of sympathy for Akdina's plight. Among all vampire races, elven vampires are the rarest. This is because most elven vampires, upon realizing their transformation, often choose suicide to end their existence. For elves, becoming a vampire is a profound insult, stemming from their beliefs. Except for a very few elves with greater ambitions, or those who have completely fallen from grace, the only thing an elf does after becoming a vampire is commit suicide.

But Yun Zhe had no time to consider the feelings of the elven vampire. He kicked Hamelin's foot, and Hamelin instinctively closed his eyes. "I have a suggestion. I think we can talk about cooperation."

At this moment, Debini suddenly rolled to the side in terror, but Yun Zhe grabbed him back.

“You…your ring…you killed him, you killed Rosen!” Debbie’s voice was almost choked with sobs.

Hamelin and Akdina looked at Yun Zhe at the same time, and only then did they notice Yun Zhe's ring, which was the silver sapphire ring they were familiar with.

Hamelin's breathing quickened. A murderous intent began to spread across her face.

“They killed hundreds of my compatriots, so it’s only right that I kill them,” Yun Zhe said, looking at the silver sapphire ring on his hand and coldly glancing at Hamelin.

The murderous intent on Hamelin's face vanished quickly, as if it had never existed.

“You’re an Aruru!” Akdina exclaimed in surprise.

Yun Zhe glanced at the elven vampire, his eyes full of mockery, "At least he's not an elf!"

These words were like a hammer blow to the soul, directly causing Akdina to become withdrawn and isolated.

“Since we’re all acquaintances, tell me, who is this Rosen to you?!” Yun Zhe revealed his gleaming white teeth, his expression full of threat.

“He is my son…” Hamelin replied mechanically.

Yun Zhe glanced at Debini, then said "Oh".

“Then our cooperation will have to be renegotiated,” Yun Zhe said in a low voice, glancing at the three bound men.