The inn was deserted. Yun Zhe took the letter, took a deep breath, and then let go of the little boy's hand.

In the letter, Akdina recounted two recent events, or rather, one event. Both Jerok and Ellie had actually contacted her and fought, but both lost, and Akdina hadn't killed them. However, this reminded her of the night she drank Yun Zhe's blood; she felt it was Yun Zhe's blood that had made her stronger. Therefore, she decided to leave Yun Zhe, try to distance herself from him, and go home to visit him.

Ellie hadn't told Yun Zhe about her meeting with Akdina; she probably intended to act first and inform him later. She just hadn't expected to be outmatched by the vampire. That's why she went to Yun Zhe… Considering Ellie's behavior when she met with him, Yun Zhe suddenly understood.

Yun Zhe carefully put the letter away, a surge of anger welling up inside him. He knew this anger wasn't his own, though he was also angry with Ellie and Jerok. This anger clearly came from the vampire himself, and Yun Zhe recalled the passage in the diary about being betrayed by his family. Suddenly, he understood where this anger came from.

Ellie and Gerald weren't his family in the vampire sense. Gerald and Ellie were.

Yun Zhe smiled helplessly and turned his head to see Gao leading a man and a woman towards them. The man was short and fat with a huge bulbous nose, while the woman was much more pleasing to the eye, with a good figure and appearance.

It was Glass and Carrie, father and daughter, who had come to this new city as business representatives to expand their operations and open a new Hunter's Guild.

Grass was very satisfied with the city's size and population. If a guild were established in such a city, its size and income would certainly surpass that of the one in Garai.

Carrie, however, didn't care about any of this; all she could think about were Livia and Jerok. Then she met Yunzhe's gaze.

The two stood at a comfortable distance, their view of the surging crowds stretching as far as the eye could see. Carrie's heart pounded. She recognized Yun Zhe; she had to ask him about Livia and Gerald…

Gao and Glass noticed Carrie's unusual behavior. Following Carrie's gaze, they saw Yun Zhe's back.

Carrie chased after him. Glass was a little confused. He couldn't imagine that Carrie would have an acquaintance here. Judging from the back, the man was not very strong. Could he be the kind of womanizer who specializes in deceiving girls? At this thought, Glass also became excited. He struggled to catch up with his daughter, his belly protruding.

Gao was somewhat surprised. He naturally recognized who the people in front of him were, but did these two know Yun Zhe? Of course, given his memory of having forgotten that he had eaten at the same table as Jia Li, it was normal for him to have this question.

Yun Zhe never expected that Jia Li would actually catch up with him. Meeting an old friend in a foreign land is not always a happy thing, especially after so many things have happened.

"Yun Zhe!" Jia Li's loud greeting evoked mixed feelings in the hearts of the three men present.

Needless to say, Yun Zhe had absolutely no desire to respond. Glass, sensing expectation and probing in his daughter's voice, had already confirmed Yun Zhe's status as a scumbag. Gao, meanwhile, somewhat regretted not revealing Yun Zhe's identity from the beginning.

Yun Zhe stopped and began to think about how to deal with the girl in front of him. Glass, however, was one step ahead. Before Carrie could even gather her emotions, she suddenly pounced on Yun Zhe, saying, "I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?" Glass said, rolling up her sleeves and grabbing Yun Zhe aggressively.

Yun Zhe was immediately at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated. He instantly understood what the fat man was thinking. But things weren't at all what he had imagined.

But Yun Zhe's expression completely enraged Glass. When he saw Yun Zhe's pointed ears, Glass was stunned for a moment. Clearly, the fact that he was an Aluru had stirred up some pity in him. But when he thought that it was an Aluru who had seduced his daughter, Glass became even angrier. "Kid, are you trying to pretend you don't know me? Huh?" As he spoke, he dragged Yun Zhe toward his daughter.

Gao froze on the spot, eager to say something, but then he saw Yun Zhe give him a look. He didn't immediately understand what the look meant: "Shut up?"

"Dad!" Hearing his daughter's reproachful tone and seeing her tense yet expectant expression as she looked at Yun Zhe, Glass's face darkened completely. He released his grip, only to see Gao standing to the side, his expression incredibly complex.

"Does Gao know about their affair too? Or is this guy notoriously bad?" Once Glass got stuck in this thought pattern, he started thinking about everything in that direction.

“You…recently…” Carrie stammered, unsure where to begin.

Glass's forehead veins bulged, and his gaze towards Yun Zhe became even more hostile.

"M-My lord," Gao stammered, then bowed.

Now it was Glass's turn to be dumbfounded, and Carrie was also very surprised. She looked at Gao, then at Yun Zhe, "Could the baron that Gao was talking about be Yun Zhe in front of us?"

Yun Zhe gave Glass a big smile, then asked in a friendly manner, "Gao, are these two people from the Vampire Hunter Association?"

Gao nodded repeatedly, then gestured to Glass, saying, "This is the Baron I just mentioned, Yun Zhe."

Suddenly, Glass felt that Yun Zhe wasn't so bad after all. What a pleasant surprise! He hadn't expected that the Aruru man his daughter liked was actually a titled person, albeit a lowly baron.

Yun Zhe smiled, but his face was tense and strained.

Carrie snapped out of her daze, but became even more stammering, unsure how to ask Gerald and Rivia about it.

Gao then asked cautiously, "Sir, do you know both of these people?"

Yun Zhe was surprised by Gao's poor memory. "Gao, have you forgotten? We ate together, and there was..." Thinking of Caroline, Yun Zhe suddenly felt sad and was speechless for a moment.

Gao suddenly realized why the girl looked so familiar.

Carrie seized the opportunity and cautiously asked, "Yun Zhe, do you know where Jerok and Livia went?"

Upon hearing those two names, Gao was taken aback, and some unpleasant memories began to creep into his mind.

Glass also perked up his ears. These two were legends in the hunter world, and they had disappeared for a long time. Could it be that this Yun Zhe in front of him had news of them?

Yun Zhe sighed. He thought for a moment, but didn't know how to start the conversation.

Perhaps it was Yun Zhe's expression that made Jia Li's heart leap into her throat. "Yun Zhe, you know, right? You know. Just say it. I'm prepared."

Looking at the anxious girl in front of him who was almost crying, Yun Zhe took a deep breath. "Livia is dead, but Jerok... is still alive."