Chapter 159 1001, Restricted Clues (Third Update, Please Give Me a Monthly Ticket)
Xia Pingzhou said expressionlessly: "Number 10, how about signing a contract with me and becoming my second demon?"
After the words were spoken, a brief silence enveloped the tavern box, making the commotion outside seem even more lively.
Soon, a burst of laughter that gradually became uncontrollable rang out in the box, breaking the silence.
Veins bulged out of Bai Tanlang's forehead, his face was filled with black lines. He slowly opened his eyes covered with white cataracts, and stared at Xia Pingzhou with murderous intent across the table.
"Kid...be careful or I'll kill you." He said word by word.
"It's just a suggestion. You don't have to accept it." Xia Pingzhou found a seat on the sofa and sat down, closer to the blood descendant and farther away from Bai Tanlang.
Andrew slapped the table and laughed so hard that he gasped for breath and the wine bottle on the table shook. "Hahahaha! This kid is really hopeless. His train of thought is quite amazing..."
Bernardo raised his hand to cover his mouth, shook his head and laughed softly, his monocle a little unsteady.
The Blood Descendant laughed so hard that he fell backwards and shook his body. "Without your eldest daughter protecting you, you dare to make such a joke... The little cat in our group has also reached the rebellious stage."
Xia Pingzhou took a sip of ice water and nonchalantly changed the subject: "By the way, Brother Bernardo, why did you join the White Crow Brigade?"
As he said this, he turned his head and looked at Bernardo.
Bernardo thought about it and said self-deprecatingly: "These are all unbearable things in the past. There is no need to mention them."
"I'm very curious." Xia Pingzhou said.
"Well then," Bernardo pondered his words, "I used to be a member of the Whale Box Garden, but was later expelled because I did not kneel before the royal family and abused some taboo fragments of anecdotes. At that time, I was humiliated and filled with resentment. Later, I obtained the 'Black Death' fragment and gained power... I want to go back and prove myself to those arrogant royal families."
He paused and said, "It just so happens... I heard that the leader of the White Crow Brigade was also interested in the treasures in the Whale Box Garden, so I did everything I could to find him."
"I see." Xia Pingzhou nodded, thinking that your story was too fake.
"Dude, you won't spread the Black Death to us, will you?" Andrew asked, scratching his hair.
"My heart is still with Miss Ripper." Bernardo smiled gently, "How could I do such a thing?"
"That's true," said Andrew. "And what about Miss Ripper?"
"She's gone to look for prey." The Bloodline put down the glass. "She should be about to break through to the third level, so she has been very diligent in her cultivation recently."
Is the Ripper close to becoming a third-level exorcist... Indeed, her natural exorcism mechanism is already there and does not require time to develop. All she needs to do is kill enough humans and demons.
Thinking of this, Xia Pingzhou suddenly said, "What about me?"
The Blood Descendant turned her head to look at him, curled her lips and said, "Come on, sister will take you to fight the demon."
"Not really." Xia Pingzhou shook his head.
The Blood Descendant tilted his head and said jokingly, "Why, are you worried that the young lady will be unhappy when she wakes up? It doesn't matter, just think of it as me borrowing you from her for one night. I'll write her an IOU, and you can give it to her when she wakes up."
Andrew quipped, “Is there any point in writing an IOU after the things have been returned?”
"Forget it...let's go."
Xia Pingzhou opened the app and took a look at the Exorcist Association's Venice map. There were many red dots flashing on the map. It seemed that as soon as night fell, the demons in Venice emerged in groups.
In two days, he will leave for London to participate in the "Red Light" event and complete the third main mission of this machine. Time is tight, so he must improve his strength as much as possible within the two-day limit.
Bai Tanlang said coldly: "Go, go, go, quickly take this unlucky thing away from me."
The Bloodline stood up and walked out of the tavern, then looked back at Xia Pingzhou. Xia Pingzhou stood up and followed him, and the two of them left the box together, then walked out of the tavern through the crowd.
The moonlight was dim, and the canals of Venice were empty; only the wisteria flowers by the wall were still emitting charming fragrance.
Xia Pingzhou and Xueyi walked side by side on the street, the former looking at the map on his phone, while the latter stared at the night sky in a daze.
After a moment, Xia Pingzhou suddenly said, "By the way, maybe I can help you find the clue of 1001."
The Blood Descendant was startled, then turned to look at him: "I can't even find it myself, why are you going to help me find it?"
"Since you know you can't find it, what are you looking for?"
"Who knows? Maybe I'm looking for an illusion, an obsession, or maybe I'm just looking for my past self... After living for so many years, sometimes only by remembering a little bit can I avoid losing my soul in the long years." The Bloodline paused, "As long as I still remember the name he gave me, I will still be myself."
"Then why don't you want to tell others that name?" Xia Pingzhou asked, "If you forget this name one day, won't you never remember it again?"
The Blood Descendant said calmly: "Precious things should be kept in the heart. Things spoken out will disappear sooner or later."
"She is worthy of being called a long-lived old lady." Xia Pingzhou said, "But more than a hundred years have passed. 1001 must have either died of old age or died in a war in the past..."
"He is immortal like me." The Bloodborn said, "So I believe he is not dead yet."
"Why do you say that?" Xia Pingzhou thought for a moment. "You can tell that he's immortal, but you probably didn't spend a long time with him. Why do you think he's 'immortal'?"
"Of course he told me himself." The Blood Descendant said softly, "He said that he has been wandering for a long time since he lost his memory, but he has always maintained the same appearance. His body has never grown, just like me."
Only when she mentioned this string of numbers did the blood descendant's expression become gentle and calm, as if she had turned into a young girl; the rest of the time, she was always elegant, playful, and unpredictable.
Xia Pingzhou was silent for a moment, thinking in his heart: If 1001 is really an immortal person as the blood descendants said, then he is most likely still alive now, but my teacher told me that 1001 died in the last century...
Which side is correct?
Is there any connection between the mysterious prophet who directly caused my body to be imprisoned in the Salvation Society, the restricted mutant No. 1001, and my parents who abandoned me when I was four years old?
There are so many mysteries to be solved in the Salvation Society. I have to sort out these clues one by one and solve all the mysteries.
Even if I escape from the Salvation Society, I must find the unknown prophet, catch him, and ask him what his prophecy is about...
Thinking of this, Xia Pingzhou asked, "If you find 1001, what are you going to do?"
"What else can I do? I can catch up with him and talk about what happened in the past hundred years and how many things I have seen on my journey to find him."
The Blood Descendant lowered his eyes and raised the corner of his mouth, as if to mock himself: "Also, let me ask, has he found the white-haired girl... So I think he and I are actually quite similar. The only difference is that I am looking for him, and he is looking for someone else."
"That sounds like a bit of a loser."
"Shut up."
"We've finally arrived. This is it," Xia Pingzhou said.
The two stopped in front of the Grand Canal in Venice.
Looking ahead, an old stone bridge spans the winding canal. "Rialto Bridge" is the name of this old bridge. The bridge is built like a corridor. The roof casts a shadow on the bridge, and one or two pairs of red eyes swim in the shadow.
(End of this chapter)
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