After fleeing the floating island in a disheveled state, Bai Xi let out a long sigh of relief.
El's joy made Bai Xi even more upset, and in the end, she could only find an excuse to escape.
But before that...
She looked at Ulysses, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, and asked with a forced smile.
"What's wrong? Does the Ancestor want to see me?"
She thought that Ulysses would not come looking for her again after they parted ways last time, but she never expected to see him again.
"I've heard that the Savior is currently searching for craftsmen to build a floating temple, and the little elves who used to follow you have also disappeared. How can anyone not be curious?"
Compared to last time, Ulysses' aura seems to have become even stronger. Although Bai Xi didn't know what he had done, she couldn't help but feel a little wary, especially the ambiguous smile in his blood-red eyes and his cryptic remarks, which made Bai Xi feel vaguely uneasy.
"This has nothing to do with you, right?"
In this day and age, her relationship with Ulysses is not so tense, but Bessie is still habitually ruthless towards him.
However, the next second, Ulysses' handsome face loomed large in front of her, and the vampire's long, slender fingers grasped the cross hanging around her neck—'Nightmare Crescent'.
"But this concerns me."
He slowly ran his fingertips over the cross, speaking as if casually.
"!"
Bai Xi was startled and became even more wary of him. She hadn't expected that Ulysses' strength would reach such a level in such a short time, and she hadn't even had time to react.
What are you doing!
She stepped back and dodged, and a huge magic circle flashed in the sky, with fireballs raining down on Ulysses like a meteor shower.
Flames are quite lethal to vampires, and Bai Xi showed no mercy in her attack.
A hint of regret flashed in Ulysses' eyes, but he was quick enough to dodge Bai Xi's attack as well. Even though he had distanced himself from Bai Xi, his gaze remained fixed on Bai Xi's neck, sending chills down Bai Xi's spine.
"I don't want to do anything, I just want to know... why a weapon that didn't exist before ended up on you."
He suddenly laughed, his tone intriguing.
Bai Xi was startled, but she didn't show it on the surface. She just frowned and looked at him with an impatient expression.
Do vampires speak ghostly language like the dead?
She sneered and retorted.
To everyone's surprise, Ulysses seemed not to hear her and continued to analyze according to his own logic until he said something that made Bai Xi's heart pound.
"I've always been curious about your background, and now I have some guesses, or rather... answers."
His blood-red eyes seemed to see through something, and his gaze fell on Bai Xi with even a hint of excitement.
Bai Xi quickly dodged away, creating distance between herself and Ulysses.
"Are you crazy! I don't care what you've guessed, just don't bother me while I'm doing my work."
Her tone was irritable, and she acted like an innocent victim being targeted.
She didn't know where Ulysses got the information that the 'Nightmare Crescent' didn't actually belong to this era. In fact, Bai Xi didn't know the true origin of the 'Nightmare Crescent' either, only that it was originally in the hands of the Elemental King and had now fallen into her possession.
Ulysses, however, was like a persistent leech, impossible to shake off. After Bai Xi disappeared, he followed closely behind, the intense fervor flashing in his eyes even frightening Bai Xi.
She felt that Ulysses was not quite normal.
As it turns out, he is indeed not quite normal now, and even a bit crazy.
"A savior from the future, am I right?"
Without the slightest hesitation, he gave Bai Xi the answer that made her heart pound.
"!"
The shock of her identity being exposed caused Bai Xi to momentarily lose control of her expression, and the sudden contraction of her pupils was fully captured by Ulysses.
"As expected, I was right."
The vampire progenitor's pleasure spread violently outwards, while in contrast, Bai Xi's uncontrollable killing intent surged forth.
He's like a persistent ghost, especially in this situation.
She's barely able to protect herself, and she carries the lives of countless others on her shoulders. She has to fulfill her contract with the world's consciousness, and if some unexpected obstacle were to appear at this crucial moment...
Perhaps it was the chilling coldness emanating from Bai Xi's expression that finally brought Ulysses back from his excited state.
Ten thousand meters above the ground, Bai Xi's voice was as cold as ice.
What exactly do you want?
She hadn't been this angry in a long time.
However, Ulysses merely raised an eyebrow, stepped back about ten meters, and raised his hands in surrender to Baixi.
"It's nothing, I've just been living for too long and I'm so bored that I want to get to the bottom of everything that interests me."
He shrugged, as if he were talking about something trivial.
"And I am particularly interested in the secrets you hold."
As he spoke, his bright red tongue licked the corner of his mouth, as if he were tasting delicious blood, revealing an expression of intoxication.
However, in Bai Xi's eyes, he was a real pervert. It was so disgusting that Bai Xi even got goosebumps all over her body. It had been a long time since anyone had disgusted her like that.
"That's enough, stop doing such pointless things."
Bai Xi took a deep breath, and her rationality finally calmed down. Even if she could target Ulysses now, or even completely seal him away, it would be a very unwise thing to do. She was pressed for time, and it would be more efficient to persuade him to retreat than to deal with a powerful vampire progenitor.
"Your indifferent reaction is really boring."
Perhaps because Bai Xi was not provoked, Ulysses showed a regretful expression. If it weren't for the fact that sighing was not in accordance with noble etiquette, he would definitely have sighed.
"so what?"
Bai Xi countered with a question.
Don't you want to know how I got to this result?
He shook his head, seemingly somewhat helpless.
"I don't want to know, and besides, your guess is wrong."
Bai Xi said calmly.
"Really?"
Ulysses raised an eyebrow.
"...."
Bai Xi didn't answer him again, but just looked at him calmly.
After staring at him for a long time, Ulysses, perhaps feeling uneasy under his gaze, finally rubbed his temples and said in a helpless tone.
"I was wondering why you were so calm. It made my new discovery seem so boring."
He was complaining.
Bai Xi remained silent.
“Well, I only got the design of the cross around your neck from the King of Elements. He said he hadn’t made it yet, but you have a finished product.”
He stroked his chin, and realizing he was making a fool of himself, he took the initiative to confess his discovery to Bai Xi.
He believed that if Bai Xi appeared eager, he would definitely use this to whet her appetite, but unfortunately, Bai Xi was too lazy to pay attention to him.
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