Chapter 745 Cannon Fodder in a Western Fantasy World (5)
Chapter 745 Cannon Fodder in a Western Fantasy World (5)
“Hello, my name is Vilan,” Vilan Towell said. He came from another superpower, the Sins Empire, and had a very distinguished and noble background.
Shen Yao:......
Shen Yao smiled, her anxiety and unease evident in her expression.
After all, she was only ten years old, still a little girl, while the boy in front of her was a few years older and spoke with more maturity and composure.
"Hello, senior, my name is Shen Yao." Her chestnut hair fell loosely around her ears. She looked up at Wei Lan with a slight smile, then twisted her hands together and turned to look out the window.
Vilan: ...?
Is there any scenery outside? It's already dark, and apart from the streetlights, there's hardly anyone in Songxue Town.
Vilan fell silent, and the entire carriage seemed eerily quiet.
The system, unable to contain itself any longer—the atmosphere was strangely awkward—said, "Host, shouldn't you take this opportunity to strike up a conversation? This is a vampire noble, after all."
They are not ordinary vampires, but nobles who wield considerable power and hold significant influence in the vampire world.
They are more capable than the nobles of the human world. If the host really establishes a relationship with them, he might be able to avoid the war that will sweep across the entire continent in the future.
'It's not the right time. The more you say, the more mistakes you'll make. It's better to keep quiet.'
They couldn't possibly only meet once. They met at the wrong time and in the wrong place. If either of them dared to recklessly test the other, nothing good would come of it.
Because of the strong smell on Wei Lan, Shen Yao suppressed her nausea and almost vomited.
As expected of a vampire, the strong smell of blood is impossible to mask.
I inwardly complained that this person's handling of things was clumsy, probably related to their age? They seemed calm and collected, but who knows how flustered they were inside.
The system couldn't hear Shen Yao's inner monologues, but it knew it had to listen to its host at this time. Since the host felt it wasn't a good time to build relationships, it would just continue listening to other gossip.
Driving from Songxue Town into St. Tiana School, Shen Yao got out of the car in front of the dormitory building.
Turning around, Shen Yao bowed slightly to Vilan in gratitude before quickly disappearing in front of the dormitory building.
Vilan withdrew his gaze, his eyes even colder than before. "She really didn't see it?"
The bodyguard sitting at the front bowed his head. "Young Master, I really didn't see it."
That young lady wasn't very brave; if she saw anything, she would definitely scream. Moreover, the bodyguard had observed her expression, and it seemed she was more afraid of the young master himself than of what he had done before.
Ok
The young master appears gentle and kind, and is very humble and polite to everyone, but only his bodyguards know that he is not the kind of person who is true to his word.
Shaking his head to clear these random thoughts from his mind, the bodyguard sat up straight, and the car beneath him sped off like an arrow, quickly disappearing into the vast moonlight.
Shen Yao had already returned to her dormitory. The system was shouting in her mind, saying that the purge within the vampires was truly terrifying, and the corpses that had died had turned into yellow earth, piling up into a small hill.
'Tsk tsk tsk, so this is the legendary noble of the vampire world. They are even more ruthless than ordinary nobles. Ordinary nobles have the power of the monarchy above them, but those vampire nobles, pure-blooded vampires rarely show their faces. They are the true rulers of the vampire world. Every word and action represents absolute dominance. It seems that the vampire world is more stable than the human world. Humans are really miserable.'
Humans are always in a miserable state. Even when the external environment is extremely harsh, humans still like to fight amongst themselves and trip up their own enemies.
Shen Yao turned and ran to wash up, then put the things she bought into the cupboard after tidying them up.
During this time, Shen Yao discovered a delicate blue handkerchief, which was definitely not hers.
'From Vilan?'
Shen Yao pondered for a moment, then nodded, 'It must have fallen accidentally.'
When she got into the car, Vilan was elegantly wiping her palms with the handkerchief in front of her. Later, as the car started, Vilan put the handkerchief away, not wanting to make a mistake, and the handkerchief ended up falling into the everyday items that Shen Yao had bought.
'Should we return it?' This is a perfect excuse to strike up a conversation, the system began to get inexplicably excited again.
Shen Yao shook her head again, 'Let's wait and see. When we run into each other, I'll mention it briefly.' Otherwise, being too eager might be misunderstood as having ulterior motives (although Shen Yao did have this thought).
After washing up and changing into her pajamas, Shen Yao went to bed.
The following time was spent during exam week at St. Tiana's School.
Basically, there was a small test every day and a big test every two days. All the knowledge we learned eventually appeared on the test paper in the form of questions.
Shen Yao silently buried herself in answering the questions. While others might complain, Shen Yao had no such thoughts.
Soon, with the last exam paper collected, St. Tiana School finally ushered in the holiday.
Shen Yao was temporarily relieved from her busy studies, but because of the exam week, she did not run into Vilan at St. Tiana School. Therefore, she could only wash the handkerchief and place it high on the table.
Lily ran over again to ask Shen Yao if she was leaving, her face sour. It's worth mentioning that the smell emanating from her was getting stronger and stronger.
Shen Yao frowned and reminded her that it would be better for her to stay at St. Tiana School with her, as going back this time might cause trouble.
"trouble?"
Lily's beautiful eyes were filled with 'Are you kidding me?' She had gone through so much trouble to snag this rich husband, and Shen Yao just told her to stay? How could that be?
"Cousin, you should inform the family in advance," Shen Yao said, settling for second best and leaving the rest to fate.
After all, it's your own life, and no one else can make that decision on their own.
Lily had never really liked Shen Yao, so she didn't listen to anything the other woman said. With a helpless wave of her hand, Lily straightened her head and strode forward.
Shen Yao watched Lily leave, and before she could say anything, the system was already gloating, because Lily was practically courting death this time.
'What were you thinking? Why did you have to hang out with that werewolf? Don't you know werewolves and vampires are natural enemies? When they fight, who will care about her?'
The system doesn't understand or respect this; it's more concerned about whether Lily's accident will affect the host.
"No, Lily is a member of the Kane family, and although I am too, because of my surname, I don't really have much of a connection to the Kane family."
Shen Yao calmly weighed the pros and cons and finally concluded that the Kane family would not be angry about Lily's accident. This was because the eldest uncle, the heir, was somewhat useless. The sons in the family could handle it, and as for the daughter, although it would be painful to lose her, it would not be a devastating blow.
'Don't bother with her anymore. If she really wants to leave, no amount of persuasion can stop her.' Whether she can escape this ordeal depends entirely on her own abilities.
However, Shen Yao felt that Lily didn't have that ability, otherwise she wouldn't have failed to see through the werewolf's perfunctory attitude and flaws. In the end, it was still her own problem—being too confident, or rather, too evasive.
Turning back to her dormitory, Shen Yao planned to take advantage of the holiday to explore the library and Songxue Town.
St. Tiana's school was a little lonely during the holidays, but it wasn't deserted.
Many students who live far away still choose to stay on campus.
During this time, Shen Yao successfully made friends, and they went to the library or canteen together, and occasionally went out to enjoy the entertainment activities in Songxue Town.
When the holiday ended and people gradually returned to St. Tiana School, the system suddenly announced that Lily, the cheap cousin, had not come.
'oh? ’
Shen Yao's eyelids didn't blink. 'Where is the werewolf?'
'They didn't come either,' the system muttered to itself, indicating that it had thoroughly searched the surrounding area but found no trace of the two individuals.
'Let's wait for news. If Lily doesn't come back, Grandma will send a letter.'
Shen Yao thought of her grandmother, who lived far away in the small town. She wondered how Tris was doing. Kane was in a much better situation than Tris. She had to take care of the whole family and give birth to several children. Women in this era had it tough.
That concludes the discussion.
Shen Yao continued to be busy with her studies, spending her days either in her dormitory or the teaching building, with the library and cafeteria becoming her frequent haunts.
Three months later, Shen Yao received a handwritten letter from the small town.
The letter was clearly marked with the name Kane, and upon opening it, it was indeed a letter from Triss.
'Lily is lost?'
The system was surprised, thinking to itself that disappearing without a trace would likely result in instant death in the real world.
'The Kane family used their connections, but still couldn't find Triss, who had gone missing,' Shen Yao thought to herself. She was probably in grave danger, since it was easier for non-human beings to kill and silence witnesses.
'Then, host, what do we do?'
There's no good solution; we should just stay at St. Tiana's School for now.
Shen Yao put away the letter she had finished reading, while pondering whether her younger cousins from the Kane family, who would be coming to study in another year or two, would follow in the footsteps of her older cousin Lily. This family had a rebellious streak.
Shen Yao saw Wei Lan again on a spring morning the following year.
Shen Yao had been at St. Tiana School for a year now. Not only had she grown taller, but her appearance had also become more beautiful than before.
The weather was sunny and breezy that day. Shen Yao planned to take a side path to the library not far away, but unexpectedly ran into Wei Lan, who was leaning against the wall at a corner, looking down and pretending to be deep.
Shen Yao:......
If I had to say something, I shouldn't have taken this shortcut.
He mentally berated himself for his poor choice of path; he could blame the system for his past mistakes, but now he had to take the blame himself.
Shen Yao smiled and walked up to Wei Lan, stopping just a few meters away.
"Good morning, Senior Wei Lan."
Upon hearing this, Vilan gently raised her eyes. Her eyes, which seemed to be filled with clear spring water, were slightly confused, but they were quickly replaced by a gentle emotion.
"It's Shen Yao, junior. Good morning."
The two of them stood there by the roadside until Shen Yao picked up the handkerchief.
"Thank you for your hard work, junior. I'll be here for the next few days," Vilan said, unusually choosing to put the handkerchief away.
Shen Yao's expression froze slightly, but she still smiled and nodded, indicating that she would deliver it at this time tomorrow.
The two passed each other without Shen Yao turning around, but the system was jumping around in her head, indicating that Wei Lan's gaze was somewhat terrifying, as if there was something wrong with Shen Yao.
hiss
'Could this guy be the main villain? He seems gentle, but is he actually unpredictable?'
The system was just making wild guesses; that's what it loves to do, anyway.
'You haven't been keeping an eye on him during this time?' Shen Yao asked back.
The system was speechless. 'Is he important?' It's very busy, okay?
His family is very famous, and he is the heir of this family.
Didn't you know he's quite famous at St. Tiana's School? He's a rare catch.
Shen Yao had just finished speaking casually when she was bombarded with messages from the system.
Shen Yao:......
hiss
The noise was making my ears hurt, and my head was buzzing uncontrollably.
'Alright, don't worry. If he really wanted to kill me, I wouldn't have left here alive.' Does he really think Vilan is some kind of gentleman? You should know that when they first met, Vilan was killing vampires unconditionally, as evidenced by the piles of sand on the ground.
'But host, it's really dangerous, we can't give up.'
Vampires and humans are simply not species that can fall in love, since no living being can develop feelings for its food.
Shen Yao told the system not to talk nonsense if it couldn't speak. Humans are different from other creatures. Besides, although vampires live by drinking human blood, they still look exactly like humans.
How do you think vampires and hunters fall in love? Of course, it's a love-hate relationship!
This school has vampires, werewolves, hunters, and ordinary people like us.
It’s so lively.
The next morning, Shen Yao handed a clean handkerchief to Wei Lan.
The two stood in the same positions as when they met yesterday. The only difference was that Vilan's eyes were no longer as sharp as before. Instead, he had regained his gentle and refined demeanor, speaking with a smile on his lips and a gentle curve in his eyes—a truly warm and caring man.
Shen Yao lowered her head shyly, but did not refuse Wei Lan's invitation.
"Shen, junior, has been at St. Tiana for a year?"
"yes"
"How do you feel? The environment here is nice, and the teachers are excellent. It's just that the students are quite easygoing, and I didn't get used to it for a while when I first arrived."
Vilan rubbed his temples in distress, indicating that he preferred quiet and that it was only because he came to St. Tiana that he would have dropped out and gone home if he had gone to another school.
what?
Shen Yao seemed to have heard some important news; she hadn't expected this person to actually dare to speak out.
“I share the same thoughts as my senior, but I really enjoy going to school. However, I’ve already adapted to the atmosphere here at St. Tiana after a while.” Barring any unforeseen circumstances, she will stay here until she becomes an adult.
"I can tell that this junior really loves studying." She goes to the library or the study room every day. He had someone inquire about Shen Yao's whereabouts, and they have been very regular throughout the year. It seems that she really has nothing to do with the vampire incident.
It's a pity. He originally wanted to let Miss Kane go because of this junior, but she accidentally called out his name.
Vilan didn't think there was anything wrong with him killing people; the only remaining problem was that there were too many such cases for him to handle alone.
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