Chapter 232 Misunderstanding! It wasn’t me!

“Mr. Si, Third Young Master Song is dead, so Miss Ying shouldn’t have to marry,” Nangong Wan’er said as she arrived.

Si Yan hummed in acknowledgment; by all accounts, that should be the case.

But what if the Ying Family and the Song Family were stubborn?

“Mr. Si doesn’t need to worry. If the Song Family traces this back to you, Wan’er will take all responsibility. Although the Song Family is powerful, our Nangong Family is not afraid of them,” Nangong Wan’er stated.

Si Yan shook his head. “No need. Even if they trace it back to me, it’s nothing. All right, I need to go. Don’t stay here too long; head back first.”

“I will stay in the Song Family a bit longer to gather information for you. Oh, and Mr. Si, please take this. If you ever need anything, you can summon Wan’er.”

Nangong Wan’er gave Si Yan a token—a jade pendant.

Si Yan took it.

A prompt from the Horror Space appeared: “Ding-dong! You have obtained Nangong Wan’er’s token.”

Si Yan cupped his hands to Nangong Wan’er, then strode away.

Si Yan’s objectives for this instance were largely achieved.

He had killed Third Young Master Song, successfully gained basic cultivation, and activated his combat career.

The gains were already quite good.

Soon, he returned to the Yunxi Villa of the Song Family.

Although Third Young Master Song was dead, the Song Family members apparently did not yet know.

Yunxi Villa looked quite normal, and Si Yan’s return did not cause much reaction from the Song Family zombies.

“Mr. Si, where have you been? I’ve been looking for you for ages~” A Zombie Miss saw Si Yan at the main gate and quickly rushed to greet him.

“This is an invitation from my family. If Mr. Si has time, please do come and visit us!” This Zombie Miss also obtained an invitation and handed it to Si Yan.

Si Yan did not refuse and accepted it.

“Alright, I must go! I’ll come back later for the Yunxi Lantern Festival. I heard that will also be the day of Third Young Master Song’s wedding~” the Zombie Miss said.

After speaking, she bid farewell to Si Yan and left Yunxi Villa.

“Si Yan, where did you go?” Li Guo arrived.

“I was seeing a friend off.”

Li Guo said, “Oh,” then added, “I was worried about you. Third Young Master Song clearly hates you to the bone, and I was afraid he’d come after you.”

As Li Guo spoke, he kept looking around, fearing that Third Young Master Song might suddenly appear.

He did not know that Third Young Master Song had already become a true corpse.

Si Yan did not say much.

The Song Family members had not yet discovered anything unusual.

The players’ losses this trip were not significant; about five people died.

Several of them were drained of their Yang energy by some zombie subordinates of the Song Family after the poetry gathering ended.

The remaining players finally made it to the afternoon.

The return time had arrived.

“Si Yan, let’s go! Two more died this afternoon. If we stay longer, there might be other unexpected events,” Li Guo said to Si Yan.

He had been worried that Third Young Master Song would make a move against Si Yan.

The other players quickly fled as if for their lives.

Li Guo was not in a hurry to leave.

He wanted to curry favor with Si Yan, letting Si Yan go first while he covered the rear.

Just then, from deep within Yunxi Villa, a surge of malevolent energy suddenly erupted.

A golden light flashed, and a zombie shot into the sky.

“Have they found out?” Si Yan wondered.

“What’s going on?”

“I heard the Third Young Master is dead!”

“What? The Third Young Master is dead?”

Before long, Si Yan heard zombies outside discussing it.

The Third Young Master!

Third Young Master Song!

Li Guo suddenly looked at Si Yan.

He vaguely felt that this matter was very likely related to Si Yan!

No!

It was 100% related!

Si Yan had killed Third Young Master Song!

These past few days, from the zombie families he had befriended in Yin Ming Hall, he had learned of the Song Family’s power.

He was even more puzzled as to why Si Yan would intentionally provoke Third Young Master Song’s hatred.

Now he understood.

Si Yan had intended to kill Third Young Master Song from the very beginning!

Heavens!

Was Si Yan crazy?!

He had offended such a powerful Zombie Family!

At the same time, Li Guo’s understanding of Si Yan was refreshed.

Si Yan could even kill Third Young Master Song!

“Quick, catch them!” A voice rang out from outside.

“Quick, Si Yan!” Li Guo urged.

Then he realized that Si Yan had already vanished.

And then…

A large group of zombies had already rushed in and surrounded Li Guo.

Because he was the only one there.

Li Guo instantly felt awkward!

“M-mistake, misunderstanding. I’ve been here the whole time, haven’t gone anywhere~” Li Guo stammered an explanation, then secretly used a return scroll.

These zombies couldn’t kill him directly.

Two minutes were enough.

On the other side, Si Yan had already returned to his villa.

“Ding! Successfully cleared the Horror instance: Yunxi Poetry Gathering! Game settlement in progress!”

“Game duration: 5 days (120 hours)!”

“Items obtained: Murong Xue’s Invitation, Situ Mingyue’s Invitation, Nangong Wan’er’s Token.”

“New character relationships: Zombie Misses’ admiration, Nangong Wan’er’s admiration!”

“Game evaluation: SSS!”

“Clearance rewards: 1 Return Scroll, 6000 ghost coins, 1 Summon Exemption Scroll.”

In the villa, Si Yan looked at his game evaluation.

“Still SSS?” Si Yan murmured.

He had originally thought this evaluation wouldn’t be too high.

Who would have thought it was still an SSS rating this time!

It was normal, though.

Thinking about it, his poems were engraved on every floor of Yunxi Tower, from the first to the eighteenth.

He had also killed Third Young Master Song, and even though it was outside the instance’s scope, he still killed him.

There should be a certain bonus, but this instance was too short.

Si Yan came for Third Young Master Song and had no intention of exploring the instance extensively.

So there were no hidden quests or anything.

That was fine too.

After reviewing his gains, Si Yan once again went to Ying Rui through the contract.

“Mr. Si,” Ying Rui said, her face full of joy upon seeing Si Yan.

Now, she spent her days soaking in medicinal baths, single-mindedly focused on breaking through to Ghost Lord.

While activating his skill for her, Si Yan said, “Third Young Master Song has been killed by me. Please keep me updated on any developments from the Ying Family these next two days.”

“Third Young Master Song has been killed by Mr. Si?” Ying Rui was a little surprised.

Then, she felt a surge of emotion.

She hadn’t expected that Si Yan, for her sake, would risk going to the Song Family to kill Third Young Master Song!

In Ying Rui’s opinion, the risk was too great.

Ying Rui was instantly overwhelmed with gratitude.

At the same time, she also saw hope.

With Third Young Master Song dead, she shouldn’t have to marry, right?

After staying with Ying Rui for two hours, Si Yan returned to his villa.

After resting for some time, Si Yan browsed the forums.

He planned to rest for two days and then observe the Song Family’s movements.

Not long after resting, Si Yan felt Virginia’s summons.

Thus, Si Yan appeared in the Vampire World through the contract.

“Mr. Si~” Virginia pounced on him.

“What’s wrong, Virginia?” Si Yan asked.

“Mr. Si, Princess Vera’s birthday celebration begins the day after tomorrow! I was afraid you might forget, so I’m informing you to help you arrange your time,” Virginia said.

Princess Vera’s birthday celebration?

Si Yan remembered!

Virginia had reminded him about this when he summoned her to play in his villa in the real world.

It had been over a month.

Starting the day after tomorrow!

The timing was suitable.

Si Yan happened to have nothing to do these two days.

“Finally, I can meet Princess Vera! Mr. Si, Princess Vera is a music maestro and also a gourmet enthusiast. She’s very interested in you!” Virginia said.

Then, she handed an invitation to Si Yan.

“This is from my father to you, Mr. Si.”

Virginia had never met this Vampire Prince, who was so famous in the Vampire World.

But many stories about Princess Vera had spread.

Including some of her preferences, such as music and gourmet food.

After chatting with Virginia for a while and getting a general understanding of Princess Vera, Si Yan returned to the villa.

He also checked on Ellie Ella and Mao Xiaoying’s situations.

Topics about Si Yan on the forums had increased again.

Mainly, Si Yan’s performance at the Yunxi Poetry Gathering this time had sparked heated discussions among many players.

Currently, besides Li Guo, no one knew that Si Yan had killed Third Young Master Song; otherwise, even more people would be discussing it.

Another day passed, and no news came from Ying Rui’s side.

Perhaps the Ying Family had not yet received the news of Third Young Master Song’s death.

There was also a possibility that the Song Family had suppressed the news.

He would have to wait and see for specifics.

The people sent by Liu Yiyi had already arrived in the Song Family’s territory and were gathering information.

Si Yan still had multiple layers of preparation.

Even if Third Young Master Song died, if the alliance between the two families was to continue, Si Yan wouldn’t mind using the Death Spirit Monarch’s curse!

“An invitation?” The next day, instead of news from Ying Rui, an invitation arrived!

In the invitation transfer section, someone was transferring an invitation to the Vampire celebration.

Si Yan clicked on it and saw that it was indeed an invitation to Princess Vera’s millennium celebration.

However, Si Yan already had an invitation from Vladimir.

Ying Rui’s situation wasn’t urgent anyway.

Getting an invitation this time and earning some points and Career Charm Points at Princess Vera’s palace would also be good.

A prince’s millennium celebration would naturally be incredibly dangerous for ordinary players.

There were too many Vampires inside.

But for Si Yan, since he was invited, there was naturally no danger.

However, as Si Yan was browsing the transfer section, the number of celebration invitations suddenly decreased!

“Invitations for a Prince-level existence—what are they snatching?” Si Yan didn’t know who was snatching them.

A Prince-level Vampire was a genuine Ghost Saint expert!

What were these players who were snatching them thinking?

He continued to watch.

Another one appeared immediately, and it was snatched again just as quickly!

“Someone is targeting these invitations?” Si Yan thought.

It had to be!

Such speed could only be achieved by having many people watching, ready to act.

This reminded Si Yan of the Mingyue Mountain Manor invitation in the past.

This indicated that there was indeed a large organization targeting the Prince’s celebration invitations.

It might be the Soul Split Group! (End of Chapter)

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