Chapter 328 If you have trouble, I will send you away first

Compared to the Princess, Princess Wan’s voice was much gentler.

“Ding! Congratulations to the host for reaching the contract conditions with Princess Wan, Qian Wan. A universal contract can be generated. Would you like to generate it?”

The system’s prompt appeared.

Princess Wan’s contract conditions had also been met.

Compared to the Princess, it had taken quite some time.

It had taken Si Yan over a month to treat Princess Wan.

Thus, Princess Wan successfully signed a contract with Si Yan.

This brought the number of Ghost Saint-level beings contracted with Si Yan to a full four.

Three of these were universal contracts, and one was a master-disciple contract.

Princess Wan and Si Yan’s bond had already surpassed a hundred.

For now, there hadn’t been a major surge of feedback.

Si Yan was not in a hurry.

After contracting with Princess Wan, Si Yan left Shouyang Mountain.

The crisis facing Shouyang Mountain was temporarily not a major concern.

The Wang Family Ancestor should not make a move until he had fully recovered.

Si Yan was not in a hurry.

Checking the time, Si Yan once again entered the Vampire Saint Emperor’s palace.

By now, Si Yan had been playing for the Vampire Saint Emperor for about two months.

At a frequency of once a week, he had probably played nine times.

This was the tenth time.

As before, Si Yan played for all of the Vampire Saint Emperor’s coffins.

This time, Si Yan played two old pieces and one new one.

The three piano pieces concluded.

“Thank you for your performance, Mr. Si Yan. Nick, give the item to Mr. Si Yan.”

The Vampire Saint Emperor’s voice rang out as usual.

Nick, the Vampire attendant, walked up holding a box.

The box opened.

Inside was a Crying Blood Gem and a letter!

This letter represented an invitation.

“Mr. Si Yan, His Majesty plans to conduct an Ascension Ceremony in three days and would like to invite you to play some new pieces for His Majesty before then, pieces that can move the Saint Emperor.”

“These days, you should also know what kind of music His Majesty enjoys. As long as your performance is brilliant enough, His Majesty will pay you a sufficient reward.”

Nick said.

“If the ascension is successful, I can promise you, Mr., to act for you once.”

At this moment, the Vampire Saint Emperor’s voice came from the coffin.

Ascension Ceremony?

He didn’t know what kind of ceremony this was.

It seemed the Vampire Saint Emperor placed great importance on this ceremony.

Si Yan didn’t ask further.

“Of course, Your Majesty, I will arrive on time in three days.”

Si Yan took the invitation and the Crying Blood Gem and said.

“Thank you, Mr.”

The Vampire Saint Emperor was concise.

The Vampire attendant escorted Si Yan out of the palace.

“Mr. Si Yan, please prepare well these three days. The ceremony in three days is very important to His Majesty, and please do not spread word of it.”

After leaving the palace, Nick said solemnly to Si Yan.

Si Yan said, “Please rest assured.”

Back in the real world, Si Yan used the Crying Spirit Gem.

Then he used the several blood spirit pills given by Qiu Ya.

After acquiring the evil spirit heart and equipping it in the strange warrior profession, these blood spirit pills had a significantly enhanced effect on Si Yan.

It wasn’t like the soul tree heart or similar items, where there was too much.

Because blood spirit pills were useful for the body, while the key to evil spirits was the evil spirit form.

But even one blood spirit pill greatly increased Si Yan’s vitality.

As vitality increased, it would slowly drive up strength and agility.

At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before Si Yan’s agility could be raised to 450.

Three days passed in a flash.

It was time for the appointment with the Vampire Saint Emperor.

Si Yan used the invitation and appeared in the Vampire Saint Emperor’s palace.

“Mr. Si Yan, the Saint Emperor has been waiting for a long time. Please.”

Nick arrived.

Soon, Si Yan entered the Vampire Saint Emperor’s palace.

After Si Yan entered, the palace gates slowly closed.

Immediately after, around the palace, some rather complex symbols lit up.

This palace gave Si Yan the feeling that it was sealed.

This palace now felt somewhat similar to when the Tianqian Emperor’s vanished palace was closed.

If he summoned the Princess and the others here, the time required would be delayed, and the delay would be even longer.

If Si Yan summoned them now, even if the Princess responded immediately, it would still take 30 seconds for her to arrive.

Compared to the Tianqian Emperor’s vanished palace, the delay had more than doubled.

“Your Majesty!”

Si Yan didn’t dwell on this issue, because the Vampire Saint Emperor was not in the coffin this time.

Instead, he was sitting on a large, red couch, his eyes slightly closed, seemingly resting.

Hearing Si Yan’s voice, the Vampire Saint Emperor opened his eyes, nodded to Si Yan, and made a “please” gesture: “Mr. Si Yan, please.”

Si Yan didn’t waste words and walked to the piano.

This time, he had prepared many new piano pieces.

Several of them were even composed by Si Yan specifically for the Vampire Saint Emperor.

Over two months of playing, Si Yan had indeed gained a sufficient understanding of the Vampire Saint Emperor’s musical preferences.

Preference wasn’t actually the key.

The key was that the Vampire Saint Emperor needed to be moved.

This kind of emotional movement had to be positive.

For example, if you played a rock song in front of him, it could also move him.

But that kind of movement would be negative; he would be annoyed to death.

And because the Vampire Saint Emperor had lived too long, seen too much, and experienced too much, it was not easy to move him.

After Si Yan arrived at the piano, he began to play.

For the first piece, Si Yan played a classic Eastern piece from before his transmigration, “The Butterfly Lovers.”

Soft piano music began to play.

Playing “The Butterfly Lovers” on the piano was not actually the best choice.

Although the piano was the king of instruments, it couldn’t fully express the tragic beauty contained within “The Butterfly Lovers.”

However, after this piece was finished, the Vampire Saint Emperor on the chair still opened his eyes.

“Mr. Si Yan, this piece is quite special. Could you play it again?”

The Vampire Saint Emperor rarely spoke himself.

His speaking now indicated that “The Butterfly Lovers” had given him some emotional stirrings.

Si Yan said, “Your Majesty, the best way to perform this piece is not actually on the piano.”

“Oh?”

The Vampire Saint Emperor looked at Si Yan.

Si Yan took out a cello and said, “Please allow me to play it for Your Majesty on the cello.”

“Good.”

The Vampire Saint Emperor was somewhat expectant.

Si Yan slowly began to play.

“The Butterfly Lovers” performed on the cello was truly its essence, rendering the entire piece incredibly mournful.

If there were young maidens here, they would definitely be in tears after hearing it.

When Si Yan finished playing, the Vampire Saint Emperor’s gaze also changed somewhat.

However, this time, he did not speak.

So, Si Yan continued to play.

For the second piece, Si Yan played a relatively soothing piece he had composed himself.

The Vampire Saint Emperor closed his eyes slightly, listening quietly.

After the piece was finished, the Vampire Saint Emperor still did not speak.

Si Yan continued playing; this time, it was “The Street Where the Wind Resides.”

Thus, piece after piece was played by Si Yan.

Occasionally, Si Yan would also change instruments, using some instruments he had never used before, performing some famous Eastern pieces.

The Vampire Saint Emperor sat on the red chair, listening quietly.

Si Yan continued to play until the other party called for a stop.

The Vampire Saint Emperor looked quite relaxed and quite engrossed.

The music Si Yan had prepared had indeed moved him.

The expression on the Vampire Saint Emperor’s face also changed with the performance.

After playing like this for about half an hour, finally, the Vampire Saint Emperor showed a change.

His face was originally old and incredibly pale, but at this moment, his entire state was improving at a rapid pace.

Although his face was still old, he no longer looked so decrepit; instead, he gave off a feeling of radiance.

His originally withered hair also became lustrous again at an astonishing speed.

The Vampire Saint Emperor was adjusting his state.

Si Yan continued to play.

The Vampire Saint Emperor’s changes continued, and his aura also continuously improved.

Thus, after another half an hour or so.

The Vampire Saint Emperor opened his eyes, and at the moment he opened them, the decaying aura around him dispersed.

Then, he stood up and walked to the back.

“Mr., please continue.”

Nick whispered in Si Yan’s ear.

Si Yan continued to play.

The Vampire Saint Emperor had already walked to the high platform in the depths of the palace, and as he walked, boundless darkness instantly filled the area.

The darkness was too thick; it seemed to have become a substance, and even Si Yan could not see what was there.

The Vampire Saint Emperor disappeared into the darkness.

“Is this the Ascension?”

Si Yan wondered as he played.

The Vampire Saint Emperor’s “Ascension” seemed not to be understood as “leveling up” or breaking through a realm.

The commotion was also not great.

It was confined within this palace.

This palace was also firmly sealed by the Vampire Saint Emperor.

This situation reminded Si Yan inexplicably of the Tianqian Emperor.

When he disappeared, that palace was also sealed.

The Princess and the Imperial Advisor, they didn’t even know what the Tianqian Emperor was doing.

They knew even less about the reason for the Tianqian Emperor’s disappearance.

Could it be that…

The Tianqian Emperor was also ascending at that time?

Inside the palace, Si Yan’s performance continued.

The Vampire Saint Emperor was still in the darkness deep within the palace, and Si Yan could not see his figure.

That darkness could not only block sight but also perception.

Next to Si Yan, the Vampire attendant Nick was standing there.

Si Yan noticed out of the corner of his eye that Nick was holding something like a parchment scroll.

He looked quite nervous, and his entire attention was highly concentrated.

Perhaps the Vampire’s keen perception allowed Nick to sense Si Yan’s surreptitious glance.

Nick leaned into Si Yan’s ear and whispered, “Mr. Si Yan, please rest assured, even if His Majesty’s ascension fails, there won’t be too much trouble.”

“In case, and I mean in case, I will use this scroll to take you away, Mr. His Majesty specifically instructed that no harm should come to you.”

Nick’s words made Si Yan’s heart stir again.

This meant that if the ascension failed, there could still be a lot of trouble.

Moreover, the Vampire Saint Emperor had prepared a contingency plan, giving Nick a scroll.

In case of any unexpected event, Nick could use this scroll to take Si Yan out of the palace.

The distance from here to the palace gate was not far, and Nick did not feel weak to Si Yan.

He was already equivalent to half a Vampire Prince.

Even if this palace was sealed, it would take Nick at most a few seconds to take Si Yan out, from opening the gate to leaving.

However, the Vampire Saint Emperor had given him a scroll.

This scroll could be similar to a teleportation scroll, allowing for instant departure from the palace.

This meant that if there was an accident…

Would such an accident be enough to annihilate everything in this palace within a few seconds?

Or was it that the Vampire Saint Emperor did not want to unseal the palace, keeping this accident confined within it?

Recalling that after the Tianqian Emperor disappeared, everything in that palace turned to ashes.

Si Yan vaguely felt that what the Vampire Saint Emperor was doing now, and what the Tianqian Emperor had done back then, were probably…

The same thing!

It was just that the Tianqian Emperor had an accident back then and failed.

Which led to the Tianqian Emperor’s disappearance.

Everything in the entire palace also turned to dust.

And from the fact that the Princess and the Imperial Advisor knew nothing about what the Tianqian Emperor had done.

The Tianqian Emperor had sealed that palace back then and had not revealed any news before that.

It was probably intentional on the Tianqian Emperor’s part, to prevent the matter from affecting the entire Tianqian Dynasty.

Of course, what the Tianqian Emperor hadn’t expected was that the matter still affected the entire Tianqian Dynasty.

With these speculations, Si Yan continued to play silently.

Time passed bit by bit.

Beside him, the Vampire attendant Nick tightly gripped the scroll, looking as if he was ready to flee with Si Yan if things went south.

Ten minutes passed.

Inside the palace, besides Si Yan’s piano music, there was no other sound.

There were no other changes either.

The melodious piano music echoed throughout the palace.

On the four walls of the palace, those mysterious and complex patterns seemed to become brighter and brighter.

Next to Si Yan, the Vampire attendant Nick also became increasingly nervous.

In the depths of the palace, in that deepest darkness, there was no movement whatsoever.

It was as if the Vampire Saint Emperor had disappeared after entering.

Thus, another ten minutes passed.

Finally, a change came.

A trace of incredibly cold aura spread throughout the palace.

As soon as this cold aura emerged, the Vampire attendant Nick’s expression solidified.

“Mr. Si Yan, that’s enough.”

Nick whispered.

Si Yan stopped playing. (End of this chapter)