In the Imperial Council, various races argued incessantly, each with their own justifications. Wen Baixin was extremely frustrated; at such a critical juncture, they were still only concerned with safeguarding their own interests.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant has a plan, and I implore Your Majesty to grant it!" Elder Fu said with a resolute expression.
"Speak! If it is feasible, I shall grant it!" Wen Baixin managed to maintain his imperial demeanor.
"Your Majesty, this old servant knows the deep sins of our ancestors and is willing to atone for them. Why not use the lives of us old fellows to exchange for the lives of the rest of our clansmen and all the people of the empire." Elder Fu kowtowed, his voice echoing through the hall.
Silence fell upon the hall for a moment, followed by all the elder officials kneeling behind Elder Fu, their voices pleading, "We implore Your Majesty to grant it!"
Wen Baixin looked at the kneeling subjects below, his face filled with emotion, and repeatedly said, "Good, good, good! The sons and daughters of our empire are indeed brave men! The empire will remember your sacrifice!"
At this time, Xing Yuan was also explaining the history of the Blood Clan to the three clan leaders, who were filled with indignation.
"King, if they truly hand over those people, will you really retreat?" Fanzhuomage posed the question sharply.
Xing Yuan answered a question with a question, "Why do you think we Blood Clan attacked the human empire?"
Then she answered herself, "Actually, we vampires lived quite well in our territory. The only problem was probably the need for human blood as a raw material for our food. But what if one day we no longer needed to drink blood? Then all our conflicts with humans would cease to exist!"
"King, can you help us break free from the instinct to drink blood?" Bruher was extremely disgusted with their long-standing practice of eating raw meat and drinking blood, especially those blood slaves who had almost no reason, charging forward at the mere scent of blood, which disgusted him.
"Didn't I just tell you about the origin of the Blood Clan? For so many years, our craving for blood has completely stemmed from the dying curse of our ancestors. They wished for their descendants to avenge them. But if we truly devoured the entire human empire, we vampires would also cease to exist."
Xing Yuan accidentally discovered this secret. The Heavenly Dao said she could choose how to complete the mission, but in the end, there was only one way, and she had no choice.
"As long as the culprits are dealt with, our Blood Clan will no longer have to drink blood?" Mokavili also expressed doubt.
"Of course, it's not that simple! However, after taking them back to pay respects to our ancestors, at least their resentment will stop growing. As for completely resolving it, that will still take time." Xing Yuan was not angry; it was normal to be suspicious about matters concerning the survival of their race.
The three clan leaders still trusted their King. Hearing their King's patient answer, they suppressed their lingering worries.
Not long after their conversation ended, the empire sent a messenger. After handing the letter to Xing Yuan, he turned and left.
"King, that fellow is so rude!" Mokavili said with some dissatisfaction.
Xing Yuan ignored him and simply opened the envelope. The letter contained only one sentence: Tomorrow morning at six, we will re-establish the alliance!
Xing Yuan smiled upon reading the contents of the letter, realizing they had made the right choice.
A day later, Xing Yuan, accompanied by two clan leaders, arrived at the agreed location as scheduled. Bruher was responsible for guarding the camp.
The imperial entourage looked at Xing Yuan as if facing a great enemy. Xing Yuan let out a mocking laugh from under her bamboo hat, "Is this the courage of the so-called imperial elites?"
The people of the empire were greatly angered but were still held back by those around them. The High Priest spoke in a cold tone, "Our empire has great sincerity in this matter. If Your Vampire King has no intention of peace talks, you are welcome to leave!"
Xing Yuan sat down on a chair and laughed again, "Just a joke, to liven things up! So that everyone isn't so serious."
Everyone was speechless. What kind of time was this! And they still wanted to liven things up. Fanzhuomage's mouth twitched. Their King was truly as unpredictable as ever!
Wen Baixin broke the unusually quiet atmosphere, "May I know your name, Your Excellency? Since it is a peace talk, you should also show some sincerity."
"Don't you know? I vaguely remember being on your empire's family tree! You should have checked the records!" Xing Yuan seemed to find Wen Baixin's question very strange.
Wen Baixin's expression stiffened, "You know you were once a member of the imperial family? He had intended to use this matter to threaten this Vampire King! He didn't expect her to know already."
"Yes!" Xing Yuan readily nodded, "The entire Blood Clan basically knows. It can't be helped, I couldn't survive in the human empire, so my father took me in. I have already repaid the kindness of my upbringing, so let's get straight to the point!"
It had to be said that Xing Yuan's deterrence this time was very effective. Wen Baixin abandoned the strategy of playing the emotional card and directly presented the treaty he had drafted for Xing Yuan to review.
After reading the treaty, Xing Yuan frowned and looked at Wen Baixin, "If this is the case, then there is nothing to discuss!"
Yafengyu couldn't help but say, "Even if you have deep hatred for each other, those children are innocent. There's no need to involve so many people!"
"Alright! Since you are not cooperating, I will take matters into my own hands." With that, Xing Yuan turned and gave Fanzhuomage a look. Fanzhuomage immediately let out a sharp cry, as if transmitting information to someone.
"What do you want to do?" the High Priest asked with great vigilance.
"Relax! I will handle those fellows with discretion. If they are truly good people, I don't mind sparing their lives, but are they really?" Xing Yuan's lips curved into a sinister smile.
Soon, many vampires flew out of the imperial capital, each holding someone in their hands. They flew directly to Xing Yuan and threw the people they were holding casually, saying respectfully, "King, we have fulfilled our mission!"
"Very good!" Xing Yuan praised them lightly. They then retreated behind her with pleased expressions. The leader even handed Xing Yuan a stack of papers.
"Do you want to see? These papers record their crimes!" Xing Yuan no longer concealed the coldness in her eyes this time. These people truly lived up to their ancestors' bloodline! They had engaged in arson, murder, and plunder, and there was no reason to let them go!
Xing Yuan casually tossed the papers, and everyone could clearly see the records on them detailing what bad deeds they had committed in which year and month, even with accompanying photographs. The irrefutable evidence left everyone speechless.
Wen Baixin's face also turned very grim. In the empire under his rule, such heinous acts had occurred. He was truly ashamed of his ancestors!