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Lyons rejected the gracious invitation from Bloodhunter and the Church, and rented a single room in a remote place in the South District.

The owner of the house was an old woman who bought stewed beef offal for a living, a silver coin a bowl, and a piece of solid rye bread.

The location of the small shop is tricky, hidden behind the towering and gorgeous noble buildings, hidden among the dilapidated and simple stone houses of the common people.The reason why Lions chose this place was simple, because it was crowded and deserted.

Crowded, every building that can be called a resident is stuffed with people, and barren, no nobles or troops are willing to come here.Any tools and clothing that are out of place in the side street will be found immediately.Perfect for avoiding tracking.

After leaving the palace, Lyons realized that too many people were following his whereabouts.As soon as they entered the main city, the church and the royal family came to the door one after another.

The Morning Crow was banned, and the Bloodhunt was integrated into the Southern District very naturally, becoming an accessory under the scepter of the royal family and the church.

The sun was rising, and the morning light fell on the street.The grocery store has already smoked from the holy utensils, and the strong smell of meat floats into the house along the windows and stairs.

"Ahem--Ah-choo!!"

Lyons opened his eyes, quickly pulled out his silver gun, and aimed at the source of the sound.

What he rented was the attic of the grocery store, which was narrow and low, with only one very small flip-up window, which could not be fully opened.

Lyons stared at the window, the surface of the dusty window was silent for a moment, and a small dusty paw was imprinted with a "snap".Then two stacked heads and two pairs of half-squinted mung bean eyes were revealed.

"Click-"

Lyons opened the window and watched as two bats slid in through the gap, their fur covered in dust that had settled outside the window.

"Ah-choo!" The bigger bat scratched the fur with its paws, shaking out circles of dust, "What the hell are you looking for? It's dirty and smells bad. What kind of devil cooking are you doing down there, cooking garbage? ?"

"It's offal." Lyons said, "The nobles in the southern district don't eat these things, so the cow's stomach and intestines have to be cleaned by themselves."

Dai Zhu washed his hair, changed back to human form with a "bang", twitched his nose twice, bent down hard and retched a few times.

The vampire's keen sense of smell is really not a good thing sometimes.

"What are you here for?" Lyons took a step back, feeling a little dissatisfied with the suddenly crowded space.

"Ouch—it's urgent..." Dai Zhu patted his chest, gasped for breath, and froze on the spot, "What's going on..."

"squeak!!!!"

Another bat grabbed Dai Zhu's clothes corner with its paws, and its small fangs were so exposed that it wanted to penetrate Dai Zhu's neck directly.

The smell of cleaning the offal only affected Dai Zhu, as for the other one, it was completely thrown against the glass by Dai Zhu's receding and retching, crying in pain.

"I remember." Dai Zhu picked up the little bat and chanted a spell, and the gray bat turned into a gray Samus.

"Go to hell, Dai Zhu!" Samuel slapped the dust off his body, and there was still a large red bump on his forehead.

"Samus?" Lyons frowned, "Why are you with Dai Zhu?"

"It's a bit complicated." Samus exhaled and restored his former elegance. "The Morning Crow has been disbanded. We are here to tell you that Andre was taken away by the royal family."

"To be precise, he followed those low-level blood races by himself... ouch!" Dai Zhu added halfway, when Samus stomped on his boots.

Lyons didn't bother to talk to Dai Zhu, and hurriedly asked, "What's going on?"

"How much do you know about Bernal?" Samus asked.

"Resurrection from the dead, eradicate the morning crows, and gather the regime." Lyons summed up briefly and quickly.

Samus nodded and said: "The Morning Crow was banned not only because of power, but also because I saw his secret. The royal family is producing a warrior with blood clan characteristics. Because the Morning Crow has a wide network of contacts, Bernal IV wants me to Can help him collect the Sunwalker."

"You refused?"

"A lunatic would agree." Samus wrinkled his nose in disgust, "but Bernal won't feel at ease if I know his secret. After he came to me, I used all my connections to Information related to the investigation and experiment. I learned that Bernal's state is very weird, and he seems to be resisting something. The experiment conducted is also extremely demanding on the combination of blood race characteristics and human characteristics."

"I think he hopes to find a way to live forever without relying on blood." Samuels looked at Lyons, "Since I met you until now, your appearance has never changed, and your physical fitness has always been at the peak. Peak form. I don't know what you are, but Lions, Bernal's target is likely to be you."

"I stayed outside the southern district to wait until you or Andre entered the city, so as to spread the news. But you were spotted by the hunters defending the city on the day you entered the city, so I couldn't go forward." Samus said, "It was only later that I met Dai Zhu."

"What does this have to do with Andre being taken away by the royal family?" Lyons asked.

Samus pursed his lips, and Dai Zhu said cheerfully, "Because he was being followed. That is to say, the royal family has always known Samus' whereabouts, but left him alone. The purpose is to find you or Andre .”

After Dai Zhu finished speaking, he patted Samus on the shoulder: "Don't blame yourself so much, Baron, the opposite is a demon who has lived for thousands of years. Even Vijorel may not be able to count him. Oh yes, you Don't you know who Vijorel is, he is our former Blood Emperor..."

"Click." Dai Zhu let go of the hand on Samus' shoulder, raised it high, and smiled twice at the black muzzle of the gun, "Don't be so grumpy, Lions."

"We don't look down on the low-level blood that is quickly transformed from the blood of the gods, and they can't pose any threat." Dai Zhu pushed away the silver gun, took a big step away from Samus, and looked at himself regretfully boots, "It is said that Andre went with them by himself."

"You should have guessed that Bernal IV's rebirth is not a miracle at all. Besides a bunch of useless soldiers, Gavin's bat was also found." Dai Zhu said, "Gavin lived too long In addition, the blood is not pure enough, and the body is already dying. You seem to be his favorite body."

Dai Zhu looked at Lyons curiously as he said: "I really don't see anything special about you, but Andre seems to know something."

"What did he do?" Lioness unconsciously clenched his silver gun and glared at Dai Zhu.

Dai Zhu twitched the corners of his mouth, extremely uncomfortable with the feeling of being stared at by a beast, he glanced at Lyons twice, and finally endured this time for the sake of special circumstances, "Gavin seems to be temporarily You can’t use your body. Soul swapping is limited, and Andre is a good substitute because he’s the same race as him.”

"The words were spoken by Andre!" Dai Zhu pushed Samus and stood in the farthest corner of the small attic from Lyons, "I was followed halfway by Gavin and found out, but the direction they were going was South Side. Friendly reminder, getting angry doesn't do anything to solve the problem."

Samuels glanced at Dai Zhu, who found him and leaned over: "What expression do you have?"

"It's nothing." Samus said softly, "I'm just wondering if the emotional intelligence of the blood race is so low."

Dai Zhu: "..."

"Is there any change in the southern district?" Samus asked. "There will always be traces of the royal team traveling. We should be faster than them."

"Are there any spells or formations in the blood clan that allow souls to enter other people's bodies?" Lyons asked.

"Yes, yes..." Dai Zhu replied, "Why do you ask this?"

"If the soul of the body itself still exists and enjoys the dominance..."

"It means that the invading party is temporarily at a disadvantage. Or it is silent for some reason." Dai Zhu said, "All spells related to soul separation have side effects, including but not limited to overloading the body and damaging the soul."

Lyons pondered for a moment and said, "The consciousness of Bernal IV still exists."

Dai Zhu understood: "So if Bernal IV is Gavin, he shouldn't have the energy to control the bat."

Lyons nodded.

Samus didn't know about Gavin's existence, and felt confused about the conversation between the two.However, he threw a few glances at Dai Zhu, who perfectly ignored him.

Dai Zhu's usual smiling face became solemn, and his soft face calmed down, like a monk from a foreign race.

"Are you sure it's Bernal? If Gavin can lie to us once, there will be a second time." Dai Zhu said.

Lyons shook his head: "There is a possibility."

"I'm going to find someone." Lioness looked at Samus, "You are inconvenient to move in the South District, so you can hide here temporarily, or Dai Zhu will take you out of the city."

"I've lost my baronial position, and the main city really isn't very attractive to me." Samus shrugged, then looked at Dai Zhu, and said, "But I like offal."

Every morning service in the church ends with a hymn praising God.

Roy walked out of the church and saw Lyons waiting outside.

"Inspector? It's rare that you would take the initiative to come to church." Roy said with some surprise.

Relying on the quartz pillar, Lyons waited until the surrounding believers had dispersed, and said, "Andre was taken away by the royal family."

Roy was stunned for a moment and asked, "The royal family?"

"Those soldiers who have been transformed by divine blood." Lyons said, "Do you know what's going on?"

Roy shook his head: "The soldiers in the research are all observing in the church. Those who have succeeded are directly managed by Bernal IV. Bernal IV has been in the dormitory recently and has not gone out, nor has he issued any orders."

"As a priest of the church, is he so clear about the royal family's movements?"

"I have my reasons, Inspector," said Roy.

"The raw material of divine blood is the blood of vampires, did you know that?" Lyons asked.

Roy nodded.

"My lord priest, I hope you are really trustworthy." Lyons said.

"I will pay attention to relevant information." Roy replied.