Before Departure

knock! knock!

As wen jun was looking at the map and was looking for the best and fastest route that he could take to the next city. A knock could be heard from his door

Wen jun halt his action and close the map. He folds the map and keeps it inside his pants back pocket.

Wen jun go towards the door and open it but to his surprise.

Bastil was kneeling and bowing his head to him while presenting a black box.

The black box was open and inside it was a beautiful sword handle.

" My lord, during the time I spent here I been digging stuff here and there and I have found this Ancient Blood Sword. I have tried to form a pact with it before but unfortunately, it seems that this blood sword thinks that my blood is not worthy of it."

[A/N: Blood sword is a sword that is forge using secret technique of vampires. Blood sword is basically the weapon that is made especially for vampires use. will explain more in the future.]

Wen jun look at the sword handle and was in awe when he looks at it. The sword handle was black in colour and have some cool red lines to decorate it making it look very cool in wen jun eyes.

The sword handle design is very beautiful it have batwing on one side and some sort of small golden thorn that looks like it could rip your skin easily on the other side.

Although wen jun is happy that he is getting a beautiful sword handle from bastil. At the same time, he is also kinda disappointed because there's no blade for the sword.

The gift that he got is basically just a decoration that looks very expensive is what he thought.

Wen jun reach for the box and take it from Bastil hands while saying thank you to bastil.

Bastil was happy because he thought that wen jun like his gift. He then smiles while he still hasn't lifted his head from looking to the ground.

" My lord, The fact that the Ancient Sword rejected me means that it will only accept someone with better blood than me. You are a pure-blood so I'm sure that the ancient sword will never reject you and be a great companion to you"

The ancient sword that bastil found is actually very rare and if he were to go to a vampire city like Levinas and put it up for auction. Countless high-tier vampires will come and storm in just to get a chance to bid on it.

Bastil was actually planning to use the ancient sword as a bribe to his pure-blood vampire friend to extend his stay. But fortunately for him wen jun appeared and give more than just some few week's extensions.

So instead of giving it to his stingy friend bastil who know how to repay a debt decided to gift it to wen jun instead

Bastil was very happy that wen jun accept his gift then immediately called his maids to bring other gifts that he prepared for wen jun beforehand.

While maintaining an indifferent face wen jun received a lot of gifts from Bastil. From a few cool-looking cloths set to jewelry and money.

But what excites wen jun the most from the countless gifts bastil gave him was a ruby ring. And no it's not an ordinary ruby ring but a ruby ring capable of storing items.

To be honest when jun mouth is basically wide open when he received all of those but it's just that his face doesn't show his expression.

Wen jun actually have been using his poker face since the beginning so it's hard to read what's his mood or expression is so it's normal for bastil to misunderstood and think this lord that doesn't show much emotion like my gift.

Wen jun is actually not someone that can maintain a poker face obviously. but with his new body his poker face just works like magic to the point even he was surprised by it.

All this time wen jun have been able to trick his way up to this point was just because his face is so indifferent and cold.

The only few time that he didn't put up a poker face was when he was scared to death by some bugs and when he bid farewell to the three women guards that help him find his way to town.

After bastil done giving wen jun those gifts. He left wen jun while having a bright smile on his face. leaving wen jun that just stood expressionlessly in his room.

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That night, wen jun have stored everything that he got from bastil in the ruby ring except for a pair of black and gold cloth sets that he decided to wear.

Wen jun have already planned the route that he would like to take to the city and with his ability to fly now he was sure he could arrive at the city within a week or so.

Wen jun open his room window and jump out of it while hiding his presence.

After he got used to his power he realized that he was being observe twenty-four-seven by bastil. Or it's more like his presence is being observed by bastil at all times.

After realizing how he been letting out some aura that is detectable by a high-ranking vampire like bastil.

Wen jun have trained to hide his aura and he was successful in it.

Wen jun jump out of his room window and turn into a red and black mist bat and travel all the way to an alleyway near the town gate.

Wen jun take a deep breath and suddenly his hair and eyes turn black. Wen jun basically have retained his old looks now.

Wen jun was also surprised by this at first but when he turns to his old self his presence disappear completely.

Wen jun still have his golden blood and his vampire abilities but his form right now is basically a form that can help him avoid detection and that is what he needed the most right now.

A safe way to leave town without attracting attention.

Wen jun have change into this form a few times already and what he found out about it is that if he doesn't want people to see him then he will disappear in their eyes and if he wants people to see him then they could see him.

Wen jun use this form to just leisurely walk past the town gate without any of the guards noticing him.

wen jun then change into his mist bat form again and headed to the best shortcut that he found on the map.

The Dark Forest Evaros