Chapter 1555: Chapter 833: Biting Back
Due to this sudden change, the atmosphere in the previously harmonious banquet hall suddenly beca tense.
In the crowd, a witch who had been chatting with others also sensed the sharp gaze of the hobody witch. She turned her head slightly surprised, not expecting to be discovered, much less expecting that traitorous Lekti, who attempted betrayal, hadn’t imdiately died from the Blood Burning Curse.
This person was none other than Miranda, sent by the Vanzo Family to attend the banquet. She ranked fifth among the Thirteen Marquises.
At the sa ti, she was also the elder who granted Lekti her First Embrace.
Naturally, the strict hierarchy of the Vampire Clan couldn’t solely rely on self-consciousness to maintain order. The primary reason lower Bloodlines could not resist the upper Bloodlines was the Blood Burning Curse carried in the Blood of Ascension.
Once they received their First Embrace to beco a Vampire Clan Witch and gained the strength from the Blood of Ascension, they naturally had to pay a corresponding price, which was that they no longer had control over their own lives.
As long as they were obedient and sensible, the Blood of Ascension would grant them strength, becoming their aid. However, once they defied or betrayed, a single thought from a Supre was enough to cause the Blood of Ascension in the lower Bloodline’s body to rage and self-immolate.
This was equivalent to putting an explosive collar around their own neck.
Therefore, as an elder, Miranda actually had the authority to decide Lekti’s life and death with a single thought.
However, as the only “child” among her First Embraces who had climbed to the rank of Marquis, Miranda was always quite fond of this “daughter,” and if she could, she wouldn’t want Lekti to die.
After all, this “daughter,” although a bit weak now, was already one of the three Marquises of the Vanzo Family and held an important vote in the Marquis eting.
With the mother and daughter working together, and with Duke Vanzo currently in slumber, the Vanzo Family was practically hers to rule, and her old rival, the Sixth Marquis, could only grit his teeth and swallow his grievances.
But once this useful “daughter” was lost, it ant Miranda would lose an important vote in the Marquis eting, and she might be counterattacked by her old rival.
After all, that guy also had a promising talent keeping an eye on the Marquis position every day.
However, clearly, this was not the ti for hesitation.
In fact, Miranda hadn’t yet figured out what had happened. She had rely sent Lekti to carry out a simple probing task, especially with her presence watching nearby, it should have been foolproof, yet an accident happened unexpectedly.
From the perspective of the Lady of Nobility, she saw Lekti aggressively approaching, and then using classic intimidation and temptation on Miss Singer, which were old tactics. Miranda didn’t see anything concerning, what she would’ve done herself would likely be the sa strategy.
Miss Singer’s refusal did surprise the Lady of Nobility a bit but didn’t concern her. After all, when the gap in status and position reached a certain level, so things couldn’t be as simply declined as one wished.
Faced with the influence of the Vanzo Family, Miss Singer had no right to refuse.
Thus, she was quite satisfied seeing Miss Singer about to submit, but then another unexpected event happened. From behind that Dracula Family’s gourmand Earl, a frail-looking young witch stepped forward, seemingly intent on playing the hero to save the beauty and standing up against injustice.
This amused Miranda who had been watching; although such youthful behavior seed rather foolish, to her as an ancient witch who had lived for tens of thousands of years, it was quite nostalgic.
After all, that’s the taste of youth, unlike them, the elderly, decrepit in spirit.
Honestly, Miranda quite appreciated this youngster. As a reward for bringing her such rare happiness, she even pondered whether she should grant this brave little one an opportunity for “tamorphosis” after the banquet, offering her a First Embrace personally.
Indeed, people like her enjoyed the company of such young and energetic little witches, she was sowhat eager to taste what such vitality would be like.
Yet, the Lady of Nobility’s amusent didn’t last long because she couldn’t quite comprehend the following sequence of events.
In her field of view, Lekti rely exchanged a few words with that brave young witch, then the young witch simply touched her forehead, and in the next mont, her “daughter” started screaming in terror and causing a scene, embarrassing the Vanzo Family.
This displeased Miranda greatly, but before she could get angry, she perceived the rebellious thoughts surging within Lekti.
Yes, the Blood Burning Curse inherently possessed the ability of Mind Reading; as soon as it sensed a rebellious thought from its host, it would imdiately send an alert to the host’s elder.
Now, Miranda could sense the particularly determined rebellious malice emanating from this “daughter.”
Without ti for further thought, the Lady of Nobility decisively activated the Blood Burning Curse.
Though she had her own selfish motives, she was still unquestionably loyal to the Vanzo Family.
Although she cherished Lekti as a daughter, when forced to choose between the daughter and the family, she would choose the family without hesitation. Even as Lekti harbored rebellious thoughts, she was no longer her daughter.
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