Chapter 1419: Next Steps

Chapter 1419: Chapter 1419: Next Steps

"Is it possible for other members of the Vlad family to trigger this Blood Curse?" After listening to Pei Yan’s analysis, Ye Ruozai asked.

"No, the Blood Curse can only be triggered by the caster himself or by someone who has inherited his blood essence." Pei Yan responded, leaning his head back on the sofa, closing his eyes in thought.

These words left everyone in the room perplexed—Delacuri is already dead. The only person who inherited his blood essence is you, Pei Yan, right? Does that mean there will be conflict between Ye Jiumu and Pei Yan in the future? Will he be killed? No matter how you think about it, this possibility seems unlikely.

Mei Simiao murmured while rubbing the water cup with her fingers, "Divination can’t provide a precise answer; it can only give a rough direction. Including Pei Yan as a potential trigger for this direction isn’t impossible."

"So we’ve mistaken it! We’re just worrying unnecessarily!" Zheng Jia Ru relaxed upon hearing this, shrugged, and scoffed.

Pei Yan raised his hand to massage his forehead while refuting the statement, "I don’t know what will happen in the future, but hypothetically, if a severe and irreconcilable conflict were to occur between Jiumu and me, and if it really comes to battle, I can’t claim to be a gentleman, but given my temperament, I guarantee I won’t use the method of activating the residual Blood Curse in the other person’s body to kill him."

"We believe that! Ye Ruozai’s divination hinted that Ye Jiumu is entangled with the Blood Curse, possibly threatening life in the future. Since Pei Yan won’t use the Blood Curse as a means, then the only remaining possibility is Delacuri!" Gu Shenghui tapped his hand on the table and revealed this judgment, then added, "This possibility isn’t nonexistent! Strictly speaking, Delacuri isn’t entirely dead now; his lingering spirit is still confined within the Divine Artifact, awaiting interrogation. In this state, is it possible for him to threaten Xiaoye’s life?"

"In this state, it’s impossible." Pei Yan shook his head, sat up straight, and explained, "Initially, Moira said, as long as Delacuri thinks of triggering the Blood Curse, Ye Jiumu will die immediately. This statement is true but has a prerequisite condition, which is that he must still maintain the Blood Race body state and his blood essence integrity exceeds 30%, only then can he remotely trigger the Blood Curse planted in another’s body. Currently, Delacuri is in a pure Soul Body state and has lost the ability to trigger the Blood Curse! However, should he escape in the future and possess someone, after a long period of recovery, converting that person into the Blood Race through ritual, and seize their body, he can potentially activate the residual Blood Curse in Jiumu."

"Then the prediction from the divination makes sense!" Gu Shenghui spit out the betel nut remnants into a tissue, wrapped it up, threw it into the nearby trash can, and said casually, "We need to increase the supervision of the Divine Artifact confining Delacuri; immediately destroy his spirit after the interrogation ends. Then, when the time comes, have Ye Ruozai perform the divination again, and there shouldn’t be any problem."

"Hmm! That’s the only way!" Pei Yan thought this might be one of the prognosticated possibilities but couldn’t shake the feeling that something was amiss, though he couldn’t figure it out at the moment. He had to temporarily put it aside and planned to follow through with the plan to see the results afterward. Thinking of this, he continued, "Setting aside the Blood Curse matter, the second thing is the plan to clear out the Vlad family. I can track the Vlad family’s location and their members of bloodline; if the hall agrees, we can start the clearing operation anytime."

"According to the original plan, we set it as such, after eliminating Delacuri, to pursue and clear out the Vlad family." Gu Shenghui pulled out another tissue to wipe his mouth corners and looked at Pei Yan, "But now, the situation forces me to be cautious about this plan. You just mentioned that the sacrifices made by the Blood Scourge in this operation didn’t match their gains. I don’t regard Mu Fanchen as someone who would make a losing deal. Besides the speculation that Blood Scourge wants us to recoil defensively, I must consider whether this could be a trap. After we kill Delacuri, thinking the hardest part is done, then we relax our guard and attack the Vlad family, setting an ambush for us. You know, the Vlad family’s location is also within independent space, similar to the environment we’ve set traps in before!"

Gu Shenghui’s words tautened the relaxed nerves of those in the room as they remembered the lesson of Delacuri’s capture and defeat, realizing how frustrating it would be to fall into a trap specifically designed against oneself. Based on Delacuri’s abilities, if it weren’t for the layered trap cage deployed, Pei Yan could only defeat him but wouldn’t have been able to kill him. If the opponent set a trap targeting oneself, then recruited a few peak Heavenly Dao experts to besiege oneself, in an inescapable situation, one could indeed be plotted against.

Currently, Pei Yan can be considered the flag bearer of the investigation hall. If he were to fall, the overall strength of the Cornerstone Plane would also drop a notch; he’s now worth the enemy’s substantial efforts to target him.

"So what should we do next?" Pei Yan asked Gu Shenghui, humbly seeking advice.

"It still falls on you!" With a helpless smile, Gu Shenghui shifted the decision back, and before Pei Yan could ask further, he added, "To avoid being ambushed, we must prepare thoroughly; you’ve seen the current situation at the investigation hall; agencies in various regions are migrating to headquarters. Besides Advisor Lin and me needing to stay put here, I can pull other Children of Origin aside for you; beyond that, I can’t offer much more support, but the manpower is far from adequate for unexpected situations. Therefore, you need to call upon reinforcements."

Pei Yan finally understood Gu Shenghui’s meaning, which was to set aside pride and ask for help. Seeing Pei Yan’s sulking expression, Gu Shenghui smiled and comforted, "No need to be too troubled, familiarity comes with time! Although the investigation hall has personal motives regarding the Vlad family matter, it indeed involves Blood Scourge, so it’s not excessive to ask allies to fulfill their alliance duties. We’re not demanding them to join the clearing operation! The clearing will be carried out by us alone, but asking for reinforcements in case Blood Scourge set ambushes, then they can help; both emotionally and logically, it makes sense. Considering your influence, they can’t refuse."

"Alright! For the sake of safety, it’s the only option," Pei Yan finally nodded, acknowledging the suggestion, then asked further, "Besides reinforcements, is there anything else to prepare? If possible, I’d like to quickly deal with the Vlad family to handle Blood Scourge’s attack exclusively."

"What’s left is the communication work with the Magic Plane."