[Nightfall Mobile City: Life never ends, blood endures forever? That's the slogan of the Blood Grand Duke's followers. Did you encounter them? What did they say or do? Where did you see them?]
Xiao Xi narrowed her eyes slightly as she read Duke Night Ancient's string of questions.
She could practically feel his urgency.
"So they really were followers of the Blood Grand Duke."
[Moonshadow Breath Underground Castle: One of my descendants just reported that, during the earlier fighting with the Wolf Clan, he encountered a strange individual. This person was very powerful, killed a squad of my Blood Slaves, and rescued a group of people. He left those words behind before disappearing.] [Moonshadow Breath Underground Castle: I didn't dare take this lightly, so I contacted you immediately to confirm.]
It was a long time before Duke Night Ancient sent another message.
[Nightfall Mobile City: This information is important. The Blood Grand Duke and the Wolf Clan may already have formed an alliance. Understood. Notify me immediately if you receive any more related intelligence. How are your preparations for advancement coming along?]
Xiao Xi's eyes flickered, and she replied calmly:
[Moonshadow Breath Underground Castle: Everything is ready!] [Nightfall Mobile City: Good!]
Closing the Virtual Light Screen, Xiao Xi pursed her lips in thought.
She had not told Duke Night Ancient about her situation. In fact, she had suppressed all news of it.
Under normal circumstances, the attack she had suffered—not only losing an important silver-tier subordinate, but also having her entire collection and even her coffin stolen—would have been devastating.
She was no longer in any condition to advance to silver tier.
But Xiao Xi knew that, from the moment she formally joined the Elders Council, her advancement was no longer hers