40 The Unrecognizable Main City

After a day of rest, Mu En slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air as he felt the majestic energy contained in his blood. 

"The benefits of having an upgraded bloodline can easily be imagined." 

"I wonder how much trouble I can cause to the few elders among the nobles with my current strength?" 

Mu En was not arrogant. He did not think that he could provoke the strongest of the blood breeds with his current strength.

However, he had grown so fast that he had some confidence in himself. As long as he signed-in again, the rewards he received would be deeper and deeper, and his strength would grow faster. 

Now... 

His bloodline had finally advanced to the level of the elders. It took much less time than he had imagined. 

It should have something to do with his bloodline's advancement. It caused him to absorb the inheritance fragments in the blood essence faster. 

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. It was not urgent, so it should not be a big deal. 

Sensing the movement outside the door, Mu En put away the blood coffin and walked to the door. 

"Your Grace, everything is ready." Elford bowed. 

"Your Grace, I only found a few of my most loyal subordinates. If there are not enough people, I will bring everyone in my territory here." Lucius said excitedly. 

How could he not be excited? In a sense, he was the first servant to follow Mu En. If Mu En became a duke again, how could it be without his benefits? He might even be promoted to earl directly. 

Therefore, among this group of people, he had always been the most active one. 

"There's no need!" Mu En rejected Lucius's proposal. Lucius himself was only a viscount. How strong could his subordinates be. 

This was not a support group. The more people there were, the better. 

Without strength, they would only be cannon fodder. 

In this world, the vampires without strength were destined to be cannon fodder. They were the lowliest of existences. 

"Anna, Reese, Hobson... Lucius! The six of you will accompany me." Mu En called out a few names. 

"Just these few people?" Lucius asked. 

"What? Are you afraid?" Mu En raised his handsome eyebrows. There was a hint of displeasure on his fair face that belonged exclusively to vampires. 

The people under him could not obey the orders of his master. It was because they did not trust him. 

"No, no, no!" Lucius' head immediately shook like a rattle drum. "I'm mainly afraid that there won't be enough pomp and circumstance." 

At the same time, Lucius's heart was filled with fear and dread. 

The Mu En in front of him was very powerful, and his temper was very unpredictable. He did not dare to play any tricks. 

"Kill William. Pomp and circumstance will be enough," Mu En said expressionlessly. 

"The Duke is domineering." Lucius was shocked, but his face was still smiling as he tried to flatter. 

"Stop being crazy and get ready. We'll leave in an hour." Mu En waved his hand and dismissed the others. 

Looking at the silent old butler Elford, he asked, "Elford, do you have anything to say?" 

He knew that Elford wanted to witness the repossession of the Duke's mansion. 

But Mu En needed someone he could trust to guard the first rear. The second Mu En had a mask that could disguise her identity, but Elford did not. 

Once Elford appeared, he was afraid that his group would be immediately discovered. 

Although it did not matter if they were discovered, it would still add a lot of trouble in the end. 

"No, the Duke's arrangement has his own deep meaning. Although I also want to witness the moment when the Duke takes back the Duke's mansion with my own eyes." 

"But I also don't want to mess up the Duke's arrangements because of this." 

Although it was a little regretful, as long as he could take back the Duke's mansion and restore the honor of the previous Duke, nothing else was important. 

If he messed up the duke's plan because of him, then he would really have no face to see the Duke. 

"Don't worry. You will see the moment." Mu En promised. 

"Thank you, Duke." Elford bowed and thanked him. 

Then, he turned around and went to do other things. 

Lucius and the others brought many people and supplies, and Elford took care of some things from Arnia's treasure house. 

Elford was the busiest one among them. 

But Elford had always been calm and orderly. There was not a trace of anxiety on him. 

As expected of the butler of the Duke's mansion. 

In that case, as a duke, he had to do something that a duke should do. 

"Let's go." 

Elford stood at the side and silently watched the seven figures leave. 

"Lord Duke, if your soul has returned to the embrace of the ancestors, then please protect the young master." Elford prayed in his heart. 

"Oh, right, Duke, we're leaving. What if someone attacks us?" Lucius asked. 

"Don't worry, I'll be prepared." Mu En turned his head to look at the black building that had been repaired. 

Five hundred meters below the building, a blood-red figure was motionless. 

This was a blood corpse, the guardian that Mu En had left in the territory. If there was a blind guy who wanted to attack his nest, he would try to live a life worse than death. 

He was not a kind person. He could have justice in his heart, but he only followed the justice in his heart. 

Mu En would not take the initiative to provoke anyone, but if anyone did not have eyes and wanted to provoke him, then no one could blame him for being ruthless. 

... 

"How is it? Have you found out where those guys went after they were chased out of the Duke's mansion?" William was in a bad mood. He had already investigated for a few days, but these useless people still did not know where the master and servant went after they left the Duke's mansion. 

The people under him were each more useless than the last. Usually, they were being provided with all kinds of benefits. At the critical moment, they always dropped the ball and were completely useless. 

Those people under him all looked at William in horror and said, 

"Not yet! That old guy is very careful. We didn't put them in our eyes at that time and didn't pay attention to them." 

"A bunch of trash. Go and find them. After you find them, destroy them." William kicked over the table and chair with one foot and said in an inexhaustible rage. 

"Yes!" The person kneeling on the ground didn't dare to resist. He silently responded and then left the hall. 

"Sir William, don't be too angry. That fellow was just lucky. He probably got some blood essence from somewhere and his strength increased. After winning a few more battles, he started to be complacent and didn't know the immensity of Heaven and Earth." 

"That's right. He even said he wanted to take back the Duke's mansion. He's really boasting shamelessly." 

"Do you think I'm afraid of him? This is a big joke." William slowly sat down and continued, "What I'm angry about is that he actually had the idea of taking back the Duke's mansion. He actually had the idea of challenging me." 

"It seems that I'm still not strong enough! Any ant dares to jump in front of me." 

The expressions of the people below changed drastically. Usually, when William spoke in such a tone, it meant that he was already in a terrible mood and had reached a critical point. 

They looked at each other, afraid that something big was going to happen. 

"Good! Since you want to take back the Duke's mansion, I'll give you a chance." William smashed the table and chair into pieces. "Pass down the order..." 

"Within five days, everyone in the city can challenge me. As long as he wins, I'll give the Duke's mansion to him." 

"But if no one challenges me, or if the challenger loses, it means that they're very satisfied with my management. In that case, the taxes in the city will be five times higher than before." 

"Those who can not pay the taxes will be executed!" 

"I want everyone to know that this is the price for provoking me." 

"Come on! Come and challenge me! I will let you know what cruelty is." The smile on William's face gradually turned crazy, bloodthirsty and cruel. 

The rest of the people in the hall did not dare to have any opinions, because they knew that in this kind of situation, whoever tried to persuade them would die. 

... 

"How did it become so dilapidated?" Lucius looked at the dilapidated streets around him. It could be said that it was even worse than his plot of land. 

At least this was the main city of the territory -- Harsass City, where the Duke's mansion was located. 

It was Mu En and his group who had set off to Harsass City. However, at this moment, they did not find Mu En and Anna in the group. 

"Stop talking. Be careful of being discovered. The Duke sent us here to investigate Harsass City. If you know about it, then we won't investigate at all." 

"Stop talking. Let's enter the city! The situation in the city might be better." Hobson lowered the brim of his hat and took the lead to walk forward. The rest of the people followed him. 

At this moment, in Harsass City, following an order issued by William, everyone was in an uproar. 

"Five times? The taxes are already quite heavy, how can we get so much?" Everyone complained bitterly. 

"Then you should go and challenge him!" 

"Are you crazy? Who doesn't know how ruthless that guy is? In his hands, not a single one is complete." 

As if remembering something terrible, everyone was shocked and broke out in cold sweat. 

No one dared to continue the conversation and changed the topic. 

"By the way, why did you suddenly issue such an order?" 

"It's all because of that useless duke. I heard that he's coming back to take back the Duke's mansion." 

"You can't put it that way. The previous Duke was still very good to us. He just died young." 

"I didn't say that the previous Duke was wrong. It's just that his only son was too useless. He couldn't even protect the Duke's mansion. He was chased out by someone, and he still wanted to rely on him to protect us." 

"That's right. He's already been chased out. Why don't you just stay outside and stay there? Why are you still coming back to stir up trouble? Aren't you causing us a lot of trouble?" 

"That's right!" 

"But what if that person loses?" No one dared to call William by his name here. 

"That's impossible. Can that useless Duke defeat him? That's impossible. Don't forget, even many of the older generation aren't his match." 

"Sigh! Why do you think he came back when he was fine?" 

"Why not just die outside!" 

In a hotel room behind the crowd, Anna listened to the discussions outside and gnashed her teeth in hatred. 

"What's wrong with these people? Don't blame the person who issued the order. Instead, they blame you for getting up. This duke's mansion is yours to begin with. What's wrong with taking it back?" 

Before coming here, Anna already knew some of the things that happened when Mu En was chased out of the Duke's mansion. 

A dignified duke, alas, in his own territory, had fallen to the point of being homeless. 

She, who was thousands of miles away from home, could also understand some of the bitterness. Now, Mu En just wanted to meet his family. These people actually cursed at Mu En and did not blame that William at all. 

"Others are talking about me, why are you reacting so much?" Mu En was used to the situation outside. 

Because the fear that William brought to them was deeply buried in their hearts and couldn't be washed away. 

Perhaps they also hated William, but they didn't dare, which was why someone needed to stand out and let them vent their emotions. 

"I'm just angry. Whether I'm worried about you or not, it's always wrong to go home." Anna's face turned red and explained. 

"Weak, everything is wrong. You see, they're yelling at me now, but once they win, they'll change their words one after another. If I lose, it'll be a light punishment, but I don't think I'll be able to hear what they say if I lose." 

Anna looked at Mu En's calm expression and didn't know what to say. 

She didn't know what she was thinking. She hated vampires. If it weren't for vampires, she wouldn't have fallen to such a state. 

However, all of this had nothing to do with Mu En. He did not abduct her or kill her family. 

On the contrary, he saved her more than once. 

"You will not lose. No matter what happens, I will be with you." Anna held Mu En's hand and said firmly. 

"Of course, I will not lose. By the way, you are now my servant. Of course, you have to be with me. Where else do you want to go?" Mu En said matter-of-factly. 

"Go to hell!" The emotions that had been brewing for a long time were completely destroyed by Mu En's words. Anna felt that she might as well feed her feelings to the dog. At least the dog knew who was good to him. As for the person in front of her, in some aspects, he was even worse than the dog. 

"Then why don't you go challenge William now and take back the Duke's Mansion?" 

"You've been with me for so long, how can you still be so naive? If others say that you're going to challenge him, then you'll foolishly challenge him. If others say that you'll be given the Duke's mansion, then you'll be given the Duke's mansion. I'm afraid you won't even know how you died." 

"Either you don't make a move, or you make a move and kill them in one strike. Absolutely don't give the other party any chance to counterattack."