Walking up the stone stairs of the castle, only the sound of high heels tapping echoed in the silent depths.

Walking in the corridor of the hall, a huge oil painting attracted Ye Fan's attention.

I don't know if this is a custom peculiar to the European aristocracy, but a painting will always be hung in the most conspicuous place.

However, this old oil painting is a bit eerie, not a portrait or an incomprehensible abstract Western scene, but an eerie black seat.

"What is this?"

"The Dark Throne. Monica laughed, "I didn't expect you to be interested in it." Any life that sits on this throne will rule over the entire dark world. ”

"This position is vacant now?" Ye Fan raised his eyebrows and found something strange again.

A bone.

Hanging horizontally on the wall, a complete miserable white rib, a full thirteen pairs!

There are only twelve pairs of ribs in a normal person, and this skeleton actually has one more pair!

"You're so smart, the Dark Throne has been vacant ever since, oh, it's the Bone Lyre, a legacy of St. Anthony, a token of our lineage. Monica raised her hand and pointed at it, and the strange bone piano actually emitted pleasant notes, and the ribs trembled slightly, like piano keys, which could make the faint of heart faint on the spot.

"Your line?"

"Yes, it's us. From the thirteen clans left over from ancient times, there are only nine left now, remember, in the future, you will represent the Bruch family. Monica walked along the marble-paved walkway with her hands behind her back, and the pleasant sound echoed through the castle.

"The Nine Great Families are now divided into three factions, vying for power in the Parliament, and the Bruch family has no intention of seizing the Dark Throne, because the mission of our existence is only to fight and survive. Now, though, things have changed......"

The secret that this woman is talking about now has involved the most secret core event of the blood clan, Ye Fan continued to let her continue, silently, and slowly followed Monica into the depths of the ancient castle.

Two round wooden doors open silently, revealing brilliant lights and velvet tents.

"What changes?" Examining the luxurious bedroom like a queen's bedroom, Ye Fan's gaze fell on Monica's perfect side face.

"You. She turned her head and stared at him with a seductive smile, like a treasure: "Because of your existence, you will break the balance that has existed for a long time, and in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy and trickery must be avoided." ”

"Oh, one force will drop ten, right?" Ye Fan smiled: "So, how many seats do you occupy in the council now?"

Monica pursed her lips, paused for a few seconds, and finally said, "One, there are thirty-nine seats in the council." ”

No wonder the Bruch family made a fortune quietly, they simply did not have the strength to compete for the commander of the dark world, and the only seat they had was probably symbolic.

In fact, in the dark world full of strong clans, Monica has no right to speak at all, and even the countries of Western Europe, the most fundamental birthplace of the blood clan, do not have a place for them to stand, so they have to retreat and go to Southeast Asia and Russia to seek development.

For a long time, bloodline determines status and strength, a prince or duke, of course, will become a member of the parliament, and Monica is only a viscount, and being able to occupy a place is just a parliament to give the Bruch family a face.

"This seat belongs to you?" Ye Fan looked at her and asked, "One in thirty-nine, the situation is not good." ”

"That's true. Monica doesn't intend to hide anything, in her eyes, she has regarded Ye Fan as the same race, and after tonight, the Bruch family will add a powerful pillar, and it is unknown whether she may win the dark throne in the future.

Ye Fan nodded and asked casually, "What other forces are in the council?"

"The Dracula family of Transylvania, the leader of the Thirteen Clans, the current head is Dracula II, the only Awakened of the Ancients. Originating from Italy, the Wilf family has two princes and four dukes, and Paris, Rome and Berlin are their core territories. There is also the Feller family, a prince, a large number of dukes and earls who went to North America to develop......"

The forces mentioned by Monica include the three most terrifying and darkest families in the entire Western world, and the legendary Dracula naturally does not need to be detailed, Western Europe and North America, which have the highest level of civilization and development in the world, are also their spheres of influence, which is far from what Gawain said at the beginning.

This can't be blamed on Gawain, more than a thousand years have passed, and earth-shaking changes have taken place within the blood clan society, but what has not changed is their ancient heritage, unique bloodline.

Opening the wine cabinet in the room, the woman took out a bottle of cellar wine, poured two glasses, and handed Ye Fan a glass.

"Monica, how many members of our Bruch family are there?" Holding the goblet, Ye Fan walked to the terrace.

The night is quiet and cold, and large snowflakes blow against the cliffs outside the castle, giving people a bleak feeling of being out of the world.

Monica followed him into the cold outside, leaning back to the terrace and whispered, "In addition to you and me, there is another, he is in charge of the Russian underground boxing stadium, his name is Donnie." ”

"Donnie......" The corners of Ye Fan's mouth showed a hint of playfulness, and he asked again: "The black market boxing stadiums in Macau and Russia belong to us?"

"Not bad. There are also boxing rings in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Myanmar and other places, which are also a source of wealth for the family. Raising her goblet, Monica touched him lightly and continued, "In the future, some of it will be in your name. ”

"Haha, then didn't I get rich overnight?" Ye Fan laughed loudly, "How many billions of income is a year?"

Monica also smiled: "Excluding maintaining various operations and paying parliamentary dues, there are at least 200 billion US dollars." ”

"Tsk, this is really more popular than people!" This lip smacking exclamation is not pretended, what is the concept of a surplus of $200 billion a year? The richest people in the world are only tens of billions of dollars in personal assets, or are they the wealth they have earned in their lifetimes, and these astronomical figures are enough to buy a small country in Africa!

"Hehe, money doesn't matter to us, as long as we live long enough, the poor will become rich. Monica smiled coquettishly, "Even the lowliest servants, untouchables, his wealth is very considerable, such as my butler old Moto, who has a personal fortune of at least twelve figures, and owns a private castle. Eternal life is enough for us to earn unimaginable money from human society, to learn profound knowledge, to appreciate all the joys and troubles of this world, and to do whatever we want. ”

"Indeed, as you said, this is something that no one dares to hope for, immortality with heaven and earth, an opportunity that many emperors dream of!" Looking at the snowflakes floating in the sky, Ye Fan let out a long sigh.

Monica raised her neck and drank the wine in her glass, raised her hand to throw the glass into the dark abyss, and said with a smile: "You are right, many members of the Thirteen Clans were once famous emperors and nobles before integrating into their new homes, and they gave up their human identities in exchange for eternal life and squandering wealth. In the future, don't be too surprised when you get to know them. ”

The innate nobility and elegance of the blood clan turned out to be not only derived from the ancient bloodline, but because they were born to be emperors and generals!

"Then what was your former identity?" Ye Fan couldn't help but become interested in Monica's past.