Chapter 207: Chapter 207: The Deeply Regretful Blood Race Duke, the Children’s Identities Exposed

At that moment.

The Blood Race Duke also spotted Yun Zhenyue and her group.

When he saw the children emerge,

a trace of indifference appeared in his eyes.

Or rather,

he had already guessed this would be the outcome.

The so-called "supervision,"

was really just a euphemism for driving them away.

He had gone to great lengths to invite this honored guest from the orphanage.

He certainly didn’t want a bunch of brats to ruin things.

It seemed Elaine had done a good job.

"This way, please—"

The Blood Race Duke bowed slightly.

He gestured for the honored guest beside him to proceed.

"The banquet is just ahead. I’ve prepared a special seat for you. If you feel anything is not to your liking, or if there is anything at all you are unsatisfied with, please do not hesitate to let me know..."

The honored guest wore a white veil, and their pale golden hair cascaded down, revealing the blurred half of a cheek. A gentle smile perpetually graced their lips, adding to their air of mystery.

They seemed like a noble and flawless saint.

And yet, also like a commoner walking through the streets.

Their aura was a contradictory conflict.

Yet it also possessed a sense of natural harmony.

No matter where they went or appeared, it somehow seemed perfectly normal.

"You’re too kind."

"I’m just looking for someone. I happened to be passing through,"

the honored guest said softly.

Their voice was as gentle as a breeze, but it was impossible to tell if they were male or female.

"Looking for someone?"

The Blood Race Duke’s heart stirred.

’The person this honored guest is looking for must be as noble as they are, right?’

’Another Great Evil?’

’If I can help them find this person,’

’I might just earn a favor.’

At this thought, the Blood Race Duke added, "Let me help you. As long as they are within a hundred-kilometer radius, I can find anyone for you."

"There’s no need."

"They’re already here..."

Hearing these languid words,

the Blood Race Duke froze.

’They?’

’Are they looking for a group of people?’

’And what does ’they’re already here’ mean?’

’Could it be that some blind fools from the Blood Race picked a fight with them, and now they’ve come looking for those people?’

A murderous glint flashed through the Blood Race Duke’s eyes.

It was then replaced by profound respect.

But just as he was about to ask who exactly these people were,

"—Mrs. Kui!"

A girl’s delighted cry interrupted the Blood Race Duke’s train of thought.

He saw the children running toward them.

"You..."

The Blood Race Duke’s killing intent flared, sharp and cold as a winter blade!

’I told you not to cause trouble!’

’Who are you running over here calling ’Mama’?’

’This honored guest from the orphanage!’

’Is a true Great Evil!’

’What is a Great Evil?’

’Unprovoked calamity, utter annihilation!’

’A being like that only needs a single thought!’

’To bring endless disaster to the Ghost World!’

’Good and evil are their masks; death is their gift.’

’No matter how the world changes, they always reside in the deepest layers of the Ghost World. Like a rosebush, they may seem unremarkable on the surface, but their roots run deep, controlling the entire world.’

’Even he had to be on his best behavior and attend to a being like this with utmost care!’

’Trying to randomly claim a relationship...’

’He was getting genuinely angry.’

Before the Blood Race Duke could voice his simmering anger,

he saw the honored guest stop, bend down, and gently pat the head of the little girl who had so annoyed him. She chuckled, "Meimei, and Pangpang, Shoushou, Kuku..."

"I haven’t seen you for a few days. Have you been having fun?"

"Ahaha~ We... we have,"

Meimei said awkwardly.

Only then did she remember they had snuck out by climbing over the wall.

She had just been too excited to see her.

She had forgotten all about that for a moment.

No one knew Mrs. Kui’s real name or gender, but because she had the gentlest personality of all the adults at the orphanage, the children had eventually started calling her "Mama."

She had never denied it.

’She must have come looking for us, right?’

And seeing this scene,

the Blood Race Duke froze solid.

His pupils, wide with disbelief, suddenly shrank to the size of pinpricks. Those usually indifferent eyes were now nearly bulging from their sockets. The color drained from his face, and his Adam’s apple bobbed with a difficult swallow.

"They... are the ones you were looking for?"

"Yes."

Hearing his verging-on-breakdown tone, Mrs. Kui just replied with that single word and paid him no further mind, focusing her attention on chatting with the children.

At this moment,

a tempest raged in the Blood Race Duke’s mind!

A flash of insight struck him!

Connecting all the dots.

’This group of children... they’re from the orphanage?’

’The reason this great personage came here...’

’...was to find this group of children.’

’So, the very person I was trying to curry favor with delivered themselves right to my door from the very beginning.’

Silence.

Endless silence.

The Blood Race Duke’s expression became incredibly complicated.

He couldn’t say a single word.

The silence was followed by vexation, regret, collapse...

and fear.

These emotions nearly drowned him like an abyss.

’If I had known earlier,’

’why would I have gone to all this trouble?’

’All I would’ve had to do was lift a finger to win the children’s affection, and what I sought would have naturally fallen into place.’

’But what did I do instead?’

’I vaguely threatened them and even allowed Elaine to drive them out.’

’Because of this misinformation, I’ve doomed myself!’

’Now, forget about asking her for a favor.’

’I’ll be lucky if this great personage is magnanimous enough not to take their anger out on me.’

’How did it come to this...?’

’Is there any way to fix this now?’

Just then,

no one knew of the tumultuous waves crashing within the Blood Race Duke’s heart.

"This is Miss Yun," Meimei whispered conspiratorially. "Let me tell you a secret, she’s Brother Gu Yuan’s wife! We actually snuck out because we sensed his aura."

"But we’re super lucky to have run into Miss Yun, too!"

Hearing Meimei’s introduction,

Mrs. Kui smiled at Yun Zhenyue. "Hello, I am Kui, the children’s guardian."

"It must have been a lot of work for you to take care of them."

Yun Zhenyue looked at Mrs. Kui in surprise.

She still couldn’t tell her gender.

’She’s probably a girl, right?’

"It was no trouble. In fact, they helped me a lot," Yun Zhenyue said truthfully.

But Mrs. Kui just shook her head. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

A respectful look appeared on her face as she said softly, "With your status, you shouldn’t have had to personally look after them. To be honest, we knew the moment the children snuck out."

"It’s just that Mr. Gu Yuan wanted the children to come out and play for a while. I saw it was getting late, so I came out to find them."

"During this time... thank you for your kindness in protecting and teaching them."

Yun Zhenyue didn’t say anything.

She thought about what she and the children had actually been doing all this time.

Causing trouble, beating people up, crashing weddings, feasting?

Definitely nothing proper.

She wasn’t sure what to say.

Seeing this, Meimei quickly changed the subject and introduced someone else. "This is Loli! She’s the Marquis’s daughter. She doesn’t talk much, so don’t put too much pressure on her, Mrs. Kui!"

Mrs. Kui glanced at the slightly nervous Loli and nodded with a soft chuckle.

"And..."

"This is the Marquis!"

"Uhm~ Shoushou accidentally scared his son to death before, but that guy was a real jerk anyway. The Marquis didn’t blame us and even brought us to the banquet."

Hearing Meimei’s words,

Mrs. Kui slowly turned her gaze to Mr. Sino, whose panicked expression was tinged with excitement.

"You... have done well."

"If you ever need a favor in the future, come find me at the orphanage."

"Thank you, Your Grace!!!"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Sino was as pumped as if he’d been shot up with adrenaline.

He immediately gave a deep bow to express his gratitude!

He was about to burst with joy!

This promise was as good as getting an Immunity Token!

If he ever faced a great disaster in the future, he could ask the orphanage for help.

He had to admit,

Sam’s death had been totally worth it!

After everyone had been introduced and was familiar with one another,

Mrs. Kui suddenly asked, "Are you all full? Are you leaving now?"

"Not exactly."

Meimei glanced innocently at the silent Blood Race Duke standing to the side.

"We were kicked out."

At this,

she deliberately put on a wronged expression.

"Can’t be helped. After all, we’re just a bunch of stray kids with no one to look after us, right?"