However, Buffy did not last until Ke Wudi came to interrogate him.
By the time everyone arrived at the Jiangcheng Law Enforcement Bureau, he was as dead as he could be.
The reason was none other than that the time for blood sacrifice had passed.
This had worsened his already weak condition.
He didn't even have the chance to use blood sacrifice again to cling to life.
Qin Xuan had Vladimir extract Buffy's bloodline to suppress the urge to drink blood.
Vladimir complied, then collected all of Buffy's belongings.
"Qin Xuan, why are you helping me?"
Watching the body gradually disappear in the incinerator, Vladimir suddenly spoke.
He and Qin Xuan had only known each other for a few hours, and he couldn't figure out any reason for Qin Xuan to do this.
"Honestly, I don't know why I'm doing this either."
Qin Xuan pondered for a moment.
"But if I had to say, it would be curiosity."
"I'm very curious why you are so different from other vampires of your clan."
"And I'm also curious what is hidden behind this story."
"So, can I go to your house with you later?"
"I think I can find some clues there."
Vladimir nodded.
"When you helped me find the real killer, I already considered you my best friend."
"Next, I'd like to ask you to help me uncover the truth."
With a shared smile, Qin Xuan immediately found his masters.
After ensuring that Vladimir would not be repatriated due to this incident, Qin Xuan, along with Vladimir, went to the house he shared with Buffy.
"Whoa, it's huge!"
Upon entering Vladimir's manor, Qin Xuan exclaimed.
Vladimir chuckled.
"My parents left me a considerable inheritance, so buying a house was more than enough."
"Besides, I've been in Longguo for over a hundred years. It's normal to have some property of my own, isn't it?"
"That's true."
Qin Xuan laughed heartily and followed Vladimir into his large house.
The interior of the house, apart from the dark decoration style favored by vampires, was nothing out of the ordinary.
However, a wooden door leading to the basement caught Qin Xuan's attention.
Basement Door: What's down here is too terrifying, I can't even bear to look!
"Little Fu, you go."
"Do you know what's down here?"
Vladimir shook his head.
"Buffy has always been using this place. He said it was just for storage."
"I don't have the key, so I've never opened it."
Something is wrong.
Qin Xuan chuckled inwardly.
"Open it."
"Alright."
Vladimir took out the key he had taken from Buffy and opened the heavy lock on the wooden door.
As soon as the door opened, a strong smell of blood filled both their nostrils.
Qin Xuan quickly covered his nose and walked down the stairs.
He saw a vast open space below.
In the center of the open space lay a huge altar.
The altar was surrounded by complex magic circles, and at both ends of the circles, two skeletons were placed.
"Is this the Blood Exchange Array?!"
Vladimir exclaimed upon seeing the scene.
He had accidentally seen this formation in an ancient book about vampires.
The purpose of the formation was to exchange the blood of two vampires to alter their bloodlines.
Why would such a grand formation appear here?
Could it be that Buffy didn't absorb his parents' bloodline essence, but directly exchanged their blood for himself?!
Vladimir clenched his fists, and anger surged through him.
At the same time, Qin Xuan gained some information from the Blood Exchange Array.
Altar Stone Platform: Why is the prey here this time? Where did the master go?
Exchange Array: Didn't they say it wouldn't be activated for another month? Is it going to be earlier?
Skeleton A: Damn Buffy, he not only exchanged my bloodline but also wants to use my corpse! I am not reconciled, I am not reconciled!
Skeleton B: May the progenitor bless you, my child, Vladimir, may you be safe…
Hearing the thoughts of the two skeletons, Qin Xuan's heart sank.
It was indeed Buffy who had killed Vladimir's parents.
And not only that, but the other party also wanted to exchange Vladimir's bloodline!
Did his bloodline have some special significance?
So special that Buffy would give up his noble Cappadocian bloodline?
However, all the answers had vanished with Buffy's death.
For now, it was best to let the two elders rest in peace.
Upon learning the identities of the two skeletons, Vladimir knelt down and wept bitterly.
He had buried his parents with his own hands, only to find that Buffy, that beast, had dug them up and exchanged their bloodlines!
No wonder he felt such a strong sense of familiarity when absorbing Buffy's bloodline.
It turned out that it was all from his parents!
"Buffy!"
"I wish I could skin you alive and eat your flesh!"
After a long while, Vladimir slowly stood up from the ground, his sharp fangs fully exposed.
His eyes had also turned blood red.
"My condolences."
Qin Xuan patted his shoulder regretfully.
Having grown up without parents, he didn't know the pain of losing them.
But if he were to lose Ling'er one day, he would probably go berserk like Vladimir.
While Vladimir was in distress, Qin Xuan tried to communicate with the two skeletons again.
However, to his surprise, he could only hear the skeletons' repeated thoughts and could not communicate freely with them like other objects.
This also caused him to lose another lead in his search for prophecies.
"Is it because they were once 'human'?"
Qin Xuan mused inwardly.
But his ability was not a system from a novel, so he couldn't answer his own question.
As the sky gradually turned white, Vladimir's emotions slowly calmed down.
With Qin Xuan's help, he buried his parents with his own hands once more.
After erecting a simple tombstone, Vladimir knelt before the grave and said softly while burning paper money, "Father, Mother, that bastard Buffy has gone to hell."
"I've escaped his control and made new friends."
"I'm doing well in Longguo, so you don't need to worry about me."
"May you be reincarnated soon."
To Qin Xuan's surprise, Vladimir respectfully kowtowed three times to his parents.
After the paper money had burned out, he stood up and, bringing Qin Xuan back inside, began preparing breakfast.
"Are you surprised?"
Seeing Qin Xuan's puzzled expression, Vladimir boiled a pot of hot water.
"I've been in Longguo for nearly two hundred years. Apart from some vampire habits that I can't change, I'm actually more like a Longguo person."
"Besides, we are vampires, we don't believe in God."
"You can't expect me to wear a cross around my neck and wish my parents went to that damned heaven, can you?"