Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 289: Banquet (Part )

There were whispers all around and an uproar from the crowd in the distance. The nobles in front of Xia Shou slowly separated from the far side to make way. A gray-haired man with half his chest exposed came in front of Xia Shou surrounded by the crowd.

"Let me introduce to you all. This is Lord Xia! Let's welcome him!" The gray-haired man raised his wine bowl and shouted to stimulate the atmosphere. He stared at Xia Shou excitedly, and his every move revealed artificial enthusiasm.

The crowd burst into warm applause and laughter, and Xia Shou glanced at everyone coldly.

The uneasiness and anxiety of these people were almost written on their faces, but they still forced themselves to smile, trying their best to sync their emotions with that of the gray-haired man.

…They are afraid of this man.

Xia Shou's intuition was not wrong.

Although those attending the ball this time were all royal ministers and royal nobles, none of them were not afraid of Charles I.

After Charles I became a vampire, his erratic temper and weird and perverted habits tormented everyone around him all the time.

As a king, he lived a life of luxury before he became a vampire, enjoying the best life in the country.

After becoming a vampire, that desire began to expand endlessly, trying to make others understand his deep psychological needs.

He hoped that everyone who met him for the first time would be intimidated by his temperament and feel genuine fear of him.

But he always maintains a friendly, casual and approachable appearance, and his behavior makes people who meet him for the first time feel friendly and relaxed.

Just like now, Charles I warmly welcomed Xia Shou and asked his ministers to welcome him together. This treatment was enough to make any person of ordinary status feel flattered.

After all, the one welcoming him was the nominal ruler of this country, and his actual ruling power was enough to surpass other rulers.

Except for Grand Duke Rosa's family, the Red Thorn, the royal family is superior to the other six families.

Who wouldn't be flattered and feel good about the king after being welcomed so grandly by such a person?

However, most people do this, feeling close to this humble, noble and dignified king in their hearts, but little do they know that this is precisely touching the other party's reverse scale.

If someone really behaved like that, Charlie would feed the person to a blood slave after the first meeting, or give the person unbearable strong blood in the name of reward, and watch the person go crazy and die.

All the princes and nobles present were worried about Xia Shou. Although they didn't care about Xia Shou's life or death, the test Xia Shou faced was the same test that every one of them had experienced. This commonality made them instinctively empathize with him.

The correct reaction at this time was that Xia Shou should not feel the slightest joy at this warm welcome. Instead, he should feel fear and horror of King Charles. That kind of panic and disorganization was what Charles wanted to see.

Only this kind of panic could make Charlie feel genuinely happy, and made him feel that no matter how humble he was, no matter how gentle and amiable he behaved, he could not conceal his strong and domineering nature as a king.

So much so that anyone who meets him for the first time will be overwhelmed by his kingly pressure.

Those who cannot feel his majesty are beasts who lack even the minimum perception and are not even human beings.

All the ministers and nobles in the royal family knew about the king’s perverted and weird narcissistic ideas, but no one ever dared to mention it, and everyone tacitly remained silent.

"Master Xia, I have been waiting for you, and I can't wait any longer."

Charles I called him "Sir", and the corners of his mouth rose. The follower behind him took the wine bowl from his hand very sensibly. Charles, who had his hands free, patted Xia Shou's shoulders affectionately.

Xia Shou looked at the other person's face expressionlessly, not understanding what the other person was up to.

"Thank you for inviting me here." Xia Shou said.

He replied briefly and politely.

The applause around them suddenly became less enthusiastic, and the smiles on the ministers' faces froze.

This was the worst reaction, worse than being flattered. This kind of neither humble nor arrogant performance, not being affected by Charlie at all, would ignite the anger of the mad king like pure fuel.

It is even possible that this paranoid and eccentric king would disregard the decency and elegance he has always maintained and lose his temper in public!
Very few of the ministers had seen it, and the horror still horrified Duke George and Earl Hyde.

The cause of the incident was just a very small matter, even insignificant.

The son of an earl, while suppressing the rebellion of blood slaves, incidentally captured a hunter lurking in the royal capital, thus performing a great deed.

This young man possessed a unique talent as a vampire. After receiving the First Embrace upon reaching adulthood, he awakened the power of an earl in just two years. He was undoubtedly the leader of the younger generation and a well-deserved genius.

King Charles was suddenly inspired to meet such a genius in person and award him an honor.

Before this, the genius's father had repeatedly told him that he must be extremely nervous and at a loss as to what to do when he met the king, because that was what the king wanted.

But his son did not know what was wrong with his brain, or he was too confident in his own achievements and strength, but when he met the king for the first time, he expressed his loyalty to him very enthusiastically, vowing to devote his entire life and make the Red Thorn family submit to the royal family.

With just these words, the young man exploded into blood in public.

But if that were all, it would not be enough to scare the ministers.

They are all vampires, and seeing broken limbs is like seeing a smashed cake, at most it just affects their mood.

What really frightened the ministers was that after their king got angry like this, he would take back his wounded self-esteem from the other onlookers, and then the test of life and death would be transferred from the unfortunate dead to them on the side.

If it weren't for the extraordinary language arts and performance skills, it would be normal for a few more innocent ministers to die.

And now, the reply of this Oriental to Charles was even worse than that of the Earl's son, who had burst into a pool of blood.

The Earl's son at least wanted to show his loyalty, but his remarks offended the untouchable taboo in Charles' heart.

The mad king knew very well that the royal family had no power to compete with the Red Thorn family, so the earl's son's lofty words of loyalty sounded like harsh irony to his ears.

But at least, the young man's original intention was good, but the attitude of this human with an oriental face was fundamentally wrong!

The applause all around gradually died down, and finally became completely silent, with only the orchestra still playing the music.

The nobles cursed the stupidity of this human in their hearts.

How dare this lowly human act like an equal in front of the vampires? At the same time, he was thinking hard and organizing his next words.

After Xia Shou dies, it will be the turn of these unlucky guys to perform. If they fail to appease this mad king, more blood will be shed.

The atmosphere changed subtly. Xia Shou frowned slightly and gave Su Weiyu a wink.

Su Weiyu drew out her silver sword and stood quietly in a safe position a little distance away from Xia Shou.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Xia Shou asked cautiously.

He saw that the corners of Charlie's mouth seemed to twitch slightly, his smile was stiff, and his red eyes were as bright as fire.

Charlie took a deep breath, quickly glanced at Alice floating behind Xia Shou, and regained some of his sanity.

He suddenly burst into a hearty laugh, patted Xia Shou's shoulder hard, and said loudly:

"Come on! Follow me, tonight's circus performance will definitely be exciting!"

(End of this chapter)