Have you had enough, Miss Vampire? It's time to get down to business.

"What does this mean?" Isabella frowned.

"Each branch represents a fork in the road of fate, and at the end of most fork in the road lies nothingness... This means that the possibility of you and your loved one ultimately achieving a happy ending is extremely slim."

"Your divination is not accurate at all!" Isabella curled her lips in anger.

"Don't be impatient, my dear lady." Della was not in a hurry. She put the card back into the deck and shuffled it again. "If you don't believe me, I'll tell you the divination again... This time, I'll use a slightly more complicated method."

……

No, how come you are really playing divination?

Joyce and Lady Helen were becoming increasingly confused.

Could it be that Isabella was the target? And the so-called "divination" was just a special way for the two of them to exchange information?

As an experienced exorcist, Joyce had dealt with many sinister and cunning illegal supernatural beings. Due to his professional ethics, Joyce almost instinctively made such a guess.

But, this girl is Lor's fiancée after all...

Joyce shook his head and dispelled the suspicion in his heart.

Unless there was solid evidence, he didn't want to suspect his colleague's family.

At the same time, he noticed...

The little girl named Meimei seemed to be bored, so she left the table where the target and Isabella were, and started wandering around... and gradually came to Ms. Helen!

"Auntie, what book are you reading?"

Meimei blinked her innocent big eyes and curiously pulled the skirt of Ms. Helen who was pretending to read.

Aunt……

The corner of Ms. Helen's eye twitched slightly, but she still replied with a pleasant face:

"Little friend, even if I tell you, you won't understand. After all, you are still too young."

"Hmm..." Meimei looked thoughtful. "Well, Sister Isabella often said that to me... When she was holding me to sleep at night, she would quietly leave and sneak into Lor's room! When I asked her what you and Lor did at night, she would say, 'Meimei, you're still too young and you wouldn't understand even if I told you!'"

Hearing this, Ms. Helen silently pushed up her glasses.

Beneath the reflective lenses, a raging fire of gossip began to burn in his eyes:

"Little friend, could you elaborate on this?"

……

On the other side, Della's "divination" continued.

This time, she asked Isabella to draw three cards and lay them out in a row with their backs facing up.

"These three cards represent the past, present, and future of you and your beloved," Della said softly. "Now, I'm going to turn over the card representing the 'past'..."

Isabella clenched her hands, looking uneasy.

However, in reality, she didn't care about the result of this "divination" at all... After all, she had already confirmed that the deck of cards in front of her was ordinary and nothing special, and the woman named Della opposite her did not use any extraordinary abilities.

In other words, it is just a trick to create mystery and does not count.

In addition, she also kept an eye on Meimei's situation.

Hmm...Ms. Helen's attention has been completely drawn to Meimei...Just as Lor said, this colleague of his loves gossip and has no resistance to such explosive topics...

But Meimei.

The topic you're talking about seems a bit extreme, doesn't it? How could you even bring up something like that?

This is too embarrassing!

Is this what they call "children's words are innocent"? It's so scary!

No, no, I need to calm down...

Thinking of this, Isabella took a deep breath, and her dark red eyes began to glow slightly.

In broad daylight, on a busy street, in front of Lor's two colleagues, he performed hypnosis!

Honestly, this is pretty bold.

However, according to Lor, such blatant actions will not arouse excessive suspicion.

Moreover, Isabella had some considerations before taking action.

Ms. Helen's attention has been attracted by Meimei; Joyce is some distance away from us, and from his position, he can't see Isabella's face at all, nor can he notice that her eyes are glowing slightly.

In addition, although the illegal extraordinary person in front of her named Della has some strength and a certain mental resistance...but Isabella can feel that her strength has not reached the intermediate level and cannot completely resist the power of hypnosis.

Having said that, there was no way to control her for long.

We have to fight quickly and decisively.

"Pretend to explain the cards to me. Tell me everything about your group's origins, purpose, abilities, and what you've investigated so far." She whispered quietly, so only Della could hear. "Keep your voice down so no one else around here can hear."

"OK……"

Della's eyes became a little dull, but she continued with her previous action, turning over the card representing the "past", then staring at the card with an expression as if she had something to say.

Then, he spewed out a large amount of information according to Isabella's instructions.

Della spoke in a very low voice, but Isabella, who had keen hearing, could hear it clearly.

...It went quite smoothly.

Isabella thought to herself with considerable pride.

Lor keeps saying my acting is too exaggerated and needs more work... but my performance today was simply perfect! Also, my Meimei was great too, with some great assists!

Humph, I helped Lor so much, shouldn't that idiot thank me properly?

Well……

I don't know if he took the "date" we mentioned last time seriously or prepared well...

But looking at the current situation, I guess that idiot has to work overtime again, so I probably can’t make an appointment today... There’s no other way, I’ll just give him a few more days.

Who says I am so gentle, kind and considerate?

14. It’s Hard to Be a Traitor

"Hey, idiot, can you hear me?"

As soon as Lor came out of the tavern, he heard Isabella's voice.

Before starting today's tracking mission, Lor went back home specifically to explain the situation to the eldest lady, and the two of them activated the "sensory sharing" mechanism at that time.

This ability is certainly useful, allowing two people to share all sensory information, but it also has some inconveniences.

Firstly, the dual vision and hearing can overwhelm the brain, causing some dizziness and discomfort. Although Lore has adapted to this now, if it continues for too long, it will still be a bit of a burden for him.

Back then, when they'd dealt with "Vampire Lucinda," their shared senses had lasted nearly the entire night. By dawn, Lor was completely numb, and the fatigue that followed lasted for several days.

We have to carry out tracking missions all day today. If we keep "sensory sharing" turned on, I think it will be a bit too much afterward.

Therefore, the eldest lady was very considerate and modified the contract again, making some small changes to the mechanism.

Now, as long as the distance between the two people is not too far, either party can turn "Sense Sharing" on and off. Moreover, the distance limit is quite generous, as long as both parties are still within the scope of Gordon City, there will be no problem.

As for the specific steps for turning on and off "Sensory Sharing", it was very simple for Isabella.

But there are some troubles on Lor's side...

He needed to first visualize the young lady's face in his mind, then silently recite the spell: "I am Lor, and I am completely loyal to Miss Isabella. Meeting her, who is gentle, kind, intelligent, beautiful and lovely, is the greatest blessing of my life!"

Not even a single mistake is allowed.

Through the special link between vampires and their followers, Isabella will be sensitive to this sentence, and then respond to Lor's begging and start "sensory sharing".

"What? You're saying this spell is too long and we might not have enough time to recite it in an emergency?" Facing Lor's questioning, Isabella placed her hands on her hips, looking domineering. "Hmph, I don't care! Besides, the contract has already been revised. It's too late for you to complain now!"

I think you are deliberately making things difficult for me, Lor.

Alas, whatever.

As long as the young lady is happy.

"What's wrong, Miss? Is there something going on?"

Lor came to his senses, and before him appeared the sight of Isabella's dark red eyes. It was a street very familiar to Lor, a street he passed almost every day... Apparently, the young lady had completed her mission and was walking home, holding Meimei's hand.

"Hehe, I did as you asked and went to that woman pretending to be a fortune teller to get information!" Isabella said proudly, "It went very smoothly. I fooled your two colleagues so much that they don't seem to suspect me at all!"

Well……

After all, Joyce and Ms. Helen are both good people.

Lor smiled bitterly, feeling somewhat guilty.

Lor actually considered several options for how Isabella should contact the illegal supernatural being Della... In the end, he decided not to let her change her appearance or disguise her identity, but just go directly there.

Even brought Meimei along.

This would instead prevent the two seniors from having too much suspicion and just think it was a pure coincidence... After all, Isabella and Meimei were both family members of their colleague, a junior who was quite trustworthy.

If there is a chance, try to help them gain more credit in this mission.

Lor thought so and asked:

"So, Miss, what information have you gathered?"

"Well, that's quite a lot of information. Let me sort it out..." Isabella sorted out her thoughts a little. "First of all, these three people are from Blackrock City and are members of an organization called 'The Ferryman'!"

"Ferryman..." Lor frowned.

An extraordinary organization that has been developing rapidly in recent years.

This organization does not pursue a specific "root", so the extraordinary abilities of its members are also varied... Their main business is assassination and espionage. Many influential nobles, businessmen, and even some extraordinary organizations have hired them to do some "dirty work".

No wonder these three people have already obtained a lot of clues about "John the Cleanup Man" within just a few days of arriving in Gordon City. It seems that they are indeed good at this.

but……

At least the fire-type transcendent named "Marcel" that Vivian and I are responsible for monitoring today should still be a novice in this area. He still has some banditry in him and his actions are not cautious enough.

Soon, Isabella confirmed Lor's guess:

"The leader of these three is a Tier 3 Transcendent named Miles, considered a senior member of the Ferryman. As for the other two, they're both new to the organization, and can be considered Miles's minions... but neither of them is a good person either, each carrying several lives on their shoulders!

"As for the extraordinary origins and abilities of these three people..."

Lor listened carefully and memorized the information one by one.

Miles' roots are "Shadows". Like the late John, his abilities are weird and changeable... Because of this relationship, the two have dealt with each other several times and have had some intersections.

Della is a second-level transcendent who is the source of "dreams". Her combat ability is not strong, but she is good at illusion and mental manipulation.

As for Masai, unsurprisingly, he was the source of the destructive "Fire." Having recently been promoted to the third rank, he was very confident in his skills and strength.

"Oh, right!" Isabella continued, "They also brought a somewhat useful extraordinary prop! It's something called the 'Master Key', which seems quite interesting..."

"I've got it." Lor said.

"Ah? So fast?" Isabella was stunned for a moment. "Lor, you really won't miss any opportunity to get something for nothing..."

"Go on," Lor said with a smile. "If I'm not mistaken, these people are here for the 'token' that once belonged to John the Good Samaritan. How much do they know about the Dark Moon Society?"

"Well... well, that woman named Della doesn't know much, and I didn't get much out of her... What's certain now is that a high-ranking member of the Ferryman was a guest at the Dark Moon Society tea party.

"This person originally wanted to introduce Miles to the Dark Moon Society, but unexpectedly, the 'token' he got from the hostess was stolen by John, the aftermath... This time they came to Gordon City to retrieve the token!

"Also, Miles knows that 'No. 32' at the tea party is John the Cleaner, and he's certain that guy is still alive!"

It turned out to be the case.

Lor digested this information silently.

I never thought that the token in the hand of John, the aftermath worker, was actually snatched from someone else... Moreover, it seems that as long as the hostess agrees, you can invite others to join the tea party?

However, not everyone can do it. I guess you have to meet certain specific conditions.

In addition, among the current tea party guests, there is a high-ranking member of "The Ferryman", who is also Miles' introducer... I guess this person has been secretly observing me during the first two tea parties I attended, and he is sure that I am John the Cleaner... Although he has not done anything so far, he must have a lot of hostility towards me.

It seems I have to be more careful next time I attend a tea party.

"If you want to get more information, you have to ask the leader of these three people, the guy named Miles!"

Isabella continued her analysis: