Eternal Thief

Chapter 689 Blood Ancestor’s Offer

Within a luxurious grand hall, a veiled woman in body-tight white armor, flaunting her perfect figure, was slashing her thin long silvery sword aesthetically in a strange rhythm. With every slash, she would gracefully move around the hall as if she was dancing. 

As her long silver hair danced in the air like silvery flames with her sensational movements, her silvery eyes were like pristine pearls which didnʼt have any emotions in them. Her movements were fluent and graceful, while her sword aura was sharp and frigid. She looked like a sword fairy dancing on her own rhythm, completely oblivious to worldly affairs.

She was none other than Alina! 

”Princess, you should rest. Youʼve been practicing your sword dance for an entire week now!” A fidgety crisp voice rang from the corner of this hall. 

Another graceful silver-haired woman with an oval bewitching face and 5ʼ11 feet tall, wearing a blue flowery dress, was looking at Alina with antsy. Her name was Lillian, and she was Alinaʼs Royal Maid as well as a close friend.

Alina seemed to didnʼt hear Lillianʼs concerning voice at all and continued to dance around with her sword. 

Lillian chewed on her lips as she saw Alina was ignoring her again and cussed, ʼIt was all that bastard Dream Shatterʼs fault that Alina became so distant! If I had known, I wouldnʼt have allowed her to come here even if it killed me.ʼ 

Alas, if only there were medicine for regret. 

But it wasnʼt Lillianʼs fault either. She only thought that Alinaʼs fake brother was a mortal human, but not even Alina had even thought that he would turn out to be the enigmatic Sky Stealer! 

Although Dream Shatter didnʼt do anything to them and treated them like esteemed guests, the fact remains that they were still prisoners. 

Not to mention, Alina was now part of a huge scheme to capture the Sky Stealer, and even her own race was playing a huge part in it. Even if they wanted to escape, where could they go exactly?

Although Dream Shatter assured them that Alinaʼs execution was an act, at this point, Lillian wonʼt believe anything as long as she wonʼt confirm it herself. 

”Oh, youʼve improved, my little disciple.” A melodious voice suddenly rang within the hall at this moment. 

Lillian was instantly alarmed when she was a tall, veiled woman with purple hair in a black dress appeared out of nowhere a few meters away from Alina. If Alinaʼs figure was perfect in every way, that womanʼs buxom figure was perfectly monstrous. Any man would drool after a single look. 

Alina was also startled by the appearance of this woman as well as she knew that playful tone quite well. She stopped and confronted the woman with a hint of surprise in her beautiful silvery eyes. 

”Who are you?!” Lillian was alarmed as she quickly started to circulate her Qi to confront the intruder. She didnʼt trust anyone among the humans. 

However, she wasnʼt foolish enough to charge at her since she knew this woman had to be powerful since she could sneak right behind Alina without even alarming her. 

”Leave us.” Alina softly spoke in her mellifluous voice. 

”But…” 

”Leave us.” She repeated in the same manner, but her tone was somewhat colder. 

Lillian bit her lips, and after giving that woman a piercing gaze, she quickly left while thinking gloomily, ʼI have to find and tell Grandpa Herman!ʼ

”Sigh… even my own race couldnʼt identify me anymore. So much for being Blood Ancestor, huh.” The veiled woman was non-other than Blood Ancestor, Margret sighed ruefully. 

The sword in Alinaʼs hand vanished before she bowed in front of Margret in greeting, ”Itʼs good to see you, Mistress.” 

”Why are you still calling me Mistress? Call me Master.” Margret retorted. 

”No. I wonʼt be your disciple.” Alina shook her head. 

Margret wasnʼt seemed to bother by Alinaʼs reply as she said while smiling, ”Are you still angry about the fact that I killed your Grandfather and Grandmother? Or are you still dwelling on the fact that Iʼm the one who was behind your childhood exile? 

”As Iʼve already told you when the last time we met, Iʼm not the villain here, but your family nearly destroyed our raceʼs sacred treasure. So, I have to step in, or trust me; I wouldnʼt be bothered by anything else.

”Besides, havenʼt I already compensated your family enough for you? Are you still going to remain stubborn even with your current situation? Your Father and Mother begged me to send you back, and I can make it happen right now. 

”Just accept my inheritance, and you can do anything you want, even control the entire hunter race.” Said Margret as if she were talking about some small matter. 

Alinaʼs eyes shimmered in coldness as she replied, ”I donʼt want any of that, and I wouldnʼt dare to hate Mistress. You are our sacred mother, and our race was born from you. Whatever you do, itʼs for the greater good of our race. Iʼm just not qualified to inherit your legacy.” 

Margret couldnʼt help but giggle at this moment while she clapped her hand amusingly, ”Youʼre as stubborn as your Grandparents. I have warned them once to stop looking into a secret that would annihilate them if they got too close. But they never listened, and the Silver Ice Clan nearly got annihilated.

”But you, on the other hand, seemed to be the opposite. You are not interested in authority or secrets and always mind your own business while cultivating like a maniac. 

”Iʼve been observing you for years now, and I always wonder why you rejected the power which is right in front of you on a silver platter all this time. Now, I finally understand. Itʼs probably because of that boy named Ace, right?” 

Ripples appeared in Alinaʼs cold eyes when she heard that name, but she quickly returned to being indifferent, ”So, you knew I was leaving the continent, yet you didnʼt stop me?” 

Margret nodded, ”What would I stop you? Do you think I wouldʼve let anything happen to you? I couldʼve taken you back the moment Dream Shatter discovered you, but I wanted to see why you were so desperate to search for that boy. However, I discovered something even more interesting, which was out of even my imagination.” 

Margret eyes shimmered in a particular light, ”So, how about this if you inherit my legacy, Iʼll spare the boy and his kin as long as he hands over the secrets to him. Both Devil and Demon Ancestors would give me that much face. 

”Even if he didnʼt come for you, he wouldnʼt abandon his parents, would he? But if he did even abandon his own flesh and blood, wouldnʼt this also mean he didnʼt care about you anymore and had become a heartless ingrate? 

”But if you remain stubborn, you might never see him again, and even if he didnʼt come. Do you think he would still like you if he found out that you had the power to save his kin, yet you chose to look the other way?”

Margret playfully said while she turned around gracefully, ”You have time until the date of your so-called execution. If you remain stubborn, I can only guarantee your survival, but someone will be going to get executed that day.” 

With that last sentence, Margret vanished from her position just like she appeared without waiting for Alinaʼs reply.

Alina looked at the empty spot where Margret was standing a moment ago as terrifying killing intent surfaced in her eyes, and the temperature of the hall started to decrease at a terrifying rate. 

But that ghastly aura only lasted for a moment before anxiety replaced Alinaʼs cold expression, ʼI need to escape and somehow warn Ace…!ʼ