Chapter 195: Negotiation
"Actually, I was surprised when I received your letter, and it was a little vague." Lockwood and Tang Bai walked side by side towards the house.
"I did run into something. Something that can only be said in person. Tang Bai held the magic wand made into a walking stick in his hand, and replied in a very bad tone.
Lockwood blinked, a look of confusion and suspicion.
"Is there a place to speak? It's better to keep it confidential and not be easily disturbed. After Tang Bai stepped into the door, he turned his head and asked Lockwood earnestly.
"Of course, if you don't need to rest." The look of doubt in Lockwood's eyes was even worse, and he shrugged his shoulders.
"Rest? No, I don't need to, it's a tossing thing to get on the road, but there are certain things that I think are more important. Tang Bai waved his hand and vetoed Lockwood's proposal.
"Come with me, come into my study and talk." Lockwood was also aroused by Tang Bai's mystery, and took him to lead the way in front while motioning for Tang Bai to follow. And followed in, and Phil, who saw this scene, hurriedly followed.
The two boxes he was carrying had already been carried by the servants of the Lockwood family to the room arranged for them.
After entering the study, Lockwood sat down in his place, and after signaling Tang Bai not to be polite, he looked at Tang Bai's right hand and said in admiration, "The ring is beautiful." ”
"Thank you." Tang Bai stroked the extremely small dragon with the fingers of his left hand, and thanked him with a smile.
"Is he?" Lockwood set his eyes on Phil, who had come in with the two, and then glanced at Tang Bai questioningly.
"Minions. Do you mind if he's on the sidelines? Tang Bai also glanced at the innocent-looking Phil and looked at Lockwood.
"I'd love to say don't mind. But I can't. An inexplicable smile spread across Lockwood's face, followed by a gunshot. Phil's body shook abruptly, and then he collapsed to the ground like a drowning man, enduring the inexplicable pain, on the floor like a fish on the shore, twitching silently and painfully.
At the door of the study, a sturdy middle-aged man was holding a shotgun, slowly turning the muzzle of the gun and pointing it at Tang Bai.
"Please don't act rashly, Sir Kester." Lockwood also took out a crossbow, a wooden crossbow that had been sharpened into sharp angles, and pointed at Tang Bai unceremoniously.
"Looks like Phil is superfluous." Tang Bai blinked helplessly. The scene in front of him undoubtedly illustrates one point, that is, Phil's identity has been exposed.
"Looks like Sir Kester, you weren't hypnotized by the vampires either." Lockwood's brow furrowed, and his face was not pretty.
"How did you arrange all this when you were with me? I'm curious. Tang Bai turned a blind eye to the crossbow arrows and shotguns pointed at him, and said to himself with a calm face.
"You don't need to know that people here don't reciprocate kindness to anyone associated with vampires. All supernatural creatures are not welcome here. It's a complete mistake for you to come here. Lockwood looked at the calm Tang Bai and quietly glanced at the sturdy man.
"Including werewolves?" Tang Bai tilted his head.
"What did you say?" Lockwood's arm holding the crossbow trembled slightly.
"Maybe you understand. Put down your guns and bolts, I'm not a vampire, and these modified things won't hurt me. We need to talk about it! Let's talk about it with sincerity! Tang Bai glanced at the nervous Lockwood mockingly, and said calmly as if he was unaware of the murderous intent overflowing from his eyes.
Lockwood's face changed for a while, and he looked at Tang Bai uncertainly. The fingers that were clasped on the trigger of the crossbow bow were also tight and loose, loose and tight. It shows his inner struggle and hesitation at the moment.
"What exactly are you going to talk about?" Perhaps it was Tang Bai's composure that made Lockwood feel uneasy, or maybe Tang Bai's plausible words made him feel the need to make it clearer, so after a while, Lockwood's arm holding the crossbow relaxed slightly.
But he still maintained full vigilance, eagle-like eyes stared at Tang Bai, as if as long as Tang Bai had any abnormal movement, the tightly tense crossbow arrows on the crossbow would immediately burst out, penetrating Tang Bai's body.
"Is that okay? I said there should be a space to keep it secret. Tang Baichao snorted behind his back.
"Melo is a member of the Lockwood family, and he will not betray the family." Lockwood replied solemnly.
"Good, but before I do, I first have to help my poor servant Phil relieve his pain. Do you have any objections? Tang Bai fell his gaze on Phil, who was twitching on the floor.
"I don't think it's a good idea, it's better to let him stay like that." Lockwood shook the crossbow in his hand as if threatening, and said with a cold face.
"So I'm just asking for your opinion as a sign of respect for your master's family." Tang stood up suddenly and strode towards Phil.
Lockwood immediately pulled the trigger of the crossbow without hesitation, and the crossbow bolt shot straight at Tang Bai's heart, but before reaching the target, it hit a thick wall of ice. The tip of the tail is still shaking because of the shock of the remaining strength.
The sturdy middle-aged man also shot Tang Bai without hesitation, but the result was the same as Lockwood.
Tang Bai squatted down in front of Phil unharmed, his fingers groping for his bloody back, and he slammed it twice, pulling out two pointed special wooden bullets.
Phil, who had pulled out the two special wooden bullets, immediately began to heal quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, it was back to normal. The skin is as smooth as it was before it was injured.
The pain on Phil's face faded as his injuries healed. With his arms on the ground, he stood up from the ground with a palpitation, his eyes sparkling at the man who had attacked him. Vampires have far more hearing, sight, and even sense than normal people, but they will only use these abilities when necessary.
Most of the time, vampires will try to downplay these abilities as much as possible, otherwise all kinds of "noise" will come and destroy their eardrums all the time, and it will torment them to madness. Vampires have to adapt and master this.
"Wizard." Lockwood looked at the two ice walls that appeared out of thin air, as well as Tang Bai, who was unscathed, and gritted his teeth and spit out two words.