Bai Wei lifted his head and gazed thoughtfully in a certain direction.
"What’s wrong?" Vic, who had just come out of the house, noticed his unusual behavior and looked over as well, "Is there something over there?"
But he didn’t see anything.
"Nothing," Bai Wei withdrew his gaze and said lightly, "Just another troublesome enemy added to the list."
"Another enemy?" Vic’s eyes widened in disbelief, "How come you have more enemies than I do? And how can you say ’just’ like it’s nothing?"
"If you knew what I did in the past, or if you heard of my former name," Bai Wei shrugged, "then you would understand all of this."
"...Heard of your former name?" Vic tilted his head, seeming to only catch half of the sentence, "Weren’t you called Ulu before? What is your name?"
"You don’t need to worry about that, you just need to know that I’m called Ulu now."
Vic nodded: "Alright then."
Bai Wei looked Vic up and down, then asked with a smile, "Injected the blood, right? How do you feel?"
"...It feels weird." Vic frowned, answering honestly, "As if there’s something inside me that doesn’t belong, I don’t know if it’s power or... something else. Is this normal?"
"Hmm... As long as you’re not hearing any strange voices in your mind, you’re good."
"Yeah." Bai Wei said with a laugh, "Like someone asking you, ’Shall we make a deal?’ kind of thing."
"...Uh?" Vic instantly grew tense, "Could such a thing happen? Is it abnormal that I haven’t heard anything?"
"Ah no, not hearing anything means you’re perfectly normal."
Bai Wei waved his hand and decided not to joke with Vic. This guy’s mind seems unable to distinguish between jokes and serious words.
Nevertheless, Bai Wei’s inquiry wasn’t entirely in jest, as he wasn’t sure what would happen to Vic after inheriting the Hunter’s Blood; he could only watch and wait.
But the visible change now is that it’s obvious Vic’s thinking has become much slower.
...Looks like there’s too much clashing in his brain.
Thus, Bai Wei couldn’t be sure who would win in the end... but this is what he wanted to see.
"Alright, we should hit the road." Bai Wei said, "We shouldn’t be far from the Sacrificial Arena, right?"
"Oh, right." Vic paused for a moment, then nodded, "Now that we’re here, it’s halfway there. If we continue on the mountain path, it would just take..."
"I never said we’re taking the mountain path." Bai Wei patted Vic’s shoulder, gently saying, "Your body has nearly recovered, right? In that case, it’s time to properly digest that old Hunter’s Blood."
Vic tilted his head again, feeling uneasy.
"Let’s go." Bai Wei turned to leave, "I saw a luxurious version without an owner on the way here, just perfect to test your strength."
Vic uttered an "Oh" and quickly followed Bai Wei.
Before going far, he still glanced back at the cottage, opened his mouth, and whispered "Thank you" before truly departing.
Not long after, Vic was standing in front of the so-called "luxurious version" Bai Wei mentioned.
From any angle, it couldn’t relate to the word "luxurious," but everything is subject to comparison. Compared to the previous wooden cart, this carriage was far superior, enough to be labeled "luxurious."
However, it was nearly twice the size of that cart, making Vic’s legs tremble just at the sight.
"You want me to pull this?"
"Yes, is there a problem?" Bai Wei glanced at Vic, then seemed to realize something, sighed gently, "Of course, if you’re unwilling, I won’t force you, even though my body got injured saving you, saving you twice actually, making it impossible for me to walk... but don’t worry, there’s no need to dwell on that, I can still manage on my own, even if both legs are crippled, I can crawl with you to our destination."
"...No need to go that far." Vic sighed, "I’ll pull it, alright? But where the heck did you get this carriage, picked it up by the roadside again?"
Hmm... His thinking speed has restored quite a lot; looks like it’s thoroughly fused with the Hunter’s Blood.
Bai Wei thought inwardly but externally kept a straight face, smiling, "Of course not, I paid a hefty price for this."
"Yeah, from that little boss lady."
"Little boss lady... Rella?" Vic recalled the name.
"Yeah, you know her name." Bai Wei said seemingly nonchalantly, "Speaking of which, she still thinks you killed that old Hunter, so I told her I need a means of transport to take you away. She didn’t hesitate to half-sell, half-give me this carriage..."
Upon hearing this, Vic’s eyes inevitably dimmed.
His mind conjured up Rella’s desperate screams of "You liar!" at him from last night.
He hadn’t lied to Rella.
But he did kill Ryan.
"Alright." Bai Wei walked to Vic’s side, patting his shoulder while fitting the reins onto him, "Later, we’ll take another route out of the city, so you won’t run into her... Isn’t it considerate?"