Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

MingYue suggested he maximize his ability by muscle memory. He imagined the enemy he fought, then used his ability to optimize the enemy's movements while he dodged and counter-attacked.

At first, Alex's movements were slow; doing this was easier said than done. But after some time, he started getting the knack of it. He still couldn't move at full speed, but already enough for some fighting.

Right now, Alex imagined he was fighting a muscular green man who became stronger with anger. In Alex's mind, it was the most suitable opponent since he could keep getting stronger while maintaining good balance of speed and power.

As he ducked, punched, and kicked, Petricia's message reached his ears. The news made Alex stop his training, and his expression turned grave.

"Mingyue, I think we have a problem."

Mingyue was very immersed in reading her novel. At first, she wanted to ignore Alex's remark since the story had just reached a good point, but when she heard there was a problem, she reluctantly put her phone away. "What do you mean?" she asked with an annoyed tone.

Alex then told her about the competition.

"A tournament, isn't the reward exactly what we are looking for? Isn't this a good opportunity? Even if it's a trap, it means everyone will be gathered there."

"Yes, but it also means that someone somehow knows about us, and they're prepared."

"It's not surprising; maybe they have some method that can detect our presence despite countermeasures. Even if Vesa wants to screw us, I doubt Vesa would do it blatantly like that. So, what's your plan now? Joining the competition?"

Alex let out a sigh, "We don't have a choice. The bait is too juicy to miss. But it's not us that will go there."

"You will send Petricia?"

"Yeah, and I've gained some more understanding about the situation here. First, let's go to this capital city, Edonia."

"What disguise do you plan to use? Any class could easily get us into trouble."

"We don't use one yet," Alex replied.

First, he planned to have Petricia infiltrate Elvira's mansion and take some important books there. That way, he hoped he could find out more about this Vitae, mark, and sorcerer.

He was also curious about what kind of illness her mother had. Alex wondered if he could leverage this to make a deal with her.

Based on the information he got from Petricia, the woman seemed to care a lot about her family.

He preferred someone willing to work with him, compared to forcing her with a contract.

"Do we have to go now? Or do we still have time?" MingYue asked.

"We still have time," Alex replied, confused as to why she asked that.

"Good, now don't disturb me. I need to finish this story before we start," MingYue replied, making Alex's lips twitch.

'She is really addicted to those novels. Well, I can't blame her. I also binge-read it nonstop,' Alex thought.

Meanwhile, Vexgore and Zorgath moved separately to look around Elvira.

Alex only had a few drones left, so he wanted to save them in case something happened.

After what happened with Elvira, they took a more cautious approach. They were doing this while waiting for directions from Petricia.

Alex hoped she would get a map pointing out where the capital city and other houses were located. It would be better if he could find out which house belonged to which faction. Or better yet, this person named Vladimir.

After getting her dad's agreement, Elvira took the funds from Alfred and went out to purchase the gemstone. Thankfully, she had the complete list of items.

While she was busy shopping, Petricia started looking for a gap to enter the mansion. To her surprise, every single window was locked tight.

She could only wait on her time, waiting for a maid to walk out from the mansion.

She then knocked her out and took on a disguise. Thankfully, as she entered the mansion, the butler Alfred was not standing guard at the door.

It seemed he only did it because he got a report that the young lady was back. Despite her perfect disguise, she still didn't have any knowledge the maids had.

She then started walking around the mansion. Thankfully, the mansion was quite clear; almost every room had words written on it telling what area it was.

The first place she went to was the library. As Alex instructed, she tried to look for a map, but unfortunately, there were none. She then just picked a few books as per Alex's instructions.

Without a map, her next step was to look into Elvira's mother's situation. Petricia didn't directly go toward her room. Instead, she found the maids' resting area and started eavesdropping on their conversation.

"I hear the young master tried to hit on you. Is that right?"

"Yeah, I am confused about what I should do… Should I just quit? Honestly, if not because of the nasty rumor, I would accept his advances, but you know."

The other maid let out a sigh, "You mean the curse? That is just nonsense, don't you see the young lady is alright? But why are you even thinking of that? Don't you already have a knight in shining armor? I heard he even got into a fight for you."

"Well… if you were me, which one would you choose? He is good, alright, but we need

To think about the future. If I marry into royalty, my kids and family will be treated better."

Another maid who was listening to them laughed, "Married? Are you stupid? The young master is just venting. Why would he marry someone like us? After he has his fun, he will just break the relationship. Don't overthink things, you guys.

You aren't the first he's made a move on, and nor will you be the last. He is depressed because he always gets compared with his perfect sister. And you know how the lady got sick after his birth."