Urban Seduction: Housewives Club

The upper part of the mountain belonged to the upper courtyard. Although this area was not as extensive as the lower courtyard, it was still quite impressive. After leaving the "Gifted Blessing Place," they walked for nearly ten minutes and still hadn't reached the palace selected by Skidmore for Eric and the others.

Fortunately, the scenery along the way was excellent and not boring at all. Occasionally, herbivorous animals with certain ornamental value appeared on the trees, causing Tang Feiyan and little Feng Qian, this pair of beautiful ladies, to exclaim from time to time.

According to Skidmore, when the villa was being built, he led other vampires to "clear" this small mountain, exterminating all snakes, insects, mice, and ants. Later, these animals were intentionally introduced and raised from various parts of the world by him to increase the "wilderness" of the villa!

When Tang Feiyan saw a deer suddenly leaping out from the left mountain and crossing the mountain road into the right woods, she couldn't help but grab Eric's arm and call out, "Eric, look, it's a deer, a spotted deer..."

Her childish posture made Eric feel helpless and somewhat fond at the same time. He couldn't help but laugh and say, "We've seen plenty of these animals along the way. Why are you still so amazed?"

"What's there to be amazed about?" Tang Feiyan pouted, giving Eric a white eye and gesturing, "Didn't you see? That's a wild spotted deer, much larger than the ones downhill..."

At this moment, Skidmore acted as the commentator. "Madam, wild deer are not necessarily larger than domesticated ones! The size of individuals generally depends on the species! The ones downhill are all pets, so their individuals are generally smaller. However, those on the mountain are both ornamental and edible..."

"What... did you say?" Tang Feiyan was slightly surprised. "These animals can be eaten?"

"Of course!"

Skidmore didn't understand why Tang Feiyan was surprised and explained directly, "These animals on the mountain, in a sense, are all food prepared for the master and mistress. As long as the master and mistress want to eat game meat, the subordinates can immediately provide fresh meat! Moreover, the master and mistress can even play hunting games on the mountain..."

After listening to this, Tang Feiyan hadn't responded yet, but Eric had already nodded and said, "Well done, let's roast a few rabbits to eat later..."

"Annoying!" Tang Feiyan lightly punched Eric and complained, "Why rabbits? They're so cute..."

"Cute? I'm not eating the pets downhill. There should be wild rabbits with tender meat on the mountain, right?"

Seeing Eric consulting her, Skidmore immediately nodded and said, "Yes, master, underlings have specially introduced the best rabbit breed in China on the mountain—the Cloud Cliff Rabbit!"

Eric nodded and turned to Tang Feiyan, who was pouting. He smiled and said, "I remember in the summer, we went to a roadside stall by the Huangpu River to have supper. Didn't you say you liked roast rabbit the most back then? What's wrong, have your preferences changed now?"

Tang Feiyan was slightly stunned and said, "Eric, you still remember what I said months ago? Did you have someone roast the rabbit for me?"

"Nonsense, I don't even like eating rabbits!"

Tang Feiyan sweetly leaned against Eric's side and said happily, "Eric, you're so good to me!"

Seeing her look touched over such a trivial matter, Eric couldn't help but shake his head and smile. He turned to Skidmore and asked, "Do you have someone skilled in roasting rabbits among your subordinates?"

"Please rest assured, master! The blood slaves chosen to serve you not only have excellent looks but also unique skills. Some are skilled in massage, some in gardening, and some in the arts of lovemaking. Cooking skills like roasting rabbits are also mandatory subjects for them. So, roasting rabbits is not a problem!"

"Skilled in the arts of lovemaking?" Skidmore's solemn assurance didn't widen Tang Feiyan's smile; instead, her expression darkened. "Why would you pick people like that?"

Perhaps misunderstanding Tang Feiyan's meaning, Skidmore earnestly assured, "Please rest assured, madam. The ones chosen by us for the master are all true virgins! Although skilled in the arts of lovemaking, they have only learned through visual materials and have never been in contact with men! They only have theoretical knowledge, so they may be a bit inexperienced in practice. Please forgive them when the time comes..."

Tang Feiyan was about to scold when Tan Ailing pulled her aside. She could only stop grudgingly and give Eric an innocent side-eye.

Tan Ailing smiled and patted her, then asked Skidmore, "How many blood slaves have you gathered in total?"

"A total of 1084, including 820 females and 264 males! However, only 68 are here at the villa; the rest are overseas and will come over with planes and cruise ships!"

Skidmore paused here, then added, "These people are not all blood slaves; there are also 84 legitimate vampires with titles!"

Tan Ailing nodded and asked, "What about their strengths?"

"The strongest is a viscount who can single-handedly challenge a top expert in the Jianghu! The weakest blood slave is at least equivalent to three special forces soldiers!"

Vampires and their blood slaves possessed superhuman recovery and regenerative abilities. If they were to fight, the weakest blood slave could handle at least ten special forces soldiers. However, such strength was not considered formidable. Skidmore believed he also knew this and seized the opportunity to say, "Master, can your servants also receive Cain's blessings?"

Eric nodded without hesitation. "Yes."

Skidmore was overjoyed and bowed, "Thank you, master!"

Tang Feiyan's frustration had dissipated by now. With a curious look, she asked, "Can blood slaves also enhance their strength by absorbing the Earth Sha Yin Qi?"

"Of course!" Eric smiled at her and explained, "After passing through the magic arrays I've set up, the Earth Sha Yin Qi transforms into pure dark power. Any creature with dark power can enhance themselves by absorbing it, including blood slaves! However, as blood slaves were originally human and not pure vampires, their dark genes are not complete. So, their achievements will be limited, perhaps equivalent to a top expert at best!"

"A thousand top experts are already a very powerful force..." Tang Feiyan exclaimed.

Eric's words also moved Tan Ailing, but her expression seemed more worried than surprised or pleased.
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"What's wrong?" Eric half embraced Tan Ailing's slender waist and asked softly, "Is there something on your mind?"

Tan Ailing didn't hide it and said directly, "Eric, does what you said about 'any creature with dark power' include those evil demons who practice demonic techniques?"

"If their cultivation techniques are dark, then naturally they can enhance themselves by absorbing the transformed Earth Sha Yin Qi!"

Upon hearing Eric's answer, Tan Ailing's worried expression became more pronounced. She said very cautiously, "Eric, we must be careful! If news of the Earth Sha Yin Qi that can quickly enhance demonic techniques leaks out from the Wu Mei Villa, our family will never have peace..."

Eric was slightly stunned and hadn't answered yet when Skidmore made another assurance, "Please rest assured, madam. Currently, only those of our Duke level and above know about the existence of the 'Gifted Blessing Place,' and outsiders cannot discover its secrets! Even if other vampires and blood slaves learn about it in the future, they will never betray the master! Furthermore, if, by any chance, outsiders learn about this through other means, we are also absolutely confident in keeping the Wu Mei Villa from being attacked!"

Skidmore's last sentence was incredibly arrogant and full of pride.

Tang Feiyan also nodded in agreement, "Yes, Ailing, you're thinking too much! With nearly a hundred vampires at the level of pre-heaven experts and over a thousand equivalent to top experts, we may not have everything, but we certainly have the strength to challenge the Demon Sect alone. Even if the Emperor of the Demon Sect himself comes, we can make them leave with their tails between their legs..."

"You..." Tan Ailing shook her head, smiling wryly. "In the martial arts world, it's not just the Demon Sect that has cultivation techniques of dark nature... Besides, there are also creatures in Europe with dark powers!"

"Ailing, you're becoming quite funny now!" Tang Feiyan looked at her strangely. "You should know that Eric not only has the Wu Mei Villa's strength! If something happens, will the Medicine King Sect and Sakya just sit idly by? Besides, I remember you saying that there were agreements between various foreign cultivation sects and our martial arts world, and they would never massively enter China..."

"Once a woman has a family, there are more concerns..."

Tan Ailing said somewhat self-deprecatingly. Then, she said seriously, "Don't you know, under absolute temptation of interests, all agreements and treaties are just scraps of paper..."

Eric chuckled, interrupting their debate.

"Ailing, don't worry, I've got everything under control!"