Huang Qiuyan presses the AB b.u.t.ton. She"s going to try AB cloned blood. Her mind has turned blank after hearing Xiao Chun Dan"s words. There"s a way to get the points, but they have to save the world first. It"s strange that she"s reluctant to accept the offer. Saving the world won"t be an easy feat. She sighs while looking at the gla.s.s of blood. She"s not starving. Rather, she doesn"t feel like drinking blood. She wants something, but what is it? There"s something within her grasp. She doesn"t feel empty when she holds it; however, there"s an itch in her soul that wants her to leave. The more she scratches it, the worse she feels.
After finis.h.i.+ng her meal, she walks with a listless expression in the castle. She"s thinking about certain someone. Should she approach him again? She doesn"t know how to talk to him again. Whenever he"s there, she is always feeling much more than she can digest. She hasn"t seen him since she woke up.
[You are being melodramatic again.]
"Am I being melodramatic for someone?" She realizes that she"s lost again. Why did they make this castle so big? "Why haven"t you made a map of this place yet?"
[You have wandered to unknown region again. I am trying to figure it out. There"s magic in the walls. a.n.a.lyzing magic makes me a little dizzy, Elder Sister. I was supposed to help humans deal with the apocalypse. I am trying to alter myself to become compatible for the magic. Right now, I can only a.n.a.lyze low grade magic.]
"I understand," She mumbles with a complicated gaze. She wants to see a certain someone, but she won"t say that person"s name. He"s acting differently since she rejected him. He"s not forceful anymore. He"s not even trying to seduce her. He"s a little detached. There"s an emptiness inside him that pulls her toward him, but he"s blocking her out. She"s wondering why she"s upset. The bond can probably control the feelings, but it can"t control her thoughts.
Why? Just why is she thinking about him? Bond can make her feel something for him in her body. The same bond can make her feel sad for him, but it shouldn"t be able to control her thoughts.
[Logically, you will think about him more if you feel something for him. Aren"t you thinking about him now because you are curious why you feel sad for him?]
"Rather..." She stops walking and looks up at the ceiling. "Xiao Chun Dan, I felt sad because I saw him sad. I only felt his sadness for a few moments through the bond. I want to sit beside him and ask him why."
[If that"s the case, then why don"t you call his name? He"s a vampire. He will hear you if you are in his hearing range.]
Can she just seek him? She has rejected him already. If she calls his name, what will he think?
The way he held her last night was different from all the other times. He stayed beside her until she fell asleep. She was feeling confused. His presence was soothing in her tiring confusion.
[Are you falling in love with him?]
In the end, the bond cannot force people to fall in love. It can"t stop people from falling in love either.
"No." Huang Qiuyan shakes her head. "I can"t deny that I was little affected by his actions."
Jin"s words are alive in her head. Still, she won"t admit it until she"s sure. But, how can she approach him again? She can"t go to him and say that she wants to know him better.
[I am not stopping you, but you have to get stronger. You are too weak compared to him. Being his mate comes with the position of the queen. Elder Sister, he has to hold back whenever he"s around you. You are easily affected by his pressure or bursts of emotions.]
Huang Qiuyan exhales. She can"t even stand properly in front of that bipolar king when he"s angry. She still doesn"t understand the true bond. If she wants to understand it, she needs to know him better.
All of a sudden, a blast happens. Her body crashes against the wall. She drops to the ground like a broken doll. The dust fills up the site. She clenches her teeth. Her wounds are already healing. What"s going on this time? She gets up and looks in the direction of the fire. Someone is standing in the middle of the settling dust.
[And we are in another weird situation...]
Wearing a gas mask and holding a spoon, the man c.o.c.ks his head when he sees the lady glaring at him. They regard each other in silence until the dust settles down. She wonders who he is. She has interacted with seven vampires so far. As much as she knows, there are two more.
The man turns around and walks back to the room through the giant hole in the wall. Huang Qiuyan frowns. Is she not getting an explanation? Is it normal to blast the wall with a spoon?
[How about we just ignore it and go away?]
Xiao Chun Dan suggests, but he knows that his host will do the opposite.
Just as he predicted, Huang Qiuyan follows the man into the room. Her gaze falls on the table with strange equipment first. Next to it, there are six different types of knives and an opened book. She pinches her lips together.
[Inside the castle on the top of the mountain, there"s a man wearing the gas mask and holding a spoon in his torture room. Usually, people run away when they see something like that.]
She turns around to walk away. Then, she notices the half naked pale man lying on the stretcher. As usual, the n.o.ble vampire is a sculpted beauty. He has wavy blonde hair and a mole under his right eye. He looks like a man in his early twenties. Since she has seen Fu Sheng naked a few times, she is unaffected by the enchanting young man who appears to be sleeping.
On his pristine skin, there are ugly black scars. She recognizes them right away. She has seen something similar on Fu Sheng once. Those are the wounds that are gained after being stabbed by the enchanted wood.
She goes closer to him. There"s a big wound on his shoulder and another one near his chest. She looks for the masked man. He"s already gone. The spoon is lying above the closed book on the table. She stares at the young man"s face. Is he dead or alive?
[Alive.] Xiao Chun Dan informs her. [He"s badly wounded by the enchanted wood.]
"Then, why is he sleeping like this?" She presses her palm against his forehead. "His body is cold."
[He"s recuperating. It might take years for him to heal from these wounds.]
"But, Fu Sheng didn"t fall asleep like this." She murmurs, pitying the young man in front of her.
[Why do you compare everyone with Fu Sheng? This person is young. He doesn"t have strong healing strength in his blood. He"s not strong like Fu Sheng either. Out of the nine n.o.ble vampires, he is the youngest one.]
"You know him?" She asks, a little surprised.
Xiao Chun Dan is standing beside her. "I have gathered information on them. There"s not much available about these n.o.ble vampires, but I know a little. There are ranks among these n.o.bles too. Unlike the converts, the ranks are usually decided by their ages and magic levels. This person is quite young. His magic level is low too. The wounds must have been grave. I see another person"s healing magic on this person and also..."
He becomes quiet. He can"t figure out more. His host needs to become stronger for him to become better with magic. Otherwise, he will keep facing problems while a.n.a.lyzing magic.
Huang Qiuyan opens the young man"s mouth. She bites her index finger and drops some blood in his mouth. His wounds will heal now. She waits beside him. The black scars are disappearing from his skin. The young man"s eyes flutter, and he opens his beautiful electric blue eyes.