Yuan Wen Yue's eyes instantly dimmed. Had she lost the little sister who had looked at her with such adoration? Though their time together was short, she had grown quite fond of that bright-eyed girl.
Within a few days, news of the vampire army's invasion spread. Despite lacking talent, Yuan Wen Yue was still a Duke's daughter, and in such times, national duty naturally came first. She spent her days inspecting the situation within the imperial capital.
Xing Yuan, meanwhile, kept her presence hidden, following at a discreet distance. With the capital in such turmoil, what if her sister, running around alone, got into trouble?
Blass, no! He should be called Bruh拉斯 now, had fallen deeply in love with his heroine, Ya Xin. In a romantic rose garden, Bruh拉斯 truthfully revealed his identity to Ya Xin.
Ya Xin's initial reaction was disbelief, but under Bruh拉斯's passionate gaze, she quickly accepted the reality. The two embraced passionately in the rose garden, their kiss lingering.
After a long while, Ya Xin lay nestled in Bruh拉斯's arms, her face flushed with shyness. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pouted, "Brother Lass, can you make your vampire clan retreat! I don't want to see you and my brother get hurt!"
Bruh拉斯 looked into the watery eyes of his beloved, his heart softening. With immense affection, he said, "Xin'er, don't worry! I won't harm your brother."
"But... there are so many of you, and my brother..." Ya Xin trailed off, her words unspoken.
Bruh拉斯, being intelligent, was about to reveal his clan's weakness to his beloved. But as he opened his mouth, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
The blood stained Ya Xin's white dress. Without a second thought for her newly bought garment, Ya Xin cupped Bruh拉斯's face with concern. "Brother Lass, what's wrong? Are you injured?"
Bruh拉斯 merely focused on regulating his internal energy, feeling as if hundreds of insects were gnawing at him, making it difficult to breathe. Soon, he reverted to his vampire form.
Bruh拉斯 opened his eyes, glanced at Ya Xin with effort, uttered an apology, and then bared his fangs, biting into Ya Xin's neck to greedily drink her blood.
Ya Xin struggled in pain, instinctively pulling out a protective charm given to her by Ya Feng Yu and pressing it against Bruh拉斯. He cried out in pain, releasing his grip and looking at Ya Xin with a hint of hurt.
Ya Xin, however, was touching the fresh wound on her neck, her gaze filled with fear as she looked at Bruh拉斯. In her eyes, Bruh拉斯 had always been a gentleman, and she hadn't cared that he was a vampire.
But just now, the boy who had kissed her so tenderly had unceremoniously begun to feed. His greedy expression was as if he wanted to drain her dry; he was a devil!
"Don't come near me! I've already sent a message to my brother. For the sake of our past acquaintance, you should leave!" Ya Xin pointed a dagger at him, her voice trembling.
Bruh拉斯 gave Ya Xin a disappointed look and turned, dragging his wounded body away. For the sake of their love, he spared her this once. He had believed that two people in love could overcome anything, only to find that the moment he was forced to reveal his true nature, she had become this terrified.
Bruh拉斯, feeling lightheaded, tried to find a place to shelter, but his body gave out, and he collapsed. A pair of leather shoes appeared before him. He struggled to look up, and Xing Yuan's face came into view.
In an instant, Bruh拉斯 understood everything, his lips trembling slightly. "When did the King tamper with my body?"
Xing Yuan looked at him with cold indifference, uttering softly, "The moment you thanked me!"
"Don't you trust me?" Bruh拉斯 struggled to speak.
"How could I not? You've become this way simply because you harbored improper thoughts!" Xing Yuan leaned down slightly, her voice gentle but her eyes extremely cold.
For the first time, Bruh拉斯 felt the true terror of their awakened Vampire King. The ability to control another's body at will – how many others had she used it on?
Seeing Bruh拉斯's dejected state, Xing Yuan smiled with a hint of joy. "Don't worry, I won't kill you! I'll hand you over to your father for processing."
Xing Yuan lightly tapped Bruh拉斯's forehead. The bloodline within him instantly calmed down, becoming obedient.
"Alright, go find your father yourself! If you go anywhere else on the way, your body will explode with a 'bang!' So, be good!" Xing Yuan laughed with a touch of madness, as delighted as if she had acquired a new toy.
Bruh拉斯, being sensible, knew she had been in a bad mood recently and had come specifically to help her relax.
Bruh拉斯 stood up, bowed silently to Xing Yuan, and then turned to leave the city. He now deeply understood a truth: all other matters were fleeting; only by possessing immense personal strength could one fear no one.
Watching Bruh拉斯's retreating figure, Xing Yuan's emotions stabilized. She gently stroked her chest. How strange, that feeling didn't seem to belong to her, but rather to the original host.
She clearly felt a sense of resentment lingering in her heart, a desire to vent. It seemed the original host had sensed a reaction from her enemy. Xing Yuan mused, this person truly couldn't be allowed to live any longer; she wouldn't permit anyone to harm her sister.
With a thought, Xing Yuan used the blood seal's connection to implant a suggestion into Bruh拉斯: Bruh拉斯 must die!
Far away in the vampire territory, Bruh拉斯 suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. Immediately thereafter, he developed resentment and murderous intent towards his son, even questioning if he was truly his offspring. The influence of the blood seal would only be removed after the task was completed.