"King, is... is that it?" Fan Zhuo Mage's eyes flickered with disbelief.
"How is that possible?" Xing Yuan retorted impatiently, "It's only a temporary suppression! To completely eradicate it is not something that can be done overnight."
"Alright, that's all for today! The next time will be in ten years." Xing Yuan finished speaking and left directly, ignoring the reaction of the person behind her.
As soon as she returned to her palace, Xing Yuan couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. She hadn't expected these resentful spirits to have accumulated to such an extent. If this continued, the day the curse was lifted would be the day of her demise.
Thinking of this, Xing Yuan felt a pang of sadness. She had even considered that the original host might return, and had deliberately managed her reputation. If she had known the original host was merely a tool for the blood race's transformation, she would have let loose.
Yuan Wen Yue returned to her room and, for a long time, saw no sign of Xing Yuan. She felt a little sad, having thought Xing Yuan considered her a sister. Yet, Xing Yuan had kept so many secrets from her and now wouldn't even offer an explanation.
As Yuan Wen Yue grumbled in her heart, a maid pushed open the door and brought in food. "The King sent this. The King has some matters to attend to tonight and will be late. She asked me to tell you not to wait up for her."
Yuan Wen Yue looked at the human food before her, having no appetite. So, Xing Yuan didn't even want to see her.
Yuan Wen Yue had no intention of confronting Xing Yuan. If she didn't come, she was happy to have her freedom. She lay down on the soft bed and, before she knew it, fell asleep. When she woke up again, she felt something brushing against her.
Xing Yuan felt too ashamed to face her sister, but as she walked to the door, wanting to see if her sister was angry, she found her sister already asleep.
Xing Yuan, already injured from sealing that group of vengeful spirits, was feeling somewhat fragile. After cautiously testing the waters twice and confirming her sister was sound asleep, she contentedly lay down beside Yuan Wen Yue. Her original intention was merely to be closer to her sister's aura. Who could have predicted that the injured Xing Yuan would be restless in her sleep?
In her dreams, she nuzzled against her sister's chest affectionately, just as she had before she transformed. She herself slept soundly, but Yuan Wen Yue was woken by her movements.
However, looking at Xing Yuan, who slept like a delicate porcelain doll, Yuan Wen Yue's heart softened. She watched Xing Yuan for a while before closing her eyes again.
When she woke up the next morning, Yuan Wen Yue found that Xing Yuan, who had been sleeping beside her, was gone again. Yuan Wen Yue was so angry she almost laughed. Was this how it was? Used and discarded? Truly, well done!
Xing Yuan, who was being thought of, sneezed twice. She smugly thought it was good she had woken up early and her sister hadn't discovered her, otherwise, it would have been terrible!
Little did she know that Yuan Wen Yue was already on her way, sword in hand. Not only had Xing Yuan deceived her, but they had slept in the same bed last night, and Xing Yuan dared to deny it?
With her anger at its peak, Yuan Wen Yue, like a radar, accurately located Xing Yuan's position.
Xing Yuan looked at Yuan Wen Yue approaching step by step, her face showing guilt. She put on a pitiable expression, as if trying to soften Yuan Wen Yue's anger with this method.
"Sister... I was wrong!" Xing Yuan looked at Yuan Wen Yue with wet eyes, like an innocent fawn.
"Wrong about what?" Yuan~Great Demon King~Wen Yue glared at her, giving the impression she would resort to force if words failed.
"I..." Xing Yuan's expression was hesitant, a fawning smile on her face. "I shouldn't have lied to you, shouldn't have brought you here in such a manner, and shouldn't have failed to explain last night."
With every sentence Xing Yuan spoke, Yuan Wen Yue's expression darkened a shade. These didn't sound like easily forgivable mistakes!
"Did Ah Yuan not tell the truth?" After a few days, the previously exceptionally well-behaved Ah Yuan could now lie without batting an eye.
"I..." Xing Yuan cautiously looked at Yuan Wen Yue. "It's the truth!"
"Then was it a ghost I saw in bed last night?" Yuan Wen Yue gritted her teeth.
"Ah! Sister saw me!" Xing Yuan cautiously peeked at Yuan Wen Yue. "I am a vampire, after all. It's okay if you mistake me for a ghost. ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ"
"Heh!" Yuan Wen Yue felt her fists clench.
"This is your last chance. Speak! Why did you lie to me!" Yuan Wen Yue, in her heart, still trusted Xing Yuan, otherwise, she wouldn't have stopped her father yesterday.
Sensing the seriousness in Yuan Wen Yue's tone, Xing Yuan thought for a moment and then spoke half-truthfully, half-falsely: "Alright! It's like this, Sister should know that we vampires are usually sealed away when we get old, and only awakened when our descendants need us!"
"Although I'm not very old, I was personally sealed by my father, the progenitor of the vampires. After I woke up, I naturally had to find the truth behind my father's disappearance. Then I entered the human empire to investigate. Later, I heard that there might be clues in the Imperial Academy, so I entered the Imperial Academy, and that's where I met you, Sister."
"Sister also knows that we vampires have little resistance to blood. Your scent is so pleasant, so I naturally became a little closer to you."
"So, you approached me because you wanted to drink my blood?" Yuan Wen Yue suspected.
"Not at all!" Xing Yuan quickly retorted. "I'm different from those low-level vampires. I just felt comfortable staying by your side. I've never drunk blood."
Yuan Wen Yue looked at Xing Yuan's anxious expression and believed her somewhat. Then she said, "What happened after that? Why did you leave?"
Xing Yuan looked at Yuan Wen Yue mournfully and explained, "I was actually going to find you at first, but I ended up finding your father. Although I am the Vampire King, I am only so by bloodline. If I order them to do unreasonable things, they will refuse."
"After that, I uncovered the truth of that year and wanted to force those people out using the name of the vampire army. As for deceiving you, it was mainly to give the other vampire citizens an explanation. Otherwise, after we suffered so much, it wouldn't be right!"
Yuan Wen Yue looked at Xing Yuan's obedient demeanor and confirmed, "Is it all true? You're not lying to me?"
"Of course!" *Lied*, Xing Yuan added internally. However, the vast majority was the truth, and this reason was practically flawless!
"Fine, I'll believe you this time."
Xing Yuan nodded frantically.
"Then what about last night?" Yuan Wen Yue asked, as if suddenly remembering.
"That day was a good day. The clan was executing those people to show the ancestors. As the nominal King, I naturally had to be there!" Xing Yuan showed a standard smile.
At this moment, Yuan Wen Yue noticed the wound on Xing Yuan's hand. "How did you get injured? Aren't your clan's healing abilities very strong?"
Xing Yuan forced a smile. She couldn't possibly say that they had deliberately used silver instruments to cut themselves, right? Otherwise, with the blood race's innate self-healing abilities, the wound would have disappeared long ago.
Yuan Wen Yue didn't ask further. She simply went into the room to get some wound medicine and re-bandaged Xing Yuan's wound. During this time, Xing Yuan kept looking at Yuan Wen Yue with teary eyes.
Sister is always such an extremely gentle and kind person, no matter where she is!
PS: "Kind?" Yuan Wen Yue snorted, "This is a treatment only my Xing Yuan deserves!"