Xing Yuan, transformed into an ordinary girl, strolled through the empire's streets, finding them no different from her previous world—equally prosperous!
"My King, where would you like to go?" Bruhlas asked cautiously, watching Xing Yuan, who had already toured the city.
"Where do you want to go?" Xing Yuan tossed the question back.
"I'm a bit hungry. Why don't we grab something to eat first? Otherwise, seeing so many people milling about, I might lose control!" Bruhlas said with a fawning smile.
In truth, vampires no longer strictly needed to feed on human blood. They had long since developed alternatives. However, some primal instincts remained. Upon seeing a significant amount of blood, they could easily reveal their vampiric traits and fangs.
"Alright!" Xing Yuan agreed.
For the empire as a whole, the existence of vampires was no secret. Yet, few knew whether the person beside them was human or not.
After thousands of years of development, vampires had integrated seamlessly into the empire. Their appearance was indistinguishable from humans. As long as they didn't feed, they were even more popular than ordinary humans! After all, who could resist handsome and beautiful gods and goddesses?
Bruhlas casually walked into a milk tea shop and soon emerged with two cups of bright red milk tea. Xing Yuan took one and took a gentle sip.
The milk tea had the viscosity of blood, one of the current favorite foods of vampires. Vampires could consume other foods, but only specially prepared meals or fresh blood could provide them with a sense of fullness.
After eating, Bruhlas suggested, "If Your Majesty has no specific place in mind, why don't we visit the empire's academy? I hear it houses the empire's most exceptional talents!"
"There are quite a few vampire hunters there. Aren't you afraid of being discovered?" Xing Yuan glanced at Bruhlas indifferently.
"But Your Majesty is here! How could those vampire hunters be a match for you?" Bruhlas said with admiration.
"Very well!" Xing Yuan agreed. Perhaps the person she was looking for was also at the academy!
"Then, Your Majesty, please come with me to forge some identification and choose a human name for yourself!" Bruhlas's voice was filled with unconcealed joy.
Soon, Bruhlas followed clues left by his predecessors and found the place. With the help of a supervisor who happened to be a vampire, their identity information was quickly forged.
"My King, I've chosen a new name for myself: Brus. To conceal our identities, please allow me to address you by your name as well. Otherwise, if our identities are discovered, it won't be fun!" Brus's eyes sparkled with excitement. This was the human world he had long awaited!
"Alright! Then I permit you to call me Xing Yuan! And outwardly, we will say I am your cousin." Xing Yuan had no objections. She then warned, "I don't care what you do at the academy. Never involve me, or I will not be polite to you, regardless of you awakening me!"
Brus said seriously, "Your Majesty, rest assured, that will never happen!"
Xing Yuan nodded, not taking his words to heart. She thought he might be more credible if he said this after meeting his destined person. For now, she couldn't trust this guy who would later become obsessed with romance!
Next was to find connections to enroll. It had to be said, the infiltration capabilities of vampires were incredibly powerful. Even high-ranking officials in the education bureau were rumored to be descendants of vampires and humans. With the help of numerous vampires who had infiltrated the human empire for years, their enrollment procedures were swiftly completed.
Xing Yuan suddenly understood why the betrayal of just Bruhlas could lead to the near disintegration of the entire vampire race. He knew too much! As the future clan leader of the Bruhlas clan, he knew almost all of the bloodline's arrangements in the human realm.
Vampires relied on clans. Capturing one vampire meant the exposure of countless others. Xing Yuan gestured for Brus to lower his head and suddenly bared her fangs, biting his neck.
"My King!" Brus looked at Xing Yuan with an innocent expression.
"This will help you better conceal your bloodline aura in the human world. Unless you actively reveal yourself, even your own kind won't be able to tell," Xing Yuan explained. This indeed served the purpose she stated, but there was another constraint: if he ever spoke out of turn, the blood curse she imprinted would make him wish he were dead.
Unaware, Brus looked at her with immense gratitude. "Thank you, Your Majesty, for understanding my lack of cultivation."
Xing Yuan nodded nonchalantly. If he had no other intentions, this blood mark would only benefit him. If he did, then she couldn't be blamed for being ruthless.
It was not yet the start of the school term, so Brus took Xing Yuan to explore the imperial capital for a while. Initially, Xing Yuan was somewhat interested, but later she became listless,窝ing in the house they bought, counting the days. Only Brus remained enthusiastic, going out early and returning late every day.
One day, Brus heard that several of his clan friends had also come to the human realm and eagerly went to show off! It was known that once vampires chose to live in the human world, they could never return. They could only choose to marry humans, and their bloodline would naturally become increasingly diluted, eventually turning them into ordinary people.
Because he followed the King, he was considered the vampire who could stay the longest in the human world among them.
"What mission are you on this time?" Brus inquired of his friends.
One of them chuckled, "Nothing major! After the King awakened, we didn't prepare a celebration for her. The clan leader sent us to the human realm to capture some high-quality blood food and vampire hunters. This is a surprise prepared by our three clans, so you can't tell the King!"
"Of course! Rest assured!" Brus replied with a smile.
"Good blood food has become increasingly scarce over the years, and we don't find it appealing. How could the King like it!" one person complained. "If we don't have enough, how can it be worthy of offering to the King!"
"Alas, I actually don't think it's that difficult! Don't we have some mongrels in the human empire? They are desperate to return to the clan. If they can offer blood food that the King likes, perhaps the King will agree to let them return!"
"Brother is right! Since ancient times, only the King has had such qualifications!" another person agreed.
"Look, that blood food smells so good!" one person suddenly pointed to a skipping girl passing by.
"The King might like her. Let's take her back!" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Wait! This person, I've already taken a liking to her. You should choose someone else!" Brus said, his voice filled with intoxication as he inhaled the fragrance.
"Are you trying to hoard it?" one person glared menacingly at Brus.
"How could I? The King is in the human realm now. If we keep her here, if the King gets hungry, there will be something to eat." Although Brus was proud, he dared not bear the crime of hoarding the King's blood food.
"Very well!" The leader nodded, but he had lost interest in reminiscing. Sensing Brus's intentions, he warned, "Take good care of the King. If anything goes wrong, you'll never be able to return!"