The hotel room was brightly lit by the sun, but thanks to the air conditioning, it wasn’t hot.
“Clatter clatter!!”
Urgent keyboard sounds came from another corner of the bed, the hotel-provided computer. Last night, Su Jiu and the other two had used this computer to watch something—animated films.
Disturbed by the noisy keyboard, Su Jiu slowly woke up, her hair a mess. A sweet, metallic scent filled her mouth, reminding her of apple-flavored jelly, the kind sold at the school store after classes.
One yuan each, sour and sweet, very chewy.
But why was there a slight腥味?
“Oh right, I had a dream—it seems Yun Xi turned into a silly Duke… we went for a picnic together and ate a lot of good food.”
Su Jiu slowly opened her eyes and saw that the entire room was in disarray.
Looking down, she was lying on the floor, covered with a thin blanket.
Under the blanket, her body was bare, with shallow scratches on her pale skin. They weren’t deep, just causing her skin to turn red. Her back was burning as if something had desperately grabbed it.
Su Jiu touched her back with her hand, the stinging sensation still making her grimace. She could even feel a small scar.
Next to her collarbone, there were also several bite marks, which had already scabbed over. Su Jiu tried hard to recall what had happened last night.
What’s going on?
At this moment, she saw a broken glass wine cup nearby, and a bit of juice still on the floor. She instantly remembered Yun Xi’s appearance, tapping her chin with her finger. Her eyes widened slowly as she mumbled to herself:
“Yun Xi is the Silly Duke. Then last night, I was… by her?”
Su Jiu’s eyes went blank. She touched herself and indeed, it was sticky. Looking closer, she found that one of her private parts indeed had two bloody holes. Her face immediately showed a look of despair.
Huh? I was bitten here?
“You’re awake?” a tired voice asked. Although the voice was young, it carried a sense of world-weariness.
Su Jiu looked towards the source of the voice and saw Yun Xi with long, silvery-white hair, wearing a pajama, completely covered up, playing games quietly.
She’s not pretending anymore!
Looking at the familiar profile, Su Jiu silently went to take a shower. After showering and getting dressed, she sat on the bed blankly, her eyes a bit vacant, not knowing what she was thinking.
She thought she was the hunter, but unexpectedly, she was the prey, taken by the silly one. This is too outrageous!
Suddenly recalling scenes from TV shows, Su Jiu glanced at Yun Xi, who was still playing games, and asked on a whim, “Your Highness, will you… take responsibility for me?”
As soon as she said that, the air seemed to freeze. Yun Xi’s movements stopped. She mechanically turned her head, looking completely broken, and pointed to her neck, saying, “Responsibility? Look at your handiwork, who is responsible for whom?”
“You uncouth servant!! *****…” Several censored exclamations followed.
As she spoke, she started to “whimper” and cry. This was the first time she had played with a secondary account, and this idiotic servant had completely toyed with her—although it was also her own doing.
Su Jiu looked over, her eyes even more vacant. She saw that the fair neck was like a pomegranate, full of bite marks.
Coming back to her senses, Su Jiu pointed to herself underneath and blinked, asking, “What happened to me down here?” She had two bloody holes bitten there; it wasn’t like she bit herself.
“You! You! How dare you mention it?! After biting me, who knows what madness you had, you made me bite you!!”
“Tell me, is this something a human would do?”
Yun Xi stopped sobbing, as if gathering strength. As expected, in the next moment, her cries grew louder, and her tears fell like little pearls.
“Huh?”
Hearing this, Su Jiu went completely Spartacus. She immediately felt that the itching pain downstairs was not so unbearable. Seeing Yun Xi crying so beautifully, she quickly grabbed a tissue from the bed to wipe her face—real tissues.
If it were stockings, she feared Yun Xi would cry even harder.
“I’m sorry… I hurt you last night.”
As she approached, for some reason, looking at the field full of “strawberries,” Su Jiu felt an unparalleled sense of satisfaction.
Look! This is Old Farmer Su’s skill, a night of diligent work… but slowly, Su Jiu felt something was wrong.
Wait, no, she seemed to be the one who was drugged, why was she apologizing?
“Wuwu… Bastard! I don’t care about anything else, you must take responsibility for me, understand!” Yun Xi wiped her tears, suddenly got up, and pulled at Su Jiu’s collar.
Her sleeve slipped, revealing a few bite marks, and she said fiercely,
“I don’t care if you like other people. If you dare betray this Duke in the future, I’ll throw you into the Atlantic to feed the fish.”
At her age, she was completely stunned by Su Jiu.
After all, her main body had been in hibernation, and her consciousness was here. Last night, Su Jiu’s “pear blossom plays with begonia” performance was truly unbearable.
Su Jiu nodded repeatedly. After much persuasion, she was finally let down. Looking at her delicate face, she suddenly asked curiously, “So what should I call you now? Little Xi, or Princess Vivian?”
“Call me whatever you want. I’m different from other Blood Clan nobles. I originally had two names, but I only used Vivian externally.”
“My grandfather, you should know him too…”
Yun Xi changed into another set of clothes expressionlessly and said faintly, then picked up her phone, saw the messages, and breathed a sigh of relief.
“Your grandfather?” Su Jiu was slightly stunned, still a little confused.
“Yun Huan, the younger brother of the so-called Sword God family. He came to participate in the war against The Others and was severely injured, but was saved by my grandmother. The two then got together.”
Yun Xi tidied her clothes in front of the mirror and then pointed to the computer, starting to fix her hair again. “Help me take over, we’re about to win.”
“Awoo!”
Su Jiu quickly responded and went to take over the keyboard. Then, as her character in the game left the city, she was killed in a short while. She glanced behind her and asked, “What are your plans now? Are you planning to come with me?”
Taking a Duke of the Blood Clan back to school would be quite interesting.
“I can’t, I need to deal with this Blood Sacrifice matter.” Yun Xi replied casually. “After this is handled, I need to return to my main body. Maybe another chance in the future.”
Hearing Yun Xi’s words, Su Jiu was a little disappointed, but soon pursed her lips and said softly, “Then what are you going to do now?”
The Lobey Family would arrive soon to deliver the Magic Crystals as agreed. She would probably fly to Magic City today to prepare for early enrollment.
“I just received news that this Sacrifice is most likely unrelated to the Piercing Duke… It’s highly possible that someone in Florida is restless and wants to dabble in something forbidden, but it’s not confirmed yet.”
Yun Xi had already tidied herself up. Her long silver hair was tied into a ponytail, which gave her a more capable look than a soft and cute one.
Su Jiu looked at the darkened screen, then at the beautiful figure behind the computer screen, and said casually, “Do you need my help? Judging by your appearance last night, you shouldn’t be Battle King Level, right?”
“That’s about right. I’ll send you five Blood Night Grass as payment later. This body indeed isn’t Battle King Level, it’s just for entertainment. Besides, my main body is injured and can’t create any formidable clones.”
Hearing Su Jiu offer help, Yun Xi turned around happily, walking towards Su Jiu with a smile. Looking at the darkened screen, her smile gradually disappeared, turning grim.
“Get up! I’ve been tidying up for a while, and you’ve been killed five times?! Don’t you have hands?”
