“Let go!”
Li Ruoxi struggled.
“You can’t escape my grasp. You’re just mine…”
Smack smack smack~
“Vivian, after all these centuries, I didn’t expect you’d still be into this kind of thing.”
An incredibly handsome Western man, indescribably good-looking, with a tall, lean figure.
He wore a white T-shirt and black shorts that revealed his long, pale calves.
The button-down shirt, with popped buttons, couldn’t contain the overflowing masculine charisma, somehow making one blush.
“I’ve been here for a while, and it seems no one has noticed. Your security is really terrible… How about you let me keep that Sacred Relic of yours?”
“Shut up, Brooke. Mind your own business.”
Vivian’s blue irises instantly tinged with red.
She released Li Ruoxi and turned to look at Brooke, this uninvited guest.
“Didn’t I say I’d quit your Secret Conclave? Coming here again, are you looking for death?”
Vivian’s form-fitting black dress had its hem moving without wind.
Her cold expression carried a sharp killing intent.
In stature, Vivian was a head shorter than Brooke, but in presence, she advanced two steps while he took one back.
“We won’t agree to a decision you made on your own. The Council Elders won’t agree either. Unless…”
“The Sacred Relic?”
“You know it.” Brooke spread his hands.
He really didn’t want to provoke this fierce woman.
If Vivian went crazy, he might die, but Vivian wouldn’t.
“Besides, I didn’t come for that this time.”
As he spoke, Brooke’s gaze fell on Li Ruoxi.
“Vivian, hand over this person.”
Brooke’s tone was gentle, not like a command.
A surge of anger rose in Vivian’s heart, and black flames materialized around her.
“Are you ordering me?”
Vivian’s figure suddenly vanished.
“I’m not afraid to fight you.”
Brooke vanished at the same time.
Li Ruoxi stood there dumbfounded, her heart racing.
‘What the hell… They’re already fighting?’
Nearby, a gust of wind blew a leaf that grazed her face, leaving a thin scratch from which blood slowly seeped.
“It really is her! Vivian!”
In the sky, Brooke said excitedly.
“She’s not yours alone, Vivian! Don’t offend the entire Secret Conclave for her! You’re not strong enough!”
The two figures in the sky clashed rapidly, gusts of wind swirling down from above.
Li Ruoxi ran toward the building without looking back.
‘What’s going on… I don’t remember…’
‘Oh no!’
Li Ruoxi suddenly recalled that her own background was no simple matter.
Damn, she was the perfect fusion of Witch Power and Angel Blood… the owner of the most powerful “Redemption” power…
But… but that was only after going through certain events later on…
For now, Li Ruoxi’s daily life consisted of being constantly pinned to the bed by this Lady Vivian to have her blood sucked, occasionally even being forced to share the bed…
Li Ruoxi’s mind was chaotic.
Suddenly her feet got tangled and she tripped, falling flat on her face in the most embarrassing way.
‘Ow…’
Li Ruoxi’s nose stung.
Ignoring the pain, she quickly got up and ran desperately toward the building, gasping for breath.
‘Too dangerous. This world is too dangerous.’
Everywhere there were these inhuman beings, casually performing feats like breaking boulders on their chests, or flying and drilling through the earth, seemingly all-powerful.
A girl like her with no power for now… staying here was practically suicide!
‘Escape! I have to get out of here!’
This was the only thought in Li Ruoxi’s mind at that moment.
In the sky, Brooke said, “Vivian! You’re ruthless! Can’t read the room!”
“Ah…”
Brooke screamed in pain, then his figure suddenly burst with terrifying speed and fled the estate grounds.
‘Hey… take me with you!’
Li Ruoxi shouted in her mind at Brooke’s disappearing figure.
She stood inside the gate, half-crouching and panting.
The lingering pain on her face remained.
After catching her breath, she gently touched the sore spot.
‘It hurts…’
She sucked in a sharp breath.
From the touch, Li Ruoxi knew the wound was probably deep.
The amount of blood on her hand also indicated it was no ordinary cut.
‘If that had hit me head-on…’
“I… I’m coming…”
Li Ruoxi’s body stiffened.
Vivian picked up her blood-stained finger and gently put it in her mouth.
“Don’t… it’s… dirty…”
Li Ruoxi didn’t dare refuse, and her hand was directly controlled by the other.
Vivian’s eyes were still bloodshot.
After cleaning the blood from Li Ruoxi’s hand, she met her eyes.
“How did you find out?”
Brooke actually showed up after all.
“Could it be you’ve already…”
Before Li Ruoxi could answer, Vivian’s sharp fangs sank directly into her wrist.
‘I… @#$%…’
Li Ruoxi couldn’t even cry out in pain before the agony rendered her speechless.
A chill quickly spread through her arm, and the pain rapidly disappeared.
“You were right after all, but…”
Vivian read the information from the blood and knew that Li Ruoxi had been lying just now.
Vivian leaned in, her breath lightly brushing Li Ruoxi’s face. It tickled, and Li Ruoxi wanted to scratch it, but didn’t dare.
A slender, warm, wet sensation came from the wound on her cheek.
With such an intimate gesture, Li Ruoxi’s face instantly turned bright red.
“I… we… can’t do th… this…”
Nervousness made her stammer, her words unclear.
Li Ruoxi subconsciously wanted to push the other away, but her hands stopped midway, afraid to do so.
If Vivian got upset, she might slap her again…
Though this was sudden, it wasn’t uncommon.
By Vivian’s side, Li Ruoxi was always careful.
“Are… are you done… done? I want to…”
“What do you want?”
Vivian licked her lips.
This damnably intoxicating blood made her want to drain Li Ruoxi dry every single time.
“No… ah…”
Vivian directly picked up Li Ruoxi.
The people around earlier, after a glance from Vivian, all retreated in fear.
Vivian, holding Li Ruoxi, went back to the room.