Chapter 6: Diary, Sister Lingyue’s Past

By the afternoon, Xu Fengling had finished reading that book.

“Oh? You really finished it?”

Ye Lingyue was a bit surprised.

“Hehe, well, I was always pretty good at history before, and this book is written in a really interesting way.”

Xu Fengling said, scratching her head.

“Then tell me, what was the biggest characteristic of Medieval Europe?”

“Chaos. Things like wars, plagues, religious persecution, and so on… it was all a complete mess.”

“That’s a very accurate summary, little Fengling.”

After praising her, Ye Lingyue went to the bookshelf and took down a wooden box from the very top.

“Here, take a look at this.”

She then placed the box on the table and opened it.

Inside was a handwritten diary.

The pages had already yellowed, and the corners were a bit damaged.

“What is this?”

Xu Fengling carefully opened the first page and asked.

“A diary. Started from the day I woke up.”

Ye Lingyue said softly.

“S-so, this is a diary from hundreds of years ago? Why are you showing it to me?”

Xu Fengling was startled.

“Because I want you to know about these things. Do I need any other reason?”

“Huh? Um… okay…”

Then, Xu Fengling carefully began turning the yellowed pages.

The handwriting on them was beautiful, and it was in an ancient script she had never seen before, but strangely, she could actually understand it.

“This is the script of our Vampire race. You’re a vampire now, so you can understand it.”

Ye Lingyue explained from the side.

For the next while, Xu Fengling slowly read through the diary.

…

To summarize the contents simply, after waking up as a Progenitor, Ye Lingyue understood nothing and wandered around aimlessly.

Eighty years later, she encountered the first family that could take her in, and it was with that family that she experienced emotional and mental growth.

Fifty years later, the parents who took her in passed away.

Their children had already started their own families and careers, and she, forever young, could only choose to leave this warm home…

After several moves, she was taken in by another family.

However, the outcome this time wasn’t much different from the first.

After that, she entered several more households as a daughter, but no matter how happy or blissful things were at the beginning, in the end, she always had to face the pain of parting through life and death.

Over time, she grew tired and decided to travel the world, hoping to find a reason to live in other countries…

During this process, she inevitably came into contact with humans, and contact with humans inevitably meant facing the Mortality Paradox.

As for turning friends into vampires?

Blood Hunters were everywhere.

She simply couldn’t create new vampires under the watchful eyes of countless Blood Hunters.

Perhaps she had already cried all her tears dry.

When her close girlfriend in France passed away, she couldn’t shed a single tear at the funeral, and even laughed out loud…

This led to her being chased out of the funeral by her friend’s family.

It was after that incident that she stopped befriending humans altogether and decided to return to the Vampire race.

But within the Vampire race, she was almost entirely cut off from the concept of “Freedom.”

And as a Progenitor, hoping to have a true, close vampire friend who could understand her heart was nothing but wishful thinking.

She could only keep company with endless piles of documents to process, and could only exchange a few words with enemies on the battlefield who were about to be killed by her.

Perhaps the time spent among vampires nurtured her somewhat bloodthirsty nature.

After serving as Progenitor among the vampires for three hundred years, she chose to leave, wanting to go to other countries to find interesting things… though what she truly hoped for was to meet someone who interested her…

Over a thousand years, everyone she had met who interested her had died.

This time, she planned to turn that person into a vampire to stay with her forever!

By this time, it was already the 21st century, and the Blood Hunters had vanished.

She came to the Celestial Dynasty, took on the name Ye Lingyue, and became a student.

Finally, she met someone who interested her… and that was Xu Feng.

…

After spending the entire afternoon reading the diary, Fengling’s tears finally couldn’t be held back any longer and spilled from her eyes.

“Hmm? Why are you crying?”

Ye Lingyue reached out and wiped her tears.

“Sister Lingyue, y-your past is too tragic… sob sob…”

“That’s why I need you so much~”

Her voice was very soft as she said this.

Xu Fengling looked up at her and saw a smile on Sister Lingyue’s face, but it was different from her usual smile.

Specifically, what was different…

Xu Fengling couldn’t quite put her finger on it.

“Little Fengling, you’ll stay with me forever, right?”

Ye Lingyue asked.

“Mhm! I will.”

Xu Fengling said firmly.

“Forever?”

“Forever!”

Ye Lingyue smiled and pulled Xu Fengling into a tight, tight hug.

“Then remember what you said~”

She whispered into Xu Fengling’s ear.

…

In the evening, Xu Fengling came out after her bath.

The first thing she saw was Sister Lingyue wearing a dark red nightgown.

“Come here.”

Ye Lingyue said, patting the edge of the bed.

Xu Fengling obediently walked over and sat down.

Then, Ye Lingyue began using the comb in her hand to comb Xu Fengling’s hair.

Her hair was now much longer than before… reaching her shoulders.

Its texture had also changed, becoming soft and fine.

Ye Lingyue’s fingers gently ran through her strands.

Xu Fengling closed her eyes, enjoying the sensation.

“All done.”

Ye Lingyue said, putting down the comb.

Xu Fengling opened her eyes and saw the little girl in the mirror with hair smoothly cascading over her shoulders, skin glowing white, and eyes that were large and bright.

She stared at the adorable version of herself in the mirror for a long time.

Is… is this really me?

She’s so cute…

“Does it look good?”

Ye Lingyue asked.

“I-it’s okay…”

Xu Fengling felt a bit embarrassed.

“Just okay? You are my masterpiece, you know~”

As she spoke, Ye Lingyue’s finger lightly traced Xu Fengling’s cheek… and her somewhat sharp fingernail left a faint white line there.

“Hey, Sister Lingyue… your nails are so long and sharp…”

“Do you like them?”

Xu Fengling didn’t know how to answer that question.

However, Ye Lingyue didn’t wait for an answer…

Her finger slid down from the cheek to the neck and stopped at the side of the neck.

There were two faint little holes there, left from the bite that night.

“Here, does it still hurt?”

Ye Lingyue asked softly.

“No, it doesn’t.”

“Mhm.”

Then, Ye Lingyue lowered her head and pressed her lips against the spot.

This instantly made Xu Fengling’s little face flush red.

Then, she felt two sharp points touch her skin…

Were they Sister Lingyue’s teeth?

But Sister Lingyue didn’t bite down.

Even so, Xu Fengling’s heart began beating very fast, so she asked softly, “Sister Lingyue… what are you doing?”

“I’m confirming, confirming that you are mine.”

After saying that, Ye Lingyue raised her head and stared intently into Xu Fengling’s eyes.

“Little Fengling, a Vampiric Mark isn’t as simple as just one bite, you know~”

“Huh? What else is there?”

Ye Lingyue used her index fingernail to lightly draw a line on Xu Fengling’s collarbone, causing a thin trail of blood to appear.

It didn’t hurt much, but Xu Fengling still flinched.

“Don’t move.”

Ye Lingyue held her shoulder in place, then lowered her head to look at the blood trail… watching as blood slowly seeped from the wound.

At that moment, Ye Lingyue’s eyes changed.

They were filled with hunger, but it clearly wasn’t hunger for blood.

“S-Sister Lingyue?”

Xu Fengling felt a bit scared now.

Ye Lingyue looked up at her and smiled, saying, “It’s fine. I just want you to know that every drop of your blood is mine… every inch of your skin is mine… and every beat of your heart must beat because of me.”

As she spoke, she lowered her head and licked away the blood trail.

When her tongue touched the wound, Xu Fengling’s entire body stiffened.

It felt like something was entering her body through the wound, then spreading along her blood vessels to every part of her limbs.

“Can you feel it? This is the Mark~ From now on, no matter where you are, I’ll be able to find you.”

Ye Lingyue said with a smile.

Hearing this, Xu Fengling’s pupils contracted sharply.

“Are you scared?”

Ye Lingyue asked.

Xu Fengling thought about it carefully…

Was she scared?

A little bit, yes.

But more than that, it was a strange feeling… and this feeling definitely wasn’t negative.

So she said, “No, I’m not scared.”

“Good girl.”

She lowered her head and kissed Xu Fengling on the forehead.

“Now, good girls should go to sleep~”

After saying that, she helped tuck Xu Fengling in, then lay down beside her.

“Goodnight, little Fengling.”

“Goodnight, Sister Lingyue.”