Sars mentioned to Mo Yidong that Misha was someone he had secretly brought back from the Northern Blood Clan Territory.
He had overheard industry insiders chatting about an incident in the city where someone had died unexpectedly, yet the news made no mention of it.
The cause of death was exceptionally clean, and the crime scene yielded no evidence of foul play.
“You mean… a blood clan member came here.”
Sars looked at Mo Yidong seriously.
“It’s still unclear if the identity is truly a blood clan member. We don’t know if it was a simple murder or something more purposeful. The official deliberately suppressed the news to avoid causing panic among the citizens. The manner of death is something that requires attention.”
After speaking, Sars earnestly reminded him:
“No matter what, as her guardian, please ensure her safety.”
Mo Yidong nodded firmly at Sars, promising,
“I will.”
The two regarded each other seriously; each had someone they needed to protect, and by chance, they found a certain resonance.
Mo Yidong wanted to inquire about one more thing.
“By the way, there’s something I want to ask. When the blood clan drinks blood, they inject their own abilities into the other person. Do they all have the same ability?”
“No.”
Sars wore a troubled expression.
“Misha’s ability hasn’t fully awakened yet, but she can inject her power into others through bloodsucking. However, every blood clan member’s ability is different.”
“I see.”
“Looks like the blood clan member with you hasn’t awakened either.”
From a brief, subtle observation, Sars described what he sensed to Mo Yidong.
“I can feel her mental fluctuations are extremely strong. If not properly regulated, her condition could worsen, making Awakening easier to trigger.”
Sars raised his right hand, stroking his chin as he pondered for a few seconds what kind of Stimulus might have caused her current state.
“Has she been through some kind of trauma before?”
Mo Yidong recalled the scene he saw in the pile of junk, frowning slightly.
“Maybe…”
Mo Yidong didn’t know much about Xia Yu’s past, and she seemed unwilling to talk about it.
Having asked all he wanted, Mo Yidong said goodbye to Sars:
“Thank you, I’ll take good care of her.”
“I’m back.”
Not in her own bed or room, especially in an unlocked room, Xia Yu closed her eyes to rest for a moment.
Hearing Mo Yidong’s voice, she opened her eyes and saw him holding a rectangular box.
Curious, she asked:
“What did Sars want from you?”
“He gave me some medicine. He said it’s to be applied on places bitten by the blood clan to heal quickly. He asked me to try it on you.”
“I can do it myself.”
Xia Yu said, holding out her hand, but it seemed Mo Yidong didn’t intend to let her.
“Don’t move.”
Xia Yu saw Mo Yidong sit down beside her and take out a small vial from the box.
Inside was a transparent, viscous substance that felt a bit cool when applied to the skin.
She buried her face, cautiously watching Mo Yidong’s gentle expression.
He wasn’t angry, nor did he ask anything; he just quietly stared at her four little eyes.
Then the emotion welled up.
“You said, when that child lunged at you, why did you offer your hand instead?”
At the time, Mo Yidong had tried to stop Xia Yu, but she hadn’t listened and had even let someone bite her willingly.
“I thought the child was still young, so the bite probably wouldn’t hurt much, that’s why…”
Xia Yu scratched her fur and explained her reasoning.
Sigh… it was inevitable she’d be scolded.
“That’s a blood clan member. When they suck blood, they also release their own abilities into the other person. Sars said Misha released Negative Energy into you when she bit you, which caused the mental shock.”
“So that’s why…”
Could it be that when Xia Yu sucked Mo Yidong’s blood, something had gone wrong, which is why she hurried home in a panic?
Thinking about it, Xia Yu felt it made sense.
She looked at Mo Yidong curiously and asked:
“When I sucked your blood, did you feel anything?”
Mo Yidong nervously met her clear, bright eyes and blinked curiously.
The two were so close he could even smell the faint fragrance of her hair.
Gazing at her soft, pink cherry lips made his heart itch.
Unconsciously, Mo Yidong stopped what he was doing, turned away, and threw the empty bottle into the trash.
Then he calmly answered:
“Sars said you haven’t awakened yet, so you didn’t release anything.”
“Eh… really?”
Xia Yu squinted slightly, noticing Mo Yidong’s evasive expression, as if he had discovered something.
Hmph… clearly lying…
Seeing the empty bottle in the trash, Xia Yu suddenly remembered something particularly bad.
“Oh no…”
“What’s wrong?”
Mo Yidong noticed Xia Yu’s anxious expression, as if she’d forgotten to bring something important.
“Ah, I forgot to bring extra medicine!”
“You’re already a girl now, why still carry medicine?”
“Not suppressants, but enhancers. I thought we’d just eat lunch after I arrived, but I didn’t expect to stay until evening and only used one bottle of enhancer.”
If she suddenly turned back into a boy during dinner, Xia Yu didn’t dare even imagine the scene.
“I’ll go ask Sars if he has any extra mana enhancers and get one from him.”
To facilitate the investigation of the blood clan traces in the city, Mo Yidong and Sars exchanged contact information.
Soon after, Sars messaged saying there were no mana enhancers at home.
“What do we do now…”
There was no time to have someone run and bring it over.
Xia Yu quietly stared at the bandage on Mo Yidong’s wrist, thinking it over.
“You said before…”
Xia Yu blinked, lowering her voice shyly beside him,
“if I want to suck blood, I should just suck yours…”
“Not today.”
Mo Yidong’s face went cold as he decisively refused without hesitation.
If he let Xia Yu suck him dry, he’d not only have no clothes left but no place to hide either.
He had thought about escaping through the third-floor window, but he would be seen from above.
“Then what do you want me to do? Stay in the room and not go out?”
Xia Yu frowned.
Usually, Mo Yidong was so generous, but today he was suddenly stingy—it definitely meant something was wrong.
That night, he suddenly ran home without even saying goodbye.
He was definitely hiding something.
But Mo Yidong couldn’t bear to refuse the pitiful, blinking eyes and seductive posture in front of him, which made his throat dry from swallowing again and again.
Did she know how cute that expression was?
Really, she had no sense of being a girl, nor did she hold back at all.
Mo Yidong thought so and couldn’t stand looking at her one more time.
“One bite. A small bite. No more.”
“Yay, Mo Yidong gege~ you’re the best.”
Xia Yu happily leaned closer to Mo Yidong, ignoring his helpless look.
“Next time, can you call me by a normal name?”
“Let me help you untie it…”
Xia Yu looked expectant as she reached for the bandage on Mo Yidong’s arm.
Just as it was near her mouth, she was stopped by his words.
“This time, listen to me. When I say stop, you stop.”
“Okay, okay…”
Mo Yidong saw that Xia Yu wasn’t nervous at all this time—she was definitely scheming something.
When her fangs, thicker than a syringe, pierced down, he immediately felt a sharp sting, followed by a surge of heat inside his body.
That same burning desire flared up again, and as the hidden scales on his skin gradually surfaced, Mo Yidong hurriedly warned:
“That’s enough.”
Seeing that Xia Yu didn’t seem to hear him, his blood continued to flow out, and the scales on his skin became more and more obvious.
If she kept sucking, his tail would start to show!