Chapter 65
It seemed like Gray was already aware of Jiang Tian’s whereabouts . Instead of wandering around in search of him, he had gone straight to a corner or the residence .
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There were very few people in this nook, so Chi Yan immediately caught sight of Jiang Tian at first glance . He looked rather pale . Whether that was from fright or excessive blood-loss wasn’t clear, but the two tiny holes in his neck were still bleeding . He wasn’t fully aware or conscious, and sat on a chair with his back leaning against the wall . A beautiful young vampire with a head full of long golden brown hair was crouched in front of him, and licking the wound on his neck . Her aquamarine eyes spun around absently, as if she was considering biting again .
Gray immediately brought Chi Yan over . He seemed to know the beautiful lady before them and said flatly, "I'm sorry, Linda . I must take this gentleman away . "
The vampire let Jiang Tian go, and straightened her body, brushing back the long hair hanging over her shoulders: "Gray? You’re trying to take someone from me? I only just managed to get this one over here out of the hands of some lower members . I haven't even tasted him yet . "
She shrugged her shoulders: “You should at least honor the first come, first served basis . I could maybe give him to you later . ” She was of the same rank as Gray, so there was no need for her to give in .
Chi Yan never expected to be thwarted here, so he looked at Gray anxiously .
Linda also noticed Chi Yan at this time . Her aqua blue eyes stared at him with great interest and she casually said to Gray: "Or you can exchange him for the child you brought . "
Gray just looked at her calmly . “Have you gone mad?”
Linda, who was intoxicated by the smell of blood, finally discovered that something was wrong . Her expression suddenly changed as she pointed at Chi Yan and looked at Gray asking hesitantly: “Is he…?”
Gray seemed to understand her suspicions, but his expression remained unfazed as he said: "That's correct . His Highness asked me to send these two humans away . Can you give him to me now? "
This time, Linda quickly stepped aside and relinquished Jiang Tian .
Gray stepped forward, dabbed some saliva on his left hand and smeared it over Jiang Tian's wound . Then, he took off his jacket and wrapped Jiang Tian up with it . Squatting on one knee, he then raised Jiang Tian's chin with his right hand, and looked straight into his black eyes, saying slowly: "Nothing happened today . You just attended a boring party, and ended up standing on the side and drinking too much . Remember, all right?”
Jiang Tian nodded his head in a daze . Afterwards, he buried his head down, and closed his eyes, groaning with a bit of pain . Then, he leaned back on the chair motionless .
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Chi Yan ran forward anxiously to check on his friend’s condition . By this time, the wound on Jiang Tian's neck had disappeared, leaving only a faint red mark . His face was flushed as he leaned back, really looking like he had just fallen into a deep drunken sleep .
He had consumed a lot of alcohol tonight, so now his subconscious mind made him believe that he was drunk, and his body acted accordingly, as if it was hypnotized .
Chi Yan tried to help his friend up, but Jiang Tian was taller than him, and sprawled down on the chair like a jellyfish . He tried twice and failed . Gray, who was standing to the side, saw the situation and bent down to easily pick Jiang Tian up . With his other hand, he gestured for Chi Yan to follow . Vampires were indeed much stronger than ordinary human beings .
"How did his wound heal so quickly? Is it all right now? " Chi Yan asked as he caught up .
"The body fluids of high ranked vampires have a healing effect on wounds . " Gray briefly explained as he looked at him with his blue eyes . "I think you should know this very well yourself . After all, His Royal Highness' body fluids should be even more effective than mine . "
Chi Yan spaced out for a moment, remembering that that vampire would lick his neck carefully by the bite marks after sucking his blood twice . So this was the reason . He was helping hims heal the wound .
"Sorry, I still have another question to ask . There’s a girl in a white skirt that came with me . How is she doing?” Chi Yan hesitated for a moment on inquiring about Emily's situation .
“I believe her attendance was voluntary . ” Gray replied emotionlessly . “And you should remember that His Highness only agreed for you to take one extra prey when you leave . "
Chi Yan stayed quiet . He had remembered his agreement with His Highness, the prince, but couldn’t help feeling a bit nervous… Who knew how frequently His Highness ate? Was his appetite large? If he ate three meals plus a late-night snack, would he have to get his blood sucked for all of them? He wanted to ask Gray about this in a roundabout way, but he didn't have the courage to speak at all .
Whatever . He’d cross that bridge when it came . The vampire said he’d send someone to pick him up when he wanted his blood anyway .
Gray led them onto an ordinary-looking black car which wasn’t very eye-catching . Chi Yan made the connection that this was probably the car he saw outside the hamburger shop the other day . He wasn’t sure what Gray was doing there that day . Could it be that the shop was also one of theirs? Perhaps they sold burgers to humans, and blood to members of the blood clan? Thinking along this line gave Chi Yan goosebumps .
After the car drove out of the manor, his cell phone had signal again .
A series of messages popped up . Some of them were the usual ones from his classmates, friends and various activity groups, but there were also messages from Ye Yingzhi .
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There were three or four messages in a row sent around 10: 03, all asking things like: "Are you back yet?” "How was the party?” “Did you have fun? " etc… Chi Yan guessed that because he hadn’t responded, the other party had stopped sending message after three-four minutes . The last message was sent at 10:07pm .
Chi Yan paused for a moment with the cell phone in his hand . He thought for a moment, and after a while, still didn’t reply . After what had happened, he wasn’t in the mood to have a heart-to-heart with anyone right now .
Gray sent the two boys to the door of the dorm . With his help, Chi Yan did his best to pick Jiang Tian up, and helped him to his room . Pulling out the room card from Jiang Tian’s pocket, he opened the door . Then, he put his friend on the bed, took off his coat and shoes, and tucked him in .
Finally, he took a look at Jiang Tian's sleeping face before closing the door and leaving .
He hoped that Jiang Tian was just drunk . Then he’d be fine after a good night’s sleep .
Soon afterwards, Chi Yan returned to his room on the fourth floor . He locked the door tightly to ensure nobody outside could break in easily, and closed the window firmly . Just thinking that his neighbor was a vampire was enough to give him the shivers .
After doing all this, he stood in the middle of his room, and first took off the black coat, throwing it aside . Then, he took off his wrinkled shirt and threw it directly into the trash can . He couldn't sew buttons, and it probably couldn't be worn after being torn like that . Afterwards, he kicked off his shoes and lay feebly on the bed, wrapping himself in the blanket . Having faced so many vampires, his pillar of calm was completely broken down in the end, and he felt shivers all over . Chills broke out and surged up his body .
And there was still more to come . At least, it wouldn’t end until he completed his agreement with the prince of the blood clan .
For a moment, Chi Yan just wanted to stop caring about anything and buy a plane ticket home . Even if it was still halfway through his courses and he violated the terms of the exchange program, even if he had to drop out of school or be punished or set back by his own school, he didn’t care . As long as he could hide from these monsters, it would be fine .
But he soon calmed down again . Running away was never the best solution . Besides, there were so many external factors and laws restricting him from simply escaping .
He wanted to call the police, but would the police here believe him? Would they care about this? Moreover… Would the law enforcement team be intermixed with vampires? What if there were high ranking ones among them? He hadn’t forgotten that the banquet was held by the prestigious Prius Company after all .
These monsters in human-looking skin could mingle with human society openly, and even take advantage of its rules using their organizational status to seek favorable positions for themselves since they lived longer, worked longer, and were more powerful .
At this moment, Chi Yan's cell phone rang, interrupting his chaotic thoughts . He picked it up and saw that the caller was Ye Yingzhi . He had just sent several messages to Chi Yan, but since Chi Yan hadn’t seen them, he didn’t reply .
Although he was already exhausted both physically and mentally, Chi Yan still picked up the phone and gave a faint, "hello . ” He sounded like a small animal mewling .
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Ye Yingzhi’s voice came through the mic with a smile: "Hmm? What's the matter? Tired out after playing outside? Why do you sound so lifeless? "
Chi Yan sat up a little, and cleared his throat to hide it: "Not really . Why are you calling so late? "
"Nothing particular,” the other man replied gently . "You never replied to my messages . At ten o’clock, I thought you were having so much fun you didn't notice, so I stopped sending them, but you didn’t respond to the messages I sent just now either . I was a little worried, so I called to check . "
Although it was such a simple phrase, Chi Yan still felt warmth in his heart and his nose stung . He had just experienced the most terrible night, and his heart was as fragile as a thin piece of glass . He whispered into the mic: “Thank you . ”
"Are you okay? I still think you’re not in good condition . " Ye Yingzhi's voice was very intimate and touching in the quiet night .
Chi Yan was originally too tired to say much . Thinking about it, he hadn’t wanted to talk to anyone before . However, now he’d suddenly had a great desire to offload to this person .
Hesitantly, he carefully chose his words and asked cautiously, "Have you ever heard of vampires?"
The other party didn't respond for a long time . After over ten seconds, he replied: "Why are you suddenly asking this? Have you met one? " He responded briskly in a solemn tone, sounding somewhat nostalgic .
Chi Yan didn’t know how to answer, but also had the feeling that something was a little off . Why did Ye Yingzhi go straight to asking him, "Have you met one?” In the eyes of ordinary people, this kind of existence should’ve been fictional . To begin with, they shouldn’t believe they exist in reality, right?
The only reasonable explanation was that Ye Yingzhi had met one of these vampires before . At least, he knew they were real without needing to ask for confirmation .
Chi Yan’s silence worried Ye Yingzhi, so he couldn't help but say again, “Did something go wrong at the party earlier tonight? Were there members of the blood clan in attendance? Were you bitten? " His voice sounded very urgent, and the deep concern was impossible to hide .
"Yes . " Ye Yingzhe’s urgent assault had instead pushed Chiyan to put down the guard around his heart and reveal the truth at this moment . The unshakable trust he displayed also gave Chi Yan the courage to tell him everything .
Chi Yan couldn't help but press on his eyes as he replied in a low voice: " . . . The banquet was held by a group of vampires . When I was there, my blood was sucked by a vampire prince twice . "
His tone was somewhat unstable, and Ye Yingzhi tried to appease him on the other side: "It’s okay . Let’s calm down, it’s nothing . Come now, take your time and tell me what exactly happened . "
His words seemed to have a strange power to them, and Chi Yan really did calm down slowly . Now he could tell Ye Yingzhi what happened clearly and logically .
"Are you afraid of the vampire prince? Afraid because he sucked your blood, and even greedily sucked it twice? " Ye Yingzhi quietly listened when Chi Yan was narrating everything, but took the lead in asking this question .
“I’m afraid . " Chi Yan quickly replied in a low voice, without the slightest hesitation .
"Do you find him disagreeable?” He asked this question carefully and gently .
“…Very disagreeable . ”
For a brief moment, there wasn’t any sound on the other side of the transceiver . After a while, he said gently, "I told you to stay away from those people long ago and advised you not to go to the party, but you didn't listen to me . "
Chi Yan frowned: "You already knew that there was a problem with Alex and the party?”
"I didn’t . ” Ye Yingzhi replied calmly, "But from your previous description, I thought there was something not quite right . My intuition and experience told me that it’d be better for you to keep your distance from them . Sure enough, I was right . "
Chi Yan felt things were getting more and more suspicious . Ye Yingzhi's reaction and words revealed that he wan’t like normal people .
"Who the heck are you? What are you? Why do you know so much about vampires?" After listening to his story, Ye Yingzhi didn't even show a hint of surprise . It was as if this kind of horrible night was just another walk in the park .
"I am Ye Yingzhi . You’ve known me for a long time . " Ye Yingzhi seemed to feel somewhat helplessn as he answered Chi Yan’s suspicions . "It's just that my career is a little special . I’m not sure if you’ve heard of it . In the West, there are people who oppose the blood clan . These people are called vampire hunters . "
Ye Yingzhi enunciated five words gently and softly: "I am one such person .