Chapter 142
In Boyis’s castle, aside from a vampire butler, everyone else was an elderly human.
Boyis even made a point to explain to Qiu Chi, “You’re human. If there were too many vampires here, you’d surely feel uncomfortable. So I specifically had Hall dismiss the vampires in the castle…”
This was also the case in the original plot, and his words were nearly identical to what he had told Shasha.
Unfortunately, no matter how flowery his words were, Qiu Chi remained unmoved.
“I don’t care. Even if they were vampires, it would be fine. I wouldn’t feel uneasy. If anyone wants to suck my blood, I’ll just send them to their death.”
Qiu Chi’s words made Boyis fall silent for a moment. He smiled without saying anything and changed the subject instead.
“I’ve only just woken up, and they’re insisting on holding a banquet to welcome me. Do you want to come along?”
Qiu Chi didn’t answer his question, but asked one of her own, “Do you want me to go?”
Boyis smiled. “Of course, I do.”
He knew how delicious her blood was, he knew Qiu Chi was very powerful, and he knew that some of the vampires below him were restless.
Now this delicacy was right in front of him, yet he couldn’t taste it. He couldn’t help but feel a little frustrated and wanted to find someone to vent on. There would always be vampires at the banquet who would court death, and he didn’t mind at all if someone took care of those restless ones for him.
Although Boyis didn’t voice his thoughts, Qiu Chi understood them to some extent.
In the original plot, Boyis was able to drink Shasha’s blood and was in a good mood, so naturally, he couldn’t be bothered with the vampires below him.
But times were different now. Since he was in a foul mood, he naturally needed to find a way to alleviate it.
With Qiu Chi’s blood as a temptation, it was estimated that many vampires would be eager to make a move, especially the restless ones. And Qiu Chi wasn’t the type to suffer a loss. If someone dared to covet her blood, she certainly wouldn’t be polite.
This way, Boyis wouldn’t have to do anything and could still get rid of those restless vampires. How wonderful.
Qiu Chi agreed to go, but Boyis’s plan to use her to deal with those vampires was impossible.
There were still a few days until the banquet.
Qiu Chi spent these few days in the castle. The food was good, and it was quiet. Qiu Chi was quite at ease.
However, Boyis also had a romantic admirer.
Unlike those who just tried to flirt with him, this admirer of Boyis was a vampire with noble blood.
She came to the door at night.
Vampires had different schedules from humans. They usually slept in coffins during the day, and night was their time for fun and enjoyment.
But after Qiu Chi arrived, Boyis changed his schedule. He would accompany Qiu Chi during the day, and even if she mostly ignored him, he persisted.
As for the night, Boyis naturally wouldn't rest properly.
Since he couldn't drink Qiu Chi's blood, he would go out to hunt at night.
He thought Qiu Chi didn't know, but in reality, she knew everything.
When Serena came to the door, it happened to be when Boyis was out hunting.
She had clearly come prepared, heading straight for Qiu Chi’s room.
“I heard Boyis brought back a human woman. I’m very curious about it, so Hall, can you take me to see her?”
As she spoke, she walked directly toward Qiu Chi’s room without pausing.
Hall’s voice followed closely behind. “Miss Serena, she is the King’s guest. If you are so impolite, the King will blame you.”
Although he said that, he didn’t stop her.
“How am I being impolite? Boyis’s guest is my guest. Naturally, I must also entertain her properly…”
As she spoke, she pushed open the door to Qiu Chi’s room and then froze.
The rooms in the castle were specially made to be soundproof and to block out scents.
At the very least, when she was outside, Serena hadn’t smelled anything special.
But when she pushed the door open, the sweet, delicious scent of blood rushed toward her. She couldn’t help but swallow. She had originally come with ill intentions, but now her face held a bit more of a genuine smile.
“Hello, lovely lady. You can call me Serena. Are you getting used to living here?”
While greeting her, Serena also moved forward. It wasn’t enough to just walk to Qiu Chi’s side; she seemed intent on getting even closer.
Qiu Chi dodged her advance. “Stay away from me.”
Serena didn’t listen to Qiu Chi. She was still approaching. “Lovely lady, I like you very much. I just want to get a little closer to you. You smell so good~”
Qiu Chi took out her knife to prevent Serena from getting closer, then looked at Hall standing at the door. “Are you sure you’re not going to get her out of here?”
Although she wouldn't beat her, it didn't mean she wouldn't kill her.
Since Qiu Chi had spoken, Hall naturally took the opportunity to persuade Serena. “Miss Serena, you should leave now.”
Unfortunately, Serena didn’t want to leave just like that.
She looked at the knife between her and Qiu Chi and smiled. “This, I’m afraid, won’t stop me. You’re very sweet, and I like you very much. Don’t worry, I’ll spare your life. Even if not for Boyis’s sake, I’ll do it for the sake of your sweet blood.”
Qiu Chi sneered, “Reckless.”
Since Serena was determined to court death, Qiu Chi didn’t want to waste any more words.
However, Boyis’s timing was truly coincidental. Just as Qiu Chi was about to make a move, Boyis suddenly appeared in the room. His usually gentle face now held a hint of displeasure as he looked at Serena. “Who let you in here? Get out now.”
Qiu Chi put away her knife and watched the show from the side.
Boyis’s words were for Serena’s own good. His timely return had saved Serena’s life.
But Serena clearly didn’t think so.
“I came to see you, and to see this lovely lady. Why should I leave immediately? Boyis, you’re not being very kind, hiding such a lovely lady without letting anyone see.”
“I quite like her. How about you give her to me? I promise to find you more of what you like. Or we could share her, that’s also an option. After all, with such a sweet and delicious scent, you probably can’t bear to part with her, so I can only take a step back. What do you think?”
Serena didn’t take Qiu Chi seriously. Even when facing Boyis, she wasn’t particularly polite, clearly used to being spoiled.
Of course, this also showed that she really didn’t see Qiu Chi as anything more than a delicious meal.
Boyis, who had always been good-natured, darkened his expression. “Serena, have I been too good to you, making you forget your own status and position?”
“Get out. If you take one more step into this castle, don’t blame me for disregarding our past relationship.”
Serena was stunned.
She looked at Boyis in disbelief, then at Qiu Chi who was watching the show from the side, and her voice became shrill. “Boyis, do you know what you’re saying? If you like this food, fine, I won’t fight you for it. But what are you doing now?”
“You’re kicking me out of the castle for this food, and you even want to lay a hand on me because of it? She’s just food! Are you trying to follow in the footsteps of…”
Boyis interrupted Serena in a deep voice, “Have you said enough? If you don’t leave now, I really won’t be polite.”
Serena left, but not before giving Qiu Chi a vicious glare.
After she left, Boyis, who had been scowling, returned to his usual gentle demeanor when facing Qiu Chi, his face even showing a hint of guilt. “I’m sorry. This won’t happen again. Don’t mind what she said just now. I don’t see you as food.”
Qiu Chi had grown accustomed to Boyis’s pretense.
She chuckled lightly. “I don’t mind, but she probably didn’t appreciate your good intentions just now. If her love for you turns to hate, will she unite with other vampires who dislike you and rebel against you?”
Boyis’s gentle expression couldn’t help but stiffen. “You must be joking. My position isn’t that precarious. So in your eyes, am I that useless?”
As he spoke, Boyis even sounded a little dejected.
But he saw Qiu Chi nod without hesitation. “That’s right. In my eyes, you are very useless. Isn’t that a fact? Just look at when I hit you. Were you able to fight back? If you’re not useless, what are you?”
Boyis: “…It’s late. You should rest well. I’ll be leaving now.”
After Boyis left, Qiu Chi looked at Hall at the door again.
Hall smiled slightly. “Do you need me to close the door for you?”
“Was it you who notified Boyis?”
“It was the King who was worried about you.”
After the interlude with Serena, Qiu Chi’s days in the castle became peaceful again.
The banquet the vampires had prepared for Boyis soon arrived.
The venue was a magnificent manor. When Boyis arrived with Qiu Chi, the vampires present couldn’t help but stir, their eyes fixed on Qiu Chi.
If it weren’t for the fact that Qiu Chi had come with Boyis, they definitely wouldn’t just be staring at her from their seats. It was highly likely they would have started fighting over her.
Under the numerous wolf-like gazes, Qiu Chi sat down next to Boyis without a change in expression.
She also saw Serena and Nate across from them.
Serena was full of malice towards her, while Nate was shocked to see her.
As the two sat down, the gazes of the many vampires still didn’t move from Qiu Chi.
Some who were already dissatisfied with Boyis spoke up. “I heard the King is extremely fond of a human woman. It seems this must be her? I just don’t know what the King means by bringing this woman here.”
If there were those who were dissatisfied with Boyis, there were naturally those who were loyal to him.
As soon as the question was asked, someone retorted.
“Does the King need to explain his actions to you? Who do you think you are? You have such a big face? Just mind your own business. You want to meddle in the King’s affairs, hah!”
With these two vampires, the banquet finally livened up.
“King, you’ve only just woken up, you must be hungry. I’ve prepared many delicacies for you. Would you like to see them?”
“I’ve prepared some too, but it seems the King doesn’t need them anymore, since the best is already by his side.”
“You can’t say that. One can’t always eat the same dish. You have to try other flavors too.”
Lively as it was, their gazes on Qiu Chi never completely left her.
Boyis drank the blood in his cup and looked at Qiu Chi beside him, wanting to say something.
But he heard Qiu Chi say, “I’m very curious about the delicacies they’ve prepared for you. Why not bring them up for a look?”
Boyis was silent for a moment before nodding. “Since you want to see, of course you can.”
He knew Qiu Chi had ill intentions, but he didn’t stop her. After all, he was quite happy to see the scene descend into chaos.
The delicious food prepared for Boyis by those noble vampires was brought up.
The food they spoke of was, of course, human.
Although they had a treaty with the Church, those treaties were for ordinary vampires. Noble vampires like them had special academies to cultivate food.
The Church knew about this but could only turn a blind eye.
The people who were brought up were mentally prepared for what was about to happen. Although they couldn’t help but feel scared, their faces were relatively calm.
Qiu Chi glanced at them and said, “They’re all quite good. Are you going to take them back with you?”
To be chosen to attend this banquet and be presented to Boyis, their looks were naturally good.
Shasha was also good-looking, but more in a cute way. If it were a competition of looks, Shasha probably wouldn’t win.
But what vampires cared about was the taste of the blood.
After Qiu Chi spoke, Boyis immediately said, “I’ve said it before, I don’t want anyone but you. These people will naturally go back to where they came from.”
Qiu Chi glanced at him with a half-smile but said nothing.
If she didn’t speak, someone else would. For example, Serena.
After hearing Boyis’s words, she slammed the table and stood up. “Boyis, you are the King! How can you be so merciful to a piece of food? Don’t you forget how the last King died!”
The previous King had fallen in love with a human. That person was unwilling to become a vampire. After that person died, the previous King voluntarily abdicated and fell into an eternal sleep.
After Serena finished speaking, the banquet hall fell silent for a moment, then everyone started trying to persuade Boyis.
“Serena has a point. She is just food, after all. If you like her, you can keep her for a while longer, but food is ultimately food. You shouldn’t be so merciful to her.”
“This food does taste very sweet. If the King really can’t bear to part with her, we don’t mind helping the King share his burden.”
“King, this food tastes too delicious. I wonder if you could be generous and let us have a taste too?”
The talk at the banquet became more and more outrageous.
Boyis drank the blood in his cup without saying a word, but his eyes grew colder and colder.
Qiu Chi, on the other hand, was relaxed and even had the leisure to observe their expressions.
Most of the vampires’ faces showed covetousness for Qiu Chi. Serena was gloating. Some were worried that Boyis would really fall in love with Qiu Chi, and some were hoping that Boyis would fall in love with Qiu Chi and voluntarily abdicate the throne.
Nate’s expression was rather complicated. He just drank his blood without saying anything, glancing at Qiu Chi from time to time. There were too many vampires like him, who would look at Qiu Chi while gulping down blood. Except for Nate’s expression being different from theirs, the others were pretty much the same.
Then there were the people who had been brought up.
Even if some of them had calm expressions, the fear in their eyes couldn’t be hidden.
And some had ambition in their eyes.
After all, as long as a vampire was willing, they could also become vampires.
Although the price of becoming a vampire was not being able to see the sun, the benefit was immortality. They wanted eternal beauty.
This drama continued for a while, until the arrival of a large group of werewolves, which started another drama.
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