How to Keep a Vampire - Chapter 10

Thick curtains covered everything, preventing even a sliver of moonlight from entering the room.

Extremely faint sounds crept slowly along the doorway toward the bed, finally stopping in front of the mattress.

Shi Yu’s thick eyelashes veiled his eyes, which were filled with interest. His chestnut hair sank into the velvet bed, and his entire demeanor gave the false impression of being submissive and soft.

Too harmless, and too quiet.

He kept his eyes closed, yet he could clearly sense the intruder’s prying gaze, as if they were trying hard to discern something.

The intruder was deliberately slowing their breathing; they were leaning over, cautiously trying to get closer to look at him.

Through his surface, they seemed to be trying to find something different.

Everything was going too smoothly—waiting until the young man was asleep to seize the opportunity to verify their own suspicions.

Precisely because it was going too smoothly, it seemed all the more abnormal.

The intruder clearly knew Shi Yu; they should be considered an acquaintance.

His snow-white face was currently sunken into the mattress, and he was about to be touched…

Outside the ancient castle, a crow let out an odd caw, and the tranquility of the night seemed to have been torn open.

In a flash of lightning, everything suddenly changed.

“Breaking into someone else’s bedroom secretly without the owner’s permission.”

Shi Yu opened his eyes, lazily tugging at the corners of his mouth, and said in a sour mood: “That’s not very polite, is it?”

The young man’s entire frame was thin, and his hands, which looked weak and powerless, were currently striking at the intruder’s neck with relentless ruthlessness, his movements swift.

The intruder seemed not to have expected him to be awake; before they could even attempt to resist, the pulse beating under their neck was already in someone else’s grip.

Shi Yu didn’t lose his temper; he was just expressionless, his eyes very cold.

Lan Yin knew that this was what Shi Yu looked like when he was in a terrible mood.

Unless the other party truly had a reason, they were finished.

He wanted to take a good look at who had the hobby of breaking into rooms in the middle of the night.

When he saw that face clearly, Shi Yu’s beautiful face crumpled, and he frowned.

The intruder’s features were angular, and the look in their eyes as they gazed at him was full of astonishment.

Who was this?

He didn’t recognize them.

[Prince, I don’t recognize them either.]

Lan Yin didn’t know them either, so this person was likely not close to him.

“A-Yu.” Seeing that Shi Yu didn’t speak, the person spoke first, “It’s me.”

He probably realized that the “A-Yu” in this person’s mouth was the original human, Shi Yu, who had been sent here.

“It’s you?” Shi Yu raised an eyebrow: “And who are you?”

“I am Xie Mo.” Xie Mo assumed Shi Yu was just speaking out of anger and hesitated, “Since you’ve been here these days, have you learned to strike out at blood hunters?”

Xie Mo.

Shi Yu confirmed again, “Lan Yin, didn’t you mention before that the family name of the successive leaders of the blood hunters is Xie?”

[Yes, this person should be from the side of the blood hunters.]

[No wonder he speaks so foully.]

Knowing it was someone from the blood hunters, Lan Yin seemed to have tripped a switch, [What does he mean by ‘learned to strike out at blood hunters’? Since the agreement to live in peace, it is the blood hunters who have been spreading the terrifying idea that the vampires will be wiped out sooner or later. The vampires have long been drinking artificial blood bags, yet they are still there spreading rumors that the vampires will secretly capture humans.]

One could hear Lan Yin’s speechlessness.

“What do you mean by your words? Is it difficult to learn a little ability to protect oneself?” Shi Yu sneered, knitting his brows in displeasure. He lay on his side, propping up his chin, and stared at Xie Mo like this, “You placed me here with Wen Si, and yet you expect me to have no ability to protect myself? Have you prepared a dead end for me? I am just a discarded pawn to you.”

What Shi Yu said was no less than tearing open the ulterior motives of the blood hunters; he was asking this on behalf of the original Shi Yu.

Xie Mo was stunned, looking at him in disbelief, unable to answer for a long time. Finally, he whispered: “Of course not.”

“It is precisely because you are not a discarded pawn that I came.”

“Oh?”

Shi Yu looked at him with a look that was not quite a smile, not even bothering to get up, just leaning on the bed on his side. Because he was going to sleep, Shi Yu had already changed into his sleeping robe. The season was hot, and a single, thin layer of black sleeping robe was draped over him; the belt at his waist outlined his slender waistline, and his snow-white skin was even more striking in the darkness, like a soul-stealing beauty.

“You…” Xie Mo’s earlobes turned hot from being looked at, and his mind was in a mess. Was the Shi Yu of the past like this? How come he had never discovered that Shi Yu was so beautiful? Perhaps the face was close, but the temperament was simply that of another person.

He couldn’t help but ask: “Are you really Shi Yu?”

As if in disbelief.

“It was you who told me to come here, and now you want to ask if I am the original person.”

Shi Yu half-lowered his eyes and asked back: “Then tell me, if I am not Shi Yu, who should I be?”

The palm gripping Xie Mo’s neck had already let go, but Xie Mo still maintained that posture, half-kneeling in front of Shi Yu’s bed, no longer having the air he had when he first arrived, and was now in the posture of a subordinate.

“I didn’t mean that, don’t misunderstand.” Xie Mo paused and tentatively asked him: “Has Wen Si given you the Embracing?”

“You just sneaked up to me—did you want to see if there are any bite marks from Wen Si on my neck?”

Shi Yu smiled. Xie Mo should perhaps go look at Wen Si’s neck instead. After all, Wen Si’s blood was more attractive to him; bite marks would soon appear on Wen Si’s body.

“Then you will be disappointed. Wen Si does not fully trust me yet, so how could he be so quick to give me the Embracing?”

Shi Yu’s words were very reasonable, it was just that the blood hunters might be disappointed.

Unexpectedly, Xie Mo seemed relieved instead, “Wen Si being able to sit in the position of Vampire Duke means he certainly won’t trust you so quickly; this is normal.” Finally, he comforted him: “Don’t be discouraged either.”

Shi Yu: “?”

Is there something wrong with Xie Mo?

The blood hunters should have sent Xie Mo to examine the work situation of his little spy, so why was it now Xie Mo’s turn to comfort him?

“Actually, there is one more thing I came here for this time.” Xie Mo looked at him tangledly, “The Mermaid tribe’s mating season is approaching, and this year’s Deep Sea Giant Spirit will awaken early. The Mermaid tribe’s High Priest should have already invited Wen Si. The task the blood hunters gave you is for you to find an opportunity to follow Wen Si and take the chance to search for the Mermaid tribe’s sacred object.”

Shi Yu: “…”

Are these blood hunters tapeworms in his stomach? Why are they staring only at his targets?

“Are you telling me to go steal the Mermaid tribe’s sacred object?” Shi Yu asked with surprise, “I don’t even know what the sacred object looks like, how am I supposed to search for it?”

Lan Yin understood, [Baby, you want to use the hands of the blood hunters to find clues about the Mermaid tribe’s sacred object.]

[Baby, you are so smart]

After hearing this, Xie Mo breathed a sigh of relief, “We have already generally confirmed the sacred object of the Mermaid tribe. This is its approximate appearance.”

After speaking, Xie Mo handed Shi Yu a scroll.

Shi Yu took it and opened the scroll. Painted on the scroll was clearly a rib bone.

“Are you sure this is the Mermaid tribe’s sacred object?” Shi Yu looked at him, “Who told you this? Do you also have eyes inside the Mermaid tribe?”

Xie Mo lowered his eyes and did not answer, only asserting: “The Mermaid tribe’s sacred object is roughly this look. It is said to be the rib bone of a deceased mermaid.”

Shi Yu: “Hmm.”

He appeared to have listened, but he intuitively felt that the Mermaid tribe’s sacred object should not be like this.

The Mermaid tribe was inherently pure, and their sacred object should also be something that matched them. It shouldn’t be something that people in the outside world had been coveting for years, such as mermaid bones. The Mermaid tribe shouldn’t treat the rib bones of deceased companions as a sacred object.

After he responded, Xie Mo did not leave, but looked at him with hesitation.

Shi Yu: “Do you have anything else to say?”

“Hmm… you must pay attention to your safety.” Xie Mo looked up at Shi Yu, “If the mission really cannot be completed, you don’t need to force it. The key is to ensure your own safety.”

Shi Yu squinted his eyes in surprise, looking at Xie Mo strangely.

“Is this what the blood hunters mean, or your own personal thought?”

“I’m leaving now.” Xie Mo stood up, hid his unnatural expression, and quickly left the bedroom.

After Xie Mo left, Lan Yin appeared, still as a small, pink, glowing ball.

The small pink ball flashed and flickered; it floated beside Shi Yu’s cheek and gently pressed against it.

[Baby, when did you discover him?]

“I discovered him a long time ago.” Shi Yu held the small pink ball of light with his porcelain-white hands, affectionately continuing to press against it, “He’s a weakling.”

Lan Yin had originally only been secretly pressing against him carefully, but Shi Yu had directly taken the initiative to get close to him.

A OvO expression slowly appeared on the small pink ball of light.

Happy again~

Hee hee.

Shi Yu analyzed with Lan Yin, “I just fished out a clue about the Mermaid tribe’s sacred object, but I don’t think it’s necessarily true. Are the only existing sacred objects really only the Mermaid tribe’s?”

[The sacred objects are indeed only the Mermaid tribe’s on the surface, but there are others comparable to sacred objects—no! Things even more useful than sacred objects.]

[But it’s not an object; it is a dragon.]

Shi Yu became interested, “A dragon?”

[There are vampires, werewolves, mermaid tribes, and humans, including blood hunters, in the world today, but according to ancient records, there are also the Dragon tribe and the Elf tribe.]

[The Dragon tribe existed tens of thousands of years ago, and although the Elf tribe has withered, they still exist. However, it is recorded that a dragon egg was hidden among the vampires. That egg had not yet hatched at the time and was highly likely to have survived.]

[The Dragon tribe has a tradition of naming before birth, carving the name of the little dragon on the egg. It is said that on that egg hidden among the vampires, it is carved…]

Shi Yu: “Hmm?”

Lan Yin thought for a while and said helplessly: [It seems to be called Gu-something, and I don’t remember the other character. This ancient record was one you accidentally flipped through, Prince. If you recover your memory, you will definitely remember it.]

Gu-something.

Shi Yu couldn’t recall it now either. “Since I’ve forgotten, then let’s call it Gu-Gu for short.”

“Is the Dragon tribe itself super huge?”

Compared to the tiny original form of a bat, the original form of a dragon must be a big guy.

Lan Yin said again: [But those are just rumors, true or false is unknown; perhaps the Dragon tribe has already perished.]

“Hmm, that’s possible.”

Shi Yu felt a tinge of regret in his heart; he was actually quite curious about the Dragon tribe.

He frowned. Having been sparring with Xie Mo just now, he felt sleepy and exhausted after only a little while.

“Lan Yin, were there any major movements after I fell into a deep sleep?” Shi Yu wanted to find out exactly who it was thousands of years ago who made him fall into a deep sleep.

He was lazy, but he held grudges.

[After you fell into a deep sleep, the vampire interior underwent a major reshuffle. There was no obvious beneficiary among them, and with the position of Duke left vacant, naturally, there were many factions within the vampires who wanted to ascend to power.]

As Lan Yin spoke, his expression became subtle, [But they fought tooth and nail, and never expected that Wen Si would end up becoming the Duke.]

Wen Si hid too deeply; Lan Yin had never regarded him as someone capable of having such strength, but he had done it.

Shi Yu thought about it for a while, and no emotion could be heard in his words: “So, all in all, the one who gained the most is Wen Si…”

It was natural for Lan Yin to say so, and he was naturally suspicious.

He hesitated for a moment before asking Shi Yu: [Prince, do you remember ‘Entering Dreams’?]

Entering dreams—entering another person’s dream.

Few people have this ability, but Shi Yu happened to be one of them.

“Are you asking me to enter Wen Si’s dream?” Shi Yu’s eyes widened. He was clearly tempted, yet he pretended to be shy and touched the tip of his nose, “That wouldn’t be very good, would it…”

Sneaking into someone else’s dream or something—that’s just too… you know.

But since the other party was Wen Si, then there was absolutely no problem at all.

The night was deep. Without a single sound, all one could see was a small, snow-white, glowing figure squeezing out from a crack in the window.

The small figure was flying, bobbing up and down, very unstably, making one worry about what would happen if it suddenly fell.

Fortunately, after a great deal of effort, it crashed headlong next to a window. With a crisp ‘patter’, it slid down along the edge of the window, and after struggling again, it finally managed to squeeze into the room along the crack.

Shi Yu had probably never imagined that one day he would use his original form—a handsome and charming little bat to crash into someone else’s window.

His head was spinning just a little bit.