CH 64

Chapter 64 - Exchange Conditions

Moments later, the hand grasping his shoulder and the hand holding his left hand had both let go at the same time.

Chi Yan was a bit disoriented for a moment. When he came back to himself, he hurriedly let go of the arms he had around the other person’s neck and took a step back.

Continuously gasping, he forced himself to stay standing in front of this member of the blood clan. Otherwise, he’d immediately collapse on the floor out of weakness.

"You may go. There will be someone to take you away." The other man’s voice was extremely cold, but it didn’t sound like the kind of thing you’d hear in normal conversation. Instead, it seemed to ring directly into his mind through a distant space and time.

Chi Yan somehow felt that this voice and tone were kind of familiar, but immediately put away that thought. After all, there’s no way he could know such a prominent… member of the blood clan.

Chi Yan was somewhat stupefied hearing the message insinuated by that sentence. Was he going to let him go? He’d sucked his blood and was satisfied now, so he was letting him go go?

The other party probably wasn’t joking or deceiving him. Although he was a vampire, judging by the information Chi Yan had collected, this one was also a very powerful vampire. Plus, in this situation, he held all the cards in his hand. He had the power to manipulate him at will, while Chi Yan was powerless to resist. That’s why there was no need for him to deceive him at all.

This outcome was much better than the ones Chi Yan had expected. After all, although he had his blood sucked just now, the other party seemed to have restraint, so Chi Yan didn’t feel sick from losing too much blood. At present, it could be said that the other’s actions hadn’t caused him any worse damage.

Chi Yan’s rational mind knew that he should listen to this person for the moment, and stay silent. He should quietly leave without delay, lest the man change his mind. Then, he’d try to find someone to save Jiang Tian after leaving.

However, his mind kept flashing back to what he’d seen at the banquet hall. He didn’t dare wait any longer, since he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to save Jiang Tian. He feared that the first friend he’d met here would be completely killed by a monster's fangs, because he’d come to a stupid party with him.

That’s why Chi Yan had chosen to make an extremely risky decision at this moment. If he was either sharper and more experienced, or not so green and fearless, then he might not have had the courage to take this kind of risk with such determination.

He stood there, hesitantly, and mustered up the most sincere tone he could, as he made a request of the blood clan member in front of him who had just sucked his blood: “Thank you, but... I came here with a human friend. Would it be possible for him to leave with me too?”

The vampire didn’t immediately respond, and the room fell silent for a while.

A moment later, Chi Yan heard some kind of ethereal voice in his head again: "You are prey that accepted the black invitation, and I am a guest invited by the hosts. According to the rules, I can do anything I want to you tonight. I’ve only taken a little bit of your blood before letting you go, and now you’re taking advantage of my kindness to request another prey... On what grounds?”

What clan’s rule is that? I didn't even know what that black invitation meant…

However, Chi Yan also knew it was useless to plead his case now. On the contrary, what the other person said was very reasonable if you looked at it from his perspective.

Butting heads would only make the result worse. To begin with, he didn’t even have the resources to contend with a whole nest of inhuman monsters. He was on their territory, and his safety, as well as his friend’s, were in their hands. His only chance of achieving his goal was to obey them and act according to their logic.

Chi Yan’s came to a decision instantaneously.

He raised his head slightly, revealing the fragile and vulnerable vessels on his neck: "Please suck my blood again. You don’t have to hold back like last time… My only condition in exchange is that I take my friend with me."

In the dark room, his neck looked extremely white, slender and soft. What's more, the only person whose eyes could see this scene was already biased.

The lights in the room were dim, and Chi Yan’s eyes were blindfolded, so he couldn’t make out any shapes. Despite that, he could still feel that the other man’s eyes on him, going down from his neck and returning to it.

Unexpectedly, Chi Yan felt himself being picked up by someone, and his heart suddenly beat faster. In the next moment, he felt like he was thrown onto something soft and bouncy. Touching the silk fabric with his hand, he concluded that this should be a bed.

Soon after, he felt a shadow hanging over him, and then the weight of an adult member of the blood clan.

He wasn’t sure why the other person was doing this, but he raised his neck obediently again after remembering their exchange condition and what he’d committed to. Deep down, he’d been relieved since the other person seemed to be acting as if he’d agreed to the terms.

One kiss after another rained on his neck. The next second, his thin skin was pierced by those sharp teeth again. The man seemed to be much more eager this time. Clearly, he’d just sucked his blood not long ago, but he wasn’t calm and leisurely like last time. It was as if he was bewitched, and couldn’t suppress the desire in his heart.

Like before, Chi Yan subconsciously wrapped his arms around the man’s shoulders. In a trance, he’d felt like the man’s hands had run across his body, caressing him like in the dream.  The man was wearing something metal on his left hand; It was likely a wide banded ring...

This time, the he took three times longer before he released Chi Yan. Tears moistened the black ribbon over Chi Yan’s eyes, and some even rolled down his cheeks.

The vampire gently touched the moist black ribbon cloth with his fingers, then lowered his head and gently kissed away the tears on his face. He whispering comfortingly: “…Don't be afraid. I won't do anything to hurt you... No one here can hurt you…”

His voice was too low and muffled, so the confused Chi Yan could only capture the “Don't be afraid" part at the beginning. He couldn’t distinguish the words at the end. This time, the man had used his real voice instead of an ethereal voice. However, Chi Yan also failed to detect the difference due to his mental fatigue.

It wasn’t due to fear, but... because the feeling of getting his blood sucked again was just too stimulating. Chi Yan was slightly embarrassed by his own senses and didn’t dare say the truth out loud.

He continued to nestle against into the man’s tenderness for a long time before the vampire let go of him completely. The man got up, and backed off to one side.

After struggling to get up from the bed, Chi Yan didn’t have time to fix his torn up shirt and messy hair, so they stayed like that as he asked his deepest concern: “You’ve agreed, right? Can I take my friend out with me?"

He waited in anticipation and unease for an affirmative answer. However, the voice that responded was still cold and distant: “How naive. I could’ve done anything I’d wanted to you anyway this evening. What happened just now was only because you lured me. That said, I can still grant your request, but I have my own conditions. "

How vile. How could he...do this? He’d clearly sucked my blood very heartily.

Chi Yan grabbed his blouse. Since he’d used too much strength, it all scrunched up. Only then did he realize that all of his shirt buttons had been torn off just now. The only two left were the ones on his collar. He could only try his best to pull the two sides of the shirt together in the middle, and hold them with his hands to cover his body.

Chi Yan also knew that he had no right to resist or make any appeals at the moment. The other party hadn’t said anything wrong. He had been too naive to think that he could achieve his goal so easily.

He tried his best to calm his breathing, and said steadily: "Please state your conditions.”

“For one month, thirty days, you will come see me whenever I want to suck your blood. I’ll send someone to pick you up."

"But I usually have to attend class and have activities..." Chi Yan subconsciously looked for excuses to refuse.

The other party spoke no words, but his attitude had already made it obvious.

From the start, Chi Yan didn’t have the ability negotiate. He had neither the experience nor resources to do so. The other party only had to stay silent to annihilate him. That’s why he didn’t dare bring up any other conditions… He was being roasted, and it was imperative that he ensured his own safety and that of Jiang Tian. However, the vampire across from him didn’t seem like he’d take no or bargaining of any kind.

“…Fine, I promise, but you have to promise to ensure that all my friends and I leave here safely."

"Yes, that’s possible.” The man's cold voice came in his mind.

Chi Yan felt a piece of clothing draped over him. Then, the vampire’s voice echoed: “I will have Gray escort you out.”

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Chi Yan left the room.

Gray was waiting outside the door. His steady and unhurried voice rang beside Chi Yan’s ear once more: "You can take the the ribbon off now.”

Chi Yan reached his hand up to take the black ribbon off. The bright lights outside made him feel very uncomfortable, so he closed his eyes and didn’t open them again until after a long time.

He first looked at his clothes. There was a simple, but extremely well-made black men's coat. This was originally draped over him in a simple manner. Seeing this, Chi Yan quickly turned around and let go of the sides of the shirt he was gripping, put his arms into the coat sleeves, and properly fastened the three buttons on the front of the chest. This piece of clothing didn’t fit him very well, but it was better than his shirt with all the buttons torn off.

Gray saw the clothes on Chi Yan’s body, and his eyes faintly flashed: “All right, sir, we can go find that friend of yours.”

Gray led the way in front, and brought him straight into the banquet hall.

At this point, the atmosphere was even crazier than what Chi Yan had previously seen from the second floor. What’s strange was that all the vampires would stop eating and turn to face them wherever they passed. The members of the blood clan all made way. Some of them widened their eyes in surprise when they saw them, but even more of them lowered their eyes.

Chi Yan was a little surprised. By this point, he wasn’t that afraid of Gray anymore, because Gray had always acted like an extremely objective and rational human being in front of him. He wasn’t like a monster that would be attracted to human blood at all. That’s why he couldn't help asking: "They all look like they’re quite afraid of you.”

“They’re not afraid of me.” Gray replied flatly.

"Then why would they make way?"

“You ask because you don't know," the gray-haired man looked back at him calmly, "you have the scent of His Royal Highness all over your body.”

Even if the members of the blood clan didn’t know how Prince Eymer smelled, they’d still be frightened by such a powerful and noble scent.

The scent of His Royal Highness was all over his body? Chi Yan heard this and pulled at his clothes a bit in a daze. Was it because of this coat? Because this coat belonged to their prince? Because it belonged to the owner of that hand, and the vampire who’d just sucked his blood and promised to let him and his friends leave