Chapter 64

Translated by boilpoil Edited by boilpoil

Yu Chenqing collects himself from his thoughts. Looking back at Bai Lianhua, he asks softly, “can you hold it?”

Bai Lianhua continues to hold his inner glutton in as he acknowledges his question. His most important issue is how to leave the national park.

He quietly looks over Yu Chenqing, and is disappointed to discover none of what appears to be umbrellas or other sunblocking items.

The system says, “uh… Clearly, the antagonist would not be so delicate as to bring an umbrella for the sun everywhere.”

Yu Chenqing also realises Bai Lianhua’s current predicament. Without questioning how the little vampire appeared here at day without any protection, he tells him, “wait for me, I’ll buy something that can block the sun for you.”

If it’s a park area, then there are usually stores that sell these.

Bai Lianhua nods obediently, his eyes glimmering.

Yu Chenqing can’t help but sigh, however, “to be honest, I feel unsafe… I’m really afraid when I’m back, you’ll be missing again.”

Then, how ever will he look for Bai Lianhua?

Bai Lianhua “…” Ok, ok, antagonist. My fault.

He lowers his head in shame, “I won’t. I promise. When you’re back, I’ll definitely still be here, not a single step from where I am.”

Then after some thought, he says with a serious face to Yu Chenqing, “look, I’m photosensitive, and hungry. Now I can only be saved by you. I can’t run.”

The system praises him, “good call, host. I can feel you appealing your weakness.” So that the antagonist can pity the little white lotus.

——It’s quite important to note that the special species of the host in this world means he can be much more violent in basic stats than in other worlds. It’s not easy to continue to exude the feeling of a fragile white lotus.

Bai Lianhua rolls his eyes at the system in his mind.

Yu Chenqing wasn’t gone for long before he comes back with stuff in his hands.

Now that it’s autumn, past the season needing much sun protection, the stock in the shops are largely limited to what didn’t sell well. The styles and the appearance are quite… questionable, but that is not Bai Lianhua’s number one concern right now. He only looks at them sadly for a bit before quickly putting on the hat, opening the umbrella, and then taking tentative steps towards where there was sunlight before that he didn’t dare approach.

Good, all is well. It’s not harming him anymore.

Yu Chenqing’s lips perk up slightly. Even if he’s dressed in rather peculiar garments, since it’s on Bai Lianhua, somehow it doesn’t feel too aggressive on the eyes.

Though while there is something blocking the sun, just in case, Yu Chenqing still half-hugs half-locks Bai Lianhua, almost having him fixed in his embrace, and then picking the least frequented path out of the park. They immediately head home after reaching the parking lot.

——Of course, back to where Bai Lianhua used to stay.

Thank the workday that there are few people out to play, so the whole area was devoid of people, or he would have offended so many pairs of eyes.

Reaching the apartment, Yu Chenqing takes out the keys and opens the door like it’s the routine thing to do. He also pulls the curtains down as Bai Lianhua waits outside. It can be said he’s getting quite comfy in the place indeed. As Bai Lianhua expected, the house looks the same as when he left.

Though still, Bai Lianhua would feel more anxious the more it’s going according to experience. All the familiar flags of the usual scheme.

He sits down awkwardly, and before he could say anything, Yu Chenqing slices a small wound on his arm, but does not pour it into a glass like before. Instead, he puts his arm in front of him.

Bai Lianhua “???”

Looking at Bai Lianhua, seemingly bewildered, Yu Chenqing asks him, “weren’t you hungry?”

“Or is it that you can’t bring yourself to feed even like this? When you don’t need to make the wound yourself?”

Yu Chenqing continues the standoff as if he won’t retract his arm if Bai Lianhua won’t respond.

Bai Lianhua hesitates for a while before working out the pros and cons and his instincts compel him to approach it… Weird. Isn’t he the predator here? Why does he feel like he’s being forced to here?”

And then Bai Lianhua confirms his previous speculation. Yu Chenqing’s blood is tastier, and it was not his hallucination.

How do you describe it, like a normal homely meal suddenly ranking up several times into a gourmet meal?

There’s even a moment when he almost can’t hold it back and is about to pry open Yu Chenqing’s wound with his fangs for more blood… Realising that, Bai Lianhua quickly lets the arm go and backs off in a panic. He looks as if he’s horrified but, given he’s on sitting on a sofa, he can’t back off that much. So he just ends up with his back sticking closely onto the sofa.

——Seriously? Has he always been so rabid? It can’t be helped that in this world given his species’ diet, for his appetite he had to drink blood, but now he even wants to bite people? Is, is it over for him?

Bai Lianhua is quite flabbergasted. He is bombarding the system with questions about why, but the damned system just replies with ‘Emm.’

The damned system is useless as always! Bai Lianhua frustratedly thinks.

Though Yu Chenqing doesn’t seem to mind it. Seeing Bai Lianhua tremble in fear, not knowing what to say even if he’s got his mouth open, he touches Bai Lianhua stubby canines with the tip of his finger.

He’s wanted to do this for a long time.

“Even if you do bite it, it’s fine;” Yu Chenqing has a gleaming smile, “next time, you don’t have to fight your own instincts.”

“I like the warmth of your touch.”

“Also, I’m a food bank, aren’t I?”

Bai Lianhua “???”

Wait, this heck of a pleased tone… Has he gone bonkers or has the antagonist gone bonkers?

The system pops up, “neither. It’s just the usual antagonist getting tainted every single time… Eh, you’ve been through it so many times already, host, still not used to it yet?”

No no no. He will never get used to it. He can never face it with a straight face even if it happens a few more times… Bai Lianhua is refusing to accept reality.

After the minor incident and Bai Lianhua is filled, he is still yet too agitated to purely enjoy the computer and internet he sorely missed.

He can’t just ignore Yu Chenqing’s continuous gaze at him like nothing has happened and let himself out.

Bai Lianhua starts to think deeply about in which direction the antagonist is tainted. He can’t just have an obsession with being bitten by him? Besides that though, he doesn’t seem to be odd anywhere else.

Also, the antagonist doesn’t seem like he’d return to the original world’s path no matter what?

The system seems to know something, “don’t worry host. You’ll know soon.”

…

And then Bai Lianhua knows.

After the sun sets on their embarrassing day, and night falls, Yu Chenqing suddenly feels different. Bai Lianhua who’s sitting next to him is surprised to suddenly feel like he can sense a member of the same kind. Now, looking back at Yu Chenqing, he’s definitely like a vampire.

Or rather, just simply a vampire.

Bai Lianhua’s jaws drop to the ground.

What the heck? What in the bleeding Christ happened, like, Yu Chenqing was a normal person during the day. When he’s agonising trying to wrap himself up like a zongzi , Yu Chenqing was even hanging out casually in the sun! A vampire? You kidding me?

And then Bia Lianhua is a bit angry. Did another vampire turn Yu Chenqing after all after he left?

The antagonist he worked hard to wash white, turned back into a vampire just like that, and then tainted still?

He better not figure out who did it! Or he would…

Before Bai Lianhua can finish his thoughts, the system interrupts him while implying something, “uhh… Host, try not to set up flags for yourself. It’s a bad practice.”

Bai Lianhua “???”

He seems to be dazed for a moment before countering, “what did you mean by that? You can’t mean to say I turned the antagonist?”

“Impossible. I am one hundred percent certain the moment I left the antagonist was still a normal young man in excellent health with no psychological trauma and even healthier than I was!”

Or that stingy and picky system wouldn’t have given him a pass back in the white lotus mission in the first place.

“I’ve also been careful in our interactions, never letting Yu Chenqing touch my blood… Wait, actually, after I saved Yu Chenqing and dragged him home, I’ve not even been hurt once?”

No wounds, no blood; no blood, no turning into a vampire for the antagonist. What, did it happen in his dreams?

The system clears its throat, “cough. Don’t get agitated yet. I didn’t say it happened when you were still in this world. Of course, he was converted after you left… But, think about it, when you transmigrated for the first time, have you never been hurt before you saved the antagonist? Never left a single drop of blood behind?”

Bai Lianhua follows the system’s line of thought, before suddenly realising something and his expression contorts. He almost feels like suffocating.

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