32 In His Arms

Jiang Ying Yue stood in front of the same courtyard which was burning the previous evening all thanks to her incompetence in using the right spell at the right place and time. 

A sigh left her lips as she sympathized with herself. Being a fifteen hundred old vampire, she was one of the most powerful beings back in her world. But ever since she had traveled to this new world, she had become as weak as a newly turned vampire.

She was unable to control her thrust for blood which was creating problems for her. She was unable to properly use her powers, and she was also unable to protect herself from powerful people around her.

With a shake of her head to get rid of her troubled thoughts, she climbed up the stairs where the familiar wooden door greeted her. She was more than prepared to use the right spell this time to open the door. But surprisingly, as soon as she reached the door, it flew open on its own, welcoming her inside.

Her steps immediately halted as she realized that something was not normal about the situation. She felt soft tingles starting to run all over her body which made her realize that the man whom she wanted to meet was actually waiting inside the courtyard for her.

Without wasting another precious second, she stepped inside the empty living room. Her feet carried her towards the south part of the courtyard which was connected with another building.

She was in such a hurry to find the owner of the manor, that she completely ignored the sensations that had started to take over her body.

It did not take her long to find the man who was sitting around a table as he played chess. 

He was looking just as handsome and godly as the previous day. His hair was pulled in a high ponytail and a beautiful white jade hairpin was keeping them in place. His long slender fingers moved over the board as he placed his piece.

Her attention then landed on the other person who was sitting opposite the blue-robed man. This one was wearing long white brocade robes while a silver mask was covering half of his face. Only his soft red full lips were visible along with the sharp jawline.

For some reason, she felt a sense of familiarity after looking at the white-robed man but she did not get enough time to ponder on that feeling because the blue-robed man decided to speak at that moment.

"I would have loved to say that seeing you here is a nice surprise but unfortunately, I don't like to lie." His voice was still soft but the mockery in it made Jiang Ying Yue's blood boil.

She clenched her fingers in tight fists before she marched towards the table where those two men were sitting. Her fist landed on the table, creating a loud sound and scattering the chess pieces all over the place.

She glared at the handsome face of the blue-robed man as she spoke through gritted teeth, "Who the hell are you? How dare you take advantage of me and bound me with you, and why the... "

She trailed off with a soft gasp as the man suddenly waved his hand and all the scattered pieces returned to their original position on the board, reminding her that the man in front of her was not a normal human.

All of a sudden, she was regretting leaving Silver behind in the tunnel. If he had been there with her, she would always have had the option of fleeing with him if the situation started getting out of her hands. Unfortunately, she was all alone against two mysterious men who were hiding some magical tricks up their sleeves. 

"If you can go around taking advantage and bounding someone to you, then why can't I do the same?" He asked without even looking at her as he moved one of his black pieces on the board.

It was clear that he was pointing towards what happened in the hidden cave two days ago. Ying Yue had no idea about how this man had so much information about her but this was surely not good news for her. The man definitely had some kind of secret motive and she suddenly wanted to stay away from him as much as possible.

She took in a deep breath to calm herself down a little bit before she started speaking, "Listen! That's a misunderstanding. I don't know how you know about what happened that day with me and that man, but let me make it very clear - It was a MISTAKE! I never intended to do what I ended up doing." 

Only God knew why she was trying to defend herself but at that moment, she felt like she needed to make the point clear. After all, the incident had ruined her image.

A small twitch appeared on Qing Shan's face as he replied in a calm tone, "What a coincidence! I'm the same as you."

A frown appeared on Ying Yue's face as she looked at the man who was too engrossed in playing his game. "What do you mean?" She asked.

"I'm saying that what happened the previous evening was also a mistake. I never intended to do what I ended up doing." He repeated her words as he watched his opponent successfully counter-attacking his previous move.

"You want me to believe that shit? You know too much about me for your explanation to sound even a little bit sincere. Also, you fed me your blood. That can't be a mistake. How did you even know that I wanted your blood? Not only that but I'm damn sure that the bond was initiated by you and not me. I'm not gonna buy this lousy explanation of yours. I want to know exactly who you are and what do you want from me?" 

Jiang Ying Yue didn't get the time to catch her breath because suddenly the blue-robed man took hold of her right wrist and pulled her towards him, making her lose her balance and fell....... in his arms!