Huang Qiuyan looks down at Fu Sheng with deep creases on her forehead. His right hand is charred. He is sweating and unconscious. He is still clutching his chest and breathing unevenly.
"What's wrong with him?"
[System: Dear Host, the vampire king isn't dying. Because you were stabbed by the enchanted wood dagger in the heart, his heart is also affected. His current condition is bad, but he will not die because you are alive.]
She didn't feel anything when she was stabbed, but he is still affected. She shared her mother's womb with her brother for 10 months and yet, she doesn't have this kind of connection with her twin either.
In her mind, a page of the book jumps out of nowhere.
[System: Dear Host, this is the information I found in the archive. In conclusion, you are the vampire king's true mate. You have already completed the bonding by biting each other for the first time. The bite mark on a mate's body is stronger than a wedding ring.]
"Uh... true mate?" She frowns at Fu Sheng.
[System: Dear Host, when a vampire chooses his mate, they complete the bonding by exchange blood. If the mate dies, the vampire won't be affected other than a backlash on his mind. In case of a true mate, the vampire has no choice. The vampire can never choose anyone other than the true mate. However, they can choose whether they want to complete the bond or not. If the bonding and mating ceremony is complete, the mates are connected mentally, spiritually, and physically. If one of the mates dies, the other one also dies. ]
"I am his true mate?" Huang Qiuyan laughs, but she feels like crying. Of all the vampires in the world, she is this psychotic vampire's mate. "I am not bonded to him, right? I don't remember doing anything like that."
[System: Dear Host, remember that you drank his blood like a glutton? Then, he drank your blood the last time? The first bites on each other's bodies are the marks of the first time mating.]
Fu Sheng groans in pain. He can't even move his finger. The magic from the enchanted wood hasn't withered away. Though the dagger or the magic didn't affect Huang Qiuyan, the magic infiltrated his heart. It's burning him, but he isn't dying. He can feel Huang Qiuyan's presence near him. He can't open his eyes or say anything.
Huang Qiuyan sits down and covers her face with her palms. What nonsense is this? Doing it with this man was bad enough, but she had accidentally completed the bonding. Her life is suddenly short. This man can easily die if he is stabbed by that magic wood. What about her? She isn't interested in dying with him.
"Is there any way to cut off this true mate's link?"
[System: Dear Host, there is. The chances are extremely slim. You need 100 million points to buy that method from the inter-dimensional black market.]
"How many do I have now?
[System: Dear Host, you only have 566 points. Previously, you have 1056 points. I spent some points to buy a vampire encyclopedia from the archive to understand you and vampires better. Please don't mind this. Not all pieces of information are free.]
"..." 100 million is too far.
[System: Dear Host, what do you want to do about him?]
She can't feel Fu Sheng's pain. The magic is also flowing inside her, but she is immune to it. She can still see that he is in extreme pain. If she leaves him here, he might get caught by the vampire hunter in this state. Those monsters will come out at night. At this state, this man can't fight them. She can't forget how he pulled out the dagger from her body. She is also the reason why he is like this.
He could have killed her family the moment he entered the house. He is not 100% bad.
"Can I help him in some way?" Huang Qiuyan sighs. Just once, she will try to help him.
[System: Dear Host, his true mate's blood might be able to heal him. But, why do you want to help him? You don't even like him.]
"Fu Mian would be looking forward to his father's return." Fu Sheng can't hear the System's voice. He can hear her whispers. He wonders if she is talking to herself or him. Why did she ask to cut off the true mate's link between them? Does she already regret doing it? Because he is in this state, she is looking down on him.
Huang Qiuyan bits her finger and drops a few drops of blood in his mouth.
[System: Dear Host, that's enough. Your blood is neutralizing the poisonous magic in his body. He is beginning to heal.]
She pulls back and sucks on her finger. The wound on her finger instantly heals. She scans at Fu Sheng's body with her eyes. His blackened hand is gaining color.
"I don't know whether you can hear me or not." She stands up and steps back a bit when she feels his aura getting stronger. "I am not an assassin. I had no idea that my brother and sister in law were vampire hunters. I didn't even know that vampires were real. Until a week ago, I was a human being. I was turned into a vampire during the apocalypse. I don't know why I am different."
She pauses when she sees him furrows his sharp brows. He hasn't opened his eyes. So, he is listening to her. She is afraid, but she needs to say it.
"My dream is to get married to an ordinary man and have an ordinary life. Becoming a mate of a vampire king was never be part of my plan. I have no intention of staying as your true mate. I don't want to get in your way either. I didn't know about blood exchange and mating ceremony. I think that I was sick when I tried to seduce you. I would never do that to someone like you. I am will the way to break the true mate's link between us. Until then, don't get stabbed by enchanted woods or arrows," She tells him sternly.
The frown on Fu Shen's face becomes deeper. She jumps when she sees his fingers' twitch. He is healing fast. Her courage disappears right away.
Her voice trembles a bit as she says, "Don't take offense. I will never appear before you again. I am going somewhere far away. I have an advice. It is better if you take care of the apocalypse as a vampire king. A king is a king because of its people. You should take care of the crazy monsters and find a solution. Fu Mian needs a safe world. She is human after all."
Huang Qiuyan doesn't stay any longer. She dashes away, afraid that the vampire king will get up and torture her for speaking like that to him. She has a lot to do now. Gaining the 100 million points to find the method and finding a husband are her top priorities now.