Chapter 2351

After this evacuation is complete, I'll find time to study it.

For now, just put it away.

Truly a bountiful haul.

"Qiyue."

"Eh~ what is it, my lord?"

"When you drank my blood before, what did it feel like?"

"Drink your blood? I only remember it smelled wonderful, tasted really good — I don't remember much else, after all it's been so long since I last drank your blood."

Indeed…

Now Zhao Chi recovers a large amount of genetic material every day, so he can leave a little for Qiyue to eat directly each day, no need for blood-drinking.

"Come here, try drinking my blood again. Besides the taste, see if there are any other sensations — drink more this time."

Qiyue was a little surprised: "Huh? What is it, my lord?"

Zhao Chi said: "I'm not sure either. It seems that ancient giant tree advanced by absorbing my blood, but I have no proof. Since you're here, I want you to feel it out."

"Hehe, okay~"

Qiyue was very willing.

She happily drew closer and took Zhao Chi's hand.

"No need, just drink straight from the blood vessel."

"Huh??"

Before Qiyue could react, Zhao Chi already pulled out the artery in his hand.

"Drink directly in a moment, and drink plenty."

Now even Tang Ruan drew closer in surprise: "My lord, although you now share my talent too, you still shouldn't hurt yourself so lightly…"

Zhao Chi laughed: "It's fine — you should understand that best."

Tang Ruan had nothing to say.

Qiyue, meanwhile, was a little nervous: "How much… counts as plenty?"

Zhao Chi said: "Drink until you're full."

"Drink… until I'm full?" Qiyue didn't quite grasp the concept.

"Right. In a moment just bite through it with your teeth. I'm not afraid of pain now. After you bite through, remember to press your tongue against the middle of the blood vessel, otherwise the vessel will seal and heal."

"This… is it really okay? I don't mind, of course, but won't it affect you, my lord?"

Zhao Chi laughed: "You have no idea how much blood I just sprayed for that giant tree. Letting you drink your fill is nothing more than a drop. Drink to your heart's content."

"Okay~"

Qiyue licked her lips and latched onto Zhao Chi's artery.

But she didn't actually bite through.

Instead she kept sliding her tongue back and forth, and the blood vessel broke open naturally.

Obediently pressing her tongue against the center of the vessel, she gulped away heartily.

Tang Ruan watched, dumbstruck.

Watching Qiyue's throat bob up and down nonstop, Tang Ruan couldn't help swallowing too: "Is it really… that good?"

Zhao Chi laughed: "Want to try? You can too."

He extended his other arm, preparing to pull out a blood vessel.

Tang Ruan quickly grabbed Zhao Chi's hand: "No need! My lord, no need! I… I'll just taste the vessel Qiyue's drinking from in a bit — please don't hurt yourself any further."

Zhao Chi laughed: "I'm the same as you now — getting hurt feels wonderful."

Tang Ruan still shook her head.

"But… but I still don't want to watch you get hurt, my lord. Really, no need…"

"Alright."

Zhao Chi had to stop.

The blood was spurting out of the artery far too fast.

Qiyue was gulping so hard she was out of breath.

Soon Qiyue's little face was flushed pink.

The skin of her neck and chest had also turned a pale pink.

"Mm… gulp~"

Qiyue took a few more big gulps, then finally stopped.

"My lord, I can't drink any more."

"Did you feel anything?"

"Nothing… it just tasted really good, really delicious."

Qiyue licked her lips — her little tongue was red, smeared with blood.

Zhao Chi said: "Then you drank for nothing. Drink some more — maybe the amount just wasn't enough yet…"

"Th… then okay."

Qiyue actually seemed a little embarrassed.

This was the first time she'd ever been embarrassed about drinking blood.

She latched onto the blood vessel again and began drinking.

Gulp~

Gulp…

"Mm… ha~~ I really can't drink any more, my lord."

Qi Yue wasn't lying.

Her smooth belly had already swollen, her stomach filled entirely with Zhao Chi's blood.

Before Zhao Chi could ask, she spoke up on her own: "My lord, I just very carefully distinguished it — there are no other sensations. I felt nothing while drinking your blood, and my body feels nothing now either. I just feel really full…"

"Alright then… Tang Ruan, you try it."

"Oh…"

Tang Ruan took the blood vessel, but stopped after only one sip.

"How is it?" Zhao Chi asked.

Tang Ruan pressed her lips together and swallowed with difficulty: "Even harder to drink than your genetic material, my lord…"

What does that mean?

This Tang Ruan — now she really dares to say anything.

Before, even if it tasted bad, she would have smiled and said it was good.

And at night, hadn't she also been choking it down while drinking the genetic material?

Now she says it tastes bad?

Zhao Chi looked at Qi Yue again.

Qi Yue was even a little scared.

"My lord… I drink your genetic material every day now, so relatively speaking, the genetic material should be more useful than blood, right? If drinking the genetic material didn't cause any evolution, drinking blood shouldn't be useful either. Besides, that giant tree could evolve in the first place, and we've never heard of humans being able to evolve."

"That's true too…"

What Qi Yue said made sense.

Then forget it.

Zhao Chi had only wanted to try it out.

They were resting anyway, and idle hands are idle hands.

Zhao Chi had actually been observing Qi Yue's status in the system the whole time.

All the attributes, all the enhancement points, and so on and so forth — truly no change.

It seemed trying to strengthen them this way wasn't going to work.

Qi Yue said: "My lord, if that giant tree really did evolve by relying on your blood, then it might work on this seed too. Later, after you plant it, you can water it with blood."

Zhao Chi's eyes lit up.

"Right! Great idea!"

Seeds generally grow very fast. Whether Zhao Chi's blood was useful or not, once the seed sprouted later, he could just try watering it with blood.

Tang Ruan asked: "Qi Yue, how did you get so smart? You've come up with several good ideas today."