Chapter 411: Volume 1, Chapter 411: Sinful Island (8,9) Revised

A Du's fingers around her waist tightened slowly, his whole body filled with a fierce, murderous aura.

What a coincidence.

Jiang Zhi pretended to be deaf and mute, her mind constantly stirring up trouble.

Fight! Hurry up and fight!

Can I have her? Xu Hang's voice was as cold and clear as a winter mountain spring, his tall, slender figure standing under the streetlamp, the light stretching his shadow long.

The park was quiet and dim; aside from the sound of the evening wind rustling the leaves, no other noise could be heard.

The boy holding her suddenly stood up, took off his coat and placed it over Jiang Zhi's head, his low voice steeped in thick malice.

Stay here and wait for me obediently; if I discover you've run away, I will break both your legs.

Jiang Zhi's body, which had been about to flee, suddenly stiffened.

Watching the boy walk toward Doctor Xu.

She is my prey.

Doctor Xu, upon hearing that, reached into his pocket for a medical glove, put it on, then neatly rolled up the sleeve of his white shirt, revealing a section of cold, white wrist.

The vampires fought each other so fast she couldn't make out their figures.

Like a superhero from a sci-fi movie, in the blink of an eye the whole park became a mess.

Jiang Zhi saw they were fighting so intensely it was hard to tell who was stronger; she quickly held her breath and slipped away.

After she ran out of the park she finally breathed a sigh of relief; fearing they might track her by scent, Jiang Zhi bought a bottle of floral water from the nearby convenience store and sprayed it all over her body.

Ah—choo! Jiang Zhi, choked by the strong floral water scent, covered her nose and looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings.

She had to go to the city mall to exchange for medicine that would improve her physique.

She had already spent two days in the villa; at this point she had five hundred points—one hundred the first day, two hundred the second, and so on.

Because the difficulty increased each day, the points she earned would also be a hundred more than the previous day.

Following the map on her watch, she arrived in front of the pharmacy.

It was still the same boss who had received her last time, his face deadpan; seeing her, he was somewhat surprised, not expecting a girl like her to have survived this long.

The physique-enhancing medicine cost fifty points per pill; she bought them all at once.

She rented a room at a nearby hotel, locked the door, and swallowed all the pills.

After taking ten pills, her vision began to darken, a heavy drowsiness pressing on her eyelids—more effective than sleeping pills—and as she closed her eyes she quickly fell asleep.

…

Thirst…

In her blurred vision, a figure appeared, helping her up; the corner of his mouth touched the cold glass, and soon cool water flowed into her throat.

Jiang Zhi, who had closed her eyes and gone back to sleep, didn't wake up until a full eight hours later.

When she opened her eyes she saw a familiar face.

A Li?

Li Wu met her clear, clean eyes; his fingertip reached out to gently rub the tear mole at the corner of her eye, and he hummed, saying, 'I'm here.'

Jiang Zhi's vision gradually grew hazy; many memories were missing from her mind, and she only remembered that she was A Li's blood servant.

'A Li, I—what's wrong with me?' she asked, rubbing her painful, dizzy head, bewildered.

She couldn't remember anything; it felt as if a large chunk of important memory had been erased, and she tried hard to recall it but couldn't.

From looking like a sixteen- or seventeen-year-old boy, he had grown into a nineteen- or twenty-year-old; Li Wu's figure, nearly 1.89 meters tall, loomed over her as he gripped her slender white chin, leaned close to her dark eyes, and whispered softly, 'If you can't remember, don't try; just remember that you are my blood servant.'

His alone blood servant.

Jiang Zhi lay quietly in his arms, eyes closed, her delicate, beautiful face showing nothing but reliance on the youth.

…

The Nordic-style villa was surrounded by dense, deep woods; a cool, shady breeze blew on her arms, and the thickly foliaged trees cast overlapping shadows on the ground.

Jiang Zhi felt a chill, her arms instinctively drawing in, her eyes shadowed to look like round black pearls.

She exhaled a breath of cold air, draped a coat over her shoulders, and shielded herself from the outside chill.

Li Wu stood before her, his fingers threading through her soft long hair, and asked, 'Still cold?'

Jiang Zhi smiled brightly as she met his gaze, the light in her eyes dispelling all darkness, 'Not cold anymore~'

Li Wu's narrow golden eyes narrowed slightly; his fingertip rested on the corner of her eye, carrying a barely perceptible greed and possessiveness.

Hmm, come home with me.

Passing through the copper-lacquered gate, they walked in front of the garden in the courtyard.

The red rose petals seemed soaked in blood, red to an eerily gorgeous degree.

The air was filled with a faint floral scent mixed with a hint of earthy odor.

And Li Wu's favorite color was red.

So the dress Jiang Zhi wore was designed and made by him.

The vintage-red spaghetti-strap velvet long dress complemented her fair, bright skin; the waist-cinching design outlined her slender, graceful waist, and the neckline was elegant.

It gave her a graceful, charming appearance, beautiful and captivating.

Li Wu's gaze fell on her snow-white neck, his Adam's apple rolling slightly.

Come here, Xiao Jing.

Jiang Zhi heard the two words 'Xiao Jing' and was stunned for a few seconds.

A strong sense of unease welled up in her heart.

Before she could think further, she sank deep into the youth's embrace, forced to lift her chin; a slight pain made her eyes widen involuntarily, and her reddened eye sockets gathered a hint of moisture.

Not knowing how long it lasted, when her legs gave out and she began to collapse, Li Wu released her, then carried her to a bedroom.

He fed her a cup of red date sugar water, then watched her fall asleep.

Asleep, Jiang Zhi had a very strange dream.

In the dream a voice kept calling her to wake up! Wake up quickly!

Startled, Jiang Zhi broke out in a fine sheen of cold sweat on her forehead, propped herself up and sat up, the soft big bed beneath her did nothing to ease her tension.

What to remember?

Jiang Zhi couldn't figure it out, so she simply got out of bed to get water.

Leaving the bedroom, she saw a glimmer of light still shining at the far end of the hallway.

Unable to resist, she walked over and saw Lai Wu lying in the coffin.

Jiang Zhi felt admiration and affection, her brows and eyes lit up with delight; she looked for a while, then couldn't help but tiptoe over, stopping beside the coffin to squat, leaning against the cold crystal coffin, her tension gradually eased, and she soon fell asleep.

She slept until dark.

"Little Jing."

Half-asleep, Jiang Zhi saw the person she liked, opened her arms and hugged him, murmuring: "I dreamed of Ah Li."

Lai Wu felt her warm body—different from his, it was a living, breathing human form with a beating heart.

He gently asked: "What did you dream about me?"

Jiang Zhi was clear-headed and refused to say.

She released her arms, stood up, and said, "Nothing much."

Lai Wu stepped closer bit by bit, finally cornering her against the wall, his peerlessly handsome face lowered as he locked eyes with her: "Really?"

Jiang Zhi flushed red, bolted from his embrace, pointed at him and accused: "You're cheating!"

How could one use beauty to lure her into speaking?

Lai Wu gave a soft laugh and asked: "How did you come here?"

Jiang Zhi thought and said: "I seem to have had a nightmare."

After saying that, she carefully asked: "Ah Li, can I sleep with you from now on?"

Lai Wu: "Sure."

Jiang Zhi, overcome with excitement, blurted: "I like you the most!"

Lai Wu's pale gold pupils flickered slightly.

He raised his hand to press against his empty chest, as if a hint of warmth had appeared.

…

Jiang Zhi was full of energy, loved tending the garden plants, and after finishing her meal she grabbed an iron shovel and ran to the garden.

Normally, vampires would go out to hunt for food at this time of night, but Lai Wu was no ordinary vampire; he lay on the bench, reading the book in his hands, his gaze occasionally falling on the girl in the garden.

She finished pulling the weeds from the flower bed, then held the watering can and sprayed water everywhere.

The roses that had been blooming brilliantly withered instantly upon contact with water.

Seeing this, Jiang Zhi hurriedly asked Lai Wu: "Ah Li, why did they all wither?"

Lai Wu lowered the book in his hands, saw her flustered, clueless expression, and softly soothed: "They probably just don't like water."

Jiang Zhi couldn't believe it: "What kind of plant doesn't like water?"

Lai Wu took the watering can from her hand: "I'll handle this; go rest, obey."

Jiang Zhi answered with an "uh," turned and went to the nearby pond to wash her hands.

After washing her hands she came to the bench, picked up the book resting there, saw it was written in characters she didn't recognize, the page densely packed with text that made her head ache just to look at.

Jiang Zhi walked to the sofa in the living room to nap, and the landline phone on the table suddenly rang.

She picked up the phone and answered.

"Who is it?"

On the other end, hearing her voice, there was a pause of a few seconds, then after a moment they said: "Is the Founding Ancestor in?"

Jiang Zhi: "Who is the Founding Ancestor? There's only me and Ah Li here."

"……" Ah Li? Isn't that Lai Wu the Founding Ancestor?

Could the person on the phone be the Founding Ancestor's wife?

This is huge news.

The other side stayed silent, and Jiang Zhi lost patience: "Anything else? If not, I'll hang up."

"Wait!! Madam, could you have your Ah Li answer the phone?"

Jiang Zhi glanced at the youth in the garden and said: "Ah Li is watering the flowers, he doesn't have time."

The vampire stared wide-eyed.

The Founding Ancestor watering flowers???

"Madam! Could you relay to your Ah Li whether there's turmoil in the East Border?"

Jiang Zhi reluctantly agreed.

After hanging up, she walked out of the living room and, approaching Lai Wu standing at the center of the flower bed, said: "Ah Li~ a strange person called and said there's turmoil in the East Border."

A faint silver glow sprinkled over the youth's tall, pine-like frame; his black hair hung over his deep brow bones, and those narrow eyes fell upon her.

"Hmm, I know."

Jiang Zhi dazed for a moment, then spoke loudly.

"Ah Li, you're really handsome!"

Lai Wu's thin lips curved upward, like melting cold snow, a faint smile appearing.

…

After sleeping an hour, Jiang Zhi woke up, saw the youth sitting nearby reading a book, affectionately rubbed the back of his hand, and asked: "Ah Li, are those flowers better now?"

Li Wu brushed aside the black hair at her forehead, his voice gentle: "Mm."

Jiang Zhi sat up, happily slipped into her slippers, and ran toward the garden.

"I want to go see!"

Upon arriving in the garden, the watered, withered red roses had regained their vivid color, blooming under the moonlight, swaying in the breeze, breathtakingly beautiful.

She looked for a moment, then ran back, excitedly approaching the youth and asking: "How did you fix them? Ah Li Ah Li, tell me quickly~"

Li Wu looked at her, her dark eyes like they were inlaid with glittering stars, shining and gorgeous.

Unlike the humans he turned into puppets, even if dressed in splendid clothes, they were lifeless and devoid of vitality.

And the girl before him was his most perfect work.

"They like moonlight; when the moon comes out, they regain their vitality."

Jiang Zhi exclaimed: "Really? But shouldn't plants like the sun? The sun is so warm~"

Li Wu's swamp-like eyes were profound and deep, and his fingertip resting on the corner of her eye suddenly halted.

He asked: "Do you like the sun?"

Jiang Zhi intertwined her fingers behind her back, broke into a big smile, her butterfly-wing eyelashes fluttering lightly: "Whether it's the sun or the moon, I like whatever Ah Li likes~"