I’ll let you go, okay?!

“Click!”

The bedside lamp clicked off.

The brightly lit bedroom was instantly plunged into darkness.

Moonlight streamed through the window, bathing her exquisite form.

Her skin, bathed in the lunar glow, appeared even more alabaster and delicate.

A blush spread across her face, threatening to engulf her entire body.

Her crimson lips parted, releasing tendrils of white mist, wisps of warm air swirling around her, creating an enchanting, dreamlike aura.

The cool moonlight, however, could not conceal her excitement.

Her supple body glowed pink, radiating a fiery warmth.

Xi Xue had turned off the light.

Outside the window, crickets chirped a clear, melodious symphony, punctuated by the occasional twinkle of distant stars.

It was as if night and moonlight, light and shadow, white and black, coexisted in a harmonious interplay.

Inside the room, too, there was a stark contrast of hot and cold.

Lan Ruobing’s back felt a chill, while Xi Xue’s body burned with heat.

At this moment, Lan Ruobing’s hands were clasped together, held firmly above her head by one of Xi Xue’s hands, pinned to the bed.

Lan Ruobing could clearly see the hollow of Xi Xue’s armpit, and beside it, the generous curve of her breast, softly drooping.

Several strands of dark hair fell, just enough to obscure the spot one might be tempted to bite.

Suppressing the restless stirrings within her, Xi Xue used one hand to hold Lan Ruobing down, while with the other, she slowly shed her bath towel.

Her rosy-white skin, revealed as the towel slipped, was utterly exposed.

‘Important matters demand a sense of ceremony,’ Xi Xue mused.

She was not like other vampires, who rushed headlong into things.

As a noble, she sought elegance, a leisurely savoring, and a prolonged intimacy.

She would not strip Lan Ruobing’s bath towel off all at once.

Instead, she would slowly peel it away, relishing the pleasure of discovery, and consuming her bit by bit, leaving no regrets.

After all, this was their first time—the first for both of them.

However, fate had other plans.

Just as Xi Xue was about to begin her enjoyment, Lan Ruobing’s pupils constricted abruptly, and she let out a gasp before passing out.

Her legs stiffened, then relaxed limply, her eyes rolling back as she weakly closed them.

Xi Xue was stunned!

She hadn’t even started, and Lan Ruobing had already fainted from fright?

Was her vampiric form truly that terrifying?

“Ruobing? Ruobing, Ruobing! Wake up! Please wake up! What’s wrong with you?! Don’t scare me!”

She called out, gently patting Lan Ruobing’s cheek, her expression anxious, all her previous composure gone.

Yet, no matter how she tried to rouse her, Lan Ruobing remained utterly still.

Had she not confirmed Lan Ruobing’s heartbeat and breathing, she would have been terrified to death!

Thankfully, she had only fainted.

Xi Xue let out a long sigh, gazing at Lan Ruobing with a complex mix of emotions.

‘What should I do? What should I do?! Should I continue or not?!’

Indeed, this was an excellent opportunity.

With Lan Ruobing unconscious, Xi Xue could do as she pleased.

While it might be a bit dull to proceed alone, perhaps by continuing, she might even awaken Lan Ruobing.

Then…

But could she truly be so selfish?

Lan Ruobing had fainted and needed rest.

Could she really do this?

‘No,’ she decided, a wave of melancholy washing over her.

She couldn’t help but recall the young women whose eyes had reflected such deep fear…

‘What about the future?’

‘Should I blindfold Ruobing?’

‘No, she needs to get used to my appearance,’ Xi Xue resolved.

‘Tonight won’t do. Tomorrow, after Ruobing wakes, we’ll begin special training.’

‘Anyone else can be afraid of how I look, but you cannot…’ she thought to herself, as she prepared to get off Lan Ruobing.

Inadvertently, however, she caught sight of Lan Ruobing’s upturned lips!

Though only a slight curve, it gave the impression that she was secretly smiling!

Xi Xue froze.

When she looked closer, there was nothing, as if it had been an illusion.

Her gaze swept to Lan Ruobing’s eyes, and the eyelashes of her right eye seemed to tremble slightly.

“Heh~” Xi Xue let out a meaningful smile.

She sighed, saying, “Ah, it seems tonight is out of the question. Let’s sleep.”

Then she lay on Lan Ruobing, burying her face in her neck.

She licked her.

Lan Ruobing, who had been feigning unconsciousness and feeling quite pleased with herself, suddenly felt a cold, wet sensation on her neck.

Terrified, her entire body tensed, and her lower body clenched uncontrollably.

‘What is Xi Xue doing? Is she going to bite me? Does she have a habit of biting people even in her sleep?’

However, she waited nervously for a long time, and aside from being licked a few more times in between, nothing else happened.

She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, carefully noting the steady breathing against her neck, and then opened her eyes.

‘So, she’s just a restless sleeper, with a habit of licking people…’

Previously, Lan Ruobing had struggled in vain, resigned to letting Xi Xue do as she pleased, eventually giving up.

But in truth, this was a choice she had made after careful consideration.

She was gambling that Xi Xue wouldn’t actually consume her.

Compared to a cold, lifeless corpse, a vibrant, living being would surely stir a vampire’s desire more intensely.

Indeed, the reality matched her expectations: Xi Xue ultimately gave up on tormenting her.

When she secretly opened a sliver of an eye and saw Xi Xue preparing to give up, she couldn’t help but let out a tiny smile.

Then Xi Xue looked over, and Lan Ruobing was so nervous, thinking she had been discovered.

Fortunately, she hadn’t.

After this ordeal, she vowed that in the future, she would feign death without a ripple of emotion, lest she scare herself to death.

She dared not move, only opening her eyes to look at the ceiling, cautiously rolling her eyeballs to observe her surroundings and ponder an escape.

Just then, her neck was licked a few more times.

She paid it no mind.

‘Surely, she’s relaxed her guard now…’

Xi Xue’s lips curled into a smile, a glint of cunning flashing in her ruby-like eyes.

Then, without hesitation, she bit down hard on Lan Ruobing’s tender white neck!

“Mmmph! Hmph!”

The sharp fangs pierced her delicate neck, making Lan Ruobing squeeze one eye shut in pain.

As soon as the sound escaped her, she wanted to cover her mouth, but reaching out, she remembered her hands were still clamped by Xi Xue, pressed against the bed.

She had no choice but to suppress the urge to move, trying not to cry out too loudly.

She wasn’t sure if Xi Xue was awake, or if she had just bitten her in her sleep.

‘Can you endure it?’ Xi Xue thought with a cold smirk, increasing the pressure.

“Sss-aah-umm! Hmph-hmph-umm!”

A soulful moan.

Lan Ruobing strained to suppress her voice, her heart raging: ‘Go easy, you scoundrel!’

‘You’re quite resilient. Let’s see how long you can last!’ Xi Xue thought to herself, not increasing the force, but rather leisurely beginning to draw blood.

‘Is this… she’s starting to feed?!’

Feeling her blood draining away, and sensing the movement of Xi Xue’s lips and tongue, Lan Ruobing’s heart filled with panic and indignant shame.

‘Damn it, this Xi Xue, she even feeds on unconscious people! Does she have no professional ethics? Can’t she learn from a bear, for example?’

‘Wait, don’t lick while you’re feeding…’

Lan Ruobing could no longer hold back.

Whether Xi Xue was awake or asleep no longer mattered.

She was being fed upon!

In the face of life, what was dignity but a mere trifle!

“Xi Xue, Xi Xue, I’ll let you have your way, I’ll let you have your way, okay?! Just a little less! Can you just take a little less?! If you keep going, I’ll die! I’ll really die!! Please let me go! Please, I beg you, let me go!!”

She frantically pleaded for mercy, her body beginning to heave and twist violently.

She wasn’t sure how much blood was in her body, or how much Xi Xue had already taken.

She only felt her blood constantly draining away, each drop gone a drop less!

If it continued, she might lose too much blood and never come back!

‘Oh, you can’t hold back already? I’ve barely taken any…’

Xi Xue smiled triumphantly, licking her lips, and continued to feed, though much more gently.

At the same time, she injected something else with her fangs…

As a vampire, she naturally knew how much was appropriate to take, and for the sake of their ‘business,’ she would certainly leave plenty.

But then again, ‘Why is this blood so fragrant?! It’s simply the finest of human delicacies!!’

‘What a powerful tonic!!’

Her eyes lit up, and she comfortably narrowed them.

‘Excellent. I’ve found a treasure.’