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Qi Wuliao opened his eyes. Recalling the past events that had happened before he had been knocked out, he knew that he was really in a blunder now. Thinking this, he tried moving his hands, only to be stuck in place without hope.

Qi Wuliao looked at the vampire by his side who he found out was not the Vampire Lord but the next successor instead. Although he truly didn't know what was currently happening, he had already prepared a back-up plan. There was a tracker on his body, implanted into his teeth so that no one would be able to find it. He just had to wait and see what was going to happen next.

Wen Zhuhei woke up, an aching at the side of his stomach from where he had been wounded. Although vampires healed quick, it was still silver. He would be feeling the aftermath for a while longer than expected. Not to mention, his whole body was currently wrapped in silver so he would have almost no strength to resist properly.

Wen Zhuhei looked at Qi Wuliao, moving his body was he sat up and leaned against the wall.

"Well, it looks like we will be stuck here for a while." Qi Wuliao mumbled as he saw that Wen Zhuhei was awake now. He was worried about Su Heliang, but Qi Wuliao knew that they were going to use him against him and that he would need to be alive. "You never told me your name, so let's reintroduce ourselves. My name is Qi Wuliao, 19 years old and the head of the hunters associations."

Wen Zhuhei didn't refuse, he was going to be stuck with this man for a long time. "Wen Zhuhei, 18 years old, the next successor for the seat of the Vampire Lord." Saying this, he leaned against the wall, looking over to see Qi Wuliao's bruised face.

Qi Wuliao let a small smile escape his lips, even as his face was marred with some blood. "It looks like we will be here for a while. Let's try to cooperate as best as we can, Zhuhei."

Wen Zhuhei let out a sound for his agreement as he began examining the room. It was moderately small, there were no windows and there was only one entrance. There was only a small bed and some chairs that were obviously not meant for either of them. Other than that, there was nothing else. The door was also protected by bars so that they wouldn't have a chance of breaking it down.

Qi Wuliao didn't care much about what was going on with Wen Zhuhei, he made himself at home, leaning very comfortably against the wall before he then asked, "Do you know why he suddenly betrayed you?" Although he knew that there was something bigger, Qi Wuliao still wasn't sure.

Wen Zhuhei didn't answer the question, his eyes looked down at the ground in silence. There was a heavy emotion within them, his face dim and cold.

Qi Wuliao didn't get an answer and he didn't push it. That was until a soft but still mature voice replied back after minutes passed.

"No, I was foolish. I should've spoken to him first before I decided such a rash decision." Wen Zhuhei showed a self-ridiculing smile as he uttered this.

Qi Wuliao didn't know who Wen Zhuhei was speaking about but he was able to infer that it was someone he was close to. "Yeah, I should have been more careful too. Now, I'm sure that everyone is panicking about our disappearance." He wasn't worried for himself. He was more worried about the situation outside.

The two had nothing to do, they began speaking to each other about things currently happening on each side. Before knowing it, they got closer to one another as they realized that their roles ere also similar. When hours had gone by, the door finally opened.

Wen Zhuhei and Qi Wuliao stopped in their conversation, eyes turning to the person who had arrived.

"Yinlui."

Li Yinlui opened the door, unlocking the bars that separated them as he closed it once he arrived inside. His eyes were calm, having taken off his glasses, his eyes were even more spectacular and shining with mysteriousness.

Wen Zhuhei should've known. Something was off about Li YInlui but he had brushed it off as soon as they began working together. It revealed why Li Yinlui was so secretive and why he had made him give the drug to Chen Shujin. Thinking about Chen SHujin, Wen Zhuhei's heart ached with pain.

Li Yinlui walked towards them, grabbing a chair and pulling it out as he sat in front of them.

"Well, I'm sure you have something you wanted to speak about else you wouldn't have captured both of us." Qi Wuliao was the first to speak up, t wasn't in his nature to sugarcoat things.

Li Yinlui's eyes looked at Qi Wuliao without a ripple in them. "I do, else I would't have done this."

Hearing this, Wen Zhuhei suddenly smirked, his gray eyes shining with anger. "As if you wouldn't have done this, you were always aiming for this." Now that he pieced everything, it made sense.

All the information Li Yinlui had given him, how he had always seemed hesitant when speaking about the humans and even his own life. Wen Zhuhei should've noticed that he had never been able to control Li Yinlui like how he thought he had.

"In life, there are things that will have to be taken by using force. I won't apologize for what I've done to you both because you won't understand why I'm doing this." Li Yinlui did not have any reaction to Wen Zhuhei's words, merely brushing it off.

"Mr. Qi, you have someone that I need." Upon saying this, Li Yinlui's eyes grew colder and obviously held more emotion within them.

"I won't know if you merely tell me that. I have a lot of men in my hand, just that won't be able to let me know what it is you want from me." Replying with this, Qi Wuliao's eyes also grew a layer of ice, not budging his eyes and staring straight towards Li Yinlui.

Wen Zhuhei listened carefully, knowing that he wasn't involved in this just yet. What was Li Yinlui after, so that he would betray everyone by his side?

Li Yinlui didn't seem to mind Qi Wuliao's stare and simply replied, "Huang Zaijin, what did you do to him?" While saying this, his eyes turned a bit sharper.

Qi Wuliao, who heard that name, suddenly turned quiet. "I have never heard of that name before, hence it seems that I don't have the person you are looking for."

Wen Zhuhei kept his expression solid, even as he could see how Li Yinlui froze with Qi Wuliao's answer. Li Yinlui was looking for someone and from what Wen Zhuhei could deduce, he thought that the person was with Qi Wuliao. But it also seemed that Qi Wuliao did not know who Li Yinlui was speaking about.

"Mr. Qi, your life and death is in my hand. You should be careful with your answers." Li Yinlui's voice turned sharper, noticeable fury hidden behind his eyes.

But Qi Wuliao merely smirked with that, his usually kind eyes had turned cold. "Li Yinlui, even though I may not know who you're looking for, he is still in my hands. If you are willing to go this far for him, I'm sure you wouldn't want to see me fully kill him."

Li Yinlui noticeably backed down with that. He clenched his fist without a word. He couldn't be too willful when he still didn't know what had happened to Huang Zaijin.

Standing up, Li Yinlui turned back to say. "I will be back in the evening, I trust that Mr. Qi will have an answer for me then." Then, he closed the gates and the door with that.

Qi Wuliao finally collapsed after Li Yinlui was gone, sinking against the wall. His hair was in a mess but he still couldn't fix it, only able to blow at it and hope it wouldn't fall back. The marks on his face had begun to bleed, tiny bits of blood dripping down his face.

Wen Zhuhei suddenly flinched as the smell of blood floated in the air. How long had it been? It was only a few days ago, but then again, his body was weaker against the silver that kept him chained. He could feel his fangs poking at his lips and his sense of smell got stronger.

Qi Wuliao noticed that Wen Zhuhei was too quiet. Then, as he lifted his face to stare at him, he realized why. "When's the last time you were fed?" He stared straight into Wen Zhuhei's slowly reddening eyes.

"A few days ago, usually I would be able to last a week or two after feeding, but the silver is wearing my body down." Wen Zhuhei closed his eyes, hoping to distract himself from his craving hunger.

Since Wen Zhuhei was a half-blood vampire, his limit was a week. If he wanted, he could push the limit. The weaker the vampire, the more they will feed to curb their hunger. Chen Shujin could go a month without feeding because he was an old and a strong vampire. Pure-blood vampires tend to feed less as they could also eat human food.

Hearing this, Qi Wuliao looked at his arm in front of him and Wen Zhuhei's appearance. The vampire did look very weak and now he knew why. If Wen Zhuhei grew too weak, then he wouldn't be able to help Qi Wuliao with his escape plans. Biting his lips, Qi Wuliao finally decided. So what, it was just a bit of blood. Plus, both of them need to stay alive.

Qi Wuliao scooted over to Wen Zhuhei so that they sat next to each other. Then, without any emotions in his words, he blurted, "Bite me."

Wen Zhuhei opened his eyes in shock. "What are you on? You want me to bite you?"

Qi Wuliao rolled his eyes. "Look, I need you to be at your full strength. Your vampire friend over there looked like he was ready to snap my neck just a while ago. If you end up passing out on me because of your hunger, death is really assured for me. It's just some blood, I'm not going to die from it."

At this point, the two were already close enough for Qi Wuliao to drop his guard, even offering his blood now. They were going to be working together in the future, plus, both of them had someone they loved.

Wen Zhuhei looked at Qi Wuliao but shook his head in the end.

"What? Is my blood not your type? Do you prefer type A or type O?" Qi Wuliao said this with sarcasm but he was able to see Wen Zhuhei's conflicted look.

"No, I feel like I'm betraying him by doing this." Wen Zhuhei was quiet honest in front of Qi Wuliao, for some reason, he felt that the man could be trsuted.

Hearing this, Qi Wuliao knew that he wouldn't be able to change his mind. Blame it on him for being stuck with a vampire who was dead-set on not betraying the man he loved, even if it was just this. "Alright, but if you start passing out, I'm going to have to punch you every now and then."

Wen Zhuhei nodded his head at that. Truthfully, he still blamed himself for everything. Now, he didn't even know if Chen Shujin was safe or not, so this was basically a way to punish himself. If he had known this would have happened, he wouldn't have hesitated and confessed his feelings back then.

"Say, does he even know that you like him?" Qi Wuliao asked as he noticed Wen Zhuhei's expression that grew a bit heavy.

Wen Zhuhei heard the question but didn't answer until a few seconds passed away after. "No, I never told him." At least, not forward he hadn't.

Qi Wuliao lifted his lips at that, "Me too. I've liked him for so long but was too afraid to confess. Now that I don't even know what's going to happen next, I feel like an idiot. Should've just took that leap, the worst that could've happened was a rejection."

"But, when you like someone so much and you've been by them as a simple friend and nothing more, you get too scared to speak about the feelings in your heart. Even though you want to confess, you think about the chances that you may destroy what you have between them and you. Until you've experienced it yourself, you will never know how it feels like walking the lines between life and death."

Wen Zhuhei let the words sink into his heart. Truth be told, he was very scared that he could lose Chen Shujin forever if he spoke about his feelings. There was always that voice that told him to not do anything that could break his relationship with the man, so he had hidden away his feelings that began to grow out of hand.

"I realized that if I never take that final step, I would be left with regrets even at the end of my life. Wen Zhuhei, you should confess no matter what." Qi Wuliao smiled with pride in his eyes.

Yet, these words made him as feel if a huge burden was lifted from him, it felt as if it had gone through his soul.

Wen Zhuhei didn't say anything. Actually, he knew it better than anyone. And he was going to confess, no matter what, he was going to take that final step. Enough about fooling himself, he knew what he wanted in his life. He wanted to be the one accompanying Chen Shujin.

He wanted to be Chen Shujin's lover...

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