You Rong fed Lin Qinghe a lot of blood, and seeing her complexion recover a little, her skin becoming fair and smooth, no longer showing the signs of imminent dryness from just now, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
You Rong ignored the wound on his wrist; the blood would stop on its own after a while.
He lowered his gaze to Lin Qinghe, gently tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear. Looking at her delicate face, his heart still pounded intensely.
Why was his heart beating so fast?
In the past, when Lin Qinghe ate, his heart would also quicken, but not to this exaggerated degree like today.
You Rong's gaze fixed on Lin Qinghe's soft, red lips, feeling extremely dry-mouthed. His sharply defined Adam's apple bobbed up and down. As if possessed, he slowly lowered his head and pressed his lips onto hers. The Sudian novel network.
His lips touched, and You Rong's pupils contracted sharply. He froze, motionless.
It wasn't to feed Lin Qinghe; he genuinely wanted to kiss her, and he had!
Why?
You Rong's thoughts became sluggish, his mind solely focused on the question: why? Why did he want to kiss Lin Qinghe?
Suddenly, You Rong remembered a pair of blood race servants in the castle who had performed a ceremony to become partners. On the day of their ceremony, they had kissed each other, their eyes fixed only on each other, as if nothing else could penetrate.
He vaguely recalled asking Lin Qinghe why they kissed and why they wanted to become partners.
Lin Qinghe had smiled and replied, "Because I like him, and even more because I want to be with him forever, never to be separated."
You Rong's heart jolted. He stayed pressed against Lin Qinghe's lips, staring at her blankly.
Did he also like Lin Qinghe?
He liked Lin Qinghe!
This thought slowly formed in You Rong's mind, then took root deep within his body and heart, growing into a towering tree!
You Rong was very sure of one thing: he liked Lin Qinghe, so he wanted to be with her forever and ever, he wanted to kiss her, and his heart raced uncontrollably when he was close to her!
But… Lin Qinghe had said they were family! She only treated him as family!
You Rong's heart ached sharply. Before he could recover from his confused thoughts, there was a knock on the bedroom door. Zhang Yi's voice sounded from outside, "Young master, are you alright? Have you finished feeding the ancestor? May we come in?"
You Rong jolted, quickly standing up. Lin Qinghe lay softly on the bed. His heart thundered, his expression flustered. He secretly took a deep breath before managing to calm himself.
You Rong hurriedly covered Lin Qinghe with the quilt, wiped away the residual blood from the corner of her mouth. His fingers touched her soft lips, and his trembling fingers involuntarily quivered again.
Zhang Yi called out several times from outside, but there was no response from the bedroom. He grew anxious, "Young master? Young master… why aren't you speaking? Is something wrong?"
Just as Zhang Yi worried that You Rong had fainted from excessive blood loss in the bedroom and was about to force the door open, he finally heard You Rong's slightly hoarse voice, "Come in, I have finished feeding Qinghe."
Zhang Yi let out a long sigh of relief, his heart settling. He entered with Chu Tianhao.
Upon entering, Zhang Yi noticed You Rong's complexion was not quite right, and he became worried about him again. "Young master, are you alright? Your complexion looks very bad. Did you perhaps feed the ancestor too much blood just now? Shall I have a servant bring something to replenish your blood?"
You Rong pursed his lips, averting his gaze slightly and avoiding Zhang Yi and Chu Tianhao's eyes. "I… I'm fine, no need."
"But your complexion, it really is…"
You Rong interrupted Zhang Yi, subtly changing the subject. "By the way, you and the Chu family said you had something to discuss earlier. What was it about? Was it about Qinghe? Did you find any information about her entering dormancy?"
"Uh…"
Zhang Yi looked troubled, exchanged a glance with Chu Tianhao. Both found it difficult to speak, especially hearing the anticipation in You Rong's words. They knew they would have to disappoint him.
Chu Tianhao sighed, "Young master, no, it's not that. We've scoured the records left by the Elder Council, and we haven't found any new clues regarding the ancestor entering dormancy for now. But don't worry, we are still doing our best to search. As soon as we find anything, we will inform you immediately!"
A look of disappointment flashed across You Rong's face, but it was only for an instant before he quickly composed himself and nodded. "...Mm, I understand."
Zhang Yi coughed twice, breaking the heavy atmosphere. "Ahem… Young master, the Chu family head and I have returned to remind you. Recently, both the blood race and the beastmen race have been unstable due to the ancestor entering dormancy. There are no small number of people coveting the ancestor's power. Even though we've instructed the castle servants to be vigilant and increased the blood race patrols in the vicinity, we still need to tell you to be cautious."
You Rong's eyes narrowed upon hearing this, a cold glint appearing within them.
He wasn't foolish. From the constant disturbances outside recently, he knew there were those foolish enough to covet Lin Qinghe's power.
His voice turned icy, his tone firm: "Don't worry. As long as I am here, even if I die… I will never allow anyone to harm her!"
"Yes, with the young master here, we can feel a bit more at ease. Also…" Zhang Yi paused, seemingly hesitant to speak. He eventually swallowed his words. "Actually, it's nothing. We'll leave the ancestor to the young master. The Chu family head and I have other matters to attend to, so we'll be returning to the Elder Council."
You Rong nodded.
Zhang Yi and Chu Tianhao left the bedroom, walking downstairs side by side.
Chu Tianhao said, "Were you about to tell the young master that the leader of the werewolf tribe has sent word again, asking for the young master to return to the werewolf tribe?"
Zhang Yi replied, "That's right. But when the ancestor was awake, we never considered letting the young master go back. And looking at the young master, he wouldn't want to go back either, so I decided not to mention it."
Chu Tianhao nodded in agreement. "It's right that you didn't mention it. It would be futile to do so. With the ancestor like this now… how could the young master possibly return to the werewolf tribe?"
Zhang Yi seemed to have more to say, but after a moment of hesitation, he chose not to.
"Forget it, let's hurry back to the Elder Council. Lately, I've felt that the blood race is becoming restless, especially that Ouyang family. They've repeatedly sent blood race members to the Elder Council with trivial matters. I have a feeling something is wrong…"
Chu Tianhao scoffed upon hearing this. "The Ouyang family… it's nothing more than them seeing that the ancestor favors our Chu family and has me help manage various affairs of the blood race in the Elder Council. They are quite dissatisfied. However, there isn't a single promising pure-blooded member in the Ouyang family. With them alone, they can't stir up much trouble."
Zhang Yi sighed. "Let's hope so…"
But Chu Tianhao never imagined that this time, he had truly underestimated the Ouyang family.