The Vampire Empress: Blood Queen & Her Kings

Two hours later...

Jiang Ying Yue sat under the little pavilion in the backyard of Star-Lake Manor, as she watched dark clouds forming in the sky.

Just a few hours ago, the sky was clear and full of sunshine, and suddenly, it appeared like a heavy storm was coming their way. The current weather could perfectly match her mood at the moment.

A few minutes ago, she was about to receive the answers to whatever the two Immortals had been planning, and the very next second she found herself standing all alone in that dark and cold room.

The word 'trial' still kept ringing in her ears as a stream of questions started flowing in her mind.

Who exactly were those two Immortals? How did they find her? What did Wang Shu mean by her being a trial... and whose trial? Where did Qing Shan take Silver and showed him what? Where did Wang Shu suddenly disappear? And most importantly, why no one was telling her anything?

A groan left her lips as she massaged her temples, trying to get rid of the headache that was the result of the dozens of questions that were wracking her limited brain cells.

"What are you thinking about?" Silver asked as he appeared beside her and sat down on the vacant seat next to her.

The man still had the face to ask such an obvious question. How much she wanted to use her powers to overpower him and read his mind to find at least the answers to a few of her questions. Unfortunately, she was too weak at the moment to even think about such a plan.

"Don't talk to me... unless you are finally ready to reveal whatever Qing Shan has told you." Jiang Ying Yue spoke in a cold tone as she hurriedly turned to look at the man with hopeful eyes.

Unfortunately, Silver was in no mood to spill the beans. He had not told her anything ever since he returned with Qing Shan and before she could ask the Immortals any more questions, the two of them disappeared with a promise of meeting her soon.

"It's getting late. Let's return to the palace." Silver spoke as he stood up from his seat while completely ignoring her statement. 

Getting even more irritated by his attitude, Jiang Ying Yue also decided to ignore him as much as she could. But to her dismay, the man was hell-bent on ruining her mood more and more because the next thing she knew, the man was dragging her out of the pavilion and towards the hidden trapdoor of the tunnel.

"Silver...!" She shouted his name in anger as she tried to pull her hand free from his grip. But whom was she kidding? Her new body was as fragile as a delicate flower or probably, even more, weaker than that. 

She came to a stop when Silver suddenly halted and turned to face her as he spoke, "Just wait for a while. The two of them will find you soon to answer your questions. I promise. Okay?" 

Though he looked sincere, Jiang Ying Yue was still having a hard time believing his words. After all, the man no longer appeared to be repulsive about those two Immortals. 

"Don't look at me like that." Silver commented as he too stared back at her.

"Like what?" Jiang Ying Yue questioned as she feigned to be completely oblivious to whatever he was talking about.

"Like you are doubting every single word that I'm speaking." Silver answered as he stared at the loose strands of her hair that were covering her face. His hand moved on its own and the next thing he knew, his fingers were brushing away those strands.

Jiang Ying Yue was taken aback for a second but then she hurriedly grabbed his hand to stop him as she spoke, "Don't even bother to think about distracting me. No matter whatever tactic you will try, I'm not gonna believe your words." 

A slight twitch appeared on Silver's lips as he looked at the girl with adoration filling his eyes. "As far as I'm aware... you trust me the most. Maybe... even more than how much you trust yourself." 

The last sentence wasn't a question, instead, it was spoken in such a confident tone that Jiang Ying Yue failed to respond at all. After all, it was indeed the truth. She did trust him the most, even more than herself. Because for a moment, she could think about betraying herself but Silver... he would never do that even in his dreams.

"Even though that's true... I'm not going to believe you this time. Look at you. Don't you hate those two immortals anymore? Are you forgetting that they are your rivals in love?" Jiang Ying Yue questioned him, trying to observe his expressions to see if she could find a loophole. What she did not expect was his reply.

"They are not!"

"Huh?" She looked at him with a puzzled expression on her face as she tried to understand what he meant by those words.

"They are not my rivals in love." Silver answered her question and watched as the frown on her face deepened at his words. 

A sigh escaped his lips as he took hold of both her hands in his own, feeling the warmth of her asking against his own. He could not stop himself from chuckling when he realized that instead of her usual freezing body, she was now filled with warmth. 

Little by little, he was starting to find several reasons to thank the universe for sending the two of them Into this new world. Of course, all these reasons were related to her as she was the only person who really mattered to him.

"What are you talking about? Don't tell me you are going to back off." Jiang Ying Yue threatened him as the thought of losing him suddenly entered her mind.

"Never! I'll never give up on you. Not now... and neither in the future. You are mine and no one can change this truth... but what I just said is also true - the two of them are not my rivals. They..." 

"They what?" Jiang Ying Yue questioned when Silver suddenly stopped talking.

"... they are your other two destined mates... my bondmates."