The Vampire Empress: Blood Queen & Her Kings

"My lady, you are back." Li Wu came to greet her lady as soon as she noticed movements in the fifth courtyard.

Jiang Ying Yue softly hummed in response. She was really tired after spending hours standing and kneeling on the floor beside the Third Prince. Her fragile and malnourished body wasn't able to endure such kind of torture.

"My lady, do you need me to massage your legs?" Li Wu asked as she noticed the discomfort in her lady's eyes.

"No need. I'm sure I'll be alright after a good sleep. By the way, why are you still awake. You and your sister work so hard the entire day. The two of you need to take proper care of your health. Don't stay awake in order to wait for me from now on. Alright?" Jiang Ying Yue stared at the girl and noticed the resistance in her eyes.

"My lady, where's Min Gu? I haven't seen her since evening. She wasn't there for dinner either." Li Wu tried to shift the attention to another topic. After all, it was impossible for her and Li Qi to not worry about their lady's safety. How could they sleep soundly while their lady was wandering around with dangers lurking in the shadows?

As soon as Li Wu mentioned Min Gu, Jiang Ying Yue hurriedly looked around her bedroom to see if the cat was still there or not and just as she predicted, there was no trace of the white fluffy cat anywhere in the room. It grabbed the chance and disappeared to God knew where.

A sigh left Ying Yue's lips as she just shook her head before replying, "No idea. She disappeared right after finishing her work. Don't worry about her. You know that she's not someone normal. She will be alright no matter wherever she'll go. I'm sure she will be back by morning."

Seeing that her lady did not look worried about the whereabouts of the bunny girl, Li Wu also decided to not pay much attention to Min Gu and her sudden disappearance. She insisted on helping Jiang Ying Yue to get ready for bed before finally leaving the fifth courtyard.

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"She's finally gone." Silver commented as he entered the bedroom from the window as soon as he noticed Li Wu entering the fourth courtyard.

His hand moved to cast a spell around the fifth courtyard so that he could get some privacy with his mate.

"What are you doing here?" Jiang Ying Yue asked as she stared at him. The dimly lit room was causing shadows to fall on his profile, making him appear like a wolf who was out for a hunt.

"You seems to be angry ever since you saw me in the arms of that girl. By any chance... are you jealous?" He seemed to be enjoying the moment as he trailed slowly towards where she was standing right next to her bed.

Instead of either accepting or rejecting his claim, Jiang Ying Yue raised both of her eyebrows as she folded her hands over her chest and stared at the man. What she did not expect was for him to suddenly pull her into his arms, making her gasp as she stared at him wide-eyed.

"What are you doing?" She asked as she tried to wriggle out of his arms but unfortunately, his hold was tight around her waist, and once again her fragile body was having a hard time fighting with someone who was ten times physically stronger than her.

As her frustration once again seemed to rise, she finally let it out with her voice filled with bitterness. "I seriously hate this. I'm on the verge of losing my mind. How long have I to endure this?" 

Silver, who was about to answer her initial question, was taken aback by her sudden outburst. She probably saw the confused look on his face because the next second she let out a sigh as she explained, "I'm talking about this weak body of mine." 

The man let out a small sigh as he relaxed. For a mere moment, he almost thought that she was talking about him. But thankfully, it was not like that.

"It's just a matter of time. You know that the previous owner of your body wasn't really living a great life. She barely got food to fill her stomach properly. Besides, your soul is really too powerful for any human body, malnourished or not. Rather than making such a sad face, I think it's time for you to start working on your body to make it physically powerful enough to be able to handle your powers." 

Jiang Ying Yue stared into the emerald eyes of the man who was looking more like a teacher instead of her mate. She sighed again but then slowly nodded her head. If she wanted to be able to use her powers, then it was time for her to stop whining and start working out.

"Where are we going to start from?" She asked after a few seconds. Since she had started taking a proper diet, it would take a few months before her body would should the results, and if she added physical practice in the mix, maybe the results would come out a little quicker.

"Tomorrow morning, we will start from basics. From the very bottom." Silver told her as he once again tightened his hold around her waist, pulling her body even more close to his own.

All the talking had made Jiang Ying Yue forget that she was still standing so close to him. But now, all her attention was back on how her body was filled with electric tingles caused by his nearness. 

"I wanted to test if the new mate bonds that you have created with your other two mates will allow us some leverage. Looks like I was right. It's a while and we still can't feel any discomfort." Silver spoke in a hushed tone as he watched his mate realizing the same thing.

"Yue... there's another thing I wanna test..." He found himself speaking.

Jiang Ying Yue looked into Silver's hazy eyes as she asked, "What is it?"

The silence that followed next was filled with tension and a lot of energy that seemed to be coming off from their bonds.

She saw his face inching closer as he whispered the answer, "This..."