Chapter 28 - Can No Longer Run Away

"My my..., looks like you have eventually decided to face your destiny. Not bad, Qing Shan. You are finally paying the much-needed attention to aligning your own stars. I can finally rest in peace." 

These dramatic words were spoken by a man who suddenly appeared in the Star Lake Manor. His bright red robes fluttered in the wind which had arrived along with him.

The soft smile playing on his lips and the sharpness of his eyes were in direct contrast to each other. However, the man still appeared to be not as dangerous as the one who was holding an unconscious Jiang Ying Yue in his arms.

"Second Uncle, where are my brothers?" asked Qing Shan as he softly brushed away the strands of hair from Ying Yue's face. She looked like a little Goddess in her sleeping form while a devil incarnation when she's awake.

"How would I know? Not like the three of you ever shares anything with this old uncle of yours. No one cares about me anymore." The red-robed man spoke in a sad tone as he looked around the beautiful garden that was the result of the hard work of the servants of the manor.

Qing Shan did not comment. He was well aware of his brothers' whereabouts and also knew that his uncle was lying about not knowing anything. After all, keeping eyes on the three of them was second uncle's favorite timeless.

A small sigh escaped his lips before he turned his attention towards the sleeping form in his embrace. She felt so soft and small against his tall and well-built form.

"I can feel the energy of Ah Shu's blood in her veins. The two of them are bound by a very delicate thread of sacred energy and it has already started weakening. It will take around a couple of weeks before it will be lost forever." He spoke while trying to pinpoint the core of their merged energy, only to be left shocked when he realized that it was in her heart.

"Ain't that too early. It's been only a day and it's already started to weaken?" The red robbed man walked closer to where his nephew was sitting with the sleeping girl in his arms.

He stretched out his right hand towards the young lady and let his spiritual energy cover her in a cocoon for a second or two before it disappeared.

"It's probably related to how weak the link is in the first place. Or maybe her body isn't accepting the bond.....but since she's the one who initiated it...." The man trailed off since he could not pinpoint the exact reason behind the weakening of the bond.

"I know why it's happening. I also know that Ah Shu is already here. Can you do me a favor and send a message to Wu Xie?" Qing Shan asked his uncle as he pulled out a ball of his energy and passed it to the other man.

"Since you are my favorite nephew, I won't deny this request of yours. Consider it done." The man replied with a charming smile as he let one of his rings absorb the energy ball.

Qing Shan watched as the silhouette of his second uncle finally disappeared from his manor. His attention was pulled back towards the girl in his arms as she immediately started to move as if she was waking up.

"Do you really think that what happened yesterday was a silly mistake of yours? If yes then you are wrong. What happened in the cave with Ah Shu was bound to happen, just like what's going to happen now is also bound to happen. Since you are already here, you can no longer run away," He whispered next to her ear and watched as her eyelashes fluttered a little.

He could tell that she was still in discomfort due to the hunger that was making her body burn in an invisible fire. Considering that it won't stop until she had fed, he decided to sacrifice a little bit of his blood.

He bit his index finger of the left hand, making bright crimson blood ooze out. Placing his finger against her lips he whispered, "Here!"

The metallic smell of blood entered Jiang Ying Yue's nose, making her groan out in pain as her hunger for his blood reached its peak. She was dying to taste his blood and since she had been given the chance willingly, she won't hold herself back.

Her lips slowly parted as her tongue slipped out to taste the sweet and addicting flavor of his blood. The moment her tongue made contact with his finger, they both groaned out due to the shock and pleasure that they received.

Qing Shan hissed when he found the tip of his finger inside her warm mouth. Her tongue kept playing with his finger to get as much blood as possible. The girl was in such an intoxicated state that she had next to no idea what she was doing. The only thing that mattered to her was his blood.

The cut that he made on his fingertip soon disappeared, making the girl pulled his finger out of her mouth before she turned her face to look at him with a sad expression on her face.

"What?.... You want more, don't you?" Qing Shan asked with an unbelievable expression in his eyes. He let her have a taste of his blood but she still wanted more.

Jiang Ying Yue, who was still under the compulsion of blood lust immediately nodded her head and even pouted to emphasize her unspoken complaint.

Qing Shan sighed but could not make himself refuse her. He pulled away his sleeve, making the smooth milky skin of his wrist visible to her hungry eyes.

"Go ahead. It's all yours." He murmured next to her ear as his other hand tightened around her waist.

That was all Ying Yue wanted. Her hands hurriedly took hold of his wrist and brought it closer to her lips. She could feel the energy of his blood flowing through his veins and just the sound of it made her moan in pleasure.

She wetted her lips before she let her lips touch the skin of his wrist. It was such a beautiful wrist that she could not help but leave a feathery kiss on it, making the man inhale sharply as his heart started racing.