“Patriarch Situ!” A voice approached from a distance.
Seeing who had arrived, Situ Jingyuan forcibly suppressed the magic that had already taken form in his hand.
The Chaos Power, already converted into violent elements, raged on Situ Jingyuan’s arm because it couldn’t be released.
The veins on his arm bulged, and dense blood marks appeared, clearly indicating a magical backlash.
When Li Xiao saw Micah, the old steward, appear, the smile on his face turned into extreme mockery.
Li Xiao turned his head, his brows slightly furrowed, feigning relief: “Steward Micah, the Situ Family poisoned Miss during the banquet, their intentions were malicious, intending to…” Li Xiao stopped short, leaving a well-timed pause that made the faces of the Situ Family members turn as black as charcoal.
Micah’s cloudy yet icy gaze swept over the Situ Family members: “The Angier Family will not let this matter go easily, Patriarch Situ, you had best provide a reasonable explanation.” “Let’s go, Steward Li.” Li Xiao helped Anna leave.
Anna, who was already disoriented, was very restless along the way, her small hands frantically tearing at Li Xiao’s clothes, and her unrestrained red lips kissed him non-stop.
Situ Hao, who stood rooted to the spot, not daring to speak, saw this scene and gnashed his teeth in anger, unpleasant images flashing through his mind, feeling a surge of blood to his head…
it should have been him embracing Anna.
The car slowly drove away from Situ Manor.
Sitting in the back seat, trying his best to control Anna, Li Xiao looked up at Micah in the passenger seat: “It’s a good thing you arrived quickly.
If anything had happened to Miss, I wouldn’t know how to explain it to the Patriarch.” As soon as Anna showed the first signs of something being wrong, Li Xiao secretly notified Micah.
Although, even if Anna had been dealt with by Situ Hao on the spot, Li Xiao’s heart wouldn’t have wavered.
But for now, living under someone else’s roof, he couldn’t afford to offend Thorne.
If Anna really got pregnant with Situ Hao’s child, Li Xiao didn’t think he could remain uninvolved.
As a Familiar, his relationship with Anna was very poor.
His current treatment was entirely due to Thorne still having use for him.
Until he possessed the power to overthrow the Angier Family, no matter how unwilling Li Xiao was, he still had to dutifully work for Thorne on the surface.
“You did very well by notifying me in time.
The Situ Family has overstepped this time, and the Patriarch will not let them off easily.” ———— When the car stopped below the manor building, Master Thorne had been waiting for a long time.
Li Xiao helped the increasingly frantic and feverish Anna out of the car.
“Master, what should we do about Miss’s current state?” Facing Li Xiao’s question, Thorne’s eyes were playful, his blood-red pupils casually sweeping over the dazed Anna: “Li Xiao, as a Familiar, it is your duty to share your Master’s worries.
You should know what to do.
Help Anna upstairs to rest.” Li Xiao’s expression froze for a moment, then he quickly understood what Thorne meant.
He silently gave a big thumbs up in his heart, Pure-blood thought processes really were different…
Li Xiao nodded, not showing any inner turmoil, his expression normal as he nodded: “I understand what to do.” “Go ahead, but don’t forget what I told you.” Li Xiao nodded in response and helped the restless Anna upstairs.
He naturally hadn’t forgotten Thorne’s reminder.
It was simply a reminder not to let Anna get pregnant with a child…
In the boudoir, Li Xiao roughly threw Anna onto the bed, looking at the constantly writhing beauty.
Li Xiao pondered in his mind how to take this opportunity to properly punish this young lady who had repeatedly spoken rudely and humiliated him.
Amidst Anna’s repeated calls of “Situ,” Li Xiao unbuttoned his tie.
———————— The next morning.
Li Xiao leaned against the headboard, bare-chested, his red pupils lowered, looking at the young lady sleeping soundly beside him, a smile on her lips.
He had not been gentle at all last night, brutally retaliating against this young lady, and also taking the opportunity to drink a lot of extraordinary blood.
He had absorbed so much that Anna’s face looked somewhat pale.
Li Xiao felt the changes in his body.
His racial rank, which had just advanced to a Mid-Tier Blood Clan, had loosened a bit after absorbing a large amount of Anna’s blood.
Although he wasn’t sure of Anna’s racial rank, Li Xiao guessed it was most likely ‘Fourth-Tier’ and would not exceed ‘Fifth-Tier’ at most.
“Racial Rank” is different from “Extraordinary Realm.” Professional realms, for example, martial arts.
As long as one has talent, sufficient resources, and opportunities, those with outstanding aptitude will always go further.
But racial rank is different, for example, the Blood Clan.
Mixed-blood Blood Clan can only advance up to ‘Fourth-Tier High-Tier Blood Clan’ at most, while the noble ranks above Fourth-Tier can only be achieved by Pure-bloods.
Once one advances to ‘Fifth-Tier,’ they will be granted a noble title, Fifth-Tier Vampire Baron, Sixth-Tier Vampire Count…
A Fifth-Tier Vampire Baron, even without cultivating any extraordinary system, is inherently a powerful extraordinary creature, possessing strength comparable to a Fifth-Tier extraordinary professional, or even stronger.
However, typically, a Fifth-Tier Blood Clan would also be a Fifth-Tier Mage, or even a Sixth-Tier.
Racial rank and professional realm do not conflict.
Ordinary humans, whose racial rank remains 0-Tier their entire lives, are not hindered in their advancement in extraordinary professions.
Ability Users, however, are different.
They cannot cultivate any of the three major extraordinary systems, yet their own racial rank can advance.
Each advancement in racial rank means that the Superpower they awakened becomes more powerful.
Blood Clan typically have two ways to increase their racial rank.
One is to consume large amounts of blood from higher-ranked kin, preferably Pure-bloods.
The other is to consume the blood of other powerful ‘Extraordinary Creatures.’ And this ‘powerful’ refers to ‘Racial Rank,’ not professional realm!!!
Although human blood is fragrant to Blood Clan, it cannot increase their strength; it is more often treated as a luxurious consumable.
However, there are exceptions, with Ability Users among humans being excluded.
Li Xiao extinguished the burnt-out cigarette: “I wonder if the system can break the Mixed-blood’s limit and allow my racial rank to reach Fifth-Tier or even higher.” As Li Xiao was pondering, Anna beside him groggily turned over, putting her foot on Li Xiao’s body, muttering.
“Situ…” Anna’s face showed a lingering taste, savoring Situ’s madness from yesterday.
She hadn’t expected the usually gentle Situ to be so wild at such a time.
Even now, she felt bruised all over, but she was in pain and happy at the same time.
As Anna immersed herself in the happiness of last night’s intimacy, a voice like a devil’s whisper sounded in her ear.
“Miss Anna, I’m sorry to disappoint you, I’m Li Xiao…” Anna smiled at the corner of her mouth, vaguely saying: “What nonsense are you talking about, Situ.” She looked up, opening her sleepy eyes, and when she clearly saw the man beside her, “Ah ——————” A scream echoed through the entire manor, startling away the birds foraging in the morning.
Anna frantically wrapped the quilt around herself, retreating in a panic to the edge of the bed, her eyes full of shame and anger, with a hint of confusion.
Wasn’t I at the Situ Family?
How could last night have been Li Xiao?
Did Situ still not let go, did he despise me?
As Anna fell into self-doubt, she looked around and realized she was in her own room at home.
“Li Xiao!” Anna glared angrily: “Without my permission, who gave you the guts?
To dare do such a thing!” Li Xiao did not respond to Anna’s anger, casually got up and put on his clothes, raising an eyebrow: “Of course, it was the Master’s command.” Li Xiao spread his hands, full of helplessness: “Yesterday, you were drugged by your beloved Situ, your blood boiling.
There was no other way, so the Master had to let me be your antidote.” Seeing Li Xiao’s irritating demeanor, Anna picked up a pillow and threw it at him, but the soft down pillow had no destructive power.
“Get out of here, go to hell, you bastard!” Li Xiao shrugged it off, patting his slightly dirty clothes: “Miss, you rest well.
If you need anything, remember to tell me.
As your Familiar, I have a duty to help you solve your problems…” Li Xiao smiled and left the boudoir, leaving Anna with a livid face…