The boudoir.
Li Xiao was already dressed and sat quietly to one side.
His gaze unconsciously drifted to Anna’s flat stomach.
“Could it be a one-shot kill?” Thinking this, Li Xiao shook his head.
Even if he were truly a sharpshooter, the head of this household would never allow a child with impure blood to be born.
Last night, Li Xiao had gleaned some information from the black-haired female vampire.
The Miss Anna before him was a pureblood, meaning her parents were also purebloods.
As far as Li Xiao knew, pureblood vampire families placed great importance on bloodlines.
They almost never married into mixed-blood families; the ‘Situ Hao’ they mentioned last night was the best example.
Lost in thought, Li Xiao noticed Anna’s trembling eyelashes and sighed softly.
“Sigh…
Miss Anna, I know you’re awake.
After what happened, shouldn’t you…
take responsibility for me?” After careful consideration, Li Xiao decided to cling to this powerful figure.
There was no way around it.
The contract he signed during the job application clearly stated in black and white that once converted, he had to remain employed for five years before he could resign.
Leaving during this period would incur an exorbitant penalty.
If either of these conditions couldn’t be met, the master had the right to revoke the extraordinary power bestowed upon him.
As for the method of revocation, it was very simple: a clean break… and death.
The conditions weren’t harsh.
Even low-ranking mixed-blood vampires had a normal lifespan of two to three hundred years; five years wasn’t long.
What Li Xiao truly cared about was that his status and position had to be elevated within these five years.
If he remained a servant, it would be difficult.
It wouldn’t be easy to seduce young ladies, and without young ladies, how could he conceive a child…?
Lying on the bed, Anna heard Li Xiao’s voice and her eyelashes fluttered as she opened her eyes.
She sat up, looking at a smear of red on the sheets, her pupils glazed.
That’s the downside of vampires; even when drunk, they could clearly recall everything that happened after sobering up.
Unlike humans, who can experience memory loss, Anna doesn’t suffer from blackouts, which can prevent many unpleasant and painful memories.
Anna was somewhat stunned, her fingers unconsciously tracing the red stain on the bedsheet.
After more than a decade of chastity, her first time was with a human servant she had never met before, and she even used the Embrace to transform him.
“You…you should go out first.
I need some peace and quiet.
As for transforming you into a hybrid, it shouldn’t be a problem for you.” Anna quickly calmed down, knowing that all the servants in the manor longed to become hybrids and wouldn’t feel ashamed about it.
Compared to her best friend Jiao Jiao, although it was her first time being served by a human, she wouldn’t develop feelings for the handsome human before her…a newborn hybrid.
It was just one night…
Li Xiao rose and slowly walked forward.
To become stronger, he decided to take a gamble.
Li Xiao slowly lowered himself, took Anna’s hand, gently kissed the back of her hand, and looked directly into Anna’s eyes.
“Miss Anna, please forgive my impetuousness.
You are too beautiful.
Please give me the opportunity to serve you.” Dignity?
Integrity?
None of that matters.
A man’s knees are worth gold; now is the time to put that to the test.
Li Xiao originally thought he was quite charming; after all, he could rank in the top five among hundreds of candidate servants.
But Anna frowned, coldly withdrawing her hand.
“This…
well, I don’t care what your name is, mind your place, you lowly thing.” The sudden coldness froze Li Xiao’s pupils.
Wasn’t that right?
You weren’t like this last night…
This blatant contempt was like a bucket of cold water, instantly sobering Li Xiao up.
Without a word or any emotion, Li Xiao knew that no matter what his attitude was, someone would be dissatisfied!
What talk of a young master’s potential, hah…
He turned and walked out of the room, his head bowed, revealing no emotion.
His red pupils lowered, and he murmured to himself.
“I got a little carried away, almost forgot who I am now.
I was reckless; this isn’t a game!!” The last item in the textbook’s description of ‘vampires’ flashed through Li Xiao’s mind: ‘The vast majority of purebloods do not consider hybrids as their own.’ Just as nobles despise commoners among humans, purebloods also look down on hybrids among vampires.
All races are the same; the superiors pass on their power and status through bloodlines!
Li Xiao knew that Anna hadn’t willingly given him her “Embrace”; she hadn’t been fully conscious last night.
The Embrace is extremely precious for purebloods.
A pureblood can only undergo the Embrace 1 to 3 times in their lifetime, and even powerful vampires will never exceed ten.
Unlike transformation, which only requires a small amount of ordinary blood, the Embrace consumes a large amount of one’s own blood, as well as “heart blood,” known as essence blood.
Because of this, the relationship between the two is very close, a master-servant relationship.
The death of a servant affects the master, and if the master dies, the servant also perishes.
This precious opportunity, lost so unexpectedly, made Li Xiao think that if he were in her shoes, he probably wouldn’t be happy either.
“Servants, this is troublesome.
I don’t want to be a dog for the rest of my life…” Li Xiao walked through the manor, pondering how to escape this master-servant relationship.
He disliked the feeling of having his life in someone else’s hands.
However, given his current status, even if there were a way to escape this relationship, he couldn’t access it for the time being, and could only place his hopes on the system.
Li Xiao’s original thought was simply to be transformed; he never expected Anna to forcibly give him the Embrace.
Although his starting point would be higher than that of ordinary hybrids, sacrificing half his life made it hard to say whether it was a gain or a loss.
Back in the servants’ hall, before Li Xiao could even approach her, the old butler, Micah, appeared before him.
He sniffed carefully, his eyes narrowing slightly as he smiled, “I didn’t expect it, Li Xiao.
On just one day, you’ve received a blessing that other servants wouldn’t receive in years.” “I must thank you for your arrangements; otherwise, I wouldn’t have had the chance to become a vampire so quickly.” Although Li Xiao had bribed him first, Micah was genuinely willing to do his job for money, so Li Xiao didn’t mind giving him a smile.
However, what will the old butler Micah’s attitude be when he learns that he wasn’t converted, but rather received the embrace of Miss Anna?
Li Xiao also knows that everything currently depends on Anna’s attitude.
After all, he has become Anna’s familiar, and even if Anna is unwilling to admit it, it’s a done deal.
With this connection, Li Xiao wasn’t worried about his life.
If he died, Anna would pay a heavy price; he believed she wouldn’t act so impulsively.
What Li Xiao feared most was being imprisoned indefinitely.
For the master of this house, this was the simplest and most efficient solution—as long as he survived.
Micah smiled and patted Li Xiao on the shoulder.
“Congratulations in advance!
Becoming a vampire gives you the chance to be promoted to deacon, no longer having to do repetitive, unproductive work like a regular servant.” “Thank you for your kind words.” “You don’t need to work today.
Await the master’s instructions.
Go back and rest well.
I’ll contact you when I receive your notification.” “Okay, thank you.” Li Xiao nodded, went back to his room, and quietly awaited his fate…