Borhes was greatly displeased.
“Xiaxia, don’t you dare speak to me like that just because you’re sweet and fragrant! Since you’ve only just arrived in the Vampire Race and don’t yet know the rules, I’ll let you off this once. But if you ever dare speak to me like that again, I will punish you severely!”
Xiao Yixia showed not the slightest fear.
“What is punishment to me? You utterly foolish and insufferably arrogant beast—if you have the guts, kill me right now!”
Borhes’s eyes instantly turned cold.
“Indeed, women cannot be spoiled! Since you refuse to be my exalted queen, then you shall be a lowly blood slave!”
Afterward, Xiao Yixia was demoted by Borhes to the lowest rank of blood slave.
Though she had large amounts of blood drained from her every day, at least she no longer had to endure Borhes’s inhuman torment. For Xiao Yixia, this counted as “the good life”…
However, that “good life” lasted only a week before she was delivered by the maidservants to Borhes’s bed once more.
Watching Borhes draw ever closer, Xiao Yixia felt both hatred and fear.
“Stay away from me! I’m a blood slave now, not your woman.”
Borhes let out a light chuckle, abandoning his original plan and teleporting onto the bed in an instant.
“I am the king of the Vampire Race. Everything in the Vampire Race belongs to me—and that naturally includes blood slaves! So I can do whatever I want to you, and you can only endure it! However, if you’re willing to change your mind and happily become my queen, then I might just respect your wishes.”
Xiao Yixia refused.
“I will never be willing! You beast, I hate you to death!”
Borhes’s hand gently traced over Xiao Yixia’s face as he stared at her with burning intensity.
“You managed to get into a top human university, which shows your IQ isn’t low—so why are you being so foolish about choosing between being queen and being a blood slave? Xiao Yixia, even an idiot knows to choose queen, doesn’t he? Or do you mistakenly think that being a blood slave means you won’t have to share a bed? Then you’re far too naive! A blood slave’s status is lowly—poor food, poor clothing, poor lodging, trampled upon by anyone at will, and sharing a bed is simply unavoidable. Haven’t you felt that in the past week? Oh, I see—it must be that those beneath me were too afraid of me to dare touch you, which is why you haven’t experienced what it’s like for a blood slave to be trampled at will! Xiao Yixia, you still don’t know this, do you? Though there are many blood slaves from the East, you are different from all the rest. Your blood is the legendary Hibiscus Blood. To the Vampire Race, Hibiscus Blood is an absolutely excellent treasure whether used as medicine or as food. So if I discard you, you will surely be fought over and tormented by countless men! Xiao Yixia, I’ll give you one last chance to change your mind. Tell me—will you happily become my queen? Xiao Yixia, before you answer, you’d best think it through carefully. If you say no, I will immediately announce that I no longer want you. When that time comes, you’ll face thousands upon thousands of men, and those men won’t show the slightest pity for a beauty. They’ve always been the type to use something up and throw it away! Just as you saw in the past week—masterless blood slaves have not a single good spot on their bodies, barely clinging to life by a thread!”
At those words, Xiao Yixia suddenly recalled the miserable state of masterless blood slaves. The very next instant, her body began trembling uncontrollably—yet even so, she refused to yield to Borhes.
“I… will… never… be willing… I hate… you to death!”
Hearing this, Borhes’s eyes instantly turned cold.
“An ungrateful woman. Since you want to be trampled by thousands, then I’ll grant your wish!”
With that, Borhes immediately teleported to the door and opened it, then looked at his subordinate Lynn Ralph standing guard outside.
“Lynn, I don’t want Xiao Yixia anymore. Throw her into the Blood Slave quarters—whoever wants her can go enjoy her!”
Lynn Ralph knew that his king was only momentarily enraged by Xiao Yixia, and once his anger subsided, he would surely regret it. If anything happened to Xiao Yixia by then, it would be them, the subordinates, who would suffer the consequences. So, struck by a sudden idea, he handed a tablet to Borhes.
“My king, this contains information about Miss Xiao’s family. People of Z country value filial piety above all and care most about their flesh and blood. If you use this as leverage, Miss Xiao will surely be willing to become your queen.”
Borhes took the tablet with a smile.
“Not a bad idea!”
The moment Borhes finished speaking, he teleported in front of Xiao Yixia and handed her the tablet.
“Xiao Yixia, take a look. Look, then answer me whether you’ll happily become my queen.”
Xiao Yixia took the tablet with confusion. As her finger slid across the screen, her heart trembled with every swipe, because the tablet was filled with information about her family…
Only now did Xiao Yixia understand the meaning behind Borhes’s earlier words—if she didn’t agree, her family would meet with misfortune…
But then Xiao Yixia reconsidered. Even if Borhes wielded immense power, he couldn’t kill citizens of Z country on Z country’s soil—that was the confidence her nation gave her!
With that thought, Xiao Yixia looked straight at Borhes.
“Don’t think you can threaten me just because you found information about my family! Z country isn’t Y country. Wanting to kill people freely within Z country’s borders is nothing but a pipe dream!”
A mocking smile curled at the corner of Borhes’s lips.
“My people indeed can’t act within Z country’s borders. However, I can lure your family to Y country or any nation in the Western Continent. The moment they set foot on the Western Continent, they’ll be under my control—whether they live or die won’t be up to them anymore. Your father and eldest brother are both in business; luring them to the Western Continent would be all too easy. Your mother and second sister are international lawyers…”
Before Borhes could finish, Xiao Yixia cut him off.
“Don’t touch my family. I agree to be your queen…”
Hearing this, Borhes pulled Xiao Yixia into his arms, his face brimming with wild joy.
“Xiaxia, wonderful! You’ve finally agreed to be my queen! The coronation ceremony will be held in three days!”
Xiao Yixia said nothing, her eyes filled with utter despair. She wasn’t afraid of death, but she couldn’t let her family come to any harm…
She would never, ever be able to escape the demon that was Borhes…
Xiao Yixia’s expression displeased Borhes greatly.
“Xiaxia, our deal is that you happily become my queen. If you wear a mournful face, then I’ll make your family wear mournful faces! When dawn breaks, it’ll be time for the Xiao family to go bankrupt!”
Xiao Yixia forced a faint smile.
“I’ll smile, then!”
Borhes’s face darkened.
“What I want is a smile from your heart, genuine happiness—not that smile uglier than crying! Dare to smile like that again, and you’ll see!”
Xiao Yixia was so anxious that she burst into tears.
“I… I didn’t… mean to… I want to… smile happily too, but I… just can’t.
Please… don’t… touch my family. I will definitely… try my best… to smile… in a way that… satisfies you.”
Seeing Xiao Yixia cry, Borhes softened. He gently wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes with a tissue.
“Xiaxia, since you can’t smile, then I won’t force you to.
It’s just that I really can’t figure it out—whether it’s women of the Vampire Race or human women, they all long for my favor. Yet you’ve received my favor, and instead, you’re unhappy…”