The female vampires who were cursing Xiao Yixia were some distance away from the carriage, so Xiao Yixia couldn’t hear their filthy words. But Borhes, being a member of the Vampire Race, had exceptionally sharp hearing, and naturally caught every vile remark.
He paused mid-step and turned to cast a cold glare at Lynn, who was riding alongside the carriage.
“Lynn, have you gone deaf? Why haven’t you disposed of that trash yet?”
“Yes, my King.”
Lynn accepted the order and rode off, though inwardly he was defending himself.
[My King, I’m not deaf. I just wanted to hear which pieces of trash were speaking ill of the Queen, so I could dispose of them all at once…]
In no time, Lynn had rounded up all the female vampires who had spoken ill of Xiao Yixia. The next instant, their heads were separated from their necks…
Lynn instructed the guards accompanying them,
“Throw this trash away and clean up this area. Don’t let it defile the eyes of the King and Queen!”
The guards replied respectfully,
“Yes, Duke.”
Several vampire dukes who had rushed over in a panic wailed in anguish as they cradled the female vampires lying on the ground.
“My daughter, my daughter, my daughter…”
Then, the dukes glared at Lynn in unison.
“Lynn, you have some nerve! How dare you kill our daughters! We’ll go to the King right now and demand justice!”
Lynn glanced back at the carriage, where Borhes was still fervently kissing Xiao Yixia, and a mocking smile curled at the corner of his lips.
“The King is currently occupied with the Queen and has no time to dispense justice for you…
Besides, you should be grateful the King is busy. If he had the time, the trash on the ground would suffer far more than mere death!
Now hurry up and take this trash away, or my guards will personally dispose of them!”
The vampire dukes pointed trembling fingers at Lynn.
“Lynn, don’t think you can get away with anything just because you have the King’s trust… We’ll go to the Old King and Old Queen to seek justice—”
Before the dukes could finish their words, they were interrupted by a pleasant female voice.
“I’d advise you not to waste your efforts. The Vampire Race is under my brother’s rule. Even if you go to Father and Mother, it won’t do you any good!”
The dukes paid her no mind and, each carrying the female vampires from the ground, headed straight for the royal palace.
Lynn’s eyes lit up at the sight of the newcomer.
“Lynn greets Her Highness the Princess.”
Winnie Hobed smiled sweetly.
“Brother Lynn, I’ve told you thousands of times, just call me Winnie. And there’s no need to bow to me.”
Lynn remained courteous and proper.
“Propriety must not be abandoned.”
Winnie smiled softly.
“Brother really is something. Couldn’t he have waited for me to wake up before taking a queen? He had to do it while I was asleep, making me miss the Queen’s coronation ceremony. I only barely made it in time for the parade.”
Lynn let out a light chuckle.
“Who can blame the King for being impatient? If not for all the preparations required for the coronation, he would have held the ceremony three days ago.”
Winnie’s eyes sparkled with interest.
“Oh? Brother is that eager? What a shocking piece of news! In these six thousand years, Brother has never been close with any woman—”
Before Winnie could finish, she was stunned speechless by the scene inside the carriage, her eyes filled with disbelief.
“Brother Lynn, this… this… this… is the person sitting in the carriage really Brother King? It can’t be an impostor, right?”
Lynn chuckled lightly.
“Princess, the one sitting in the carriage is indeed the King himself.”
Winnie snapped back to her senses, her eyes brimming with intense curiosity.
“I can’t wait to go visit Sister-in-law. I really want to see what kind of young lady she is, to have made Brother King change like this…”
The moment Winnie finished speaking, she teleported to the side of the carriage in a few blinks.
“Ahem, ahem, ahem… Brother King, mind your image.”
Borhes, immersed in the kiss, seemed not to hear Winnie’s words at all, continuing to hold Xiao Yixia and kiss her passionately…
Xiao Yixia, however, couldn’t stand being watched by others, so she began struggling desperately again…
Borhes had no choice but to stop. He looked at Winnie with a very displeased expression.
“Winnie, can’t you see that your brother is busy? Can’t you come find me later?”
Winnie chuckled lightly.
“I went into a deep sleep for a hundred years to enhance my strength. It’s been a hundred years since I last saw you, and I’ve missed you dearly, Brother King. So the moment I woke up, I rushed over to see you.
Brother King, I miss you so much, yet you’re blaming me instead?”
Borhes’s lips curled up involuntarily.
“Cut it out! You miss me? You’re here for gossip, aren’t you?”
Winnie beamed with a radiant smile.
“I’m here to see Sister-in-law. I want to see what kind of young lady she is, to have caused such a big change in you, Brother King.”
Upon hearing this, Borhes set Xiao Yixia down beside him, though his hand remained tightly wrapped around her waist.
“Take a look, then leave quickly.”
As Winnie’s and Xiao Yixia’s gazes met, the two exclaimed in unison,
“You’re so beautiful!”
The moment the words left their mouths, they both covered their mouths and laughed in unison. For some reason, even though Winnie Hobed was Borhes’s biological sister, Xiao Yixia didn’t feel the same “hating the whole family for one member” sentiment as before. Instead, she genuinely liked Winnie.
“Princess, you’re as beautiful as a doll—no, even more beautiful than a doll!”
“Sister-in-law, in these six thousand years, I’ve seen countless Eastern women, but none of them can compare to you in beauty. And I mean beauty in terms of overall facial features, temperament, and the feeling one gives off.
Especially the feeling you give me, Sister-in-law—there’s an indescribable uniqueness about it…”
Before Winnie could finish, Borhes cut her off.
“Winnie, even though you’re my biological sister, if you dare to drink Xiaxia’s blood, I’ll have your head on the ground in an instant!”
Borhes’s fierce gaze made Winnie’s body tremble twice.
“Rest assured, Brother King. For some reason, even though this is my first time meeting Sister-in-law, I already like her very much. Since I like her, I naturally won’t treat her as food.
Besides, even a blind man could see how special Sister-in-law is to you, let alone a vampire like me with perfectly good eyes. So I absolutely wouldn’t dare treat Sister-in-law as food.
Brother King, stop looking at me like that—it’s really frightening.”
The fierceness in Borhes’s eyes gradually faded away.
“Good, as long as you don’t dare. Xiaxia is mine alone—no one else may lay a finger on her!”
Winnie assured Borhes once again.
“Rest assured, Brother King. I won’t, and I wouldn’t dare.”
The moment Winnie finished speaking, she turned her gaze back to Xiao Yixia.
“Sister-in-law, how old are you this year?”
Xiao Yixia smiled slightly.
“Twenty-four, Your Highness. And you?”
Winnie was a bit embarrassed to speak.
“Sister-in-law, just call me Winnie. I… I… I’m over five thousand years old.”
Xiao Yixia was startled.
“What? You… you… you’re over five thousand years old?”
Winnie scratched the back of her head and smiled sheepishly.
“Ha… I am indeed a bit old, but Sister-in-law, my brother is even older than me. He’s over six thousand years old.”
Xiao Yixia was even more astonished.
“What? Six… over six thousand years old?”
For the first time, Borhes felt he wasn’t worthy of Xiao Yixia.
“Xiaxia, are you… are you bothered by my age?”
Xiao Yixia replied with exasperation.
“Yes, I am. I knew you were a monster, but I didn’t know you were such an ancient one!”