Chapter 13: The Vampire Boss Bite Gently - Substitute

Gong Ye looked terrifying. At least in Gu Shanshan's few remaining memories, no one had ever made him so fearful when they were angry.

Even Huiyue, who always liked to lay hands on him and was quick to anger, was not even one percent as terrifying as Gongye was at this moment.

Gu Shanshan shrank back, retreating continuously.

Gong Ye pressed closer, his eyes filled with a sinister and chilling light.

Those eyes were terrifyingly bloodshot.

"I'll give you one more chance. Tell me, how did you get this sword? What do you want to do?"

Gong Ye's voice was chillingly cold.

Gu Shanshan retreated to the corner of the wall, with nowhere left to go.

She didn't dare pick up the short sword from the ground, her pitiful and fearful eyes cautiously staring at Gong Ye.

She said in a small, timid voice, "No...it's not like that, I...I..."

"What do you mean?" Gu Shanshan couldn't quite put her finger on it.

When he woke up, Huiyue told him that the sword was his weapon, specifically designed to kill Gongye.

He's not stupid.

Saying these words to Gong Ye's face would be a death sentence, and he wouldn't even know how he died.

But for a moment, he couldn't think of any way to explain it.

"What?"

Gong Ye narrowed his eyes dangerously, the furious red light in them almost burning Gu Shanshan.

God knows how much self-control he needed to resist killing Gu Shanshan.

He had long forgotten what had happened back then, and he had also long forgotten who was the one who had driven that sword into his heart and caused him to sleep for hundreds of years.

But that deep, devastating pain was something he could never forget.

Suffocation, despair, and a profound sadness and anger.

These emotions welled up in Gong Ye's heart as soon as he saw this radiant sword, which was specifically designed to hunt down high-ranking vampires.

His heart, which had been dead for hundreds of years, suddenly opened up. The precious child he had finally waited for might actually be the one who had deliberately tried to kill him.

He simply couldn't accept it.

He was frantically trying to destroy everything, wanting to decisively eliminate the person in front of him.

But when it came time to actually do it, I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

"I'm sorry, I can't say it, I'm sorry..."

Gu Shanshan was terrified of Gong Ye's appearance, but she had no way to explain, so she could only curl up and apologize again and again.

That pitiful look made it even harder for Gong Ye to do it.

【Host, please step forward and kiss the target's lips.】

At this moment, a strange notification sound rang in Gu Shanshan's mind again.

This left Gu Shanshan stunned and bewildered.

He asked naively, "Who is the target of my pursuit?"

These words all reached Gong Ye's ears.

Gong Ye's cold gaze fell on Gu Shanshan. He now felt that Gu Shanshan was hiding many secrets that he did not know.

Gong Ye was very displeased by the feeling that Gu Shanshan was out of his control.

The chilling question rang out in March: "Who do you want to kiss!"

He hadn't even explained the sword properly, yet he wanted to kiss someone else.

That's just asking for trouble.

Gong Ye's anger intensified, and he ruthlessly grabbed Gu Shanshan's neck tightly.

"Gu Shanshan, who do you want to kiss?!"

"Cough cough cough..."

My neck is burning with pain, and I feel suffocated because I can't breathe.

He struggled weakly, his hands gripping tightly the wrist of the hand that was choking him.

But his meager strength couldn't budge Gong Ye at all.

His face was very pale because he was suffocating.

Seeing Gong Ye's terrifying, murderous appearance, Gu Shanshan felt a pang of sadness.

I feel very wronged.

When Mingming brought him back, she held him in her arms so gently, her eyes full of doting affection.

This led him to believe that the vampire prince was a good person, not as Huiyue had described.

But now, because of a sword, he is about to be killed.

Gu Shanshan's eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her face.

Warm tears fell drop by drop onto Gong Ye's hand, like lava.

It's very hot.

"Waaaaah..."

Seeing Gong Ye's heartless and indifferent demeanor, Gu Shanshan felt wronged and sad, and couldn't help but sob and cry.

At that moment, the system notification sounded in my head again.

[A reminder to the host: This is your last chance. Please personally approach the target.]

Hearing that strange sound again, Gu Shanshan felt extremely agitated, yet also had a kind of reckless courage.

Grabbing Gong Ye's hand, she tiptoed forward and leaned in, closing her eyes to kiss Gong Ye's seemingly cold lips.

A soft touch came from his lips, and Gong Ye was stunned.

The hand gripping Gu Shanshan's neck loosened its grip, and a look of surprise and astonishment appeared in those cold eyes.

He lowered his brows and looked at the person kissing him with tears streaming down his face, his eyes darkening.

Reacting quickly, the hand that was gripping Gu Shanshan's neck moved to her waist.

He pinned her against the wall and, taking the initiative, kissed her fiercely.

"Hmm..."

Gu Shanshan's eyes widened as a mechanical voice echoed in her mind.

[Congratulations, host! You have personally taken on the target. Mission points -5%]

[Congratulations, host! Your target has reciprocated your feelings, triggering the next plot point. Mission points -10%]

What the heck?

Gu Shanshan was dazed from the kisses and confused by the strange notification sounds in her head.

After a long time, until Gu Shanshan continued to suffocate and fainted, Gong Ye finally let go of the person in his arms.

Gu Shanshan was so exhausted from being kissed that she collapsed into Gong Ye's arms.

Gong Ye's eyes remained clear, as if he hadn't been the one who had just ruthlessly plundered.

The sword, radiating golden light, landed on the ground with a chilling gaze.

Something suddenly flashed through his mind, and Gong Ye abruptly pressed down on Gu Shanshan's shoulders, pinching her thin, pointed chin with his fingers.

He carefully examined Gu Shanshan's eyes.

Only then did they realize that Gu Shanshan's red eyes were reflecting light, as if she were wearing colored contact lenses.

Gong Ye placed his hand on Gu Shanshan's eyelids, forcing him to keep his eyes open, and gently poked his finger into Gu Shanshan's pupils.

A red contact lens was poked out, appearing on Gong Ye's fair fingertip.

Upon seeing these red contact lenses, Gong Ye realized that Gu Shanshan's eyes, which had turned blood red after he transformed her, had now become pure gold.

Staring at that golden hue, a sense of familiarity flashed through Gong Ye's mind.

It was as if he had seen such a dazzling and familiar golden light somewhere before.

He murmured, "Hunter, vampire hunter."

Not all vampire hunters have golden eyes; only the purest of hunters, the holy children, possess such a fiery gold.

In ordinary vampire hunters, even those with exceptional talent have a very faint golden hue in their pupils.

Gong Ye stared at the gold in Gu Shanshan's pupils, a bitter, cold smile appearing on his face.

With a self-deprecating smile, he murmured, "Ah, I see."

What was once an unexpected toy was actually a deliberate act.

Seduce him on purpose, then kill him.

Ha, how ridiculous.

What's even more ridiculous is that, even though he already knew the truth, he still couldn't bring himself to kill the person.

Gong Ye suddenly pushed Gu Shanshan away, his cold gaze falling on Gu Shanshan's surprised little face.

It's even more ironic.

Gu Shanshan had no idea what was wrong with Gong Ye, and felt wronged but didn't know how to ask.

He was sitting on the ground, looking utterly disheveled.

Gong Ye really didn't understand. He was the one in the wrong, so why could he shamelessly put on such an innocent expression?

That's really...shameless.

Gong Ye was furious.

Without saying a word, he turned and left angrily.

Gu Shanshan was left alone in the room, looking completely bewildered. After a long while, she slowly got up.

He picked up the Radiant Sword, which was still gleaming with golden light, from the ground and hugged it tightly to his chest as if it were a lifeline, standing there helplessly.

He looked all alone.

It's truly pitiful.

"Your Highness, where are you going?"

The butler was puzzled to see Gong Ye come out with a cold and gloomy face.

This was not what he had expected. After all the hard work, the person returned, but the prince did not eat him. Instead, he came out with a furious expression.

What exactly happened?

Gong Ye glanced at the butler coldly, ignoring him completely.

The butler felt a chill run down his spine from the stare and shrank back, obediently following behind without daring to utter another word.

Gong Ye took a few steps, then stopped, his eyes sweeping coldly over the room behind him.

After a long pause, he withdrew his gaze and coldly ordered the butler, "Bring those humans here."

After speaking, he went to another room with a cold expression.

The butler was stunned for two seconds, even more confused.

Those humans were people the vampires below had gathered to curry favor with the prince during the time Gu Shanshan was missing, people who looked similar to Gu Shanshan.

Those people either have eyes like Gu Shanshan, noses like hers, or mouths like hers.

In short, it's a body double.

However, during this time, the prince never summoned them, but instead locked them all in cages.

Now that the real person is back, why are they suddenly looking for a stand-in?

But the butler dared not ask anything, dared not lose anything, and immediately went to fetch the humans locked in the cages.

The butler acted quickly, and within minutes he brought several humans who looked similar to Gu Shanshan to Gong Ye.

"Your Highness, the people are already here."

After saying that, he respectfully stepped aside.

Gong Ye didn't speak, his cold gaze sweeping over the people lined up below.

He spoke coldly, "Raise your heads, all of you."

The humans below who were chosen and sent up by the vampire nobles are no fools.

For them, gaining the favor of a vampire prince was like rising from the ashes to become a phoenix.

Everyone obediently raised their faces, their eyes filled with seductive charm, trying their best to seduce Gong Ye.

Gong Ye's gaze swept indifferently across the crowd, finally pointing to the person who looked most like Gu Shanshan.

He said in a cold voice, "You, come up here."

Once the steward had chosen the people, he immediately led the others away.

Only the chosen person and Miyazaki remained in the room.

Ambiguity abounds.

The chosen person, with a shy expression, knelt prostrate before Gong Ye.

Gong Ye stared at the lips that resembled Gu Shanshan's by seven points, a hint of desire flashing in his eyes, and gave a hoarse command.

"come over."