"..."

She activated her left-hand ability and communicated with the little mouse in her mind, but no matter what she said in her mind, the little mouse still stared at her with its eyes wide open.

I'm impressed.

As he withdrew his powers, the door behind him was suddenly pushed open.

“Little girl,” the old man said with a strange glint in his eyes, smiling at her, “the meal is ready. There’s nothing good here, so please make do with some meat soup.”

"Thank you." She hesitated for a moment, then reached out and took the bowl.

Looking down at the bowl of delicious-looking meat soup, she didn't drink it.

The old man stood right in front of her, as if he wouldn't leave until she drank. "Drink up, girl, you must be hungry."

"..."

what to do?

She looked at the broth and frowned; there was definitely something wrong with it.

"Young lady, why aren't you drinking it? Is it too hot?" The old man smiled and reached out to take the soup from her hand. "Let me blow on it for you."

"No need, thank you for your kindness." She quickly brought the drink to her lips, took a sip, and nodded in delight. "Mmm, it tastes pretty good."

"Yes, I've been cooking for decades," the old man said, satisfied to see her drink it. He pointed to the table next to him and said, "Just put it there when you're done. I'll come back to collect it before I leave tomorrow. Young lady, you can rest for a while."

Upon hearing this, Mu Qingyun nodded politely to him. Seeing him slowly heading towards the main house, she reached out and took the crumpled paper out of his mouth.

The paper ball was soaked with soup, and a layer of plastic tightly wrapped it up.

Fortunately, she had the foresight to prepare a protective measure when she saw the old man cooking something, so as not to accidentally drink it herself.

She stood up, holding the bowl, and poured out all the broth inside.

The little mouse cautiously approached, perhaps because the broth smelled so good, it hesitated and lowered its head to lick it.

It seemed to taste good, and it followed the trail, licking all the broth clean.

Mu Qingyun watched the little mouse's movements, tilted her head, and sure enough, not long after, the little mouse's eyes widened, and it suddenly lay straight back.

Is it... fainting or gone?

She frowned, then reached out and, through a tissue, touched the little mouse's belly.

She's breathing heavily, her breathing is still erratic, she must be dizzy.

After summarizing, she withdrew her hand, threw the tissue on the ground, and covered the little mouse.

Could she have run into some kind of psychopathic killer?

After thinking for a moment, she took out the laser gun, strapped it to her arm, and lay down on the bed without a blanket, waiting for night to fall.

The sun had completely set, and countless stars twinkled in the sky; night had fallen.

With a creak, the door opened, and the old man, seeing that she was asleep, closed it again.

What happened? He left again?

She clenched her fists instinctively, adjusted her breathing, and listened to the sounds outside.

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

A strong wind blew, and the howling wind reached her ears.

"You old geezer, I saw you come here with a woman today. Where is she?"

"There's no one left. I've already killed her and drained all her blood," the old man's voice came, tinged with anger. "Even if I killed her, I will never let you defile her!"

"You old codger, it's just that we killed your granddaughter back then, why are you going against us for so many years?" A cold voice came from behind him. Mu Qingyun turned his head to listen and frowned.

Wait, it seems she's misunderstood.

"Hmph, I'm a normal person. No matter what, I would never let a young girl be ruined by you!" the old man shouted angrily.

Hearing his words, the man seemed very disdainful. "Is that so? Then I can only kill you to vent my anger. Your maze is nothing special. I want to see what other skills you have."

"Hmph, this old man has many more skills than I do."

After that, Mu Qingyun didn't hear any fighting sounds, but she heard that cold voice scream, followed by a dog barking.

And then, that was it.

She stayed awake all night, and just as dawn broke, she didn't see the old man, but instead heard the squeaking of mice.

Looking down, I saw that the little mouse had regained its spirits.

"Knock knock knock—"

"Little girl, are you awake yet?"

The old woman's voice came through, and she quickly coughed a few times: "Yes, she's awake."

"Now that you're awake, come out with me quickly. I'll take you home." The old man knocked on the door twice more, then turned and left.

Mu Qingyun got up, straightened her clothes a little, then opened the door and went out.

“Young lady, I see you are young and pretty. Even if you have a conflict with your family, don’t come to the wilderness. Your family will not harm you. Even if you disagree with them, don’t run away from home in a fit of anger.”

"Don't trust what people say online. Don't be fooled by the warm greetings and concern you receive from netizens; who knows what kind of monsters might be on the other side of the screen."

As soon as the old man saw her, he started talking non-stop.

After patiently listening to him finish speaking, she said, "Grandpa, I won't leave. I came here for my own reasons, not what you think."

"What?" The old man's expression changed instantly. "You're not leaving? You're not going to stay here, are you?"

"Mm." She nodded.

"you!"

The old man's eyes suddenly widened, as if he was choked by her words. He remained silent for a long time before his expression returned to normal.

With wrinkles gathering on his face, he laughed and said, "Alright, then from now on you'll be my old man's wife. Since you don't want to leave, stay here and take care of this old man."

“Just say what you have to say,” she said, her eyes turning cold as flames ignited in her right hand. “I’m capable of protecting myself. Besides, I heard everything last night. Instead of going to great lengths to get rid of me, you should deal with the current problem properly.”

"You, you're a fire-type ability user?"

The old man saw the flame burning in her hand and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes, but after a moment, as if he had thought of something, he sighed helplessly, "It's no use, they are not afraid of ordinary fire at all."

"Who are they?" she asked earnestly, withdrawing the flame from her palm.

"vampire."

Um?

What is that?

Mu Qingyun was completely confused. What was a vampire? Was it a ghost?

Seeing her stunned expression, the old man thought she was scared and shook his head, "I'll take you home."

"Wait a minute," she frowned, took out her phone, searched for vampires, and quickly learned about the species.

Because they are afraid of light, they hide during the day and only act at night.

Because they drink human blood, vampires are the most wanted by the Planet Guardians. Once a vampire is discovered, the Planet Guardians will either imprison them in a military prison or leave them to die in the sun.

In short, it is a species that is not allowed to exist.

But vampires can hide their red eyes and sharp fangs, and sometimes they can transform into normal people, blending into the crowd and specifically targeting young and beautiful women.