Chapter 16: The Vampire Boss's Gentle Bite—Fade to Ashes, Yet Unresolved Feelings
Gong Ye looked down and saw a sword gleaming with golden light stuck in his chest.
The excruciating pain spread from my heart throughout my entire body.
Gong Ye could clearly feel his life force draining away little by little.
This feeling was not unfamiliar to him.
Hundreds of years ago, a vampire hunter used the same sword to stab him in the chest.
Gong Ye looked down at the pool of blood gushing from his heart, soaking his clothes and Gu Shanshan, who was being held tightly in his arms.
He let out a self-deprecating hum.
Familiar yet unfamiliar images suddenly flashed through his mind, all of which showed him holding the dead Gu Shanshan in a sorrowful and lonely state.
Moreover, he remembered that hundreds of years ago, the person who plunged this sword into his heart was the same person he was holding in his arms now.
He lost from beginning to end.
To lose completely, and to lose willingly.
Seeing Gu Shanshan succeed, Huiyue smiled resentfully and muttered something under her breath. Gu Shanshan, with empty eyes, mercilessly plunged the sword deeper into the ground.
"Um......"
The sword pierced even deeper, and Gong Ye felt a metallic taste in his throat, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Your Highness, you..."
The surrounding vampires, seeing Gong Ye injured, glared with murderous intent, wishing they could grind the unsuspecting Gu Shanshan to dust.
"Get out, all of you get out."
Ignoring the angry and hateful look in the eyes of the vampire Zhou Wu, Gong Ye coldly gave the order.
Gong Ye knew very well that his eternal life was about to end.
If she were to die, these vampires would surely kill Gu Shanshan.
Even though Gu Shanshan killed him, he still couldn't bear to see Gu Shanshan die.
He wanted Gu Shanshan to live on, to live forever in torment, and to remember him for the rest of her life.
The vampires, fearing the prince's immense power, dared not say anything and quickly and unwillingly disappeared.
In the pitch-black forest, only Gu Shanshan, Gong Ye, and Huiyue, who were lying on the ground in a disheveled state, remained.
Seeing that the surroundings had been cleared away, Gong Ye breathed a sigh of relief and did not push Gu Shanshan away.
Instead, they hugged the person even tighter.
The Sword of Radiance is a weapon created to slaughter vampires, but the Vampire Prince is different from other vampires.
The only people in the world who can heal his wounds are the descendants he first embraced.
His only descendant, Gu Shanshan, whom he had first embraced, is no longer a vampire but has become a hunter. The hunter's saliva can no longer heal his wounds.
Gong Ye knew very well that this time, no one could save him anymore.
He just wanted to hold the person in his arms tightly one last time before he died.
The gleaming golden sword sank even deeper into the man's chest.
Due to the rapid loss of blood, Gong Ye's already pale face became even paler.
He pressed almost all his strength against Gu Shanshan, and whispered in his ear with difficulty, "My dear Shanshan, after I die, leave this place immediately and live well..."
As Gong Ye leaned down and whispered those words in Gu Shanshan's ear, the system's notification sound echoed in Gu Shanshan's mind.
[Congratulations, host! The mission to capture the target's life has been perfectly completed. Mission value -35%]
[Congratulations, host! The mission "May you live well" has been perfectly completed. Mission value -10%]
[Congratulations, host! You have perfectly completed the mission. The memory program will be repaired soon.]
After the system finished speaking, Gu Shanshan's mind was like a movie rewinding, with countless fragments of memories flooding in instantly.
"ah......"
Overwhelmed by the flood of memories, Gu Shanshan loosened her grip on the sword hilt in pain, clutching her head with a pained expression.
Gu Shanshan suddenly lost control of herself, and Huiyue's expression changed.
He immediately got up from the ground and pounced on Gu Shanshan, trying to knock her unconscious.
At the critical moment, all of Gu Shanshan's memories in this world were restored.
He remembered his purpose in coming to this world, and all the mistakes he had made recently while being controlled by the Radiant Moon.
The moment she saw Huiyue lunge at her, she instinctively tried to dodge.
But then his waist tightened, and he was pulled close and protected behind him.
Immediately afterwards, he heard the sound of a sword piercing flesh.
Despite the excruciating pain, Gong Ye pulled the sword from his chest and plunged it fiercely into Hui Yue's heart, the force so great that it pierced right through.
Huiyue looked down in disbelief at the sword that had pierced her heart, and staggered back a few steps.
He spat out a mouthful of blood, collapsed to the ground, and stared unblinkingly at Gu Shanshan's spot in death.
Gu Shanshan subconsciously turned her head to look and saw Huiyue's eyes staring intently at her.
He recalled the mistakes he had made, and how he had killed Miya under Huiyue's control.
Her face suddenly turned deathly pale, and with trembling hands, she looked up to meet Gong Ye's deep, crimson eyes.
The moment their eyes met, Gu Shanshan felt a pang of pain in her heart.
Unable to stop the tears from flowing from her eyes, she hurriedly touched Gong Ye's chest, only to find her hand covered in blood.
"Cough cough..."
That strike almost exhausted Gong Ye's last bit of strength. After pulling the sword from his chest and killing Huiyue, blood gushed out even more and faster. Gong Ye could no longer support his body and collapsed to the ground.
He was covered in blood and looked more disheveled than ever before.
Gu Shanshan knelt on the ground, hugged Gong Ye in her arms, and asked anxiously, "Gong Ye, tell me, how can I save you?"
She spoke while crying.
Before Gong Ye could answer, he remembered how Gong Ye had bitten open his neck and sucked his blood, and then licked his wound a few times until it healed.
Therefore, Gu Shanshan hurriedly bent down and lay on Gong Ye's chest, licking the bleeding wound again and again.
Her mouth and nose were filled with a strong smell of blood. Gu Shanshan licked the wound many times, but instead of stopping the bleeding, it flowed even more freely.
Seeing Gu Shanshan's anxious attempt to save him, Gong Ye felt a sense of satisfaction.
He felt it was worth it.
The pale hand lifted Gu Shanshan's face, telling him to stop licking his wounds.
When he raised his chin, he saw that Gu Shanshan's face was covered in tears.
Gong Ye sighed inwardly, his long, pale fingers lingeringly and gently stroking Gu Shanshan's cheek.
A gentle voice coaxed, "Shanshan, be good, don't cry."
"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry, Gong Ye, I didn't mean to kill you. I was being controlled. I really didn't mean to, please believe me, sob sob..."
As she finished explaining, Gu Shanshan looked at Gong Ye covered in blood and cried her heart out.
He knelt before Gong Ye, pleading, "Gong Ye, tell me, please tell me how to save you, please tell me..."
Gong Ye is a vampire prince, the most powerful vampire, and he doesn't believe that Gong Ye is dead.
He didn't want Gong Ye to just disappear from this world like that.
Gong Ye no longer cares about Gu Shanshan's words, regardless of whether Gu Shanshan intentionally killed him or was manipulated by someone.
None of that matters now; he just wants to hear Gu Shanshan say one thing to him before he dies.
"Shanshan, be good, don't cry."
Gu Shanshan wouldn't listen at all; all he knew was that he didn't want Gong Ye to die.
He asked the system urgently, "007, can I use points to redeem medicine to save Gong Ye's life in the store? Give it to me quickly, I'll give you as many points as I want!"
[Sorry, host, you cannot save the target. This world was set up from the beginning: the target must willingly die at your hands.]
007's answer sent chills down Gu Shanshan's spine, as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
Gong Ye frowned slightly upon hearing Gu Shanshan's words.
He wanted to know who 007 was and what points were.
But he didn't have much time left; he could feel that his body was about to disappear.
With his last bit of strength, he pulled Gu Shanshan down.
The last words he left in Gu Shanshan's ear were, "Shanshan, I think I love you very much."
Before Gu Shanshan could even react after saying that, Gong Ye had already lost all signs of life and lay lifeless in her arms.
He wanted to hear Gu Shanshan say she loved him before he died.
Unfortunately, there are no more opportunities left.
Gu Shanshan stood there, stunned, as if she had suffered a huge blow.
Her face was covered in tear stains and bloodstains, mottled and intertwined on her pale, almost transparent face.
Looking down into the eyes in his arms that would never open again, he murmured, "I...love you..."
After saying that, she collapsed onto Gong Ye, sobbing uncontrollably.
Unfortunately, Gong Ye would never have the chance to hear those long-awaited words again.
Gu Shanshan held the cold body tightly in her arms, watching helplessly as the body gradually became transparent.
Until finally, everything turned to ashes, leaving nothing behind...
Gu Shanshan's heart also felt empty in an instant, as if it had been hollowed out.
Smelling the lingering stench of blood in the air, Gu Shanshan looked at her empty hands, which hadn't grasped anything.
As if she had lost her soul, her eyes reddened as she choked out a low sob, "Right and wrong, success and failure, all turn to nothing, my heart is filled with resentment... my heart is filled with resentment..."
The system dared not say anything more and silently initiated the quick transmigration mission to the next world.
This was the first time he had ever seen his host so distraught. He thought that once the memories were erased in the next world, everything would be fine.
......
"Master, where else do you think you can escape to, hmm?"
Gu Shanshan was only wearing a torn and tattered undershirt, and she kept running away in a panic.
Behind him, a tall man dressed in black was walking towards him with elegant steps.
A cold, bloodthirsty smile curled on the man's face.
With a snap.
The man suddenly swung his hand, and a black whip lashed out with ruthless force towards his back.
Gu Shanshan was whipped to the ground, turned her head in a disheveled state, and retreated backward with a terrified expression.
Her lips trembled, and her eyes glared at the person in front of her with fear and anger. "Gong Ye, how dare you sleep with me! How dare you!"
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