Blood splattered on the bell. The boy's bloodshot eyes darted around blankly, and he kicked away the head that was lying at his feet with disgust.
The emperor's head shattered and rolled away from his body, tumbling into a corner of the hall.
Even in death, he couldn't understand how he died. How did Si Jin break into the palace?
He, the emperor of a nation, died so quietly...
When Bi Xie arrived, the boy was squatting obediently and rigidly in a corner of the main hall. He had pulled out a piece of silk cloth from somewhere and was meticulously wiping the bell on his ankle. His white clothes were almost stained with blood, and his face and hands were covered with thick bloodstains. However, he could not tolerate a single drop of blood staining the bell on his ankle.
Clear footsteps echoed in the hall, but he didn't turn around. He just kept repeating the actions in his hands, as if he couldn't get them clean no matter how much he wiped them, like a child who was sulking with himself, making the bells ring incessantly.
"Si Jin," she finally couldn't help but call out as she looked at the boy's scarlet back.
She couldn't describe her feelings, only that her heart suddenly ached at that moment, and she wanted to... hug him.
He is no longer a ghost cultivator, but just Si Jin, who went mad when he saw her disappearance, that sensitive and stubborn yet simple and easy-to-coax boy.
He still didn't turn around, but just kept wiping the bell. His eyes were bloodshot and unfocused, and he used more and more force and speed in his hands, as if he was completely trapped in a self-created mirror image.
“Si Jin,” Bi Xie’s eyes suddenly reddened, and she rushed over to hug him. “I’m here, Si Jin, I’m with you, I’m here.”
"It's clean enough, it's very clean, stop wiping..."
His body trembled, almost instinctively, and he shoved Bi Xie away with a flick of his arm. His bloodshot eyes stared at her coldly for a moment, then he gently and anxiously wiped the silver bell on her ankle, "It's dirty, it's dirty..."
Ru Hua said urgently, "Host, the villain is currently in a state of confusion. He is in great danger. If you approach him now, you will be sending yourself to your death!"
Bi Xie's mind was buzzing; he didn't recognize her anymore.
"Si Jin, it's me, A Xie, look at me," she said, her heart aching so much she could hardly breathe. Her eyes were red as she stood up from the ground and slowly approached him, her eyes fixed on him. But Si Jin didn't even glance at her. He was obsessively wiping the bell, which had long since been clean, stubbornly refusing to listen to anything she said.
Ru Hua: "Host, the system has detected that the villain is now completely unconscious. Do not approach him, or he will kill you."
"He won't kill me," Bi Xie said, his confidence seemingly coming from nowhere.
Ru Hua was furious. She looked at Bi Xie walking away and was so angry that she wanted to grab his hair: "Of course, a sober boss wouldn't want to hurt you, but now the big boss doesn't even remember you. Don't forget that you were just thrown out by him!"
"Si Jin, shall we go home?" Bi Xie called softly, her voice choked with emotion, but the boy still didn't look up at her. His blood-covered body looked eerie and dangerous in the dimly lit hall. As the night wind blew in, his body looked even thinner, so frail it was heartbreaking.
Bi Xie couldn't help but hug him from behind. The boy finally reacted and struggled violently, trying to send Bi Xie flying.
With his vampire bloodline fully awakened, his power far surpasses that of Bi Xie.
But Bi Xie clung to his waist, refusing to let go, tears streaming down her face. She pressed her face against his back, sobbing and choking out, "It's alright, it's all alright, Si Jin. Wake up and take me away from here, okay? I'm scared of you like this. Come home with me, okay?"
“Host, he can’t hear you, get off him quickly,” Ru Hua hurriedly said.
The boy, his eyes bloodshot, growled and wandered wildly around the hall. Bi Xie's back slammed heavily against the wall, the vase, the table and chairs, and she winced in pain. She gritted her teeth but refused to let go. Si Jin's steps became more and more erratic, as if he was determined to throw her off his body.
The sound of bells rang out in the hall, both ethereal and chaotic.
Neither of them was willing to compromise. Bi Xie's back was so painful that he couldn't feel it anymore, but his arms were still tightly wrapped around him.
The commotion inside the hall drew the attention of the palace guards, who rushed to the scene.
Upon entering the hall, the guards were met with the young man's bloodthirsty and cold eyes. They shuddered and fearfully raised their weapons, aiming them at the two people in the hall.
They recognized Prince Jin, but at this moment, Prince Jin was covered in blood, and his eyes were bloodshot. This was not a human at all, but... a monster.
monster!
A headless corpse lay on the ground; the head had rolled away somewhere, but the bright yellow dragon robe worn by the corpse clearly identified it as a human.
Your Majesty... Your Majesty has been killed by Prince Jin!
A group of people surrounded Si Jin, not daring to step forward. But the boy was suddenly surrounded by so many people, which made him even more emotionally unstable. He carried Bi Xie on his back and rushed out. When he encountered someone blocking his way, he grabbed them with his five fingers, leaving a bloody hole in their body. Blood splattered everywhere as he forcefully flung them away.
Blood spread through the darkness, weapons fell to the ground with a clang, and screams of agony rose and fell.
Those red eyes, in the darkness, were like the eyes of a wild beast, chilling to the bone; just one glance from them would make one's heart tremble and one's whole body shake.
The guards resisted while shouting in a shrill and terrified voice: "His Highness Prince Jin has gone mad!"
The palace was heavily guarded, but Si Jin was truly like a dangerous beast. All the guards who blocked his way were torn to pieces by him, screaming as they fell to the ground, too weak to get up. Blood dripped from the corners of their mouths, and amidst the thick smell of blood, the boy's actions became even more frenzied and brutal.
Bi Xie climbed onto Si Jin's back and was carried by him over the palace wall.
She saw the Imperial Guard rushing over, and upon seeing the emperor's corpse in the hall, he was utterly shocked and chased after them, ordering the archers to fire arrows to stop her and Si Jin.
Arrows gleaming with a cold light shot towards them. Although they weren't aimed at vital spots, the boy's speed was so fast that the arrows were deflected.
Bi Xie was so dizzy from being jostled around that he could only remember to hold Si Jin tightly.
Ru Hua exclaimed in her mind, "Host, these arrows are blind, you hurry... behind, behind!" The system's voice even changed tone.
Bi Xie hurriedly looked back and saw two arrows piercing straight into her back, while Si Jin was completely unaware. Her heart tightened and her brows furrowed. If she caught the two arrows, she would have to let go. In the current situation, she didn't know where Si Jin would run after she let go.
She still didn't know whether Ning Mingshao's poison would still have any effect on him after his vampire bloodline awakened.
Will he say again that she abandoned him and doesn't want him anymore?
She hesitated for only five or six seconds before the arrow was right in front of her. If she let go and fell, the arrow would definitely hit Si Jin.
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