Seventh judge
The beauty pageant finals are scheduled for three days later.
Recommended by Lu Liang, Su Liu became the only outsider in the judging panel of the "Four Major Families".
"You are the seventh judge," Dang Xia passed the information he had obtained to Su Liu, who was eating the watermelon sent by Li An.
This watermelon has a thin skin and sweet flesh, and tastes really good. Su Liu was surprised that the things grown by the "labor reform" prisoners in the "Hell of Death" could be so good.
As if sensing Su Liu's absent-mindedness, Dang Xia launched a powerful attack, "With so many humans planted on that land, it would be strange if it didn't taste good, right?"
"......" Su Liu almost vomited. He almost forgot about this. When Li An came to give him the melon, he was actually a little touched.
Seeing that Su Liu couldn't speak or swallow, Qi Fengling said, "Where in the earth aren't people buried? There's almost no place in this land where no one has died."
He gestured with his eyes for Su Liu to look at the place where Dangxia was standing, and continued, "A thousand years ago, this place was a secret base for the rebels to communicate. The blood of thousands of people stretched all the way from here to the red list, so thick that it almost submerged the ankles, and the smell of blood lingered for a month..."
Su Liu swallowed the watermelon in his mouth with difficulty. He understood what Qi Fengling meant by this. It was not to disgust him, but to tell him not to dwell too much on what had happened.
Dang Xia felt uncomfortable being stared at. He lowered his head and thought for a few seconds. When he looked up again, he seemed to have discovered some shocking secret. He said in shock, "We are all vampires. I was wondering why you never drink blood. It turns out you really don't like it. Why is the diet of a vampire Omega so weird? Can human food really satisfy your energy needs?"
"...If you find another Vampire O and observe him, you will know." The diet of Vampire Omega is a very shameful topic. Su Liu really couldn't tell Dang Xia the truth, so he had to avoid the subject.
"Where can I find another one?" Dang Xia muttered dissatisfiedly, but his exploratory eyes told Su Liu that he obviously did not believe that the diet of vampire Omegas was similar to that of humans.
"There's nothing I can do about it. Maybe I'm a unique vampire. If there's no comparison, even if you don't believe it, it's the fact," Su Liu said carelessly.
Dang Xia didn't say anything, but his eyes were filled with the meaning of "City Lord, from now on, I will monitor you in all aspects. One day, you will be exposed."
Su Liu also gave Dang Xia a look that meant: If you know too much, you will not be safe.
Receiving Su Liu's obvious threat, Dang Xia's original persistent look of getting to the bottom of things immediately changed to "I don't want to know. What good will it do if I know? I'm not a vampire O. Why should I care?"
Dang Xia, who instantly adjusted his position, laughed heartily and began to change the subject, "City Lord, besides you, three of the six judges are from the Pei family. The remaining three are from the Lin, Gu, and Lu families, and one of them is Lu Liang."
Su Liu wiped her mouth and said with interest: "If I can't be a contestant, being a judge is not bad either. I should be the only Omega judge, right?"
Dang Xia nodded.
"Then I have to speak for Omega," Su Liu went back to the house to choose clothes for three days later, and Qi Fengling immediately followed.
Three days later.
It was just before seven when Lu Liang knocked on the door and woke Su Liu up. When she saw Qi Fengling, she was stunned for a moment. It seemed Qi Fengling's appearance was unique among Alphas. She leaned over to Su Liu and said, "Your fiancé...why does he look a bit like one of the king's officials?"
What official? A male concubine is a male concubine, why bother with a fig leaf? Su Liu recalled the unfriendly experience when he first met the king, and his face suddenly hurt.
Lu Liang had obviously been to the palace, and her brother must have doted on her very much.
"Hey," Lu Liang asked softly, "You weren't deceived into marriage, were you?"
The theater in Lu Liang's mind has been playing out a melodramatic ethical drama like "I support you, but you use my money to support a mistress outside, and we are still talking about marriage."
"Are you sure? Didn't you see it wrong?" Su Liu lied to her.
After all, as a human being, Lu Liang’s eyesight cannot be that good, and how could a vampire like the king come into close contact with humans?
Furthermore, the king's so-called "officials" might, at a glance, bear some resemblance to Qi Fengling, but the difference between a knockoff and the genuine article is like a chasm that cannot be crossed. If Lu Liang had looked more closely, she would definitely not have associated Qi Fengling with those beautiful women.
"...Maybe," As expected, Lu Liang frowned, immediately becoming uncertain. "She doesn't seem that tall, and her face isn't that symmetrical. Besides, the officer is a vampire after all, so why would he marry a human Omega?... Never mind. It's your business anyway, why should I worry about you?"
By the end of her speech, her voice was almost inaudible.
Su Liu always has more patience with female Alphas. Seeing that Lu Liang didn't say anything offensive, he took Qi Fengling and followed Lu Liang. When he left, he didn't forget to ask Dang Xia to stay and watch the door.
"How much did you spend to hire a vampire as your bodyguard?" Lu Liang glanced at Dang Xia, who was as obedient as a dog, and was extremely curious.
Su Liu raised her eyebrows, pointed her chin at the fan in Dang Xia's hand, and made a gesture.
"Two fan pendants? That's all?" Lu Liang understood instantly, then curled his lips in disdain and muttered softly, "Dang Xia is really getting worse and worse. Some people said he was selling some 'royal secret healing elixir' before, but I... he didn't believe it... I didn't expect he's even working part-time as a bodyguard now... How shabby."
Su Liu pretended not to hear anything, holding Qi Fengling's hand and following behind, secretly sighing in his heart that even the human dignitaries looked down on Dang Xia, no wonder Dang Xia was "no such person" among the blood clan.
"The healing medicine he sells is the one he got from you before, right?" Su Liu looked straight ahead and spoke in a voice that humans could not hear.
Qi Fengling said "hmm". It was Dang Xia's own business how to deal with the things that were sent out. Qi Fengling obviously didn't think it was a big deal.
"What is the ingredient? Will it have an immediate effect when used on humans? Do you have any more? I'll give it to Lin Miao for research someday," Su Liu was very curious. He had too many things to do before and had no time to think about these details. Now he suddenly felt that he had missed something.
"...I gave everything I had to Dang Xia. He was badly injured that time, and if it weren't for the medicine, he would have almost died." Qi Fengling felt a little embarrassed because he couldn't produce the medicine. "The medicine was all prepared by the palace pharmacist. It is said that if used on humans, it can regenerate limbs. She has a partnership with someone in the black market. She has a stall selling secret ointments at exorbitant prices. I'll take you there someday."
"...I'm really impressed. Is there such a thing? Can't you just go back to the palace and ask her for it?" Su Liu glanced at Qi Fengling.
"After His Majesty ascended the throne, we cannot enter the palace at will without being summoned," Qi Fengling also glanced at Su Liu, and there seemed to be a hint of teasing in his eyes, "Su Liu, why are you so stupid?"
Su Liu recalled how the king always cared about his younger brother and how he repeatedly interfered with his relationship with Qi Fengling. She thought he was so special to Qi Fengling, and how he treated him like a brother, but she didn't expect him to still be like the king and his subjects. "Then where did you get the medicine for your wound? Did you take it with you when you were kicked out of the palace?"
"No," Qi Fengling smiled helplessly, as if to say, "Su Liu, why are you so harsh?" But now thinking back on this matter, Qi Fengling seemed to find it a little strange. "A long time ago, the king sent someone to give it to me. He said it was a newly developed healing medicine, which was similar to the self-healing ability of the ancestral vampires. He asked me to keep it as a souvenir."
"Why does what he said sound strange?" Su Liu hesitated.
"He was a good king who loved his people like his own children. Many of his policies were considered from the perspective of humanity. The 'Beauty Pageant' was jointly developed by him and Pan Xuesun. It was intended to circumvent the selfish interests of the human elite and indirectly help the vulnerable, allowing those Omegas, who were treated like animals, to have a sense of social status. To prevent any unexpected weaknesses during implementation, Taocheng was the first pilot city. They didn't expect it to turn out this way, so the other cities didn't implement it."
With this kind of thing happening before, Qi Fengling didn't think much about it and it was just a matter of course.
——Such a good brother, the prince, has developed an ancestral-level healing medicine for mankind. Giving a few bottles to the prince as a souvenir does not seem to be worth studying.
"I still find it strange. The word 'commemoration' is a bit intriguing," Su Liu said. She immediately cried out "ouch!" and said delicately, "I forgot something at home. Wait a minute, I'll go get it..."
After saying that, he turned around and ran back without waiting for others to react.
Qi Fengling was chasing him from behind.
Lu Liang, who was walking in front, was stunned for a moment, probably because no one had ever dared to make her wait. When she reacted, she saw the two couples in the distance: the beautiful Alpha picked up the Omega, and they turned the corner affectionately and disappeared.
"You two go and take a look. What does it mean? You are not afraid to come with me and just made up an excuse to escape, right?" Lu Liang ordered his men to chase after him and take a look with a cold face.
After the servants had chased her out of sight, Lu Liang folded her arms, lowered her head and waited alone there. She exuded a visible low pressure all over her body. In an instant, the civilians passing by walked around her, fearing that they would offend her and be angered for no reason.
About half a cup of tea later, Su Liu and his fiancé finally appeared in sight.
Lu Liang gritted his teeth and clapped his hands, "What? Did you leave your brain at home?"
"...It's all your fault. You came to urge me so early in the morning. I was wondering why it was so cold. I didn't wear any underwear when I got up in the morning," Su Liu said shyly.
"......" Perhaps because he didn't expect Su Liu, an Omega, to say such words, Lu Liang's eyes became erratic and his face immediately turned red.
She coughed, "Ah, are you wearing it now?"
After saying that, she immediately closed her mouth and slapped her mouth with some regret, as if to say: Lu Liang, you are a hooligan.
For the rest of the journey, everyone in the group was silent, as if they had all become taciturn.
Su Liu avoided being seen and heard, and exchanged glances with Liu Weizhen who was passing by. Liu Weizhen quickly headed towards Dangxia.
Then Su Liu turned his head to look at the snack shop passing by, and secretly sighed in his heart: Fortunately, Dang Xia is greedy for money, and the price he quoted is even more unscrupulous than that of the black market drug dealers. In addition to the medicine he used himself, he still has a small bottle on hand.
"Compare it with the one on the black market when the time comes," Su Liu had explained it clearly to Dang Xia when he returned just now.
After a while, the entrance to the "beauty pageant" venue was within reach.
"Ms. Lu, you are here. Who are these people?" A man who looked like a manager ran forward a few steps and greeted her.
Lu Liang did not introduce Su Liu, but just gave a wink, and the manager understood.
"Where are they?" Lu Liang took the lead and stepped inside.
"As in previous years, the gentlemen will not come until after noon. Miss Lu, you have come really early today," the steward personally brought a basin of water and helped Lu Liang wipe her face and wash her hands.
Lu Liang said in a bored tone, "I told them to come early and watch the show. Don't blame me later."
The manager glanced at Su Liu obliquely, without saying anything, but just smiled along.
"Hey, you want to wash too?" Lu Liang maliciously signaled the steward to hand the basin of water she had used to wash to Su Liu, as if it was a great blessing to be able to wash in the same basin with her.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com