After I left, he regretted it.

" Sally , Cyril and I ... have submitted a request to terminate the blood contract."

Blair put down the crystal glass in her hand. The remaining blood wine in the glass was shimmering with a faint red light. She looked up at her friend Sally across from her with an indifferent expression.

The night was dark, the candlelight in the vampire tavern flickered, and the animal bones hanging on the wall cast cold shadows in the firelight.

Sally was stunned, almost knocking over the wine glass in her hand, and her voice couldn't help but rise a few pitches:

"What are you talking about?! You've been bound together for three years! A blood pact wouldn't have lasted that long if it weren't for your willingness. Blair , what on earth are you thinking? Could it be that Cyril has no feelings for you at all?"

Blair smiled softly but didn't answer.

She also didn't know whether Cyril was interested or not.

Half a month ago, when she handed him the parchment that released the blood contract, he was busy dealing with the blood clan meeting. While answering the elder's voice transmission, he signed his name carelessly. He didn't even hear what she said and turned away .

He never mentioned the incident again after that.

Just wait another half a month, the contract will take effect, and she will be completely free.

However, freedom is not easy.

Shortly after the proposal to terminate the blood contract was made, the backlash came early.

Blair suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest in the castle, and her blood flowed backwards, as if it was being torn apart by a sharp blade.

Her eyes went dark and she fainted.

When she opened her eyes again, she had been sent to the healing room of the Vampire Temple.

The candlelight was dim, the blood pool was surging, she lay on the cold altar, her limbs were sealed by secret techniques, and the blood in her body was flowing out uncontrollably.

She heard footsteps.

Cyril rushed in, followed by a young vampire boy and an accompanying law priest.

His voice was low and cold: " Blair , if you leave your blood mark on this transfer deed, I will immediately sign the Temple file and save you."

Blair looked weakly at the paperwork .

It was a supplementary blood contract that completely gave up her offspring's inheritance rights.

Blood continued to flow from the corners of his lips, staining his white clothes red.

The priest frowned with a solemn expression, and advised: "If she is a step later, her soul will be shattered! Young Master, please save her first!"

Cyril rebuked her harshly, " Vera is my eldest brother's only bloodline heir! I have already promised to give her my power and family fortune. Even if Blair is pregnant with my blood, she will never threaten his position. My eldest brother has been so kind to me, Blair, you will understand."

She was no longer able to hold a pen, so she could only stretch out her bloodstained fingers and slowly press a blood mark on the deed.

At that moment, tears welled up in her eyes, but her smile was desolate.

After the treatment, Blair slept for a day.

When she woke up, Cyril was not around, but she heard him whispering to the Law Priest:

"Why are you so anxious? If Madam notices something unusual and discovers that Vera is actually your and Una 's biological child, it would be a grave sin."

Cyril 's voice was cold and emotionless. "For Vera and Una's sake , I shouldn't have let Blair get pregnant. But she was away from home with her seriously ill grandmother, so I couldn't do it. I was relieved to learn she was pregnant with a girl. But to prevent future trouble, I had no choice but to force her to sign the contract while she was at her most vulnerable."

The priest was silent for a while, then whispered, "But there's no need for you to cause a backlash. Blood contracts are inherently dangerous, and she almost lost her life..."

"shut up!"

Cyril interrupted, sneered,

"Which vampire doesn't go through hardships when giving birth to offspring? Una almost died when she gave birth to Vera . Since Blair is a mother, she should consider the child. If I didn't threaten her life, would she agree?"

His voice suddenly lowered: "I owe her this. For the rest of my life, I will make it up to her and the child."

Blair felt a chill in her chest.

No wonder he had urged her several times to give up the child;

No wonder they were so determined to find out the sex of the fetus;

No wonder he insisted on taking her back to his tribe to give birth.

It turns out that for Una and Vera , he would rather gamble her and his daughter's lives.

After the priest left, Cyril walked to the bedside, concern in his eyes: " Blair , you finally woke up. I was really worried."

Blair stared at the bloodstained deed on the table, but he quickly covered her eyes.

"The contract has been signed and cannot be changed. Blair , my daughter is a girl and does not need to inherit much. Vera is the only male heir of the vampire clan. Her eldest brother is dead, so they can only rely on me. You will understand."

She shook her head slightly and said weakly: "I don't blame you."

But she had already made up her mind: once her daughter recovered, she would take the child and leave.

"Take me to see the child," she begged.

Cyril hesitated, but finally pushed her out of the nursery hall.

The baby lay quietly in the crystal cabinet, with bloodstains still lingering on its snowwhite skin.

Blair's heart ached, and she could barely breathe.

At this moment, the wound suddenly opened and blood stained the collar of the clothes red.

Cyril was about to summon the priest when the crystal suddenly lit up.

He stared at her, his expression instantly anxious. " Vera is frightened by a nightmare, and Una can't be comforted. I have to go back. Blair , can you go back to the Healing Hall by yourself? Bleeding from wounds is common."

Blair's eyes.

After three years of love and blood contract, she had never cried in front of him.

But he still turned and left.

He values Una and Vera more than she and his daughter.

Since that was the case, she no longer insisted.

When her daughter recovers, it will be time for her to leave.

But in the end, she overestimated her body.

On the way back to the Healing Hall, she fainted again, and a pool of blood covered the stone steps.

As the candlelight flickered, her world fell into complete darkness.

Moonlight enveloped the Blood Clan Academy, and fires flickered in the night hunting grounds. In the darkness, herds of nocturnal beasts roared and thrashed.

Blair huddled in a corner of the stands, clutching the amulet tightly in her hand. She was just a branch of the bloodline, weak in power, and her only mission was to stay lowkey for the next four years.

However, that night, her attention was completely taken away by the people on the field.

The young Cyril , dressed in black hunting attire and wielding a longbow, shot each arrow with swift precision, piercing the nocturnal beast's heart with unerring precision. Blood splattered everywhere, his expression as cold as ice, devoid of any unnecessary emotion.

Cyril from the School of Planning , the young master of the vampire clan." The classmate beside him exclaimed softly, his eyes full of admiration. "The future heir, from the Zhou family in northern Beijing. Unfortunately, he only has his heart set on his childhood sweetheart, Su Qiyao."

Blair's heart skipped a beat. At that moment, she looked at the boy, and a strange throbbing welled up in her chest.

Later, all kinds of rumors about Cyril and Su Qiyao almost filled her entire student days.

He would arrange a banquet on a full moon night just to surprise Su Qiyao;

He would put down his pride in front of the whole clan just because she was angry and left;

He would wait in the ice and snow just because she broke her promise to go to the human world.

Blair always thought that she would be a transparent person watching their love story.

Until two years ago.

That day, the Sanctuary of the Blood Clan was ablaze with candles as Cyril was about to forge a blood pact with Su Qiyao. The entire clan watched intently, a promise to be passed down through the generations.

As a classmate, Blair stood quietly in the corner.

However, after the ceremony began, the bride still hadn't arrived. Cyril's face paled. He called the crystal transmission countless times, but received only a cold response:

" Cyril , I don't want to be bound by a blood pact so early. I want to go to the human world."

At that moment, Cyril 's patience was completely exhausted.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he suddenly raised the Holy Grail in his hand: "Today is a blood contract. If the bride does not come, I will replace her."

The whole audience was in an uproar, and many vampire girls were ready to make a move.

Blair's heart was beating wildly. She knew that if she didn't stand up now, she would never meet him again in this life.

So she bit her fingertip, walked out of the crowd, and dripped her blood into the Holy Grail.

That night, she put on her illfitting wedding dress and made a blood pact with him in the presence of the entire clan.

And the man who didn't even remember her name became her husband from then on.

For three years, she carefully guarded this blood contract.

They treated each other with respect, but there was always a thick layer of indifference between them.

Until a month ago, Su Qiyao returned.

Blair looked at the man who was wavering, conflicted, and hesitant between her and Su Qiyao, and finally understood:

It's time to end this ridiculous dream of mine.

Blair was pushed into the temple's healing room by the sudden backlash.

Her blood vessels burst, and crimson continued to flow from the corners of her lips. The waitress frantically dialed the crystal voice transmitter again and again.

Finally, the call connected. Cyril 's voice was low and impatient.

"A mere disturbance of blood and breath, why panic? Vera just fell asleep. Can you afford to wake her? I have other priorities."

The voice transmission suddenly stopped, and when I called again, it was completely silent.

The maids looked at each other in bewilderment, unable to help but whisper, "How could a master put his nephew's rest above the life of a bloodbound person... How absurd."

Blair felt a chill in her stomach.

She suddenly remembered the young man who had sworn to protect her in front of his tribe members. Now the oath had become a joke.

When she woke up again, she was being forcibly injected with the blood of a foreign race and her face was pale.

Cyril pushed the door open, his eyes filled with worry. " Blair , how could you be so weak?"

She closed her eyes and said nothing more.

Cyril angrily scolded the healing maid: "After such a mistake, no one will escape alive! If anything happens to her, your entire clan will pay with their lives!"

The waitress trembled as she defended herself, mentioning the voice transmission yesterday.

Cyril was stunned for a moment, his eyes flickering, and he turned to Blair : " Blair , at that time I thought...it wouldn't be that serious."

She said softly, "No need to say more, I understand. After all, you care about someone else."

He was stunned for a moment, then reached out to hug her: "You are always so tolerant... Vera is the only heir to the Zhou family, and I have the responsibility on my shoulders. Your understanding will make the whole family grateful to you."

Soon, Una came over with a bowl of steaming hot soup and smiled gently, " Blair , you've lost a lot of energy and blood. I made this soup myself. Drink it and you'll recover faster."

When she bent down, the faint traces of blood between her collars were clearly exposed.

Blair's chest tightened, as if her heart was being squeezed.

When she opened the soup bowl, she was overwhelmed by the bitter smell and couldn't help vomiting.

Una's expression froze, and then she said with a look of grievance that seemed to be about to cry: "Is it because my craftsmanship is poor, or do you despise my kindness?" She raised her arm, revealing the marks of burns.

Cyril frowned, his tone tinged with dissatisfaction. " Blair , Una meant well. Why are you reacting like that? She got up before dawn just for you."

Blair looked him straight in the eye and said coldly, "How do you know when she gets up?"

Cyril's eyes darkened, and his voice paused slightly: "Of course someone told me. Do you doubt me?"

This wasn't the time to tear it apart. She turned away and said calmly, "I never drink bitter melon."

Cyril was stunned. Una cried softly, "I'm reckless and always make mistakes. In that case, Vera and I will leave together so as not to be an eyesore."

She was about to turn around when Cyril subconsciously reached out to stop her.

The temple door was suddenly pushed open, and the priest rushed in in a panic: "Young Master, the baby's blood is unstable, and he must be treated immediately!"

Blair's heart suddenly fluttered, and she struggled to get up.

Cyril 's expression was stern. "Drink this soup first, and I'll take you there. Blair , don't push me."

At that moment, she understood that he was making a naked threat.

The bitterness poured into her throat, and she felt her internal organs churning.

Before she calmed down, Una gently tugged at Cyril's sleeve and said in a delicate voice, " Cyril , my wound hurts... Can you accompany me to apply the medicine?"

Cyril glanced at Blair , his eyes dark and unreadable: " Blair , my daughter is protected by the priests, nothing will happen to her. Wait until I come back."

After saying that, he turned and left without hesitation.

Blair looked at the indifferent figure and tears burst out.

She stayed awake all night, guarding the door of the Infant Nursing Palace alone.

As dawn was about to break, her heart was dead as ashes. She stroked an obsidian crystal with her fingertips and dialed a series of familiar marks.

"We were enemies in the past, and our hatred ran deep. Now, are you willing to join me in this conspiracy?"

There was a long silence on the other end of the crystal, and then a low laugh came out: " Blair , are you asking for trouble?"

She closed her eyes, her voice trembling slightly: "If you don't want to, then I will degenerate."

The person on the other end laughed softly, his voice cold and charming: "Since you beg me, how can I refuse? After all, I have been waiting for this day."

Three days after being discharged from the hospital, Blair returned to the castle.

Her daughter, whose bloodline was not yet stable, remained in the crystal cabinet of the temple. She looked forward to seeing the nursery she had prepared for her daughter.

However, the moment I pushed the door open, my heart suddenly tightened.

The cradle, originally carved from bloodwood, creaked underfoot as Vera bounced back and forth in her boots. The bags of baby clothes she'd prepared for her daughter lay in the corner, gathering dust. The entire room was filled with Vera 's toys; it had become his world.

Blair's voice was cold: "Come down."

Vera curled her lips, her eyes full of defiance: "Why? If you get any more aggressive, I'll tell Lord Cyril and have him kick you out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he burst into tears, and his crying shook the candlelight.

Soon, Cyril and Una hurried over.

Vera threw herself into his arms, crying breathlessly, "Father!"

Cyril's expression froze. He looked at Blair and tried to explain, " Blair , don't get me wrong. Vera is just...too attached to my brother. He was confused because we look alike."

Blair interrupted him, "Since he's adopted, it's perfectly fine for him to call you dad. But this is my daughter's room. Why is it in this state?"

Una stepped forward first, smiling softly, "It's all my fault for neglecting Vera's upbringing . Don't be angry, sisterinlaw. I will punish him."

She turned around and pretended to scold: "Why don't you vacate the room quickly? This is my sister's. She will be the mistress of this castle in the future."

Vera cried even harder, her cry echoing throughout the hall.

My motherinlaw came over following the sound, her expression gloomy. "What are you arguing about? Blair , you're bullying my eldest grandson on your first day back home? If you hadn't killed my eldest son back then, how would you have gotten your footing now?"

Blair 's heart trembled. She had just married Cyril the year her eldest brother died of depression . Her motherinlaw always blamed her for it.

The motherinlaw said coldly, "Just because you gave birth to a girl, you want to drive away the male heir of the Zhou family? You are dreaming! This castle has nothing to do with you and your daughter anymore."

She pushed Blair aside and held Vera in her arms.

Cyril frowned. " Blair , why are you mad at a child? It's just a nursery."

After saying that, he followed Una and her motherinlaw to take the crying Vera away .

Blair stood there, and the candlelight in the room grew cold.

Late at night, Cyril pushed the door open and walked in.

He hugged her from behind, resting his chin on the side of her neck, and whispered, " Blair , don't blame me anymore. My daughter is too young to remember these things. When she grows up, I will give her better things. Please give way for a while and don't make things difficult for me."

He still had the faint scent of Una's usual scent on him.

Blair felt disgusted and pushed him away, saying coldly, "Whatever."

Cyril 's eyes moved, thinking she had compromised, and was about to lean over.

"Squeak"

The door was pushed open.

Vera hugged the bloodred doll, tears welling up in her eyes. "As soon as my aunt came back, my father stopped accompanying me. Aunt, please give my father back to me, okay? I will return the room to my sister."

Cyril looked apologetically at Blair .

She knew in her heart that the meaning was obvious.

Blair smiled faintly and nodded.

Cyril kissed her forehead, then picked up Vera and went to the nursery that originally belonged to his daughter.

The door was halfopen.

Soon, a servant's low voice came from the corridor:

"The Madam has gone home, why is the Master still accompanying the Young Master?"

"Shh, didn't you see Una followed in? I caught them having a secret meeting long before the Young Master was born."

A gasp was heard: "Then...whose blood is the young master?"

Blair's fingertips trembled, but she still recorded everything and sent it to the ally far away in the domain.

She whispered, "Help me change my identity."

A soft chuckle came from the other end of the crystal, low and hoarse: " Blair , are you finally willing to give up? If your daughter needs a father, why not let me teach her the power of blood."

She interrupted coldly: "Do you want the power of the Zhou family?"

The other party's voice was low and charming: "If you dare to hand over the knife, how can I let go of the opportunity."

As the sky was getting light, Cyril returned exhausted, with black eyes.

He lay down and murmured, "I hope my daughter won't be as clingy to me as Vera is. Otherwise, I can't stand it."

Blair stared at him with a cold gaze, and slowly uttered two words from the corner of her lips:

"Never."

The night was dark, and outside the castle, black fog was rolling.

Blair , alone, holding an umbrella, stepped into the deserted vampire temple. It was an altar abandoned hundreds of years ago, the eternal flame long since extinguished, and only the bloodstains on the stone walls still flickered faintly.

She lit an obsidian, and the cold light illuminated the front.

Soon, a figure emerged from the hall.

The man wore a ragged robe, his eyes crimson as fire, and a faint smile curled his lips. Blair's heart suddenly tightened at the feeling of oppression.

" Blair ."

His voice was low and cold, "I didn't expect you to come."

Blair stood still, her eyes cold. "I need a new identity, and I also need a knife that can pierce Cyril ."

The man narrowed his eyes and slowly walked around her, examining her like a treasure. "How ridiculous! Back then, you willingly bowed your head and became a replacement bride, yet now you're tearing it all apart with your own hands. Blair , you're even bolder than I thought."

Blair's lips curled up, but her smile was faint. "He was the first one to make me understand that the oath was just a vampire game."

The man chuckled softly, "What a cruel woman. But what gives you the right to negotiate with me? What can you give me?"

Blair tapped her fingertips, and blood flashed. She pulled out a crystal and slowly activated the conversation she had recorded last night.

The servants' whispers echoed in the hall:

" Una has been entangled with the young master since before Vera was born... Whose bloodline does the young master have?"

The man's eyes suddenly lit up with interest, and his smile deepened. "This is truly a wonderful gift. If this were to get out, the Zhou family would be humiliated."

Blair looked him straight in the eye. "I want more than just rumors."

The man stopped and approached her, his voice low and hoarse: "Do you want to destroy him, or... make him suffer so much that he wants to die for you?"

Blair's eyes were cold, and the corners of her lips curved into a resolute arc: "I don't want him to die. I want him to never escape regret."

The air froze in an instant.

The man laughed, his voice echoing in the empty hall. "Great! Blair , you're funnier than I thought. In that case, from tonight on, we're allies."

He stretched out his hand, his palm glowing with a faint red light.

Blair reached out her hand without hesitation, pressing her palm against his. Amidst the swirling blood mist, the alliance was sealed.

Black fog enveloped the two of them.

From then on, she was no longer the passive and tolerant Mrs. Zhou.

But, the person holding the knife.

The morning mist had not yet dissipated when news came from the temple that the baby girl's blood pressure had stabilized and she could be taken back to the castle.

Blair's heart tightened, and she didn't bother to wait for Cyril to return from the foreign land meeting. She hurriedly packed her bags and was about to leave.

Unexpectedly, just as she reached the palace door, Una leaned against the door frame, blocking her way.

Blair's eyes were like blades: "Get out of the way."

Una smiled slowly, a hint of sarcasm in the corner of her eyes. " Blair , I'm afraid you haven't figured it out yet. From now on, that child will be registered in my name. Cyril has promised me to take care of her so that she won't interfere with Vera 's succession."

Blair shuddered, her eyes suddenly cold and stern: "Ridiculous!"

Una pursed her lips, her smile widening. "Why deceive yourself? The moment you left your blood mark on the blood pact dossier, you gave up your right to choose. You thought you could protect her? You might as well have delivered her to me with your own hands."

Blair's fingertips trembled slightly.

Una leaned closer, her voice as low as a venomous snake's tongue. "Do you want to know the truth about your second neardeath experience? It wasn't fate, but my whisper: ' How will Vera cope if she bears another boy?'" Cyril nodded immediately and instructed the priests to prepare to sever your reproductive line.

Blair's heart pounded, and the color drained from her face.

She suddenly raised her hand and slapped Una hard in the face.

Una sneered, her lips curled in a cold smile, and uttered even crueler words: "You don't know yet, do you? Vera is not an orphan, but your husband's biological child."

Before she finished her words, she suddenly screamed, her body swayed, and she fell over the stone railing.

At this moment, Cyril came quickly, flashed by, and held her tightly in his arms.

His eyes were cold as he turned to look at Blair , filled with anger: "This is a high tower! If she falls, her soul will be shattered. Blair , how can you be so cruel!"

Blair sneered: "You know best what she said."

Una, however, was already crying, her voice trembling. "I was reckless. I just thought that if I could take care of the baby girl for Blair , it might relieve her of some of the burden. Maybe she'd appreciate my hard work and love Vera more . It was my impatience that upset her."

Vera heard the sound and rushed over crying, "I don't want her! She's not my mother! She hates me!"

Cyril 's expression was cold, his voice as hard as steel. " Blair , you are too cruel. If you don't admit your mistake immediately, I will give the baby girl to Una to raise once she's brought back to the castle!"

Blair's chest heaved as she stared at him, her lips set in a tight line, but she said nothing.

Una turned her eyes and winked at Vera secretly.

Vera immediately roared, slamming her forehead into Blair 's stomach, shouting at the top of her lungs, "You evil woman! I'll drain your blood and avenge my mother!"

Blair felt a sharp pain in her chest and nearly fell down. Just as she was about to push him away, she suddenly felt a burning pain on her cheek . Cyril had already raised his hand and slapped her.

"No one can touch Vera !"

The motherinlaw came over and scolded Blair coldly, reaching out and pushing her to the ground: "You can't give birth to a son yourself, and you dare to harm my eldest grandson? How vicious!"

Blair felt a sharp pain in her ankle and fell to the ground. When she looked up, she saw Cyril holding Una in his arms , striding away without looking back.

My motherinlaw also came down with Vera in her arms.

She was the only lonely figure left in the entire castle.

She suppressed her pain, packed her bags, and quietly left the castle.

The night was dark and black fog was swirling outside the temple.

She took the baby from the crystal cabinet and walked to the door of the palace, and saw Kyle driving a carriage with black bone horses.

He leaned against the shaft of the cart, a sneer on his lips: " Blair , you were the one who insisted on marrying him. Now that you're leaving, do you regret it?"

Blair lowered her eyes, looked at her sleeping daughter in her arms, tears welling up in her eyes, and nodded slowly.

Kyle held the reins in one hand and tossed over a dossier of documents with the other: "If you're willing to lend me the Yun Clan's resources, I'll send you and your daughter away."

At noon, a message appeared on the crystal wall of the ancient castle temple:

"At dawn today, a night airship bound for the outer regions was destroyed in a bloody storm. The list of victims: ... Blair ."

Cyril stood there in a daze, his pupils suddenly contracted and his eyes turned blood red in an instant.