binnovel Chapter 226 Smells so good, can I drink your blood? Eve & Zero 4
Chapter 226 Smells so good, can I drink your blood? Eve & Zero 4
Chapter 226 Smells so good, can I drink your blood? Eve & Zero 4
(Every full moon, adult members of the witch clan must endure excruciating pain...and at this time they are especially afraid of mandrake...just a few drops will render them powerless.)
(Mandragora... powerless to resist.)
(...without the power to resist)
Today is the full moon.
Eve sat in the courtyard, resting her chin on her hand, staring blankly at the moon.
Without realizing it, I remembered what Zero had said that day, and the two little figures in my mind started arguing wildly.
Little Devil: The mandrake I picked a few days ago is still at the pharmacy. In a little while, you can pretend to deliver water; just a few drops will be enough to drink the witch's blood.
Little Angel: No, no! Taking advantage of someone in distress is not the act of a gentleman.
Little Devil: Who's the gentleman? Besides, I deliberately stayed at Zero's house in the first place just to drink the witch's blood! Don't you want that now?!
Little Angel: I want to, but how do you know if he's lying? What if he said it on purpose?
Little Devil: Fortune favors the bold. How will you know if it works if you don't try? Are you scared?
Little Angel: No way...
"Eve, could you get me a glass of water?" A voice suddenly came from Zero's room.
The little devil kicked the little angel away, squeezed into Eve's ear, and tempted her: "Good opportunity, quickly squeeze two drops of mandrake into the water and send it to him."
Eve was still undecided.
Little Devil: Don't forget why you stayed! Seize the opportunity! It's just a couple of sips, you won't die. Or are you just reluctant to part with it...?
"What do you mean I'm reluctant to part with it? I'm not. I'll just have a couple of bites to try it out," Eve muttered, convincing herself.
After adding two drops of mandrake juice, they also added some sleeping potion to the water.
Add some sleeping pills and you'll fall asleep and the pain will be gone.
Fortunately, both are colorless and odorless.
You can't tell anything when you add it to water.
When the water glass was handed over, Eve nervously lowered her head, just missing Zero's deep gaze as he looked up at her.
But he still took it and drank it.
Soon, the drug took effect, and Eve watched Zero close his eyes.
"Zero, Zero, are you asleep?"
Eve waited for ten seconds, waving her hand in front of his eyes repeatedly, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he still didn't react.
"Don't worry, I'm just tasting it, two bites, no, just one bite, it shouldn't hurt much."
Eve gently placed herself on Zero, not noticing his slightly trembling eyelashes, before her sharp teeth pierced his neck.
After swallowing just one mouthful of blood, her pupils instantly turned blood red, and all her actions seemed to lose their rationality, only knowing how to take.
Zero, who had been keeping his eyes closed, opened them and moved his right hand, as if sparks were dancing in his palm.
But the spark quickly disappeared, and as the raised hand was about to fall, it was suddenly grabbed.
“Why don’t you do it!”
Zero opened his eyes and met Eve's scarlet eyes.
"I'm asking you, why don't you make a move!"
“You…” Zero seemed somewhat surprised, and hesitated to speak.
Eve's eyes held a complex expression so intense it was almost like water: "What, are you surprised to see me regain my senses? Tell me, what exactly is the effect of the mandrake?"
"Didn't you already guess?" Zero's eyes trembled slightly as he looked away, his tone calm.
"Ha, yes, I should have guessed it sooner, I should have guessed it when you died."
Eve laughed sarcastically, "I should have guessed it sooner. This damned herb is used to stimulate vampires' desire to drink blood. It has no effect on witches. And that sleeping potion won't work on you either!"
Zero replied, "I've been dealing with medicinal herbs for years, and no medicine works for me."
"You heard the conversation that day, didn't you?" Eve's eyes were slightly moist, and she gripped the blanket so tightly that she felt like she was about to tear it to shreds.
"Yes, but I actually knew a long time ago that you weren't human."
Zero looked somewhat helpless, a faint smile spreading across his lips: "At first I only had some doubts, but later I became certain."
"After all, neither fluctuating body temperature, improperly prepared food behind the house, nor uncontrollably protruding teeth are things a normal human being would have."
Eve bit her lower lip, looking both angry and annoyed, but her voice was quietly tinged with sobs:
"Now that you know I'm a vampire, why keep me alive?"
Why would you deliberately try to exploit the weaknesses of my witch clan?
Why did you deliberately call me in?
"Why, why did you let me go even though you were perfectly fine... Don't you know that I'll die if I drain your blood!"
Zero's gaze was deep, and his warm fingertips gently wiped away the tears that slid down her cheeks: "I know."
He looked out the window; the tree shadows were dappled, the full moon hung low, and half of his pale, jade-like face was bathed in moonlight, while the other half sank into the darkness, his eyes as lifeless as an abyss.
"What I said that day wasn't all a lie."
“The people of the Wu tribe are threatened by a curse and suffer excruciating pain every time the moon is full.”
“Every full moon, I feel like ending it all, but I’m also unwilling to do so, and I’m always thinking of ways to find a solution.”
"I was the same way. At that time, I thought I had a good understanding of medicinal herbs, so I moved out of the clan's territory and began to search for rare flowers and herbs to find a way to cure the disease."
Eve hesitated for a long time before tentatively asking, "So you found it?"
"Of course not."
Zero's lips curled into a smile again, but the curve was tinged with self-mockery and bitterness:
"After countless failures, I think I overestimated myself and I may not be able to create an antidote at all."
Eve, frustrated, tugged at the ends of her hair and spun around:
"Don't be discouraged. Maybe you just haven't found that key ingredient yet. Maybe you'll find it if you keep looking."
"Or, if making medicine doesn't work, then let's try other methods. Isn't there any other way?"
"Yes, according to the records of the Wu clan, if a vampire is willing to use all his blood as ink and immortality as the price to form a blood pact with the Wu clan, then after the blood pact, the Wu and his descendants will be free from torment."
Zero gave a bitter smile:
"I didn't believe it at first, but after failing so many times, I didn't know what other options I could have."
"Just then, you appeared."
"After several tests, I am 90% confident that I can confirm your vampire identity."
"I think this is probably a turning point for me from heaven, allowing you to help me break the blood pact."
"However, the method to break the blood pact is harsh. If I tell you directly, you definitely won't agree. I might as well continue to play along with you."
"Humans say that sincerity begets sincerity, and if you live together for a long time, you might be able to gradually work things out."
"Unfortunately, I think I messed up again."
"I wanted to win your heart, but I unknowingly lost my own heart as well."
Zero looked into Eve's eyes, a look of relief on his face: "Didn't you want to ask me why I didn't make a move?"