No matter how much I struggled, that guy just wouldn't let go of me.
I pushed Yan Yan and whispered, "Could you let go of me first?"
Yan Yan seemed to calm down a bit. He slightly loosened his grip on my arm. His black - hole - like eyes narrowed slightly, exuding a hint of danger.
Before I could react, I saw a dagger pressed right next to me.
My arm trembled slightly. I forced a ugly smile and said, "Dude, what are you doing?"
Yan Yan didn't say a word. The feeling from his palm made me increasingly uneasy.
Sure enough, the next second, this guy picked up the knife and stabbed his own arm.
Blood gushed out and splashed onto the ground. Suddenly, a saying popped into my head: I'm so crazy that I'm scared of myself.
I stared into his eyes and tentatively asked, "What's going on with you?"
The guy mumbled cautiously, "It's nothing."
Then he got up and held his bleeding arm in front of me. The blood dripped down bit by bit.
"Drink it."
I rubbed my ears, thinking I must have misheard.
"What did you say?" I opened my mouth wide.
"Drink this."
"I must have misheard, dude. You're asking me to drink your blood? Let alone we're not that close. Even if we were, there's no need for this."
I forced a smile, but unexpectedly, a pair of strong hands grabbed my chin.
My heart skipped a beat. The blood flowed into my throat. I wanted to struggle, but I felt so weak and pitiful at that moment.
My throat moved slightly, and I finally swallowed it.
Strangely, when the fresh blood flowed into my body, the pounding of my heart that was there before seemed to disappear. What kind of spell was this?
I stared blankly at the other person. He didn't say a word and got up clumsily from the ground. He seemed a bit embarrassed.
"Yan Yan, I need an explanation from you."
Since the moment he showed up at my shop, my life had changed completely.
"We're both men. You're not really going to...?"
Obviously, I was a bit uneasy about what was about to happen.
Yan Yan looked at me in surprise. He only spoke when he saw that I was a bit uncomfortable. "You don't want to?"
Don't want to what?
I felt a bit embarrassed. "It's not about whether I want to or not. I like men, but that doesn't mean I like every man. What are you doing with that cold face?"
"The elders in the clan mean for me to sleep with you. After going through the process, they'll just throw you there as a sacrifice."
His words made me angry. "Wait, what do you mean? So I'm just a pawn to them? You're so sure that I'll listen to you guys and let you do whatever you want to me?"
Actually, my anger wasn't really about this, but these hurtful words just slipped out of my mouth.
The man first smiled when he heard this, then his eyes landed on my arm motionlessly. "I never thought like that. You just need to be careful."
After saying that, he turned around and left. I stared at his back from behind and sighed helplessly.
What was wrong with this guy? I took one or two steps towards him. Just as I was about to reach out my hand, I suddenly froze in place.
I noticed that there was a faint blush on my fingertips. I rubbed my eyes, and when I looked again, they had returned to their original state.
"You've been hit by the clan's Gu technique. Only my blood can cure it. If we don't do something, you might experience something even worse than today."
The man's calm voice rang in my ear, but his expression showed no sign of being coerced.
"They say you're the Holy Son. Do you really have any connection with this clan?"
I stared into his eyes. Suddenly, some fragments flashed through my mind.
In the distant memory, there seemed to be a person looking at me so calmly. No matter what happened, he was always there, calm and without a single ripple.
"I don't understand why you're doing this. You could have left here. Why bother?"
"If I leave here, the whole mountain will have problems next year. Do you think I'll abandon my clan?"
"They're your clan, but they don't treat you the way you want them to. Are you really willing to accept this? I don't understand why a loner like you is willing to be controlled by others?"
The other person didn't say a word. It was quiet all around. The knock on the door from outside broke the silence between us.
The voice of the black - clothed leader came from outside the door. "Are you ready? The ceremony will be held tonight. Stop being so fussy. Since you like him so much, you might as well seize this opportunity."
Seize your opportunity, my ass. When I heard this, I immediately understood what they were up to.
I thought Yan Yan wasn't such a person, but of course, it's just what I thought. What I think doesn't matter. It has to be what everyone thinks.
Yan Yan twitched the corner of his mouth but didn't say anything. He turned around and walked towards the back. I stared at his back, feeling a bad premonition.
Sure enough, this guy came out carrying a big box. The box made a heavy sound when it hit the ground.
I kicked the box with my foot. There was a tinkling sound inside. I rubbed my eyes, and the bad feeling in my heart grew stronger.
I asked in disbelief, "What's this?"
Yan Yan smiled and winked at me. "What do you think?"
I swallowed hard, took two steps back, and raised my hands. "Don't do this."
"Put on this clothes. You'll be the Holy Son's sacrifice tonight."
"Wait, are you just going to send the so - called bride of the Holy Son in your legend as a sacrifice like this? The Holy Son and all that. This isn't some ancient cult. Do you have to be so exaggerated?"
When this cold - faced guy heard me call myself the bride - sacrifice, he hooked up a very obvious smile, which he quickly restrained when I noticed.
"It's nothing. I'm just following orders. Don't worry. It'll be okay."
His last words were meant to reassure me, but hearing him say that made me even more uneasy.
I opened the black wooden box. Looking at the red suit inside, I couldn't help but curl my lips.
"Do you have to be so exaggerated, dude? Are you sure this is right?"
I stared into his eyes, trying hard to tell something from his gaze. Suddenly, something came straight at me from the side.
"Wait a minute."
I turned around and looked behind me, just meeting the eyes of the man behind me.
"Come here to change."