Chapter 13 – Crazy Woman? No! She's a Female Vampire!

The note Xu Qianqian handed to Su Ming contained nothing complicated—just a contact method.

However, this seemed to be Xu Qianqian’s personal contact, completely different from the one she usually used to communicate with the Academy and classmates.

The contact method she typically used for Academy and classmate communications appeared to be for official purposes and couldn’t be compared to her personal contact.

The official contact might only reach her assistant, while only this personal one could reach her directly.

“Acting like some big celebrity.”

Su Ming muttered this complaint before promptly contacting Xu Qianqian.

“You’re much later than I expected. Seems you’re quite patient.”

As soon as the connection was made, before Su Ming could say anything, Xu Qianqian spoke these words from the other end of the phone.

The implication was that she hadn’t expected Su Ming to hold out this long before contacting her.

“My apologies then.”

Su Ming’s tone was sharp, clearly in a bad mood.

“No matter.” Whether pretending ignorance or genuinely unaware, Xu Qianqian responded to his biting apology while asking, “When are you free?”

“When?” Su Ming glanced out the window at the fallen night, narrowing his eyes. “I’m actually quite free right now.”

Xu Qianqian immediately fell silent.

She felt Su Ming might be teasing her.

Deep in the night, him claiming to be free—wasn’t that telling her he intended to visit during these quiet hours?

“I was wrong. Your patience isn’t as good as I thought.” Xu Qianqian then said, “Since you’re free now, let’s meet at the usual place.”

“Usual place?” Su Ming was stunned.

But before he could ask for clarification, Xu Qianqian had already hung up.

Su Ming nearly cursed aloud.

“Couldn’t you finish explaining before hanging up?”

This must be retaliation—

Payback for his earlier sharp tone.

It seemed the Queen of Demon Hunter Academy held grudges just like Su Ming.

Fortunately, Su Ming had already guessed where Xu Qianqian meant by “the usual place.”

So, Su Ming put away his phone and looked up.

The moment he did, he was startled by two large faces that had somehow appeared right in front of him.

“Finished talking?” Ye Bai was the first to ask with gossipy curiosity, “What did you talk about? Share with us!”

Clearly, Ye Bai was quite curious about what this extra—who normally had no connection to Xu Qianqian—could possibly discuss with the famously aloof Academy Beauty.

As for Lei Hao, his ears were perked up like a rabbit’s, and he stared seriously at Su Ming.

“What usual place? What possible ‘usual place’ could you and Xu Qianqian have to meet?”

Lei Hao’s eyes gleamed with an eerie green light, ghost-like.

“Want to know?” Su Ming pointed at the still-pounding front door. “Go draw some aggro for me outside, and I’ll tell you.”

At these words, Lei Hao and Ye Bai responded in unison:

“Goodbye!”

They immediately scrambled back to their beds and pretended to sleep.

Joking aside—going out now wouldn’t be drawing aggro; it’d be suicide on the spot.

Anyway, there would be plenty of time later to interrogate him. No need to rush it now.”……”

Su Ming watched as the two swiftly returned to their beds and immediately fell into deep slumber, rendered speechless by their actions.

“Come out…”

“You come out…”

Outside the door, the eerie cries continued.

……

Night gradually deepened.

As midnight approached, the boys who needed to maintain their attendance records for the next day ultimately had no choice but to return to their respective dormitories to sleep.

The knocking that had persisted throughout the night finally ceased, allowing Su Ming to emerge from his dormitory.

“When I become invincible in the future, I’ll drive all these bastards to guard the borders of the Base City.”

Su Ming declared that he who doesn’t seek revenge is no gentleman, then finally left the dormitory, departed from the Academy, and headed toward the suburbs.

The “old place” Xu Qianqian had mentioned—Su Ming could only think of this location.

Sure enough, when Su Ming arrived at the suburban area where they had encountered the Suspicious Group and met Xu Qianqian that night, the Academy Beauty of Demon Hunter Academy had been waiting here for quite some time.

“……You’re the first man to keep me waiting a full two hours.Xu Qianqian gazed at Su Ming with a resentful look.

“My apologies.”

Su Ming once again offered an insincere apology.

Moreover, his tone was even more aggressive than during their previous phone conversation.

After all…

“This is also thanks to you. I presume you won’t mind?”

A rather mischievous smile hung on Su Ming’s face.

In response, Xu Qianqian showed no anger whatsoever. Instead, she glanced at Su Ming as if finding something novel.

“You’re also the first boy to speak to me in such an aggressive tone,” Xu Qianqian said lightly. “From this alone, it’s clear you’re indeed different from ordinary people.”

“Thanks for the compliment.” Su Ming showed no humility. “Unfortunately, I didn’t come here to listen to your praise.”

Xu Qianqian nodded indifferently. As she lifted her eyes, her expression became much more serious than before.

The Academy Beauty of Demon Hunter Academy stared fixedly at Su Ming, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

“What are you doing?” Su Ming could only say irritably. “Haven’t you seen a man before?”

Xu Qianqian ignored Su Ming’s remark and simply smiled.

The smile was faint, but she genuinely smiled, and it was exceptionally beautiful. Even Su Ming had to admit that this woman truly possessed remarkable looks.

“I just wanted to take a good look at you,” Xu Qianqian explained. “Before this, although I’ve long noticed you, this is the first time I’ve seriously observed what you actually look like.”

Hearing this, Su Ming dropped his playful demeanor.

“I’m quite curious,” Su Ming said, turning his gaze to Xu Qianqian. “That our esteemed Academy Beauty would notice someone like me, a mere nobody—it’s truly strange.”

“Perhaps,” Xu Qianqian didn’t refute Su Ming’s words and spoke frankly. “If not for our encounter a few days ago, I might have continued silently observing you without ever interacting with you.”

“Oh?” Su Ming raised an eyebrow. “And why is that?””It’s simple. There’s just no need.” Xu Qianqian met Su Ming’s gaze as she spoke: “Given the performance you’ve shown at the Academy, we’re destined to be people from two completely different worlds. If we create unnecessary intersections, it might actually harm you.”

You’re harming me right now too… Su Ming really wanted to say that.

However, Xu Qianqian’s words made Su Ming realize something.

That was, before this, Xu Qianqian hadn’t detected Su Ming’s true circumstances.

She thought Su Ming was indeed an ordinary, unremarkable extra, completely unaware that Su Ming was secretly developing himself.

Therefore, Xu Qianqian didn’t intend to interact with that version of Su Ming, nor did she plan to have any intersection with him. It wasn’t until their accidental encounter last time, which made Xu Qianqian sense that Su Ming was hiding something, that she dropped her reservations.

Then, the question arose.

“Since you think we’re from two completely different worlds, why did you notice me in the first place?”

Su Ming felt puzzled about this point.

Xu Qianqian didn’t beat around the bush.

“The reason is simple.” Xu Qianqian looked directly at Su Ming and said: “Because of your blood.”

“My blood?” Su Ming was stunned.

Seeing this, Xu Qianqian explained to Su Ming.

“Everyone knows that we Hunters are beings who have plundered the Phantom Demons’ power and possess Phantom Demon blood.” Xu Qianqian said: “Although we’re not Phantom Demons, we ultimately possess the same blood, same power, and even the same characteristics as Phantom Demons.”

“Among such Hunters, a very small portion might become overly inclined toward Phantom Demon-like beings due to Bloodline or compatibility issues.”

Su Ming had heard instructors mention what Xu Qianqian was referring to before.

It’s said that some Hunters undergo inexplicable mutations because they’re too compatible with the bloodline within them.

For example, some grow horns.

For example, some grow tails.

And for example, others grow scales or sharp claws.

These Hunters have somewhat departed from the form of “human” life, becoming seen as heretics, monsters, and even targets of exclusion in many people’s eyes.

“I’m one of those existences.”

Xu Qianqian thus revealed her shocking secret.

“Fortunately, my abnormality isn’t manifested in external appearance, but rather in a desire that almost all Phantom Demons possess.”

What desire?

The answer was obvious.

“Feeding on blood.” Xu Qianqian said with shocking bluntness: “I feel the need to consume a certain amount of blood. Although it’s not as severe as Phantom Demons who are bloodthirsty to the point of obsession, I still must consume blood periodically.”

In other words, Xu Qianqian wasn’t a crazy woman, but a vampire.

Su Ming instinctively gripped his wrist that had been bitten by this female vampire before and took a step back.

“Don’t worry.” Xu Qianqian said as if somewhat amused: “Even if I don’t consume blood, nothing serious will happen. At most, I’ll experience symptoms similar to anemia. Unless I’m severely injured, I won’t fall into a state where I lose my reason for blood.”

Hearing Xu Qianqian say this, Su Ming immediately understood.

That night, Xu Qianqian had become so impulsive, so irritable, so unreasonable precisely because she was severely injured.Severe injuries caused the Phantom Demon blood within Xu Qianqian to grow restless, instinctively seeking fresh blood—that was why she had transformed into that state.

But it wasn’t entirely a bad thing.

After consuming blood, the Phantom Demon aspect within Xu Qianqian would take effect, allowing her to convert the ingested blood into regenerative power and rapidly heal her wounds.

Thanks to this, Xu Qianqian, who had consumed Su Ming’s blood that night, regained her rationality and recovered from her critical condition.

“The reason I noticed you was because I felt a faint stirring when we brushed past each other.”

Xu Qianqian finally revealed why she had been paying attention to Su Ming.

“Your blood seems somewhat special to me.”

That was all there was to it.

(End of Chapter)