Prologue
After casting this glance, he was left with no strength, and his eyes closed once more
"He seems thirsty, let's get him some water first," the female general called out. Immediately, the sound of the water bag's lid being popped open followed. However, instead of pouring the water directly into his mouth as her voice suggested, she carefully moistened her fingers and gently dampened his lips with her wet fingertips
"General..." Qin Lan said helplessly, "This child has an unknown background..."
Roteng's actions were halted, yet he did not let go; instead, he furiously exclaimed: "General! This bastard is biting you!"
How could the sacrificial offering be discarded here, still in tattered clothing, covered in blood...
From the bodies of the three individuals before me, flowing out from their respective hearts, circulating within them, sustaining their vibrant lives
Outside the cage, the woman's voice deepened: "What happened?"
Upon hearing the word 'blood', his heart felt even more intense, his throat rolled, and his mouth was dry as if it were on fire
A woman ... ... general
The woman behind the leader hesitated slightly, saying, "Blood has already been drawn today. The next blood draw should wait until noon tomorrow"
"Let go, child. I am your master."
As the man opened his eyes, his gaze was filled with a crimson hue, resembling that of a wild beast. Despite his finely chiseled features, he appeared exceedingly unsettling at this moment
It felt as if there was an intense pain in his heart, almost capable of tearing his soul apart.
The head of the jade silkworm has crawled into the wound and cannot come out
The child is indeed adorable. The female general patted his face and said, "Take him back."
Before long, the maid began to wail while covering her face, her cries gradually growing louder. In agony, she rolled on the ground, and as her movements slowly came to a halt, everyone could see clearly that the areas of her face that had been struck by the woman were already severely mangled, with flesh and blood in a horrific state, exposing her white bones.
When the woman walked in, there was no longer any trace of the jade silkworm on the man's chest
Although this small amount of blood was far from satisfying him, the restlessness within him seemed to be calmed by this meager quantity of blood
The women behind her fell silent as if frozen in fear. Each of them quietly cleansed their hands, opened the prison door, and entered the cage.
His body felt as if it were being crushed by rocks, the bones emitting a "crackling" sound, his tall figure slowly shrinking, ultimately ... ...
The dawn in the icy northern region is the coldest; he lies alone on the barren land with his eyes closed. Frost covers the withered grass, and he feels his muscles beginning to tremble, bit by bit, inch by inch, with the pain of bones being crushed within his body
The woman looked at the man and couldn't help but reach out to touch his chest, immediately letting out a suppressed low laugh: "It worked. My Gu master has finally succeeded!"
Water is tasteless, yet it strangely takes on a hint of deadly fragrance at her fingertips
"I don't know if he bit me?" the woman scolded, somewhat disdainfully opening his hand. Compared to the man, her fingers were much more slender, yet with just these two fingers, she pinched at his jaw joint, causing him to feel a soreness in his cheeks, and he could no longer tighten his jaw.
Another person shouted angrily: "You heartless bastard! Just watch me break your jaw! Qin Lan, let go of him, let me do it!" A rough hand grasped his jaw, but the woman let out a soft reprimand: "Luo Teng!"
Suddenly, he heard someone approaching on horseback from afar, the hooves striking the ground, carrying the scent of iron and blood, and in an instant, they arrived in this place. He kept his eyes closed, not to pretend, but simply because he truly lacked the strength to open them.
The maid placed the box on the man's chest, and in an instant, the insect crawled to the man's wound and began to suck his blood. It fed voraciously, causing its originally white jade-colored body to gradually turn blood red
The flesh of her index finger ruptured, and her teeth sank into the flesh between them, the metallic taste of blood immediately filling her mouth
He clenched his teeth tightly, his expression filled with pain
She was focused, listening to his heavy breathing in the cage, each breath longer and weaker than the last. The woman tightened her palm: "Go in, draw blood." When she spoke, her voice was unexpectedly hoarse and rough, resembling that of a ninety-year-old woman.
Especially the blood of the woman before me, it has an indescribable fragrance
The female general winced in pain, drawing in a sharp breath, her fingers instinctively pulling back. Yet he refused to let go, his throat convulsing as he almost ravenously swallowed the blood seeping from her fingertip into his stomach
It is the taste of blood
"General..." a rough male voice called out, "Look over there, it seems there is a child."
Li Shuang placed him on the horse: "Just a child." She also mounted the horse, sitting behind him, cradling his seemingly unconscious and powerless body in her arms, her tone casual, "Wasn't I also like a wild wolf when I was young, picked up by my father?"
Roteng appeared rather careless: "I have heard that the Changxi Rong people have a custom of human sacrifice. This year, the weather in the frontier is particularly cold and dry. Perhaps this child is a sacrificial offering they use to pray to the gods for a safe passage through the winter?"
The coarse breath escaped between his mouth and nose, and the chill of the night instantly transformed his breath into soft white mist, which he then scattered himself.
A person opened a golden brocade box, inside which a creature resembling a silkworm was writhing. One person wiped the bloodstains near the man's heart, while another took a golden knife from the side and made a small incision at the man's heart. Fresh blood began to flow out. Immediately, the creature in the brocade box seemed to be strongly attracted, starting to writhe frantically.
The man paid no attention to her words; with a flick of his arm, the woman was thrown against the wall like a rag doll, creating a large dent in the wall.
"The flame pattern is indeed beautifully designed." Accompanied by this slightly husky female voice, her cool fingertips gently caressed the pattern on his chest
She let out two mournful cries, and finally, the hand that covered her face fell away. She lay on the ground, propped up on her elbows, with no breath left.
In a dark dungeon, a man with disheveled hair is bound by his limbs and hung on the wall. His body is covered in bloodstains, making it impossible to distinguish where the wounds are and where the blood is flowing down.
His sense of smell at the tip of his nose became increasingly acute, and the scent of blood held an indescribable allure for him
Stepping out of the forest, with no trees around to support him, he slipped and rolled straight down the slope.
The woman stepped forward and entered the cage. In just a few steps, the maid had already exclaimed repeatedly: "It has crawled in, the jade silkworm has crawled in!"
His roar echoed like the howl of a beast in the dead of night, and in an instant, the dungeon was filled with splashes of blood
Behind the woman stood two armored men. Deputy General Luo Teng was somewhat surprised upon seeing the child: "Oh my! This child is covered in blood! How terrifying!"
His wound has surprisingly begun to... slowly heal...
He exerted force with his palm, and the woman's face immediately turned a shade of blue and purple
Uncertain how much time had passed, as dawn was about to break, he stumbled out of the dungeon, moving awkwardly through the forest. Raising his head to gaze into the distance, he saw the somewhat desolate city towers of the Great Jin Dynasty beyond the frontier
The woman laughed heartily: "Good child, good child, today you are the treasure guarding the gate of my primate clan! With you, my return to the southern frontier is just around the corner!" As soon as these words fell, the man suddenly reached out and grabbed the woman's neck.
Master
The light of dawn traverses the distant mountains, casting a slanting glow upon the desolate land of the northern frontier
The hooves lightly trod, stopping beside him. Someone dismounted, driven by instinct; he wanted to confirm whether the newcomer posed a threat. He exerted all his strength to open his eyes, only to see, against the backlight, the slender outline of a woman clad in close-fitting red attire and silver armor.
He was restless inside, yet the three people in front of him were unaware.
As she smiled, in that sudden moment, the man clenched his fist, and with two loud bangs, the iron chain that bound his wrist snapped, the force that broke the chain was so great that it embedded the chain into the wall behind him
There is her scent and the taste of blood
In the silence of the prison, the maid on the other side suddenly caught a glimpse of movement; she watched as the fingertips of the man, who had been bound and motionless for ninety-nine days, twitched slightly. While she was still in a daze, she heard someone exclaim from that direction: "His wound..."
Once these words were spoken, no one dared to intervene
Another general, Qin Lan, appeared somewhat indifferent: "General, this child has a mark on his chest"
"General," the man known as Qin Lan said, his voice filled with concern, "your hand..."
When her fingers first left his lips, he felt like a starving wolf that had its meat snatched away, with a wild and fierce emotion surging within him that was almost uncontrollable. Thus, when the woman's fingers brushed against his lips for the second time, he could hardly restrain himself and opened his mouth, viciously biting down on her finger.
completely transformed into a child
As the colors became similar, the maid used a soft brush to sweep the insects into the box. However, after brushing twice, the maid suddenly turned pale.
General! Upon seeing this, two men hurried forward, one of them forcefully grasping his jaw, but he refused to let go.
"If you come, you must crush his head," she accused, then withdrew her finger.
The blood that could be shed has already merged into his body
Does anyone have anything else to say
"Can't you see that he is about to die tonight?" The eyes behind the curtain coldly stared at the maid who had been thrown to the ground, "By tomorrow noon, do you want me to lose all my previous efforts?"
The child is strong, just some flesh wounds. He bit her, but she did not let him go; instead, she carried him on her shoulder and said, "Let's go, back to the camp."
Outside the cage stood several graceful women, with the foremost one wearing a veil that obscured her entire face, yet it was still possible to sense that her gaze was fixed intently on the man inside the prison
With each unsteady step, he blindly moved forward, the light of the waning moon filtering through the barren branches of the forest and casting upon him, revealing his body smeared with a sticky crimson. On his bare chest, a vivid red mark seemed to crawl upward like flames, extending to his neck, cheek, and finally stopping at the corner of his left eye
As the woman's fingertip glided across, it triggered a shiver, as if a fierce beast that had only recently awakened from slumber was being stroked awake within his chest, writhing in his heart. In an instant, he felt an intense heat within his body, an unbearable dryness in his mouth, and he began to detect a different scent in the air he inhaled through his nostrils.
Before her words had finished, with a sharp "slap," the woman known as the Master swiftly struck the maid across the face.
The taste of blood filled his mouth, a warmth surged in his stomach, as if it had been ignited by fire, and then this flame rushed straight to his heart, scorching it to the point of pain, causing his entire heart to race uncontrollably
Roteng exclaimed anxiously, "General, are you going to take this little wolf cub back?"