When the Female Lead Becomes Obsessive – Chapter 211

Volume Nine: The Years I Was a Witch

Life Will Not Be Long

It wasn’t until night fell that Pu Ye slowly regained consciousness.

She touched her bruised neck and let out a long sigh of relief.

Pu Ye got up and looked at the pitch-black villa, the oppressive atmosphere suffocating.

Not far ahead, there was a pool of dried blood on the ground.

Pu Ye knew it was Ning Wen Nuan’s blood.

The villa door was unlocked. Pu Ye pushed it open and walked in without a second thought.

She had no path of retreat; she had to get You Dai’er’s help.

The house was pitch-black. Pu Ye could see in the dark and could also immediately sense danger.

“Ugh…”

Pu Ye was slammed against the wall by You Dai’er, her throat gripped tight.

“Not dead?” You Dai’er’s blood-red eyeballs shifted. “You used a spell to deceive me?”

She had clearly snapped Pu Ye’s neck.

Pu Ye clawed at You Dai’er’s fingers, trying to gasp for a breath of air. “An evil witch… is not so easily… killed.”

They made deals with the devil; this life of theirs had long been out of their own hands.

You Dai’er’s eyes narrowed, her five fingers rapidly tightening. “Then you can just die again.”

“Don’t you… want to know… what happened to Ning Wen Nuan?” Pu Ye said quickly, afraid that You Dai’er would snap her neck again the moment she finished speaking.

As expected, those words had an effect.

Pu Ye felt the force on her neck weakening, allowing her to take a few more breaths. “…I know why Ning Wen Nuan coughed up blood, and even why she’s been…”

She glanced meaningfully toward the second floor. “…unconscious all this time.”

You Dai’er released her. “Tell me what you know, and I might consider not killing you.”

Pu Ye steadied herself and began to bargain with her. “You can kill me, but you have to do me a favor first.”

“What gives you the right to bargain with me?”

“Ning Wen Nuan,” Pu Ye took a deep breath, rubbing her neck. “That is my right.”

You Dai’er’s pupils trembled, and she conceded, “What do you want me to do?”

“Give someone the First Embrace.”

“Chuyong?” You Dai’er sneered. “Any vampire can perform the First Embrace. You sought me out for such a trivial matter?”

“It’s not the same. You’re different from other vampires. You are powerful. I need your First Embrace.”

As a third-generation vampire Progenitor, You Dai’er’s power and strength were nearly on par with the gods.

Pu Ye said with difficulty, “Only you, only you can save him.”

You Dai’er had no time to care about who Pu Ye was trying to save.

“First, tell me, what exactly is wrong with Wen Nuan?”

“No, you promise me first.”

You Dai’er said, displeased, “Don’t try to test my patience!”

Pu Ye stuck her neck out. “I’m also seeking a guarantee for myself. After all, the words of a vampire are the least trustworthy, are they not?”

The two were at a stalemate for a moment.

Worried about Wen Nuan’s condition, You Dai’er could only compromise first.

“Fine, I promise to help you.”

Pu Ye extended a hand. “Contract¹.”

You Dai’er was impatient. “Don’t gain an inch and advance a foot².”

“Contract,” Pu Ye refused to back down.

Contract meant to establish a contract.

If either party violated the promise they made, they would suffer the most vicious of punishments.

Seeing Pu Ye’s resolute attitude, You Dai’er reached out her hand.

Pu Ye quickly grabbed her hand to establish the contract.

The moment she was grabbed, You Dai’er’s expression became utterly foul, only easing after Pu Ye let go.

“Now can you tell me what’s wrong with Wen Nuan?”

Pu Ye glanced upstairs. “Let’s go up and talk.”

“What are you trying to do?” You Dai’er watched her defensively.

“She’s unconscious right now. I can wake her up.”

You Dai’er’s gaze was probing. She looked Pu Ye up and down, then grabbed her by the collar and rushed to the second floor.

The room’s lights were off. Only the moonlight spilled in, illuminating the person on the bed as if she were about to dissipate.

Pu Ye looked at the fragile and unbearably weak Ning Wen Nuan. She was thin and frail, her face deathly pale, and she wasn’t breathing, like a corpse that had already stiffened.

“Pu Ye, if you can’t wake Wen Nuan up, I’ll make sure you never wake up again,” You Dai’er’s gaze was fierce and venomous.

She was like a poisonous snake flicking its tongue, coiled around Pu Ye’s neck.

Her cold, vertical pupils stared intently at Pu Ye’s artery. This immense pressure made Pu Ye’s heart tremble with fear.

She hadn’t had much contact with You Dai’er, only having dealt with her once before. At that time, she felt from the bottom of her heart that this vampire Progenitor was too powerful, as if nothing in this world could match her.

But now, Pu Ye looked at the unconscious Wen Nuan on the bed.

So it turned out that even the most powerful things would one day reveal a fragile side.

“Fine. But first, tell me why Ning Wen Nuan became a vampire,” Pu Ye looked at You Dai’er. “Did you give her the First Embrace?”

Although she hadn’t personally given Wen Nuan the First Embrace, all things considered, Wen Nuan had indeed become a vampire because of her blood.

“I suppose so,” You Dai’er didn’t understand why Pu Ye was asking this. “What? Is there a connection?”

Pu Ye’s brow twitched. “May I ask what your purpose was in giving Ning Wen Nuan the First Embrace?”

“Eternal life, so we could be together forever.”

You Dai’er hadn’t wanted to say too much to Pu Ye, but in order to wake Wen Nuan, she could only answer Pu Ye’s questions again and again.

Eternal life?

Hearing You Dai’er’s answer, Pu Ye let out a slightly mocking laugh.

Seeing Pu Ye laugh at her, You Dai’er said, annoyed, “What the fuck are you laughing at?”

“I’ll wake Wen Nuan first. As for what I’m laughing at, why don’t you wait until she’s awake and ask her yourself?” There was no benefit in Pu Ye saying more. Some things were better for the people in the game to understand for themselves.

You Dai’er took a step back and watched Pu Ye cast a spell on Wen Nuan.

She chanted an incomprehensible incantation, her ten fingers drawing lines in the empty air. It wasn’t until Pu Ye’s face gradually turned pale, her face slick with sweat, that Wen Nuan slowly woke up.

The moment You Dai’er saw Wen Nuan wake, she immediately threw herself toward the bed, hugging Wen Nuan and saying in a trembling voice, “You’re finally awake. You scared me to death.”

Pu Ye tactfully retreated to the side, giving the two of them some private space.

Wen Nuan was very weak. Held in You Dai’er’s forceful embrace, she was powerless to push her away and could only let herself be held.

“Did I scare you to death?” Wen Nuan laughed self-deprecatingly. “The great third-generation vampire Progenitor can still be scared?”

Hearing Wen Nuan’s cold words, You Dai’er’s body suddenly tensed. She said, stunned, “What’s wrong with you?”

“Why aren’t you calling me Dai’er anymore?”

“Of course I was scared. Don’t you know how terrified and worried I was when I saw you collapse and cough up blood in front of me?”

The confusion and concern in her tone were perfectly expressed, as if it were only natural for You Dai’er to be as worried and concerned about her as she claimed.

Wen Nuan looked at Pu Ye, who was standing to the side, not dead. She knew in her heart that Pu Ye must have some ability to protect herself, which was why she hadn’t been killed by You Dai’er. She wasn’t too surprised or amazed.

She just felt a little chilled and found it ironic, feeling that she had been too naive to believe that a completely inhuman vampire would change.

They were best at clever words and a pleasing countenance³, best at flowery words and clever talk⁴, and best understood how to play with people’s hearts.

Therefore, Wen Nuan felt that she hadn’t lost unfairly.

【Are you okay?】 the System asked worriedly, seeing Wen Nuan’s desolate expression. 【Although I don’t want to affect your mood, I still have to tell you that the female lead’s blackening value has risen. It is currently at 2.9! Also, your life force is rapidly decreasing. The time you have left is… five days at most.】

Wen Nuan’s expression was calm as she let out an “en.”

The System sighed and departed.

Wen Nuan ignored You Dai’er and instead looked at Pu Ye. “You saved me?”

Pu Ye stepped out from the shadows. “I just woke you up. As for saving you, I don’t have that kind of ability.”

Wen Nuan smiled faintly. “I never even thought about saving myself.”

“Since you’re clear about it in your own heart, there’s no need for an outsider like me to meddle so much,” Pu Ye looked at You Dai’er. “I only came this time to ask the Progenitor for a favor.”

“You two performed the jianqi?” Wen Nuan could sense the change between them.

Pu Ye nodded. “I wake you, the Progenitor helps me. A contract was established.”

“What did you ask her to help you with?”

“To give someone the First Embrace.”

Wen Nuan’s interest was piqued. “That man you like?”

Pu Ye paused. “It’s him.”

“What happened to him?”

A faint sorrow appeared on Pu Ye’s face. “He has late-stage cancer. I’ve tried many methods, but none of them can save him.”

“So you plan to turn him into a vampire?” Wen Nuan glanced at You Dai’er. “The First Embrace of a powerful vampire can conquer anything, but it can also destroy everything. Pu Ye, are you gambling?”

“I have no other choice,” Pu Ye roared in anguish, her voice choked with sobs. “I can’t let him die. I can’t watch him die in front of me.”

“I want to die with him, but even such a small wish cannot be fulfilled, because my soul has already been sacrificed to the devil.”

So she could only beg another devil to save her lover.

Watching Pu Ye kneel on the ground, weeping in agony, Wen Nuan was enveloped by a tremendous sadness.

She could feel how much Pu Ye loved that man, and she had met him before. He was indeed worthy of Pu Ye giving everything for him.

“I’m awake now,” Wen Nuan looked at You Dai’er. “You should go with her. Fulfill your promise.”

“I want to know, what did you and Pu Ye mean just now about being saved or not?” You Dai’er stared at Wen Nuan without blinking, determined to get the answer she wanted from Wen Nuan’s lips.

Pu Ye’s brow furrowed, and she looked at Wen Nuan with grief.

Wen Nuan just smiled calmly, raising a hand to stroke You Dai’er’s face. She said gently, “The reason I was unconscious was because I was overcome by a fit of anger and fire attacking the heart⁵. My body is still very weak now. Pu Ye saw this and told me to be careful, because she won’t save me again next time.”

You Dai’er rubbed her face against Wen Nuan’s palm, content. “Don’t be afraid. With me here, she’ll have to save you whether she wants to or not.”

Wen Nuan nodded. “Go with her and save him. I’ll wait for you at home.”

“Okay, you be good. I’ll be back right away.” You Dai’er walked out, taking one step and turning her head back three times.

Pu Ye stood up and gave Wen Nuan a look filled with deep meaning.

Wen Nuan calmly let her look, a faint smile on her lips.

Gentle yet distant, cold yet fervent.

In her, Pu Ye saw a pure white angel, and also saw the advent of the dark god of death.

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Pu Ye brought You Dai’er home, to the bedside of a man who was skin and bones.

You Dai’er slit her wrist, fed the man her blood, and then personally snapped his neck.

Pu Ye couldn’t bear to watch her lover suffer such torment, yet she was also afraid that You Dai’er would use some trick during the First Embrace to harm him.

The dead man on the bed suddenly opened his blood-red eyes. His sunken chest swelled, and he opened his mouth wide, gasping violently.

Pu Ye immediately took several blood bags from the refrigerator and fed them to the man.

The man was extremely thirsty, drinking dozens of blood bags until his complexion improved more and more, until he looked more and more like a human.

You Dai’er looked with disgust at the blood-stained bed and listened to the man’s heavy gasps, which were unpleasant to her ears.

The transformation was the same, but Wen Nuan was much better to look at than him, her gasps much more pleasant to hear.

Pu Ye could feel the man’s life force flourishing. Overcome with joy, she began to cry, hugging the man and wailing, “Wu Hao⁶, you’re finally okay.”

Wu Hao hugged Pu Ye back. He couldn’t cry, his face somewhat contorted by grief. “Pu Ye…”

Seeing the two of them embracing tightly, You Dai’er suddenly thought of Wen Nuan at home. She wanted to go home and hug Wen Nuan too.

With that thought, You Dai’er turned to leave.

She had just started walking when she heard Pu Ye call her from behind.

You Dai’er turned to look at her. “The contract is fulfilled. We owe each other nothing. If you’re looking to die again, I won’t be merciful.”

Pu Ye was not afraid of You Dai’er’s threat and said on her own, “Actually, Wen Nuan was right about something. Having you give Wu Hao the First Embrace was a gamble…”

“Why are you telling me this?” You Dai’er cut her off, her face full of impatience. “I’m not interested in your love story.”

Pu Ye continued, “People often say that vampires are the embodiment of lies, that not a single true word comes from their mouths, that they will stop at nothing to get what they want.”

You Dai’er’s impatience reached its peak, a murderous glint flashing in her eyes. “What the fuck are you trying to do?”

“But there’s another saying in the world: the more you want something, the less likely you are to get it. I wonder if the Progenitor has heard this saying?”

You Dai’er rolled her neck. “Endless nonsense. Are you reciting your last words to me?”

“I am just thanking the Progenitor for saving my life. So I want to tell you, I won my gamble.”

“I’m not interested in knowing who won.”

“But Ning Wen Nuan lost her gamble.”

You Dai’er froze. “What do you mean?”

“Ning Wen Nuan’s witch bloodline is very powerful, the most powerful witch in recent years. But when a powerful bloodline like that encounters another powerful bloodline, they either merge and complete each other, or they reject and destroy each other.”

Pu Ye watched You Dai’er glare at her, the panic in her eyes so clear it was novel.

Who would have thought that a third-generation vampire Progenitor would be afraid?

She continued, “And Ning Wen Nuan is the latter. After being given the First Embrace by the Progenitor, her witch bloodline and vampire bloodline are rejecting each other, causing Ning Wen Nuan’s body to grow weaker and weaker, her life force gradually fading, until she walks toward her demise.”

“I saw four words on Ning Wen Nuan.”

“Life will not be long.”

You Dai’er stood frozen on the spot. A wave of pain seized her heart, so agonizing she couldn’t breathe.

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