Chapter 10: He Disappeared and the Truth 3
"seeing is believing?"
What does this mean!
In the Human Research Institute meeting room, everyone looked at Mr. Akashi in surprise.
"Seeing is believing" means that what you see with your own eyes is the standard." Teacher Akashi kindly explained to everyone.
Isn't this nonsense!
When I saw Kawakami and others, I couldn't help but roll my eyes.
"Teacher, what you mean is - you want to take me to find Ragud?" Although I think this possibility is very low, I still can't help but guess, "You want to take me to the kingdom of the gorgeous blood clan to see Ragud?"
"Yes." Teacher Akashi nodded and answered very straightforwardly and affirmatively.
Uh——is this really the case?
"Akashi , are you crazy?" Jiusha was the first to jump up and object. "Qiqi is a girl. It will be very dangerous for her to go to the kingdom of the gorgeous vampires. If things go wrong, she might get sucked dry by a group of evil-looking gorgeous vampires and die as soon as she gets there."
"You mean that Kiki, who possesses the mark of the Jasmine Dynasty and may have all the power of the most powerful vampire, Duke Lagude, will be killed by those weak vampires as soon as she arrives in the kingdom of the gorgeous vampires. Is that possible?" Teacher Akashi refuted Jiusha lightly.
"This - although Qiqi possesses powerful powers, she can't control them freely, right?" Jiusha retorted unwillingly.
" Can't control the power in your body? Are you talking about Qiqi now?" Teacher Akashi smiled proudly at Jiusha, "You may not know this, but when the Jasmine mark appeared on Qiqi's back, she had already entered the final stage of evolving into a vampire. After not seeing her for a few days, I think she must have completed all the steps of evolution and become a complete vampire."
"What? Qiqi has completely become a gorgeous vampire?" Jiusha shouted in disbelief.
Teacher Akashi called me over and asked me to show the mark on my back. Although I felt embarrassed, I knew that this was not the time to be shy. The proof I had to make next would directly affect whether I could go to the kingdom of the gorgeous blood clan to meet Ragud. I gritted my teeth and took off my shirt to my shoulders under the attention of everyone.
As the marks on my back were revealed to everyone, I heard bursts of inhalation.
"It really is the legendary mark of the Jasmine Dynasty. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it." Kawakami exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Oh my God, in this case, doesn't that mean Kiki is a member of the Jasmine Dynasty?"
"I think you can say that." Ran nodded, looking at me with a complicated look.
"That guy called Duke Lagude, all his power has been given to this girl?" The guy called Jue spoke up and sighed, "What a pity, I was thinking of competing with that guy to see who is stronger."
"See? Such a clear Jasmine mark is not only possessed by the gorgeous blood clan, but also by the gorgeous blood clan of the Jasmine Dynasty." Teacher Akashi looked at Jiusha and said.
“How could it be so fast?” Jiusha shook his head in disbelief. “But, even if that’s the case, Qiqi, who has just become a gorgeous vampire, may not be able to defeat other vampires.”
"We don't need to defeat them, as long as the ordinary vampires can't get close to her, as for the powerful vampires, firstly, there are so many of us protecting her, I think it shouldn't be a big problem; secondly, if we can't afford to provoke them, can't we just hide? Don't forget, Jean is the prince of the vampire planet - although there is no diplomatic relationship between the two vampire tribes, if we are really discovered, we will probably be wiped out, but under his leadership, I think we can probably still sneak into the mysterious world of the Jasmine Dynasty, right?"
Teacher Akashi gave Ran a look that said “it’s just a small matter”. I saw the corners of Ran’s mouth twitch suddenly, and then he rolled his eyes at Akashi.
"Although we are both vampires, I am essentially an alien and they are the gorgeous vampires. Now you want me to lead everyone to sneak into the gorgeous vampire territory?"
Jean said, looking at Akashi-sensei with a chill in his eyes.
"That's right," Mr. Akashi smiled, his smile was so gentle and tender, "Or do you think that as the prince of the vampire planet, you can't beat the gorgeous vampires?"
Well--
As my expression darkened, I silently lowered my head and took two steps away from Mr. Akashi.
"You said I can't beat them?" Jean said gloomily.
"Okay, okay," just before Ran was about to lose his temper, Akashi stood up, "It was just a joke to lighten the mood, Ran, you won't be angry, right?"
"Caw, caw, caw" - four or five crows flew over the scene.
I saw that the expression that was originally filled with anger froze on his face because of Akashi teacher's sudden change of words. For a moment, the originally handsome face looked strange no matter how he looked at it.
"Well, that's why I said that I, Kawakami Feng Baozhu, am a hundred times more handsome than Rang. Now you all believe it, right?" Kawakami said in a low voice.
"Easy to adjust the atmosphere, easy to adjust the atmosphere! What I said is also to adjust the atmosphere, hehe." Rang waved his fist in front of Kawakami, and Kawakami immediately changed his words tactfully.
I watched a few people acting funny in silence: Come on, you can joke around anytime, let's get back to the point and discuss how to sneak into the territory of the Gorgeous Vampire Clan!
"I still feel it's very dangerous. Even if we successfully sneak into the territory of the Gorgeous Vampire Clan and come to the Duke's Mansion, Duke Lagude himself is the biggest danger." While everyone was trying to show off and lighten the atmosphere, Jiusha spoke with a serious face.
"What's so scary about a dying man?" Jean said.
"It's scary because he's dying!" Jiusha retorted immediately, "You know, Qiqi has the heart that allows him to survive. It's like a poisoned person suddenly seeing the antidote. Who can guarantee that he won't attack Qiqi and take back his heart to survive?"
"Although Qiqi has his power, who among us can guarantee what the heart and power in Qiqi 's body will choose when they see the real owner? Who knows clearly how much power the once powerful Duke Lagude has left? Maybe he is very weak, but when Qiqi is completely unprepared, it is not completely impossible for him to take back the heart with one move, right?"
"No, I--" I intuitively felt that what Jiusha said was impossible to happen. How could Lagude kill me?
"Qiqi, how can you guarantee that he won't do that? Based on your understanding of him? But do you really understand him? You don't even know that his real identity is a member of the Gorgeous Vampire Clan." Jiusha interrupted me and overturned all my unspoken rebuttals with just one sentence.
The scene was silent.
Except for Jiusha, everyone was quietly thinking about the reason why Lagude would not kill me. Unfortunately, except for me, almost everyone thought that Jiusha was right.
When facing death, if you see the hope of life, who has the courage to give up calmly?
"He won't." Just when I was about to give up, Teacher Akashi spoke, speaking lightly.
"teacher--"
"Akashi——"
Everyone's eyes turned to him, waiting for his explanation.
"He won't." Teacher Akashi repeated again, "Of course, this is just my guess."
Teacher - I glared at him: At such a tense moment, can you please stop playing tricks on us like this!
"I'm serious, Qiqi." Teacher Akashi glanced at me and said, "Have you ever wondered why, during the short period of time when that guy was missing, the power in your body increased dramatically, and you suddenly evolved into a true gorgeous vampire, and a gorgeous vampire with the mark of the Jasmine Dynasty?"
"I--"
"I suspect that Lagude gave you his Heart Stone. This would not only explain your change, but also why he suddenly returned to the kingdom of the Gorgeous Blood Clan and why he became so weak," said Akashi.
"You said that Duke Lagoud not only did not take back his heart, but also gave her the Heart Stone?" Jean shouted, "How is that possible? What's the difference between him committing suicide?"
Suicide? Raghu gave me his heart stone, which was equivalent to suicide?
My heart seemed to be tightly grasped by a big hand. The pain came over me and I looked at Jean helplessly.
"Of course there is a difference." Akashi explained, "Ragude, who only has the Heart Stone, can only wait for death as his power gradually fades unless he takes back the heart. Qiqi, who has the heart of a vampire and has been transformed into a half-vampire, may also face death if she cannot evolve in time and become a true gorgeous vampire. If she wants to evolve in time, she must rely on external forces."
"This is also the reason why Jiusha suspected without hesitation that Qiqi had made a dirty deal with the vampires when he saw her covered in blood. Because generally speaking, in order for half-blood people to evolve, they rely on external forces that mostly come from the help of vampires." Teacher Akashi continued.
"What you mean is that Lagude gave the Heart Stone to Kiki, and Kiki gained the power of the outside world and quickly evolved into a vampire; while Lagude, who lost the Heart Stone, returned to his home and waited for death?" said Jean.
"How could it be... No, no, Lagoud, no..." Before I could finish my sentence, the voice had already disappeared in my throat. An extremely sad feeling rose from the bottom of my heart, and tears flowed uncontrollably from my eyes.
Is this really the case? Lagude gave me the Heart Stone that would prolong his life, and then quietly waited for death alone?
I raised my hand to wipe away the tears that were falling, and tried very hard to hold them back, covering my mouth to avoid crying out loud.
No, I can't cry yet, I need to find out about Lagoud's condition.
"Of course, all this is just my guess. I don't think Lagood will hurt Kiki. He is willing to use his own life to protect Kiki, so how could he possibly hurt her?" said Teacher Akashi.
"I want to see him. I must see him." I gritted my teeth and said firmly, "Even if you don't agree and don't want to take me to the kingdom of the gorgeous blood clan, I must go. No matter what method I use, I will go to see him."
"I agree. As the old saying goes, seeing is believing." said Mr. Akashi.
"I agree too. This story is so touching," Kawakami followed.
"I have no objection." Rang and Jue said at the same time.
Jiusha looked at me and nodded helplessly: "Qiqi, although I don't agree, I have also said that as long as it is your decision, no matter what it is, I will support you."
