"What were you even thinking?" Li Zhao let her down from his embrace and question her raising his tone.

"I just wanted to prove to you that I did not work with Empress Yi." Xu Ling Ai stuttered a bit. She is anxious whenever he is around.

"This lord misunderstood you. I apologise." Li Zhao make an apology but it was too soft that Xu Ling Ai barely heard it.

"What?" Xu Ling Ai pretending not to hear him.

"I won't say it twice." Li Zhao sternly respond.

Xu Ling Ai suddenly let out a laugh. It because of Li Zhao's awkwardness. She is so sure that he rarely say sorry.

"Ouch!" She laugh so hard that her neck feel hurt. Xu Ling Ai touch her neck and it was swollen.

"Let's visit a physician."

"It will eventually get better." Xu Ling Ai respond. She then walked towards the lifeless vampire body.

"Your Highness, how do you know a stake could kill a vampire?" She curiously asked.

"How do you know it's a vampire?" Li Zhao question her back.

"Of course I know! I've read and watch a lot of it before." Xu Ling Ai exclaimed. She wasn't expecting for a vampire to exist in ancient era.

"Where?"

"Ugh the material is no more here, I accidentally lost it." Xu Ling Ai made up a lie.

She bend down and pick some of his blood to make some research.

"Look! It means this vampire is not a natural born vampire." Xu Ling Ai pointed out at the blood reaction to silver.

"Natural born?" Li Zhao question.

"Yes. A natural born vampire had similar blood colour as this man but natural born vampire do not have poison in themselves. Also natural vampire suck blood and this man do not. He only intend to kill people. Which means he is a human being made vampire." Xu Ling Ai explained.

"Suck blood?" Li Zhao again shocked by the revelation.

He himself got poisoned by the illness. But he never once feel the need to suck blood. And he never will.

"Yes. Why are you so shock?" She oddly look at him.

"How do you know that natural born vampire exist?"

"Movies obviously." Rolling her eyes,

"What is movies?" Xu Ling Ai laugh at his confuse reaction. He literally look like a child waiting for an answer.

"Xu Ling Ai are you alright?" It was Li Zhi Ming running towards their direction.

She was about to tease Li Zhao but a few people arrived at the scene. Including Li Jun Yi who also manage the case.

"Fortunately, His Highness save me on the right time or my heart would probably will be rip out." Xu Ling Ai scoffs pointed at the corpse.

Li Zhi Ming and Li Jun Yi notice the bruise on her neck but they couldn't point it out with Li Zhao on her side.

"Why did you kill him? How do we catch the mastermind now?" Li Jun Yi angrily question looking at the lifeless body.

"Even if we catch him alive, we won't be able to hold him for too long." Xu Ling Ai defend her husband.

According to his high ability of martial arts, he would be able to catch the man alive.

She don't know why Li Zhao kill the man but she don't care because he saved her. Also the fact that the man is a vampire who kill people will harm everyone.

"What do you even know?" Li Jun Yi arrogantly asked. It gained a glare from Xu Ling Ai.

"Excuse me. For your information, I am the one who recognize and catch him mighty prince." She mock him while rolling her eyes.

Li Jun Yi was about to go against her once again but Li Zhi Ming stop him.

"It was true First Brother. Xu Ling Ai is the one who discovered the assassin." This bring Li Jun Yi silence.

"Settle the corpse. We will discuss about this matter with imperial father." Li Zhao end the conversation while dragging Xu Ling Ai away from there.

They walked along the Luoyang's bridge. Companied by the light of lantern, she gladly enjoy the walk.

She walked silently beside him. Xu Ling Ai thought they are going to take a carriage. But he actually came with a horse but the horse went missing when he saved her.

"How did you know I'm here?" Xu Ling Ai started the conversation.

"Gu Mama." It was short but she understands it clearly.

"Ohh." She also shortly replied.

"Tell me more about the vampire's stories." This made her look at him.

Even while walking he still look magnificent with his straight posture and dignified aura.

"Why are you so curious about it?" She raised her brows at him.

Realising that Xu Ling Ai is the type who pick up things fast, he decided to drop the topic. She is the last person he would ever want to find out about his illness.

"The fan. This lord appreciate it." This bring her a smile.

"Since I misunderstood, I will treat you. What do you want?" He added.

Mischievous idea went along her brain. She wanted to ask for fortune but it was too much since he is nice to her.

"Anything?" Xu Ling Ai excitedly question. Making sure he will held his words.

"Hmm.." He hummed as an answer.

Thinking for some times, she finally make a decision. Her body is aching so much that she could barely even walk.

"Give me a piggyback." Xu Ling Ai dropped a bomb atom.

Li Zhao's head instantly turned to look at her. He couldn't believe her absurd request. A prince letting someone on their back is a huge no.

"No." He flatly rejected.

"A real man never takes back their words." Xu Ling Ai seriously said trying to convince him.

"And my backbone is hurting so much because of that stupid vampire man push me hard against the tree." She added with fake sadness tone.

Despite knowing that she is pretending, Li Zhao proceed to bend down a bit. Xu Ling Ai smile brightly looking at his back.

"Down a bit more." She instructed patting his back.

Once he gets down until she could reach his back, she jump to get on his back. Her hands wrap around his neck securely.

"Wow! You're so tall! It feels like riding a horse!" Xu Ling Ai exclaimed looking at the ground.

His hands hesitantly holding her thigh. He do not want to believe he agreed to this kind of things.

Li Zhao started to moves once making sure she is comfortable enough. He walk slower than before because he is afraid she will feel uncomfortable.

"Look!" She point at the countless of lantern being released in the air.

However, he only keep his eyes on the front. If he also look up, they might bump into a tree.

After awhile, she finally stop talking. Xu Ling Ai just lean her head on his broad back. He smells good, she thought.

"What were you going to do chasing after him?"

This time it was Li Zhao who broke the silence. He do not feel tired because she weighed nothing compared to him.

"If he was human, I'd probably be able to take him down." She sleepily respond.

"What if I came late? Could you have dealt with him?"

"Am I really not that trustworthy?" Xu Ling Ai frustratedly question. He always do not trust her.

"This lord did not mean that."

"If you didn't came, I will gladly accept my death since I have no regret." Her eyes had already closed. She was in a half conscious state.

"And I will hunt you as a ghost because you always misunderstood me." Xu Ling Ai added and lightly chuckle.

"Xu Ling Ai." Li Zhao called her but he gets no answer.

When he feels her unmoving, he could guess she has already asleep. She had already drift off to her own dreamland so she couldn't hear him.

"What am I even doing?" Li Zhao muttered to himself. He held his thigh tighter as he is afraid she will fall.

Him, the prince of Han, general of the country, the man who is fear by people, a man who never get involved with ladies currently piggybacking a sleepy head. His consort.

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