Lu Zhi started violently, took a step back, and bumped into Shen Qi's arms. He thought with lingering fear that in that instant, he seemed to have made eye contact with the Demon Queen. Was it an illusion?
From the angle of the window and the line of sight, one could only see the window sill at most.
The Demon Queen covered her mouth and chuckled, her laugh sweet yet dangerous. Her eyes drooped with a sense of dejection, and her blood-red vertical pupils brightened slightly. With her right hand, she summoned a white lace umbrella out of thin air, its ruby-encrusted tip pointing towards the storage room where Lu Zhi and Shen Qi were. Her small bat wings behind her trembled with excitement.
Under the lock of the Demon's Eye, Lu Zhi felt as if a pair of enormous, blood-red vertical pupils were evil-gazing at him from the darkness behind.
His heart began to beat faster, sensing danger.
Shen Qi wrapped his arms around Lu Zhi's waist from behind, resting his chin gently on Lu Zhi's shoulder and neck. His cool cheek skin nuzzled Lu Zhi's earlobe tenderly, and his calm, reassuring voice slowly sounded, "I'm here."
Lu Zhi suddenly broke free from the fear's cage of the Demon's Eye. His dark eyes trembled and cast downwards towards the Demon Queen outside the window, who had unknowingly averted her gaze.
At that very moment, the castle gates were flung open from the outside with a bang.
A bat wearing a red bow tie around its neck stumbled in, a look of terror on its face, and shouted, "Report— Your Majesty the Queen, Count Lycans has arrived!"
The men and women in the center of the dance floor stopped their movements. A stone flew in from outside the door, and the bat was hit and knocked unconscious with a cry.
Tap, tap, tap.
Black leather shoes appeared in everyone's sight, followed by a clear male voice filled with joy, "My dear Demon Princess, how have you been lately? Have you missed me?"
As the man in the white tailcoat entered the hall, Lu Zhi was so shocked he almost jumped up, "Qin Huai???"
Shen Qi's eyes darkened, and the arm around Lu Zhi tightened slightly, "Your attention on him makes me very unhappy..."
Lu Zhi choked unexpectedly and glanced sideways, "You... you're jealous?"
Shen Qi smiled and confessed without reservation, "Yes."
Lu Zhi raised his hand and patted Shen Qi's faux-smiling face, returning his smile, "Don't worry, in terms of looks, you're more handsome."
Indeed, whether humans or gods, they seemed exceptionally childish when in love, but also a little cute.
Shen Qi, having been teased, felt his mood improve.
"Why is Qin Huai here too? His identity is a vampire count? It seems he outranks you." Lu Zhi's memory was quite good; Count Lycans was one of the important characters among the Demon Queens, neither good nor evil, acting entirely based on his mood.
The story's beginning seemed to involve a group of humans breaking into the Demon Queen's palace, being apprehended by patrolling guards, and coincidentally, it was the Demon Queen's birthday, so a 'Blood Feast' was held, inviting many nobles.
Of course, these nobles were not normal people; their identities included demons, beastmen, dark elves, blood races, and so on.
Count Lycans, a noble of the Blood Race, strode into the hall and, under everyone's gaze, bowed gentlemanly, lifting the Demon Queen's hand and bestowing a kiss of etiquette.
"Lycans, long time no see. You've arrived at a rather inconvenient time; you always disturb one's pleasure." The Demon Queen withdrew her hand, disdainfully wiping the back of her hand with a handkerchief, speaking without politeness.
Lycans (played by Qin Huai) smiled elegantly and charmingly, "My dear Princess, I was late because I was preparing a precious birthday gift for you. You aren't truly angry, are you?"
Saying this, Lycans clapped his hands, and his personal guard dragged a man into the hall.
Lu Zhi was shocked again. The man being dragged by the guard was none other than Loffic. Lodin, the captain of the National Group's Special Second Team.
"Wow oh oh oh~" The Demon Queen's originally disdainful expression changed instantly. Her blood-red vertical pupils stared excitedly at Loffic. Lodin, sniffing the air, clasped her cheeks with both hands, licked her sharp fangs, and said ravenously, "This human's blood also smells so good~"