Nalan Twilight stared at the woman in front of her, unsure of what she had in mind.

This guy has a pink hair that is not short for half a length, with two bun heads tied on the left and right, and the bun is still wrapped in a white bun scarf, which looks really like a bun. She is wearing a set of cheongsam-like clothes with a Chinese style, red and green, and a big peony ornament on her chest, which can be said to be quite fancy.

Nalan also noticed that her right arm was covered in bandages and that her left hand was shackled with a broken chain on her wrist. Combined with her name, he couldn't help but have some "quite interesting" associations.

"So, this Miss 'Ibaraki Hua Fan'......" he asked, "what are you looking for me?"

"This woman, can you let her go?"

This Ibaraki Hua fan didn't beat around the bush, and directly put forward the request. And this request is obviously unacceptable to Nalan Xuan.

"Forgive me for refusing. Nalan Twilight's answer was also very simple, "This guy is not from the village, but just a lost outsider." Do you want to take care of the cat and the mouse?"

It's been nearly a month since I came to Gensokyo, and Nalan Twilight is still very clear about the rules here. Therefore, he knew that this time, Daoyi was on his side, even though he was a man-eating monster.

In Gensokyo, there is a set of double protection mechanisms. The first is the protection of human beings, which demarcates the absolute safety zone of the human realm, supplemented by the nominal guardian of humanity...... Although she is often negligent in her duties. In addition, even if the humans go out of the village, most of the youkai have a consensus not to attack them. Only a handful of evil, inferior, and unintelligent youkai will attack humans at will—and they usually don't live long.

The second is the protection of youkai. If they don't attack humans, many youkai will gradually weaken and eventually disappear, just like a wolf will starve to death if it doesn't eat a sheep. Therefore, hunting humans outside the village is tacitly tolerated, as long as you don't go too far.

This mechanism, in a word, is the word "moderation". Humans regulate their own behavior, and youkai control those superfluous greed, and the two take a step back in tacit understanding, and the peace of Gensokyo can continue...... At least, on the surface, that's how it looks.

Compared to other yokai, vampires are in a more special situation. No matter where the vampires are, they can't attack the humans living in Gensokyo, except for defensive purposes, which is a contract signed between Remilia Scarlett and the big monsters of Gensokyo on behalf of all the members of the Red Devil Pavilion. In return, the youkai led by Yakumo Murasaki will regularly provide the Red Devil Pavilion with "no survival value" outside humans as food, usually suicides, terminally ill patients, death row prisoners, and the like.

However, even if you count the contract between vampires and monsters, this whole set of protection mechanisms also has a blind spot, that is, outsiders who strayed into Gensokyo, and this small loophole is more like a deliberate stay.

Outsiders are completely unprotected here, and whoever catches them belongs to whomever they catch. It is precisely for this reason that the youkai are more inclined to look for outsiders who have just arrived than to do the thankless task of squatting and ambushing the villagers. The poor fellows, usually before they have time to figure out the situation, become a meal for the monsters, and only a few lucky ones make it to the human realm alive, and even rarer than that is the person like Yanhua in the fire - what he hears and sees is a drama.

"Indeed, I don't seem to be qualified to meddle in this matter. ”

Na Ibaraki Hua Fan probably knew that he was at a loss, although his expression was still as calm as ever, his attitude towards speaking softened a lot:

"So, I'm not asking you to let her go now, I'm asking you, as a big man with a head and a face, to show more and the kindness you deserve. ”

"Hehe......"

Nalan shook his head, laughing with a little helplessness and disdain.

"Let's not talk about 'mercy' for a moment, but I'll just emphasize the point that you misunderstood," he said, "and in fact, I didn't intend to eat her or kill her. My real goal is to turn her into a vampire, and that's it. ”

Hearing him say this, Ibaraki Hua's face sank, and he said coldly:

"Don't you know, it's an absolute taboo?"

"'Humans in the village turn into youkai without permission' is taboo, yes, 'humans in the village'. Nalan Hao smiled, "Obviously, this person is not from the 'village', is he?"

"I beg to beg to differ. Hua Fan shook his head and said, "As long as it is within this great barrier, the fact that humans become monsters should not be allowed. I don't think most people would agree with your misinterpretation of the rules. ”

"If you say that, then you don't know me too well, Ibaraki Kafan. Nalan Yu waved his hand and said disapprerovingly, "I'm used to cutting first and then playing, as for whether I can get recognition...... The rules are dead, people are alive, bullets don't have long eyes, do you know what I mean?"

After saying this, Nalan Yu didn't give Hua Fan a chance to return the favor, and continued:

"And, speaking of kindness, you know, I'm quite a kind man. In fact, I was so merciful that I gave this lady a choice after I rescued her from the monster's mouth...... Yanhua!"

"Huh?"

Wearing a blazer and sitting behind Hua Fan, Yanhua was startled by Nalan Yu's shout, and immediately looked up at him.

"Stand up. He said in an almost commanding tone.

"Good...... Okay!"

Yan Hua followed his instructions, grabbed the clothes that might fall apart at any time, and stood up tremblingly. The aftermath of the heart attack, and the weakness and exhaustion of the previous shock, still haunted her, making her unable to stand up straight, as if she were about to be blown down by a gust of autumn wind.

"Given that this Miss Hua Fan has questioned my handling of the situation, then I will treat you a little more. Nalan Yu said, slowly spreading his hands, "Choose one of the two, or, you accept my first embrace and become one of us." You will have eternal youth, eternal life, and power far beyond the limits of your imagination. You can say goodbye to that miserable, boring life and do whatever you want to do but don't dare to do. ”

"Or, you reject me explicitly. I will send you back to the original world, and you can go on and live your little life, as if all this afternoon's experience was a dream. ”

"Well, fairly, isn't it? But I have to warn you that you have two doors in front of you, and you only have one key in your hand. You open one door, and the other is closed to you forever. You only have one chance to choose, and you don't have to regret it, now, I want to ask you to use it openly in front of Miss Hua Fan. ”

"I ...... I ......"

Yan Hua fell into hesitation.

She has never been a good choice, there is always someone who will show her the way at every critical moment, and she just needs to close her eyes and go all the way. For the first time in her life, she was making a major decision about her life.

Moreover, this decision has brought her far more changes than before. This is no longer a situation that can be described as "changing lives", it is simply a makeover and a new person...... Or be a ghost.

The eyes of Nalan Twilight and Hua Fan both fell on her, hot as a soldering iron. There was a mixture of anticipation, scrutiny, interest, and so many emotions that she couldn't judge, and she felt as if her heart was about to pop out of her mouth. Before she could really make her choice, she thought, she would die suddenly again.

"Don't rush, my child, take your time. Nalan Yu smiled and pointed softly, "This time, you don't have to think about other people's thoughts. You just have to think about what you want and sort it out. The decision is yours, and no one will take it from you. ”

"I ...... What exactly do I want......"

When thinking about this question, Yan Hua's brain went blank.

She wants to make her parents happy, her friends happy, her colleagues happy, her boss happy, and on top of that, if she can live a little better, it will be better.

But are these really what she wants?

No way?

If she insists on asking what she wants now, then she can only answer "I don't know". Therefore, what she wants most at this moment is to know what she really wants, what she is living for.

In her heart, Yan Hua knew very well that once she went back, back in the cold city, she would never be able to figure this problem out again.

Isn't the answer just around the corner?

"I ...... I choose...... I'm going with you!"

The first independent decision in life is shouted out loudly and with great disregard for the image, and it is a bit broken.

As for what it means to become a vampire, what happens after that...... She couldn't care about that much anymore. She wants to live, to be truly alive, and to live forever, in whatever form.

"Wise choice. ”

Nalan nodded with a victor's smile on his face. As he spoke, he looked at the Ibaraki fan again, and said:

"I guess that's the end of the conversation, right?"

"Since the parties have said so," Hua Fan clipped his hand, looking very disappointed, "Then I don't need to be bored." Good luck to you all in advance!"

"Accept your good words. ”

"So, let's move on to the next topic, which of course is the main purpose of my trip. ”

The attitude of this Hua Fan suddenly changed, and there was an extremely dangerous aura all over his body, just like a storm was coming, and the air was as thick as glue, making Nalan Yu uncomfortable. Her eyes were like torches, staring at Nalan Hao's eyes, not like she wanted to discuss any "topic" with him, but like she wanted to provoke a fight.

"Vampire Nalan Twilight, it's time to pay for the crimes you committed in the human realm!"

Hua Fan stretched out his bandaged right hand and aimed his fingers at the tip of Nalan Twilight's nose.