Emergency help?
Shen Yangge frowned. The townspeople surrounded him, and aside from Su Shang and Physician Liu, there really was no one else whose blood he could drink.
But that did not mean he could bring himself to bite them.
The itching in his teeth grew increasingly pronounced. He clenched his back teeth, trying to regulate his breathing and racing heartbeat.
But it was useless. His craving for blood had not eased at all.
He could not go on like this.
Did he really have to drink Su Shang's blood?
System 615: [Host, wake up...]
An alarm beeped incessantly in Shen Yangge's head, making his skull ache. He shook his head irritably as ringing ears and weakness swept over him.
His body pitched forward. Fortunately, Su Shang reacted in time and caught him in his arms. "Lord Shen?"
When his call received no response, Su Shang's expression shifted slightly. He took a bottle from inside his robe, roughly three fingers in size, with a rounded mouth and an oval body.
Supporting Shen Yangge by the waist, Su Shang lifted his chin, bit the red stopper off the bottle, and held it to his lips. "Lord Shen, please open your mouth."
Despite all his urging, the man in his arms remained dazed, seemingly unable to hear him. Su Shang remained composed and said, "Forgive my impertinence."
Then he pried Shen Yangge's mouth open and poured the red liquid inside.
A sweet taste spread through his mouth. Shen Yangge swallowed greedily and opened his eyes, which had already fallen shut.
"Lord Shen, are you all right?"
Su Shang's voice echoed beside his ear. Slowly coming to his senses, Shen Yangge feigned a few coughs and replied, "What could possibly be wrong? I'm perfectly fine. By the way, was that something His Highness