The whole family is insanely eavesdropping on my thoughts Chapter 563
Chapter 563: Little Brother’s Assist
It was deep into the night.
At some unknown moment, the little maid standing guard outside her door had collapsed onto the ground, completely drained of strength.
Lu Chao Chao tiptoed out of her room, sneaking through the dark corridors. A thick, murky miasma covered the entire Lu Manor like a dense fog.
She followed the heaviest concentration of the miasma, step by step, until she reached the kitchen door.
There, Daddy Rong leaned weakly against the wall, gripping a sword in his trembling hand. Though his body was fragile, his gaze remained sharp and fierce.
“What wicked being dares to cause trouble in my house?!”
But after half an hour, the limits of a mortal body became evident, and he collapsed.
Seeing that Daddy Rong was unharmed, Lu Chao Chao hid quietly in the shadows, not making a sound.
A long while later, a few chickens and ducks waddled unsteadily out of the kitchen, moving straight towards the backyard.
Lu Chao Chao followed them cautiously, watching as the door to the nursemaid’s room silently swung open. The chickens and ducks shuffled inside…
The thick miasma swirled within. The nursemaid lay unconscious on the bed, as if lost in a deep dream.
And there, seated on the bed, was a chubby, snow-white baby. His arms were plump like lotus roots, his face round and adorably innocent.
When Lu Chao Chao stepped inside, she saw little Shan Shan sitting with his back to her, his tiny hands gripping a chicken’s neck tightly. His only two teeth were buried deep in the bird’s throat, sucking greedily. Droplets of crimson blood dripped down, staining the sheets beneath him.
The faint sound of sucking echoed in the room, an instinctive, desperate thirst that made her skin crawl.
The scent of blood filled the air.
He didn’t even turn around. In just a short while, the chicken’s neck ran dry, and he casually tossed it aside.
Two small puncture wounds were left on its throat—identical to the ones Lu Chao Chao had found near the manor gates earlier.
She slowly closed her eyes.
[Raising a little brother… Such a long and arduous road.]
She took a step forward. Shan Shan, sensing movement behind him, spun around in panic.
His young eyes still gleamed with traces of blood-red light, making for an eerie sight. If left unchecked, he would become a great calamity in the future.
A smudge of fresh blood stained the corner of his lips. A single chicken feather clung to his round cheek.
Shan Shan visibly panicked. He clumsily raised a hand to wipe his mouth, only smearing the blood across his entire face.
Lu Chao Chao stared at him expressionlessly.
“Why drink blood when there’s perfectly good milk? Mother would be heartbroken if she knew.”
“And you’ve terrified everyone in the manor. They all think an evil spirit has invaded.”
She paused, then pulled a small handkerchief from her sleeve, wiping his bloodstained mouth until it was spotless.
Despite being only eight months old, the murderous aura surrounding him was impossible to suppress. His thirst for blood was something beyond his own control.
Strangely, the chickens and ducks seemed willing to die for him, completely without resistance.
Shan Shan struggled to crawl forward, reaching for another duck.
But Lu Chao Chao blocked his path.
Instantly, he bared his bloodstained teeth, letting out a low growl. His chubby, babyish face was full of innocent softness, yet carried an eerie, bloodthirsty cruelty.
“You’re only eight months old, yet already craving fresh blood this much…” Lu Chao Chao scrutinized him carefully.
After a long moment, she muttered with deep contemplation, “Could it be… you were conceived from a menstrual clot that gained sentience?”
Without fresh blood, Shan Shan became visibly irritable, growling in frustration, his tiny hands curling into claws.
Even his temper grew short and aggressive.
“You have to adapt to mortal food eventually!”
“Will you die if you don’t drink blood?” Lu Chao Chao tried to gauge his emotions and took a guess.
She scrunched her small face, hesitating before speaking again, “Fine. I’ll give you a chance to adjust to mortal meals.”
“I won’t stop you from drinking chicken or duck blood, but if you ever lay hands on a human, I swear I’ll cut you down myself!” She glared at him fiercely.
“Drink if you must, but stop stirring trouble at home. Mother and Father will be frightened…” She recalled how, before he was even born, thousands of beasts had gathered at the gates to die for him. This little one was truly a magnet for calamity.
“Drinking blood isn’t that hard, is it?” Lu Chao Chao muttered, picking him up and heading outside while the sky was still dark.
Shan Shan resisted with all his might, but she paid him no mind.
She summoned Windchaser, ordering him to take them both out of the manor and into the outer city.
At dawn, the streets were already stirring with life.
They arrived at a long alley where the air carried a pungent stench mixed with the scent of blood.
“This is the capital’s slaughter street. Chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep—all are butchered here.”
She handed two taels of silver to a butcher. “Give me a basin of pig’s blood.”
Perched on Windchaser’s back, Shan Shan eyed the caged animals awaiting slaughter with visible distaste.
Before long, a basin of fresh pig’s blood was placed at their feet.
“Little girl, I have chicken and duck blood too. Want some?”
Lu Chao Chao took a large bucket, motioning for Windchaser to drag them both back home.
“If you ever crave blood again, you can ask me. I’ll take you to slaughter street. You can even drink straight from a pig’s throat if you want, I won’t care…”
Shan Shan had thought his instinctive craving would overpower everything else.
But now…
Watching the basins of fresh blood in front of him, he felt nothing but nausea.
He covered his mouth, his round eyes filling with tears of distress.
“Why aren’t you drinking? Do you need me to feed you?” She scooped up a spoonful and shoved it toward his mouth.
“Urgh—!”
Shan Shan immediately gagged and vomited.
Collapsing onto Windchaser’s shoulder, he let out a wail of utter despair.
“Oh, stop that. You don’t want it, fine! No need to cry! I went through all this trouble to get you blood, and this is how you repay me?!” Lu Chao Chao huffed.
“Windchaser, bring the blood back. We’ll use it for hotpot tomorrow.”
“I gave you a chance, and you refused. If I ever catch you drinking fresh blood again, just try me!” She narrowed her eyes dangerously at him.
“Don’t play dumb. I know you understand me.”
An idea suddenly sparked in her mind.
“Tomorrow, help me with something… If you don’t, well, I won’t be reasonable about it.” She cracked her knuckles menacingly.
Shan Shan froze.
She leaned in, whispering something into his ear before finally returning him to the nursemaid’s room.
As dawn approached, the manor returned to its usual peace.
At first light, Lu Yuan Xiao hurried to find Lu Chao Chao.
“Third Young Master, our Little Miss went to see Young Master Shan Shan.”
Having no other choice, Lu Yuan Xiao personally went to check.
As he stepped inside, he saw Shan Shan sitting on the bed, staring blankly ahead. Then, right in front of Lu Yuan Xiao, Shan Shan reached for Lu Chao Chao’s homework—and ripped it to shreds.
He scattered the torn pieces like flower petals in the wind.
Lu Chao Chao feigned a frantic attempt to stop him.
“Oh no! My painstakingly completed homework!!”
“Third Brother, look at what he did!!” She wailed dramatically, pointing at her little brother with an expression of deep sorrow.
Perfect! Not a single page left intact.
From this day forward, he was her real little brother.
No matter how wicked he became, she would redeem him with her own hands!
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