"Alright! Stop talking like that! I admit I do have some feelings for you, but that doesn't mean I can't be away from you for such a short time, does it? I know there's something fishy going on here. Tell me the truth, what's going on with your blood? Why did I end up like this?"

  "I...I don't know." Han Jingjing's expression was somewhat flustered, but she bit her lip tightly, looking like she had no intention of saying anything.

  I'm clear in my mind that I must get some information out of Han Jingjing's mouth tonight, just like I said to her before. I admit that I have a good impression of her and think she looks quite lovely, but I'm not stupid enough to let someone who wants to harm me take advantage of me. I haven't reached the point where I'd risk my own safety or even life for the sake of liking someone.

  Then I asked Jingjing Han several times again, but she still didn't say anything. It felt like there was something holding her back, making her dare not speak.

  I figured it out, continuing to ask like this won't get anything out of her, and will only make her cry. So I changed my strategy. And the reason for this strategy is why I brought two bottles of white wine.

  Since Han Jingjing didn't say anything, I said to her: "If that's the case, since you won't say anything, then just keep me company and drink with me?"

  "What? Big brother, aren't you going to do it tonight?" Han Jingjing looked at me with a pitiful expression.

  "Of course I'll do it, but first let's have a drink. After drinking, doing it will be even more enjoyable. You don't know, do you? Wine is a stimulant, the more you drink, the more energetic you'll become!" I said with a smile.

  "But I won't!" said Han Jingjing.

  "Don't be shy, have a little less! Come on, drink with me, this is good wine I brought!"

  Then, before Han Jingjing could react, I had already pulled her to my side and found two cups, then poured a full cup of wine for her.

  Next, I tried every means to persuade her to drink, this girl looked silly and felt like she didn't have a mind of her own, and indeed followed me in drinking several cups.

  After a few cups of wine, this girl was a bit dizzy, her face turned red, and her tongue became straightforward. Seeing her like this, I knew it was time to ask her some questions.

  As the saying goes, a drunk man speaks the truth. I played my cards just right. When she was in a drunken state, I followed up and asked: "Han Jingjing, why do you always make me drink your blood? What's so special about your blood?"

  Seeing me ask like this, Han Jingjing waved her hand and said with half-closed eyes: "I can't say it, I'm not allowed to say it, there are rules, I'm not allowed to say it." At this time, Han Jingjing still kept her mouth shut.

  "What's unspeakable? Jingjing Han, just tell me, I'll keep it a secret for you." I coaxed her.

  "Can you really...really keep it a secret for me?!" Han Jingjing stared at me with a somewhat dull gaze.

  "I swear!" I vowed solemnly to her.

  "Alright...alright, I'll tell you, big brother, you've been poisoned, poisoned by my love poison. Unless you die, you'll be stuck with me for the rest of your life."

  Jiang Jiang's words directly made me stunned.

  "What is this poison? It's so potent?" I asked calmly.

  "The poison of love is really scary, let me tell you, the more of my blood you drink, the deeper the poisoning will be. In the end, you'll fall under my control and only love me. If I want you to die, you'll die; if I want you to live, you'll live. So, do you think it's scary? Hehe..." After saying this, Han Jingjing burst out laughing foolishly.

  "Nonsense! How could your blood have such poison? If it did, you'd be dead by now!" I asked again in a probing tone.

  Seeing me ask like this, Han Jingjing might have had too much to drink, and with her upper body leaning forward, she said vaguely: "Actually, the real name of Qingdu is Xuezhou."

  "Blood curse? Curse?" As soon as she mentioned the word "curse", I felt a sense of discomfort all over my body, and I didn't know why, it was like an instinctive reaction. Just as I was about to ask Han Jingjing, Han Jingjing spoke again.

  "We girls born in Ma'ge Village, when we turn eight...when we turn eight years old, the Blood Curse will be planted within us."

  "What is Blood Curse? How did you plant it?" I hastily asked back.

  "The blood curse is... the blood curse is using... using... using one's own blood as a guide, filling a vessel with one's own blood, and then putting it in the vessel... putting... putting..." Suddenly, Han Jingjing's head drooped down, she hadn't finished speaking before falling asleep.

  "My god! You haven't even gotten to the key point yet! What kind of damn thing is this Blood Curse? What are you putting in the vessel?! I saw that Jingjing had fallen asleep, so I got anxious and started pushing her hard, but no matter how hard I pushed, Jingjing showed no signs of waking up."

  I know, Han Jingjing is probably dead drunk and won't wake up again.

  Although I think it's a pity, but even so, I still discovered an important thing, that is, her blood really has problems, this blood is a kind of emotional poison, a kind of emotional poison called Blood Curse. If I drank her blood, I might just be controlled by her as she said, and even fall in love with her crazily. Maybe in the end it would really be like she said, my life and death would all be up to her. But the problem is...

  Why did she want to do this? No! Why did they want to do this? Let's go crazy and love them for doing things for them? Listen to their arrangements and become their slaves? Because Han Jingjing told me at the beginning that their village belongs to a matriarchal village, they think men are their slaves, so I came up with this idea.

  But if they want us to be their slaves, what do we need to do for them? Where else can we help them? And is it necessary to make us happy every day, and have that kind of relationship with us? Just like Han Jingjing, even if she can't take it herself, she has to please me, drain me dry, why is that?

  And most importantly, if they really want us to stay and be their slaves, there's no need to plant some kind of blood curse in our own blood, nor is it necessary for them to cast some kind of emotional blood curse on us. They could just secretly give us some drugs or something, guaranteeing that we'll get addicted and eventually do whatever they want just to get a fix. I don't know if drugs can be that potent, but that's what I think - it seems like a simple and practical solution, much stronger than all their elaborate schemes.

  I think there's a lot more to this than meets the eye, it's just that I have no idea what it is!

  I know their blood curse, then I have to think of a way to detoxify. If it can't be solved, we can't continue drinking their blood either. It's best to leave this village that is full of danger as soon as possible. Now I even think that Zhang Qi may not just be in trouble, just like Han Jingjing said, after drinking their blood, you will listen to their arrangements, if you want to live, then live, if you want to die... then die!!!

  Although this statement is somewhat frightening, it cannot be disbelieved!

  I saw Han Jingjing drunk to death in the past, so I picked up Han Jingjing and put her on the bed. Then, I touched Han Jingjing's head and finally kissed her forehead.

  Although I know that Jingjing's blood may have harmed me, I know that from the beginning, this girl did not want to harm me. It must be because of the pressure imposed on her by this village that she had to do things she was unwilling to do. I know she is a miserable girl, a kind-hearted girl, but just born in the wrong place.

  After I put Huan Jingjing to bed, I lost the heart to stay in her room any longer. Pushing open the door and leaving Huan Jingjing's home behind, under the cover of night, I headed out towards the outer yard.

  But what I didn't know was that as soon as I left, Han Jingjing, who was in my arms on the bed, opened her eyes, and there was a misty look in her eyes...

  As I left Jianjian's house, I originally planned to go back to the tent directly, but somehow, I ended up at Ah Xing's place again, planning to take a stroll around her neighborhood. Although my heart didn't want to investigate Zhang Qi's matter, Zhang Qi's case had been a lingering concern in my mind, and deep down, I still wanted to figure out what happened to him and where he went.

  Just as I arrived at the gate of Ah Xing's house, I suddenly heard a crisp whip cracking sound, and then I heard a man's panting sound.

  "Huff... huff..."

  "I beg of you... you... give me a quick death! I am willing to die for you with all my heart! I truly am willing!"

  Although this voice is a bit hoarse and weak, I can still make out that it's Zhang Qi's voice!