" Blair ."

His voice was low and cold, "I didn't expect you to come."

Blair stood still, her eyes cold. "I need a new identity, and I also need a knife that can pierce Cyril ."

The man narrowed his eyes and slowly walked around her, examining her like a treasure. "How ridiculous! Back then, you willingly bowed your head and became a replacement bride, yet now you're tearing it all apart with your own hands. Blair , you're even bolder than I thought."

Blair's lips curled up, but her smile was faint. "He was the first one to make me understand that the oath was just a vampire game."

The man chuckled softly, "What a cruel woman. But what gives you the right to negotiate with me? What can you give me?"

Blair tapped her fingertips, and blood flashed. She pulled out a crystal and slowly activated the conversation she had recorded last night.

The servants' whispers echoed in the hall:

" Una has been entangled with the young master since before Vera was born... Whose bloodline does the young master have?"

The man's eyes suddenly lit up with interest, and his smile deepened. "This is truly a wonderful gift. If this were to get out, the Zhou family would be humiliated."

Blair looked him straight in the eye. "I want more than just rumors."

The man stopped and approached her, his voice low and hoarse: "Do you want to destroy him, or... make him suffer so much that he wants to die for you?"

Blair's eyes were cold, and the corners of her lips curved into a resolute arc: "I don't want him to die. I want him to never escape regret."

The air froze in an instant.

The man laughed, his voice echoing in the empty hall. "Great! Blair , you're funnier than I thought. In that case, from tonight on, we're allies."

He stretched out his hand, his palm glowing with a faint red light.

Blair reached out her hand without hesitation, pressing her palm against his. Amidst the swirling blood mist, the alliance was sealed.

Black fog enveloped the two of them.

From then on, she was no longer the passive and tolerant Mrs. Zhou.

But, the person holding the knife.

The morning mist had not yet dissipated when news came from the temple that the baby girl's blood pressure had stabilized and she could be taken back to the castle.

Blair's heart tightened, and she didn't bother to wait for Cyril to return from the foreign land meeting. She hurriedly packed her bags and was about to leave.

Unexpectedly, just as she reached the palace door, Una leaned against the door frame, blocking her way.

Blair's eyes were like blades: "Get out of the way."

Una smiled slowly, a hint of sarcasm in the corner of her eyes. " Blair , I'm afraid you haven't figured it out yet. From now on, that child will be registered in my name. Cyril has promised me to take care of her so that she won't interfere with Vera 's succession."

Blair shuddered, her eyes suddenly cold and stern: "Ridiculous!"

Una pursed her lips, her smile widening. "Why deceive yourself? The moment you left your blood mark on the blood pact dossier, you gave up your right to choose. You thought you could protect her? You might as well have delivered her to me with your own hands."

Blair's fingertips trembled slightly.

Una leaned closer, her voice as low as a venomous snake's tongue. "Do you want to know the truth about your second near-death experience? It wasn't fate, but my whisper: ' How will Vera cope if she bears another boy?'" Cyril nodded immediately and instructed the priests to prepare to sever your reproductive line.

Blair's heart pounded, and the color drained from her face.

She suddenly raised her hand and slapped Una hard in the face.

Una sneered, her lips curled in a cold smile, and uttered even crueler words: "You don't know yet, do you? Vera is not an orphan, but your husband's biological child."

Before she finished her words, she suddenly screamed, her body swayed, and she fell over the stone railing.

At this moment, Cyril came quickly, flashed by, and held her tightly in his arms.

His eyes were cold as he turned to look at Blair , filled with anger: "This is a high tower! If she falls, her soul will be shattered. Blair , how can you be so cruel!"

Blair sneered: "You know best what she said."

Una, however, was already crying, her voice trembling. "I was reckless. I just thought that if I could take care of the baby girl for Blair , it might relieve her of some of the burden. Maybe she'd appreciate my hard work and love Vera more . It was my impatience that upset her."

Vera heard the sound and rushed over crying, "I don't want her! She's not my mother! She hates me!"

Cyril 's expression was cold, his voice as hard as steel. " Blair , you are too cruel. If you don't admit your mistake immediately, I will give the baby girl to Una to raise once she's brought back to the castle!"

Blair's chest heaved as she stared at him, her lips set in a tight line, but she said nothing.

Una turned her eyes and winked at Vera secretly.

Vera immediately roared, slamming her forehead into Blair 's stomach, shouting at the top of her lungs, "You evil woman! I'll drain your blood and avenge my mother!"

Blair felt a sharp pain in her chest and nearly fell down. Just as she was about to push him away, she suddenly felt a burning pain on her cheek . Cyril had already raised his hand and slapped her.

"No one can touch Vera !"

The mother-in-law came over and scolded Blair coldly, reaching out and pushing her to the ground: "You can't give birth to a son yourself, and you dare to harm my eldest grandson? How vicious!"

Blair felt a sharp pain in her ankle and fell to the ground. When she looked up, she saw Cyril holding Una in his arms , striding away without looking back.

My mother-in-law also came down with Vera in her arms.

She was the only lonely figure left in the entire castle.

She suppressed her pain, packed her bags, and quietly left the castle.

The night was dark and black fog was swirling outside the temple.

She took the baby from the crystal cabinet and walked to the door of the palace, and saw Kyle driving a carriage with black bone horses.

He leaned against the shaft of the cart, a sneer on his lips: " Blair , you were the one who insisted on marrying him. Now that you're leaving, do you regret it?"

Blair lowered her eyes, looked at her sleeping daughter in her arms, tears welling up in her eyes, and nodded slowly.

Kyle held the reins in one hand and tossed over a dossier of documents with the other: "If you're willing to lend me the Yun Clan's resources, I'll send you and your daughter away."

At noon, a message appeared on the crystal wall of the ancient castle temple:

"At dawn today, a night airship bound for the outer regions was destroyed in a bloody storm. The list of victims: ... Blair ."

Cyril stood there in a daze, his pupils suddenly contracted and his eyes turned blood red in an instant.