Superman's End Manual

"You mean... someone used some means to artificially turn Xiaoling into a vampire, just like that vampire hunter you met."

Ke Xiaomo nodded.

"Oh... if such a person really exists... he's incredibly bold."

Ke Yinzhi murmured to himself, a deep light swirling in his pupils.

"Do you think... could someone be targeting our family and trying to sabotage us?" Ke Xiaomo asked. "Whether it was Yongzhu's matter or Xiaoling's matter this time, it always seems to be aimed at our family. It's as if... someone is deliberately arranging it. It's too coincidental and strange."

"No." Ke Yinzhi shook her head, leaned the back of her head against the wall at the entrance of the stairwell, and looked up at the brightly lit night sky. "Have you ever thought about who adopted Mingye and Yongzhu?"

Ke Xiaomo was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath.

He said, "I've thought about it... To be honest, ever since I learned that Yongzhu is a descendant of the Calamity Dragon, I've been wondering if this is even possible."

He paused, then continued, "But at the time, I didn't want to think about it that way; I just considered it a coincidence. So... do you think the problem lies with Mom?"

“Most likely,” Ke Yinzhi said in a low voice. “But since there is no evidence yet, let’s not jump to conclusions… After all, she is our mother.”

"I will find an opportunity to observe my mother for a period of time."

“Hmm…” Ke Yinzhi took a deep breath. “I know you’re upset, but it would be good for us all if this matter were resolved. If Mom is alright, then it means there’s someone else involved. That person must know Mom, then guided her to adopt Mingye and Yongzhu, and then targeted us… even our younger siblings, leading us to become who we are now.”

"Then what is his purpose?"

"It's still unclear..."

Ke Yinzhi lowered his face, his eyes hidden beneath his bangs, and a slight smile played on his lips. “But we have plenty of time. We can follow the clues step by step to find this person. Since he’s here, we should treat him to a good meal.”

At the same time, in a room on the second floor.

"are you OK?"

As Ke Mingye spoke, he walked into the room, closed the door behind him, and sat down on the bed.

"Fortunately."

Bai Ziling squatted on the bed, her back against the corner of the wall. She had a sketchbook in her arms and was doodling on it with a colored pencil in her right hand. The denim jacket that Ke Mingye had taken from the clothing store was also on her pillow.

She had already bathed; her skin was as pale as ever, with no trace of blood or burns. Her snow-white hair was tied in a ponytail and fell behind her head. Her crimson eyes were lowered, gazing at a rabbit in a sketchbook. She held a pencil and was drawing a red and blue owl next to the rabbit.

Ke Mingye glanced at the denim jacket beside his pillow.

Given Ke Mingye's zero-yuan purchase behavior, he definitely doesn't intend to return it. After all, it's not unreasonable to take a piece of clothing during turbulent times. If you insist on finding fault, then it's the weirdo who stole it. Hasn't the weirdo stolen enough children's clothes? He doesn't need this one.

Bai Ziling didn't know. She might wait for the clothing store to open so she could pay the employee back, but that was just a possibility.

"Should I take this garment back to them tomorrow?" Ke Mingye asked.

"I want to stay."

Bai Ziling paused, glanced down at the coat, and whispered, "My brother gave it to me..."

"Then stay." Ke Mingye sighed softly. "If you like it, let your father take you to pick out a couple of things. You never like to say what you want, so how can anyone guess?"

"Ah."

"By the way, are you surprised?"

As Ke Mingye spoke, he lowered his gaze to the red and blue owl in Bai Ziling's drawing, "Your brother is a superhero."

He recalled that when he took Bai Ziling home that afternoon, he let her rest in his room, then took a spare set of combat gear from under the bed. Just as he was about to leave the room with the gear, Bai Ziling grabbed his sleeve from behind and said, "Don't go."

He said, "Don't be afraid, your brother is a superhero." Then he left without looking back, even when Bai Wenna tried to stop him.

Back to the present, Ke Mingye felt extremely ashamed, his face flushed red. He thought to himself that he really was acting back then. It's okay to use an alias to act out this kind of childish drama every day, just like playing a role-playing game. But it's really hard not to scratch your toes when you actually do it.

“Surprised…” Bai Ziling said, then mimicked his tone and asked softly, “What about you, brother? Aren’t you surprised?”

What's so surprising?

"I am a vampire."

Ke Mingye said, "That panel above your head clearly says you're a vampire. What am I surprised about?!"

He sighed and said, "Last time you told me something like, 'I'm a vampire, will you take me home?' I didn't take it seriously then, but I didn't expect you to be telling the truth..."

"Then what do you think?"

"I don't really want to," Ke Mingye said calmly. "Like I said before... even if you're a vampire, you're still my sister."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Also, thanks to you, I saved my life. I was practically dead."

As he spoke, he raised his right hand and placed it on his knee, where faint bloodstains still remained on the back of his hand.

"You knew already?"

Bai Ziling put down the picture book and looked at him from the side.

"I know," Ke Mingye asked softly, "When did you draw it on my hand?"

"A long time ago."

"A long time ago, how long ago?" Ke Mingye asked helplessly.

“When I was little, there was a voice in my head saying, ‘This mark can protect the people you love most.’ When I heard that my third brother was being bullied at school, I drew this on your hand.”

Ke Mingye was stunned for a while, recalling that time when Bai Zini, who was still in kindergarten, hugged him and shouted that she wanted to become a magical girl. It turned out that it wasn't just her... Bai Ziling also drew a vampire oath mark on his hand. It was really amazing.

He thought for a moment and said, "Please, I was just being bullied. They're not going to kill me."

The vampire oath mark that Bai Ziling left on the back of his hand can transfer blood into him when he is on the verge of death, giving him a temporary regenerative ability as a vampire.

After the battle with Stroll in the clothing store, it was this mark that made Ke Mingye's wounds disappear.

Of course, Ke Mingye had never been in such a half-dead situation since he was a child, so he naturally didn't know about this. He only knew that with this mark, he was essentially given an extra life.

The vampire mark, coupled with the second implanted heart, will be enough to give Watchmaker a pleasant surprise...

Unlike the grey pigeon, the blue owl is a superhero with three lives.

“I don’t know what it’s for,” Bai Ziling said.

"Okay," Ke Mingye said, "Is it finished?"

"Ah."

Bai Ziling turned the drawing board in her arms around, tilted her head slightly, and let her pale white hair droop on the board, scratching at the little white rabbit and the sharp-eyed red and blue owl... Hmm, the owl was wearing sunglasses.

Ke Mingye glanced at it twice and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile.

He said casually, "You can submit your work online, and my fans will give you likes."

"Does your brother have many fans?"

"Quite a bit."

"That's not many."

"Don't underestimate me. In the future, I will be a hero of the Round Table who rivals Zeus," Ke Mingye said in a serious tone.

"I will cheer for my brother, Blue Owl's official illustrator."

"Hey, what if I'm doing too badly? You won't even be able to afford food."

"Then don't eat it."

"By the way, do you need to drink a lot of blood?"

"Not many. When we can't find any bad guys, we have to steal blood bags from the hospital."

"Stop stealing blood bags. Bad guys' blood is dirty, and don't bother with them. Superheroes will catch them, like this fat owl in the picture... Also, if you really can't resist, you can drink my blood."

Ke Mingye spoke softly, extending his arm to her and rolling up his sleeve to reveal his wrist.

Bai Ziling froze for a moment, staring at him without moving, like a wary kitten.

"Oh, do you have a habit of sucking blood from necks?"

As Ke Mingye spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the side of his neck.

The two remained silent. Bai Ziling looked at him for a while, then lowered her bloodshot eyes and slowly moved closer to his neck.

Ke Mingye closed his eyes, preparing to be sucked by the vampire, but he didn't feel any pain in his neck. So he opened one eye halfway. Bai Ziling simply raised her arms and gently hugged his back, then rested her head on his shoulder.

"Thank you...brother." She hugged Ke Mingye and whispered in his ear.

Ke Mingye paused, feeling the coolness from her hair and ear, and asked softly.

"Aren't you going to drink my blood?"

"Do not."

Bai Ziling gently shook her head, her snow-white hair lightly scratching Ke Mingye's neck, making him feel slightly itchy.

"Okay... let's go home."

After Ke Mingye finished speaking, he hugged her and whispered in her ear through her snow-white hair.

"I won't let you get hurt again."

“Hmm…” Bai Ziling paused for a moment, “I won’t let my brother get hurt either.”

As the two were talking, Bai Zini's voice came from outside the door: "Brother! Are you done yet? It's time for the meeting!" Her tone was so fierce that she was practically about to kick the door down.

"So slow," Ke Yongzhu's voice followed immediately.

"...A meeting?"