SURROUNDED

"Zheng-tai" whispered, "He doesn't like fear, so let's befriend him. No more garlic, but wear crosses. Shall we enter before our skin suffers?"

She asked the mysterious figure, "May I know your name, or shall I name you?"

The figure inquired, "Who made this food? It tastes peculiar. You know I'm not ordinary; shouldn't you know what I eat?"

Zheng-tai replied, "Your handsomeness leaves people dazed, like She-ying. As a vampire, your reputation precedes you. I shall name you..."

Yuan-hue warned, "Sir, beware, for Zheng-tai's taste in names is questionable. She once named a strong man 'CABBAGE'; the ridicule lasted for years!"

She-ying chuckled, "Yes, she's cruel when angry, and her names are unforgettable."

The figure asked, "Are you her friends?"

Zheng-tai declared, "Yes, and I've thought of a suitable name for you... Ahem... From today, you shall be called...!"

Just as Zheng-tai was about to reveal the name, a commotion erupted outside.

Soldier-man 1 shouted, "Break down the door! The prince desires his head, saying his blood grants immortality! For the third Prince! For immortality!"

She-ying exclaimed, "What's happening?!"

Yuan-hue worried, "They've come for him; what shall we do?"

The mysterious figure calmly said, "Hand me over to them..."

"Zheng-tai" proposed, "Before we hand you over, we have a favor to ask. Do you possess a 'PEARL' that glows in the dark? If you surrender it, we'll help you escape, and they'll never bother you again."

The mysterious figure replied, "How do you plan to help me? The 'PEARL' you mentioned is with a man... I fear what might happen if it falls into the wrong hands. A maid once stole it, and I awoke to find I had killed several people. My father called me a 'child of a blood-sucking demon,' and my brothers shunned me. I've waited for this moment, and now it's arrived."

Zheng-tai inquired, "How did you know we were attacked by those people?"

The figure responded, "Didn't I say I'm not normal? I don't usually sit around... My blood is in the 'PEARL,' and I can track it. But it's too late; hand me over to the soldiers."

Yuan-hue urged, "Wait, we can't just hand him over! We need to escape before they surround the mansion!"

Zheng-tai suggested, "Let's act out a scene to distract them. You're a vampire, not a demon, and certainly not as frightening as Dracula."

She-ying exclaimed, "I'm ready for another film! What are we waiting for?"

Yuan-hue cautioned, "This isn't a film set! We need to find a suitable place to hide the cameras and escape before it's too late."

As the group prepared to put their plan into action, the sound of soldiers closing in grew louder, and the mysterious figure's eyes gleamed with a hint of desperation.

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