After Defeat, the Empress’s Negotiating Chip Turns Out to Be Me

Chapter 185

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"Ugh... Ptui ptui ptui!"

Not knowing how much time had passed, the little Princess finally succeeded in spitting out the silk scarf from her mouth. Her chin was already so sore it didn't feel like her own.

"Lady Saint?"

Elysia was somewhat surprised. The little mouth she had personally gagged had actually spit out the silk scarf.

"Wait! Let's make a deal! Elysia!"

"A deal?"

Elysia stopped the motion of her hands that were about to stuff the silk scarf back into the little Princess's mouth and secure it properly.

"Right, a deal! A deal that's good for both you and me."

"......"

After remaining silent for a while, Elysia put the little Princess down. In this current situation, with the little Princess suddenly proposing to make a deal with her, without even thinking she knew it must be referring to getting out of here.

At this level of magic, even using the Divine Power bestowed upon her by the Deity of Abundance, it was impossible to break through. Only by using the special-grade Magic Scroll in the little Princess's hands would it be possible to blast open a gap to get out.

"Lady Saint, please elaborate."

"I can let everyone out, but there's one condition: you must be the last one to leave."

Last one to leave? Was she trying to escape again?

"No."

Elysia rejected this proposal.

If it were like this, she absolutely couldn't agree!

If Lady Saint took the opportunity to escape, the next time she would very likely have no way to catch her again.

"Lady Saint, don't you know? The people from Scarlet Phoenix Nation want to abduct you away."

"Want to abduct the Princess away?"

The Maid Xiao Xi glared at the little loli maid Xiyan. Sure enough, Xiyan dodged her gaze, not daring to make eye contact with her.

And the general probably also thought of something, his gaze strangely fixed on Xiyan.

"......"

Damn it! She had originally arranged everything properly. She just didn't want her own army to start fighting with Red Leaf. Now that it was said like this, all the plans were completely messed up!

"Of course I know."

The little Princess feigned composure. Her fair little face showed not a trace of expression, appearing without the slightest panic or surprise, with an air of having known all along.

In reality, she truly had known long ago, and had even actively cooperated by transferring all the soldiers around her tent outward.

"Since you know, why do you, Lady Saint, still allow this traitor to remain by your side?"

Elysia stared into the little Princess's eyes and questioned.

She was waiting for an answer, waiting for the little Princess to give a reasonable answer.

"Because it's voluntary."

Voluntarily being abducted. She didn't want Red Leaf and the others to clash with her own army. When both sides suffered losses, it wouldn't be good for anyone. It would be better if she obediently complied. Then the Empress might be a bit more lenient with her because of this.

"Why, Lady Saint, why would you do this?"

"Enough. Let's not discuss this anymore. Let's return to discussing the deal."

Seeing that Elysia's mental state seemed somewhat abnormal, the little Princess hastily changed the topic.

"The deal... Right, the deal."

Elysia took several deep breaths, calming herself down.

She knew she now held the initiative. Among everyone present, her strength was the strongest. Even if everyone rushed at her together, she could completely handle it.

"Letting me leave last is fine, but Lady Saint, you must be last together with me."

As long as Lady Saint left last together with her, she had absolute certainty that at the instant they went out, she could regain control of the little Princess.

After pondering for a moment, the little Princess gave her answer:

"Fine."

"Princess?"

"Lady Mo?"

The Maid Xiao Xi and the little loli maid Xiyan looked at the little Princess somewhat incredulously.

"I can leave last together with you, but I have one more condition. You have to lend me your... Divine Power? Anyway, just lend me to use that whatever Deity of Abundance's power."

Relying on the remaining special-grade Magic Scroll on hand was completely sufficient to blast open this current magic, but if it was blasted open, Elysia would definitely take her away at the first opportunity.

"Lord Midilayo's Divine Power...? No! Absolutely not! Even if you are Lady Saint, it's not allowed!"

Elysia shook her head, once again rejecting the little Princess's proposal.

"Lord Midilayo's Divine Power is called Divine Force. Ordinary people cannot withstand it. Even if you are Lady Saint, you may not necessarily be able to withstand it."

Back when she first obtained Divine Force, she had nearly died on the spot. If her luck hadn't been good enough, with the magic circuits in her body just happening to dilute that wisp of Divine Force under overload conditions, she would have directly exploded like the other people who received Divine Force!

Physical explosion!

She still remembered the scene of the other people who accompanied her at that time, their bodies burst open by Divine Force...

"How do you know I can't withstand it?"

"This..."

For a moment, Elysia fell into confusion.

What if Lady Saint truly could? After all, she was Lady Saint!

Seeing her words having some effect, the little Princess grasped Elysia's hand.

Xuan!

Feeling a wisp of Divine Force within her body being forcibly stripped away, Elysia experienced for the first time the powerless feeling of having her strength deprived.

"So can you lend it to me to use? To use it to expand a hole in this wall large enough for normal people to pass through."

"I... I can. Lady Saint, please use it as you wish."

She was waiting for exactly these words!

Elysia slowly gathered all of her Divine Force in her hand, forming a dark red energy sphere composed of Divine Force.

Under more than ten years of cultivation, this Divine Force had long since become her own. Even if Midilayo now wanted to reclaim this Divine Force, His own Divine Force would probably reject this Divine Force of the same origin.

So she wasn't very worried that the little Princess could "turn" this Divine Force against her.

She wasn't a deity, and didn't know magic at all. Being able to control Divine Force was perhaps her ability as a Saint.

That's what she believed.

"Then thank you for lending it to me, Elysia."

The little Princess received the Divine Force. Her expression began to become somewhat solemn, carefully cradling this external Divine Force.

"Can I really control it?"

The little Princess inquired softly in her heart.

"Of course. Who do you think I am?"

The little loli Xuan's tone carried a trace of dissatisfaction, as if because of the little Princess's lack of trust in her.

"By the way, after this matter is over, you leave immediately, understood? I've already sent the repair dog... Ah no, sent someone to have a 'chat' with that whatever Midilayo. You can leave with complete peace of mind."

"Repair dog?"

"Don't dwell on these details! Anyway, you just leave directly, that's all. That whatever Midilayo has no time to deal with you."

"Hm? What did you do to Him?"

"Nothing much."

The little loli Xuan was unwilling to discuss this topic further.

Just released a dog to directly bite Him, that's all.