novelraw Chapter 224
Chapter 224
224~ Cecilia~
"Your Highness Mo! Are you alright!?"
Seeing the Little Princess sent flying by the aftershock, Xiyan immediately became anxious.
It didn't matter much if something happened to her, but the Little Princess absolutely couldn't have any problems!
If something went wrong here, wouldn't the responsibility fall on her? She couldn't afford this responsibility!
"Cough cough... I'm fine! Xiyan, hold him off for me!"
With the ring the Empress had left her, being sent flying by the aftershock hadn't actually caused her any harm. She was just made a bit dizzy and seeing stars.
However, why hadn't Xiao Bai appeared? By rights, if she'd detected that the magic power contained in the First Prince's body was essentially diluted Divine Force, she should have come out immediately to block this strike for her!
"Xiao Bai! Xiao Bai!"
After calling twice with no results, she gradually realized the severity of the problem.
She called for Xiao Bai with no response. That probably meant Xiao Bai was very likely currently entangled in battle with a deity right now and couldn't extricate herself to protect her.
Damn it, if she'd known it would be like this, she should have had Xiao Bai stay by her side from the very beginning, rather than having Xiao Bai conceal herself and wait for an opportunity to act.
If Xiao Bai were here, the deity hidden in Glaze Nation would definitely also come out. As long as they appeared, there'd be a chance to resolve them. But the problem was that right now, she didn't know where Xiao Bai had fought off to!
Over here, the battle between the little loli maid Xiyan and the First Prince was definitely without suspense. Even diluted Divine Force absolutely couldn't be compared to ordinary magic power. The facts were also as she'd thought. After only holding out for two or three minutes, she was directly sent flying.
"Xiyan!"
"Royal Sister, how about it? As long as Royal Sister joins me, possessing this power, even that so-called bullshit Empress of Scarlet Phoenix Nation is nothing but a prisoner!"
"Heh... Although Fei is very annoying, her character is at least much better than yours."
Of course, this was also just angry words. In her heart, the Empress was also a bastard!
"Is that so? If Royal Sister thinks that way, then I can only make you suffer a bit first."
As he spoke, he licked his lips.
He knew this perhaps violated ethics and morality, but thinking about that existence who was once high and mighty being pressed beneath him, wildly venting his desires, he couldn't help but get excited.
"Tsk..."
Really, was he a creature who thought completely with his lower half?
To be honest, even her from her previous life, if she'd encountered a girl exactly like herself, absolutely wouldn't show this kind of expression.
"Xiyan!"
"Here!"
Xiyan, having long since brushed the dust from her face, was already prepared to attack at any moment.
"Keep holding him off, three minutes!"
She only needed three minutes, and she could start drawing on Divine Force. Using the purest Divine Force Xuan had left her, she could achieve 100% all-around suspension of this scum before her to give him a sound thrashing!
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"Your Majesty! This is terrible!"
"What happened?"
"Her Highness Mo's side... something happened!"
"Mo had an incident!?"
The Empress suddenly crushed the pen in her hand, stood up, and swiftly inquired about the cause and effect.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. With Miss Xiao Bai there, nothing should go wrong."
Who was Xiao Bai? She was someone who'd forced the Empress to use all her magic power to construct defenses! Supposedly, she was even a Divine Beast under some deity, far stronger than a normal Great Archmage!
"No, I must go watch over things!"
Having only just left Scarlet Phoenix Nation not long ago and already having an incident, the Empress, who originally had absolutely no plans to interfere in Glaze Nation, could only once again set aside government affairs that had been shelved for a long time and first go to Glaze Nation to watch over things, lest the Little Princess have an incident along the way.
Damn it, how was it that as soon as she let the Little Princess leave, something went wrong again?
Perhaps allowing the Little Princess to return to Glaze Nation alone to resolve problems was itself a mistake. She should have gone along. She shouldn't have let her go back alone just to give the Little Princess brief freedom.
"Ling!"
"Please command me, Your Majesty."
"Pick out the unimportant matters and hand them over to the Council of Ministers to handle. I need to go out for a while. I'll trouble you these next few days."
"It's my honor to share Your Majesty's burdens. Please leave with peace of mind, Your Majesty."
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After seeing the Empress directly fly away from above Scarlet Phoenix Nation using magic, Ling drew out a piece of parchment from her hand and silently collected some of the Empress's fingerprint, pressing it onto the paper.
Although this had completely exceeded her duties as a maid, and she might even be held accountable after the Empress returned, there was no helping it. If she didn't do this... the Empress might do something she'd regret for a long time, right?
"Red Leaf."
"Lady Ling."
"Take this to Cecilia. Say it's the Empress's order."
"Yes."
Essentially, she should prioritize listening to the Empress's words, not oral edicts fabricated by Ling herself like this. But as one of the maids by the Empress's side, she understood why Ling had to do this, and she was very willing to provide help to Ling, even if she'd be held accountable by the Empress later.
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"Senior Cecilia?"
Red Leaf lightly knocked on the wooden door of a secluded cottage and softly called out.
She didn't know if Cecilia was home today. If she wasn't, she'd still have to find a way to locate Cecilia. The sooner the better. If Cecilia was obediently staying at home, she could swiftly complete her task.
"Enter."
From inside the house, a young woman's voice transmitted through the wooden door to Red Leaf's ears.
Red Leaf pushed open the wooden door and poked her head into the cottage.
"Senior Cecilia? I've come to deliver Her Majesty the Empress's oral edict."
"Mm... Just leave it on the table. Don't disturb my rest."
The young woman Red Leaf called "Senior Cecilia" was currently lying on a long sofa, covering her face with a magazine, enjoying her own leisurely time. She looked extremely languid, completely incompatible with the title "Scarlet Phoenix Nation's Guardian Great Archmage."
Well... she didn't know which rest period of the day this was for her. Anyway, Scarlet Phoenix Nation usually didn't have anything for her to do, so she might as well have more rest time!
"Senior Cecilia? Why don't you look at Her Majesty's oral edict first?"
"No need. It's not really Fei's edict anyway, right? If Fei had written it personally, it would definitely have her magic power remaining on it. Since it wasn't written by Fei personally, then don't come disturb me!"
As long as there was no remnant of the Empress's magic power on it, she wouldn't execute these so-called "oral edicts" at all.
"..."
Seeing that she'd already been exposed, Red Leaf dropped her posture, walked to Cecilia's side, and raised two fingers to poke hard at Cecilia's ribs.
"Ah! ...What are you doing!? Ow!"
After being poked like this, bouncing up from the sofa in a stress response, she no longer had even a bit of drowsiness.
"What are you doing? A mere maid actually dares to lay hands on the noble Guardian Great Archmage!?"
"Senior Cecilia, I think you should refine some medicine for yourself."
How was she even more neurotic than Her Majesty the Empress?