novelraw Chapter 229
Chapter 229
229~
"Damn it! Her Highness actually abandoned us!? What bullshit princess! She's just a selfish guy!"
"Exactly!"
"Come on, let's go back and tell everyone about this! After we can get out later, we must go find that princess and demand an explanation!"
"Let's go!!!"
…
"Mo, are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
The little Princess covered her head and shook it.
"Let's return to the army first. Since even you can freely enter and exit this barrier, there should be a way to break it open."
Although the main component was still Divine Force, it had been diluted. Otherwise, the Empress couldn't possibly have entered the barrier.
Just as her front foot stepped out, her vision suddenly sank. Her foot felt like it had stepped on nothing, and she fell to one side.
"Mo!"
"Your Highness Mo!"
...
...
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty... I failed to take care of Her Highness Mo properly. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Xiyan buried her head on the ground, kneeling at the Empress's side.
"..."
Not long ago, Xiyan had told the Empress the entire process of the little Princess using Divine Force, including informing her that after using it, the little Princess had completely collapsed.
She could roughly guess that this was the result of the little Princess's body being unable to withstand Divine Force. She knew this point.
"Rise first. Watch the surroundings. Don't let others approach."
Although the healing effect was minimal, she still wanted to first heal the wounds on the little Princess's body as much as possible.
Although she'd verbally assured her that these wounds would all recover, who knew? After all, this was just said verbally. Moreover, the little Princess had now fallen into a comatose state.
She had to properly guard by the little Princess's side and couldn't casually let other people approach.
As for Scarlet Phoenix Nation's side, Red Leaf would have to work harder to play her role. Anyway, as long as she didn't hold court, there shouldn't be any problems discovered. And she normally held court quite infrequently. Basically, small matters had always been handled by the Council of Ministers.
As for the Council of Ministers, having grasped a small portion of government affairs, they naturally had to be supervised by the Scarlet Maid Corps to prevent anyone in the Council from abusing their authority or things like defection from happening.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, that General requests an audience!"
"Mm, I know. Have him wait a moment first."
The healing work in her hands would continue for a while longer. In just a bit more, she could heal this scratch.
…
"Your Majesty the Empress!"
The General respectfully gave the Empress a military salute, then held up a letter with both hands and presented it before the Empress.
"This is a letter transmitted from the Imperial Palace. Please review it."
She casually took the letter. On it was clearly stamped the Scarlet Maid Corps's seal, still urgently transmitted.
"Did this letter say it was for me?"
"In reply to Your Majesty, no. The Scarlet Maid Corps person only handed this letter to me and then left. I thought perhaps she knew you were here and specially sent it urgently to you."
How could the Scarlet Maid Corps, as the Empress's trusted confidants, possibly not know that the Empress had left Scarlet Phoenix Nation and come to the army stationed at Glaze Nation!?
"Mm, you may withdraw first."
After the General left, the Empress casually pulled over a stool to sit down and opened the envelope to examine it carefully.
Before long, her brow furrowed. Immediately after, her magic power began to stir restlessly. She had the impulse to smash things, but considering that the little Princess was currently still in a coma, she restrained her impulse.
What a Scarlet Maid Corps! Among the members she'd personally selected, there was actually a traitor?
This letter was simply giving random commands, issuing orders casually in her name!
"Xiyan, I want you to immediately return to the Imperial Palace. Contact Red Leaf and Ling and ask clearly what exactly is going on."
The Empress somewhat forcefully tossed the envelope onto Xiyan's chest.
"Ah..."
Picking up the letter and glancing at it, Xiyan sucked in a cold breath.
What was all this about!?
Her Majesty the Empress was right beside her, yet how was the Imperial Palace issuing edicts over there?
She stole a glance at the Empress, whose face was currently full of black lines.
"Gulp~"
Perhaps if she were at the Imperial Palace, the Empress would probably summon all the Scarlet Maid Corps members together, then root them out one by one, right?
"Xiyan receives the order."
Right now, she could only follow the Empress's arrangements and return to Scarlet Phoenix Nation to see what exactly was going on.
With Her Majesty the Empress here, Her Highness Mo should be fine, right?
No, she'd definitely be fine, right! With Her Majesty the Empress's current degree of concern for Her Highness Mo...
Perhaps?
She also wasn't very certain. After all, the Empress had done that kind of thing to the little Princess...
No, no, no, now things had improved quite a bit. It should be fine!
Casting the distracting thoughts from her mind, Xiyan packed up a bit, bid farewell to the Empress, and independently embarked on the journey back to Scarlet Phoenix Nation.
For Xiyan at Archmage level, bringing other people along was actually a burden that would only slow down her speed of returning to Scarlet Phoenix Nation. Going back alone was the best choice.
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"Your Majesty, you were looking for me?"
"Mm, I have some matters I want to properly interrogate you about again."
"Please instruct me clearly, Your Majesty."
"Rise. Let's talk outside."
She didn't want to disturb the little Princess's rest anymore, and she also didn't want the little Princess to be stimulated again when she woke up.
"Yes."
The General glanced at the tent. Through the gap, he saw the little Princess still in a comatose state, not yet awake, then followed the Empress to another location.
"Blazing Dominator!"
"!!!"
Barely dodging the pillar of sky-high flames that came charging directly, he barely stabilized his form.
"Your Majesty, why is this?"
Lightly patting out the flames on his sleeve, the Empress drew from the void the magic wand that belonged uniquely to her.
A normal person couldn't possibly dodge that strike of hers just now. Even Scarlet Phoenix Nation's second Great Archmage, Cecilia, could only deploy a magic shield to forcefully withstand that strike of hers.
Without chanting, she could instantly release advanced magic merely by raising her hand. At this speed of releasing magic, normal people simply couldn't possibly react in time.
And drawing this magic wand that belonged uniquely to her also represented that she was getting serious.
"Your Majesty..."
"Extreme Cold Storm...!"
"Damn it!"
Vast magic power surged from the Empress's body. While drifting in the air, it gradually transformed into ice, snow, and powerful, bone-chilling cold wind. As magic power continued to be injected, the ice and snow gradually condensed into blocks, accompanied by bone-chilling cold wind sweeping forth.
"Your Majesty, I advise you to stop now. Otherwise, I can't guarantee Her Highness Mo's safety."
The General threatened.
"A mere ant dares to threaten me?"
The Empress's veins bulged. She continued injecting magic power. The scale of the Extreme Cold Storm rapidly expanded, gradually covering the entire army encampment. Even the surrounding weather changed from sunny to overcast with dense clouds because of this, rotating in the sky with the Empress as the center.
"Absolute Zero!"