Chapter 40: Queen Candelle
In Elus’s explanation, Lonis understood their plan.
It turned out that Gu Yanis had long been worried that the royal capital itself was not safe, and with the current turbulent situation, there was a high possibility of some unsettling things happening.
Therefore, they planned to reveal a flaw to see if anyone would bite.
And in reality, it was just as she had predicted.
“The legitimate maid has been replaced. The maid from just now was impersonated by a demon who sneaked in.”
“A demon… sneaked in?”
“Yes, originally I didn’t know what her purpose was. But until she gave you that pill, I can be sure that she is a member of the Blood Race.”
“Wait, the pill?!”
At this moment, Lonis suddenly remembered that she had been forcibly given a pill by that woman.
Moreover, Elus was still talking to her without putting down her raised hands… She was being suspended while communicating with Elus.
“Elus, hurry up and let me go! What about the pill?!”
Lonis wasn’t worried about her own death, but she was afraid that when the medicine took effect, she would bleed from all seven orifices, in excruciating pain, yet unable to die.
But Elus just smiled lightly and said, “Don’t worry, it won’t affect you. In fact, the moment you chose to have an indestructible physical body and not age, toxins became ineffective against you.”
“Oh…?”
“Because all toxins will be converted into ‘sister medicine’?”
“What?!”
“When it takes effect, you’ll probably feel like you’re being rubbed by over a dozen… simultaneously, feeling the thrill? You won’t be able to stop yourself down there either, and water will flow out with a splashing sound~~”
“No!”
Although Elus said it lightly, the outcome was too terrible.
She wanted to beg Elus for help, but her hands were tied, so she could only shake her chest… This posture, however, made her look like a sexually frustrated girl seducing Elus.
“I don’t want this, Elus, is there any way?”
“I don’t know~~ Hehehe~~~”
Although she said she didn’t know, a hint of playfulness clearly showed in Elus’s eyes.
Lonis knew that this was the manifestation of the black-hearted girl’s mischief. It seemed that if she didn’t beg properly, Elus would definitely not help her.
So, even though it was embarrassing, Lonis could only say:
“Master Elus, please… um… save… this weakling maid Lonis… If it weren’t for Master… I… I’m just… an incapable girl…”
After saying these words, Lonis’s earlobes turned completely red.
Elus nodded in satisfaction and said, “Mmm, that’s more like it.”
“Master…”
“Mmm, Lonis, prepare yourself. I’ll start preparing to detoxify you.”
“Prepare?”
Lonis’s eyes widened in surprise, because right in front of her, Elus took out a small whip from her storage ring.
It seemed that this black-hearted girl intended to whip her fiercely.
“Wait, what’s going on? Why…”
“Of course, it’s to help you relieve your desires in advance?”
“Eh?”
“Accept my whipping, Hahahaha!!!!!!”
Elus sneered and “forcefully” whipped Lonis’s chest.
“Ahhhh, no, no, spare me!!!!!!”
“Wuwu, wuwu wuwu!!!!!!”
“Help! Someone save me!!!! It hurts, it hurts so much ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!”
After whipping for a quarter of an hour, Elus walked out, satisfied.
And the maid, as if waiting outside for a long time.
“Queen Candelle, Lord, did… did you whip that disguised girl to death?”
Even the demons felt a bit of palpitation from the piercing whip sounds and the heart-wrenching moans… but the Blood Race maid didn’t notice, her ears and eyes were covered by a black light.
It was through such means that Elus interfered with her senses, making her mistake herself for Queen Candelle of the Blood Race.
“Hmph, more or less. Although this is a fake, I can finally vent my inner hatred?”
“My Lady…”
“Watching a girl who looks like Princess Cécile suffer bit by bit in front of me, constantly begging me, but ultimately being whipped, is truly a satisfying thing.”
“My Lady… I can understand your hatred for Princess Cécile, but if this imposter is whipped to death, the Sword and Shield Guards will definitely notice.”
“Hmph, I don’t care. You were sent by that Milra, weren’t you? Your mission was good, you can go back and collect your reward.”
“…”
The Blood Race maid was stunned. In fact, she even knew Queen Candelle’s personality.
She only cared about her own pleasure, and paid no attention to the overall situation or schemes of mediation… And the reason Queen Candelle invaded the Kingdom Ming was simply to get revenge on Princess Cécile.
Some of the Blood Race did not want Queen Candelle to be their leader, but hoped for the more cunning Lord Milra to be the leader.
But…
Who made Candelle’s strength surpass even the top-tier Blood Race by a large margin?
This was because her bloodline not only contained the power of the Blood Race, but also the power of the Kolotia royal family.
There were rumors that Candelle was the illegitimate daughter of King Ruo Hui Gong of the Kingdom Ming, the crystallization of his love with a member of the Blood Race in his youth. If this were true, it would explain why Candelle hated Princess Cécile and why she wanted to invade the Kingdom Ming.
“My Lady, but if I leave, the palace’s intelligence network…”
“Let’s go back together to eat fresh blood… What’s wrong, aren’t you happy to have a holiday?!”
“N-no! My Lady, we’ll go back now.”
Ordered by Candelle, the Blood Race maid, while nervous, also felt some relief.
Finally, it could end…
During these days of lurking in the Kingdom Ming, she had been trembling with fear, afraid of being discovered by those Sword and Shield Guards. After all, if she were caught, she would definitely have her bones stripped and be subjected to extremely harsh torture.
“My Lady, do I need to provide a retreat passage for you?”
“Hmph, no need. I’m so powerful, if I want to escape, who can stop my advance?”
“Your subordinate obeys.”
…
Watching the Blood Race spies slowly retreat from the night, Nalonate furrowed her brow.
She looked at General Gu Yanis beside her and said with slight dissatisfaction, “Sister Gu Yanis, is that ancestor named Elus really okay? We finally caught these Blood Race spies, why didn’t we capture and interrogate them all together?”
“Haha, of course there’s no problem… In fact, Ancestor Elus’s actions on this trip were extremely shrewd.”
“Eh?”
“Her method clearly tells the demons that we have already discovered the trail of your spies. But we are not worried at all and are not afraid of your probing.”
“…”
“This kind of confidence will make the demons suspect whether the news of Princess Cécile’s severe injury is true or if it’s a smoke bomb we deliberately threw out. They will become more hesitant and dare not take this opportunity to invade the Kingdom Ming.”
“I see!”
Nalonate’s eyes widened, and she suddenly understood something.
“Moreover, although there is war, it is currently a ceasefire period.”
“What…?”
“It’s a good thing to create less slaughter and hatred, isn’t it?”
Gazing at the distant night sky, Gu Yanis sighed softly.
