Chapter 247: Executed on the Spot
After twelve seconds of panic.
Ji Ma finally remembered her divination ability. She placed her fingers on her left arm, where her skin showed no marks from long-term wearing of an arm ring, yet Ji Ma’s fingers landed precisely where the arm ring was supposed to be.
With abundant magical energy surging into the divination spell.
Light yielded to the fury of the succubus and projected onto the wall ten meters away, forming a clairvoyant image that was quite clear.
In the image, Ji Ma’s stunningly mature body, still dripping wet, was lying in bed sleeping soundly. The silver-haired witch You Xia, wearing a crown and only stockings, quietly entered, first asking Ji Ma in a low voice but receiving no response. Then, she bent down and reached for the silver arm ring on Ji Ma’s arm, cooing, “Master, can I take it to have a look?”
Ji Ma, exhausted after more than three days of indulgence and wild revelry, was in a deep sleep and did not respond.
The silver arm ring slipped into You Xia’s hands.
A complete deception! A conspiracy!
Ji Ma’s anger erupted; in her slightly over two years on Earth, it was the first time she felt this furious.
The image projected on the wall suddenly shattered, and an ax emerged. The branch ax, which had not tasted blood for a long time, rushed over upon hearing Ji Ma’s call.
Ji Ma’s face flushed with rage as she took the branch ax and, barefoot and forgetting to use her wings, charged out, sprinting to the terrace and leaping off, just in time to bump into Lian Xi, who was pouring water for Jiang.
Lian Xi was startled, her cat ears flattened in shock, and asked, “Master, what happened?”
“You Xia! Where is she? Why isn’t she answering my summons?” Ji Ma was furious. In the blink of an eye, she learned You Xia’s location and strode purposefully towards it.
Lian Xi hurried after her, saying, “Master, calm down, calm down. What happened?”
Meanwhile.
In a courtyard of the palace, a white jade gazebo was surrounded by lawns and flower beds.
Inside the gazebo sat a circle of beautiful women, all with an enchanting aura, appearing to be elves.
This was a spot carefully chosen by the silver-haired witch You Xia. In a scenario play from the day before yesterday, she played the role of an elven queen, influenced by the slave mark and desire, forced to secretly come here to have fun with Ji Ma, who had infiltrated the palace.
Coincidentally, the elven queen’s sister and her twin daughters came over. The perceptive elder princess sensed something was off and approached alone.
The elven queen, played by You Xia, had to endure Ji Ma while craftily weaving lies to trap the elder princess. Naturally, the younger princess would not escape the scheme, falling into the same fate…
Ultimately, this led to open revelry beneath the moonlight in the gazebo…
Ji Ma enjoyed herself immensely. Primarily because You Xia portrayed the complex emotions of the elven queen exceptionally well and nipped any hints of breaking character in the bud.
You Xia was confident that Ji Ma would come here, take one glance, and recall the joyful times they had shared before.
But that wasn’t enough; she had taken precautions.
Under the guise of “understanding reality and acting, nurturing acting skills,” she called the two twin maids playing the elven princess sisters, who wore beautiful and fantastical costumes—decorative leaf headpieces, white dresses, and long, rust-gold gloves.
And the arm ring lay quietly on the velvet.
You Xia intentionally and unintentionally introduced to the sisters that this was a gift from the master for her to play with, inspiring boundless envy from the maids.
The arm ring, worn and shiny.
She smiled and said, “After getting the arm ring, I personally cleaned it, worried I would damage it, so I cleansed it for three hours…”
You Xia refrained from mentioning that she had tried various methods to activate the arm ring’s magical power and gain its strength. While progress was slow, she could at least feel the magic within the arm ring, which made her theory more plausible: the master’s extraordinary power stemmed from the arm ring.
“The queen mother is so lucky.”
The silver-eyed, silver-haired maid beside her remarked. Her twin sister followed up, “I’m so envious of mother.”
Both wore exquisite crowns on their heads.
“Very good, my dear daughters.” You Xia smiled, “Acting must be taken all the way.”
The two “elf princesses” laughed.
“I’m being called by the master,” You Xia stood up, feeling a bit anxious.
“Then there must be urgent business.”
You Xia narrowed her eyes and said, “What did I just say? Acting must be taken all the way.”
The “elder princess” said, “It’s hard to get into character since we weren’t influenced by the master’s great power.”
The “younger princess” blushed, showing a disgusting label, and scolded, “That despicable beast is going to pollute —”
“You Xia.”
A group of fantastically dressed maids, dressed as elves or witches, walked through the columned hallway. There were attendants, female knights, elven nobles, and dancers, all wearing the costumes from that day.
“Everyone, come and sit for a while.”
You Xia calmed herself down. She found an excuse to refuse to respond to the summons, “The master called for me; I didn’t go. She’ll definitely come looking for me later. How about we give her a surprise?”
Everyone laughed happily and said, “Sounds good.”
“Let’s relive that day.”
“The master is truly beautiful.”
Everyone sat together cheerfully in the spacious gazebo.
“You Xia!”
Almost a roar.
Ji Ma, holding the ax, stormed in angrily. She was wearing only a loose nightgown, the fabric flowing, showcasing her graceful figure. But the always-desiring succubus looked like a bloodthirsty beast at that moment.
At her feet, she was dragging Lian Xi, who was clutching her leg, shouting, “Master, don’t act impulsively over that stinky man!”
“Calm down, calm down, Master!”
Ji Ma did not respond, striding directly over the marble slabs on the lawn, stepping past the spots where she had frolicked with You Xia, her steps never faltering.
The maids, seeing Ji Ma in such a terrifying state for the first time, were all momentarily stunned. Aside from being rough during some activities, Ji Ma had always treated them kindly.
She would never kill me in front of everyone, right? She has always been generous; after all, I’m her most beloved witch.
You Xia thought, coming to her senses.
Lian Xi looked up and yelled, “Run! You Xia, run!”
You Xia didn’t run. She felt that Ji Ma hadn’t appeared directly from the air as before, which indicated that leaving the arm ring had greatly impacted her power.
She stood up, preparing to defend herself, while fearfully ready to throw out her prepared excuse: “Master, I—”
Ji Ma completely ignored her, leaping almost instantaneously in front of the silver-haired witch, cutting her off mid-sentence.
Lian Xi screamed, “Master, no!”
The branch ax extended its sharp teeth and long tongue: “Kill her! Blood for the blood god!”
Ji Ma reached out and snatched the arm ring from the velvet, finding it intact, then turned to look at You Xia.
You Xia steadied herself, showing a usual smile: “We’ve specially prepared to welcome you here.”
Ji Ma swung the ax; it crashed down. You Xia tried to defend herself as a barrier appeared but was fragile as an eggshell before the ax. The ax struck her arm, sending her flying, and her arm broke as she fell to the ground.
The sound of cracking bones and the screams of the maids filled the air.
“Master.” Lian Xi let go of her grasp, gasping and sitting on the ground without caring about decorum, saying, “Luckily, the master is restrained.”
“I’m sorry, master, it must have been a misunderstanding,” You Xia immediately knelt.
The other maids remained silent in fear; it was their first time seeing Ji Ma looking so terrifying.
“Yeah.” Ji Ma lowered her head, tossing aside the dissatisfied branch ax, saying, “Do you think I’m stupid? I want to take back all the blessings I’ve given you. Get lost.”
After saying that, Ji Ma raised her hand, grabbing her silver hair to take back the desecrated gifts on her.
“No!” You Xia exclaimed in panic, trying to pry Ji Ma’s hand apart with both of hers, but her whole body had lost its strength.
Her originally pure silver-like hair turned golden, losing its luster, becoming dull and coarse, with excess hair falling out until she looked no different from an ordinary woman. Her cheeks, which once had abundant collagen, firm and smooth, quickly wrinkled and darkened with blemishes, her complexion darkening as her eyes lost their brilliance and became murky.
In just a few seconds, she devolved from a breathtaking beauty to an ordinary woman.
The maids were filled with immense fear; to see someone transcend from an extraordinary beauty to an ordinary person terrified them more than death.
Ji Ma released her grip.
You Xia sprawled on the ground, crying as she clutched her fallen hair, sobbing, “My hair, my beauty,” while trying to piece her hair back together.
She didn’t realize what she had become, but seeing the fearful expressions of the sister maids from days past, she could roughly guess.
With tears in her eyes, she pleaded, “Master, please, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have taken your arm ring. Please show mercy, mercy!”
Ji Ma only found her bothersome and lifted her foot, kicking her away.
You Xia screamed like a villain in a cartoon, flying skyward and disappearing; by the time she hit the ground, she had already landed outside the palace, never to return.
In the gazebo.
The “eldest princess” of the elves mustered the courage to break the silence:
“Master… you’ve never stripped away your blessings; you said you would never do so.”
“This is an exception.”
“Master, can your arm ring… satisfy our curiosity?”
Ji Ma remained silent, pondering whether she had gone too far in her madness.
Lian Xi, fearing some maid might trigger trouble, said, “It was given by a holy warrior—”
“No.” Ji Ma interrupted, raising her head: “It’s one of my sources of power, so I never part with it, understood?”
The maids nodded.
“Let’s go.”
The maids nearly fled the scene, leaving without daring to pass by where You Xia had lost her hair, fearing they would be cursed with bad luck.
After a while, only two remained in the gazebo.
“Master, is that stinky man really that important?” Lian Xi asked, “You once told me that even if you submitted to him, he would kill you if he found out your secret. You also said he’s your nemesis, yet the great master, you shouldn’t destroy your finest creation for a mere trifle he gave you — especially in public.”
“I don’t know.” Ji Ma shook her head. “Perhaps I was a bit impulsive?”
“Master, you saw through her conspiracy, which is why you were so furious, right?”
“Of course.” Ji Ma said, “If it weren’t for the fact that my conspiracy instincts were filled with a pile of trash conspiracies, I would have thwarted her scheme long ago. She plotted against me and treated me like a fool.”
Lian Xi said, “Indeed, to scheme and betray the one who has favored her, it’s no wonder the master was so enraged.”
Ji Ma nodded, “Right.”
Lian Xi sighed in relief but looking at the arm ring on Ji Ma’s arm, suddenly felt compelled to ask, “Master, can I have the arm ring?”
However, Lian Xi’s mouth opened but the words did not come out.
Perhaps sensing the answer, Lian Xi felt a slight bitterness in her heart, saying, “Master, there’s something.”
“Is it about how to handle the aftereffects?” Ji Ma said, “If the frightened maids want to leave, I won’t allow it for now; they can leave after three days. I need to eliminate the rumor about the ‘arm ring being my source of power’; otherwise, I will be in a lot of trouble.”
“No.” Lian Xi said, “What if that stinky man comes to this world as well?”
“I would die.” Ji Ma’s expression turned solemn.
“Ah?”
“Ha ha, just kidding. Little Li is really cute.” Ji Ma said, “I won’t die because George can’t possibly come over; he must be too busy solving his miserable world’s problems.”
“Master, there’s so much I don’t understand, yet I managed to come to this world and be with you.” Lian Xi said, “What if George comes too?”
Ji Ma’s face turned serious as she said, “Then he will definitely insist on judging me; I would be sentenced for crimes against humanity, executed on the spot.”
“Then…”
“Thank you for reminding me, Little Li.” Ji Ma narrowed her golden eyes: “I should make a backup plan. Luckily, I’ll be getting stronger in the next few days; I’ll need you to help me recruit more witch candidates.”
Lian Xi felt relieved, saying, “As you command.”
After Lian Xi left.
Ji Ma picked up the arm ring, cradling it in her palm. Still feeling uneasy, she kissed the arm ring and whispered a lie: “No one can sense you except me.”
The arm ring disappeared without a trace from her hand, and only then was she satisfied enough to put it on.
