Chapter: 12. Great Rebellion (4K)
Xiya had this thought, but unfortunately, Xue Fei did not give her that opportunity.
Xue Fei’s teasing after getting drunk was just this one line, and then her whole body went limp, letting out a short moan from her throat, and her entire body slumped onto the bed like a soft and powerless thin piece of paper.
Xiya looked at the cute little creature on the bed, with a flushed face and a raised butt…
How could she have the heart to take advantage of Xue Fei at such a moment?
Sister will let you go this time; otherwise, when you wake up, you will definitely say that sister was being unfair and bullying you.
She wrapped her arms around Xue Fei’s waist and knees, applying light strength to turn her back onto the bed.
She just
said she was hot, so Xiya didn’t make her wear pajamas and let her remain in the cool state, covered only by her underwear, lying on the big down pillow, tucking in a thin blanket for her to rest and softly asking.
“Xue Fei… do you still feel hot now?”
“Hot… cold… not cold or hot… mmga!!”
“Huh?!”
What an extraordinary way to act drunk!
Xue Fei, half-awake and half-asleep, suddenly let out a cute cry, her little legs kicking up straight, kicking the blanket covering her into the air!
The blanket floated gently, eventually landing on Xiya’s head, completely covering the golden-haired girl.
“……”
Xiya did not believe in evil.
She repeatedly covered her back with the blanket, but Xue Fei always managed to kick it off in various ways while still in a daze, even at one point rubbing her arm together, shaping the blanket into a pyramid standing on the bed.
Xue Fei, please stop showcasing your extraordinary origami skills at this time…!
Helpless, since she didn’t want to cover herself, Xiya could only fold the blanket aside.
Leaving Xue Fei nearly bare on the bed.
This isn’t good… because it’s not just Xue Fei who is prone to catching a cold…
— this is also a significant impact on Xiya’s mental state.
Xiya didn’t know if being slightly tipsy promoted the release of certain elements, but she felt that Xue Fei’s body fragrance was more intense at this moment. Xiya hadn’t drunk alcohol, but this body fragrance was much stronger than any alcohol buzz for her.
Plus the wide-open view… Xiya’s gaze truly didn’t know where to place itself.
She liked her, so even though she was flat, she was still an unparalleled beauty in the world.
It’s normal for thoughts to be somewhat twisted when facing a beloved; everyone has desires, which is understandable.
But when Xiya’s face turned slightly red upon hearing that whisper…
All her superfluous thoughts instantly vanished.
“Mm… dizzy… Sister Xiya… unwell…”
“So it’s still uncomfortable…! Sister is here!”
Almost instinctively, she grasped her hand without any delay.
Xiya’s body temperature would always instantly reach Xue Fei’s palm when she needed it.
Drunkenness posed no safety threat to the powerful Xue Fei.
But someone who truly loves you cares not just about that hail that might hit you on the head.
Even the slightest chill of the wind, she wouldn’t want it to brush against your hair.
“Xue Fei… this time, sister has learned a lesson; in the future, I’ll keep alcohol far away from you. You really should… if you can’t drink at all, let me know in advance, so I can help you avoid it…”
“Guh… unreasonable…”
“Who’s unreasonable… it’s you! You picked a drunkenness that your sister couldn’t help you with. If sister knew healing magic, how could I let you suffer like this… I will learn it tomorrow; I must master it!”
“Learn… learn a hammer…”
Having seen someone who argues back.
But never having seen someone who continues to argue even in their drunken dreams.
Xiya held her slightly cool little hand, giving her delicate warmth, like back in the past when the electricity went out, constantly telling her jokes to make her happy, so she wouldn’t fear the darkness.
As the wind stirred the falling leaves and the evening lake mirrors the dual moons,
the big fish in the lake jumped joyfully in celebration of the witch’s absence.
But Xiya could only silently pray for Xue Fei to recover soon…
It was truly uncomfortable without her noisy presence at night.
Just as Xiya regretted not learning healing magic before…
The Holy Sword’s golden light finally settled.
With a swoosh, the wind stirred, a blue-haired figure passed through Xiya’s peripheral vision, more blue than the sky itself.
When the golden light dissipated, Xial stood firm.
Xial rubbed her sleepy eyes and yawned; she didn’t grasp the situation and seemed just to have woken up.
“Xial…?”
“Haah… I was just sleeping… suddenly felt the magic connection was very unstable; it’s the Hero’s emotional fluctuations… ah!! What happened to Princess Xue Fei?!”
“Xue Fei drank…”
“Wuwu! Princess Xue Fei is dead!!”
“No, she just drank…”
“Who did it! We’ll kill… kill!!”
“So Xue Fei is just drunk! Are you cursing her?!”
“Ah!”
In the previous second, the adorable little one was filled with hatred,
but in the next second, Xiya let out a swift hand chop, knocking all the nonsensical ideas out of her head!
Combining what Xiya said, Xial suddenly realized.
“I see… Princess Xue Fei just got drunk; Hero, that’s your fault. Why didn’t you say it earlier?”
“Xial, we not only need to refine our way of speaking but also hone our ears. Your performance is like a deaf person, so you can’t blame me for not speaking fluently.”
“I feel like I was scolded.”
“You don’t feel like it; you were scolded.”
“……”
The Hero and the Holy Sword seem not to have mutual respect.
But the glances exchanged between the two were equally silly.
Xial was dressed in a light blue robe with golden edges, a gift from Princess Xue Fei.
Seeing Xial come out, Xiya quietly covered Xue Fei with the blanket.
But unsurprisingly, the blanket was kicked off again.
The Little Holy Sword leaned over the bed’s edge, observing Xue Fei’s state, her soft voice filled with worry and pain.
“Princess Xue Fei looks very uncomfortable… although she is still so beautiful and smooth… but I don’t like her frowning and unhappy.”
“Yeah… who wouldn’t care? I also hope she can wake up from her drunkenness soon. I didn’t know her tolerance for alcohol was this low. Also, you better take your eyes off a bit; otherwise, I’ll have to take strict measures.”
“Don’t rush me; I’m not being indecent; she is my mother. I just don’t understand why Princess Xue Fei didn’t use [Healing] on herself. Doesn’t she, like me… enjoy this kind of thing?!”
“Ugh… Xue Fei is just drunk; Xial, don’t think everyone is as abnormal as you are.”
“I’m not, my abnormality is only limited to Princess Xue Fei. Just like you, Hero, if you hit me, I won’t get excited, and I might even get angry with you.”
“The problem is I won’t hit you…”
Damn this bizarre dialogue pattern, Xiya was truly unable to handle Xial.
She really didn’t know how Xue Fei managed to engage with Xial so much.
Could it be a mother-daughter connection… Ah, no, no! What mother-daughter connection, this past few days, Xial has completely confused her!
In Xial’s eyes reflecting Princess Xue Fei’s somewhat painful expression, a galaxy of worried glimmer surged.
It seemed she had decided on a certain resolution.
Xial’s small fists squeezing tightly as she leaned on the edge of the bed.
“No! I can’t let Princess Xue Fei suffer; I must help her recover quickly!”
“Hmm?”
Right…
How did Xiya forget about this?
The Holy Sword’s essence is Xial, and the magical properties within the sword can vary; perhaps there are elements related to [Healing]!
The earlier urge to hit Xial vanished suddenly.
Xiya’s voice while speaking to her was no longer loud.
“Xial, do you… can you use healing magic?”
“I can’t!”
“If you can’t, then what were you just talking about?! And don’t say ‘I can’t’ so confidently!”
Can’t I speak louder?! She’s just infuriating, what are you going to do about it?!
Seeing that her head was facing another risk of being struck again.
Xial hurriedly shook both her little arms to explain.
“No, I indeed can’t use healing magic; a thousand years ago there was no concept of such magic…! But what I’m saying is, I can use other methods to relieve Princess Xue Fei’s pain! Besides healing, there are many other spells that can alleviate pain; it’s just that they’ve been lost now.”
“Other methods…?”
Xial, barefoot, took two steps back and went around to the other side of the bed.
She carefully reached out and gently pushed aside the silver hair sticking to Xue Fei’s forehead; her small gaze surprisingly revealed a hint of tenderness.
“Although I can’t use [Healing], my family had a special magic a thousand years ago that was not passed on; I’ve only heard about it… Because when I was supposed to take over the family legacy, I had already jumped into magma; ugh… the magma was so hot.”
“Let’s not recall the magma; just talk about your family’s untransmittable ability.”
“Okay.”
If Xial didn’t explain clearly, Xiya would definitely not be at ease letting her cast any weird magic that had been lost on Xue Fei.
In the next short time, Xial briefly described the effects of this magic.
Generally speaking, it establishes a certain connection between the caster and the person being cast upon.
The pain of the released person can be shared by the caster, thereby reducing suffering.
Xial had never actually used this magic.
But her magical talent was exceptionally high; having only heard her parents explain it, even after a thousand years, she had understood most of its mysteries.
After hearing this…
Xiya’s immediate response was just one sentence.
“From what I hear… isn’t this just a degraded version of [Healing]? Not only is the pain of the sufferer not completely healed, but even the one casting the magic has to bear half the pain… This doesn’t sound very reliable.”
“Tsk, tsk, tsk, you have a narrow view. Let me put it this way, this magic can even be used on someone near death! Sharing life spans, you die half, I die half, the result is both can live half.”
“!”
It’s not so much the effectiveness of this magic that shocked her…
It’s that phrase “both can live half”…
It was so refreshingly unconventional!
No matter what, Xiya tacitly agreed that if Xial was confident, it could be tried.
Xial was reliable.
Whether it was her control over magic or her level of care for Xue Fei, Xiya could trust her.
Not because she believed in Xial.
But because she believed in Xue Fei.
Xue Fei had observed deeply before, saying— Xial was undoubtedly a good child, and that was beyond doubt, just a bit abnormal.
“Then let’s give it a try.” Xiya’s gaze turned serious, making a decision, “Xue Fei’s constitution probably cannot handle alcohol at all… actually, she didn’t drink much. Xial, can this ‘sharing half’ be transferred onto me?”
“You wish! It can only be done by us! Moreover, this is to help Princess Xue Fei relieve her worries; I won’t give you this opportunity!”
“It’s fine, as long as Xue Fei can feel more at ease, I think it should be fine… Xue Fei’s drunkenness is just very painful for her, even if half passes to us, it would be negligible.”
“Whether it’s negligible or not, the pain Princess Xue Fei brings to me, I gladly accept.”
“……”
Don’t attempt to converse with abnormal people.
Especially when the abnormality is self-righteous.
Now that Xue Fei was still drunk, Xiya and Xial didn’t say much; they both wanted to alleviate Xue Fei’s suffering as soon as possible.
Noticing the immense magical power circulating within the Little Holy Sword and squinting her eyes to stand properly, Xiya quietly inquired from the other side of the bed.
“Is there anything I can help with?”
“No, don’t disturb me, I need to think about the magic release process my ancestors told me about a thousand years ago.”
“Can you remember it a thousand years later? That’s really impressive…”
“I can’t remember.”
So are you really wanting to fight now?!
Xial slowly opened her closed eyes.
Some things, indeed, she couldn’t remember.
But that doesn’t mean there’s no way.
“I can only remember one casting method… this method requires the person to be the one they trust and love the most in their heart; the conditions are perfectly met now, as Princess Xue Fei is my all.”
“What is that method?”
“Don’t ask, there’s no time to ask any more. Princess Xue Fei is still in distress; as her daughter… I have something I must do, even if this might be a great rebellion.”
“Xial…?”
Xial spoke these words with such righteous fervor, it was as if she was about to act heroically at any moment!
Xiya felt a hint of worry.
But at this point, she couldn’t say much.
Xue Fei seemed to be dreaming of something; her little feet kicked out instinctively, her hand swiping sideways, accidentally slapping Xial hard across the face.
“Ow! That hurts!”
“Phew… alcohol… give the fish alcohol…”
“Wuwu… thank you, Princess Xue Fei, for the reward; you must be encouraging me… I will do my best!”
This was the final declaration.
The Little Holy Sword’s gaze sharpened as it sprang up.
She jumped directly onto the bed!
After jumping onto the bed, Xial’s next move was to lean down.
She placed her hands and feet around the four limbs of Xue Fei, who was lying in a big-character shape.
The entire Holy Sword was practically pressing down on Xue Fei.
This move…
Xiya had even gathered an attack-type magic beam with a tenth-stage magical energy!
“Hey…! What are you doing? Get off her!”
“I told you, I’m not being indecent! Don’t delay; this is a necessary process for magic casting! This is the only way!”
“Where’s the necessary process…? You’re touching her… Hey! Don’t touch her!”
“Can’t I touch my own mother?! You’re unreasonable! Can you stop being so petty?!”
“?!”
Xial pressed down tightly.
Her small chest almost glued to Xue Fei’s even flatter one.
She could hear Princess Xue Fei’s hurried breathing up close, and the breaths brushing against her face actually made Xial feel a bit dazed.
Ugh… it must be my filial piety.
The heart pounding from just now must be from that valid feeling of gratitude! I’ve said I’m not being indecent!
Xiya wanted to pull her away right now.
But since she was indeed helping Xue Fei, there was no reason to pull her away!
Xiya had heard that there’s a way to release magic through physical contact; as long as they touch each other’s bodies, they can establish a magical connection through close-range magical energy transmission.
But… if that’s the case, can’t you just hold her hand? Is it really necessary to have your whole body pressed on top?!
No…
Since it logically doesn’t make sense…
It means that the approach Xial thought of for initiating magic isn’t “physical contact.”
But maybe…!
At this point, it was too late to think.
Because Xial had already decided to go for broke to ensure the safety of Princess Xue Fei!
“Princess Xue Fei… I will help you…”
Kiss~~
As both of their youthful bodies pressed completely together,
it also meant that their cherry lips touched at last.
Xial softly kissed downwards, eyes closed, implementing her “great rebellion.”
At the same time, she also practiced her utmost filial piety.
………………………………..
A thousand years ago.
The talented young girl had made an arrogant statement.
“Hah? When I have someone I respect? Directly getting a doubling effect through a kiss? Come on! The world is so mediocre, I don’t know anyone I could respect; it’s laughable, searching the world, such a person wouldn’t exist at all! Impossible? Clearly, it’s absolutely!”
