111. The Women Were Fighting
Xia Yi stood on the windowsill, watching the lights in the Dragon Palace extinguish one by one, gradually sinking into the silence of the deep night.
The night sky was clear tonight, cloudless, with the bright moonlight showering down, covering the silver-haired loli.
"Hmm hmm hmm…!"
Xia Yi spread her arms wide, standing on the edge, embracing the night wind.
"Not bad, tonight is definitely a very good stage, perfect for revenge against Xia Lulu!!"
To wash away the shame of the past, tonight was the night!
"Alright, time to act… Uh-oh!"
Creak.
The door suddenly opened, startling Xia Yi.
Outside stood the big sister of the red dragon maids, with the corridor light stretching her shadow long.
"Your Highness, aren't you going to rest?" Sera sighed softly.
"You, why are you here!!"
"Your Highness, standing by the window, chattering away, you really do attract attention."
"Is that so?!"
Xia Yi looked down.
She saw dragon guards gathering below, clueless, among them members of the Royal Maid Corps.
"Your Highness, what are you doing!! Standing there, it's very dangerous!"
Elly was among them.
Others were also murmuring, thinking Xia Yi was up to something again.
"Your Highness, I must remind you," Sera said, "although I don't know what you plan to do, things are getting out of hand, and the whole palace will know you're up late, causing mischief again."
"So what!"
"The Queen will know soon, and then, your breakfast tomorrow might very well include broccoli."
"Broccoli?!"
Hearing this word, Xia Yi's face changed.
"Not just broccoli, your menu might get further 'upgraded'."
Sera didn't specify, but it was clear there were more foods Xia Yi detested behind the broccoli.
Just the thought was enough to turn Xia Yi pale.
"Your Highness, you've been causing trouble quite frequently lately, to get you to focus, we might have to confiscate your comic books temporarily."
"That's impossible!!"
"The Queen has indeed been considering this, which means it will depend on your recent behavior. As it stands, it's very likely to go against your wishes."
"No, without my comics, I can't live!!" Xia Yi shook her head in protest, "Comics are one of my motivations to live!!"
"Yes, Your Highness, you should make a rational choice, go back to bed and sleep at night," Sera suggested, "You'd better be a good girl for a while, otherwise, the consequences will be unbearable for you."
"This, this…"
Xia Yi wavered, her head drooping, very dejected.
Sera thought that after hearing all this, the little princess would obediently soften.
After all, the Princess was just…
"Just a silly loli, a little scare and she'll be frightened, right?"
Xia Yi's lips curled into a mysterious smile, slowly lifting her head, even preempting Sera's thoughts.
"I've been underestimated, Sera."
"Eh, Your Highness, why suddenly…?"
Sera felt the Princess's demeanor change, as if she became a different person.
As if Xia Yi's fear was all an act, her eyes now calm and composed.
"Sorry, Sera, I won't continue to fall! Tonight, I will complete my revenge and make Xia Lulu pay the price!"
"What are you talking about?"
"I've been patient for so long, waiting for this moment, to give up? Impossible, today is special, no other day will do. In fact, even if the sky falls today, it won't stop my actions!"
Xia Yi's attitude became more defiant.
"Everything is within my calculations! I've already gained all the advantages, enough to make Xia Lulu lose everything!"
Sera really couldn't understand what Xia Yi was trying to express.
But one thing was certain—
The Princess's condition had worsened.
Ah, this is bad.
Sera looked at the Princess's now overly confident expression, and her peculiar affection acted up again.
She really wanted to see the Princess with tears in her eyes, defeated.
After being humiliated, with a red face, still stubbornly arguing, it would be so cute, wouldn't it?
"Three."
Xia Yi raised three fingers, starting an inexplicable countdown.
"It's useless, Your Highness, I'm watching you, you can't do anything."
"Two."
"Besides, there are other members of the Royal Maid Corps, as well as dragon guards, watching."
"One."
"You should just give up."
Whoosh————————————
A piercing alarm suddenly cut through the air without warning, echoing across the sky.
The entire Dragon Palace was now blaring with the sound of the alarm.
Sera was stunned for half a second, thinking an intruder had breached the Dragon Palace, and turned to check the situation outside.
The dragon guards were also instantly on high alert.
"Quick, quick!! Check what's wrong with the alarm system!"
The dragon guards immediately sprang into action.
"Whoa!! Why did the alarm system go off?! Is there an intruder?"
"No, wait!"
Sera realized what was happening.
She turned back to find Xia Yi had vanished.
The alarm had diverted everyone's attention, creating a gap.
Xia Yi had used this gap to escape, and now no one knew where she had gone.
It was like a magic trick.
"The Princess is gone!"
Outside, someone noticed Xia Yi's disappearance.
The dragon guard captain, about to order a search for the Princess, was interrupted by one of his subordinates rushing over.
"Captain, captain!! We found the culprit!"
A dragon guard waved a piece of paper, rushing back in a panic.
"Captain, this was left on the alarm device, you'll understand once you see it!"
The dragon guard captain took the paper and almost rolled his eyes back, fainting.
There was a line written—
I did it!
And a ghost face drawn by the culprit.
It was clearly Xia Yi's doing!
"This princess, always causing trouble. Everyone, let's move and find the Princess quickly, don't let her cause more chaos, or the Queen will be furious!" the captain ordered.
The others also mobilized.
Sera walked to the window, looking at the dragon palace that should have been quieting down, now bustling again because of her actions.
In some ways, the Princess was indeed very impressive.
Now with the strength of a third-tier, she acted with the capability of a sixth-tier troublemaker, making everyone helpless against her.
"Princess, you really are bold, this is truly beyond salvaging now… I might as well give you a little push."
Sera smiled, ready to take action.
In fact, after seeing the Princess sneak into the kitchen last night to prepare something, she had already decided to do this.
…
…
The dragon loli in pajamas stood in front of the mirror.
The candlelight burned slowly in the dim room, filling Xia Lulu's bedroom with an almost imperceptible sense of oppression.
Xia Lulu stood motionless, looking at her reflection.
That's how she looked, silver hair, silver eyes, never growing taller.
It seemed that many years had passed, and yet, there seemed to be no change in her.
However, Xia Lulu's world had completely changed.
The people around her were now entirely different.
"…Time to sleep."
Xia Lulu walked to her bed, lifted the covers, and lay down.
Although she might have to work overtime or deal with urgent matters personally.
But on this day every year, no matter what, she would clear her schedule and go to bed early.
…
Xia Lulu dreamed.
She dreamed of the past.
At that time, Xia Lulu was still a princess in the Dragon Palace.
Her mother was also by her side.
"Mother!" Xia Lulu exclaimed joyfully as she threw herself into her mother's arms.
This was her birth mother, the Queen Consort of the Black Dragon King Gerka.
Xia Lulu's mother, like Xia Lulu, had long silver hair and silver eyes.
Compared to Xia Lulu, who was still a beauty in the making, her mother was already a peerless beauty with a complexion like ice and jade, a smile that could topple cities, a perfect figure, and elegant manners. She always wore a simple white dress, as if she were a goddess descended to earth.
Her mother possessed an extremely pure Silver Dragon lineage.
"Xia Lulu, have you caused trouble again?" Xia Lulu's mother gently touched her head.
"I-I haven't… Mother, why do you always assume that when you see me?" Xia Lulu muttered.
"Did you burn Grandmaster Gran's beard? I ran into him earlier."
"…" Xia Lulu's gaze wandered.
"You're always so mischievous," Xia Lulu's mother pinched her cheek, "always playing around, which isn't very good. Your father, the Dragon King, is almost angry."
"Anyway, I'm not the future successor of the dragon race; I don't need to be that outstanding. That kind of thing should be left to my elder brother!"
"But you can't stay a child forever, right? Or does Xia Lulu want to always be a child?"
"Then… never mind! Mother, later, I'll go apologize to Grandmaster Gran," Xia Lulu replied.
In her heart, she greatly admired her mother.
Always polite to everyone, sensible, and dignified in her actions, many in the Dragon Palace admired her mother, who was very respected.
The gap between herself and her mother was still significant.
"Xia Lulu, aren't you going to find your father, the Dragon King? They should be waiting for you."
"I don't want to go; I want to find Mother."
"The star of the banquet is absent and runs here instead, really… cough cough!"
"Mother, what's wrong?!"
"It's nothing."
Xia Lulu's mother shook her head, adjusting her breathing.
"Don't worry about it; it's not a big problem."
Although Xia Lulu didn't say it, she felt uncomfortable in her heart.
Her mother's health was getting worse, and even though her father, the Dragon King, had brought in many excellent physicians and spent a lot of money, her mother's condition did not improve.
The dragon race believed it was a bloodline curse.
In fact, by the time it reached her mother's generation, the purity of the Silver Dragon lineage was not as high.
But Xia Lulu's mother was an anomaly, displaying an astonishing purity of lineage, almost like the silver dragon royalty of ancient times, extremely pure. Because of this, she was chosen to enter the Dragon Palace and became the Queen Consort of the Black Dragon King.
However, this anomaly also came with significant flaws. Xia Lulu's mother had been frail since childhood, initially unable to fight for long periods. But since giving birth to Xia Lulu, her condition worsened, and now she could only stay in her room, rarely seeing anyone.
Xia Lulu's mother didn't mind much because her daughter didn't have such flaws.
It seemed that after combining with the lineage of the Black Dragon King, Xia Lulu, as a descendant, not only inherited the Royal Silver Dragon bloodline but also compensated for the flaws of her mother's generation.
But…
Xia Lulu lowered her head.
It all felt as if she had stripped away her mother's vitality.
"Daughter, why the sudden urge to cry?"
"I'm not."
Xia Lulu's mother, somewhat helplessly, guessed what her daughter was thinking.
But she had a way to cheer up her daughter.
"Xia Lulu, close your eyes."
"What is it, Mother?"
"Do as I say, and your mood will improve soon."
Despite many questions in her heart, Xia Lulu complied.
Then, Xia Lulu's mother took her hand and led her from the room to the small courtyard outside.
When she opened her eyes, Xia Lulu saw an unforgettable scene.
In the night sky, colorful fireworks blossomed, reflecting in Xia Lulu's silver eyes and illuminating her adorable face.
"Do you like it? Xia Lulu." Xia Lulu's mother asked.
"Mother, did you prepare this for me!"
"Yes."
"I love it!"
Xia Lulu replied without hesitation.
Her eyes sparkled, and a smile bloomed across her face as she gazed at the scene before her, the important people in her life and the dazzling fireworks, wanting to etch this moment into her memory forever.
Her father, the Dragon King, wasn't too fond of such spectacles in the Dragon Palace, considering them to be mere accidents produced by human alchemists, devoid of value.
Therefore, there weren't supposed to be any fireworks today…
But Xia Lulu's mother had still prepared them, even though she would later face the Black Dragon King's reprimand.
All because Xia Lulu liked them.
Xia Lulu's mother smiled gently and said, "Xia Lulu, I hope that in the future…"
…
Xia Lulu opened her eyes.
She had woken up.
As expected, she couldn't sleep.
Her expression was somewhat complex.
Then, lying in bed, she heard the alarm outside the window. The once peaceful Dragon Palace had become noisy again.
What was happening?
Xia Lulu frowned slightly.
But she was in no mood to deal with these things now.
Most likely, something had happened, but then the alarm stopped, indicating one thing: the situation was under control again.
She decided to go back to sleep.
Xia Lulu thought.
No matter what, she wanted to fall asleep before midnight.
…
Meanwhile, in a certain part of the Dragon Palace.
A pair of red dragon maid sisters were in a standoff.
Lucia's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Sera, on the other hand, had a very calm expression, showing no sign of backing down.
"Sera, step aside."
"Sorry, sister, I can't."
"What do you mean by this? Are you trying to protect the Princess?"
"Sister, do you really think this is protection?"
"Of course, the entire Dragon Palace is looking for the Princess, and only you are stopping us from finding her."
Lucia glanced over.
Next to Sera, there were many palace guards she had defeated.
Something strange had happened.
Someone had already discovered the Princess's whereabouts and was about to pursue her.
At that moment, Sera, a member of the Royal Maid Corps, suddenly appeared and blocked the guards.
She even told the guards not to look for the Princess.
The guards were very confused, but no matter how they explained, Sera refused to budge.
Having no other choice, the guards decided to take forceful measures.
And so, Sera fought back.
That's how it came to this.
Now, it was up to Lucia, also a member of the Royal Maid Corps and Sera's biological sister, to handle the situation.
The current standoff ensued.
Faced with her sister's questioning, Sera replied calmly, "Right now, I can't let anyone go to the Princess. As the Princess herself said, tonight is special. Missing tonight's opportunity is absolutely unacceptable."
"No way."
"Are you betraying the Queen?"
"Sister, as the Princess's personal maid, it's natural for me to protect her safety. I'm worried others might harm her, and since the Queen has ordered me to take good care of the Princess, without new orders, I made a judgment and took action to fulfill my duty."
"That's preposterous!"
Lucia was tired of arguing with her sister. It was pointless, and direct action was more effective than words.
Her murderous intent suddenly erupted.
In the blink of an eye, she charged forward, reaching Sera with incredible speed, her skirt billowing as she raised her leg.
Sera's pupils contracted, her instincts kicked in, and without overthinking, she raised her hand to block. Then, her leg, covered in maid's black stockings, struck her sister's arm.
Boom!
Under the exaggerated strength of the dragon race, Sera was pushed back several meters, but as a red dragon herself, her physical strength was also extraordinary, or else she wouldn't have joined the Royal Maid Corps.
"Oh no, sister, what are you trying to do…?" Sera laughed.
It had been a long time since the sisters had fought. Since Sera entered the Dragon Palace, it had been almost a hundred years, right?
"Isn't it obvious?" Lucia said sternly, "That's to teach you, a disobedient sister, a lesson you deserve."
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