113. It Was So Sweet
Two massive red dragons were constantly colliding, and with each impact, it felt as if the air itself was vibrating.
Drawn by the loud noises, the dragon guards gathered around, watching the scene with indecision.
"Are those the red dragon sisters from the Royal Maid Corps?" one guard asked.
"Yes, that's Lucia and Sera," another replied.
"Why are they fighting?"
"It's not very clear, but it seems Sera won't allow other dragons to approach the Princess, claiming it's to ensure her safety. Someone disagreed and got knocked out by Sera. When Lucia found out, she confronted her."
"Should we… do something about it? Maybe try to break it up?"
The dragon guards discussed among themselves.
But the last question silenced everyone.
Because what they were witnessing was a fight between women.
And not just any women, but formidable ones, fighting desperately.
It was serious.
Lucia and Sera, like two blazing meteors, tangled in mid-air, spewing fierce flames from their mouths, the heat distorting the space around them.
This level of combat was beyond the capabilities of ordinary dragon guards.
What a situation!
In everyone's memory, Lucia was a rational and calm dragon, while Sera was a proper and reliable maid.
Yet the two least likely to clash were now fighting as if their lives depended on it.
This was a tricky situation, as infighting within the Royal Maid Corps was rare.
But everyone found it somewhat entertaining.
After all, watching beautiful women fight was strangely fascinating.
Among the onlookers, one person was particularly anxious.
"Stop, please stop! Don't fight anymore!"
Elly was at the bottom, waving her arms and shouting at the top of her lungs:
"Please, no more fighting!!"
But Lucia and Sera were completely oblivious to Elly's pleas.
The beautiful sisters laughed wildly as they brawled, even shedding scales in the process, their hot dragon blood spilling and scorching the ground.
Elly stomped her foot, steeled her heart, and transformed into her true dragon form, roaring as she flew into the fray.
She happened to wedge herself between Lucia and Sera.
Elly used hardening!
The sudden intrusion startled the red dragon sisters, who instinctively held back their punches.
But it was too late to fully retract, and the three dragons collided.
Thud!
The three dragons fell from the sky together.
Elly's eyes were spinning, and she kept muttering for the two to stop fighting.
Lucia and Sera shook their heads to clear them, got up from the ground, and calmed down a bit, realizing they had gone too far today.
"Elly, are you alright?" Lucia helped Elly to her feet.
"Ah… I'm fine!"
"Elly, you're too reckless," Sera said with a helpless smile.
"Because… because I don't want to see you fight!" Elly said. "I was afraid something would happen to you!"
Now, both Lucia and Sera felt a bit embarrassed.
Being worried about by a junior was indeed a lapse in their seniority.
Perhaps it was the focus on the battle that made Lucia realize only now that there had been fireworks going off in the distance.
"Lucia, those fireworks… could it be the Princess?" Lucia asked. "Did you stop us to buy time for the Princess?"
"Yes."
Sera nodded.
"I knew the Princess might do something, but I didn't expect it to be fireworks."
Lucia wanted to ask why her sister hadn't mentioned it earlier.
But then she thought, even if she had, it wouldn't have mattered. Both she and the other dragon guards would have tried to stop it.
In the entire palace, only Sera, as the Princess's sole personal maid, would do such a thing, even risking punishment from the Queen to help the Princess.
Lucia felt a pang of emotion.
Looking at her sister now, she realized how much Sera had changed.
…
Boom~
The fireworks burst forth once more.
Xia Lulu looked at the small box held by Xia Yi, her expression changing.
She blinked in surprise and asked, "Xia Yi, is this for me?"
"Um…"
Xia Yi nodded, her ears burning.
She had prepared for this moment for a very long time.
It all started with another plan of hers—to find Xia Lulu's weakness from the dragon king's memoirs in the dragon library.
That's when Xia Yi took a series of actions, enlisting her pet hamster in a thrilling covert operation to sneak into the dragon library and quietly take the memoirs of the former king, Gerka.
That night, as she secretly read Gerka's memoirs in her room, she discovered an odd fact. On that day, Xia Lulu didn't seem particularly happy; it was as if she was just going through the motions.
The oddity lay there.
At the time, she was puzzled and couldn't understand the reason, but she felt it was a useful piece of information, so she quietly took note of it, after all, the memoirs of the dragon kings wouldn't lie.
Later on, Xia Yi coerced Elly into the archives to look for information related to Xia Lulu.
While perusing the trivial records of the Dragon Palace, she stumbled upon something.
It was that during Xia Lulu's afternoon tea, the frequency of a particular dessert's appearance was slightly higher than the others.
It wasn't very obvious, and one wouldn't notice without paying close attention.
It was matcha cake.
Xia Yi etched this dessert into her memory.
She reasonably speculated that this must be one of Xia Lulu's favorite sweets.
At that moment, the outline of a plan began to take shape in Xia Yi's mind.
Of course, what made her decide to go through with the plan was the trip to the Purple Kite Valley.
In Purple Kite Valley, she encountered Dorothea, Xia Lulu's friend.
Their relationship was not simple.
In Purple Kite Valley, Xia Yi faced a series of dangers, but fortunately, Xia Lulu appeared and averted the threats.
Before leaving, Dorothea, perhaps annoyed with Xia Lulu, whispered a secret about Xia Lulu into Xia Yi's ear.
It was about Xia Lulu's childhood love for fireworks.
Xia Yi also kept this in mind.
Thus, a plan gradually took form in her heart.
To keep this secret from being exposed, Xia Yi played a game of wits with Xia Lulu, making her believe that the secret she had learned from Dorothea was that the younger Xia Lulu used to act cute around Dorothea.
The gamble paid off.
She had bet correctly!
Armed with these three crucial pieces of information, Xia Yi was convinced that she had the means to defeat Xia Lulu.
Before, every step I took seemed to be a disaster, but in fact, they were all paving the way for my success.
Today, my plan is my strongest trump card!
I'm about to win!
Xia Yi believed she had victory in her grasp.
"Take a look…!"
Xia Yi mustered her courage and pushed the small box into Xia Lulu's hands.
Xia Lulu took the small box, opened it, and couldn't help but be surprised; inside was a matcha cake.
"I made this with my own hands! Try it quickly, I stayed up all night to make this cake!" Xia Yi said.
In fact, after becoming a dragon, she had never cooked.
However, fortunately, during her time as a Human Sword Saint, she traveled everywhere, challenging formidable foes, and for survival, she definitely needed to cook for herself.
Although her cooking skills were not on the level of a famous chef, they were still quite acceptable.
That night, as she rebuilt her culinary skills, Xia Yi spent some time, but thankfully the matcha cake was successfully made.
She hid the matcha cake in the refrigerator to keep it fresh, to be taken out for tonight's action.
Humph humph humph!
Xia Lulu, just try it, this is my proud creation.
Eat it, then show your weakness!
Let me defeat you!
Xia Yi was very much looking forward to it.
"Since it's something my daughter made by hand, I'll give it a try."
Xia Lulu picked up a fork, cut a small piece, and under Xia Yi's watchful eye, put it in her mouth to taste.
"How does it taste, does it suit your palate?"
Xia Yi was extremely nervous at this moment, as if her heart had reached her throat.
Xia Lulu lowered her head, the shadow cast by her silver bangs hiding her eyes.
For a moment, Xia Yi couldn't see the expression of the Silver Dragon Queen.
"Thank you."
"Eh?"
Xia Yi felt that she vaguely heard Xia Lulu thanking her?
Was she thanking her?
Impossible.
For a moment, the silver-haired loli couldn't help but be stunned; she had never heard these two words from Xia Lulu's mouth before.
Could it be that she heard wrong?
This outcome was beyond Xia Yi's expectations.
"Is this cake made for me?" Xia Lulu raised her head, looking at Xia Yi, "And the fireworks tonight, did you set them up too?"
"Huh? This, this… I actually, just did it casually! It seems you don't understand at all, Xia Lulu, I don't need to do these things to please you, get it? It's just casual, very easy to do, not planned for a long time!"
Xia Yi hurriedly explained.
She was feeling very guilty now, not daring to look Xia Lulu in the eye, and for some reason, she just didn't want to admit it directly.
It felt like… she had lost, and also lost the pride of being a Sword Saint.
That's the feeling, although she really did plan these evil schemes to make Xia Lulu show her weakness, but to admit it face to face would make it seem like she really liked Xia Lulu.
That can't be the case!
Absolutely!
"Casual, and deliberate are different, this is just casual, I, I wouldn't do anything special for you!" Xia Yi continued to emphasize.
Xia Lulu saw her daughter's reaction, smiled knowingly, a smile that was obviously from the heart.
Xia Yi had seen it before, and at this moment, her heartbeat inexplicably sped up, and she was stunned.
The silver-haired dragon stood in front of her, with the brilliant fireworks behind her, illuminating her smile.
Xia Yi actually wanted to remember this scene forever.
Then Xia Lulu's white feet stepped on the grass, walked up to Xia Yi, and their cheeks were very close for a moment.
Xia Lulu made a move, pressed against Xia Yi's cheek, and left a light kiss.
"I had a lot of fun today," Xia Lulu said softly.
Xia Yi felt the gentle touch, her mind went blank, as if it had overloaded.
Mother kissed me.
She recognized this fact.
Joy and happiness surged like a tide, enveloping her.
So happy.
So happy!!
Xia Yi unconsciously showed a smile.
The little princess's tail wagged happily.
At this moment, Xia Yi's hand felt a slight sting, bringing her back to her senses, and she glanced down to see the mark of the Holy Sword lighting up.
The Holy Sword was reminding her.
Oh, right!
I am the Human Sword Saint!!
Xia Yi almost forgot, what a close call.
I must not get lost in these degenerated thoughts, mustn't forget my goal, my original intention!
It's Xia Lulu who made me like this, and she always teases me, making fun of me.
How can I just let it go!
I want revenge, I want to teach Xia Lulu a lesson, to deal with her, to show her!
To let her know that I am not to be trifled with!
Xia Yi realized.
Yes, I acted to expose Xia Lulu's weakness, and now is the time for her biggest weakness.
It's time to act!
"Mother!"
Xia Yi suddenly raised her voice.
At the same time, she reached out her little hand and grabbed Xia Lulu's sleeve of her nightgown.
"What is it?" Xia Lulu tilted her head.
"Can, can…"
All my efforts were for this moment!
And now that the time has come, I must not waste it.
You're done for, Xia Lulu, you're completely finished.
Come on, it's time for you to witness the terror of the Human Sword Saint!
"Can you pat my head?" Xia Yi shyly requested.
"Of course."
Xia Lulu lifted her head and gently rubbed her daughter's silver hair.
Hehehe.
Xia Yi's face also bloomed with a smile, feeling very satisfied with her mother touching her head, it was such a wonderful feeling~!
She enjoyed it, going along with it.
At the same time, she noticed there was cream on her cheek.
Perhaps it was because her mother had just tasted the cake and then kissed her?
The little princess scraped the cake off her cheek with her finger and then licked it.
The taste of the cream—
So sweet~!
Come on holy sword don't be a boomer. You also enjoyed 🤣
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