Volume 4 Chapter 115

Volume 4 + Chapter 115: They’re Looking Down On Us Way Too Much!

Atiya rushed into the dining hall, her arms full of documents, which she placed directly in front of Xia Yi.

“Your Highness, this is bad—this is really bad! Something terrible has happened! Please, take a look!”

Xia Yi found it strange. Atiya was usually composed and would never lose her bearings like this.

She looked over the documents and saw that they appeared to be intelligence reports, with a single envelope resting on top.

Judging by the type of envelope and the seal stamped upon it…

As a princess of the Dragon Royal Family, Xia Yi recognized it immediately. This letter was no ordinary correspondence—it came from the Crimson Empire.

She picked it up, opened it, and read the contents.

“I’m not seeing things, am I?!” Xia Yi blinked. “The Crimson Empire is declaring war on the Dragon Kingdom?”

In an instant, her thoughts began racing.

Based on what she knew, before Elizabeth had repaired her bloodline, it would have been impossible for her to act so openly. With her strength still unstable, declaring war on another nation from the position of a bloodline sovereign would have been completely unnecessary.

But now that Elizabeth was doing exactly that, it meant she must have gained sufficient confidence.

And the source of that confidence could only be one thing—she had restored her bloodline through the Ninefold Imperial Blood.

Which meant—

Joshua’s plan had succeeded!

For Xia Yi, this was undoubtedly good news.

“Your Highness, this is terrible,” Atiya said in shock. “The Vampire Clan are preparing to launch a large-scale war between superior races!”

“That wicked woman sent the declaration of war directly here. That alone proves she has no intention of letting the Dragon Clan off the hook—wait!!”

Xia Yi noticed that there was additional text on the back of the declaration. After reading it, her eyes widened in disbelief.

[…Before the Vampire Clan, the Dragon Clan will stand no chance—only total annihilation awaits.

The Vampire Clan of today are invincible, wielding power from the age of myth.

In the name of the Progenitor God of the Vampire Clan, I offer the Dragon Clan a promise. Should you wish to avoid defeat in this war, you may make the following choice.

Have the Silver Dragon Princess, Xia Yi · Christie, don a wedding gown and come to the Crimson Empire, willingly becoming my little blood supply.

Once the Dragon Clan has displayed sufficient sincerity, and with this declaration of war as proof, you may apply for peace talks with the Vampire Clan. We may then consider it.]

“Damn it! What—what is this supposed to mean?!” Xia Yi slammed the declaration onto the table in fury. “Does that wicked woman really think I’m that easy to bully?!”

This was outright contempt.

She wanted Xia Yi to wear a wedding dress, go to the Vampire Clan, and become that woman’s personal blood supply?

To be held in Elizabeth’s arms, bitten day after day?

It was an unspeakable humiliation.

“Your Highness, why are you so angry?” Atiya leaned in.

But after seeing that portion of the declaration, even she couldn’t suppress her anger.

“This is far too excessive!”

“That wicked woman is clearly looking down on our Dragon Clan!”

The more Xia Yi thought about it, the angrier she became.

Rage.

Rage.

Rage!!

She couldn’t stand it anymore!

“Elizabeth! You want me to be your blood supply?! In your dreams!!”

Xia Yi clenched the declaration in both hands, ready to tear it to shreds, and stormed out of the dining hall in a fury.

……

Dragon Royal Palace, Xia Lulu’s office.

“Lucia, how are things progressing in Golde?” Xia Lulu asked the red dragon maid before her.

“Reporting to Her Majesty, Lord Gran has indeed made some progress in Golde,” Lucia replied.

Just a few days earlier, Gran had reported new developments regarding the situation in Golde.

Because the matter required extreme secrecy, Xia Lulu had ordered Lucia to secretly travel to Golde to meet with Gran. After learning the details, she was to return immediately to the Dragon Royal Palace and report directly to Xia Lulu.

“Your Majesty, first, regarding the Black Coffin…”

Lucia paused, used magic to scan the surroundings, and only continued after confirming that no one was outside the corridor.

“According to the Princess, the Black Coffin vanished into the depths of Golde’s ocean.”

“Yes. Xia Yi witnessed this herself,” Xia Lulu confirmed.

That was precisely why she had sent Gran there—to search for the Black Coffin.

“As for the Black Coffin’s whereabouts, Lord Gran wishes to offer his apologies. He has yet to locate the coffin itself. However, based on the Princess’s description, he has discovered an ancient ruin-city beneath the sea—the very place where the Black Coffin disappeared!”

“……” Xia Lulu narrowed her eyes.

“Much of the ancient ruin-city was destroyed by the legendary beast, but the remaining structures still preserved fragments of information. Lord Gran was able to decipher traces of the Old World’s existence. Unfortunately, what remains are mostly fragmented records and cannot be assembled into a complete history. Your Majesty, the information extracted from the ruin-city has been compiled into an important dossier for your review.”

Lucia produced an extremely confidential archive.

Xia Lulu opened it and skimmed through the contents.

The information was fragmented and chaotic.

Yet many of the pieces aligned closely with Xia Yi’s description of the Old World.

It seemed that before the Beast of Envy went berserk, what Xia Yi saw had been intact—allowing her to understand the Old World’s origin and end.

Judging from these reports, reconstructing a complete history would now be exceedingly difficult.

“Your Majesty, Lord Gran is continuing to analyze the remaining data, while also persisting in the search for the Black Coffin. Additionally, he asked me to convey one particularly important statement to you.”

Lucia paused.

“Before reaching the ancient ruin-city, finding the Black Coffin in the vast ocean of Golde seemed nearly impossible. But after entering the ruin-city, I felt an extremely strong premonition—as though I might personally behold the location of the Black Coffin. That is what Lord Gran wished me to convey.”

“I understand,” Xia Lulu said softly, nodding.

Her emotions were complicated.

She wished the Black Coffin would disappear from this world forever—never to be found.

But a voice deep within her warned her to stop clinging to false hopes. Everything had already been set in motion—

‘The return of the True King shall require the False King as blood sacrifice.’

Fate… was closing in.

There was no escaping it.

“Your Majesty, someone is approaching,” Lucia reminded her. “Judging by the footsteps, it should be the Princess. If there are no further instructions, I will take my leave.”

“Very well. You may go, Lucia,” Xia Lulu nodded.

After Lucia left the office, just as she had said, the next person quickly pushed the door open.

A silver-haired loli, puffed up with rage like an angry pufferfish, charged inside.

“Xia Lulu! I’m going to flatten the Crimson Empire!!”