Volume 6 Chapter 20

Volume 6 + Chapter 20: I Don’t Care At All 

Xia Yi sat at her desk, writing something nonstop, her pen racing across the page.

“……”

Serra stood quietly to the side, silently watching Xia Yi’s back.

Ever since Xia Yi returned to her room just now, Serra had noticed it, her princess seemed to be in a bad mood, and had even cried.

Could it be that Xia Yi had been bullied outside?

That thought briefly surfaced in Serra’s mind, but she quickly dismissed it as unlikely.

Within the Dragon Clan’s imperial palace, Xia Yi was always the one who bullied others, who would dare bully her?

Even the Dragon Clan’s grand mages could hardly withstand her antics.

If anything, there was only one possible explanation…

Having served Xia Yi for many years, her personal maid quickly picked up on some clues, could it be related to Her Majesty the Queen?

Based on what important day was approaching recently, Serra could already make a fairly accurate guess.

“Mhm, all done!”

Xia Yi lifted the sheet of paper, now filled with writing.

“Serra!”

“I am here, Your Highness. What are your orders?”

Serra stepped forward and noticed that Xia Yi, who had seemed quite dejected earlier, now appeared to be in a much better mood after writing something.

She couldn’t help but feel curious, what was written on that paper?

“Serra, I want to send a letter. In my name. Deliver it to Fox Radish.” Xia Yi said. “Also known as the current Nine-Tailed Fox Emperor of the fox clan, Yue Liu.”

“Your Highness, this must be something important, correct?”

“Yes, very important. It concerns the future fate of the fox clan. Serra, you can take a look.”

“Understood.”

Serra took the paper and quickly skimmed through its contents, then immediately sensed something was off.

It was the kind of absurdity that remained shocking no matter how many times one looked at it.

The recipient of this letter was the reigning Nine-Tailed Fox Emperor Yue Liu. The opening was full of polite formalities, but the real issue lay in what followed.

In the name of an ally, Xia Yi demanded that Yue Liu fulfill her request in Fox Hill and enact a certain policy, one that was notoriously infamous: the “Osmanthus Cake Act.”

“Your Highness… are you serious?” Serra asked.

“Of course!”

Xia Yi’s answer rang out firmly, this was no joke, she truly meant it.

“I’m going to make Fox Radish implement the Osmanthus Cake Act across the fox clan! As my ally, she has no reason to refuse! And she’ll definitely understand my good intentions. This is all for turning Fox Hill into my experimental ground, oh, no! I mean, into a land of happiness!”

“A land of happiness…”

Just imagining the consequences if the Osmanthus Cake Act were truly implemented, what kind of terrifying scene would that be?

More like hell.

“Serra, don’t you think so? Osmanthus cake is the best!” Xia Yi said. “Everyone should come to appreciate its wonderfulness!”

“Your Highness’s ideas are truly… imaginative. If the past Dragon Kings were to learn of the Osmanthus Cake Act, they would surely be astonished. Such a bold policy, within the Dragon Clan… no, across this entire land, it would be unprecedented, unmatched in history. Your future will surely be recorded in the annals as a Dragon King.”

“Becoming a Dragon King… that’s still far off…”

“Oh, right, Your Highness, there’s something I’d like to consult you about.”

Seeing that Xia Yi’s mood had improved, Serra took the opportunity to ask.

“What kind of gift do you like?”

“A gift?”

“Yes. In a few days, it should be your birthday. The palace will likely begin preparations.”

“……”

Xia Yi’s expression visibly dimmed.

She remained silent for a moment, then raised her head and spoke with an answer that didn’t quite match the question.

“Hmph. She can do whatever she wants. If she forgets, then so be it.”

“Your Highness?”

“I don’t particularly need any gifts anyway. Honestly, there’s nothing I really want right now…”

Xia Yi seemed distracted, her thoughts clearly elsewhere.

“Your Highness, then how should we prepare your birthday banquet?” Serra pressed on. “Would you like it to be grand?”

“A birthday banquet? No need.”

“No need?”

“I don’t need it at all. Only children celebrate birthdays. I don’t really care,” Xia Yi said calmly.

She truly didn’t think she cared about such things.

This was a banquet held by the Dragon Clan palace to celebrate the Silver Dragon Princess. If she looked forward to it, wouldn’t that mean she was anticipating the anniversary of her death as a human?

That would be nothing short of degeneracy.

And she refused to fall that low.

Back when she was a human Sword Saint, no one had ever celebrated her birthday anyway, she was long used to it.

So what if she didn’t celebrate it now, would she feel upset?

Not at all.

If anything, caring about such things would be strange.

After all, she was a noble and unyielding Sword Saint.

“Serra, the birthday banquet hasn’t been prepared yet, right?”

“Not yet. It was originally planned, but since you’ve said so…”

“Mm, then just cancel it, wait!”

Xia Yi had intended to cancel the banquet, but suddenly realized something.

A birthday banquet, wasn’t that the perfect opportunity?

On that day, everyone would let their guard down, creating the perfect chance for her to stir up trouble.

Heh, heh, heh.

“Serra, don’t cancel the banquet. Arrange it according to the usual scale!”

…

…

“La la la~ la la la~ I’m a happy dragon maid, I’ve finally been promoted today~”

The cheerful little green dragon maid hummed as she carried out her daily cleaning duties in the Dragon Clan palace.

Now that Elly had successfully become a full-fledged royal maid, she worked with boundless enthusiasm, feeling as if she had endless energy, like she had broken past her limits!

“Elly.” A familiar voice sounded behind her.

This time, instead of being startled, Elly’s face lit up with a smile as she turned and bowed to Xia Yi.

“Your Highness, good afternoon! Are you here to see my mom, ah, I mean, me?”

“Yes. Elly, you once told me that you’d be willing to do anything for me, right?”

“Of course! Your Highness, as long as I can repay your kindness, I’d do anything! Even stand against the entire world!!”

Elly declared her resolve with complete sincerity.

“Oh? Against the entire world? Good, very good. That’s exactly the determination I need. Now, the time has come to make use of you.”

“Your Highness, please tell me, what do you need me to do?” Elly asked eagerly. “I’ll definitely be useful!”

Xia Yi smiled, a meaningful smile. After a full ten seconds, she spoke a line that was nothing short of shocking.

“Elly, help me blow up the Dragon Clan palace.”

Elly’s expression froze completely, as if petrified. Her brain stalled, and after a long pause, she managed to squeeze out a single word, 

“Ah?”

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