Chapter 122
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Volume 2 + Chapter 122: Refined And Handsome
Serra remembered the name “Thousand Kill” — she was that reckless assassin who had destroyed Princess Xia Yi’s beloved Froggy Wallet, and was ultimately beaten to a pulp by the furious princess.
“She’s the assassin you managed to persuade before, right?” Serra asked.
“Mm, actually, I’ve kept in contact with her since,” Xia Yi explained. “In secret, I assigned her some missions — like I told you earlier, she was the one helping me spread false information.”
“And how did it go?”
“She replied with, ‘Everything is ready except the east wind,’” Xia Yi said. “In other words, she’s completed the setup I asked for, and now it’s just waiting on our next move.”
“I see.”
“Serra, how’s the situation with the gangs?” Xia Yi asked.
It had already been several days since the grand gang gathering.
“After the gathering, there were indeed some gangs who were unhappy and started stirring up trouble behind the scenes. But Extreme Night and Iron Depth aren’t pushovers — they quickly cracked down hard on the unrest, making examples of them. After several days of clean-up, no one dares question you anymore, Princess.”
Serra added seriously:
“Right now, you’re the emperor of the gangs.”
“Extreme Night and Iron Depth really did a great job!” Xia Yi was very pleased.
Looks like her goal of becoming a gang superstar had been achieved.
Knock knock knock.
While the two were talking, there was a knock on the door.
To prevent leaks, Serra had specifically ordered that none of the servants come near this room lightly — so there was only one person it could be.
“Princess, may I come in?” came Lucius’s voice.
“Come in.”
With permission granted, Lucius entered.
“Apologies, Your Highness!”
When he came in, Xia Yi was briefly speechless.
The head of House Cavendish was wearing a large bathrobe, a face mask covering his face — clearly mid-skincare. Something urgent must have come up for him to rush over like this.
Seeing her father appear in such an undignified state before the princess, Serra’s blood pressure spiked.
Her hand trembled. She was on the verge of exploding.
But out of respect for Xia Yi’s presence, she held herself back as best she could.
“Father… what are you doing?”
“I’m doing my skincare routine,” Lucius replied matter-of-factly. “A man in middle age must take better care of himself! My dear daughter, you wouldn’t want your dad turning into some crusty old man, would you? Surely you’d prefer a refined and handsome papa!”
“I think you might look better as ashes…”
“My daughter, you’re being tsundere again, aren’t you?” Lucius chuckled. “Ah, I heard that lately… what’s it called again… oh right, ‘2D culture’! It’s very popular to have tsundere maid types!”
“……” Serra’s expression was gradually clouded with murderous intent.
Xia Yi sensed danger — Serra was about to explode.
She quickly intervened: “Lucius, you must have something important to report, right?”
“Oh, I nearly forgot!”
Lucius smacked his forehead.
“Apologies, Princess — back to the real matter. It’s about the emerging nobles.”
“Emerging nobles?” Xia Yi’s attention sharpened.
“Yes. I paid a hefty sum to get this information. Under the leadership of Arland Elvin, head of House Elvin, the emerging nobles convened an emergency meeting of the New Chamber of Commerce. At that meeting, they passed a special resolution — to recall all armed forces in the Korol region currently under the Chamber’s control.”
“The reason?”
“That part remains unknown. The contents of the emergency meeting are extremely confidential, known only to the nobles who attended in person. Even after disguising my servant’s identity and spending a fortune, we only managed to learn that much. As for the details and discussions… the emerging nobles refuse to speak.”
Xia Yi fell into thought.
This sounded like a serious warning.
Her plan using Thousand Kill to mislead House Elvin with false intel must have worked.
If they had uncovered her true identity, they would’ve already fled with their wealth.
But instead, they believed they’d found a flaw in the Cavendish family — and now they were staying to strike.
Confident in their control over the security forces, the emerging nobles were arrogantly remaining in place.
Which meant they could be captured all in one swoop.
“Looks like Thousand Kill really came through, Serra.” Xia Yi turned to her. “Sorry… this means dragging the Cavendish family into this.”
“No need to apologize, Princess. This is only right. In fact, it’s our honor,” Serra smiled. “If we’re to be the bait, let’s do it thoroughly. I’m sure my father will be more than willing — when we reach the final stage of the plan, we’ll definitely buy plenty of time.”
“Eh? Princess? What are you and Serra talking about?” Lucius looked completely lost.
He didn’t know anything about Thousand Kill, let alone Xia Yi’s plan.
He only had a terrible premonition — that his daughter was—
Setting him up!
Something was wrong. Time to retreat!
“Princess, I just remembered something urgent — my… laundry! I haven’t taken it in yet! You two go on, call me if you need anything!”
Lucius turned and tried to flee.
Serra’s skirt twitched — several throwing knives appeared between her fingers, which she flicked out effortlessly.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
The gleaming knives embedded themselves in the wall in front of Lucius. He froze, too scared to move. His face mask slipped off. Not a scratch on him — the precision was perfect.
Serra’s mastery of throwing knives was truly astonishing.
Was this… a maid’s special combat skill?
Xia Yi couldn’t help but admire it inwardly.
“Hehe… Father, it’s time for you to prove your value as the head of House Cavendish,” Serra said sweetly. “This is your moment to demonstrate loyalty to Her Highness. Please set an example in front of me.”
“Daughter… do I… have any right to refuse?” Lucius’s cheek twitches.
“Of course not~!” Serra cheerfully replied.
Watching this scene, Xia Yi was speechless.
Still, she couldn’t stay at the Cavendish estate any longer — it was time to move to the next stage of her plan.
…
Inside the Elvin estate.
“You called for me, Young Master Oba? I was just looking for a chance to assassinate that fake princess…”
Thousand Kill appeared in Oba’s room.
Oba reclined in his chair, feet propped up on the table, wearing a smug expression — the exact opposite of the anxious wreck he had been before. As if he could already see the downfall of House Cavendish.
He looked at Thousand Kill and smiled.
“There’s something important to announce, Thousand Kill. Starting now, your mission has changed.”
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