Chapter 185
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“Achoo!”
Xia Yi suddenly sneezed.
“Are you all right, Princess? You didn’t catch a cold, did you?” Lucia asked with concern.
“I’m fine. Just felt like… someone was talking about me somewhere.”
That’s what Xia Yi suspected in her heart.
But now wasn’t the time to dwell on such things—there was something more important at hand.
Xia Yi was currently discussing a crucial matter with Lucia.
In the past, Lucia had carried out missions in the human world on Xia Lulu’s orders.
“Lucia, you’ve been to the human world before, haven’t you?”
“Yes, more precisely, I went there under orders from Her Majesty the Queen.”
Lucia nodded.
“I also tried to interact with humans a little. Humans are just so foolish—sometimes they’ll do the most self-destructive things without hesitation… Ahem, forgive me, Princess, now’s not the time for complaints.”
Xia Yi could tell that Lucia held a lot of resentment toward humans.
Which made sense—after all, she was a dragon, a higher species, and a particularly powerful one at that.
To Lucia, it must’ve felt like being a human elite forced to go live among pigs and wallow in the mud with them. If not for Xia Lulu’s command, she probably would’ve lost her patience long ago and blasted them all with one punch.
“Princess… could it be that you’re planning to…?”
Lucia’s instincts were sharp. She guessed Xia Yi’s intention right away.
“Shh, shh!”
Xia Yi made a gesture, signaling Lucia to lower her voice so others wouldn’t overhear.
“Lucia, this is an undercover mission. I’m going to the human world. Don’t let it leak! Xia Lulu sent me to find you. She told me you’d be able to help.”
“I see. Understood,” Lucia replied and began explaining. “Princess, the way I made contact with humans was through a fallen noble family from the Kingdom of Rhine.”
“Nobles?”
“Yes. Their ancestors were prosperous once, but the descendants turned out to be useless heirs who squandered the family fortune like—”
Lucia abruptly stopped. She had clearly remembered a certain someone.
Xia Yi thought it really did sound a lot like Lucius. No wonder Lucia seemed so annoyed.
“Princess, the family is called House Lawrence.”
“House Lawrence? Doesn’t ring a bell.”
Xia Yi thought for a moment. She really didn’t remember hearing the name. Probably not a very prominent family.
“Princess, House Lawrence has fallen into decline, but for the sake of appearances, they still live lavishly, even going so far as to sell off their own estate to keep up appearances.”
Lucia’s tone was full of contempt for humanity. It seemed she’d seen quite a few ridiculous things nobles had done, and found it all completely unreasonable.
“I approached House Lawrence under the guise of financially supporting them, and tried to build a connection that way. Although they were suspicious of my identity, their dire circumstances left them no choice but to cooperate. From then on, I was able to act in the human world using the name of House Lawrence. That connection made my activities much easier.”
“So you’re saying, I should contact House Lawrence too?” Xia Yi asked.
“That’s right, Princess. I’ll write a letter to them explaining the situation. You’ll bring my letter and proof of identity to House Lawrence. They’ll arrange for you to pose as a distant relative of the family within the Kingdom of Rhine. You can use that identity to carry out your work there.”
“Having noble status will definitely make things easier,” Xia Yi acknowledged.
“One more thing, Princess. While House Lawrence is willing to cooperate with me, they still harbor suspicions. But for the sake of money—and fear of losing that financial support—they haven’t exposed me. Also, since they’ve fallen so far, their help is limited. You may still need to rely heavily on your own strength.”
“Don’t worry, Lucia. I understand. Even just having that identity will already help me a lot!” Xia Yi replied.
Afterward, Lucia wrote a letter of introduction and handed Xia Yi a House Lawrence insignia to serve as proof.
With that, Xia Yi was ready to head to the Kingdom of Rhine and seek out House Lawrence.
“Princess, please… be careful in all things,” Lucia reminded her.
—
Everything was now prepared. Xia Yi could leave the royal city and depart for the human world at any time.
However, she didn’t leave right away. Instead, she returned to her room.
Inside, her red-haired dragonmaid Serra was helping clean the room.
“You’ve returned, Princess?”
When Serra saw her, she immediately stopped what she was doing.
“Do you need me to stop?”
“…”
Xia Yi fell silent. Faced with Serra, she didn’t know how to begin.
She had a strong feeling that she would be gone for a long time this time—different from her previous missions.
It was a powerful feeling.
“Princess… there’s something on your mind, isn’t there?”
As her personal maid who had served her closely, Serra could clearly sense that Xia Yi’s mood was not the same as usual.
“Serra, I… I’ve been given a very special mission. I’ll be leaving the Dragon Realm for a while.”
“May I ask where?”
“…To the human world. Xia Lulu wants me to go alone. I don’t even know when I’ll be able to return.”
After a moment of hesitation, Xia Yi decided to speak the truth.
Serra was surprised. She looked at Xia Yi, her heart stirring.
Unlike others, Serra knew the great secret behind the princess’s true identity. It was very likely that she had once been…
So upon hearing that the young princess was heading to the human world, her emotions became mixed.
“Princess… are you here to say goodbye to me?” Serra asked.
“Yes. Serra, I can’t take you with me this time.”
“I understand, Princess. Then there’s something I’d like to say to you too.”
Serra smiled. She was standing near the window, sunlight shining down on her, making her appear warm and gentle.
“No matter what you encounter in the human world, I hope you remember this: you are a princess of the dragon race, Her Majesty the Queen’s daughter. This will always be your home, and there will always be people here waiting to welcome you back.”
“Serra…!”
Hearing those words, Xia Yi felt her heart tremble. Her eyes grew misty, her nose stung, and she rushed forward and hugged the older maid tightly.
“You have to wait for me to come back. That’s an order!”
“As you command, Princess.”
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Author’s Note – About the QQ Group:
[1] The group owner is not me but a friend of mine. Since regular users are limited to 500 people per group, I asked a friend with QQ membership (and the required membership level) to create a larger group for me.
[2] The group owner and I have had disagreements over management. I wanted to assign moderators, but the owner didn’t agree. This led to an argument.
[3] The number of people joining the group far exceeded my expectations. Even though I only linked the group in official chapter releases, a lot of non-readers still got in, and some started posting prohibited content or inciting arguments.
[4] I will establish a strictly verified new reader group later. Only those who pass a screening process will be admitted, to ensure it remains a true reader group.
P.S. Please don’t promote any groups in the comments section under my name or in the name of this novel.
