Volume 3 Chapter 203

Volume 3 + Chapter 203: An Uninvited Guest

Previously, Xia Yi had only thought that the human race’s hatred toward the dragon race was one-sided, and that this hatred was the result of deliberate guidance by the upper echelons of the human world.

But after seeing the history of the Mythic Era at Laurel Tree Academy, her view completely changed.

Perhaps…

This was the hidden influence of the innate hostility flowing in the blood of humans toward dragons.

She absolutely could not reveal her identity in front of the Knight Princess.

After all, the Knight Princess was from the Frost family, one of the Four Great Families of the Rhine Kingdom. She had received the family’s education since childhood, and her hatred toward dragons must have been deeply ingrained.

Compared to herself back when she set out to subjugate the Silver Dragon Queen, that level of hostility was definitely not any less—if not even greater.

If the Knight Princess were to find out that she was a dragon—and even the Silver Dragon Dance Ritual…

Xia Yi didn’t dare to imagine it.

“Miss Xia Yi, let’s rest early.”

The Knight Princess stood up. When her feet left the water pool, it brought forth the sound of splashing water.

“Lady Knight Princess, let me keep watch for you. You should rest instead. After all, you’ve been through so many battles before… ahhh~”

Before Xia Yi could finish speaking, she yawned from exhaustion.

In fact, she had also been constantly engaged in battles, hardly having any time to rest.

Ever since she went with Biden to outside Laurel Tree City until now, she truly hadn’t had a proper rest.

Her eyelids were fighting each other.

“Miss Xia Yi, you don’t need to keep watch. I’ll set up a security ward outside the cave. If anything happens, it will definitely alert me. There’s no need to stand guard specially.”

“Really? That’s good then…”

Xia Yi scratched her cheek in slight embarrassment. She also stood up from the water pool, preparing to get ready to rest.

The Knight Princess removed the heavy golden armor she had been wearing.

Xia Yi secretly took a glance from the side…

You haven’t grown much at all, Tia.

She almost wanted to laugh.

She remembered that back then, her fiancee had sworn confidently that she was still in her growth phase and would definitely grow taller. But the result was…

How disappointing.

Clearly an adult now, yet still had a baby face, and her height was like that of a minor.

Xia Yi casually glanced behind her, but the expression on her face froze.

She noticed something.

Because of the bonfire inside the cave, both her and Tia’s shadows were cast on the cave wall.

Although Tia was quite petite, she was still half a head taller than Xia Yi.

So now, I’m shorter than Tia?!

What…?!

Xia Yi suddenly felt devastated, clutching her chest as if she could collapse from the blow.

Back in the day, there had been quite a big height difference between her and her fiancee.

So many years had passed, and the height difference still existed—but the shorter one had become her!

Tia hadn’t grown much, but Xia Yi had seriously shrunk.

This was too much of a blow!

“It’s okay, I can still grow. I definitely can…” Xia Yi muttered.

“Miss Xia Yi, why do you suddenly look so dejected?” the Knight Princess asked.

“N-no reason! Just a small thing. I don’t care at all, totally don’t mind!”

The Knight Princess was a little puzzled but didn’t press further.

She walked to the cave entrance, then used holy arts in the vicinity to create several alarm wards.

“This will do. If someone with ill intent approaches, the wards will activate and alert me.”

After finishing the setup, the Knight Princess returned to the cave and explained to Xia Yi.

“That’s good then. Let’s rest!” Xia Yi acknowledged.

“Then good night, Miss Xia Yi.”

The Knight Princess didn’t choose to lie down but leaned against the wall, maintaining a posture that would allow her to act at any moment. Even while resting, she kept the highest level of caution.

Xia Yi quite admired this.

She herself couldn’t hold on anymore. She lay down by the bonfire and pulled her uniform jacket over herself.

Neither of them spoke again. The cave became quiet, with only the slow burning of firewood and the occasional faint crackle of sparks, making people feel at ease, particularly drowsy.

Very soon, the two girls were drifting off to sleep.

……

“Tia, you’ve gained the recognition of the Holy Spear and become the new Holy Spear Wielder. Congratulations. From today onward, you will bear the title of Knight Princess. Soon, this title will spread throughout the human world.”

“Grandfather, am I really the Holy Spear Wielder now?”

“Yes. You are now the Knight Princess as well, Tia.”

“Alright, I understand, Lord Knight King. But even now, I still don’t understand—what does obtaining the Holy Spear represent?”

“It is said that within the Holy Spear resides the will of a hero.”

“The will of a hero?”

“Once, there was a great hero who led all humankind to glory. That was a very long time ago… From now on, you must feel the hero’s will within the Holy Spear, and just like that great hero of the past, lead humanity back to brilliance.”

“I understand, Lord Knight King. This will be my duty and my obligation.”

……

The Knight Princess opened her eyes.

“Why did I dream of the past…”

She had dreamed of the conversation she had when she had just become the Holy Spear Wielder and spoken with the Knight King.

But it didn’t matter. It was just a small nostalgic dream. She planned to close her eyes and go back to sleep.

Buzz—

At that moment, the alarm ward sounded, which meant an uninvited guest had arrived.

The Knight Princess sprang up, all sleep gone.

“Miss Xia Yi, it seems—”

She was about to wake Xia Yi, but then she saw a figure at the cave entrance.

When she saw who it was, her emerald eyes trembled.

In that instant, the Knight Princess held her breath, even suspecting she was seeing an illusion. The shock of this scene made the words clog in her throat.

“Why… are you here…?”

……

“Ugh… so hard…”

Xia Yi woke up in the second half of the night.

Sleeping on the ground was too hard and uncomfortable. She hadn’t slept well at all.

The last time she slept on the floor was in the ancestral temple.

She turned over, planning to check on the Knight Princess before going back to sleep.

“Huh? Where is she?”

Xia Yi was very surprised. Why didn’t she see the Knight Princess? Hadn’t she been sitting in that spot all along?

She stood up and looked around the cave but still didn’t see her figure.

The bonfire in the cave had somehow gone out, reducing visibility significantly, which ruled out the possibility that she was just walking nearby.

The Knight Princess was missing, and what was even stranger was that the golden armor she always wore in battle was still on the ground. She clearly hadn’t taken it with her. Something must have happened when she left, and it must have been in great haste.

“Lady Knight Princess? Lady Knight Princess?”

Xia Yi called out twice, but there was no response.

Clack.

Suddenly, an abrupt sound came from the cave entrance, echoing within the cave, sending chills down her spine.

The little princess shifted her gaze toward the cave entrance, and in that instant, she felt a cold shiver run down her back.

A mysterious figure stood there, completely still, maintaining an eerie silence as it stared at her.