Volume 4 Chapter 231

Volume 4 + Chapter 231: A Turn of Events

In front of Xia Yi, two attendants from the Vampire Palace were walking towards her, engaged in conversation.

She quickly lowered her head and moved closer to the wall, attempting to pass by the two inconspicuously.

She thought she wouldn’t be noticed, but suddenly, one of the attendants stopped, turned to look at Xia Yi, and abruptly asked a question.

“Why are you here?”

Xia Yi shuddered all over.

Has her identity been seen through?

That couldn’t be right. Her dragon tail was already hidden, and she had deliberately kept her head down to avoid showing her eyes.

How was she discovered?

“Why aren’t you saying anything?” the attendant inquired, puzzled.

Even his companion beside him stopped.

The two Vampire Palace attendants exchanged a glance before stepping closer to Xia Yi, one step at a time.

For a moment, Xia Yi didn’t know how to respond.

The tail ring hadn’t been removed yet. If she were exposed here and they called the Vampire Palace guards, she wouldn’t be able to resist.

“Didn’t you hear me? Why are you here?”

The Vampire Palace attendant had already walked up behind Xia Yi.

Xia Yi thought she was about to be exposed, but unexpectedly, the situation took another turn.

“Don’t you know the palace where the wedding is being held is desperately short-handed right now? As a maid of the Vampire Palace, stop wandering around. I’m warning you, if the Head Maid finds out, beware of the consequences!” the Vampire Palace attendant said.

“S-sorry…”

Xia Yi realized they had misunderstood her. Her identity wasn’t exposed. She could just take advantage of this misunderstanding and play along!

“I heard the prospective Crown Princess is extraordinarily beautiful, a rare beauty in the world. I wanted to sneak a peek during my bathroom break… I’ll go back to work now! Please, don’t tell the Head Maid!”

After saying this, she turned around, quickly bowed to the two attendants, and then hurried away in a panic.

“Which way are you going? That’s not the direction of the wedding venue!”

“S-sorry, I’m confused!”

Xia Yi hurriedly changed direction and swiftly left the area.

“Really, she must be a new little maid, a bit clumsy.”

The vampire attendant chuckled and looked at his companion.

“Anyway, where were we?”

…

…

Oh no, how did I end up here?!

When Xia Yi regained her senses, she found herself already inside the palace where the wedding was to be held.

After dealing with the two vampire attendants, she had planned to leave their sight and then cautiously make her way to less populated areas, step by step.

But just by luck, not far after walking, she encountered many people from the Vampire Palace, even groups of vampire maids moving together.

At that moment, she realized if she were alone, she would stand out conspicuously, invite questioning, and then it would be over.

So, she made a quick judgment and hurriedly blended into a group of maids.

The result was being swept along by the maid group all the way to the wedding palace.

“I’m actually setting up my own wedding venue with my own hands. What is going on?!”

While doing the maid’s work, Xia Yi couldn’t help but complain inwardly.

Having been constantly watched by the Vampire Palace maids earlier, she still hadn’t managed to grasp the layout of the Vampire Palace. She simply didn’t know how to get outside. Forcing her way out was definitely not an option. Disguising as a maid to leave wouldn’t get past the guards either, she would be discovered…

“Are you new here?”

Suddenly, a young vampire maid approached Xia Yi.

Xia Yi was extremely tense now. She was startled inwardly, but on the surface, she forced herself to appear calm, not letting her reaction seem too agitated. She subtly glanced sideways.

Is it you?

Upon seeing this young vampire maid, Xia Yi was somewhat surprised. Although she didn’t know the other’s name, she recognized her! This was the junior maid who had that inappropriate workplace relationship with the experimental subject maid from before!

“I haven’t seen you before?”

The young vampire maid asked with a smile, seeming without malice, as if concerned about Xia Yi.

“You seem to keep your distance from the others.”

“Hello, senior. I just joined not… not long ago. Sorry, I’m a bit introverted, not very good at interacting with others…” Xia Yi replied softly. “My name is… Elly. I’ve always been a bit clumsy, senior. Please don’t mind…”

“It’s alright, Elly. My name is Mana. If you have any problems, you can come to me!”

“Okay, senior…”

“By the way, when did you join? I hadn’t really noticed before—”

“Mana!!”

The Head Maid of the Vampire Palace called out to the young vampire maid, interrupting her.

Mana hurried over. “Head Maid, what is it?”

“Here is the upcoming work schedule. You are responsible for notifying everyone of each task in detail. Don’t delay. Everything must be prepared before the scheduled time. This is the important wedding of the Divine Ancestor.” The Head Maid handed over a list.

“Understood!”

Mana took the list, quickly looked it over, and seemed puzzled.

“Head Maid, are we short on people here?”

“Short on people?”

The Head Maid frowned.

“…!”

Not far away, Xia Yi overheard their conversation.

Her mind raced.

Oh no, trouble.

Her quick-thinking little brain immediately made a judgment. She didn’t wait passively but sprang into action. She quickly put down the work in her hands and strode swiftly towards the entrance.

“Head Maid, even if Elly is new, we can’t isolate her. She should at least be given a task. She’s already introverted…”

“Elly? What are you talking about?”

The Head Maid questioned sternly.

“Mana, are you running a fever? Who is Elly?”

“She’s the new little maid, a bit introverted and clumsy! I was just talking to her—”

Mana turned her head and found the new maid was gone. Her gaze shifted to the palace entrance, where she saw that new little maid stepping over the threshold, her figure disappearing.

“Mana, why are you spacing out? What’s going on? Who is Elly? Explain clearly, and quickly!”

Mana’s face changed dramatically. “…Head Maid, something’s wrong!”

…

“Stop! You suspicious person, stop right there!!”

Mana was shouting while chasing from behind.

Besides her, Vampire Palace guards were following closely.

“Darn it!”

Xia Yi ran frantically through the Vampire Palace, searching for places to evade her pursuers, but she simply didn’t know her way around.

Because today was the day of the Vampire Divine Ancestor’s wedding, the Vampire Palace was crowded everywhere. Due to Mana’s shouts, many people had noticed the commotion.

In her panic and desperation to escape, Xia Yi ran towards a corner, hoping to avoid most people’s sight.

But after turning the corner, the scene before her made her face turn ashen.

Ahead was a patrol of Vampire Palace guards walking straight towards her.

“I… I…”

Xia Yi retreated several steps, regretting her choice. She wanted to turn back but found that behind her, Mana and another group of Vampire Palace guards she had brought were already catching up.

Now, whether forward or backward, it was a dead end, completely blocked, a hopeless situation.

With her dragon powers sealed, she truly had no means of escape this time.

“What do I do… What should I do now…”

Just as Xia Yi was at a loss, utterly desperate, an unbelievable turn of events actually appeared, in a completely unexpected way.

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