Volume 5 Chapter 135
by Need_More_SleepVolume 5 + Chapter 135: Yue Liu’s Declaration
The light of dawn dispelled the night over Qianqiuyuan, rising normally from the horizon and illuminating the battlefield.
With the disappearance of Takamagahara, the effects of illusion on both the fox clan and the dragon race gradually faded.
“Promotion successful… hehe… ehhehe…”
A trace of drool lingered at the corner of Elly’s mouth as she muttered softly.
“What’s wrong with me?”
Karami held his head and sat up from the ground.
He remembered seeing the dragon race, led by Xia Yi, creating a glorious era, becoming rulers of the land and sovereigns over all races.
Was that a dream?
But why did it feel so real?
“Miss Elly, wake up.”
Karami tried to rouse her.
Elly muttered unwillingly, “Don’t call me trainee maid Elly… I’m the… head maid of the royal maid corps…”
“Head Maid of the Dragon Palace, Miss Elly, please awaken,” Karami said seriously.
“Ah!!”
Elly suddenly opened her eyes, realizing she had been talking nonsense. She was clearly still just a trainee maid, how had she called herself the head maid?!
She felt extremely embarrassed.
“Mr. Karami, please forget what I just said, I beg you!!”
“Miss Elly, do you remember what happened?” Karami tactfully changed the subject.
“As for that…” Elly couldn’t recall clearly.
“What we experienced just now wasn’t a dream, it was an illusion.”
A calm, steady voice spoke.
The speaker was Bai Yang, the former great swordmaster of the fox clan.
He explained, “The White Night Cult Leader likely summoned a powerful domain, casting illusions on everyone within it, trapping us in a fabricated world.”
“Right! That’s it, I saw a world like a paradise!” Elly agreed.
Karami also realized the same.
One after another, members of both the dragon race and fox clan awakened.
Bai Yang called Fenghua over and immediately began reorganizing the fox clan’s forces.
“The Princess is missing!” Elly cried. “I don’t see Her Highness anywhere nearby!!”
“We need to find her quickly!” Karami said anxiously.
The dragon envoys released their true forms and scattered, searching for Xia Yi.
“Your Highness! Your Highness!!”
Elly called out desperately as she rushed forward.
Along the way, she heard someone calling from below.
“The dragon over there… wait…!”
Looking down, Elly saw a nine-tailed fox girl on the ground, it was Princess Yue Liu.
She descended from the sky.
“Princess of the nine-tailed fox clan? You’re badly injured!”
“Forget… about my injuries,” Yue Liu said through gritted teeth, forcing herself up. “Take me to the center of Qianqiuyuan, Xia Yi… might be there!”
“Alright!”
Elly carried Yue Liu and flew back into the sky, heading toward the center at top speed.
When they arrived, they saw devastation everywhere.
The battlefield was nearly destroyed, filled with horrifying traces of battle.
A terrifying fight to the death had clearly taken place here.
“How could this happen…? The Princess hasn’t… been harmed, right?” Elly turned pale.
“…Let’s search separately,” Yue Liu suggested.
“Okay.”
Elly agreed, setting Yue Liu down before flying off again.
“My destined rival… please be safe…”
Yue Liu prayed silently.
Her injuries were severe, she should have sought treatment immediately.
But she had no such thought now. She only wanted to see Xia Yi.
Yet finding her here was no easy task.
“No… I need another method… right!”
Suddenly, Yue Liu thought of something.
She took out a talisman, placed it on the ground, and infused it with the remaining Fox God power in her body,
“Cough, cough, cough!!!”
Forcing herself to cast a spell while severely injured worsened her condition, but she endured it.
Through Fox God power, she activated the talisman, transforming it into a small paper shikigami.
If Xia Yi were still alive, traces of Fox God power would remain. Through resonance, the shikigami could detect it.
If it failed… then…
No. Xia Yi wouldn’t die!
Yue Liu shook her head, driving away dark thoughts.
“Sense the Fox God power and lead me there,” she commanded.
The small paper figure nodded and began searching.
To her delight, it soon ran in a certain direction.
Yue Liu followed, ignoring her pain.
After crossing many massive trenches, she finally saw it stop beside a fallen dragon girl.
“Xia Yi!”
Yue Liu rushed forward and lifted her up.
Her breathing remained, she was alive.
Overcome with relief, Yue Liu nearly cried, her voice trembling as she held her rival tightly.
“Thank goodness…!”
She took out another talisman and launched it as a signal flare, sending a sonic wave across the area to summon everyone.
……
……
“Your Highness Yue Liu!!”
Led by Bai Yang and Fenghua, the fox army arrived quickly after seeing the signal.
“Your Highness, what happened to you?!”
Members of the dragon envoy also arrived, growing anxious at Xia Yi’s condition.
Yue Liu immediately summoned the best healers in the fox army to treat Xia Yi.
Bai Yang said, “Yue Liu, you’re also badly injured, let us treat you first, ”
“No… treat… Xia Yi first,” the little fox paused, then corrected herself. “Her injuries are worse. Make her the top priority, I can wait.”
“…Very well.”
Seeing her insistence, Bai Yang said no more.
“Your Highness Yue Liu, you are truly merciful toward the dragon race,” Fenghua said. “Even risking yourself to save the Silver Dragon Princess.”
“What are you saying?”
Elly grew displeased, nearly losing her temper.
Karami’s expression also darkened.
“Your Highness Yue Liu, you defeated the White Night Cult Leader and saved the fox clan, correct?” Fenghua pressed.
“That’s right,” Bai Yang added. “Only Yue Liu could act within the illusion domain, she has awakened the nine-tailed Fox God bloodline.”
“Long live Princess Yue Liu!”
“She defeated the cult leader!”
“The savior of our nation!”
The fox clan erupted in cheers, hailing her as their hero.
Yue Liu fell silent.
She could say nothing, and her prestige would soar.
Perhaps Bai Yang and Fenghua were deliberately guiding things this way.
Xia Yi was unconscious, unable to explain.
The dragon envoys didn’t know the truth.
This was the merit of saving the nation, should it be handed to outsiders?
She remembered her father’s teachings.
Foxes must be cunning.
As heir, she must not act on impulse.
Later, compensation could be negotiated.
There was room for explanation.
Thinking this, Yue Liu stood up.
Facing the expectant gazes, she spoke.
“No. The one who saved the fox clan… was the Silver Dragon Princess, Xia Yi · Christie.”
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