Princess Lilith was killed yesterday afternoon. One night was enough time for Siria to learn of her death.
A princess of a country dying in the outskirts of Siria would surely cause panic among the city's residents, and the city lord would try to conceal this news.
Letting the original owner's death spark a celebration among the citizens, making them forget about the monsters in the outskirts and the impending accountability from King Kinoko, was indeed a profitable deal.
It's just a pity about the original owner's flower-like life.
Tonight, I'll buy a bouquet of flowers, as a memorial service for the original owner.
Luo Wei raised her head, looking at the sky where white clouds were drifting, imagining an identical face on the celestial dome.
Today's offering is simple, don't be disappointed.
In the future, I will avenge you one by one, to comfort your spirit in heaven.
In the original owner's heart, she hated the pirates the most, not Axina.
They plundered the village where she had lived for fifteen years, killed all the people she loved, and forced her to flee the harbor, leaving her to face this cold and sad world empty-handed.
"Sigh..."
Luo Wei stroked her rapidly beating heart. For a moment just now, the hatred that surged in her heart almost overwhelmed her rationality, giving rise to a desire to destroy the world in revenge.
"Why are you sighing again?" Troy looked over, asking uncertainly, "Are you sympathizing with that queen?"
Luo Wei lowered her hand: "I do feel a bit sorry for her. Did that queen have any children?"
Troy shook his head: "I haven't heard of any. The new queen, however, has given birth to several, but unfortunately, they're not very favored."
"Why? Doesn't the king love her?"
"They didn't inherit the royal family's facial features, which displeased the king."
"What features?"
"Black hair, black eyes. The new queen is a blonde beauty, and so are her children. I heard that the King of Ateh is already considering replacing the queen to have a black-haired heir."
Luo Wei sighed again. This tragic world is indeed cruel to women.
At first, he made her the new queen because he coveted the maid's beauty, and now he wants to replace her because the children she bore are blonde. It's truly ironic.
"Are all members of the Ateh royal family black-haired?" Luo Wei suspected that the original owner might be the biological daughter of the King of Ateh.
"The ones born to the new queen aren't. The king has been reluctant to officially recognize those children. He even promised his mistresses that whoever could give him a black-haired child would be made the new queen."
"However, the new queen is a very capable woman. She has managed to get rid of all the women around the king, so no new heir has been born so far."
"What's the new queen's name anyway?" Luo Wei was getting confused.
Troy thought for a moment and said: "I think it's Anna or Annie or something like that. I can't remember clearly. The people of Ateh like to call her Queen Medusa, alluding to her beauty and viciousness."
Queen Medusa, it indeed sounds like a fascinating villainess.
Luo Wei felt conflicted. If this were purely a story, she might have thought this woman was quite impressive with her capabilities.
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But given the situation involving the original owner's background, she couldn't bring herself to have a good impression of this woman.
"Does that Queen Medusa have a daughter? How old?"
"Why are you asking about her daughter?" Troy found it increasingly strange.
Luo Wei sighed: "Because I suspect that one of our female classmates might be her daughter."
Troy's pupils constricted, his hand unconsciously moving to the sword at his side.
Luo Wei didn't notice his unusual behavior and continued: "I feel like that classmate is targeting me, just because I have black hair."
Troy's rigid body relaxed slightly, though his right hand remained on the sword hilt: "She might just be jealous of you."
After a pause, as if remembering something, he added in a vague voice: "Some people are like that, they want to destroy others out of jealousy."
Hmm? The meaning of these words...
Luo Wei's eyes lit up like searchlights, focusing on him.
"I'm not talking about myself, I mean some people," Troy's voice became flustered, "Like, for example, the classmate you mentioned. Yes, Queen Medusa's eldest daughter is about your age, it could be her."
Luo Wei: "Tell me more?"
Troy reluctantly said: "To be more specific, Queen Medusa's eldest daughter was born when Queen Isis was still around. Strictly speaking, she's the king's illegitimate daughter with her, so she's never been officially accepted by the royal family."
"The king is also unwilling to acknowledge her because it represents the royal scandal he caused. He just keeps her in the palace, treating her with the courtesy of a princess."
"Have you met this princess?" Luo Wei suddenly asked.
Troy self-mockingly replied: "How could a commoner like me possibly meet them?"
Luo Wei made an "oh" sound: "You spoke so detailed, I thought you had been to the Ateh royal palace."
Troy: "Didn't you ask me to tell you more?"
"I didn't expect you to actually know," Luo Wei looked at him as if enjoying a show.
Troy's facial muscles twitched with anger, and he answered gruffly: "You can find all sorts of people in taverns. If you spend some time there, you'll know more than I do."
"I see." Luo Wei lost interest.
"What did Queen Isis look like?" she asked finally.
Troy struggled to say: "I heard, well, that she was also very beautiful, with eyes darker than obsidian, like a noble goddess, just not very likely to arouse desire in men."
Luo Wei was choked by this description: "You men are really perverted."
"It's not me who said it," Troy protested, "This came from the mouth of the King of Ateh."
That statement from the King of Ateh had shocked the entire Western Continent at the time.
"He even said it in front of the envoys from neighboring countries, complaining that although his wife was beautiful, she was too aloof, unlike her maid who was hot and passionate in bed."
The envoys went back and told this as a joke to others, spreading it throughout the Western Continent.
Luo Wei: An old man on the subway looking at his phone.
Why did she have to ask this question? Her clean ears were now dirty!
Woo!
When they reached the small courtyard, Troy refused to go in. Luo Wei knew he felt uncomfortable inside, so she didn't insist.
She entered the courtyard alone. As soon as she stepped through the door, Roman ran out from the yard.
"Miss, you're finally here!"
Roman was wearing a warm woolen coat, his little face flushed. Although he hadn't put on weight yet, his exquisite and outstanding little face already made him seem quite extraordinary.
How come I didn't notice before that Roman was so cute, he's like an angel sent from heaven!
Luo Wei couldn't resist touching his little face, muttering: "When he grows up, how many hearts will he break?"
Roman understood and immediately said: "I want to be like Troy and cover my face with a mask!"
"Why?" Luo Wei's voice became sweet and soft when talking to children.
"Because I only want to show my face to you, Miss," Roman announced loudly, "I want to be your knight forever!"
"Pfft, such sweet talk."
Luo Wei didn't take this statement seriously. Children have fleeting thoughts; when he finds a girl he loves in the future, he won't think this way anymore.
Roman could tell she didn't take him seriously and puffed up his cheeks: "I'm serious!"
"You," Luo Wei poked his forehead with her fingertip, crouching down to say seriously, "Although I took you in, I don't want to bind you with gratitude. I hope you are free."
"Don't you remember, you saved me too, so we're even."
"No, it's not like that at all!"
Roman was still young and couldn't find the words to refute her, nor could he express his true inner thoughts. The little person immediately became sullen.
"You're just like Troy." Luo Wei shook her head amusedly, patted his head, and walked towards the kitchen.
TBC