Chapter 34: Accomplice

“Whoo—whoo—”

Under the moonlit horizon, Xia Li sat sideways at the tip of her staff, the evening breeze carrying a chill as it blew toward her.

Looking down, the Crystal Road Lamps in the manor had shrunk to the size of sesame seeds, growing smaller and smaller as they moved farther away.

“The guards didn’t catch up? Are they scared?”

Xia Li glanced back once before withdrawing her gaze.

Her complexion turned a little pale.

Too high up!

If she accidentally fell from this height, even if her physique were ten times stronger than now, she’d still be smashed into a pulp!

Hmph… Lu Ya hadn’t used magic for so many years, and this was probably her first attempt at flying magic, yet she flew so high and so fast—was it really safe?

Xia Li glanced at Lu Ya behind her.

Under the moonlight, Lu Ya’s brows furrowed slightly, her eyes filled with worry as she looked toward the manor villa.

“What are you thinking about?” Xia Li quickly spoke to pull her out of her reverie.

“Xia Li, sister, is Mother okay?” Lu Ya looked back at her. “Why did she suddenly faint like that?”

“Her? Hmm… her condition isn’t too serious, just that there might be some lingering side effects.” Xia Li looked away and scratched her face.

She had only used a Forbidden Spell level of Curse Magic.

Hmm, it should be fine.

That old hag, as a High-Rank Mage, had countless ways to deal with her but stubbornly chose to use Curse Magic.

This was a method that could cripple a person’s mind for life.

Xia Li had restrained herself because the other party was Lu Ya’s mother—who might even be her future mother-in-law—and didn’t go too far.

Otherwise, she never planned to let that woman live.

As for what kind of Curse Magic she used…

She didn’t know.

When Xia Li was the Demon King, she never had to worry about which spell to use; she just focused on making the target lose that memory and be terrified of her forever.

The magic was cast just like that.

“Don’t worry. Your mother is blessed by the Night Goddess, after all. The Si Tanyin Family surely has ways to help her recover.” Xia Li forced a smile and waved her hand.

“Mm… I hope she’ll be okay.” Lu Ya pressed her lips together. “When Mother had an accident, my first reaction was to run away… I really am a bad child, huh?”

“But the you now is more like your true self than before, right?”

“Yeah… Xia Li, sister, I want to ask you something.”

“What is it?”

“How did you do it? Mother is a High-Rank Mage!”

Looking across the entire Engeliya Empire, there were only a handful of people who reached that level.

Lu Ya greatly admired Xia Li, but logically, she could never reach the High-Rank Mage realm.

If she had that kind of power, she wouldn’t have had to struggle so much against the High-Rank Mage guards.

“It’s a bit complicated to explain; I’ll just show you.” Xia Li leaned close to Lu Ya’s forehead and revealed her spiritual world.

The crimson crescent moon replaced the pure full moon in the sky.

Seeing this, Lu Ya’s expression suddenly changed.

The Blessing of the Night Goddess.

Just like hers… no, even stronger!

“Xia Li, sister, you never used magic before because of this blessing’s side effects, right?” Lu Ya’s doubts were instantly dispelled.

Under the Blessing of the Night Goddess at this level, it wasn’t surprising that her mother’s Curse Magic backfired.

Xia Li shrugged, tacitly agreeing.

She dared not reveal her Demon King identity.

The Blessing of the Night Goddess… this excuse worked quite well.

After all, gods were intangible and invisible; whatever she did in the future, she could always blame the Night Goddess.

After a brief silence, Lu Ya slowly spoke again. “Xia Li, sister.”

“Hm?”

“What do you think our relationship is now?”

Relationship…

Xia Li thought carefully.

Friends?

No one had ever heard of friends crashing a betrothal banquet to snatch a bride.

Lovers?

Not quite there yet.

After all, she and Lu Ya had only just met the day before. Even in a restricted-level game, confirming a lover relationship this fast would be abrupt.

This wedding wasn’t entirely for Lu Ya either; her original purpose was still for Firiya and Enis.

So how to put it…

After much thought, Xia Li grinned at Lu Ya, “We’re accomplices in ruining this betrothal.”

“Accomplices?”

“‘Accomplices’ is the closest relationship in this world.”

“Pfft…” Lu Ya laughed, wrapping her arms around Xia Li’s waist and leaning against her back. “Xia Li, sister, this is definitely our kind of relationship.”

“Don’t hold on so tight while flying! You’ll fall off!”

Unlike the peaceful and intimate scene between the two in the sky, the Si Tanyin Manor villa was showing a completely different picture at this moment.

“Boom! Boom boom boom!”

Light Spears, Flame, Frost, Wind Blades…

Countless kinds of magic roared through the villa, and the banquet hall, not yet collapsed, looked no different from an ancient ruin ravaged by a Magic War.

“That woman’s gone mad?!”

The few guards still standing clustered together, facing Firiya on the second floor who held a Magic Book, taking turns to cast defensive magic around themselves.

If they didn’t, they couldn’t even block the Light Spear attacks.

“Is she so upset about being snatched at a public betrothal?”

“Even if that’s the case, why take it out on us!”

“Damn it, is she really a High-Rank Mage? How can she suppress so many of us at once?”

Also High-Rank Mages, the guards could only defend passively.

When they finally managed to counterattack, their spells felt like tickles to the other side.

After all, Firiya had trained as an adventurer, fighting monsters and growing into the High-Rank Mage she was today.

Her casting speed, magical power, and—most importantly—combat experience far surpassed these guards who had been stuck in the manor for years.

At this point, the guests had long since fled the villa; the reporters were still here, swarming to record the scene with recording magic.

This would definitely make the front page of the Engeliya Empire’s newspapers!

“Sis, stop fighting, I’m scared…”

Enis stood behind Firiya, tugging at her clothes.

At first, she had been stopping the guards from chasing Xia Li and Lu Ya, but now she was clearly venting her emotions on the guards in front of her!

Enis never expected that Xia Li’s choice to snatch the bride was little Lu Ya, not her sister, and that it would bring such harm to Firiya.

Is this what unrequited love looks like?

“Tap…”

Suddenly, abrupt footsteps sounded in the banquet hall.

The voice was soft but drew everyone’s attention.

“I didn’t expect to see such an interesting scene just after arriving at Si Tanyin Manor.”

A blonde woman in a white robe walked through the banquet hall.

With every step she took, the surrounding rubble floated up and restored to its original form; the Light Spears and magic faded away.

Seeing this woman, the guards all knelt on one knee and respectfully shouted, “Lady Weilenika!”

Firiya looked directly at the approaching blonde woman, closed her Magic Book, and gave a slight bow in respect.

The Shield of Engeliya, the Saint, Weilenika Helviel!