T/N: The three women introduced in the last chapters will be referred to as Eve, Kirin, and Charlene(sometimes I called her Helene or Selene , something like that) I already edited that.
Chapter 86: Despair for a While, Good Days Are Yet to Come
“Bang!”
The doors slammed shut, dimming the light in the entire hall.
“What are you doing, Kailun? Are you planning to attack us?
Think carefully. Almost nine out of ten nobles stand here. To oppose us is to oppose the entire Xiya Kingdom!”
The speaker was Duke Colette, standing at the forefront of the nobles. His territory and influence were even stronger than Duke Stamp, making him one of the most powerful nobles present.
From his position, he seemed to be the representative of the nobles.
In stark contrast to the arrogant nobles, the ministers on the other side remained silent, their heads bowed obediently, their eyes glancing at the arrogant nobles.
In their eyes, the fate of these nobles would probably be no better than that of the ministers who were executed earlier.
“Please do not raise your voice in the hall. Such behavior amounts to disrespecting the princess and the royal family. According to Xiya’s law, you should have your finger cut off as punishment.”
Kailun, stroking the head of the little princess on his lap, reprimanded Duke Colette for his rudeness.
To dare to be so disrespectful to the princess, he truly deserved to be cut.
Colette’s face turned black. He pointed at the little princess sitting on Kailun’s lap and said, “Look at what you’ve done! You dare to hold Princess Vivian in your arms and humiliate her! You are defying the law!
And you, you have the audacity to kidnap Princess Hilna and make her a slave! You are the one who deserves to be beheaded and displayed as a warning!”
Colette was out of breath after speaking so much at once. He pounded his chest, catching his breath before continuing, “And what makes you worthy of sitting on the throne? This position doesn’t belong to you! Get down!”
In fact, he envied Kailun. Holding the petite princess on his lap, playing with her, leading the older princess by her collar, and finally, sitting on the lofty throne, overlooking everyone. What a magnificent display!
But sadly, he had no chance of defeating Kailun, who commanded tens of thousands of troops.
His audacity to speak out here was entirely due to the teleportation scroll in his arms. With that, he could leave whenever he wanted, ensuring his safety.
According to the orders of the Divine Temple, he only needed to provoke conflict between Kailun and the nobles, igniting the flames of civil war. After completing these simple tasks, he could take his territory and join the Divine Temple’s jurisdiction.
Not only him, almost all the nobles behind him made the same choice.
For them, this was an olive branch extended by the most powerful organization in the world, a stepping stone to their future.
To show their sincerity, the Divine Temple gifted valuable Legend Scrolls to those nobles who were deemed valuable. Their teleportation distance was up to five kilometers, enough to safely transport them out of the royal city.
“This is the seat that the little princess kindly invited me to. Why shouldn’t I sit here?”
Kailun mocked Duke Colette, “And the so-called older princess you mentioned is just a defeated dog under my command. What’s wrong with me making her a slave to serve me?
If Duke Colette has any grievances, feel free to challenge me. I assure you, my Knights will arrive at your doorstep tomorrow and scatter your mother’s ashes to the wind.”
“You, you, you!”
Colette, who valued gentlemanly conduct, had never heard such vulgar insults. He was so angry that he almost couldn’t breathe.
“Don’t be angry, Duke Colette. Don’t argue with a young brat.”
“Yes, yes. Calm down, old man. Don’t let that little bastard kill you.”
“…”
Seeing the Duke’s face turning blue, the surrounding nobles rushed over to pat his back and persuade him. If he were to die of anger right here, they would truly be ashamed to face the world.
“Don’t get yourself ill, Duke Colette. Someone, get the Duke a chair. Otherwise, if he dies, we’ll have to deal with the aftermath.”
Seeing that the Duke was about to calm down, Kailun kindly added fuel to the fire and even thoughtfully ordered someone to bring a chair.
“Just you wait!” Colette quickly took out a blue potion from his pocket and drank it. Then, he sat down on the chair, taking deep breaths.
Ten seconds later, his complexion turned rosy, and his breathing returned to normal.
But when he tried to stand up again, he found his pants stuck to the chair. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t get up.
Unless he was willing to risk tearing his pants and exposing his bare bottom, he wouldn’t be able to break free from the chair’s grip.
Thinking about this, his freshly rosy face turned black again. That damn Kailun had poured glue on the chair. He was clearly determined to make a fool of him.
To avoid being humiliated, Colette could only calmly sit on the chair.
He couldn’t tell if it was an illusion, but he suddenly felt his butt itching.
Kailun, sitting on the throne, pulled the older princess’s collar close to his ear while the chaos unfolded below, “Don’t even think about any tricks. Behave yourself. Otherwise, I’ll whip you in front of everyone. Understand?”
“You will regret this. The Xiya Kingdom will be destroyed in your hands.” Hilna looked at Kailun with a face full of sorrow.
“If it’s destroyed, we’ll rebuild it.” Kailun shrugged indifferently, releasing Hilna’s collar, “You’re just a lowly slave now. If you don’t want me to truly destroy the Xiya Kingdom, then obediently massage my shoulders and legs.”
Hilna clenched her fists. After enduring for a long time, she knelt down and began to massage Kailun’s legs.
She dared not resist Kailun now. She knew very well that if she dared to resist him in such a public setting, he would only torment her even more.
This demon had no sense of morality or shame. He only cared about obtaining greater pleasure.
“Think of it as biding your time,” Hilna kept telling herself.
“Your Highness, you are mistaken. How can you bow down to a thief?”
Seeing Hilna massaging Kailun’s legs, a noble cried out in agony.
Among those nobles who were close to the royal family, Hilna was the representative of the royal family. Now, Kailun’s actions had offended all the nobles.
Hilna remained silent. If she could, she wouldn’t just massage Kailun’s legs. She would also bite him hard.
“What are you talking about? You are the ones who are mistaken. Princess Hilna has abandoned darkness and embraced the light. Otherwise, she would have been dead and the kingdom would have perished.”
Kailun pointed at the noble who had spoken and cursed him.
The latter was just a small viscount. After exchanging glances with Kailun, he automatically retreated into the crowd.
“Viscount Laurist, do you think this kid Kailun has gone crazy? He dares to challenge so many nobles. Isn’t he afraid of everyone uniting against him?”
The viscount tugged at Laurist’s sleeve and whispered.
Laurist nodded dumbly, “Yeah, yeah, yeah!”
Then, he realized his mistake and shook his head quickly, “What are you talking about? Lord Kailun is wise and far-sighted. He must have his reasons for doing this.”
Laurist wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He was worried that he would be beaten to death by the nobles today.
Although Kailun would let him live to play a role in his daughter’s performance, who knew if he would be accidentally injured? If Kailun hadn’t sent someone to his house to pick him up, Laurist wouldn’t have left home for anything.
Seeing the gunpowder smell in the hall getting stronger, his heart was about to jump out of his throat.
Hearing Laurist’s words, the viscount looked at Laurist with suspicion. He felt that a traitor had appeared among the noble ranks.
When the atmosphere in the hall calmed down slightly, Kailun scanned the crowd and said, “First of all, I want to point out that six nobles have failed to arrive at the hall. According to the previous agreement, these six nobles will be dealt with as traitors. Starting today, the kingdom will confiscate their territories, titles, and wealth. Those who disobey will be beheaded directly. Does anyone have any objections?”
“We will obey your will, Your Majesty!”
While the nobles were still savoring Kailun’s words, the ministers made their statement.
Seeing those ministers who had once been arrogant and domineering now behaving like obedient puppies, the nobles began to have bad thoughts.
Not only that, they also discovered that the ministers were addressing Kailun as “Your Majesty,” not the little princess.
“Wait!”
Noticing the anomaly, Duke Colette quickly raised his hand to interrupt Kailun, “I have no objections to the treatment of the six nobles, but we need an explanation about the ministers addressing you as Your Majesty.”
“The old man wants an explanation. Explain it to him.” Kailun poked Vivian’s cheek.
She rolled her eyes at Kailun before turning to the crowd with a cold expression, “They are addressing me, Your Majesty. Do you have any objections?”
Well, the little princess, dressed in her gorgeous attire, did have a queenly air, noble and unyielding. The stark contrast made Kailun even more eager to bully her.
Hilna watched her sister with envy. Originally, this position of Queen should have been hers.
And now, her sister became the Queen, while she became a slave. What a cruel blow.
“But didn’t you call us here to vote for the little princess?”
Duke Colette was completely confused. He felt that his brain couldn’t keep up with the young people’s out-of-the-box thinking.
“Oh, right. There seems to be such a thing.” Vivian nodded in realization, following the procedure Kailun had instructed her with, “From now on, we will vote. Each noble and minister present has one vote. Those who agree with my candidacy for Queen raise your hands. If more than half of the votes are in my favor, then I will be crowned Queen of the Xiya Kingdom.”
Vivian finished speaking nonchalantly, repeating what Kailun had told her. In fact, she already knew the outcome. The so-called voting was just an excuse for Kailun to lure these nobles here.
The ministers raised their right hands in unison, expressing their agreement. Naturally, it was a unanimous vote.
But on the noble side, only Viscount Laurist raised his hand. And even he lowered his hand under the threatening gazes of the other nobles.
Thus, the nobles, who outnumbered the ministers, won the “vote.” Duke Colette, sitting in the front row, smiled contentedly, “It seems the result is clear. What else would the little princess like to say?”
Even though she had anticipated the result, Vivian looked at Kailun unhappily, “It’s up to you. Just kill them all.”
“Are you a devil?” Hilna asked in a small voice.
Vivian calmly stretched out her hand and stroked Hilna’s chin like she was petting a dog, “Good doggy, be good. I’ll give you a bone with no meat to gnaw on for a whole day when we go home.”
Hilna: “…”
“Oh, what a pity. Since everyone disagrees with the little princess being Queen, then I have no choice but to take over.”
Kailun placed Vivian beside him on the throne and stood up. He took out a scroll from his sleeve, “In fact, your old King has already gifted the Xiya Kingdom to me.”
“Impossible! You…!”
“Whoosh!”
Colette stood up from his chair in excitement. The next moment, his pants tore, revealing his wrinkled buttocks.
He hadn’t finished speaking before he sat back down, his old face turning blacker than ever.
“Oh, Duke Colette, is there something you want to say? Then, please stand up and speak.” Kailun asked Colette as if he hadn’t seen anything.
He loved to see others in a state of discomfort, yet unable to do anything about it.
Any intelligent person would know that his coronation was a done deal. None of the nobles present could resist him, who commanded a large army.
Perhaps they could still cause trouble for Kailun, but this was not the time to do so.
Understanding this, Colette stopped arguing. All he needed to do was endure.
Now, Kailun and the nobles had a deep grudge against each other. He only needed to endure until the end, and then he could raise the banner of rebellion, dragging the Xiya Kingdom into the flames of civil war.
When everyone had beaten each other to a pulp, he would lead the Divine Temple’s forces to march directly into the royal city and seize control.
The envoy had said that as long as he performed well, he could ask for a position as a Blue-Robe Archbishop from the Holy Son.
Kailun said, “It seems Duke Colette has no objections. Does anyone else have any objections? If not, I will make new arrangements.”
Seeing that Colette was sitting silently in his chair, the other nobles naturally dared not speak.
The destruction of Duke Stamp was right before their eyes. They didn’t want to face Kailun’s wrath.
If someone stood in front of them, they would follow behind and pick up the scraps. If no one was willing to be the first, then they would choose to back down.
The Xiya Kingdom’s nobles had been at peace for too long. Generation after generation, their edges had been dulled. When the enemy invaded, they couldn’t muster even a shred of fighting spirit.
To be honest, keeping them was useless.
Sighing sadly, Kailun threw the scroll back to Vivian and said, “Since everyone has no objections, then listen to my arrangements. First, we will change the taxes levied on the nobles. It will be adjusted from 20% to 40%.
Do you agree?”
After speaking, Kailun looked at Viscount Laurist among the nobles.
Only two seconds passed before Laurist couldn’t bear Kailun’s gaze. He raised his hand tremblingly and shouted, “I agree!”
Duke Colette turned his head in shock and looked at Viscount Laurist, “Do you know what you’re saying?”
Laurist looked at Kailun, then at Colette, “Precisely because I know what I’m saying, I agree with the new King’s point of view.”
As soon as he said those words, the other nobles distanced themselves from Viscount Laurist. Although Kailun currently held a huge advantage, he wouldn’t be able to defeat the Divine Temple. No one believed that Kailun could win against the Divine Temple.
In their traditional view, the Divine Temple was the strongest symbol of humanity, an invincible force.
“A wise choice. Are there any others who want to make a choice? If you are too late, there will only be death.”
Kailun smiled evilly. He snapped his fingers in front of everyone.
“Click!”
“Boom!”
This time, it was the sound of the hall doors opening. Along with the bright sunlight, the nobles saw magic siege crossbows aimed at them.
Such things, even if they weren’t fired at people, would blast a huge hole in the city wall if they hit it.
“Are you crazy? Do you want to kill us all?” Duke Colette asked incomprehensibly.
Kailun nodded, “That’s exactly what I intend to do.”
Colette took out the teleportation scroll in his arms and held it in his hand, confident, “So, you’re still too young. Do you think you can exterminate us all with such actions?
Foolish, utterly foolish! Your madness is nothing but a last-ditch effort in our eyes. You are unworthy of ruling the Xiya Kingdom.
You will pay the price for your recklessness today. Our army will arrive in the royal city soon and fight you.”
As Colette moved, many nobles who had prepared beforehand took out their teleportation scrolls. Only some poor minor nobles stared at each other, feeling cheated.
“Unfortunately, I won’t give you a chance to fight me. All of you are too stupid. I don’t want to waste more time on you.
Since you don’t want to agree with my point of view, then stay here. If you think you can escape, then try teleporting now.”
Kailun raised his right hand above his head. The soldiers outside who were responsible for aiming the siege crossbows locked onto the nobles present. As soon as Kailun lowered his hand, they would turn the nobles present into sieves.
Because the nobles themselves were of average strength, they didn’t even need to enchant the crossbow bolts.
Looking at Kailun’s confident face, Colette felt a strong sense of unease.
He didn’t want to think about it. He directly activated the Legend Scroll. Fortunately, the precious teleportation scroll didn’t fail. He turned into a beam of white light and disappeared from the hall.
Following Duke Colette’s teleportation, half of the nobles in the hall managed to teleport away.
Quietly winking at Viscount Laurist, Kailun waved his right hand, “Fire!”
With his command, the crossbow bolts shot out like lightning, turning the nobles present into sieves.
Blood splattered, red and white mixed together. For a moment, the hall was filled with the scent of blood.
“No!”
Along with the sound of the crossbow bolts, Winnie’s desperate cry rang out. She watched from the corner and saw Kailun’s brutal actions clearly.
In her eyes, her father had also become a sacrifice. For a moment, her heart shattered, and her mind exploded.
【You have broken Winnie’s heart. Favorability -1, Total Favorability -100. You have obtained Winnie’s future attributes at a certain point in time.】
Afra put a black blindfold on Isabella, who stood beside Winnie. Kailun was always more considerate towards “children.”
Vivian had already put on a black blindfold when Kailun waved his hand. There were some things Kailun didn’t want her to see.
But this bloody and brutal scene was witnessed by the older princess. She sat on the throne, her entire body becoming numb.
In her eyes, Kailun was destroying the Xiya Kingdom with his own hands.
【Hilna hates your brutality. Favorability -3, Total Favorability -95】
Even the ministers, who had witnessed a scene of hell once before, were still vomiting, as if they were going to throw up their stomachs.
“According to the predetermined plan, hunt down the nobles outside the city. Try to capture them alive. We will need them to receive their territories later.”
Kailun looked coldly at the crimson below. He had seen such scenes countless times, but in his memories, most of the time, it was his own people who ended up in such a tragic state.
It seemed that the old steward was pierced by a siege crossbow bolt.
After briefly arranging the subsequent plans, Kailun walked towards the corner where Winnie and the others were.
In a short time, he knelt in front of Winnie and stroked her head, “Why are you making such a face? Is it because I couldn’t fulfill your wishes?”
“Demon! I’m going to kill you!”
This time, Winnie went crazy and lunged at Kailun, trying to bite his neck with all her might. Winnie’s eyes were filled with hatred.
She desperately wanted to kill Kailun, to drag him to hell with her.
But Winnie’s strength was far inferior to Kailun’s. He restrained her with just one hand.
“Such a disobedient puppy. Such puppies should be whipped and punished by their masters. If you still have eyes, then look again and see if your father is dead.”
Kailun helplessly used his hand to tilt Winnie’s chin. Her teeth were only three centimeters away from his neck.
She froze for a moment, looking at the hall with her peripheral vision. Viscount Laurist, covered in blood, crawled up from the ground and ran towards them, his steps hurried and eager.
Winnie: “???”
“Lord Kailun, thank you for your generosity in letting me live. Oh! Isn’t that my little girl? What is she doing?”
Laurist ran to Kailun’s side, sincerely thanking him. The warmth splattered on his body made him realize how wonderful it was to be alive.
He couldn’t believe that his daughter was in Kailun’s arms, doing something unknown.
【Because you kept your promise, Winnie’s favorability has increased by 30. Current Total Favorability -70】
When it came to feelings, Winnie was quite honest. At least Kailun didn’t have to worry about being bitten by her now.
Releasing his hand from Winnie’s chin, Kailun allowed her to pounce on his neck. Before Winnie could get up, Kailun said, “Hey, isn’t Winnie being affectionate and licking my neck? Oh, really, it’s so itchy, just like a little puppy.”
Winnie: “…”
She really wanted to bite Kailun, the shameless man, to death, but she could only think about it.
If she really bit Kailun, then Kailun would also have someone shoot her father again.
Don’t doubt it, Kailun really would do something like that.
So, Winnie could only endure the humiliation, using her small, smooth, pink tongue to gently lick Kailun’s neck.
Seeing his daughter really licking Kailun’s neck, Laurist relaxed and said happily, “Daughter, you must serve Lord Kailun well. If you do anything wrong and make Lord Kailun angry, I’ll go back and tell your mother to give you a good lesson.”
“Okay~”
Winnie replied with a tearful voice. To pretend to have a good relationship with Kailun and not worry her parents, she obediently satisfied Kailun’s request.
“Viscount Laurist said it well. If Winnie doesn’t listen, I’ll take her to see you.” Kailun said with a smile.
Laurist nodded happily, “Definitely, definitely. Just come. I’ll have her mother give this disobedient child a good lesson.”
Perhaps only Winnie could understand that this was clearly a threat from Kailun. The implication was that if she didn’t listen, he would go find her family to settle the score.
“Mmm~”
Winnie was heartbroken. She could only obediently lick Kailun’s neck, acting like a pet.
【Winnie has come to her senses and realizes that you are still very annoying. Favorability -10, Total Favorability -80】
Actually, Kailun thought Winnie was quite interesting. He would first bully her mercilessly to lower her favorability, then use mental pollution to torment her and raise her favorability, then bully her mercilessly again to lower her favorability…
This cycle would keep Winnie’s favorability at a very negative level. Kailun wanted Winnie’s body to be dependent on him, but her spirit to always loathe and reject him.
It was truly evil, the mother of evil, evil to the core.
After teasing Winnie, Kailun looked at Afra and said, “Afra, please help me with the next step of the plan. None of these nobles can escape.
Although I have already arranged for twenty thousand men to lie in wait at the designated locations, I still need you to oversee the overall situation.”
“Leave it to me. I’m not good at other things, but no one can surpass me in leading troops.” Afra nodded seriously. A touch of seriousness appeared on her usually cold face.
After Afra left, Kailun also sent Laurist away. As soon as Laurist left, Winnie wanted to run out of Kailun’s arms, but he held her tightly, “I am very dissatisfied with your attempt to bite your master just now. If you don’t dance for me again like you did last night, then I will punish your family again. Understand?”
“…I understand.”
As Kailun had expected, Winnie, who had been caught by her weak spot, immediately caved. Then, she obediently stayed in Kailun’s arms.
He stood up with Winnie and looked at Isabella, “How is it? Have you felt the change in fate?”
Isabella, who was blindfolded, carefully sensed her surroundings, “You are right. You are at the center of the world’s change.
It’s hard to imagine that you could influence the world to such a degree. In my eyes, your basic destiny should be quite ordinary. If you hadn’t had those fate lines protecting you, you might have lived a very miserable life.”
Kailun said, “Although what you said is true, I don’t like hearing it. Pay attention to your wording next time, otherwise, I might just bully you.”
Hearing that Kailun was going to bully her, Isabella immediately took a step back and crossed her arms, “We are allies. You can’t do that.”
Kailun corrected her, “Don’t think too much. I’m not interested in those who are too young and small. Vivian is the youngest I can accept.”
Isabella: “???”
In an instant, she felt deeply insulted.
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