Chapter 91: Trapped
At one o’clock in the morning, moonlight shone through the window, casting a silver glow on the floor.
Hilna, wrapped in a blanket in the cage, slowly opened her eyes. After confirming that the strange sounds from next door had stopped for a while, she lifted the blanket and carefully climbed out of the cage.
Taking the key from the depths of her chest, Hilna unlocked the collar around her neck.
Only after doing all this did she look at the large bed. She found Shirley staring at her blankly.
“I understand. Your Highness was pretending to obey to lull Kailun. I knew Your Highness wouldn’t give up hope.” Shirley said this.
Hilna remained silent for a moment before nodding, “You’re right. Kailun can’t hold us captive. Now, we have to leave this den of demons.”
Putting the collar she had removed on the table, Hilna tidied her slightly messy hair.
“Your Highness, don’t worry. I’ve already scouted the area and found a safe path to the outside.
As long as we get far enough away from here, Kailun and the others won’t be able to catch us.” Shirley jumped off the bed. She had even prepared her travel luggage.
“I specially prepared some extra food for the journey tonight. It should be enough for us to last two or three days.”
Shirley showed Hilna the prepared package, which contained some food and gold coins.
“But what about your employment contract?” Looking into Shirley’s eyes, Hilna suddenly thought of this important matter.
Shirley shrugged, “Your Highness, don’t worry. Breaking this kind of contract will only reduce my strength a little. It’s not life-threatening.
As long as I can get far away from that guy, he won’t be able to give me orders.”
She had thought about it at night. As long as she could escape with the princess, it didn’t matter if she became a cripple.
“Oh, it’s all my fault. If I hadn’t angered that demon, you wouldn’t have to face this choice.”
Hilna sighed, then regained her composure. She tiptoed to the door and listened. She confirmed that the entire mobile palace was quiet.
Giving Shirley a reassuring glance, Hilna opened the door.
Outside her room was the only living room in the mobile palace. It was pitch black in the middle of the night. They could only see the path by the faint moonlight.
They tiptoed forward, one after the other, afraid of waking up the Great Demon King in the room.
“Whoosh~”
Opening the door to the outside, Hilna’s heart felt less sad as she felt the cool night breeze.
Looking at the solid ground in front of her, she suddenly felt like she was in a dream.
As long as she jumped down, she would have a chance to be human again and start a new life.
But would it be that simple?
She turned her head and looked back at the closed door of Kailun’s room. Finally, she threw her worries aside.
She had no choice, for Shirley’s sake or her own.
“Click!”
She gently jumped to the ground. Hilna’s heart tightened again. The dangerous escape had only just begun.
Following the route Shirley had planned, they avoided the patrolling Knights and ran through the night.
To minimize the risk of exposure, they kept their bodies hunched over, hiding their figures in the waist-high bushes as much as possible.
They ran for half an hour, covering almost five kilometers. This distance was already beyond Kailun’s control.
“Did we really escape?”
Hilna, drenched in sweat, looked at Shirley in disbelief. Had they really escaped so easily?
Shirley nodded happily, “Of course. That arrogant Kailun wouldn’t have expected us to sneak away.
He’ll probably be furious when he wakes up tomorrow.”
“I still feel unsafe. Why don’t we run a little longer? This time, let’s run south.” Hilna thought for a moment and felt it wasn’t safe enough.
Shirley naturally wouldn’t disobey Hilna’s suggestion. After a brief rest, they set off again. This time, they even paid attention to details like footprints.
They ran for another thirty kilometers, and they were far away from Kailun’s main force.
Passing a dilapidated thatched hut, they decided to make it their resting place for the night.
As a magician, Hilna’s stamina was limited. Running for over thirty kilometers was her limit.
Hilna, who knew Kailun’s future plans, thought that he wouldn’t have time to care about them because he needed to go to the battlefield. So, she and Shirley were safe.
Shirley simply used some dry straw to make a bed big enough for them to sleep on. Hilna set up a defensive magic formation.
They ate some dry bread to replenish their energy and then lay down on the straw to rest.
Lying on the somewhat prickly straw pile, Hilna looked up at the twinkling stars through the dilapidated roof, feeling a sincere sense of gratitude.
She was alive.
For the first time, she felt that being alive was so fulfilling.
In the future, she might not be able to eat delicacies or enjoy luxury and wealth, but she would be content just living freely.
With dreams of a bright future, Hilna closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep. A relaxed smile appeared on her lips.
But what she didn’t know was that after they fell asleep, a strange white smoke drifted into the thatched hut where they were sleeping.
【Hilna is grateful for your carelessness. Favorability +6, Total Favorability -90】
Kailun, outside the thatched hut, extinguished the almost burnt-out Lost Scent incense. He accepted Hilna’s gratitude.
With his current strength, it was easy for him to approach them unnoticed.
…
“Hmm~”
The next morning, Hilna, who had slept soundly, woke up from her dream.
She dreamed that she was back in the palace, sleeping in her soft and comfortable bed. The room was also filled with calming soul-soothing incense, allowing her to sleep even more soundly.
The morning sun shone on her face through the small window, casting a golden glow that made her unable to open her eyes.
“Shirley~ Shirley, let’s get up and leave~”
Hilna called out to Shirley in a gentle voice. Her good mood made her stretch involuntarily, and her graceful body curves were on full display on the bed.
“Shirley is dead.”
A sudden voice startled Hilna. Her body froze in place, “How can I hear that demon’s voice? It must be a hallucination. Yes, it must be a hallucination.”
Even at this moment, Hilna was unwilling to accept reality. The difference between heaven and hell was often just a matter of opening your eyes.
Seeing that Hilna had chosen to escape, Kailun reached out and stroked her delicate cheek, “Your Highness, don’t deceive yourself anymore. To pay the price for letting you live, Shirley is dead.”
“?!”
Hilna finally opened her eyes. She found that Kailun was sleeping beside her, she didn’t know when.
No!
To be precise, she was sleeping on the bed in the mobile palace. She could feel a slight swaying motion.
And Kailun was sleeping beside her, looking at her with a gentle smile.
An indescribable fear filled Hilna’s mind, finally making her face reality.
“Shirley… dead?”
She repeated Kailun’s words. The string of reason in her mind was about to snap.
Kailun kindly answered Hilna’s question, “Yes, dead. One slice, and she was gone.”
Hilna: “…”
Too many complex emotions were bombarding her brain at the same time, making it difficult for her to tell whether she should be sad or angry.
“Can I see Shirley?”
On the surface, Hilna seemed incredibly calm.
“Of course. You can see Shirley as soon as you get out of bed.” Kailun pinched her face.
“Slap!”
Hilna coldly slapped Kailun’s hand away.
She sat up from the bed and looked around. When her eyes fell on the center of the room, her pupils constricted.
A cross had appeared on the floor, she didn’t know when. Shirley was tied to the cross.
In Hilna’s eyes, Shirley, who was wearing a large, loose robe, had a clear wound on her neck, surrounded by bloodstains.
A thick smell of blood filled her nostrils. The bloody reality made her heart almost stop.
【Hilna has become more hostile towards you. Favorability -8. Total Favorability -98】
Kailun didn’t let Hilna look for long. He sat up from the bed and blocked her view.
“I’m going to kill you!”
Looking at Kailun’s handsome face, Hilna couldn’t help but lunge at him.
She wanted to scratch Kailun’s face with her nails, bite his throat with her teeth. Only by completely tearing Kailun apart could she quell her anger.
But Hilna’s strength was no match for Kailun’s. In just one round, she was tightly controlled by him.
Despite this, Hilna refused to give up. She roared and struggled to break free from Kailun’s control. To outsiders, it looked like Hilna was rubbing against Kailun, acting affectionately.
Perhaps because Hilna’s body was rubbing against him comfortably, Kailun didn’t stop her movements.
Ten minutes later, Hilna’s movements gradually softened due to exhaustion. At the same time, Shirley, whose drug effects had worn off, slowly opened her eyes.
She looked at Hilna “playing” with Kailun and widened her eyes, “Your Highness, what are you doing?”
Hilna was startled and stopped her movements when she heard Shirley’s voice. Kailun seized the opportunity, turned over, pressed Hilna down, and used his mouth to block Hilna’s moist red lips.
“Mmm, mmm, mmm~”
Hilna kept hitting Kailun’s back, trying to get him to release her.
She now fully understood that Kailun had pretended that Shirley was dead to deceive her. This demon wanted to give her hope and then ruthlessly tear it apart.
He wanted her to experience the feeling of loss again and again, to experience the heart-wrenching anger and despair.
“You bastard, demon! Separate from the princess!”
Shirley’s roar echoed through the room. Along with anger, Hilna also felt a sense of shame.
Being bullied by Kailun in front of her subordinates, it was just too bad.
But the good news was that Shirley was alive. That was the best outcome.
Hilna, her body feeling weak, let her hands hang limply, allowing Kailun to take from her.
But just as he was about to kiss her neck and then her breasts, Kailun suddenly stopped.
“I suddenly remembered that you were sleeping on the straw last night. You’re so dirty. I wouldn’t dare to go near you without washing.”
Kailun looked at Hilna with a look of disgust.
Hilna: “…”
She had even prepared herself to be violated by Kailun, to be ready to be a corpse. But Kailun was disgusted by her.
“Don’t look at me like that. I’m quite picky about my prey. I told you to wash yourself properly last night, but you’re still so dirty.
Besides, you got my clothes dirty too.”
Kailun pointed to the bed helplessly, “Look at the bed. There’s still straw dust on the sheets. As a princess, you’re so unhygienic. I’m ashamed of you.”
It wasn’t until Hilna turned her head away with a resigned expression that Kailun let her go.
It was convenient having Shirley. As long as he still held Shirley’s life in his hands, Hilna would have to be obedient, no matter how much she hated him.
“I’ll come back later to teach you, you treacherous, evil knight. Now, I have to wash the older princess clean.”
He glared at Shirley, who had just cursed him, and put his arm around Hilna’s waist, carrying her over his shoulder. As he passed the table, he casually picked up the magic-proof collar.
Facing the powerful Kailun, Shirley, who was bound, could only watch helplessly as Hilna was taken away.
Thinking back, she realized that this was clearly an opportunity that Kailun had deliberately given her. Maybe even her initial escape route was planned by Kailun. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to escape the Knights’ tight surveillance so easily.
If she could, she would have taken the princess’s place and endured the torment. But Kailun had a different attitude towards her.
This failed escape left a huge psychological shadow on Shirley. She didn’t know if she would be caught by Kailun the next time she tried to escape.
It was as if they were enveloped by a huge mountain. They couldn’t escape Kailun’s shadow.
Shirley lowered her head and looked at the bloodstain on her neck. It was completely dry and even had a bit of rabbit fur on it. Would the princess be so easily fooled?
As for the robe she was wearing, it was probably to cover the rise and fall of her chest.
…
“Thump!”
Kailun arrived at the bathroom in his room and directly threw the older princess into the bathtub filled with hot water.
The overflowing hot water flowed down the edge of the bathtub and eventually flowed to the ground, draining away.
“I think you should give me an explanation for the older princess’s escape.”
Kailun took off his clothes, which had been dirtied by the older princess, and stepped into the bathtub. Soon, he was sitting in the bathtub in a complete state.
It wasn’t easy to max out Hilna’s favorability at this point. She had already broken down once. It would take some time for her to recover before she could break down again.
Shirley was the key to restricting Hilna. As long as Shirley was there, Hilna would only be a docile pet in front of him. Unless she was willing to see Shirley sacrifice herself for her again.
Although Kailun wouldn’t really hurt Shirley, Hilna didn’t dare to gamble.
“Click!”
After putting the magic-proof collar back on Hilna, Kailun relaxed and lay down on the other side of the bathtub.
Facing Kailun’s actions, Hilna curled up and sat opposite him.
“To punish you for making the wrong choice, you have to take on the role of a part-time bath attendant for a while. Of course, you can only use this.”
Kailun said seriously, pointing at Hilna’s wet chest. To seal her escape route, he added, “If you don’t want to, I’ll give this job to Shirley.
After all, you’re accomplices. It’s only natural for her to share the burden.”
After running around for a whole night, it was time for him to relax and rest. If not for the fear of increasing her favorability, Kailun would have enjoyed Hilna in front of Shirley.
But he wasn’t in a hurry. He had plenty of opportunities once he maxed out Hilna’s favorability.
Kailun closed his eyes, tapping the bathtub with his fingers, urging Hilna, while humming a beautiful tune.
“Glug, glug, glug!”
After about half a minute, Kailun heard the sound of water splashing continuously. A moment later, he felt a soft body pressing against his.
Hilna seemed to understand what he was thinking. As she leaned towards him, she had already removed her clothes.
“If I get the chance, I’ll kill you.” Hilna hugged Kailun’s waist and leaned her mouth close to his ear.
“I’d be delighted. I just hope your heart can be more resilient, so that I won’t accidentally break you.
But as a pet, you should be punished for saying such rebellious words.
But I’m kind, so I don’t want to punish you any further. I’ll just put the rest of the punishment on Shirley’s head. Thank me.”
Kailun hugged Hilna’s slender waist tighter, making her press closer to him.
Anyone with a little common sense would know that increasing friction would increase the efficiency of cleaning. He was helping Hilna finish her work faster.
After careful investigation, Kailun came to a simple conclusion. As long as he didn’t let his target’s body receive his evil, it wouldn’t have much of an impact.
At least using these parts, the chest, hands, and legs, wouldn’t increase favorability.
…
While Hilna was being bombarded with cannon fire, the second city on the border was also being bombarded relentlessly.
Compared to the first city, which Kailun had abandoned, the Divine Temple’s troops faced much greater resistance here.
The magic barrier above the city shimmered with a brilliant glow, and countless energy sources were supplying the barrier’s consumption.
The Divine Temple’s bombardment had not stopped since morning. Their cavalry and warriors had clashed several times, with casualties on both sides.
Compared to their caution last night, the Divine Temple was a little bolder today, with a hint of letting loose.
Countless people wanted to prove themselves in this war, because early this morning, their Holy Maiden had arrived on the battlefield and was personally supervising the battle.
It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that everyone present was captivated by Holy Maiden Chrissy’s charm. Even though she was simply wearing a plain white dress, they felt an infinite amount of charm emanating from her.
Even Paul, who was about to change his sexual orientation, felt a spark of something called “attraction” again.
“Justin, is this the victory you promised me?”
In the temporary command tent, Holy Maiden Chrissy sat in the main seat, crossing her leg, which was clad in black stockings, over her other smooth, bare leg.
Justin, who was sitting on the side, quickly stood up and explained, “Holy Maiden, you don’t know. That Kailun is incredibly cunning and insidious. If we’re not careful, we might lose.
If you don’t believe me, you can ask Harry. He’s one of Kailun’s defeated subordinates.”
Justin shifted the blame to Harry.
Chrissy crossed her arms and looked at Harry.
The latter, after exchanging glances with Chrissy, hurriedly stood up and said, “Holy Maiden, you don’t know. It’s not that I’m incompetent, but that Kailun is truly not an ordinary person.
He’s skilled at manipulating people’s hearts and plotting schemes. We were too careless back then and suffered a loss.
The Second Prince and Paul can testify to this.”
Harry gave Lodis and Paul a look.
Lodis: “Yes, yes. Harry is right.”
Paul: “Kailun is a disgusting villain!”
Chrissy ignored the Second Prince and looked at Paul, “You’re Harry’s new male concubine? You look pretty good. You have a special kind of talent.
No wonder Harry is willing to recommend you to me and the Holy Son. You really have the potential to become the next Holy Son.”
The selection of the Holy Son and the Holy Maiden was held every ten years. The selection time was not uniform, and the results were decided by the previous Holy Maiden and the Pope together.
Generally, the previous Holy Son and Holy Maiden would strongly recommend those they had trained for the next generation. After all, this was also a kind of inheritance of power.
The current Holy Maiden was just over eighteen years old. She was in the prime of her youth and had almost eight years left in her term. As for the Holy Son, he only had three years left. He was in a hurry to find a suitable candidate.
Paul’s appearance gave the Holy Son another option.
However, she didn’t like Paul personally. He was weak and cowardly and wouldn’t amount to much.
Paul: “I…”
He didn’t want to admit that he was Harry’s male concubine.
He had finally fallen for someone again, but he had to admit that he was someone else’s male concubine. This feeling made Paul want to vomit.
If he compared Winnie to Chrissy in front of him, he felt that Chrissy, who was arrogant, noble, and alluring, was easier to fall for.
As if sensing Paul’s hesitation, Harry directly hugged Paul, “Holy Maiden, Paul is my true love.”
Paul: “Ah… hmm…”
Paul could only helplessly accept this result. In his eyes, the Holy Maiden was already looking at him with a hint of disgust.
“There’s no need to be embarrassed to admit it. Our Divine Temple has always been committed to freedom, openness, balance, and harmony. Although your status is a bit… not presentable, no one will say anything about you.”
Chrissy waved her hand, “As long as you can convince the Holy Son, you still have a chance to become a candidate for the Holy Son.”
After dealing with Paul, who had potential, she continued, “I didn’t come here to fight over command. I just want to see victory.
Of course, I’m naturally curious about this Kailun you’re talking about. So, I hope you don’t waste my curiosity.
Bind Kailun and bring him to me in three days. I want to see what’s so special about him, the one the Pure Desire Maiden has placed a bet on.”
Chrissy used her white fingers to make a three gesture.
Hearing the Holy Maiden mention Kailun, Paul clenched his teeth in hatred.
Why? Why could Kailun get the Holy Maiden’s attention, while he could only get her disgust?
He wasn’t weak either. In just a few days, he had progressed a long way on the path to 3rd-rank. Could Kailun do that?
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