Chapter 92: The Holy Maiden’s Unease
“Please have Old Luo hold the line for a while. We’ll find a chance to retreat and abandon the second city tonight. We’ll defend the Alaye Fortress, the third city on the border.
Make sure to create the illusion of a full-scale retreat to lure the enemy deep.”
After taking a one-hour hot bath, Kailun led Hilna to the living room.
He enjoyed Hilna’s shoulder and leg massages while making the latest arrangements.
Compared to the first two cities, the third city was more important. It not only had a geographical advantage but also solid defenses. It was one of the few fortresses in the Xiya Kingdom.
Counting from the first city on the border, the Alaye Fortress was almost one hundred kilometers away. It was considered deep inside the territory.
Once they crossed the final Alaye Fortress, the Divine Temple’s troops could reach the heart of the Xiya Kingdom without obstruction and attack the royal city. Therefore, this was a city they couldn’t afford to lose.
In terms of time, the gifts Kailun had prepared would be deployed early tomorrow morning.
To this end, he had generously prepared fireworks worth one hundred thousand gold coins for the Divine Temple, hoping they would like them.
After placing the finished magic letter in a special communication device, Kailun continued to sketch on the map.
“Use more force. Didn’t you eat last night?”
While sketching the map, Kailun didn’t forget to complain that Hilna’s strength was too weak.
Hilna: “…”
Although she had dinner last night, she had exhausted her stamina running so far. She had only eaten a few bites of bread before bed to save food.
Plus, she had been wrestling with Kailun in bed and scrubbing in the bathroom, her strength had been drained.
Hilna lowered her head and glanced at her collar. It was covered in red marks, and it still felt tingly.
She had never realized that a person’s body could do so many things.
“He’s a demon…”
She muttered, biting her lip. Hilna pounded Kailun’s shoulder with her fist.
Feeling that her strength had increased a little, Kailun focused on his own business.
He enjoyed the massage, but he couldn’t forget to make the necessary preparations.
The relevant pre-preparations had been completed. The Divine Temple’s troops were even five thousand fewer than he had expected. When he received this news, Kailun almost cried with joy.
The Divine Temple was too kind. He would cry to death.
One hundred thousand versus one hundred and fifty thousand. In Kailun’s opinion, he had a huge advantage.
If only he could speed up the march, he could shorten the time it took to conquer the Malaga Kingdom.
In his opinion, with the current chaotic situation in the Xiya Kingdom, they could only sustain a war for one to two weeks. If it went beyond that, the Xiya Kingdom would definitely collapse first.
Once he conquered the Malaga Kingdom, his reputation would soar. Coupled with the war bonus he would receive from the Malaga Kingdom, subsequent changes would be much easier.
From his exchange with Roden, he had heard that the Holy Maiden of the Divine Temple had arrived on the battlefield to supervise the battle and had even threatened to capture him alive.
Kailun just wanted to laugh. In his memory, the Holy Maiden at this time was only a 7th-rank, and her strength came from her predecessor’s inheritance.
Traditionally, the previous Holy Son and Holy Maiden would pass on half of their strength to the next generation. This was a unique inheritance specific to the Temple.
Take the Holy Maiden as an example. Most Holy Maidens could reach 8th-rank within their ten-year term, relying on the Temple’s resources. Then, when their term ended, they would split their strength in half and give it to the next generation, allowing both to reach 7th-rank.
On the surface, it seemed like a loss. But the old Holy Maiden could reach 8th-rank again after a hundred years, relying on her own accumulation. The new Holy Maiden could also reach 8th-rank, relying on the Temple’s resources. So, overall, it was still a gain.
As for where those old Holy Maidens went?
That was another secret of the Divine Temple. It was just as explosive as the truth that the Pope was a woman.
If there was no blood transfusion, how could those Pope-Kings of the Divine Temple reach the peak of the world, 9th-rank, when they were young?
Because the current Pope and Emperor were both women, Kailun estimated that most of the previous Holy Maidens should have been consumed.
But there were still many previous Holy Sons left. Perhaps they could stack up another 9th-rank.
That was the Divine Temple’s foundation. Even Kailun was a little envious.
“When will your gold coins arrive? If they can’t reach the Xiya Kingdom tomorrow, I will declare a retreat.”
After a while, Kailun sent messages to the Kaz Kingdom and the Maden Kingdom, who were at war with the Rose Kingdom.
As expected, they would probably reply to him at night. He had gotten used to it over this time.
The situation in the three kingdoms was currently tense. The advantage was still in the hands of the Rose Kingdom. When the time was right, Kailun would reveal some important intelligence to the other two kingdoms, allowing them to successfully drag the Rose Kingdom into the quagmire of war.
When the time was right, it would be his turn to reap the rewards of the entire situation.
Of course, he wouldn’t use war tactics at that time.
For Kailun, conquering the Malaga Kingdom would stabilize his basic foundation.
“Can you release Shirley?”
Seeing that Kailun had almost finished his work, Hilna mentioned Shirley.
It had been a while, and Shirley was still hanging on the cross in the room.
“Those who do wrong should be punished. With a major war coming, people like Shirley, who abandon their posts during the war, should be dragged to the front line and beheaded in public. It’s already merciful of me to spare her life.”
Kailun snorted coldly, his eyes looking at Hilna with ill intent, “And when you address me, you should use titles like ‘Master.’ That’s polite.”
“Master… Shirley obeyed my persuasion. Please punish me.”
Hilna begged Kailun stammeringly. She had long forgotten that she was once a noble princess.
“Are you sure?” Kailun pulled her chain, bringing her close to him.
Meeting Kailun’s gaze, Hilna nodded, “Whatever you ask me to do, I will do it.”
“What if I asked you to stab Shirley in the heart with a sword?” Kailun asked again.
Hilna didn’t respond. She couldn’t possibly agree to such a condition.
“See? Women’s mouths are deceitful. You just said you would do anything I asked, but now you’re backtracking.”
Kailun skillfully stroked Hilna’s head. He saw many interesting emotions in her eyes.
The arrogant queen in his memory had become a pet-like figure.
“Change the punishment. You know I wouldn’t hurt Shirley.” Hilna lowered her head obediently.
For her, Shirley was the closest person to her.
She hadn’t valued Shirley that much before, but after Shirley rescued her several times, she had become more important in her heart.
Kailun slid his hand down from Hilna’s head, across her cheek, and to her lips. He used his finger to pry open her moist red lips and entered her mouth, opening her mouth.
He teased her pink tongue, observing its structure.
As if to accommodate Kailun, Hilna tilted her head slightly, allowing his gaze to enter her mouth.
As Kailun’s finger went deeper, he could clearly see the pink and rosy flesh wall inside Hilna’s mouth.
She had a cute tongue, white teeth, and a throat that trembled slightly because of the foreign object.
Besides that, he could also see some sparkling crystals, making Hilna’s mouth even more sticky, with a hint of astringency.
Below that was the abyss that connected to the esophagus, pitch black, with an unknown depth.
If not for the fear that mental pollution would increase her favorability, Kailun would have personally explored this abyss.
“You can lick my finger more intently. If you satisfy me, that will be your punishment.”
Kailun honestly proposed his idea.
Hilna glanced at Kailun, closed her mouth, and endured her disgust, using her tongue to satisfy Kailun’s wish.
To make a good impression and make him forgive Shirley, Hilna tried her best to appear more intoxicated.
With a sound of sucking, Kailun enjoyed this pleasurable sensation.
It was a pity that Hilna didn’t have the queenly temperament she had in her previous life. That was a bit of a disappointment.
“Yes, like that. Use your tongue to wrap around and touch my finger…”
While enjoying himself, Kailun didn’t forget to teach Hilna the key points. Phil had surpassed her in terms of technique.
While Kailun was teasing Hilna, the little princess, Vivian, and Isabella were quietly observing from the corner of the living room.
Isabella: “I feel like his methods are more numerous than I know. He’s really too perverted.”
Vivian: “Yes, but my sister isn’t a good person either. It’s called ‘evil people get what’s coming to them.’ At least I’m enjoying this.”
Isabella: “Don’t laugh. Maybe you’ll be next.”
“How is that possible? That guy clearly likes big ones?” Vivian said, gesturing at her chest.
After a period of familiarity, Vivian and Isabella’s relationship had improved considerably.
“But I always feel like he’s looking at you strangely. There’s a strange feeling, like he’s going to hang you up and beat you.”
Isabella honestly expressed her thoughts.
Vivian: “…I don’t know what you’re talking about. Don’t mention it to me.”
Thinking back to the things Kailun had done to her, Vivian felt that Isabella’s words might come true.
She secretly glanced at Kailun. She felt that after he finished with her sister, he might really come and bully her.
‘I hope my sister can be strong and not be broken.’ Vivian secretly prayed for her sister in her heart.
Only Carol felt a little envious when she saw this scene. She wouldn’t mind being bullied by Kailun.
Looking at the intoxicated Hilna, she also wanted to try what Kailun’s finger tasted like.
She wanted to get closer to Kailun, but he seemed to maintain a suitable distance, unwilling to bully her like he bullied the others.
She felt inexplicably lost. She wondered if she should take the initiative to do something.
“Pop~”
Perhaps he had enjoyed it enough. Kailun pulled his finger out of Hilna’s mouth.
He dried his mouth on Hilna’s newly changed clothes, “Come with me. Now, come back to my room. You should wash the dirty sheets.
Oh, right, no magic allowed.”
Kailun led Hilna back to her room with the chain.
“You bad guy, what did you do to the princess?”
Seeing Kailun and Hilna, who had changed clothes, walk in, Shirley asked worriedly.
“What did I do? Of course, I was playing games. What else could I do?”
Kailun released Hilna’s chain, allowing her to go and clean the sheets. There was still straw on them.
“Shirley, I’m sorry…” As she passed Shirley, Hilna apologized.
In her eyes, if not for her, Shirley wouldn’t have been targeted by Kailun.
But it was this apology that made Shirley even more uneasy. She glared at Kailun, “Whatever you have to do, do it to me. Don’t bully the princess.
The princess can do anything I can do, and I can do it better.”
Faced with such a statement, Kailun became interested. He leaned close to Shirley’s ear and whispered, “Even… can you do that?”
“…I can!”
Hearing Kailun’s request, Shirley nodded, blushing.
“A respectable attitude. Come to my room tonight.” Kailun deliberately raised his voice, making the older princess, who was tidying the sheets, tremble.
She wanted to say something, but she couldn’t bring herself to speak.
She was so helpless in the face of Kailun, the Great Demon King. She could only hope that the Divine Temple’s troops would eliminate this Great Demon King and do a good deed for the world.
Just as she was about to leave with the bed sheets and pillows, Kailun suddenly stopped her.
“Don’t rush. Shirley’s clothes need washing too. Help her.”
“Whoosh!”
As he spoke, Kailun directly lifted the robe off Shirley, revealing her rabbit-blood-soaked clothes.
“Can I wash it myself? Just release me.”
Shirley, having sorted out her thoughts, chose to give in immediately.
She really wanted to rescue the princess, but she couldn’t do anything in this situation.
“Until tonight, you can only be tied to the cross and reflect on your mistakes.” Kailun shook his head.
“I’m sorry, Shirley.”
Hilna knew that Kailun was serious. To protect Shirley from being bullied, she took the initiative to walk over and help Shirley undress.
Seeing Shirley’s clothes gradually decrease, Kailun left the room ahead of time.
Otherwise, he was afraid that he would do something outrageous to Shirley, who was tied to the cross. Then, he guessed that the older princess would be corrupted along with Shirley. That wasn’t the outcome he wanted.
At least he couldn’t do that yet. He could try it later.
After leaving the room, Kailun continued to teach Carol. He left Shirley and Hilna in the room, not knowing what they were talking about.
…
As dusk approached, the Divine Temple’s offensive weakened slightly.
After a whole day of consumption, both sides had invested a huge amount of resources. Just the magic barrier alone was a significant expense for the Xiya Kingdom.
When night fell completely, the Divine Temple’s full-scale offensive weakened by more than half.
Although there were many illumination spells providing light, night wasn’t a good time for them to attack. Their offensive position was vulnerable to ambushes.
After discussion, Justin decided to stop the warriors’ attacks at night and have the magicians take turns bombarding the magic barrier in three shifts.
Judging from the state of the barrier, it would probably be completely broken by tomorrow morning.
Roden stood on the city wall and looked down, “Keep enough magic crystals to sustain the barrier until tomorrow morning. The rest of the troops will secretly transfer under the cover of night.
Leave five hundred men and five hundred war horses with me to continue guarding the city wall and pretend. We’ll retreat in front of them at dawn tomorrow morning.”
He arranged all the orders according to Kailun’s requirements. They would launch the final battle tomorrow.
In the blink of an eye, the young man who had been a useless boy had become a scheming genius in the eyes of countless people. This change was a bit sudden for him.
But he was still relieved. He hadn’t been on the battlefield for many years. He could actually return to the battlefield in this way. The blood in his heart seemed to heat up.
Speaking of which, it was the Grand Duke who had taken the fatal blow for him, allowing him to live to this day. Roden could only repay this life-saving grace with everything he had.
If not for his old age and slow reaction, he would have even wanted to ride onto the battlefield and fight. After all, his strength was considered quite strong in the Xiya Kingdom.
“Maybe the only one who can face the Divine Temple’s wrath is the young master.”
Looking at the magic exploding on the magic barrier above his head, he couldn’t help but sigh.
What first empire, what first temple. Crush anyone who stands in your way. That’s the kind of spirit a monarch should have.
Even he was eagerly anticipating tomorrow’s arrival. He wanted to see how long those scum below could continue to be arrogant.
Everyone had heard about the Divine Temple’s misdeeds, but no one dared to stand up and resist.
Perhaps this war would change more than just the outcome of the battle. It would change the world. The young master had provided the world with a new possibility.
The Divine Temple, the Abyss, and Kailun. If he could keep winning, maybe he really could become a third force.
…
“You ask why I left? Do I need to report to you?”
In the Divine Temple’s main camp, Holy Maiden Chrissy was using a magic letter to communicate with the Holy Son.
Faced with the Holy Son’s questioning, she immediately retorted.
“No, no. I was just worried about your safety. You’re the Holy Maiden. What if something happens to you on the road? What if some thieves target you?”
The Holy Son quickly replied to Chrissy using a magic letter.
“Tsk!” Chrissy clicked her tongue impatiently and wrote a new magic letter in a perfunctory manner, “I’m the Holy Maiden of the Divine Temple. Who would dare to target me?
Just focus on getting Kailson out of retirement. I’m here at the front line. We won’t lose.”
The Divine Temple had an absolute advantage on the battlefield. Even if she commanded with her feet, they wouldn’t lose.
She had carefully studied the Xiya Kingdom and hadn’t found any chance for them to turn the tide.
After taking this city, they would immediately take the Alaye Fortress and then march directly into the royal city.
Not only that, the rest of the troops had accelerated their assembly because they had heard of her arrival. By the day after tomorrow, the entire Divine Temple would have two hundred thousand troops.
“Alright… Rest early. Don’t stay up late. Don’t tire yourself out. If anything happens, just tell the others to do it.” The Holy Son replied with a new message in a short time.
“Alright, I’m going to take a bath.”
After finishing the last magic letter, Chrissy picked up a biography novel and started reading.
She was so annoyed that she couldn’t even focus on the book, so she walked out of the main camp, her mood agitated.
Looking at the brightly lit city one kilometer away, she extended her hand and made a crushing gesture.
She had thought she would see some fun when she arrived in Malaga, but it turned out to be such a boring war.
“I have to urge them to speed up tomorrow. I was hoping to enter the royal city and mock that Pure Desire Maiden.” Chrissy muttered to herself, bored.
The next day, as dawn broke, Chrissy heard a commotion outside.
“No good! The Xiya Kingdom’s troops have run away again!”
“What? Run away again? How many?”
“Only a few hundred are left. The entire city is empty.”
“What are you all standing around for? Send the cavalry to chase them. Don’t let them run away so easily!”
“…”
Walking out of her tent, Chrissy saw Justin, who was furious.
She looked at the city in the distance. There was no one on the city wall.
In front of the city wall were several thousand Divine Temple cavalry, chasing after the last of the fleeing troops.
For some reason, she felt a sense of unease, as if something beyond her expectations had happened.
She looked at Harry and Paul, who were standing beside her, and found that their faces were pale, as if they were recalling some bad memories.
“What went wrong?” Chrissy lowered her head and pondered. She was wondering if she had missed something important.
According to the intelligence that came from the Divine Temple, Kailun had no chance of turning the tide.
He not only hadn’t received the scattered troops of the nobles, but he was also at war with the Rose Kingdom in the east. The powerful Grand Duke had to use a heavy force to fight him and couldn’t help him.
Holding her chest, she felt a voice in the back of her mind telling her to run.
…
At the same time, Kailun opened the door and saw Hilna sitting in the living room.
She seemed to have not slept all night. Her beautiful eyebrows and eyes were dark circles.
“Yo, good morning, Your Highness.”
After greeting Hilna, Kailun pushed Shirley, who was in his arms, outside, and didn’t forget to say, “Oh, right, Shirley’s touch was very good. I’m very satisfied. I hope you can satisfy me like this next time.”
After saying something that made Hilna’s imagination run wild, Kailun returned to his room and closed the door.
“Hiss…” Shirley, standing outside the door, covered her sore butt with a pitiful expression and gasped.
“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault.”
Seeing this, Hilna immediately imagined what kind of tragic fate Shirley had suffered, and her heart ached.
Since Shirley had entered Kailun’s room last night, she had been listening outside the door. She had heard Shirley’s screams and strange sounds.
In her opinion, something important had clearly been taken away from Shirley .
Shirley tried to explain, “No, Your Highness, you misunderstood. Kailun just spanked my butt all night.”
“Don’t explain. I understand. It’s okay. It’ll all pass. I won’t blame you.”
Hilna hugged Shirley and patted her back, trying to comfort her.
“No, Kailun said he wouldn’t take it from me this time because he wants to stack you and me together next time.” Shirley explained anxiously.
Hilna: “???”
She touched the collar around her neck and fell into thought. Did she just hear something terrible?