NOVEL WEB Volume 2 Chapter 170
170. The Unsprouting Seed
Miu Miu · Borgias.
The Vampire Princess of the Crimson Empire, who once had a fateful encounter with the Human Sword Saint. Long ago… when Wright first started out as the Human Sword Saint, there was a record of him crossing swords with Miu Miu and even having his blood sucked.
Later, Xia Yi and Miu Miu met again by chance in the Crimson Empire.
Apart from Xia Lulu, she was one of the few who knew Xia Yi’s identity as the Human Sword Saint.
Subsequently, through Xia Lulu’s machinations, Miu Miu was brought to the Dragon Kingdom as a hostage and spent some time with Xia Yi.
Before returning to the Crimson Empire, Miu Miu secretly gave Xia Yi a seed and told her to take good care of it.
As for the meaning behind it…
Xia Yi really didn’t understand.
She really couldn’t comprehend Miu Miu’s logic for doing this or why she would give her such a thing.
The most crucial point was that it was a type of seed she had never seen before.
The seed wasn’t thrown away but was planted.
Previously, with Sera’s assistance, Xia Yi put the seed in a flowerpot and kept it on the balcony, watering it every day.
But after some time, the seed remained in the flowerpot without any changes.
Later, Sera suggested moving the seed to the palace’s rear garden for better care.
This all happened before Xia Yi and Sera set off for Corolle.
Now that she had returned to the Dragon Palace, Xia Yi remembered this matter… She hadn’t even gone to check on the condition of the seed Miu Miu left her.
“I’ll go take a look before breakfast!”
With this thought, Xia Yi decided to act immediately, leaving her room and heading to the rear garden.
The rear garden of the Dragon Palace was not open to the public. It belonged only to the Royal Dragon Family.
In other words, only Xia Yi and Xia Lulu could use it.
Even the daily maintenance of the rear garden was the responsibility of the Royal Maid Corps. Other ordinary dragons had no chance of even getting close.
What was kept inside was Xia Yi’s freedom.
As long as it wasn’t too outrageous, she didn’t even need to report to Xia Lulu.
She had previously kept many small animals and such inside.
Lazy kitties, silly bunnies, flying pigeons, clever Mousey…
“No, it should be traitor Mousey now!”
Xia Yi immediately changed how she would address Mousey in the future.
Hmph.
Mousey better not expect any more preferential treatment from her!
“Meow meow!”
A black cat lying on a long bench saw Xia Yi and jumped down, running over to her, round and plump, its flesh jiggling with every step.
“How did you become so fat? You’re like a pig now!”
Xia Yi was surprised as she picked up the chubby black cat.
Goodness, it was heavy and solid.
“Meow meow meow!” The chubby cat was happily rubbing against Xia Yi, sniffing her scent, quite enjoying itself.
“If you keep lazing around like this without exercise, I’ll give you an ugly name like Fatty.”
“Meow meow!”
“Fatty!”
Xia Yi started petting the cat, her little hands kneading Fatty’s soft belly.
Halfway through, she realized she didn’t come to the rear garden to play but to do something important, so she reluctantly put the cat down.
“Ahem, Fatty, I have something important to do. We’ll play again next time.”
“Meow meow meow?”
Fatty felt unsatisfied and followed behind Xia Yi, meowing continuously.
Xia Yi continued deeper into the rear garden.
The black kitty followed her, and its meowing attracted many animals to come out.
Every small animal that saw Xia Yi took the initiative to act cute and seek affection. This interaction back and forth really took up a lot of her time.
After a while, she hadn’t walked far, but a small zoo had formed behind her.
A group of small animals followed Xia Yi.
“Ugh, I finally broke through the pets’ terrifying sealing formation.”
Xia Yi finally reached the area where she had transplanted the seed Miu Miu gave her. In that soil area, a little gray rabbit was digging a hole.
Instantly, the little princess’s expression changed.
“Quick, stop the bunny!!” Xia Yi pointed ahead. “It’s your turn, Fatty. Go!”
“Meow!”
“Use Body Slam!!”
“Meow meow meow!!”
The black kitty listened to Xia Yi’s words and charged forward, crashing into the bunny with a bang, sending both of them flying and knocking them out.
Xia Yi hurried over to check, turning over the soil.
The bunny was actually digging for the seed!
“It’s a good thing I thought to come check today. Otherwise, the seed might have been eaten. What a naughty bunny… Huh?”
Xia Yi frowned.
She noticed something strange.
The seed still hadn’t sprouted.
Looking at the soil condition nearby, the Royal Maid Corps members must have followed orders… During her absence, they had been taking care of the seed every day.
But why was it still the same as before?
Xia Yi took out the seed and held it up to the sunlight.
“A seed with vibrant life force, yet without any signs of sprouting.”
No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t figure out the reason.
She even felt that she might have misunderstood Miu Miu’s meaning back then.
Telling her to take good care of it might not have meant planting it.
“In that case…”
Xia Yi put the seed away.
…
The morning at the Dragon Palace had begun to bustle with activity.
The dragons arrived at their posts and started their day’s work.
Within everyone’s view appeared a well-figured, exceptionally beautiful maid.
“It’s Atiya!”
“That gentle and refined temperament is just like the heroine in literary works.”
“As expected of a stunning beauty from the Blue Dragon clan, as deep and profound as a lake.”
Everyone gave Atiya’s appearance a very high evaluation.
Unfortunately.
When Atiya walked up to them and they heard her humming a tune, their fantasies came to an end.
“The sun is shining in the sky, the flowers are smiling at me—The birds say, ‘Good Morning!’, why do you…”
The dragons’ expressions froze one after another, the corners of their mouths twitching. They all had the same thought: This perfectly fine girl, why did she have to open her mouth?
However, there was one dragon who saw this situation and actually smiled.
Atiya sensed something and immediately stopped singing. Her intuition was very sharp. Without even looking, she bowed in the direction of one person, showing the maid’s courtesy.
“Greetings, Your Majesty.”
While everyone was still immersed in their thoughts, Atiya had already finished her curtsy. Only then did the others belatedly follow suit, showing respect to Xia Lulu.
“Those who should be working, go and work well,” Xia Lulu ordered.
“Yes!”
Everyone responded in unison.
The others left, and only Atiya remained.
She stood before Xia Lulu, smiling. “Your Majesty, do you have a special task for me?”
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Atiya sang a children’s song. http://www.chinesefolksongs.com/shagraveng-xueacute-g275-going-to-school.html