Volume 2 Chapter 186
186. Reunion
After a while, Xia Yi reluctantly let go of Sera.
She couldn’t stay here forever. She had to leave to carry out her mission in the human world.
“Sera, I’m leaving today. I’ll be leaving the Dragon Palace, and unless there’s something special, I won’t delay any further.” Xia Yi said.
“Before you leave, do you need to make any preparations, Princess?” Sera asked. “For example, do you want to take this?”
“Hm? What…”
Following Sera’s gaze, Xia Yi noticed the little dragon plushie lying on the bed.
Instantly, her cheeks reddened.
“Sera, w-why did you take this out?!”
Most importantly, she discovered that the little dragon plushie seemed to have been washed.
“After all, this is Princess’s favorite plushie. If you take it with you, it might provide unexpected assistance…”
“Not my favorite at all, absolutely not! And it won’t provide any assistance!”
Xia Yi immediately interrupted Sera’s words.
How could she admit to something so undignified?
“I don’t need this plushie!”
“Really?”
“Of course. This is a mission, not… playing around!” Xia Yi firmly refused.
If she brought a little dragon plushie to the Lawrence family and let others see it, wouldn’t they laugh at her?
That wouldn’t do!
Even in front of outsiders, she needed to maintain her noble and elegant image!
Suddenly, Xia Yi thought of something else.
“Right! Sera, this cabinet must not be opened while I’m away!”
She patted a cabinet.
Because behind this cabinet was hidden a figurine.
It was a figurine she had seized from Elly’s hands due to a previous incident, depicting two silver dragon lolis, Xia Yi and Xia Lulu, cuddling affectionately.
Xia Yi had also forgotten why she didn’t destroy this figurine before and kept it instead.
She hadn’t told anyone about this and claimed that she had already disposed of the figurine.
If Sera discovered the secret inside, she would definitely misunderstand that Xia Yi really liked that figurine and might even further misunderstand that she liked Xia Lulu.
That would be terrible. She had never thought that way!
“I’m going to seal it!”
Xia Yi even took out a talisman and pasted it on the cabinet.
“Princess, what did you leave inside?” Sera was a bit curious.
“Nothing. There’s absolutely nothing inside. It’s all air. I didn’t hide anything!!” Xia Yi emphasized. “Because there’s nothing inside, it can’t be opened!”
“Nothing at all… Alright, I understand. I’ll think of it that way. Please don’t worry… Before you return, I won’t let anyone approach this cabinet.” Sera promised.
Hearing this, Xia Yi finally felt more at ease.
“I trust your abilities, so I’ll leave it to you, Sera!”
After all, Sera was the perfect all-capable maid. She could definitely handle anything she promised.
Afterward, she looked around her room, considering if there were any necessities she needed to bring…
But after thinking about it, it seemed there were none.
However, before leaving, there was indeed one thing Xia Yi needed to do.
“Sera, go out for a bit first.”
“Now?”
“Mm, go far away. No eavesdropping!” Xia Yi felt a bit embarrassed.
“Understood. Then I’ll leave first, Princess.”
Sera acknowledged and left Xia Yi’s room.
Xia Yi even walked to the door, opened it slightly, and peeked through the gap to make sure Sera had left before feeling at ease.
She closed the door, returned to the bedside, hugged the little dragon plushie, and started rolling on the bed.
Childish. So childish to do something like this!
Although such thoughts surfaced in her mind, a smile still appeared on Xia Yi’s face.
Since the little dragon plushie had just been washed by Sera not long ago, it still had a lingering fragrance. Feeling the soft touch of the little dragon plushie provided her with spiritual comfort.
The little princess rolled around happily—
“Hehehe, so what if it’s childish? No one saw it anyway. If no one saw it, it’s the same as if I never did it!”
…
Xia Yi left her room and walked through the Dragon Palace.
She stopped in her tracks and looked out the window.
“Uwaaah! Why are there so many things to wash, it never ends! After the clothes, there are still carpets! After washing the carpets, there are still curtains!!”
Elly was washing many garments.
And Atiya was like a strict overseer, standing to the side supervising Elly. She was practically just short of holding a whip.
“Junior, this is a test for you. Your previous performance was very disappointing, so I must strictly supervise you! Hurry up! If you don’t finish before nightfall, your dinner will be just a fruit salad, without any meat!”
“Nooo!!”
Elly wailed.
Seeing this scene, Xia Yi couldn’t help but laugh.
Elly and Atiya seemed to have noticed Xia Yi and both raised their hands to greet her.
“Hello, Princess!” “Good afternoon, Princess!”
Xia Yi also raised her hand in response to the two.
Afterward, she continued forward, arriving in front of Xia Lulu’s office.
She wanted to say farewell to Xia Lulu, raising her hand to knock on the door.
But her action stopped, and after a while, she lowered her hand.
“Forget it. If Xia Lulu can’t bear to part with me later and starts crying, that would be troublesome!”
Xia Yi looked at the office door, wanting to say something but stopping.
In the end, she softly whispered a few words and then left.
…
Inside Xia Lulu’s office.
The Silver Dragon Queen stood by the window with her back to Lucia, who was reporting.
“Your Majesty, Princess has set off and left the Dragon Palace. Next, she will leave the Royal Capital, then go to the Blackstone Kingdom, and head to the human world through the Blackstone Kingdom’s port.”
“I… know.”
Xia Lulu’s voice sounded somewhat subdued.
“Cough, cough…”
“Your Majesty?”
Xia Lulu’s condition seemed weak, her figure swaying as if she was about to fall to the ground.
Lucia’s expression changed drastically. She quickly walked to Xia Lulu’s side and supported her.
“Your Majesty, do you need me to call the royal physician?”
“No need.” Xia Lulu shook her head.
“Your Majesty, perhaps you need to rest properly.”
“It’s useless. These things are completely ineffective for me,” Xia Lulu’s face showed a bitter smile. “Gaining power always comes at a price… But I still want to hold on a bit longer until Xia Yi returns…”
“Is there anything I can do to help, Your Majesty?” Lucia asked.
Xia Lulu fell silent for a moment and said in a low voice, “I need to go to Purple Kite Valley to meet her…”