NOVEL WEB chapter 14
Chapter 14, The so-called gifts always bring surprises
The maid once again walked into the darkness.
In the shadow around the corner, there was actually another figure dressed in a maid’s outfit, squatting in the corner, seemingly busy with something.
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A faint light flickered beside her, intricate ancient runes appearing and disappearing like bubbles on the water’s surface, constantly repeating their process.
“I didn’t expect you to know that girl’s interests.”
Number Six, crouching on the ground, said, “Is she also a target of your mission?”
“No, she isn’t.”
Number Eight leaned against the wall, eyes closed in meditation.
“But she is Number Nine’s target, and Number Nine was once my partner, so I know some information about her.”
“Number Nine… I remember the mission failed…”
“It was that girl, who was over two major realms above her yet was killed in retaliation.”
“…….”
Number Six fell silent, focusing intently on their task.
Time passed second by second, and Number Eight finally could no longer contain himself, opening his eyes:
“How much longer? Our time is running out.”
“Almost there.”
Number Six was drenched in sweat, his face pale, yet his spirit showed no sign of slackening, tirelessly deciphering the runes.
“After all, this is something set up by that ‘Lion King’ Longen Campbell. Although it’s a colossal thing covering the entire duke’s mansion, opening a breach quietly without alerting him is no easy task.”
“You need to speed up.”
Number Eight stared at the tightly shut door.
“If Mu’en Campbell or Her Highness Princess Celicia suddenly comes out, our mission will be considered a failure.”
“I know, but I think we should have enough time.”
At this point, Number Six’s expression suddenly turned strange.
“Those two are in the room doing that kind of thing.”
……
Mu’en gazed hopefully at the door, like a believer yearning for a miracle to descend.
Unfortunately, the miracle did not occur.
His only savior at this moment, Ariel, had not appeared either.
“It’s so hot…”
Instead, Celicia’s moans grew more frequent, indicating she might wake up at any moment.
“It’s over…”
Mu’en covered his face, tears streaming down.
It seemed today, a miracle would not happen.
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Without the protagonist’s presence, the so-called line of destruction would turn into a bubble, and Mu En’s fate would dive headfirst into the line of death he was desperately trying to avoid, just like encountering the protagonist’s dump truck.
He wouldn’t even have to wait that long, for someone whose identity was still unknown to act; once Celicia wakes up, the first thing she would definitely do is slap him dead.
“Hey, speaking of which, Celicia has groaned so many times, why hasn’t she really woken up yet?”
After calming down a bit, Mu En once again discovered a glimmer of clarity.
It is well-known that when a person awakens from sleep, especially from an unnatural state due to drugs or alcohol, they will subconsciously groan a little.
That’s why Mu En felt that Celicia was about to wake up.
However, no one would groan a lot before waking up, unless they were having a spring dream.
Celicia definitely wouldn’t be having a spring dream, so her current state must be due to other reasons.
Moreover…
“It’s so hot…”
Mu En looked toward the fireplace.
The flames in the fireplace were indeed still burning, but due to Celicia’s earlier release of frost, the temperature in the room was still a bit chilly.
At least Mu En, who had taken off his clothes, felt somewhat cold.
But Celicia wasn’t wearing much more than he was, so why was she feeling hot?
Groan.
Hot.
Could it be…
Gulp…
Mu En couldn’t help but swallow, as a rather bizarre thought suddenly crossed his mind.
To prove that his immature idea was absurdly wrong, Mu En began to cautiously move toward Celicia.
Earlier, he had kept his distance for fear of being slapped dead by the waking Celicia.
Now, as he gradually approached, Celicia, lying on the sofa, came back into his view.
“No way…”
The moment he saw Celicia, Mu En’s heart couldn’t help but skip a beat.
“Ugh… so hot…”
At this moment, Celicia still had her eyes tightly closed and had not awakened from her slumber.
But her silver eyelashes fluttered, her skin glowed with an abnormal rosy sheen, her long, tight legs twisted powerfully, and her hands unconsciously grabbed at her already disheveled dress, making it even more chaotic.
“No, it can’t be, it can’t be what I’m thinking.”
“This must just be a side effect of the sedative, yes, a side effect!”
“As long as I take a cold shower, the side effect will be relieved, yes, that’s it! Isn’t that how it’s written in novels?”
“Celia, hang in there, I’ll take you to get some cold water!”
A flustered Mu En reached out his hand, wanting to pick Celia up and take her to the bathroom to wash away the so-called “side effects” with cold water.
But he didn’t succeed.
Because a delicate, pale little hand suddenly grasped his wrist.
Celia had truly awakened at some point, staring intently at Mu En.
There was a fiery anger in her eyes, but soon that anger dissipated, transforming into the confusion of a lost little rabbit.
“Um… Your Highness, let me explain. You actually just got a bit drunk from the tea you had. I was just about to take you to the bathroom to sober you up.”
Feeling his legs trembling, Mu En awkwardly fabricated a response:
“Since you’re awake now, I won’t disturb you. I’ll just take my leave.”
Mu En wanted to slip away because he had realized that he was losing control of the situation.
No matter how much he didn’t want to believe it, after seeing Celia like this, how could he not know what had happened?
It was aphrodisiac!
That “little gift” from the mysterious shopkeeper was actually an aphrodisiac!
What the hell, did that so-called miraculous effect mean this?
With a combination of a love potion and an aphrodisiac, you really are something, you scheming merchant.
RNM! Refund!
No, he had to get away.
If something wonderful, yet not really wonderful, happened with Celia here, Mu En couldn’t even imagine how he would escape!
At worst, it would probably be a slow death by a thousand cuts!
But unfortunately…
He couldn’t slip away.
Because Celia’s little hand was gripping Mu En tightly.
That hand looked so soft and weak, yet Mu En felt as if his wrist was being clamped down by an iron vice.
This was the gap in raw strength.
At this moment, Mu En was reminded again that Celia was a woman much stronger than he was.
Want to escape?
Hmph, no chance.
“Um… Your Highness, calm down, you must stay calm! With your willpower, you can definitely endure this!”
At this moment, Mu En could only place his hopes on Celia herself.
Celia’s gaze was sometimes clear, sometimes bewildered.
But Mo En had already clearly seen that, even when he was sober, Selia’s fiery gaze in her eyes was beginning to transform into another kind of flame.
“Come on, Your Highness, don’t give in to those minor drugs, you must…”
Boom!
Mo En’s encouragement was cut off.
The world suddenly spun around.
When Mo En came to his senses, he suddenly realized that he had switched positions with Selia.
Mo En was lying on the sofa.
And Selia, with her waist slender and elegant, was sitting on top of him.