Book 14: Chapter 31
“If I continue, I’ll probably crash your city wall down. I really want to supervise you as you think about how to live, but I have to take care of Liu Yue,” said Ling Yue.
Ling Yue rested below the city wall, unreasonably shoving away the line of people preparing to enter the city. Everybody was startled and stepped back to avoid the huge fox. The guards on the city wall were also startled. In their panic, they took up their rifles and aimed them at Ling Yue. Their legs must’ve been shaking. Their rifles looked pitiful before the huge fox. I doubt they had any confidence they could defeat her.
Ling Yue looked at the guards with her eyes narrowed. I could tell that she extremely hated having others aim their weapons at her. Perhaps it was due to her past experiences.
“Miss Lucia!! Miss Lucia!! There is a fox at the city entrance!! A very, very large fox!” cried a Guard.
Lucia dallied for a moment, and then looked at the guard: “There’s no need to be all flustered. That’s Miss Ling Yue. She won’t harm us, so there’s no need to worry.”
“No… No… What I meant to say was, more importantly… H-His Majesty… is on the fox! His Majesty has returned!! His Majesty has retuned!!”
Before he could even finish half of his report, Lucia had already given him a slap to the face that sent him staggering to the side, where he crashed into a table and nearly tripped. Lucia sped off through the corridor similarly to a gust of wind. She ignored everything and everyone, from maids to guards and lamp stands to flower vases. She shoved aside everything that was in her way, leading to people shrieking and things shattering.
Lucia was an assassin from the Shadow Squad, without a shadow of doubt. Her speed when she ran full pelt was unmatched. The young girl’s short hair blew in the wind similarly to a flag with loyalty and passion written on it. Nobody doubted the young girl’s loyalty and love when they heard her footsteps zip by.
I lied on top of Ling Yue’s body. I discovered I had an extra string of fur in my hands. I looked up and saw her angry look just as I expected. I gently cleared my throat:, “It’s okay, Ling Yue. Your fur will grow back, so it shouldn’t matter, right…?”