Chapter 90: Conspiracy in the Imperial Palace

Although she guessed so, Rui Li vaguely felt things weren’t that simple. One had to know, Old Xie only released one Lightning Spell. Why didn’t he release it earlier or later, but exactly at the most appropriate time? Obviously, this couldn’t be explained by a coincidence.

“Then is he better than me?” The Little Loli suddenly asked worriedly.

“Hmm, how to put it, I don’t think his Magic attainment is better than yours, after all, a God-blessed One isn’t easy to come by. But I have to say, Little Stephen is very power ful, I’m afraid you can’t beat him in a head-on Duel!” Rui Li said helplessly.

“Why are you so sure?” The Little Loli said aggrievedly: “I still wanted to beat him once!”

“I’m afraid it’s difficult!” Rui Li couldn’t help smiling bitterly: “I tried to hit him with an Ice Dragon today, but he dodged it easily. His body is so agile, even professional Warriors can’t compare! Even I can’t hit him with instant Magic, let alone your Spells that need chanting.”

“Why did he suddenly become so powerful!” The Little Loli couldn’t help complaining, “Are the Gods blind? To give so much talent to such an ugly freak!”

“Don’t talk nonsense!” Rui Li hurriedly covered her mouth: “The Gods are not for you to despise and slander. You must hold respect for them, especially for Mages like us, understand?”

“Oh!” The Little Loli nodded, then continued: “But Teacher, he’s so powerful, how can I take revenge?”

“Revenge?” Rui Li smiled bitterly: “I’m afraid it’s hard! Little Stephen has status and strength, and a strong backer. This revenge probably won’t be easy to take!”

“No, Teacher, you must help me take revenge, otherwise, I, I, I would rather die!” Little Loli immediately cried out in pain.

“Oh my, this is, very difficult!” Rui Li said in a dilemma.

“Wuwu, Teacher, you don’t love me anymore!” Little Loli immediately cried her heart out.

Seeing this, Rui Li finally softened her heart. While wiping her tears, she said, “Alright, alright, let me think. If you want to vent your anger, you can only beat Little Stephen up, but you definitely can’t beat him, so you can only have your guards do it! Don’t you have over a dozen guards? Call them to attack together, are you still afraid you can’t beat Little Stephen?”

“But, those guards are from small noble and commoner backgrounds, would they dare to beat Little Stephen?” Little Loli asked uncertainly.

“Idiot, of course they wouldn’t dare to do it openly, can’t you tell them to beat him secretly?” Rui Li laughed, “Tell them not to be afraid, they are palace guards after all, no one can easily touch them, even that old guy wouldn’t dare. Besides, that old guy wouldn’t dare to interfere, humph, if he dares to show up, I will naturally deal with him!”

“Okay, okay!” Little Loli immediately became happy and hurriedly said, “But Little Stephen is in the Mage Tower all day, I can’t just tell them to charge in and beat people up, right? That would just be seeking death!” Obviously, she also knew that a mage’s Mage Tower was not so easy to enter.

“Hehe, don’t worry, if I guessed correctly, Little Stephen definitely doesn’t live in the Mage Tower, but in the castle on the outskirts. Such a big castle cannot be entirely set up with magic traps, and there is no one guarding it, it is very easy to sneak in!” Rui Li laughed, “I am very familiar with the situation inside, I will give you a map, and I will mark a few places where Little Stephen might be sleeping on it. You hand it to your subordinates, let them go in and beat that bastard up! But don’t kill anyone, otherwise I won’t be able to protect them!”

“Okay!” The Little Princess then immediately asked in confusion, “But Teacher, how do you know that place so well?”

“Sigh!” Rui Li sighed, then smiled bitterly, “I lived there for 20 years!” At the same time, Rui Li recalled in her heart again the scene when she lived there, and the Old Mage went against his father’s wishes several times to sneak in and meet her. That sneaky feeling was something she still missed to this day.

“Teacher, why did you live there?” The Little Princess asked again in confusion.

“Alright, alright, why are there so many questions?” Rui Li couldn’t help but smile bitterly, “Teacher is tired and needs to rest. I will give you the map tomorrow. Remember, you must destroy the map after using it. The internal situation of that castle is a state secret, it must not be leaked!”

“Mm, I know!” The Princess immediately nodded and promised.

“Hehe, that’s a good girl!” Rui Li patted the Little Princess’s head, turned around and left.

After Teacher Rui Li left, the Little Princess tidied her clothes, and then shouted, “Liao·Chaoqun!”

Liao·Chaoqun had been mentally prepared since the Princess was carried back by Rui Li. Now hearing the Little Princess calling him, he immediately walked in with a bitter face, automatically took off his helmet, and knelt on one knee in front of the Little Princess.

Slap slap slap~, the Little Princess first slapped him with over a dozen loud slaps, and then said hatefully, “Do you know why I’m in a bad mood?”

“Oh, I don’t know!” Liao·Chaoqun said honestly.

“Slap!” What answered him was an even louder slap, and then the Little Princess angrily said, “Idiot, it’s because that bastard Little Stephen used a conspiracy to win against me again! Do you know now?”

“I know!” Liao·Chaoqun quickly nodded.

“Very good!” The Little Princess slapped him again while saying angrily, “Now, I can’t vent my anger, so I just want to slap you. Tell me, shouldn’t you hate Little Stephen who made me angry?”

“Yes!” Liao·Chaoqun quickly nodded.

“Very good!” The Little Princess didn’t slap him this time, but grabbed Liao·Chaoqun’s neck and said, “I’m giving you a chance now, you go help me beat Little Stephen up, to vent your and my anger!”

“Ah!” Liao·Chaoqun was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly said, “Princess, Little Stephen is the direct heir of the Stephen Family. If I dare to touch a hair on him, won’t the Lightning Magic Saint roast me into a suckling pig?”

“Trash!” The Little Princess said, slapping him hard again, and then angrily cursed, “Can’t you do it secretly? As long as you don’t get caught, who will know it was you?”

“Secretly?” Liao·Chaoqun immediately asked in confusion, “This, how can I do it secretly?”

“Like this!” The Little Princess then told Liao·Chaoqun the plan Rui Li told her, and then said, “Don’t worry, with the map and markers provided by Teacher, you will definitely be able to find Little Stephen. When the time comes, cover this kid’s face and beat him up, he won’t possibly know who did it. Even if something happens, my Teacher promised to block the Lightning Magic Saint’s anger, plus your special identities, it definitely won’t implicate you!”

“This~” Liao·Chaoqun immediately hesitated.

To be honest, Liao·Chaoqun was not stupid. As the Guard Captain, he knew about many fights between nobles, but often it was not the nobles who died in these fights, but the servants directed by the nobles. If this matter were exposed, it obviously wouldn’t be easy to resolve. Even if the Lightning Magic Saint wouldn’t immediately touch people from the palace guard system, no one could guarantee that after he retired, he could escape the pursuit of the Stephen Family. You have to know, nobles hold grudges the most, often they can endure for decades, and then suddenly put their enemies to death, there have been countless examples of this before.

Seeing Liao·Chaoqun hesitate, the Little Princess immediately became furious, slapping him dozens of times in a row, and then said fiercely, “If you dare not go, I will tell Father Emperor to chop off your whole family’s heads!”

“I’ll go!” Liao·Chaoqun didn’t dare to hesitate anymore. Offending the Stephen Family would be retribution later, but offending this Princess meant he would be finished now! So he quickly agreed with a crying face!

“Humph, you know what’s good for you!” The Little Princess snorted coldly, “Get lost, tell your people to get ready, we act tomorrow night. If there is any mistake, humph, just wait to have your head chopped off!”

“Yes, yes!” Liao·Chaoqun hurriedly nodded in agreement, and then fled in a sorry state with a pig face.

……

After going out, Liao·Chaoqun thought it over and over, but still didn’t dare to decide on his own. He quickly instructed his subordinates to take care of the Little Princess, while he himself went straight to the Imperial Palace to ask for an audience with the Queen.

Liao·Chaoqun was a guard of the inner palace, and his direct superior was the Queen. The task of protecting the Little Princess’s studies was also given by the Queen, so he came to find the Queen instead of His Majesty the Emperor.

After listening to Liao·Chaoqun’s report, the Queen’s eyes lit up, and then she fell into deep thought. It took more than half an hour, and Liao·Chaoqun’s knees were numb from kneeling, before she suddenly raised her head, a trace of determination and ruthlessness flashing in her beautiful eyes. Then she quietly stretched out a finger, hooked it at Liao·Chaoqun, signaling him to come closer.

Liao·Chaoqun didn’t dare to neglect, and hurriedly crawled over on his knees. Only when he came very close to the Queen did she lower her head, lean close to Liao·Chaoqun’s ear, and whisper, “You go, but I want Little Stephen, dead!”