At noon on the third day, the aroma of roast chicken wafted from the kitchen, filling the entire Sword Saint’s Mansion with a delicious scent.
Yelena, wearing a pink apron with a fox pattern, was humming a tune while watching the oven.
Today she was cooking personally, and the dish was temporarily named: Yelena’s Secret Golden Roast Chicken.
The technique was naturally the same as Beijing roast duck, ahem…
Yiweite leaned against the kitchen door, watching Yelena’s busy back.
“I say, did you put enough of that stuff in?” she asked in a low voice. “Don’t let it have no effect, that would be awkward.”
“Don’t worry.”
Yelena didn’t turn around, taking out a small paper packet from her space ring and shaking all the powder into the sauce.
“This Fox Heart Powder, I searched all over Antal City yesterday and got it from a goblin merchant.”
“It first affects the spirit of Beast Tribe beasts, making them completely dominated by instinct. After the drug wears off, ordinary fox tribe members will sleep for three days and three nights.”
“I put in ten times the dose. Today, I’ll make sure she reveals everything!”
That sly little fox smile, full of cunning and defiance, returned to her face.
She continued stirring the sauce evenly, snickering.
“Works for sure.”
Little did she know, Yiweite secretly had an idea—she wanted to get more of this stuff…
Soon after, Anna’s figure appeared in the courtyard.
She had just finished her morning chores and was gently wiping sweat from her forehead.
As soon as Anna entered the main house, her feet couldn’t move.
The smell of roast chicken was so strong that she couldn’t help sniffing and swallowing drool.
She walked into the dining room and saw seven or eight golden, oily roast chickens piled up like a small mountain, still steaming.
“Anna, you’re back! Come, come!”
Yelena took off her apron and warmly grabbed Anna’s hand.
“You worked hard today. Yiweite and I specially prepared this for you!”
Yiweite also came from the other side, and together they pushed Anna toward the seat of honor.
“Lady Yelena, Lady Yiweite, this is not proper.”
Anna tried to break free, still wearing that respectful smile.
“I am a maid, I cannot eat with the masters.”
“What masters? We don’t have so many rules!”
Yiweite forced her into the chair.
“Besides, this is a thank-you banquet for all your hard work. If you don’t eat, you’re not giving face to me, the Sword Saint!”
Anna hesitated for a moment.
Refusing a Sword Saint’s order would be against the rules.
‘But it still feels like a last meal…’
That smell was absolutely deadly to her, stirring up the cravings in her stomach, and she felt her mouth water more.
She unconsciously clenched her hands on her knees.
“Then I’ll respectfully accept!”
Anna’s voice carried a hint of excitement and trembling she didn’t even notice herself. She picked up the knife and fork, her movements very standard, almost like from a textbook.
Yelena and Yiweite exchanged glances and then laughed.
Anna cut a piece of chicken thigh.
Under the golden crispy skin was tender white chicken meat, with juices overflowing.
She put the meat into her mouth, and just took the first bite.
Anna froze completely.
It was as if something was missing from her mind.
All her elegance, etiquette, maid training, everything was gone.
Clatter!
The knife and fork fell onto the plate.
Before Yiweite and Yelena could even understand, Anna’s eyes went straight, she threw aside the cutlery, grabbed a whole roast chicken with both hands, and stuffed it into her mouth!
Aiya! Yiweite was startled, nearly jumping from her chair.
Yelena was also stunned, then rolled up her sleeves and chuckled.
They thought Anna would lose her composure, but they didn’t expect it to this extent!
Is this eating? This is hunting!
The usually gentle and elegant maid turned into a beast starving for three days, staring at the pile of roast chickens and devouring them quickly.
Good luck, tonight we eat chicken!
Her movements were so fast they left afterimages, and her mouth made satisfied smacking sounds.
Yiweite and Yelena watched as the mountain of roast chicken quickly flattened.
Finally, Anna even picked up the gnawed chicken bones, carefully savoring them, sucking out the marrow and grease, making slurping sounds.
The whole process took less than ten minutes.
The dining room was a mess, with only a pile of overly clean bones left on the table.
“Burp~”
Anna burped contentedly, looking satisfied.
Anna sucked the marrow from the last chicken bone clean and let out a satisfied sigh.
However, before the sigh ended, her eyes suddenly glazed over, her body stiffened, as if all strength was drained.
Before Yiweite and Yelena could exchange glances, Anna couldn’t hold on anymore.
She felt dizzy, and Yiweite and Yelena before her became double images.
The aftereffect of the Fox Heart Powder kicked in.
She suddenly stood up, trying to use mana to fight the drowsiness, but found she couldn’t use any mana at all—the drug seemed to specifically numb the part of her fox tribe nerves.
“You, you…”
Anna extended a trembling finger, pointing at the two grinning people.
“No martial virtue…”
This was the last thing she said before passing out.
As soon as she said that, her eyes rolled back, and she fell straight forward face-down, landing with a thud on the pile of bones.
“Snore… snore…”
Cat-like snores came from her mouth.
“Done!”
Yiweite and Yelena high-fived excitedly.
“Quick, quick! The rope!”
Yiweite immediately pulled out a coil of rope with anti-magic runes from her storage space—she had prepared it long ago.
The two of them lifted Anna unsteadily and securely tied her to a household chair.
Then they began setting up the “interrogation scene.”
Yiweite ran to close all the curtains, plunging the room into darkness. She then lit a magic lantern, shining it directly on Anna’s face.
Yelena somehow produced a pair of plain glasses, put them on, crossed her hands in front of her, and put on a stern face like a judge.
Everything was ready.
Yiweite gathered water magic at her fingertips, forming a small water ball, and flicked it.
Slap!
The cold water ball hit Anna’s face.
“Mmph!”
Anna shivered and woke up.
She opened her eyes dazedly, first feeling that she was tied up, then a blinding light in front of her. Behind the light stood two people, their expressions unclear but their presence strong.
‘What… is this situation?’
Before she could figure it out, a malicious voice rang out.
Yelena walked over slowly, picked up a shiny gnawed chicken bone, and used its sharp end to gently lift Anna’s chin, forcing her to look up.
She couldn’t suppress the curve of her lips, and her voice was soft and slow, like a devil’s whisper:
“Perfect Miss Anna, pretending for so long… it must have been hard, right?”
“Now, tell me, this beautiful little fox of yours—whose are you?”