Qin Yu looked at the blade that had sunk more than 0.5 meters deep into the Monster Dragon’s thick leather armor, and her legs couldn’t help but go weak.
She steadied herself against the dragon’s corpse to keep from falling.
In the air, a few strands of white hair slowly drifted down, landing near Qin Yu’s nose.
The familiar scent made Qin Yu instantly realize that this was her own hair!
Behind her, someone was walking on the dirt.
The sound of footsteps approached from a distance.
Qin Yu turned her head in fear, only to see two young girls walking toward her, one behind the other.
The black-haired girl in the lead had crimson eyes.
Her long black hair fluttered slightly in the wind, and her face was filled with coldness.
The girl behind the black-haired one had silver hair that reached her waist.
Her pupils were even bloodier than those of the black-haired girl.
“H… Hello…” Qin Yu managed to squeeze out a slight smile.
Qin Yu guessed that the black-haired girl before her was likely the one who had killed the dragon.
She probably thought Qin Yu was trying to steal their spoils of victory, which was why she had launched a sneak attack just now.
As the saying goes, one does not hit a smiling face.
Qin Yu felt that this way, the seemingly angry black-haired girl might not cause her any trouble.
Besides, this place wasn’t particularly far from Luo Shangyu.
Qin Yu believed she only needed to stall the other party and wait for Luo Shangyu to arrive.
But the black-haired girl didn’t pay any attention to Qin Yu.
Instead, she approached her directly and reached out to pull her sword from the Monster Dragon’s body.
Droplets of dragon blood clung to the blade, steaming with heat as they dripped onto the ground in front of Qin Yu.
Facing the bloodied blade, Qin Yu couldn’t help but swallow nervously.
“What is your name?” the black-haired girl asked with a somber face.
“I… I’m Qin Yu…” Qin Yu was so frightened that she didn’t dare hide her real name.
“A name from the Chengji Empire…” The black-haired girl sounded thoughtful.
“Are you from the Chengji Empire?”
“Yes…” Qin Yu muttered, “I just wanted to come and take a look. I didn’t have any bad intentions…”
The black-haired girl ignored Qin Yu’s explanation.
Instead, she took a step toward her and asked, “Do you think I’ll believe that?”
Then, the black-haired girl stepped back and said to the silver-haired girl beside her, “Take her away!”
Qin Yu took a half-step back, her back against the Monster Dragon.
“I will definitely not go with you!”
Qin Yu knew that she could only escape if she stayed here and waited for Luo Shangyu.
Therefore, she didn’t dare move a single step, fearing she would leave the range of Luo Shangyu’s Magic detection.
Qin Yu pulled out her staff.
Even though her hands were trembling, she still pointed it at the black-haired girl.
This was the first time Qin Yu had to rely on Magic to get out of danger by herself.
Unlike her usual training under Yin An’s supervision, Qin Yu could only rely on herself this time.
But Qin Yu’s trembling hands had already betrayed her heart: she wasn’t prepared to stand on her own at all!
“S — State your name!” Qin Yu mimicked the way mages dueled, trying to bolster her courage.
The black-haired girl obviously hadn’t expected Qin Yu to resist.
An interested expression appeared on her cold face.
“I am the Demon Grand Duke of the Kingdom of Boermai, Valya Ratmos.” Valya paced toward Qin Yu.
Valya Ratmos — a character one only heard about in stories!
Legends said she once led a few thousand demon troops to defeat an enemy army of hundreds of thousands.
Seeing that she had actually provoked such a big shot, Qin Yu could only blame her own bad luck!
“Do you want to duel?” Valya stood less than a few centimeters away from Qin Yu.
Qin Yu had to tilt her head up to see Valya’s pupils.
“…” The disadvantage in height made Qin Yu lose some of her momentum, but she didn’t back down.
“Valya, watch me!” Qin Yu raised her staff, but she completely forgot the once-familiar Magic.
“Useless.” Valya easily grabbed Qin Yu’s staff, took it away with a sharp tug, and tossed it aside.
Valya took a step forward and punched Qin Yu in the abdomen.
Qin Yu cried out in pain and took a step back, leaning against the corpse of the Monster Dragon.
Qin Yu’s stomach cramped in pain, and her legs went weak.
It was only by grabbing the Monster Dragon’s thick scales that she avoided falling to the ground.
“Take her away,” Valya said to the silver-haired girl.
Qin Yu felt a pair of warm hands supporting her.
The movement was very gentle.
Looking up, she saw the silver-haired girl watching her with concern.
“Are you all right?”
Qin Yu whispered, “Yes…”
The pain in her abdomen throbbed faintly.
Qin Yu gently rubbed her stomach, hoping for some relief.
Physical pain had made Qin Yu too afraid to resist again.
She had no choice but to follow Valya and leave the area.
After the three of them had walked in the forest for a while, Qin Yu’s stomach had completely stopped hurting.
Now, she was thinking about how to escape Valya’s clutches.
Valya’s strength was beyond doubt, and the Magic fluctuations coming from the silver-haired girl beside her didn’t seem like those of an ordinary person either.
Two against one — she had absolutely no chance of winning.
Just as Qin Yu was thinking of a way to escape, the three of them arrived in front of a tent.
Valya walked ahead and pulled open the tent.
Qin Yu was led inside.
The space inside the tent was enormous, about the size of a villa.
It was obvious that Space Magic had been used to expand it.
“When can I leave?” Qin Yu asked weakly, standing by the door.
“You want to leave? Impossible!” Valya turned around and pulled Qin Yu in front of her.
The silver-haired girl patted Valya’s shoulder and whispered, “Maybe we should forget it? Look at her clothes, and she can use Magic. She might be the daughter of some wealthy family. It might not be good if her family comes looking for her.”
“Not good?” Valya snorted, “In the entire Chengji Empire, there isn’t a single family that can go toe-to-toe with me!”
“What about the royal Qin Clan?” the silver-haired girl asked.
“The only royal offspring born recently is the Crown Prince of the Chengji Empire, and he’s a boy. Even though Qin Yu is also surnamed Qin…” Valya picked up a lock of Qin Yu’s smooth, long white hair and said word by word, “But she is a girl!”
Hearing this, Qin Yu’s vision went dark.
‘I’m almost forgetting my past as a boy, yet they’re still bringing it up!’
“Qin Yu, from now on, you will be my plaything.” Valya took out a pair of metal bracelets and put them on Qin Yu.
“Even though you used to be a high-and-mighty young lady, from now on, you can only obey my orders!”
As Valya spoke, Qin Yu felt the Magic throughout her body being drained by the bracelets, turning into a force that imprisoned her.
Her body went limp and she collapsed to the ground, falling right at Valya’s feet.
“Valya, isn’t what you’re doing a bit too much?” the silver-haired girl said seriously as she took Valya’s hand.
“Too much?” Valya smiled sweetly.
“I’ve already been very good to Qin Yu. If it weren’t for the fact that she’s so cute, I would have killed her long ago.”
“Besides, wouldn’t it be a wonderful thing to watch a young lady constantly break her own limits under my hand?”