Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 144 - 145: An Uninvited Guest!

Upon hearing the word "slave",

Aurora was very angry.

To protect Xia’er’s reputation, Aurora had long ago issued a strict order in the City to suppress the news of Xia’er being a slave. Not many people knew about this, and the people from the Asumos Church and the Black Rose Family were willing to cooperate, so the suppression of this news was quite smooth.

However,

Aurora never expected to hear such a word at the tea party?!

And it came from the mouth of a count’s daughter?

If the children knew about it, wouldn’t this news have spread widely throughout their territory?

It had been completely sealed off before, so why had it suddenly spread so widely now?

While angry, Aurora was also puzzled.

But as she thought about it, she still stepped forward to defend her granddaughter’s honor. If Xia’er lost her reputation, it would be difficult to gain the support of others when inheriting the Marquis title. Even if she didn’t inherit the title, no one would want to marry Xia’er.

"What nonsense are you talking about?! How could you have the nerve to say such baseless things! Lady Alita, how do you educate your children?!"

Aurora angrily looked at one of the ladies,

Her mighty aura was released at this moment, combined with Aurora’s already powerful personal aura, directly intimidating everyone into silence, unable to speak a word.

However,

At this quiet moment,

An uninvited guest suddenly entered the Blue Rose Garden of the Count Hockdor’s residence. This man, who was not afraid of Aurora’s authority, spoke with disdain and a mocking tone:

"The young lady didn’t say anything wrong, did she? Our Duke family’s heir is indeed a slave~"

Upon hearing this, everyone at the scene held their breath and focused their gaze on the pink-haired man in blue and white military uniform. Even Yumo curiously looked at this man.

This man was the original heir of the Marquis family,

Benjamin.

Benjamin, who had always been obedient to Aurora, openly contradicted her words at this moment, which truly astonished everyone.

A trace of anger appeared on Aurora’s face.

"Benjamin! What nonsense are you talking about?!"

"No, no, Madam, I’m not talking nonsense~ Everything I said is true."

With that,

Benjamin looked at the surrounding people with great arrogance.

"Ladies and young ladies, I, Benjamin, am not talking nonsense. Our Marquis family’s heir has long been tainted and is not qualified to be an heir! She is just a slave. If you don’t believe me, look at her ankle! Oh, wait, there’s a bandage on her ankle now, right? That’s not some so-called cover for burns! This bandage is to hide the slave tattoo left on her skin by the iron branding!"

After speaking with righteous indignation, Benjamin fixed his gaze on the little girl protected behind Aurora.

"Miss Xia’er, I wonder if you dare to remove the bandage and let everyone see?"

As soon as these words were spoken,

Everyone’s eyes unconsciously focused on Yumo’s ankle.

Although they hadn’t seen the slave emblem yet,

The previous rumors, Benjamin’s serious words, and the strange expression on Lady Aurora’s face had already convinced them of Yumo’s identity, and their gazes gradually became more complicated.

Seeing this scene,

Aurora clenched her fists in anger.

"Benjamin! What is your intention?!"

"My intention?! I just want to reveal the truth to everyone. You deceive the people by allowing an impure person who has been a slave to inherit the territory. This is bound to bring divine punishment!"

Not fearing Aurora’s pressure, Benjamin fiercely pointed his finger at Aurora’s brow.

At the same time,

His gaze mercilessly cut into Yumo like a sharp knife.

"And you! Don’t think you, a slave, can inherit the Marquis family!"

Yumo: "..."

’I don’t want to inherit it either...’

Yumo silently complained in her heart.

However,

Before Yumo could say anything, a cold murderous aura burst from Aurora’s eyes.

"So, you spread this news and the rumors?"

"what if I did?"

Benjamin admitted without hesitation.

"Why would you do that? Xia’er is your cousin! How could you treat her like this?!"

"Her? She’s not my cousin! She’s just an imposter!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?!"

"I’m not talking nonsense. She’s not Xia’er; she’s just someone who looks similar!"

"Benjamin! The guardian beast has already verified her identity. She is Xia’er!"

"Who knows how she deceived the guardian beast! If it’s Xia’er, she must be dead already! It’s impossible for her to be alive!"

Benjamin shouted with a hoarse voice,

His originally handsome face became increasingly distorted as he screamed.

"I can’t believe what you’re saying!"

Aurora, who had long regarded Yumo as her granddaughter, naturally couldn’t believe Benjamin’s words.

"Heh,"

Benjamin snorted coldly.

"Whether you believe it or not is irrelevant. You’ll understand soon enough. Anyway, I won’t let such a dirty girl with an unknown origin take away the title that belongs to me! I’ve been striving for this title for ten years! I won’t allow anyone to steal this position!"

"You..."

Watching the hysterical man, Aurora couldn’t help but squint her eyes. Clearly, today’s Benjamin, who was completely different from his usual behavior and seemed somewhat mad, made Aurora feel particularly unfamiliar, and the anger in her heart reached the breaking point.

"You’ve failed the strength assessment twice. How could we possibly entrust this position to you?"

"I don’t need you to give it to me."

"Hmm? What do you mean by that?"

"As long as you old nuisances are all dead, the title will naturally be mine."

Bloodshot eyes filled Benjamin’s blue pupils, and his words carried a hint of chilling murderous intent.

"Oh right, and my cheap little cousin, I’ll send you to hell with them. You and Xia’er look so alike? You should be able to become good friends in hell, right?"

Casting a sidelong glance at Yumo,

Benjamin shouted in a mad tone.

"You’re insane!"

Facing Benjamin’s continuous provocations, Aurora could no longer bear it. Her majestic purple fighting aura exploded, and she instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning, suddenly appearing before Benjamin and furiously swinging her palm at him.

The formidable lightning fluctuations and the erupting fighting spirit directly pushed back the nearby pampered noble ladies, who looked at Aurora with fear.

However,

In the next instant,

Under the astonished gazes of everyone,

Just as Aurora’s palm was about to hit Benjamin’s face and wake the somewhat mad man, the White Armored Knight behind him suddenly blinked and stood in front of Benjamin with extraordinary speed.

He abruptly raised his hand and grabbed Aurora’s wrist, forcibly stopping her attack.

The white light surging around the knight violently collided with Aurora’s lightning attribute fighting spirit, creating a standoff! Apparently, this knight, who had been silently standing behind Benjamin, was actually a Saint-tire expert?!

"Heh, my lady, don’t be so hasty. Young Master Benjamin is right; that girl is indeed not your granddaughter."

Saying that,

The intruding knight slowly removed his helmet, revealing his gloomy face that resembled a withered old tree.

At the sight of this person,

Seeing the familiar face that had appeared on the wanted list several times, Aurora’s expression suddenly changed, and her eyes narrowed.

"You... You’re the Archbishop of the Divine Punishment Sect?!"

In that moment,

A terrifying murderous intent and a strong desire for revenge suddenly burst forth from Aurora’s eyes...