Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 200 - 201: Stirring Up Hatred

Seeing the pink-haired little girl being taken away by a group of crude golden-armored knights, Mengxi’s heart was undoubtedly extremely upset. However, she was indeed powerless. After Bai Yanluo’s arrival, Mengxi was well aware that she could no longer take action.

The only thing she could do was perhaps express her dissatisfaction through words:

"She’s not just some little girl…."

"..."

Hearing Mengxi’s emotional words, Bai Yanluo couldn’t help but pause for a moment, thoughtfully looking at the pink-haired girl’s figure,

"This? Do you value that child so much?"

"Yes, she’s important to me."

"Sigh, it’s just going to the imperial capital, and it’s not like she’s doing anything. There’s no need to be so anxious, right?"

Bai Yanluo said with some confusion, while slowly walking forward and draping her cloak over Mengxi’s shoulders,

"Sister Bai, do you know the reason those royal knights arrested her?"

"What reason?"

"Colluding with demons, attempting to use the power of the Shadow for cultivation. In most countries, including the snowy night Empire, this is a capital offense! And it’s the kind that leads to the execution of the entire family."

"Ah? So, that child is in grave danger..."

"Yes."

Mengxi nodded helplessly.

At this, Bai Yanluo also showed a bitter expression. She hadn’t felt any Shadow power from Marquis Xiumu, his wife, or the pink-haired girl just now. Considering the current situation in the Snowy night Empire, she probably guessed that this was a power struggle. And the accusation of colluding with demons was just an excuse to add to the charges.

Because of this reason, executing an innocent child was something Bai Yanluo found difficult to accept.

"But Archbishop Mokaro has already signed a treaty with the royal family of the Snowy night Empire. We cannot interfere in their internal affairs."

"..."

"However, we can’t interfere openly."

"Hm? Sister Bai, what do you mean?"

"It’s simple. If you care about that child so much, rescue her while the royal knights are on their way back. If you’re worried about not being able to deal with them, I’ll help you." With that, Bai Yanluo patted her chest and revealed a very reliable smile.

Upon hearing these words, Mengxi couldn’t help but show a surprised expression,

"On the way back? Wait, Sister Bai, aren’t you here to take me back to the main church?"

In response, Bai Yanluo laughed and shook her head,

"No, I’m here to escort you to the Snowy night Empire’s imperial capital - Sky dome."

Huh?

Going to Sky dome?

In an instant, a deep sense of confusion and astonishment emerged in Mengxi’s light purple eyes,

"Going to the imperial capital? I thought the main church had never agreed to the requests of the Snowy night royal family. How come this time..."

"I don’t know, I’m not clear about what Archbishop Mokaro and Xue Tianao discussed specifically, but I do know it should have something to do with weapon trading. Mengxi, as you know, the weapons that Xue Tianao has produced have piqued the interest of both the archbishop and the pope."

"So they made such a trade?"

"Seems so."

"I see, but sending me to the Snowy night Empire... what exactly..."

"Actually, not just you, Mengxi, but we’ll also be joining up with Archbishop Nick later. We’ll be going to Sky dome as the delegation of the Church."

"A delegation?"

Hearing these words, Mengxi’s brows furrowed,

"And both the archbishop and you are going, making it so formal?"

"Sigh, not just us, delegations from all major empires and most important forces will also be going."

"What is that guy Xue trying to do in Sky dome?"

At this, Bai Yanluo looked in the direction of the Snowy night imperial city with a somewhat complicated expression,

"The coronation ceremony of the new emperor..."

--

Meanwhile,

Having been beaten by Mengxi, Abike, after leaving the marquis’ residence, without a word, roughly threw the pink-haired girl, showing no mercy or compassion, onto the prison wagon. The humiliation he experienced from Mengxi’s beating had left him quite annoyed.

Unable to vent his anger on Mengxi, he could only release his resentment on the pink-haired girl.

"Stay quiet! Don’t try to escape, or I’ll cut off your legs!"

After yelling menacingly at Yumo,

Abike locked the door of the prison wagon and began running in the direction of his captain, seemingly to report the completion of his mission.

Abike’s seemingly brutal throw didn’t actually harm Yumo, but instead, it seemed as if the prison wagon itself had taken a significant amount of damage...

Yumo still had an indifferent expression on her face,

However,

Although Yumo didn’t care, the others inside the prison wagon became extremely anxious. Several maids hurried over and surrounded Yumo,

"Miss Xia, are you alright?"

"Are you hurt? Did they do anything to you?"

"These damned royal knights, how could they treat our young lady so roughly! That must have been painful, right? My lady, are you okay? I’ve secretly hidden some medicine, do you need it?"

...

...

The concerned words of the servants incessantly reached Yumo’s ears, causing Yumo to reveal a slightly touched expression. However, while touched, seeing the familiar faces among the maids, Yumo couldn’t help but frown,

"Dora? How come you’re here too?"

"Of course, we were caught by those knights."

The one named Dora, Yumo’s exclusive maid, helplessly shook her head,

At this, Yumo showed a puzzled expression,

"Didn’t they say they would only capture the head of the household and direct relatives?"

"Sigh, that’s what they said at first. But after the Marquis was captured, these royal knights became unrestrained and began to arrest the confidants of the Marquis family, claiming they were suspected accomplices and needed to be taken back for investigation. They probably want to uproot the Marquis family’s influence in the north all at once."

Saying this, Dora sighed with a desolate tone,

"I see..."

Yumo murmured with a somewhat complicated expression, looking at the neatly arranged royal knights outside the prison wagon and the sea of people.

Although they were taking action against the heroic family that fought against the abyssal demons, there wasn’t a trace of guilt on the knights’ faces, only an imposing fierceness. It seemed that these knights loyal to Xue Tianao were utterly convinced of the Marquis family’s involvement with the abyssal demons.

As for the people whom the Marquis had tried so hard to protect, their gazes toward them were filled with distrust and suspicion, showing no signs of protest. It was quite disheartening to see. It appeared that the matter concerning Yuan’er had already spread among the citizens. These royal knights must have started disseminating the news before they took action.

Unexpectedly,

One day, she would be caught up in the struggle for power,

It was a strange feeling,

However,

Were these people planning to take me to the imperial capital? Well, might as well go then.

It’s time,

To meet the so-called son of destiny...

’But...’

Suddenly shivering, Yumo looked somewhat complicatedly toward the Marquis’ residence, which was where Mengxi had been resting earlier.

With me being suddenly taken away,

She must be very worried, right?

--

Meanwhile,

Not far from the Marquis’ mansion, on the rooftop of a civilian house, several young men and women dressed in the Black Rose family uniform stood on the roof, silently watching the convoy of royal knights in the distance. When they saw the golden armored knights rudely throw the pink-haired girl into the shabby prison wagon,

Everyone couldn’t help but clench their fists.

A murderous chill overflowed from their eyes,

The insane and powerful fighting aura surrounding them gradually began to agitate, and the originally sturdy Wooden House gradually approached the brink of collapse under the baptism of their barely visible aura. One of the muscular, hot-tempered commanders of the troop suddenly picked up two huge axes,

"Damn it! What kind of royal knights are these?! How dare they treat lady Yumo like this?! Are they looking for death?!"

With that said,

The burly man was ready to rush out and fight the royal knights to death!

However,

Just as he was about to make his move, a pink-haired girl in front of him suddenly raised her hand to stop him,

At this, the big man looked somewhat displeased at the little girl, who was a full meter shorter than him,

"Captain?! What are you stopping me for?!"

"Don’t worry, those people can’t hurt lady Yumo."

The little girl, who was the leader of the Autumn Fall Troop, Qiu Mingtong, calmly said,

"I know that! Even if those people go all out for a year, they won’t be able to hurt Miss Yumo. But their attitude and behavior are unbearable! We can’t love Miss Yumo enough, yet these bastards dare to be so disrespectful!"

"I know you’re angry, but you have to endure it for now. This is not the time to take action."

With that said, an indescribable chill suddenly emanated from Qiu Qiu Mingtong’s eyes, directly silencing the big man,

Clearly,

In terms of inner displeasure, Qiu Mingtong was not inferior to the big man, and perhaps even more so.

Staring intently at the golden army not far away, there was a murderous aura in Qiu Mingtong’s pale golden eyes,

"Now, we can’t blatantly turn against them. First, inform Duke Xiao of the situation here and ask for his instructions on the next step."

"Yes, Captain…"