Chapter 124: Divine Maid?

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Divine Maid?

From the moment Shen Yun walked in, the great hall buzzed with activity.

"Your Royal Highness."

"Greetings, Your Royal Highness."

"Good day, Your Royal Highness."

"Your Royal Highness..."

Almost all the current ministers of the Violet Empire respectfully greeted Shen Yun. This was a level of treatment that even Vierlia, the queen, did not receive. After all, it was perfectly accurate to say that the Violet Empire now belonged to Shen Yun. However, Vierlia did not mind at all. Her originally frosty expression even revealed a faint smile.

"It’s fine. These are just minor details." Vierlia shifted her gaze to Xuan, who was standing beside Shen Yun. Undoubtedly, this was the new companion Shen Yun had mentioned. This time, it was a beautiful woman. With a slender yet curvaceous figure and an exquisitely cold, stunning face, Vierlia felt a slight sense of pressure.

"I’ve been listening for a while," Shen Yun said, turning his attention to the Saint Realm expert named Ernest. "Are you the envoy sent by the Ibi Empire?"

"Answering Your Royal Highness, I am indeed." Ernest wore a sycophantic smile, completely lacking the bearing one would expect from a Saint Realm expert.

However, no one here would mock him for it. After all, the person standing before them was someone who had consecutively slain the Demon King and the Saint Hall Master. Even if the missing Great Saints were to return, this man would still be the undisputed strongest. He might even have already become a god.

"I heard that the tribute you were supposed to hand over was significantly short?" Shen Yun said lightly.

"You wrong me, Your Royal Highness," Ernest said with a bitter smile. "There are a total of two large Sky-Splitting Crystal mines currently being excavated within our borders. After two hundred consecutive years of mining, they are nearly depleted. Therefore, the Sky-Splitting Crystal ore production in recent years is far worse than before. You only need to send someone to inspect them to verify this; I would not dare conceal the truth."

Just looking at his superficial response, Shen Yun indeed could not spot any issues. However, he had Little Nine. Under her big data analysis, every minute shift in expression—even pupil dilation data—was monitored. Clumsy lies could not deceive her. And the answer Little Nine gave Shen Yun was clear: this man was lying. He even felt a bit smug, thinking he had successfully fooled Shen Yun.

"Rest assured," Shen Yun said, a faint smile appearing as he glanced at the surrounding crowd. "I am not the Demon King. I won’t arbitrarily violate our contract."

"We naturally understand."

"Your Royal Highness is the hero who saved the world."

"We all willingly joined the Violet Empire."

"To be a subordinate of Your Royal Highness is truly our supreme honor..."

These Saint Realm experts, who had all once ruled their own nations, now beamed with smiles, presenting a harmonious facade.

Whether they were sincere or just putting on an act no longer mattered. Shen Yun looked back at Ernest. Seeing the man’s face full of adoration, bowing down and preparing to offer his own flattery, Shen Yun simply raised his hand.

"You don’t need to say anything. Because you’re already a dead man."

Ernest shuddered in terror. The entire hall instantly fell dead silent.

"Your Royal Highness, I..." Ernest immediately dropped to his knees, but Shen Yun interrupted him once again.

"There are countless spells in this world, and I just so happen to have mastered one that can detect lies. Do you really think you can deceive me?"

"Your Highness, if you insist on saying that, then I must protest," Ernest said, his forehead drenched in cold sweat, though he knew exactly how to try and save himself. "If Your Highness wishes to kill me, there is no need to invent a crime. But every word I spoke was the absolute truth! Otherwise... the Ibi Empire will simply offer all our Sky-Splitting Crystal ore as tribute."

By phrasing it this way, if Shen Yun killed him without evidence, it would prove that Shen Yun’s supposed respect for the rules was complete nonsense. It would be difficult to convince the masses in the future, leaving him no choice but to rule through sheer violence.

"Heh." Shen Yun chuckled softly and spoke at a leisurely pace. "You just said that sending someone to inspect the site would verify your claims. Then I will send someone to take a trip."

"That is naturally not a problem. However, the mines are quite distant. Even for a Saint Realm expert, a round trip would take a day and a night," Ernest replied, his expression unchanging. He had, of course, already prepared for this. By burying the rich veins and leaving only the depleted areas exposed, even a god arriving in person wouldn’t notice a thing. Sky-Splitting Crystals inherently interfered with Divine Thought, after all.

"A day and a night?" Shen Yun didn’t hide his sneer, looking at him like a completely ignorant fool. "Xuan, drag him there for a trip. Make it quick."

"Yes, Master!"

Using her Spiritual Power to wrap around the Saint Realm expert, Xuan shot into the sky with a loud BOOM, turning into a streak of light and vanishing over the horizon in an instant.

So fast! Too fast!

Many of those present were Saint Realm experts, and at this moment, none could hide the horror on their faces. The speed they just witnessed was beyond their comprehension. Ten times faster? Twenty times? No, she was definitely a god, and not just an ordinary one. Even the legendary Ancestor of Holy Light had never been rumored to possess such speed!

"Your Royal Highness, this..." someone stammered, looking at Shen Yun while trembling.

"Oh, she’s my maid," Shen Yun said casually. He walked up to the throne and sat down right next to Vierlia. "Let’s wait."

It was rare for him to have the time to visit. Since such an opportunity presented itself today, he naturally had to properly awe and intimidate this group of people for Vierlia’s sake. And from the looks of it, the effect was remarkable. Everyone lowered their heads, dead silent and trembling. Xuan’s speed was something even a true Void God might not be able to match. This single display was enough to leave these people with endless speculation.

Even Vierlia was startled.

"Just what exactly is she..." Vierlia couldn’t help but ask in Mandarin.

"Well, she’s fast. Faster than a god," Shen Yun explained simply.

However, this only made Vierlia even more astonished. She prided herself on her own speed, yet she couldn’t even catch a glimpse of the woman’s back just now. This finally gave her a concrete understanding of the entity Shen Yun had mentioned who would be sending him people. To simply give away someone like that to serve as a maid... it was unimaginably mysterious and powerful.

Still, there was no need to overthink it. She turned her head to look at Shen Yun. Regardless of whether the future held good or bad, her fate was already inextricably tied to this man. She might as well spend her time thinking about what they should do tonight.

Only an hour later, Xuan returned, dragging the Saint Realm expert behind her. Naturally, this man didn’t receive the same comfortable treatment as Shen Yun; he was merely yanked through the air, forced to endure the brutal air friction all on his own. Now, his appearance had completely changed. His hair was a disheveled mess, and his eyes were devoid of hope.

"Master, the investigation is complete," Xuan reported, her expression cool and stunning, her voice crystal clear. "They buried the rich parts of the mine and only left the barren sections exposed."

"Buried the rich veins?" The others were startled.

"How ruthless. Were they planning to stop mining it for themselves, too?"

"Hmph, obviously they intended to fool us for a few years and then mine it in secret."

"Hiss—how did she even discover that?"

"Exactly. Without spending a massive amount of time surveying, it’s impossible to detect. Sky-Splitting Crystal ore is the most difficult mineral to prospect."

Everyone shared a single thought: A god. This woman was absolutely a god. And if Shen Yun could have a god as a maid, exactly what kind of background did he possess? They were filled with incomparable shock. Shen Yun was an existence entirely beyond their imagination. Faced with such a being, it was already their utmost fortune just to be granted the right to submit. No one dared to harbor even a sliver of wishful thinking anymore.

"With this, the day I can become a completely hands-off queen has taken another giant leap forward," Vierlia leaned into Shen Yun’s ear, whispering softly in Mandarin.

"I’m looking forward to it," Shen Yun said with a soft chuckle, secretly trailing his fingers across her leg. It wouldn’t be long before he broke through to the Golden Core stage.

Vierlia’s face instantly flushed red. They were right in the middle of the great hall! However, everyone below the dais kept their heads bowed, and no one had the guts to release their Divine Thought in front of the queen. Except for one person—Xuan.

She tried her best to maintain her cold and aloof facade, but her slightly widened eyes betrayed her. She thought, "So amazing! To be teased by Master in front of so many people and still maintain her composure. Could she be just like Little Nine?"

Vierlia, completely unaware that she—a pure maiden—had just been categorized as an experienced vixen, regained her usual composure. She waved her hand. "Drag him away. Behead him and send his head back to Ibi."

"Yes!"

Ernest didn’t even let out a wail; all that remained within him was endless regret. Seeing his pathetic state, everyone present took it as a grim warning.

"Alright, everything is settled. I’ll be taking your queen away now," Shen Yun said, clapping his hands. "Dismissed."

"Yes!" Shen Yun’s words were even more effective than Vierlia’s. Even if they had pending matters, no one was foolish enough to disturb His Royal Highness.

The great hall was instantly left with only the three of them.

"Let me introduce you two. This is Xuan, and this is Vierlia," Shen Yun said, making brief introductions.

"So it’s the mis—"

Before Xuan could finish, she was gently interrupted by Vierlia.

"Please, don’t call me mistress," Vierlia said with a soft smile. "Your help to my beloved Yun is far greater than mine. I cannot bear such a title. Just call me Vierlia."

If it were Little Jie calling her mistress, she would have accepted it gracefully. But with Xuan... in her world, knowing how to get along with a husband’s female servants was an art form in itself.

Shen Yun could only watch helplessly. He felt that, in a sense, he was truly a sinful man. Anyway, he now had another companion.

For the next few days, Shen Yun enjoyed the extravagant luxuries of a feudal society in the world of Violet. Whenever Vierlia was busy, he would take Little Nine and Xuan to properly tour the Violet Royal Capital. However, his "shame-training battle plan" for Xuan simply couldn’t get off the ground because she always ran away too fast.

Eventually, after Little Nine’s Divine Thought range expanded to about twenty thousand meters, they returned to Earth. It was time to see what surprises Buddy had in store for him.