Chapter 1197 - 191: Bayonetta Subdued and Su Li’s Escape Operation_2

Chapter 1197: Chapter 191: Bayonetta Subdued and Su Li’s Escape Operation_2

She spoke with clarity, her eyes sharp, as if she had reverted back to the lofty, strategic lady. However, this calm only lasted for a moment.

When she finished the last detail and looked up at Su Li, that cold shell instantly melted. She suddenly extended her arms, holding his waist tightly, burying her face in his chest, her voice muffled and carrying an unprecedented clinginess and insecurity:

"Su Li... the plan is good... but..." She paused, lifting her head, her eyes now filled with lazy spring water, suddenly covered with a layer of fragile mist, like a little girl afraid of being abandoned, "You wouldn’t... after using me as this ’disappearing’ pawn, just want to leave me behind and run away on your own, would you?"

Her fingers nervously clutched at the muscles on his back, their knuckles slightly white. "Like... like a bastard who leaves after sleeping with someone?" She even used street slang, which was quite out of character for a lady of her stature, yet vividly expressed her intense unease at this moment.

This insecurity came so suddenly and felt so real. In the past thirty years, she had never relied on someone so much, never entrusted herself so wholly and without reservation. The extreme torment from last night’s curse and the extraordinary joy granted by Su Li at this moment subverted her understanding, like Ice and Fire Two Realms, completely destroying all her emotional defenses from the past. She was no longer the Lady of the City Lord who could calmly weigh the pros and cons, but more like Juliet, who had just tasted love, with her heart and eyes filled only with her lover, afraid of losing everything.

"I don’t want to go back to being the Lady of the City Lord anymore!" She declared urgently, with a kind of resolve to burn her bridges, "Those burdens, those shackles, those false masks... I’ve had enough!"

She tilted her face upwards, staring at Su Li with burning eyes, fueled by a longing for freedom and... the man before her, "Take me away, Su Li! Leave Marle Castle, leave this damned place! We’ll... we’ll find a place where no one knows us, just like... just like Romeo and Juliet eloping!" Her voice carried a tremble of longing, completely disregarding the tragic ending of that classic story.

The romantic mind at this moment triumphed over all rational plotting. She did not care about the trap at the Parliament Building, did not care about the City Lord’s Mansion’s fury, only cared if Su Li would appear by her side as promised after she ’disappears’, to take her far, far away, to pursue the sweetness she had just tasted that made her soul shiver.

Su Li looked at the woman in his arms who was just completely conquered by him, yet now showed an astonishing contrast – one side was the calm and analytical Moon Priestess, the other was the clingy little cat, filled with insecurity and wanting to elope. This strong contrast had a unique charm and... authenticity.

He chuckled softly, never expecting to one day experience Western-style romance himself, like Romeo and Juliet, or Jack and Rose. He lifted his hand, gently brushing away the moisture at the corner of her eye that had surfaced due to her unease, his action carrying a kind of intimate indulgence.

"Fool," his voice was deep and assured, carrying an undeniable promise, "After putting so much effort to pull you out of the Abyss, and..." He deliberately paused, his gaze sweeping over her shoulder and neck marked with kiss traces, carrying a hint of teasing implication, "...and ’conquering’ you so thoroughly. How could I possibly leave behind such a precious ’trophy’?"

Bayonetta’s cheeks heated under his gaze, but upon hearing the words "trophy," rather than getting annoyed, she felt a strong sense of satisfaction from being possessed, and her fingers clutching his back relaxed slightly.

"The ’disappearance’ at the Parliament Building is just the prologue to our new life." Su Li’s gaze became serious and sharp, filled with confidence in controlling everything, "I’ll provide you with a perfect-grade Half-man Cloak, allowing you to disappear without a trace in an instant, even guards nearby won’t sense your presence. Then push your disappearance onto the parliament, creating a murder illusion. I believe this will be convincing to the City Lord’s Mansion."

After all, the parliament always had such a motive, wishing to exterminate the City Lord’s Mansion, if the matter of getting rid of Bayonetta were to spread, most people wouldn’t be surprised. They would only lament that the parliament’s conduct was so unsightly, resorting to action inside the parliament itself.

But since ancient times, the so-called strategies were mostly like this, inviting people to meals, then turning tables at the banquet. The more classic the reversal, the simpler it was.

Actually, to be fair, this plan to make Lady Bayonetta disappear at the parliament is not particularly impressive, just plain framing.

But this plan, simple and unadorned as it is, Su Li was very confident it would be a great success because there were two very advantageous factors.

The first is that neither the parliament nor Marle Castle Lord Joachim von Gorg would expect that Lady Bayonetta would be so conquered by Su Li! To paraphrase that famous saying, being with Joachim von Gorg for ten years wasn’t as joyful as being with Su Li for these two days. Especially, the sado curse greatly intensified this dramatic impact and stark contrast, making Lady Bayonetta act like a love-struck young woman, willingly under Su Li’s influence.

Originally, Su Li still needed to win over Lady Bayonetta himself, which would easily incur the hostility of Marle Castle Lord Joachim von Gorg. After all, blatantly snatching his woman, he would, for the sake of face, launch a wrathful, face-saving fury over the red face!