txolops Chapter 3 Keisha's Little Thoughts
Chapter 3 Keisha's Little Thoughts
"First, go to Fraser, where there are rich deposits of silver. Your punishment is to mine for ten years. You are not allowed to use any mining equipment; you must do it yourself!"
Keisha deliberately emphasized the phrase "doing it herself".
Upon hearing this, Li Yao's face immediately fell.
Mining?
Although the Angel Civilization has highly advanced technology and has long used machines for mining, it still retains the old tradition of manual mining.
To put it bluntly, it's designed specifically to torment people.
This idea came from his money-grubbing teacher, He Xi. In her words, "Manual mining is so great! It not only serves as a punishment but also tempers one's character and saves energy—it's a win-win-win situation!"
The thought of carrying a specially made pickaxe and toiling away in the mines for ten years made his scalp tingle.
"Second," Keisha paused deliberately, a hint of mischief flashing in her eyes:
"You will accompany Yan on this mission to continue the search for Morgana. Until you redeem yourself and ensure the mission's successful completion, all actions must be under Yan's command."
Li Yao was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and subconsciously looked at Angel Yan, only to meet her equally surprised gaze.
Without the slightest hesitation, Li Yao immediately said, "Your Majesty, I choose option two."
Mining is out of the question; I'll never mine again in my life.
Compared to spending ten years mining in Fraser, going on a business trip with Angel Yan was practically a vacation.
And he could also conveniently travel to Earth.
Keisha nodded after hearing his reply and said, "Very good, Yan, he's in your hands now. How you deal with him is up to you."
She seemed to have thought of something, and continued, "Remember, neither of you are allowed to come back until Morgana is found."
As soon as she finished speaking, her figure vanished from the throne like ripples, leaving only the two people staring at each other in bewilderment.
Li Yao touched his nose, looked at Angel Yan, and said sincerely, "Sister Yan, I'm sorry, it's all my fault, I dragged you into this."
Looking at his obedient and remorseful appearance, and recalling his earlier confident promise that it would be "absolutely a surprise," Angel Yan couldn't help but let a charming smile finally appear on her previously tense lips.
"I accept your apology." She strolled closer slowly, her lazy voice carrying a hint of deliberate grievance.
"However, the surprise you mentioned almost turned into a major scare by blowing up the palace."
Angel Yan stopped in front of Li Yao, gently patting her full chest with her hand, feigning lingering fear:
"I was really startled, and I almost got labeled a tyrant. An apology alone probably isn't enough, my dear little genius?"
Looking at her unusually delicate demeanor, Li Yao knew in his heart that this woman was acting again.
He smiled apologetically, "It was my oversight. So... Sister Yan, what do you think is the best way to make it up to me?"
Angel Yan smiled and said, "Simple, you have to unconditionally grant me three requests."
Seeing Li Yao frown, she quickly added, "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. As for the specifics... I haven't thought of them yet."
"Just tell me, do you agree or not?"
"Yes, of course I agree." Li Yao nodded without hesitation.
They're just three empty checks; let's get through this first.
"Great, deal."
The grievance on Angel Yan's face vanished instantly, replaced by her languid and charming demeanor, as if the pitiful woman from just moments ago was not her at all.
She nodded in satisfaction, said no more, and turned to walk out of the hall.
Li Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly followed.
After leaving the palace, Angel Yan instructed Li Yao, "Go back and pack your things first. Our trip might last a while."
"Understood." Li Yao nodded, this was exactly what he wanted.
In this mission, they will soon be heading to Earth, and they might even face Morgana head-on.
He really needs to go back and prepare some things.
"Okay, I'll let you know before I leave."
After Angel Yan finished speaking, her gaze passed over Li Yao and landed on Angel Zhui, who had been guarding not far away. A chilling smile appeared on her face.
She called out, "Ah-Zhui, come here."
The angel caught up and stepped forward: "Sister Yan."
Angel Yan reached out and affectionately put her arm around her shoulder, her smile growing even brighter:
"Come on, take me to meet that darling with the loud voice and incredibly vivid imagination who said she wanted to kill a king. I need to thank her properly for her high praise of my character."
Watching Angel Yan walk away with A-Zhui in her arms, Li Yao silently made the sign of the cross for the angel sisters in his heart, then turned around and headed to his little nest.
On the way, Li Yao pondered what had just happened.
Despite the huge mess he'd caused, his queen, contrary to her usual behavior, neither gave him a harsh lesson nor threw him into solitary confinement.
Instead, he appeared angry, but in reality, he was relaxed and let it go.
In addition, Sister Yan did the same, only accepting three empty promises from him.
The more Li Yao thought about it, the more he felt something was off.
The Queen's handling of the situation today was unusually gentle.
What's the real motive behind this?
Could it be? Perhaps?
An outrageous thought suddenly popped into my head: Could it be that the Queen is trying to create an opportunity for her apprentice?
Li Yao quickly shook his head, finding it funny himself.
He had lived in Tiancheng for over a hundred years and knew Queen Keisha's character all too well.
How could Her Majesty the Queen, who established a just and orderly society, possibly abuse her power for personal gain?
……
At the same time, a mocking question rang out in the palace's back garden:
"Tell me, you tomboy. This blatant abuse of power to create opportunities for your apprentice—don't you owe me an explanation?"
Keisha, who had just appeared there, was taken aback upon hearing this.
She gracefully sat down on the white stone chair, glanced at her best friend across from her who was smiling and sipping tea, and said calmly, "Pipi Xi, what do you want me to explain?"
The nickname "Pipi Xi" originated from a time when Li Yao accidentally let slip that his teacher was too much of a troublemaker.
Keisha felt that the nickname perfectly matched He Xi's character.
He Xi put down her teacup, giving her a "don't play dumb" look: "Still playing dumb? Deliberately finding an excuse to put Xiao Yao next to Yan, isn't that abusing power for personal gain?"
Keisha picked up the tea she had prepared for herself and said calmly, "I gave him the right to choose, but he himself did not want to go to Fraser."
"Ha!" He Xi rolled her eyes at her. "Going to mine in Fraser for ten years or going on a business trip with Yan, even a fool would choose the latter! You call that a choice?"
After listening to this pathetic angel's impotent rage, Keisha simply replied indifferently, "What? Pipi Xi, you have a problem with that?"