"Am I beautiful?"

Leaning silently on the edge of the tub, stretching out her delicate white arms to stir the water, Cassiopeia suddenly said:

"You are the crowning jewel of the Empire, your beauty would eclipse even the sun of Shurima."

Maisa's words made Cassiopeia involuntarily think of the words of Aulis, the person in charge of the family in Bergün City,

It seems...the barren words of the Shurima people are as boring as the sandy desert.

"Pearl? Ha." With a chuckle, Cassiopeia raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair stuck to her cheek behind her ear, and said with a touch of ridicule:

"No matter how beautiful the pearls are, they are just decorations on the crown. No matter how beautiful the face is, if it is not supported by power and strength, it will not escape the fate of becoming a plaything of the desires of those disgusting men."

Maisha was silent. Cassiopeia's words were so straightforward and so obvious that she didn't know how to refute them. Fortunately, Cassiopeia didn't care about these thoughts and just kept to herself.

He looked out the window, fascinated by the white sails wandering on the sea in the distance, and whispered for a long time:

"You have spent most of your time in Shurima in the past two years. You may not know it, but some time ago, my father made a marriage arrangement for me."

"Hydrian of the Gulans family is a...dandy with no merit at all. I can't see any future in him. But my father still agreed. As for the reason? It's just that he was lucky enough to be born in ancient times.

The Lance family has an old general who can't walk as his uncle, and an older brother who leads troops in the western border of the empire."

"I want to refuse, but it seems that I don't have the power to refuse, nor do I have enough leverage to convince my father."

"Outside, those who compliment me put my sister and me together and call them the 'Empire Twins', but in fact, I have neither my sister's status nor her strength. My appearance? Ha, Nok

The most important thing in Sass is beautiful women. Not to mention those in the red light district.

Biaozi refers to the large and small tribes that are conquered every year as the country expands. As long as the father says a word, the chiefs will cry and send their daughters to his bed. He can create another one, or ten, at any time.

Twenty Cassiopeias to take my place."

With a faint sigh, Cassiopeia's beautiful face was full of unspeakable sourness: "In the eyes of others, I have an enviable family background, status and appearance, but what I get is far heavier than what I pay.

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Turning to look at Maisha, Cassiopeia had a hint of sarcasm on her face: "Look, even if my sister is a general of the empire and has the title of 'bringing the unknown death lotus', she can only choose

Surrender to the pressure from his father and the empire, and be forced to make a promise to the commander-in-chief’s youngest son? Sacrificing his daughter’s happiness just for the sake of profit, and tying himself to the chariot of power?”

"Everything you have comes from your family, and you will eventually dedicate everything to your family."

"Listen, what true words!"

"My father... always puts the interests of the family first!"

The atmosphere in the room fell silent all of a sudden. Maisha lowered her head and said nothing, while Cassiopeia was silent and lost in thought.

For some reason, at this moment, she suddenly remembered Julian, a name that had not been mentioned for two years. When she got the news of his disappearance, her sister Katarina had madly abandoned the Shurima army and sat down.

The ship went all the way from the port of Bergun to Ionia to start a search and search. He also had a big fight with the pale lady, his immediate boss before his disappearance, and was finally taken into custody by the guards of the Dukecao family.

Returned to the Immortal Fortress.

Soon after, news of the marriage spread, and together with it, her marriage to the Gulans family was decided.

It seems that the beginning of all fateful tragedies started from the moment this bastard Trewell disappeared.

If that bastard hadn't disappeared suddenly, maybe...

The faint coolness on her shoulders made Cassiopeia wake up from her memories. Looking at the swaying lights on the wall of the room, Cassiopeia suddenly laughed at herself:

'Heh. How much does all this have to do with that guy?'

Maybe I should thank him, at least his disappearance awakened me and made me understand the importance of strength. If you can't have power, you can only be reduced to a bargaining chip in the transaction, power...power, all of this is because of power.

"Wow!" Raising her hand to stop Maisha's attempt to fill the bathtub with water, Cassiopeia suddenly stood up, leaving a large area of ​​her white, tender and extremely soft skin exposed to the air.

Large water drops climbed along the jade neck of the white swan to the top of Lianyin Mountain, and then disappeared into the Kumangu Forest.

"Deep-walled palace? Flesh-skin toys? Trading chips?"

"That is definitely not my destiny, and I, Cassiopeia, will never accept that fate!"

"So I can only succeed, and I must succeed!"

"Power, I must have power! Even if it means exchanging my face and body, I won't hesitate!!!"

The low voice echoed in the room. Cassiopeia's eyes were as cold as sharp blades. She turned to look at Maisha and said in a deep voice:

"For this operation, I have brought over all the trusted guards I have personally cultivated for more than ten years. Although there are only twenty of them, each one is an absolute elite, and each one has the courage to be unmatched by a hundred people,"

"Maisha, I want you to tell me for sure. Tell me that everything you say is true. Tell me that this action will be successful. I want you to tell me personally."

Staring at the blond maid, Cassiopeia had an indescribable seriousness in her eyes.

I want you to tell me for sure, tell me that this action will be successful.

"Yes, Miss. Maisha assures you that everything she said is true. Whether it is the blood of the sun, the emperor's tomb, or the ascension ceremony, all of it is true and there is no fallacy. And this time

With your actions, you will get everything you want smoothly, and we will definitely succeed!"

Faced with Cassiopeia's gaze, Maisha slowly straightened her back in silence, keeping her eyes on the same line as Cassiopeia, and answered firmly.

"All right!"

"Then, let's wait for the arrival of the female mercenary named Sivir."

After the coldness dissipated, Cassiopeia raised her lotus feet and stepped out of the tub. She stretched casually and smiled at Maisha:

"Change my clothes and prepare some desserts. I'm a little hungry."

"Yes!" Looking at Cassiopeia who was hiding all her emotions, Maisha responded softly and turned around to get it.

The moment she turned around, a cyan tattoo flashed across Cassiopeia's eyes on the back of her neck hidden by her blond hair, and then disappeared behind the curtain following the woman's footsteps.

Cassiopeia's eyes flashed and she immediately regained her composure.
Chapter completed!