199 Surrendering the Country Part 2 (1/2)

”The nerves!”

Krann roared, but before he could take action, Konrad raised his hand, stopping him in his tracks. His eyes then fell onto the girl whose face he'd not properly examined beforehand.

Ordinary was the best way to describe this girl. While among the commoners, her beauty was undoubtedly above average, in a sea of refined nobles and cultivators, she couldn't stand out.

The only thing worth mentioning was her freckled face. A rare sight in the Ancient Crystal World.

”Why should I save you?”

”The water alliance king is a notoriously petty and narrow-minded man who excels at bullying the weak. Now that his son died in such a wretched manner, and his face sweeps the floor, he will certainly seek someone to vent his anger on!

He doesn't dare trouble you.

But he dares pummel me! Just because I'm insignificant, why must I pay the price for a matter that has nothing to do with me?!

I don't deserve this!

Were I mighty, why would I need to endure this? I'm unwilling to die like this!”

The freckled maidservants' eyes shone with a startling mixture of rage, unwillingness, and determination.

Hearing her words, the water alliance king's cheeks burned with shame. And firmly believing that Konrad wouldn't pay attention to this average-looking maidservant, he decided to vent his frustration.

”What are you waiting for? This girl is obviously crazed! Guards, take her to the dungeons!”

He roared, and the guards that awaited on the outside stepped in. However, with a gaze from Konrad, they bowed, and with cold sweat, returned to their post.

Baffled, the water alliance king didn't know what else he could do. So, he just sat there, slack-jawed.

”You misunderstand. I'm not asking why you need saving. I'm asking why I should save you. What do I stand to gain from this? Or are you so delusional as to think me a good person?”

Konrad asked while lowering his eyes back onto the freckled maidservant.

”I'm someone who kills as he pleases, without batting an eyelid. Many who didn't deserve death died by my hand. Because their deaths pleased me.”

His lips curled into a fiendish smile.

”If your death pleases me, or serves my purposes, dying is your only road. And while I don't find your death appealing, I don't find your life worth saving, either. So, if you want my help, you must give me a good reason.”

Hearing such ferocious words, the freckled girl trembled. However, her determination remained, and unwavering, she declared:

”We only have one life. No matter how short, no matter how long, it is our most valuable possession. When it joins us, we live, when it leaves us, we perish.

I offer that life to you. My existence and allegiance, throughout eternity! Today, it may not be worth much, but who is to say that in the future, I won't prove your soundest investment.

As long as you give me the opportunity, I will not shirk from fire and storms and always strive to give more than my hardest!

I may not know much about the cultivation world, but as an expert that can put the royal family on its knees with just your presence, your strength and knowledge can't be low. With your guidance, I can certainly embark on the road of cultivation.

If others cultivate for one hour daily, I will cultivate for six!

If they do three, I will do eighteen!”

Letting go of Konrad's thigh, the freckled girl clasped her hands and bowed in a solemn pledge.

”Why six times? Why not ten?”

”Because I know my body cannot take ten, and I dare not kill myself without your permission!”

The freckled girl seriously replied, causing a laugh to escape Konrad's lips.