Chapter 139: The Little Princess’s Accident

“What is the Demon Sword?”

Zhu Qiu didn’t understand and asked.

“The Demon Sword is naturally Her Majesty the Demon King’s exclusive weapon! Back then, you used it and magic to dominate the battlefield.”

“Then what do you mean by saying I’m the owner of the Demon Sword?”

“Isn’t that simple? It means the Demon Sword belongs to you, Demon King.”

The young mage of the Demon Race pointed at Zhu Qiu.

“Belongs to me? How is that possible? I think you’re mistaken. I only have the Holy Sword, not the Demon Sword.”

“The Holy Sword?!”

The young mage’s face was filled with shock.

“Alright, alright. Enough of this nonsense. Hurry up and let me wake up. I want to get a good night’s sleep, not discuss Demon Race matters with you.”

Zhu Qiu didn’t care.

“No, please! Demon King, you have to save us! I went through so much trouble to send you out, you can’t just ignore us!”

“For something like this, go find your Demon King. I’m not getting involved.”

“No!”

As soon as he said that, the magic’s duration ended.

Then, Zhu Qiu woke up from her dream.

She rubbed her eyes sleepily, her mind groggy, as if she had just been sleeping.

“Mmm… my head hurts…”

“Where is this?”

Zhu Qiu looked at the neatly arranged wooden planks in front of her, a puzzled expression on her face.

“My precious daughter, where are you?!”

Zhu Xiaxia called out toward the only bathroom in the room.

Other than her going outside, she really couldn’t think of where Zhu Qiu might have hidden.

Upon hearing the call, Zhu Qiu immediately snapped awake.

It was Zhu Xiaxia’s voice.

She was looking for her.

Then, after fumbling around and maneuvering, Zhu Qiu successfully crawled out from under the bed.

When Zhu Xiaxia saw this, her first reaction wasn’t relief but amusement.

She said jokingly, “Did my precious daughter sleep under the bed? Was the bed too hard and uncomfortable?”

Zhu Qiu rubbed her head, slowly stood up, and leaned against the bed.

“Mmm… Mother, I’m so sleepy.”

“That won’t do. Even if you’re sleepy, you have to get up. Look outside, the sun is already high in the sky. Besides, you still have your studies to do.”

“I’ve already finished my studies. I know everything. Just let me sleep a little longer.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhu Qiu dragged her limp body onto the bed one step at a time.

She patted her flattened pillow to fluff it up, found a comfortable position, lay down, and closed her eyes.

“You really can’t sleep anymore, or you’ll miss lunch.”

“Then I’ll skip it. Hah… hoo… hah… hoo…”

After uttering her last words, Zhu Qiu’s breathing evened out.

She was asleep.

Zhu Xiaxia couldn’t do anything about it.

Maybe she was too tired from studying the past few days and wanted to rest today.

Since she had already finished everything, and she could call Xiaguang to cook anytime, she wasn’t worried.

However, this sleep lasted until dark.

Zhu Xiaxia’s workload was lighter today, so she rested early.

But when she came out of her workspace, the entire Dragon Race Imperial Palace was empty except for Xiaguang.

Strange.

Where did Zhu Qiu go again?

Worried, Zhu Xiaxia opened Zhu Qiu’s door.

There she was, still lying in bed, curled up, her face flushed red, and cold sweat dripping from her forehead.

“Zhu Qiu, wake up! Don’t sleep anymore. You’ve slept all day. If you keep sleeping, your body will definitely have problems.”

But Zhu Qiu showed no signs of waking up.

Frightened, Zhu Xiaxia quickly placed her hand on Zhu Qiu’s forehead to feel her temperature.

Hot.

Very hot.

Unusually hot.

Under normal circumstances, a hot forehead usually meant a fever.

All she needed to do was bring down the temperature and wait for the body to recover naturally.

However, fevers in summer were rare, and Zhu Qiu had been at home all these days without going anywhere.

It was probably just a normal fever.

So, without overthinking it, Zhu Xiaxia channeled her magic power, converting it into Ice Element magic power through her Ice Element Affinity, infused it into her hand, and placed it on Zhu Qiu’s forehead.

But when she placed her hand there, not only was she unable to conduct the magic power down, she also felt a repelling force.

This shouldn’t be happening.

Zhu Qiu had a fever; her body should be very weak.

Such a force shouldn’t exist.

Zhu Xiaxia ignored it and continued to increase her magic power, trying to forcibly lower the temperature, but there was no effect at all.

At this point, she started to get worried.

Growing a bit anxious, her mind began to wander, jumping to some far-fetched conclusions.

Had Zhu Qiu been cursed by someone?

But that was completely absurd.

Zhu Xiaxia still tried to recall what Zhu Qiu had done these past few days, but it was nothing out of the ordinary.

But if she had done nothing, why was this happening?

And the fever was so high.

If it persisted, it could have serious consequences!

Zhu Xiaxia didn’t want Zhu Qiu to end up a fool from the fever.

So she quickly hugged Zhu Qiu in her arms and headed to the city district to find a healer.

Please don’t close!

It wasn’t that late yet. Healer, please don’t close yet!

On the first floor, Xiaguang, who had finished cleaning, was lying on her bed resting.

Suddenly, she heard hurried footsteps outside the door.

She quickly opened the door to look and saw Zhu Xiaxia rushing out with Zhu Qiu in her arms.

Why was Her Majesty the Queen taking Her Highness the Princess out so late?

After a moment’s thought, Xiaguang lay back down on the bed.

It was probably just for some fun. It had nothing to do with her.

She just needed to do her job as a maid.

Since she wasn’t informed, she shouldn’t pry into things she didn’t need to know, nor should she eavesdrop.

At 9:30 PM, Zhu Xiaxia arrived at Li Hua’s Curse Healing Hall with Zhu Qiu in her arms.

She happened to catch Li Hua just as she was about to close up.

“Li Hua, wait!”

Li Hua turned around.

Seeing that it was Her Majesty the Queen, she smiled.

“Your Majesty, the Curse Healing Hall is closed to the public. I need to be responsible for the sick people inside. However, I am still willing to serve you.”

Seeing Li Hua willing to help, Zhu Xiaxia quickly handed Zhu Qiu over.

“Miss Li Hua, please take a look at my daughter. She’s been running a high fever, and even using magic to bring it down hasn’t worked.”

“Alright, Your Majesty.”

Li Hua took Zhu Qiu and placed her on a bed set up outside.

She pressed her hand on Zhu Qiu’s forehead, closed her eyes, and felt her current condition.

A minute later, Li Hua opened her eyes, revealing a puzzled expression.

“Miss Li Hua, what’s wrong with Zhu Qiu? Have you found the cause?”

Zhu Xiaxia asked anxiously.

Then, Li Hua said something that no one had expected:

“Your Majesty, Her Highness the Princess doesn’t seem to be sick.”

“Not sick?”

Zhu Xiaxia repeated in surprise.

“Yes, not sick.”

“Then why is her fever not going down?” Zhu Xiaxia pressed further.