“Sorry for getting rough with you earlier, little miss,” Shi Qianla said with a warm smile, grasping Bai Yue Ling’s hand, her earlier coldness gone.
“Our Highness, the third princess of the Rose Kingdom, is destined to become queen. Her future is limitless. Think about joining us, okay?”
Joining the princess’s faction meant aligning with a powerful figure, ensuring near-invincibility within the kingdom.
As long as you were strong and loyal, gold coins, equipment, and skill books—things ordinary players could only dream of—would be yours in abundance.
If, with your support, the princess defeated her sisters and claimed the throne, your status would transform, your every word carrying weight across the entire kingdom.
“Um… big sister, can I think it over~?” Bai Yue Ling replied, deliberately acting cute.
Shi Qianla paused, charmed by the sweet “big sister” call, and smiled back.
“Sure, big sister will wait for you.”
Faced with such a tempting offer, most would jump at the chance, but Bai Yue Ling needed to think carefully.
After all, that scheming third princess had betrayed her in a past cycle.
She wasn’t about to fall for it again.
At that moment, Lisa’s voice whispered in her mind:
“You’d better accept her offer.”
Bai Yue Ling blinked, thinking silently, Why?
“A princess with the potential to become queen holds unimaginable power. If we corrupt her into our puppet and help her ascend the throne, we’ll be the shadow queens behind the crown!”
Lisa’s voice brimmed with ambition and madness.
“Can you imagine the power? The entire kingdom will bow at our feet, and we can use it as a springboard to plunge the whole world into darkness!”
Corrupting a kingdom’s queen, making the entire nation kneel… such a terrifying temptation was impossible to resist.
Especially for a yuri flirt like Bai Yue Ling, the thought of an entire kingdom of big sisters as her harem was… drool-worthy.
Meanwhile, Shi Qianla watched Bai Yue Ling ponder, her expressions shifting adorably, and found her increasingly likable.
Having such a cute colleague wouldn’t be bad…
Her Highness would probably like her too.
She waited quietly for Bai Yue Ling’s response, unaware of the outrageous, audacious fantasies swirling in the white-haired, busty girl’s mind.
After much thought, Bai Yue Ling shook her head.
She still had to return to the castle and couldn’t follow Shi Qianla to meet the princess right away.
Feigning hesitation, she said, “Um… I don’t know much about this world or the third princess. Can I have half a day to think it over?”
Aiya chimed in, “Once she’s decided, I’ll bring her back with me.”
Shi Qianla frowned slightly.
“But Her Highness’s teleportation array needs to recharge tomorrow… Ugh, fine. Rent a carriage and come over.”
The capital was only two or three days away—not too far.
“Alright, it’s settled. Think it over carefully, and if you want to join us, have Miss Aiya bring you,”
Shi Qianla said, patting Bai Yue Ling’s shoulder before turning to Aiya.
“I’ll head back to report to Her Highness and ease her worries.”
Aiya nodded. “Okay.”
With that, Shi Qianla retracted her vines into her sleeve and strode toward the forest with her full, stocking-clad legs, seemingly about to leave.
Finally gone… Bai Yue Ling sighed in relief.
Shi Qianla had put quite a bit of pressure on her.
But just then, Lisa’s voice rang out again.
“Wait! She’s the third princess’s personal secretary. How can you let her go so easily?”
“What else am I supposed to do?” Bai Yue Ling twitched her lips, thinking silently.
“You want me to corrupt her now? She’s level 40! Even Aiya and I together wouldn’t stand a chance.”
“Hmph, we fallen angels don’t need to fight to corrupt. Watch closely…”
As the words fell, a system prompt sounded: [You have acquired a new skill.]
[Skill Name: Fallen Heaven Mark]
[Quality: Perfect]
[Cost: 1 Mana]
[Learning Conditions: Reach level 10 and have applied the corruption status to at least two targets]
[Attribute Bonus: None]
[Description: Silently applies the Fallen Heaven Mark to a target, regardless of their corruption status, increasing their corruption value by 1%. Can only be used once per target.]
[Note: Corruption is either zero or countless, and the Fallen Heaven Mark is perfect for a young person’s first corruption… Okay, this skill is pretty useless. 1% corruption value doesn’t do much, but you can treat it as a teasing skill. Cast it on any big sister you meet—it only costs 1 mana, so why not?]
What a useless skill… Bai Yue Ling was speechless.
“Just 1% corruption, and only once per person? This skill’s only perk is being undetectable!”
Lisa’s voice was cryptic.
“You don’t understand. The Fallen Heaven Mark signifies the shift from nothing to something—the start of a fall…”
“Stop being so cryptic! Just say it makes them easier to corrupt later!”
Bai Yue Ling took a deep breath, staring at Shi Qianla’s unsuspecting back, a glint of dark mist flashing in her eyes.
[You have successfully applied the Fallen Heaven Mark to NPC “Shi Qianla.”]
As the skill activated, a piercing pain shot through Bai Yue Ling’s forehead, as if a sliver of her spirit had been drained.
Guess I can’t spam this skill either…
At the same time, Shi Qianla, about to leave, suddenly paused, feeling a wave of inexplicable dizziness.
Aiya asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing… probably just overworked,”
Shi Qianla said, shaking her head, dismissing it as a moment of fatigue.
“Ugh, the life of a corporate slave…”
As the third princess’s secretary, Shi Qianla was a true workhorse, handling all sorts of tasks for the princess.
She’d only been gone half a day, but her desk was probably already buried under a mountain of paperwork.
In contrast, Aiya, as the princess’s guard, had it easy.
Her role was more symbolic of the alliance between the Judgment Church and the princess, not actual protection.
“You’ve changed a lot lately, Aiya,” Shi Qianla said suddenly before leaving.
“You used to follow orders without question, but just now, you refused to come back with me… It’s the first time I’ve seen you say no since we met.”
Refusing…
Aiya pondered for a moment, her face expressionless. “Is that a bad thing?”
“Not at all. It’s great. Her Highness will be pleased.”
With a flash of emerald light, the graceful elf secretary vanished in a dance of jade, transforming into a sharp-eyed, majestic eagle.
She gave Bai Yue Ling and Aiya one last look before soaring into the forest depths, disappearing from sight.
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