The atmosphere around them suddenly became heavy.

The head maid stared in astonishment at the smiling demon before her, and pleaded, "Your Highness, why is this?"

In shock, the head maid had already deactivated the wind barrier. The wind blew through Phillis's magnificent waist-length blonde hair, and sand took the opportunity to get into the gaps between the ends of her hair and stick to it. Phillis could only scratch the uncomfortable spot with her hand and casually replied.

"You have forgotten your duties as head maid again, making the princess suffer from the wind and sand. What a sin!"

"I'm sorry, I'll fix it right away," the head maid replied in a flustered manner, and immediately began to rebuild the magic formula.

"No need, just consider this your little revenge on me. I'm still very understanding." Ignoring the head maid's actions, Phillis turned around and carefully observed Wu Yu, who was currently the most interesting person to her.

“The head maid should do what a head maid should do. When the head maid went to inform my royal brother, she became a spy. I can tolerate others betraying me, but you actually violated the role I set for you. It is simply unforgivable.”

Finally, Philliss's smile vanished, and she vented her anger like a child whose toy had been taken away.

"Thump." The head maid was so frightened that she immediately knelt down on the ground. She pleaded without any regard for her dignity, "Please spare me, Your Highness. I was forced into this. The princes are powerful, and you have always been hiding in the shadows. I have no way to resist them."

"The role I gave you was that of a strict head maid who cared for the princess. At that time, you were supposed to refuse my royal brother, and then be eliminated by him. That's the correct plot for this role. But how dare you? How dare you use a spy role that I didn't give you?" His golden eyes were filled with anger that was about to burst forth.

"But Princess, I..."

"Alright, that's enough." Phillis interrupted the head maid's final statement.

"Actually, if this accident hadn't happened, I could have kept you around for a while longer. But now, Wu Yu's existence absolutely cannot be revealed to my royal brother through your mouth, otherwise my plans might be affected by my foolish royal brothers. Considering how long you've taken care of me, I grant you the right to commit suicide."

Philliss waited patiently, but the head maid did not make a move.

“Are you afraid? But it’s pointless. Your family lives in the capital. With just one word from me, they can be beheaded. You have no right to disobey me, so don’t even try to run away. I assure you here that after you die, your family will enjoy eternal wealth and honor because you risked your life to protect the princess’s retreat,” Phillis continued to persuade.

“But there is another way, which can save my life and protect my family.” The head maid finally stood up from the ground. She seemed to have figured something out. For the first time, she no longer looked at the frail little girl in front of her with awe.

"Oh? Tell me about it." Philliss became interested. She paused her observation of Wu Yu, then lowered her head to examine her own fair and tender little feet.

"The demons invaded the desolate city, and their loyal servants fought to the death to protect Princess Philliss, but failed and perished at the hands of the Demon King. All I need to do is kill you, then fake my death to escape. This way, not only can I live, but His Majesty the Emperor will also treat my family well because of my merit. Your Highness, what do you think of this outcome?"

The head maid reached out and took out a cyan staff inlaid with a magic core from her spatial ring.

"It's a good script, but it's a pity that your talent wasn't shown sooner, otherwise I might have given you an assistant role."

Philliss said with a hint of regret that she tried to draw a circle in the sand with her toes, but each time she was covered by new sand before she could succeed. After several unsuccessful attempts, she had to give up.

"Princess Philliss was born with a low affinity for magic and was unable to control it. Furthermore, due to His Majesty the Emperor's favor, she has never diligently trained her fighting spirit. Therefore, Princess Philliss is just an ordinary person without any extraordinary power. Your Highness, let me tell you another truth of the world—weakness is the original sin."

The head maid raised her staff, and the magic core embedded in it shone with a burst of blue light.

"Wind—cutting—repetition"

【The Chaotic Dance of the Wind】

The head maid's strength as a sixth-tier mage was on full display at this moment. She completed three sections of magic incantation in an instant, and a cyan magic circle was generated from the tip of her staff, from which countless wind blades shot out.

The head maid held nothing back; she intended to slice the demon before her into pieces with this attack.

"Why? My plans have always been perfect. Why is it that someone always goes against me?" Phillis asked, puzzled, but unfortunately, no one could answer her question now.

"How is this possible?" The head maid stared in shock at what she was seeing.

“I fully understood the principle you mentioned through my own experience when I was five years old,” Phillis said with a touch of nostalgia.

Pale flames emerged from the void, guarding Phillis's back like the most loyal protectors.

The flames were not violent; they burned quietly in the air, and the wind blades that entered them did not cause the flames to surge.

Without attempting to attack again, the head maid watched the space around the flames gradually distort, and she was utterly desperate. She knew clearly that it was the power of another dimension, and that she was the weak one.

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