When Li Aili returned to the room, Duke Red Pomegranate was lying on the floor, his face flushed, panting and coughing.
Arthur Cold Jade sat on the single sofa, his gaze towards her complex.
"Um, what's wrong with him...?"
Brandon slowly sat up from the floor, rubbing his abs that were throbbing from laughing. "You know, there's a hidden eavesdropping magic circle under the carpet in the room where the Judge is."
As he spoke, he pointed to a magical prop placed on the small round table: a delicate 'fake mouth'.
At that moment, the mouth opened and closed, and the sound it made was exactly the same as that of the tallest of the five judges.
【what to do?】
"What do you mean, what should I do? Don't just say half of what you mean, my brain is completely blank right now, it's not working at all..." the fake mouth switched voices, sounding pained.
This is terrifying...
[For the first time, I realized that the interrogator could suffer more than the interrogated person...]
Li Aili: "..." Are you guys being polite?
【No, I mean, doesn't anyone care about this confession? How should we handle this?】
[What should we do with it? Burn it! You dare hand this over? No, is this even something you can hand over?]
The magical artifacts on the table fell silent, and after a while, the 'mouth' began to speak again.
"...But I can't bring myself to do it. If we just burn it like that, all the suffering we've endured for the past few hours...wouldn't that be for nothing?"
The mouth suddenly fell silent.
【You have a point. Why don't you submit this investigation report and see how the presiding judge reacts!】
His mouth went berserk, spewing a torrent of abuse: "Go tell the presiding judge, this is our investigation result. There aren't many suspects, only a few hundred! A few hundred temples! Do you expect our gods to beat up every single one of the gods listed here?!"
The crackling sound was the sound of flames burning the parchment.
Duke Red Pomegranate laughed and rolled around on the ground repeatedly.
Li Aili stood up expressionlessly and walked out.
Duke Red Pomegranate wiped away the tears of laughter and called out to her, "Where are you going?"
Li Aili gave a "harmless" smile. "I've come up with about a hundred more 'suspects.' It's everyone's responsibility to cooperate with the jury's investigation. I'll go and fill in the gaps for them now."
"By the way, I need to check if there are any flaws in my previous statement. If there are, that would be really bad."
Ha! I talked to you for hours, and you just turned around and burned it?
If I don't make you rewrite it, I'm not Li Aili!
Li Aili went there and worked straight until the early hours of the morning.
The unscrupulous Duke of Pomegranate would occasionally send a maid to bring him tea and snacks.
Li Aili said she would eat when she was tired and drink when she was thirsty.
The five judges were so angry they wanted to drag Brandon Red Pomegranate down with them.
Fortunately, the Duchess could not escape the cycle of life as an ordinary person.
While a duchess was in the bathroom, the five judges carried the carriage and fled overnight.
The crisis at Saint Seir Temple was resolved inexplicably.
After the matter was resolved, Li Aili and Arthur boarded the carriage to return to the Duchy of Cold Emerald.
Grand Duke Red Pomegranate sent them directly out of Swan City.
They joined up with the Blue Agate Knights stationed outside the city.
The Duke of Xijun embarked on his journey home.
Li Aili thought they were parting ways, but to her surprise, the Grand Duke of Red Pomegranate seized a horse, cracked his whip, and caught up with the departing entourage of the Duke of West County.
Li Ai Li looked in surprise at Brandon Red Pomegranate, who was riding alongside the carriage.
"Don't worry about him. He'll go back once he reaches the border."
Li Aili asked curiously, "I didn't realize you two were such good friends."
The Duke slowly closed his eyes, leaning back in his comfortable chair. "He didn't come to see me off."
On the way back, the Duke did not read any books, nor did he look at the parchment scrolls filled with political documents.
He leaned against the car window, turning his head to look at the scenery outside.
When they reached the portal to the sanctuary, Brandon indeed stopped.
Throughout the journey, Li Aili clearly sensed that the Duke was also in low spirits.
Everyone needs a moment to confide in someone, so she considerately got up and said, "I'm going to take a nap."
When she got to the bedroom next door, she sat on the soft bed and took off her hair accessories.
Even the most luxurious magical space carriage couldn't avoid the bumps and jolting.
Li Aili lost her grip, and the hair accessory fell to the ground and rolled under the bed.
She lay on the bed and reached out, only to touch a wooden box.
She frowned slightly and casually dragged the wooden box out.
The wooden box is carved with the "Seal of Light".
Li Aili was puzzled. Given Arthur's personality, why would he leave this in the car?
Without thinking much, she reached out and opened the box.
A large hand suddenly reached out from behind her and covered the back of her hand.
Li Aili was startled.
Looking back, I met the Duke's deep blue eyes.
Arthur offered no explanation, but instead pushed the box back under the bed.
On their way home, neither of them mentioned the box.
As the carriage stopped at the gates of Constantinople, Arthur, who had stepped out, suddenly said, "Some things, the best way to protect you is to keep them from you."
Li Aili smiled at him, then turned and went into the castle.
Before going upstairs, she turned around and saw Arthur carrying the box, heading towards the stairs leading to the underground dungeon.
Unintentionally, Li Aili caught a glimpse of Arthur's profile; his blue eyes were filled with...sorrow, as if he were about to cry at any moment.
...
That night, Li Aili lay in bed, tossing and turning, her eyes filled with those sorrowful blue eyes.
Until her dream, she saw a blue-eyed dragon howling sadly, its eyes bleeding.
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