Aldrich had a vague feeling that something was wrong. As he held the unconscious Nguyen Thanh An tightly, his eyes showed visible panic and helplessness as he watched the person in his arms lie unconscious with a pale face.
Beside him, Eileen kept urging him on, and the royal family members who were in charge of arranging the exchange also came over to offer a few words of advice.
The child already had mental disabilities.
After losing their leader, everything fell into complete chaos...
...
Half an hour later, in the lounge outside the courtyard.
Eileen placed Ruan Qing'an on the bed, let go of his hand, and then took a half step back, looking down at the unconscious person on the bed.
Although she was only an intermediate-level mage, she was still quite good among her peers, as long as she wasn't compared to the prodigy Ruan Qing'an. As a saintess of the Church of Light, Eileen was also skilled in healing light magic.
Therefore, although Nguyen Thanh An was unconscious, Eileen could tell at a glance that she was not injured, but simply exhausted.
"Oh……"
"What a pity, Dolores. You are indeed very capable and talented, but your judgment is really poor."
Eileen paused, then turned to look at the door. There she could vaguely see a tall figure standing quietly at the door, refusing to leave even for a moment. It was none other than Aldrich from before.
Eileen bent down slightly and looked coldly at Ruan Qing'an: "He told me before that I must win over Aldrich, but now it seems that he has misjudged him. Aldrich is just a fool and is not worth my time."
Eileen's eyes were filled with even more sarcasm, but as she leaned against the edge of the bed, that sarcasm, mixed with jealousy, fell upon the unconscious Ruan Qing'an.
They were jealous of her noble birth;
They were jealous of her extraordinary talent;
I'm jealous of her wealth, looks, and power...
Eileen knew that even though she had tried everything to ruin Dolores's reputation, she was still jealous of everything Dolores had—as Dolores's best friend, as everyone knew, she secretly envied and resented everything Dolores had, like a pitiful creature.
The more Eileen understood all this, the more she couldn't help but want to completely destroy Dolores and take away everything she envied!
After only a brief hesitation and silence—
Eileen finally made up her mind. She straightened up, took a half step back, and then formed a hand seal. But this time, what gathered between her hands was not light element, but black lines that emerged from the air, gathered, twisted, and were drawn out, surging towards Eileen from all sides.
This power clearly does not belong to her.
Eileen was struggling to control herself; sweat poured from her forehead, her hands trembled as she formed hand seals, and she was on the verge of collapse.
Just as Eileen was about to give up, black lines, as if stitched together, coalesced into a strange black symbol between her palms, which were forming a hand seal.
"go!"
She gave a soft groan and released the object with both hands.
Then, the black symbol that Eileen had formed in her hand flew directly towards Ruan Qing'an on the bed. Suddenly, the black light intensified, and the entire bed was branded with twisted black lines.
Moreover, the black lines even snaked upwards, seemingly enveloping Ruan Qingan's entire body.
After flashing for a moment, it disappeared.
Seeing this, Eileen breathed a sigh of relief. She suddenly collapsed to the ground, panting heavily: "It looks like it's done just as he said."
Eileen had no idea what the black energy and the so-called hand seals were. She had only heard that they could be used to trap Ruan Qing'an and even isolate the trapped person from controlling the external elements.
In short, this is undoubtedly the biggest weakness for Ruan Qing'an, who is a mage; once trapped, he will be unable to escape.
After doing all this, Eileen collapsed to the ground, reaching out to hold onto the edge of the bed. As she watched everything disappear without a trace, an uncontrollable smile played on her lips, and her whole body trembled.
After struggling to her feet, Eileen staggered around, but just as she was about to leave—
"Eileen, where are you going?"
A cold, arrogant voice suddenly rang out.
Eileen, who was about to leave, paused, her body stiffening instantly. Her hands trembled involuntarily, but she quickly recovered, pressing her trembling hand down with her other hand. She turned to look at the bed, where she saw her partner lying there with her eyes open...
Ruan Qing'an lay flat on his back, having woken up at some point. His leaden-gray eyes were half-closed, and he slowly raised them to look at Eileen.
Immediately afterwards, Nguyen Thanh An sat up and leaned against the headboard.
Eileen's pupils contracted sharply, but she quickly realized that the black mark was only trapping Ruan Qing'an here, not rendering her unable to move. As long as she did not leave this area, she would not be restrained.
After Eileen realized what was happening, she tried to force a smile, but she gripped one hand tightly with the other to stop her trembling.
She smiled and said, "You're finally awake, Dolores. I've checked you out, and there's nothing seriously wrong, so I'm about to go out and inform Aldrich and the Lancaster family for you."
It's laughable, really—
Eileen thought Dolores was a fool, yet she was jealous of everything about her and afraid of her overwhelming power.
"Yeah?"
Ruan Qing'an lowered her eyes, her leaden-gray eyes indifferent and ruthless: "I forgot to mention, Eileen, I was already awake the moment you came in and began to speak your first words. Guess—"
"How much did I... hear?"
Upon hearing this, Eileen's expression changed drastically!
For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire lounge became stagnant. Eileen held her arm with one hand, her head hanging down, as if she were immersed in a dark and oppressive atmosphere, her fingertips digging into her skin.
Her expression was subtly distorted.
On the contrary, Ruan Qing'an, who exposed her, was frighteningly calm. When she looked up, she looked at Eileen without changing her expression. Although she was sitting on the bed, her gaze seemed to be high and mighty when she looked at Eileen.
"You're always like this..."
Just then, Eileen suddenly spoke up.
She slowly raised her head, her expression contorted, staring intently at Ruan Qing'an: "You're always so arrogant. What right do you have? You've been awake for a long time, yet you look at me like I'm a clown?!"
How did you know that's what I was thinking?
Ruan Qing'an looked at her and said with a half-smile.
Upon hearing this, Eileen's face darkened even further. She strode forward, grabbed the edge of the bed with both hands, and glared at Ruan Qing'an with a furious expression that seemed to be about to explode: "Since you already know, then I'm not afraid to say it out loud. Dolores, do you know how annoying you are!"
"I will always, always hate you—"
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