Survival Guide After Accidentally Kissing a Demon - Chapter 135

Chapter 135

Only one thought remained in Beili’s mind-she had to slip away before Doctor Cassius woke up.

Alternatively, she could try to close all these sarcophagi.

However, putting aside the fact that she couldn’t move so many stone-carved lids, even if she summoned her butterflies to help, it would make a great deal of noise.

So, after thinking quickly, she chose the former option.

She would slip out of this Magic Space before Doctor Cassius woke up.

She simply didn’t know how to face him.

If the obsession Doctor Cassius spoke of was indeed her…

But she had no memory of him at all.

When this feeling that spanned time and space descended upon her, it felt weightless.

It was like a morning mist; though it enveloped her, she couldn’t grasp it when she reached out. It lacked any sense of reality.

She even found it to be somewhat of a burden.

It was as if she were listening to someone else’s story, only to turn around and find that the person was herself. Unfortunately, she felt only lost, possessing no memories to connect her to it.

…Anyway, she should slip away first.

At that thought, Beili quickly raised her hand and summoned several Morpho Butterflies, commanding them to search for another exit within this Magic Space.

The butterflies with shimmering blue-green wings received her command. Trailing wisps of black mist, they scattered in all directions.

Soon enough.

The Morpho Butterflies returned with good news-not far behind her, hidden behind a patch of lavender, was an active Teleportation Array.

Beili immediately followed the guidance of the butterfly swarm toward the misty purple lavender.

A second before stepping into the Teleportation Array, she paused.

She looked back at the blond-haired, green-eyed man who was still resting against the sarcophagus with his eyes closed.

After a moment’s thought, Beili felt it wouldn’t be right to leave without saying anything. She rummaged through her Spatial Bracelet for paper and a pen and left a small note for Doctor Cassius.

She had a Morpho Butterfly carry it in its mouth and place it beside him.

Only then did she turn around and step directly into the Teleportation Array.

As the young girl entered the Teleportation Array, the blond-haired, green-eyed man behind her had already opened his eyes. He watched her figure vanish into the light emitted by the array.

His lake-green eyes blinked softly, and a thin layer of sorrow gradually welled up from the depths of his gaze.

By the time Beili left the Magic Space and ran out of the Tower, dawn was just breaking.

The stars and the night were faintly fading away.

The sky was a gradient of deep blue.

The coachman had waited for the two of them for most of the day without seeing so much as a corner of their clothes, so he had eventually fallen asleep on his seat.

When the girl woke him, he was still groggy. Seeing only Miss Bartholomew, he instinctively asked, “Why is it just you, Miss? Where is Doctor Cassius?”

“Take me back to my residence in the Imperial City first. You can come back here to pick up Doctor Cassius afterward,” the girl commanded in a calm tone.

The coachman finally snapped awake. He respectfully complied, placed the step stool by the carriage door, and opened it for Miss Bartholomew.

The girl stepped onto the stool and entered the carriage.

The coachman cracked his whip. After passing through two towns, the Constance Family carriage finally returned to the Imperial City in the morning.

They arrived at the Constance Family’s residence in the Imperial City.

“Has anyone come looking for me?”

As soon as she stepped through the main gate, the girl impatiently questioned the servant who came to greet her.

“No, Miss Bartholomew,” the servant replied truthfully with a slight bow.

The girl gave a faint “mm” in response. Her face remained expressionless, but she felt a slight pang of disappointment as she walked toward her room.

However, on her way back to her room, a servant with an unfamiliar face looked up, eyes flickering.

This servant had been secretly watching the girl and even attempted to follow her to her room.

When this strange servant reached the door and was reminded by others that one could not simply enter the eldest daughter’s room, the girl spoke from inside-

“Come in. I happen to have something to discuss with you.”

The door was softly closed by someone.
The person scanned the layout of the room, as if confirming that no one else was present besides the two of them, before slowly speaking.

“The Swan Family’s abilities only serve the Royal Family. They never have contact with the outside world, so gathering intelligence on them is no easy feat, Miss Bartholomew.”

The individual, dressed in the uniform of a Constance Family maid, lifted a pair of soft-contoured eyes to look at the grey-haired, red-eyed girl.

“Therefore, the information you’re seeking is worth one Magic Crystal.”

This servant was actually an Information Broker in disguise.

Beili had recognized her through those eyes the moment she stepped into the room.

As expected, this person hadn’t died and had brought the information as promised.

Her heart was beating a bit fast, but she forced herself to remain calm and nodded, standing up to head toward the door.

“Wait for me here. I’ll bring the Magic Crystal,”

she said in a cool voice.

After leaving the room, Beili went straight to the study.

She didn’t have any Magic Crystals, of course, though she did have plenty of gold coins.

But a Magic Crystal… Constance had given her one once, but she had handed it over to Lisa back in the Gloomy Maze.

If she wanted to find another Magic Crystal now, her only option was to ask Madam Constance.

Beili entered the study and activated the Communication Sphere linked to Constance Castle in Butterfly Valley.

After a few moments of sweet-talking and acting like a well-behaved daughter, she asked for the Magic Crystal.

She felt like a child asking her parents for pocket money.

It was a novel experience.

And she found it quite wonderful.

Regarding the Magic Crystal, Madam Constance agreed very readily, promising that it would be delivered to her hands shortly.

However, she couldn’t help but complain about something else-

“Luoluo, what did you do to scare Doctor Cassius away?”

Madam Constance fiddled with the Communication Sphere, seemingly looking at a letter, her voice filled with confusion. “I just received a notice of resignation from Doctor Cassius.”

…

A notice of resignation?

“…Then let’s just find another bodyguard, Mother.”

Beili sighed inwardly, her expression slightly embarrassed. “It’s a complicated matter that’s hard to explain in a short time. Besides, Doctor Cassius is very busy. Keeping him by my side as a bodyguard is a waste of talent.”

“…Hmm?”

Madam Constance trailed off, pausing as she read something. Suddenly, she spoke again. “Oh… there’s no need to change him, Luoluo.”

“What?”

“Doctor Cassius withdrew his resignation and replaced it with a three-day leave of absence. Hmm… he says he has some business to attend to and can’t stay in the Imperial City for now.”

As Madam Constance read the contents of the leave request, her meticulously groomed eyebrows gradually arched, and she cried out in a complaining tone:

“How terrible! Honestly, what could be more important than my Luoluo’s safety?”

Recalling what had happened in the Magic Space, Beili’s expression became even more awkward. She quickly said to Madam Constance:

“Mother, it’s just that I don’t want to see Doctor Cassius for the time being. Don’t blame him.”

Hearing her words, Madam Constance chuckled softly.

“Don’t worry, Luoluo. Doctor Cassius has a very good relationship with our family. I was just talking; I wouldn’t actually blame him.”

Then her tone shifted, becoming somewhat listless.

“On the other hand, how much longer are you going to play out there? I miss you…”

“…Mother, I only left Constance Castle three days ago,”

Beili reminded her helplessly.

Hearing the words ‘three days,’ Madam Constance wore a look of shock.

“What?! It’s only been three days? Why does it feel like three months have passed?”

She put on an exaggerated expression of agony, as if performing in an opera.

Helplessly, Beili went back and forth with her for a few more minutes before Madam Constance reluctantly ended the communication.

Before hanging up, she didn’t forget to remind her, “Next time, you mustn’t take Doctor Cassius to a Flea Nest again.”

“Oh-how could you take such a pure and kind doctor to a hellhole like that? Honestly, good grief!”

Madam Constance strongly suspected that this was the real reason Doctor Cassius wanted to run away.