The vampire heiress is two-faced

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Ye Liuli sneered.

"Do you think you can turn the tide for the vampire clan?"

"Knowing full well that the key to curing the poison is in the hands of the Spire Group, knowing full well that they are plotting against the entire vampire clan..."

Lingxi knew all this. From the very beginning, she knew it all. But she was powerless to do anything about it.

"After all, she's not the only queen of the vampires, she's not Siriote!"

"Even she couldn't save the vampires, so what can you, a delicate flower who can be easily frightened to tears by her, possibly change?"

"Only by restoring little Shiri to the throne can the vampires be saved from their dire straits, and only then can we... fulfill Lingxi's last wish!"

...

"Humph."

Ludwig showed no fear.

"Did you get Her Majesty's approval before making these statements? You and Lingxi are just making decisions on her behalf, since she is unable to speak or think!"

Ye Liuli angrily shouted, "You—"

Ludwig, hands on hips, said, "What do you mean, 'what about me'? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

"Princess Lingxi's only wish has always been to restore her health and let her return to the eternally immortal Siriote. This ruthless 'body swapping' is just one of the 'methods' Lingxi has employed!"

"If someone could rule in her place, save the vampires, and cure her incurable disease, wouldn't that achieve the result that Lingxi wanted?"

"As stated in the Succession Act, a prince or regent will rule in place of the new queen until she assumes full power... Now, the princess who acted as regent for the queen has passed away, and I, who have been appointed crown princess, will be the new vampire queen."

"You have no right to cripple me."

...

"It's shameless to talk big."

Ye Liuli was furious.

"Even Lingxi's tireless dedication couldn't stop the Spier Group's encroachment, and you think you can do better than her?"

"Rather than taking such a risk, I prefer a sure thing."

She stepped forward and grabbed Ludwig's bra.

"Let our Queen Siriote take over your body, and as Queen Ludwig, lead the vampires to turn the tide once again."

...

Ludwig gave a cold laugh.

"Are you sure... your lovely little Shirley has the heart to save the vampires?"

"Once she regains consciousness, she will realize that Lingxi is dead. She still hasn't let go of the resentment from a thousand years ago, and will continue to wallow in self-pity, reverting to her former self under mental torment, no different from how she is now. In fact, she will be even more—"

...

"shut up!"

"Ah ah--"

Ye Liuli shoved Ludwig away, and she fell to the ground unexpectedly. Her body was indeed delicate, and she was dizzy for a while after the fall.

"Woo...Woo!"

"You resort to violence when you can't win an argument? Hmph, that's all you've got—"

Clang.

Before she finished speaking, a metal pendant fell out of Ludwig's skirt pocket.

This is something she has carried with her since she can remember; it is a very important talisman to her.

Although she didn't know where it came from, her subconscious told her that it was of great significance to her and that she must not lose it.

Just as she was about to pick it up and continue her fight against the approaching Ye Liuli, the pendant suddenly burst forth with a strange light.

"Huh...?!"

The heart-shaped pendant reacted to the stone door of the tomb, and then flew out of Ludwig's hand on its own.

With a crisp sound, it was embedded in a groove on the tomb door.

"My pendant!"

Ludwig didn't care about Ye Liuli anymore. She stood up, lifted her skirt, and ran towards the tomb entrance.

"Wait a minute!"

Ye Liuli and the others exchanged glances. She snorted and chased after Ludwig.

...

Standing before the tomb entrance, Ludwig realized where her necklace had fallen.

It seemed to have self-embedded in a groove in the stone door, fitting perfectly, and Ludwig tried to pry it out for a while but couldn't.

"What?! I didn't even know it was enchanted! How could this pendant react with this place?!"

In her panic, she took a closer look... the wind erosion on the groove of the stone door seemed to be less severe than the erosion on the rest of the stone door.

This means that the groove was probably carved out a hundred years ago, and does not have a history of a thousand years like the stone gate.

"Ye Liuli!"

Ludwig turned around and glared angrily at the black-haired girl.

"Have you, Lingxi, or Her Majesty the Queen entered this tomb chamber?"

She said irritably, "No, given their mental state, how could they possibly have the courage to open the tomb and see the king's remains?"

Ludwig also crossed her arms and said:

"Hmph, my pendant is definitely not over a thousand years old. Since it reacts to this place, and the groove is relatively new and man-made... it's highly likely that it's the same person who erected the inscription. This tomb may have already been opened by him!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the pendant embedded in the groove seemed to have fully triggered the mechanism.

With a muffled rumble, the heavy stone tomb door slowly opened.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Let's go in."

After a long silence, Ye Liuli spoke first.

"We and my companions discovered this groove a long time ago, and we did suspect that someone had been to the tomb a hundred years ago..."

"But considering little Shirley's feelings, we never managed to open that unyielding door. We never imagined it would be opened like this..."

"Hmph, let's put that aside for now."

Ye Liuli went in first.

“I need to make sure the king’s tomb hasn’t been looted. As for you, don’t come in.”

...

"How could you do this? It was clearly my pendant that opened!"

Ludwig puffed out her cheeks.

"I'm going in too, I want to see what's going on!"

“Coco, Yin Shang, please stay outside and look after Her Majesty the Queen and Lochina. Miss Solid, please come with us.”

Solid stood to the side, not daring to speak, when Ludwig suddenly called out to her, which startled her slightly.

"Eh? Me? Why—" Solid exclaimed in panic.

"In case there's something strange down there... you have a Holy Light Barrier, which is more effective at resisting monsters than our power."

"Moreover, I can also guard against this Miss Ye Liuli silencing me at any time."

Ludwig was right. As a Holy Light artifact spirit, Solid's holy spells were indeed very troublesome for dark monsters.

"Hmph, if I wanted to take your life, do you think this nun could stop me?"

...

“But, Miss Ludwig—”

"Alright, Solid, come with us."

"Wait, wait, I haven't asked Master yet, oh no, Brother Yin—"

Yin Shang sighed and said, "Forget it, you go with her. I'm still just a human, and my body isn't as strong as yours. I'm also afraid there might be some deadly monsters in the graveyard."

...

He watched the three figures as they walked away until they disappeared into the dark depths of the tomb passage.

"At least Miss Ye and Miss Ludwig... are not bad people. Miss Ye would definitely not hurt Solid."

"I only worry about Solid's and my safety when I'm with that princess. But thankfully she..."

Coco glared at him: "What are you saying, Mr. Yin! 'Alright'? Do you really think her passing is a good thing for us?"

Yin Shang immediately admitted defeat: "I...I'm sorry! I was rude!"

Even though Lingxi has committed many evils... she is still an indispensable queen to the vampires.

Her merits and demerits are not something that Yin Shang can judge at present.

Chapter 135 King's Tomb

"cough cough..."

Three girls stepped into the tomb chamber. Because it had been sealed for countless years, even their slow walking stirred up some dust in the tomb passage.

"The oil lamps here... can still be lit."

Ludwig checked the wall lamps on both sides.

"Miss Solid?"

"I...I'll give it a try."

Solid gathered the intense holy light at her fingertips and, like a lighter, quickly shot it into the wick, thus igniting the oil lamp.

Then, with the help of night vision, they were able to see the murals on both sides of the tomb passage more clearly.

King of Construction and Excavation

The soldiers who built the tomb must have spent a great deal of time to make it so impressive. Although the exquisite reliefs and murals have been worn down by time, they can still be faintly discerned, telling the story of King Carlos Mona's valiant and heroic life.

They walked along the path, lighting oil lamps and examining the murals from a thousand years ago, until they finally reached the end of the tomb passage.

This mausoleum has no side chambers or any additional rooms; the long passageway leads only to its single end—the tomb of King Carlos.

It is unclear what the soldiers' intentions were. Perhaps they did not want to disturb the king's peace, or perhaps they wanted to guard the king's tomb outside, or perhaps they were short of manpower, which ultimately led to the construction of the "simple" scale we see today.

It’s not that I can’t understand it.

The last mural is painted on the door of the tomb. It vividly depicts the king's final moments in battle before the palace, and in the direction the king is gazing, there is a petite blonde princess being helped into a carriage by guards, preparing to flee her lost homeland.

Everything matched the story Ye Liuli told.

Ludwig sighed softly. If these facts had never been forgotten by the vampire queen, then she had undoubtedly carried this immense pain for a thousand years, so much so that when she realized she was merely running away, she was quickly overwhelmed by the grief accumulated over the millennia.

...

"Sure enough, there are traces of someone having been here before. But it must have been at least a hundred years ago."

Ye Liuli knelt down in front of the tomb door, and she quickly noticed the unusual dust on the ground.

There are many messy footprints here, as if someone once lingered in front of the tomb entrance, pondering how to get in.

The footprints then disappeared behind the tomb door, presumably indicating that he eventually found a way in.

...

"Can't you open it?" Ludwig asked.

Ye Liuli said irritably, "Then do you have a solution? You clever little devil?"