Chapter 205. "You dare not kill me."

Su Yaoyao's ears burned from his teasing, and she was about to retort coquettishly when she suddenly heard a soft "click"—the jeweled clasp on Augustine's sword at his waist had come undone.

The sword, a symbol of imperial power, was slightly drawn from its sheath. In the instant its cold light flashed, she clearly saw traces of blood still clinging to the blade.

The air in the entire banquet hall seemed to freeze.

Rig's wine glass stopped in mid-air, Mingye's finger was already on the trigger, and Bai Leon subtly pulled Su Yaoyao closer to him.

“Your Majesty,” Roland suddenly knelt on one knee, his voice terribly hoarse, “please allow me to adjust your sword.”

A shadow crossed Augustine's eyes, but it softened into a gentle, spring-like tenderness as he looked down at Su Yaoyao: "Were you frightened? This is deer blood I got on my hands this morning while testing my sword."

He casually unfastened his sword and handed it to Roland, then cupped her face in his hands. "When did my little saint become so timid?"

Su Yaoyao looked at Augustine with some worry. She knew him too well. From the time they met until now, they had been through so much. How could she not see the fleeting panic in his eyes and the weariness hidden behind his gentleness? She knew that he clearly had something on his mind, but he chose not to tell her.

Su Yaoyao gently held his hand, rubbed her cheek against his warm palm, her eyes full of concern and heartache, and said softly, "Ting, if you are too tired, you can talk to me. You can tell me anything."

As she spoke, she closed her eyes and slowly channeled her warm and powerful spiritual energy into Augustine.

Augustine felt that familiar, loving spiritual energy flowing through his limbs like a gentle stream, making his tense nerves and tired body feel much more comfortable, as if he were enveloped in a soft halo, dispelling the gloom of the past few days.

"Thank you, Yao Yao. Your journey back must have been tiring; please get some rest." Augustine said, gently pulling on Su Yao Yao's hand, which was channeling his spiritual energy, and slowly releasing it. He couldn't bear to let her worry about him; he wanted to bear all this darkness and trouble alone.

Looking at the banquet, Su Yaoyao suddenly realized that Count Doris was nowhere to be seen. Among all the males, Count Doris was the only female, which was why she remembered her so vividly.

"Where is Countess Doris?" Su Yaoyao asked in confusion, her eyes searching the banquet hall.

Augustine paused in his chopsticks, his hand seemingly frozen in place for a moment, before casually adding another piece of meat to Su Yaoyao's bowl, his movements deliberately unnatural.

Augustine: "She went to..." He paused slightly, as if considering the right words, "to handle some family affairs and couldn't get away, so she didn't come."

After the welcoming banquet ended, Su Yaoyao felt that Augustine was very strange. From seeing the bloodstains on his sword to Augustine's ambiguous words to Countess Doris, all of this made her suspicious.

She looked at Augustine and said earnestly, "Augustin, I want to keep you company."

Augustine was taken aback, and instinctively wanted to refuse.

He had other things to take care of and didn't want Su Yaoyao to get involved.

Before he could even speak, Su Yaoyao interjected, "Didn't you say you wanted me to spend more time with you?"

Looking at Su Yaoyao's determined yet slightly aggrieved eyes, Augustine's heart softened, and he smiled slightly, saying softly, "Okay."

After saying that, he subtly gave Roland a look. Roland understood, nodded slightly, and turned to leave quickly.

Roland entered the dungeon, and was immediately enveloped by its dark and damp atmosphere.

Doris was imprisoned in the deepest cell. When she saw Roland arrive, she let out a wild laugh that echoed through the empty dungeon: "Females are scarce, you dare not kill me."

She thought she had grasped the empire's weakness, her eyes filled with smugness and disdain.

Roland looked at her and smiled coldly, a smile as cold as winter frost: "It's not that I don't want to kill you, it's just that the time hasn't come yet."

Your crimes have been reported to the Interstellar Alliance. The Female Protection Act will be reviewed and revised to create sentencing standards specifically for people like you.

Furthermore, the Empire's male protection laws will be extended to the entire intergalactic realm.

His voice was calm and unhurried, yet it struck Doris's heart like a heavy hammer.

“You will be publicly executed in front of the entire galaxy,” Roland continued, his tone calm yet filled with undeniable authority.

"Don't even think that the ministers on your list can help you; they've all been executed." Roland's words were like a sharp blade, completely severing Doris's last hope.

Doris's face turned deathly pale instantly, her arrogant expression vanished without a trace, her body began to tremble slightly, and her eyes were filled with fear and despair.

She collapsed in the corner of the cell, muttering to herself, "Impossible...impossible..."

Meanwhile, Augustine led Su Yaoyao to the Imperial Garden. The Imperial Garden was tranquil and beautiful at night, with moonlight shining on the blooming flowers, as if draping everything in a layer of silver gauze. Augustine held Su Yaoyao's hand and strolled along the path, but Su Yaoyao could sense that he was absent-minded.

"Ting, what's wrong with you? Don't hide it from me anymore. I want to face this with you." Su Yaoyao stopped and looked at Augustine earnestly, her eyes shining with determination.

Augustine looked at Su Yaoyao, hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed. He knew that the woman before him was so intelligent and persistent that he could not hide anything from her in the end.

"Yao Yao, too many things have happened in the Empire lately. Countess Doris has long attempted to clone me, hoping to overthrow the imperial government. She has joined forces with some ministers in the court, bringing a huge crisis to the Empire."

"But we have already suppressed the rebellion. I didn't want you to worry, and I certainly didn't want you to be in danger, so I dealt with this matter while you were away with the sea creatures," Augustine said slowly, his eyes revealing weariness and helplessness.

As Su Yaoyao listened to Augustine's story, she felt both angry and heartbroken.

She held Augustine's hand tightly and said, "Augustin, I am not a fragile flower. I also have the ability to help you. From now on, we will face everything together."

Augustine looked at Su Yaoyao, a warm feeling welling up inside him. He gently pulled Su Yaoyao into his arms, feeling her warmth and determination, as if all his weariness had vanished in that instant.

“Okay, Yao Yao, with you by my side, I have the courage to face everything,” Augustine said softly. He knew that from this moment on, he was no longer facing this storm alone; he had the strongest support.

On this peaceful night, in the Imperial Garden, the two embraced tightly and swore an oath to protect the empire.


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