The hero's gender is yet to be determined after rebirth.

Lorenve didn't forbid the maids from coming and going, nor did she take any complete precautions. She just verbally threatened them and occasionally waved her wand to scare them. But no one dared to underestimate her possible outburst.

She also had some fruit brought to her by her maid, and she ate it while negotiating with the king.

“I want the money too. What if we get retaliation for helping you deal with those men in black robes? This isn’t ransom; it’s potential compensation for your recovery and hard work.” Lorenwei ate a few grapes as she spoke. “Have you never grafted these grapes? Don’t you know how to cultivate varieties? They’re not sweet enough!”

She threw some grapes around unhappily.

The king and the other two, seeing Lorenvi's undignified behavior, almost wondered if they were hallucinating.

Chapter 181 A Powerful Weapon of Coercion with Amazing Uses! The Miraculous Combination of Magic and Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory

The king and his entourage couldn't believe that this young girl would litter fruit peels. Especially after seeing her elegant demeanor while drinking tea in the council hall, clearly a well-bred young lady who had received strict training since childhood, how could she behave so willfully and recklessly?

Oh, right, she's a kidnapper now, so we can't expect too much...

What the hell?! The king suddenly felt like flipping the table. What's wrong with me tonight? Why is everything going wrong for me?

Little did he know, it all stemmed from a letter recalling the princess, and ultimately, he was the culprit...

Lorenwei kept throwing various fruit peels, quietly setting up her own magic circle.

She mixed magic crystal powder into the fruit peel, carrying precisely controlled magical elements, and then threw it out, placing it in the surrounding area wherever she wanted.

Especially around the three of them, the area was already filled with Lorenwei's tiny magical artifacts.

The old archmage might have discovered her trick. But it was too late tonight, and the old woman couldn't stay up all night. Besides, the magical elements were carried by magic crystal powder, and the way she used fruit peels to create the array was simply too unbelievable; she hadn't even considered that possibility. Furthermore, given Lorenwei's incredibly strong control over magical elements, the old woman wouldn't have noticed unless she was deliberately paying attention.

Lorenvi never revealed her identity to the king; instead, someone provided her name.

The king asked in confusion, "Please forgive me, esteemed guest, but I have heard that your name is... Consort Chihaya?"

Lorenwei almost burst out laughing.

Did that young guard betray me? Whatever, it's quite interesting.

Actually, this is a misrepresentation; the guard didn't actually say it. It was several of his fellow guards who heard Lorenve give the name. Now, hearing that His Majesty the King had been kidnapped, they immediately came to provide information.

Kurara and the Queen were in the secret chamber, listening to something completely incomprehensible.

"Isn't her name Vivi?" Kurala wondered.

“Your Majesty, my name is not important. The key is your attitude. Do we still have to pay the ransom? If not… don’t blame me for being impolite!” Lorenwei began to threaten.

King Percy was troubled.

He knew that the Queen must already know about his situation, but why hadn't she come forward to make a statement?

The king could only reassure him, "Honorable guest, please calm down. I will immediately send someone to inquire with the queen."

"No, I can't wait any longer. It seems you won't know the serious consequences until I teach you a lesson." Lorenwei casually waved her staff.

The staff was casually swung at the head guard.

The unfortunate man was startled, but felt nothing physically.

"Watch out! Watch out!" the old archmage warned. "If anything's wrong, speak up immediately, and as your colleague, I'll definitely help you!"

As she spoke, she stood up shakily, and then... backed away from the head guard.

"Hey! Your words and actions don't match..."

"I observed carefully, verified patiently, explored diligently, and simply collected the body... handled it simply!"

"You're not loyal enough! Huh? Huh? Huh?" Before the captain of the guard could complain about the mage, he suddenly felt the muscles in his back twitch as if in a spasm.

It's an itch! An extremely severe itch! An itch so intense it causes muscle spasms!

"Hey hey hey, oh dear oh dear!" The head guard kept twisting his body and swaying his shoulders.

The usually quiet and indiscreet chief guard, who always followed His Majesty the King without ever making a mistake, suddenly lost control of his body!

King Percy and the old sorceress both looked at the chief guard in horror.

The king hurriedly asked, "What...what kind of magic is this?"

“My subordinate is incompetent…” The archmage had been frowning in thought for a long time, but there was no record of such a performance in any magical text.

"It itches! It's so itchy! Your Majesty, please forgive my rudeness!" The head guard pressed his body against the wall, rubbing his back incessantly.

Seemingly finding the back armor cumbersome, he frantically began to remove the light armor, causing his body, dressed in a silk shirt, to rub directly against the wall.

But for a moment during the rubbing, a comfortable smile appeared on his face, then he quickly became unsatisfied and began rubbing his back rapidly again: "It's still itchy! Ah! It's so itchy!"

He had already uncontrollably torn his shirt open, but fearing he would be disrespectful in front of the king, he managed to keep the front of his armor intact, only exposing his back, and then he used the wall to rub his back against it.

But the itching seems to originate from under the skin, and after a moment it becomes unbearably itchy.

The king and the mage began to turn their attention to Lorenwei.

This girl also possesses a secret magic unknown to anyone? And it's a technique that requires no casting animation and doesn't even produce any magical fluctuations?

Lorenwei smiled; she was pleased with the captain of the guard's reaction.

Satisfied with the new use of magical elements invented on the spot.

Having witnessed the Puppet Guardian's method of controlling human bodies with dark spider magic, Lorenwei gained significant inspiration. As a professional troublemaker, she already possessed extensive experience in magical research on controlling human actions. With the assistance of her experienced colleague, her concepts and methods were greatly refined.

"Let me see!" The old archmage knew the situation was serious and quickly told the head guard to turn around so she could see his back.

The captain of the guard was quite determined. Although the itching was unbearable, he still trembled as he allowed the archmage to examine the abnormality on his back.

"What happened? There's nothing there? There's no trace of any magic being cast!" The old archmage couldn't believe it.

The captain of the guard had friction marks on his back, but thanks to his martial arts skills, there was no damage. The reddened areas didn't show any unusual signs. In particular, the archmage focused on sensing the magical elements and found nothing wrong; it seemed as if he hadn't been subjected to any magic.

"What... what is this...?" The old mage couldn't understand.

The captain of the guard was in so much pain that he started to put on a brave face again, even forcibly covering his mouth with one hand to prevent himself from making any sounds of pain.

Imagine a burly man, his clothes disheveled, a large tear in his back, rubbing against a wall, groaning in pain, but his mouth is covered by a hand, leaving him only able to whimper…

This scene is too beautiful for most people to imagine... unless you like certain types of comics...

"Gu worms?" The king suddenly thought of a possibility. After all, as a ruler, the king had studied various methods of murder in order to take precautions at all times.

But the king quickly dismissed the idea. No, the chief guard hadn't eaten anything…

The king looked at the mage.

"Silver Healing Hand!" The old archmage cast a healing spell.

Then she cast several healing spells, and even used detoxification spells, but still to no avail.

The old female mage bowed in fear: "This...this subordinate cannot figure out the reason!"

Helpless, the king turned to Lorenwei again: "Please hold back, esteemed guest. I will personally take you to find the princess."

"Your Majesty! We cannot yield to the kidnappers!" The head guard tried to stop the king from compromising, his voice trembling slightly. "I can withstand physical bullying! My heart will not fall!"

However, he was so itchy that his mind was in turmoil, and the things he said were a bit strange.

"I'm going out to stop Lorenvi's nonsense!" Kurara watched from next door, feeling a little sorry for the captain of the guard. The captain of the guard was someone she had regarded as an uncle since childhood, having loyally followed her father for more than ten years, and she knew him very well.

"Wait, I don't understand why this is happening. How exactly did she cast the spell?" Her Majesty tilted her head, gesturing with one hand while touching her chin with the other, racking her brains to figure out Lorenve's trick.

Unfortunately, neither she nor the old woman, even as archmages, could have imagined that Lorenve would cast magic on the foot of the captain of the guard.

This is a combination of the newly mastered puppetry technique of muscle and nerve control with traditional Chinese medicine theory from another world!

The magical puppetry granted her the ability to control the reflex zones on the soles of the feet from a distance without physical contact. Lorenwei used a fruit peel to toss out magic crystal powder, which, mixed with some dark magic elements, formed tiny, almost invisible dark elemental spiders that quietly slipped into the guard captain's shoe.

Elemental spiders, lacking vitality, are far less controllable than naturally occurring life forms like dark spiders, making puppet manipulation impossible. However, their semi-solid elemental composition, taking up almost no space, is an advantage. Simply applying control to the reflex zones on the soles of their feet is enough to elicit a reaction from the chief guard.

Many people who press the soles of their feet will experience reflex sensations in their back and shoulders. If the pressure is too strong, it will cause radiating pain; if the pressure is too light, it will cause itching. This is based on a similar principle.

Therefore, this bizarre maneuver against the head of the guard was unique in Lorenwei's world; this combination of magic and traditional Chinese medicine was unfathomable. Even the experienced old woman and the queen, the two mages, only focused their attention on his back, never imagining that the magic's effect would be applied to the soles of his feet.

“One of you wants to surrender, and the other is stubbornly resisting to the death. This puts me in a difficult position!” Lorenwei said to King Percy with dissatisfaction.

The king's attitude was clear. He took two steps toward Lorenwei and gestured for her to leave: "Please stop casting the magic, esteemed guest. As the monarch of the Grand Duchy of Percy, I will naturally keep my word!"

"If this happens again, you will be severely punished!" Lorenwei waved her hand, and her magic wand disappeared into her spatial ring, clearly indicating that she did not want to use force again.

The captain of the guard abruptly stopped rubbing his back in pain, let out a long sigh, and collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted.

The discomfort of itching can be very physically demanding.

Could it be the effect of this magic staff that's almost a divine artifact? Both the old archmage and the queen were misled by their recollection of the magic staff from earlier.

Upon reaching the door, the king was taken aback.

Lorenwei's eyes lit up as she spotted a pretty young girl standing under a small tree not far away.

The girl's face was covered by a veil, but anyone who knew her could recognize her at a glance as Kula.

"Troublemaker, come here!" Kurara scolded in a low voice, beckoning to Lorenwei.

Then, the king and his entourage watched as the fierce-looking girl from before scurried away.

Chapter 182 Kurara's Firm Conditions! A Clear Definition? No other girl will do, only me!

As Lorenwei was summoned over by Kurara at a mere beckoning, gossip began circulating among the maids once again.

"Does Your Highness know the kidnappers?"

"No, it was the princess's beauty that moved the kidnappers and made them have a change of heart!"

"But the kidnapper seems to be prettier than Her Highness the Princess?"

"Ahem, pretty much. Although there might be a slight difference, the princess's beauty is not the same type as hers. The princess is as beautiful as a peony, while the female kidnapper is like a tulip..."

"Wait a minute, the tulips seem to be even more beautiful than the peonies?"

"Get me right!"

"Okay, wait a minute, Her Highness is wearing a veil."

"...It's all about his aura! It's his aura that captivated the kidnappers."

"Elegance? When that female kidnapper first came out, her demeanor was impeccable. I thought she was a young lady from a noble family."

"Why do you talk so much? Who pays your salary every month?"

"All right……"