Chapter 322: Chapter 209: Sorry Tiya, the Hypnosis is Fake
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“Tsk——”
In the darkness, the faint glow from the burning tobacco was clearly visible.
Puffs of white smoke were slowly exhaled, bringing so calmness with the nicotine, while also soothing the inexplicable restlessness in his heart.
The rising star of the Military Departnt, Captain Xiya, the youngest military officer in history, was now sitting in a solitary confinent cell, holding a cigarette pilfered from a jailer, drawing on it thodically.
In fact, he had never picked up the bad habit of smoking before, because the highly self-disciplined him believed that such things could destroy a person’s will and affect their body—in so sense, equivalent to a Demon’s whispering.
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But lately, the troubles had co one after another, and his mind was filled with worries.
Under such circumstances, he had no choice but to try the thod ntioned by his comrade.
According to the original schedule, Xiya should have been back at the Saint Faros Fortress by now, after returning to the Imperial Capital for the award ceremony presided over by Saint Laurent VI.
But the reality was not so.
Firstly, at the award ceremony which was supposed to star him, a downcast noble youth made a scene, outrageously stealing his lilight and directly robbing him of the honor that should have belonged to him—till now, the ceremony had not been reorganized; the Military Departnt had simply given him the dal on behalf of Saint Laurent VI.
That was fine, anyway, as Xiya himself didn’t care much about such occasions.
He preferred fighting, reveled in the thrill of facing death ti and ti again.
Besides that, his only concern was to safeguard the people close to him.
Xiya was born in a small border village, his parents and sister perished in the Demon Clan’s raid on the day of his birth, leaving him, still in swaddling clothes, to be taken away and raised by a hunter.
With such a life experience, he cared more about his close ones than the average person.
Won, brothers, comrades-in-arms…
Even though he was sowhat headstrong and indifferent to those he found disagreeable, that was Xiya’s philosophy of life.
But now, his most important belief had also been shattered.
His woman, Tiya, had eloped with a stranger she had not known for long, in front of everyone.
It might sound unpleasant to say so.
But apart from this possibility, he couldn’t think of any other explanation.
Recalling the mont they first t, that young man had unhesitantly disclosed so unique physical characteristics exclusive to Tiya and confidently talked about a past they’d supposedly shared, which made him extrely anxious.
Tiya, who should have been in the palm of his hand for him to protect, seed to have so secrets that he was unaware of.
And the series of unusual behaviors that manifested in her afterwards made Xiya feel that things were getting out of his control.
For soone as headstrong as him, once things got out of control, the calm and composure shown in the past would disappear completely, replaced by impatience and anxiety.
Therefore, when Xiya refused the return order for the fourth ti, deciding to stay in the Imperial Capital to continue searching for Tiya, this action undoubtedly caused dissatisfaction within the Military Departnt.
However, he had just slain a Fifth Rank Great Demon at the border and was a role model freshly set up by the Military Departnt. Even if he were to be punished, it wouldn’t be now.
But what followed made everything spiral out of control completely.
One day, after finishing a search operation, Xiya, exhausted, returned to the Military Departnt to eat and encountered a nobleman’s son gilding his resu there.
This person had long been at odds with him, so verbal confrontations were frequent.
Already weary in body and mind, Xiya had no interest in arguing with him.
But his apparent indifference provoked all sorts of vulgarities from the other party.
And when the words “cuckolded turtle” reached Xiya’s ears, the rage and irritability that had built up over the days were imdiately ignited.
When he ca back to his senses, the other party had been beaten to a pulp, with broken bones, and like a dead dog, was barely breathing in.
As the one who had started the fight, and under pressure from the noble youth’s family, it was no surprise that Xiya was locked up in solitary confinent.
And the inability to continue searching for his woman pushed the already on-edge Xiya deeper into despair.
“Damn it…”
He coughed a bit, pinched out the cigarette in his hand, and then cursed under his breath.
How much longer would he have to stay in this godforsaken place?
At this mont, Xiya couldn’t contain his murderous intent, itching to find that damn guy and settle scores cruelly.
He knew he should have found a way to kill him back in the interrogation room.
Xiya clenched his fists tightly.
Fortunately, every cloud has a silver lining.
Just as he was filled with resentnt, the tightly closed door of the solitary confinent suddenly opened.
The blinding white light shone in through the main door, forcing Xiya, who had been subrged in darkness for days, to squint.
He saw a tall, young woman, surrounded by several high-ranking military officers looking up to her with respect, slowly stepping in.
“Your Highness?!”
Upon recognizing the identity of the person, Xiya opened his mouth in surprise.
However, the Great Imperial Princess Hillena frowned at the strong sll of cigarettes in the room and the unkempt, utterly dispirited appearance of Xiya, showing a hint of disappointnt in her eyes as if frustrated at his failure to et expectations.
“If I had known, I wouldn’t have co to save you.”
Her voice suddenly turned very cold, as if laced with unhappiness.
Upon hearing this, Xiya bit his teeth, seemingly wanting to say sothing, but ultimately could only lower his head slowly.
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