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Chapter 711 These are for remembering you
A light drizzle began to fall from the sky.

Yu Xia looked up, inhaling the scent of the rain.

The rainwater seemed to have been filtered, lacking the fishy and rusty smell that was typical of polluted areas.

The defensive shield above their heads shone much brighter, the golden shield resembling a giant arched dome that held the city in place. Following the light, Yu Xia could vaguely see the city's edge.

As soon as it rained, fog began to rise over the entire city, and the shield's glow and the surrounding figures gradually disappeared into the fog.

Yu Xia stood there, momentarily disoriented.

She had been out for more than two hours, and the sentries avoided her in fear, not daring to look directly at her face.

Only after she had walked a little further away did I dare to look at her a couple more times.

Even though many sentries have never seen an Ivy or even met a guide, just as they've heard, once they see an Ivy, they know who they are; Ivy is easy to distinguish from ordinary guides.

Yu Xia had been wandering around for so long, but all she had seen were unfamiliar sentries. Given the size of this city, she couldn't possibly see it all in a day and a night.

Yu Xia stretched her sore legs and lifted her skirt, which was mostly wet and dragging on the ground.

At this moment, she really wanted to release her baby dolphin.

Yu Xia grabbed her skirt and flicked it, sending water droplets flying. She moved her fingers slightly, and the water droplets froze in mid-air.

Water-based abilities can be used here.

Seeing this, Yu Xia used her water-based supernatural abilities to create a protective barrier around herself, preventing the rain from falling on her.

Yu Xia glanced at the figures darting through the fog, wondering if she should find a sentry to guide her, when a golden butterfly fluttered into her line of sight.

After staring at the butterfly in front of her for a moment, Yu Xia reached out to touch it.

Before your fingers could even touch the butterfly, it flew away, leaving a trail of shimmering golden rays behind it.

Why does this golden butterfly look so familiar?

The golden butterfly flew forward for a while, then, noticing that the girl behind it was standing still, it flew back.

Yu Xia paused for a moment, then followed.

The golden butterfly maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too far from Yu Xia. As Yu Xia followed it, the number of people around her gradually decreased.

She didn't know where she was; most of the buildings around her looked similar, and there were no special landmarks.

Previously, when she stood on the platform outside the palace and looked down, she could see that most of the city was built around the palace where she was, and the streets were laid out like a maze.

After following the golden butterfly for more than ten minutes, Yu Xia stopped at an intersection.

At the intersection, there was a road sign that read: No. 17, Eighth Ring Road – Headquarters of the Second Army Corps of the Snake Division
Yu Xia stared at the familiar serpentine emblem on the road sign, a hint of doubt crossing her mind.

Second Legion?

Could Alex be here too?
The golden butterfly that guided Yu Xia paused briefly on the road sign before continuing its flight.

Yu Xia took two steps forward and then stopped.

Looking at the golden butterfly that was faintly visible in the mist, she felt a chilling aura approaching her, and a coldness rose from her feet, as if something terrible and dangerous had its eyes on her.

She thought for a moment, then turned to leave.

At that moment, a dark shadow appeared in the fog.

Upon seeing the dark figure, Yu Xia didn't care who it was and turned to walk towards another road at the intersection.

A similar dark figure appeared in front of her again, and Yu Xia immediately turned to the left.

One after another, dark figures emerged like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, blocking Yu Xia's path and leaving her with nowhere to retreat.

Yu Xia stared intently at the ghostly black figures in front of her. They were dressed in white and green combat uniforms with snake-shaped badges on their chests.

They are sentinels of the Serpent Clan.

The sentries stopped advancing once they appeared before Yu Xia, merely watching her with indifferent expressions and inquisitive, playful eyes.

Their eyes were almost all vertical pupils, and pairs of clear yellow or dark green snake eyes stared at Yu Xia, causing her to involuntarily straighten her back.

These uninhibited stares, scrutinizing her without any regard for propriety, were not friendly; in fact, they carried a hint of malice.

Yu Xia recalled the Snake Tribe sentinels she had met in the Snake Tribe. Although they were naturally aloof like snakes, they were mostly polite and friendly to the guides.

Of course, there are also those who are less polite.

Thinking of those two impolite and rude sentries, Yu Xia had a bad feeling.

A gentle breeze blew by, making her shiver with cold.

Yu Xia had already put away her water-based superpowers. A light drizzle fell on her, leaving a layer of tiny water droplets on her hair and skin.

She glanced at the serpent sentries surrounding her, forced herself to remain calm, and quietly used her mental power to condense a sharp blade in her hand.

"Are you from the Snake Tribe?" she asked.

The sentries shifted their gazes; some smiled, while others continued to scrutinize her and whispered among themselves.

Their voices were low, and the language they spoke was somewhat unfamiliar. Yu Xia only felt that the sounds around her were hazy and rustling, and for a moment she couldn't understand what they were saying.

"Is Your Highness asking a question you already know the answer to?"

A voice filled with laughter and warmth entered Yu Xia's ears.

Yu Xia was startled by the voice that suddenly appeared in her ear. When she turned her head, she saw a familiar face.

Catherine.

Yu Xia's heart sank.

"Your Highness, you haven't forgotten me, have you?" Cather pressed his chest against the girl's slender back, placed his hand on her shoulder, and leaned down to whisper in her ear, "I haven't forgotten Your Highness at all."

Yu Xia tried to pull away from his embrace, but he gripped her shoulder tightly and wrapped one arm around her waist like a snake coiling around its prey. "Poor thing, all alone and all soaked."

Cather touched her water-dampened cheek, and Yu Xia turned her head away in disgust. She swung her elbow backward, but he dodged it. She turned around and plunged the pale gold blade into his chest.

But at the moment of penetration, his spiritual power dissipated.

It was as if something was blocking or pushing aside her mental energy.

Katherine glanced down at her chest and strode towards Yu Xia.

Yu Xia tried to escape, but when she turned around, she was met with a wall of Snake Tribe sentries.

They took a step forward, forcing her to step back, her back bumping into Cather's chest behind her.

"Your Highness, please don't wander off. There isn't a single sea creature sentinel here."

"Huh? Did I say something wrong?" Cather stared intently at the girl's face, not missing the fleeting surprise in her eyes. He bent down, almost enveloping her entirely in his shadow.

"Since you know who I am, let me go if you don't want to die," Yu Xia said coldly.

Catherine smiled, her eyes narrowing. "Your Highness wasn't always so sharp-tongued. You're quite the actor. But was it before, or is it now?"

Yu Xia clenched her fist and slowly gathered the surrounding water droplets, but she was not as free as before and her movements became somewhat sluggish.

Catherine brushed a strand of her platinum blonde hair aside and exclaimed, "So beautiful, how did you do that?"

He pressed his nose against her cheek and inhaled deeply. "Did you deceive the people of the Holy City, or the people of the Sea Clan? Or did you deceive everyone?"

Yu Xia: "I don't know what you're talking about." Cather grabbed her hand, which was trying to use her powers. "You felt it too, didn't you? It's a pity you can't attack me here." He said, enunciating each word clearly: "Your Highness."

"Want to know why?" Cather twirled her wet hair with her fingers, coaxing her, "How about I tell you properly, Your Highness?"

Golden butterflies fluttered their wings in the dim, spacious room, following the sweet scent deeper into the room, as if searching for a pearl in the dark depths of the sea.

Behind it followed an impatient sentry.

The golden butterfly landed first in front of the "pearl".

The girl huddled in the large chair, hugging her knees, her face pale from the cold, the color yet to return.

She stared at the golden butterfly on the table for a moment, then raised her hand and snapped it open.

She slapped the golden butterfly away.

In a short while, the scattered golden light coalesced again into a golden butterfly, which landed on her hand.

Yu Xia dispersed it again.

"Princess, don't you like it anymore?"

Cather placed the tray on the table and took the golden butterfly in her hand.

Yu Xia glanced over and saw that the golden butterfly had been scattered by him. The tiny, sand-like fragments of golden light did not condense back into a butterfly, but instead merged into a golden tattoo on his wrist.

Seeing her staring at her wrist, Cather rolled up her sleeves to give her a better look.

He changed out of his combat uniform into a casual white shirt, unbuttoning two buttons at the collar to reveal his rather pale skin.

Yu Xia noticed that the tattoo on his wrist was shaped like a golden flower.

On his exposed collarbone was a small pink dolphin tattoo.

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She looked away and shifted her body further into the chair.

"Don't be angry, it's just a little trick."

Catherine picked up a dress hanging on her arm and walked towards Yu Xia. "If you don't like butterflies, I'll make something else."

He rested one hand on the back of the chair, leaned over to look at her, and then opened his other hand in front of her, a golden flower condensing in his palm.

Seeing that Yu Xia remained unmoved, the golden flower transformed into a pink dolphin.

Yu Xia brushed his hand away, "What exactly do you want?"

Catherine: "I just wanted to make you happy, Your Highness."

He pulled back the fluffy shawl draped over her shoulders. "Or, would you prefer me to call you by your name, Miss Yu Xia?"

Yu Xia's eyelashes trembled before she turned to look at him. "You couldn't possibly still remember me."

“Surprised, aren’t you?” Her expression pleased Cather, and he crouched down. “I remember you, little dolphin. I remembered you before they did.”

He took her hand and guided it to his collarbone and the golden flower on his wrist. "These are to remember you."

Yu Xia withdrew her hand. "Really? Then why did you only arrest me now? Are you so afraid of the Holy City and the Sea Clan? It seems you don't like me that much."

Hearing her sarcastic tone, Catherine said, "Smart people will use better means to get what they want. I'm very patient."

He slowly stood up, his hands gripping the handrails, staring at her face. "I'm not arresting you, I'm protecting you."

Yu Xia thought she had misheard and glanced at him silently.

Cather removed the shawl from her body, and Yu Xia instinctively pulled it back, saying, "Get out of here, stay away from me."

"Your Highness, your temper is growing."

Catherine called her "Princess" without any respect, bent down, picked her up, and sat her on her lap in a chair.

"Since Your Highness does not wish to change your clothes yourself, I am the only one here who can serve you."

As he spoke, he tossed aside her shawl and reached out to unbutton her collar.

Yu Xia stiffened slightly, then grabbed the clothes hanging on his arm and said, "Get out, I'll change myself."

Catherine's fingers slid along her neck, feeling the delicate, warm touch of her fingertips. "Let me give you some advice: Kleeman will be back soon. In front of him, you'd better go back to being the obedient little guide you used to be. I think you can do it very well."

Yu Xia: "He's here too?"

Kather pinched her chin and kissed her lips. "Kreman has always been a very vengeful person. Because of you, he and I were kicked to the border outpost by our master. Also, on the day we welcomed you at the spaceship port, Your Highness, you made us look quite foolish."

“I don’t hold grudges, but he…” Cather’s fingers brushed against the girl’s soft lips, “Do you want me to help you?”

Yu Xia turned her face away. "Get out, I need to change my clothes."

Catherine kissed her cheek happily, put her down, and walked to the bedside curtains, where she remained motionless, waiting for Yu Xia to change her clothes.

Hearing no response, Cather, with his back to her, deliberately raised his hand to check the time, and said with a smirk, "If you're not done changing in two minutes, I'll come in and help you."

Just a few seconds after he finished speaking, he heard the rustling sound of clothes being undressed coming from inside.

Catherine's expression became even more pleased.

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Yu Xia had just changed her clothes and tucked the sapphire around her neck into her clothes when Cather lifted the curtain and came in.

He paused, his eyes darting up and down as he looked Yu Xia up and down. "Do you like the dress I chose?"

He chose a green gauze dress, with a light gauze outer layer and delicate patterns embroidered in gold thread on the inside.

Yu Xia glanced down at it, her voice tinged with disdain, "It's very ordinary."

Catherine laughed happily, and he went over, picked her up, and sat her down at the table.

"If you don't like it, we can change it tomorrow. I've prepared a lot of clothes for you, so you can wear as many as you want."

He took the nutritious porridge that had been brought over, scooped a spoonful, and fed it to her lips.

Yu Xia pushed his hand away, "Are you playing house?"

“If you say so, then so be it.” Catherine brought the lips to hers again.

Yu Xia swung the spoon away, and it fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

"Looks like you're still not hungry." Cather didn't force her to eat anymore. She picked up a handkerchief and carefully wiped the porridge that had spilled on her. "Your Highness, your meals are fixed every day. Of course, if you behave well, you won't go hungry."

“I’m more soft-hearted,” Kaiser said. “Kreman wouldn’t be. Remember what I said, don’t provoke him. He’s not the same as before. He’s stronger and has a worse temper now.”

“Of course, so am I.” Cather wrapped her arms around her waist, pressing one cheek against her wet hair. “But I’m easier to talk to than him.”

Yu Xia lowered her eyes and said, "Aren't you afraid of dying?"

"Afraid of death?" Catherine: "Are you referring to the Holy City or the Sea Clan?"

After saying that, Catherine suddenly realized, "I forgot, you are their princess."

"Soon, you won't be anymore." His eyes darkened, and he took the shawl draped over the chair and used it to dry her wet hair.

Yu Xia's eyes flickered slightly, then she frowned. "What do you mean?"

Catherine kissed her cheek reassuringly. "Don't worry, even without them, you still have me. I'll treat you better than they did, believe me."